Chapter 123: The Last Position
Arsenal, who won the last game and scored two away goals, played in a hurry, Liu Han still took the initiative in the midfield to lead his teammates, but he did not pass the ball to the front of the field quickly, because Henry and Bergkamp were almost watched to death by each other today, and Beckham next to him was also inseparable. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info
Arsenal's squad is close to perfect, but there are still holes, not to mention the aging backline, the players in the forward line will inevitably suffer after facing Manchester United's top defenders, and Thierry Henry and Bergkamp are not known stars for their strength.
But now Liu Han can't run directly to the front, and the parallel position of the midfield Manchester United team makes Arsenal's two wings useless, and can only rely on the penetration of the middle to attack forward.
In the sixteenth minute of the game, Manchester United won a corner, Beckham took the left side of the ball, causing chaos in the Arsenal penalty area, Manchester United central defender Stam inserted a scramble for a header, Keown was not to be outdone, the two collided together, Keown fell to the ground in pain, the referee blew the game off, awarded Stam a foul, but Keown has not been able to stand up.
Arsene Wenger was blackened on the sidelines, he didn't expect the team to be in trouble at this time, Keown, as the backbone of the defence, is the team's most guaranteed player in the central defender position, and now his injury is bound to affect the team's defence.
After the team doctor came on the field, he checked and made a gesture to the bench to carry the stretcher, and it seemed that Keown was not lightly injured.
After Keown's treatment, the game resumed as Arsenal began to retreat across the board, while Manchester United took advantage of an extra man to attack.
Keown, who was on a stretcher on the sidelines, found himself unable to continue the game after a brief treatment by the team doctor, and Wenger had to make a substitution less than 20 minutes into the game.
Manchester United stormed the Arsenal goal, the linesman on the sidelines held up a substitution sign, Vieira had to rush the ball off the touchline after a tackle, and with one man missing, Arsenal's penalty area was a little dangerous.
Veteran Winterburn came on as Manchester United began to slow down their attack.
After the situation gradually stabilized, the Arsenal team, led by Liu Han, began to slowly press on Manchester United.
Although Beckham has been pestering Liu Han in the midfield, Liu Han has not been affected too much, in the face of Beckham, Liu Han basically does not have to do anything, and directly accelerates and overtakes so that Beckham has no way.
In the 34th minute, Arsenal had a good chance when Liu Han sent a diagonal long cross past David Beckham in midfield, which Ljungberg cut in at high speed and then sent a low cross.
However, Thierry Henry's flanking down the middle was a little slower, and then Bergkamp was cleared by the United defenders before he could catch the ball.
The ball from the penalty area fell to Beckham, who retreated to defend and looked up at the Arsenal defence, and crossed directly into the middle.
York got rid of Winterburn's defense and then turned to the penalty area, Arsenal veteran Winterburn because it was an emergency, his body was not yet warmed up, and Yorke easily got rid of it.
Arsenal were in danger and the defenders were coming back, but York was very quick.
He-Man had to abandon the goal, and York dribbled the ball into the box and flicked the ball with his right foot to get past He-Man.
Seaman fell to the ground and pounced on the ball, but his fall was a little slower, and he didn't touch the ball but did touch York's foot, and although it wasn't very hard, York fell to the ground in pain as if he had been hit by a bullet.
The referee's whistle blew and then the red sign was displayed in disbelief for the Arsenal players.
Seaman held his head and couldn't believe what he was seeing, this ball should have been awarded a penalty, but a direct red card to the goalkeeper seemed to be a bit too much.
The Arsenal players almost surrounded the referee in protest, but the referee was unmoved, he even pulled out a yellow card, and he would not hesitate if the Arsenal players were any agitated.
Captain Adams pulled his teammate away from the referee, and then told the referee that he did not understand the decision, but the referee still upheld the original decision.
Arsene Wenger had to make a second substitution before the end of the first half, with his main goalkeeper sent off and had to be replaced by a substitute goalkeeper.
Liu Han came to the referee's side, without the slightest word, just stared at the referee, making the referee feel furious, and Liu Han expressed his protest with his silent behavior.
Seaman slammed his gloves to the ground and turned away from the pitch, with Manninger coming on for the next penalty.
Roykeane took the ball to the penalty spot and then didn't hesitate to smash it into the top left corner of the net, Manninger made a misdirected save to give United a 1-0 lead and a glimmer of hope began to emerge.
With a goal down and a man sent off, Arsenal were at a terrible disadvantage, and it was right midfielder Overmars who had just been replaced by Manninger, and Arsenal had to hold on to the score.
But I don't know if God didn't open his eyes today, or if the Arsenal team was blessed by Moros, the god of doom, today, and their suffering is not over.
After Seaman was sent off and Arsenal were one man less, United began to storm Arsenal, with Ferguson gesturing on the sidelines to keep his players pressing.
Liu Han retreated to a midfield position to block Manchester United's passes, and he had to keep fighting fires because the United team had invested too many troops.
As the first half drew to a close, Arsenal held on to the scoresheet.
But when the time of the game reached the 44th minute, Beckham pulled the ball into the middle after Manchester United won the ball in midfield, and after receiving the ball, he shot directly from a distance, the speed of the ball was very fast, and the arc was very large, and Beckham's long-range shots were similar to his free kicks.
In the face of such a long-range shot, Manninger did not dare to be careless, he was ready to hit the ball, but at the moment of contact with the ball, he suddenly felt a sharp pain in his wrist, and the football was knocked out of the bottom line by Manninger, but Manninger made a substitution gesture, his left hand tightly covered his right wrist.
Arsene Wenger couldn't believe what he was seeing, was Arsenal really cursed today? The main goalkeeper was sent off, the substitute goalkeeper was injured after less than 20 minutes on the pitch, and now there is no goalkeeper on the bench, and the Arsenal team is in a desperate situation.
Just when all the Arsenal fans were about to despair, Liu Han returned to the goal, he first asked Manninger about his injury, and then said: "Give me the gloves, I'll be the goalkeeper, I've practiced goalkeepers before, no problem." ”
Liu Han's words were full of confidence, and immediately calmed down the Arsenal players.
Wenger saw Liu Han take the gloves on the sidelines, and immediately realized that Liu Han was originally recommended by Ribery as a goalkeeper when he was recommended to him, and the desperate Wenger felt that he had grasped the straw, he hurriedly made a substitution, Bergkamp was replaced, replaced by defender Luzny as a back, and Vieira formed a double back, Arsenal must stick to the end.
Liu Han took the glove that didn't fit his hand and stood in front of the goal line, the last position he hadn't played in a professional game, and Manchester United felt like they saw the light of victory, while Arsenal looked forward to seeing the miracle of the team. (To be continued.) )