Chapter 135: Determination
“GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL! GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL! Van Persie! Van Persie! Robin...... Van Persie! The Dutch striker scored a brilliant goal that his compatriot Van der Sar couldn't do about it! ”
'In the last minute of the first half, the Dutchman equalised for Arsenal!'
"1:0 and 1:1 are not the same concept at all, for both players, different scorelines will have different mentalities at halftime, at this moment, Arsenal can celebrate at halftime! It will be a great motivation for them in the second half! ”
“1:1! The record holders won't let Manchester United easily step on their shoulders to make new history! Arsene Wenger's team showed their quality! ”
on the field.
The Manchester United players shook their heads in frustration or frustration, while the Arsenal players on the other side were in celebration, with Robin van Persie running in celebration, running to Diaby, jumping on the Frenchman's back, and throwing punches and roaring. Van Persie was both celebrating and thanking Diaby for creating a chance on goal for him – and while it was likely that Diaby only had a chance to hit the back of the net, his move gave Van Persie a second chance to shoot, which led to a beautiful drop in the final minute of the first half.
The visiting bench was also jubilant, with Arsene Wenger pacing on the sidelines, his fists vibrating constantly, and the professor, who understood what it meant to score a goal in this time period, did not have the usual elegance, and his face was full of excitement and excitement.
"Damn it!"
Ferguson cursed in a low voice unwillingly, and he didn't know if this sentence was aimed at the whole Manchester United team, or only for Evra, perhaps in his opinion, if Evra was more active, not standing and waiting for the ball, but running a few steps to catch the ball, maybe Van Persie would not have the opportunity to poke the ball away first, and naturally there would be no later goal.
But now that everything has happened, Ferguson has nothing to do but indignantly whisper. Glancing at his old rival Arsene Wenger, who was still raising his fists in celebration, Ferguson snorted coldly, and without waiting for the end of the first half, he turned around and walked towards the passage.
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The final score of the first half was 1:1.
The game was evenly matched, and the score was also scored by one goal each, which was a winless and unbeaten result for both sides for the time being.
However, it is clear that the United players have been a little hit, leading for so long in the first half, but they were equalised by the opponent at the last moment, and it is certain that they are not happy, and if they walk into the dressing room with the lead, then the morale will be different.
But fortunately, there were still 45 minutes left in the half, and there was still time for them to chase the new record.
Sure enough, in the home team's dressing room, Ferguson, who had already returned first, immediately lost his temper.
In fact, the first half of the first half was still excellent for the whole team, not falling behind in the attack, and still leading most of the time, if not the goal conceded in the last moments, then the half was not perfect, at least satisfactory.
But it was precisely because of this conceded goal that all efforts were wasted, and Ferguson's anger was first and foremost spilled on Evra.
"Patrice, I'm disappointed with your performance. Can you tell me if you're going to play football on the pitch, or are you going to play the wooden pillar? …… Can you do your own defensive duty, if you can't, or if you don't want to play, then good, tell me and I'll kick you to the reserve where you can continue your ramblings! ”
"I'll keep an eye on you, if you don't make me feel happy in the second half, then get off me, you don't want to play, there are people who want to sit in your place!"
In front of everyone's eyes, the French veteran was so angry that the head coach's face was blue and white, his neck was even more shrunk, and he didn't dare to come out, letting the spitting stars fly in his hair.
Since 04 from the French Ligue 1 Monaco club, Evra has played for Manchester United for nearly seven years, during these seven years, he is the team's main left-back, for Manchester United to win various honors and made great contributions, but is such a meritorious veteran, but was scolded like a grandson, not to mention refutation, not even dare to come out, it shows how powerful Ferguson is in this team, it is not an exaggeration to say that it is a "tyrant".
Ferguson has such a violent temper that if he is not satisfied with the game, then he will not care about the place and the "hair dryer" will blow immediately.
Patrice Evra did have some responsibility for conceding the goal in the final moments of the first half, and there is nothing to say about that. But obviously, Ferguson's anger cannot be soothed by one person, and he was "implicated" by Evra, and almost half of the main force of the starters was ravaged by the hair dryer.
'Rafael, what were you doing in the first half? Are you standing still and watching your teammates perform? Damn, you've got to press up! Do you understand how to press up? You have to be part of the team's offense, not stand in the back and play a log! If you're just going to be in the back, why should I give you a start? In the second half, you have to rush for me! You and Izeksen work together to turn the right side into our back garden! ”
Neville was exempted due to injury, and the young Brazilian right back Rafael became the first choice in this position, but Arsenal's offensive in this game continued, Rafael did not dare to press too high, and most of the time he was solid at the back, which was not too much of a problem, but Ferguson was obviously not satisfied.
Raphael nodded resignedly, and Ferguson let him go.
"Michael, expand your defensive area. Also, you have to teach those unscrupulous guys a lesson and act fiercely, otherwise they will think that after Roy is gone, our midfield will be empty! ”
"Dimita! You know what I'm trying to say, yes, you can tell us how many shots you wasted in the first half...... If you can't get your shooting boots back, then get off! ”
"Leo, are you sleepwalking today? Where is your ferocity, your positivity? me hard, and if you make me feel like a sissy again, you know where I'm going to send you......"
"And you, Edwin, please don't tell me, you're so old that your hands are shaking, and it makes me wonder if you can still stand in front of the goal......"
After a sneer, the named players all lowered their heads, and finally moved their eyes to Fan Bizhuang. For the team's goal-scoring heroes, Ferguson still picked a bone in the egg - Ferguson is very fair, most of the players have been attacked by their own saliva, and obviously Van Bizhuang is no exception.
"What do you want to say? Tell me what you were doing the rest of the time, other than that goal? You have to remember your duty, what are you here for, what are your teammates trusting you for, and what are you for? In the second half, I have to see you change, and if you can't do it, you'll be like everyone else, just get off the field! ”
Van Bizhuang is the team's deserved number one star now, and even the hottest player in the entire Premier League and European arena, but Ferguson still did not show him the slightest mercy, as he said, in his eyes, any player is the same, if you perform well, you will win praise, and if you don't perform well, then you can only be replaced in disgrace.
To be honest, Van Bizhuang's first half performance was really average, and apart from scoring the leading goal, his movement was positive for most of the time but did not help the team create more scoring chances.
It is understandable to say that Arsenal has taken special "care" of him and focused on strict defense, but it is clear that Wenger's speech in the pre-match interview was not a smoke bomb, and his team did not specifically target Fan Bizhuang, except for Diaby who often followed him, Arsenal still played according to their way and characteristics.
Fan Bizhuang has a lot of room to move, but in the first half, Fan Bizhuang failed to make good use of this.
Objectively speaking, players are also people, even if they are top superstars, they are not iron-beaten, let alone machines, and naturally there will be ups and downs in state, throughout the first half, Fan Bizhuang's state is obviously very average, which is also the reason why he plays ordinary.
But as the team's top name, all the players are around Fan Bizhuang to carry out tactical cooperation, Fan Bizhuang enjoys the endless support of teammates and fans, so he must shoulder the corresponding responsibility. At least in Ferguson's view, Van Bizhuang's first-half performance did not deserve his place in the team.
Fan Bizhuang also knew that his performance in the half was very average, but the same stinky temper soldier did not appear to be submissive and cautious in the face of the coach's criticism and questioning like other teammates, on the contrary, he stood up from his seat suddenly, and the movement was so big that he even knocked the bench into a "bang~bang~" sound.
This frightened Kaka, Ryan Giggs and others, and thought that Fan Bizhuang wanted to fight with the head coach. Kaka hurriedly reached out to pull Fan Bizhuang, but was pushed away by the latter.
Fan Bizhuang looked straight at Ferguson, Ferguson also stared at him, this old and young, a coach and a player, no one refused to take the lead in retracting his eyes.
The atmosphere in the dressing room became a little eerie, and just as the players were nervous, Fan Bizhuang reached out his hand and then clenched it into a fist.
'I wasn't good enough in the first half and it was my mistake.
The expected conflict did not happen, and Fan Bizhuang's next words made his teammates breathe a sigh of relief, obviously they wanted to go wrong, Fan Bizhuang was not going to fight with the head coach at all, but to show his determination.
"I'll do better in the second half, you can see it, if you can't do it, you can replace me and let me go to the bench!"
The teammates' eyes widened, and then the thought in their hearts was - Mom sells batches, I'm so angry, why can't I think of doing this, this is simply a good opportunity to show my loyalty, MD, I was preempted by Fan Bizhuang!
Ferguson was stunned for a moment, and then the corners of his mouth outlined a curvature.
"I'll watch you, and I hope you do what you say, and the words have been spoken, but you can't take them back. If your performance doesn't satisfy me, you know what I'll do! ”
Fan Bizhuang nodded heavily with a serious expression, and then sat down.
The hair dryer finally turned off the switch and left the locker room, and the tension in the room finally dissipated a lot.
Teammates were chatting or talking about the first half of the game, and Kaka touched Fan Bizhuang with his hand: "Fan, you are really shameless!" ”
"That's the difference between you and me! If you had been smart and had made a determination earlier, you wouldn't have been sprayed. ”
Looking at Fan Bizhuang's appearance, Kaka could only roll his eyes helplessly.