Chapter 43: The Second Gatepost
Dudek nervously commanded his team-mates who were lining up the wall, hoping to do his best to block the angle of Manchester United's free-kicks. Dudek didn't dare to be careless about Manchester United's free kicks, after all, Beckham and Ryan Giggs are both free kick masters, especially Beckham, free kicks can be said to be terrifying.
You must know that in the current world football, according to the goal rate, there are three masters of free kicks. Manchester United's David Beckham's Machete, Lyon's Juninho's Leaf Ball, Lazio's Mihajlovic Puzzle Ball. And at this time, in front of Dudek is Manchester United's Beckham, can Dudek not be nervous.
When Liverpool's players were lining up the wall, they tried their best to get close to the place where the free kick was taken, so as to be able to block the angle of Manchester United's free kick more.
However, Manchester United are not easy to bully, and whenever Liverpool's players move a little forward, they will alert the referee, and then the referee will again let the Liverpool wall back down. However, when the referee didn't pay attention, the human wall took a few steps forward, making Beckham and Ryan Giggs helpless and could only remind the referee.
In the end, the referee couldn't stand it anymore, and rushed over to warn the Liverpool players verbally, which made the Liverpool players honest.
'Who's going to take the ball, David Beckham, Ryan Giggs. No, according to the current situation, Beckham is very likely to take the penalty, after all, Giggs's dominant foot is the left foot, and in terms of the current penalty position, it is not as good as Beckham's right foot, because the right foot has a greater angle. ”
Thinking of this, Dudek has already determined in his heart that it was Beckham who took the free kick this time, and as for Giggs on the side, it was completely to confuse himself.
With the referee's whistle, Dudek began to bounce left and right in front of goal, his eyes fixed on Beckham, ready to save a free-kick.
"He's just a front." Seeing that Giggs began to move, Dudek warned himself in his heart not to be deceived by Giggs, who was not the main free-kick, but to cover for Beckham.
"What!" Just when Dudek thought that Giggs was just a front, but saw Giggs shoot directly at the goal, it was clear that Dudek's guess was wrong, and it was not Beckham who took the free-kick, but Giggs.
Since Dudek thought it was Beckham who took the free kick this time, considering that Beckham was a right-footed choice, the position he chose was to enter the corner. This leaves a lot of space in the far corner of the goal, and Giggs' shot this time happens to be directed into the far corner of the goal.
Although Dudek had already made a save, due to a misjudgment at the beginning, Dudek was still a step slower even if he reacted in time. Giggs' free-kick went into the net before Dudek could block it.
“Coooooooooooooal!!! United took the lead again thanks to a free-kick from Ryan Giggs, who took it when we all thought it was David Beckham. Damn, we've all been deceived by Giggs. ”
The commentator said listlessly, indeed, as a loyal Liverpool fan, how can the commentator be happy when he sees the scene of being led by the opponent's goal.
The Liverpool fans, who were still shouting and singing, suddenly became silent with the goal of Ryan Giggs, and only thousands of Manchester United players from afar were left in the entire Anfield stadium shouting frantically.
"Well done." Seeing his team leading again, even Ferguson couldn't help but shout, Ferguson didn't think about being able to lead again at the end of the first half, and only asked the team to defend with all their might, delaying time into halftime to make arrangements. However, no one expected that Giggs and Beckham would rely on a free kick to give Manchester United the lead again, which was really a surprise for Ferguson.
"Damn it!" Contrary to Ferguson's situation, Houllier shook his head helplessly when he saw Manchester United score, not knowing what to say. At the beginning, the players were warned not to foul near the penalty area and give the opponent a chance to take a free kick, but unfortunately the people are not as good as the sky, and Manchester United still relied on a free kick to take the lead.
"Damn, I hope nothing happens for the rest of the day." Houllier muttered, hoping to get into halftime earlier.
Liverpool, who fell behind again, began a crazy attack, and for a while, the Manchester United team was very embarrassed, if it weren't for the defensive strength of the Manchester United team, I am afraid that Liverpool would have equalized.
"Owen passed O'Shea and passed the ball to Litmanen, Litmanen hit the goal, Ot~ Damn, our Liverpool post blocked Litmanen's must-score!" The commentator regretfully explained that it was Owen who connected the two and passed the ball to Litmanen on the side, Litmanen shot in a very calm situation, Barthez did not stop the football, and when everyone thought the ball was scored, it was stopped by the goalpost.
Even Litmanen, who shot the goal, couldn't help covering his face with his hands when he saw this situation, feeling very sorry, after all, this kind of opportunity is not common.
The first half of the game has come to an end, Liverpool once again launched an attack, this time everyone knows that there is no time in the first half, if this time Liverpool's attack is stopped by Manchester United, I am afraid that the referee will immediately blow the whistle at the end of the first half.
Gerrard relied on his strong body to snatch the ball from Scholes' feet and immediately passed the ball to Murphy in front of him. Murphy, who got the ball, faced Keane who was rushing towards him, and passed the ball directly to Reese near the baseline, Reese received the ball, and without waiting for Manchester United to react, he started to cross directly, and the landing point was the head of Hamann, who had just arrived.
The tall Hamann, who pressed Sylvestre on the side, scored with a ferocious header. In the face of Hamann's header less than five meters away from the goal, Barthez had no choice, and it could even be said that he had no time to react at all, so he could only stand in place and watch the ball fly towards the goal.
"Boom!" With a muffled sound, the post that had just been hit by Litmanen's shot jumped out again, blocking Hamann's must-score header this time.
Not only Hamann, but the entire Anfield stadium was frustrated by the fact that the post had twice blocked the team's must-score goals. All Liverpool fans can't help but think in their hearts: whose home stadium is this, why their own goalposts, will help Manchester United, the enemy, to deal with themselves!
"Damn, this abominable post, once again blocking Liverpool's must-score goal, it's just Judas, who forgot that this is Anfield, not Old Trafford. I'd suggest the club replace this damn post after the game. ”
Seeing that the two must-score goals were blocked by the goalpost, the commentator couldn't help but complain. In fact, there is no need for the commentator to say anything, Morse, who was watching the game in the VIP box, saw that his goalpost blocked his team's inevitable ball twice, and he had already decided in his heart to replace this hateful goalpost.
"Hey~ No way, it seems that God is all our Manchester United fans. Otherwise, why Liverpool's goalpost blocked Liverpool's two must-score goals, it was God's arrangement. Both of the must-haves were blocked by the post, and Ferguson joked after being nervous.
As Hamann's must-score goal was blocked by the post again, and the referee blew the whistle at the end of the first half, the Liverpool players could only walk to the dressing room depressedly.
(The team is finally going to say goodbye to us, 24 years of playing, a horrific 901 appearances, countless accolades, the best left-back in the world, it all belongs to one person, and that's Maldini.) However, the Centaur team finally decided to retire, although they knew that the horse team was old, and sooner or later there would be such a day, but when this day really came, the madman couldn't help but sigh, and a legend was about to leave. The madman can only say that there is only infinite respect for the horse team. The team has inherited the title of loyalty of its predecessor Baresi, and hopes that the madman will one day see Maldini's No. 3 shirt, and like Baresi's No. 6 shirt, it will be permanently sealed by AC Milan, and the Madericks definitely have the right to do so. Here's wishing the team all the best. )