Five hundred and fourteen, in the wilderness at Old Trafford
United were unsuccessful in their opening attempts to get the ball into Chelsea's heart and over time Chelsea began to dominate the pitch and if it weren't for a bit of bad luck, Van der Sar's goal was broken.
Ferguson didn't expect his team to be so embarrassed at Old Trafford, even if they met Chelsea before, the two sides were fighting to the death, where would it be like now, he was a little annoyed.
Rio Ferdinand shouted for his team-mate to come back and Patrice Evra had fouled back-to-back to stop Palacio's assault.
It's useless to blindly retreat in the face of such a fierce attack from Chelsea, if Manchester United's attack can't be played, it will definitely be swallowed by Chelsea, Ferguson knows it very well.
Cristiano Ronaldo often drops back to midfield to get the ball, so he faces much less defensive pressure, using his superb skills to repeatedly break through Manchester United's defence when he turns to attack, and when the United players step up the fence, he will also pass the ball, putting the United players in a dilemma.
Carrick is most familiar with Cristiano Ronaldo and finds Cristiano more difficult to guard against now than before.
It's not that Ronaldo's skills have been upgraded, but it is more practical, and it is more closely integrated with the team's overall tactics.
When he saw Ronaldo easily turn around and rush over with the ball after receiving the ball, Carrick looked left and right and knew that he was the only one on it. The rest of his teammates were pinned down very much, and Rooney came back to assist in the defense of Palacio.
Carrick intends to intercept Ronaldo head-on. Use your own card slot to reduce the opponent's speed first, but. Before he could get closer, Ronaldo passed the ball and didn't entangle him.
Carrick is familiar with Cristiano Ronaldo, but he forgets that opponents are also familiar with him and know Carrick's defensive skills.
Soon, after three passes, Carrick was frustrated to find that Ronaldo had the ball again. And the position is no longer its own defense zone.
However, he knew how much of a threat the other party had, and Carrick immediately accelerated to chase after him.
Carrick hoped to sneak attack from behind with the help of his teammates and stab the football at Ronaldo's feet, but Ronaldo seemed to have expected it, suddenly accelerated the line change, and coldly wiped into the penalty area!
Carrick has to be careful this time, Ronaldo has not been less than a penalty for Chelsea in the past. While many accused him of faking a penalty, the sound could not stop him from continuing to win penalties for Chelsea.
Rio Ferdinand and Nemanja Vidic are world-class centre-backs in the box, and they work well together. When Ferdinand stayed in the middle, Vidic immediately pressed on, but. Vidic, who went straight to Ronaldo's feet, pounced.
In the penalty area, after a number of players from both sides squeezed in. It immediately became cramped and crowded, but in such an environment. Cristiano Ronaldo can still keep the ball at his feet.
After continuous flashing and moving, Ronaldo finally found a gap, shook his ankle, and the football flew out.
The goal is the back post!
"Hmm!!"
In the stands behind the goal, Manchester United fans can see very clearly that Palacio is plugging in at high speed!
Van der Sar was drawn to the other end, and if Palacio touched the ball first, it was empty!
Ferguson's face froze, and he was still chewing gum in his mouth, but it had become a subconscious chewing at the moment.
"Oh! Dangerous! Oolong? ”
Park Ji-sung fought through the crowd and kicked the ball on the ball, and he tried hard to kick the ball straight out of bounds, but the ball stubbornly rushed towards the goal.
However, this time Manchester United was lucky, Van der Sar was blocked from view and did not notice Park Ji-sung's clearance, however, he still subconsciously reached out and hit it, and the football was bounced over the crossbar!
Whoa, whoa, whoa
The pent-up nervousness of the United fans was finally released, and they could no longer shout anymore and could only express their luck for the goal with applause.
"Cristiano Ronaldo is too much of a threat to Manchester United, and if he can't be effectively inhibited, then Manchester United will still not be able to break through on Chelsea today! Luck has blessed United to be able to keep the draw now, but, as we all know, it is difficult to continue that luck when there are no counter-tactics!! ”
The corner kick was taken, and there was another burst of people in the Manchester United penalty area, and Ronaldo's corner kick had a large arc, fast ball speed, and more importantly, a high level of flatness!
In this way, Manchester United's advantage in defending the high ball was directly wiped out, and the two sides stood on the same chance.
Detail!
It was a thought that popped into Ferguson's head, and why Lynn had achieved so much success over the years had been incomprehensible to Ferguson before.
Today, he suddenly felt that he had found it, and that was that Lynn paid great attention to details.
Through this corner, Ferguson confirmed that the opponent has considered all aspects of the factor very carefully, even the disadvantage of height, the opponent has done a lot of work, if it is not for the preparation before the game to the extreme, how can it be done so smoothly and as usual.
Even himself, Ferguson understands that Manchester United is definitely not so meticulous, how can it be undefeated when encountering such an opponent?
In his heart, Ferguson couldn't help but sigh again and again
Lynn is very satisfied with Ronaldo's performance, in the offensive end, Ronaldo's activity has made Manchester United's defensive situation tense, as soon as he gets the ball, there are many people around immediately, then the Chelsea players in other positions face much less defensive pressure.
Palacio was assisted by Alves on the flanks and dealt two heavy blows to United in a row, and the United fans finally couldn't take it anymore and they expressed their displeasure with boos.
This is Old Trafford, let the opponent be so arrogant, don't have face!
It was Cristiano Ronaldo again, who was again surrounded by Manchester United on the left flank, and this time, he also passed the ball.
Frank Lampard in the middle receives the ball. There was no stagnation at all, but a slash was directly stuffed!
"Alves!"
Alves received the football. There was no one in front of him!
United's defenders were drawn to Palacio's feint.
Ferguson couldn't help but secretly complain!
Before you know it, Manchester United's defence is already seriously unbalanced. Palacio's two raids did not attract the attention of Manchester United, and Ronaldo redirected the Manchester United defence to the left.
In the face of such a good gap, Alves was not polite, and accelerated forward with the ball!
Evra was quick to react, and he immediately left Palacio next to him and chased after him.
Far away, Evra let go of the tackle, even if he fouled, he had to stop the opponent from cutting inside!
Alves seemed to have eyes on his back, and suddenly stopped to smash the ball! Patrice Evra slid straight past Alves.
Start cutting into the restricted area!
The small number of Chelsea fans immediately clamored!
What a chance!
Ferdinand didn't care to coordinate with Vidic who would stay, and immediately rushed over.
Alves didn't want to get past the other. Because judging from Ferdinand's footsteps, the other party did not panic.
Alves swept the ball down the middle.
By this time, Manchester United's goalmouth was already in chaos.
The players on both sides were crowded together, and they couldn't tell what front was long.
The ball is fast!
"Whoever touches it is a chance" The commentator didn't have time to say a lot, such a ball is definitely a nightmare for the defender, as he said, whoever touches it is a problem, a little touch, the biggest possibility is to bounce into the goal. Even Van der Sar was helpless, he didn't dare to attack, the position of the ball made him awkward, the distance, the speed of the ball made him have to stay in the goal.
in the crowd. Cristiano Ronaldo suddenly killed!
His idea was to make a block with his feet, then turn around and shoot!
However, due to his over-active performance. Vidic had been keeping an eye on him.
When he suddenly started to jump out, Vidic almost instinctively tugged at Ronaldo's shirt. This made Ronaldo's momentum stagnant!
Ronaldo also noticed that Hargreaves had stuck where he was about to turn and it was impossible to shoot.
But. His mind suddenly cleared, and he immediately fell down!
The football was kicked out of the box by Hargreaves!
Manchester United fans immediately became indignant, and at the same time as Ronaldo fell to the ground, the referee's whistle sounded, and rushed to the penalty spot, standing there firmly, facing the goal!
It's a penalty!
Damn, should it be a fake fall, is this referee an idiot?
How many times has that crook been proven to fake a penalty!
Give back a penalty?
Manchester United fans excitedly expressed their displeasure with loud boos.
"Bastard! Idiot! Off the court, Ferguson was already furious, roaring, "This is a fake fall!" He's a liar! That idiot has been deceived again! ”
Ferguson's anger is Lynn's greatest relief, he smiled and applauded on the sidelines, as for whether it is a fake fall and put it aside, it is a good thing for Chelsea to get a penalty, not to mention, Lynn thinks that this penalty should be right, Vidic pulled Ronaldo, there is no doubt about it.
Of course, maybe Ronaldo is exaggerating, but it's not the point, the point is that Vidic has that action.
Despite the loud boos echoing over Old Trafford, their home advantage had little effect, with the referee pointing in the direction of goal with no intention of changing his intentions.
Manchester United fans were scolding, and Chelsea fans were naturally cheering.
Ferguson's agitated reaction was also subdued by the fourth referee's warning, and the United players' arguments did not help, and the referee remained unmoved.
In fact, many people know that in this case, the referee will not change the decision, and if it is really changed, he will also go to the foundation of professional football.
The Manchester United players reluctantly exited the penalty area, staring at the guy holding the football, Cristiano Ronaldo.
"Cristiano Ronaldo will take his own penalty" (to be continued......)