Chapter 626 First Defeat
The Bet365 Stadium on the banks of the River Trent erupted so loudly that away fans couldn't help covering their ears. The crazy shouts of the home fans made this stadium the noisiest place in the UK.
"112 decibels, the fans of Sky City have created the latest noise record in the Premier League!" Mortensen had to raise the volume and shouted: "Let's see!"
At the forefront of the stands on the right side of the stadium, the home fans try to reach out and touch the player who excites them the most.
"Rory, Rory!"
"Rory, just throw it in and kill that Spanish goalkeeper!"
Then he wiped the ball vigorously, threw the towel back, took a deep breath, braked suddenly after accelerating suddenly, with both feet firmly on the sideline, Rory Delap threw the ball hard into the Manchester United penalty area.
Sun Wu, who was standing outside the penalty area, twitched his mouth and looked helplessly at De Gea, who was attacking, was slightly stopped by the Stoke City players with a pick-and-roll tactic, and then the tall guy Crouch stretched his neck and rubbed the ball slightly.
"Crouch...the goal was scored again! Crouch scored twice!"
Mortensen roared: "Crazy Stoke City, they fell behind 0-2 in the first half, Mark Hughes decisively replaced Delap, and they equalized within ten minutes of the second half!"
"Look at Delap's grenade. It's fast, accurate, and even curved. It almost hit Crouch on the head!"
"Delap's hands are more useful than his feet!"
Pochettino on the sidelines couldn't help cursing a few words in a low voice. At this time, he could understand why Wenger called for taking a penalty kick instead of throwing a throw-in at the press conference half a month ago.
Half a month ago, Delap, who had been injured for more than ten months, finally came back. Two ultra-long-range free kicks assisted his teammates to score. Stoke City reversed Arsenal 2-1. Now it's Manchester United's turn.
In this game, Mark Hughes resorted to a 451 full defensive formation, almost giving up all sports warfare offenses, and only taking offense at set kicks while defending with all his strength.
Stoke City's so-called set kicks are sideline kicks. As for corner kicks and free kicks... they can't find a player who is more accurate and threatening with his feet than Delap with his hands.
Pochettino's starting lineup has not changed much, but Motta's position is slightly premised and Sun Wu maintains close contact. This change allowed Manchester United to easily lead 2-0 in the first half, and Griezmann made it smoothly. Continuing the scoring record in eight consecutive games, there are only two games left from Van Nistelrooy.
But the situation changed suddenly in the second half. Delap's appearance changed the direction of the game. He threw two throw-ins in ten minutes. Crouch first received a header from Shawcross to pull it back. Gea's header from the top of the goal...
Although De Gea angrily complained to the referee about the opponent's blocking foul, the referee ignored it, and Stoke City miraculously equalized the score.
De Gea has been in the Premier League for two seasons. Although he performed well, his lack of high-altitude balls and confrontation ability has been criticized by the media.
Seeing Crouch and Delap running past him, Sun Wu couldn't help complaining in his heart, this kind of tactics is no one else... Delap used to be a javelin thrower!
The morale of Stoke City, which equalized the score, was boosted, and the interception of Manchester United players in the midfield was even more fierce. Although Thomas Muller and Griezmann would not be injured, they also jumped up frequently to avoid the opponent's flying tackle.
The opponent's captain, Shawcross, is a famous butcher in the Premier League. Da Silva, who had a bright future and squeezed Robin van Persie to the bench, had his leg broken by Shawcross, and then fell quickly.
Faced with a frantic robbery by a group of grim-faced strong men, the young Manchester United players panicked. Sun Wu worked hard and Motta dispatched the team's offense with a quick kick and movement, but the effect was very poor.
Frequent set kicks also failed to achieve any effect. Phil Jones and Smalling are sharp weapons in the set kick attack, but this time they encountered "City in the Sky".
In the 70th minute, Pochettino replaced Cleverley with Fellaini. In this game, Giggs has not returned from injury.
Fellaini was a rare substitute on the bench.
In the 81st minute, Sun Wu cooperated with Evra on the left and stepped on the ball to create a cross for Motta.
Motta swung his left foot and sent a high-quality cross. Fellaini beat Shawcross with a header from the back point. The ball hit the outside of the post and bounced off the baseline.
Sun Wu scratched his cheek. To be honest, there is really no good way to meet this kind of sloppy team. Anyway, the opponent is satisfied with one point.
Sun Wu regretted it a bit. He knew that he shouldn't play ball control after leading 2-0 in the first half, and it would be nice to score a few more goals.
In the 85th minute, Manchester United had pressed up across the board, leaving only Motta and Smalling in the backcourt, and everyone else pressed up.
Sun Wu found a rare opportunity and sent a penetrating oblique ball before being pinched and brought down by the opponent. Valencia overtook the ball from the outside and entered the penalty area, but Shawcross did not hesitate to fly shovel!
"Penalty, penalty!"
"Referee, isn't this a penalty!"
The referee crossed his hands to indicate that there was no penalty. Shawcross got up and kicked the ball forward. Smalling headed back and the ball fell right at the feet of Crouch.
Although Crouch is known as the "high guy", the striker actually has a lot of work on his feet. He leaned on Motta and turned around deftly to send out a diagonal plug, and Walters on the wing inserted at high speed.
"Stoke City's counterattack... Manchester United is in danger, 2 on 2!"
However, although Walters' speed is not slow, his breakthrough ability is very average. After getting stuck in his position, Smalling saw that he couldn't pass the ball, so he simply kicked his big foot...and drove directly to the bottom line!
Mortensen on the commentary booth sprayed... In order not to give the opponent a foul, he simply gave the opponent a corner kick!
Sun Wu, who came back, praised Smalling in his heart. Stoke City's corner kick is unlikely to pose a threat. They don't have an excellent kicker. On the contrary, Manchester United may play a wave of high points that can kill the game. Quality strikes back.
However, the next moment, Sun Wu realized that in this world, in terms of shamelessness, there is no one beyond Stoke City... Even Sun Wu can't compare to them!
Walters, who took the corner kick, did not drive the ball into the penalty area, but sent a short corner kick. After running back to catch the ball, he kicked Evra with all his might!
"This... this is another foul!" Mortensen stammered.
Sun Wu rubbed his face vigorously, the undefeated Manchester United will not lose this game...
Sun Wu, who was worried, watched De Gea throw the ball vigorously again. Nima was too powerful. De Gea, who made a misjudgment, collided with Fellaini, and the ball flew from De Gea's hand. Pass……
"Ooooh, Goooooooooooooooooooooooal!!!"
"It's Shawcross!"
"Shawcross, who came from Manchester United's youth academy, hit back, 3-2, Stoke City completed a great comeback!"
Sun Wu gave a loud baw, Delap is really inhuman, and almost all the Premier League giants have suffered a lot under his hands!
In the end, the game ended with a 3-2 reversal by Stoke City, and Sun Wu also specially found Delap to exchange jerseys.
"Delap retired at the end of the season." Mike Phelan said to Sun Wu with a wry smile: "De Gea suffered more than one loss in his hands."
Sun Wu breathed a sigh of relief and thought about it in his heart. In fact, Manchester United's unbeaten season has put a lot of pressure on himself. Now losing a game may not be a bad thing. He can face the next opponent Barcelona with a relaxed attitude.
But... Sun Wu pondered for a while, then called Mark Hughes back, scored three against Manchester United, and he can't be soft on Manchester City!
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