Chapter 954 Cheating Neuer

Just two minutes later, Ferdinand replaced Smalling.

Warm applause erupted from the stands. This applause was to welcome Ferdinand and to send off Smalling.

Manchester United fans have had enough of Smalling. If it were Real Madrid fans, they would probably boo him.

Although Ferdinand has not played in a game for a long time, Manchester United's players immediately calmed down when he played alongside Vidic.

Previously, Manchester United's players had problems attacking in the frontcourt. The main reason was that the lead was too large and their desire to attack was reduced. In addition, the back line was unstable and the midfielders did not dare to press easily. Once the ball was lost, they would not fight back from a high position. He quickly ran back to prepare to assist the central defender in defense.

In this case, it is difficult to play a high-quality offense.

And now that Ferdinand is back, no matter how he performs, he and Vidic bring a sense of security to their teammates that even Smalling, Evans, O'Shea and others cannot match.

Nani, Giggs, and Gao Xiaodong all let their offense go, which is a huge threat to any team in the world.

Schalke 04 is a team with a very good offense, but their defense is average, otherwise they would not have conceded so many goals in the first half. Now that Manchester United has calmed down and attacked fiercely, Schalke 04's defense cannot withstand it. .

In the 79th minute of the game, Gao Xiaodong broke through and scored the ball in the middle. Valencia made a pass from the bottom. Center back Hewedes headed the ball out. Veteran Giggs grabbed the spot and quickly dribbled the ball into the ribs of the penalty area.

Schalke 04's defensive midfielder and central defender rushed over to block the ball, but Giggs' sudden attack with the ball was actually just a feint, just to pull out the players in the middle. Before the Schalke 04 players arrived, he was very Cleverly knocked the ball horizontally to Gao Xiaodong.

At this moment, Schalke 04 had fewer defenders in the middle. Gao Xiaodong immediately found the space to shoot. The ball rolled over. He quickly followed up and pushed the ball to the lower right corner of the goal with the arch of his right foot.

Gao Xiaodong's shots are mainly powerful volleys. There are very few such clever shots from angles. However, Schalke 04 goalkeeper Neuer reacted very quickly. Gao Xiaodong's shot has a small range and a very tricky angle. He quickly fell to the ground and touched it with his fingertips. The ball hit the goal post and bounced out.

When Gao Xiaodong saw the ball passing through the crowd, he thought it was there and was ready to celebrate. Unexpectedly, Neuer actually touched the ball. He shook his head and gave Neuer a thumbs up.

Neuer saw Gao Xiaodong giving him a thumbs up. He shook his fist at Gao Xiaodong and breathed a sigh of relief. He conceded 4 goals in a row in the first half.

Although it is not all his fault, the goalkeeper must be responsible for being penetrated 4 times. Now that he has saved Gao Xiaodong's kick, he is in a much better mood.

Manchester United got a chance for a corner kick. Giggs took the corner kick. Ferdinand and Vidic, who came on as substitutes, came to the penalty area to fight for the top. The ball was passed into the penalty area. Ferdinand accurately judged the placement of the pass from his old friend Giggs. He Leap high and hit a powerful and heavy header towards the center of the goal.

Ferdinand did not have time to choose the angle, but his position for the top shot was on the line of the small penalty area, too close to the goal, and it was difficult for the goalkeeper to have time to react.

However, after saving Gao Xiaodong's shot, Neuer improved. Facing Ferdinand's close header, he subconsciously stretched out his hand to block the ball, and actually blocked the ball again.

However, the distance was so close that Neuer only had time to block it with his arm and did not have time to exert force. The ball did not fly far and bounced back into the small penalty area.

Among the players on both offense and defense, Vidic was closest to the ball. He followed up with a kick and poked the ball to the left side of the goal.

Vidic's shot was closer to the goal, but Neuer seemed to be hanging up. He almost made a fork-like movement and poked the ball out with his toes on the goal line.

Neuer saved Manchester United's must-goals three times in a row, and the Manchester United fans were impressed. In addition to the cheers of the German fans, there were also sighs and admirations from the Manchester United fans.

In the VIP box, Schalke 04 manager Tunis smiled and said to Manchester United manager David Gill: "David, is Neuer worth 30 million now?"

David Gill was stunned. He said with an incredible look on his face: "It's worth it. Just for the performance in this half, it's absolutely worth it..." Suddenly he realized that this was wrong and quickly said: "...But the goalkeeper is the most important. It’s stability.”

Tunis smiled and said nothing. Neuer already has a superstar image. Small clubs like Schalke 04 will definitely not be able to keep him, but he will definitely not accept any bargaining. There are many teams that want Neuer. .

Manchester United continued to take a corner kick. This time Schalke 04's defense was in place. The ball was pushed out by the defender and hit Farfan's feet, launching a quick counterattack.

Schalke 04 is now 2:4 behind. If they can score another goal, then even if they lose 3:4 in the end, they will almost be considered a win. Therefore, after getting the chance to counterattack, except for the two central defenders, everyone else is like a tidal wave. The jumped up.

However, Manchester United's defense was also very fast. Valencia was in place immediately. He stretched his foot to interfere before Draxler, who came on the bench, passed the ball. Draxler's pass was deflected, and Ferdinand rushed ahead of Raul. He stretched out his foot to destroy and scooped the ball out.

Gao Xiaodong also returned to defend well. He quickly grabbed Ferdinand's clearance ball, turned around, and looked at the frontcourt. His teammates were all returning to defense. Rooney was back. The one left in the frontcourt was the veteran Giggs.

But that's okay, Giggs has a very high level of experience as a player. Gao Xiaodong passed the ball long to Giggs, avoiding the opponent's attack, and quickly moved forward to assist.

Giggs has no one to press him, and there is a lot of space in the frontcourt. If he was young, he would have gone straight to Huanglong alone, but now that he is so old, he no longer has the lightning-fast attacking ability with the ball, and he also has self-awareness. , after receiving the ball, he led forward along the wing while observing the movement of his teammates.

Gao Xiaodong's forward speed was extremely fast, surpassing Rooney, but the Schalke 04 players also defended him well. There were always players standing between him and Giggs, not allowing Gao Xiaodong and Giggs to pass. opportunity to connect.

Giggs is experienced and couldn't pass the ball at this point. After seeing his opponent come up to block it, he passed it directly back to Evra.

Evra is a French international and was one of the top five full-backs in the world at his peak. Now that he is older, his ability to assist is no longer good, but his vision and consciousness are still there. When he saw Gao Xiaodong coming forward, he passed the ball to Gao Xiaodong. Gao Xiaodong.

The two central defenders of Schalke 04 kept staring at Gao Xiaodong. When Evra passed the ball, Matip quickly rushed up and blocked Manchester United's counterattack even if he committed a foul.

Matip had a good time to grab the ball. If Gao Xiaodong insisted on taking the ball, he would definitely not be able to avoid Matip's grab. Even if he could get past it, he would not be able to prevent his opponent from fouling.

Gao Xiaodong didn't want to turn a precious counterattack opportunity into a free kick in the thirty-meter area, but his super glasses helped him. Gao Xiaodong "saw" Rooney who was quickly following behind him. When Gao Xiaodong passed the ball without touching it, he turned around and dodged Matip who was rushing towards him.