Volume 3: The Myth of the Gunslinger Chapter 35: The Hanged Red Devil (Part I)
Even though they were treble-winning and even though they had won 11 Premier League titles, the two-goal comeback over Arsenal in seven minutes still left United's players in a huge surprise and unable to return to reality, and they did their best to enjoy the sense of accomplishment and pride brought by the wild shouts and applause of the 70,000 fans. It wasn't until referee Dean repeatedly urged the Manchester United players to slowly return to their positions.
Arsenal's youngsters waited more than two minutes for another kick-off, and like the rest of the anxious Gunners, two desperate full-backs Li Huan and Klich rushed to the vicinity of midfield before kick-off, and Arsenal desperately needed an equaliser, otherwise defeat was almost inevitable under the momentum of the opponent.
Robin van Persie played the ball to Eduardo, who was supposed to play the ball back to Nasri, then back to the midfield, stretch out the United defence, and then start attacking from the flanks and from the middle. This is a normal routine, but at this time Eduardo noticed that Li Huan intervened, and now Li Huan's magical performance has won the trust of the Arsenal players, and Eduardo immediately passed the ball to Li Huan.
After Li Huan got the ball, he could pass back or break forward, because he had just kicked off, Park Ji-sung had not crossed the middle line, he was running towards Li Huan, but at this time Li Huan made a decision that no one expected, he raised his eyes and glanced ahead, followed quickly, rounded his thighs, and slammed on the ball that rolled sideways. When the ball made contact with Li Huan's instep, it was almost sunk in by one-third, and when the ball rose from the ground like a sharp arrow, "Bang! The dullness was like a sledgehammer striking a cowhide, and the sound broke out.
The ball didn't spin any way, and after it rose from the ground, it followed a ray and went straight to the United goal.
The ball didn't seem to move, but in fact it flew so fast that the camera couldn't keep up with the speed of the ball's flight, but at this time, there were not many cameras that would follow to shoot the pass, or shoot?
Manchester United's backup goalkeeper Forster was still recalling the wonderful seven minutes just now when the ball flew into the air, and although it was not he who scored, he was just as honored. From his own point of view, if the team loses the game because Li Huan is goal, no matter how he performs, Foster thinks that he is innocent, and no one can save that goal, but he will definitely be criticized by the media after the game, and as long as he wins, he will naturally be the hero. Although he could not take Van der Sar's place, the substitute was firmly seated. Van der Sar is so old, the number 1 will be his sooner or later.
When Foster saw the ball flying towards him at a rapid pace, Foster was still a little confused - the referee's whistle had not yet dispersed, and the game had just begun, could it be that the Arsenal striker could run into the box to receive this inexplicable pass? To say that Foster is really inexperienced, he actually glanced at the three strikers who were running towards the penalty area, but it was absolutely impossible to come to the penalty area before the ball.
In an instant, Foster understood what was going on, his pupils contracted sharply, staring at the incoming ball, cursing in his heart, fucking Chinese, where is this passing, is shooting! It's a damn sling!
Before Foster's mind could turn around, his body, which had been trained since childhood, had already reflexively reacted the fastest. He immediately followed the trajectory of the ball and ran desperately back. At this moment, he couldn't think about why this Chinese would think about hanging shooting, nor did he care about how far this hanging shot was, and he didn't have time to regret why he still looked at the opponent's striker, only to run back desperately.
From the penalty area to his own small penalty area to the goal line, the short distance now seemed so long, Foster played his fastest speed, but the ball was faster than him, and when he ran into the small box and jumped up to try to stop the damn lob shot, the ball was like a dive bomber, sticking to the postar and going straight into the net.
Foster's mind went blank, and he let his body stretch in vain, and then fell heavily into the grass.
The effect of the ball flying into the net is definitely no worse than that of a bomb dropped by a dive-bombing fighter. But at the moment of the goal, there was no cheers from the fans, no noise from the commentator, no teammates came up to congratulate Li Huan, and even the referee's whistle that ruled that the goal was valid did not sound immediately.
This goal stunned everyone!
Lightning fast!
Most of the fans in Old Trafford had witnessed the goal, but it was so fast, so fast that they couldn't accept the result for a while, and as for the United fans who had not yet fully turned their minds to the game, they didn't know what was going on, and even wondered why their comrades who were celebrating wildly stopped suddenly, and this quiet feeling amplified their voices several times.
There was also silence on the bench of the coaches of both teams. Most of them didn't believe the goal was real, and the United were a bit of a bit of a back-to-back and didn't want to believe it was scored. It's like a dream for the Arsenal people, lest the celebration wake up the dream. Because the referee did not blow the whistle and did not signal the kick-off in the center circle.
Even Li Huan, who started running like crazy after scoring a goal, also stopped, he knew that he had absolutely no problem scoring goals, but what was the matter if the whistle didn't sound, could there be fouls or violations that he didn't even know about, it would be.
"Force! ……”
It was only then that a whistle was heard on the pitch that made Arsenal fans ecstatic and Manchester United fans despaired. The referee was not stunned, he didn't see the goal at all, and he didn't blow the whistle until he saw the linesman's calm and powerful gesture that it was a good ball.
The 2:1 numbers on the UK's earliest electronic scoreboard also changed.
2 to 2!
What was a quiet Manchester morning grove at Old Trafford a second ago is now a paradise for Arsenal fans. The applause was like raindrops. Shouts and cheers thundered. All the flags were waving wildly.
Around the reveling Arsenal fans, the silent United fans seemed to have a hesitant undertone, and the occasional small burst of curses was quickly drowned out by the high-pitched shouts of the Arsenal fans, and at the moment there was only one sound, the cheers of the Gunners.
The security guards and police in the stadium were nervous, worried about whether something bad would happen to the Arsenal fans' frantic celebrations.
Li Huan rushed to the bench of his own team and pounced on Wenger, who was clenching his fists again, and the professor was obviously not very accustomed to this enthusiasm, holding his hands at a loss.
Li Huan shook the old French coach who was a head taller than himself, and roared loudly: "Boss, I forgot to tell you, if we can't hold it, I can still score goals." ”
"Ahh Wenger's face suddenly became very exciting, he let go of his fist, patted Li Huan's back, and said excitedly: "This goal is worth at least 10 million euros, how could you think of hanging doors?" ”
Arsene Wenger's question Ferguson was also asking, but he was asking it to his assistant coach, and with extreme unwillingness in his tone, he did not blame Forster, but asked: "Phellan, why did he choose to shoot, that position is a full 70 meters from the goal?" ”
Ferran licked his somewhat dry lips and stammered, "Sir, he may ...... Probably think he is sure to advance. Because...... At Hoffenheim and Karlsruhe, he has scored several such goals. ”
After a tense calculation, the narrator finally gave an accurate distance, "71.5 meters!" Ultra-long-range sling! It is 11 meters longer than Beckham's midfield lob in the match between Manchester United and Wimbledon in '96, and what is even more amazing is that Li Huan's long-range shot was scored on the wing, which is really great, really amazing......"
The big screen was replaying the miraculous lob just now, and the slightly softened enthusiasm of the Arsenal fans was immediately ignited by the news again, and countless people stomped their feet and applauded, throwing everything that could be thrown into the air. Even if they can't win the game, the fans feel like they'll be able to walk out of the stadium with pride, and the shame of such a wonderful goal will linger on TV and video for a long time, and they will be able to laugh out loud just thinking about it.
In a villa in the small town of Fez near Swan Lake in Germany, Chu Shengnan, who was sitting in front of the TV watching the live broadcast, jumped up and shouted, "Look, this guy is nervous again, and he shoots so far away." ”
Li Bing calmly touched his gradually bulging lower abdomen, and said with a smile: "He likes to do amazing things." ”
"Competitive, vain, arrogant." Chu Shengnan said these derogatory words, but the smile on her face revealed that she was proud of this arrogant and weak guy.
Li Bing smiled slightly and said, "He is very low-key in life. ”
Chu Shengnan said: "So I have to go to the court to vent." ”
Li Bing sighed: "I don't know when he will come to see us." Chu Shengnan's gaze shifted from the TV and said, "This pervert may be happy and happy with those scratchers in London." ”
Li Bing shook his head and said: "Even if he finds another woman, he won't come back to see us, maybe the game is too tight." ”
Chu Shengnan said faintly: "It's all two games a week, okay, why go to the Premier League." ”
(To be continued)