Chapter 154, Red Dot Package
Just when Arsenal fans and players thought that Manchester United would collapse under their offensive and that they could easily take Manchester United.
Manchester United suddenly launched a sharp counterattack!
No one thought of it.
Manchester United, who was pressed to the ground by Arsenal and beaten fatly, could only cover his head with his hands in embarrassment, shrink his body and be beaten, but he was able to suddenly turn over and stand up under such a situation, press Arsenal under him, and then raise his fist and greet Arsenal's vital point......
It's amazing.
So much so that when Manchester United's counterattack hit the front of the Arsenal goal, many Arsenal fans were still stunned and couldn't believe it - Ni had already hit the top of the penalty arc!
"Rooney! He's breaking through with the ball! Oh God, he's fast! I can't tell he's a thirty-one-year-old at all! ”
'There weren't any Manchester United players in Rooney's front and back, he lacked support...... But that's not a problem! Because...... There are not many Arsenal players either! ”
'Arsenal were so impatient, they were in a hurry to score and forgot about the space behind them...... Let Manchester United go straight to the city with a counterattack! ”
The commentator had apparently forgotten that he had previously praised Arsenal for their attacking prowess that overwhelmed Manchester United......
Amid the exclamations of the commentators, Wayne Rooney has already faced Arsenal's last defender, centre-back Alderweireld.
Because Alderweireld is slow, he always stays at the back when the team presses aggressively.
Van Dijk had just stepped up to support the attack, and at one point he even rushed into the box to grab a point.
Now he's tasted the bitter fruit of what he's done, and he's desperately trying to catch it up.
Defence can only rely on Alderweireld.
Rooney didn't have too many fancy feints against Alderweireld, just flicked the ball to the side and then accelerated the ball!
Alderweireld was helpless in the face of Rooney's simple move, and he reached out in despair to pull Rooney down.
I don't know if it's because he's good at hand or if he's lucky......
Bad luck, perhaps?
Anyway, he really grabbed Rooney's clothes, and then he didn't care about anything else, he pulled down hard!
Rooney, who has already rushed into the penalty area, falls to the ground!
Referee Webb's whistle sounded over the noisy Emirati Stadium, which was particularly harsh.
Penalty kick!
Rooney fell to the ground and rolled a few times before unloading the force on his body.
He heard a shrill whistle as he rolled, and now his first instinct was to look back at the referee.
The referee was spotted running towards the penalty area and pointed his finger at the ......
Penalty spot!
He did it!
He threw up his arms and leapt from the ground, then raised his arms and shouted!
It's as if he's scored.
In fact, if he really wanted to break through just now, Alderweireld would not have been able to pull his clothes, he could easily pass Alderweireld, and then face a Szczesny, he also has full confidence to score the football.
But when out of the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of Alderweirelde's outstretched hand, and he suddenly changed his mind.
If I just hit the football in, I am afraid that the blow to Arsenal will not be big enough.
They are fully staffed, and they are at home, and when there are more than 70 minutes left in the game time, there is no chance to pull it back.
Just one goal ahead is not safe for Manchester United.
But after scoring this goal, Arsenal will definitely improve their defensive level, and it will not be easy for Manchester United to live such a good counter-attack opportunity at that time.
It was the only goal of the game for Manchester United.
What can be done to maximise the benefits for Manchester United?
One goal, preferably one less man for Arsenal, and one less centre-back, will make them more leaky in defence......
Even if Arsene Wenger made a change and brought on Koscielny.
An attacking player will also be removed so that the pressure on United's backline will be relieved.
As a result, United have more opportunities to attack.
In such a short period of time, Rooney made a calm decision.
He deliberately slowed himself down, and then Alderweireld did not disappoint him either, grabbing the hem of his suit firmly.
The rest is too simple.
Because Alderweireld did have a pulling action, which was very obvious, no one could say that Rooney was faking a fall.
A foul in the face of a foul held back United's attack, and with Alderweireld being the last hurdle at the Arsenal backline, Rooney could face the goalkeeper directly if he was breached.
Now that this opportunity is gone, the punishment will naturally be severe.
Referee Webb ran up to Alderweireld and pulled out a red card from his chest pocket!
"Red card!"
"Alderweireld was heavily penalized for this foul he had!"
"It's not just a red card...... Alderweireld's foul sent him off the pitch on his own, while also giving United a penalty! Arsenal's start couldn't have been worse than this! ”
Although the situation has suddenly turned against Arsenal.
Arsenal's strength has made many games lose their suspense and meaning.
These narrators also find it boring.
But now Manchester United's tenacity and hard work have finally made the game suspenseful, and they are more motivated to explain such a game!
Although Alderweireld's foul was not controversial, the Arsenal players rushed up to surround Webber in protest, citing Rooney's fake fall.
This argument is really untenable.
The protests of the Arsenal players were ineffective.
United were awarded a penalty and Alderweireld had to come off at the same time.
The Arsenal fans in the stands didn't care so much, they raised the middle finger at Webb, and many Arsenal fans were still scolding him: "Everyone knows that Webber is a Manchester United fan!" Damn it! He shouldn't have been allowed to enforce this game! ”
These sounds do not reach Webb's ears.
He was standing at the penalty spot, urging the Arsenal players to get out of the box so United could take the penalty.
The player who took the penalty was Wayne Rooney.
As he walked to the penalty spot with the football in his arms, the Arsenal fans in the stands behind the goal let out loud boos.
But this kind of scene is trivial for Rooney.
What scene in his career has he not seen?
He won't be crushed by such pressure.
He set the ball in place, then stepped away and waited for the referee's whistle to blow again.
On the bench and in the coach's box, everyone craned their necks and leaned out to look at Arsenal's goal.
No one noticed that Mourinho, who was sitting in the dugout without any movement, suddenly clenched his hands into fists when he put them on his knees......
All of the United dugouts and benches stood up, with the exception of Jose Mourinho, who craned their necks and poked their bodies out, and some people with anxious surnames simply rushed under the dugout, waiting to cheer and celebrate.
Wayne Rooney earned Manchester United a great chance.
The penalty not only meant that United could go one goal ahead of Arsenal, but most importantly to send Alderweireld off.
Leaving Arsenal with one less person.
There is still a long time to come, with Arsenal having one less man to tangle with Manchester United for more than 70 minutes, and no one thinks that their fitness can sustain them for that long without problems.
As long as the goal is in, Manchester United can directly retract it and continue to defend.
Then wait for Arsenal to have fitness problems.
Then press on the counterattack.
Jose Mourinho was in the dugout and he wasn't as excited as the others.
But no one noticed his hands.
The hands on his knees had clenched into two fists at some point.
Rooney stood on the line of the penalty area, deaf to the shouting and boos from the stands and did not look at the fans behind the goal.
He looked up, but his eyes were fixed on the goal.
He was waiting for the referee's whistle.
Alderweireld had already accepted his fate and reluctantly said goodbye to the pitch.
But he didn't go straight back to the locker room, he just stood at the entrance of the passageway, looking out.
He wanted to see the result of the penalty.
Isn't all he wants for the price of a red card is to give Szczesny, the goalkeeper who saves penalties, a chance?
As long as Arsenal doesn't concede a goal, even if they are not on the pitch, they will be more or less at ease.
The referee's whistle finally blew and Rooney ran before kicking the ball.
The ball did not fly, but flew to the bottom left corner of the goal against the turf!
This is the most hated angle for goalkeepers!
Because not only do you have to lower your center of gravity, but you also have to pounce far enough.
But it's also possible that the ball will be missed, as the penalty shooter tends to be too angle-oriented.
That didn't happen to Rooney today, and the football he played was accurate and fast.
Szczesny had judged the right direction, but the distance was too far for him to reach.
I could only watch the football fly into the goal by grazing the post......
"The ball is in!!"
The commentator roared, igniting the passion of Manchester United fans.
The few Manchester United fans in the stands at the Emirates Stadium cheered loudly along with the huge number of United fans in front of the television.
"Manchester United are 1-0 ahead of Arsenal away from home! It's only been seventeen minutes since the start of the game! ”
"Arsenal, who have always been ahead of other teams, finally tasted being led this time!"
"The penalty was undisputed, Rooney scored calmly under great pressure! It's a superstar! ”
"Arsenal have Yelo! But we are not weak at Manchester United, we have Wayne. Rooney!!! ”
Just as Wayne Rooney was converting the penalty, Manchester United's assistant coach Falla was about to raise his arms and shout.
It was then that he felt himself being pushed aside, and a figure scurried down past him.
It's Jose Mourinho!
He raised his arms and shouted, looking up to the sky and roaring!
Then excitedly took off all the suits on his body, and then fell hard to the ground.
It's not just Faria in the back, but everyone on the bench and in the dugout is dumbfounded......
Mourinho turned around, looked at a group of stunned colleagues, and smiled "What? We're not happy that we're ahead? ”
Faria was the first to react, because he is Mourinho's assistant and is naturally the most familiar with Mourinho's style of doing things.
So he immediately found the reason for Mourinho's abnormal performance during this time in his mind - he was deliberately pretending, just for this moment! To make Arsenal think that Manchester United is no threat!
This guy even lied to our own people!
Faria, who reacted, laughed and rushed off the coach's seat, and then hugged the excited Mourinho.
Not only Faria, but also the telecasts captured the picture.
Mourinho's rush down to celebrate was crazy.
If it weren't for the fact that the TV broadcast quickly gave him a close-up, others would have thought it was someone else.
Jose Mourinho could be seen to be extremely excited.
"This ......"
Most narrators don't know what to say.
There are still smart people who react quickly.
They linked Manchester United's performance in this game and Mourinho's performance at this time with his previous performances, and it was only a brief analysis to know what was going on.
"Mourinho lied to everyone!"
"That's normal, haha! This is Mourinho!! ”
'Jose Mourinho managed to deceive his team and he managed to deceive Arsenal. Let's see Arsene Wenger's expression......"
The television broadcast quickly cut a close-up to Arsene Wenger.
The face is very ugly.
When Wayne Rooney picked up a penalty for United and was about to give Alderweireld a red card, he didn't realise what the problem was, he was just frustrated by his team's poor luck.
But when Mourinho rushed down from the dugout, he reacted instantly - this is Mourinho demonstrating to himself, to Arsenal!
You think I've surrendered and thrown in the towel?
Now look who's fucking laughing at who!!
Wenger felt that he had been slapped in the face by Mourinho, and half of his face was hot and painful.
He has to admit that he really underestimated Manchester United and underestimated Mourinho!
So he couldn't say anything after this slap, there was no excuse or no reason, he could only suffer it by himself.
Now all he has to think about is how to turn the situation around, first he has to change to a central defender, but who to remove?
Arsenal's attacking combination is very important, and no one can be replaced casually.
Whoever he replaced, Arsene Wenger had a headache.
In fact, the Manchester United players were stunned.
Many people looked at each other suspiciously.
It was the veteran Wayne Rooney who was the most composed, and he ran back to the dugout, to Mourinho.
The rest of the players then reacted - isn't such a passionate manager exactly what they have been hoping for?
It seems that Ferguson is not saying that he really has no confidence in them, but is acting in a play!
In this scene, he deceived not only them, but also their opponents.
Otherwise, how could Arsenal give them a chance to counter-attack so easily in the game?
Thinking about the good intentions of the boss, these people feel guilty for their suspicion and dissatisfaction with Mourinho, but also admire their boss even more, for the victory of the team, they are planning to such a point, enduring everyone's scolding, and standing up to the infamy.
Isn't it just to get back such an opportunity?
When I think of this, everyone's belief in beating Arsenal is even stronger.
No matter how much it costs you, no matter what means you use, you must win!
A group of men rushed back after Rooney and then pounced on Mourinho. (End of chapter)