Chapter Two Hundred and Eighty Seventh, the Old Man
Valencia was injured and fighting on the field, he squeezed out a space from the right, passed the ball, Van Persie in the middle followed up, and scored with a header.
Most of the credit for this ball should be credited to Valencia. Regardless of his eye injury, he still rushed desperately to grab a chance.
At this time, the fans in the audience cheered and applauded Valencia, paid tribute to him, and were very happy that the team equalized the total score.
Kim Tagg happily waved his fists on the sidelines and hugged Valencia who rushed towards him: "Are your eyes okay?"
"Boss, don't worry, I feel that I can see farther than before."
Kintag looked at Valencia in front of him. He was extremely moved, and immediately said firmly to Valencia: "Antonio, as long as I am in Manchester United, you will be in Manchester United for a day! Unless you want to leave, I will let you go." Retire here!"
"Boss, thank you!" Valencia's eyes welled up with tears.
This season, because Kintag has introduced many young players, whether it is Martial or Salah who transferred during the winter break, both of them are now ranked ahead of Valencia. But Valencia was not dissatisfied with this. Not only did he train hard and cherish every opportunity to play, but he also followed Kim Taige's advice, and started to try to play the right back position at the back position, and he performed very well. good.
Which head coach wouldn't like such a player?
With 10 minutes left in the first half, the scores of the two sides returned to the same starting line, 2 to 2, and Manchester United finally reversed the defeat. At this time, Michelle frowned. He did not expect that this game was much more difficult than he imagined. Before the first half was over, his team conceded two goals in the away game. The ball advantage is gone.
Michelle thought to himself: I will try to defend the last ten minutes now, and then arrange tactics well during the intermission, there is still a great chance.
So he yelled at the players on the field and told them to stick to the last ten minutes.
On the other side, Kintag also greeted the players loudly, asking them to work hard and strive for more goals.
In the last ten minutes of the game, Manchester United continued to besiege Olympiacos' goal, and the two sides fought fiercely on the field. But until the whistle blew at the end of half-time, Manchester United failed to continue to expand the score advantage. In this way, the players on both sides returned to the locker room with unwillingness.
In the locker room of the home team, Kintag asked team doctor Adolf to check Valencia's injury again and confirmed that there was no problem, so everyone was relieved. Kintag first praised the performance of the players in the first half. The team was able to recover the disadvantage of the two goal difference, and the players contributed a lot.
But it doesn't mean that Manchester United had no problems in the first half. For example, the team's offensive efficiency is still somewhat unsatisfactory. After the team reclaimed the formation, De Bruyne's help to the team was indeed much smaller. Almost all of Manchester United's threatening offenses appeared on the wing. De Bruyne was blocked by the opponent throughout the first half except for the opening assist. There is nothing too good about marking the ground.
Kintag understands that this is not De Bruyne's problem, because he is a fast-moving player, and he can be very useful in counterattacks, but in positional warfare, De Bruyne still seems a little immature .
In view of this, Kintag made a substitution adjustment. He replaced De Bruyne and replaced veteran Ryan Giggs.
In the last game against Liverpool, Kintag replaced Ryan Giggs at the last moment and asked him to find his form. In the last ten minutes, Giggs showed an excellent competitive state, and he did not seem to be injured at all. A player who has just recovered from his body in a few months. Therefore, in this game, Kintegger has full confidence in him, let Giggs come off the bench, and then use his rich experience in the game to strive for more goals.
After the start of the second half, Manchester United continued to attack the goal of Olympiacos, and Michel had already told his players to stick to it in the second half.
Don't let Manchester United score, and then wait until 70 minutes later, when Manchester United's physical strength declines, and then suddenly strike back, catching Manchester United by surprise. You must know that Olympiacos is now away. As long as they can score one away goal, then Manchester United must score two home goals if they want to advance.
Therefore, the second half is still Manchester United's half-time attack drill. But under the strict defense of the opponent, Manchester United could not find any chance to score.
Since Giggs played, Vidic took off the captain's armband and put it on for Giggs. Giggs cherishes the opportunity to wear the captain's armband very much. After the end of the season, he will never have the opportunity to be the captain of Manchester United It's time to fight.
This game has a special meaning for Ryan Giggs. His debut today made history-at the age of 40 years and 110 days, Ryan Giggs became the oldest player in the knockout stage of the Champions League history. This is a great record, Giggs created a Champions League story.
In front of the penalty area of Olympiacos, although Giggs is not as fast as when he was young, his foot skills are still very flexible. He dribbled continuously and went straight to the penalty area. Olympiacos defender Manolas really had no choice. Giggs could only be pulled down on the edge of the penalty area.
The referee stopped the game, awarded United a free kick from the edge of the box, and then gave Manolas a yellow card.
At this time, several free-kickers Rooney, Van Persie and others on the inside all backed away silently, leaving only Giggs standing in front of the ball. He looked up at the goal of Olympiakos, took a deep breath, and slowly Stepping back, then sprinting forward, the left foot slammed the ball to the lower left. The ball flew to the Olympiacos goal with a very strong spin, and the goalkeeper Jimenez did not respond.
"Giggs' free kick! Goal!!! Goal!!! Giggs came off the bench and made a great contribution, helping the team lead Olympiacos 3-0!"
"Ten days ago, after Manchester United lost 0-2 in the first leg, how many would have thought that today, they could overtake the score 3-0 and come back at home? Although the game is not over yet, Manchester United has stepped into the game with one foot. They won the quarter-finals of the Champions League, they deserved to win, they deserved to advance!"
At this time, all the Manchester United players rushed up, even De Gea ran over excitedly from the backcourt and warmly embraced their old captain Ryan Giggs. The brightest star in the field.
The fans in the stands also cheered excitedly, enjoying the excitement of overtaking the score. At this moment, they saw the dawn of Manchester United's return to the pinnacle of Europe!
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