Chapter 81: Fatal Mistake 1
Unable to turn around after winning the ball, Saha immediately glanced at his partner Wayne Rooney. Because Terry had already rushed towards Yu Liang, that meant that Rooney was left unguarded for a short time. But when he looked at Rooney, another defender, Ferreira, had already appeared next to him.
As Terry rushed towards Yu, Ferreira immediately threw Giggs to Joe Cole and rushed to Rooney himself, severing the link between Rooney and Saha.
Ferreira's timely arrival put Saha in a dilemma.
Having lost the chance to pass the ball to Wayne Rooney, Saha put his hopes on Yu Liang and Paul Scholes in the middle, but by the time he found them, they had already been targeted by the Chelsea players.
The cross-knock lost the opportunity, and the route of the return was blocked.
Saha tried to get rid of Carvalho on his own.
The ball slammed forward with his right foot, trying to distance himself from Carvalho and create space for himself to turn. Behind Carvalho was Cudicini's door, and Carvalho, one of the world's top centre-backs, certainly wouldn't let Saha turn and immediately moved behind him.
Although he immediately posted towards Saha, there was still time to react. It was this reaction time that gave Saha room to turn around.
The right foot of the knock ball pulls the ball back, and at the same time completes the turn.
"Cruyff turns, Saha succeeds in fooling Carvalho......"
There was a lot of amazement inside Old Trafford.
Even Ferguson rose from the bench and applauded his disciple's brilliance. Unfortunately, Saha's subsequent shot was a little rougher, the angle was too straight and the force was too small, and it was directly confiscated by Cudicini.
This made Ferguson, who rushed to the sidelines to celebrate the goal, lament.
If this goal goes in, it will be even more perfect.
Although Saha's turn shot was not on target, his turn still left the Chelsea players in fear. Even Jose Mourinho, who is accustomed to big scenes, was nervous and was not relieved until Cudicini managed to save his shot.
But then he shouted from the sidelines: "Michael, Michael, focus and don't forget what I said at halftime!" ”
If it weren't for Essien's laxity on Yu Liang in defense, Yu Liang would not have been able to form a breakthrough in the middle, so Manchester United would not have opened the situation in the middle, and if he couldn't open the situation, there would naturally be no Saha's Cruyff turn this time.
Essien looked at the furious Mourinho and waved his hand in the stadium to signal that he understood. He also doesn't want to be teased by a rookie player, and after suffering a loss, he will naturally not suffer a second loss.
Chelsea's attack was strong and kept United pinned down in the half for the rest of the day. This scene is rare inside Old Trafford.
Although the United fans could not accept such a scene, they still played the role of 12 men in the stands, shouting and singing in the stands to cheer for Manchester United.
Manchester United, who retreated in all respects, did not give Chelsea a good chance.
Especially in the midfield, with Yu Liang and Park Ji-sung running tirelessly, Chelsea also struggled to organise an effective attack in midfield.
After withstanding a barrage of Chelsea attacks, United had a chance to counter-attack in the 83rd minute.
Heinze and Ryan Giggs combined on the wing to get the ball at the feet of Joe Cole.
It was time for Chelsea to go on a big attack, with two full-backs, Pacos Ferreira and Ashley Cole, already providing the assists, leaving only John Terry and Claude Makelele and Carvalho at the back.
Heinze immediately distributed the ball to Yu Liang in the middle after breaking the ball.
Yu Liang sent the ball to Ferreira, who was desperately returning to defense, with a diagonal pass.
Patrick Ferreira is an old man who has followed Mourinho to the top of the game, a meritorious player who won the UEFA Cup and the Champions League at Porto, and was also the first player signed by Jose Mourinho after he took charge of Chelsea.
Although his form has fallen quickly, Ferreira is still an indispensable and important member of Chelsea, with his ability to assist and defence fiercely on the wing, but he is not fast enough on the wing, and he is a headache for opponents because of his tireless running ability rather than relying on speed.
Although Giggs is six years older than Ferreira, Giggs is still a street ahead of Ferreira. Yu Liang's ball gives a big amount of advance. Although Ferreira was in front of Giggs, Giggs was able to catch up with the football before Ferreira.
Ryan Giggs' overtaking on the wing made the fans in the stands excited.
This visual impact sent the adrenaline rush of the fans, who shouted in the stands.
In one corner of the South Stand, there was one person who was a little out of place with the reaction of the surrounding fans. He has a stubbled beard and disheveled hair, and his eyes look very haggard as if he hasn't woken up, and if you're within three meters of him, you can smell a strong smell of alcohol, and he looks like a football hooligan. Although sitting in the south stand, the middle-aged man didn't seem to care about the game in the stadium at all, because the expression on his haggard face didn't seem to fluctuate.
After overtaking Pacos Ferreira, Ryan Giggs once again accelerated and dribbled towards the Chelsea back.
Chelsea's players in the middle immediately began to retreat.
Terry rushed straight at Giggs, while Makelle and Carvalho stared at Rooney and Saha.
Esin, who was defending in the middle, was chasing Yu Liang who was inserting forward quickly.
In the face of Terry, who was approaching, Giggs slammed the ball inward with the inside of his left foot and made a gesture to cut in the middle. Terry watched Giggs's action and was frightened. This pause gave Giggs another chance to break through.
The outside instep slams the ball forward and then accelerates to catch up.
Terry paused for a moment and immediately chased after him, nearly a position away from Giggs.
Seeing that he was about to reach the outside of the penalty area, Giggs will go back with his left heel. Terry couldn't stop the car for a while and rushed straight overhead, and after deducting Terry, Giggs cut directly to the big penalty line and cut inside the middle. On the occasion of Ferreira, Giggs flicked the ball with the outside of his left foot and the ball rolled directly from Ferreira's feet into the box. Rooney, who had been entangled with Makellele, caught up with the ball in one arrow step and continued to dribble the ball directly towards the baseline. Makelle didn't dare to slack off, stuck the inside line to prevent Rooney's cross.
After a stalemate, Rooney slammed his heel and sent the ball to the empty space behind him, where Giggs, who had slotted in diagonally, picked up his right foot. Ferreira immediately jumped to his feet to block Giggs' shot. After watching Ferreira jump up, Giggs gently rubbed the ball into the middle with his right foot, and Saha, who had moved here laterally, shot directly at the football.
The ball flashed and went straight into the net.
Cudicini didn't react at all.
At 2-1, Manchester United overtook the scoreline and the balance of victory once again tipped in favor of Manchester United.
All the Manchester United fans in the stands jumped up at this moment, waving their fists and shouting loudly.
Saha has once again become a hero for Manchester United.
After taking the lead, Ferguson immediately made a substitution, replacing Saha, who scored a brace, leaving him early to enjoy the cheers of the fans alone, and replacing Wes Brown to strengthen the team's defence.
Chelsea, who had fallen behind, went on the offensive after the game restarted.
The impatient Mourinho kept waving his arms on the sidelines, signaling the players to press forward.
With Chelsea's onslaught, Manchester United once again cowered in front of goal and set up buses.
Watching the players shoot again and again in vain, Mourinho on the sidelines sighed helplessly, perhaps at this time he can understand the inner psychology of those opponents who were defeated by himself.
When the fourth official held up the sign for two minutes of stoppage time, Mourinho was no longer expecting a goal. Shaking his head, Mourinho turned and walked straight towards the players' tunnel. This action proved that he was quite unhappy with the result of this match.
However, just as he walked into the players' tunnel, there was a wave of boos in the stadium.
Yu Liang, who was lying on the turf, didn't know if the fans' boos were for Drogba or for him. No matter who the boos were for, looking at Drogba's tall back at this moment, Yu Liang's heart was broken...... (To be continued.) )