"What do you mean?" Ronaldo, not one to mince words, frowned and stared directly at Rooney.
Rooney spread his hands, his expression somewhat sarcastic: "Literally... if I were to take the penalty, we should be celebrating the goal right now."
I was already annoyed about missing the penalty kick.
At this point, his teammates even stood up and mocked him.
Rooney's expression and words infuriated Ronaldo, who walked towards Rooney with a hostile look: "Why should you take the penalty I won?! With your England ID card?!"
Before Ronaldo took the penalty, most of Manchester United's players lined up outside Leeds United's penalty area, waiting for a follow-up shot.
Although the penalty kick was missed, the player hasn't left yet.
So everyone could clearly hear Rooney and Ronaldo arguing at that moment.
Seeing that the two were getting increasingly agitated, and that Ronaldo was even walking towards where Rooney was standing, Scholes sensed something was wrong and immediately stepped in between them.
"What are you doing, Cristiano?" Scholes grabbed the furious Ronaldo and stopped him. "This is a game, kid!"
"I'm going to teach him a lesson." Although Ronaldo didn't make any extra hand movements, his words were full of aggression.
Scholes tightened his grip, forcibly holding Ronaldo in place: "Are you crazy?! This is a game! Do you want the whole world to laugh at us?!"
Scholes' words calmed Ronaldo down a bit, and he paused, stopping in his tracks.
Feeling the pressure from the hand pressing against Ronaldo's chest less intense than before, Scholes looked up at Ronaldo and said, "Calm down, Cristiano. The Jazz are watching right here. Don't let him down!"
Although it is unknown what happened, coincidentally, the scene of Scholes stepping up to stop Ronaldo was captured by the live broadcast director, who then gave it a close-up shot.
"Hmm? What's going on?" Lineker keenly sensed something was wrong. "Is there some conflict at Manchester United?"
"No, I don't think so." Jon also noticed this scene and shook his head. "They're probably trying to comfort Cristiano. After all, he missed the penalty, and at this time, a veteran like Scholes is needed to step up and stabilize the team's morale."
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Apart from a few Manchester United players present, no one knew that this had just happened in front of the Leeds United penalty area.
certainly.
Aside from Li Shiguang and Simone, whose gazes remained fixed on this spot.
After the two celebrated Neuer's brilliant save with a high-five, they prepared to proceed as planned. Li Shiguang intended to take advantage of the dead ball to call Sun Jihai to the sidelines to give him instructions on strengthening the defense.
But as soon as he turned his head...
"The King of Gossip" Simeone keenly noticed that there was some verbal sparring between Ronaldo and Rooney.
Simeone nudged Li Shiguang with a smile: "Boss, something's happened at Manchester United!"
"What happened?" Li Shiguang asked, somewhat bewildered.
"Ronaldo and Rooney had a fight!" Simeone exclaimed excitedly, pointing discreetly to the area outside the Leeds United penalty area.
Li Shiguang followed Simone's gesture and looked in that direction.
Just then, Scholes stepped forward to stop Ronaldo.
"Are you sure?" Li Shiguang's face lit up with joy.
Simeone nodded solemnly: "I'm sure, I just saw it. Rooney seemed to say something to Ronaldo, and then Ronaldo turned around angrily and walked towards him."
Li Shiguang trusts Simone in this regard.
He peeked over the Manchester United bench and saw Ferguson talking to Queiroz, oblivious to what was happening on the field.
Li Shiguang's mind raced, and he abandoned the idea of calling Sun Jihai over, instead calling Alonso over instead.
soon.
Alonso, having been summoned, ran to the sidelines.
First, hand a bottle of water to your favorite general.
Then Li Shiguang walked over to Alonso and said in a low voice, "Xavi, in the time to come, when defending, try to stay on the right flank. Don't worry about the left side for now."
During halftime, Li Shiguang specifically instructed Alonso to pay attention to balance when defending and not to favor Ronaldo's side, which ultimately allowed Rooney to find an opportunity.
But the second half has only been going on for less than fifteen minutes, why did they change their strategy?
With this in mind.
Spitting out the water in his mouth, Alonso looked at Li Shiguang curiously: "Boss, what's going on? What if I'm too far to the left? What if they use the width of the field to play long passes and stretch us out?"
"Don't worry, they won't..." Li Shiguang smiled mysteriously, "Besides, you're just playing a supporting role. With Philip in charge, there won't be any problems!"
Alonso didn't understand what "...they won't..." meant.
But since Li Shiguang has said so, I'll just do it.
So he nodded, threw the water bottle on the ground, and ran back to the football field.
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It's obvious.
Missing the penalty definitely affected the mood of the Manchester United players.
After the game restarted, Evra's throw-in posed no threat to Leeds United. Instead, Leeds United, having gained possession and with their morale boosted, launched a fierce attack, putting Manchester United under considerable pressure.
After Adriano had two consecutive chances, both of which ultimately threatened Manchester United's goal, Ferguson couldn't sit still and began making substitutions.
Sixty-seventh minute.
Veteran Scholes, who was already showing signs of fatigue, was substituted and Hargreaves came on.
One minute later.
Park Ji-sung, who wasted a golden opportunity today, was substituted off, and another veteran, Giggs, was brought on by Sir Alex Ferguson in a time of crisis.
Seeing that Ferguson was starting to make a move.
Li Shiguang reacted immediately.
He walked to the sidelines and signaled to the players to retreat and stop maintaining such an intense offensive, lest the opponent seize the opportunity to launch a counterattack.
As Leeds United began to retreat, the two sides returned to their previous back-and-forth dynamic.
I don't know if it's just my imagination.
Once you get into this back-and-forth attacking phase, the match time seems to fly by.
In the blink of an eye.
The match had reached the 87th minute.
The fourth official held up an LED sign on the sidelines: Seven minutes of added time!
The increased number of fouls committed by both sides in the second half led to this exceptionally long stoppage time.
But for the Leeds United players and the fans in the stands, none of that matters.
Because they knew that as long as they held on for another ten minutes, the score would remain unchanged.
So the Premier League title trophy will remain at Elland Road for the second consecutive year!
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