Chapter 112 The Great James
Among Wansheng's coaching skills, there are only two skills that are actively activated.
One is the "speed progress" used for training. The activation effect can allow a single player to receive double attribute rewards for training and submit tasks. The other is the "solid barrier". The skill effect can increase the goalkeeper's reaction speed by 100%.
The reaction speed attribute is very useful for the goalkeeper's temporary response to save. In other words, this attribute is almost the most effective for temporary save. At the moment of the opponent, as long as the goalkeeper can react and keep up, he can save the ball.
For penalty kicks, most of the time the goalkeeper cannot react at the first time, so he can only watch the football fly into the goal. Or, sometimes the goal will choose one direction to save, instead of reacting and making a judgment before saving. It is just a penalty kick, and there is no chance to save at that time.
The referee awarded Manchester United a penalty kick. During this period of time, the goal can be won and lost in the finals, so Wan Sheng activated the skill effect of improving the goalkeeper's reaction speed without hesitation.
He has used this skill effect several times. The most impressive one is in the last game of his first full season in Derby County, which was the FA Cup final at Cardiff Millennium Stadium. Derby County's opponent is also Manchester United. The two teams have to decide the outcome with penalty kicks. When the skill effect is activated, Oaks played his bravery and saved three goals to help the team defeat Manchester United and win back the FA Cup championship trophy.
That was a beautiful memory. Coincidentally, Wan Sheng is now coaching Manchester City, and his opponent is also Manchester United.
However, activation of skills does not guarantee 100% that the goalkeeper can knock the ball down. After all, it only increases the reaction speed. Everything depends on the temporary performance of the player who shot and goalkeeper James.
But now there is no other choice.
Manchester United fans in the audience cheered for the team, and some of them shouted the name of C-Ronaldo. That was obviously a compliment for C-Ronaldo's approach.
If they were in other games, they would not have done so. After all, this penalty opportunity is likely to be obtained by "fake falls" and misjudgment of the referee. No fan of any team will hope that the team will rely on this method to win, which is definitely not as good as the victory obtained openly.
But this game is different. Because it's a Manchester derby!
The derby war can be used by any means. This is a cruel war. Just to achieve the final victory, you can do everything you can. No one will pursue what happens in the derby. Morality is not important at all. What is important is to help the team win.
Therefore, C-Ronaldo has become a hero in the eyes of Manchester United fans because of his fake fall!
If there is no Manchester derby, Manchester United will win by cheating penalty kicks, then they will be happy. Then those Manchester City fans will be angry to death! That's how they will be angry to death!
Manchester United fans are in a better mood when they think about this.
On the sidelines, Manchester United coach Ferguson performed seriously.
The referee awarded Manchester United a penalty kick, and he naturally felt very good, especially at this time. A goal can completely determine the outcome of the game.
However, the ball just now is probably "scamd" by his own players. As the head coach, he can only regard it as an accident. After the game, he cannot admit it was a fake fall. He will only tell the media, "Cristiano couldn't hold back and fell down. He didn't have time to think too much at that time. This is the case with football games, and accidents always happen." Now he needs to show seriousness.
But it was obvious that the old jazz was in a good mood.
Several cameras pointed at him, and the picture captured his smile. Although he quickly calmed down, with the scene at that moment and the current Manchester United penalty kick, each commentator could say something. "Ferguson looked in a good mood."
"This is Manchester United's penalty kick. If you score this goal, Manchester United can win!"
"They are about to complete revenge!"
"C-Ronaldo is likely to be a fake fall, but for Manchester United, victory is the most important thing, and what means is not important. This is the case with the football game, and the referee cannot change the penalty. It's nothing if Ferguson is happy about this, they are about to complete 'revenge'."
There was also a commentator who supported Manchester City and said angrily, "The Scots may also regard his Ronaldo as a hero of the whole team. They always rely on the referee to win!"
On the field, goalkeeper James was ready.
Although the goalkeeper's position has received little attention, in fact, James is also one of Manchester City's biggest stars. He was selected for the England team and became the No. 1 goalkeeper for a short time in 2003.
James is now 36 years old and is definitely a veteran. His first time in the Premier League was 14 years ago, when he represented Liverpool. Unfortunately, Liverpool lost 0-1 to Nottingham Forest in that game.
Later, with his outstanding performance in the game against Arsenal, James won the main position. At that time, he and McManaman, Redknapp, Robbie Fowler and others were called "spicy men".
This is a ridicule of their off-site life.
In the following years, James traveled to West Ham United and then joined Manchester City. At that time, he was 34 years old and had been selected for the England team.
In fact, James' national team trip was not going well, because of his personal ability defects.
The England goalkeeper's position is the most unstable, because several goalkeepers cannot guarantee a stable state and there will always be some minor mistakes.
James is like this. As early as when he played for Liverpool, he was a little afraid of picking up high balls. In Manchester City and England, he often had the experience of making rash attacks or missing balls. In short, you can't predict when he would be scary.
Erikson abandoned him with a more stable Robinson, most of the reason. For this reason, James also got a nickname: "Disaster Star James".
In a World Cup peripheral match against Austria in 2004, the opponent's shot with a very positive angle was put directly from the edge of his leg by James. Since that game, James has played less and less in England, and he has completely become the No. 2 goalkeeper.
Despite this, it is undeniable that James can still become Manchester City's No. 1 goalkeeper. Since his debut in 1992, he has 14 years of rich game experience, which is definitely not comparable to ordinary goalkeepers. Now he is in good condition and can continue for a few more years. It is not surprising that he even strives for the position of the main goalkeeper of England.
In the summer, Manchester City ushered in a major change. Wan Sheng replaced Keegan as the coaching staff, which had a significant impact on many players in the team, but James had the least impact, because no one could compete in his position, so his feeling was very weak.
But he didn't think so next, because his training completely changed.
He used to train himself. The team did not have a really professional goalkeeper coach. In fact, with 14 years of experience in the top league, James can be a very professional goalkeeper coach himself, so he naturally doesn't need anyone to guide him.
But now it’s different. The new head coach gave him a training plan, which clearly marked what to do every day.
In James's opinion, this is just a joke. It's funny on April Fools' Day, but when he saw his teammate Bischev's unlucky situation, he decided to complete the training seriously - although his No. 1 goalkeeper position was not stressed, the team introduced a very young Wang Xiaolei, who is a player from China like the new coach, and his personal relationship must be much closer than himself. If the new coach likes to use "his own people" and he doesn't complete the training seriously, he may have to start thinking about where to go after leaving Manchester City.
So James is still very serious in his personal training. He is one of the few players who have never been lazy. Then he found that he seemed to be in better shape in the game and has a certain degree of confidence in many saves.
Is this better condition or better ability?
James was a little confused, but looking at the way his teammates talked, he knew that others had the same feeling as he did. In other words, those "ridiculous" trainings were still useful. When he discovered this, James devoted more energy to training and his performance became better and better.
Until now, James has become the goalkeeper with the least goals conceded among the twenty Premier League teams!
This kind of performance was definitely something I never dared to imagine before, but as the team's performance got better and better, James also rose with the flow. He has indeed become one of the most glorious goalkeepers in the Premier League. Every time the team gathers, he can also publicly express his dissatisfaction with head coach Erikson - I am the goalkeeper with the least goals conceded in the Premier League, but you made a "Robinson Jr."!?
Of course, James has no time to think about so much now. This Manchester derby is very important and he has also faced the biggest challenge.
The penalty kick in front of him almost determines the outcome of the game. If he saves the penalty kick, he will become the hero of the team. If he can't save it, he can only accept the failure with his teammates.
James didn't want to consider the latter, he just wanted to save the ball.
Just when he was thinking this way, Manchester United was ready to make a free throw, and then he suddenly felt that his current condition was surprisingly good!
Too simple, his confidence in saving the penalty kick has increased a lot!
Manchester United is ready to start free throws.
The one who reached the free throw point was C-Ronaldo, and the young Portuguese star will take the penalty for Manchester United.
Van Nie is still a little dissatisfied with C-Ronaldo's free throw. He is the team's No. 1 striker and the player with the most goals. He also competes with Henry and Anelka for the scorer list. Each goal is very noble to him.
But with such a good opportunity, C-Ronaldo snatched it away, and the other party's reason was very simple - the opportunity was created by him.
"By fake fall?" Van Nie curled his lips.
He had a bad private relationship with C-Ronaldo, and there was an argument on the training ground. The two had no cooperation in the game, but now he had no choice. C-Ronaldo is no longer a rookie who just came to Manchester. He has grown into a pillar star of Manchester United. His role in the team is even better than veterans such as Scholes and Giggs, which is enough to shake his position. So when C-Ronaldo has a legitimate reason, he can only give him the opportunity.
c-Ronaldo stood at the free throw point and looked at goalkeeper James.
At this time, he was extremely confident and was even thinking about the cheers given to him by Manchester United fans after scoring the goal.
c-Ronaldo didn't take James seriously at all.
He has reason to think so. One is that he believes in his footwork. This penalty kick that faces the goalkeeper can almost be equated with the goal. The other is that James is nothing extraordinary except the nickname of "butter hand". Although he conceded the least goals in the Premier League now, it further reflects Manchester City's overall strength, not how powerful he is as a goalkeeper.
Always c-Ronaldo has great confidence in this ball.
The referee signaled that it was time to make a free throw.
All teammates and opponents, countless cameras and countless pairs of eyes were seen. C-Ronaldo took two steps back very calmly. He had no tension on his face, but was very calm. Then he trotted forward and kicked the ball in a daze.
A powerful shot towards the left!
There is angle and strength. After completing the shot, C-Ronaldo almost turned around and began to celebrate the goal without looking at the result, but the last scene in his mind was always in his mind. The opponent's goalkeeper James seemed to be rushing to the left!?
James stood on the goalkeeper and watched the football under C-Ronaldo's feet seriously.
He felt that his condition was very good, so he didn't think about "choose a direction and try to save". Instead, he waited to make a judgment and saved. His rich experience told him that with his current condition, the previous practice was the most likely to save the ball.
He did.
After judging the direction of C-Ronaldo's shooting, he rushed in that direction immediately, and then he saw the football rushing towards this side.
He judged the direction of C-Ronaldo's shooting in advance, not the direction of the football flying, so he did not aim at the position of the ball to swim. When he saw the ball in mid-air, his heart was put back in his stomach, because the football was aimed at his body rather than his arms, and even if he did nothing, he could completely block the ball with his body.
But he did, and he hugged the ball forward with both hands and directly held the ball in his arms. After that, he couldn't control himself and fell to the ground.
Punched!!!
"James! James saved the ball!"
"He threw the penalty kick in his arms!"
"Beautiful! James! He showed the style of a world-class goalkeeper! He saved a penalty from C-Ronaldo!"
"James, he is the hero of Manchester City! Great James! Great James!"
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The next moment, almost all the commentators praised James. While all Manchester City fans breathed a sigh of relief, they also cheered for James' save, while Manchester United was shocked. They did not expect James to save the ball.
The most embarrassing thing is c-Ronaldo. He was still yelling to celebrate the moment before, but soon he found that the cheers on the court were not for him. Looking around, he found that everyone else was looking at him like fools.
Then he was embarrassed to find that the football was thrown into his arms by James.
Fortunately, he was no longer the protagonist next time. After saving the ball, James did not enjoy any cheers. Instead, he stood up and looked at the frontcourt, shouting, "Note, Morris! Receive the ball!"
After shouting, he threw the ball up and drove to the frontcourt with a big foot!
Many talents have reacted that Manchester City is going to fight back! (To be continued.)
Chapter completed!