Chapter 111: Penalty!?
As the clock ticked by, the competition at Manchester Stadium became more and more intense. Both sides gave their best to the game and the scramble became more intense, which made the game even more eye-catching due to the very good performances of both sides and the occasional highlights.
At the beginning of the second half, there were still Chinese media who were still paying attention to Sun Jihai and wanted to see his confrontation with Park Ji-sung, but they soon put the matter behind them, and the intensity of other places drew them all over.
The rest of the media and fans were already fully immersed in the game, with fans on both sides shouting at the top of their lungs to cheer for their teams, and when they did, it felt like time was ticking.
In the blink of an eye, the second half was already the thirty-eighth minute, and there was not much time left in the game.
At this time, the game between the two sides was still 1-1 and the second half was very tight, but neither team scored.
None of them were in the game, they couldn't feel the time ticking.
As George Woodgate commented, "It was a great and tough race! ”
It was a tough game for both sides!
Both sides attach great importance to defense, so that football becomes difficult to the front court, the pressure on the goal-scoring player with the ball will be very great, the defensive side is constantly running, has been extremely active scramble, making it much more difficult to score goals, both teams are like this, most of the second half, football is flying around near the halfway, the ball conversion and the speed of change in attack and defense dazzle fans, many foreign media can't help but sigh, "the Premier League is not the top of the loss." The two teams have played at the top level in the world.
At the end of the day, it was clear to both players which team would score the first goal. Whichever team is most likely to emerge victorious in today's derby.
Manchester United really want to win, not just for the league points, but also because they have a 'tradition of beating Manchester City', the last leg was at the start of the league and they lost by a big margin, and now they have to complete their 'revenge' so that they can give their fans an account. On the contrary, I lost the game, and I really had the worst result of the season.
Man City want to win too, for them. It's not just because it's a derby, it's about league points.
It's been a long, long time since they've tasted a top-flight title, they can't wait to taste it, every game is very important to them. Not to mention the Manchester derby. It was the most crucial game of the season and it was the score that tied them to their league standings.
Both teams want to win, and the players of both teams want to win, and the strength and form of the two sides are not much different, so you can imagine how crazy the final time of the game became.
At this point, the football was at the feet of Morris.
Morris used his excellent footwork to protect the ball, scanning his teammates left and right to prepare for the pass.
He has attracted enough attention.
In fact, there is no need for Morris to do anything, Manchester United will not pay less attention to him, and several Manchester United players will come around. He wasn't allowed to play the ball, but Morris was prepared for it.
When a narrator shouted. "Morris is surrounded" while Morris passes the ball out of the encirclement, and the commentator immediately shuts his mouth, he thinks he should be more cautious next time.
The ball slipped out from the feet of two United players and rolled to the left, with Musampa receiving a pass almost unguarded, leaving him in front of him with no one to defend at all.
When Wan Sheng saw this scene, he couldn't help but clench his fists and cheered for Morris loudly in his heart.
This ball pass is fantastic!
Wan Sheng felt that this was a good opportunity, and at the same time, the on-site commentator Belbat had already shouted, "Musampa is rushing forward, he has burst into the penalty area!" ”
Gary Neville woke up from a dream and rushed over to stop Musampa, but Musampa was ahead and passed the ball to the left, where Morris had followed up and volleyed.
Many Manchester City fans were ready to cheer, but sadly, Morris's shot flew over the crossbar and flew out of bounds.
"It's a pity! It's a good shot! ”
"Maurice is a little too anxious, he still has time to adjust!"
'But it's not easy to have a shot in that position, he really wants to score goals, the players can't think about it that much on the pitch'
Just like the last commentator said, it is impossible for players to see everything clearly on the field like the audience, and it is good to have a shooting opportunity in front of the penalty area, so a good opportunity to shoot directly on the goal, how can you see if there is a defense around, can you have time to make adjustments? So when Morris saw that he didn't score, he just shook his head regretfully, but he didn't feel anything special.
It's a pity that a goal didn't go on goal, but you can only try to get a better shot next time
United sent a quick goal-kick and goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar tossed the ball to Gary Neville, apparently ready to play a steady attack.
The ball was passed a few times at the back of the field, when City frontfielders Darren Bent and Andy Cole pressed up and fought hard, and it was unrealistic to expect the two of them to get the ball, but it would at least put some pressure on United to attack quickly.
Football is at the feet of Gary Neville again.
This is the third time, Darren Bent slowly ran over to press, Gary Neville looked very calm, maybe he didn't care about Darren Bent at all, the latter is a young talent, and he is already a famous star.
He then showed his ability as a star to become a star when he suddenly started to dribble to the left, and Darren Bent didn't react at all, so he broke through with ease.
But this breakthrough in the backfield can be said to be meaningless, at most Gary Neville shows his footwork to entertain the fans? Perhaps, but it must be noted that it also 'fooled' the manager, and Ferguson was very unhappy with Gary Neville's approach, because the breakthrough at the back is very dangerous, what is the use of such a pointless breakthrough?
Gary Neville also knew that what he had just done was pointless except to entertain the fans. So after getting past Darren Bent, he passed.
The pass came as a surprise as Gary Neville opted to kick the ball wide in front!
The soccer ball arcs through the air. Go straight to the penalty area.
There, City's defence was a bit empty, and goalkeeper James was the first to strike, he felt that the football was flying a little too fast, but when he ran out, he regretted it because he saw another Manchester United player suddenly run up and hook the ball with his foot. And keep the ball at your feet.
"It's Ronaldo!"
"It's Cristiano Ronaldo-" The pro-United media screamed as hard as they could.
Everyone in the audience also looked at Ronaldo, who had just made a brilliant insertion and ran to the position at a fast pace. and controlled a difficult pass.
The only thing left to stop him is one defender - Manchester City captain Distin!
This is a test for Distin.
Distin has been Manchester City captain for almost three years.
In fact, it didn't take long for Disdin to arrive at Manchester City and become captain. He relied on his own strength and consistent performance. He also has some leadership temperament and charisma.
In the more than three years in the team, Distin and Manchester City have experienced a lot together, from promotion to difficult relegation, to frequent civil unrest last season, etc., when Wansheng coached the team, the team became much better, stronger, and better. There are no problems inside, everything is much better now than before. The only thing that hasn't changed is that he is still the captain of Manchester City, and he is still the team's main centre-back.
That's the quality of Distin, maybe he doesn't play well in the game, but he's always the most consistent one.
Just like facing C-Ronaldo now, everyone knows that Manchester United's Portuguese kid has superb skills at his feet, and he starts quickly, even with the ball, and he doesn't know how many players there are on the field, and he overtakes him in a shake, and then he can't catch up anymore.
Distin knew this, so he didn't rush out of the foot, but ran with C-Ronaldo, sticking to him and preventing him from getting up and shooting easily.
Goalkeeper James had stopped where he was, and he blocked most of the angles of the goal.
Distin made a judgment, he felt that as long as he stood on the left side, it was enough for C-Ronaldo to have no space to score, but if he was deceived, C-Ronaldo could easily face James, and then the goal would be dangerous.
This judgment stems from the experience of countless games, and Distin is very sure of it, so he did not squeeze to grab the ball, but just kept sticking to Cristiano Ronaldo to prevent him from having a chance to get rid of himself.
At this time, C-Ronaldo suddenly fell to the ground!
Everyone looked at the ball, and the commentator Belbart worried about the goal, "Danger! C-Ronaldo rushed into the box! ”
"But he didn't get rid of Distin!"
"James is ready, let's see what's going on?"
Belbart felt inexplicable, because in the big view, he didn't see any movement from Distin, and then C-Ronaldo fell directly to the ground, which was like a trip, but Distin didn't do anything at all.
Other TV commentators don't have a close-up view of the scene anymore, and they can only watch the process through slow-motion replays, so they don't have time to judge anything.
At this time, the referee Webber had already run over, he squatted down to look at C-Ronaldo with a painful expression, and finally pointed to the serve under the attention of the whole court.
Penalty kick!
Referee Webber awarded Manchester United a penalty!
The City crowd booed, annoyed by the decision, whether it was Distin or not, but now the penalty can almost directly decide the outcome of the game.
Wan Sheng stood on the sidelines, saw the referee's decision, and shouted angrily at the fourth official, "Look what he's doing!" Is he quite the protagonist of the game! What time is it to award a penalty? He didn't know if it was a foul by Distin, but he did know that the penalty almost meant City would lose the game.
On the Manchester City bench, the coaches and players were also watching, and they were also annoyed, each yelling about the ball.
"It's definitely not Distin!"
"That kid faked a fall!"
"Damn, I knew this guy was a referee for Manchester United!"
Meanwhile, the boos of the Manchester City fans have taken over the stadium, and everyone knows that they are booing referee Webb.
On the other side, the United dugout was cheering and applauding, and they gave the referee a thumbs up as the correct decision.
At the same time, some people are worried about Cristiano Ronaldo's injury, but the next moment they don't need to worry, because Cristiano Ronaldo stood up with grinning teeth, which is obviously not much of a problem.
Then the boos at the Manchester stadium were even more violent.
At this time, there have been TV commentators who have made a judgment, just now Distin defended C-Ronaldo in the whole process, there was no excessive action at all, except for his arm and C-Ronaldo contact, other parts are gone, the key is that this kind of squeezing is a very normal defensive action, even in other leagues will not be awarded a foul, not to mention the Premier League, or the fierce Manchester derby, being squeezed down by such an action, there is no need to complain about fouls or anything, that is completely to blame for his weak body.
The most important thing is not this, Sky TV commentator George Woodgate noticed a detail, the moment C-Ronaldo fell to the ground, his right leg hit the ground first, it stands to reason that even if he is injured, it is his right leg, but when he stands up, it is his left leg that limps around.
George Woodgate commented mercilessly, "C-Ronaldo's performance deceived referee Webb"
At the same time, the big screen at the scene also began to play back the scene just now, obviously everyone also saw that Distin did not make any big moves, and then thought of the current C-Ronaldo lively appearance, you know that this guy must have faked a fall just now.
So the boos in the stadium were even louder
Referee Webber and C-Ronaldo's eighteenth generation relatives don't know how many times they have been greeted, and they don't know how many death threats they have received, but it doesn't help because Webber has already made the decision, even if he is angry with C-Ronaldo for deceiving himself, he will not change the decision.
That is, United were awarded a penalty.
At this time, Wan Sheng was standing on the sidelines, after venting to the fourth official, he calmed down a lot, he knew that as the head coach, he had to stay calm at this moment, if he panicked, then the team could only accept the end of being scored and then losing.
Even after the game, he can complain to the media that "Manchester United always rely on such means to win" and "the referee decides the outcome of the game", but the team loses is losing, C-Ronaldo may be able to become a hero of Manchester United with his fake fall in the Manchester derby, and referee Webber will not be affected much, just a misjudgment, it doesn't matter at all.
What about Manchester City? Only three points can be conceded.
The three points are very important for the team now because Chelsea are only four points behind them, and if you lose them, you will only have one point to lose, and then it will be tense and dangerous.
Also, Manchester City don't want to lose the derby!
Wan Sheng didn't want to either!
He really wants to win against Manchester United, he won last time, he wants to win this time, even if United win by 'mean' means, he doesn't want to accept this result.
So he did something to fight for victory!
So what else can be done now?
Wansheng opens the football training master system, clicks on the skill option, and uses it in defensive skills, there is a coach Max perfect skill-
"Solid barriers, defensive class, coach Max perfect skills.
All players are in a state of perseverance, and their defensive attribute rating is increased by 2.
In official matches, all players' physical confrontation ability is increased by 2, and the chance of injury is reduced by 50%.
All players actively activate: the goalkeeper is the last line of defense, under the power of the strong barrier, the reaction speed of the team you lead and the goalkeeper will be increased by 100% (it can only be activated once per game, the duration is five minutes, and the passive effect will be lost after activation). ”
Then Wan Sheng stabilized his mind and used the effect of active activation. (To be continued......)