Chapter 704 - 80 Meter Hanging Shot?
John Terry pushed the ball out of the box and Joe Cole, who was standing in front of the box to protect him, fired the ball towards United's half, temporarily alleviating the defensive crisis.
At this time, the clock also came to the second minute of stoppage time, which means that there was less than a minute left in the game.
For Manchester United, they are in a desperate situation!
"Get out of here! Press it out!! ”
John Terry is so experienced that as soon as Joe Cole cleared the ball, he shouted at his team-mates to leave the box quickly, leaving the United players behind and creating an offside trap!
However, the United players reacted unhappily and followed the Chelsea players forward and retreated.
Nani stopped the ball near the centre circle and, seeing that the Chelsea players were not coming up to press, took the ball two more steps forward and looked up to see if his team-mate was still in an offside position.
Just when Nani was about 30 metres from the baseline, Ashley Kerr headed in a 45-degree cross from the right.
As the football flew into the Chelsea penalty area, the Manchester United players swarmed up, and the Chelsea players at this time did not know whether the United players were in an offside position, and there was not much time for the game, so they did not dare to hand over their fate to the linesman, so they ran back, regardless of whether they were offside or not, as long as the ball was cleared.
When Iroh saw Nani pass the ball in the direction of the penalty area, he immediately wanted to find Cristiano Ronaldo, because Cristiano Ronaldo gave him the feeling that he was very dangerous in today's game.
Fortunately, when Iroh pressed forward earlier, Cristiano Ronaldo also retreated in a straight line, and he quickly found someone, looking at the football in the air, and then looking at Cristiano Ronaldo, who was measuring his steps, he already had a general route to clear the siege.
But at this moment, the unexpected happened.
Iro, who was already following Cristiano Ronaldo, suddenly appeared in front of him.
Rooney came out from the side, like a pick-and-roll on a basketball court, separating Iroh from Cristiano Ronaldo.
Suddenly, Iroh smelled an extremely dangerous smell.
The camera on the side of the scene was aimed here, and the studio commentator Zhan Jun's pupils shrank suddenly, and he exclaimed: "Cristiano Ronaldo got rid of Iro's marking defense, this time it's going to be dangerous......"
But as soon as the words fell, Iro, who was blocked by Rooney in the camera, kicked from the ground and soared into the air.
The height of the jump was unbelievable, and Rooney, who blocked Iro's way, was directly stunned!
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The football began to fall, and Iroh was blocked by Rooney fourteen yards from the goal, he had no choice but to grit his teeth and squat down, the powerful explosive power was fully reflected in this moment, and the whole person took off in the air, and the height of the jump was extremely amazing.
So much so that Rooney, who helped Cristiano Ronaldo block the pick-and-roll, froze in place, with his knee over his head, and continued to rise.
The game went on for more than 90 minutes, and it was unbelievable that Iroh could jump so high!
Jumping in mid-air, Iroh watched the football, and his excellent anticipation ability made him realize that the football was still a little bit away.
Is it a waste of all the work?
Iroh had already seen that Cristiano Ronaldo was ready to wait for his ascension, and the fighting spirit in his heart burned at this moment.
Deep down, he knew what the victory of this game meant......
As for Cristiano Ronaldo's knowledge, he knows the results of football.
Therefore...... Can't rise to the top!
The perennial 3,000 sit-ups played a crucial role at this time, the waist and abdomen went up, and the whole person rose by two centimeters, and these two centimeters were equivalent to saving Chelsea's life.
Iroh leaped high and slammed the falling soccer ball backwards with his forehead, and the ball flew over the crossbar and off the baseline.
Immediately, there was an exclamation at the scene.
Once the clearance was complete, Iroh discovered the problem.
Because he jumped with all his strength just now, there was a backward movement in his upper body, so that the center of gravity of his body could not be grasped, so his heart 'clicked' in mid-air.
But at this moment, Rooney, who was stunned in place, quickly helped Iroh who fell down.
Iroh gave Rooney a grateful look, and then threw himself back into the tense defense.
The time on the big screen has reached 92 minutes and 40 seconds, which means that there are only 20 seconds left for Manchester United, so Van der Sar, who was standing in his own half, was also called into the Chelsea penalty area by Ferguson from the sidelines.
Van der Sar, who is 1.97 meters tall, poured into the penalty area and immediately caused panic among the Chelsea defenders.
Although height is not very important in football, it is ...... in set-pieces The advantage of height is very important!
That's why whenever there is an opportunity for a corner kick in front, the tall centre-back will run into the opposition box to fight for a header.
Nemanja Vidic, Rio Ferdinand, and Dimitar Berbatov are all big men of 1.88 meters, and in addition to the 1.97 meter tall Cech in the Chelsea penalty area, only Ballack and Drogba can be compared.
Add to that the fact that Manchester United have Cristiano Ronaldo, who has a strong ability to grab points, and counting Van der Sar, all Chelsea fans are feeling a lot of pressure.
Similarly, the Chelsea players in the box were feeling a lot of pressure, with almost one each marking one.
Chelsea TV commentator Clive Walker worried: 'With almost 20 men crammed into the tight box for more than 10 seconds, the situation was very tough in this corner......
CCTV commentator Zhan Jun said nervously: "The defensive pressure of this corner kick is very high, I don't know if Chelsea can withstand this wave of attack this time...... Win or draw will be decided in the next few seconds......"
Before the corner was cleared, the Chelsea penalty area was already overturned.
Referee Webber had to blow the whistle and call the tangled centre-back duo of John Terry and Leo Ferdinand together to warn them.
After a while, Webber blew the whistle again, and this time Iroh and Cristiano Ronaldo both had hand pushing movements, and they were also called by Webb to educate them once.
"I have to say that Manchester United's last corner was a source of tension between the two players, with a number of players entangled...... 'BBC commentator Lineker said: "It doesn't give me the feeling it's a mid-season league game, it's a final title game!" ”
At this point, Webb blew the whistle to signal that Giggs could take a corner.
Ryan Giggs glanced at the box and then held out three fingers to suggest that his team-mate at the top of the box would be playing the number three tactic.
Iello is closely following Cristiano Ronaldo, and in his understanding, in such a critical offense, the last pass is very likely to be handed over to Cristiano Ronaldo, just like in a basketball game where the last second behind is two points behind, and the trailing side just gets a frontcourt sideline ball, everyone knows that the last shot is given to the team's most reliable shooter.
And Manchester United, that is, ...... Cristiano Ronaldo!
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Ryan Giggs whipped in a corner and Iroh and Cristiano Ronaldo raced from the back post to the middle at about the same time.
The players of both sides in the penalty area were entangled again, and all kinds of small actions were endless, but the referee Webber turned a blind eye and did not blow the whistle.
As long as there are no ugly fouls, he will not blow the whistle again, more than half a minute of stoppage time has passed, and if the game is stopped at the first moment, it will not be over until tomorrow.
Iroh tugged at Cristiano Ronaldo's jersey, and Cristiano Ronaldo was not far behind, pushing and shoving Iroh as he ran.
The ball flew to the front point, and the tangled Rio Ferdinand and John Terry jumped up, but neither could reach it, nor did Ballack and Vidic behind them, and the ball flew down the middle.
Almost cuddled together, Iroh and Cristiano Ronaldo pushed each other and then jumped into the air.
Everyone's hearts hung up and came to their throats.
But...... No one has reached it!
Immediately, a huge exclamation erupted over Old Trafford.
The ball was topped by Van der Sar in the middle!
However, it is more appropriate to say that the football is smashed on Van der Sar's head rather than being pushed to the football by Van der Sar.
He instinctively flicked his head at goal, and Ashley Cole, who was standing on the goal line, instinctively kicked the ball forward with the arch of his foot.
The ball flew to the edge of the penalty area, and Sky TV commentator Andy Gray let out a sigh: "- Ashley Cole clears the goal. ”
As soon as he finished speaking, his professional instinct made him exclaim again: "-Nani! ”
Joe Cole flew to the hole and the ball struck him in the right rib and the ball deflected off the trail and bounced towards the edge of the Chelsea penalty area.
Rooney, who didn't enter the box, didn't hesitate to follow up and whip a kick, and this time it was Lampard's turn to fly to block the eye.
This time, however, the ball did not roll in front of the United players, but instead struck Frank Lampard on the right rib of his body and rolled towards the no-man's land on the right side of the Chelsea defence.
Mourinho, who was standing on the field, was already testing the pressure with the fourth official, and the game had been almost 94 minutes now, and there were only three minutes of injury time, which was almost a minute more!
Van der Sar saw that the referee did not blow the whistle and ran back to the direction of his own goal.
Cristiano Ronaldo and Iroh started at the same time, but the latter's explosiveness and sheer speed were clearly superior, and at this time, Cristiano Ronaldo also realized that he could not save the team, and the decline in fitness stopped him.
He knew the game was over.
But for Iroh, as long as the final whistle hasn't sounded, it means there's still time!
Just when everyone thought that Iroh would take the ball to Manchester United's half in stride, he suddenly kicked the lower part of the ball that was stopped in place about 80 meters from the goal!