Chapter 1,124 Weakness

There is no defensive player in front of Rooney, and Morrison is chasing behind him, but Rooney is stronger and faster. Even if Rooney is uncomfortable holding the ball, Morrison is chasing after him and there is no way to intercept the ball without fouling.

However, Gao Xiaodong's pass was of extremely high quality. The ball seemed to be passed based on Rooney's speed. Rooney did not need to speed up or slow down. He could easily get the ball according to the original rhythm.

Good passing is half the battle to score a goal.

Rooney's first touch of the ball was very comfortable. He moved the ball forward and successfully dribbled the ball to the edge of the penalty area. Morrison accelerated desperately, but could not shorten the distance between him and Rooney.

"Beautiful!" the on-site commentator shouted: "This ball is really a masterclass! It's like a scalpel! Gao Xiaodong didn't have time to watch Rooney at all. It's so powerful to be able to pass such a ball!"

The Manchester United fans in the stands stood up in surprise, but they suppressed their desire to cheer. Gao Xiaodong's falling ball was saved by Foster. Rooney's single goal was not guaranteed to be scored, because Foster More familiar with Rooney.

Rooney is also familiar with Foster. Facing his old teammate, Rooney did not enter the penalty area and just volleyed hard from the line of the penalty area.

When Foster was attacking, he recalled Rooney's various ways of handling one-on-one balls, including direct shots. However, Rooney's shot was too fast and powerful. Foster didn't even raise his arm, and the ball flew into the net. .

1:0

Manchester United took the lead in the 13th minute. Gao Xiaodong broke through and passed the ball from the wing. Rooney volleyed from the edge of the penalty area and scored.

After scoring the goal, Rooney quickly ran to Gao Xiaodong and hugged him tightly with open arms!

There were only more than 5,000 Manchester United fans at the scene, but the moment the goal was scored, the Red Devils erupted with an overwhelming momentum that shocked the entire stadium and completely overwhelmed the more than 20,000 West Brom fans.

Sir Alex Ferguson also clenched his fists excitedly and ran out of the coaching bench. Compared to scoring goals, Ferguson was more happy that Gao Xiaodong and Rooney continued to call.

Rooney and Gao Xiaodong are the core players of Manchester United and are also the future of Manchester United. With Scholes retiring and Berbatov lazy, Manchester United's midfield and frontcourt are almost entirely supported by the two of them.

Hodgson looked helpless. Rooney and Gao Xiaodong's personal abilities were too strong. West Brom gave them a chance to counterattack, and they completed the goal. The game has only lasted 13 minutes. How to play next? good.

West Brom's strength is far behind Manchester United.

But West Brom is playing at home, and there are more than 20,000 fans coming to cheer. How can they admit defeat easily, even if they bite the bullet and have to attack.

West Brom's skills are rough, and it is very difficult to cooperate at the front of Manchester United's penalty area. After two pass errors and counterattacks, West Brom's players tried a cross from the wing, and Xiaoli used his personal The technical bicycle shook Smalling away and passed the ball to the penalty area.

Goalkeeper De Gea rushed out quickly and tried to catch the ball, but the ball was too fast and rotated so much that De Gea actually missed the ball.

Ferdinand and Vidic felt that De Gea, with his height of 1.93 meters, would have no problem grabbing the ball, so they did not try to grab it. They had no idea that the ball would be missed.

If the goalkeeper is guarding the goal, the center back only needs to press the opponent's forward. Because the opponent cannot resist the force, and the angle of the push is too positive, it will be easily confiscated by the goalkeeper. But without the goalkeeper, the opponent can only push toward the goal. That's it, it would be too advantageous in the confrontation with the defender.

Ferdinand and Vidic were almost blown out of their lungs by De Gea. The two tried their best to stay in position, even dragging West Brom's forward player with their hands, and finally managed to clear the ball.

West Brom got a chance for a corner kick. Xiaoli hit the ball backwards, but it was not high enough. De Gea tried to hit the ball out again, but unexpectedly he collided with Ferdinand. Fortunately, West Brom's players He didn't hit the ball, otherwise Manchester United's goal might have been breached.

After the shock, Ferdinand got up from the ground and shouted angrily at De Gea: "What happened? Don't go out until you can get it!"

De Gea is the younger brother of the mainland gang, and Vidic has to protect him. "Leo, it's his first time playing in the Premier League. He may be a little nervous, and he doesn't speak English."

De Gea was appointed by Ferguson, and Ferdinand couldn't say much. He glared at De Gea fiercely, turned around and walked forward.

West Brom's players tried a cross from the wing when they couldn't cooperate in the frontcourt. Unexpectedly, the effect was amazing. The opponent's young goalkeeper had grown a big man in vain and couldn't handle high-altitude balls.

As a result, West Brom's players reduced their passing coordination in the center and made more passes from the wide spaces, allowing their forwards to attack Manchester United's goal.

West Brom coach Hodgson has rich experience. He also discovered the weakness of Manchester United goalkeepers who are not good at handling high-altitude balls. He was overjoyed. The goalkeeper position is very critical. Staring at this goalkeeper, Hodgson did not believe that Manchester United dared to press his own goalkeeper unscrupulously. The team plays.

De Gea made two consecutive mistakes in intercepting high-altitude balls, and he felt a little worried about the gains and losses. As West Bromwich Albion gave up penetrating in the middle and cutting inside, they wildly played crosses and lobs from the wing. De Gea also had a language barrier and could not communicate with his teammates. In exchanges, he made more and more mistakes. Although he struck out and picked up the ball a few times, he was more often squeezed away or blocked by his opponents with his body. This is just because Manchester United's two central defenders are the world's top level, and Spain's Brom's forward shooting skills are too poor, otherwise Manchester United would have been scored by West Brom.

Goalkeeper De Gea is already young, only 21 years old, and it is his first time playing in the Premier League. The mistakes were expected by Ferguson, because the goalkeeper is a position that matures slowly, but Manchester United is so passive, not only because of goalkeeper De Gea. Gea and Anderson, who came on to replace Valencia, also performed at a disaster level today.

On the offensive end, Anderson, who serves as a defensive midfielder, did not send out a penetrating through ball that he was proud of. Only in the 17th minute of the game did he break away from the defense once in the middle and show good impact. It is simply to give the ball to Gao Xiaodong, and if Gao Xiaodong cannot be found, give it to the teammates around him.

On the defensive end, Anderson did not show the toughness he should have. In the 20th minute, Joey used his body to break through and succeeded. In desperation, he fouled on the edge of the penalty area and gave his opponent a perfectly positioned free kick.

West Bromwich Albion players frequently cross, lob and long-range shots to provoke De Gea, which is also due to Anderson's poor protection in dangerous areas.

The game was only 35 minutes old when Ferguson couldn't stand Anderson. He immediately asked Pogba and Cleverley to warm up. If Anderson continued to play like this, he was ready to let one of the two go up and try, or let him Gao Xiaodong returned to the midfielder position from the wing.