Breath of The Interferer - Chapter 110
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#110 – Breath of the Interferer_Key – 1689559
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The squad is thin
The first goal was a lucky goal. Gray actively fought for possession of the ball and Renault made a high-quality pass. The second goal was a planned tactic, but it was actually no different from a failure. They tried to make an unexpected counterattack by using Kim Si-woong, who does not overlap often, but Lingard’s defense was unexpectedly excellent.
Unexpectedly, Gray joined the attack and surprisingly delivered a wonderful cross. Thanks to this, they went ahead in the first half, but the data is dismal. If you look at the effective shots alone, Manchester United had 17. This means Turner blocked 17 shots in the first half. Notts County only had 5 effective shots in the first half.
The possession rate is also extremely poor. Manchester United’s possession rate is as high as 72%. Notts County cannot have a high possession rate because they go straight to the strikers with long passes without going through the midfielders.
In fact, what Kishin originally planned was a more stable counterattack tactic through Cha Beom-soo or Bonavich. However, with Lingard’s participation, Cha Beom-soo has no choice but to focus more on defense. As Black frequently misses the attackers he is supposed to defend, Bonavich and Benjamin also have no courage to join the attack.
In that situation, Gray, who had no expectations other than tying up Pogba, played an important role in two attacks. From Kishin’s perspective, it was like pressing 10,000 won at an ATM and getting 50,000 won.
However, even with the score at 2:0, Kishin was not at ease. The only player he could deploy in defense was Jeremy. There were Hunter and two wingers, a backup keeper, and Kasper, a fullback. The problem was that Kasper was also an attacking player who was more like a wingback. Ward was also not helpful in defense.
The only player whose scoring ability is reliable is Hector. Hunter and Renault have low scoring efficiency per shot. If Hunter gets as many shooting opportunities as Harry Kane, he might score a lot of goals. But Notts County is not Tottenham. They don’t give Hunter many shooting opportunities. In fact, Hunter’s presence gives other players more shooting opportunities.
Kishin’s thoughts were not settled until the second half began. And as soon as the second half started, Mourinho thrust a question paper at Kishin. He took Pogba down and brought Lukaku up.
Man Utd changed to a 4-1-4-1 formation, and Matić was only focused on defense and did not participate in the attack at all, so Gray became a useless player.
‘Fuck, this is so gross.’
If Kishin drops Gray and puts Jeremy on, Matic will immediately join the attack. Mourinho, who believes in the outstanding individual ability of Manchester United players, made a rather extreme choice to quickly recover the score. The live broadcast manager showed Pogba’s face several times sitting on the bench with a hardened face.
If you drop Gray and bring up Jeremy, Matic’s addition will take away the initiative in the arc area. However, if you ask Gray to mark Lukaku, the offside line will be destroyed. If Gray follows Lukaku all the way through, the defensive line becomes meaningless.
Kishin erased all the answers given by the field commander. The field commander only makes reasonable and stable suggestions. Kishin, who has few cards in his hand, must make an extreme choice. If the second half flows predictably, he may suffer a reversal.
‘I said that if you have a high level of tactical understanding, you will be given higher level options.’
It was discovered through experience. If you have a high level of tactical understanding, field command will provide better options. However, no matter how hard you try, the numbers themselves are fixed, so the spirit must find a better solution through its own efforts.
In the 51st minute of the second half, Kishin took off Gray and put Hunter on. Black is marking Lukaku well, as if the few days of training were not in vain. It may be that Lukaku’s body is not fully warmed up, but Black has prepared and trained a lot to mark Lukaku.
With Hunter’s addition, Matic was unable to join the attack. Notts County’s attack became more threatening due to Hunter’s strong aerial control. Furthermore, with Hunter’s arrival, Renault began to join the defense.
Cantu fought with Sanchez and took the ball out with a standing tackle. Sanchez, who fell to the grass, protested that it was a foul, but the referee turned away without even looking. Bonavich, who caught the ball, kicked it hard at Hunter’s head.
Despite the joint attack of Matic and Smalling, Hunter did not give in and headed the ball. After Hector caught Hunter’s header, he beat Phil Jones with a simple fake. As the ball rolled to his leg while losing his center of gravity, Phil Jones grabbed Hector’s arm as he turned sideways.
The Meadow Lane fans booed loudly when Phil Jones was shown a yellow card. It was a foul that could easily have been sent off with a red card, depending on the referee. As Notts County prepared for a free-kick, Mourinho brought out another substitution.
Phil Jones, who had just been dealt a card, was brought down and Spanish midfielder Herrera was brought in. Matic dropped back to become a central defender. Herrera was positioned as a defensive midfielder, but it was widely known that he was much more of an attacking player.
‘Is that guy at odds with me?’
The spirit was rising. Reason said no, but emotions fiercely insisted on their own righteousness. In the second half, 65 minutes, there would be a little over 25 minutes left. Even if this decision was wrong, it could be made up for with the remaining substitutions.
Notts County brought in Jeremy and dropped Benjamin, and Kisin sent Bonavich to the left wing and Hector to the right wing, with Renault and Hunter assigned as central attackers.
The bizarre 5-1-2-2 formation has been completed. When Shinki changed bodies in the past, he once showed off a 4-1-5 formation. He went to a school in Nottingham and used a 4-1-5 formation and suffered a big defeat. It is better than that, but Kishin’s 5-1-2-2 is also ridiculous.
The Premier League suddenly became a neighborhood game. Notts County rushed forward as soon as they got the ball. The four attackers threatened Manchester United’s goal with dribbling, breaking, and passing. Manchester United players who had been involved in the attack struggled to join the defense. Notts County kept possession of the ball and attacked cautiously.
Likewise, Manchester United have no waist. When Notts County’s attack fails, they immediately find Lukaku with a long pass. Lukaku, like Hunter, completely dominates the supply. Martial, Rashford, Lingard and Sanchez freely toyed with Notts County’s defense.
At the 75th minute of the game, the tired Bonavich was taken off and Homan was brought in. Hector took the left wing position and Homan took the right. Since Homan’s defense was not bad, Cha Beom-soo focused on helping the left defense with Benoit and Black.
In the second half alone, Notts County made up for it with a 5:5 ball possession ratio. Notts County actually had one more effective shot. After Kishin finished his third substitution, Mourinho took off Martial and brought in Scott McTominay. With the appearance of McTominay, who is 193cm tall and has a stable pass, Notts County was put in a disadvantageous situation.
Manchester United suddenly have a strong midfielder. On the other hand, Notts County only has Cha Beom-soo as a midfielder. With Herrera and McTominay providing solid support from the midfield, Notts County are left in a completely passive position.
Hector helped Beno’s defense and Homan helped Kim Si-woong. Cha Beom-soo struggled to regain control of the Arc area with Renault’s help. Smalling marked Hunter and Matić joined the attack. In a threatening situation, Smalling will be prepared to play the card and commit a foul.
Fortunately for United, Notts County were unable to mount a threatening attack, as they were too busy defending. The balls they quickly kicked outside the box didn’t go far and were all United’s.
Turner caught the opponent’s shot steadily. Then he got up and ran forward. As Turner was about to launch a quick attack, a Manchester United player slightly pushed his shoulder in to block his path. When Turner fell due to the collision, the players from both sides got entangled and fought for power.
The referee raised the yellow card three times to calm the tense atmosphere. Black, who has a provocation ability of 10, was surprisingly quiet. He was exhausted from marking Lukaku and had no energy left to provoke him.
After that, Turner was shown a yellow card for dragging a goal kick and Kim Si-woong was shown a yellow card for taking a late throw-in. Hector was tackled by a Manchester United player while dribbling and fell down and lay down for 30 seconds. Of course, after being carried out, he got up and asked to be put back into the game.
Homan fell again after being tackled by a Manchester United player. Homan faked a cross and then broke through three times in a row. The Manchester United player judged that he was being targeted and made a rather vicious tackle.
Hunter, who rarely gets angry, is stopped by Lingard, Rashford and McTominay, who played with him on the national team, who pointed a finger at the opponent’s face. Homan’s injury is not serious, but he will be out for about a week. Notts County held out for the rest of the game with 10 men.
“Today our players played very well. We just lacked a bit of luck. Coach Ki is arguably the best coach among the younger generation. I was defeated by Coach Ki’s tactics today.”
After the match, Mourinho gave an interview that was not typical of Mourinho.
“There is a game that is older than football and is the most popular in the world. It is rock-paper-scissors. Today against Manchester United, I can’t play paper. The fact that we won in this situation is because Notts County’s fist and scissors were very strong. My tactics today were a bit forced. But I thank the players who brought us victory.”
Notts County, with three wins in three games, became first in the league after Tottenham lost 0:1 to Arsenal away. However, the joy did not last long. They still held first place with 10 points after drawing 2:2 with Watford away on the 17th. However, they lost to Southampton at home on the 21st and fell to fifth in the league.
In the match against Southampton, Notts County showed their weakness against a team that plays hard defense. In the first match, Stoke City did not play hard defense. They raised their line when they were in an attacking situation. However, Southampton did not raise their line even when they were in an attacking situation.
Southampton fielded a central defender who was slow but strong in physical combat and good at heading. They deployed two defensive midfielders who were good at frontal defense in the arc area, leaving the attack to a few players.
Southampton were very lucky and Notts County were very unlucky, so Notts County lost. If the two had similar luck, Notts County would have lost at least. Since you can’t play a player again after substituting him, Kishin felt the shortcomings of the squad he thought was sufficient more and more keenly.
There, Premier League teams began to value Notts County and Kishin due to Mourinho’s ‘high praise’. Mourinho’s media response, which created obstacles in the way of the opponents by praising them, must definitely be a number 10.
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