Chapter 1019 - Stay until overtime

Ferguson was just so frightened that he almost sat in his seat, Manchester United attacked for more than 80 minutes, but he didn't expect Stoke City to suddenly cheat the corpse and almost kill Manchester United.

Fortunately, Stoke City's strength is limited, and there was a mistake in the last pass, if it is replaced by a Champions League opponent, such an opportunity will definitely not be missed.

There are less than seven or eight minutes left in the regular game time, and Ferguson does not dare to let Manchester United continue to press through the half-time siege, and there must be a few more people left behind, and the formation must be recycled to give Stoke City a little space, maybe Stoke City will feel that the opportunity has come and want to attack.

United dropped back 10 metres and the three players who were behind stood in a zigzag line on the halfway line to prevent Stoke from hitting behind and the rest of the players continuing to attack.

Manchester United originally hoped that in the last few minutes, Stoke City's players would be able to attack, at this time, whoever scored a goal would basically win the game, but Stoke City was in the right position today, even if Manchester United left space, they had no intention of attacking at all, and everyone was standing in their own 30-meter area waiting for Manchester United to attack.

"Cunning!" Ferguson was really impressed by Pulis at this time.

Before the game, Ferguson thought that the opponent in the FA Cup final was too weak, the easiest of Manchester United's three titles, and he did not prepare for the worst before the game, nor did he practice penalties, but he did not expect the game to be so difficult, the game has been played for more than 80 minutes, the score is still 0-0, and it is estimated that it is unlikely to break through the opponent's door in regular time.

Although there are still 30 minutes of extra time left, but in overtime, the players' physical fitness has seriously decreased, and it is difficult to say what quality of attack they can play, and once the battle cannot be resolved within 120 minutes, perhaps the balance of victory will fall in favor of Stoke City.

It was at this point that Ferguson finally began to re-examine Pulis as an opponent and planned ahead, calling his henchman Ryan Giggs over to warm up on the sidelines and prepare to come on in extra-time to use his experience and skills to help United break Stoke City's iron bucket formation.

Due to Manchester United's concerns, they did not go all out in the last minutes of the second half, and naturally there was no way to break through the hard-hearted Stoke City goal.

After the referee blew the whistle at the end of the 90-minute game, the players on both sides were so tired that many of them lay directly on the turf.

There is only a five-minute break, and after five minutes the game resumes, and at this time, the most important thing is to recover.

The coaches and substitutes of both sides came to the field, some handed water and towels to the players, some brought food to the players, and some relaxed the muscles of the players to help their teammates recover their physical fitness as soon as possible.

Although Gao Xiaodong was lying there like other players and letting the team's masseur relax him, he was actually opening the superstar road system to buy small tonic pills, and the time for a small tonic pill to recover physical strength was only fifteen minutes, Gao Xiaodong directly bought two pills, and then swallowed them into his stomach by drinking water.

A stream of heat poured into his body, and in an instant, Gao Xiaodong felt that all the energy that had disappeared seemed to be back.

Gao Xiaodong was very satisfied, he believed that with this physical advantage alone, he would also be able to break the turtle shell of Stoke City.

While the players on both sides were resting, the on-field commentators kept praising Stoke City, "...... No one could have imagined that Stoke City would draw Manchester United in 90 minutes! Pulis did have two brushes, no wonder he claimed before the game that he wanted to win the first title in a century for Stoke City, and the 30 minutes of stoppage time were crucial for Manchester United, if they couldn't break through Stoke City's goal, the psychology of the penalty shoot-out would definitely be greatly affected......

Huaguo's commentator He Hui was worried, "I didn't expect Xiao Dong to play so hard in the first final of Manchester United, and the opponent was only Stoke City, if this final is lost, Manchester United is even in danger of collapsing! ”

Not only He Hui is worried about Gao Xiaodong, but also the Chinese fans who come from afar in the stands are worried about Gao Xiaodong.

Gao Xiaodong's attack is very strong, and now he has scored 45 goals in three competitions, but Stoke City's iron bucket formation is really good, Gao Xiaodong's powerful long-range shots and free kicks have not been able to score, in the first 90 minutes, Manchester United players are full of energy and can not score, and the physical consumption in extra time is so great, can Manchester United still score?

Ferguson is also uncertain whether he will find the back of the net in the final 30 minutes, but he has already made the decision to launch a general attack in the final 30 minutes, and he must give confidence to his players.

Ferguson said: "Boys! The decisive moment is coming soon! The opponent is at the end of his strong crossbow! They have resisted for 90 minutes, they are more tired than us, and the psychological pressure is greater, we must seize this opportunity! Hit them hard! At this time, tactics are secondary, fighting spirit and perseverance, I believe Manchester United is the toughest fighter in the world! No one can stop Manchester United's attack! Stoke City is just a relegation team, and it would be an indelible shame for us to snatch the title from the great Manchester United! Now more than 100 million Red Devils fans around the world are looking at us, go fight, don't watch the fans make mistakes, don't let me down, don't let myself down!"

Although Ferguson is in his seventies, he still has a strong incitement, although the players of Manchester United are already tired, but under the encouragement of Ferguson, their fatigue is swept away, and their bodies seem to be full of energy.

On the other hand, Place was also passionate about his players, and the 90-minute draw gave him and his players a lot of confidence that it was not impossible to keep a clean sheet in the final 30 minutes, and they had already managed to do so for 90 minutes.

Stoke City has thousands of fans, which is less than a fraction of Manchester United fans, but these fans are Stoke City die-hard fans, and they come to see the game, not because they think Stoke City has any hope of winning the championship, they are pure support.

But the first 90 minutes of the game were at a loss for United, which gave Stoke City fans the power of fantasy, and they felt that maybe Stoke City could really pull off a miracle, what Birmingham could do in the Carabao Cup, what Greece could do in the European Championship, why Stoke City couldn't do it.

In the VIP box, Glazer's eldest sons, Everam and Joel, were gloomy, and they had set up a celebratory dinner and various celebrations for today's victory, and they would be so embarrassed if they lost the match.

Efram said: "The front is invincible, but when it comes to the critical moment, it will not work!"

Joel said: "The opponent's bucket formation is too troublesome, but I'm sure Manchester United will win. ”

"I'm not that confident. ”

Joel said: "You have to believe in Ferguson and Gao Xiaodong, they are both people who can create miracles. ”

Efram said: "Ferguson is old, and Gao Xiaodong still needs to prove that he deserves such a high salary. ”

Joel stopped talking, he knew that Gao Xiaodong had renewed his contract with a super high salary, and his brother was very unhappy, thinking that Gao Xiaodong was taking advantage of the club's danger, once Manchester United could not win the heavyweight championship this time, his brother's resentment was only afraid to vent on Gao Xiaodong's body.