Chapter 764 Crazy Long Shot

Glasgow Rangers kicked the ball into the frontcourt, but there was no one in the frontcourt. The ball was picked up by the Manchester United defender and hit the midfielder again.

Fletcher was originally a defensive midfielder, but the opponent only had one striker in his half, and his defensive midfielder had no use. He did not pass the ball to Gao Xiaodong, but directly advanced with the ball towards Glasgow Rangers. thirty-meter area.

There is no obstacle in front. The Rangers are very sincere today. They want to defend a point. You can get the ball from the thirty-meter area. After entering the thirty-meter area, two people immediately ran towards Fletcher and double-teamed him. .

Fletcher is not a good player at breaking through, and his opponents double-teamed him. He quickly gave the ball to Park Ji-sung, who had a good relationship with him.

Park Ji-sung took the ball from the wing and quickly broke through to the baseline. Glasgow Rangers stayed in the backcourt and did not give Park Ji-sung any space. Park Ji-sung was unable to use his flexibility and was quickly squeezed out of the sideline by defender Papachi, who easily intercepted the ball. Come down.

Glasgow Rangers' offense is very simple. After Papachi steals the ball, he directly makes a long pass to forward Miller.

Even if Manchester United replaced Smalling and Vidic as a partner, Miller could not easily win the header. Smalling bravely grabbed the ball, and then the ball was pushed back into the Rangers half.

This time the ball fell to Valencia's feet. Valencia had an advantage and quickly passed the interception of the full midfielder. Then the ball passed Broadford and passed the ball to the penalty area from the baseline.

Valencia passed a high ball, but Rooney and Hernandez were a head shorter than the Rangers defenders, and their headers were mediocre. They couldn't touch the ball at all, and were headed out by the defenders.

Gao Xiaodong knew there was no chance when Valencia passed the ball, so he waited to grab the second spot.

But he didn't expect that the Rangers defender was too strong. When Gao Xiaodong went to grab the second spot, he found that Fletcher had arrived before him.

Of course Gao Xiaodong would not compete with Fletcher. He pulled to one side, preparing to receive Fletcher's pass.

Gao Xiaodong and Fletcher have a normal relationship. When he was in Porto, Fletcher was about to tackle him, but was stopped by Scholes. But now he is an offensive player and Fletcher is a defensive player. Facing the opponent's With intensive defense, Gao Xiaodong thought Fletcher would give him the ball.

But Gao Xiaodong thought wrong. After Fletcher received the ball, he took advantage of the opponent's defense of Valencia's cross and failed to press it out. He quickly rushed into the 30-meter area and fired an angry shot at the goal.

Not to mention, Fletcher's shot was of high quality. The ball went straight to the upper left corner. Goalkeeper McGregor had to save the ball with great effort.

Manchester United got a chance for a corner kick, and Gao Xiaodong took it personally. Vidic and Smalling both went in to grab the point.

A corner kick was taken, and Rangers defender Weir pushed the ball out. Park Ji-sung received the ball and passed it into the penalty area again. The ball was pushed out again. Fletcher followed up with another long shot, but the ball hit Rooney. The bottom line popped up on him.

After the opening, Manchester United's offense came one after another. The Rangers defended the 30-meter area and filled the penalty area with high points, allowing Manchester United to attack.

It has to be said that Smith has worked with Ferguson for so many years and knows Ferguson very well. He does not think that the Rangers can beat Manchester United if Manchester United is on the bench. He insists on using the intensive defensive tactics formulated before the game instead of making temporary changes. style of play.

Smith's style of play for the Rangers was very targeted. Neither Manchester United's forwards nor Gao Xiaodong and Fletcher who penetrated forward were tall. Facing a group of long men from the Rangers, there was no advantage in competing for the high ball, and the ground ball was difficult to pass. The pass can't go in, and penetration is not Manchester United's strength. They can only wait for opportunities to hit long shots.

Twenty minutes into the game, the Rangers finally had their first shot.

Rangers midfielder Davis made a long pass from the backcourt. The Rangers forward saw goalkeeper Kuzczak standing forward and directly headed back and lobbed the goal. Kuzczak quickly retreated and hit the ball with one palm. beam.

Set kicks are almost the only chance for Rangers to score goals. Their header experts came to the penalty area to fight for the top. Davis took a corner kick and the 40-year-old captain Weir grabbed the spot from the crowd.

A lion shook his head and directed the ball to the upper right corner, but Manchester United's substitute goalkeeper Kuzzak performed very steadily and flew to hold the ball with both hands.

This was a rare opportunity to counterattack. Gao Xiaodong quickly raised his hand to ask for the ball.

Kuzczak threw the ball to Gao Xiaodong, and Gao Xiaodong directly counterattacked with a long pass. Manchester United's frontcourt formed an opportunity for Hernandez and Rooney to play full-back Papachi.

Hernandez knocked the ball to Rooney, and Rooney pulled a cross to Hernandez on the right side of the penalty area. However, the intention of passing the ball was too obvious, and Papachi fell to the ground and intercepted it.

The great opportunity of two-on-one ended due to Rooney's mistake, and the more than 70,000 Manchester United fans present sighed with regret.

"If you can make mistakes in this two-on-one game, is there any better chance?"

"Rooney shouldn't be on the pitch, he should be in bed."

"Why doesn't Berbatov play? I don't believe he can miss such a ball."

"There are two scumbags on the front line, they can't lead them high."

"Rooney has no pressure to play one-on-one on the bed, but two-on-one on the court doesn't work, so let's go down."

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On-site commentator Martin also said: "Rooney, Rooney, with the way the Rangers play, there won't be many opportunities like this later."

Manchester United's crosses from the wing were useless, and the penetration in the middle was not so detailed, so they could only rely on long shots to find opportunities to score.

In the 25th minute of the game, before Park Ji-sung crossed into the penalty area, Fletcher met the ball and fired an angry shot that missed the near post.

In the 27th minute, Hernandez took the ball with his back in the penalty area and hit it at the top of the arc. Gao Xiaodong shot with his right foot in the center of goalkeeper McGregor, beating McGregor until he lay in the penalty area and failed for two minutes. climb up.

In the 32nd minute, Valencia's cross from the right was blocked in front of the penalty area. Fletcher volleyed the ball and hit the ground.

In the 37th minute, Gao Xiaodong dribbled the ball into the penalty area, but the ball was intercepted. Gao Xiaodong successfully counterattacked, turned around and shot another long-range shot, and the ball flew into the stands.

By this time, anyone with an eye could see that there was something wrong.

"Is this Fletcher and Gao Xiaodong taking turns in a long-range shooting contest?"

"Although it takes long-range shots to break the dense defense, you can't be uncooperative at all."

"Did Fletcher shoot a little too much? Can his shooting skills compare with Xiaodong's?"

"If we keep playing like this, it depends on our luck to score."

"You shouldn't play Fletcher, the opponent has no offense at all, why not play Scholes."

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At this time, even assistant coach Phelan felt something was wrong and said to Ferguson: "Fletcher shot too many shots today."

Ferguson smiled meaningfully: "Maybe Fletcher was too eager to score."

Manchester United's successive attacks were fruitless, and the players were a little impatient. In the 40th minute of the game, the Rangers attacked with a long pass. Vidic lowered his head under Miller's pressure and wanted to give the ball to the goalkeeper, but Kuzzak felt that Vidic Dicky was able to get it, but Vidic and Kuzzak made a mistake in cooperation and the ball almost flew into his own goal. Fortunately, Kuzzak recovered quickly and held the ball on the goal line.

In the 42nd minute of the game, Rooney was kicked by Weir when he was receiving the ball at the edge of the penalty area. His ankle was twisted and he fell to the ground in pain.

Manchester United fans were shocked. Although Rooney was in poor condition, his strength was second only to Gao Xiaodong. Manchester United still needs him if they want to win the championship.

Sir Alex quickly asked the team doctor to come in and treat Rooney.

After all, Rooney is very strong. Although he twisted his ankle, after the team doctor sealed it, he indicated that he was fine and returned to the game.

Then Gao Xiaodong took the free kick.

The Rangers knew that Gao Xiaodong was good at free kicks, so they formed a wall of 7 people to defend.

Gao Xiaodong saw the height of the Rangers wall and knew that there was no chance of going around it, so he cooperated with Rooney tactically. He passed the ball and Rooney raised his foot to shoot, but the ball was knocked down by the Rangers goalkeeper. .

Rangers goalkeeper Gregor looked at the first half and fell to the ground. The referee recognized that it was a waste of time and showed a yellow card.

Then Gregor took the goal kick and the referee blew the whistle to end the first half.

Manchester United shot 15 times in the first half, while the Rangers had only one shot, but the two sides ended up tied at an o:o level within 45 minutes.

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