Chapter 166 Uncertainty
Lee Morris has been trying to lead the team offense.
It's not a counter attack, it's an attack.
As the core of Derby County's midfield, Morris has a strong ability to read the game. His overall situation and awareness are not comparable to ordinary people. At this stage of the game, he is very clear that it is very difficult to rely on counterattacks to find opportunities. Because Manchester United attaches great importance to defense, especially Derby County's counterattack, the counterattack is equivalent to a 'sneak attack'. If Manchester United attaches great importance to it, it will be very difficult to rely on the counterattack to score goals, what's more, Derby County does not have that kind of strength. Anyone who can easily get rid of Manchester United's defenders, even Ribery, can't do it. As long as he is entangled by Manchester United players, it is very difficult to get rid of them and dribble the ball quickly. In short, it is very difficult to rely on counterattacks to score goals. actual.
So Morris has been trying to lead the team to a positive push.
Now the whole team is full of fighting spirit, and it is not without opportunities to advance forward. As long as there is a chance, Morris believes that the team still has a chance to score.
In this wave of attacks, Morris played in a state.
On the biggest stage of his life, Maurice was in high spirits. He calmed down and carefully observed Manchester United's defense. In the process of dribbling, he suddenly gave the ball to Frank Ribery on the left.
The ball was very precise, and Ribery received the pass with ease, and then he took a few steps forward, allowing Derby County to advance into the frontcourt.
C-Ronaldo quickly went over to entangle Ribery.
Ribery's skills are good, but it is still relatively difficult to get rid of C-Ronaldo. What's more, there are players like O'Shea on the wing of Manchester United. Once entangled, it is very difficult to pass the ball, so Ribery still Passed the ball back to Rousey who followed.
Lu Xi did not stop the ball, and then passed to Morris.
Morris was already in the front court. He made a small change of direction, avoided Roy Keane, and then directly crossed and transferred it to Ivan Crewe on the left. This foot can be called a long pass transfer, which is still very accurate. Giggs is a few metres from Ivan Kru. Ivan Kru received the ball very easily. He is still some distance from the right corner of the penalty area. His position is not very good. It is impossible to shoot directly, so he wants to dribble the ball forward, but Giggs is very quick. After chasing it back, it is not easy for Ivan Crewe to get rid of Giggs. So he moved the ball to Leighton Bynes.
Leighton Bynes has just plugged in. Perhaps because he is used to playing full-backs, when he changes to the midfield position, the speed of his insertion is also slower, but this also ensures the defense. At this time, the timing of his insertion is not bad. Manchester United players are paying attention to other Man, Bynes was unguarded when he had the ball.
His position is right in front of the big penalty area.
For Bynes, it's a shooting position. Manchester United players also realized, because of the previous goal by Bynes. It was in a similar position, so the Manchester United player next to him immediately went over to grab the ball and prevented Baynes from shooting easily. It was Manchester United captain Roy Keane who came to defend Baynes. Roy Keane had been marking Murray before. But in terms of long-range shots, he still thinks that Baines is more threatening than Morris, after all, Baines has scored a long-range shot before.
Baines was not in a hurry to shoot. This position is not very good. Just because he scored the ball just now, it does not mean that he can still score now. It takes a lot of luck. , and seeing Roy Keane coming to defend, he finally chose to pass the ball to Morris.
Morris got the ball again.
This is the third time he has got the ball. The first time he got it, he was still in the backcourt, and now he is in front of the Manchester United penalty area, unguarded!
From this point of view, Derby County’s advance was quite successful. When Morris got the ball, almost everyone thought he would choose to shoot. Derby County’s previous shots were like this. The player finds a shot in front of the penalty area, and then takes a long shot like a 'luck', this time Morris has the opportunity, it is not how sparse Manchester United's defense is, because the area in front of the penalty area is too large It's impossible for them to defend so well, and they can do well in every position.
However, it is not easy to always rely on long-range shots to score goals. As long as the goalkeeper is focused, it is very difficult to score a goal unless Morris has the ball. They didn't even notice that Derby County's right-hand midfielder Ivan Crewe had been running slowly across the line.
Maybe someone noticed, but didn't care.
Ivan Crewe has hardly performed anything before. His long-range shooting ability is average. In this game, Derby County did not have many set-pieces in the frontcourt. So far, there are only three poor corner kicks. Mostly on defense. In this respect, he is really not very good. Giggs, who is in charge of defense, often uses his speed to directly break through.
So when Ivan Crewe ran into the penalty area, the Manchester United players didn't care at all, and there may be another reason - at this moment, most Manchester United players thought Morris was going to shoot!
Morris also did lift his right foot.
The high lift made it known that it would be another long shot. Manchester United goalkeeper Howard concentrated all his energy and put it on Morris, just waiting to make a save.
But when the football flew into the air and fell again, everyone realized that this was not a shot!
The football fell straight to the right of the penalty area.
In any case, the landing point of the football is still very far from the goal. When you look at the ball, you know that it is a lob pass, not a shot. Howard can't strike that far, and it is not until this moment that the Manchester United players realize the danger.
There's a Derby County player there!
He's in a great position and there's no defense around him!
The Manchester United players in the penalty area, almost no one can name this Derby County player, but even so, they are aware of the danger, but their negligence just now makes them think that it is a bit late to defend in the past, they can only run desperately. In the past, I prayed that the player would not head the ball technically and needed to stop the ball to complete the shot.
But this kind of prayer is really not very reliable...
On the football field, there are 11 players on a team, will there be any players who can't head the ball? Maybe header points are good or bad, but headers are definitely for everyone, whether it is a defender or a defender. Whether it’s a striker or a striker, headers are a must-have for training. Some headers are excellent, others are average, but in the face of this pass. Almost everyone will come on a header. Regardless of the outcome, this is a great opportunity.
Just when everyone thinks so, but they don't know, this does not include the current Ivan Kru.
His header is average.
He's not a tall player, he didn't focus on heading the ball, and although his shot is good, it's the work on his feet that has nothing to do with the top of his head. Teams fighting for headers never needed him. If he shoots with a header this time, it is estimated that the luck factor in scoring a goal will account for 90%. Compared with the header, he trusts his feet more.
When the ball came crashing down, Ivan Crewe didn't take the ball forward, but stepped back and waved his right foot.
At this moment, his mind went blank.
He thought of nothing but a firm belief. That is to score the ball!
In training on weekdays, such shots have been done a lot. The football fell from the air and came directly to a volley. In the Manchester United penalty area, it is almost impossible to stop the ball and then shoot. That would be a missed opportunity, so now Ivan Krew knows what to do. , that is, to complete the shot directly.
This may be Derby County's only chance!
As long as they can seize the opportunity, they can drag the game to extra time, and then they have the hope of winning, if they can't make it, they can only lose the FA Cup.
But at this moment, Ivan Crewe didn't think about this. He just shot according to the feeling during training. He didn't even pay attention to the Manchester United goal. He just stared at the falling football, and then swung his right foot hard. Push forward hard!
Bang!
The top of the right foot collided with the football head-on. After this impact, the football suddenly changed direction and flew straight towards the Manchester United goal.
The surrounding Manchester United players are staring at this shot!
Derby County players all looking at Manchester United goal!
The fans in the audience are all looking in the direction of the penalty area!
The coaches of the two teams, Ferguson and Wansheng, stood up almost at the same time!
Others, including those media reporters and staff, were all focused on the shot, and in their sight, the football spanned the distance from the goal and rushed straight into Manchester United's goal.
This is a very precise and powerful volley!
The goalkeeper Howard next to him didn't even have time to make a save.
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"Goal in! Goal in! Gooooal! Gooooal!"
The entire Cardiff Millennium Stadium, after a second of silence, suddenly burst into jubilation. At the end of the game, Derby County scored a goal to tie the score, which made all neutral fans feel very excited, Derby County fans even more. They cheered wildly, and the Manchester United fans stopped celebrating their victory. They looked in the direction of their own goal in disbelief-the football was rolling in the goal, which means that Derby County really scored a goal just now. They tied the score... how is that possible?
They couldn't believe it, but the numbers on the scoreboard had been rewritten.
2:2, the two teams draw again!
The commentator at the scene shouted excitedly, "Goooooooal!!! It was Derby County's right midfielder Ivan Crewe who scored just now. He received an exquisite pass from Morris and hit the ball with a powerful volley. Enter!"
"It was a beautiful goal! Ivan Crewe helped Derby to tie the game in the late game! So there is still hope for Derby..."
Hope, there must be.
Even the media who were hostile to Wansheng had to admit at this moment that the goal was quite brilliant, and Derby County seized the last hope, and it is estimated that they can drag the game to extra time.
Look at the time, the game is about to enter stoppage time.
After the Derby County goal, there was not much time to celebrate, the referee told the two teams to restart the game, because there was not much time left, the fourth official held up the stoppage time card, which showed '3' to mean the stoppage time. three minutes.
Wan Sheng was already standing on the sidelines at this time, his face was a little excited, maybe this was the first time he showed emotions in the audience, he was telling the players, "Pay attention to defense, don't give them any chance! Wait! After a while the game starts, all return to the penalty area, we have to block the goal, we must drag the game to overtime!"
In addition, he also praised Ivan Crewe. "Nice job, Ivan!"
Soon the game resumed, and Manchester United tried to counterattack in a big way, but Derby County had just scored a goal and they didn't want to let the hard-earned goal become useless. So everyone is very serious on defense. Manchester United's two consecutive attacks ended in direct failure, and they failed to even get the ball into the penalty area.
Under Derby County's 'crowd tactics' defense, it became very difficult for Manchester United to rely on passing to find opportunities. At this time, the time has come to the end of the game. Even many Manchester United players are about to reach their limits. They want to rely on Personal performance is even more unlikely, and even C-Ronaldo on the side is running a bit.
With the end of several waves of Manchester United attack. The time has come to an end. After a successful clearance by Derby County, the referee blew the whistle to end the game.
Of course, the game is not over, the two teams must decide the outcome, and the next five minutes rest, the two teams will enter overtime.
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Many people did not expect Derby County to really tie the game and drag the game into extra time, which may be an irony for Manchester United. They play in the FA Cup final against the last League One team. The game ended in a draw after 90 minutes, and they were dragged into overtime.
is this real?
Manchester United fans couldn't believe it. At the same time, many media reporters were quite surprised. They thought that Derby County performed well before, but they never thought that they would really score again, and this goal was quite beautiful.
Many people have turned their attention to Ivan's Crewe, who scored goals.
Many fans in the audience also shouted the name of 'Ivan Crew'. Ivan Crew's performance this season can't keep up with Ribery, Cahill and others, but since the first half of the schedule, he has already occupied the place. The team has a main position, and after two seasons with the team, most Derby County fans still know him.
At the moment when the team is about to lose the game, no one thought that it would be Ivan Crew who would stand up!
But in any case, Derby County also tied the score, Derby County fans are very happy, because they see hope, Manchester United fans are obviously sad, and now they must admit that the other party still has a chance.
Overtime is very cruel. It is not a matter of time, but at this stage, most of the players are physically overdrawn, and their performance will naturally not keep up with the usual. But in extra time, no one dared to say that, especially after such an ups and downs game, everyone knew that whether it was a Manchester United player or a Derby County player, there was not much energy left on the field.
What will the next game be like?
As the on-site commentator said, "The game is uncertain again, we can look forward to the performance of the two teams in overtime..."
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Thirty minutes of overtime, the two teams will switch courts at fifteen minutes, and the final score of the overtime will end.
There will be a five-minute break halfway through overtime.
Players from both teams came to the sidelines to rest. Wan Sheng quickly told everyone not to sit on the grass, which would make the body even more exhausted. The team doctor and assistant coach also stepped forward to give some tired players a temporary massage, handed water, etc. Taking advantage of these five minutes, Wansheng began to arrange overtime tactics.
It is unrealistic for Derby County to beat Manchester United in extra time. The team has no advantages in all aspects. Wansheng is very clear about this, especially at the most critical moment of this kind of competition. The key factor in the outcome of the final match.
They have to limit the performance of the opposing star, and at the same time not allow the opposing offense to really play.
In other words, all they need to do is to defend with all their strength. When many players are not in good physical condition, intensive defense is the best choice. Wansheng allows everyone to adjust their tactics to the previous defense, and the formation is more dense. , In a word, it is to put all your energy into defense. When attacking, you can delay the time as much as possible. If you have the opportunity, you should come and pass the ball. The best goal is to score.
If there are reporters around, they will definitely ridicule the conservative tactics of Wansheng.
But Wansheng doesn't care. Now for the team, the most important thing is to have the hope of victory. It doesn't matter if the tactics are conservative. If he changes his position, he will lead Manchester United and a strong team. He must hope to make the game better. It ended within 30 minutes of extra time, and the team was not allowed to play a penalty shootout that depended on luck, but he was leading Derby County, a weak team. Naturally, he had to delay the time as much as possible.
If he asked the team to attack as much as possible, it would really be kicked by a donkey in the head! (To be continued ~^~)