Chapter 276: Fierce Hand-to-Hand Combat
Seeing the black-haired boy from Chelsea score twice and equalize the score for the team, the old knight on the sidelines felt helpless. He turned his head and looked at Wayne Rooney, who was also praised by the media as a double star of England, and felt an indescribable regret in his heart.
Wayne Rooney's strength is undoubtedly very strong. Last season, he played 34 games for Everton and scored 9 goals, and in the European Cup he scored 3 goals in four games. You know, Rooney is just over 18 years old now. The development prospects of this young player are indeed worthy of his high price.
But compared to another rising star of last season, Rooney seems a little overshadowed. Wang Li has scored 20 goals in 10 and a half games this season. This efficiency is definitely the highest record in the history of the Premier League. You should know that Alan Shearer, who scored the most goals in a single season, only scored 33 goals in 38 games in a season in 1993.
Regarding the recruitment plan for this season, Manchester United's top management held an internal meeting last Christmas, and Rooney was the first person Ferguson valued. Many staff members of Manchester United's transfer department also believed that the black-haired boy from Wolverhampton was just a flash in the pan and that this goal efficiency could not be maintained for long.
But this season, Wang Li's performance in Chelsea has completely proved the wrongness of their view. It is too late for the old Sir to regret now. It is almost impossible to snatch players from the Russian oligarch who doesn't care about the pound at all.
'Use Manchester United's heritage and honor to attract him? Or play the emotional card? '
Ferguson looked at the black-haired boy surrounded by people on the field and shook his head secretly. He had been an Arsenal fan since he was a child. If Arsenal couldn't attract him, then how could Manchester United impress him? Besides, his family was in London, and his girlfriend was also a little princess of the English royal family. Chelsea or Arsenal, both located in London, were undoubtedly the best choices.
'Perhaps, he will never be with Manchester United again.'
Whenever he thought of this, the old jazz always felt a little lost. As a prestigious coach, it was really a bad feeling that he could not recruit such a football genius into the team.
Now is not the time to be distracted, the game is still going on. Looking at the helpless expressions on the faces of the Manchester United players on the field, Ferguson knows that it will be extremely difficult for Manchester United to overtake the score in this game. The defensive tactics have made the players lose confidence in winning.
After closing his eyes twice, the old Jazz gritted his teeth, stood up and walked to the sidelines.
On the bench, veteran Scholes kept watching Ferguson's face. He knew what the coach was going to do. After so many years at Manchester United, he already had a deep understanding of the old Scottish man. One look at his expression and comparing it with the current situation on the field, he knew what tactics he was going to implement.
Scholes was startled and suddenly thought of something. He waved his hand to stop Ferguson, but gave up helplessly.
He knew that Ferguson hated others' meddling in tactics. The Scotsman was not a nostalgic person. Beckham had been driven away, and Roy Keane's contract had not been renewed. Perhaps the old Scotsman only cared about Manchester United's interests. Paul Scholes was not sure that he would not be kicked out if he offended him.
………Sure enough, Scholes’ idea was correct. After the game resumed, the situation changed completely.
The Manchester United players' movements on the field became more and more vigorous. They began to block Chelsea's attack desperately. At this time, their physical advantage had already been exerted to the extreme.
However, Manchester United was very smart. They used their bodies to collide in the sensitive position at the front of the penalty area, and frequently tackled and pulled players a little further away from the penalty area. This made Chelsea players fall on the field from time to time. This chaotic scene caused Chelsea's offense to be interrupted all the time, and it was impossible to coordinate smoothly, and the offensive efficiency dropped sharply.
Among them, Wang Li was obviously the main target of these players. They were jealous and resentful of this black-haired boy who scored two goals in a row. Under the "tactical guidance" of the head coach, they could "openly" tackle and pull people. Why not! ?
That’s right, the solution the old Jazz came up with was the foul tactic.
Ferguson knew that it was impossible for Manchester United to win this game using conventional means, and even maintaining a draw would be extremely difficult, so he decided to use this tactic to drag down Chelsea and prevent them from scoring goals.
A draw at Stamford Bridge is an acceptable result for Manchester United.
But obviously, Chelsea players are definitely not the softies that Wenger played for!!
Frank Lampard, Claude Makelele and John Terry, the three iron men of Chelsea will never suffer any loss on the court, especially Makelele. This French "blue-collar worker" is almost on the verge of "professional fouling". After being beaten by Manchester United, he has been looking for opportunities to avenge his teammates in the midline position!
When the Chelsea players were enraged, the game immediately fell into a tense situation. This was a truly exciting scene. At this moment, the whistle in the mouth of the referee Weber kept ticking, like the plaintive sound of a beautiful young widow in sex, which made people feel intoxicated - if this was not a football field, Weber even wanted to transfer a team from the police station to come to support!
In this atmosphere, the anger of the fans in the audience was completely aroused, especially at the junction of Manchester United fans and Chelsea fans in the West Stand, where it was almost turning into a rap war.
The Blues fans cursed Manchester United for being despicable and shameless, and hoped that the old Scottish man would die soon and be reborn; the Red Devils fans cursed Chelsea for being pure nouveau riche, and that there was something wrong with Mourinho's surname orientation and that he liked to leave the backstory to others... and so on. The foreign media were stunned when they heard it, and they finally understood why there were so many football hooligans in England, a country that promotes the spirit of gentleman.
In the 77th minute, Damien Duff dribbled the ball on the right, and Manchester United's No. 22 defender John O'Shea made a direct tackle and received a yellow card.
In the 79th minute, Djemba Djem committed a foul near the center circle. Arkin Robben, who was pulled down, was so angry that he pushed Djemba to the ground. Defender No. 27 Sylvester stepped forward to avenge his teammate and directly attacked Robben, causing a dispute between the players of the two teams. Weber stepped forward and showed two red cards to stop the farce.
In the 83rd minute, Claude Makelele knocked down C. Ronaldo with a kick in the middle. This time, the fake fall turned into a real fall. He lay on the ground screaming for a long time. Finally, he was carried to the stretcher by the team doctor under the table. Makelele also got the yellow card as he wished.
Just one minute later, Van Nistelrooy knocked down Wayne Bridge while dribbling the ball, and then kicked him secretly, causing the latter to lie on the grass for a long time and unable to get up.
The referee Weber did not see Van Nistelrooy's little move, so he only called a foul.
Seeing Bridget lying on the ground in pain, Wang Li was shocked and hurried back to check his leg injury. He saw that the sock on Bridget's right leg had been scratched by the shoe studs, and blood was flowing out of it. There were even a few shoe stud marks left near the knee.
Seeing this situation, Wang Li immediately got angry! !
He stood up, walked directly to Van Nistelrooy and shouted, "TMD, you want to kill someone!?" As he said that, he pushed Van Nistelrooy's shoulder hard, and the Dutch man fell directly to the grass and slid more than three meters!
Van Nistelrooy pressed his hands on the grass for a long time, but couldn't get up! !
"What are you doing?" Roy Keane next to him was stunned and immediately stopped Wang Li.
At this time, Gary Neville also stepped forward to stop Wang Li and persuaded him not to be impulsive. The two had a good relationship in the national team, and Neville did not want anything really to happen.
The referee Weber was shocked, ran over and showed Wang Li a yellow card, called all the players on the field of both teams, and yelled: "If you do this again, I have the right to stop the game!!"
The game on the field can't go on at all. In less than 7 minutes, Weber has shown 4 yellow cards and 2 red cards. This can't be called a game at all, it's simply a disaster! !
Disaster for football players!!
On the sidelines, Mourinho and Ferguson could not sit still. They stood on either side of the center line and kept scolding the opposing players for their rudeness. Ferguson had never expected this situation to happen. Every time he used this tactic against Arsenal, it always worked. But now, the situation was counterproductive. Now Chelsea players were by no means comparable to the young players of Arsenal. He would rather lose this game than have any more players get injured. That would be Manchester United's loss!
"I promise I won't commit fouls!" Wang Li said frankly after the referee gave him a lecture.
However, he was now filled with rage. In Chelsea, Bridge had the best relationship with him, and now, the insidious Dutch center forward who had once injured Ashley Cole had injured him again. In the end, he was given a yellow card warning. How could Wang Li balance his mind! ?
………After the game resumed, due to the warning from the referee Weber, the players of both teams restrained their actions. In the eyes of most people, the excitement of the game was over, and the remaining minutes became garbage time, and the two teams ended up in a draw.
However, Wang Li didn't think so. If Chelsea drew the game, then Mr. Abramovich's bonus would be gone. Moreover, his friends Bridget and Ashley Cole were both injured by the opponent's Dutch center forward. He couldn't "avenge" his brothers, and the game was tied. How could he calm down his anger?
(To be continued)