Chapter 80 Erickson Arrives (Please Collect)
The penalty shocked Dave Jones on the bench so much that he stood up excitedly!
Wang Li has never received a card since he started playing in the Premier League. He was a little bit unbelieving that he would make such a mistake in the penalty area this time.
"What's going on? The referee must have made a mistake, why was it a penalty! I need a satisfactory explanation! Is the FA's enforcement biased towards the giants?" He kept attacking the fourth official with spit.
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"I didn't do anything just now, you have to see clearly!"
"His fall had nothing to do with me. Maybe it was someone else who did it. The penalty area was so chaotic at the time, you didn't see it clearly!"
Wang Li quickly chased the referee while trying to explain.
It was the first time he received a yellow card, and for no reason, which made him very depressed and he kept talking about trying to prove his innocence.
At this time, Kennedy ran over, stretched out his hand to pull Wang Li away, and apologized to the referee. He didn't want Wang Li to have any conflict with the referee, otherwise he would be sent off directly, and the game would be really over!
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In the stands, Manchester United fans were jubilant because C. Ronaldo stood up again, which meant he was not injured, and they also got a penalty!
A penalty kick is almost equivalent to a goal!
The west stand of the stadium was filled with curses. If Ronaldo was really injured, they would not be so angry. No matter what, at least he was injured, but he stood up unscathed. How could the fans accept this? This penalty was simply given to Manchester United for free. Although there were few of them, they shouted very loudly, and the referee Boll was very depressed!
"Big White, how much did you get?"
"This is obviously a fake fall, are you blind?"
"Fuck off, damn referee!"
"Shh..."
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While the whole stadium was full of different opinions, Manchester United's commentator gave the answer: "Well, let's watch the slow-motion replay and take a closer look at how this annoying No. 99 hurt Cristiano!"
"Right here!... Allen leaned on Ronaldinho,... the ball flew over,... he jumped up, and Ronaldinho fell down??? Huh???" Gilvis seemed to realize that he had made a mistake, but he still couldn't believe it, "Wait, let's take a closer look, maybe I didn't see it clearly just now!... The ball flew over, right here, the number 99... had an arm swing backwards, the arm swing was small, but the force was probably very strong, Ronaldinho was hit and fell directly to the ground..."
The voice on the radio was getting smaller and smaller. Even Gilvis himself did not believe this lie. The slow-motion replay was clearly played on the big screen just now. Although Wang Li's left arm swung, it just brushed against Ronaldo's clothes. The loose sportswear is not a close-fitting outfit, so how could it possibly touch Ronaldo's body!
This is obviously a fake fall!
Everyone in the audience knew it!
Therefore, the 'boo' sounds coming from the west side of the court became even louder!
In this situation, the cheers from Manchester United fans were very weak, and the boos directly covered the cheers. This was really ironic for head coach Boll!
At this time, the camera was pointed at Dave Jones on the sidelines. He kicked the mineral water bottle on the ground directly to the sideline of the court. The rising water almost wet the linesman's pants. Assistant coach Ops hurried over to apologize to the linesman.
"Mr. Jones, you'd better watch your behavior. You don't want to be directing the game from the stands!" The referee hurried over and warned.
"I'm sorry, I'm really sorry, please forgive me, Mr. Jones is very angry now, I will persuade him." Ops hurriedly explained to the referee.
"Hmph!" Dave ignored them and returned to the bench alone. He sat upright with almost no expression on his face, as if nothing had happened.
Wolverhampton players were also very helpless about this result. The decision made by the referee could not be changed, even if it was a wrong decision!
It can be said that in the first half of the confrontation, Wang Li VS Ronaldo, the final score was 1:1, Ronaldo used a plug-in...
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Back on the field, Manchester United's top scorer Van Nistelrooy stood in front of the goal, ready to take the penalty kick.
Van Nistelrooy has performed very well this season. With 17 goals, he topped the scorer list, surpassing Arsenal's Thierry Henry's 15 goals and Newcastle's Alan Shearer's 14 goals. His teammates will also give him such penalty opportunities to help him maintain his position on the scorer list.
After the referee whistled, he took two slow steps and shot the ball directly to the left foot of the goal. Facing Van Nistelrooy's penalty, Oaks could only choose a direction and symbolically make a diving action before he kicked the ball.
In the 37th minute of the first half, Van Nistelrooy scored a penalty to help Manchester United equalize the score, but this goal was really attributed to C. Ronaldo...
After the game resumed, Manchester United's attack was met with stubborn resistance!
The Wolverhampton players were very dissatisfied with the goal just now. Their defensive actions were very aggressive, and the Manchester United players would not let their opponents be arrogant. Various reasonable and unreasonable collisions almost turned the field into a melee. In just 5 minutes, the referee took out three yellow cards in a row to warn the players on the field, and C. Ronaldo was treated like a superstar. As long as he dribbled the ball on the wing, he would be tackled immediately. As for whether the tackle hit the ball or the foot, it was hard to say...
C. Ronaldo is indeed good at it. He narrowly avoided tackles from Newton and Lescott several times in a row, and even once dribbled past two people, which made the Manchester United fans in the audience sweat.
However, even the wisest man can make mistakes, and he was tackled directly several times. But the referee Ball simply ignored his pitiful expression, and even Ferguson on the sidelines was so angry that he jumped up and down, but it was of no use!
Obviously, at this time, Boll has already blacklisted Ronaldo...
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Scholes passed the ball directly to Solskjaer on the left side in the middle. Solskjaer took the ball and started a long run on the wing. When he was almost at the end line, he kicked the ball back directly, avoided Naylor's interception, stepped back, and made a long pass!
In the Wolverhampton penalty area, Naylor and Craddock blocked Van Nistelrooy's position, leaving him no time to run over and receive the ball.
But Fran was also in the penalty area. When competing with Wolverhampton's defenders, he suddenly lifted up and nodded, the ball lost its force and fell directly to his feet, but his shot hit the target!
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Wolverhampton counterattacked, Wang Li got the ball, he jumped forward and dribbled the ball, swinging his legs over the ball to confuse the defender following him. This move is his favorite way to fake a pass, because his "shadowless kick" can speed up this swing, can be used continuously, and does not consume much internal energy.
Djemba and C. Ronaldo, who were following Wang Li, were dazzled. They were both offensive midfielders and their defensive skills were not very high. They simply ignored the ball under Wang Li's feet and just followed him.
Seeing this situation, Wang Li directly passed the ball to Cameron next to the penalty area. After Cameron got the ball, he took two steps and then passed the ball directly forward. Seeing the pass, Miller shook off the defender and ran forward.
Unfortunately, at this time, the linesman signaled that he was offside!
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The second half of the first half was spent in this tense but unexciting atmosphere. After 3 minutes of stoppage time, the referee blew the whistle for halftime.
All the players on the court breathed a sigh of relief; the last few minutes of the game were so tiring!
After the players returned to the locker room, the fans should have been relaxing, but they were constantly pointing at the big screen and talking to each other!
Because the big screen in the stadium did not replay the highlights of the first half as usual, but kept switching cameras, always focusing on a man in a baseball cap in the last row of the audience!
After a while, the commentator said with certainty: "Oh my God! Eriksen? Sven Goran Eriksen!!! Yes, it's this Swede!!! He came to Old Trafford to observe the players?? It seems that the English players of both teams will have to work hard in the second half. The head coach of the England team is watching you in the audience. Come on, boys. With the appreciation of this Swede, you have one foot in the door of the England team!"
At this time, the Manchester United fans on the east side of the audience noticed that it was their side that was displayed on the big screen. They all turned their heads to look in Eriksson's direction and cried out in surprise. Eriksson was helpless about this. It seemed that he couldn't keep a low profile today. The eyes of these professional media were too sharp to actually find him among so many fans.
He reached out and took off his hat, stood up, and waved to the camera, greeting all the fans in this way. The commentator was right, he was here to observe the players, Manchester United had many big English stars, and Wolverhampton Miller and Newton were also very good, and it was said that their new star Alan Wang was very strong, so he came today.
After the end of this season, the European Cup will begin, and he must draw up a roster for the national team before April.
Thanks!