Among Wansheng's coaching skills, there are only two skills that are actively activated.

One is the 'Rapid Progress' for training, which activates the effect to allow a single player to receive double attribute rewards for training and submitting tasks, and the other is the 'Strong Barrier', which can increase the goalkeeper's reaction speed by 100%.

The reaction speed attribute is very useful for the goalkeeper's temporary strain, or in other words, this attribute is almost the most effective for temporary saves, in the moment of the opponent or something, as long as the goalkeeper can react, the body can keep up with the ball can be saved.

For penalty kicks, most of the time the goalkeeper can't react at the first time, so he can only watch the football fly into the goal, or, sometimes, the goalkeeper will choose a random direction to save, instead of reacting to make a judgment and then save, the general penalty is just a penalty, and there is no chance to save at that time.

The referee awarded Manchester United a penalty, and during this time period, the goal could be won or lost in the final, so Wan Sheng did not hesitate to activate the skill effect of improving the goalkeeper's reaction speed.

He has used this skill effect a few times, the most impressive one, was in the last game of his first full season in charge of Derby County, which was the FA Cup final at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, Derby County's opponent was also Manchester United, the two teams had to decide the loss on penalties, when the skill effect was activated, Oakes played bravely, he saved three goals, helped the team beat Manchester United, and won the English FA Cup trophy.

It was a fond memory, and coincidentally, Wan Sheng is now in charge of Manchester City, and his opponent is Manchester United.

However, activating the skill does not guarantee that the goalkeeper will be able to save the ball, after all, it only increases the reaction speed, and everything depends on the player who shoots the goal and the temporary play of goalkeeper James.

But now there is no other option

The United fans in the crowd were cheering on the team. Some of them also shouted C-Ronaldo's name, which was obviously a compliment to C-Ronaldo's approach.

They wouldn't have done that in any other game, because the penalty was probably a 'fake' and the referee's misjudgment, and no fan of any team would want the team to win by this means, it would certainly not be as good as a fair victory.

But this game is different. Because it's a Manchester derby!

The derby can be played by any means, it is a brutal war, just to achieve the final victory, you can do anything, no one will ask what happened in the derby, it doesn't matter if you are morally immoral at all, the important thing is to be able to help the team win.

Therefore, C-Ronaldo has become a hero in the eyes of Manchester United fans because of the fake fall just now!

If there is no Manchester derby. Manchester United relied on cheating penalties to win, then they are happy, and those Manchester City fans will be angry at that time! That's it, those Manchester City people to death!

Manchester United fans are in a better mood when they think of this

On the sidelines, Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson was serious.

The referee awarded United a penalty and he naturally felt very good, especially at this time. One goal can make the difference between winning and losing a game.

However, it is very likely that the ball just now was 'tricked' by his own players, and he as a manager can only regard it as an accident. After the game, he couldn't admit that it was a fake fall, he would only say to the media, "Cristiano couldn't hold his body and fell, he didn't have time to think too much about it at the time, football matches are like this, there are always accidents". And now he needs to show seriousness.

But it was clear that the old knight was in a good mood.

Several cameras pointed over, and it was still the picture that caught him laughing, although he quickly retracted, but with the image of that moment. And now Manchester United's penalty, the commentators can say something," Ferguson looked in a good mood. ”

"It's a penalty for Manchester United, and if you score it, United will win!"

"They're about to complete their revenge!"

"C-Ronaldo is likely to fake a fall, but for Manchester United, winning is the most important thing, what means are not important, football matches are like this, the referee is unlikely to change the decision. It's nothing for Ferguson to be happy about this, they are about to complete their 'revenge'"

Another pro-Manchester City commentator exasperated, "The Scots may still see his Ronaldo as the hero of the team, they always rely on the referee to win!" ”

On the field, goalkeeper James was on the lookout.

Although the goalkeeper position has not received much attention, in fact, James is also one of Manchester City's biggest stars, he was selected for the England team, and in 2003, he was also the first goalkeeper for a short time.

Now James is 36 years old and definitely a veteran, his first time in the Premier League was 14 years ago, when he played for Liverpool, but unfortunately in that game, Liverpool lost 0:1 to Nottingham Forest.

Later, with his outstanding performance against Arsenal, James took the main position, and he was called "hot man" along with McManaman, Redknapp, Robbie Fowler and others.

It's a mockery of their off-field lives.

In the years that followed, James moved to West Ham United and then joined Manchester City, by which time he was 34 years old and had already been named in the England squad.

In fact, James' journey with the national team has not been smooth, and this is actually due to his personal ability shortcomings.

The England goalkeeper position is the most inconsistent, because several goalkeepers are not in a stable form, and there are always some small mistakes.

James was like that, he had a bit of a fear of picking up the ball back at Liverpool, and at Manchester City and England he had a chance to make reckless strikes or leak the ball, so you can't tell when he's going to be intimidating.

That's probably why Eriksen chose the more consistent Robinson over him. For this, James also got a nickname: "Disaster James".

In a 2004 World Cup qualifier against Austria, James fired a non-threatening, angled shot straight into the back of the net by his leg. Since that game, James has played less and less time for England and he has been reduced to a number two goalkeeper.

That being said, there's no denying it. James can still be stable as Manchester City's No. 1 goalkeeper, he debuted in 1992, 14 years of rich game experience, by no means comparable to ordinary goalkeepers, and now he is in good shape, and he can continue for a few more years. It's no surprise to even fight for a place in England's main goalkeeper.

In the summer, Manchester City ushered in a major change, Wan Sheng took over from Keegan as coach, which had a big impact on many players in the team, but James was definitely the least affected, because his position was simply uncontested, so he felt very light.

But then he didn't think like that, because his training was completely different.

He used to train on his own, and the team didn't have a really very professional goalkeeper coach. In fact, with 14 years of experience in the top league, James himself can be a very professional goalkeeper coach, and he naturally does not need others to guide him.

But now it's different, the new head coach has given him a training plan that clearly states what he needs to train on a daily basis.

In James's opinion, this was pure joke. It's funny to put it on April Fool's Day, but when you see the unlucky situation of your teammate Bischof. He still decided to finish the training seriously - although there was no pressure for his position as the number one goalkeeper, the team brought in a very young Wang Xiaolei, who is a player from China like the new manager, and his personal relationship must be much closer than his own, in case the new coach likes to use 'his own people', and he does not finish training seriously. Maybe it's time to start thinking about where to go after leaving Manchester City.

So James is still very serious in individual training, he is one of the few players in the team who has not been lazy, and then he found that he seems to be in better shape in the game, in terms of a lot of saves. I also have a certain certainty.

Is this a change in form, or an increase in ability?

James was a little dazed, but looking at the way his teammates talked about it, he knew that other people felt the same way as him, that is, those 'ridiculous' training sessions still worked, and when he found out about this, James put more energy into training, and his performance got better and better.

By now, James has become the goalkeeper who has conceded the fewest goals among the 20 teams in the Premier League!

This kind of performance is definitely unimaginable before, but as the team gets better and better, James also rises with the tide, and he has indeed become one of the most glamorous goalkeepers in the Premier League, and every time the team gathers, he can also openly express his dissatisfaction with manager Eriksen - I am the goalkeeper who has conceded the fewest goals in the Premier League, and as a result, you let a 'little Robinson' be the starter!?

Of course, James doesn't have time to think about it so much right now, and this Manchester derby is quite important, and he has the biggest challenge to come.

The penalty in front of him almost decided the outcome of the game, and if he saves the penalty, he will be the hero of the team, and he can't save it, so he can only accept defeat with his teammates.

James didn't want to think about the latter, he just wanted to save the ball.

Just as he was thinking so, United were ready to take a penalty, and then he suddenly felt that he was in surprisingly good shape!

In plain terms, his confidence in saving the penalty has increased a lot!

Manchester United are ready to start taking penalties.

It was Cristiano Ronaldo who took the spot, and the young Portuguese star was set to take the penalty on behalf of Manchester United.

Van Nistelroy is still a little dissatisfied with C-Ronaldo's free throws, he is the team's No. 1 striker, the player with the most goals, and he also has to compete with Henry and Anelka for the scorer list, and every goal is very noble for him.

But such a good opportunity, C-Ronaldo snatched it, and the other party's reason is very simple - the opportunity was created by him.

"By faking a fall?" Fanny pursed the corners of his lips.

He and C-Ronaldo have a bad personal relationship, and there were quarrels on the training ground, and the two had no cooperation at all in the game, but now he has nothing to do, C-Ronaldo is no longer a rookie who has just come to Manchester, he has grown into a pillar star of Manchester United, and his role in the team even exceeds that of veterans such as Scholes and Giggs, which is enough to shake his status, so when C-Ronaldo has a legitimate reason, he can only give him the opportunity.

C-Ronaldo stood at the penalty spot and looked at goalkeeper James.

At this point, he was so confident that he was even thinking about the cheers from the United fans after the goal.

C-Ronaldo didn't take James seriously at all.

He has reason to think so, one is that he believes in his footwork, this kind of penalty in front of the goalkeeper can almost be equated with a goal, and the other is that James is nothing remarkable except for the nickname 'butter hand', although he has now conceded the fewest goals in the Premier League, but that is more about the overall strength of Manchester City than how good he is as a goalkeeper.

Always Cristiano Ronaldo has great confidence in this ball.

The referee signaled that it was time to take a penalty.

All teammates and opponents, countless cameras and countless pairs of eyes looked at it, C-Ronaldo took two steps back very calmly, his face was not a little nervous, but very calm, and then he trotted forward and pumped behind the ball in a daze.

A powerful shot to the left!

There is an angle, there is also strength, when the shot is completed, C-Ronaldo almost didn't look at the result and turned around and began to celebrate the goal, but he has the last scene in his head, and the opposing goalkeeper James seems to be rushing towards the left!?

James stood at the goalkeeper and watched the football at the feet of Cristiano Ronaldo.

He felt that he was in very good shape, so he didn't think about 'choosing a direction to try to pounce', but waited for his judgment to make a save, and his experience told him that with his current state, the previous approach was the most likely to save.

And he did.

When he judged the direction of Ronaldo's shot, he pounced in that direction for the first time, and then he saw the ball rushing towards this direction.

He judged in advance the direction of C-Ronaldo's shot, not the direction of the ball's flight, so he didn't aim at the position of the ball to pounce, when he saw the ball in mid-air, his heart was put back in his stomach, because the ball was aimed at his body and not his arms, even if he didn't do anything, he could completely block the ball with his body.

But he did, he hugged the ball with his hands in front of him, and then he couldn't control it and fell to the ground.

Pounced on !!

"James! James pounced on the ball! ”

"He pounced on the penalty!"

"Beautiful! James! He showed the style of a world-class goalkeeper! He saved Cristiano Ronaldo's penalty! ”

"James, he's a hero for Manchester City! Great James! Great James! ”

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The next moment almost all the commentators were praising James, and all the Manchester City fans breathed a sigh of relief and cheered loudly for James' save, while the Manchester United were taken aback, they didn't expect James to actually save the ball.

The most embarrassing was Cristiano Ronaldo, who was still shouting in celebration a moment ago, but soon he realized that the cheers on the pitch were not for him, and when he looked around, he saw that everyone else was looking at him like fools.

Then he was embarrassed to find that the football was thrown into James's arms.

Fortunately, he was no longer the protagonist next, and after James pounced on the ball, he didn't enjoy any cheers, but stood up and glanced at the front court for the first time, shouting, "Attention, Morris!" Catch! ”

After shouting, he threw the ball up and drove forward with a big foot!

A lot of people have reacted, Manchester City is going to fight back! (To be continued......)