Chapter 306: Saving a penalty
No matter who wins or loses, the game is so divided into winners and losers, this thunderous battle is naturally attractive enough, but after all, it can't catch up with the excitement of another penalty shootout, so the fans in the stands and the fans in front of the TV can't help but be about to go high~ tide.
"I think Howard will be able to explode in a while, pounce left and right, and he alone can send Notts County straight home!"
", you think Howard is a god, I'm optimistic about Notts County, you know, Notts County has experienced penalty shootouts in recent years, but they haven't lost yet!"
"Notts County have played a penalty in the past few years, is it good, what is there to show off!"
"I think Notts County are going to lose, you look at their midfield core Deco, who is born with a bitter melon face, like a gas bag, can he still score a penalty?"
The fans were talking to each other about the penalty shoot-out, and they were all interested.
David wasn't too nervous in the stands, firstly, he didn't care much about the final result, and secondly, he knew very well what kind of guy Manchester United's goalkeeper Howard was.
Since Kasper Schmeichel left Manchester United, the Red Devils have not found a reliable goalkeeper, and the previous goalkeeper Barthez handed over all his faith to the French national team, so his performance at Manchester United has been nothing short of a disaster, and his low-level mistakes are almost enough to be edited into a two-hour movie.
Although Howard's performance is better than Barthez, in general, it is still not worthy of Manchester United's giant status, and the goalkeeper is also the weakest link of Manchester United.
David knows that it wasn't until Lord Ferguson went out of his way to buy Van der Sar from Fulham that the Dutchman veteran had a second spring for the Red Devils that the Reds really reopened their doors.
Although Howard is now firmly in the position of Manchester United's main goalkeeper and has a reputation, when it comes to real strength, he may not be much better than Lopez, and even in terms of sports, the old American goalkeeper has gradually declined, and the only thing that can show off is his experience.
The penalty shootout is more of a test of the mentality of the players on both sides, and it is also the link that can bring the two sides closer together, even if the Premier League team faces a secondary school team, and the two sides go to take a penalty, the Premier League team does not dare to say that it is guaranteed to win.
At the level of Manchester United and Notts County, it is even more of a battle of strong hearts.
Soon, Loew and Alex Ferguson submitted the order of penalties and the penalty shoot-out was imminent.
The first to appear was Manchester United's spiritual leader, an almost tyrant-like presence on the pitch, but Keane has gradually fallen behind in the confrontation with old rival Patrick Vieira.
Facing Lopez, Keane hit the top left corner of the goal with a blast, and although Lopes judged the right direction, he still couldn't do anything.
The penalty score was 1:0.
The pressure then shifted to Notts County's side, Deco, as the core of the midfield, although his face was still sad, but he scored the penalty without suspense, and Howard didn't even judge the right direction.
The penalty score was 1:1.
Although David said that he was not nervous, but at this point, he couldn't help but worry about it.
However, when he saw Lahm and Alonso standing side by side, he felt a chill for no reason, because he thought of the funny story of the two of them taking penalties in his previous life.
In the semi-finals of the German Cup in the 14-15 season, Bayern Munich and Dortmund had a penalty shootout.
Missing a penalty is not a big deal, but the scene that appeared later is really weird!
Alonso, who came out next, was full of confidence, but the problem also appeared when he was exerting power, the same action, the same result, and Alonso, who slipped and kicked the penalty away.
Some fans ridiculed, is Alonso playing copy and paste?
And now that the pair of penalty-kicks are in the Notts County team, do you want to play like this at this time?
David couldn't imagine that the picture was so beautiful.
At this time, the next one to come out of Manchester United is Xiao Xiaoluo, as an 18-year-old talented supernova, how much psychological pressure can be borne at this time, really no one can know.
If from a professional point of view, Xiao Xiaoluo's performance in this game is really sorry for his high transfer fee, and it also lives up to Lord Fu's attention to him, is Lord Fu really stubborn to this extent, and he has to let this Portuguese kid who only knows how to dribble early on?
Xiao Xiaoluo retreated, while coquettishly arranging a somewhat messy hairstyle, in his opinion, the Notts County goalkeeper in front of him is just a chicken, he can score a penalty casually, or it is more important to maintain the hairstyle.
However, Diego Lopes will not have any contempt for Xiao Xiaoluo because of his young age, you must know that this super genius who is only 18 years old is worth several times his own.
Under the attention of the fans, Xiao Xiaoluo ran quickly, and suddenly exerted force, and the ball flew towards the goal like a ballistic missile.
Diego López leaped forward, judging the right direction and single-handedly deflecting Ronaldo's penalty out of the goal amid the exclamations of the fans.
Diego Lopes screamed with his hands into fists as he saved the penalty, and he lived up to his role as Notts County's starting goalkeeper and lived up to the trust of his team-mates.
If it weren't for the penalty shoot-out, the Notts County players would have rushed over to celebrate the brilliant save.
And when Xiao Xiaoluo lowered his head and walked back, his eyes were still full of incredulity, he never thought that his penalty kick was actually saved.
When he returned to his teammates, none of his teammates came to comfort him, and his teammates were extremely disappointed with his performance, a person who didn't understand the team as a whole, and he really had nothing to say.
Where would Xiao Xiao Luo have thought of such a situation, as if at that moment, the whole world had isolated him, and he watched the Notts County players celebrate, and his heart was extremely stinging.
The penalty score was unchanged, 1-1, but everyone knew that Notts County was already in the ascendancy.
It was Kuyt who came out next in the Notts County, who had been playing as a striker in the Eredivisie and had a good shooting footwork, which is why Loew placed him in the top five penalty list.
But at this time, Kuyt's heart kept flashing one thought after another.
Kick left or right?
Kick high or low?
What if you get caught by that American?
Will Loew blame himself?
Will your teammates blame themselves?
When Kuyt stood at the penalty spot, his head was covered with fine beads of sweat. (To be continued.) )