Chapter Twenty-Nine: The Opportunity Comes

It has to be said that Philip Neville's ferocious foul action of only 28 seconds of the opening game completely set the tone for this extremely fierce physical confrontation in this Community Shield. Pen ~ fun ~ Cabinet www.biquge.info although after Vieira fell to the ground, the referee on duty immediately and decisively showed Neville a yellow card, trying to use this stern attitude to warn the players on both sides and let them control their anger and movements.

The wish is good, but it is already too late. From the pre-game warm-up to Neville's vicious foul, the anger of the players on both sides has risen. At this time, no matter what kind of judgment the referee makes, he is no longer able to control the development of the situation, and the strong smell of gunpowder on the court can no longer be dispelled.

Although the conflict did not widen this time, and the players on both sides left the scene of the incident without incident, one only need look at the fierce eyes they looked at each other to know that this level of vicious foul was just the beginning.

Sure enough, less than two minutes after the restart, another player collapsed in pain, this time by Manchester United midfielder Bart. As for him, it was England left-back Ashley Cole, who was being protected by Vieira.

For a time, the referee once again became the busiest figure on the field. Amid the frantic boos of the Manchester United players, he whistled eagerly and frequently to stop Keane, who was viciously trying to trouble Ashley Cole. With a serious and solemn face, he tried to dispel the Manchester United players who looked unrelenting and fierce.

At this time, the referee knew that his penalty standard must be severe, otherwise, the scene would be completely out of control. It was the same yellow card, and there was no waver on his face in the face of the Arsenal players who were "sincerely" defending Ashley Cole.

Although judging from the result, the referee's decision was fair. But it still didn't satisfy the United fans in the stands, who, like the Arsenal fans before them, let out a piercing boo to express their displeasure. Some Manchester United fans have even begun to curse at the referee in the stadium with red faces, and keep making extremely dissatisfied gestures.

At the very beginning of the intense game, players and fans on both sides, including the head coach on the sidelines, were putting pressure on the referee. They all knew it was going to be a very physical game, so they all wanted to be in favour of the referee.

Fortunately, the referee on duty withstood the pressure well and made a harsh and fair decision. It is precisely because of this that the emotions of the players on both sides are not completely out of control. Although the movements of the players on both sides were still ferocious after the restart of the game, they have also returned to a normal scale. Even if there will still be scenes of people turning over on their backs, at the very least, the referee no longer needs to maintain the terrifying efficiency of two consecutive yellow cards in the first two minutes of the game, an average of one yellow card per minute.

It's just that to be honest, the excitement of this game is far from meeting the expectations of the media and professionals before the game, there is no fierce physical confrontation, but there are no exciting game scenes. The frequent fouls of players on both sides made the referee's whistle sound frequently, and the rhythm of the game was cut into fragments and intermittently.

In the face of this kind of scene, when the broadcast camera crossed Ferguson, who was sitting in the coach's seat with Erlang's legs crossed, and Wenger, who was looking ugly on the sidelines, Lineker, as a commentator, couldn't help but say boringly: "It seems that the attention of both sides is not on the football, but on the opponent's feet." I don't know if this was set up by Coach Alex Ferguson before the game, but it seems that Arsenal's previous fluid, flashy attacking scenes did not appear once. ”

At Lineker's words, even Alan Hansen, who has always liked to fight with him, couldn't help but nod in agreement. This kind of game is the most painful for the commentators, because they really can't find anything to comment on from such a boring game, so they can only keep mentioning the names of the players who have been put down and the players who have been put down.

However, Lineker's words are really to the point. In fact, the scene on the pitch at the moment is exactly what Ferguson wants to see. The boss is well aware that Beckham's departure has left Manchester United without the quality to go toe-to-toe with Arsenal in midfield. Since it can't be compared, then no one wants to be comfortable, that's what he thinks.

Moreover, the Manchester United players on the pitch also successfully completed Ferguson's idea. Faced with this uncomfortable game scene like a quagmire, Arsenal's Pire, Ljungberg and even the ice prince Bergkamp did not show their normal level and looked very sluggish. It is precisely because of this that Arsenal has rarely threatened the attack since the start of the game.

Playing this kind of scene, Manchester United, who has always had excellent mental strength, is naturally better at it than Arsenal, which pays attention to gorgeousness. Therefore, Manchester United have a faint advantage on the field. However, the Arsenal defense, led by Vieira, was not vegetarian, and when Manchester United's advantage was not obvious enough, the scene was so dull and deadlocked.

No matter how much the fans on both sides love their teams, they can't even raise any interest and enthusiasm in such a mediocre scene. Slowly, the fan stands, which were still very hot during the start of the game, unconsciously quieted down and looked lifeless.

But in such a situation, Li Lei on the bench on the sidelines watched it with relish. Watching such a game scene made him feel like he was back in the slum scene of a group fight, and his hands itched when he saw it. Perhaps in the world, only Li Lei will sincerely like such a game scene.

Luckily, the rest of the fans watching the game weren't without their joy. In the 24th minute of the game, the dull deadlock on the field was finally broken. At this point, United were given a corner kick on the pitch. Ryan Giggs' corner was nodded in front of Keane and deflected towards the far post, where United's Silvestre, who had a golden chance to head the empty net thanks to Arsenal right wing-back Lauren's lack of marking, did not miss a chance.

German goalkeeper Lehmann, who made his official appearance for Arsenal for the first time, apparently did not react quickly enough and was caught by the crowding in front of goal and the players on both sides and Keane in front of the post. By the time he came to his senses, the ball smashed on Sylvester's forehead had quickly flown into the goal he was guarding.

"Boom !!"

After the goal, Manchester United fans, who had not been angry for a long time, instantly vented all the strength they had accumulated. They jumped up from their seats as if they had springs under their buttocks, and cheered to the sky. A huge sound not only resounded over the Millennium Stadium, but also shook the entire stadium.

Li Lei, who was sitting on the bench, could even feel the ground trembling under his feet, and he couldn't help but be shocked by the tsunami-like cheers of the mountains. Although he came to play for the money, before he knew it, he began to be attracted to the passionate charm of football. Just like now, because of such a shocking moment, he likes football a little more.

Just when Li Lei was indulging in the charm of a football game, the commentators and fans finally came to life again. Just when they were expecting pizza to start getting more exciting, the unforgiving reality gave them a hard blow. After the game restarted, it immediately reverted to the boring scene of you kicking me and I hitting you.

In fact, whether they like it or not, the tone of this match has already been set, and it is destined to be a scorching, dreary hand-to-hand fight. Luckily for you, though, this game hasn't been without highlights since Silvestre.

At least in the 58th minute of the second half of the game, Henry, who had been mediocre until now, scored with a stunning direct free kick from 30 meters out, adding a rare highlight to this boring game. But just like after Silvestre's goal, even if Arsenal equalised, it couldn't change the dull and slow pace of the game.

In the entire second half, in addition to Thierry Henry's beautiful goal, only the moment when Ashley Cole viciously brought down Ole Gunnar Solskjaer in the 63rd minute of the second half, but narrowly escaped the referee's red card, which can lift people's spirits a little and make the Millennium Stadium, which has been lifeless, have a good time.

The final score of 1:1 was not changed until the end of the 90-minute regular time. Under the gaze of almost all the commentators, this dull and boring battle was slowly dragged into overtime.

Although the nature of the Community Shield is more akin to a warm-up match, and the trophy after winning is not very credible, now that the game has reached this stage, it is natural that Manchester United and Arsenal will not give up easily. What's more, although the game scene is not exciting, the players on the field spend a lot of effort.

The intense physical confrontation that continued the whole game made them much more tired than the usual game. Not to mention the desire to win, just for this hard work, the players will not easily let the opponent take the trophy.

In this way, with the double insurance of the players' lack of physical strength and a more conservative style of play, it is even more difficult to get any wonderful pictures in overtime. In this dreary atmosphere and slow pace, the final extra time also slowly came to an end, and it was about to enter the exciting penalty shootout.

Until this moment, Li Lei finally couldn't sit still. If in the second half, he can still enjoy the fierce confrontation between the players on both sides of the field. Then after overtime, he really couldn't take it anymore. Because, no matter what others think, he really wants to appear in this game, he wants to fight back against everything he has suffered before, and he wants to humiliate them in front of him as a winner...

But now that the last possibility of playing is about to disappear, he can only stare at the court helplessly, and his body is so anxious that he keeps shaking. The thought of this made him go crazy.

But at this moment, there was a sudden change in the situation on the field. Manchester United goalkeeper Howard, who had been showing a decent demeanor throughout the game, was irrationally knocked to the ground by England centre-forward Jeffers, who came on as a substitute for Bergkamp in the second half.

Jeffers' irrational behavior made the originally quiet Millennium Stadium suddenly boil again. The angry boos and roars of Manchester United fans once again shook the Millennium Stadium and once again tested the eardrums of everyone in attendance.

Damn it!

After seeing Jeffers' reckless foul, Ferguson immediately stood up nervously and stared closely at the Manchester United team doctor who had already entered the game, waiting for them to give their judgment on whether Howard could hold on to the game.

At this time, Ferguson had no intention of managing the hot scene of players on both sides pushing and scolding each other on the field, and even had no intention of venting his inner anger. Because, at the moment, he is worried about the upcoming penalty shootout, once Howard can't hold on....

As soon as he thought of this, he immediately turned his head and yelled at Li Lei and Carol, who were still sitting on the bench: "Damn! What are you two still sitting there for?! Are you watching a show?! Why don't you hurry up and warm up, hurry up!! What the fuck!! ”

Ever since Howard fell to the ground in pain, Li Lei had been waiting for this sentence. The body had already stood up unconsciously, and couldn't help but rush out. So, almost as soon as Ferguson's words fell, he immediately took a step on his long legs and rushed out like an arrow from a string.

Here's your chance! Here's your chance!! ....

At this time, all the cells in his body were desperately shouting this sentence, shouting louder and louder, louder and louder, until his ears could no longer hear anything else.

For a moment, he was completely immersed in his own world. Until Ferguson's loud words came, "Lee, come here!" Hurry up!! ”

Hearing this, Li Lei almost instinctively kicked with all his feet and sprinted to Ferguson's side at full speed. Seeing that the old man looked at him seriously, he said to him in a solemn tone: "Boy, do you know what to do on the field?!" ”

"Yes. Kill them! Li Lei said excitedly as if he had exhausted all his strength.

At this time, he suddenly thought of a lot of things in his mind, thinking of those media reports on him, thinking of the disdain and slander of the Arsenal manager, thinking of the ridicule of tens of thousands of Arsenal fans, and thinking of Vieira's contempt when he rushed towards him.

In this way, unconsciously, a frightening fanatical smile curled into the corners of his mouth, and a terrifying heat began to flash in his eyes.

It's like a hungry beast that sees blood!

Murderous!!

It's going to eat people!!