Chapter 590: Epic One-Stop Service
In the chairman's stand of the Luzhniki Stadium, the three giants of Bayern and the core management were all present.
This is also a consistent feature of Bayern's important games. All core management are Bayern's die-hard fans.
On that rainy night in Moscow, they watched Manchester United score the first goal, watched Bayern equalize the score and overtake, and then watched Manchester United successfully tie the game. The whole process was full of ups and downs and thrilling.
As the game came to an end, the situation remained stalemate, which made Bayern's management worried.
"This season is a bit like 1999!" Rummenigge frowned.
Anyone who experienced that night at Barcelona's Camp Nou in 1999 knows what Rummenigge is talking about.
That was the most classic miracle reversal in Manchester United's history and also a legendary final in the history of the Champions League.
But Rummenigge was not just talking about the well-known Champions League final, he was talking about the season.
"Ferguson is really amazing. He is the soul of Manchester United. He has coached two generations of such outstanding Manchester United players. It is impossible not to admire him." Beckenbauer praised sincerely.
Even as an opponent, Ferguson is the most respectable.
"This season's Manchester United may not be as legendary and thrilling as in 1999, but the overall strength and team style are really similar. So we seem to have the advantage now, but it is actually very dangerous." Hoeness was also very nervous.
Too much concern will lead to confusion. Bayern really needs a Champions League!
Having invested huge sums of money and brought in superstars, Bayern now really needs a Champions League title to stimulate itself and even the entire Bundesliga football market.
But opponents like Manchester United are very tough, and the closer they get to the whistle, the more terrifying they become.
Just like the 1999 Champions League final.
"Heynckes must know about this. We still need to keep calm at this time," said Beckenbauer.
As he was speaking, Manchester United indeed launched a sharp and quick counterattack. Ronnie and Tevez quickly launched a counterattack, forming a two-on-two situation in the frontcourt, which made everyone on the scene, including Beckenbauer, suddenly become nervous.
Many people even exclaimed in excitement.
Fortunately, both Lucio and Pepe handled the situation very well. They were both very strong in one-on-one situations and gave the opponent no chance. They only gave Manchester United a throw-in, which greatly relieved Beckenbauer and others.
"Manchester United's style is really terrible!" Beckenbauer shook his head.
Who says it’s not true? “It’s mainly Ferguson!” Rummenigge praised.
Although nine years have passed since the 1999 season, everything that happened is still vivid in my mind.
Many fans only remember that Manchester United defeated Bayern Munich 2-0 in the final moments at Camp Nou, but in fact, their legend is not just about that Champions League final, but also about the entire season.
In the Premier League, Ferguson's Manchester United did not perform well after 19 rounds of the first half, ranking only third. Wenger's Arsenal was even worse, ranking fifth. Chelsea and Aston Villa tied for the top of the standings.
But in the second half, the two teams fought back and finally led the standings. The two teams were tied and took turns to be the banker.
After the 36th round, Arsenal topped the list with a two-point advantage, but in the 37th round, Arsenal was sniped by Leeds United away from home. Hasselbaink scored a goal at the last minute of the game, helping Manchester United to reverse and top the list.
But the most legendary was the last round. Both teams played at home. Arsenal beat Aston Villa 1-0, while Manchester United fell behind by one goal at home. The scorer was Les Ferdinand, the uncle of current Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand.
However, Manchester United reversed Tottenham Hotspur 2-1 with two goals from Beckham and Andy Cole.
Thanks to this reversal, Manchester United finally won the Premier League championship.
Is that all?
No, in the most crucial semi-final of the FA Cup, Manchester United met Arsenal. When the two sides were tied at 1-1, Keane received a second yellow card in the 74th minute and was sent off with a red card. Arsenal took the opportunity to launch a crazy attack on Manchester United.
But in extra time, Giggs' goal helped Manchester United beat Arsenal 2-1 and successfully entered the final, where they defeated Newcastle 2-0 and finally won the FA Cup championship.
The FA Cup semi-final was also a classic and equally crucial.
Even in the Champions League, which fans talk about so much, few people know that Manchester United had already started the reversal mode as early as the semi-finals.
After a 1-1 draw at home against Juventus, the strongest team in Europe at the time, Manchester United conceded two goals shortly after the start of the second leg away from home. Inzaghi scored twice, and the first goal came from Zidane's assist.
Ferguson also praised Inzaghi as a man who lives on the offside line.
Trailing 0-2, Manchester United went into a frenzy mode, first scoring two goals to tie the score, and then in the 83rd minute of the game, Andy Cole scored the final winning goal to reverse Juventus 3-2.
It can be said that throughout the 1999 season, Manchester United fought back all the way until the final of the Champions League. At Camp Nou, after falling behind for 90 minutes, they scored two goals in the injury time of the game, reversed Bayern and ushered in a big explosion, which made the Red Devils famous! Manchester United that season was epic! …
After many years, Manchester United's process this season is different from that in 1999, but the team's spirit is very similar.
This makes everyone believe that as long as Ferguson is still there, Manchester United's Red Devils spirit will not be lost! This is also the reason why Bayern's management is so nervous.
The more critical the moment, the more the Red Devils Manchester United's spirit will burst out with amazing fighting power.
In this case, can Bayern hold on? Especially when they saw Manchester United kick a sharp counterattack and earn a throw-in, they were even more worried.
At this time, Bayern was really at a critical moment of life and death. Someone needed to step forward, turn the tide, completely shatter Manchester United's will to counterattack, and lead Bayern to victory.
Otherwise, if the score really went into overtime at 2-2, Bayern would be in danger.
Bayern players also knew this, so when the ball was out of bounds, even Su Dong actively returned to defend outside the penalty area.
The fourth official on the sidelines had raised the sign for four minutes of extra time. At this point in the game, players from both sides were already quite tired, but no one wanted to let down at this critical moment.
Manchester United quickly threw the ball out of bounds and looked for Vidic in the penalty area.
Vidic pressed Pepe and tried to stop the ball with his back, but the pressure from Pepe behind him was too great, forcing Vidic to be unable to stop the ball. He could only pass the ball outside the penalty area, but no teammates responded and the ball was snatched by Su Dong.
Beckenbauer and the others' first thought was to quickly kick forward to clear the danger zone !
But what no one expected was that after Su Dong stopped the ball at the front of the penalty area, he looked ahead and actually rushed forward with the ball.
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When Su Dong stopped the ball, he saw Ribery moving to the left, pulling Brown away for himself, and there was an open space in front of him.
He didn't think about it anymore and just rushed forward with the ball, but he didn't use his full speed.
He is very aware of his physical strength and he must conserve his strength.
Hargreaves ran over near the center circle to intercept Su Dong, but before the English midfielder could get close, Su Dong, who was holding back his strength, suddenly accelerated, using his speed to break through the encirclement of Hargreaves and Giggs.
Just as he was about to approach the center line, Brown gave up Ribery and ran over to intercept Su Dong.
But Su Dong suddenly pushed the ball forward with great force, and then he suddenly accelerated, passing the ball, directly passed Brown, rushed across the center line, and dribbled the ball straight to Vidic.
At this moment, the only two central defenders standing in Su Dong's way were Ferdinand and Vidic.
Su Dong dribbled the ball straight towards Vidic, and Ferdinand immediately came over and followed Su Dong.
Vidic kept retreating, but Su Dong's speed increased and he got closer and closer, forcing him to have no way to retreat.
The Serbian center back was very clear that he was turning too slowly and could not let Su Dong pass.
He immediately chose to rush forward.
But Su Dong had been waiting for him to steal the ball. Before Vidic got close, Su Dong suddenly poked the ball behind Vidic and Ferdinand, then he suddenly accelerated again and passed directly between the two central defenders of Manchester United.
Everyone at the scene was shocked at this moment!
After Su Dong broke through the defense of Ferdinand and Vidic, he caught up with the ball outside the penalty area and headed straight for the penalty area. Ferdinand chased back all the way to the right side of Su Dong, but was always one step behind Su Dong.
At this moment, all the fans in the stadium knew what was going to happen next, and many of them couldn't help but rush out of their seats, especially Bayern fans.
The moment Su Dong rushed into the penalty area, Beckenbauer and other Bayern giants jumped directly from their seats, gathering all their strength and preparing to roar.
On the field, Van der Sar stood on the small penalty area line, constantly adjusting his position.
Ferdinand and Vidic were both blocked by Su Dong, and there was no way for them to stop.
Unless Su Dong makes a mistake in dribbling the ball.
This is not impossible, because at this point, Su Dong is already exhausted.
In fact, Su Dong has indeed reached his limit.
Especially the several accelerations and changes of direction just now had exhausted his remaining physical strength, and he was only barely holding on by sheer willpower.
After reaching the penalty area, he knew that he must not mess up his pace, otherwise he would be entangled by Ferdinand.
Van der Sar was in a good position, but Su Dong was very experienced in dealing with this situation.
He made a feint and extended his right foot, looking like he was going to shoot.
When his right foot stepped on the grass, Su Dong clearly felt the sensation transmitted by his muscles.
Cramp! But Van der Sar also fell to the ground.
The Dutch goalkeeper was fooled! Su Dong's left foot was also cramping, but he still gritted his teeth and at the last moment, relying on his own physical strength, he barely maintained his balance and kicked with all his strength.
The ball passed by Van der Sar as he fell to the ground and went straight into the bottom of the goal net behind him.
At the same time, Su Dong fell to the ground and let out a painful roar.
(End of this chapter)
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