Chapter 231: The Name of a Man, the Shadow of a Tree
"We are very sorry for the accident that happened in the last round. This is a very cute little girl, and she is also a loyal football fan, she makes the sport more beautiful, she is a real angel! ”
"But the dead are gone, those who left are gone, and our lives will go on. Although he is an opponent on the football field, we still send the most sincere relief to Fan, and look forward to Fan being able to recover as soon as possible and get back on his feet, the world football needs a talented player like him! ”
"May there be football in heaven too!"
"May Fan cheer up, he is the elf on the football field, without him, football in this era is incomplete!"
In the slightly muffled voice of the on-site commentator, the memorial ceremony ended, the referee blew the whistle in his hand, and the game officially began.
The first kick-off is the away team Villarreal, the football three passes and two fell to the feet of Riquelme, he raised his head, subconsciously wanted to make a long pass to find Fan Bizhuang, he did this, in the past, Fan Bizhuang has already rushed forward quickly along the side, and then smoothly received the ball, either break through, or pass again, always able to bring a lot of threat to the opponent's backline.
But this time, the ball flew high into the sky, fell quickly, and eventually, landed on the grass, jumped twice, and slid out of bounds.
Fan Bizhuang was like a wooden stake, standing at the front of the middle circle, without any reaction.
Riquelme looked up, but there was no response from his friend, and he only sighed helplessly.
In the past two days of training, Fan Bizhuang has been in this state most of the time, he can't catch the ball well, he can't pass the ball well, and his skills of breaking through and shooting seem to have long been forgotten, he is like a lonely ghost, just wandering aimlessly in the field.
Riquelme had thought that in the official competition, Fan Bizhuang would change, but now it seems that this is just a luxury, and Fan Bizhuang is still in a state of confusion.
The away team fans in the stands are also extremely worried, and there is a regretful expression on their faces, the small town is such a big place, after the accident, the small city fans go to the training base from time to time to watch the team's training, to be exact, to watch Fan Bizhuang's training. Therefore, Fan Bizhuang's terrible state has long been known.
So even if the game just started, even if it was just this "mistake", small town fans knew that Fan Bizhuang still did not improve in the slightest, and now he is not the brave and determined, the "king of the small town" who always gallops on the green field with a confident expression, he is just an ordinary ordinary person, a weak and helpless teenager.
The former king is extremely weak at this time, and the situation can be described as the difference between heaven and earth, such a scene makes many away fans can't help but cry lowly.
Pellegrini also shook his head gloomily, sending Fan Bizhuang to make his debut, in addition to letting him complete the memorial ceremony, there is no luck in his heart, Fan Bizhuang has always been a big spectacle, he hopes that in such a major and critical event, Fan Bizhuang can regain his strength under pressure, but now it seems that his calculation has failed.
However, for such a situation, Pellegrini has long been mentally prepared, the worst case is that Fan Bizhuang is still not in a normal state, in this regard, Pellegrini's way to deal with it is to replace Fan Bizhuang as soon as possible - the main purpose of the debut is to let Fan Bizhuang participate in the memorial ceremony, since this goal has been achieved, the luck psychology by the way, the disillusionment will be shattered.
Although a substitution was wasted, it was also a helpless move.
After a moment's hesitation, Pellegrini walked back to the bench, and then, two players, Tomasson and Fernandez, ran out in their vests.
"Just a minute into the game, there was movement on Villarreal's bench. There are visiting players warming up, and it seems that Mr. Manuel is going to make a substitution. ”
"Obviously, Van is not at his best, to be exact, he is not in the best shape at all. Replacing him, perhaps, is also a kind of protection for him. ”
"I have to say that if Fan is missing, it will undoubtedly have a huge impact on the excitement of this game. Defending champions Manchester United have met the Yellow Submarine three times this season, drawing two and winning one, without losing a single defeat. Such an outstanding record is inseparable from Fan's wonderful performance, and he has made the defending champions suffer enough! Now, without Fan, can Villarreal still be able to compete with the Red Devils Manchester United? ”
'As a Manchester United fan, I'd love to have a team that I support to win and qualify for the final, but I have to admit that Van is a fantastic player and it's hard for us to have any advantage with him. And without him...... Maybe even if we win in the end, something is not quite right, but it is the way it is, and here comes our chance! ”
When the on-site commentators expressed their opinions, the home team's coach's bench and Ferguson also stared at the stadium with a solemn face. He also felt very sorry for the unexpected death of the little girl, he was still a little annoyed by Fan Bizhuang's "rude behavior" before, but seeing the talented player he admired became such a ghostly appearance now, he only sighed in his heart except for regret.
Ferguson also saw that something was wrong with Fan Bizhuang, and in just a few minutes, Villarreal's pass had no less than three errors, and all three of them were related to Fan Bizhuang. By now, the visiting players no longer dare to pass the ball to Fan Bizhuang's feet frequently, because even if they pass to him, the result is only to lose possession.
So the current situation is, don't look at Villarreal on the field of 11 people, but if you want to be more serious, they are playing 10 against 11, Fan Bizhuang does not say disappear, but it is no different.
Manchester United can be said to have an advantage in numbers, in this case, Manchester United should launch a ferocious attack with great fanfare, after all, they are still behind 0:2 on aggregate, and they urgently need to score as soon as possible to regain the disadvantage, but Ferguson hesitated, or made gestures, signaling the team to stabilize the situation, and after more testing, decide whether to let go of the attack.
At 2-0 on aggregate, it was important to score as soon as possible to close the gap, but more importantly, not to concede another goal in the first place. If Villarreal scores away goals, then United are in a real desperate situation.
As for Van Bizhuang, Ferguson still asked the starting right-back Rafael to follow him closely. No wonder Ferguson is so cautious, it is really this season Fan Bizhuang to Manchester United "painful lesson" is too profound, in the past three encounters, Fan Bizhuang is assists, and goals, every game is rushing to be the protagonist, the defending champion ambitiously wants to break the "Champions League since the restructuring of the Champions League without success to defend the title" record, but repeatedly in the hands of Fan Bizhuang deflated, for such a "murderous" player, no matter how much attention can be paid to.
Even if it seems that the opponent's state seems to be terrible at the moment, but when he can't keep it, this guy will have inexplicable convulsions, and if he gives the team a cold shot at the backline, it is really the desire to hit the wall with his head.
Manchester United is not in a hurry to launch an attack immediately, and Villarreal, who "plays one less", is naturally more willing to accept it, they are already leading the overall score, and now the core of the team is invisible, in terms of overall strength, they are undoubtedly inferior to Manchester United, Manchester United did not take advantage of their weakness to bombard indiscriminately, they burned incense, and naturally they will not look for trouble with Manchester United - if Manchester United seizes the opportunity and takes advantage of the situation to counterattack, it is not much different from looking for.
On the pitch, it was eerily calm, but everyone knew that this was only a temporary calm before the storm, once it was confirmed that Van Bizhuang really did not pose any threat, and Villarreal was also in a period of weakness in strength, then the Red Devils Manchester United's offensive would come back like a storm.
However, it is the current temporary calm that Pellegrini is also very satisfied. He knew very well who had brought about this calm, and the reason for it made him laugh and cry.
Now Fan Bizhuang is like a sick cat, let alone catching mice, it is a bit laborious to even move twice.
But then again, a sick cat is also a cat, no, Manchester United did not dare to act rashly for the time being because they were afraid of the sudden outbreak of Fan Bizhuang.
Pellegrini hesitated for a moment and temporarily gave up the plan to make substitutions, which is fine, putting Fan Bizhuang in the front and doing nothing, but his deterrent power can also scare the opponent, so that the opponent is afraid and does not dare to press the attack with all his strength, in this regard, this is also an alternative help to the team.
Compared with Pellegrini's crying and laughing, Manchester United's starting right wing-back Rafael in this game was a little painful.
The shadow of the famous tree, Fan Bizhuang's "ferocity" he really felt, not to mention the huge damage he brought to Manchester United in the last three encounters, only his three encounters, both of which combined his predecessor Gary. The fact that Neville got red made him feel like he was under a lot of pressure and out of breath.
Gary. Neville is the captain of the team, which can be called the task of setting the sea god, strong ability and experience, but he is such a veteran, he has been completely lost in his temper by Fan Bizhuang, as Neville's substitute, Rafael, naturally does not have much confidence in defending against Fan Bizhuang - not to mention confidence, after seeing Fan Bizhuang debut, he has a feeling of fear.
Raphael is really afraid that he will be suddenly disgraced by Fan Bizhuang, and then be expelled from the field, even if the whole world is talking about Fan Bizhuang's poor state, but Fan Bizhuang just didn't do anything, just stood there, and he lost the courage to press up.