Chapter 43: Smooth Race Progress

“GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL! GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL! The ball is in! It was Wayne who scored the goal...... Rooney! He scored the first goal of the new season for Manchester United! Just three minutes into the game, United took a one-goal lead on the road! It was the fastest league goal of the season! ”

'A fantastic start to the season, having lost the league title last season, the Red Devils have announced a strong comeback with such an unbeatable quick goal!

"Of course, for Newcastle United, who have just returned to the top flight and are ready to make a difference, the goal is tantamount to a slap in the face...... The most demoralizing thing was that the goal conceded was a mistake in his own backline...... It seems that Newcastle wants to regain its former glory and has a long way to go! ”

After the commentators on the commentators sang the praises of Wayne Rooney's goal for a while, the cameras on the sidelines suddenly swept to Manchester United's bench, and saw Fan Bizhuang's face appear on the electronic screen at the scene.

"The live director is also quite interesting, I don't know what it means to cut the camera to Fan's body at this time? Do you want to tell us that although Van is the most valuable player in the history of the Red Devils, it is not him who can score goals in the team now, but Rooney? ”

"In a way, Van and Wayne Rooney do have a bit of a rivalry, as both stars are super goalscorers who see goals as if they were looking for goals...... Of course, the two may not be incompatible, and Ferguson spent a lot of money to bring in Fan, and he will not be left on the bench all the time, and as Fan deepens into the team, Fan will definitely win a starting spot in the team, but it is only a matter of time......"

'It was Van playing his first Premier League game and if he was able to play today, it would be his Premier League debut...... It has to be said that Wayne Rooney's goal may increase the probability of Van coming off the bench, and if Manchester United seal the win early, then Ferguson will inevitably give Van the opportunity to find a feeling and experience the rhythm of the Premier League! ”

"I think fans across England who are tuning in to watch this game will be looking forward to Van coming on the pitch, and no one can afford not to pay attention to the debut of such a superstar – of course, maybe Newcastle fans will be an exception, because if Van is on the pitch, it means that their team has already lost the game......

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As the commentators ridiculed, although Ferguson was very annoyed by Fan Bizhuang's faceless behavior in the game, he would not really "waste the public for personal reasons", in his plan, Fan Bizhuang, who has not yet been fully integrated into the team's tactical system, will play the role of a "surprise soldier", and give him a certain amount of time to use his personal ability to play and see if he can find some opportunities.

Because it was the first game of the new season, Ferguson was ready for a tough battle before the game, and if the team still can't take the lead in the second half of the game, then Van Bizhuang is a must.

However, to his surprise, the team took the lead so quickly, which made him excited, but also slightly changed the plan in his heart - the old man's "careful eye" mistake has been made again, since the game is going so smoothly and the team is also ahead, then Fan Bizhuang ...... Hmph, this guy can't let himself get off the stage, then, the original plan to let him go up in the second half of the game to feel the rhythm of the Premier League can be continued, but the playing time has to be shortened - anyway, as long as the team is ahead, how to arrange troops, how to use people, he is the head coach, he has the final say.

Of course, this is a situation where the team's lead is not obvious, after all, if the game enters the second half of the game, and the team only has a negligible lead, then it is necessary to be safe, so let Fan Bizhuang not play, the impact is not great.

Thinking so, Ferguson turned his head slightly, looked at Fan Bizhuang who was looking intently at the court, and unconsciously hooked the corners of his mouth.

Fan Bizhuang suddenly felt that someone was looking at him, and when he looked back, he was made furious by the head coach's ill-intentioned smile.

Thinking of the "warning" Owen gave him, I couldn't help but feel numb in my scalp - this old man can't really be so stingy, right? Is it possible that you are going to find yourself in trouble today?

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Then the game went out in a big way that Ferguson had expected - his team did not get into a hard battle, on the contrary, the game went so smoothly that it was too obvious that even if he wanted to "revenge" Fan Bizhuang.

After scoring the leading goal, Manchester United seemed to quickly get into the game and morale was uplifted, while Newcastle were affected by the unexpected goal conceded, quite depressed, coupled with the fact that they had just returned to the top league, and were obviously a little unprepared for the pace of the Premier League.

The loss of control in the midfield has led to constant danger in the backfield, and the chaos in the backfield has doomed the midfielder to be tired of returning and unable to provide assistance to the front.

Manchester United completely suppressed the home team in the half with a powerful attack.

Such a scene disappointed the home fans, the return to the Premier League Magpies can be described as ambitious, in the summer transfer window recruitment spree, which made the fans feel their ambition, but also full of expectations, but did not expect that the first game back to the Premier League was surrounded by opponents for a long time to reward, the gap between imagination and reality is too big - although Manchester United is recognized as a Premier League giant, strong, but such a gap, but such a gap, is still difficult to accept for a while.

Of course, Newcastle was beaten back to the defense, which also caused a huge obstacle to Manchester United's attack to a certain extent. With countless defenders piled up at the back, and the space is small, it is difficult for United to penetrate into the dangerous hinterland, and can only try more tactics of wide crosses and header bombing - but this kind of attack is quite a bit of luck, although Manchester United play lively, but there are not many shots that can really form a threat.

But no team can blindly defend without making a little mistake, especially in the face of Manchester United, a strong team with strong overall strength and a variety of attacking methods, Newcastle wants to drag down Manchester United with a dense defense, maybe it can be done in a short time, but after a long time, it will show fatigue, and the loopholes will naturally be slowly exposed.

In the 37th minute, United had another great chance to score.

It was still Ryan Giggs who broke through on the left and disrupted Newcastle's defence, but did not choose to cross, but unexpectedly swept the ball sideways back to the middle, and the follow-up Carrick was ready to dribble past the defender and go straight to the penalty area, but was brought down by the defender, and Manchester United won a free-kick opportunity in a good position.

Breaking down dense defences, set-pieces can be described as an excellent means.

In the Manchester United team, there are also many free kick players, Fan Bizhuang does not need to be repeated, Scholes, Giggs, Rooney...... Including Owen, who rarely takes penalties, has a good free kick skill.

Each player has their own penalty characteristics, and without knowing who will take the ball, it makes it difficult for Newcastle goalkeeper Harper to make a save.

Eventually, Rooney and Paul Scholes stood in front of the football, the referee blew the whistle, Rooney started to run, but did not stop before catching the football, and jumped over the football. At the same time, Scholes was already running, following up quickly, kicking his right foot to the point of the football, which rose from the ground and circled in a huge arc in the air and fell straight to the back of the penalty area.

This is a very common free-kick combination in football, and the purpose is to confuse the opponent's vision. Obviously, this cooperation between Rooney and Scholes has achieved its goal.

If Rooney had taken the penalty, there was a good chance of a direct shot on goal, but if it had been Scholes, the pass was more likely.

Newcastle goalkeeper Harper knew this very well, so as Rooney was about to get close to the ball, his body had already begun to move to the left side of the goal, and Scholes kicked the ball out, and it was too late for him to turn back and run back, Scholes's pass accurately found the central defender Rio Ferdinand who was ambushed at the back post, and the latter pressed the Magpies defender Coloccini to push the ball into the wide open goal.

The score became 2-0 and United's lead widened to almost seal the win.

"Entered, entered, entered...... Leo...... Ferdinand! In this free-kick combination, the Manchester United centre-back acted as the finisher, and his goal helped United extend the score! 2:0! ”

'The game was so easy, United almost had no trouble establishing their advantage, winning the first game of the new season was a sure thing, Newcastle who had just returned to the Premier League had no ability to cause problems for Manchester United, and they were stunned by Alex Ferguson's side at half-time......

"It's already two goals ahead! It looked likely that Ferguson would make changes in the second half to give the youngsters and new signings a chance to adapt to the pace of the Premier League...... Ha, it looks like Fan will have a chance to make his Premier League debut today! Manchester United's most expensive player in history, one of the biggest stars in football today, is about to make his Premier League debut, ha, it's really exciting to think about it, what kind of performance will Fan have in the new league......"

The hard-fought battle was not expected to happen, and it took less than half time for United to establish an absolute lead, and it was only a matter of time before they won the game and won the opener.

St James' Park became a stage for Manchester United fans to cheer and the game continued amid the shouts and screams in the sky.

However, until the end of the first half, Manchester United could not find the back of the net again, and the score was maintained at 2-0 until half-time.