Chapter 260: Reyes Exposed
On the pitch, the confrontation between Lee Lei, Keane and Vieira did not last long. It can be said that even before they even said a few words, the people in their respective teams who still kept their heads in this conflict immediately came over and pulled away the most troublesome people in their two formations.
As the players on both sides vented their emotions for a while and gradually calmed down again, the conflict did not turn into a large-scale physical confrontation in the end, which made the referee on duty breathe a sigh of relief.
He finally doesn't have to worry about his future and his job anymore, and the referees who have seen large-scale violent clashes in law enforcement matches in history have all received little-known penalties after the game, and gradually moved away from the top arena to officiate in the lower leagues, or even end his football refereeing career.
On the pitch, the supremacy of the referee is protected, but off the pitch, it won't always be like this.
However, even so, in order to prevent this kind of thing from happening again, the referee on duty, who had been frightened for a while, still called Vieira, Keane and other major troublemakers to his side, and expressed his attitude with a stern verbal warning and a yellow card: Pay attention to control your emotions, if you commit it again, I will never be polite.
Among them, Li Lei and Reyes escaped by luck because they just moved their mouths.
"Shh!!h
Such a penalty result cannot be said to be absolutely fair and correct, but at least it has maintained basic fairness, but this still cannot escape the shrill dissatisfaction and boos of the Arsenal fans at the scene.
However, this is also human nature. After all, on this kind of issue, any team will unconditionally and completely favor its own team, even if it is their own team that is wrong, they will naturally turn a blind eye and firmly stand on their own team's side.
However, no matter how dissatisfied Arsenal fans are, the decision has been determined and will not be changed because of their wishes. There was nothing they could do other than entertain the "evil" United players with a barrage of boos once the game resumed.
While Arsenal fans continue to vent their frustrations, the game on the pitch, which has already restarted, has taken a new turn. I don't know if it was the clash just now, which used up too much energy from the players on both sides, or whether their mental state had not fully returned to the game, anyway, after the game restarted, the situation on the field no longer had the fierce rhythm that made people blood rush before, but suddenly slowed down, and the two sides officially entered a temporary stalemate.
However, although the pace was slower and the fierce and exciting pictures were less, the fierce confrontation on the field did not weaken, and the two sides formed a tragic hand-to-hand battle in every corner of the field, and some players on the field fell to the ground in pain.
Except for the two goalkeepers, Li Lei and Lehmann, who have kept their shirts relatively tidy, the jerseys of all the players on both sides on the rest of the field have been covered with grass clippings and stains.
Among them, Ruud van Nistelrooy and Thierry Henry, the two strikers of both teams, have been the most closely cared for by their respective backlines, and are often caught in the opponent's frantic grappling, chasing and interception, and tackles. But this obviously did not intimidate the two who had already established themselves in the Premier League and honed for many years, and every time they were tackled, they always got up immediately and continued to play without fear, even if they were just holding their calves, thighs, and even ankles rolling back and forth on the pitch and howling in pain.
These pictures have nothing to do with Li Lei in front of the door, at most they are just watching the melon-eating masses. But this time it was different, and the images made Reyes suddenly have a flash of inspiration after seeing that the shirt on Reyes was much cleaner than Henry's, and noticed something that was not so obvious to Reyes, or a weakness.
As a result, Li Lei, who had been engrossed in the game, immediately devoted part of his attention to Reyes, and he wanted to see some pictures to prove whether his idea was really correct.
In the end, in the 27th minute of the first half, from a scene on the edge of the Manchester United penalty area, Li Lei finally saw everything he wanted to see.
At this point, it was clear that Arsenal were building momentum to attack the United defence once again. Although the absence of Ashley Cole in this game made the famous iron triangle of Ashley Cole, Pire and Thierry Henry on the left side of Arsenal not appear in this game, but this time Klich, who started in place of Ashley Cole, completed a beautiful forward attack.
This time, he was the perfect substitute for Ashley Cole, playing a beautiful three-man combination with Pire and Thierry Henry, completely penetrating United's right side of defence, allowing Gary Neville to lose his defensive position against Pire, allowing the France international to dribble into the United penalty area.
In an instant, chaos broke out in the Manchester United penalty area. After dribbling to the baseline, Pire made a beautiful inverted triangle pass before Fletcher, who started the day at right wing-back, who was quick to return to the defence.
And his pass was not looking for Henry, who was closely guarded by Sylvester and Brown, but he didn't know when he had quietly slipped into the middle of the penalty area, and Ljungberg near the 12-yard point not only deceived Manchester United's entire back line, but even Li Lei was no exception.
This is really not to blame Li Lei's lack of preparation. With Henry already in a detour to find a catch gap between Sylvester and Brown, he really had to give it his all and put all his attention on Henry.
Therefore, this time, he was also shocked into a cold sweat!
Damn it!
Li Lei then began to move his position in a hurry, ready to meet Ljungberg's shot.
But that's when the abrupt turn of the day happened, and Brown's forced sliding tackle didn't completely stop Pire's pass, but it did make him change direction and go in the direction of Reyes behind Ljungberg.
After Ljungberg couldn't reach the football and could only watch it leak at his feet, Reyes behind him immediately rushed towards the football with a gleam in his eyes, took a step, and put on a posture that he was about to take a shot without stopping the ball.
It's just that he is not without defenders around him, and O'Shea is not far away at this time. So, actually, strictly speaking, it's just a one-in-two chance that is a little bit more biased in his favor.
Li Lei also saw this, but as a goalkeeper, in this case, he obviously can't count on O'Shea completely, and he must be fully prepared by himself. He then made a save in the middle of the goal, completely spreading his long arms and watching the situation with both eyes firmly on what was going on.
According to his judgment, if the situation continues like this, it is likely that Reyes will complete the shot, but it will be deflected by O'Shea's block. And, after the refraction occurs, Reyes' shot is likely to jump and slow down, completely unthreatening.
It's just that this is just a judgment after all, and Li Lei at this time would never dare to abandon the door and attack like this. He can only be ready to attack at any time, and at the same time, he can only concentrate on the goal line, ready to deal with the unexpected situation.
But what Li Lei didn't expect was that what finally happened in front of his eyes was a possibility that he hadn't thought about at all, Reyes for some reason suddenly jumped up to avoid O'Shea's fierce tackle when he was obviously half a step faster and was about to touch the ball, and finally let O'Shea complete the clearance and give up the opportunity to shoot.
To be honest, this situation was completely unexpected by Li Lei. After being stunned for a while, he came back to his senses amid the regretful sighs of the Arsenal fans in the stadium.
Looking at Reyes, who was also hugging his head in regret not far from the edge of the penalty area, just like the Arsenal fans in the stands, Li Lei immediately bent the corners of his mouth, revealing his trademark disdainful sneer, and his eyes were full of cold banter.
That's interesting!
Quite interesting!!
I see!!