Louis II stadium, Monaco, European Super Cup.
The match between Gao Han and Ferguson, two of the world''s top managers, and the match between Manchester United and Paris Saint Germain, two old and new giants, have attracted the attention of the whole world, making this European Super Cup world-famous.
And both sides have done enough preparation.
Ferguson is out of the usual 442 formation, or 4411 formation.
The goalkeeper is Navas, and the back line is Leighton Baines, Pepe, Ferdinand and Dario sRNA. In the combination of central defence, Ferguson still chose the veteran Ferdinand to partner with Pepe at the critical moment. After joining Manchester United, aldereld, who has performed very well, was put on the bench.
The midfield is Carrick''s behind, Mattic''s from the side, mcitarian and Valencia are separated, van Persie is in front, Rooney is in the back and plays in the middle. It''s very mobile and has a feeling of five midfield.
Ferguson''s pursuit of stability is also reflected in the cold. After all, this is the first top European competition after the restructuring of Paris Saint Germain. The opponent is last season''s Champions League United. The cold dare not be careless.
The goalkeeper is kurtuva, the defensive line is maselo, Tiago Silva, David Luis and azpilikuta, the single back Pirlo is behind, DiMaria and Ya Toure are in the middle, Neymar, Drogba and obamayan form a trident, and Suarez is put on the bench by the cold.
The first game is always very difficult to play, so Gao Han chose to start the veteran Drogba in the middle instead of Suarez.
All people speculate that Paris Saint Germain will still use the pass and control method that alpine is good at, while Ferguson''s Manchester United will use the pragmatic tactics of defensive counterattack. These two kinds of conjectures have become reality, but surprisingly, the game is not conservative at all, but it seems very open.
Paris Saint Germain has controlled the ball from the beginning. The midfield composed of Pirlo, Yaya Toure and DiMaria, together with Neymar, the lagged Tiago Silva and Marcello, the overall control ability of the French giants is better than that of Manchester United. It is natural for them to control the ball.
Manchester United''s defensive counterattack is very pragmatic. They don''t fight for the ball with Paris Saint Germain, but they don''t shrink back. Instead, they take the initiative to push forward. Rooney in the front court is actively withdrawing, aiming at Pirlo.
Back line forward pressure, Rooney back, plus obamayan, Mattic, Carrick and Valencia these four midfielders, Manchester United five players suppress the Paris Saint Germain midfield, which makes the game from the beginning become very fierce, frequently interrupted by fouls, rhythm has not been able to control.
After the opening, Paris Saint Germain, who controlled the ball, played better, obamayan was closer to Drogba, the two retreated deeper, Neymar was closer to the middle, which made Manchester United''s Michael Carrick and Mattic very passive, so Pepe and Ferdinand had to press forward to a more forward position.
So, in the first five minutes, Paris Saint Germain created a threat.
After a series of footfalls in the midfield, Yaya Toure suddenly blocked the ball and passed it behind Manchester United. Obamayan tried to catch up with the ball at a very fast speed, but suddenly fell over Pepe.
The Gabon international accused Pepe of pulling, but the Manchester United centre back said there was no foul. They had a quarrel on the pitch. The referee decided that Pepe had committed a foul, but he didn''t give a card. He gave Paris Saint Germain a free kick about 35 meters away from the goal.
Pirlo personally took the free kick, which was of high quality, but it was too far away and was saved by Navas.
But soon Paris Saint Germain made a comeback.
The two centre backs of Manchester United are close to each other, leaving a gap behind them. With obamayan as a super fast player and Neymar as a speed player, Paris Saint Germain began to try to pass the straight ball frequently, looking for a gap behind Manchester United''s defence.
Soon, the Red Devils centre back had to quickly turn back to chase again and again, the scene is very embarrassed.
Especially in the ninth minute, DiMaria suddenly made a diagonal pass from the middle to the left side. Marcelo quickly put in the ball before Dario sRNA, caught up with the ball in front of the left baseline and went straight into the penalty area.
Drogba, who followed in the middle, volleyed the ball in the air without any defense, but accidentally hit the ball away.
The veteran Didier Drogba regretted missing the close shot.
However, two minutes later, the Ivory Coast Elephant King reciprocated, shouldered the Manchester United centre back with his body, turned straight and sent a wonderful ball behind for obameyan, while the Gabon International did not disappoint Drogba''s intention and made a good effort to catch up with him.
But at the critical moment, Navas suddenly abandoned the door and rushed to the ball regardless of the danger. He was a little faster than obamayan and saved the ball first. In order to avoid Navas, the Gabon international even had to lose his center of gravity and fall to the ground.
Creating opportunities in succession, Paris Saint Germain seems to be in control of the game.
Pirlo, in particular, frequently used the overhead pass to threaten Manchester United''s goal.
But just when everyone thought Paris Saint Germain was going to suppress Manchester United and the goal might be close at hand, the Red Devils suddenly launched a counterattack, and Carrick hit the middle line with a half high kick.
Van Persie suddenly pulled back from the front, jammed David Lewis with his body and stopped the ball with his chest to muhitarian on the left, while the Armenian quickly got rid of the defender and rushed forward with the ball.
The defense of Paris Saint Germain chased back all the way. David Lewis, who defended van Persie''s mistake, chased behind him. But after entering the front of the forbidden area, he suddenly crossed the ball.
Wayne Rooney, who has been following up in the middle, stopped the ball to the right, got rid of Tiago Silva and Marcello, who came back to the defence, and sent the ball into the lower left corner with a push from his right foot.
Coultua has always been on guard against Rooney''s right foot, standing on the right side. The two defenders of Paris Saint Germain also failed to block Rooney''s shooting angle in time, which directly led to the shot hitting the bottom of the net.
one to naught!
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"It''s still a classic Manchester United defensive counterattack
Zidane breathed heavily after seeing United score.
Van Persie is more powerful than Berbatov in that his tactical value is very obvious, which greatly improves the front court of Manchester United, so Ferguson put Tevez on the bench for him.
Just like the counterattack just now, it was very classic. Van Persie, who was supposed to be at the front, suddenly retreated and pulled out a central defender to defend him, that is, David Lewis.
Paris Saint Germain''s coaching staff had repeatedly told before the game, but David Lewis was careless at the critical moment, which led to van Persie stopping the ball to muhitarian, the Armenians could quickly get rid of the defenders and drive straight to the defense of Paris Saint Germain.
At this time, there was only one azpilikuta and Tiago Silva behind, while Rooney, who used to play in the middle, was at the top of the middle and became the end of the counterattack.
On this basis, Manchester United did not know how many teams they lost last season. Even in the Champions League final, Bayern Munich also fell on this move, which can be said to be repeated.
Van Persie, Wayne Rooney, Michael Carrick and Giuseppe msitalian all played their best in this counterattack routine.
"Our players are in a bit of a hurry, too much pressure." Gao Han frowned and said.
So far, he hasn''t used his skill card in this game, because he still hopes to fight with Ferguson. From the situation after the opening to the present, Paris Saint Germain has some strength, which is slightly insufficient in the competition experience and on-the-spot performance.
"Drogba''s performance in this game is also very average Zidane said helplessly.
Last weekend, in the fourth round of the French first division, Drogba showed a very good condition. He scored twice, but he also offered an assist. The three goals of the team came from his feet, so the whole team is full of confidence in him.
After careful consideration, Gao feels that Drogba has more experience in the Champions League, and he is more familiar with Manchester United, so he finally chooses to use Drogba to replace Suarez as the team''s center.
However, from the performance after the opening, Drogba''s state can not be said to be bad, but it is also relatively general. He is not active enough and does not exert enough pressure on the two centre backs of Manchester United, which is totally different from when he played in the League three days ago.
"After all, I''m old." Gao Han sighed with a sigh.
Drogba is 34 years old. A player who depends on his body when he was young can still maintain the strength level of Drogba at the age of 34.
Today''s Elephant King is no longer the peak of that year, but his experience and field wisdom are more sharp and precious.
But some facts are cruel, but we have to admit that he has no way to cope with a week of double competition, and even a week of competition may have some pressure, time unforgettable ah.
In the cold and Zidane regret Didier Drogba peak no longer when the pitch suddenly turned.
DiMaria, after breaking the ball in midfield, pushed forward quickly and reached Neymar''s feet.
The Brazilian player took the ball with his back, turned away from Carrick, and went straight to Manchester United''s back line with the ball. Surrounded by four players, he just took the ball out of the middle. Relying on his own ability, he created a chance to score in the penalty area.
But the shot near the penalty spot didn''t work, and the ball was easily confiscated by Navas.
Neymar''s one-on-five performance made the fans of the whole Louis II stadium cheering and boiling.
"He''s more and more superstar now." Zidane said with a smile.
Alpine is also very pleased, but he also saw the performance of DiMaria, "he is more and more adapted to the midfield play."
In contrast, he is more pleased to see DiMaria''s change, because he knew Neymar''s strength from the beginning.
Neymar''s excellent performance greatly inspired the attack of Paris Saint Germain, but when the game went to the 25th minute, Carrick once again planned a counterattack.
Dario sRNA on the right pushed the ball across the middle line and passed it to Valencia, who pulled it to the side. Then he put it in quickly, and Valencia also passed the ball to the bottom line.
After Dario sRNA received the ball, he observed the area, reached the area, and accurately arrived at the front of the small area. Rooney put it in the back, pushed calmly before kurtuva''s attack, and scored again.
At this moment, the cold on the edge of the field reluctantly spread out.
"I''m dizzy. He even stole this move. Can you show some face?"