Chapter 124: No grace
Sun Jihai has never been a key player in a competition!
He had never experienced this feeling - in a very crucial game, he was the most critical man to threaten the attack, and his performance could directly determine the success or failure of the attack, and the success or failure of the attack could be related to the goal, and even the result of the game.
Now, he's so important!
This is also the most important game that Sun Jihai has participated in since he came to Manchester City.
Manchester City have not had a good run of results in recent years, and since their re-promotion to the Premier League in 2002, they have been a mid-table team in the league, struggling to qualify for European competitions, and have been mediocre in the cup, so this is City's first cup tie in recent years and the most important game against Manchester United in recent years.
So before the game, after learning that he became a starter, Sun Jihai was actually a little nervous.
He needs to regulate his mind.
However, Sun Jihai has a lot of experience, although the game is very crucial and the starting opportunity is very rare, his mentality is quite stable.
He knows he needs to play consistently, defensively consistently, and that's what the team needs him to do well and that's what he needs to do.
Sometimes Sun Jihai also envies those star teammates who shine in front of the camera, but he also thinks that when they become key characters, they must be very excited and nervous at the same time.
If they can control their emotions and complete their performances, then they will become the focus of attention, and if they can't, they may also become sinners who lose.
In short, the greater the success, the greater the responsibility.
In this way, he is actually very good as an ordinary player, at least he doesn't have to shoulder too much pressure for the game.
But Sun Jihai didn't expect that he would have a moment of becoming a key player in the game, especially when he was still in attack, and he inserted as a fullback. Actually got the ball in an unguarded position?
What is he going to do?
Many people think that at this time, the players will be very nervous, especially those like Sun Jihai, who usually perform mediocrely, and the pressure at this moment will be very great.
But in fact, Sun Jihai found himself very calm.
He only thinks about the game, he only thinks about the situation left and right. He didn't think much about his situation at all - he wasn't nervous
"Sun Jihai got the ball!"
"What will he do?"
"It's critical! He's unguarded, let's see."
Many commentators are talking about Sun Jihai, and most of the people who follow the game are also looking at him, including Manchester United fans, Manchester City fans, many neutral fans, and countless Chinese fans who are watching the game, and so on. Of course, the players and coaches of both teams involved in the game are also indispensable.
At this time, Wan Sheng was standing on the sidelines, his arms crossed in front of his chest and he didn't move, he kept watching the game seriously, and he was also looking at Sun Jihai.
When he saw Sun Jihai get the ball in a key position, in fact, he didn't think too much about it.
He is the head coach of the team, not Sun Jihai's nanny. He needs to pay attention to a lot of players, and it is impossible to care about Sun Jihai alone. But now what Sun Jihai can do is really crucial. So he paid a lot more attention.
At the same time, almost all the Chinese media were very excited, and the commentator of the live broadcast of the game shouted, "Sun Jihai got the ball!" He's unguarded! Golden opportunity! β
In his shouting, I don't know how many Chinese fans are looking forward to Sun Jihai's performance
There are many descriptions of Sun Jihai's situation, but in fact. Only a moment passed on the field, and when Sun Jihai stopped the ball, he had to make his own choice.
At this time, he was really unguarded.
However, C-Ronaldo has been running back and has come behind him, although it is difficult to affect Sun Jihai. But as long as Sun Jihai hesitates, C-Ronaldo may follow him.
After Sun Jihai stopped the ball, he moved.
He swung his right foot back slightly, and when he saw this action, the players next to him thought that Sun Jihai was going to pass the ball, even C-Ronaldo, but in fact, Sun Jihai kicked the ball inward, and then turned back to follow.
He cut inside to the middle!
"Hula" The Manchester City fans immediately let out a mountain shout.
C-Ronaldo's action paused for a while, he made a mistake just now, and subconsciously wanted to stop it, but Sun Jihai was carrying the ball by himself, and the dullness of this moment made him unable to do anything more, so he could only start chasing back again, hoping to contribute to the defense.
C-Ronaldo chased after him, and Giggs also came in front of him.
The two of them went one after the other, and they opened the bag to Sun Jihai at 120 degrees, and at this time, if Sun Jihai still chooses to dribble the ball, it is best to turn around and take it to the side, of course, it will not make sense, because Musampa has just kicked the ball back to him.
So Sun Jihai chose to pass.
Taking advantage of the fact that there was still enough space, Sun Jihai stabbed the ball directly into the gap on the right, where Ivan Crewe cut in.
"It's Ivan Crewe!"
At this time, Manchester United was completely blinded by Manchester City's attack, their formation was chaotic, and even Ryan Giggs gave up defending Morris to make up for Sun Jihai, so you can imagine how many openings there were in the backfield.
When Ivan Crewe stepped in, the United players could barely watch and then watch as he easily stopped Sun Jihai's pass.
He had already dribbled the ball over the penalty line.
Rio Ferdinand saw Ivan Crewe break into the box and had to give up his defence against Darren Bent, but Ivan Crewe chose to shoot first, swinging his right foot hard and slotting it directly behind the ball.
"Bang-"
The soccer ball roared forward.
A handful of grass clippings flew into the air and the ball was already on its way towards the United goal, and Ferdinand tried to block it with his body, but his movements were a little slow.
Goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar made a timely save and his movements in the air were stretched, but the ball was too fast and the angle was too tricky for him to save, and the ball slipped between his hands.
Less than a second later. The ball slammed into the net and struggled twice before it hit the ground.
But the ball has already gone in!
Cardiff's Millennium Stadium radio commentary was stunned for a moment.
He's a Manchester United supporter, it's not an exaggeration to say that because he knows a lot of Manchester United players, like Wayne Rooney, Cristiano Ronaldo, Rio Ferdinand. At the same time, he admires Manchester United's 'golden generation', such as Ryan Giggs and Gary Neville, these stars he knows very well, and because of this, although he is a neutral commentator, he supports Manchester United in his heart.
Just one second, when he saw Ivan Crewe dribbling into the box, he wondered if Rio Ferdinand would stop it, but the next second the ball flew into the Manchester United goal?
He didn't react immediately.
When the cries of the fans are heard. Only then did he realize that his work had made a mistake, so he could only calm it down with yelling.
"Phew" he took a deep breath and came close to shouting, "Gooooooooal!!!!!! β
His shouting was a little late, and the Manchester City fans were originally dissatisfied, after all, this is a neutral stadium, and the stadium broadcast can't be tendentious, right? But hearing that inhalation, Manchester City fans suddenly put their hearts back in their stomachs.
So this guy is marveling at the goal! Understandable, after all, Ivan Crewe's goal was fantastic!
So the Manchester City fans also roared along with the radio. This made the crowd cheer for the goal a little louder.
At the same time, almost all the commentators were shouting for the goal.
βGoooalοΌοΌ The ball is in!! Ivan Crewe!! Ivan Crewe!! He opened the scoring for Manchester City!! β
"Ivan Crewe! Brilliant shot! Van der Sar's save was timely. But he still didn't make a hit! β
"This shot is powerful, there is an angle, no goalkeeper can do it!!"
'Ivan Crewe had a great shot in the opening game but was unlucky to hit the post and now he shot again to help us score, so it seems that he is in good form today. Bless him! β
"After 27 minutes of the first half, Manchester City broke down the door of Manchester United! 1:0οΌ β
"The score has been rewritten, and now Manchester United is not good to play! You can see that City are in very good form, they are in control of the game and they are scoring again. It's too bad for Manchester United! β
"Maybe a lot of people still don't believe it's a Manchester City and Manchester United game, but that's the way it is, Manchester City completely suppressed Manchester United, it's hard to imagine"
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In the comments of many commentators, Ivan Crewe ran straight to the corner flagpole after the goal, and then his teammates rushed up to surround him.
At this time, Ivan Crewe was quite excited.
He's enjoying the feeling and he's indulging in it.
The cheers of the whole stadium were for him, and I don't know how many cameras were pointed at him, and scoring the first goal in such an important game was enough to make him the most high-profile of the 22 players.
It was a moment when he remembered the situation at Derby County in the first half of the season, when he was even worried about playing time, every time he played unpleasantly, and a manager who didn't trust him, he was really on the verge of despair.
But Wan Sheng saved him!
After some struggle, he followed Wan Sheng to Manchester City, and then he started to get the opportunity to play, starting in such a crucial game and scoring the first goal.
He regained the attention of the fans and became the protagonist of the whole game!
Thinking back on all this, Ivan Crewe really feels like he's in a dream. But this is a definite reality, and now he is more determined to follow Wansheng.
As long as he plays under Wansheng, he will definitely be able to perform consistently, and when the time comes, he will have a better performance, attract more attention, get a higher salary, and at the same time get more trophies!
He's incredibly adamant about it!
While the players on the field were celebrating, the Manchester City coach's bench was also in chaos, with substitutes and coaches rushing out to cheer, and Wan Sheng was surrounded and celebrated excitedly with everyone.
Just as he was hugging Diamares, Wan Sheng suddenly looked up at the Manchester United coach's box on the other side.
There Ferguson happened to look over.
Wan Sheng smiled at him, then stretched out a finger and shook it constantly, as if it was completely saying, "You can't!" β
The scene was captured by several cameras and seen by Manchester United fans in the stands, causing a wave of dissatisfaction.
The old knight's face flushed.
But Wan Sheng had already turned around and left him with a back, and the old Jazz and his coaching staff, as well as a few United substitutes, could only grit their teeth at his back.
Wan Sheng returned to his seat, sat down steadily, and looked at Manchester United again, shrugging his shoulders in the face of a group of hostile eyes, as if to say, "You guys really have no grace" (to be continued......