Chapter 42: "The Savior"
"Unbelievable! Unbelievable!! I couldn't believe that such a mistake could happen in front of my eyes today, it was unheard of. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 infoNow, rather than Bolton 2:2 Manchester United, I think it should be Carroll 2:2 Manchester United. I don't know what Coach Alex Ferguson is thinking at the moment. Anyway, in my opinion, Carroll's performance so far in this game is nothing short of shit! Not even a minimum layman!! .....”
As Lineker commented on Carroll's shocking low-level mistakes, the entire Old Trafford stadium finally recovered from the shock. Unlike the Bolton players and fans who were celebrating wantonly, the Manchester United fans and the whole Manchester United team were in a state of confusion, and for a while they didn't even know how to express their inner thoughts at the moment.
The Manchester United fans in the stands are silent, and at this time, they can suppress the dissatisfaction and anger in their hearts, and not boo Carol who is still lying on the field and has not gotten up, which is already the greatest magnanimity in their hearts.
On the pitch, the Manchester United players were speechless, feeling as if they were in a dream, and now when they woke up, the score was 2:2 before they knew it. At this moment, they did not blame Carroll, but they did not go over to lift him up and comfort him, but just turned their heads away from him who was still lying on the court.
Disappointed, helpless, and powerless, although they get angry, they just don't want to see Carol for the time being, and they don't want to deal with him, which may be their mentality at this time.
But as Manchester United's manager, Ferguson was not so lucky. In the case of his own starting goalkeeper making such a low-level, ridiculously stupid mistake that led to an effortless equaliser by his opponent, he had to be the first to come out and judge and guide the situation and situation on the pitch.
There is no doubt that Bolton will be more demoralised after the equaliser. It will rekindle the desire and desire to pick up points at Old Trafford, which was extinguished at 2-0 down, and it will be even stronger. Considering that there is only a little more than half an hour left in the 90-minute regular time, their confidence and motivation will naturally be stronger.
Even though he couldn't pull three goals in a miraculous row to beat Manchester United, he had to do his best to hold on to the draw that fell from the sky for the remaining half hour, and the veteran Ferguson knew what Bolton was up to when he saw the grinning Bolton boss waving his hands excitedly and gesturing back to the Bolton players.
Even Ferguson, who is confident in the quality of Manchester United's players, has to admit at this moment that this simple game has started to become difficult for Manchester United, who are aiming to get all three points at home and get a good start to the new season.
"What the fuck! Shit!! As soon as he thought of this, Ferguson couldn't help but curse, and then turned his head to Ronaldo, who was still standing on the sidelines because of Carroll's shocking mistake, and roared: "Damn! What else are you looking at?! Watching a movie?! Why don't you hurry up and give me a damn warm-up!! ”
It's time to step up the attack, Ferguson knows it well. In the face of the morale-boosting Bolton team on the field, Manchester United's attacking combination was too sluggish at this time. While that doesn't mean the attacking combination won't be able to break down Bolton's defence, there is no doubt that there will be more difficulties and more time to come, and that's what United are lacking at the moment.
Therefore, it is natural to send Ronaldo to strengthen the breakthrough with the ball and increase the diversity of the attack. But in addition to this, there is another point on the field, which makes Ferguson's brows tightly knit at the moment, and even a little annoyed, that is, although he has stood up at this moment, he looks pale, his eyes are a little dull, and his self-confidence has been completely hit.
To be honest, for Ferguson, who has seen countless winds and waves, although the situation facing Manchester United at this time is somewhat unfavorable, although the reasons for this unfavorable situation are also a little low-level and absurd, this is far from reaching the level that makes him frown.
In fact, even though Carroll has made two unforgivable mistakes that directly led to Manchester United being conceded two goals in a row, and he himself is very angry about this, in his heart, he still has not lost all confidence and hope in Carroll. After all, in the football game, which is full of infinite unexpected possibilities, no matter which great goalkeeper is likely to make low-level mistakes, let alone Carol, who is not very outstanding.
But now, Ferguson's concern is whether Carroll will be able to adjust his mentality and form and get back into the game, or whether his self-confidence will be shattered, and he will languish on the pitch, not only will he not be able to maintain his normal performance, but will continue to make stupid mistakes like this that directly lead to conceding goals.
If it is the latter, even if Ferguson is confident in the strength of the team, he has to admit that it may be dangerous to start this season. In such a situation, he had to make a choice whether to replace Carol with or without Li Lei.
If it were another position, Ferguson would have chosen to replace Carroll without saying a word, but this is the most special position on the field of goalkeeper. As is customary, there is almost no case in world football where the starting goalkeeper is not injured or sent off with a red card, even if the starting goalkeeper is not in good form and has made low-level mistakes.
Because, for a player in the goalkeeper position, once the manager makes such a choice, it means that he has fallen in the position of the head coach, or even lost his position. And this is a devastating blow for any goalkeeper, and this is why Ferguson hesitated.
Because, in his big picture, Carroll and Howard are the two goalkeepers he will rely on this season. As for Li Lei, he still has to be sent to the reserve team for training. Even if he were to sell either Carroll or Howard, it should be the next summer transfer window.
If he directly replaces Carol now and replaces Li Lei, it will be tantamount to him publicly saying to the outside world that Carol is going to be abandoned by him, and Li Lei is going to take the position this season. Even if he didn't mean it that way, I'm afraid the outside world, the media, including Carroll herself, would think so.
Do you want to do that? Do you want that stinky boy to take the throne early? Thinking of Li Lei's still slightly immature experience, Ferguson couldn't help but shake his head. It was just an ordinary league game, and even if he lost in the end, it was not enough for the always stubborn Ferguson to break his predetermined plan.
At this time, Li Lei, who was eagerly waiting for Ferguson to make a choice on the bench, did not know that after thinking twice, the old coach had already made up his mind and still did not make the decision to let him play.
It wasn't until Ronaldo had come on the field to replace Fu Qiong, who was focused on defense, that the game restarted, but it was still unabated, and after Ferguson called himself to warm up, Li Lei realized with some disappointment that he was afraid that the old coach had already made up his mind not to let him play as a substitute for Carol in this game.
In the face of this result, it must be false to say that Li Lei will resent Ferguson in his heart. But loss, powerlessness, and a little dissatisfaction are inevitable.
Immediately after Cristiano Ronaldo came on the pitch, the Portuguese genius immediately rekindled the enthusiasm at Old Trafford with his fancy footwork and sharp breakthroughs. The awkward and silent atmosphere just now was swept away, and the cheers and exclamations of Manchester United fans made Ronaldo the biggest focus on the field all of a sudden.
At the same time, United's attack has been further strengthened, and Bolton's defence has once again been in a precarious situation. Just when the fierce and wonderful scenes on the court attracted everyone's attention, Li Lei, who was sitting on the bench and no one paid attention to for a while, became the most "lazy" person in the stadium at this time.
I saw him, although he was still paying attention to the game, but the whole person was completely soft on his seat like dough, and his eyes were a little dull.
But sometimes, things in the world are fucked up like that. When you are desperate, it just won't let you get it, but when you are desperate, it will suddenly appear in front of you when you are caught off guard.
Although Ronaldo's arrival did bring a lot of changes to Manchester United's attack, it is clear that he has not fully integrated into the Manchester United system on the field, and his breakthrough with the ball, although fancy and sharp, seems out of place, and does not bring immediate results to Manchester United's attack.
But fortunately, he also attracted the attention of a lot of Bolton defences as soon as he came on the pitch, and played an excellent diversion role, giving Giggs and others more attacking space, which was something that Fuqiong, who was more adept at defending before, could not do. It's not much, but it's enough for a world-class player like Ryan Giggs.
So, it didn't take long for Bolton's bucket formation to become less solid in the face of United's frenzied high-pressure attack, and the holes in the defence began to appear frequently, and it was only a matter of time before their doors were breached again.
But just when Ferguson and Manchester United fans were expecting Manchester United to exceed the score, Carroll, who had already collapsed from his confidence due to two previous huge mistakes, made another irrational move in the 70th minute of the second half to directly change or even turn the situation on the field.
'Oh, Ruud van Nistelrooy's volley was too straight and was picked up in the arms of Bolton goalkeeper Mark. Mark launched a counterattack with a big foot, and Leo grabbed the landing spot first..... Oh! He made a mistake! Now it's Adam with the ball, Bolton on the counter-attack!! Three-on-three, Manchester United is in danger! Oh!! Nice fit, now Adam has the ball, he's single-handed! Carol strikes!! Lineker's excited voice rang out again.
At this time, in front of Bolton striker Adam, who had already broken into the Manchester United penalty area with the ball, there was only Carroll left as an obstacle to the goal. By this time, Carroll had already made his way to the outside of the six-yard box, staring at Adam and the football at his feet.
In this critical moment in the face of a single goal, the goalkeeper is most needed to stay calm, but this is what Carroll lacks the most at this moment. Although Carroll acted like nothing had happened after the restart, his mentality was completely unbalanced.
Although the talent is not good, Carol has a big revenge in her heart. And people like him tend to be more sensitive and extreme in their hearts than anyone else.
As a result, although the United fans did not boo him after the comical mistake of the century, his United team-mates did not complain about him, and even the usually stern Ferguson did not yell at him on the sidelines, this almost pitiful protection and comfort only provoked Carroll's mentality more than any boos and scolding.
He even felt as if the whole world had been disappointed in him and was taking pity on him, and that feeling had driven him crazy.
So, soon his mind went to an extreme.
I can't make any more mistakes! Can't concede any more goals!! Otherwise, that yellow-skinned kid will replace me. In such an emotional state, it is difficult to imagine that Carol would make any calm, rational and reasonable actions at this moment.
In fact, he really didn't.
His movements were too reckless. The move of killing the football at Adam's feet with red eyes made Adam gently flick the football under his feet with the outside of his right foot, and it was easy to completely shake Carroll.
And this made Carol, who was already mentally unbalanced, completely red-eyed and lost his mind. In such a situation, it is best for the goalkeeper to sensibly choose to accept the predetermined fact of conceding the goal, rather than bringing himself a red card with reckless behavior.
But Carroll did it again, his eyes red, he barely thought about it, and the referee's whistle blew as Adam fell to the ground.
It wasn't until this time that Carol's brain was blown up by the whistle, and he realized what kind of stupid action he had done.
But, it's too late.
On the sidelines, Li Lei had only one thought in his mind at the moment.
The Savior is here!