Manchester derby preview: The FA Cup final decides Ten Hag's fate, and Pep Guardiola will not concede points

Li Peng Peng Sports

2024-05-25 05:00Posted in Hebei Sports Creators

For Manchester United fans, the defeat of the season was complete, the elimination of the Champions League confirmed the difference between the team and the top giants, and the failure to qualify for the Champions League proved that the team has no advantage in the domestic competition, and it should be said that it is a shame to compare this performance with the name of Manchester United. Of course, this "shameful" problem has been going on for several seasons and is not unique to this season.

However, Ten Hag has not yet been completely "abandoned", as they still have a trophy to fight for. At 22 o'clock today, the final round of the FA Cup match in England is coming to an end, and Manchester City will vs Manchester United to fight for the winner of the season. Obviously, Gua Shuai's team has a great advantage, and they are also full of confidence after winning 4 consecutive championships. However, the Dutchman Ten Hag still retains his trust in himself, after all, this is one of his few opportunities to "counterattack". If they can't get a score that the board can trust, then the class is inevitable.

Therefore, for the Dutch manager, it is likely to be a personal choice question of "battle of proof" and "battle of farewell", and the pressure is bound to be high.

Manchester United currently has few injuries for the time being, only Malacia is an old injury, and Maguire's problem is not expected to be too restrictive. Manchester City's main goalkeeper Ederson is not known for what the situation is, but even if he is rested, the substitute goalkeeper will play enough to support him, and Ortega has already confirmed his ability.

Broken down from a technical and tactical point of view, City's advantage lies in their frantic attacking line. Whenever they encounter opponents, especially grievances and giants, they can always play a good result. The cooperation of Haaland, De Bruyne and Foden is becoming more and more tacit, which will be a big problem for Manchester United in defense. After all, there are too many defensive problems they have encountered this season, coupled with the team's injuries and suspensions that have caused their tacit understanding to decline seriously, which is a problem that Ten Hag has no choice but to have.

Objectively speaking, this is indeed a serious restriction on the stability of the team.

Secondly, the battle in midfield will be crucial. Rodri's master-level upgrade is obvious, and his performance has gotten better and better this season, and if he plays a reliable offensive and defensive conversion efficiency against Manchester United, then the Blue Moon will basically be difficult to stop. On the contrary, if Rodri can be restricted, then Manchester City's design will most of the desired effect. His value in the Blue Moon and the effect of the Array Eye are becoming more and more significant.

For Manchester United, arranging a special person to go to Caroli, the possibility and success rate will certainly not be too high. After all, they lacked this reliable midfield guarantee, and it was too difficult to complete the task, and Rice didn't succeed, let alone Manchester United. Therefore, it may be more realistic for them to play what they are good at and rely on offense to relieve defensive pressure.

Manchester United's advantage is that it plays fast without paying attention to the rules. If their flanks can pick up speed and hit back and forth, this will still keep going back and forth with the Blue Moon. Of course, in a runners-up season, this is also an opportunity for them to prove it. In the past, most of the games that could be won by the Blue Moon were completed by this kind of design. Therefore, Garnacho, Hojlund, Antony, including Rashford rushed up, and it was crucial.

The midfield may be better to encourage Maynu to play his own enthusiasm, after all, there are many unexpected situations in such a game, and the fighting spirit created by the vitality of young people is relatively reliable.

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