Chapter 185: The Ambition of the Quadruple Crown!
April 19, Manchester United, Old Trafford. Between the two full stands was a large screen. It clearly shows the two sides of the contest, the time of the game, and the current score:
Manchester United vs. Everton, 89 minutes, 0-0.
It was a semi-final of the 2008/2009 FA Cup season, with Manchester United wearing the traditional red 'colour' shirt and Everton wearing the blue colour shirt β a contest of fire and sea.
The stadium was full of people. Although the home team Manchester United was still unable to open the situation. But Manchester United's fans are still singing and cheering on the team.
"The score was still 0-0 and no one was able to score, but there is no denying that it was a 'fierce' and 'fine' game. The only thing missing is the goal. β
Manchester United and Everton played conservatively today, with both sides getting scoring chances, but both were narrowly off. Yang Fan once had an upside-down golden hook 'shot' and 'goal', and everyone was ready to cheer for this goal, but the football was saved by Everton's 'goalkeeper' Howard and actually hit the outside of the post and popped up.
Manchester United captain Gary Neville was sentenced to death by the referee for a foul on Mikel Arteta in the box, but Everton failed to capitalise on the penalty and Arteta headed it over the crossbar......
Therefore, this 'fierce' game is coming to an end, and the score is still 0-0.
At this moment, Yang Fan is standing on the sidelines, he raised his hand to the referee, and after getting the referee's permission, he returned to the court, two minutes ago, Yang Fan was tackled by Cahill, received simple treatment and treatment on the sidelines, and is now ready to return to the court.
The referee waved at Yang Fan, signaling that he could return to the court, and there was a burst of applause in the stands, which was given to Yang Fan who returned to the court.
At this point, United were given a free-kick in front of the pitch and Ryan Giggs stood at the penalty spot.
Yang Fan squeezed into the penalty area, and as soon as he looked up, he saw Lescott standing next to him, so he smiled at the England central defender. The scar on Lescott's brain 'goal' looks scary, which reminds Yang Fan of an 'old friend' - Bayern Munich's French midfielder Ribery, which feels very kind.
Lescote was a little apprehensive when Yang Fan laughed. He is aware of the threat of Yang Fan, in today's game, Lescott is responsible for defending Yang Fan, he can be said to have used a lot of strength, coupled with good luck, he barely let Yang Fan score, but Lescott also has to admit that this Chinese 'shooter' is too strong, and he has to play a twelve-point 'spirit', and if he is not careful, he may fall short.
Thinking like this in his heart, Lescote took a step closer to Yang Fan, and he wanted to oppress Yang Fan's space. looked up and saw that Yang Fan was still smiling at him, which made Lescott's scalp numb but also a little angry, this guy was laughing at the scar on his forehead?!
Lescott snorted coldly and glared at Yang Fan angrily.
Yang Fan also realized that it didn't seem good for him to stare at this person's scar like this, so he shifted his gaze and turned his head to look at Giggs who was standing at the penalty spot.
The referee blew the whistle and Giggs kicked the ball out.
The ball flies into the penalty area.
Lexter, who had been sticking to Yang Fan, was startled when the whistle sounded, and he suddenly had a bad premonition, which was an inexplicable premonition, indescribable, but it was indeed a bad feeling, and at this time, he felt that the people around him moved.
Hurriedly turned around, and saw Yang Fan throw him away and run to the left. He hurriedly followed, not caring about what was going on with the football behind him.
As soon as he spread his feet and chased after him, Lescott saw Yang Fan turn back again!
Lescott hurried to the emergency brakes and tried to stick it again, but at this time, Yang Fan jumped high, almost subconsciously, and Lescott also jumped up.
However, as a defender, the reaction was half a beat slower than that of a striker, and he was stuck in the position by Yang Fan first, and the result can be imagined.
Ball to man!
Yang Fan shook his head violently in the air.
"Yang Fan-!"
The commentator roared, in the screams of tens of thousands of ball 'fans' in the stands, Yang Fan was high, he jumped higher than Lescott's head, facing the football in the air, he exerted his waist and abdomen, shook his head, and hit a beautiful lion to attack the 'goal'!
Everton's American goalkeeper Howard rose to his feet and pounced on the football, but he was not able to touch the football at all, and the football drew a parabola and fell into the far corner of the goal......
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After the football was hit by Yang Fan's head, it flew towards the ball 'goal', and Everton's 'goalkeeper' Howard 'goalkeeper' jumped high. But he only pounced on the wind brought up by the football after it passed, and behind him, the net was lifted fiercely!
"goal!yang-goooooaaaal!" Mortenson shouted sharply. "Genius strike!What a beautiful goal!Golden goal!!"
The whole Old Trafford stadium changed because of this goal, and the whole stadium boiled like boiling water.
After the goal, Yang Fan rushed to the sideline and knelt on the turf and glided, behind him, the Manchester United players were rushing towards him!
watched Yang Fan who was pressed under his teammates on the sidelines. Manchester United assistant coach Mike Ferran excitedly shouted in Ferguson's ear: "Alex!
Ferguson didn't seem to be as 'agitated' as his assistants, he just stood in front of the dugout and applauded. It seems that he has long known that Yang Fan will stand up and turn the tide, which is his trust in Yang Fan.
The TV is replaying Yang Fan's header just now to break the 'goal'. Mortenson's excited voice continued: "What a beautiful header, Lescott can't guard him at all, he is not Yang Fan's assistant at all, he can't guard him! Gentlemen, although this person no longer needs me to be introduced, I still have to say, this is Mr. Key, this is Yang Fan, Manchester United's number nine, that omnipotent Chinese!
The game entered injury time, Yang Fan received a free kick from Giggs, and pressed Lescott's header to score the goal!
1 to 0!
Manchester United broke the deadlock on the pitch and it could have been the goal that could have decided the outcome of the game.
When Yang Fan's header broke the 'goal', Everton manager Moyes on the sidelines covered his face in pain, losing the ball at this time, it was really disastrous, he raised his head and looked at the young man who was pressed by Manchester United's Arhat to celebrate the goal...... Moyes knew how powerful Yang Fan was, and today he made a special deployment for Yang Fan, and Lescott also tried his best to defend Yang Fan, but he didn't expect that in the end, he still couldn't prevent Yang Fan.
In today's game, both Lescott and Phil Neville struggled to defend Yang Fan, and they had no way to stop Yang Fan's threat. Sometimes when the Chinese takes the ball with his back, the defender will use small movements to affect his balance. However, Yang Fan is 'fearless' of this kind of small action.
The final score of this game was 1-0, Manchester United defeated Everton by one goal with Yang Fan's goal, and entered the 2008/2009 English FA Cup final!
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At the post-match press conference, Ferguson made no secret of his satisfaction with his proud disciple, he praised Yang Fan, and this time, Ferguson praised Yang Fan as a 'tough guy'!
Ferguson said that Yang Fan was a "tough guy" among the strikers he had ever seen -- for a striker, such praise was rare.
"Over the years, there have been a number of players who have been called 'tough guys', usually aggressive centre-backs or defensive midfielders, who are never afraid to make tackles. What I want to say here is that Yang Fan is also a tough guy, don't underestimate him. I know he's a striker, but he's always been rammed, but he's never afraid. Spiritually, he's one of the toughest strikers I've ever coached. Ferguson said of Yang Fan.
Yang Fan is one, so who is the other tough guy striker? The other tough guy striker in Ferguson's mouth naturally refers to Manchester United's king Eric Cantona.
In fact, Yang Fan deserves the praise of Ferguson, in today's game, Lexter and Phil Neville can be said to have worked hard to defend Yang Fan, and small moves are constant, but Yang Fan is not afraid of confrontation and often always has the upper hand.
After the press conference, Ferguson praised Yang Fan as a 'tough guy', which also attracted the attention of the English media and football 'fans', although some people seemed to disagree with this, but there were still many media and football 'fans' who agreed with Ferguson's description of Yang Fan.
This is a player who never admits defeat and never knows how to bow his head, with him on the court, you never need to worry about the team will not have fighting spirit, in addition, don't look at Yang Fan is not the kind of muscular 'meat' man who looks quite strong, however, his confrontation ability is not weak, in addition, the media also noticed a strange phenomenon. Yang Fan's ankles and knees are often exposed to the opponent's 'yin' moves. Although he was sometimes kicked to a swollen ankle at the end of a game, he was rarely injured, and it is said that even Manchester United's company doctor would be amazed by Yang Fan's super physical condition. In fact, it is precisely because of this that Yang Fan's suspension is basically a suspension punishment for not being calm enough and participating in conflicts, and he really rarely misses because of injuries.
"This kid's desire to win is too strong, he is not afraid of confrontation, this is a kind of courage, a kind of awesome self-confidence in dealing with opponents, and he is still a lot more mature now. He is a man with responsibility. Ferguson said.
Manchester United beat Everton 1-0 to reach the FA Cup final, while in the other semi-final, Chelsea beat Arsenal 2-1 in the London derby, with United and Chelsea set to face off in the FA Cup final on 30 May.
Now, Manchester United is six points ahead of second-placed Liverpool in the Premier League with one game less, and the hope of winning the Premier League title with six rounds left in the league is very high, and in the Champions League, Manchester United has also reached the semi-finals, the semi-final opponent is their old rival Arsenal who have been slaughtered this season, and the hope of advancing to the final is not small, and in the FA Cup, Manchester United has also reached the final, plus Manchester United has won the League Cup this season, so Manchester United is very hopeful to compete for the great honor of the quadruple this seasonγ
In the history of the English league, there are two teams that have won the treble, Manchester United won the league title, FA Cup and Champions Cup in 1999, Liverpool won the league title and Champions Cup in 1984, and the cup won the League Cup.
No team in the history of English football has ever won the Quadruple.
So, the English media is paying attention to this, and there is now a heated discussion about how much hope Manchester United have of competing for the quadruple.
Lineker analyzed this matter in his column: there is no doubt that the quadruple crown is extremely dazzling, it is the ultimate dream of all players and teams, at present, Manchester United has a big advantage in the league, and the hope of winning the title is very high, in the FA Cup, Manchester United beat Chelsea to win the championship The possibility of winning the championship is slightly secondary, the only doubt is the Champions League, Manchester United's opponent in the semi-finals is Arsenal, although Manchester United has been in the first half of the league and Arsenal's ' The opponent won 6-2, but, don't forget, who was the player who shone the most and decided the game in that game, it was Yang Fan! And this time in the two-legged semi-final match with Arsenal, Yang Fan will be absent due to suspension, and whether Cristiano Ronaldo, who was injured in the first leg of the Champions League quarter-match with 'Port', can return to the team and play, this is also a question mark. Therefore, in this semi-final with Arsenal, Manchester United still faces a lot of difficulties......
Lineker's words, summed up in a meaning, Manchester United does have the hope of winning the quadruple crown, but it is more difficult, the most difficult of which is in the Champions League, the semi-final opponent Arsenal is not so easy to cross, and even if it reaches the final, the possible final opponent is not good at Barcelona or Chelsea, especially Barcelona, Messi's form has exploded this season, and it is not easy to beat such a Barcelona.
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After just three days of rest, Manchester United have a Premier League game, which is a make-up match for the 27th round of the league against Portsmouth.
It wasn't a tough conversation, with Portsmouth sitting slightly above the relegation zone, but with relegation not yet assured, United leading the way.
However, the match attracted the attention of the whole of England, and indeed the whole of Europe.
This is only because this game is about the grudge between two teams, more precisely, the grudge between one person and one team!
In the Charity Shield before the start of the 2008/2009 season, Manchester United and Portsmouth clashed in a large-scale conflict, Yang Fan was banned by the FA for helping Tevez avenge his kick over Diop, which made Yang Fan miss Manchester United's early season game, which is the most direct reason for Manchester United's poor start to the season.
And this time Yang Fan and Barcelona grudge the matter, Portsmouth player Diop jumped out again, according to the Catalan media "Daily Sport", Diop angrily denounced Yang Fan as the executioner and asked UEFA to severely punish Yang Fan. Other Portsmouth players have also spoken out in support of their team-mates.
Therefore, the relationship between Yang Fan and Portsmouth has deteriorated further, which can be described as an old feud and a new grudge.
"This game will be a ......collision between Yang Fan and Manchester United and Portsmouth dealing with these unpleasant past events between them," The Guardian said bluntly.
It is said that the Manchester police have requested police support from the surrounding cities, and the security level of this match has been repeatedly raised to prevent possible clashes between the two sides.
In addition, there is another highlight of this game, Yang Fan's goals in the league have reached thirty-two, which is only two goals away from the Premier League single-season goal record of 32 goals held by Andy Cole and Alan Shearer.
ββ¦β¦ It is said that hatred can make people full of motivation, as someone who understands Yang Fan's 'sex' personality, I believe that this will be reflected in Yang Fan's body, so I am now looking forward to this match between Manchester United and Portsmouth, at the moment of hitting the goal record, meet Portsmouth, a 'special' opponent, let's wait and see how far Yang Fan and Manchester United can go, right?" George Gordon, a die-hard supporter of Yang Fan in the media, said in his column with a little 'agitation'.
In China, the attention to Yang Fan has never left, and this attention and expectation are getting warmer and warmer.
Although there are still six rounds of matches before the end of the league, many Chinese media have already awarded this season's Premier League Golden Boot to Yang Fan in advance, and in their opinion, it is impossible for those chasers to catch up with Yang Fan! The second place on the list of shooters is Anelka of Chelsea, his goals are fifteen goals, and the gap between Yang Fan and Yang Fan is seventeen goals, Yang Fan's goals are more than twice that of Anelka, Anelka wants to catch up with Yang Fan, he must score a hat trick in every game in the back game, and at the same time, under the premise that Yang Fan does not continue to score, everyone on the earth knows that this is impossible to happen!
Therefore, it is not an exaggeration for the Chinese media to 'award' the Premier League Golden Boot to Yang Fan in advance, and everyone is very confident.
The Golden Boot is basically confirmed, and Yang Fan has to hit the Premier League goal record, which makes Chinese football 'fans' and the media very 'excited'. "In the game against Portsmouth, in the face of this opponent that Yang Fan 'hates' very much, Yang Fan will definitely not show mercy, he will definitely try his best to find a goal...... Will Yang Fan tie the Premier League single-season goal record held by Alan Shearer and Andy Cole in this game?