Chapter 1,130 Scored 2 Degrees
Hodgson is a very experienced coach. He knows very well that teams with many young people like to play with the wind. If it goes well, it will get better and better. If it goes wrong, it will collapse. Now that Manchester United has scored the first goal, Manchester United's morale is great. I am afraid that the offensive will become more and more fierce. If Tottenham cannot stop it, it is likely to collapse.
The attack may die faster, and the defense may not be able to withstand the morale-boosted Manchester United youngsters. Hodgson is in a dilemma.
However, no matter what decision he made at this moment, it was better than being hesitant. Hodgson thought for a moment and immediately asked the players to press forward and attack Manchester United. Hodgson did not believe that his team would not be able to defeat Manchester United offensively, with all four main defenders absent. .
Manchester United was not conservative after scoring a goal because they couldn't defend it at all. Only by defending against the enemy at home can they hope to win.
Both sides relaxed their defense and focused their energy on offense. The pace of the game immediately increased by half. The ball rights were constantly transferred between the players of both sides. The ball quickly returned and forth in the two penalty areas. The fans were dazzled and very nervous. Here Before the fans had time to exclaim, the fans over there had already begun to feel regretful.
The two sides played for almost 30 minutes and both created some scoring opportunities, but neither Tottenham nor Manchester United players were able to seize them.
Tottenham failed to seize the scoring opportunity mainly because of Modric's absence. The midfielder's passing accuracy was a little worse. Although it was only a little, the forward needed to adjust more when shooting. In addition, Tottenham's forwards were of average strength, and the ball was either cleared by the defender in time, or the goalkeeper saved it or missed the goal.
Manchester United failed to seize the opportunity mainly because Gao Xiaodong spent a lot of energy on defense and did not help much on offense.
Gao Xiaodong was also helpless. With such a group of bastards behind him, the goalkeeper was not reliable. If he didn't direct the ball from behind, Tottenham would probably shoot the goal into a sieve.
Seeing the rookies pecking each other on the field and the dangers in front of the goal, the two old coaches Hodgson and Ferguson couldn't calm down. Hodgson walked around the sidelines, and Ferguson sat down on the coaching bench and walked to the sidelines. It's like sitting on pins and needles.
The on-site commentator He Hui was very anxious and kept calling on Gao Xiaodong to attack and not wipe the butt of his teammates from behind. He believed that with the shooting skills of the Tottenham forward, even if Gao Xiaodong did not come back, they might not be able to score. After Gao Xiaodong attacked, Manchester United had great hope of scoring another goal.
In the 38th minute of the game, Tottenham had their best chance since the start.
Bell used his speed to break through on the wing, reached the bottom line, and passed the ball across the penalty area.
The Tottenham striker and Kladni made a strong charge in the penalty area.
Goalkeeper De Gea made a timely attack this time. He rushed to the small penalty area and knocked the ball out of the penalty area with both fists.
The time was almost over, and Tottenham launched a massive attack. Almost all the midfielders were pressed within the 30-meter area, and the ball that was released was snatched by Van der Vaart.
Van der Vaart is one of the two cores of Tottenham's midfield. Modric is positioned deep and takes into account both offense and defense. Van der Vaart is similar to a forward midfielder, mainly attacking. In the absence of Modric, he has almost unlimited firepower. right.
The ball was grabbed by Van der Vaart. Van der Vaart stopped the ball and shot straight away regardless of Manchester United defender Jones coming to press him.
Jones cleverly extended his foot to intercept, and the ball hit Jones' legs and flew towards the goal.
De Gea made a save when Van der Vaart shot. After the ball changed direction, it was impossible for him to change direction and center of gravity. De Gea could only watch in despair as the ball flew towards the goal behind him.
At the moment the ball changed line, Manchester United fans were stunned, thinking that the goal would definitely be scored, because goalkeeper De Gea had surrendered.
However, after Manchester United sacrificed four main defenders, their ball movement was very good, and the ball actually hit the goal post and bounced out.
After this goal post, the players on both sides were a little more cautious. After all, no one wanted to concede the ball again in the last few minutes of the first half.
In the stoppage time of the first half, Tottenham winger Bell successfully broke through again and passed the ball from the baseline. The ball was ejected and fell to Gao Xiaodong's feet.
After stopping the ball, Gao Xiaodong dribbled the ball from the midfielder position and ran straight into Tottenham's penalty area.
Gao Xiaodong had previously used the ball to split the ball, or pass long balls, and rarely assisted with the ball. As a result, Tottenham's players were relatively rough in defense in the middle. Gao Xiaodong went all the way to Tottenham's defensive third zone without encountering him. to decent blocking.
However, Gao Xiaodong knew that no matter how bad Tottenham's defense was, they would not let their opponents easily enter the defensive third zone. He went to 30 meters away and took a cold shot.
Gao Xiaodong wanted to try a long shot to see his luck, but Gao Xiaodong was really lucky. When he shot, two Tottenham players came to block it. As a result, the ball hit Dawson's foot and changed the line. Fly straight to the left side of the goal.
Tottenham goalkeeper Lifford was very afraid of Gao Xiaodong's long-range shot, and he was ready to save it even from 30 meters away.
Reacting too early is not entirely a good thing. When Lifford saw Gao Xiaodong take a shot, he quickly moved sideways to prepare for the save.
However, the ball changed direction after Gao Xiaodong shot it, and Lifford could only watch the ball fly into the goal unhurriedly.
2:0
After 45 minutes of crazy fighting, Manchester United finally knocked on Tottenham's door again. This time it was Gao Xiaodong who scored.
The fans of Manchester United thought that the first half of the game would be like this. They were happily preparing to go back to rest with the score of 1:0. Unexpectedly, a bigger surprise suddenly came. They were so excited that countless fans jumped up and shouted. The stadium cheered.
Ferguson was already preparing to go back to the locker room. Seeing this exciting scene, the old coach clenched his fists like crazy and rushed to the sideline. Because he was so excited, Ferguson even rushed into the penalty area.
The Chinese commentator He Hui, who had been complaining about Gao Xiaodong's lack of offense, jumped up as if he was electrocuted and shouted towards the court: "Go in, go in, Xiaodong scores... This is such good luck, it's a reflection of the goal, but no credit." The main thing is Xiaodong, without him bringing the ball to the edge of the opponent's penalty area, there would be no chance of such a reflection."
Guest commentator Gary. Neville was even more excited, "Great! Xiaodong scored again! Scored twice! Manchester United led by two goals, almost locking the championship. Xiaodong is really lucky. The opponent also had a deflection just now, but it hit the goal post." It’s true that same people have different fates...Whether it’s strength or luck, in short, after injuring four defenders, we are back on the track of victory.”
Manchester United celebrated for a long time after scoring. Tottenham were worried that the referee would stop the game at any time. After the kick-off in the center circle, they quickly passed the ball long and wanted to hit the penalty area directly.
The ball was pushed directly out of the sideline by Park Ji-sung. When the Tottenham players wanted to serve the sideline ball. The referee suddenly blew the whistle to end the first half.
Hodgson was dissatisfied with the referee not allowing the foul ball to stop the game. He rushed over to negotiate with the referee, but the referee just pointed at his watch and turned back to the lounge.
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