Chapter 817 European Super Cup (2)
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After Bresciano dribbled the ball through the midfield line and continued to push forward for nearly twenty meters, Manchester United's starting left-back Erwin rushed to defend. The Irish international, who is nearly 34 years old, has grown old and increasingly heavy body that makes it impossible for him to be as fast and sharp as he was at his peak, but he can still rely on his rich experience to defend against the players he faces.
Faced with this old left-back, Bresciano, who had seen the world in Fiorentina, had no thoughts of carelessness, because there are many veterans like Erwin in Serie A. These people usually don’t look like they are, but standing on the court is a relief for their teammates and head coaches. Inter Milan’s Bergomi is one of the best examples.
Therefore, in order to make this counterattack smoothly, Bresciano did not risk his choice to force himself to break through Erwin's defense, but decisively passed the ball back to Okocha in the middle.
Seeing that the Nigerian did not stop moving forward, Roy Keane, as the last iron gate in front of Manchester United's defense line, naturally could not allow Okocha to dribble the ball in this area so easily. The Manchester United captain rushed towards Okocha at the first time, preparing to let the opponent taste his iron-blooded defense that made countless offensive players terrified!
However, to Keane's surprise, Okocha did not fight head-on with him as he imagined. Instead, after making a false move of breakthrough, he quickly passed the ball to his left front, where his midfielder Barack had already set up the turret and was waiting for him to transport the shells!
Let me explain here that due to Zhuang Mingge's intervention, Stam did not join Manchester United as in history, so Ferguson spent 7 million pounds to introduce German international Vaughans from Leverkusen to replace Gary Parist, who left the team.
Although Vaughans's strength is also very good, the German defender is obviously not as good as Stam in terms of grasping the opportunity, resulting in the fact that when Barack received a pass from Okocha, there was no Manchester United player next to him to interfere!
Faced with such a good opportunity, Barack certainly could not let it go easily. The German midfielder immediately pulled his feet and shot angrily. The ball roared past the Australian goalkeeper Mark Bosnic's fingers and pierced through Manchester United's goal!
One to zero! Vicenza was surprisingly the first goal in the final of this European Super Cup!
"What, Joseph, are you attracted to the midfielder wearing Vicenza No. 13 jersey?" Zhuang Mingge asked quippedly at Heinx, who was staring at Barack who had just received a goal.
"Yes, Antonio, this player named Barack looks really good." Looking at the German midfielder who was roaring and celebrating the goal on the sidelines, Heinx said, rubbing his chin, obviously he fell in love with his German fellow. "He ran actively, had a great range of activities on the field, had an excellent sense of attacking and an excellent long shot. He also had the style of Effenberg when he first debuted. Although he still had many flaws in his organization and scheduling, he was indeed the well-deserved leader of Vicenza now."
"That's right, but we already have Stefan and Fernando, and the younger generation and Andrei are in charge. Barack may not be willing to waste his time in Florence." As he said that, Zhuang Mingge also amplified his voice so that Francesca, who was sitting not far away, could hear it. "In time, Barack will become a great man, but unfortunately we have no extra place to spare for him now, which is a pity."
However, Francesca did not notice the profound meaning of Zhuang Mingge's words. At this time, she was focusing on Bresciano and Okocha who were calmly passing the ball under the siege of Manchester United players such as Giggs and Elvin. It was obvious that she was using the wrong ideas of these two people.
No wonder Parma made a lot of money by selling people later, but he was never very smart in signings. He even did stupid things to spend a huge sum of 12 million yuan to acquire the unfamous Girardino... It turns out that the problem lies with the management, and it deserves you later! Seeing Francesca being indifferent to his tips, Zhuang Mingge whispered viciously in his heart.
Not to mention Zhuang Mingge, who is plaguing Parma and Francesca's heads in his heart, let's turn the topic back to the game.
Although both games were both behind with one goal, they brought two completely different feelings to Manchester United players.
When they were fighting with Bayern Munich, under the indoctrination and preparation of Ferguson, even if they were behind in the score, they could still remain calm and finally seize the opponent's carelessness and mistakes and successfully turn the tables!
But the situation is completely different now. Facing Vicenza, whose fame and strength are more than just above them, they are the treble champions, and they will be led by such opponents. Such a result will somewhat make Manchester United players feel a little unacceptable and make them feel more impatient.
It's no wonder that the achievements of the triple-winning champion have made many people in the Manchester United team stop moving forward, and at the same time they have ignored many problems in the team. If it weren't for Sheringham and Solskjaer's performance in stoppage time, and Mattus's self-destruction of the Great Wall in the final stage of the game, Manchester United would not have had the chance to win the Big Ear Cup!
The players were proud and complacent after winning the triple-winning champion. Keane, Beckham and others began to feel dissatisfied with their low salaries. Manchester United's locker room is no longer a solid piece, and the meritorious goalkeeper Schmeichel transferred and left this summer... Therefore, Manchester United's combat effectiveness has actually declined to a certain extent, but Ferguson did not expect that his disciples could not even handle teams of Vicenza's level!
This is the team that ranked sixth in Serie A last season. If Manchester United can't even win it easily, where can Manchester United and English football be put?
Although Ferguson hopes that the players can regain the spirit of last season and stage a reversal in the game to cut their opponents under the horse, it is obvious that the turnaround is not the inherent skill of Manchester United and Ferguson, and the goddess of luck will not favor the same team again and again.
On the contrary, Vicenza captured the impatient mood of Manchester United players to equalize the score. In the following time, several quick counterattacks were launched. Dinatale and Diego Milito, who came on the bench, scored goals in the counterattack, further expanding their lead!
Chapter completed!