As the game draws to a close, Edward is no longer willing to entangle with Manchester United, is there anything more important than getting three points away from home?

"The game went into Ferguson time, we did a statistic and survey in '07 that the referee usually gave a minute or so more when United were behind, and Ferguson's side were a percentage point more likely to score in the last minute of the game than other teams, much higher than other teams in the Premier League. With a goal after 80 minutes, United have taken a total of 88 points in the Premier League, one point ahead of second-placed Chelsea, and won four games. The Sky Sports commentator began to introduce the well-known Ferguson time with data, while telling fans to pay attention to the time, the fourth official walked to the sideline to pick up the display, and a clear 5 was displayed in front of the home fans, "There are no injuries in this game, the trend is very smooth, injury time should be about 3 minutes Okay, Manchester United still have the last three or so attacking time." ”

Hydward instructed his players to play as high as possible to waste as much time in the air as possible, but it didn't seem to work out particularly well, and Ferguson sneered, he could see Portsmouth's fatigue, and how to control time when leading is not something this young team is good at. In just a minute or two, he could see many doorways.

With so much pressure, Pompeo seemed to be looking to put pressure on United's defence, and they played like that all the game to great effect, but it was not appropriate to play like that in the final moments of the game. Marcos Alonso broke past Carrick after winning the ball in midfield, and there was a clear chance to kick the ball behind United or in the corner flag area, forcing the United players to step back sharply to chase the ball, but the youngster opted for a short pass at the back.

Ferguson knows that not every job needs an artist, the pianist is just as important, and that it is useless to have a beautiful ball in a moment of life and death for the team, and that winning the game is the most important and the only thing that matters.

It seems that Heidward never taught his players how to control time under pressure when they are ahead!

It's a science.

Alonso's ball was broken by Carrick, not only did not consume any time, forcing United to retreat, but a through ball pierced Portsmouth's ribs, in this choke point Van Persie fell to the ground while running and also threw the ball in front of the goal, the follow-up Rooney jumped high and smashed the ball towards the goal, the fans seemed to forget to breathe, Kante, who had made up for an empty goal, appeared by the post again magically, he blocked the goal with his chest, the ball did not fly far, Van Persie, who quickly got up, volleyed in from the other side. Magery wanted to fly to block the eye, Navas was also stunned by the dense crowd of players on both sides in front of him, and he didn't react for a while, Kante fell on the side of the post and got up quickly, throwing his body out to save the city that was about to be lost again.

Ngolocante!! Blocking Robin van Persie's must-have goal was one of the best defence of the season, Portsmouth had to step back, it was too risky to press forward, and United pressed very hard in midfield, which was a desperate style of play. ”

The ball was cleared off the border by Margery and the second attack, as fitness continued to decline, Portsmouth's defensive moves began to become rough, Scholes was tripped by Mane outside the box, and the referee awarded a free-kick almost without hesitation. After the game was down, Paul's eyes were still full of confidence, and there was a bad feeling, he took the initiative to take the penalty, but the ball was more than ten meters away from him. Scholes smiled and greeted Frell next to the football and asked him to kick the ball over, but Frell didn't care, picked it up and threw it over.

"Still young." Ferguson smiled again, the moment he was leading, especially on this occasion, for God's sake, don't pick up the ball for the opposition, every second he spends picking up the ball, he will have one less second to score. Scholes never picks up the ball for an opponent and lets them pick it up for the foul themselves, even if the ball rolls to his feet and stops on tiptoe, and of course this rule applies to any substitute player on the bench. It's the kind of thing the coach doesn't teach, it's all up to him, and his former team-mate Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is a genius at it, and he stays on the bench as if there is one more person on the pitch.

Portsmouth soon made another mistake! The last three or four minutes of the game almost became a show for Lord Fu, he was on the sidelines with his hands behind his back, he didn't look at his watch or start the hair dryer, only occasionally made eye contact with the players, and his disciples seemed to understand everything.

Pompey's legion struggled to hold on to the small lead, and the goal-scorer Belotti couldn't contain his excitement at this moment, and the adrenaline rush went high, and in more technical terms, he was fully in play. He used every ounce of his energy on the pitch to the fullest, assisting Meunier all the way to the box when defending, but soon reappeared in front of the fulcrum to chase high balls. United's backline was small and small, leaving only one Smalling to support him, and Belotti saw the opportunity to lead the ball and went forward, Smalling was no match for the in-form striker at the moment, who was split by the ball in just half a second. Chris Smalling didn't hesitate, because after him Manchester United defence was out of danger, he gave the Italian a hard kick from the flank!

The Portsmouth players quit and gathered around the referee for an explanation, with the referee glancing at his watch, pausing the timer and calling Smalling to his side under pressure to give him a yellow card.

This move on the pitch made Hydward feel that something was wrong, especially when the referee stopped the watch. He looked at Ferguson, who was still arranging the attack while the dead ball was still playing, and almost instantly figured out the joints. In this case, who in the world wants time to go faster? Portsmouth! They could have spent at least half a minute to serve a free-kick, and the referee's stoppage and then a symbolic yellow card, did it make sense? Chris Smalling was also the first yellow card of the game.

Isn't this TM hard to get along with yourself? Hydward wanted to curse, but what else did this yellow card give the players a pitiful sense of fairness? Chris Smalling's chances of getting a second yellow card in three minutes were even lower than he could have been to heaven. What about keeping the timer ticked and letting the opponent escape a yellow card, and when they win, they quickly forget about the unpleasantness.

The game is not over yet, but Ferguson's years of coaching experience have taught him that once you start making mistakes, it is a series of mistakes, which is the law of inertia of the great scientist Newton!

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