Chapter 203: The Battle of Red and Blue (3)
When the opponent is most energetic and excited, giving him a hard blow is the most common means for Lao Lei to target his opponent. Therefore, this time when dealing with Park Ji-sung, he also unceremoniously sacrificed it again. As soon as the game began, Lao Lei saw from this Korean that he wanted to suppress himself in one breath. In the face of this kind of "crooked and heretical" thinking, he has always held an attitude of never tolerating it.
However, what Lao Lei didn't expect was that this blow against Park Ji-sung would bring him another unexpected gain. After sighing that Lu Xiaopang is still Lu Xiaopang, Lao Lei fell on the grass with the huge thrust given to him by Rooney, and then covered his face and resolutely couldn't get up. He knew that Lu Xiaopang would definitely not be able to escape a yellow card now, because he knew very well that his actions just now seemed to outsiders, but he was very friendly and cared about Park Ji-sung's actions. After this egregious act of provoking conflict between the two sides, Rooney is not allowed a yellow card, unless Ferguson's prestige is already up to the level of the referee.
Of course, this is not possible, and perhaps Ferguson can use his prestige to often get the referee to make decisions in favour of Manchester United, but it is far from that. This is just a matter of seeing that the fourth official who is now on the sidelines does not care about the angry Lord Fu at all.
The ball went to Manchester United, Rooney was booked, and after quelling the clash, the referee on duty made the decision to play 50 boards each. In fact, he originally wanted to give the ball to Chelsea, after all, no matter how he looked at it, Lao Lei just now didn't make any obvious foul moves to Park Ji-sung. In his opinion. This is nothing more than an overly excited South Korean doing a brainless act of excitement like hitting the wall. But consider this is Old Trafford, the home base of Manchester United. That's how he made the decision.
In his opinion, such a penalty has already given Manchester United and Ferguson a lot of face. But not everyone thinks that way. Especially Wayne Rooney. After the short-tempered Lu Xiaopang got a yellow card, it was as if he didn't know that a player could only get two yellow cards at most in a game, and he still blushed unscrupulously and loudly expressed his dissatisfaction with the referee. Lao Lei, who was lying on the ground and saw this scene through his fingers, couldn't help but shout hello for Rooney's "uprightness" and cheer him on.
But it's a pity that Lao Lei's insidious idea of hoping that Manchester United would play one less man at the beginning did not succeed. Giggs, who was next to the scene of the incident, quickly pulled Rooney away and did not let the already frowning referee reach the trigger point for another yellow card. After seeing this scene, Lao Lei grinned in his heart that Giggs was nosy, and he pretended to get up. Then, I silently calculated my time in my heart. "10 seconds, well, nice, optimal length of time", he began to praise his acting skills.
Although he didn't keep the ball, in any case, letting Rooney get a yellow card was not a small gain. Therefore, Lao Lei continued to devote himself to the game with a satisfied mentality.
The skirmish at the beginning made the battle temperature on the field skyrocket all of a sudden. And the consequences of this are: The rhythm of the game on the field was not comfortable at all, bar by bar, intermittent. And that's exactly what Ferguson would like to see, although the proud old Scottish man is reluctant to admit that his squad has been overwhelmed by Chelsea. But facts are facts, and they cannot be changed without acknowledging them.
And Ferguson is not a manager who can't face this fact, after thinking calmly. He sensibly arranged such tactics for Manchester United to disrupt the rhythm of the game. Fight to win. This kind of tactic is not uncommon in the games Chelsea have played, and it is rare for a team of Manchester United's level to adopt this tactic. If other teams use this tactic. If the threat to Chelsea is only 50, then Manchester United will be 80. While this does not give United an advantage on the pitch, it is enough to dampen most of Chelsea's advantage.
The result of all this is that the Chelsea players on the field are currently uncomfortable, stuck in the quagmire of not being able to pull out their feet. However, unlike other Chelsea players, Ray does not hate this difficult situation, at least in his heart. Based on Chelsea's current strength, the number of games Ray can play in such games per season is simply in double digits. For this rare competition, he is full of energy.
The stalemate lasted until the 15th minute of the first half, when Lao Lei, who had been entangled by Manchester United midfielders such as Park Ji-sung, finally broke free from the shackles for the first time in this game and showed his light. Rooney and others had an effect on the high-pressure pressing in the frontcourt, so that Terry had no choice but to choose a long pass to temporarily relieve the pressure on the defensive line. After the header battle between Makelele and Ronaldo, the football slammed into the eyes of Lao Lei and Park Ji-sung again.
As if it was an appointment, start, accelerate, Lao Lei and Park Ji-sung chased towards the football synchronously. At the same time, Scholes, who was in front, was also rushing towards football, and the three of them started an all-out battle for football. Since the football was going in the direction of Scholes, in order to take the first step to control the football, Lao Lei also had to grit his teeth and come up with his fastest speed.
At this moment, the advantage of his long legs was reflected. Although Park Ji-sung is also very good at running and working very hard, in terms of absolute speed, he is definitely not as good as Lao Lei. In the end, Lao Lei, who had worked hard, finally took a step ahead of Scholes, and Park Ji-sung was the first to touch football. But that doesn't mean he's holding the football, he's already on the sideline, and he's more like a beast in a trap with Park Ji-sung and Scholes intended.
This kind of encirclement may make it very difficult for Lao Lei to handle the ball, but it is far from a situation where there is no way. Although there is no guarantee of a 100% success rate, his success rate is not low compared to the average player. Luckily, this attempt was within his success rate.
After stepping on the football with your right foot on the sideline, step forward and follow with your left foot at the same time, clamping the football with your right foot. It's not the first time that Lao Lei has used the rainbow maneuver, and it's just a means of breakthrough for him. And there is no special meaning. But for the fans, such actions are always special. It will always be their common pursuit, because they are a spectator and an appreciator. It is not the creator, just like the artist will never indulge in the beauty of the zĂ o he creates.
With the exclamation of Manchester United fans, Scholes and Park Ji-sung were like two fools who were calmly and elegantly toyed between applause by Lao Lei. When Scholes, whose body couldn't keep up with his thoughts, turned around, Lao Lei had already finished overtaking him on the sideline, grabbed the football and walked away, and Jiang Tou could only feel powerless at this moment.
Then, in the face of Manchester United left-back Heinze with a fierce rush that was about to abolish you, Lao Lei did not continue to try a personal breakthrough, but a pass over the top. The football was given behind him, in front of Duff. Immediately afterwards, when Duff quickly cut into the penalty area with the ball, Lao Lei also shrewdly dodged Heinze and inserted it at high speed towards the front of the penalty area.
For a time, Lao Lei's breakthrough and passing in a small area caused instability in Manchester United's entire defensive line. Didier Drogba, Arjen Robben, Duff, Frank Lampard and Ray â five players wearing Chelsea shirts have made Manchester United fans at Old Trafford feel the killer in their hearts.
Amid the shrill boos of all the United fans, Duff opted for his own shot. The pull of Lao Lei and others. It brought a lot of convenience to his shots. And his volley was of very good quality, with the ball going straight to the top corner of the near post with great power.
At this time, Lao Lei, who was inserted forward, still did not stop running and went at full speed in front of the goal. Considering the butter hand habits of Manchester United's former goalkeeper, Lao Lei hopes that the Dutch veteran goalkeeper brought in by Manchester United in the new season can carry on this great tradition of Manchester United's goalkeeper.
But what disappointed Lao Lei was. The 35-year-old Dutch goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar took the ball straight into his arms with a quick and beautiful save that didn't fit his age. Lao Lei, who came to the door and was expecting a chance to pick up the leak, was directly dumbfounded.
This kind of calm goalkeeper is the most annoying, just when Lao Lei subconsciously complained. Van der Sar suddenly got up from the grass and launched a counterattack with the ball in his hand. to suffer. Lao Lei, who reacted quickly, turned his head and ran at full speed. Feng Shui takes turns, coming to his house this year. At this moment, Lao Ray became a chaser for Scholes with the ball.
In terms of speed, the current Scholes will not be an opponent of Lao Lei. But the law that football runs faster than players cannot be reversed, even if the body is as strong as old thunder. Manchester United played a super-fast counter-attack this time, and Scholes's precise long pass found Cristiano Ronaldo in front of him at once. After winning the ball, the Portuguese winger first made a feint to make a downward trend, and then quickly cut inside and headed towards the edge of the penalty area.
Makelele's experience may still allow him to judge Ronaldo's thoughts and actions as before, and Ronaldo, who has been trained by Ferguson for more than two years, has finally grown a lot. With a simple and direct change of direction and a natural super-fast foot frequency, Ronaldo has simply and effectively temporarily shaken off the 32-year-old Makelele. Then, before the French midfielder adjusted, he directly kicked a powerful shot from outside the penalty area.
The ball whizzing towards the top corner of the near post made Cech break out in a cold sweat. Had it not been for the Czech's quick enough reaction to push the ball out of the woodwork with his fingertips, Chelsea might have been able to sneak up on Cristiano Ronaldo with a world-class long-range shot.
This time, even Lao Lei couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat, the quality of Manchester United's rapid counterattack has played the quality of Chelsea. Thinking of this, Lao Lei couldn't help but turn his head to look at the red-nosed Scottish old man on the sidelines, and scolded the old fox secretly.
He had every reason to believe that the comeback must have been part of Ferguson's pre-match plan and that he must have been trained before the game. However, while scolding secretly, Lao Lei couldn't help but have a trace of admiration for this old man. "What a good line of defense!" Ray's eyes on the United half of the pitch were filled with admiration, and Ferguson's summer rebuilding work had been a perfect signal in Ray's mind at this time.
However, at the same time, Lao Lei is a little regretful, if Keane can play, this Manchester United can become a stronger opponent, Park Ji-sung is far from replacing Keane's position. This originally stronger opponent was weakened by some unexpected factors, and Lao Lei, who had a faint "masochistic tendency", could hardly deny his pity.
However, even so, he admits that such a United team has enough capital to compete with him and Chelsea.
"Tama's!"
"Cool!!" (To be continued......) R1292