Chapter 108: Halftime Lead
The first half of the game ended with a score of 0:1, with the home team in front and the away team behind!
In fact, conceding a goal late in the first half was quite a heavy blow to the home team's morale, especially when the opponent still scored a classic goal in such a way, which was even more unacceptable to the Manchester City players.
The derby is already talked about by the world, and in such a game, a classic goal was born, the opponent is very excited and proud, and perhaps for many years to come, there will still be fans discussing this goal - this is even more uncomfortable for Manchester City, because no one else mentions a "flying fairy" goal scored by Van Bizhuang in the derby, they will mention Manchester City, a proper background, miserable, when Manchester United is full of praise from the fans, They were pulled out and "whipped" over and over again, and the feeling was worse than eating a ton of stool.
Therefore, in the remaining minutes of the first half, Manchester City was not demoralized by the goal conceded, on the contrary, because of unwillingness and anger, like a wounded beast, launched a frenzied counterattack towards Manchester United's half.
Manchester United, the leader, is high morale, and in the derby, anything can be revealed, but not cowardly, so the away players are also fearless hard top, and the two teams have launched a more ferocious and fiery scramble on the field.
The collision of the comet on the earth made Manchester City coach Mancini on the sidelines anxiously pacing - the players did not lose confidence and morale because of the goal, which is a positive point, but the attack against Manchester United like a mad is too great. If you don't pay attention, you risk your opponent extending the lead, especially with the more or less irrational attacking frenzy of Manchester City's players, and it is not too easy for United to take advantage of their defensive holes.
Roberto Mancini waved or yelled on the sidelines to signal his players to stay calm, but it didn't work out well, but the end result was a blessing for him.
Thankfully, the Reds were on full display in the frenzied attack, especially after taking the lead, and that kind of ease and confidence was enough to make them play more easily. Manchester City attacked fiercely on the pitch, but there were not many threats in substance, but it was United who created a couple of good counter-attacking opportunities, threatening the goal with almost every shot, forcing Givens to make wonderful but thrilling saves.
And Manchester City was able to keep the first half without conceding another goal, Givens is definitely the biggest hero, the old Irish goalkeeper can be regarded as retaining Manchester City's "glimmer of life", if the score gap is widened, Mancini does not know how to deal with the second half, want to grab points in the hands of Manchester United with a two-goal lead or even more, the hope of success is not to say nothing, but it is also very small.
Mancini walked into the passage with a blue face, at this time, he had a headache, the score was behind, the scene was not dominant, and more seriously, many players were carrying yellow cards, and the disadvantages added up were enough to make the team even more shrinking in the second half.
He had to make some adjustments in the dressing room in midfield, find a solution and think of a way to break the Manchester United goal, the Manchester derby, which was a test for him as a manager, and to beat Manchester United at a time when he was not yet able to compete for league and European honours, was a report card that had to be handed over to the fans and the club.
Compared to Mancini, who frowned, Ferguson was much more personable, with a smile on his face and a relaxed and steady foot, waving to the visiting fans in the stands as he walked, and the fans would respond excitedly.
The coach was undoubtedly extremely satisfied with the process and score of the first half, and the performance of the players gave him reason to show his relaxed side at this moment.
Unlike the Manchester City players who rushed into the tunnel quickly with a calm face, the Manchester United players were talking and laughing on their shoulders and backs, talking about the first half of the game, while swaying forward, even if the boos and yelling at the city stadium were still as fierce as when they first entered the field, but these ugly words and roars were a sign of fear from the other side in the eyes of the leading Manchester United players at the moment.
"Call it! Call it!! Scream louder, and I'll think there's a pig chirping in my ear! ”
Neville grinned widely, and after saying this, he also half-turned around and waved his hand to the stands on all sides as if he was "defiant", which naturally attracted a louder noise from the home fans, but Neville didn't care, and continued to walk forward with a high spirit.
Giggs put his arm around his old friend's shoulders and fully affirmed his statement: "Well said, Gary, I see that you have the potential to be a poet...... That's right, it's the pigs humming and chirping, no matter how loud they hum, they can't save them from being slaughtered by the pig knife! ”
Ryan Giggs and Neville are both meritorious veterans of Manchester United, and they have hated and scolded Manchester City, a sworn enemy, for more than ten years.
The rest of the players, some of them smiled and shook their heads wryly behind them, some of them didn't say a word, just grinned and snickered, and some of them smiled and joined in the "creation of poetry".
Fan Bizhuang and Kaka walked forward side by side, but did not speak, and when they were about to reach the entrance of the passage, Fan Bizhuang suddenly stopped.
Kaka was a little strange, looked at Fan Bizhuang, and then followed his gaze to the stands in the distance.
In that direction, many portraits were held aloft by the fans, most of which were portraits of Fan Bizhuang and Kaka, with Fan Bizhuang being the most. Of course, the image of Fan Bizhuang in the portrait is not very good, some are lying on their stomachs, some are kneeling, and the narration next to them is also extremely insulting.
Kaka saw Fan Bizhuang's eyes narrowed slightly, he knew Fan Bizhuang's temper and character, don't look at the current Fan Bizhuang's personality is a lot more cheerful, and he gets together with friends and teammates all day long to laugh, but if you really think that Fan Bizhuang is a good-tempered person, it is a big mistake, Fan Bizhuang is a violent temper in La Liga, and there are countless troubles - this is what Kaka knows, I heard others say that the previous Fan Bizhuang was more withdrawn, and his temper was more irritable, and he went crazy when he didn't agree.
Kaka has never seen such a Fan Bizhuang, but he has no doubt that the real ***** of the "rumors" The nicknames of "villain" and "rogue" will not be groundless, especially Kaka also has a lot of friends, and there are also teammates of the national team in Barcelona, through which I understand that most of the Barcelona players who were born in La Masia have no good impression of Fan Bizhuang, to be exact, almost every little player from La Masia, as long as it is in the same batch as Fan Bizhuang, has not been beaten, Even Barcelona's current ace Leo. Messi has suffered from Fan Bizhuang.
So how can such a guy be a good-looking character?
Kaka was really worried that Fan Bizhuang would suddenly erupt and rush to the side of the stands to mingle with the fans above, so he reached out and grabbed Fan Bizhuang's shoulder, and a smile appeared on his face: "Don't worry about that, no matter how loud they shout, it means that the greater their fear of you, you will tell them with facts what will be the end of provoking you." ”
Fan Bizhuang turned his head and looked at Kaka with a look full of meaning. He knew what Kaka was worried about, and to be honest, when he first entered the stadium, he saw the slogans and portraits like that, and heard the insults from the Manchester City fans, he really wanted to run over and tear their mouths apart, but now......
"You're verbose, Izeksen."
Fan Bizhuang shook his head, the corners of his mouth unconsciously turned up slightly, "Do you think I will care what these clowns say?" ”
Kaka was a little stunned, and he breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, and was about to say something, but Fan Bizhuang said again without thinking about himself, and his tone was incomparable, "The answer is...... Of course, I care! I care a lot! ”
In Kaka's stunned eyes, Fan Bizhuang turned around and walked towards the passage, "But I won't do anything stupid, I don't want to leave the field so early, I have to abuse them on the field, I have to let them know that it turns out that you are a bunch of funny monkeys!" ”
Coming back from his stunned, Fan Bizhuang's indifferent words still rang in his ears, but the figure had already disappeared into the player's tunnel, Kaka muttered a few words, shook his head, and walked in.
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In the home team's dressing room.
Mancini still didn't make personnel adjustments in the end, it's not that he didn't want to, he couldn't, the eleven players who started the game are already the best cards he can come up with, although over the years, because of the investment of sufficient funds, Manchester City has introduced a group of good players, and the results are steadily improving, but in the final analysis, Manchester City is really a "nouveau riche", its heritage is not sufficient, and the depth of the bench is not enough, after all, many outstanding first-class players, they are very hungry for money, but not absolutely, They would rather go to a club that can bring them glory and increase their value, rather than coming to an upstart team like Manchester City and slowly climbing the ladder.
The sports career of professional players is only more than ten years, the golden period is shorter, and when there are better choices, they are naturally more willing to stand on the shoulders of giants and climb up, rather than to let themselves grow slowly and finally become a giant - because God will not give them such a long career time, it is more likely that the giant has not grown up, and he has already grown old.
Therefore, in such a situation, Manchester United has money and people, but the strength level of the players in the team is uneven, the starting eleven is Manchester City's strongest lineup, and if the substitution adjustment is made, then the players who fill in the position, what kind of performance, and whether they can compete with Manchester United's luxury lineup, it is unknown - anyway, in Mancini's opinion, he has little confidence, it is better not to make substitution adjustments, only make adjustments at the tactical level of the team.
Even though many of the starters were under the pressure of yellow cards, he felt that as long as he was careful, there should not be much of a problem.
Of course, he also consciously gave other players who did not have yellow cards on them, assigning more defensive tasks for them to cooperate with the team to defend.
After some explanations, Mancini set his sights on French defender Patrick Vieira.