Chapter Eighty-Seven: Havoc in the Crystal Palace
In this Carabao Cup match against Crystal Palace at home, Spinach's handicap was straightforward, with Manchester United conceding one and a half goals at home.
It's clear that Spinach thinks Manchester United will definitely win Crystal Palace at home, and it's likely to be 2:0, 3:0.
Winning is definitely going to win, it's a matter of winning a few goals, even if Ferguson sends out the lineup, not all the main players are on the field.
Although there are only Dong Fangzhuo and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer on the front line, then Manchester United's attack should not be a problem, and scoring goals will not be a problem.
"Man, this game is very important to you." Before going on the field, Ronaldo whispered at the root of Dong Fangzhuo's ear.
"It's, pass me more."
When two people have a personal relationship, they naturally have a private relationship, and if they have a private relationship, they naturally have a selfish place......
Of course, Dong Fangzhuo's partner is Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, Solskjaer probably won't be very depressed when he hears it, among so many strikers in Manchester United, don't look at him is basically a substitute, but he is the most trustworthy substitute, and if he can't score, he may really have no pressure.
Dong Fangzhuo is different, if he doesn't score, his treatment in the next game may not be so good.
With Ruud van Nistelrooy still in the game, he should find a way to squeeze out Saha and grab a starting spot.
A soldier who doesn't want to be a substitute, who doesn't want to be a general, is not a good soldier.
Even the 16-year-old Rossi, who is sitting on the bench, knows by his piercing eyes that he doesn't want to start for Manchester United all the time and attack the team.
Every bloodthirsty striker, he wants to be the brightest star on the field, and scoring goals is the ultimate goal they are chasing.
With Wayne Rooney not on the pitch and Saha not on the pitch, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer became a gun in the box and Dong was freed up.
Without the mentality of serving other teammates, Dong Fangzhuo played quite relaxed.
In the past, when Rooney was there, Saha was there, or Vanney was on the field, Dong Fangzhuo had to revolve around them, but now that they were not on the field, Dong Fangzhuo naturally released all his energy.
Crystal Palace's defense is too poor!
In this team, Dong Fangzhuo couldn't even find a player he knew.
If there is, it is Fan Zhiyi, a Chinese international who once played for Crystal Palace......
And then there was none.
There is simply no way they can withstand the overall attack of Manchester United.
It's not that Manchester United's players look down on Crystal Palace's players, it's their strong self-confidence that makes them press Crystal Palace to play.
The first shot started with Cristiano Ronaldo's long-range shot from 30 yards, but the guy kicked the ball into the stands.
Paul Scholes glared at him because Ronaldo could have passed the ball to him......
It was a shame to squander a shot on goal, and Ronaldo had to start selling well.
He couldn't forget to give Dong Fangzhuo a cake......
But it wasn't he who sent the cake to Dong Fangzhuo first.
Now Manchester United is pressing Crystal Palace to play, basically Crystal Palace's defense cannot be pressed, and can only be passively defended in the penalty area.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer likes to stay in the box and he rarely pulls outside the box, which is his preferred pattern......
At his age, every touch is very reasonable.
For the high ball, Solskjaer does not have to head the goal, the moment the ball came above his head, he had already seized a favorable position, and then the header was gently rubbed, and the ball obediently came to Dong Fangzhuo, who was in a better position.
He likes Dong Fangzhuo's positioning......
That's why he chose to rub the ball.
He knew that Dong Fangzhuo would definitely be able to get it.
The overall quality of Crystal Palace is not good, but the physical quality of the players must not be bad.
And Crystal Palace, which has been fighting in the Championship all year round, has higher requirements for physical fitness.
At the beginning of the game, Dong Fangzhuo discovered this.
It's impossible to fight each other hand-to-hand, it's too exhausting.
Hand-to-hand combat should have been handed over to Ole Gunnar Solskojaer, who was in charge of the second drop point.
Crystal Palace's players are physical, but they all have a common problem, slow turning.
In fact, many of England's defenders have this characteristic, they are strong, tall and powerful, but they are slow to turn.
Dong Fangzhuo just grasped this point, although his turning speed was not very fast, but relative to them, it was enough.
The leaves do not stick to the body, that is, they do not let the opponent get close, they do not need the opponent to defend closely, and once they get close, he will use the change in rhythm to shake off the opponent.
With Manchester United's team-mates putting pressure on Crystal Palace, Crystal Palace's players are scrambling to take care of one or the other.
Dong Fangzhuo's running thief walked.
Anyway, for him, there are a lot of gaps, a lot of them.
To receive this ball from Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is the trust they have in each other.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has to trust Dong to get to where he passes, and Dong believes Ole Gunnar Solskjaer can pass the ball to him.
The rest is pretty simple.
Dong Fangzhuo only needs to use his right foot to accurately push the ball into the goal.
Regarding shooting, Dong Fangzhuo is now very confident.
Pushing at close range, he practiced nine times out of ten.
When Cristiano Ronaldo uses dazzling shooting methods to improve himself every day, when Rossi ponders how to dribble Pique with feints every day, when Rooney is constantly practicing his header......
Dong Fangzhuo chose his own way of shooting in front of the goal that was temporarily set up at his home.
He only practiced two types of shooting.
First, the push of the rolling earth. He was full of bottles of water on the goal line, and he shot at any bottle he wanted.
Second, the shot of the half-high ball. This is much more difficult, Dong Fangzhuo can only practice the instep of the instep, which is quite exquisite shooting footwork.
He can only hang the tyres in front of the goal like David Beckham did before, which is really a good way to do it. Shoot at any angle you want.
Hanging the tyres in front of goal, Beckham used to practice free-kicks, shooting from outside the box.
Dong Fangzhuo doesn't need it, he only needs to practice in the big penalty area, and the farthest distance is on the big penalty area line.
Because he's a striker, not a midfielder, he won't take a free-kick.
He was equally purposeful.
After practicing the shooting skills in the penalty area, he can only think about shooting outside the box, which is the category of long-range shooting, but at the moment, he can only take it one step at a time.
So now the goal that gave Manchester United a 1-0 lead, he didn't have a bit of pressure to shoot.
That's how Crystal Palace fell behind at Old Trafford.
"Dong!"
"One more!"
The Old Trafford stands weren't full of fans, which made the voices louder and clearer.
One more!
This is also what Dong Fangzhuo thinks.
And then
16th minute......