Chapter 258 is just luck(1/2)
Manchester Derby.
Half the break is over and the second half is about to begin.
The reporters in the media table were talking about the past games. Manchester United scored two goals, but Manchester City's situation was suppressed and still failed to score a goal. So the media that supported Manchester United or hostile to Manchester City had something to say. They were talking complacently, praising Manchester United's performance and criticizing Manchester City, as if Manchester United had won a big victory and even surpassed Manchester City in the league and returned to the top.
"This is a away game! Only 45 minutes later, Manchester United scored two goals. I saw that Manchester United can still score in the second half!"
"Manchester City doesn't know how to play, they're doing so badly!"
"Maybe they won too much and don't know what it feels like to lose! But immediately, they will be able to experience it! Losing the Manchester derby, haha, this is the beginning of their crisis!"
"Marcelona has no chance! They are all young players in their team. It's okay for these people to play in the wind, but now they are passive and don't know how to play! Unlike Manchester United, Manchester United is a team with a wealthy background. Even if they lose, they will be full of fighting spirit until the end. The spirit of the wealthy is not something Manchester City can understand!"
"In this game, I have a premonition that Manchester United will win a big victory! 3:0! 4:0!"
"That Chinese still wants to win the Manchester derby again? It's funny. He won before, just because Manchester United is not stable enough. From now on, they will keep losing!"
"I think this season, the Premier League champion will definitely be Manchester United's!"
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Listening to these conversations, the Manchester City media's face was not very good. They felt indignant, but when they thought about the first half of the game, they didn't know how to refute it.
They even felt that Wan Sheng might give up the game.
Judging from Manchester City's league situation, even if they lose this game, they will have a 6-point advantage over Manchester United. Manchester City can lose, but the key is not here, maybe just like what others said. The Chinese man doesn't understand the significance of the Manchester derby at all, and he may give up the game in order to win the championship more easily.
This is something that Manchester City media can't accept!
They will never allow the team to give up the Manchester derby!
If that Chinese really gives up the game, even if they risk offending Manchester City, they will criticize Wan Sheng as a coward!
"Even if you lose, you will have to fight to the end!" Some media reporters prayed.
Until now, the Manchester City media has no hope of winning the team, but only hope that the team can do their best and compete with Manchester United in the same game, so that even if they lose, the Manchester City people can proudly stand up.
The reporters at the scene were no longer optimistic that Manchester City could recover the score.
For the Manchester derby, the gap between the two goals is really too big. Not only the media reporters on the spot, but even the TV commentator determined the victory or defeat early. British BBC radio guest Bi Brooks commented, "Marteau United scored two goals in the first half, but Manchester City didn't score a goal. It was almost impossible for them to recover the score. No one expected that the game would determine the victory or defeat early, and Manchester United won the away game. But the second half would definitely be very fierce. Manchester City is unlikely to give up the derby, and neither the club nor the fans would agree..."
Sky Sports commentator George Woodgate still has a glimmer of hope for Manchester City. He commented, "According to the points of the two teams, even if Manchester City loses the game, they still have 6 points advantages, 6 points, and two games. Even if Manchester City loses, it will be difficult for Manchester United to recover with only seven rounds left. Of course, the premise is that Manchester City must remain in shape."
"We are not sure about Morris' injury, and it will definitely have a great impact on Manchester City's subsequent games."
"In this game alone, Manchester City has no chance. No one dares to say that. We still have to see what adjustments Manchester City will make in the second half."
What adjustments will Manchester City make?
Not only George Woodgate cares, but also all media, football commentators and fans on and off the court are very concerned. This will directly affect the situation in the second half. If Manchester City can make good adjustments, then they will have a chance. On the contrary, for example, if they replace young players, or some substitutes, it means that they have completely given up on the game.
Ferguson was also very concerned.
In fact, during the halftime break, he talked to Manchester United players about the adjustments that Manchester City might make. He thought of the "result-free and crazy offensive" style that Manchester City adopted when they played against each other before Christmas. If Manchester City used that style of play, they would definitely have an advantage in the situation. Manchester United had two goals in hand, and it was unreasonable to fight with Manchester City to the death, so Ferguson gave a key advice on the players' defense.
If Manchester City makes a big step forward, they will use a more stable defense and quick counterattack to deal with it.
But when the second half of the game began, everyone was surprised after seeing Manchester City's adjustments - David Beckham appeared.
Beckham?
Beckham has been in good shape recently, but almost no one thinks that his appearance can help Manchester City have the opportunity to win back two goals. After all, Beckham is old. It is normal to rely on his personal skills and experience to occasionally perform outstandingly on the court, but it is difficult for him to provide much support to Manchester City in other aspects except for set pieces.
Manchester United will not give Manchester City a good chance, letting Beckham play.
so--
"Beckham can't solve the problem even if he appears. The game has been decided, and it's useless to put the bet on David in a ten thousand wins!" Many media said with certainty.
Seeing Beckham appear, Manchester United fans feel complicated.
In the hearts of Manchester United fans, Beckham was once the star they were proud of, a player with Manchester United imprint. At the end of last year, when they learned that Beckham was likely to return to the Premier League, they all hoped that Beckham would return to Manchester United. Unfortunately, Manchester United club had no statements, and head coach Ferguson did not express his opinion on this. His almost openly refused face disappointed Manchester United fans.
Now Beckham has returned to Manchester, but has entered the same city rival Manchester City.
'traitor'!
This word has appeared in the hearts of many Manchester United fans, but they cannot directly brand Beckham as a "traitor" because Beckham transferred from Real Madrid to Manchester City, and the premise is that Manchester United fans rejected him, so Manchester United fans have a complicated feeling about Beckham.
When Beckham appeared, many Manchester United fans were confused when they looked at the figure.
What should I do now?
Should we applaud and welcome the former Manchester United star, or use "boo" to let him know the fate of the "traitor"? No, it's now a Manchester derby. They won't welcome Manchester City players, and they don't want to "boo" the team's number one hero who brought them the honor of the 1999 trio championship.
So they just watched quietly.
Everyone is the same.
Ferguson sat on the coach's seat with a cold look.
His relationship with Beckham is still very complicated. They used to be the relationship between "father and son", but now they are like enemies.
In the first half of the year, many people in England were talking about the possibility of Beckham's return to Manchester United, and he needed to make a decision.
He silently refused.
The reason is very simple. He believes that Manchester United does not need Beckham now. In addition, Manchester United cannot tolerate such off-court business activities that are more important than team games!
They had a conflict because of this, and he didn't want to do it again.
Now watching Beckham appear, Ferguson's mouth sneered.
So what if Beckham plays for Manchester City? He is indeed a world superstar, but he is out of date... an outdated star is even worse than an ordinary player! Even though Beckham performed well in the league during this period and helped Manchester City score four goals, what if he is? He is already 31 years old. What else can he do in the Manchester derby!
If it were Beckham five years ago, Ferguson believed that he had the ability to change the game.
But now, he can't do it anymore!
It seems like many people think that Beckham played for more than three minutes and did not perform surprisingly. He only took the ball twice, and he cooperated with his teammates' passes and receiving, and he did not stand out very well.
This may be because Manchester City has never had any good opportunities.
But this time Beckham got the ball, he dribbled the ball across the center line, ran a few more steps later. He glanced at the penalty area, and then took a long pass.
The football drew an arc in the air and headed straight to the left of the penalty area.
If you only watch the pass, it is perfect. However, David Silva, who followed behind the football, was still more than five meters away from the ball, and he could only watch the ball go out of the sideline.
"Beckham's pass mistake."
"This is his first long pass since he came on the court, but unfortunately he wasted a chance to attack from Manchester City!"
"Maybe, if Silva can run faster, he will chase him..."
Of course. No one cares about the last sentence, because the pass did fail, and David Silva was indeed a bit far away from the ball at that time.
Seeing the football out of the sideline, Beckham shook his head and walked back.
The camera lens pointed at him.
In the picture, Beckham's face seemed helpless, "He is disappointed in his condition! Now it's hard for him to be like a few years ago anyway."
Ferguson smiled. As he thought, Beckham did not perform well. He had six minutes, three touches, two small passes with his teammates, and one long pass mistake.
This performance...hehe.
Ferguson shook his head silently.
However, Wan Sheng's view on the stands on the other side was different. He was very sure that Beckham was in a very outstanding state now because he had used "training specialist and talented skills", which could not be invalid. Perhaps Beckham was looking for a feeling of "aiming", or that was really a good shot, but David Silva didn't keep up?
Very likely!
No one noticed what David Silva was doing just now.
On the court, David Silva was also upset. He ran forward just now and saw that his position was too far ahead, even surpassing Darren Bent, so he instinctively stopped for a while, and the speed of starting up was a little slow, and he could not catch up with the ball at all.
He pointed at Beckham, signaling that it was a good ball, and then ran back silently to prepare for defense.
Now he has a little idea of how to cooperate with Beckham.
Next time, there will be a chance!
Soon another wave of attack from Manchester City came. Beckham kicked the ball again on the wing. His position had just crossed the center line. Manchester United players were not in a hurry to go forward to defend. Few people would feel that it would pose a threat to the goal at such a distance. As a result, Beckham kicked the ball out easily.
Together with just now, the football flew away from a distance and drew an arc and headed straight to the left of the penalty area.
But Manchester United is so nervous!
"David's pass... let's see... Dangerous! Dangerous! Silva! Silva is in that position!"
With the TV commentator nervous, Manchester Stadium was already boiling. In Manchester United's penalty area, David Silva broke through Ferdinand and rushed in, stretched out her legs to catch the ball.
He stopped!
Ferdinand cannot have an impact on Silva behind him, and anyone knows this is a good opportunity for Manchester City.
Goalkeeper Van der Sar rushed out of the goal!
David Silva shot directly in front of Van der Sar. The football passed by Van der Sar's finger, but it was very likely that it rubbed the post and came out of the bottom line.
Manchester United fans were exhaled with lingering fears at the scene.
"What a pity, it's just a little bit!" Sky TV commentator George Woodgate said with regret that the ball was really a little bit short, and it would be enough to score a goal if it was tilted inward.
To be continued...