Chapter 838: Receive the License at the Beginning

While Manchester United fans were rushing to Manchester from all over the world, a special group of Manchester United fans came to the Carrington training base from South America. They were the Chilean miners who were miraculously rescued two months ago.

In the San Jose mining disaster in Chile in August this year, 33 Chilean miners were trapped about 700 meters underground. While trapped, they watched a football match underground. Their love for this sport sustained them tenaciously for more than two months, and they were called "great survivors" by media around the world. After they ascended the well, newspaper headlines around the world reported the miracle immediately, and their story was also planned to be made into a movie.

After hearing the news, Manchester United legend Sir Bobby Charlton invited the surviving miners to visit the Old Trafford and Carrington bases and watch the game between Manchester United and Arsenal for free.

With the help of Manchester United's sponsor Manna Distillery, 27 of the 33 rescued miners finally arrived in Manchester before the battle between Manchester United and Arsenal.

The 27 miners were almost all Manchester United fans, and they had a strong desire to make the pilgrimage. The miners were very excited to see Manchester United's superstars. Many people laughed and jumped, pointed at the players, and talked a lot.

Manchester United CEO David Gill and Ferguson brought the players over to greet these special fans who came from afar.

After the greetings, Ferguson said to the miners: "I am very happy to invite you to Old Trafford. I would also like to thank you for coming here. I will use your spirit to inspire the players and make them as strong as you." Go fight.

Like everyone else in the world, I see what you guys do on TV and I think you are great people. However, at that time I could only watch you from a distance, but now I can meet you in person. I find that they are stronger and more optimistic than what I saw on TV. You are amazing people. "

The miners had only seen Ferguson on TV and in newspapers. They all thought Sir Alex was an arrogant and violent person. They didn't expect that Ferguson was so approachable in reality. They all applauded him excitedly.

The representative of the miners, 56-year-old bulldozer driver Reygadas, expressed his gratitude to Ferguson and Manchester United senior management, "It is an honor to appear at Old Trafford. We have only seen the Theater of Dreams on TV before, and now we Finally the dream came true, thank you Sir Alex Ferguson, thank you manager David Gill, thank Director Bianchetti of the Kahlua Winery, you are all kind people, and my compatriots and I wish Manchester United can beat Arsenal in the game , win the 19th league title because we are all Manchester United fans."

After the speech, the Miners fans were so excited that they asked their idols to sign autographs and take photos. Although Manchester United has South American players such as Anderson and Hernandez, the most popular ones are the three seniors from Class 92 and the two top players Gao Xiaodong and Rooney. star.

The players also had to conduct pre-match tactical drills. After the miners got autographs and photos, and had a brief conversation with their idols, they went to Old Trafford for a visit under the leadership of David Gill and Bianchetti. Invited fans, Chilean miners will sit in the box to watch this battle between dragon and tiger.

The game started at 7:30 p.m., two hours in advance, and tens of thousands of fans arrived around the Old Trafford Stadium. By 7 o'clock, Old Trafford, which can accommodate 76,000 fans, was almost full, and the rest were mostly VIPs sitting in boxes.

Sky Sports' on-site commentator Martin began to warm up the game. He used his rich football knowledge to tell the fans about the history of Arsenal and Manchester United's struggle for hegemony, as well as the 14-year feud between Ferguson and Wenger.

Maybe Martin was too immersed in what he said and didn't wait for him to analyze the intentions and advantages and disadvantages of the two famous coaches in the world. Players from Manchester United and Arsenal came out of the dressing room.

"Fans, the players from both sides have come out of the locker room. The game is about to start. Let's first see if there are any changes in the lineups of both sides... Manchester United goalkeeper No. 1 Edwin van der Sar, four defenders Evra and Vidic... …Arsenal’s 53-Szczesny; defenders: 3-Sagna, 18-Squillac, 6-Koscielny, 22-Clichy; forwards: 19-Wilshere, 17-Song , 4-Fabregas; forwards: 8-Nasri, 1o-Van Persie, 23-Arshavin..."

“There is almost no change in the positions of both sides;

The only change is that Wenger replaced Polish goalkeeper Fabianski with No. 3 goalkeeper Szczesny. Some fans may not be familiar with Arsenal goalkeeper Szczesny. The 20-year-old youngster is a former Polish goalkeeper. The son of national goalkeeper Maciej Szczesny, he is 1.95 meters tall. He reacts quickly to save and has a wide wingspan. He is decisive in dealing with one-on-one shots and attacks. However, he lacks experience and his swing is not stable enough. In such a battle, With a 20-year-old youngster, we can only say that Professor Wenger has a big heart. Now let’s see if the 20-year-old talented goalkeeper Szczesny can keep a clean sheet against the 21-year-old Gao Xiaodong. Manchester United’s new core currently averages 1.3 goals per game. He is the most attacking midfielder in world football. "

At this time, the captains of both sides on the field have completed the ceremony of exchanging team flags, emblems and picking sides, and are waiting for the referee Weber to blow the whistle.

The two old captains, Ferguson and Wenger, were still chatting on the sidelines.

"I hope you won't play as rough as before. As giant teams, Manchester United and Arsenal should lead the British style of football, otherwise the tragedies of Valencia and Eduardo will happen again."

Wenger took the initiative to put pressure on Ferguson.

Ferguson smiled slightly and said: "Arsena, don't mistake bravery for roughness. Manchester United is not Wigan Athletic. We have never been rough, let alone conservative."

Wenger said with a smile: "Well, Sir Alex, I believe you are a gentleman. I hope that no matter the outcome, today will be a wonderful game."

Ferguson smiled and said: "You are welcome to have a drink in my office after the game."

Ferguson and Wenger each returned to their seats. At this time, with referee Webb's whistle, the game officially began.

Manchester United kicked off first. After Berbatov passed the ball back to Gao Xiaodong, Manchester United's forward line ran forward to suppress the opponent's defense line. Gao Xiaodong passed the ball back and waited for Arsenal players to come over. Grab it.

Although Arsenal is playing away from home, they are 11 points behind Manchester United. If they want to compete for the league championship, they must win this game against Manchester United. A draw is not enough for the Gunners.

After the start of the game, Arsenal's tactical intention was very clear, which was to attack. Their three lines pressed forward quickly, pushing the formation to the thirty-meter area and pushing the battlefield to the center circle closer to Manchester United.

After having Gao Xiaodong, Manchester United's midfield skills and ball control abilities have been greatly improved. They dare to fight with their opponents in the midfield and control the ball in the midfield. They also do not give up defensive counterattacks and long passes. , Manchester United’s offensive methods can be said to be very rich.

Seeing that Arsenal were eager to win, the Manchester United players took the initiative to retreat five meters to let the defender control the ball and prepare to hit the space behind the Arsenal defender.

Seeing that Arsenal's three forwards were pressing too hard, Scholes, who was not physically fit, stayed in the midfield. Young Gao Xiaodong retreated to his 30-meter area to meet the defender and midfielder Fletcher.

When Rafael saw Gao Xiaodong coming back, he quickly passed the ball to Gao Xiaodong. Gao Xiaodong caught the ball and turned around. He forced Fabregas to steal the ball and kicked Gao Xiaodong's calf.

Most people would probably fall down like this, but Gao Xiaodong was fine. He staggered, turned around and sent a long pass to Rooney who was running forward.

Originally, Rooney and Gao Xiaodong had a tacit understanding of passing and running in training. Gao Xiaodong received the ball and Rooney ran. However, this time Gao Xiaodong was kicked and staggered. After adjusting his center of gravity, Rooney passed the ball. Offside.

However, Rooney was eager to score and the crowd was shouting loudly. He did not hear referee Weber's whistle. Although Szczesny gave up the save, he stopped the ball with his chest and volleyed the ball into the net. .

Webber was very unhappy and took out the yellow card to warn Rooney.

Ferguson was very unhappy. Although he felt that Rooney was too impulsive and naive, he also felt that Manchester United was attracting attention now and Webber was a bit targeting Manchester United. Ferguson could not let this situation happen. He rushed out of the coaching bench and roared at Webber twice. The fourth official After coming to dissuade him, he returned to the coaching bench and sat down.

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