Chapter 192: Spells

Rumble!

As soon as the United players stepped into the stadium, the stands erupted in cheers and a wave of heat. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

At first glance, the Saitama 2002 Stadium, which can accommodate more than 60,000 fans, is full of seats, which shows Manchester United's influence in Japan.

It was United's first pre-season warm-up game of the season, against Japanese league champions Urawa Red Diamonds.

In the starting lineup, Yu Liang appeared wearing the No. 8 jersey.

In the summer, there was a slight change to the shirt numbers of Manchester United. Rooney asked to wear the No. 10 shirt that symbolizes the core, and Carrick is more looking forward to wearing the No. 16 shirt left by Roy Keane, Yu Liang will appear in the central midfield position in the new season, aiming to succeed Scholes to continue to wear the No. 16 shirt It seems a little different, so when Rooney and Carrick proposed to change the shirt number, Yu Liang agreed very readily and wore the No. 8 shirt that symbolizes the midfielder.

At this time, Manchester United went to Asia, Anderson, Nani and Hargreaves were all selected for the summer transfer, Gary Neville and Heinze did not accompany him for personal reasons, and Saha, who was caught in the transfer, was not able to be selected into the squad, but Manchester United's squad is still luxurious, Ronaldo, Rooney, Scholes, Giggs, Carrick, Ferdinand, Vidic, etc. have all come to Japan with the team.

In order to be able to achieve the purpose of warm-up, Ferguson fielded the strongest lineup in this game.

Up front, Wayne Rooney played as a lone arrow, midfielder Yu Liang played as a central midfielder, Fletcher and Michael Carrick partnered in the back, and Cristiano Ronaldo and Ryan Giggs were separated on either side. At the back, Rio Ferdinand and Nemanja Vidic partnered at centre-back, with Brown and Patrice Evra at wing-back, and veteran Edwin van der Sar still in goal.

Manchester United, who were a step ahead, firmly controlled the advantage on the field from the opening kick-off.

But after a summer of rest, they have been back to training for less than a week, and they are in average condition. Although he was in control of the situation on the pitch, he was unable to create a chance to open the scoring in the front line. Urawa Red Diamonds are limited by the gap in their own strength, coupled with the interceptions of Yu Liang Carrick and Fletcher in the midfield, it is difficult to form an effective attack.

Although the scene was dull and there were few wonderful shots, the fans in the stands still showed great enthusiasm. Whenever Cristiano Ronaldo and Wayne Rooney picked up the ball on the pitch, they cheered from the stands.

When the game reached the 44th minute, the goal that the fans had been waiting for finally appeared.

Urawa Red Diamonds attacked, Yu Liang broke the ball in the middle of the field and penetrated the Urawa Red Diamonds' backline, and Rooney, who broke into the penalty area in an offside position, scored a single goal, 1-0.

"Beautiful breaks, wonderful passes, Yu Liang's performance is really outstanding. But I don't understand why the Chinese team didn't take him to the Asian Cup? ”

The commentator of Japan's NHK TV station praised Yu Liang's performance.

With Wayne Rooney's goal, United led Urawa Red Diamonds 1-0 in the first half.

In the second half, there were changes for both sides, with Jonathan Evans, Simpson and Silvestre coming on for Rio Ferdinand, Nemanja Vidic and Patrice Evra respectively. While there have been extensive changes at the back, there have been fewer tests under the protection of Carrick and Fletcher.

After withstanding a wave of attacks from Urawa Red Diamonds, Manchester United went on the attack.

After 45 minutes of the first half, United gradually found the feeling of the game.

Yu Liang, who was deployed in the midfield, after deducting the opponent's defender, distributed the ball to the feet of Giggs on the right side. After Giggs broke through on the right, he crossed with his feet, Carrick's low shot in front of the goal was saved by the opposing goalkeeper, and Rooney, who burst into the penalty area, got the ball and shot at an angle that was blocked and passed directly to Carrick, who knocked on the middle and inserted Fletcher scored with a low shot, 2-0.

After taking the lead by two goals, Manchester United's attacking organization became more and more fluid, and in the 52nd minute, Ryan Giggs passed the ball on the left, and Ronaldo dribbled past the opposing full-back into the penalty area and fired into the near corner to make it 3-0.

After scoring this goal, Ferguson made another substitution adjustment, replacing Yu Liang with Scholes, who returned from injury. With Paul Scholes on the pitch, Manchester United's attack was more fluid, and in the 77th minute, another goal was added.

Manchester United counterattacked, Scholes made a long pass to the right, Ronaldo burst into the penalty area and then inverted the triangle pass, Rooney volleyed in the box to score, 4-0.

Manchester United, who were leading by a big score, began to deliberately slow down the tempo of their attack, and Urawa Red Diamonds, who had been given a respite, scored a face-saving goal in a subsequent attack.

4-1!

Manchester United's opening game of the Asian tour was a big win.

After the end of the game, Manchester United's Asian tour of Japan also came to an end.

After attending a business event in Japan, the team flew non-stop to South Korea, where their second stop was in Seoul, South Korea, where they will face their second opponent in Asia, Seoul FC.

When Yu Liang and the others arrived in Seoul, South Korea, the Chinese team ushered in the third game of the group stage of the Asian Cup.

In the case of Zheng Zhi and Li Weifeng's cumulative yellow card suspension, Coach Zhu made a large number of adjustments to the starting lineup of the national team.

On the front line, King Dong finally ushered in the first opportunity to partner with Han Peng.

In the midfield, due to Zheng Zhi's suspension, Sun Jihai was arranged in the position of the back and Zhou Haibin partnered with the double back, and Mao Jianqing and Shao Jiayi, who performed well in the Asian Cup, served as two wing-backs.

On the back line, Dewey replaced the suspended Li Weifeng, and Zhang Shuai replaced Sun Jihai.

In the position of goalkeeper, Li Leilei, who has started two consecutive games, sat on the bench, and Yang Jun, who started the game.

Before this game, the Chinese team had 4 points with one win and one draw, and Uzbekistan had 3 points with one win and one loss. Iran faced hosts Malaysia in the third round of the group stage and basically locked up three points. So this game has become the focus of Group C (China is in Group C of the Asian Cup), as this game will determine the second team to qualify from Group C.

The Chinese team has a one-point advantage, so after the game against Iran, there are overwhelming reports in China that they can qualify with a draw.

From the 1980 Olympic qualifiers to the 2006 World Cup qualifiers, the Chinese team lost all of them without exception in the case of a draw to qualify.

A draw to qualify looks like a sign that the team is in a good position to qualify, and it seems to help the players relieve the pressure inside. In fact, it is not the case, and what is not good to say is a manifestation of not wanting to make progress and being afraid of war.

Yes, one point does guarantee qualification, but why not be more demanding and pursue three?

The national football team and Uzbekistan have had a total of 5 meetings before, and the Chinese team is 2-3 and has the upper hand.

But the last time they met, in a warm-up match in March this year, Zhu led the national football team to a 3-1 victory over Uzbekistan. The other four meetings date back to six years ago, so this national football team has a psychological advantage against Uzbekistan.

And the performance of the players after the start of the game showed that.

The attacking Chinese team formed a shot in the opening stages, Mao Jianqing broke through on the side and crossed, Shao Jia shot wide of the post. After that, both sides attacked aggressively, but neither was able to achieve good results, and the first half ended 0-0 in a dull state.

In the second half, the two sides were still actively seeking opportunities to score in the front court.

With the passage of time, the Chinese team, which has not been able to score for a long time, began to fall into chaos, lacking Zheng Zhi in the midfield, and Dong Wang and Han Peng, who were not supported in the front, had few bright spots.

In the 65th minute, in the chaos, the Chinese team won a good opportunity to counterattack, Zhang Shuai broke into the penalty area in an offside position on the side and crossed to the middle, and the follow-up Wang Dong pushed the shot on the crossbar and missed the opportunity to score.

At this time, Director Zhu began to dispatch troops, replaced Zhao Xuri to strengthen the defense of the midfield, and removed the inactive King Dong, intending to keep the peace.

But not long after Zhao Xuri came on the field, there was an accident.

Uzbekistan corner kick, the Chinese team leaked in the penalty area, Uzbekistan striker Shatskikh calmly completed the header in the penalty area, and after being saved by Yang Jun, he easily shot into the net again, 1-0.

Shatskikh's goal inspired the fighting spirit of the Uzbeks and shook the will of the Chinese players. Boosted Uzbekistan launched attack after attack, and in the 85th minute, they took advantage of a free-kick in front of them to extend the score to 2-0. The Chinese team completely lost hope of qualifying from the group.

In stoppage time, Uzbekistan scored again, 3-0.

Once again, the Chinese team fell on the curse of a draw to qualify.

Yu Liang, who watched the game in the hotel, had a worried expression on his face...... (To be continued.) )