Chapter 1139 Send the Ball I Pass to You Into the Goal
In this way, Dong Fangzhuo began to integrate into his new role. He hoped that he could obtain at least a UEFA Pro level certificate before retiring.
The interests of each age group are different. When he was young, Dong Fangzhuo liked to train alone and compete with Ronaldo. Now, he prefers to guide the training of newcomers and teach them something. He also personally participated in the training and cooperated with the young players.
Ferguson was pretty happy with it all, that's what he needed.
Wednesday noon, Porto, Portugal.
Manchester United's first team came in force, and Porto welcomed their quarter-final opponent.
SAPO, Portugal's largest portal website, cheered for Porto: "Porto's encounter with Manchester United is a difficult challenge for the Portuguese. The schedule of first home and then away is even more disadvantageous, but Porto has also won the Champions League twice, in 1987 and 2004. Porto, which won the Champions League trophy in 2016, will not easily give up the opportunity to win the third Champions League in the club's history this season. Porto, which has a devilish home stadium, is capable of fighting."
The Portuguese newspaper website also pointed out: Although Porto and Manchester United are not at the same level of strength, in the 2003/04 season, Porto, under the leadership of Mourinho, eliminated Manchester United with a total score of 3:2, advanced to the next round and finally Win the championship. Now encountering an old enemy again may be a good opportunity for Porto to replicate the glory of the past.
"Defensively, Porto must set up enough defensive barriers in the midfield and not allow Dong to have too much room for movement. Chelsea's problem is that Villas-Boas is too confident and believes that Manchester United can be defeated at Stamford Bridge. Dong cannot lead Manchester United to victory. , Pereira can't make such a mistake, Porto needs to set up a bus from the midfield." Portugal's "Morning Post" looked forward to the Champions League quarter-finals and gave advice to Porto coach Pereira.
But in fact, Pereira had already made his own plans after returning from London.
If you don't defend, how about attacking?
The characteristics of Manchester United are very obvious. Before Dong came back, Manchester United played overall football, and the personal abilities of the players were not very outstanding. The game was smooth and there were not many surprises. After Dong returned, Ferguson obviously set up new tactics around Dong Fangzhuo, and designed new tactics with Dong Fangzhuo as the core. This is actually very similar to Barcelona's philosophy of surrounding Messi and Real Madrid's philosophy of surrounding Ronaldo, especially the former. Whether it is Dong Fangzhuo or Messi, they are the core of the offense, and Real Madrid uses Ronaldo as the terminator.
Apart from setting up buses, Pereira really couldn't think of any other way.
But he was still very confident at the pre-match press conference, "Every season, when Porto appears in the Champions League,
It is always considered a big gift, but every year we always produce unexpected results. It will not be easy for any team that comes here as a guest, even Manchester United, Real Madrid and Barcelona. "
"Football is a sport of 11 people. Dong is very strong, but he cannot dominate every game. When our 11 people perform perfectly, we can still achieve an ideal result."
Porto's strength is really not weak. If Manchester United didn't have Dong Fangzhuo, maybe Porto really wouldn't be afraid of Manchester United. And it can be seen from their starting lineup that Pereira has great ideas.
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Goalkeeper: Fabiano
Defenders: Danilo, Indy, Maicon, Ales Sandro
Midfielder: Hector Herrera, Casemiro, Oliver Torres
Forwards: Quaresma, Jackson Martinez, Brahimi
In this team, there are players like Danilo and Casemiro that Real Madrid covets, as well as famous stars like Quaresma.
Moreover, the team's playing style is very tough and tenacious, and they are playing at home. Pereira is naturally confident in the game.
As for Manchester United, Ferguson is actually not very optimistic because there are too many injuries, otherwise he would not have so many young players playing in the FA Cup.
Taking a look at Manchester United's injury list, it is enough to form a very competitive lineup.
Especially the defense. Manchester United's defense is too fragile this season. Before Dong Fangzhuo came, the midfield was also a bit messy. In a sense, it was De Gea who supported Manchester United in the first half of the season.
Being able to kill Liverpool and Chelsea in succession, Ferguson was actually snickering, because everyone focused on Dong Fangzhuo and Manchester United's offense, thereby ignoring Manchester United's defensive problems.
The Premier League is easy to play, but that doesn’t mean the Champions League is easy to play!
But, so what?
Ferguson only made slight adjustments to the starting lineup. Goalkeeper De Gea is definitely untouchable. He is the anchor of the defense.
The back line is exactly the same as in the FA Cup.
In the midfield, Fletcher, Carrick, and Fellaini guarded behind Dong Fangzhuo.
The two forwards were replaced by Rooney and Rashford.
Yes, even Van Persie was put on the bench, and Ferguson was happy to give Rashford a chance.
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"It's a very conservative lineup, but it's a sharp lineup."
Lineker said when he received Manchester United's starting list, "Fletcher, Carrick and Fellaini just need to defend well, and the rest is to hand the ball to King Dong and let him solve the offensive problem. . Porto is not easy to play, so Ferguson chose to be cautious in defense, but on the front line, he was very bold. He did not choose veterans Robin van Persie and Falcao, but gave Rashford more opportunities. It seems that he has already Can't wait for Rashford to take over."
"Speaking of this, Wang Dong recently signed up for a coaching training class in Manchester. It seems that he will take up the coaching staff in the future. Maybe one day, soon after retiring, he may become the head coach of Manchester United and then off the court. Directing Rashford and Lingard to play the game..."
"On Porto's side, the most threatening player is definitely Quaresma. This nerve knife will be unsheathed once in a while. Manchester United must not be careless."
Quaresma, Dong Fangzhuo was his teammate for half a year. In the 0809 season, Quaresma was still at Inter Milan. Cristiano Ronaldo also greeted him and asked him to take care of him, but who knows the relationship between the two people? It didn't go well, and eventually Quaresma was loaned to Chelsea during the winter break.
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Rashford went crazy when he learned that he was in the starting lineup. He was filled with joy and the muscles on his face never relaxed.
"Marcus,"
"Don't think about anything. All you have to do is put the ball I pass to you into the goal."
"In my first game in the Champions League, I scored a hat-trick."
"You can do it too."
Dong Fangzhuo motivated Rashford before the game.
Yes, when Dong Fangzhuo scored a hat-trick for the first time in the Champions League, Rashford saw it with his own eyes! And it’s also against Porto!