Liu Han sat on the bench with his teammates, this was his first official football match, although he did not play, but this frenzied atmosphere made him feel very novel. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

Wembley Stadium, which can accommodate 70,000 people (before the reconstruction), was packed, and the fanatical fans of both sides did not stop from entering the stadium, and the singing of one after another stunned Liu Han, who came to the stadium for the first time, because he had never seen such a scene in the NBA.

Both sides of this game are regular lineups, there is no major change, Manchester United is still the lineup when they won the Champions League, the front line is the black wind duo Andy Cole and York, who performed well last season, the midfield diamond position, the right side is still the "heartthrob" Beckham, although his impulsiveness in the 98 World Cup made him almost scolded by England fans, but his outstanding appearance and magical free kick skills still made him gain the love of many fans, most of whom are even female fans who don't understand football, After all, his miserable handsome face is really enough to attract attention. On the left was still Wales star Ryan Giggs, with Paul Scholes up front and captain Keane in the middle. At the back, there were no changes to United, with Dutchman Stam in the middle, Sylvestre interspersed with supplements, Gary Neville on the right and Erwin on the left.

Compared with the star-studded star of Manchester United, Arsenal's lineup is slightly inferior, Kanu on the front line is one person forward, Wenger's hometown Thierry Henry has not yet come to London, and the negotiations with Juventus are still in a stalemate, Juventus general manager Luciano Moggi is not an easy guy to deal with, even if Henry is not reused in Juventus, but he still wants to suck some blood from Arsenal.

Arsenal's midfield can be described as the world of the French, Vieira is naturally the core of the iron-clad midfielder, Petit and Grimindy are also indispensable backbones of Arsenal, only Parnoll is an Englishman, Ljungberg is a Swede.

At the back, Arsenal is dominated by English, except for left-back Silvinho, who is Brazilian, the other three are English defenders, and Arsenal's backline is still following the style of the Graham era.

The game officially started after the referee's whistle, with United attacking first.

Manchester United seem to be more relaxed than Arsenal's focus, after all, they had unprecedented success last season and let English football, which has always been looked down upon by the European continent, so Manchester United's players are more confident than Arsenal's players.

Manchester United have one less midfield than Arsenal, but they are not inferior to Arsenal's midfielders. "Bad man" Keane as a midfielder, he is not only a big gate in Manchester United's defense, but also Manchester United's metronome, experienced and tenacious Keane officially took over the captaincy after the retirement of former captain Cantona, with his help, Manchester United's two wings were opened, Beckham's accurate pass on the right side was enough to make Arsenal's defense tremble, and Giggs on the left made Arsenal's defense tremble, so from the perspective of the field, Manchester United has to take advantage, They laid siege to Arsenal from the start.

However, the Arsenal team is not without the power to change hands, Vieira sitting in the back can be regarded as a new star unearthed by Wenger, although he used to play for AC Milan, but only played two games a season, 97-98 season Wenger brought Vieira to Highbury, Vieira showed his strength as soon as he came here, super physical fitness and excellent confrontation ability made him close to the perfect defensive midfielder, if it weren't for the lack of skills at his feet, coupled with a fiery temper, Patrick Vieira is likely to be the anchor for Arsenal in the future.

When Arsenal adapted to the rhythm of Manchester United, they began to counterattack, Vieira did not rush to find Kanu in the front line after the half-time break, but passed to Petit to deal with it, Petit can be regarded as Arsenal's midfield commander in this game, he led Arsenal to attack.

However, Arsenal's poor forward line still makes them unable to attack the front court repeatedly, Kanu's confrontation ability is still too poor, and he has no way to fight against Stam and Silvester with his thin body, and as if he wants to break through Manchester United's midfield through short passes, Keane has been blocking Arsenal's attack, making their attacks repeatedly fruitless.

Wenger frowned tightly on the field, it is really not a way to keep defending like this, as the game progresses, the players' concentration will decline, and the defense will always be lax, but Arsenal is really weak on the front line now, and there is no center forward who can take the ball with his back to make Arsenal suffer very much, and their consistent tactics can not play in the face of Keane's defense.

As the game progressed, the odds grew against Arsenal, and in the 36th minute, Patrick Vieira fouled Paul Scholes from outside the box, which not only allowed United to win a free-kick, but also saddled himself with a yellow card.

Wenger rubbed his hands a little nervously, he looked at Seaman in front of goal, hoping that the captain could stop Beckham's free-kick, but the "heartthrob" who was in good form in the game hit the ball into the corner with a precise curling ball, David Seaman couldn't reach it, and Manchester United took a 1-0 lead.

Vieira was very unhappy with the decision just now, he felt that the opponent's Scholes had just faked the fall, but the referee ignored his protests and showed him a yellow card, which made Vieira even more angry.

The 23-year-old Vieira was getting bigger and bigger on the pitch, and the referee was somewhat tolerant of Vieira because of the previous yellow card, but when Vieira again sent Scholes to the ground with a near-back tackle, the referee finally couldn't bear it anymore, and he showed Vieira a second yellow card directly, and when the first half was about to end with three minutes left, Vieira was sent off and Arsenal made matters worse.

Wenger angrily smashed the mineral water bottle in his hand to the ground, this guy with brain cramps, didn't he know that the referee had been eyeing him? Wenger cursed Vieira in his head. He looked back at a few eager players on the bench, and then at Liu Han with a calm face, and Wenger made a startling move.

When the assistant referee on the field raised the sign of No. 6 and No. 24, everyone in the audience, including the players of the Manchester United team, was stunned, because Liu Han continued his number in the NBA, he was No. 24.

The guy who is seen as a "shirt seller" by almost all Premier League players played in his first official football game, and he will play in a position that is not goalkeeper, he will play as a central midfielder, and Arsene Wenger's substitution made no work for everyone, and they even thought Arsenal had given up the game. (To be continued.) )