Chapter 1,161, Expectations of the World Cup

After scoring the first goal, Manchester United played more relaxedly. With the ball in hand, they are more stable in their offensive and defensive rhythm, and Carrick is a true expert in controlling the rhythm of the game.

This game was Carrick's farewell game in England. Before the game, Kim Tiger once again chatted with him privately and asked him if he could postpone his decision to retire.

Carrick smiled: "Boss, counting this time, you have asked me twelve times this season."

"What if I can persuade you to change your mind this time," Jin Taige shrugged. "You can play football and be a coach part-time at the same time. It won't affect you anyway."

Carrick waved his hand: "Forget it, my physical condition is getting worse and worse, so I'd better leave the opportunity to young people. I have already thought about it, and I will go to the youth team to find Ryan next season. It’s best to train the young players with him.”

Jin Taige sighed: "What a pity. After you leave, I will never have a captain as good as you."

"The veterans include Valencia, and the newcomers include Van Dijk and Griezmann. They are all good captains." Carrick comforted Kim Tiger.

Jin Taige shook his head: "Although they are also very good, they are different, different from you..."

Kim Taege's sentence is different and contains a lot of complicated emotions.

As the only remaining player from the Ferguson era, Golden Tiger likes Carrick very much. Not only is he low-key and humble, he also has an excellent relationship with his teammates. Everyone in the team respects him very much. Although due to physical reasons, his playing time this season has reached a historical low, as long as Carrick appears on the court, he will definitely be able to explode with powerful power.

Although his speed and physical strength have declined severely, his precise passing and world-class ability to control rhythm make him absolutely worthy of being in Manchester United's lineup even at his current age!

Carrick performed very well in this game. His dispatch in the midfield just now created an assist and led to the team's first goal. In the following period, Carrick firmly controlled the rhythm in the midfield, allowing the Manchester United team to transition smoothly between offense and defense.

For Manchester United, their ultimate secret is fast break. For fast breaks, the midfield attack initiation is only crucial. Carrick can always make a sudden pass during a smooth pass, quickly speeding up Manchester United, completing the transition between offense and defense in an instant, and becoming the starting point of Manchester United's fast break.

From this point of view, Carrick is still a world-class midfielder.

In the following period, Manchester City's offense became more and more fierce. Seats D and B had several classic collaborations in the frontcourt, creating good opportunities for several forwards in the penalty area. If it weren't for the outstanding performance of Manchester United's defensive players, Romero might have lost his goal.

As the game progressed, Pogba's performance became better and better. Since the wonderful opening of the ball protection, passing, and passing, Pogba has been very active. Behind Seat D and Seat B, he often helps the two transition and pass precise passes.

As a result, Manchester City's midfield attack became more and more dynamic, and Manchester United's pressure increased.

Taking advantage of a corner kick, Valencia called out to several defensive players: "Guys, we are always being beaten like this, it's not good. If this continues, they may equalize the score if we don't keep the ball."

Maguire frowned: "But we don't have much chance now, their attack is too fierce."

Kanter was also a little worried: "Since Pogba started attacking,

Manchester City's midfield is running more smoothly. My national teammate is not a simple person. He is the kind of person who seizes an opportunity and scores a goal. "

Valencia thought for a while: "In this way, when you have a chance to make a clearance later, don't always give it to the captain in the midfield. Although he passes the ball very well, physical confrontation is not his strong point. You can hand the ball to the wing. , let me or Mendy handle it, divert the opponent's attention, and then pass the ball to the captain, it will be better."

"It makes sense!" Everyone nodded, "Then when we are on defense, you two should be ready to respond. Don't worry about the back, we will go to the wing to fill in."

In fact, this was not Valencia’s personal idea, but Kim Tiger’s idea.

At a dead ball opportunity a few minutes ago, Kim Tiger called Valencia to his side, who was looking for water on the sidelines, and gave him a simple face-to-face instruction. Valencia understood everything and gave Kim Tiger's instructions to everyone.

The game has now reached the 42nd minute, and this is a corner kick from Manchester City.

This time Kompany pressed forward, preparing to fight for a header. Manchester City also hoped to equalize the score at the last moment of the first half.

Seat D looked at the situation in the penalty area and then made a gesture with the number "3". The Manchester City players immediately understood.

"Manchester City's corner kick was taken! The ball was high and floating, and went straight to the back post!"

"It's really Kompany! The Belgian's header! Maguire jumped at the same time and he got the ball first!"

"Maguire did a great job! The ball was pushed out! Bailly took the first kick in front of Aguero and kicked the ball to the right!"

"Valencia received the ball! Sterling's attack! Valencia sprinted in a straight line and resisted Sterling!"

"Now Manchester City's wing defense is empty! Valencia dribbles the ball in at high speed!"

"Valencia was once nicknamed 'Ba Bu She' by Manchester United fans. This means that Valencia likes dribbling and passing, but does not like shooting. Now he is dribbling the ball forward at high speed and has already passed the midfield! Look! He came here to make a pass!"

"Manchester City left back Kyle Walker didn't dare to step forward. There is a super fast Mbappe next to him! If he goes up to Valencia, then Valencia is likely to pass the ball to Mbappe, which will cause Alone!"

"Only one person has a chance to defend at this time, and that's Pogba!"

"Pogba was chasing back at high speed just now. He was originally defending in the midfield, but now there is no one on the wing. He can only quickly come to the wing to stop Valencia's progress!"

"It seems Valencia has no chance to move forward... He chose a cross! The ball fell at Carrick's feet!"

"Carrick is empty in front of him, and there is Ali in the penalty area in front of him. Will he choose to pass to Ali again?"

"Carrick passed the ball in front of him, but there was no one in front of him?"

"Lingard stepped in at high speed! He took a shot! The ball went in!!!"

"At the end of the first half, Manchester United scored another goal!"

"This attack is so beautiful, Maguire's clearance, Carrick's pass, Alli's cover, Lingard's goal, this is completely the cooperation between England players! I am already excited about the upcoming World Cup Full of expectations!”