Lee Morris has been trying to lead the team on offense.

It's not a counterattack, it's an offense.

As the core of Derby's midfield, Morris has a strong ability to read the game, his overall vision and awareness are not comparable to ordinary people, and at this stage of the game, he knows very well that it is very difficult to rely on counterattacks to find opportunities, because Manchester United attaches great importance to defense, especially Derby's counterattack, counterattack is equivalent to' Sneak attack', if Manchester United pays attention to it, it will be very difficult to rely on counterattack goals, not to mention, Derby County does not have the kind of person who is strong enough to easily get rid of Manchester United defenders, even Ribery can't, as long as he is entangled by Manchester United players, it is very difficult to get rid of it, and then want to dribble the ball quickly, in short, it is very unrealistic to rely on counterattack goals.

So Morris has been trying to lead the team to play head-on.

Now the whole team is full of fighting spirit, and it is not without opportunities to push forward, as long as there is a chance, Morris believes that the team still has a chance to score.

In this wave of offense, Morris played in form.

On the biggest stage of his life, Morris was in high spirits, calming down to take a closer look at United's defence, and in the process of dribbling the ball, he suddenly distributed the ball to Frank Ribery on the left.

It was a precise split that Ribery picked up the pass with ease, and then he took a few steps forward to get the Derby County formation up front.

C-Ronaldo soon went over to entangle Ribery.

Ribery's technique is good, but it is still difficult to get rid of C-Ronaldo. What's more, Manchester United still has players like O'Shea on the wing, once they are entangled. It was difficult to pass the ball again, so Ribery still passed the ball back to Rousey, who was following him.

Rousey didn't stop the ball and passed it to Morris with one kick.

By this time, Morris had already arrived in the front court, and he changed direction slightly, dodging Roy Keane, and then directly crossed to Ivan Crewe on the left, which can be described as a long pass. Still precise, Giggs is just a few metres away from Ivan Crewe. Ivan Crewe received the ball with ease, he was still some distance from the right corner of the penalty area, and he was not in a good position, and it was impossible to get a direct shot on goal. So he wanted to dribble forward, but Giggs quickly chased it back and it wasn't easy for Ivan Crewe to get rid of Giggs, so he moved the ball to Leighton Baines.

Layton Bynes has only just come in, perhaps as he is used to playing at full-back, and he has been a little slower to switch into midfield, but it also ensures defence, and he is not too good to do it at this point. The United players were on the lookout for the rest of the group, with Bynes unguarded when he got the ball.

His position is right in front of the big penalty area.

For Baines, it's a position where you can shoot. The Manchester United players also realized that because the previous goal by Baines was in a similar position, the Manchester United players next to him immediately went over to grab the ball and did not let Baines shoot lightly, and it was Manchester United captain Roy Keane who came to defend Baines. Roy Keane had been marking Morris before, but from distance. He still thinks Baines is more dangerous than Morris, after all, Baines has already scored a long-range goal before.

Baines didn't rush to shoot, this position is not too good, just scored the ball, it doesn't mean that he can still score now, it takes a lot of luck, he glanced at the Manchester United goal, still didn't shoot, and saw Roy Keane come to defend, he finally chose to pass the ball to Morris again.

Morris got the ball again.

It was the third time he'd had the ball, the first time he was still at the back, and now he's in front of the United penalty area and unguarded!

From this point of view, Derby's push is quite successful, when Morris gets the ball, almost everyone thinks he will choose to shoot, Derby County's previous shots have been like this, using constant passing to let players find shooting opportunities in front of the penalty area, and then come to a 'luck' long-range shot, this time Morris's chances are like this, this is not how loose Manchester United's defense is, because the range in front of the big penalty area is too big, they can't defend so well, every position can do well.

However, it is not easy to always rely on long-range shots to score, as long as the goalkeeper is focused, it is very difficult to score goals in special circumstances, so when Morris got the ball, many United defenders were even a little lax, and they didn't even notice that Derby County's right midfielder Ivan Crewe had slowly run past the penalty line.

Maybe someone noticed, but they didn't care.

Ivan Crewe almost didn't have any table xiàn before, his long-range shooting ability was average, there were few set-pieces in front of Derby County in this game, and there were only three corner kicks so far, Ivan Crewe's table xiàn was more on defense, in this regard, he was really not very good, Giggs, who was responsible for defense, would often use speed to break through directly, and his pursuit again and again was the epitome of the whole game.

So when Ivan Crewe ran into the box, the United players didn't care at all, and maybe there was another reason - at this moment, most United players thought Morris was going to shoot!

Morris did lift his right foot as well.

The high lift made it clear that it was going to be another long-range shot, and United goalkeeper Howard focused all his energy on Morris, just waiting to make a save.

But when the football flew into the air and fell again, everyone realized that it was not a shot!

The ball falls straight to the right side of the penalty area.

In any case, the ball was still far from the goal, and it was obvious that it was a lobbing pass, not a shot, and Howard could not have gone that far to attack, and it was only at this moment that the United players realized the danger.

There's a Derby player there!

He's in a good position and he's unguarded around the perimeter!

Almost no one in the box could name the Derby County player, but even so, they were aware of the danger, but their negligence just now made them think about it a little too late to defend, and they had to run desperately. I prayed that the player would not be able to head the ball and would need to stop the ball to complete the shot.

But this kind of prayer is really not very reliable

On the football field, a team of 11 players. Will there be a player who won't head the ball? Maybe the header is good or bad, but the header is definitely for everyone, whether it is a defender or a striker, heading is a must be trained, some people have a good header, some people have a good header. But in the face of this pass, almost everyone will come with a header. Regardless of the outcome, this is a great opportunity.

Just when everyone thinks so, but they don't know it, this does not include the current Ivan Crewe.

His header was average.

He's not a tall player. He didn't focus on heading, although his shooting was good, but it was the work of the feet and the top of the head, the team never needed him to compete for the header, if he shot with a header this time, the luck component of the goal is estimated to account for 90%, compared to the header, he believes in his feet more.

When the ball fell, Ivan Crewe didn't meet the ball forward. Instead, he took a step back and swung his right foot.

His mind went blank at this moment.

He didn't think of anything, only a firm belief. That's to score the goal!

In training on weekdays, I have done a lot of such shots, the football falls from the sky, and it comes directly to a volley, which is almost impossible to stop the ball and shoot again in the Manchester United penalty area. That would be a missed opportunity, so now Ivan Crewe knows what to do. That's a straight shot.

This may be Derby's only chance!

If they can take their chances, they can drag the game to extra-time and then they have hope of winning again, and if they don't get in, they will lose the FA Cup.

But at this moment, Ivan Crewe didn't think about it, he just shot the goal according to the feeling he felt in training, he didn't even pay attention to the Manchester United goal, just stared at the falling football, and then swung his right foot forward fiercely!

Boom!

The right foot collided head-on with the football, and after that impact, the ball jerked away and flew straight towards the United goal.

The Manchester United players around him stared straight at this shot!

The Derby County players are all looking at the Manchester United goal!

The fans in the crowd are looking in the direction of the penalty area!

The coaches of both teams, Alex Ferguson and Wan Sheng, stood up almost at the same time!

Others, including journalists and staff, were all focused on the shot, and in their line of sight, the ball was across the goal and straight into the United goal.

It's a powerful volley with incredible precision!

Howard, the goalkeeper next to him, didn't even have time to make a save

"The ball is in! The ball is in! al！ The ball is in! ”

The entire Cardiff Millennium Stadium, after a second of silence, suddenly burst into jubilation, in the last minute of the game, Derby County scored the equalizing goal, so that all the neutral fans felt very excited, Derby County fans cheered wildly, and Manchester United fans' celebration of victory stopped, they looked in the direction of their goal in disbelief - the football is rolling in the goal, that means that Derby County really scored just now, they tied the score, how is this possible?

They couldn't believe it, but the numbers on the scoreboard on the field had been rewritten.

2:2, the two teams are tied again!

The on-site narrator yelled excitedly, "Al!! It was Derby County right midfielder Ivan Crewe who received a clever pass from Morris and slotted home with a powerful volley! ”

"It was a beautiful goal! Ivan Crewe equalised for Derby County in the back time! So there's hope for Derby."

Hopefully, there must be.

Even the hostile media had to admit at this moment that the goal was quite spectacular, and Derby County held on to their last hope and were more than capable of delaying the game to extra time.

Looking at the time, the game is almost going to stoppage time.

After the Derby goal, there was not much time to celebrate, and the referee allowed the two teams to restart the game as time was running out, and the fourth official held up a stoppage time card, which showed a '3' for three minutes of stoppage time.

At this time, Wan Sheng was already standing on the sidelines, and his face was a little excited, perhaps this was the first time he showed his feelings in the audience. He was telling the players, "Pay attention to the defense, don't give them any chance!" Wait a little for the game to start. It's all back in the box, we're going to block the goal, we've got to drag the game to extra time! ”

In addition, he praised Ivan Crewe, "Well done, Ivan! ”

Soon the game resumed, with United trying to hit back aggressively, but Derby County had just scored in high spirits. They didn't want to let the hard-earned goals become useless, so everyone was serious defensively. United's two successive attacks ended in straight failures, and they couldn't even get the ball into the box.

With Derby's 'crowded' defence, it became difficult for United to rely on passing to find chances by the clock and the clock was getting to the end of the game. Even many Manchester United players are about to reach their physical limits, and it is even less likely that they will rely on individual performances, and even C-Ronaldo on the wing is a bit of a runner.

As United's waves of attacks came to an end, the referee blew the whistle for the end of the game after a successful clearance at Derby.

Of course, the game was not over, and the two teams had to decide the winner and then rest for five minutes. Both teams are going to overtime

Many people didn't expect Derby County to really tie the score, and really drag the game to extra-time, which may be ironic for Manchester United. They played in the FA Cup final against a League One side and the game lasted 90 minutes and was still a draw as they were dragged into extra-time.

Is this true?

Manchester United fans were incredulous, and many media reporters were surprised. They thought the Derby County table was good, but they didn't think they could actually score again. And it was a pretty beautiful goal.

A lot of attention was on Ivan Crewe, who scored the goal.

Many fans in the audience also shouted the name of 'Ivan Crewe', who has not been able to catch up with Ribery, Cahill and others this season, but he has occupied a main position in the team since the first half of the schedule, and most Derby County fans still know him after two seasons in the team.

At the moment when the team was about to lose the game, no one thought that it would be Ivan Crewe who stepped up!

Either way, Derby County equalised and the Derby fans were happy because they saw hope, while the United fans were clearly gloomy and they have to admit that they still have a chance.

Extra-time is very cruel, not a matter of time, but at this stage, most of the players are a little overdrawn, and the table is naturally not able to catch up with the usual, if it is a normal game, they can still think that the team will be able to score in thirty minutes, but in extra time, no one dares to say that, especially after such ups and downs of the game, everyone knows that whether it is Manchester United players or Derby County players on the field, there is not much physical fitness left.

What's next?

As the on-site commentator said, "The game is uncertain again, and we can look forward to the table between the two teams in extra time."

After 30 minutes of extra time, the two teams will exchange venues at 15 minutes to end with the final score of extra time.

There was a five-minute break halfway through overtime.

The players of both teams came to the sidelines to rest, Wan Sheng hurriedly told everyone not to sit on the grass, which would make the body more tired, the team doctor and assistant coach also stepped forward to give some tired players a temporary massage, hand over water, etc., taking advantage of these five minutes, Wan Sheng began to arrange overtime tactics.

It's unrealistic for Derby County to beat Manchester United in extra-time, as they have no advantage in all respects, and Wan Sheng knows this very well, especially in the most crucial moments of the tournament, when the performance of some stars can often be the difference between victory and defeat in the final.

They have to limit the play of the opposing team's stars, and at the same time, they can't let the opponent's offense really fight.

That is to say, what they need to do is to go all out to defend, in the case that many players are not in good physical condition, intensive defense is the best choice, Wansheng let everyone adjust the tactics to the previous defense, and the formation is more dense, in a word, it is necessary to put all the energy into defense, when attacking can delay as much time as possible, if there is a chance, it is better to pass, it is best to score, and if you can't score, retreat to defend quickly.

If there were reporters around, they would definitely be satirical about the conservative tactics of Wansheng.

But Wan Shengcai doesn't care, now for the team, the most important thing is to have a hope of victory, it doesn't matter if the tactics are conservative or anything, if you change the next position, he is leading Manchester United, it is a strong team, he must hope to end the game in 30 minutes of extra time, and not let the team play a penalty shootout that relies on some luck, but he leads Derby County, which is the side of the weak team, and it is natural to delay time as much as possible.

If he asked the team to attack as much as possible, it would really be kicked in the head by a donkey! (To be continued)