Chapter 54: High-Speed Tanks
The design of the Old Trafford Stadium pursues a solemn and magnificent visual effect in the use of colour. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. biqUgE。 The red stands, which are as beautiful on all sides as Manchester United's jersey, are the pride of Old Trafford. On the north side of the stand, the white seats are spelled together with the words "machesterunited", and on the east and west sides of the stand are the names of Manchester United's biggest sponsors, Vodafone and Umbro respectively.
The entire stadium capacity now stands at 68,000, while the average attendance is as high as 65,164. In addition focus_on_reds to regular seating, there are family stands, private boxes, seats for away fans, and seats for people with disabilities.
Each type of seat is perfectly arranged for a specific audience. The Family Stand, located in the southwest corner of the course, is only open to family members of club members or sightseeing groups organised by other clubs.
Private dining rooms offer CCTV for slow motion or replay shots, and are staffed. In addition to specially designed access and toilets, the handicapped grandstand is also equipped with wheelchairs and headphones for the blind to listen to live commentary.
Old Trafford has some of the best lawns in the world. The lawn, which is 116 yards long and 76 yards wide, is made up of four different colors of grass. In the area near the goal, an imported American turf called Kentucky grass was specially paved, which is particularly resistant to trampling. The roofs of the four stands in the south, east, and west are designed as small transparent squares to ensure that the lawn receives sufficient sunlight. The lawn is carefully cared for, with 3 mows per week from April to November and 1 per week from November to March.
At this moment, on the beautiful turf of the stadium, Paul Martin Koncheski once again fell heavily to the ground under the impact of Andy, who was also 17 years old.
He turned over on the ground, facing the sky on his back, looking at the blue sky and panting, he really couldn't understand why Andy, who was also 17 years old, was not only 10 points taller than him, but his strong body was like a piece of iron, and the game was only about 30 minutes, but his body was like a child in the confrontation with Andy, and his body was in pain everywhere.
"Paul, how is it, are you still holding on?" A large black hand pulled him up.
"I'm okay, Chris, thank you for always helping me with the defense." Paul Martin Koncheski looked at Chris Powell, a veteran black defender in front of him, with gratitude.
"That kid is really strong under the impact, he was born in rugby, wait for us to guard him together!"
Chris Powell, a 30-year-old black defender, saw that Paul Martin Koncheski, who was not admitting defeat, was very tired, so he wanted to help him, as well as the team and himself.
In the 35th minute, David Beckham received a pass from Paul Scholes in front of the penalty area, and after dribbling the ball into the penalty area, he directly transferred the ball to Andy's feet with a short pass.
Andy only had Paul Martin Konchesky who had been watching him after receiving the ball, and he certainly didn't want to miss this hard-won opportunity, just when he wanted to squeeze away Paul Martin Konchesky, who had rushed over, a black face appeared directly in front of him, and then the two closed the door one by one, and Andy's eyes were closed tightly.
In desperation, Andy could only pass the ball to his partner Sheringham, and in the end, the attack was in vain.
Andy glanced hatefully at the face of the black man not far away, and his face became solemn.
"If you want 2 people to wrap me, then let's see if you have such a ability!"
Andy had already made a war offer to the other party in his heart, and the more pressure he felt, the more excited he felt.
Andy was under more defensive pressure. Under the sandwich of Paul Martin Koncheski and Chris Powell, the two people were like guards in front of the gate, facing Andy's impact again and again, desperately holding the goal behind them, occasionally Andy used his body to squeeze them away, but under their interference, the quality of the attack was not very high, and they were easily confiscated by the opposing goalkeeper Dean Keeley. …,
Paul Martin Konchesky and Chris Powell teamed up to build an almost impenetrable wall in front of Andy.
Andy has been thinking about how to deal with those two guys, as an arrow at the front of the team, as a striker who is always at the front, he can't stand to be watched like this, and then finish the game without doing anything, even if he has scored a goal.
To score! To score! To score a goal!!!
That's right! In addition to my body and my speed, you can stop me in a stationary state, but can you stop me who is already running!
Andy thought this and pulled his position back a little, gesturing his opponents on the court to wait and put the ball at his feet, he wanted to see if his idea would work.
The opportunity was not long in coming, and in the 42nd minute of the first half, Charlton hit a quick counter-attack after their striker's header caused the crowd to marvel.
Manchester United's experienced goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel has already sent the ball out quickly with his hands.
Roy Keane kicked a long ball straight at Andy in midfield.
Andy had already raced towards the spot where the ball had landed when he saw the ball coming towards him.
Andy was in the scramble with the opposing midfielder, firmly handed the ball on his chest to his feet, and then accelerated, directly shaking off the opposing player who was still beside him and used to interfere with him.
Andy is running at full speed like a high-speed train, and although American football only values 40 yards of running distance, Andy's 100 meters is also very fast.
Charlton midfield defender Scott Parker hurriedly rushed in the direction of Andy to make up for the defense, in his opinion, even if it is a foul now, it is necessary to stop Andy, you must know that the back of Charlton is very empty now.
Then Andy, who sprinted up, was so good at defending, even Scott Parker's hard pull could not make Andy slow down, but was directly brought to the ground by Andy under the impact of the body of 2 people, and when he got up, he could only see Andy's back in the distance.
The Reds are now 3-on-4, with Ryan Ryan Ryan Giggs on the left and David Beckham on the right already cutting in at high speed when they saw Andy receiving the ball and charging.
Charlton's back four can only split two of Ryan Giggs and David Beckham on the left and right.
Paul Martin Konchesky and Chris Powell, who had been defending Andy in pairs, also rushed towards Andy one after the other.
"Here's your chance!" Andy saw that the other party was starting one after the other, and the speed of the two people after the start was also different due to the difference in age and physical speed, and after a while, the young Paul Martin Konchesky was already anxiously ahead of Chris Powell behind him by 3 positions.
Andy picked up speed again in the midst of the high-speed run, and just like that, he rushed towards the young Paul Martin Konchesky, and the bodies of the two men collided with each other as the crowd watched.
Paul Martin Konchesky felt that Andy was already in front of him in a blink of an eye, and then a huge force struck him in the chest, and he could barely breathe, as if a heavy hammer had been struck directly on his body, and a moment later he fell on his back on the grass.
After knocking down Paul Martin Konchesky, Andy directly crushed Chris Powell to the ground again without slowing down.
In this process, for fear of being blown foul, his arms were always tightly clamped around his body, until he rushed all the way to the opponent's small penalty area, he stretched his body, and shot without melancholy in the tension of the opponent's goalkeeper! …,
“gooooooooooooooooal!!!!!!!!!!!!”
In the midst of Martin Taylor's passionate roar, Andy had already run to the camera on the side of the pitch, and he didn't even look back after the shot, because he believed the shot would definitely go through.
Andy turned his back to the camera and pointed to the number behind him to the crowd and everyone watching the game across the UK.
Remember my name, remember my number, neither a double strike nor any other means will make me a goal!!
"Please remember this lad's name, Andy Chan! Remember his number, he runs faster than a leopard, and his impact on the run is like a heavy tank, no one can resist it!! Martin Taylor interpreted exactly what Andy was trying to say, and he yelled hoarsely in the live broadcast room.
The entire Old Trafford stadium also burst into enthusiastic cheers from the home fans!
The referee's whistle temporarily interrupted the offensive of Andy and the equally excited Manchester United players, who were still immersed in the delicious goal, and at the end of the half, the score was temporarily fixed at 2:0, with Manchester United in front and Charlton Athletic behind.
Back in the locker room, Andy found that due to the running, interception, stealing, and breaking through with the ball throughout the first half, coupled with the non-stop running, the clothes on his body had already been soaked with sweat, and his mouth was also very dry, but he didn't feel tired at all, and just hoped that the game would start quickly.
Finding a random spot in the locker room, Andy picked up a bottle of water and took a few sips before pouring the rest of the water directly over his head.
Phil Neville, who had been watching the game on the bench, handed him a towel and a clean jersey at this time and motioned for him to change in, while observing the door of the locker room, when he found that the coach had not yet come, this kid whispered in Andy's ear: "Now Coach Ferguson will never ask you to be a substitute in future games, but unfortunately I seem to be going to sit on this bench." ”
Andy looked at Phil Neville, who felt sorry for himself, and felt a little sympathetic, but he didn't know how to comfort him, so he could only pat him on the shoulder.
Alex Ferguson quickly pushed open the door to the dressing room and walked in slowly, smiling at all the players in front of him, and it seemed that he was happy with everyone's performance now.
"Everyone's performance in the first half was very good, they have already conceded two goals in the first half, they will definitely change their tactics, so our defenders don't press too forward, the midfielder pays attention to the rhythm of stealing at any time, and the strikers remember to counter-attack on the spot after conceding the ball." Alex Ferguson took care of them one by one.
"Andy, you still use your impact to get up front, but be careful with their movements to avoid injury, and pass the ball if you don't have a chance, you know?" Alex Ferguson took good care of Andy very kindly.
"Okay, Coach, I got it!" Andy replied calmly, he has been in this team for a long time, knowing that this old man belongs to you when you win, he can praise you without hesitation, if you make a mistake and play badly, then be careful of his hair dryer.
Andy was in even more trouble at the start of the second half, as the opposition adopted a man-to-man defensive posture against him, and no matter where he was, there was always a player by his side who followed him like a nanny.
This makes it impossible for him to run at once even after receiving a pass from a teammate, and when he shakes off his markers, there are pockets in front of him waiting for him to drill.
"Keep an eye on whomever you want, and see who can outrun whom." Andy, who couldn't think of a better solution for a while, kept running in the front court.
Who knew that it was Andy's running that hit Charlton Athletic's soft underbelly crookedly, they had already begun to strengthen their offensive in the second half, and now they didn't dare to invest too much in the attack, because Andy was like a sharp knife in their throat, if they defended and were already 2 goals behind, would they just admit defeat? …,
The players in the front and back of the Charlton team, who can't go up and down, are so disconnected, the front court wants to attack, and the back court doesn't dare to rush too up, for fear of losing the ball again.
Soon, United's third goal came when Charlton Athletic's through ball was denied by Roy Keane, who fed the ball to Paul Scholes, who broke some distance forward and gave the ball to Andy in the middle.
Andy took a few steps after receiving the ball and noticed that the opposing defender had lunged towards him and immediately shifted to David Beckham's feet.
Breaking through has never been David Beckham's forte, so as soon as he got into the box he played the ball to Paul Scholes near him.
After a 2-on-1 combination with Andy, Scholes stuffed the ball into the feet of veteran Sheringham like a scalpel.
The bold precision of a few players almost drove Charlton Athletic's players crazy, and their nightmare was over when veteran Sheringham pushed a shot, but football also found its way into their net.
'It was a brilliant combination, a couple of successive passes from Manchester United's midfielders and strikers to create such a beautiful goal, and we also saw that Andy was fully integrated into the team, as a sharp knife on the front line he can not only tear through the enemy's net, but he can also act as a transit station to match the attacks of his team-mates. Martin Taylor analysed Andy from a technical point of view after chanting for a goal.
The Manchester United players celebrated together and continued the game to the cheers of the crowd.
Charlton Athletic was in a desperate throes and in the final 30 minutes they pressed with all their hands and it was a tireless effort to open the scoring from the edge of the box by John Barnes from the edge of the box.
That was the end of their hopes, though, as they pressed too high and after a break, the United players played the ball back to Andy near midfield.
Andy performed a long run across the entire half of the court after receiving the ball, but the already annoyed Charlton defenders did not give him a chance to shoot on goal, and the two defenders directly cut him to the ground with fouls.
Andy, who was maliciously fouled, jumped up from the grass and wanted to swing his fist at Chris Powell, but he didn't expect the black man to apologize to him first.
"Young man, I'm sorry, I can't let you break in, so I'm sorry, but my movements are clean, don't worry!"
Chris Powell, who received a yellow card, taught Andy a lesson on what constitutes a necessary foul.
Andy could only reluctantly shake hands with the other party, eating soft and not hard, he had a little admiration for the smiling black man in front of him at the moment, as this black man said, he recalled that the black man's movements in front of him were indeed not very big, he could keep you, but it would not hurt your body too much.
The handshake between the two made the audience burst into applause again, after all, sportsmanship is what everyone likes to see.
However, Chris Powell's foul only delayed Charlton's death, and soon David Beckham's free-kick made a beautiful arc into the Charlton goal, which was guarded by Dean Keeley.
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