The players took their positions. The Premier League coach was still obedient and didn't need Ivin to say much. They all sat in their positions.
Ivan nodded, indicating that Oliver was fine.
Ferguson's eyes drifted over Ivan. Although he had always been dismissive of referees in front of his disciples, perhaps only his assistants knew what he was actually thinking.
Manchester United assistant manager Robson chose to pretend not to notice his boss' interest in the young fourth official.
After the coin was tossed, Oliver collected the coin and blew the whistle.
The game begins.
Andy: "Okay, our on-site staff knew the list early from the English sweetheart. Manchester United played a 451 lineup in this game, with the Bulgarian striker Berbatov as the single striker, and Rooney was not on the starting list. It is worth mentioning that since Ronaldo transferred to Real Madrid, the current midfield players are a combination of Giggs and Nani."
Richard added: "Because of the strong impact of Tottenham's two flanks, especially Bale on the left, Manchester United deployed a combination of three defensive midfielders in the midfield, probably wanting to start compressing Tottenham's penetration on the flanks and the middle in the midfield."
Rooney was sitting on the bench. He understood Sir Alex's arrangement very well. After all, Tottenham could only be considered a dark horse at best, and it was not yet his turn to go all out. However, if he could not start, how could he show off in front of his buddy Alvin? !
I hope Sir Alex lets him go sooner.
The game was going smoothly until the 15th minute.
Manchester United had an almost certain chance to score. Berbatov received the ball from his teammate in the frontcourt, but in the chaos, he fell down and there was only the goalkeeper in front of him.
It was the Tottenham defender who made him fall. When the opponent jumped up to compete for the ball with him, he also knocked him down.
Ferguson immediately stood up and walked to the sidelines. In his opinion, this was obviously a penalty because their forward got the ball first and the Tottenham defender ran into it.
But what surprised everyone was that before the Manchester United players gathered around, Oliver decisively signaled them to kick off from where they were, and meaningfully asked the Tottenham defenders to pay attention.
“……”Fuck! This referee is good, he has the potential to become famous!
The camera was decisively focused on Manchester United coach Ferguson.
Ferguson's coat fluttered in the wind.
He put one hand in his pocket, swung his sleeve with the other, and immediately turned and walked towards Ivan.
He is not as emotional as before. Is he dissatisfied with the referee? Let’s have a chat with the fourth official first!
Manchester United's frontcourt players are making a fuss. Is this referee blind? The home whistle isn't as obvious as yours!
The Tottenham coach sat comfortably with his legs crossed, watching Ferguson walk towards the fourth official with a smile.
When Ivan turned around, he saw the old Sir Alex Ferguson coming towards him with a menacing momentum, and his assistant coach Robson chasing after him.
Ferguson didn't lose his temper with Ivan. After all, this fourth official was different from the ones he had dealt with before. He thought Ivan should be a more rational and reasonable person.
He narrowed his eyes, half-smiling, looking like an old fox: "Mr. DeWitt, I think the referee's judgment is a bit problematic. You should have seen it too? Should I report it to the referee?"
The camera was so excited that it stuck to the sidelines ever since Ferguson started talking.
The slow-motion replay had just finished and the commentator had just expressed his reservations about the judgment of the referee Oliver, and then the perspective was shifted.
Alvin looked at the person who was standing in front of him like a wall, as if he would not leave unless he gave a satisfactory answer.
He also narrowed his eyes, and the expression on his face changed unexpectedly. In the camera, his usually expressionless face actually showed a smile.
"Mr. Ferguson, the referee believes this was a normal collision and he has made a decision. Please have full faith in the referee's fairness to both parties. Please go back." After he said that, he placed his left hand lightly on Ferguson's back and made a "please" gesture with his right hand towards the Manchester United bench.
Ferguson studied his expression carefully to make sure there were no other subtleties on his face.
The Manchester United coach has always known how to put pressure on the referee. As long as he catches the fourth official's fear or hesitation on his face, he will not hesitate to push the issue further, making the referee doubtful when making his judgment and making a decision that is relatively more favorable to Manchester United.
However, he did not show any embarrassment or discomfort, which was really inconsistent with the performance of any novice referee.
Ferguson returned empty-handed, and assistant coach Robson scratched his head. After hearing Ivin's answer, he was ready to pull the Sir Alex Ferguson back.
Is that it?
Ferguson snorted coldly. Of course not.
From the current perspective, the Premier League probably has another referee who is unfriendly to Manchester United.
The message board is still mixed with different voices. In addition to fans of Manchester United and Tottenham, there are also third-party fans, and these fans are Ivan's.
In one game, it was like there were three teams playing football.
#There are always three fans in the game with Ivan
Seeing Ivan’s smile, his female fans almost couldn’t control themselves, damn! Did Xiao Tiantian turn into a little angel again in a second? Where is the abstinent and cold flower that was promised to appear on the field?
Don’t say it, don’t hit a smiling person, Ferguson didn’t seem to make things difficult for Ivan!
The Manchester United players on the field endured it. According to their experience, it was normal for the referee to blow the whistle appropriately. Give Tottenham a little sweetness first, and there will always be a time for them to cry.
In the 19th minute of the game, Manchester United scored a goal.
The goal was scored by Berbatov. This handsome guy refused to celebrate excessively after scoring the goal because he felt that the goal was not beautiful enough.
Manchester United 1-0 Tottenham. It can be seen that even though Tottenham is a dark horse, it is still relatively difficult to face the powerful Manchester United.
In the 23rd minute of the game, Manchester United scored again.
The goal was scored by Nani. Manchester United's three defensive midfielders posed a considerable threat to Tottenham and temporarily suppressed their main attacking point, Bale.
So it is natural that Oliver will take more care of Tottenham. It is an established rule that the referee should take appropriate care of the weaker team.
Ferguson was also prepared to turn a blind eye. They were halfway to winning by getting all three points, so if Oliver wanted to favor Tottenham, let him do so.
The first half ended in a slightly subtle atmosphere. In the second half, Ferguson replaced Berbatov, who had scored a goal, with Rooney, preparing to let the absolute main force Rooney score another goal.
There were some Arsenal fans on the message board, and they were jealous because Arsenal had just suffered a loss at the hands of Atkinson a while ago and was forced to lose a game that they shouldn't have lost. Now that Manchester United is doing so well, I hope Oliver can improve his performance.
In the 60th minute of the game, Rooney received the ball in the penalty area and shot. The ball went in. Before he had time to celebrate, he heard Oliver's whistle!
He looked up and was like, damn, offside? !
The linesman raised the flag!
The linesman looked so unfamiliar that I almost thought it was Ivan!
Irvin saw it quite clearly. Rooney was testing the edge of offside. If he were to calculate it, he should not be offside. However, he was not the linesman, so he had the system to help him see offside.
It was normal for the linesman to think Rooney was offside.
Not sure if it was offside, so it’s better to call it off. Manchester United has no shortage of goals anyway, and the linesman was particularly decisive in raising the flag.
Oliver has already blew it, and there is no way to change it.
Ferguson went to look for Ivan, and Robson quickly followed.
Under the stare of Sir Alex Ferguson, who had an aura of 2.8 meters, Irving remained calm and continued with his official statement with a smile.
Robson was sweating in the back. He saw Ferguson smile, but it looked eerie no matter how he looked at it. The Manchester United assistant coach shuddered and touched the non-existent goose bumps.
The Manchester United coach left in anger.
Sitting in the coaching booth, Ferguson was still not satisfied. He looked at Robson and said quietly, "How did Chris make friends? They are so useless."
Robson: “…”
Ferguson didn't expect to get an answer from him, and he muttered to himself again, "I made friends carelessly. We got so close that we could go on vacation together, but I didn't expect that we would still be at odds with each other."
Robson: ? ? ?
Is there any necessary connection, sir? !
The delicate atmosphere was finally broken in the 65th minute of the game.
The Manchester United coach hadn't even had time to warm up his seat when something happened on the field again.
Manchester United's right-back, Brazilian youngster Rafael, failed to brake in time and fell on Tottenham winger Bale, who slipped and fell in the penalty area.
Richard exclaimed: "This is the penalty area. Did he fall down? Oh, in slow motion it's not the fault of the young Manchester United player."
Andy: "It seems like the referee didn't see it clearly?"
Oliver pushed away the Manchester United and Tottenham players who surrounded him with one hand and prepared to point out the ball spot!
Ivan: “…”
He thought for a second, then spoke, contacting Oliver through the headset: "Bale slipped first, and the Manchester United defender fell after him."
Oliver listened to the advice provided by Ivan, paused his hand that was about to point to the penalty spot, and then took out a card instead.
He didn't actually see it clearly. The fourth official has the responsibility to provide appropriate feedback from the sidelines to the referee, even though they generally don't go to see fouls.
The fourth official pays more attention to the little movements behind the players without the ball. Just now, Ivan noticed Rooney's cursing expression behind Oliver.
Oliver took out the yellow card and pointed it at Rafael. Since the opponent's attacking players had all fallen, you fell down with them and said you didn't do it on purpose? He doesn't believe it.
He is in good form and is not nervous at all. There is no difference between a top team and an ordinary team. On the contrary, if there is a huge gap in strength between the two teams, he can be even more subjective.
Is this a yellow card? !
Rooney was not convinced.
Ferguson paused as he walked towards Ivan, then continued walking forward.
Yellow card?
Sir Alex Ferguson expressed his dissatisfaction and must continue to protest!
The Tottenham coach was also dissatisfied. How come the promised penalty was gone? !
He doesn't accept it!
He also wants to talk to the fourth official!
As soon as Alvin looked up, he felt two mountain-like shadows approaching.
The Tottenham coach was not as polite as the Manchester United coach. He rolled up his sleeves and went on the field. This was their home court and they were two goals behind Manchester United. This penalty was crucial!
He came in a hurry and was stopped.
He lowered his head, a hand pressed against his chest, preventing him from taking another step forward.
Looking forward again, the owner of the hand was not looking at him at all. The other party was explaining something in the direction of the Manchester United coach.
In the camera, fans watched helplessly as their weak, pitiful and helpless (?) England sweetheart was sandwiched between two senior coaches, like a pitiful and delicious sandwich cookie.
Oh shit!
What do you want to do to our little sweetie!
The decision is made by the referee. If you have the ability, go find him. Don’t make things difficult for our Alvin!
Are you bullying the fourth official and not being able to deal cards?
The message board had a strange look. The serious fans of Manchester United and Tottenham all shut up unconsciously. They looked at the group of fanatical fans who were clamoring for justice from the fourth official, and suddenly they began to doubt their lives.
Oh my god! Are there still fans in England these days who don’t curse the referee for being blind, and beat up the referee and the fourth official in their hearts?
Are there still fans who are fighting to defend referees these days? !
Is this world magical or are they crazy? !
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