Chapter 1258: Can You Still Compete?
The first 20 minutes of the game were calm, and the two sides had neither fierce collisions nor wonderful kung fu.
Compared to everyone's expectations for this game, the current game is more like a pool of stagnant water.
But in this situation, in the twenty-second minute, Kaka received a pass from Sneijder in front.
He took a step to the right, picked up his right leg, and made a direct long-range shot.
Manchester United midfielder Fletcher who drew him in defense immediately came up to block, but Kaka was a feint.
His right foot quickly snapped the ball to the left.
Everyone thought he would continue to break through after Fletcher, but Kaka didn't do what everyone had hoped for, and after smashing Fletcher, he pushed the ball sideways with his left foot.
A direct pass!
Because United's defensive attention was on Kaka's long-range shot, they were a little unprepared for Kaka's sudden through ball.
In a hurry, Manchester United's centre-back Rio Ferdinand tried to stretch his foot to break down, but in the process he lost his centre of gravity, fell to the ground, missed the ball, and lost his defensive position......
Now all he could do was watch the glory plug in, get a through ball from Kaka, and then slam his foot at goalkeeper David De Gea.
The ball flew past De Gea, who made the first save because it was so fast that it looked like a network delay......
Ferdinand closed his eyes, and then he didn't have to look at it, he knew what was going to happen.
“ROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONG!!!!”
John Mortenson yelled, "The ball is in!" The ball is in! Manchester City lead Manchester United 1-0 away from home! ”
Alan Hansen, who was next to him, also came to his senses instantly: "Kaka's pass is really clever!" Rong's timing is also very good, he runs a little earlier, with his speed it must be offside, run a little slower, Kaka's kick may be directly passed out of the bottom line! It's beautiful! Although everyone knows that the two of them don't have a good relationship, it doesn't seem to affect their appearance on the court! The two of them often assist each other in the game......"
"Love each other and want to kill?" John Mortensen said.
Alan Hansen was stunned for a moment, then burst out laughing: "That's right! The relationship between the two of them has gone beyond opponents and teammates in the general sense! ”
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As Alan Hansen said, Glory and Kaka have a special relationship, after the goal, Glory did not go to Kaka, who gave him an assist, to celebrate the goal, although he would often take the initiative to find his teammates who assisted him after a goal. But with Ibrahimovic and Kaka, this is the exception.
The rest of City's players are used to this kind of thing and don't feel like the team is being split and out of combat......
In fact, it is precisely because of this "division" that this team is full of combat effectiveness!
What excites Alan Hansen even more is that Glory's goal broke the balance and deadlock of the game, which is bound to cause more ripple effects. He thinks that this city derby will only officially start from this time!
Alan Hansen will be hoping to see more goals and more intense games in the future.
However, until the end of the first half, his wish was not fulfilled.
Although there were two yellow cards, and both were received by players from away Manchester City. But in Alan Hansen's opinion, even if it is an ordinary game, what is the point of two yellow cards at half-time?
Not to mention it's a city derby!
In the same city derby, there were only two yellow cards and one goal in 45 minutes, which made him a little dissatisfied.
So at half-time, his comments on Manchester United were very unkind.
'I didn't see any determination on the part of United to win in the first half. Could it be that after being overtaken by Manchester City in the league, Manchester United lost their fighting spirit? There's no way Ferguson's side will lose their fighting spirit so quickly, right? ”
"I don't think so, Ferguson will definitely make adjustments at half-time, this game is very important for Manchester United, I don't know if the Ferguson hair dryer is already in full swing in the dressing room at this time......
The two then began to look forward to and analyze the second half.
Alan Hansen wants the fight to be more intense, but John Mortensen thinks it may not be the way Alan Hansen thinks. Because this game is crucial and City are already ahead, the game could be even more dull.
After all, Manchester City is playing defensive counterattacks, and after they score, they will definitely shrink their defense, and if there are no good counter-attack opportunities, Manchester City may also hold the lead of this goal to the end.
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As the second half began, United relied on their kick-off opportunity to launch an attack. It was a dangerous attack, at least forcing City goalkeeper Joe Hart to make a brilliant save.
It's a pity that no goals were scored.
If the game continues like this, United's counter-attack is just around the corner.
But in the 47th minute, in an attack, Kaka dribbled the ball and tried to force a breakthrough with speed, but was tackled to the ground by Manchester United's central defender Evans from the side front!
The shoveled Kaka soars into the air, then loses his balance and falls to the ground, and rolls after hitting the ground, which is very visually impactful.
The referee's whistle sounded.
"Oh! Evans! It was a very vicious foul! Manchester United is not good! ”
John Mortensen shouted.
"Benitez must have been very nervous as well, he didn't want Kaka to be tackled......"
The Manchester City players rushed up, some running to see Kaka, others surrounding the referee, hoping to put pressure on the referee - this is a red card!
As the captain, Rong Guang is the one who should go to the referee and put pressure on the referee.
But he didn't do so and he couldn't be found in the crowd of Manchester City crowds surrounding the referee.
Where is he?
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"Hey, can you continue to play?"
Rongguang crouched next to Kaka and lowered his head and asked.
Kaka frowned and gritted his teeth, before he could answer his question.
Seeing this, Rongguang shook his head and said, "It looks like you can't play the game......
It was at this time that he heard Kaka inhale and say, "Who, who said he couldn't fight?" ”
Although Kaka was still rubbing the cheekbone of his right calf, and the expression on his face was still hideous, at least he responded to the glory.
"Where's the injury?" Glory ignored his answer and continued to ask.
"Calf face to cheek." Kaka continued to rub there.
There were shin guards in that place, and Kaka was in pain like this, so you can imagine how hard Evans's kick was.
"Didn't hurt your knees or ligaments?" Glory continued to ask.
"......Probably not," Kaka shook his head as he moved his feet a little and found that they were still able to move normally.
Hearing Kaka say this, Rongguang got up and turned around and squeezed out of the crowd, he didn't seem to care about Kaka anymore, he turned to go to the referee.
He dragged out his teammates who surrounded the referee one by one, and finally he was left alone to face the referee, he didn't yell at the referee, he just pointed to Kaka, who was still lying on the ground, and said to the referee in a calm tone: "Although this is a frontal tackle, I think it is a foul in the eyes of a very bad one." ”
The referee made a gesture to Rong Guang that no longer needs to be said: "I understand, Rong." I'm the referee and I know what to do. ”
Glory nodded, but didn't leave, just standing next to the referee to see what he did to Evans.
As for Kaka, the team doctor had already rushed up and did a check-up on Kaka.
After some inspection, he did not stand up and make a substitution gesture to Benitez, much to the relief of Benitez, who had been watching closely from the sidelines.
It seems that Kaka has not suffered any serious injuries, at least he can continue to play.
Kaka then limped off the pitch with the help of the team doctor, much to the hearts of Manchester City fans and Brazilian fans in front of the TV.
After all, they didn't know how Kaka's injury was, and looking at the way he walked, many people thought of Kaka's injury in the groin.
Or could it be another injury somewhere else?
Far away in Brazil, Pereira couldn't help but get nervous when he saw this scene.
Although he has never been a signer to join the team, as he told the media, he has always been paying attention to Kaka.
In his heart, as long as Kaka can continue to perform like this for a while, he will consider recruiting him into the Brazilian national team.
But only if you don't get hurt.
Now seeing Kaka limping away, a dark cloud was cast over his heart.
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And at this time on the court, after the referee dispersed everyone, he hooked his hand and motioned Evans who was hiding on the side to come over, and he definitely couldn't avoid this pass.
He then revealed his ...... to Evans Red!
"Red card! Evans is sent off with a red card! It's a really bad result for Manchester United! ”
John Mortensen exclaimed.
And on the sidelines, it was Ferguson's turn to get excited.
He ran down from the dugout and ranted to the fourth official: "This shouldn't be a red card!" ”
But his rant didn't do much.
The fourth official simply ignored him.
The referee didn't want to change his decision.
Evans didn't seem surprised by the result, and after seeing the referee's red card, he turned and walked off the pitch, but his teammates couldn't accept the result and surrounded him.
Glory didn't care what happened next, and Evans, who fouled him, had already been sent off anyway.