Chapter 297: Poor Fowler
"Wow, damn it, why isn't he Park?"
Cristiano Ronaldo certainly wasn't Park Ji-sung, and he couldn't have missed that opportunity, as his right foot pinpointedly the ball into James' handle, and just before the end of the first half, his goal changed the score to 2:0.
"Smecta ......"
Park Ji-sung's eyes lit up, Luo's goal helped him erase the misfortune just now, the score of 2:0 at least looks quite safe, Park Ji-sung can not feel so guilty, not to mention that this set-piece was still created by him, without this set-piece, there would be no goal, and it can be regarded as making up for it.
At half-time, United held the advantage of the win.
Manchester City coach Pierce's face was very ugly, he didn't expect to concede two goals in the half, and the proud defense was made full of holes by Manchester United, which did not look like Manchester City's defense at all. The first to bear the brunt was Dunn, who had high hopes, and he didn't keep an eye on Dong Fangzhuo at all.
Ferguson walked into the dressing room with a relaxed chewing gum, satisfied with the tactics he had developed. Pierce? It's a little tender...... Gee.
Through the second attack, disrupting and breaking down Manchester City's defense, making the players at the back of Manchester City unable to defend themselves, this is his goal-breaking tactic. Now, it's time for him to think about the way he plays in the second half, and with a two-goal lead, he has to play steadily, no matter how much Manchester City jump, it is impossible for them to chase the score back.
Fletcher and Park Ji-sung are the key figures, especially Park Ji-sung, now Manchester United don't need goals too much, what they need is defense.
Park Ji-sung missed the empty net in the first half, but he is an important part of United's defensive system, and with his huge lung capacity, he is exactly what Ferguson needs most, and he and Fletcher will be key in defence.
Defend?
Hehe...... Ferguson decided to let Pierce look at what it meant to defend in the second half.
After the start of the second half, the situation remained tepid on the field. In the 57th minute, Mills pulled Rooney and was yellow carded. Then Pierce had to bring on Sun Jihai and bring on Mills, and the Chinese derby finally appeared.
However, Dong Fangzhuo rarely set the side in this game, thinking that Rooney and Ronaldo's offensive was very fierce, and his going to the left side was completely superfluous.
Sun Jihai was teased by Rooney shortly after he came up, and Rooney continued to pull the ball and change direction, and he was staggered. As a result, Rooney burst into the left edge of the penalty area, then cleverly tucked the ball with the outside instep, and the undead Park Ji-sung turned and swept a right-footed shot wide of the far post from 11 yards.
Park Ji-sung covered his face again, but he was roaring in his heart, it looked like it was really too difficult to score a goal.
'Park was close to scoring today, he worked hard, but obviously he wasn't fit to rush up and shoot...... It's all about ruining United's attack, and he'd better hand it over once he's got it. You can't deny his efforts, you see that he has now run back to the backcourt, does he have an extra lung than others? β
After this shot, Park Ji-sung stopped coming up and defended at the back with peace of mind. His defensive talent was clearly superior to his attacking prowess, and in the 70th minute, he chased down the left and the right, preventing Barton from breaking through with the ball and eventually creating a corner.
Barton was helpless, obviously he didn't have any Manchester United players around when he was attacking, but Park Ji-sung came up like a ghost, he took a corner kick on the right side, Reina's header was headed out by Heinze, and Manchester City missed another chance.
But Dong Fangzhuo has a lot of feelings in his heart, aside from Park Ji-sung's offensive ability, he has done quite well, if Manchester United has another midfielder who can control the ball, then how stable should Manchester United be?
In the 72nd minute, Pierce waved the flag and Sibirski replaced Musampa. But Ferguson also made a move, Keane replaced Rooney!
Manchester United's midfield is very strangely Fletcher, Park Ji-sung and Keane, Fletcher is there, Park Ji-sung is on the left, Scholes moves forward and becomes a striker, and Manchester United actually plays 4312.
"It's the first time I've seen Ferguson use people and change formations like this. Keane is finally back on the training pitch after missing about 20 games, but can he regain his momentum? Lineker expressed his skepticism, after all, Keane is almost 34 years old.
In the 80th minute, Sun Jihai threw the ball into the front sideline on the right side, and when he got the ball, Park Ji-sung forced him to kick out of the sideline.
Sun Jihai threw the ball to Sinclair, Sinclair immediately crossed from the right and rebounded to the back point, Andy Cole hit a rebound ball with a right-footed volley from 8 meters away from the goal and was blocked by Van der Sar, Vassell shot low with his left foot from 14 meters in front of the goal, Van der Sar made a brave save again!
Keane, who originally followed Barton, let Barton go, and Barton advanced with his right foot 7 meters in front of the goal, 1:2!
βgoal!β
"Barton!"
He took advantage of Keane's unstable footing and scored from the spot. There is still hope for Manchester City, they are just one goal away from equalising! Manchester United have conceded their first league goal of the season. β
The atmosphere on the pitch was lively, with the cheers of Manchester United fans on the sidelines and Ferguson standing in the command area. A one-goal advantage and a two-goal advantage are two different things altogether, with Ferguson constantly dictating to the midfielders.
Originally, Keane was put up to strengthen the midfield defense, and who knew that Keane would give Barton a chance to make up for it. This is definitely not a good thing for Keane, who is struggling to stay in the team and make a comeback. It took four months of hard work to get back on the pitch, and the result was an immediate pit for Manchester United.
Seeing hope, Pierce continued to make substitutions, with Fowler replacing Vassell with a bulging belly. Lineker immediately scoffed: "Pierce can only send the pregnant Fowler now, and Manchester City has one more person on the field at this time." β
This is naturally a mockery of Fowler's body......
Manchester City began to launch a final attack, and almost everyone except Dong Fangzhuo retreated to the half.
In the 85th minute, Musampa who had just come up took the ball on the left side, Fletcher stood in his position and did not rush up to grab it, Musampa forced a breakthrough through Fletcher, and the ball was blocked out of the bottom line. From the corner, Fowler, who had just come on the pitch, tried to shoot with a barb, but it was a no-touch.
"Hahahaha!" There was a huge burst of laughter from the stands, and apparently, Fowler's performance was too funny, how to play barb with a big belly?
"It's so funny, what is he doing here?"
"Pierce is better than this guy even if he comes up at back and plays forward. Can he still play in his current form? "Even Manchester City fans can't stand it. Fowler used to be England's prodigy, but now he is nothing but a scary name that still belongs to him.
In the 87th minute, Manchester City almost equalized, Barton hit a half-high ball with his right foot in front of the Manchester United penalty area, Fowler flew low in the air from 9 meters in front of the goal, and the ball went out close to the right post!
It was almost enough for Fowler to slap the fans in the stands, but unfortunately he lost the advantage of shooting because he was too fat......
"Hahahaha......"
"Poor Fowler."
"Didn't Manchester City ever offer Dong? If they had bought Dong, it would have been United crying now, not Fowler's clumsy performance. β
Fowler is not only a Manchester City striker, he was also a striker in England, and now he is in this situation, it is really miserable, and he is a person with a strong sense of self-esteem, so even if the game went to stoppage time, he still rushed to the Manchester United penalty area.
Sinclair went down the right and Cole's shot from nine yards was saved by Van der Sar.
Fowler again!
This time, finally there was no one around him to hinder him, and he didn't even need to drag his fat body.
Whoosh β
Park Ji-sung suddenly flashed behind him.
The ball was intercepted by Park Ji-sung, and his foot didn't even touch the ball.
Beep beep beep β
The referee blew the whistle for the whole game.
"Fack!"
Fowler shook his hands, his face pained.
This great opportunity flew like this......
Manchester United won 2-1 at home to Manchester City, winning all four games and accumulating 12 points, continuing to be at the top of the table......
Dong Fangzhuo, on the other hand, continues to temporarily lead the scorer list with 6 goals, and as long as Henry can't score two goals in a late game, he is still unique......
"Manchester United and Dong Fangzhuo continue to lead!"