After the score was reversed, Manchester United unexpectedly did not fight back wildly. Instead, they fought steadily in midfield with Blackpool, which made Blackpool's desire to score another goal or two while Manchester United were impatient.
Allardyce took a look at Ferguson and said, "this is an old fox. At this time, he can calm down. It's no wonder that he laughs to the end of the competition.
However, Allardyce is not in a hurry. Blackpool is in the lead now. The initiative is in his own hands. If he wants to attack and defend, he is not afraid of Ferguson's tricks.
In the last few minutes of the first half, because Ferguson wanted to stabilize the situation, Manchester United didn't attack on a large scale, while Blackpool's players hoped to fight United's counterattack and didn't take the initiative to attack. In the last few minutes, the score didn't change again. Blackpool finished with a 2-1 lead.
Manchester United fans didn't expect such a score in the half-time game. They were very disappointed. They couldn't accept it. When the Manchester United players came off the court, no one applauded and cheered. Everyone was silent and the atmosphere became extremely depressed.
Blackpool only has more than 1000 fans to watch the game. Among the more than 70000 Manchester United fans, they are like an island in the sea. But now they have become the center of the Old Trafford stadium, and the whole stadium is full of their cheers.
In the VIP box, evram was in a bad mood. He complained to Joel: "Ferguson is not as good as you said. Gao Xiaodong's performance is average. If Blackpool can't win, I think Ferguson can retire."
Joel on Manchester United is full of confidence, "rest assured, brother, Blackpool is just ahead of a ball, I believe Sir Alex and high will be able to pull back, the champion or our."
Evram snorted, "I hope so. I'm not as confident as you are."
Back in the dressing room, Manchester United's players were a little depressed, but Ferguson didn't change his face. Instead of criticizing the players, he comforted them. "In the case of leading the score, we were a little relaxed, but the first goal was more the referee's misjudgment, and the second opponent played supernormal."
The players thought they were going to face Ferguson's hairdryer, but they were surprised that Ferguson was so kind and lovely. The players who made mistakes, including goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar, were flattered.
Ferguson continued: "maybe you don't understand that I asked you to attack again slowly, but at that time, the opponent was full of morale, good luck and confidence. Who was more likely to score if we attacked hard? Don't overestimate the strength. According to my experience of several decades, they are more likely to expand the score than us at this time. If we play them steadily and step by step, do you think Blackpool can hold the lead of one goal
Everyone was silent, but Gao Xiaodong said: "what if Blackpool sticks to it like Stoke City in the FA Cup final in the second half?"
Ferguson said with a smile: "impossible. The iron barrel formation can not be put by anyone who wants to. The iron barrel formation also has technical content. Stoke's defense is better than Blackpool's. Stoke's tactics in that game have been practiced for a month. Now can Blackpool do it?"
Gao Xiaodong did not speak, he also agreed with Ferguson's tactical arrangements.
Ferguson arranged the tactics in the second half. As Blackpool took the lead, Manchester United mainly attacked in the second half. However, Ferguson was not prepared to take the risk to press on. He thought that he would still play a steady defense and let the superstars such as Zigao Xiaodong, Rooney, Berbatov and Scholes solve the problem.
It's a matter of great importance. Ferguson doesn't dare to take risks at this time.
Blackpool shrank at the start of the second half, but as Ferguson expected, they didn't shrink to their own 30 meter area like Stoke City. They just defended their own half and fought back.
Allardyce of course also wants to learn from Stoke City, but the conditions are not available, and Manchester United's lineup also has several experts who can crack the iron barrel array, so Allardyce thinks it is better to use half court defense instead of retreating too much.
Although Manchester United did not press on, they are much stronger than Blackpool. Even if they attack step by step, they can hit the ball to Blackpool's hinterland.
The 48th minute of the game, Evra forward attack, he shook away a defensive player, facing the threat of opponent's shovel, the ball across the area.
Evra was knocked down after passing the ball. Berbatov in the middle saw that there were too many people pressing him, so he couldn't shoot directly. He didn't shoot at the landing point, but rubbed the ball, and the ball flew from the top of Berbatov and the pressing guard to the back point.
Berbatov's pass was too imaginative, but Rooney was rude. He didn't expect Berbatov to have the work. He hit the goal in a hurry and put the ball in the stands.
Although there was a mistake in this attack, it created a big threat. If we can attack like this again, the hope of scoring will be even greater. So the players of Manchester United still applauded Berbatov and Rooney.
Blackpool naturally is not satisfied with the leading edge of one goal. In the case that the victory is almost able to avoid relegation, Blackpool undoubtedly hopes to score another goal, expand the score and lock in the victory.Therefore, when Manchester United made a mistake in attack, Blackpool also used Manchester United's backcourt space to fight back from time to time.
In the 52nd minute of the game, Nani broke through the two men's defense in a row and put the ball straight to Evra. Evra passed from the left, and Blackpool goalkeeper Kirks made a quick attack to get the ball out of the penalty area before Berbatov. At this time, Gao Xiaodong's eyes were sick and his legs were fast. He pushed the guard who was closely following him. He rushed to the ball's landing point like lightning. Before the ball fell to the ground, he volleyed at the ball about 30 meters.
Gao Xiaodong's volley is a skill given by the system. When he kicks the ball so fast, his action is as standard as a textbook. The ball hits the instep of his foot and presses it very low. The ball flies low first and then high. Players from both sides who cross the defensive area suddenly fall and fly into the net against the lower edge of the crossbeam.
2-2!
Just eight minutes after the second half, Gao Xiaodong leveled the score for Manchester United with a volley!
Gao Xiaodong was very excited after the goal. He ran to the stands with his hands up high, then lifted his shirt, which said: "Manchester United are champions!"
The Manchester United fans in the stands are crazy. They jump up one after another, squeeze to the fence, wave their arms and shout his name at Gao Xiaodong.
On the sidelines, Ferguson was too excited to help himself. He rushed out with his arms raised high and kept shouting to the court: good, good! good job!
Allardyce hammered the windshield hard. He was so angry! Another long shot! He has been defending Gao Xiaodong's long-range shot, but he didn't expect to be broken by Gao Xiaodong's long-range shot.
The goal is life-saving for Manchester United and fatal for Blackpool. Blackpool fans go back to hell from heaven. They look at the celebration of Manchester United in despair and think, is Blackpool sure to lose?
In the VIP box, Joel jumped up and yelled at his brother: how about it? I knew Xiaodong was going!
Evram didn't speak, but he was also smiling. Although he didn't like Gao Xiaodong, he absolutely liked the champion, because the champion meant a lot of money. As a businessman, how could evram not like money.