Chapter 229 Choice
In this game, Manchester City's starting goalkeeper is Wang Xiaolei.
With the growth of game experience, Wang Xiaolei's ability has been revealed. He has little experience in competitions, but his performance on the field is no longer David James's. The most important thing is that his state is more stable.
It's a little weird to say.
Will 36-year-old David James be less stable than 18-year-old Wang Xiaolei?
But it is.
James is a famous 'butter player' in England. After the age of 30, his 'failure' still cannot be corrected. He often makes some small mistakes in the game. Because of this, he will lose his position as the main goalkeeper in the England team.
After Wan Sheng coached Manchester City, it was still the same.
Wan Sheng felt a headache.
The football training master system is not omnipotent. Wansheng can only help James improve his ability, but cannot help him get rid of his frequent 'low-level mistakes' in the game. In addition, David James is already old, so Wansheng plans to replace it. A goalkeeper, but it is difficult to find excellent goalkeepers in Europe. A capable goalkeeper is not something that Manchester City can afford. In addition, they will not choose to come to Manchester City, so Wansheng will think about cultivating more Wang Xiaolei.
Wang Xiaolei's ability is enough, the only thing missing is experience, so when Wang Xiaolei grows up, he is ready to let Wang Xiaolei replace James' starting position.
Now, Wang Xiaolei can't completely replace James. The two can only take turns in charge of Manchester City's goal, but Wansheng believes that by the end of the season, Wang Xiaolei will definitely surpass James in all aspects.
Wansheng is looking forward to this.
At this time, Wang Xiaolei was going through frequent tests. Due to tactical problems, Manchester City's defense was not stable, the players' movements and the pressing of the audience. It can only limit Manchester United's attack. This kind of restriction is limited. After all, several players in the frontcourt are not good at defending. In addition, there is no stable midfielder and a three-back formation. When Manchester United passes the ball to the frontcourt. Manchester City's defense is easily challenged.
in five minutes. United have had three shots on target, two of them on target.
Wang Xiaolei responded very quickly, and he used two saves to help the team out of danger.
Even the commentator at Old Trafford couldn't help but praise Wang Xiaolei, "We know Dong, he is from China, and Manchester City's starting goalkeeper is also from China. It is said that he is only 18 years old. Goalkeepers of this age. Most of them are still In their respective youth teams, but he has already appeared in the Premier League. We can see that he made two perfect saves just now, he saved Rooney and Carrick respectively."
After the praise, he couldn't help but add, "If he can come to Manchester United, he may be the best successor to Van der Sar."
The commentator at Old Trafford is praising it, but Wang Xiaolei will certainly not agree with this.
Now his career is thriving. Already about to replace James to take over the Manchester City goal, why go to Manchester United as Van der Sar's substitute?
This makes absolutely no sense.
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But perhaps Ferguson thought so too.
Manchester United bought Dong Fangzhuo two years ago. One is that Dong Fangzhuo's ability is good and worth training, and the other is that he is a Chinese. Buying a Chinese player is very beneficial to Manchester United's strategy of occupying more markets in China. If he can obtain a labor certificate, it is impossible for Manchester United to apply the 'genius clause' to him, so Dong Fangzhuo was delayed for two years and failed to play for Manchester United.
Now that Dong Fangzhuo has obtained a labor certificate, Ferguson has planned to recall him in the winter and decide whether to give him a formal contract based on his performance.
Ferguson is looking forward to this.
After Van Nistelrooy left Manchester United, there was still a lot of problems in the team's striker line. Rooney was not able to completely replace the position, and Saha was also frequently injured. At this time, a talented striker returned, which must be very beneficial to the team.
At this point, he is very envious of Wansheng.
After Wansheng came to Manchester City, he directly called in the 'cheap' Darren Bent. As a result, the latter broke out one after another. As a 'number two' striker, he scored more goals than Rooney. This performance made Darren Bent. The voices in England have soared, and some media even suggested that Eriksen should replace Rooney or Owen as the starting striker with Darren Bent.
This is vision.
Ferguson himself does not have such a vision. Of course, he is only envious of it. For Manchester United, they do not need to develop their own strikers. It is enough to buy those famous stars.
Now seeing Wang Xiaolei's performance, Ferguson is moved again.
Van der Sar is 36 years old. As a goalkeeper, he is not too old. He can still work for a few years, but the important thing is that this young goalkeeper who played on behalf of Manchester City is only 18 years old!
How many goalkeepers are there in the world who debuted in the top league at the age of 18? The only thing Ferguson can think of is the Italian goalkeeper Buffon.
Now there is Wang Xiaolei, who represents Manchester City.
The strength of Manchester City can be seen in the current game. They are really no worse than Manchester United. That is to say, this young Chinese goalkeeper is already quite good.
In another two years, when Van der Sar is nearly 40 years old, he will definitely retire, and this young Chinese goalkeeper, who is only 20 years old, brought him to Manchester United. Does it mean that Manchester United will not have to be a goalkeeper for the next 20 years? Worried?
In a few years, he will definitely retire.
When Manchester United fans see Wang Xiaolei, they may be able to think of him who brought Wang Xiaolei to Manchester United in person, right?
Ferguson thought.
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At this time, Wang Xiaolei ushered in another challenge.
This may be the toughest challenge since the start of the game. Manchester City’s wave of offensive ended, Manchester United launched a quick counterattack, Carrick found an opportunity to pass the ball to the front of the penalty area, Wayne Rooney got rid of the defense and received the pass, and went straight to the goal.
Single knife!
"Good chance! Rooney, Rooney—"
"Shoot!"
The shouts at Old Trafford followed Rooney's shot into the sky. All Manchester United fans were expecting Rooney to help Manchester United equalize the score, but they were disappointed the next moment. The young goalkeeper who was in front of Manchester City's goal blocked the attack After blocking the angle, he made a perfect save - he directly threw Rooney's shot into his arms!
"call--"
The entire stadium was filled with regretful sighs from Manchester United fans.
At the same time, the Manchester City fans also took a deep breath, this time the goal hugged again. The same is true for Wansheng. No matter what, the worst is still here. The team only used the previous time to score a goal, and now the tactics cannot be adjusted at all. Manchester United have adapted. So the team's defense began to be challenged frequently.
Fortunately, Wang Xiaolei performed well.
Looking at the young face on the field, a huge sense of accomplishment came out of my heart. Wang Xiaolei, this is a Chinese player that he has carefully cultivated. He is only 18 years old and can make his debut in the Premier League.
Even without him now, this young man will have a bright future!
Wansheng is sure!
This is brought by myself. Just when Wan Sheng was still thinking about it. On the court, Wang Xiaolei had already stood up with the ball. He glanced at the front court and threw the ball out with his big feet.
Few people realize how dangerous this ball is!
Those Manchester United players were still regretting that the ball did not score, and the Manchester City players were also sighing their luck and applauding Wang Xiaolei’s wonderful save, but at this time Manchester United’s halftime situation had changed, and Morris received a pass in the frontcourt.
Because of Manchester United's fast break just now, the team has to retreat and defend, and there are only Morris and Darren Bent in the frontcourt. There was another Tangning who was on the wing, and the other players couldn't keep up. At the same time, Manchester United's defense is also very sparse. Only Ferdinand and Vidic can really defend the middle.
At this moment, Morris made an unexpected pass!
Unguarded, he drove the ball to the penalty area and broke the ball over Ferdinand's head, falling just in front of Darren Bent.
"Danger--"
The on-site commentator realized.
His shout reminded the fans on the scene, and the fans immediately focused on the game. Manchester United fans watched their half-court nervously, worrying about Manchester City's counterattack.
Darren Bent reacted almost instinctively.
He stopped the ball firmly.
Vidic chased after him, but it was too late. He was secretly annoyed that he had not come to defend the first time. His position was a bit to the right, and it would be too late to run over.
Darren Bent has started, he drove the ball into the penalty area!
Manchester City fans desperately shouted to cheer him on, Manchester United fans used 'boos' to interfere with Darren Bent's progress, and goalkeeper Van der Sar also rushed out.
The camera is on the Manchester United goal.
The only focus of the audience is only three - Van der Sar, Darren - Bent and the goal.
"It was a great opportunity, Morris had a good ball, Darren Bent had a one-on-one chance! He's already facing Manchester United goal-"
In the roar of George Woodgate, Darren Bent and Van der Sar were about to collide. Van der Sar tried to block the angle, Darren Bent wanted to score the ball is not easy.
At this time, Darren Bent was very excited. He did not expect that he would get a second good chance.
This is the Manchester derby!
How many players can score two goals in the Manchester derby? The numbers aren't very clear, but it's certainly not many, and now he, Darren Bent, has a chance.
He suppressed the excitement in his heart and watched Van der Sar's movements carefully.
At this moment, while Darren Bent was running, the corner of his eye suddenly noticed a touch of white. Of course he knew what that meant, but now was his chance to score twice.
Manchester derby, facing the goalkeeper, can you still pass the ball?
If it was before, Darren Bent didn't even think about it, he just chose to shoot by himself, and even if his teammates or coaches asked, he just said he didn't notice it at the time.
But now he suddenly thought of what the coach said before the game, "If everyone has a sense of honor for the team, can think about the team, can regard the team as 'home', and have a higher sense of belonging, then the Manchester City are truly invincible!"
Is it really?
He also thought about it, so now he answers, "Do I have a sense of belonging to the team? Do I belong here? The honor of the team is my honor?"
If you choose to pass the ball now, you will have a greater chance of scoring and your team will have a greater chance of winning!
A few thoughts flashed, Darren Bent had already made a move, he did not choose to shoot, but pushed the ball to the right, the white figure was already posing, and when the football rolled over, he aimed at the ball. Push lightly.
The football rolls into the goal without any suspense.
It wasn't until then that Darren Bent saw that Tangning was rushing over from the side. He grinned and smiled at Tangning, who immediately rushed over and hugged him excitedly. (To be continued ~^~)