Chapter 20 A battle between mortal enemies in the same city! A red card at the beginning and the end?

Author: Han Erlang

Chapter 20 A battle between mortal enemies in the same city! A red card at the beginning and the end?

The training on the second morning was fruitful:

78 arcs, 63 crosses, and 63 free kicks.

The long pass still does not appear. The original value of this attribute should be very low.

However, after half a day of training, the arc increased by 7 points, which really shocked Wang Shen.

If you train for a whole day, wouldn't it increase your attributes by 14 points?

At this rate, his value will reach 90 in two days.

'It's a pity that the main attribute of this skill is not long pass...'

With a little regret, Wang Shen took Beckham's nanny car and rushed to the Etihad Stadium.

"Your long pass is still not stable and accurate enough. Try not to use it in the game.

"Do a good job on defense first, and then increase the number of long passes after you have stable playing time and practice long passes. Do you understand?"

In the nanny's car, Beckham reminded me kindly.

"clear!"

Wang Shen nodded and thanked him. He also had a very gentle temper in private, somewhat similar to Beckham.

The two chatted for a few words, and the topic involuntarily turned to this game.

Manchester United vs. Manchester City, if it were before, it would really not be worth paying attention to.

But since the Abu Dhabi consortium acquired Manchester City in 2008, Blue Moon has started Golden Dollar Football.

Since then, the local derby between Manchester United and Manchester City has become more and more popular.

And this kind of attention has become more and more intense as two teams in one city compete for the Premier League championship this year.

In their first league match this season, Manchester United was defeated 1:6 at home.

Manchester United, who had lost all their underpants, was ridiculed by Blue Moon fans for a while.

Therefore, before the start of this FA Cup match, the fans of both sides were arguing extremely fiercely, and the players were as if they were beaten to death.

"We firmly believe that Manchester United will get back to winning ways and it will be a fantastic game."

Giggs' speech before the game directly angered his opponents.

"The mood of revenge may make Manchester United very motivated, but the game will definitely be controlled by Manchester City, and we can win against any opponent."

Manchester City's all-rounder Milner's speech was undoubtedly a powerful reply to Giggs and was widely recognized by Blue Moon fans.

"Manchester City does have the upper hand in the title race now, but we have more experience playing against them."

Sir Alex Ferguson left the field personally, but Manchester City coach Mancini chose to avoid it.

Compared with top coach Sir Alex Ferguson, he is indeed a bit immature, and silence is undoubtedly the right choice.

The two chatted about these things for a while, and then the nanny van drove into the Etihad Stadium.

"You go to the locker room, I will cheer for you!"

After patting Wang Shen on the shoulder, Beckham watched him leave and then walked to the stadium box.

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January 8, 2012

Etihad Stadium

The live TV broadcast has begun, and the two captains are selecting sides under the auspices of the referee.

Manchester City captain Kompany won the coin toss and chose to focus on the attacking half. Manchester United captain Evra informed his teammates to prepare to serve after shaking hands.

The Manchester City squad also met with fans under the broadcast of Martin Taylor:

Forward:16 Aguero

Midfielder: 21 Silva, 19 Nasri, 11 Johnson, 7 Milner, 34 De Jong

Defenders: 13 Kolarov, 6 Lescott, 4 Kompany, 2 Richards

Goalkeeper: 30 Pantilimon

Substitutes: 25 Hart, 22 Clichy, 5 Zabaleta, 15 Savage, 20 Hargreaves, 62 Razak, 36 Suarez

Manchester United:

Forwards: 19 Welbeck, 10 Rooney

Midfielder: 17 Nani, 11 Giggs, 16 Carrick, 25 Valencia

Defenders: 3. Evra, 4. Phil Jones, 5. Ferdinand, 12. Smalling

Goalkeeper: 34 Lindegaard

Substitutes: 14 Hernandez, 8 Anderson, 1 De Gea, 21 Rafael, 35 Wang Shen, 22 Scholes, 6 Evans

This kind of formation did not attract much attention. Both Manchester City fans and Manchester United fans felt that their head coach had brought the best players to the stadium.

But some people expressed dissatisfaction with this. The Korean live broadcast room:

"Sir Alex Ferguson made a huge mistake by not bringing Park Ji-sung to the Etihad Stadium."

"Park Ji-sung will be the winner of this game, but Sir Alex Ferguson's poor decision-making cost him this winner."

"Sixteen-year-old Chinese Wang Shen is unlikely to take on a big role. Maybe he performed well in the first two games, but the key battle will expose his shortcomings..."

The Korean commentator's explanation was unanimously recognized by Korean fans, but except for themselves...who cares?

From the beginning of the game, Manchester City pressed hard. After they stole the ball from Nani at 35 seconds, Manchester City began to press Manchester United.

This suppression lasted for a full nine minutes, and the football almost never left Manchester United's half.

Wang Shen sat on the bench, frowning and watching, thinking that the situation would not be the same as the previous two games, right?

However, before this idea could be implemented, Manchester United got a chance to counterattack:

Lindegaard's big-footed clearance was headed back into the Manchester United half by Manchester City right back Richards. Giggs moved sideways to gain the ball and kicked it out to Rooney.

Rooney dribbled past the defensive player in the midfield and scored Valencia on the right. Valencia did not stop the ball and adjusted his steps before passing directly.

This cross was the same as all his previous crosses, the ball was fast and sharp, and the arc was very small.

If it is a positional battle, Manchester City's tall central defender, who is strictly positioned, will definitely be able to clear the ball easily.

But this was a mobile battle, and Rooney, who had just separated the sides, rushed into the Manchester City penalty area like a small tank.

At this moment, a total of four players rushed towards the football:

Manchester City: Right back Richards, midfielder De Jong.

Manchester United: Left midfielder Nani, forward Rooney.

The four of them stood in a diamond shape, with Nani and Rooney in front and behind, and Richards and De Jong on the left and right.

The moment the football fell to the center of the diamond, the four people quickly gathered together. At this time, Rooney, who was facing the football, had a huge advantage.

Nani needs to retreat, De Jong needs to turn around, Richards needs to start, and Rooney just needs to accelerate.

Among the four, Rooney was the first to take off, and Nani was the last to take off.

The other two people hurriedly tried to save the situation, but were overwhelmed by Rooney.

"Bang!"

The football made a small arc and hit the goal far away.

Manchester City goalkeeper Pantilimon, who had just returned from the front post, was not well prepared and the football hit the bottom edge of the goal post and bounced into the net:

0:1

Manchester United takes the lead!

"Boom~~~"

The Manchester United fans at the scene roared, and Rooney ran a few steps excitedly, picked up the Manchester United emblem on his clothes and kissed it.

Wang Shen was stunned for a moment before reacting with the substitutes - he had not yet recovered from the fierce attack by Manchester City just now.

Turning his head to look at Sir Alex Ferguson, the old man was holding up his fisted hands in celebration.

It’s just that those fists that are turned outward look a bit girly no matter how you look at them.

After the celebration, it was time for Manchester City's performance again, and Manchester United began to be beaten again.

But in just the past two minutes, Manchester United once again got a chance to counterattack:

A long pass from Manchester City midfielder Milner was intercepted by Giggs who predicted it in advance.

Giggs, who successfully counterattacked, dribbled the ball forward and crossed the center circle before hitting striker Welbeck.
To be continued...