Football Legend No. 13

A mistake by Manchester United just three minutes before the first half gave City the lead from a set-piece.

This is nothing for the overall situation, but Mourinho sees a more serious problem and failed to protect Maguire in the first place.

Then the problems that were exposed were enough for Manchester City to catch the constant "beating" here many times until they scored.

It also reminds him that after letting Thiago Silva take the rotation, he needs to equip Maguire with a central defender who can sweep the back, in case Rice does not fill the hole caused by the first time he is not in place.

Several other centre-backs, such as Blind, are not up to the position for the time being, and all they can do is rotate temporarily.

Looking at the situation on the field, Mourinho fell into deep thought.

As far as the defense of the midfield is concerned, Herrera is not as good as N'Golo Kante, which dooms him to play rotation, but due to age, his priority is naturally second to Rice, which also makes today's midfield trio have tacit understanding problems.

"Drip!!"

'It's not a big deal for Manchester United to be one goal behind at half-time, and for them, as long as the adjustment is timely, they have plenty of time to equalise.

"It seems that you have a lot of confidence in Manchester United!"

"I have confidence in Zheng Lin, his desire to perform in this game is too low, and at the same time there is a lack of tacit understanding in the Manchester United midfield trio, there are loopholes in their direct cooperation, when Herrera stepped forward, Rice went to fill in the defense, and Zheng Lin was one step slower when he filled Rice's position, which is why Manchester United's defense is declining."

"It seems to make sense, do you think United will adjust in the second half?"

"There may be changes in personnel, but I'm sure Jose Mourinho will scold them in the dressing room!"

"Haha!!"

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Back in the dressing room, the imaginary storm did not come, much to the relief of the Manchester United players.

But Jose Mourinho's subsequent words made the players nervous.

"I was very dissatisfied with the first half of this game, you showed me a bunch of lazy kids, without the slightest desire to win, as if it was an innocuous game!"

As he said this, Mourinho looked around the room at the players and staff.

Indeed, although the first half of the game was the first goal, the subsequent performance really could not bear to look at directly.

"Since that's how you did in the first half, let me ask now – are you going to do that for the rest of the season?"

"No, what we want is a championship!"

Zheng Lin and Teo Hernandez looked at each other, and the two answered in unison, causing Mourinho to stare at the two of them for a moment.

"Since you want the title, don't you guys..."

Before Mourinho could finish his words, he was interrupted by Ibrahimovic, who stood up and looked around, with an undeniable tone in his voice.

"We didn't play well in the first half, so we had to play twice as hard in the second half to equalise, and I don't want to lose to that coward! Come on!

"Come on!"

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Although it is the lead, Guardiola knows very well that this is done when the opponent's desire to attack is not strong, and even if the opponent has a mistake, then they will inevitably fight back in the second half, so they must strengthen their control of the game.

He didn't want to win the game because of a careless move in the second half.

Unlike Jose Mourinho, Guardiola does not defend to keep the fruits of victory after the lead, preferring to win by unfolding the rhythm of the game.

This may be a difference in nature!

In fact, this can also be seen through the arrangement of the game, Mourinho will prioritize the control of the game through defense, while achieving his pragmatism.

Guardiola, on the other hand, will hold the initiative of the game in his hands and control the game through layers of control of the midfield, compared with the two, Mourinho's talent requirements for players will not be too high, which is why he can lead a group of talented players to create an outstanding result.

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'Welcome back to the game, after a short intermission, both sides are back on the pitch.

"It's a bit of a surprise, Mourinho really hasn't changed his players."

'It's not a simple player problem, it's that their spirit is loose, and the best way to do this is to put a tight curse on them at halftime!

It was Manchester City who kicked off in the second half.

Manchester City, who are leading with a goal in hand, after the kick-off, they play steadily, without any overly risky passes, which makes the commentators frown a little, is this to "brush" possession?

Sensing the change in tactics on the pitch, Mourinho also guessed Pep Guardiola's thoughts, and the two glanced at each other across the aisle, "Morata, you go and warm up!" "

If it is for Manchester City to pass the ball frequently there to form control of the ball, it will make Ibrahimovic very uncomfortable, as an older high school striker, he is not suitable for such frequent pressing on the field.

'Nice tackle, Zheng Lin used his speed to control the football ahead of Sane, it was the 65th minute of the game, they were too solid in the 20 minutes of possession in front of Manchester City, which is why the score has not changed."

"But their choice is now being reciprocated!"

After the steal, Zheng Lin protected the ball, and in the counter-grab, Sane has always remained in front of Zheng Lin, he is a little unbeliever, and he can't get the ball back.

But he somewhat ignored Zheng Lin's teammates.

After he gave the ball to Ashraf who received him, he quickly stepped forward, no less fast than Sane.

However, Sane's defense as a winger is naturally not his strong point, but at this time, he has enough energy to compete with Zheng Lin.

"Sane's choice isn't quite right, it's a bit overwhelmed, right?"

"It looks like that, but their captain Kevin De Bruyne reminded him."

"Ashraf's pass is beautiful, and Zheng Lin kicks Mangara with a kick."

"The football bounced back on the upright!"

“GOALLLLL！！！！！"

"What a surprise! He couldn't score a shot, and finally dodged the defender, and the fish jumped over and put the ball into the net.

"In the 74th minute of the second half, Manchester United equalized with Zheng Lin's supplementary shot, 2-2!"

"I'm curious how Zheng Lin's sense of smell in front of the door is so good! This can be grabbed by him! With 16 minutes left in the game, anything is possible! Watching

Zheng Lin rub and hit the middle rod and bounce back, and finally in his own supplementary shot, Mourinho was stunned for a moment, and he began to shake his fist to celebrate!

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