Chapter 153 Military War Letter
"GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL!!" The Sky TV commentator began to roar, and the Manchester derby was extremely fierce.
"The goal is scored! Manchester United scored a goal! ** collision between Anderson and Li Yu! They gave Manchester City people a big surprise!!!"
After the goal, Li Yu did not start to celebrate as he usually scored. He thanked all the Manchester United fans. In the cheers of all the Manchester United fans, Li Yu raised his hand and put it on his forehead, like a soldier who completed the task, saluted all the Manchester United fans.
This is a gift for all fans. Of course, Manchester United fans will not be stingy with their enthusiasm. "LEE, you are our hero!"
At this time, the boos of Manchester City fans also sounded, and the opponents showed off their power in front of them. Now is not the time to be soft.
The Manchester derby is getting more and more popular.
Ferguson waved his arm hard off the court. He was very satisfied with the goal. That's how football was played. Do you see Manchester City's blue villains? As long as we want to score, we can do it!
The old Scottish man does not have a good temper in the first place. It is absolutely impossible to be defeated by a sworn enemy in the same city. Not only to win, but also to convince the opponent.
Li Yu's goal is a certain blow to the morale of Manchester City players, but this game is not so easy to tell. The bosses of Manchester City Club are watching in the box of Old Trafford. The morale is frustrated, but the game can't be given up, even to the Manchester United people in the Dream Theater. It must be the power of the blue moon. It doesn't mean that the blue moon destroys your red demons. Anyway, you have to leave the dream theater with your head held high!
2:1 is just a signal at the beginning of a fierce game.
Manchester City's counterattack was quietly staged. At the end of the first half, Ferdinand's fire-playing pass near the midfield was directly intercepted by Petrov. The Bulgarian passed the ball to Bellamy, who quickly rushed into the penalty area under Ferdinand's tight pursuit, and poked with his left foot before Foster's save at 5 yards on the left. He scored twice to equalize the score.
"Ferinand seems to be a little out of shape today. The two goals conceded by Manchester United have something to do with him, and this Manchester City's goal was completely caused by his mistake. Look at the Lord's red face on the sidelines. The English iron guard will not be too good at halftime. The Manchester City people have now changed the score to 2:2, and everything will be known in the second half!"
As soon as you listen to the words of the Sky TV commentator, you can know that this person must support Manchester United and somewhat hates Ferdinand's mistakes.
Li Yu didn't think of the Manchester United defender line, which has always been reassuring. What's going on today? There will always be some mistakes in defense. Is it too nervous? Obviously not, Ferdinand has just returned from injury and is no longer in the state of the game? Maybe that's it!
However, Li Yu was not too worried, and Manchester City's defense was not much better, just scoring more goals than anyone else.
Manchester United and Manchester City drew 2-2 and entered the half-time break.
The Manchester United players who returned to the locker room are all careful. The old man must be in a bad mood and be honest. Don't let the old man have a chance to vent at this time. Although Ferdinand usually seems to be very fierce, he must not have the demeanor of ** now. He sits in his seat with his head down. He knows himself. For his own business, the old man is likely to be the first target of the halftime.
"We played well in the first half and seized the opportunity well, but what I want to say is that we should keep our attention in the game and not relax at all. This is Old Trafford. What the fans want to see is Manchester City falling here, not our jokes. !"
At the end of the joke, Ferguson turned up the volume. All the players were nervous, and it was time to come.
"Who wants to see our jokes?"
Ferdinand's heart has reached his throat. Whoever is a joke may be him.
"Boss, we will not let the fans see jokes. There will be no jokes in the second half, but the sound of their celebration!"
Hearing Ferdinand's words, the old man was satisfied at all and nodded to Ferdinand, "I want to win!"
"There are no other results. You should also give the fans a chance to celebrate. Manchester City will always be the loser under our feet!"
Li Yu didn't expect that Ferguson was so fancy to the result of the derby that he directly issued a military order to demand victory.
All the players are also nodding their heads hard. No one will object. In the second half, it must be won. Although there is no imaginary storm in this halftime, it is also a sign of wind and rain. The end of the game does not meet the old man's requirements, so waiting for them is not as simple as the wind and rain. It's single. Maybe it's not strange that Beckham's flying shoes appear.
At the beginning of the second half of the game, Manchester United showed an extremely strong desire to win, attacking... It's still an attack. The Manchester City midfield must have expected this situation, using the iron barrel array to deal with Manchester United's offensive after the start of the second half.
Manchester City's head coach Hughes is very satisfied with Manchester City's current situation. It must be the time for Manchester City to fight back.
He also attaches great importance to Li Yu's defense. Now it is very difficult for him to take the ball. Manchester City has done a mistake so far to block this Manchester United arrow.
But Hughes didn't expect that it was not Li Yu, the killer, who opened the situation in the second half, but Manchester United's defensive midfielder Fletcher.
In the 58th minute, Giggs received Evra's back pass in the midfield and observed Li Yu in the front court. He found that Manchester United No. 9 had been surrounded by his opponent, and there was no good passing route at all. He immediately made a cross to the left. Fletcher appeared in the fatal position in time and grabbed the goal 6 yards before Barry. Help Manchester United take the lead again.
3:2!
"GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL, the goal was Fletcher, Manchester United improved the score again. He should thank Giggs for his wonderful pass for this goal. It was the veteran's sudden assist that achieved this precious goal. Li Yu was strictly scored by his opponent. In the case of guarding, Manchester United can still knock on the opponent's goal, which is a good phenomenon!"
The commentator of Sky TV is very calm this time. Manchester City has focused all its defensive attention on Li Yu. Now that others have scored, it is very beneficial to Manchester United.
However, before the celebration of Manchester United's fans was over, the Manchester City people had already pushed the war into Manchester United's penalty area, and this time the arrow was Tevez.
Manchester United fans are celebrating. Without booing the former Manchester United player, he burst into amazing combat effectiveness.
Tevez forcibly broke through in the middle. His goal was Ferdinand, who was not in the state of the game. Sure enough, the Manchester United iron guard did not stop the Argentine. In an extremely reckless robbery, he was easily broken through by Tevez. The successful Tevez was immediately made up by Vidic. When intercepted, Tevez was not panicked. First, he observed the running position of other players and found that Bellamy was free. He immediately protected the ball and put the ball to the left. After Bellamy received the ball, he immediately chose Neche. Evra had an obvious misjudgment at this time. He defended the bottom line. Bellamy chose to cut him. I had to turn around to intercept.
Bellamy saw an angle and decisive right foot shot from the far corner, and the score was 3-3.
Foster had no choice but to fish out the ball from the net.
"Manchester United's defense line has exposed a lot of problems today. Many problems that should not have occurred. Today, there is a very stable back line before. Manchester City people have made Manchester United's mistakes into goals again and again. They are very efficient today!"
Of course, Ferguson also sees the problem of today's defense line, but there is really no one to change. Just wave his hand. The meaning of this action is also very clear. Attack, use attack to suppress the opponent. The first offensive philosophy of the old man believes is that the last defense is attack, and there is no way!
Owen was also asked by the old man to warm up. Soon, Jin Tong came on as a substitute. He replaced Rooney. Today, Xiao Pang's performance in the attack is average, and he can't be seen many times. Change to a striker to see what's going on.
After the game, this divine replacement also made everyone talk about it. Owen proved this magical moment in the last stoppage time.
In 5 minutes and 24 seconds, Li Yu actively ran to the front court to intercept Manchester City's pass. After losing the ball, Barry immediately pounced on Li Yu. Li Yu did not stick the ball and immediately passed it to Giggs. The Welsh veteran took two steps and once again sent a wonderful assist. In the middle, he stuffed the ball to the penalty area, which was like a scalpel. Accurate, Owen killed in time, and the edge of the small penalty area hit the door with his right foot to lock the victory with his right foot when there was a block in the front and a shovel.
4:3, Manchester United overtook the score at the last minute!
After scoring the goal, Owen was extremely excited and fought in the field. He was venting and venting to his heart's content.
After the goal appeared, Manchester City head coach Mark Hughes was obviously dissatisfied with such a long stoppage time and questioned the fourth official.
In the end, the game ended after 7 minutes of stoppage time, and Manchester United narrowly beat Manchester City 4-3 at home and took all three points.
What is the value of Michael Owen's goal in stoppage time? William Hill Gambling Company has given their answer: due to Owen's goal close to the 96th minute in the Manchester derby, the company suddenly lost about £1 million in revenue.
Graham Sharp, a spokesman for William Hill, said: "If the referee ends the game 30 seconds early, everyone except Manchester United will think that the game is over (3-3), and our income will be about 70% better than now."
Sharp said regretfully: "We can only assume that Old Trafford passes more slowly than anywhere else in the universe. All the bettors who support BIG4's full victory this weekend will benefit from this - because of the referee's control over the game time.
After this round, William Hill Gambling Company also adjusted the winning odds of each team. After Chelsea defeated the strong Tottenham Hotspur 3-0, the odds of winning the championship were reduced from the previous 6-5 to 11-10, indicating that the gambling industry is for Ann The Blue Army under the rule of celotti is optimistic. Manchester United, which lost Cristiano Ronaldo, ranked second with 9-4, last season's runner-up Liverpool 13-2 ranked third, and Arsenal 8-1 ranked fourth. Despite the high call to break the BIG4 monopoly, Manchester City still ranked fifth with a 10-1 chance of winning the championship.
The betting company's odds have actually foreshadowed some problems.
The "post-Cristiano Ronaldo era" Manchester United's attack is not worrying. In Li Yu's brave state, Owen, Giggs and Scholes are old and strong, and Fletcher can also stand up in time. Manchester United is still one of the strongest attacking teams in the Premier League. On the contrary, the defense, which has always been unworrying, becomes no longer strong in the face of the agile impact of Manchester City, an opponent in the same city.
It is gratifying to win the Derby at 4-3, but the poor performance of Manchester United's defense in the game must be worthy of the team's reflection. The first time he lost the ball came from Foster's negligence. The 1.88-meter-tall goalkeeper actually teased Tevez, and the result was naturally playing with fire. And Ferdinand, who had been on the battlefield, was also careless in the game. He was caught by Bellamy, who ran all the way and swayed. Foster, who attacked, scored from a small angle.
The Red Devils Manchester United conceded 3 goals in a Premier League match, and the score was also 4-3, but that was already the 11th round of last season. At that time, Manchester United narrowly defeated Black Maher City 4-3 at home. Evra's mistake caused a goal to be conceded, and Ferdinand also gave his opponent a penalty. If the scope is expanded to all competitions, the last time Manchester United was scored three goals by their opponents was when Manchester United beat Osaka Gamba 5-3 in the FIFA Club World Cup semi-finals last season.
This season, Manchester United's attack has still maintained a strong momentum, scoring 15 goals in six rounds. In the last four rounds, they have beaten Wigan 5-0, defeated Arsenal 2-1, defeated Tottenham 3-1, and defeated Manchester City 4-3. The crazy attack is still the signature of the Red Devils. But behind the continuous goals, there are hidden worries in defense. Except for the games against Birmingham and Wigan, Manchester United conceded goals in the other four league games.
If the game against Burnley is a loss to Jingzhou, but in the game against the three strong teams of Arsenal, Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester City, Manchester United's defense has failed to keep the golden body, which really deserves the Lord's vigilance. At present, Manchester United has conceded 6 goals in 6 games, with an average of 1 goal per game, including 4 goals at home and 3 goals away. This is quite different from their best defense in the Premier League, which conceded only 24 goals in 38 rounds last season (the lowest number of goals conceded with Chelsea).
Considering that last season's main goalkeeper Van der Sar set a staggering record of not conceding goals in 1311 minutes, Foster started 8 times in the new season, conceding 8 goals, and only three games of the opponent's score is really reassuring. What's worse is that Ferdinand ran out to make trouble.
After the Manchester City derby, Chelsea under Ancelotti defeated Tottenham Hotspur 3-0 and continued to occupy the top of the table while keeping a clean sheet. If Ferguson's team wants to compete with such a strong Chelsea, the defensive dilemma is the top priority.
The progress of Manchester City's derby made everyone present heart beat. Manchester United led three times and was tenaciously tied by their opponents three times. In a thrilling goal battle, it can be said that Manchester United and Manchester City are not losers. The defending champion defended Manchester and even the hegemony of England. Ferguson also honored the military order that "I live Manchester City can't surpass us". The upstart Manchester City also showed that they did not defeat Arsenal by chance and counterattack alone. They are the real challengers who have the strength to subvert the rule of the top four.
The losers were Manchester United goalkeeper Foster and defender Ferdinand. Ferdinand made a pass error and caused Bellamy to break the goal, but Manchester United's deputy team was injured before, the training was not systematic, and the state was ups and downs. Ferguson also said, "There is no need to blame Leo anymore. Sometimes the game is like this."
It's not that easy to find an excuse for Foster. Manchester City's first goal had no sign at all. There were no visiting team players on Barry's direct pass route. Foster was ready to catch the ball, and Ferdinand was no longer receiving the protection, but Foster handled the ball too slowly. Seeing Tevez rushing up to grab the ball, he did not directly open his big foot to relieve the siege, but wanted to use his right foot that he was not good at. The ball was smashed by Tevez and brought back to the penalty area. With his big feet and repeatedly assisting the opponent's counterattack, how can he be expected to smoothly deceive an opponent who has been on his team for two years? Sure enough, the Argentine saw through Foster's clumsy fake move and broke the ball first. Foster fell to the ground and failed to save the ball. He only saw Barry easily push the goal after receiving the cross.
Look at Ferguson's unwillingness to stand up and sit down by chewing gum, and look at the disbelief of O's hands holding his head, you can see how low and incredible Foster's mistake this time is. In vain, Ferguson defended him before the game: "Look at his long-range shot from Jenas last week. You don't have to worry about that performance at all."
Unfortunately, England's substitute has lost more than this time. Bellamy's goal is certainly a big gift from Ferdinand, but Foster's attack and save is also problematic. Bellamy's speed was extremely fast, but his shooting angle was not ideal, and he didn't completely get rid of Ferdinand. However, Foster failed to seal the angle. Instead, he jumped to the ground in advance, which made it too late to make the second step change. The astly Bellamy took one more step of the ball, and then the low shot was unimpededed.
Van der Sar's serious injury is Manchester United's biggest loss at the beginning of this season. After missing the first goalkeeper last season, Foster has started eight consecutive games, but his performance is too unstable. Almost every game has to be played big and small. The community shield has given a big gift. Today, it actually came again, including the defensive Alshavin long-range shot by Fu. Gerson criticized three major mistakes in 8 games. As the main goalkeeper of a rich family, no one can be satisfied with such a report card. He also has many shortcomings. Whether it is a big foot or a solution, it is easy to give it directly to the opponent, which is not an effective counterattack, and it is also a problem to judge the long-range shot.
In today's game, Manchester City hit the target with four shots and lost three goals. Foster couldn't absolve himself from the blame. Interestingly, the English goalkeeper also said before the game that the atmosphere of the derby will make you feel better: "Every player will play 10% to 20% because of such a game, and the atmosphere on the court will make you full of motivation." But 120% Foster only seems to make fans more worried. Fortunately, the Lord has revealed an exciting news: "There are still two or three weeks before Van der Sar can come back."