Chapter 216: White Lies
Wandering around the locker room with his eyes, but not finding the target, Fan Bizhuang's face was somewhat disappointed, and when he heard the head coach call his name, Fan Bizhuang turned his head.
"Sir, do you see Mr. Reuben?"
Pellegrini's face was unfazed, and he said lightly: "Oh, I'll ask Ruben to help me deal with some things, I guess I'll be back later." What, are you looking for something with him? ”
"It's not a big deal, I asked Mr. Ruben to do me a small favor before."
Pellegrini's eyes sank slightly, his heart shrank suddenly, and his face remained silent, just nodding slightly.
Fan Bizhuang muttered to himself: "I don't know if Mr. Ruben brought Little Luna into the field." I wanted to ask him where little Luna was in the stands, but who knew he wasn't there......"
With that, Fan Bizhuang stood up and took off his jersey.
Generally speaking, at halftime, the players will change their jerseys, after all, after a fierce battle for more than half an hour, the jerseys are either very dirty, full of stains and grass clippings, or they are damaged, and they will be replaced with a new jersey, which is the requirement of the league committee, and the second is that it will be much more comfortable.
In the first half, Fan Bizhuang was repeatedly violated by the opponent and fell to the ground, the jersey was not only stained, but also had a lot of damage, so it was natural to change the jersey.
After taking off his jersey, Fan Bizhuang hesitated for a moment, then took off the white T-shirt on his body, folded it carefully, and put it in his locker, and then found a new vest to put on.
Pellegrini looked at his movements and asked with some curiosity: "Fan, what are you ......?"
"Oh, this one...... Fan Bizhuang smiled lightly and responded, "The opponent is a little unreasonable today, I am afraid that they will not only tear the jersey for me, but even the T-shirt that I wear inside." I can't let anyone else spoil the gift that little Luna gave me. Anyway, the 14th goal was also born, which gave this T-shirt more meaning, and I want to keep it for the rest of my life. ”
Without waiting for the head coach to reply, a smile suddenly bloomed on Fan Bizhuang's face: "When I didn't step into the professional league, I was in La Masia, but not many people noticed me. My life there was not very easy, I had no friends, I was ignored and ignored, and sometimes I couldn't help but want to give up. Then a little girl said to me that I played great, she loved watching me play, and she hoped that I could keep working hard and that she would always support me...... She was my first fan and the most important person in my heart. Sir, I think you can understand the feeling, when the environment around me is cold, when I am in despair, she is like a light, a light with hope...... It may be an exaggeration, but it is true, and she gave me the courage and strength to persevere......"
Fan Bizhuang's temper and personality are said to be in Villarreal, that is, in the entire Iberian Peninsula, it is no secret, this is a person with an impatient and indifferent personality, but at this moment, his face is full of smiles, a sincere smile from the bottom of his heart.
Pellegrini's heart tightened more and more, looking at the bright smiling face, looking at the smiling face that shimmered with memories and hopes, he suddenly had the urge to blurt things out, but finally stopped it.
"So, the gift that little Luna gave me, I naturally want to cherish it." Fan Bizhuang continued, waving his hand to his teammates around him, shouting, "Not only that, but I also have to give her a gift...... I want to give the ball to little Luna, the beginning of the legend, from this goal, it is a testimony, it is of great significance, I believe that little Luna will like it...... Ha, you can't rob me, this football is mine! ”
His teammates rolled their eyes at him, and some were laughing.
"Yours, yours, all yours!"
"I said Fan, it's not right for you to be like this, the little girl is still so young, you want to tease others, you are really human-faced and beast-hearted!"
"You do this, does Felisa know? Hahaha! ”
For the ridicule of his teammates, Fan Bizhuang laughed heartily.
"Fan ......"
Seeing this scene, Pellegrini's heart trembled and he shouted unconsciously.
"What?"
Fan Bizhuang turned back suspiciously, and Pellegrini had quickly cleared the heavy haze in his eyes.
"Nothing. I just wanted to say that little Luna is a lovely girl. I think she'll always be watching you. ”
"Yes, she's a very cute and likable little angel." Fan Bizhuang smiled again, smiling so determined and happy, "I think the same way, she will always look at me from the stands, wave her hand to cheer for me, cheer for every goal I score, every victory." ”
"She'll be happy. Certain. ”
Pellegrini said such a somewhat clueless sentence and turned around, but the pain in his eyes could not be concealed.
There was constant talk and laughter in the dressing room, but Pellegrini had already walked out.
"Win and go further, Fan, I think, that's what little Luna wants to see the most."
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The fifteen-minute break passed quickly, and the players from both sides returned to the field, and after exchanging courts, the game resumed.
The unexpected goal conceded in first-half stoppage time was a big blow for Manchester United. After all, from the perspective of the field, they are not inferior, and even have a faint advantage, but football matches are like this, no one knows what will happen in the next moment, and in this stage full of miracles, the unknown is another charm.
At half-time, Ferguson fired a big blow and demanded that the second half be played strictly according to his instructions.
He didn't ask the team to fight back with all their might from the start, because there was no need for that, because although the score was behind, the one-goal gap was not big, even if it was a loss by this score, it was within an acceptable range, and when he returned to the home court, he was confident that he could catch up with the disadvantage of one goal.
The primary goal now is to defend solidly, to ensure that the team does not concede goals again, and not to allow Villarreal to widen the difference. After all, Van Bizhuang's goal before the end of the first half is bound to give the home team a morale and confidence boost, and they will certainly continue to attack in the second half, and Manchester United's task is not to let the home team succeed.
Ferguson was right, and at the start of the second half, Villarreal launched a fierce attack towards the United half.
In the first half, the situation was deadlocked, but the combination of Cazorla and Van Bizhuang allowed the team to score in the last moments, such a lead is undoubtedly a great morale boost, but also can make the team feel a lot of confidence, so it is natural to take advantage of the victory to pursue.
In the 47th minute, Riquelme suddenly intervened and tested Dutch goalkeeper Van der Sar with a cold shot from 30 meters away.
Two minutes later, Forlan also tried a long-range shot from outside the box, which was deflected by a focused Van der Sar before Rio Ferdinand cleared it with a big foot.
Soon, Fan Bizhuang used his speed to shake off Neville on the side, originally wanted to smash the ball and cut inside, but Hargreaves, who returned to the defense, stuck the route with his body, Fan Bizhuang gave up the breakthrough, and crossed directly from the bottom line, and the football accurately fell to the front point, Nihat successfully grabbed the header in the front point to attack the goal, but in Weiss. Under Brown's interference, the football failed to top up the power and was successfully held in Van der Sar's arms.
In just five minutes, Villarreal's attack was wave after wave, like a surging wave, and United's defense felt like it was in turmoil.
But in fact, although football continues to rage in the Manchester United half, but the absolute threat is not big, Manchester United for the protection of the penalty area is in place, can be described as loose outside and tight inside, they have a choice of strict protection in the middle of the penalty area, resolutely do not let the home team penetrate into the penalty area through the ground, as for the two wings, their attitude is to put the opponent's cross, Ferdinand and Weiss. Brown's two tall central defenders are extremely capable of letting go, especially against the two not very tall forwards of Forlan and Nihart, who are not very tall, and they are even more handy.
And Fan Bizhuang is the top priority of Manchester United's defense, Neville is always close to compress his activity space, and no matter where he goes, there are Manchester United players eyeing him, ready to make up for the defense (foul) at any time, Fan Bizhuang is so oppressed that he can only move on the side, once he wants to break through, keep Neville or the Manchester United players not far away, he will rush up and foul him as soon as possible.
Fan Bizhuang could only give up on breaking through for the time being, and more often run around, and then use quick passes to create opportunities for his teammates.
It seems that the situation on the field is dominant, but in fact it is still a stalemate, the two sides are not up and down, one is strong in attack, and the other is solid in defense.
No team on the football field can maintain a frenzied attack for a long time, fitness is one of the reasons, and the other is morale.
The so-called one blow, then exhausted, and three declines, is what is said.
The same is true for Villarreal, they can use strong pressure to make the opponent busy in a certain period of time, but they can't always suppress it, especially in the face of a giant team like Manchester United.
After seven or eight minutes of onslaught, Villarreal had to slow down the tempo, turning from a stormy battle to a slow-paced positional battle, and the home team began to control the ball more at their feet, passing back and forth, and slowly looking for the opponent's opening.