Chapter 220: We're going further!
Before leaving, Gary. Neville found Van Bizhuang, his expression was not very good, it was a little ugly, which made the players of the two teams around him nervous, the Manchester United players were worried that he would be angry and retaliate against the "executioner" who took him off, while the home team players were a little worried about Neville - yes, they knew Van Bizhuang well, and if Neville wanted to find fault, it is estimated that the Manchester United captain will suffer in the end.
But to everyone's relief, despite the ugly expression, Neville did not make any drastic movements, just glared at each other in shame and resentment.
"This is the second time."
Neville said, his eyes glued to Fan Bizhuang, looking at his resentful appearance, if he could, he really wanted to rush up and bite the bastard in front of him to death.
Speaking of which, Neville does have a reason for resentment, as a defensive player, it is inevitable to get a yellow card and a red card after a season. But the three meetings with Villarreal so far this season, with two red cards and two ejections, are terrifying to think about.
What's more, it was the same person both times, and Neville was indignant on the one hand, and felt on the other hand that Fan Bizhuang was not his natural nemesis.
Fan Bizhuang had a cold face, and in the face of the United captain's questioning, he did not say the slightest word, and turned his head to the side.
“……”
When he met such a guy who didn't eat oil and salt, Neville felt a sense of powerlessness to punch the cotton, gritted his teeth, and finally nodded dejectedly: "Bergkamp turned around? That's a good move. ”
Turning around, Neville took off the captain's armband and threw it to Ferdinand, then slowly walked off the pitch. A teammate came up to him and tapped him on the shoulder, but he didn't respond in the slightest.
He's not young anymore, and to be able to stand so close to the Champions League final like he is now, I don't know if there will be such an opportunity in the future. With this expulsion, it is likely that he will never be able to dream of the Big Ear Cup again. Of course, if he's lucky enough, he still has a chance to be at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome, but does Manchester United, with one man less, really have a chance to fight back and qualify for the final?
There is such a possibility, but Neville knows that the hope may not be great.
Fan Bizhuang saw a little bit of loneliness from Neville's back, and nodded thoughtfully, still without any expression on his face.
Neville, or Manchester United, they have their insistence, and he himself has his own insistence, his teammates, his fans, and little Luna...... On the court, every opponent deserves respect, but the reality is that if you want to keep moving forward, you can only knock out all your opponents.
Thinking of little Luna, Fan Bizhuang looked up at the stands again, and although he couldn't find which side of that lovely face was, he knew that little Luna and her father were watching him and cheering for him.
"We're going further!"
"So, one ball isn't enough."
Fan Bizhuang clenched his fists tightly.
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After Tomasson and Mavuba came on, it was less than two minutes before Rossi came on the pitch.
Manuel Pellegrini played all the cards in his hand in one go, and with the advantage of the game and numbers, this was not the time to hesitate, and he had to seize the opportunity to try to extend the score advantage of his team and thus establish a first-hand advantage in the two-legged knockout round.
Ferguson also responded quickly, after Neville was ejected, he immediately made substitutions, Vidic, who had a slight injury before the game, replaced striker Berbatov, South Korean Park Ji-sung also replaced Giggs, replaced a defender, and a very running central midfielder, Ferguson's intention is self-evident, this is a signal to strengthen the defense.
Villarreal replaced attacking players, while Manchester United replaced defensive players, which was tantamount to completely giving up the initiative in midfield and thus shrinking the defensive line.
The offense and defense are completely transposed at this moment.
The next development of the game also proved this, Manchester United began to recycle all the front, Rooney was at the front as an arrow, Cristiano Ronaldo was cruising in the midfield, and the other players were all recycled, which was clearly to play a defensive counterattack.
Villarreal smoothly took over the offensive initiative, attacking like a tide, surging towards the United half.
The game suddenly became a half-time offensive and defensive drill.
Villarreal, which is full of firepower, almost destroyed Manchester United's defense with indiscriminate bombardment, and Manchester United's goal is also stormy.
"Manchester United took the initiative to shrink the defence...... If you don't take the initiative, there's no way, Villarreal's offensive has been pouring in with great momentum! ”
"After losing the captain Neville, Van seems to have completely broken free from the cage, and an active Van is undoubtedly terrifying, and voila, he is here again! Nice break, Van advancing at lightning speed on the flanks...... Pass...... Rossi battled for the top of the net and oh oh van der sar saved Manchester United by making an incredible save off the line! ”
"It's Fan again! He's rushing up again! It's still a breakthrough, it's still shaking Hargreaves so much that he can't find the north...... The difference is that this time Van decided to come on his own! Powerful long-range shot...... Damn, Van der Sar has a wonderful fish leap on the ball, is the Dutchman hanging today? ”
'Manchester United's goal was shaky and the game was at its climax in the final moments! Still scoring goals? Is there still a goal?!! I'm sure Villarreal won't miss out on such a great opportunity and they want to extend their lead on their home turf! ”
Manchester United were surrounded by Villarreal and beaten in the half, and the defensive line was crushed again and again, and it seemed that there was a danger of conceding a goal at any time. Ferguson paced back and forth on the sidelines, but there was nothing he could do but yell and wave.
The atmosphere of the Love Song Stadium is also getting more and more vigorous, and the fans are cheering with all their might, contributing their strength to the players on the field, making their players more full of fighting spirit.
In the 81st minute, Fan Bizhuang suddenly accelerated diagonally in the middle, Tomasson's straight plug was just right, Fan Bizhuang shot directly into the far corner of the goal on the left side of the penalty area, and the football was slightly off the post, which shocked the Manchester United players into a cold sweat.
A minute later, Cazorla swam out of the box to attempt a long-range shot that went over the crossbar again.
In the 84th minute, Tomasson's shot was blocked by the jumping Nemanja Vidic with his back.
Eighty-six min, eighty-eight min......
Time passed unhurriedly, and Villarreal's attack was still fierce, but they still failed to score.
The referee held out four fingers and signaled four minutes of stoppage time.
The home fans are more nervous, the roars are more ferocious, time is running out, and there is not much time left for the team to expand the score! If they can't get on the scoresheet in the four minutes of stoppage time, the game will end at 1-0. Although in the end it was a victory, but ...... Winning only one goal is somewhat unwilling, and with such a score, no one knows if there will be a change in the score at Old Trafford.
"Well done! That's it, cheer up and improve your focus! Don't give them a chance! ”
"Watch the middle lane, don't let them infiltrate easily!"
"Four minutes to go! Hold on for four minutes! ”
Ferguson kept yelling on the sidelines, while Manuel Pellegrini on the other side didn't say anything, just stared at the pitch with his fists clenched.
For both sides, four minutes of stoppage time can be the difference between success and failure.
The atmosphere was already tense to the extreme.
As the stoppage time ticked by, the home team's offense was still only blossoming and fruitless, and the mood of the fans at the scene became more and more depressed, and many people even accepted the fact that they only won one goal.
In the ninety-third minute, the football was once again passed to the feet of Fan Bizhuang.
After Neville was gone, the pressure on Fan Bizhuang was immediately swept away, and he was also active in due course. But soon, he once again became a "thorn in the side" of Manchester United's players, Hargreaves took the baton from Neville and began to follow him inch by inch, and the "foul tactic" reappeared.
During this period of time, Fan Bizhuang was entangled again.
Sure enough, as soon as Fan Bizhuang caught the ball, Hargreaves rushed up, looking at his menacing appearance, he came directly to the foul.
Fan Bizhuang quickly pulled the ball and turned around, avoiding the opponent's collision, but Hargreaves had already been prepared, so he twisted around, and only stuck to him, and kept making small movements behind him, one was to affect his next move, and the other was to hold the idea of pulling him down directly.
"Get out of here!"
Fan Bizhuang gritted his teeth hatefully, rushed forward, and the huge force made Hargreaves, who was holding his jersey, couldn't help but shake his body, and the sound of "snort~" sounded, Fan Bizhuang's forward rush broke free from Hargreaves' pull, but his jersey was also torn by the other party!
"Van - his strength is like a bull, he almost threw Hargreaves out!"
"The jersey is torn, what a lot of power!"
"Fan is really ruthless!"
This kind of change made everyone stunned, but Fan Bizhuang was not stunned, broke free from the defender, Fan Bizhuang took the ball forward and killed it towards the left side of the penalty area.
Hargreaves, who was unstable, staggered and almost fell to the ground, but it was impossible to chase after him, so he could only look at Fan Bizhuang's figure with the eyes of a monster.
Vidic came up and threw his body out of the face of Fan Bizhuang's dribbling sprint, with a fierce expression on his face, either Fan Bizhuang jumped up to avoid the sliding tackle, or he was hit hard.
Fan Bizhuang did not dodge, out of the corner of his eye, he could already see another figure rushing into the penalty area diagonally, without any hesitation, before Vidic's long legs were about to touch, his right foot was raised and kicked the football.
"Santiago!"