It's easy to shout slogans, but putting them into practice is another matter.

After all, this was an away game.

The name "Theater of Dreams" for Old Trafford was for Manchester United players. For those who came here as guests, it was not a good place.

The huge din of 60,000 Manchester United fans in the stands was enough to make any visiting team feel immense pressure.

It's just that the team visiting today was a little different from other teams.

Napoli had reasons and beliefs for needing to win.

If Real Madrid had won yesterday and advanced to the final, then perhaps Napoli's fighting spirit wouldn't have been so strong.

It was because Barcelona had entered the final that the fire of hatred in the Napoli team burned so fiercely that ten fire brigades could not put it out.

The enemy was right in front of them, waiting for them at Wembley Stadium, how could they possibly lose before the final finish line?

Don't talk about Manchester United blocking their path, even if the whole world was blocking them, they would still break through!

The world could not stop the Neapolitans' revenge!

You eliminated us with that kind of method, did you think that was the end of it?

This humiliation has not been forgotten for a single minute or second!

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Manchester United was indeed planning to go on a killing spree at home, and Napoli's defensive counterattack was also in Ferguson's plan.

So when Napoli defended steadily, Ferguson was not surprised. Since the other side was determined to play a defensive counterattack... then Ferguson was not in a hurry.

Anyway, Manchester United only needed one goal to eliminate Napoli with the advantage of away goals. He wanted to see who was more patient than the other.

Manchester United was not in a hurry, slowly maneuvering with Napoli at home.

And Napoli, facing Manchester United's lack of urgency, also showed great composure, as if they were even less in a hurry than Manchester United.

In fact, this was the effect that Mazzarri wanted to achieve.

Using Napoli to make this gesture to slow down the opponent's attacking rhythm. In this way, the pressure on the team's defense would be lighter.

Maybe they could delay conceding a goal as much as possible.

He had carefully analyzed that Manchester United should be able to accept a 0:0 score in the first half. And a 0:0 score in the first half was also a good thing for Napoli.

So the entire first half ended in a 0:0 draw under the "tacit understanding" of both sides.

"Perhaps the game is more important, related to the life and death of the two teams, so whether it is the home team Manchester United, or the visiting team Napoli, both sides are playing very conservatively. This has led to the first half of the game not being very exciting, and may even be said to be a bit boring... this is understandable, after all, it is an important game like the Champions League semi-final, and it is directly related to who can enter the final... but!" He Ping changed the subject. "For our Chinese fans who stay up late or get up in the middle of the night to watch this game, this dull first half is too disappointing. The pace of the game is slow, there are no exciting scenes, everyone must be drowsy watching..."

"I think I suddenly understand Mazzarri's arrangement..." In Italy, the commentator saw a close-up of Mazzarri on the TV screen, and said so. In the TV screen, Mazzarri had a smile on his face, obviously he was very satisfied with this first half. "For Napoli, they will advance even if this game ends in a 0:0 draw. So he has no reason to worry at all. But Manchester United is different... they need a goal. I don't know what Ferguson is thinking, but wasting time and attacking opportunities in the first half is really not right..."

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In fact, Ferguson had already noticed this problem. He discovered Mazzarri's trick, and he had unintentionally fallen into Mazzarri's carefully arranged trap!

This made him very angry.

He had been in European football for more than 20 years, but he was tricked by a young upstart.

They couldn't keep grinding down with Napoli in the second half, they had to attack! They had to attack with all their might!

Mazzarri also thought of this, so during the halftime break, he reminded everyone to pay special attention to Manchester United's forceful attack in the second half.

"There are only forty-five minutes left, lads, I want to congratulate you on your excellent performance in the first half, not letting Manchester United score, so the initiative is still in our hands. But the second half will not be as easy as the first half. You have to be prepared, especially the defense. The pressure we will face in the second half will be several times that of the first half!"

Mazzarri's serious face made everyone realize the seriousness of the matter.

"This is a contest of wills, lads. Our strength is not inferior to theirs. But this is their home field, they may create miracles at any time... so no matter what happens, you must not waver, you must hold your ground! At the same time, our counterattack must be sharper."

Speaking of this, he turned to look at Chen Hero.

As the end point and bridgehead of the team's attack, Chen Hero's task was also quite heavy. In the first half, because both sides were mainly maneuvering in midfield, there was nothing for Chen Hero to do.

But the second half was different. Whether it was for the purpose of scoring goals or to reduce the pressure on the defense, Napoli's attack had to improve, so Chen Hero's task naturally became heavier.

When Chen Hero saw the coach looking at him, he stood up and waved his fist downwards: "Don't worry, sir. Manchester United must die!"

There was a burst of laughter in the locker room.

Mazzarri couldn't help but smile.

This Chen Hero was really a treasure.

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When the second half of the game began, and the two sides returned to the field. Even people who didn't understand football could see that Manchester United had strengthened their attack.

The happiest people were of course the Manchester United fans.

In the shouts of the home team fans, Manchester United launched wave after wave of attacks on Napoli's penalty area, like a surging tide.

The Italian commentators were worried about Napoli's current situation.

"Rooney shoots—" he exclaimed, although De Sanctis eventually took the ball down, he still said with lingering fear: "Napoli can't always be so passive, if this goes on... I'm afraid they won't be able to hold on."

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Of course, Napoli knew this.

But they needed an opportunity.

Chen Hero had retreated again and again, and his position had retreated to behind the center circle.

But he was still running non-stop, looking for and waiting for opportunities. He remembered what Raul said to him in the last game. An excellent shooter, even without opportunities, can create opportunities to score. Always relying on the support of teammates is the idea of ​​the incompetent.

His thoughts and actions were also the epitome of the entire Napoli team.

The situation was indeed not good, the situation was difficult, and Manchester United's offensive was fierce. But no one in the Napoli team gave up or wavered.

It has to be said that the power of revenge was so powerful, supporting them, even if they were constantly thrown up and down by the wind and waves, this small boat of Napoli still had not been completely sunk. Often after a wave passed, it was discovered that they had broken out of the water again!

What coach Mazzarri said during the halftime break rang in everyone's heart.

"Remember, lads. Manchester United only needs one goal to put us in a desperate situation. But similarly, we only need one goal to send Manchester United to hell! So we are not pursuing the number of goals, I only pursue quality! One goal! Just one goal can defeat them! Especially when the game is coming to an end..."

Yes, with just one goal, Napoli would take a complete advantage.

At that time, the total score would become 3:1, Napoli would be leading by two goals, and it would also offset Manchester United's away goal. If Manchester United wanted to advance, they would have to score at least 2:1 to drag the game into extra time, otherwise... there would be no hope. And as long as Napoli scored another goal, the difficulty for Manchester United would not be as simple as scoring another goal, but would increase exponentially.

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Twenty minutes into the second half, the score on the field was still 0:0. In these twenty minutes, Napoli had experienced many dangerous scenes. The entire Napoli team was defending with the awareness of blocking gun holes, and they did not hesitate to use any part of their body except their hands to stop Manchester United's shots.

Even the English commentators had to admit: "This Napoli team is really tenacious..."

And as the 0:0 score lasted longer and longer, the Manchester United players became more and more impatient.

On the other hand, behind the gradual increase in the number of Napoli's counterattacks, the quality had also improved.

It already vaguely threatened Manchester United's defense...

In the sixty-seventh minute, Mazzarri replaced Raul with Cassano, so Napoli's frontcourt attack lineup was Chen Hero in the middle, Arshavin on the right, Cassano on the left, Sanchez playing right midfielder, Hamsik playing left midfielder, and De Jong in the middle.

This lineup was obviously more suitable for counterattacks than Raul on the left.

Mazzarri was about to exert his strength.

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After Cassano came on the field, the number of Napoli's counterattacks increased, and the threat naturally became greater. Of course, Manchester United also made targeted adjustments, they were also very careful in defense when attacking, and would not allow Chen Hero, Cassano and others to easily get one-on-one opportunities.

If Napoli's offensive counterattacks were less now, even if they were counterattacks, due to the increased number of people involved, and the strengthening of Manchester United's defense, it looked more like a positional battle...

The game went on until the eightieth minute, and the score was still 0:0. Ferguson couldn't sit still anymore. He stood up from his seat, stood on the sidelines, frowned, and chewed gum vigorously.

Just one goal... one goal!

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In the eighty-fourth minute, Napoli got a strange counterattack opportunity like that.

When Napoli pushed the ball to the front of the opponent's thirty-meter area, Manchester United already had many players completed their return defense. All four defenders were in their positions, and Anderson and Gibson had also returned to their positions.

Looking at Napoli's side, the people who came up were Hamsik, who was holding the ball, and Sanchez on the wing was running towards the baseline, while raising his hand to signal Hamsik to pass the ball to him.

In order to create space for him, Arshavin moved towards the center. Of course, wouldn't this squeeze Chen Hero's space? So he wouldn't really come to the center, his goal was the ribs.

Cassano, like Sanchez, was in a very biased position on the wing, but he could also rush into the penalty area at any time to look for opportunities and respond to his teammates.

On the Manchester United side? Evans and Vidic firmly entangled Chen Hero at the front.

Right back Rafael da Silva was pulled very far to the side by Cassano, and happened to be stuck on Cassano's cutting route. If Cassano wanted to cut inside, he could immediately respond.

On the other side, Evra was guarding, and the pressure on his defense was slightly greater, because Arshavin and Sanchez were attacking this side at the same time.

He couldn't only care about Sanchez, nor could he only care about Arshavin, so he was in the middle of the ribs and the wing, so he could arrive in time on both sides.

Anderson was marking Hamsik, who was holding the ball, and Gibson was supporting in the middle at any time.

Now, Hamsik was facing such a situation, this was definitely not a "counterattack", this had become a positional battle.

He couldn't let the ball stay at his feet for too long, and the other Manchester United players weren't just wooden stakes standing in the frontcourt watching the show.

He had to find a solution before they returned to defense, find a way, a way that could lead to goals and victory, a way to Wembley Stadium.

So what should Hamsik do?

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ps, an update is coming, an update is coming again!!

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