Chapter 1,139 De Gea’s Redemption

Seeing Webber pointing to the penalty spot and Van Persie holding the ball and taking the penalty, the hearts of Manchester United fans went cold.

The goal rate for penalty kicks is as high as 75%, and Manchester United's goalkeeper De Gea is an unreliable goalkeeper. It is almost impossible to expect him to save penalty kicks.

Fortunately, Manchester United's lead was two goals. Even if Arsenal pulled one back, Manchester United would still be in the lead, but their momentum and fighting spirit would be at a disadvantage.

Giggs and Evra are worthy of being big brothers. They knew that they could not put pressure on De Gea at this time. They came to De Gea and each patted the back of his neck, asking him to make a bold save. His teammates would support him. his.

Gao Xiaodong is a step slower, but he has the skills and awareness in all positions on the court and can have deeper communication with De Gea.

"David, Van Persie can also take penalties with his right foot."

"Captain, isn't he a left-footed general?"

"His right foot is also good, but it's definitely not as good as his left foot. If you can induce him to use his right foot, his turnover rate will be higher."

De Gea nodded repeatedly and felt much more relaxed. He began to think about how to confuse Van Persie.

Van Persie saw the joy on De Gea's face after talking to Gao Xiaodong, and his heart sank. He knew that Gao Xiaodong was full of bad ideas. Maybe Gao Xiaodong was giving De Gea advice this time. This was not Impossible, Gao Xiaodong has performed brilliantly as a goalkeeper.

Due to doubts and the fact that De Gea kept looking at Van Persie's right foot, Van Persie decided to use his left foot to take the penalty kick, hitting his favorite lower left corner.

After a small run-up, Van Persie pushed the arch of his foot hard into the lower left corner, but the moment Van Persie took off, De Gea also pounced towards the lower right corner, which was the direction of Van Persie's shot.

De Gea did not predict that Van Persie was going to shoot the lower left corner, but Gao Xiaodong told him to force Van Persie to use his right foot, so De Gea chose the direction that Van Persie likes to hit with his left foot.

Accidental collision, De Gea just chose the right direction, he used both hands to save Van Persie's ball from the baseline.

Van Persie was stunned for a moment, then squatted down with his head in his hands in frustration.

Manchester United fans didn't have much hope for De Gea. They were sitting when Robin van Persie took the penalty kick. Unexpectedly, De Gea saved the penalty kick. In an instant, the stands were filled with ecstasy.

"Hold the grass! I actually saved Van Persie's penalty!"

"De Gea is awesome!"

"God! Turn over!"

"Awesome! De Gea also cheated!"

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The Manchester United fans in the stands jumped up and cheered, and the Manchester United players on the court were even more excited. This goal was related to the progress of the game. De Gea's heroic performance could definitely break the opponent's fighting spirit. The players all went over to talk to De Gea. High-five him for this brave save.

The happiest person is naturally Ferguson. Because of De Gea's poor performance, even if Manchester United won two victories at the beginning, Ferguson was still criticized by the outside world for his lack of vision. Now Ferguson feels that he can breathe a sigh of relief.

Wenger was stunned. He thought this was a sure-shot goal, but the cooked duck actually flew away. Wenger was so angry that he slapped his hand on the windshield. He vaguely felt that today's game might be unlucky. .

On-site commentator He Hui said: "Manchester United's two goals at the beginning set the tone of the game. If Arsenal still had a chance to come back, it was this penalty kick.

It's a pity that the ball was saved by De Gea. De Gea is now the most unstable link of Manchester United. If this shortcoming is corrected, it will be almost impossible for Arsenal to reverse the situation. "

Missing a penalty kick will do great damage to Arsenal's morale. Young players like Arsenal are best at hitting the wind and are most afraid of continuous setbacks. The two goals conceded in the opening game have already had a huge impact on their confidence and fighting spirit. , tried their best, and finally got a penalty kick, but failed to score it. The penalty kick was still taken by their own top shooter. In an instant, the confidence of Arsenal players almost fell from Mount Everest to the Mariana Trench.

After the kick-off again, Arsenal's players obviously lacked the confidence to attack. They lacked patience in passing the ball and liked to work alone. Rosicky was closely watched by Gao Xiaodong. Arsenal's left and right sides could not connect with each other, and the offense could rarely provide any help. Manchester United poses a threat, and Manchester United's offense is very sharp. Basically every counterattack can result in a shot.

Wenger was watching anxiously from the sidelines, but there was nothing he could do. Now Wenger's only hope is not to concede any more goals in the first half. If he can hold on to the 0:2 score and make adjustments at halftime, maybe there will be more in the second half. So there is a glimmer of hope. If we concede another goal, God may not be able to save Arsenal.

However, the game did not depend on Wenger's will. In the 35th minute, Manchester United counterattacked from the left. Evra counterattacked with the ball from the wing. He cooperated with Park Ji-sung, and Park Ji-sung dribbled the ball and made a pass.

Arsenal full-back Traore headed the ball to clear the ball, but Traore was not good at heading the ball. He pushed the ball in front of Giggs. After Giggs stopped the ball, he crossed to find Nani. Nani moved forward from the left side of the penalty area. After passing Coquelin, the curve ball hit the upper right corner of the goal.

Arsenal goalkeeper Szczesny flew to save, but Nani's shot was very tricky, and Szczesny tried his best not to touch the ball.

The ball passed the goalkeeper, but failed to pass the goal post. The ball hit the post by chance and bounced out.

Rooney and Hernandez in the frontcourt both scored goals, and Nani also wanted to score one. Nani almost aimed the kick at the back corner. If he had trained, the ball would have gone in 100% of the time, but he didn't. Thinking that God would not give him face, he just took this goal as a must-goal.

The Arsenal people did not sigh, and they had no time to sigh. Immediately after Manchester United grabbed the ball, they launched a second wave of attacks. Arsenal had to block Manchester United's attack.

Manchester United had two goals in hand, and they were not in a hurry to attack. They knocked down a few shots in the frontcourt. Seeing that there was no chance, Gao Xiaodong passed the ball back to center back Evans, waiting for the Arsenal players to press forward. Slowly organize the attack to wear down Arsenal's physical strength and morale.

Gao Xiaodong's handling of the ball won "Sky Sports" guest Gary. Neville praised, "Xiaodong handles the ball so steadily and is very mature. He is also in his early 20s. Arsenal players are like adolescent children, while Gao Xiaodong is like a middle-aged uncle."

Manchester United's style of play made the Arsenal people even more impatient. In order to press Manchester United and force them to pass the ball, Arsenal pressed forward vigorously. Even the defenders passed the center circle, leaving only goalkeeper Szczesny behind.

In the 40th minute of the game, Arsenal's pass from the wing was intercepted. Park Ji-sung passed the ball across to Gao Xiaodong. Gao Xiaodong put his foot on the ground and passed the ball to Rooney. Rooney took the ball and charged forward. After being brought down by Arsenal full-back Jenkinson in the area.

Webb immediately blew the whistle, showed Jenkinson a yellow card, and gave Manchester United a well-positioned free kick.

Gao Xiaodong used to take most of Manchester United's set kicks. Now that Scholes has retired and Gao Xiaodong has become the captain, no one can compete with him. Gao Xiaodong gave in very humbly and hypocritically. Rooney and Giggs both asked Gao Xiaodong to take the penalty. Gao Xiaodong leisurely picked up the ball with his feet, took the ball to the foul spot, and prepared to take the free kick.

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