Chapter 124: Refusal to draw
Seeing the ball fly into the net, Dong Fangzhuo immediately rushed to Fletcher.
This is not a chance, it is completely a spell he and Fletcher put together, and the offensive rhythm of the two has come together.
Fletcher desperately rushed to the bottom line to save the ball, Dong Fangzhuo looked for an opportunity to get rid of it in the crowd, and finally the ball arrived and the ball went in!
As soon as the goal was scored, the tense nerves of the Manchester United players were immediately relaxed, and Rooney was even more relieved, and Dong Fangzhuo's goal made up for his mistake.
Just two minutes later, United went on the offensive again. Ryan Giggs cut inside from the left and swept the ball down the middle, where Rooney tackled but missed a goalkeeper to save and take the ball in his arms.
The clever Crystal Palace goalkeeper got up and immediately threw the ball to his team-mates to launch a counter-attack.
It only took three kicks to hit the ball into the Manchester United penalty area, which was too simple to be a simple tactic.
Manchester United's long-absent left-back Fortune almost let the opposing striker rush past, but in a hurry he shoveled the ball off the line and gave him a corner.
Crystal Palace's first corner.
However, Fu Qiong also collapsed in this tackle and did not get up again.
Ferguson passively replaced him with O'Shea.
"Fu Qiong still didn't prepare, didn't predict in advance, didn't do a good job of marking, and was injured. Of course, it doesn't hurt, O'Shea can make up for his position very well, and United's attack will not slow down. ”
However, O'Shea has just come up, and Manchester United's defense is a bit chaotic, and the division of marking and defense is very unclear.
Crystal Palace's Routledge whipped in a corner from the left, Sorondo's header was blocked by team-mate Johansen, and Glanvill fired home from 12 yards out!
Granville was guilty of a crime, and he helped Crystal Palace equalise!
It was United's turn to make a mistake at the back, and Fu Qiong's injury caused chaos at the back, although it was only a matter of less than a minute, but it was enough to cause a goal conceded!
"In the midst of the chaos, Crystal Palace equalised! The game was a real up-and-down affair and completely unexpected, with Palace taking their only chance despite being the underdog. Can a team score against Manchester United now? ”
Can a team score against Manchester United now?
This sentence is also full of the mind of every Manchester United fan.
The Manchester United players thought that with a goal in hand, they could finally open their attacking mouths, and the blood of the beast boiled, thinking that Crystal Palace was their prey, a lamb to the slaughter, but the cruel truth told them that things were far from so simple.
But in order to prove that they were right, they had to continue to attack and continue to besiege the Crystal Palace!
In the 24th minute, Keane fired a long-range shot from 30 yards out and the ball went over the crossbar again.
Although another anti-aircraft gun was fired, Keane did not retreat and continued to stand in the Palace half. There is no way back, what Manchester United need is to score, not to retreat to defend!
Again, he and Fletcher worked together to extinguish the opponent's counterattack.
Fletcher handed him the ball and rushed up himself, and he played a one-two with Scholes, and when he looked up, he suddenly made a direct pass, and the ball went straight to the left rib of the penalty area!
Dong Fangzhuo and Rooney happened to make a cross change, and his light figure inserted into the left rib of the penalty area at the same time, and the ball came as promised.
Focused, his eyes swept to the defenders around him.
This time, it was not Granville who appeared in front of Dong Fangzhuo, but another central defender, Watson.
Dong Fangzhuo's left foot lightly buckled to the middle, skillfully dodged Watson's block, and his right foot immediately followed, and he shot angrily into the upper corner of the goal from 7 yards in front of the goal!
A groundbreaking shot!
“Goooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooal!”
“Goooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooal!”
“2:1。 Manchester United have overtaken the score again! ”
"China Dong!"
"A brace!"
Dong Fangzhuo waved his fist in celebration during the run, and his teammates rushed towards him......
"I remember that a newspaper wrote an article before, saying that China Dong can only rely on Ronaldo on the field, if Ronaldo is not there, China Dong will not be able to score, and now these two goals are slapping in the face."
"He's completely integrated into Manchester United's tactics and doesn't depend on anyone! It was his 6th and 7th league goal of the season! ”
"It's a really big game!"
Siege, keep the siege!
Manchester United do not want another draw and they continue to keep the pressure on Crystal Palace.
In the 34th minute, Keane fired a powerful shot from 28 yards on the left, and Kirari flew to save the ball. A corner was followed and Paul Scholes' long-range shot from 30 yards out was again saved by Kirari.
Manchester United are addicted to long-range shots.
It was about the same number of shots as against Fulham last time, but this time the Reds were in a much better position. At least half the shot conversion rate was higher, two goals were scored, and the attack was not dragging its feet at all, and the play was much better than against Fulham before.
In the dressing room, Ferguson did not burst into a rage, but said that he would continue to put pressure on Crystal Palace in the front.
However, fate seems to be working against Manchester United!
Just as the Manchester United players were sharpening their knives and about to continue to be ruthless against Crystal Palace, the second half opened tightly for a minute, and Manchester United's fans had not yet sat down, and Manchester United's back line was pitted!
said that he continued to abuse Crystal Palace, and it turned out to be tragic again!
Palace equalised just one minute after Routledge played a pass from Hughes on the right, who crossed in front of goal, and Colca slotted home six yards in front of goal.
"Oh God, what the hell is going on! The score was tied again, and United were cursed. Rio Ferdinand and Silvestre are thinking about life in the box again, so why did Kolka head in front of goal so easily? ”
There were finally endless boos in the stands, and the fans were naturally very disappointed, conceding once and conceding twice, how could such a Manchester United make them love?
The opponent is only Crystal Palace, and there is no difference from Fulham in the last game, but it is so easy to concede two goals, what else can Manchester United expect from such a Manchester United? When you play the Champions League with AC Milan, which is known as the strongest in Europe, in February next year, won't you be sifted by the other side?
Even if Keane came back, it wouldn't be of much use......
There was a sense of sadness on the pitch at Old Trafford, and it seemed that another draw was about to come.
No!
No draw, no defeat!
The United players did not react as the fans thought, and they could not accept the result of a draw.
They need to be self-reliant!
They continue to respond strongly.
Keane had already yelled at his teammates after conceding the ball just now, and now in the attack, he still took the lead and rushed any teammate fiercely.
Crystal Palace may have seen hope of victory, and they pressed up the formation and no longer gave United a chance to continue the siege.
But two minutes later, Keane swept the ball again at the back, handed the ball to Scholes, Scholes crossed diagonally to the right, Rooney was offside on the right side of the penalty area, and his powerful shot from 14 yards was blocked by Kirari!
The ball flies to the touchline.
Dong Fangzhuo rushed out from the edge of the penalty area, and at the moment when the ball was about to fly out of the sideline, he hooked the ball with a sliding tackle.
The ball didn't fly off the sideline in the end! Then he immediately got up and glanced at the big forbidden area.
Cross.
He decisively opted for a cross.
Because he saw that Rooney was also desperate, having re-entered the penalty area, and the diminutive Scholes also rushed to the front point.
He's not alone.
"Hey! Supervise! ”
Fletcher almost jumped up and shouted at the edge of the penalty area, because Dong Fangzhuo's pass was really too blind. Only Wayne Rooney and Paul Scholes are fighting in the penalty area, can this ball be snatched?
However, the ball passed by Dong Fangzhuo was high and fast, and there was hardly much arc!
Scholes jumped up at the front point, only to catch air.
But the jump shook defender Boyce and goalkeeper Kiraly.
The ball hit Boyce's head and hoisted towards the gate......
Hmmm-
The ball went into the goal.
“Goooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooal!”
"A hat-trick?"
"Is this an oolong, or is it counted on Dong's body?"