Chapter 079: League Cup Final (2)
'It's the final moments of the mountain half, neither team has scored, Rangers must be trying to keep the score 0-0 until the final penalty shootout, I think Blanco has to figure out something.'
Zhan Jun said: "Let's take a look at this attack, Liu Ting's middle broke through with the ball, faced Hengdali's defense, and changed to the right...... Buckle it back again, beautiful!! Beautiful, accelerating...... Shake off Cuellar!! Liu Ting...... Knock on the door!! Handball!! Broadford's handball!! ”
Liu Ting also hurriedly raised his hand to signal the referee to the opponent's handball, this is a handball in the penalty area, and a penalty will be awarded.
Liu Ting, Miku and other Bordeaux players who saw the opponent's handball on the side came to explain to the referee, but the referee thought that there was no handball, and the Rangers players also rushed over to explain to the referee.
Liu Jianhong said: "Wow!! The referee finally insisted that there was no handball, and the moment Liu Ting shot just now, Broadford's hand was slightly raised, and the ball just touched his arm, but the referee didn't see it, and the Rangers escaped, otherwise it would have been a penalty. ”
The first half was over soon after the delay, with both sides returning to their dressing rooms.
Players from both sides went back and there was a show in the middle of the pitch.
In the stands, the red-nosed old man Alex Ferguson was talking to his assistant coach Queiroz.
Queiroz has received an offer from the Portuguese Football Federation and is about to have a new job, and is now on his last shift.
Ferguson asked, "What do you think of that kid?" ”
Queiroz said: "Very good, very talented, can completely replace Cristiano Ronaldo, Ronaldo was only one person with the ball at his age, now this kid should start to know how to pass the ball." ”
"Hmm" Ferguson groaned, in fact, he already approved in his heart, just confirmed with the teaching assistant.
Ferguson said: "If you offer him in the summer, his value shouldn't be too high, right? ”
Queiroz said: "If Bordeaux wins this game, he should be worth between 25 million and 30 million euros with the credit for helping Bordeaux win the double and the number of goals he scores, and even more if there is competition." ”
Ferguson sighed: "It has risen so much in half a year, and as long as the price reaches 15 million Bordeaux during the winter break, we will definitely agree to release people, and now we have to buy at least double it." ”
Ferguson didn't know that at that time, even if his offer reached Bordeaux's attractive price, Liu Ting would not want to come to Manchester United.
Meanwhile, Arsene Wenger, who was also in the stands, was talking to his assistant coach Pat Rice.
Arsene Wenger said to his assistant coach: "Pat, how is it feeling? Isn't this kid very talented and suited to Arsenal? ”
Rice said with a bitter face: "Arsna, I must remind you that this kid's current value is not the same as during the winter break, and we only need 5 million euros to bring him back as long as we work well during the winter break, and now if there are competitors, 30 million euros may not be able to successfully bring him to the Emirates Stadium." ”
Arsene Wenger could only sigh that what Arsenal lacked most was money.
Rice comforted: "In fact, we already have Adebayor, Walcoat and Bendtner on the front line, what we need to add the most now is the midfield, find a helper for Fabregas, even if we need a striker, we follow Arshavin is not bad, the Russian is now in conflict with his club, we can bring him in at a lower price, in the two games they met in the knockout round of the League Cup this year, Arshavin is not worse than this kid, but Zenit is just a little lucky." ”
Wenger was thinking in his heart, the Russian and this kid are just as good, this kid is not yet 20 years old, and the Russian is already 27 years old, how can it be compared?
In fact, many clubs that pay attention to Liu Ting have scouts or coaches to watch the game, and the coaches and scouts are concerned about Liu Ting's performance and do not care much about the result of the game, while the fans in the stands are most concerned about the result of the game.
Zhang Qiming is already familiar with Lin Yigang, and now he is asking Lin Yigang worriedly: "Bordeaux won't really be forced to draw by the wanderers, right?" I didn't watch the Rangers in the semi-finals, and Fiorentina are said to have Murray and Vieri all drawn over two legs and lost on penalties. ”
Lin Yigang said: "No, Bordeaux's attacking power is stronger than Fiorentina's, Fiorentina's forwards are some famous players with old arms and legs, maybe they are five years younger They are top strikers, and now, it's normal for them to be old enough to break the goal of Glasgow Rangers." ”
"Bordeaux will not repeat their !!"
Lin Yigang said this, as if he was cheering himself up.
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Meanwhile, in the visiting dressing room, Rangers manager Walter Smith was talking.
Walter Smith was a youth coach in his early years, coached small teams, took over the strong Rangers in the 90s, led Rangers to nine consecutive Scottish League titles in one fell swoop, and then came to the Premier League to coach Everton, but unfortunately he was only relegated every year for 4 years, and was eventually replaced by David Moyes, and then went to coach the Scottish national team, still without good results.
Halfway through the 06/07 season, Smith returned to Glasgow Rangers and led Rangers to win the league title last year, and this year's confidence has risen with him with Rangers on four fronts, all of which have persevered to the end, and have won the Scottish League Cup, and the Scottish FA Cup has also reached the final, which is currently four points behind arch-rival Celtic but two games less, and now it is the final of the League Cup.
If he wins the title in the future, he Walter Smith will become a quadruple champion coach, but he knows that if this League Cup final is lost, it is likely to cause adverse reactions, and the demoralized Rangers are likely to be snatched by Celtic in the league, and the FA Cup title is not a big problem, and the final opponent is not strong.
Speaking to the team, Smith said: "We did a good job in the first half, but in the second half we have to continue, like we did in the semi-finals, with strong defence to limit the opponent, as long as the opponent drags into extra time, they look anxious, and when it comes to penalty shootouts, we are more likely to win." ”
'We kept working hard in the second half, Bordeaux had nothing to fear, they had 11 shots on goal in the first half and they couldn't find the back of the net and I believe it was the same in the second half.
Of course, for example, Rangers only had two shots on goal in the first half, and Smith wouldn't say that.
In the home team's dressing room, Blanco was also talking to the players: "In the first half we were in control, the opponent didn't have many chances at all, but in the second half, we had to strengthen the attack, the longer this 0:0 score is held, the more confident the opponent will be, and the sooner the opponent will break the opponent's goal, the better." ”
In the final, the managers of both teams will play more consistently, and both sides are satisfied with the situation in the first half.
Rangers were happy with the scoreline or 0:0, which was what they expected.
Bordeaux was satisfied that Bordeaux had a complete advantage on the field, and Blanco did not dare to make adjustments casually for the time being, only hoping that Bordeaux would be the first to score in the second half.
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Liu Jianhong said: "Okay, the players from both sides are playing again, the game is about to start, I hope Bordeaux can open up the situation as soon as possible in the second half, this scoreless situation is easy to make the Bordeaux players impatient." ”
"Bordeaux kicked off first, the football passed back to the backfield, and the foot was reversed, and Giulrieti stepped forward with the ball and passed to Miku, who passed to Liu Ting, Liu Ting...... Knock on the door!! ”
"This long-range shot is high, the first shot in the mountain half was completed by Liu Ting, and in the second half, it was Liu Ting's first shot on goal, it seems that Liu Ting has a high prestige in the Bordeaux team, and everyone is willing to believe him."
In the 46th minute, Liu Ting shot high from a distance.
At the start of the second half, Bordeaux dominated the field, with Rangers focusing on defense and occasionally having a chance to counter-attack.
'This time it was a counter-attack from Rangers, Davies through-pass, Darchewell ...... Shot! Lame! He saved the ball and there was a scuffle in the Bordeaux penalty area and Ferguson got his hands on it...... Hit again! Lame pounces again! Lame didn't hold the ball, Dacheville came to make up for it, it was Lame, and he didn't hesitate to hold the ball first. ”
“Wow? What happened? The Rangers' actions were signaling to the referee that there had been a handball in Bordeaux just now, and Bordeaux was telling the referee that Rangers had just collided with the goalkeeper. ”
"Lame seems to be really injured, the Bordeaux team doctor is already on the pitch, this is not good news, the injury of the main goalkeeper will have a big impact on the team, Mourinho was sacked from Chelsea last year when Cech was seriously injured in the season, which led to the decline in Chelsea's results."
"Let's take a look at this replay, Rangers' first shot Lame saved the ball without a problem, second shot on goal? It did seem to be a little suspicious, the ball grazed Diawara's arm, this time the ball changed the line slightly, Lame couldn't hold the ball tightly, the ball rolled back into the box, Rangers striker Dacheville came to make up for the shot, kicked in the hand of Lame, who also came to grab the ball. ”
Zhan Jun said: "This Bordeaux is indeed a little suspicious of handball, but then Lame was also kicked in the small penalty area, obviously hitting the goalkeeper, as if the referee didn't see it, but it was indeed a little chaotic in the Bordeaux penalty area at that time." ”
Players on both sides of the pitch were negotiating with the referee, and the manager on the sidelines was yelling.
"Bastard, such an obvious kick in the box hurts the goalkeeper, isn't that a red card?"
Blanco is angry with Lame's injury and has to make a substitution, and the substitute goalkeeper doesn't know how the state is?
"Penalty!! This is our penalty!! Are you blind? ”
Smith, on the other hand, believes Rangers deserve a penalty.