Chapter 41: Carol's Gift (Part II)
"It doesn't seem like you're on good terms with Carol. "After Li Lei walked out www.biquge.info of the players' tunnel and sat down on the bench, Ronaldo, who was sitting next to him, suddenly said to Li Lei with a wicked smile.
It turned out that just now, when he had walked out of the locker room, he accidentally looked back and saw the "friendly" side of Li Lei and Carol "greetings" each other.
After a period of contact, Ronaldo, who had already figured out Li Lei's temperament, naturally did not believe that Li Lei would have such a friendly side to his direct competitor Carol, and he could see at a glance what tricks the two were playing.
After all, he is also a child who grew up in a slum, although he has not really mixed with the black like Li Lei, but he is not a stupid boy without a little heart.
In such a situation, Ronaldo, who does not have a good relationship with Li Lei, is naturally happy to see Li Lei face more trouble and more enemies. This can't be said to be hatred and disgust, but more of a careful opportunity to see Li Lei having a bad time, and he is happy.
"What's the matter with you, the water deliverer." Li Lei had a cold face, didn't look at him, and replied coldly.
"You..."
Ronaldo's face, who was still smiling smugly at the last moment, immediately froze, and he was hit by Li Lei's blow, and he was choked and speechless all of a sudden.
The nickname of the water delivery worker was given to him by Li Lei after he lost the 10 penalty bet with Li Lei. This is not the first nickname in Ronaldo's life, nor is it the most ugly nickname, but he feels that it is the most difficult nickname for him to endure.
Because of his background in the slums of Madeira, although he is talented in football and became famous at an early age, Ronaldo is always surrounded by some children of his age who taunt and bully him because of this. Nicknames such as country boy, crybaby, etc., almost all come from this.
These discriminatory nicknames once made him go through a difficult period in his childhood, and gave him a bad memory. But it wasn't until he met Li Lei and heard Li Lei say the three words water delivery worker indifferently that he realized that these previous nicknames were nothing, too pediatric.
Compared with other nicknames, the word water delivery worker may not seem so ugly. But Ronaldo swore that no matter who it was, as long as he saw with his own eyes how Li Lei said these three words in front of him in a nonchalant tone of command, no one would be able to hold back the evil fire that came from nowhere.
In short, it is still a sentence, Li Lei's angry kung fu has really reached the peak and perfection.
"If you have the ability, let's find a time to compare again, and I will definitely take revenge!" It wasn't until a long time later that Ronaldo gritted his back molars and held back this sentence from his mouth with a look of resentment.
"Hmm. No problem. Li Lei still didn't look at him, and said coldly casually.
His calm and confident casual appearance is simply more unpleasant than any words and actions. But before Ronaldo, who couldn't help twitching at the corners of his mouth, spoke again, Ferguson suddenly turned his head and glanced at him and Li Lei coldly, which made Ronaldo sit upright and become a good baby.
Meanwhile, on the pitch, the referee on duty blew the whistle for the start of the second half.
After a beating from Alex Ferguson at half-time, the United players were able to revert to the sharpness of the first half for more than 20 minutes, and at the start of the second half, they launched a furious siege on Bolton's defence.
However, Bolton's side is obviously prepared for this. With only one goal behind Manchester United, they were in no hurry to attack, but honestly huddled in their own half and organized a tight defence.
It's just the stable mentality brought by being one goal behind, coupled with the correct tactical and strategic choices, which made Manchester United, who launched a furious attack as soon as they came up, a little helpless against Bolton's defense for a while.
With the exception of Arsenal today, other Premier League teams are short of organisational control, and the shortcomings of small-scale and subtle combinations are evident at this moment, even for the Red Devils and Manchester United.
If Arsenal's attack is like a dragon sword, flexible and changeable, the sword goes to the winger, and is good at breaking the enemy with skill, then Manchester United's attack is more like a straight dragon slaying knife, although the moves are simple, but the strength is fierce, the word is dominant, and the method of defense may be understood by everyone, but it is unstoppable, and it is important to press people with force.
Essentially, there is no superiority between the two styles, each with its own advantages and disadvantages. However, in the face of an opponent who is shrinking and stubbornly defending, the latter style is often more laborious, just like hitting the city gate with a hammer, and it is not as clever and laborious as the previous one.
This situation is even more obvious in the Premier League, which has always been tough and fiercely confrontational. Just like Bolton at this time, they used a positive defensive attitude and tough physical confrontation to temporarily withstand Manchester United's onslaught.
Although with Manchester United's ferocious attacking firepower, they can still pry through the Bolton defence when there is still enough time to come. But until then, unless it's Bolton's own mistake, United will need a moment to keep the pressure on.
So, at least for this period of time, even if Manchester United took advantage of the field, the scene was indeed deadlocked.
However, Ferguson had already expected this kind of scene. He just waved his hand very domineeringly on the sidelines, and after letting his disciples continue to maintain offensive pressure, the old god sat back on his coach's seat on the ground, chewing gum, crossed Erlang's legs, hugged his chest with his hands, and watched the game with a confident and calm attitude.
In fact, Ferguson does have the qualifications for such a laid-back style. The Manchester United team under him, even if it lacks Beckham's key accurate long passes, and the offensive firepower has decreased, it is still far beyond the Bolton team on the field.
After the 55th minute of the second half, Bolton's defence finally began to show its flaws in the face of United's still ferocious attack. Seeing that Bolton was already helpless, Ferguson finally decided to make the first substitution of the game and strengthen the attack.
After receiving Ferguson's instructions, Ronaldo smugly squeezed his eyebrows at Li Lei, and immediately couldn't wait to stand up and prepare to warm up on the sidelines. Compared with Li Lei, who has already made a big show in the Community Shield, this is the first time he has officially played for Manchester United, and his heart is proud, excited, and excited.
In such a situation, Li Lei, who was still sitting on the cold bench and did not receive any instructions from Ferguson, was undoubtedly inferior. Fortunately, he is still very wise, and when he is at a disadvantage, he will never stupidly go straight to the opponent.
It turned out that Ronaldo still wanted to see Li Lei's lost expression, but he stared directly at the stadium, as if he couldn't see Ronaldo's focused expression, which made Ronaldo eat a deflated again. Fortunately, Ronaldo, who was excited, didn't have time to care about Li Lei's trivial matter, and immediately ran out of the bench to warm up.
Ronaldo, who had already gotten up to warm up, did not pay too much attention to the cameras and fans on the sidelines. Obviously, for the debut of the new Manchester United No. 7, both the media and fans are quite concerned, and many people's attention was drawn to the sidelines from the game to the sidelines for a while.
"Wow!!"
But it was at this moment that the United fans in the stands burst into an uproar, but once again focused everyone's attention on the pitch. Just when everyone was expecting Manchester United to break through the door of Bolton Wanderers again, Carroll, who guarded the gate of Manchester United, once again stole the show at the other end of the pitch.
In the 57th minute of the second half, Ryan Giggs' cross was grabbed by a Bolton centre-back and headed out of the box in front of Ruud van Nistelrooy. Then, the Bolton defenders outside the box immediately kicked the ball before the Manchester United players could press it up, and the football was deserted, with a total of four people in the United half.
It was clearly a clearance more than an attacking kick, and the ball flying high in the air fell directly into the penalty area where United were located. While Bolton striker Adam was still trying to chase the ball, it was clear that unless he suddenly became Superman, it would be impossible to touch the ball before Carroll.
To exaggerate, even if Carol drinks a cup of tea at this moment, there is still enough time. In such a situation, United's two centre-backs, Rio Ferdinand and Silvestre, have even stopped their efforts to catch up early.
At this time, Bolton striker Adam may still be expecting Carroll to give him another big gift like he did in the first half. But obviously, if Carroll makes such a low-level mistake again this time, he will not only have to accept criticism from the outside world after the game, but also cover his face and look up at people inside Manchester United.
I'm not going to give that yellow-skinned monkey a chance to play!
With this in mind, Carol jumped lightly, firmly hugged the football in the air, and then held it in his arms. Feeling the soccer ball between his hands, he couldn't help but smile proudly after landing on the ground.
But apparently, he himself didn't notice it until now. In fact, he already felt the huge pressure from Li Lei on the bench in his heart. Such a high-altitude ball, which is almost as difficult as drinking water, can make him so proud, which is an abnormality in itself.
This abnormal emotion can make people lose concentration and ignore many simple but very critical factors. This is the same reason that candidates with great pressure are often more prone to simple mistakes and omissions.
And at this moment, Carol at this time is obviously such a stressful candidate.
With Bolton striker Adam in front of him and Rio Ferdinand and Silvestre both in the distance, Carroll did not choose to put the ball at his feet, but instead made the decision to throw the ball up and then volley it forward.
By this time, Adam had already turned around and walked back, which made Carroll let go of all his guard and immediately started teeing off. But he seemed to forget that Adam was not far in front of him, right on the course of his tee-off.
As a result, the scene that made him suddenly a laughing stock in the world appeared in the next few days.
"Hmm!!"
No sooner had he tossed the ball than the United fans in the stands let out an uneasy gasp. Then, just when he didn't react to this, confused, and drove the football out directly, there was a heavy banging sound in his ears.
It wasn't until this moment that he finally reacted.
He immediately turned around in shock and ran in the direction of the goal, all the while keeping his head up and his eyes fixed on the ball that was flying high in the direction of the goal after bouncing off Adam's back.
But at this moment, perhaps frightened by this unexpected situation, his feet suddenly became a little weak. Before he turned around and ran two steps, he immediately stumbled under his feet, and the whole person fell forward.
In the end, although he subconsciously supported himself with both hands, barely allowing himself to fall to the ground in embarrassment, the situation was not much better. Before he had time to stabilize his center of gravity, the football in the air that was still flying straight towards the goal made him stunned and had no time to waste.
In such a situation, before he had time to stand up straight, he barely looked at the football with his eyes on the balls, and at the same time he rolled and crawled like this, so that he ran towards the goal with all his strength in embarrassment.
But in the end, he still didn't have time.
When the football finally hit the ground and jumped into the gate he was guarding, he was finally desperate with a face that had already been frightened without a trace of blood.
He suddenly lost the strength under his feet, so he lay on the court with his face covered, and no longer had the courage to raise his head to look at the surroundings that were as silent as death at the moment.
At this moment, his heart was cold!
Dead too!!
But at the same time, Li Lei's eyes on the bench suddenly flashed.
It's like a hungry beast seeing its lonely prey.
The other party's deathly despair made him show his fangs excitedly.
Hideous fangs!