Chapter 1022: Lock the Champion

In the VIP box, Joel rushed out with excitement and shouted hoarsely to the fans like ordinary fans outside.

Glazer's eldest son, Everram, has always been steady, but at this time he couldn't help but stand up excitedly and applaud vigorously on the court.

"This Hua Guogao really has some ability, and it seems that this name is not blown out by the media. ”

Everam thought to himself.

Manchester United's manager David Gill knew that the owner's eldest son was not very satisfied with Manchester United's sky-high salary to renew Gao Xiaodong's contract, so he took the opportunity to say: "Gao Xiaodong has broken the deadlock and killed more than half of the times this season, without him, it is impossible for us to play all three lines to the end." ”

Everam knew that David Gill was defending his signing, but even though he realized that Gao Xiaodong was indeed capable, Everam still didn't think that Gao Xiaodong was worth such a high annual salary.

"Don't you often say that Manchester United are the most team in the team?"

Efram said.

David Gill was a little embarrassed, but was immediately disguised, saying: "The team and the individual complement each other, and superstars can make the team better." ”

Everam smiled faintly and said nothing.

After the goal, Manchester United did not completely relax, the veteran players are experienced, knowing that this time is precisely the most dangerous time, Stoke City dog jumped over the wall in a hurry, in case of accidentally being bitten, it will be troublesome, time is running out, to be on the safe side, it is to shrink back to play Stoke City's counterattack.

Although this is a bit of a loss of face, the previous 100 minutes of hard fighting have caused the United players to suffer, and now they do not want to leave Stoke City with no chance.

After kick-off in the centre circle, Manchester United did not continue to press forward except for the forward players, and everyone sat in the backfield and waited for the Stoke City players to attack.

Seeing this scene, Ferguson nodded secretly, his heart relaxed, and he was very happy that the disciples had chosen to arrive.

In fact, in the game, the head coach is not in control of everything, and even less influential than the captain, because the noise on the field is very loud, the coach's orders cannot be transmitted to the ears of the players, and there is no time to fully tell the players what they think, and the most effective way for them to affect the game is to make substitutions, but there are only three substitutions.

So seeing his players calm down and stay behind to play Stoke City's counter-attack, Ferguson is very satisfied, and he also thinks it is the most correct and safe choice.

Stoke City have no way to retreat from attack, with 20 minutes left behind and their only hope of winning the title is to pull one back and hold on to penalties.

Stoke City naturally know how strong the opponent is, otherwise they would not have put the iron bucket formation in place from the beginning, so even if it is attacking, they will not dare to pour out of the nest, that will only die faster, only half of their players have pressed through the center circle, and the back line remains in their own half.

Watching the players of Stoke City attack in a hurry, the comfort in the hearts of the players of Manchester United was like eating an ice cream on a hot day, and he said, "Now it's time for you to taste the taste of the iron bucket formation, and it is also an iron bucket formation with strong attack power." ”

Even if Stoke City's players were to attack with almost an entire line of defence, it would be impossible to prevent Manchester United's counter-attack.

There is a huge difference in the quality between Stoke City and Manchester United, they can hold up to 100 minutes, relying on dense defense, once attacked, they have no advantage.

Stoke City had been preparing for this game for so long, and in the 13th minute, Watkins and Jones made a one-two in front, and Jones hit the goal directly from the edge of the penalty area.

But now there was a lot of people in the United penalty area, and the ball touched Scholes's leg and changed direction, and goalkeeper Van der Sar was so focused that he easily confiscated the ball.

The Stoke players also knew how scary it was to be counter-attacked by Manchester United, and striker Jones rushed to Van der Sar as soon as possible to prevent him from launching a quick counter-attack.

Van der Sar sees that the opportunity for a quick counterattack is gone, and he is not in a hurry, he is a veteran, and he knows that the initiative is now completely in the hands of Manchester United, as long as Stoke City attacks, Manchester United has more opportunities to counterattack.

Stoke City continued to attack Manchester United, but after a hundred minutes of stubborn defense, Stoke City was limited to their own strength, and the attack was very monotonous, and Stoke City almost all of their sports and set-pieces were completed by high balls. On the counter-attack, one of the full-backs broke through at high speed on the wing and hung diagonally in the box, two forwards rushed up to the top, and the other full-back also cut into the middle of the wing and fought almost parallel to the two center forwards. In positional battles, the full-backs control the ball at their feet, and the two central defenders and the central midfielder Delap both rush into the penalty area to fight for the top, in this case, they always have 5 or more players in the penalty area to grab the high ball, and the other full-back pulls to the middle of the penalty area and is responsible for the second attack behind the 5 players, usually long-range shots.

Although this kind of attack is simple, but because Stoke City's players are very tall, the threat is not impossible, just because Manchester United's defensive level is also top-notch, after retreating, the numerical advantage is obvious, and Stoke City's attack has not been able to threaten Manchester United's goal.

A team like Stoke City will have no problem attacking for three or five minutes, but attacking a team like Manchester United for a long time will not be able to hold it at the back.

Just after half-time in extra-time, United had just exchanged positions and had a quick counter-attack.

Scholes passed the ball to Gao Xiaodong, who found Berbatov on the forward line with a long pass.

Dimitar Berbatov hooked the ball with his back to Rooney, who shook off the defender and cut in at high speed, stabbing the ball between Sorensen's legs with a poke of his toes in the face of the attacking goalkeeper.

Sorensen closed his leg to block the ball, but it was too late and the ball rolled through his crotch and into the net behind him.

2:0

Wayne Rooney's goal essentially sealed the win for United.

Rooney was also excited after the goal, he opened his arms, ran to Gao Xiaodong, and hugged Gao Xiaodong tightly to celebrate.

Manchester United's players also ran to Rooney, hugging him and Gao Xiaodong in the middle.

Berbatov was a little lonely when he applauded on the side, although the ball was planned by Gao Xiaodong and Scholes, but it was he who assisted, but Rooney did not come to thank him, and his teammates did not pay attention, which made Berbatov rush to the loneliness of being left out in the cold.

The United fans in the stands finally relaxed and celebrated, and they all stood up, singing and dancing on the pitch and chanting the song "We Are the Champions".

The on-site commentators were also shouting excitedly: "It's over!" It's garbage time! Manchester United basically sealed their first title! An FA Cup title with no weight on the road! Rooney and Gao Xiaodong's goals gave Manchester United another solid step towards the treble.