Chapter 263 Outbreak

In the remaining minutes of the first half, Manchester United did not attack as they imagined in order to tie the score in the first half, or even reverse it. Udinese ended the first half with a 1:0 lead thanks to Bruno's goal.

After returning to the dressing room, the Udinese players were visibly excited. Although Manchester United has lost its courage in the past three seasons after Ferguson retired, it is still the leading top club in European football. Udinese was able to lead Manchester United in the first half at Old Trafford, known as the Theater of Dreams. This is definitely a dream result.

But while everyone was talking, Bruno suddenly stood up, with a sullen face, and stopped everyone's discussion: "Everyone, it's only 1:0, the game is still in the second half, and we have nothing to boast about."

Bruno's seriousness shocked everyone in the locker room. They spend all day together with Bruno, and naturally know that he is usually a very kind person, and is rarely as serious as he is now.

More importantly, when he spoke, he showed the dignity of a captain.

Everyone fell silent and looked at Bruno silently.

"Everyone should have heard of the Miracle at Camp Nou. At the end of 90 minutes of regular time, Bayern Munich still led Manchester United 1:0, but what was the result?"

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Bruno's words calmed down the Udinese players.

Everyone is naturally familiar with the miracle at Camp Nou in 1999. We also know that Manchester United is a team that cannot be measured by common sense. This team is just like his nickname, full of magic and always able to perform various performances. A miraculous reversal.

When playing against such a team, as long as the game is not over, you cannot relax at all, otherwise you will become the target of being reversed.

"In that game, Bayern Munich led for almost the entire game. However, just when the Bayern Munich players thought they could defeat Manchester United, and when UEFA officials thought that the championship award belonged to Bayern Munich, the Manchester United players were injured. Scored two goals in stoppage time and snatched away the championship trophy that already had Bayern Munich’s name engraved on it!”

Bruno's voice was loud, and he wanted all his teammates to pay attention and wake up.

"This is Manchester United! They are like a sleeping tiger. When he is asleep, we may still be able to take advantage, but once they wake up, we will not even be able to fight back."

Udinese all know the intention of Bruno's words and understand Bruno's good intentions. It's not that Manchester United isn't strong, it's that they were pinched by seven inches.

No matter how strong a team is, it will be difficult for them to show their strength if they are pinched by seven inches.

But if Udinese blindly relaxes its vigilance because of this, and when Manchester United reacts, the one who will die the most miserably in the end will definitely be Udinese.

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"Bruno is absolutely right." Guidolin's voice also came from the locker room door. "In the second half, we not only cannot relax our vigilance, but on the contrary, we must be more committed than the first half. There was no buzzer at the end of the game. Before the whistle blows, we all have to ensure absolute concentration.”

After being warned by the captain and head coach, the Udinese players all realized the seriousness of the problem and did not dare to be careless anymore, and nodded one after another.

"Manchester United's two wings were more active in the first half, and Lingard retreated more sharply. Then we will shrink a little more in the second half, and Bruno will also withdraw a little. We focus on defense and seize the opportunity to counterattack. .”

The players also nodded.

"The midfielder continues to adopt the targeted defensive strategy of the first half, and must strangle Schweinsteiger and Rooney. Also, Martial has begun to retreat frequently, so we must pay attention to freezing him. "

"Manchester United's full-backs push forward very hard. When counterattacking, pay attention to seizing these two points to make a fuss."

Having said this, Guidolin looked deeply at Bruno and said: "Bruno, you did a great job with the two goals at the beginning of the first half, but unfortunately, you didn't catch them."

Adnan and Tyro were both a little embarrassed because they really didn't take advantage of the opportunity.

"The second half is up to you!" Guidolin said with high hopes for Bruno.

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Throughout the 2014-2015 season, Rooney became the first player in the history of the Premier League to score more than 11 goals for 10 consecutive seasons. However, because he switched to midfield, it took Rooney 560 minutes throughout the season to score his first goal.

As the top scorer in England's history and about to become the top scorer in Manchester United's history, everyone knows that Rooney who is closer to the penalty area is the most threatening Rooney.

However, in the post-Ferguson era, Rooney's position on the field has become deeper and deeper, which makes Rooney's threat on the field increasingly weaker.

It is true that Rooney has good vision and passing ability, and can also perform well in midfield, but this obviously weakens his role, even if he is over 30 years old and has lost his former impact.

Even in this game, Rooney still did not appear in his best position, but served as the team's midfielder.

Bastian Schweinsteiger trailed behind and was suppressed by Widmont. Rooney was also restricted by Badu. Coupled with Itura and Adnan, Udinese adopted a shrinking defensive style that allowed Rooney couldn't use it at all.

As a result, Rooney had to retreat to respond, and then fell into the quagmire of midfield pressing.

Neither Rooney nor Bastian Schweinsteiger was able to pass the ball. For a while, Schneiderlin became Manchester United's midfield ball hub, but the effect was very poor, so Lingard returned to the center from the right.

But in this way, the midfield, which was originally the main battlefield, became even more crowded.

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Udinese's youth, speed and pressing suppressed Manchester United's midfield at every turn.

This point, even after the halftime break, Van Gaal made detailed adjustments to the team's tactics, there is still no way to change, because the characteristics of their players are there.

It's like no matter how much Van Gaal says, it's impossible for Rooney and Bastian Schweinsteiger to keep running and covering, and constantly pressing and scrambling like players such as Badu and Widmund.

Perhaps because he saw that the ball could not come out of the midfield, Depay and Lingard's wings were also restrained. Martial could no longer wait in the frontcourt and could only frequently drop back to catch the ball.

But at this time, the midfield is a strangle formation carefully arranged by Udinese. Whoever comes in cannot easily take the ball out.

In the first half, Martial had already retreated several times to get the ball and organized his own forward attack.

But in the second half, Udinese clearly tightened its restrictions on him.

In the 52nd minute, Manchester United got a throw-in opportunity from the right.

In the first seven minutes of the second half, neither team had a decent offensive attack, which made the fans at Old Trafford a little nervous, and sporadic boos began to be heard in the stands.

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Manchester United sent a sideline ball. At this moment, Rojo inserted into the midfield and tried to pass the ball to Martial who was retreating again, but Badu intercepted it first. After receiving the ball, Itura quickly A kick was passed directly to Bruno.

Bruno was running all the time. When he received the ball, he happened to be in the center circle, near Manchester United midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger. Schneiderlin stepped forward and left his position. When he received the ball, the surrounding players There are no defensive players.

Catching the ball, turning around, and starting, Bruno's movements are like flowing water, all done in one go.

He dribbled the ball forward, but his speed did not increase to the fastest, and the football never left his control.

Schweinsteiger chased after him all the way, and Blind was also constantly retreating, and at the same time he spotted the right opportunity to cooperate with Schweinsteiger.

The two of them want to double-team at the same time. It is best to intercept the ball from Bruno's feet. If that doesn't work, they will foul.

Of course Bruno knew the intentions of the two, and he knew even more clearly that he had to get rid of them.

Just when Bruno dribbled the ball into the 30-meter area of Manchester United, Blind realized that he could no longer retreat and decisively grabbed the ball. He got close to Bruno and tried to hold him with his body.

But at the moment Blind was approaching, Bruno suddenly accelerated, pushed the ball forward with his big foot, and blocked Blind with his shoulder.

Bruno wanted to resist Bruno with his body, but at this moment, Bruno suddenly accelerated and jumped out quickly, avoiding Blind's tackle.

Schweinsteiger's interception also failed!

Both Manchester United players looked ashen. They knew very well that there was no one behind them. Only Smalling was left. Can he stop Bruno?

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After Bruno suddenly accelerated, he quickly caught up with the ball and rushed into the penalty area from the left side of the top area with the ball.

Smalling also quickly came to defend, blocking Bruno's right side, trying to suppress him with his body. At the same time, he was also wary of his left foot, ready to shovel at any time to prevent him from shooting.

De Gea is also facing a powerful enemy, wary of Bruno's shot.

I have to admit that as a traditional English central defender, Smalling's physical fitness is quite good. Bruno had just rushed into the penalty area, and as soon as he came into contact with his body, he almost lost his balance. His whole movement stagnated, and he simply stopped suddenly.

Smalling also made an emergency stop, but Bruno didn't give him any chance to react and started again immediately after the emergency stop.

With this simple movement, he quickly created a slight opening and shot directly to the right side of the goal with his left foot without hesitation.

It wasn't until he shot the ball that Smalling slid in from behind, but there was no way to stop Bruno from shooting.

De Gea reacted quickly and flew to make a save, but Bruno's shot came so fast and urgent and so close that he had no time to react. The ball slipped directly in front of him and hit the right side of the goal diagonally. net.

"GOOOOOOOOOOOAL!!!!!!!!"

"It was Bruno Fernandez who scored the goal!"

"Bruno scored twice!"

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