Chapter 261: The Last Scene of the Derby
In front of the Manchester City coach's seat, the coaches, players, team doctors and other people were all very excited to cheer, and Wan Sheng stood in the middle, enjoying the joy of this moment.
"We succeeded! Equaled! ”
"One more! Well done so beautifully! It was Ivan's goal! ”
"Haha, Ivan is the best!"
"Mesut did a good job too! He's calm! I never thought he could defend against two people, two people defending! In the restricted area! He's so calm......"
"He made a good pass!"
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Everyone was discussing, and in the end, Wan Sheng stretched out his hand and pressed it, saying, "In short, we have to continue to work hard, but there is still time!" Let's go for another one! ”
This seemed to be said to the people next to him, but the voice was so loud that even on the playing field, Silva and Darren Bent, who were running back, heard it, and the two subconsciously looked over and nodded to everyone, and the others also gave them a thumbs up and shouted, "Come on!" ”
At the same time, the media coverage has shifted from the goal to the 'scorer', and after being surprised by City's equaliser, the media began to analyse the goal just now.
The biggest contributor to this goal was not Ivan Crewe, who scored, but Ozil, who made the assist!
Ozil was in the best position before, and received a wonderful pass from David Silva, and then he dribbled directly into the box, attracting two defenders, O'Shea and Heinze, two world-class defenders, intercepting and covering left and right in such a small space in the box, under normal circumstances. Even technical stars such as Ronaldinho and Kaka will not have any chances, but what I didn't expect was that Ozil was very calm. In the final moments of the tackle, he used his great creativity to pass the ball diagonally to the side.
It was this pass that made Manchester United's defense collapse suddenly!
O'Shea and Heinze were thrown away and not to mention, Ferdinand on the other side also had to stop Darren Bent, and he was the first to clear the siege, so when Ivan Crewe in the back quickly intervened. There was no one to limit it anymore and he got the best chance in front of goal to get the ball into the net.
That's the whole goalscoring process.
There is no doubt that Mesut Ozil's play is the most important and the most exciting. Many media couldn't help but admire, "What a creative pass!" ”
"In that case, the player would probably just go straight to the goal, or just gamble and kick towards the goal. But just now. Mesut Ozil was calm and took the opportunity to play a creative ball while in possession! ”
"O'Shea and Heinze defended together...... It's hard to imagine! ”
"Many people say that German football is the most old-fashioned in Europe, and it is difficult for German players to be creative, and no matter how big the star is, it is just Ballack, who dares to fight and grab, but when it comes to creativity and flexibility, it is difficult to find. But obviously, we don't see anything wrong with the German players in Mesut Ozil. Just now, he was simply a master of art in the forbidden area! ”
'Now that he's just over 18 years old and he's able to defend against two of United's big men in the box, it's hard to imagine what it will be like in a few years......
"I believe that this German kid has a bright future and that he will become a big star who will shock the world!"
"In him, I see the shadow of C-Ronaldo three years ago!"
"He brought to Manchester City in the summer, and he has always had a good vision, and now that he has shown that potential, it's no wonder that Wansheng chose to play him. When he really grows up, he will definitely become the pillar of Manchester City's midfield! ”
"Maybe Ferguson should think about digging into the corners of his rivals next summer, Wayne Rooney, Cristiano Ronaldo, and now Mesut Ozil, so that Manchester United will include England, Portugal, Germany, the best footballers of the future in all three countries!"
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At the same time, the manager Ferguson, who was mentioned by the media as sitting in the Manchester United dugout, was looking gloomy, he did not expect that Manchester City would perform so well in the second half, especially the past two goals, and also showed the Chinese's magical adjustment method - replaced by Beckham, Beckham assisted Darren Bent to score; Brought on Mesut Ozil, the little-known German youngster, who assisted Ivan Crewe's goal.
Does he have magical powers?
Ferguson couldn't help but glance to the other side, but immediately turned to stare at the playing field again.
At this time, the Scots were not thinking about the score, not the situation of being equalized by Manchester City, but the performance of Manchester City players, such as Beckham's performance after his appearance, which surprised him, if he had told him that Beckham's performance would not be worse than his peak a few years ago, he would definitely not believe it, but now this scene is really happening all the time.
In addition, it is Ozil.
Ferguson knows Mesut Ozil and, in fact, he knows every move to Manchester City.
In his opinion, Ozil is also a young player with some potential, there are many such young players in Europe, and there are excellent players in the youth team of each club, but the future development of this kind of young man is fixed, some will slowly rise, and recently become well-known stars, and some will slowly degenerate because of lack of characteristics, and will be reduced to the same as ordinary players, and it is very good to finally be able to occupy a place in the top league.
He doesn't know what Ozil's future looks like, but he feels that young people in Germany don't have much training value.
This is not discrimination.
Germans, old-fashioned, German football, German players are also old-fashioned, and in the old-fashioned German football system and environment, those young players will be affected and become very old-fashioned, they may be the most advantageous executors of tactics, but it is difficult to perform well at a young age.
For example, the most famous club in Germany, Bayern Munich, many of their players can only play in the Bundesliga at the age of 22 to 24.
Throughout the past decade, Germany has not had any well-known technical stars.
Comparatively. France and Italy are much better, while Spain, Portugal and the Netherlands are the cradles of talent, where every young man is very skilled on his feet. Coupled with a good body, it is enough to make them active on the field, and on the playing field, it is often the more active players who attract attention, so players with outstanding skills tend to become famous faster.
But now he is a young German with a lot of potential!
A little over 18 years old, this is the age when Cristiano Ronaldo and Wayne Rooney joined Manchester United. But they're already big stars in the multi-million pound range, and everyone knows they have a bright future ahead of them. The German kid in front of him is still unknown, and perhaps he can't say the same, but he is only worth a few million, and he is not a young genius who attracts the attention of the world. It's relative to the age at which German players became famous. He's outstanding.
Now he can represent Manchester City at the top level.
He is likely to be the main player of Manchester City next season, just like David Silva before him, who is now eligible for the Spanish national team, and Ozil will be the same next season, his rise will certainly not be much slower than Silva, plus other Manchester City youngsters, such as Ziegler, Darren Bent, Lescott, Copelle Ferreira and other players, they are not very old. There's still a lot of room for growth, and they'll definitely be better next season.
It all comes together. Thinking about the current group of veterans of Manchester United, Scholes, Ryan Giggs, Heinze, Gary Neville, Ferguson suddenly felt a little frightened -
By next season, Manchester City will be even stronger, will Manchester United really be able to compete with them then?
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While Ferguson was thinking, the game went on.
With 84 minutes into the game and the final game going on, Manchester United did not expect Manchester City to equalise, and at half-time they were ready for a big win, only to be equalised, they were not mentally prepared for it, and the contrast between imagination and reality made them a little scrambling.
Many Manchester United players still have the idea of "we will definitely win" and are a little unacceptable to the current score, so when the game restarted and Manchester City continued to attack, they were very panicked, with frequent mistakes at the back and a little bad attack in the front.
Captain Leo Ferdinand kept shouting to remind his team-mates, but in reality, even he couldn't believe it.
That's when he knew he had to take it quickly.
He used the shout to remind his team-mates to pay attention to the attack, and some United players also came back to their senses when they heard the shouting, and were ready to go up and try to score a goal in the last minute, so that if it was not a big win, they would win the derby, just as they imagined.
But Manchester United's attack is not in a disciplined way.
Every Manchester United player is unstable, they are in a hurry to score, but they can't play at all, and all they see is the 'free play' of the players, just like Cristiano Ronaldo, who broke through on the wing twice in a row, and finally could only be intercepted by Manchester City's tight defense.
"If this continues, Manchester United will be in danger!"
Some of the media who support Manchester United are all worried, and at the same time, they also hope that Manchester United can find a good opportunity to score a goal, after all, Manchester United players are also very strong, as long as they find an opportunity, it is possible to score.
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Manchester City were in no hurry to do anything, but their attacks were frequently hampered due to the fierce competition between the two teams.
Darren Bent is playing hard at Rio Ferdinand.
Since scoring the first goal, United have been very tight against him, and it may be an honor in some ways to be defended by Rio Ferdinand, but he doesn't feel very good because he almost misses his chances, just like Ivan Crewe's goal just now, he was in the best position, but Ferdinand couldn't fight for it.
However, Darren Bent did not give up, and he kept trying to run to shake off Ferdinand's defence while keeping his eyes on the ball.
Football to Beckham's feet.
Everyone in the team now trusts Beckham, and so does Darren Bent, who sees Beckham take the ball and kick him forward!
It's a good opportunity to play offside!
Sure enough, Beckham lifted the ball straight forward and the ball fell accurately in front of Dalen Bent
Darren Bent suddenly accelerated. Ferdinand didn't have time to do anything, and he couldn't catch up with Bent when he started later, so the United captain made the unwise decision - he grabbed Darren Bent's shirt with his hand.
Darren Bent has been in League One for a few seasons. It's also his second season in the top flight, and although he is not very old, he has a lot of experience on the field, and when he felt the jersey being pulled behind him, he almost immediately fell to the ground, grinning in pain.
A tactical foul, Darren Bent also appears to be injured. The referee showed Rio Ferdinand a yellow card and awarded City a well-placed free-kick.
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Seeing this free-kick position, Manchester United immediately became nervous.
Ferguson was already on the sidelines.
Just now he was amazed by the performance of the Manchester City players. I was still thinking about how I could compete with this definitely stronger Manchester City team next season, but I didn't have time to think about it that much now.
In the second half, Darren Bent scored a goal and Ivan Crewe scored a goal.
2:2 draw.
This result is already unacceptable to Manchester United.
If you lose the game. There are seven rounds left in the league. With a 12-point deficit, Manchester United will not have any chances, and Manchester City will seal the league title early.
This is even more unacceptable!
Especially since it's a Manchester derby!
Last season's Manchester derby, Manchester United lost one and drew one, but considering that a strong Manchester City beat Chelsea to win the title, the result was acceptable, but if they lost both derbyes, they also lost the league title. Manchester United will not be able to explain to the fans, especially with David Beckham in this game. That's what worries him the most.
David Beckham!
In the first half of the year, many people were talking about the possibility of Beckham returning to Manchester United, and he clearly rejected it with an attitude, and now if Beckham helps Manchester City win Manchester United, what will Manchester United fans think?
That's what worries him the most.
But now, he can't do anything but shout to direct the team's defense.
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Sure enough, it's David Beckham!
Manchester United, Manchester City and all the media and those who follow the game know that Beckham is the best at free-kicks from that position.
It's what he does best and the highest goal possible!
When he was at Manchester United, Beckham had a 6 or 7 percent chance of scoring directly in this position, that is, 6 or 7 free throws from 10 goals, and it was this terrifying efficiency that made everyone remember David Beckham's name.
Now it's the same position again.
Beckham plays for Manchester City against Manchester United, who have fond memories of the past, can he still score the ball? Many people's eyes are full of complexity.
Standing in front of the ball, Beckham's mood is the most complicated.
When Beckham stood there, looking at the ball, looking at the goal, he felt that he just needed to play seriously, and the ball would go in, which was quite real and incredible, but when he thought back to his arrival at Manchester City, his state has always been like this, as if he had returned to a few years ago, or even better than then, so he felt that he had really regained his form, as Wan Sheng said when he invited him to Manchester City, "I will try to keep you in shape!" He didn't quite understand what it meant at the time, but now he understands it completely, and he can be sure that it was for his training plan and some of the team's training that was different from other teams.
He doesn't know how it works, but the important thing is that he got back into shape!
If it was against any other team, he would have been excited to take the penalty and put it into the back of the net with determination, but now it's Manchester United.
He knew what it meant.
This is the Manchester derby, he represents Manchester City has equalized the score, the time is also in the final moments, if the ball is scored, it means that Manchester United will not have another chance, Manchester City will achieve a two-goal comeback in the derby to win, then every Manchester City fan, player, up and down the club, will be very excited and excited.
But at the same time, he will become a sinner for Manchester United!
What would Manchester United fans say?
'It was him, David Beckham, our former big star, who scored two goals for Manchester City and gave them the win. This traitor! ”
Definitely.
He looked at the United players in front of him and thought, "But what if you don't get in?" ”
"Haha, David Beckham! He joined Manchester City, his arch-rivals, he was a traitor, he played in the derby, he also tried to help Manchester City win with a last-minute free-kick, but he didn't score. I said a long time ago that he is not a few years ago, he is old and not in the same state as he used to be. ”
"Yes, no wonder Mr. Ferguson is reluctant to let him return to Manchester United!"
"It is estimated that he will retire after playing for Manchester City, every player is like this, and David will not be an exception!"
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Thinking of this, Beckham suddenly became firm.
Regardless of whether the ball can be scored or not, he is already a Manchester City player, since he has made a choice, he should not regret it, it is useless, now he needs to show his form and strength for everyone to see, this is also the original intention of his choice to come to Manchester City, he needs to go on firmly.
He's David Beckham!
He is and will be a professional footballer who will give his all for every game!
The breeze blows and beads of sweat slide down.
Under everyone's eyes, Beckham stomped his left foot on the grass and picked up his right foot behind the ball. The ball spun into the air at high speed, reached the highest point and then slid down, crashing into the Manchester United goal at high speed.
In front of the door, only astonishment and surprise remained! (To be continued.) )