288 Pitted, sung
The focus of the game at Old Trafford is not the best in Europe in terms of quality, even with so many superstars, stars and rising stars.
But when players such as Thierry Henry, Bergkamp, Cristiano Ronaldo, and Ruud van Nistelrooy are all in the middle of a game, the excitement of the game cannot come from a high-level display of skills and tactics.
But in the eyes of British fans, it was an absolutely fantastic game.
Because it is full of hot confrontations and the fast pace of the whole game, it is simply devastating to invade the senses of watching football.
Pire's impact was evident when he came on, and although he hadn't fully recovered from his injury and was unable to play his ability to break down the flanks and cut inside, it was his ability to control the ball and deliver good balls that contrasted him with Reyes' role on the pitch.
Arsenal began to press Manchester United in attack, and they were definitely not conservative, but the decline in veteran Bergkamp's fitness has affected his performance even more.
In the 73rd minute of the game, Qin Xiong transferred the ball to the feet of Bergkamp after linking up with Ljungberg on the right side, and he had a relaxed environment without interference to shoot, but he shot an outrageous long-range shot, and the ball hit Ferdinand's leg, and the angle between Ferdinand and Bergkamp showed that if Ferdinand did not block, the ball would be at least three meters away from the goal.
Henry had a good chance to shoot for the late Ashley Cole, after pulling the wing, but the England full-backs fired an anti-aircraft gun.
Qin Xiong wanted to get a long-range shot in front of the penalty area, but the opponent limited his investment too much, which made him start looking for opportunities to go deeper into the box.
Manchester United were awarded a corner from the left in the 79th minute.
Wayne Rooney takes the penalty.
His corner took the Arsenal crowd by surprise.
The football does not fly to the penalty area, but in the middle of the box!
It was like yesterday. David Beckham's corner kick assist Paul Scholes scored from distance again!
Qin Xiong immediately ran out of the forbidden area when he noticed that something was wrong. The first time to use his body to block Scholes's shot angle. Perhaps under his influence, Scholes' volley went ridiculously wide and the ball flew high into the stands.
In the 83rd minute of the game, Qin Xiong started from the back and cooperated with fullback Ashley Cole to advance the offensive from the left side.
After passing halfway, Qin Xiong faced Scholes' interception and passed the ball to Ashley Cole, who then ran straight forward.
Ashley Cole didn't play with Qin Xiong anymore, and he passed the ball to Pire before he met Gary Neville.
After the ball, he continued to run forward without hesitation. Gary Neville was afraid of being beaten behind, so he followed Ashley Cole like a shadow, focusing on protecting the inside.
Pire's gesture of passing to Ashley Cole stopped the ball at his feet, and when Scholes rushed over, he crossed the ball diagonally behind him and Vieira rushed up!
Patrick Vieira squeezed past Rooney's press and met Paul Scholes head-on for a head-on interception, and he played the ball back to Pire.
At this moment, Pire's eyes swept the penalty area of Manchester United. Immediately make a 45-degree cross on the wing!
He is a right-footed player, but at Arsenal he plays on the left wing. It can be said that this is a very typical example of the success of a backfoot wide player in today's football.
So when he sends in a cross with his right foot on the left side, the ball will have an internal spin in the air, and it can be a cross or a shot!
There was a lot of noise in the Manchester United penalty area.
Even if Thierry Henry and Bergkamp are not in great shape in this game, no Manchester United player dares to ignore their suspension!
Especially when they are in danger in the penalty area at the last minute, can they be ignored?
Can you get away with thinking that they won't be able to grasp the opportunity even if they have it?
So Rio Ferdinand followed Thierry Henry, who rushed forward in advance, and Silvestre also kept moving, even stealthily dragging Bergkamp's shirt in his hand to shrink the middle of the goal.
But when the ball was in the air, the United players were sure that the cross would land behind the goal!
Who will be there?
Ljungberg?
No!
As Silvestre pulled the Bergkamp shirt back down the middle of the goal, someone ran diagonally in front of him!
Qin Xiong!
The football began to fall, and the closer it got to the landing point, the closer it was to the direction of Qin Xiong's running position.
Carroll scrambled towards the back of goal, and the moment the ball fell, he could only instinctively open his arms to block the angle.
Under the watchful eye, Qin Xiong jumped up along the trajectory of his diagonal running position, and tried his best to shake his head to attack the goal when the football fell!
He didn't close his eyes, his eyes full of fighting spirit, as if a centimeter was inhabiting an ancient beast, and he had been staring in the direction of Manchester United's goal.
He saw the ball pass between Carroll's raised arms and hit the bull's-eye!
The ball is in!
A wild smile bloomed on Qin Xiong's face, slightly hideous.
Looking back at the front of his body, he was diagonally rushing across the goal and nodding it from behind the goal, so of course he would run off the touchline.
His center of gravity was a little unstable after landing due to his head-shaking attack, but he staggered two steps and tried to regain his balance, feeling that he could stand firmly after taking two more steps.
However, a scene that Qin Xiong didn't expect appeared!
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What is that?!
Qin Xiong stumbled and saw that there was no way out of the bottom line in front of him, it was a ditch!
Why is there a ditch behind the bottom line of the court?
Why?!
He remembered that his opponent or teammate had a time in a game when he picked out a football from a ditch behind the baseline.
Damn it!
What's going on at Old Trafford?
He slipped and then rolled diagonally under the influence of self-preservation, and fell into the ditch
"Wow! Qin Xiong scored twice! Qin Xiong scored with a powerful header! He helped Arsenal lead Manchester United 2-1 again, eh? Oh, my God! Qin Xiong rushed out of the bottom line due to his speed being too fast, and he had just finished the technical action of jumping header, and after landing, his body was a little unbalanced, and he fell into the ditch on the sidelines of Old Trafford! Oh, my God! His teammates were stunned in ecstasy, no, no, no, the fans on the sidelines were so bad that they actually picked up their phones and cameras and pointed them at the ditch to shoot, even the photojournalists on the sidelines! Look at Arsene Wenger's face, as if he had just been told that he had won the jackpot and found out that he had lost it! ”
The Manchester United players stared blankly at the place where Qin Xiong fell into the ditch, and Ferguson walked down from the dugout in a rage and began to count the generals.
Saha is ready to play! Alan Smith ready to play!
Arsenal, I'm fighting with you!
Qin Xiong really felt that the sky was spinning for a while, and there was a very strong pain in his back and shoulders, but he lay in the ditch and moved his muscles and bones, and he felt that there was no major problem, it was a hard injury, just slow down.
He had just risen from the ditch when he saw Henry and Bergkamp running to the edge of the ditch, looking down at him with a worried expression.
"Hey, are you alright?"
"Are you hurt?"
Qin Xiong moved his neck, his calm expression burst into a smile, and he looked up and shouted at his teammates: "I feel bad!" ”
"Hahahaha!"
Bergkamp and Henry laughed out loud at the same time!
Indeed, he should feel bad!
A brace at Old Trafford, can you not be happy?
The two of them reached out left and right to pull Qin Xiong out of the ditch, and Vieira rushed up from behind at this time and almost knocked the three of them into the ditch again.
Luckily, Ljungberg hugged Vieira and shouted at him: "Do you want us to be laughed at by Manchester United?" ”
Vieira roared: "Manchester United, now we're laughing at them!" ”
Many Arsenal fans in the away fan stands patted their chests with relief, and they finally breathed a sigh of relief when they saw Qin Xiong come out of the ditch safe and sound, and then began to applaud and cheer for the team.
As Qin Xiong and his teammates walked towards the backcourt, he was suddenly attracted by the singing in the stands.
It was the singing of the away fans.
He couldn't really hear the lyrics, but he could vaguely hear his name in the lyrics.
Fans singing and cheering in the stands is a feature of England's fan culture and has been emulated by many fan groups around the world.
Here, you can praise the team and humiliate the opponent with songs, and you can praise the players with songs!
Qin Xiong closed his eyes briefly.
Listen, who is the song from the gunslinger singing? (To be continued......)