Chapter Two Hundred and Fortieth, Abnormal
Just five minutes into the game, Manchester United conceded a goal first and were at a disadvantage. At this time, Vidic quickly comforted Smalling, telling him not to regret it any more, and cheered up to continue the game.
Although Vidic said so, but Vidic was also very uncomfortable. The conceded goal just now has his own responsibility, so he is also under a lot of pressure.
At this time, not only Vidic and Smalling, but also several Manchester United midfielders are not in good condition.
After the re-kick-off, De Bruyne and Mahrez hit the wall on the left, but they were noticed by the opponent's full-back and broke the ball directly. The opponent launched another very threatening counterattack. This time Smalling lived up to expectations and tackled the ball over the touchline.
When Smalling got up from near the sideline, there was a loud scolding sound, which made Smalling tremble all over. He looked up and saw the fans in the stands glaring at him, expressing great anger and hatred for his tackle just now! The fans' yelling and cursing surrounded Smalling's ears, and he felt the fans' saliva sprayed on his face.
Even the tall and strong Smolin felt a little apprehensive at this moment. He hurriedly stood up and ran back to the court. After a long time, his heart was still beating.
The devil's arena is really scary
In the next period of time, Manchester United still did not play any decent offense. Olympiacos continued to attack the Manchester United penalty area. The bigger score fell behind.
The best player in this game is De Gea, a good goalkeeper can top the top half of the team, this sentence is really true. In this game, when the two central defenders were in poor condition, De Gea's high catch and low block ensured that Manchester United would not lose the ball.
By the 30th minute of the first half, De Gea had already made 5 wonderful saves, which annoyed Kintag very much. What annoyed him was not De Gea's wonderful performance, but his dissatisfaction with the entire defense line of his team.
After the opening error, Vidic's state improved slightly, but he still couldn't reach his due strength. Another central defender, Smalling, made even more mistakes, which made Kintag scratch his head. Under normal circumstances, Smalling's overall strength cannot reach the top level of the Premier League. If the state of this game declines again, his performance is even worse. Kintag thought to himself that by next season, he must make adjustments to the defense, such as Smalling's starting position.
The team's current situation is so passive, not only the defensive pressure is extremely high, but the offensive efficiency is also very low.
Icardi, who replaced Van Persie in this game, also performed poorly. The reason is not that his strength is insufficient, or that he is not in good condition,
On the contrary, he was very active on the field today, and got good opportunities in counterattacks several times in a row. But the opponent's defensive player was too fierce, and Icardi's several opportunities were destroyed.
In the 34th minute of the game, Icardi broke out from the double-team of the opponent's central defender and received a through pass from De Bruyne, but he had just received the ball when he suddenly felt pain in his feet and fell to the ground. .
It turned out that the moment Icardi received the ball, Olympiacos defender Marcano fiercely tackled him from the side. Icardi turned over and fell to the ground, completely losing control of the ball.
Seeing Icardi fell to the ground, Kintag exploded on the sidelines. He shouted at the fourth official: "This is a red card, an absolute red card!"
At this time, the referee also stopped the game. He came to the scene of the incident and saw Icardi lying on the ground covering his legs. He seemed to be in great pain. The referee waved his hand, let the stretcher enter the field, and lifted Icardi off. Then, the referee showed a yellow card to the fouled Marcano to warn him.
At this time, the Manchester United players on the field were all angry. They surrounded the referee, expressing their dissatisfaction, and the Olympiacos players also came to the referee, saying that the ball just now was not a foul. As a result, players from both sides had disputes on the field, and even pushed each other.
At this time, Jin Taige also complained loudly to the fourth official on the sidelines: "Mr. Referee, the ball just now was definitely a foul that deserved a red card. How could it be just a yellow card? This penalty is too light!"
The fourth official saw Kintag complaining loudly beside him, and he was also a little impatient: "Coach Kintag, please respect your actions and words, and respect the referee's judgment."
Hearing this, Jin Taige became even more angry, and he wanted to speak, but Scholes next to him immediately pulled Jin Taige aside: "Captain, today is at someone else's home court, let's have an incident with the referee team. If there is a dispute, it will be more detrimental to the game."
"But they"
"Captain, calm down, the game is still going on, we still have a chance, don't worry."
Jin Taige stopped talking. He came to the sidelines and stared at the players on the field with a serious expression on his face.
Scholes stood behind Kintag, and he shook his head slightly.
Phelan grabbed Scholes: "Paul, Tiger is a bit abnormal today."
How could Scholes not know it. Not only today, but Kim Teg has been in a very unstable mood for the past few days, because of the pressure of continuous combat, and because he lost the opportunity to win 13 games in a row in the Premier League. Well understandable.
At this time, Icardi was carried off the field, and Jin Taige and the others hurried forward to inquire. After the team doctor's examination, Icardi's injury was not serious, and there was no such thing as a sprain, which made Kintag feel relieved.
Van Persie is already injured. If Icardi leaves the field due to injury again, Kintag's striker will be really stretched.
Even so, Kintag planned to replace Icardi for the sake of being conservative, but Icardi shook his head: "Boss, I'm fine, I can persevere."
In the forward position, Van Persie has been starting this season and Icardi has been on the bench. Today, Icardi rarely got the chance to start. He cherishes it very much, so he proposed to Kim Tag that he can persist.
Now that Icardi has made a request, it is not easy for Kintag to refuse. He told Icardi not to force it, and if he is unwell, he should come down and rest.
Icardi nodded and returned to the pitch, but as he ran onto the pitch, Scholes noticed a slight imbalance on his right foot. Scholes thought to himself that the injury just now had some impact on Icardi. I hope that his body will not have any problems in the next game.