Chapter 189 On the Road to Becoming a Legend

If at the beginning of the game, the home team coach McLeish was still pursuing 3 points, now Birmingham has almost tied Manchester United at the buzzer, and McLeish is thinking about how to keep the one point he got.

Of course, it's not that McLeish doesn't want to get three points. Birmingham are now on the edge of the relegation line and are in danger of falling into the relegation zone at any time. If we can get three points from the powerful Manchester United, it will definitely be a great shot in the arm for Birmingham, and it will form a powerful stimulus for Birmingham players.

But Bell was like a sharp dagger pointing at them from a distance, preventing them from relaxing at all. Head coach McLeish even asked the defense not to be careless.

God knows, when did Bell get a chance and suddenly explode?

In previous games, too many opponents caused holes in their defense because they wanted to score points when facing Manchester United, allowing Bell to get opportunities. McLeish doesn't want his team to be like that.

However, McLeish did not expect that even Birmingham's full defense would not be able to stop Bell's full outburst.

Prior to this, Birmingham players guarded Bell tightly, preventing Bell from getting too many opportunities. However, this also caused huge physical exertion on the Birmingham players.

Birmingham were okay before scoring, they were holding their breath, but now they have scored, which makes their breath disappear. In addition, Bell is still in the possession stage of the experience card, and it is really difficult for them to stop the explosive Bell.

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After the game restarted, the Birmingham players had not yet calmed down from the extreme excitement of the goal. Bell once again ran back from the front and raised his hand high to ask for the ball.

Barry Ferguson paid attention to Bell, but he did not expect that Bell would retreat deeper this time.

Carrick quickly passed the ball over.

The veteran Scottish midfielder quickly caught up from behind, spotted Carrick's pass, and directly made a sliding tackle in an attempt to steal the ball before Bell and destroy it. But Bell's reaction speed was also fast. He knew that if he stopped the ball, it would definitely be intercepted, so he took the lead and flicked the ball behind him, avoiding Barry Ferguson's sliding tackle.

As if hearing Bell's instructions, the ball passed over Barry Ferguson's right foot and body and fell to the area behind him. Bell quickly turned around, started quickly, and chased after him.

Birmingham realized the danger. Right center back Roger Johnson immediately wanted to rush towards Bell, but unexpectedly Bell started faster and caught up with the ball first.

The 27-year-old Birmingham central defender is very experienced. When he judged that he could not catch up with Bell, he quickly stuck to the inside of Bell and rushed into the penalty area with him, trying his best to block all Bell's shooting angles.

Amid the exclamations of the fans at St. Andrews Stadium, Bell dribbled the ball all the way from the left into the penalty area. However, Roger Johnson also had very rich defensive experience and followed him all the way. He never made any moves easily and was not blocked. He shook it off.

But today's Bell is no longer the same Bell he was when he just traveled through last year. After a year of high-intensity competition and using dozens of experience cards, his abilities have been greatly improved.

With his current ability, when facing defensive players, even if you have no leaks, he will do everything possible to create loopholes.

So Bell deliberately dribbled the ball with his right foot,

At the moment when he broke into the penalty area, his left foot made a movement that seemed to be about to take off. This immediately fooled Roger Johnson and he started to block the ball, but Bell used his right foot to move the ball forward.

Seeing that he had fallen into Bell's trap and was about to get away, Roger Johnson took a very tenacious move and grabbed Bell's right arm and shoulder, which caused Bell to slow down another step.

The two caught up again at the same time, but Bell was still a little faster than Roger Johnson, and his attention fell on Birmingham goalkeeper Foster.

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All the actions of professional players on the court happened in the blink of an eye. From Bell picking the ball past Barry Ferguson to entangled with Roger Johnson all the way into the Birmingham penalty area, the whole process happened in a very short time, even Even the feints and small movements of the two people occurred at a moment that was difficult to distinguish with the naked eye. I'm afraid no one can see this clearly except for the slow-motion replay after the game.

Former Manchester United goalkeeper Foster, who was guarding the Birmingham goal, was also caught off guard. As the two quickly entered the penalty area, his position was somewhat outside, and there was a narrow gap between him and the left post.

This shouldn't have been a problem because Roger Johnson stayed inside Bell and didn't give him a chance to easily kick off. But now Bell relied on his speed to rush to the left side of the small penalty area and got the first chance to kick.

Roger Johnson also realized the danger and quickly made a sliding tackle to block it from the side and behind. Foster also realized the danger and crouched down, preparing to make a save from any angle.

But after a season of practice, Bell has such a keen sense of shooting? As soon as the opportunity arose, he immediately volleyed directly with his left foot without hesitation and hit a half-high ball. The direction was from the gap between Foster's waist and the left post of the goal.

The shot came so fast and urgent that Foster almost heard the muffled sound in the air, and immediately reacted instinctively, stretching his hands and feet toward his right side.

His hand did touch the ball, but the force of Bell's shot was too great. Although Foster's hand touched the ball, he still could not intercept it. The ball turned in one direction and still hit the ball. goal.

By the time Foster tried to fish it out again, the referee had already blown the whistle and the goal was valid!

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In the 90th minute, less than a minute after Birmingham scored the equalizer, Bell scored a golden goal!

When Manchester United's overall performance was sluggish, Bell relied on his personal ability to earn a goal from Birmingham!

2:1!

The Red Devils stubbornly exceeded the score again!

This is also Bell's 20th goal this season and his 65th goal in 2010!

Bell was so excited that he rushed out of the stadium and somersaulted all the way to the corner kick area. Then he suddenly stood up and stood in front of the away fans in the stands, excitedly cheering for the Red Devils fans.

Behind him, Rooney, Berbatov, Carrick and other teammates also swarmed up and hugged him.

At this moment, the more than 2,000 Red Devils fans in the stands who came to the away game with the team were also going crazy with joy. They shouted wildly.

In front of the visiting team's coaching bench, Ferguson was equally excited and kept saying: "I know, I know, he can do it, he never disappoints!"

Mike Phelan's eyes showed an expression of disbelief. He was unhappy because Manchester United lost three points at the last minute, but what he didn't expect was that as soon as he turned around, Bell's inspiration helped Manchester United score again.

In the far east, the excited voice of Xinlang Sports' special commentator Zhan Jun came to the ears of Red Devils fans who stayed up late to watch the game: "It's hard for me to describe the excitement at this moment in words. Birmingham is definitely not the outside world. On the contrary, judging from the performance of this game, Birmingham's overall strength is not bad. It can even be said that they are very good. Manchester United made too many mistakes in this game. They made many mistakes and missed many opportunities to expand the score, which led to Birmingham's goal in the 89th minute. But at the critical moment, Manchester United also had Bell, a Welsh teenager, who stepped forward and scored a key goal for Manchester United. The ball was taken and the three points that had been lost were recovered!”

Hearing Zhan Jun, a fan of rival Liverpool, praising Bale so much, the hearts of Oriental Red Devils fans felt as sweet as drinking honey.

However, in the huge villa in Beijing, Liu Xianer was troubled by the fact that she once again failed to hold on and got up in the middle of the night to watch the Manchester United game.

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Manchester United finally relied on Bell's pass and shot to beat Birmingham 2-1 away from home.

At the post-match press conference, Ferguson once again expressed his disappointment with the referee for not canceling Birmingham's goal. Sir Alex said: "It was a handball. He (Zigic) fouled our central defender (Ferdinand) first. , he (Zigic) came from the right and jumped on the back of our central defender (Ferdinand). We hope the referee can see all this, if he doesn't see it, what is he here to do?"

"In an event of this caliber, in such an important game, you always hope the referee can see it all. If he doesn't, what can you do? Today, I have nothing to complain about my team. , they worked very hard and only had two days of rest after playing Sunderland. Fortunately, this goal did not affect the final result of the game. We deserved to win, and we are obviously the better team."

As for the team's ability to exceed the score again at the last moment, Ferguson believed that Bell was the key factor in the team's victory. Sir Alex said in an interview with reporters after the game: "I said, he is the strongest and best in the world. player, and he proved himself through the game. In this game, he scored the 65th goal in 2010. I think the debate in some media about who is the best should be over. Obviously , Bell is the most powerful one on this planet!"

Birmingham coach McLeish insisted after the game: "He (Bowyer) was not offside, absolutely not. It seemed that Zigic hit the ball to the far post with his own arm, but he definitely did not do it on purpose... all of this It was such a mess. Intentional handball is punishable, but in other words, I don't mind."

McLeish also said that Bell's performance at critical moments defeated Birmingham. He said: "I can only say that I am sorry that our players could not stop him. Every time we play at St. Andrews Stadium, when we are behind, An equalizer is an achievement. I've scored goals in the last minute throughout my career and I think I'll keep doing that until I retire. We worked really hard and I think we deserved a point, but Manchester United have more Possession, they also had Bale, which cost us a point at the end..."

In interviews with the media, Manchester United players, including Rooney, Anderson, Carrick and others, all agreed that Bell's performance was crucial for the team to win.

The team's captain Vidic made it clear: "There is no doubt that he is definitely the best player in the world. No matter how much praise he gets, I think it is natural."

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Unbeaten with 16 wins and 3 draws before Christmas, a complete victory in the Champions League group stage, and a run into the semi-finals of the League Cup, Manchester United created the best start to the league in the history of the club, and Beldo He scored the winning goal for the first time, helped the team defeat the opponent, and scored all three points. He can be said to be the real number one contributor to Manchester United.

After the 20th round, Manchester United leads the standings with 51 points, and Bell also scored his 20th Premier League goal of the season, better than his teammate Berbatov in second place. Six more goals than his 14, leaving everyone in awe of his form.

British media stated that Manchester United has been able to lead the Premier League standings so strongly this season. In addition to the poor performance of direct competitors Arsenal and Chelsea, Bell is the team's absolute number one contributor.

"Manchester Evening News" wrote in its report: "Without Bale's goal, Manchester United's ranking this season may not be much better than Chelsea, which is currently ranked third. But with Bale, Manchester United has performed well." An astonishing result. 51 points in 19 Premier League games. Looking at the momentum, Manchester United is on its way to breaking through 100 points in the season!"

Arsenal star Roy Keane said in an interview with reporters: "The best start in the history of the team in 133 years, not only allows everyone to see the strength of Manchester United this season, but also to see the outstanding performance of Bell. .I said he is already the best player in the world."

Cantona also said in an interview with the media that Manchester United's strength this season comes from the arrival of Bell. He said: "Scoring 65 goals and 20 assists in a year, I can't think of what kind of person it takes to do it, and I also can't think of anyone other than himself who can stop him. He has already On the road to becoming a Manchester United legend, I believe he will definitely become one of the greatest players in Manchester United's more than 100-year history!"

And all the British and all the British media are complaining about Bale. Such an outstanding Bale was not selected into the top three for the Golden Globe Award.

Everyone thinks he should be rewarded and recognized with the highest honor among professional players.

He deserves it!

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