Chapter 340: Lifting a Rock and Shooting Yourself in the Foot
The drizzle, since Yu Liang and they came to London, has been falling. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info
After several days of drizzle, the turf inside the Emirates Stadium was very slippery. Although there was no standing water in the field, it was only a short warm-up, and the turf was trampled on not much different from the vegetable patch.
Even for a team like Manchester United, which is not purely technical, the players can't help but frown at the sight of such turf.
Such a terrible turf is a disaster for a technical team.
How could an Arsenal with a focus on ground-based coordination tolerate such a turf?
With the Emirates Stadium's advanced drainage and geothermal system, how could this happen? Most likely, they arranged it themselves.
And the Manchester United players also confirmed this from the expressions on the faces of the Arsenal players.
They look very happy and seem to be very accustomed to such a vegetable patch-like turf, which is enough to show that there is a wealth of articles in it.
It is precisely because of this that the United players have read a very clear signal that this game is not going to be played.
The drizzle was getting heavier and heavier, and the players hurriedly warmed up and quickly returned to the dressing room.
The rain did not stop the enthusiastic fans, who braved the rain to make their way to the Emirates Stadium. More than 1,000 United fans from afar also poured into the stadium, huddled in the corners of the stands, unable to make any waves in the wave of tens of thousands of Arsenal fans. Even so, when the United players followed the referee into the pitch, they still shouted the names of every player from the stands.
"Players from both sides have come in! I'm sure many people have seen Arsenal's captain's armband on Cesc Fabregas's arm, yes, you read that right, the young Spaniard has become Arsenal's new captain, which also seems to indicate that he will leave Arsenal in the near future! ”
The commentator's ridiculous words provoked scolding from Arsenal fans.
But it did hit the pain in their hearts. Yes, they are enjoying one of the best courses in the world, but they pay a heavy price by selling their captain.
The commentator sitting in the commentary seat could not hear the scolding of the fans, and was still there to explain the game in his own way.
"Let's take a look at Arsenal's starting XI first!"
goalkeeper Almunia; defenders Sagna, Silvestre, Gallas, Klich; Midfielders Theo Walcott, Cesc Fabregas, Denilson, Diaby, Nasri; Forward Bendtner.
"Look at this defensive line and the starting lineup, I have reason to suspect that Wenger is borrowing Arsenal's resources to cultivate talents for the French national team, which is simply the talent reserve base of the French national team!"
The narrator's words drew another scolding.
"Okay, let's take a look at Manchester United's starting line-up!"
goalkeeper Van der Sar; defenders Gary Neville, Ferdinand, Vidic, Evra; midfielders Park Ji-sung, Carrick, Yu Liang, Cristiano Ronaldo; Forwards Berbatov, Wayne Rooney.
"Ferguson had the luxury of putting King Dong and Tevez on the bench, I think Wenger will drool with envy when he sees this scene!"
King Dong regretted missing the start again, but he did not show any dissatisfaction on the bench.
It seems that Yu Liang's work was done relatively well.
Wenger is indeed drooling with envy, and after Henry left, Arsenal's responsibility fell on Adebayor and Van Persie. It's a pity that in this game of dragon fighting, the two of them sat in the stands for different reasons, and only the young teenager Bendtner could be used on the front line.
After the commentator introduced the starting lists of both sides, the captains of both sides also completed the side-picking, and Arsenal won the kick-off.
The referee blew the whistle and Manchester United's match against Arsenal officially began.
Under the continuous pressing of Manchester United, Arsenal kept passing the ball back.
'Silvestre receives the ball, Rooney comes forward and presses, and Rooney has been in great form lately. Sylvester opted for a safe return pass, Almunia ...... Oh my God, what is Almunia doing? Does he know what he's doing? Looking at Arsene Wenger's expression, I believe that if he were given a gun and a bullet, he would not hesitate to shoot at Almunia. Less than thirty seconds into the game, Manchester United were awarded an indirect free-kick on the right side of the Arsenal penalty area! God, I don't know when Almunia turned back, does he want to go to Manchester United for a second spring? ”
Although Van der Sar is in good form, the time that has passed has taken away his youth, and it is only a matter of time before he retires.
Manchester United have also been looking for a replacement for Edwin van der Sar.
However, Almunia's performance has basically blocked the door to Manchester United, and even his only window at Arsenal has to be sealed.
More than 1,000 Manchester United fans cheered from the stands, and no one expected that the opposing goalkeeper would give such a big gift in less than 30 seconds after the opening kick-off.
Tens of thousands of Arsenal fans came out of shock and didn't know what to do.
It wasn't until the United players were standing in front of the ball that they were ready to take the indirect free-kick that they let out loud boos to distract the United players.
Rooney, who was standing in front of the football, was not disturbed by the boos in the slightest, and after looking at his teammates around him, he flicked the ball towards the middle of the box at the whistle.
Carrick, who had been waiting in the middle of the box, immediately bent his bow and shot with his feet, and the Arsenal players quickly ran in front of Carrick and blocked Carrick's shot with their bodies.
But unexpectedly, Carrick did not choose to shoot, but stepped straight over the ball.
"Yu Liang!"
Silvestre, who reacted, immediately turned around and pounced on Yu Liang, but with a hard kick with his right foot, his feet slipped, and the whole person fell directly into the penalty area, he could only watch Yu Liang stop the ball, adjust, and shoot.
Yu Liang's calmly adjusted powerful volley went straight to the bottom left corner of the goal.
The rain-soaked football was heavy and slippery, and with a powerful volley from close range, Almunia couldn't make any judgment at all, and the ball flew straight into the goal.
"Yu Liang ......"
More than 1,000 Manchester United fans were just getting up in the stands to give an ode to Yu Liang when they were drowned out by the boos of tens of thousands of Arsenal fans.
"Well done!"
Poor field conditions have kept Ferguson frowning.
Because he also found out that Arsenal did it on purpose, so Arsenal must have been prepared. But they didn't expect Arsenal to plant on the slippery turf just over 30 seconds after the opening kick-off.
Ferguson, who was waving his fists excitedly, glanced at Wenger, who was standing on the other side, and the smile on his face became even bigger.
The more I thought about Ferguson, the happier he became, and with a hearty smile, Ferguson, drenched, returned to his seat. (To be continued.) )