Chapter 217: A Battle That Doesn't Distinguish Between Upper and Lower
For Villarreal, slowing down the tempo and slowly looking for offensive opportunities is a last resort, a mature team is impossible to always go crazy back and forth on the field, reasonable distribution of physical energy, in order to better adhere to the whole game.
For the visiting team Manchester United, the slowdown in the pace can also give them a slight breather. Although they tried their best to defend and have not let the defensive line show any more problems, but the long-term high-intensity mental tension is also extremely physical and energy-consuming, the attack will always take the initiative over the defensive side, and their loss is not small, Villarreal took the initiative to slow down the tempo, and they can also temporarily relieve the pressure.
Under the mutual scruples of the two sides and the conscious temporary retreat, the scene has a tendency to develop slowly, but this is only temporary, and at this stage, the hidden battle is still fierce.
It's just that unlike the previous overall battle between the two teams, at this moment, it's more time for the players to show their individual combat ability.
Both teams are gathering momentum, and some players who are not willing to be lonely are stirring up trouble in the opponent's half through their individual ability.
In the fifty-fourth minute, Fan Bizhuang finally got rid of Neville's defense, Riquelme's pass immediately fell on his route, Hargreaves did not hesitate to rush up and grab, Fan Bizhuang turned the ball lightly, but was still hit by Hargreaves's charge, hit the center of gravity unstable, staggered two steps, barely managed to maintain no fall, too late to adjust too much, Fan Bizhuang stumbled directly to shoot, the power of the football is full, but the angle is too positive, was Van der Sar with a double fist.
Two minutes later, Cristiano. Ronaldo also showed his super individual combat ability, he received a pass from his teammates on the left side, continued and quickly broke through, and actually hit the bottom line all the way, and then changed direction and rushed into the penalty area, volleyed vigorously from a small angle, and the football was defeated by Diego. Lรณpez pounced and finally hit the intersection of the beam and the column, popping off the bottom line.
Although the football did not score, this crisis still scared the players on the field and the fans in the stands into a cold sweat.
Villarreal fired back again, but this time the attack had to be stopped before the shot could be completed, and before Van Bizhuang could get the ball out of his team-mate, Neville's flying tackle was instantaneous, and Van Bizhuang fell to the ground, for which Neville received a yellow card.
It is worth mentioning that this foul triggered a lot of conflict between the players of the two teams, in fact, in this game, the hearts of the Villarreal players have been holding a breath of anger, because Manchester United's defensive actions are not small, in the first half not only Fan Bizhuang was constantly put to the ground, such as Cazorla, Forlan and other players are also very active, received a lot of key care, and were violated a lot.
Now Neville shoveled Fan Bizhuang behind his back, which made the home team players unable to contain their anger, Senna angrily pushed Neville, Ferdinand was worried that the opponent would suffer, and immediately reached out and pushed back. Immediately, the players of both teams who were closer to each other surrounded them, scolding and arguing. Contradictions and conflicts tend to expand.
With the intervention of the referee, the clash finally subsided, but Senna and Ferdinand, who had moved their hands and feet, were both saddled with a yellow card.
And this conflict also completely aroused the anger in the hearts of the players of the two teams, and the actions of the Villarreal players also became rough and savage, and the two teams gritted their teeth on the field.
In the 65th minute, Manchester United got an excellent opportunity to counterattack, Hargreaves steals in the middle, and does not stop to hand the ball to the forward C. Ronaldo, who has not been able to speed up in time, Riquelme's flying tackle has come close, although C. Ronaldo subconsciously avoided, but was still knocked down by the Argentine's shoelaces, fell to the ground in pain, and several clear blood marks were scraped on the calf.
It was a dangerous tackle, and strictly speaking, Riquelme, who was not on the ball for the man, behaved enough to get a red card, but in the end the referee showed mercy and only showed Riquelme a yellow card.
The United players were furious, some protesting to the referee and others shouting at Riquelme.
Riquelme didn't care, patted his ass and ran away.
Fan Bizhuang gave a thumbs up to his friend and said with a smile: "It's rare to see you have such a hot and rude side, but I have to say, well done." โ
Riquelme said lightly: "Although many people call me a representative of the technical stream, it doesn't mean that I am not enthusiastic enough. Isn't it just bluffing people with big moves, and I will too. โ
Fan Bizhuang grinned and smiled.
As the absolute core of Villarreal's attack, Fan Bizhuang was contained a little dismal for most of the first half, although the opponent's "foul tactics" were not glamorous, but the effect was excellent, Fan Bizhuang was brought down again and again, except for the goal at the last moment, it can be said that there is not much bright spot on the offensive end.
It was precisely because of the goal in the last minute that Pellegrini had a hint of something else. The core of our side is frozen by foul tactics, so why can't we use "foul tactics"? We can also kick and pull Cristiano Ronaldo, and use all means to make the opponent unable to play his strength smoothly.
Therefore, under the instruction of Pellegrini, in the second half, the central and backfield players of the home team strengthened their marking of Cristiano Ronaldo, and if something was slightly wrong, they immediately went up and kicked and pulled.
And the conflict that happened before is more like opening Pandora's box, out of control, and the yellow submarine is even more polite, since you are ruthless to our Fan Bizhuang, then don't blame us for being unreasonable.
Who is afraid of whom, life and death are downplayed, if you don't accept it, you will do it, come on, hurt each other!
Villarreal is quite barefoot and not afraid to wear shoes, they put it bluntly, just a group of hillbillies, to be able to play to the last four of the Champions League this season, it can be said that they have exceeded the goal of the season, anyway, they have equaled the club's historical record, even if they want to go further, but it is good to be able to enter, and there is no need to be too frustrated if they can't enter, so ...... Since you don't want us to be happy, then don't even think about it.
Villarreal is completely "crazy", after seeing that the offensive line in the front court is still constantly violated, and the teammates in the midfield and backfield are not polite, the action has become bigger, and a word of disagreement is a foul, either drag or pull, and if you can't stop it, then foul and leave the opponent with the ball.
And among them, the most active C. Ronaldo has become the most cared for object, who makes him the number one star in the Manchester United team, and the world footballer, the name of the person, the shadow of the tree, since you are the most dangerous person, do not look for who you are looking for!
C. Luo was frequently knocked to the ground, and the whistle kept sounding.
Ferguson watched from the sidelines as his disciples were constantly being put down, roaring angrily and protesting in front of the fourth official.
"What are they trying to do?!"
"It's murder! It's a crime! โ
"Are they playing football? No, damn it, they are insulting such a sacred sport as football! I'm ashamed of them! โ
Such an angry roar sounded non-stop, and the fourth official was persecuted by the "blowing wind", but he could only shake his head and smile bitterly, what could he say? Ha, Mr. Ferguson, the other man's actions are indeed very rude, but isn't this exactly what you are doing?
The fourth official naturally couldn't argue like this, so he could only pretend not to hear with a cold face.
There is really nothing to complain about, because Villarreal is going crazy, Manchester United's defenders are not idle, their movements are not small, and the likes of Van Bizhuang and Cazorla are also knocked to the ground from time to time.
There was chaos on the pitch and the game became choppy, less like a football match and more like a wrestling tournament. The two sides of you go back and forth, you kick me, I hit you, and they are a little completely irritable.
'Ferguson's foul tactics against Villarreal have finally paid off โ and of course, it may not have been the result he wanted, because ...... His players are also being violated! โ
"It's a ...... when what was supposed to be a strong conversation turned into a wrestling match Speechless! โ
"Oh oh, Cristiano got the ball again, Senna rushed up from behind him, what did he want to do? Oh, just slide and sloppy, it's a dangerous move, you know, Senna has a yellow card on his back...... Whew, it's dangerous, C. Ronaldo jumped away, and Senna also avoided the consequences of the foul...... He'll have to watch his movements, if he doesn't want to be ejected before the game is over! โ
Hargreaves - in the face of Van's high-speed dribble breakaway, he hugged the opponent directly...... It was a laughable scene, there was no problem, and the referee showed him a yellow card. How many yellow cards have United received? Fourth! This game is really a contest of who gets more cards! โ
The commentators kept exclaiming, constantly shouting, and constantly shaking their heads at the chaotic game situation.
Combined with the yellow card that Hargreaves received at this time, Manchester United has already had four players with yellow card warnings. Three of them were obtained from Fan Bizhuang.
In addition to the yellow cards for Riquelme and Senna, Capdevilla also received a yellow card for knocking down Ryan Giggs, and the remaining one was for Van Bizhuang, who was warned by the referee for his goal of undressing to celebrate.
The situation is up and down, and the "fight" is also a coming-and-going, and even the number of cards won by the two teams is not a winner. It is enough to show that this game is really a close contest.