City are ready to take penalties.

Lee Morris, Joey Barton and Ivan Crewe surrounded the penalty spot, and no one knew who was going to take the shot.

It's not just about confusing the opponent and not letting them know who is making the free throws, it's also a way to get positioned, because it's not possible for everyone to go to the front to fight for the spot, the team has to be prepared to defend, and most of the players still have to stand in the back, and behind the penalty spot is also a position that can be attacked, retreated, and defended.

Of course, ordinary fans and the media will not think about this, and it seems that all three of them are standing at the penalty spot just to prevent United from judging who is taking the free throw.

But in the eyes of many, it doesn't make sense at all, the main thing is that Joey Barton will make free throws?

I've never heard of Joey Barton scoring from a free-kick, so it's almost impossible for him to take the spot, so the rest must be Lee Morris.

Morris is Manchester City's midfielder and a member of the England team, and his all-round ability has been recognised a lot, and his footwork is naturally not bad, although he rarely takes free-kicks, but are there any other options for Manchester City?

You say Ivan Crewe? Most people ignore it.

Perhaps it's also because some people don't know anything about Ivan Crewe, and they don't feel the need to know a player who has been 'abandoned by Derby' and followed his mentor to Manchester City, and has been unable to play for a long time.

They felt that Ivan Crewe could play, but because of Manchester City's injury, Wan Sheng had no choice but to let him start.

So, this free kick will almost certainly be taken by Lee Morris!

The media and fans made their judgments, and the various commentators also interacted with the guests and said, "Guess who is going to take the free throws?" ”

"Joey Barton certainly can't be, it can only be Morris, Morris is still good at his footwork, he has a good chance of getting the ball in"

"But it could also be a tactical free-kick. After all, there are no good free-kick takers at Manchester City right now, you see Andy Cole is squeezing positions with Rio Ferdinand, and they are fighting really hard."

"Maybe it's Joey Barton? Barton's free-kick was average, but he must have come by surprise! ”

"Ivan Crewe was also surprised!"

'But he's only just joined City, it's his first time on the pitch, so it's unlikely he'll be able to take a penalty with his team-mates, right?'

The last statement is quite plausible.

A new player is not a big-name star, how can he grab free throws with old players and big-name stars?

That's how the Manchester City players judged.

Some of them know Ivan Crewe, and they know that they were Derby's second-highest scorers last season, despite their poor performances this season. But it is not completely forgotten, but he dared to join Manchester City, and it was his first start, even if his footwork was not bad, how could he have a penalty opportunity?

So they all thought it would be Morris who would make the free throws.

But they seem to have forgotten that Morris and Ivan Crewe are old teammates

Manchester United boss Alex Ferguson stood on the sidelines.

He had been sitting on the bench just now, and for an old man who was 70 years old, his body simply couldn't support standing on the sidelines to watch the game all the time, so he could see it clearly from the sidelines. He still preferred to stay in his seat.

But now he has to pay attention to it.

The ball is a bit far away and has some angles, but the position is actually not bad, and it is not a small threat to the goal. Now that United are one goal ahead, the situation is very good, and he doesn't want to see carelessness giving the opposition a chance, so he tries to command the defense with shouting.

"Be careful not to miss people!"

"Be careful! Don't give them a chance to steal the ball! ”

"The wall of people goes to one more person!"

"Pay attention to direct shots! They can only shoot straight at the goal! ”

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Ferguson's seriousness in defence. It also affected the whole Manchester United team, who took the free-kick more seriously.

Wan Sheng also stood on the sidelines, but he didn't command anything.

This kind of free-kick drill. They've done it a lot of times, but the free-kick is not in a different position, it's not a lot of it's a player on the spot, it's a good position, but it's not easy to score tactically, so it's almost certainly a direct shot.

It's not just Wan Sheng, all Manchester City players know this, so most of the players who come forward to fight for the point are just putting on a show.

So who will take the penalty?

Wansheng can't be sure, this kind of thing is generally discussed by the players themselves, whoever feels good will be on it, at this time the popularity and prestige of the team will be reflected, such as Morris to make free throws, almost no one will rob it, but just like the Manchester United players think, Ivan Crewe? The chances are slim, he has just joined the team.

But it's important to note that Morris and Ivan Crewe have both played together for Derby County, and for a long time, the two went through the lower leagues together, then the Premier League, and won the league together, so Morris knows Ivan Crewe very well, and because of this understanding, he knows that Ivan Crewe's free-kicks are much better than his own.

So after deliberations, Ivan Crewe had a free throw.

Others are not familiar with Ivan Crewe, they don't know that Ivan Crewe is good at free kicks, and Wan Sheng didn't specifically mention this, so they don't understand that Morris gave the ball to Ivan Crewe, but they definitely don't have the confidence to score the ball, since Ivan Crewe wants to penalize, then he will penalize! Anyway, he created the free-kick in the first place.

That last point is still crucial, because of this, no one has any objection to Ivan Crewe coming to the free throw.

Then Ivan Crewe got his chance.

Several Manchester City players knew that Ivan Crewe was coming to take the penalty, but the United players didn't know, and neither did the fans and the media, and they still thought that Morris would be in charge.

On the field, the referee finally signaled that he could take a penalty.

All eyes were on the ball.

Morris, Joey Barton, Ivan Crewe, the trio, and the first to move was Joey Barton, who ran in front of the ball in three steps and jumped straight off the ball.

The United players breathed a sigh of relief, just as they had imagined.

Joy Barton was followed by Ivan Crewe, who also trotted up and, as he approached the football, glanced in front of goal, where Van der Sar was taking a closer look.

Without hesitation, he waved his right foot.

"Attention. Don't be fooled! ”

"Don't jump!" Almost at the same time, Manchester United's captain Ryan Giggs and full-back Gary Neville shouted directly, and the Manchester United wall was stabilized.

But the next moment, the two regretted it.

Ivan Crewe kicked directly at the football, and then swept it out of the corner of his eye, and Morris didn't move at all.

That's when they reacted, it was Ivan Crewe who came to take the penalty!

"It's a shot!" Belbart, the on-site commentator, finally reacted and shouted.

George Woodgate is much more professional, he still knows Ivan Crewe better, he is a rare commentator who analyzes that Ivan Crewe will take a free-kick, "Sure enough, it is Ivan Crewe." His shot! ”

An inner instep that draws a large arc!

The football flew up from the spot, spun and rushed up, and at the same time, only two or three people jumped in front of the Manchester United people, and the others were stunned to watch the ball, completely without a chance to react, they were 'reminded' by the captain, but they couldn't jump at the first time, and it was too late to see the shot jump again. So they could only watch as the ball went around the top wall.

However, the altitude of the soccer flight is still very average, and many people judge that if they jump, they will definitely be able to stop it, but it is too late to think about this. They can only turn their heads to the goal with the football.

Only goalkeeper Van der Sar is left there!

Van der Sar was still calm in front of goal, and perhaps the goalkeeper was the only one of the 11 on the pitch who didn't have to adapt to tactics, so he quickly adapted to Manchester United. Now he has established himself as the main goalkeeper.

Van der Sar was also calm in the face of this free-kick.

In fact, he also judged that Morris was the one who took the penalty for the ball. After all, Morris is too famous, but he was not too surprised to see Ivan Crewe take a free kick, because Ivan Crewe once broke the door of his handle with a free kick.

What he was annoyed about was not the ball, but the fact that his teammates didn't jump up, what the hell were they doing!?

Damn it!

After scolding angrily, Van der Sar still stared at the ball seriously, and he found that the arc of the ball was quite large, making it difficult for him to make a judgment at the first time.

So he slowed down a bit.

Just such a split second of the gap has already decided the final result!

Van der Sar jumped up and when he was in the air, he found that he was just a little close, and the ball flew almost to his fingertips!

There's no way he can do anything more

"The ball is in!?"

The on-site commentator Belbart was surprised to confirm that he was stunned when he saw Ivan Crewe finish the penalty kick, and the next moment the football seemed to rush into the Manchester United goal?

He was a little unsure, but after rubbing his eyes, he was still very sure that the ball had gone in, because the score on the scoreboard had been rewritten, and he finally shouted, "The ball is in!" Goooooooooooooooooooal！！！ ”

"Ivan Crewe! Ivan Crewe! He scored the equaliser! ”

The voice was full of passion, as if it wasn't him who had just analyzed the likelihood of Ivan Crewe's free throws.

There are many commentators who don't have the same face, perhaps because they are not Manchester City's support media, so their voices are full of surprise after seeing Ivan Crewe score the ball directly.

"Ivan Crewe has scored! He scored this free-kick! What a beautiful goal! ”

"I didn't expect City to let Ivan Crewe come to the penalty but he did score it"

'It's no surprise that Ivan Crewe was in the top 10 of the scorers' list last season and was the top scorer for Derby other than Donny van der Vaart, with a couple of them coming from free-kicks, and his free-kick quality is still to be recognized. It's hard to imagine that he's just joining City and getting a penalty opportunity. ”

"But the ball just now was created by Ivan Crewe himself, maybe that's why"

"He's going to get to know Manchester City very quickly, but we can't treat him as a new Manchester City player, he's old teammates with Morris and Ziegler, and the tactical play of Manchester City and Derby County is not too bad."

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Sky TV commentator George Woodgate was also a bit surprised by the result, he didn't expect Ivan Crewe to score on his first appearance for Manchester City, "The goal is in! Congratulations to Ivan Crewe, this is his first time for Manchester City! He had a good performance before, and now he has scored again, and he proved that Wansheng's choice was not wrong, and he was right to bring on Ivan Crewe early! ”

At the same time, the entire Manchester stadium was filled with cheers, and while many fans were surprised by Ivan Crewe's goal, it was City's goal and they had reason to cheer.

Just now they were worried about the situation, but after tying the score, they can finally relax.

So they cheered.

Ivan Crewe, who was on the field, was also smiling, and after hugging and celebrating with his teammates, he ran to the coach's box and hugged Wan Sheng, "Thank you!" Thank you! He kept talking, his voice choked up.

It's hard to imagine a 28-year-old adult crying out over something, but when a professional player is at a low point, it's hard for others to feel the sadness, and Ivan Crewe has just been through it all, and the past six months have been a nightmare for him.

He was Derby's second-leading goalscorer and after Van der Vaart's departure, he is even expecting him to be the team's top scorer for the new season, although he is only a wing-back, but just like Frank Lampard is at Chelsea, the midfielder can also score the most goals, so he will really make a name for himself and his career will reach a new peak.

But there is a big gap between reality and ideals, not only did he not become the team's top scorer, but he also had a conflict with the team's new coach, and even playing became a problem later.

So he had no choice but to leave.

His departure also makes people feel that Derby County have given up on him, he is a player who has been abandoned, and after coming to Manchester City, it is equivalent to a new beginning, sometimes good and sometimes bad, he has to face it.

Fortunately, he has his original teammates and a coach who believes in him, and today he finally got playing time.

It was a start, so Ivan Crewe did his best to try to put in a good performance, but he didn't expect to score in his first game for Manchester City, especially since it was a Manchester derby, and Manchester City were down at home!

Everyone knows how crucial this ball is, so Ivan Crewe cried out excitedly, and after hugging Wan Sheng, his eyes were red.

The others who saw it couldn't help but come over and give a friendly pat on the shoulder, or say a word of congratulations, and they were very touched by these Ivan Crewe.

It was only then that he felt that he had made the right choice - to follow Wan Sheng and come to Manchester City, there was no doubt about it! (To be continued......)