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The live TV footage shifted to see that all the fans wearing the red, green and gold line New Manchester United home shirt pulled up the new Manchester United flag and sang the team anthem in unison, and many of them even had oil paint painted all over their faces.
"Don't be surprised, it's not Old Trafford, it's hard to see it on the pitch at Old Trafford, it's a bunch of gentlemen, it's the new Manchester United, the Red Rebels, the City Stadium in Manchester!"
Sky TV's famous football commentator Andy Gray laughs as he introduces the footage from the live TV broadcast.
"A lot of people say that every time Manchester United wins, you can always bump into the Red Devils in the Manchester neighborhood, so this afternoon, the warm atmosphere at the City Stadium and the uplifting team song give us reason to believe that there will be a Red Rebels fan band in the Manchester neighborhood in the future."
Martin Taylor, who was Andy Gray's partner for the game, was clearly a bit of a surprise when he was on the home side of the new United for the first time.
"In the North West Division B, the Red Rebels have the title of the devil's home stadium, last summer, the Red Rebels who were escorted to the national league were forced to arrange their home stadium at the Gig Lane stadium in Berry, far from Manchester, but the attendance was still good, and now, the Red Rebels are home, back to Manchester, and they are greeted by the cheers of more than 8,000 fans!"
'I've heard that two weeks before the game, the home stadium tickets were sold out and many fans couldn't even buy a ticket at three times the market price, so it was a very memorable game, not just because it was the first game at the City Stadium, not just because it was against Arsenal, and not just because it was January 1, 2000.
Andy Gray laughed at that, and he said all this to emphasize that it was a very, very memorable game.
'Before the start of the game, the new club organised a special opening ceremony and invited a band from the vicinity of Newton Heath to take the stage to sing the passionate team anthem, which immediately ignited the atmosphere of the fans, but the real highlight was obviously the upcoming FA Cup third round game.
"This is the second year in a row that the new Manchester United have met Arsenal in the third round, last year it was at Highbury Stadium, and in that game, Arsenal won by luck, but they were forced to lose face by the new Manchester United, and now back at home, everyone is worried, can the new Manchester United still be as tenacious and full of fighting spirit as last year?"
"A lot of people criticized the FA before the game, for all kinds of publicity needs, to control the draw results, but we have to say that as an outsider fan, I would love to see the new Manchester United meet Arsenal, and even, I doubt that the FA always seems to be deliberately avoiding the collision between Manchester United and the new Manchester United, when the popular rebels visit Old Trafford, what a wonderful game will it be? Which team will the fans support? ”
Andy Gray himself laughed, and I believe that many viewers in front of the TV were also intrigued by his words.
When the Red Rebels, who flaunt the rebellious spirit of Newton Heath's Green and Gold, visit Old Trafford, will Manchester United fans still boo their former companions like they booed their opponents?
"Of course, the good things are always deliberately left behind, and I even suspect that if the new Manchester United do win this game against Arsenal, maybe the FA will really consider arranging the new Manchester United to visit Old Trafford!"
Andy Grey's remark was obviously a satire on the FA's addiction to the draw, but he had to admit that such indulgence was necessary for the sake of a publicity stunt.
"Well, the live stream goes to the stands, let's see, wow, look, look, isn't that the David Beckhams? They even appeared in the stands of the new Manchester United, look at David and the new Manchester United owner Xiao Yu had a very happy conversation, if it weren't for the fact that the new Manchester United is just a national league team, I am really worried that the next day's major newspapers across the country will put the scandal of Beckham's transfer to the new Manchester United on the front page! ”
"In addition, let's take a look at the beautiful woman who talked to Victoria intimately, isn't it Eva Snow, who has just been selected as the first beauty in Britain by an authoritative British magazine? Before the game, the scandal between her and Xiao Yu was noisy, but now she came to the city stadium without suspicion, and deliberately sat with Xiao Yu, which is really imaginative! ”
"According to the statistics of our on-site staff, this game attracted at least 100 media outlets, obviously the FA Cup between the new Manchester United and Arsenal alone cannot have such a big appeal, is it because of the scandal between Eva Snow and Xiao Yu outside the stadium?"
"Well, as a fan of [The Matrix], I have to say that for me, this is more appealing than this FA Cup!" Martin Taylor laughed.
However, although it is a joke, it also indirectly proves that Eva Snow has extraordinary appeal in the UK, especially after she has filmed several Hollywood productions in succession, and the whole team behind her is promoting her, making her famous in the UK even more than Victoria.
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As the players on both sides of the game entered the field one after another, Andy Gray first reported the starting lineups of both sides in this game, which was similar to the speculation of the outside media, but Arsenal replaced Silvinho with Ashley Cole, obviously paying more attention to the latter's assist ability.
The new Manchester United once again used Olic as a left wing-back, while the right side was handed over to Alexander Hleb, who is very agile on both the left and right feet, and Novick, who was unanimously favored before the game, was not allowed to start.
With Marginson, Kasper Schmeichel and Darren Lyons absent, the new Manchester United captain's armband was brought to Juninho Jr., the oldest and most famous player on the pitch, and he was even selected for the Brazilian national team at one time, but now he is being criticized for sinking in the national league for money.
He saw the game against Arsenal as a battle to prove that his move to the new United was not just about money, but also about getting out of the Brazilian quagmire and into a wider sky.
'Ribeiro, it's been a tough game, Arsenal are very, very strong, they can't give us too many chances, maybe they won't give us any chances, but I hope you can create and take chances for our team, use your brilliant free-kicks, use your sharp and accurate passes, and tear open holes in the Arsenal defence.
Before leaving the locker room, Bruce grabbed Juninho Jr. and solemnly explained to him.
Juninho tightened the captain's armband on his arm, and it was his first time captaining a team, and he felt a heavier responsibility on his shoulders, but on the other hand, he felt as if he had become more confident.
Guys, we're going to beat Arsenal!
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Since Juninho Jr. won against Adams when guessing the side, it was Arsenal who kicked off first.
"Look, the new Manchester United are clearly determined to defend this game, you see their players in all three lines from the first minute, all retracted back to their own half, set up a bucket formation!"
Parlor got the ball on the right side, Olic and Evra outflanked him one after another, preventing him from getting the ball out easily, and Parol was forced to pass back to Vieira in the middle, who took the ball...... Fouled, new Manchester United's number 19, Danish teenager Paulsen tripped Patrick Vieira. ”
Vieira stood up from the field and glared at Paulsen with angry eyes, while Paulsen, who was constantly retreating towards the defensive line, looked at him expressionlessly, and deliberately showed a hint of a smile, which annoyed Vieira.
"The game restarted, we can see that Arsenal has the absolute initiative on the field, the new Manchester United from the first minute after the opening, was pressed by Arsenal in the half of the field, even the striker Kicic has returned to the penalty area near the area to defend, it seems that the new Manchester United is going to defend to the end first!"
Arsenal used Kanu as the arrow, and players such as Henry, Bergkamp, and Parloor took turns to attack the new Manchester United defence, especially Henry on the left side, who was very active and quickly showed that he had gotten rid of Stanson's defense several times and created a threat, but fortunately, goalkeeper Almunia, who started in place of Schmeichel, performed well, which did not cause a goal.
'Thierry Henry broke through to the edge of the box with the ball...... Knock on the door!! Almunia reacted quickly and saved the ball, because the ball speed was too fast, he couldn't catch Bergkamp at all, and the ice prince judged the landing point after Almunia'.......s hit and made up the shot! ”
"It's Almunia again, the Spaniard blocked the ball out of the goal with his foot, and Abidal kicked the ball off the line to form a corner!"
'Bergkamp takes a corner, but it lands too close to the goalkeeper and Almunia gets the ball away before Adams!'
"In less than five minutes of the first half, Arsenal bombarded the new Manchester United goal indiscriminately, and got several good chances, but the new Manchester United's Spanish goalkeeper Almunia showed great courage and repeatedly defused the crisis for the team."
Bruce saw this thrilling scene in the coach's box, he couldn't sit down for a moment, came to the sidelines, and kept waving his hand to signal Paulsen, Essien and Juninho Jr. to protect the defense line in the middle, so as not to let the Arsenal players easily face the goal, you know, the individual ability of the Arsenal players is very good, and a small opportunity can be directly converted into a goal.
Hleb and Olic were also called upon to come back and look less like a wing-back and more like a full-back.
And it is precisely because of the retreat of the two wing-backs of the new Manchester United that Arsenal's two full-backs have been given a wider space to step forward, especially Ashley Cole, who already likes to assist, and he frequently stepped forward to assist, one of which even gave Kanu a sharp cross, fortunately Abidal pushed out of the penalty area, otherwise, it is likely to cause the new Manchester United to concede.
In the midst of Arsenal's frantic attack, the new Manchester United's defense is crumbling, as if it will be swallowed up by this wind and wave at any moment!
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