Chapter 53: Unexpected debut
Chapter 53: Accidents
On August 26, four days after the end of the second round of the league, Andy followed the team to Poland for the second leg of the Champions League qualifiers. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info
Despite Andy's solo score in the first leg and Alex Ferguson coming off the bench for the match, Andy sat on the bench until the end of the match.
The match ended in a 0-0 draw at an 8,000-seat stadium as United progressed to the Champions League thanks to two goals from Andy in the first leg at home.
After this game, the Premier League ushered in a short break, as on 5 and 6 September, there will be a round of European Championship qualifiers, and after the first-team internationals were drawn, Andy and the rest of the squad trained daily with the players from the development team.
On September 5, at the Lasanda Stadium, the home of the Swedish national team, England's first match of the European Championship tour began.
Andy and Edward Sr. watched the game in front of the TV with great interest, only to be so disappointed that England had lost the first game, knowing that England had not beaten Sweden in the previous thirty years, so everyone who cared about England was watching this game. Chapter 53: Accidents
England, who had started the game well, scored just two minutes from David Beckham's free-kick with a header from captain Alan Shearer, but then in the 32nd minute the same free-kick was found by Sweden's midfielder Andersson after England goalkeeper Seaman saved the ball and three minutes later, Andy's team-mate Paul Scholes made a mistake and was cut off by the opposing striker, and Mugabe drove straight into the next goal.
Although England changed Andy's teammate Andy Cole in the second half and lined up a 433 attacking formation on the field, England, who had not recovered much, fell to Sweden again.
But all this has nothing to do with Andy, he still trains as usual and works hard to be able to play.
Perhaps it was Andy's hard work that impressed Alex Ferguson, or perhaps it was Andy Cole, who had not yet recovered from his injury, suffered a recurrence of an old injury after the match against Sweden, and Andy was called on on the eve of United's third-round home game against Charlton Athletic.
Well, Andy would rather believe that it was Andy Cole's injury that he got his chance, but what did it matter, he shouted his name from the commentator and stepped onto the turf of Old Trafford to the cheers of more than 50,000 spectators. Chapter 53: Accidents
"Good evening, friends in front of the TV! Welcome to Sky TV's 3rd round of the 98-99 Premier League season, Manchester United hosts newcomer Charlton! I'm Jonathan. Pierce, it's a pleasure to bring you today's commentary. "Manchester United's game has always been the focus of the broadcast, so Sky TV broadcast the game as usual.
"Hello everyone, I'm your old friend Martin Taylor, and I'm excited to bring you the commentary on this game with Jonathan." Famous commentator Martin Taylor also appeared in front of the commentary table.
"Today is the third round of Manchester United, and they have only won two draws in the front, this is not the performance of the giants, you must know that even if they face the same points as the League One promotion horses, the same two points, but the goal difference is less than theirs, Martin, do you think Manchester United will win this game?"
Jonathan. Pierce squirted Manchester United first and then threw the question to his partner.
"I'm not a god, so I don't know how the game will end now, but I'm looking forward to the performance of Andy Chan at Manchester United, and you must know that he has performed quite well in the first two games of the league, although I don't know why Ferguson didn't even give him a chance to come off the bench in the first two rounds." …,
Chapter 53: Accidents
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Martin Taylor has a tendency to become Andy Honey and spit on the microphone there.
While the two commentators were chattering about their pre-match analysis, the two teams were already on the pitch.
Andy was originally a little nervous for the first time, but as the game began, that nervousness quickly adjusted itself into excitement in his heart.
It was Andy's first league game for Manchester United and his first appearance for the team.
For Andy, this is his chance to prove himself to Alex Ferguson, and it is the beginning of his journey to conquer the Premier League.
Charlton, who served first, did not rush to attack, but poured the ball back to the backcourt and patiently waited for the opportunity.
With backfield players and midfielders back and forth, the football ended up at the feet of their playmaker, John Barnes.
Andy, who had been cruising around in midfield looking for an opportunity, immediately posted up to steal the ball at the feet of John Barnes.
John Barnes looked at the young Andy in front of him with a little disapproval, and he skillfully controlled the football at his feet and slowly pushed forward.
Soon the first meeting between the two men came, and although Andy's defensive skills were terrible, he kept hitting John Barnes's body without relenting. Chapter 53: Accidents
John Barnes' center of gravity slowly became unstable under Andy's impact, and he had no choice but to pass.
The hastily passed ball didn't land well and was quickly tackled by Roy Keane after passing Manchester United's midfield.
Roy Keane dribbled some distance down the middle before distributing the ball to Ryan Giggs on the left.
Ryan Giggs won the ball on the left side of midfield, burst forward at high speed, first feints to shake off the opposing midfielder Scott Parker, and then rushed forward at the speed of the wind.
At the moment, only Andy can keep up with the speedy Ryan Giggs in the whole Manchester United team. He was running forward as fast as he could in the middle, pulling Charlton's defence.
Ryan Giggs did not change his speed on the ball when he was about to face the opposition two players, and when he was brought to the level of the penalty line, he suddenly got up and crossed.
The opposing defenders obviously didn't expect Giggs to suddenly cross in the middle of a high-speed dribble, and when he wanted to stretch his foot to block, it was too late.
The ball made a beautiful arc in the air and flew towards the penalty area.
Andy kept his head held high as he ran, and when he saw that the football was coming towards him, he was already kicking the ground with both feet and leaning down slightly to make a jump. Chapter 53: Accidents
Paul Koncheski, who is the same age as Andy, has been the youngest player to play in the Premier League for all his time, and as a centre-back, he has been keeping an eye on Andy, who is his age but is more well-known than him.
When he noticed the football falling on Andy's head, he rushed over to give his peer a good look.
Andy judged the landing point and jumped high to get his header on the head, but at this point, he felt his body be hit.
Andy, whose body was already in mid-air, felt the impact from the side, he took a deep breath, exerted his strength in his waist and abdomen again, raised his body a few inches upward, and then struggled to push the football.
At the moment when the ball flew towards the goal, the two people who collided with each other in the air lost their center of gravity and fell towards the turf.
The only difference was that Andy steadied himself as he landed from the air, stumbling a few steps on the grass before regaining his footing, while Paolo Konchesky fell straight to the grass.
Andy's eyes were on the ball that he headed towards the opponent's goal until it landed on the turf inside the goal line. …,
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Charlton goalkeeper Dean Keeley is also a veteran goalkeeper, and when Andy jumped up to head the goal, he was in position and pounced on the ball accurately, but to his disappointment, the ball was too fast, and he only caught the air behind the ball. Chapter 53: Accidents
The ball is in!
The ball is in!!
The ball went in!!
Andy roared and ran with open arms to Ryan Giggs, who was giving him the assist, the moment Andy saw the ball enter the goal.
Alex Ferguson, who had already risen from the dugout to celebrate, also applauded after the referee declared the goal valid.
Brian Kidd jumped up from his seat at the moment of the goal and glanced at Ferguson with a smug look, knowing that he had been unhappy with Ferguson's approach to Andy for a long time.
However, Ferguson was also excited and did not see his assistant's eyes.
On the pitch, other United team-mates flocked to Andy as he celebrated his goal.
"Thanks, Ryan! Thank you!! Andy owes most of the credit for this goal to Giggs, who gave him the assist, so he hugged Giggs and thanked him all the time.
Although Ryan Giggs, Manchester United's left-wing king, is also a little dissatisfied with Ferguson's treatment of the young people in front of him, as Ferguson's most beloved disciple, he can't say anything, so at this moment he can only slap Andy's body as a big brother.
The other teammates who rushed to him also rubbed Andy's hair, patted his body, and congratulated him, especially David Beckham hugged Andy, you must know that since Andy came to Manchester United, the old man has interfered a lot less in his private life, and he also knows that it is Andy's thorn that has attracted all the attention of the old man, so he sympathizes with Andy. Chapter 53: Accidents
“gooooal!!!!” Sky TV's Martin Taylor roared immediately after Andy's goal.
"That's why I advise Coach Alex Ferguson to use the advice of this young man, super physical, good ability to stay in the air, only three games have scored in every game, Andy can always surprise me, can you ask for more from this 17-year-old!" Martin Taylor yelled excitedly.
The crowd began to cheer and sing the team anthem after Andy's goal, and at this moment, Andy's name was shouted in Martin Taylor's commentary.
Scoring in less than 10 minutes was the best start of the first three rounds for United, and the performances of Ryan Giggs and Andy were a huge morale booster for all the Reds. Having already picked up two draws, Manchester United are confident that they will be the winner.
However, for Charlton's team, the goal was a bit of a surprise, but they were not discouraged.
After the difficult promotion of the League One play-offs, they are well aware of the gap between their team and these giants, so under the reminder of the coach, they did not panic, but looked at each other, and continued to maintain a solid defense while looking for opportunities to counterattack. Chapter 53: Accidents
As soon as kick-off began, Manchester United began their onslaught.
Their offense was impressive, and wave after wave of attacks was indecisive.
Charlton Athletic could only huddle in their own half, bearing the wave of the opposition's attack.
Charlton's coach couldn't do anything about it, whether in terms of tactics, coordination or the strength of the players, the gap between the two teams was too great.
He can only hope that his players can withstand these dozens of minutes, as long as the time passes, Manchester United's morale will suffer, and then their chance to counterattack will come.
Andy has been running around in front of him looking for opportunities, but Charlton has now even retreated to the midfield near the midfield, so in front of the bucket formation, Andy has no choice, he is tired of this kind of game from the heart, but what can be done?
However, when he got the ball, he went straight forward and every time his strong figure won the cheers of the fans.
When he can get into the box, he shoots directly from distance when he has the chance, and when he doesn't have the opportunity, he passes to his opponent who is better positioned than him.
In the next 20 minutes or so, Manchester United's attack caused a wave of cheers from the crowd, but unfortunately both Andy's shot and David Beckham's free kick only blossomed, and the only best chance was Andy's shot from the opponent's goalkeeper to save the ball, but the veteran Sheringham's follow-up shot crossed the goal. Chapter 53: Accidents
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