Chapter 1019: Defend Until Overtime

Ferguson was so frightened that he almost sat down in his seat. Manchester United had been attacking wildly for more than 80 minutes. Unexpectedly, Stoke City suddenly cheated and almost killed Manchester United.

Fortunately, Stoke City's strength was limited and they made a mistake in the last pass. If they were a Champions League opponent, they would definitely not miss this opportunity.

There are less than seven or eight minutes left in the regular game. Ferguson does not dare to let Manchester United continue to press the half-time siege. He must leave a few more people behind and recycle the formation to give Stoke City some space. Maybe Stoke City You will feel that when an opportunity comes, you will want to take advantage of it.

Manchester United's formation retreated ten meters, and the three players behind them lined up in a zigzag formation on the center line to prevent Stoke City from playing behind and other players continuing to attack.

Manchester United originally hoped that Stoke City's players could attack in the last few minutes. At this time, whoever scored one goal would basically win the game, but Stoke City was in a very good position today, even if Manchester United left With no space left, they had no intention of attacking. Everyone just stood up within their own 30-meter area and waited for Manchester United to attack.

"Cunning!" Ferguson was really impressed by Pulis at this time.

Before the game, Ferguson believed that the opponent in the FA Cup final was too weak and was the easiest of Manchester United's three championships. He did not prepare for the worst before the game and did not practice penalty kicks, but he did not expect that the game would turn out so well. It's difficult. The game has lasted for more than 80 minutes, and the score is still zero to zero. It is estimated that it is unlikely to break through the opponent's gate in regular time.

Although there is still thirty minutes of overtime, during the overtime, the physical fitness of the players has seriously declined, and it is difficult to say what quality of offense they can play. Once the battle cannot be resolved within 120 minutes, victory may be possible. The balance tipped in favor of Stoke City.

At this time, Ferguson finally began to re-examine Pulis as his opponent, and took precautions. He called his confidant Giggs over and asked him to warm up on the sidelines in preparation for playing in overtime, using his experience and skills to help Manchester United breaks Stoke City's iron barrel formation.

Due to Manchester United's concerns, they did not attack with all their strength in the last few minutes of the second half, and naturally they were unable to break through the Stoke City goal that was firmly guarded.

After the referee blew the whistle to end the 90-minute game, the players on both sides were so tired that many of them lay directly on the turf.

The rest time is only five minutes, and the game continues after five minutes. At this time, the most important thing is to recover physical fitness.

Substitute coaches from both sides came to the court. Some handed water and towels to the players, some brought food to the players, and some relaxed the players' muscles to help their teammates recover as quickly as possible.

Although Gao Xiaodong lay there and let the team's masseur relax him like other players,

But in fact, he was opening the Road to Superstar system to buy small tonic pills. One small tonic pill can only restore physical energy for fifteen minutes. Gao Xiaodong directly bought two pills and swallowed them while drinking water.

A wave of heat surged into his body, and in an instant, Gao Xiaodong felt as if all his lost energy had returned.

Gao Xiaodong is very satisfied. He believes that with this physical advantage alone, he can break the turtle shell of Stoke City.

When the players of both sides were resting, the on-site commentator kept praising Stoke City, "...No one could have imagined that Stoke City actually tied Manchester United in 90 minutes! Pulis does have two brushes. No wonder the game Previously claimed to win the first championship for Stoke City in a century, the thirty minutes of stoppage time are crucial for Manchester United. If they cannot break through Stoke City's goal, a penalty kick will be held. At that time, the psychology will definitely be greatly affected..."

****'s commentator He Hui was worried, "I didn't expect Xiaodong to have such a difficult time in his first final at Manchester United. The opponent was only Stoke City. If they lose this final, Manchester United may even collapse. Danger! I hope Xiaodong can show off his power in the thirty minutes of stoppage time."

Not only was He Hui worried about Gao Xiaodong, but the **** fans who came from afar in the stands were also worried about Gao Xiaodong.

Gao Xiaodong's offensive power is very strong, and he has now scored 45 goals in three competitions. However, Stoke City's iron barrel formation is indeed well set up, and Gao Xiaodong's powerful long-range shots and free kicks were not able to score. , in the first 90 minutes, Manchester United players had sufficient physical strength and were unable to score. In overtime, physical energy consumption was so great, could Manchester United still score?

Ferguson was not sure whether he could score in the last thirty minutes, but after he had made the decision to launch a general attack in the last thirty minutes, he had to give his players confidence.

Ferguson said: "Children! The decisive moment is coming soon! Our opponents are at the end of their game! They resisted for 90 minutes and are more tired and under greater psychological pressure than us. We must seize this opportunity! Hit them hard! At this time, tactics are secondary. What matters is fighting spirit and perseverance. I believe Manchester United is the toughest fighter in the world! No one can stop Manchester United's attack! Stoke City is just a relegation team. If they are allowed Stealing the championship from the hands of the great Manchester United is an eternal shame for us! Now more than 100 million Red Devils fans around the world are watching us, go and fight, don't look at the fans' mistakes, don't let me down, too Don’t let yourself down!”

Although Ferguson was over seventy years old, he still had a strong inciting power. Although the Manchester United players were already very tired, under Ferguson's encouragement, their fatigue was swept away and their bodies seemed to be full of energy.

On the other side, Pulis also inspired his players with great enthusiasm and tied with Manchester United within 90 minutes, which gave Pulis and the players great confidence. They believed that in the last 30 years, It is not impossible to keep Manchester United clean for 90 minutes. They have succeeded for 90 minutes.

There are thousands of Stoke City fans, not even a fraction of the number of Manchester United fans, but these fans are die-hard fans of Stoke City. When they come to watch the game, they don’t think that Stoke City has any hope of winning the championship. They are just pure fans. support.

But Manchester United were unable to do anything in the first 90 minutes, which gave Stoke City fans the power to fantasize. They felt that maybe Stoke City could really perform a miracle. Birmingham could do it in the League Cup, and Greece could do it in the European Cup. If you can do it, why can't Stoke City do it?

In the VIP box, Glazer's eldest sons, Ephraim and Joel, both had gloomy faces. They had booked a celebration dinner and various celebrations for today's championship. If they lost the game, they would be really embarrassed.

Ephraim said: "We are invincible in the front, but we won't be able to win at the critical moment!"

Joel said: "The opponent's iron barrel formation is too troublesome, but I believe Manchester United will win."

"I'm not that confident," Ephraim said.

Joel said: "Believe in Ferguson and Gao Xiaodong, they are both people who can create miracles."

Ephraim said: "Ferguson is old, and Gao Xiaodong still needs to prove that he is worthy of such a high salary."

Joel stopped talking. He knew that Gao Xiaodong had previously renewed his contract with a super high salary, and his brother was very unhappy. He thought that Gao Xiaodong was taking advantage of the club's crisis. Once Manchester United failed to win the heavyweight championship this time, his brother's resentment would probably spread. Vent on Gao Xiaodong.