Manchester United training ground.

Towards the end of the morning training, a group of players sat around to rest, and they waited until the end of the day, went to the restaurant for lunch, rested, and then prepared for the afternoon game.

Wayne Rooney sits on the edge of the pitch.

Next to him is Darren Fletcher, a midfielder who came through the Academy of Manchester United.

Fletcher is one year older than Rooney, because of the same age, the personal relationship between the two is not bad, if it was two years ago, Rooney would take the initiative to sit with C-Ronaldo, but since the 2006 World Cup, their relationship has become more and more estranged, and now, it can be said that the relationship is a little tense.

Plus, there's a little more.

C-Ronaldo has become more and more important at Manchester United, his performance has even squeezed out the opportunities of the forward line, and occasionally Rooney can't get the ball when he runs out of space, C-Ronaldo is the real core.

This made Rooney very unhappy.

So he and Fletcher got closer, Fletcher is a substitute player of Manchester United, born in Manchester United's academy, the number of appearances is relatively small, it does not affect the status and intersection of the dressing room, and the two quickly became 'good friends'.

"Maybe you have a chance in the afternoon!"

Rooney comforted Fletcher, "I think you have, as long as we play to the advantage. There is also a possibility that if the opponent plays to the advantage, the boss (Ferguson) may trust you. ”

Behind it, of course, is ridicule.

Most of United's players are confident in the game and they don't believe Newcastle United can play to the top.

"It's okay, there's always a chance." Fletcher didn't care, he was used to being a substitute, and he didn't have to be the main player.

This is also the reason why Fletcher is popular.

Fletcher is not like other people, he has to work hard to fight for the main team, fight for the appearance, he has been a Manchester United fan since he was a child, he feels that his talent is limited, it is good to be able to play as a substitute.

If he had pursued appearances, he would have left Manchester United long ago.

After a few words with Rooney, Fletcher lowered his head and played with his phone, and was silent for a while, and suddenly exclaimed in surprise, "Look! This guy is so arrogant! ”

"What's going on?"

"He even said that he was going to score goals in the afternoon game, or he would have scored at least two goals! Oh, my God! Where did he think he was playing? Think a few more goals would be great? ”

Fletcher kept shouting.

Others also came over and watched the news on Fletcher's phone.

Rooney silently whispered, "Darren, correct, it's really great to be able to score a few more goals." He scored four times as many goals as me. He stretched out four fingers, and the strength of his hand could be felt, and he didn't know how envious he was when he said this.

If he can also score so many goals, will he give Cristiano Ronaldo a chance?

C-Ronaldo is a hang?

I don't know!

Fletcher took a long breath, shook his head and smiled comfortingly, "Wayne, I believe in your ability, you will perform better than him in the future, and you will definitely score more goals!" ”

"Thank you!"

That's what Rooney liked about Fletcher.

Whenever he talks about something a little sad, Fletcher will come over to comfort people, and what he says is pleasant, and it is rare that Fletcher has a good temper, even if there is a disagreement about something, he will not care at all.

Everyone else has read the report as well.

Everybody was angry, they were all proud to be at Manchester United, and some were confident in their quality.

For example, Cristiano Ronaldo.

Most of the players are confident in their strength, but they are also proud of Manchester United's heritage and giant temperament.

Wait a minute.

Now there are even people who have publicly stated that they have scored at least twice against Manchester United in the upcoming game.

How can this be endured?

"This guy is too arrogant!"

"Be sure to teach him a lesson! Profound lesson! ”

"If he really scores two goals, no one will look up to Manchester United in the future!"

Manchester United players all associate whether the opponent scores or not, and the honor and dignity of the team.

They swear to protect their dignity!

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Afternoon.

Half an hour before the start of the game, Old Trafford was already flooded with people.

The whole team is in the dressing room.

Assistant coach Queiroz looked at the time and told him to warm up in ten minutes, and the players were free to do whatever they wanted before that, and in the general game, the players would relax and be accurate, or talk about some entertainment and gossip, or listen to music and talk about life.

Now it's different.

Rio Ferdinand, Nemanja Vidic, Evra, Carrick, etc., six or seven players are piled together, carefully studying the defensive strategy, and it is Ferdinand who is standing in the middle and speaking, he has the temperament of 'big brother in the dressing room', and he is carefully explaining, "I have studied him, I have studied him very carefully. ”

"He's good at grabbing points. Oh, not to kick the ball, but to take chances, and he had a lot of follow-up shots. ”

"He sometimes breaks through very strongly, don't let him rush up!"

"His shot is very accurate, very accurate, if you see him flash out of the space, as long as he is within 20 meters of the goal, he will block it immediately, don't hesitate, he will definitely shoot!"

“……”

Ferdinand said several points in a row, and his teammates around him nodded their heads in response, generally knowing what to do in the game, and they also believed that they would be able to prevent each other.

Score two goals?

More?

Stop dreaming!

"Let him score a goal, it's a failure!" Rio Ferdinand shouted the slogan, "Prevent him, completely prevent him, not even touch the ball, we want him to know how terrifying Manchester United are!" ”

"Yes!"

"That's all!"

"Let him know how powerful!"

A group of teammates shouted in response.

Assistant coach Queiroz watched from the door, and couldn't help nodding his head repeatedly, he found that the whole team seemed to have become more united because of the arrogance of the other party.

That's the good news!

"The other party's provocation, reasonable use, can also stimulate the sense of honor of the giants and increase the fighting spirit of the whole team." Queiroz recorded it secretly.

It's all experience!

Don't underestimate Manchester United's assistant coach, Queiroz was the manager of Real Madrid a few years ago, but he had to resign and leave because his results did not satisfy the club.

Although it was an 'unsuccessful' experience, it was also great to be able to coach Real Madrid!

Queiroz has returned to Manchester United as Ferguson's assistant and is also hoping to gain experience by his side, and he is already considering a return to the manager's role.

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The warm-up before the game was uneventful.

Manchester United and Newcastle United were on both sides, each warming up separately, and there was no communication or conflict, the only thing was the fans who entered the stadium, and some booed at Zhen Shaolong.

However, it didn't work.

Everyone knows that Manchester United fans are targeting Zhen Shaolong, but they just boo, and the object is difficult to determine, for example, scolding at the air on the street all the time, even if everyone knows who is scolding, it is very unpleasant to listen, because the object feels like a group of people, not a single person.

Manchester United fans quickly discovered the problem and had to keep their mouths shut and prepare for the rematch.

Then it will be easy.

As soon as the opponent's No. 13 gets the ball, they collectively boo, and naturally know who is targeted.

After the pre-match warm-up, the players from both sides return to the dressing room and re-enter the pitch to start the game.

After the ceremony of the game is completed, the captains of both sides go to guess the coin.

In this interval, the other players stood in the middle and waited, and several Newcastle United players, a little unwilling to be lonely, stood up to face the east side of the stadium.

First of all, Zhen Shaolong took a step forward.

Barton stood next to him with a solemn face and began the performance of the 'Lucky Combination', "To promote sportsmanship!" ”

"For the fairness and justice of football!" --Enzobia.

"Implement the concept of higher, faster, stronger!" -Smith.

"We are ......" - Milner.

"Zhen Shaolong, the most beautiful, Alan Smith, the hardest Joy, Button, the fastest James Milner, and me, the 'little whirlwind' Charles Enzobia!" --One sentence per person in the collective.

"We are ......" - Milner.

The five collectively shouted the most imposing sentence, "Newcastle United's lucky combination!" ”

“……”

“……”

The Manchester United players next to them were stunned.

The referee team was confused.

The fans in the stands around were better, they couldn't hear what the stadium was shouting, they only saw a few strange movements, and what they noticed was Zhen Shaolong, who raised a gesture to represent victory.

This was understood as a provocation by Manchester United fans, who immediately fired back with an astonishing 'boo'.

The Manchester United players and referee staff didn't see it that way, they clearly heard what a few people were shouting, and their confused brains paused for a moment, and then immediately grinned.

The referee team was still very conservative, they just grinned and thought it was funny.

The Manchester United players laughed.

Ferdinand laughed the most, clutching his stomach and patting Neville on the shoulder, "Look! Did you listen? They're so much fun! What's going on? Give us a cheer show? ”

"Alain is in there too!"

"I'll ask Alain what the hell they're up to!"

The rest of the United players were laughing too.

The other teammates of Newcastle United did not perform very well, Owen, Given, and others automatically stayed away, as if they were afraid that others would think that they had anything to do with the 'five'.

The reaction of other people did not affect the 'five', they have done it several times in the previous game, and it is embarrassing to do embarrassing things once, and it doesn't matter if you do more.

"Is it funny?"

"Why, wait for the game, watch our character explode, score a few more goals, and then you won't laugh!"

Several people thought so.

Among them, the most calm is Zhen Shaolong, similar scenes are really petty, he doesn't care at all, looking at the goals of Manchester United players, there is a sense of 'teasing'.

Laugh?

You'll be crying later!

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The referee team was amused by the 'five'.

The referee regretfully missed the 'wonderful scene', but still organized the game as normal, and when the time came to start, he decisively blew the whistle to announce the start of the game.

Zhen Shaolong kicked the ball back to Barton and rushed forward first.

He wasn't fast.

Owen also ran in front of Zhen Shaolong and helped attract some defense.

Meantime.

Barton handed the ball to Bart, who handed it to N'Zogbia, who rushed forward quickly with the ball and immediately transferred it to Barton when he met the defense.

Barton took two steps forward.

Seeing Zhen Shaolong stretching out his hand to ask for the ball, he immediately kicked the ball over.

Zhen Shaolong was standing on the right side, about ten meters away from the penalty line, next to him was standing Carrick, and on the other side Scholes rushed over, and the two wanted to wrap him up.

Zhen Shaolong leaned his back against Carrick to protect the ball, looking left and right as if he wanted to pass the ball.

Scholes took a quick run.

At this time, Zhen Shaolong suddenly pulled the ball back, picked up the ball with his feet, and the football flew straight up in place, and it hit the ground and bounced again.

“……？”

Neither Scholes nor Carrick understood.

"What is this for?"

"Mistakes?"

Then they saw Zhen Shaolong, swinging a hard barb with his right foot.

The football suddenly flew backwards and flew high!

Carrick and Scholes both looked in the direction of the ball, and they subconsciously felt that it was a mistake, because the force of the barb was too strong, and it was not a normal pass at all, as if they had kicked hard.

And then.

After seeing the ball fly to the highest point, they suddenly and quickly fell downward, directly towards the goal guarded by Van der Sar.

"Wow!"

"Oh my God!"

The tone of the two was very alarmed.

At this time.

Van der Sar was still looking to the left, and he just noticed that in the left stand, there were a few female fans who were dressed beautifully, and they couldn't see clearly from a distance, so he took advantage of the fact that the game had just started to take a few more looks.

His mind is also on the game.

Because he saw the opponent's No. 13, surrounded by Carrick and Scholes, he subconsciously felt that it would be fine, so he didn't care at all, and when he heard his teammates exclaim, it didn't feel right, and when he turned his head, he saw that the ball was gone.

"Where's the ball?"

Van der Sar looked up in a panic and saw that the ball had fallen to the right.

And he, standing on the left.

In the process of the ball's fall, Van der Sar only had time to make one move: open his mouth.

Then, the ball went in!

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