Chapter 844 Quiet Winter Window

Bruno first encountered a foul from Arsenal in a quick counterattack in the 26th minute and won a free kick opportunity in the frontcourt. Then he received a long pass from the backcourt on the right. After unloading the ball, he forced a breakthrough from one side to the other. , dribbling the ball back to the penalty area from the bottom line, and passed the cross to Gundogan who was inserted in the back row, but unfortunately Gundogan failed to suppress the ball and shot high.

The most noteworthy thing is that in the 34th minute, Manchester United counterattacked from the left. Rashford passed the ball into the penalty area. Bruno grabbed the first shot and was about to take off when he was pushed to the ground by the Arsenal defender. .

This was an obvious foul, but the referee Oliver turned a blind eye.

Bruno stood up from the ground and walked towards the nearby referee. He kept protesting that he had grabbed the position, but was pushed to the ground by the opponent. However, the referee repeatedly stated that his decision was not wrong.

When encountering such a referee, Bruno was speechless. He couldn't get too excited and could only walk away angrily.

Afterwards, Manchester United quickly got another chance. After Gundogan got rid of the defender in the middle, he shot directly, but Arsenal goalkeeper Leno flew out and saved it.

After taking the lead, although Manchester United did not have possession of the ball, they basically controlled the situation on the field steadily. It was difficult for Arsenal's offense to penetrate Manchester United's defense, but Manchester United's counterattacks threatened Arsenal's defense again and again. goal.

Whether it is the players on the field or the audience in front of the TV, they can clearly feel Manchester United's advantage, and the team is becoming more and more confident as they play.

Everyone believes that if this situation continues, it will be a matter of time before Arsenal score again.

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Manchester United head coach Mourinho also repeatedly praised the players' performance during the halftime break. At the same time, he called on the players to keep up their efforts, continue their performance in the first half, and continue to play according to this rhythm and countermeasures.

After changing sides and fighting again in the second half, the two sides still continued the situation of the first half. The only change was that Mourinho reminded the players during the halftime break not to retreat too far back and to push the defense forward as much as possible. , it is best to advance to the outside of the thirty-meter area, which will be more beneficial to counterattack.

1:0, this is never a safe score.

Both players and coaches are still thinking about scoring goals and directly sealing the victory.

But in the fifty-fifth minute of the second half...

"Arsenal launched a quick counterattack."

"Martinelli dribbles the ball from the left. His personal ability is very strong. He directly dribbles the ball to the left and passes it into the penalty area."

"Follow up from the center, Lacazette headers from close range!"

"De Gea did a great job! He reacted very quickly and lifted the ball over the crossbar, giving Arsenal a corner kick."

"Martinelli comes over to take the corner kick. The corner kick is taken, and at the back point... William, the ball is scored!"

"But the Manchester United players were protesting. We saw goalkeeper De Gea and many Manchester United players signaling that it was a handball foul. It was a very clear handball."

"Judging from the slow-motion replay, William did deliberately hit the ball into the goal with his hand. This was an undisputed handball. It was very obvious that the referee made a wrong decision."

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Bruno also rushed forward quickly, with his hands behind his back, and shouted loudly at the referee Mike Oliver: "This is an undisputed handball. You should reconsider it. They deliberately scored the ball into us with their hands." Does this count as a goal? As the referee, can you allow this to happen? "

"Also, they pulled me down in the penalty area just now. They were right under your nose. Didn't you see it?"

Bruno remained calm in his heart, but on the surface he was very excited. He was like an angry lion, constantly pressing towards the referee, but his hands were always pinned behind his back. This is also the consistent practice in European leagues.

The referee Mike Oliver kept backing away and kept justifying, saying that he did not see the opponent's handball.

"Then you should go to the sidelines and check VAR. Sir, you said you didn't see such an obvious handball?"

At this time, the video referee team on the sidelines also reminded the head referee Mike Oliver through the earphones. He immediately ran to the sidelines to watch the video replay and quickly gave the result.

The goal is invalid!

Arsenal went crazy at this moment, and they all began to protest, but the referee's attitude this time was very firm.

Arsenal's handball goal was disallowed, giving Manchester United a goal kick.

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Arsenal was obviously irritated after being denied a goal that should not have been scored.

After the restart, Manchester United took a goal kick, but the ball reached the frontcourt and was quickly intercepted by Arsenal, who quickly counterattacked. Manchester United quickly retreated to their own side and waited for the opponent to attack.

It can be said that after the handball incident, both sides completely reversed the situation in terms of momentum and psychological quality. Manchester United can be said to have an advantage in all aspects, and the players have become unprecedentedly united and unswervingly carried out the previous actions. Such effective tactics allowed Arsenal's offense to come back without success again and again.

Previously, the referee was concerned about Arsenal's home field advantage, and some of Arsenal's players' small fouls were very secretive, which made the referee tend to favor Arsenal in the scale of penalties.

But after the handball incident, the referee re-evaluated his enforcement standards and became more fair.

In the 59th minute, Manchester United counterattacked again. Bruno, who retreated to the front of the penalty area to defend, suddenly rushed forward with the ball, ran 80 meters, rushed to the right side of the opponent's penalty area, and under the close defense of Arsenal's left back, he rushed into the penalty area from the bottom line, and then passed the ball back to the right rib of the penalty area.

Harry Kane quickly followed up, shot with his right foot, and broke through Arsenal's goal, 2:0!

This is definitely a goal that determines the victory of the game, and it is also an undisputed goal.

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Arsenal soon had a good chance to score. In the 64th minute, Lacazette was knocked down by Maguire a little bit outside the penalty area. Arsenal got a free kick in an excellent position. Lacazette took the penalty and shot directly. The ball suddenly fell in front of the goal and hit the crossbar and bounced down.

After falling behind by two goals at home and a goal that was sure to be scored was blocked by the goal frame, Arsenal's mentality exploded immediately. The players played more impatiently on the field. Head coach Arteta was furious on the sidelines, yelling at the referee at every turn, and was only stopped by the referee showing a yellow card.

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Especially after entering the 75th minute, Arsenal attacked more urgently, but Manchester United became more and more confident in defending.

In the 77th minute, Manchester United launched another counterattack. Rashford failed to break through on the left and passed the ball to the middle. Bruno caught up with the ball at the front of the penalty area. When the opponent's central defender Holding hesitated whether to foul, Bruno shot again with his right foot, and the ball scored a goal, 3:0!

After scoring the goal, Bruno was so excited that he rushed out of the field.

Bruno's goal basically locked the victory of the game.

In the subsequent game, neither side scored any more goals, and the score of 3:0 was maintained until the end of the game.

One goal, two assists, Bruno completely directed this game.

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And Manchester United's advantage in the standings is unshakable, and its performance is as stable as ever, which makes other competitors collectively break down, as if they have returned to the Ferguson era when they were oppressed by Manchester United.

Liverpool coach Klopp said in a pre-match interview against West Ham United that Manchester United might be far ahead of the others, and that they need to have enough luck to face injuries and everything else in this special year.

"Will this be the most exciting ending surrounded by different teams? Maybe, but Manchester United may also be far ahead now. They are in a good position in the standings and play well." Klopp said.

"What we've seen is that it's been a tough season for all teams, except maybe Manchester United. Leicester City looks good, West Ham United looks good, and a lot of teams look good, but we all have our ups and downs for different reasons."

"You need to be lucky enough to face injuries and everything important during the year, which is more important than in other years, and more important because of the intensity and number of games in special periods. But I can imagine that from a neutral point of view, it's undoubtedly exciting."

"I don't know who will be the champion. If we're not ready, then the best news is that it's really exciting and no one knows what will happen. In addition to Manchester United, almost every team competing for the championship has been hit by injuries, including De Bruyne, Joe Gomez, Vardy..."

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January is coming to an end, and the winter transfer window in football is gradually coming to an end. If you don't search for relevant news carefully, just glance at sports news from time to time, I'm afraid you won't realize it.

Although the winter window has always been less lively than the summer window, it has been vigorous in previous years, and one or two bombs often explode on the closing day, but this year it is "sneaking into the village and not firing a single shot."

The winter window here is quiet... How could it not be quiet? The COVID-19 pandemic is naturally the biggest factor.

The impact of the pandemic on the economic structure of world football has lasted for a whole year. Most mid- and lower-level teams can only barely maintain their capital chain, not to mention making any ambitious investments in team building. As for those wealthy clubs that are theoretically well-off, they also have their own problems.

For example, Chelsea, even in the economic crisis, Abramovich is not short of money, but they have already spent a lot of money last summer. Lampard was "tearfully sent off" by Abramovich because he could not make good use of the sky-high signings. The team's current focus is to further explore and realize the value of the existing lineup, rather than spending a lot of money on the new coach Tuchel.

In addition, we must also consider the series of uncertainties brought about by the formal Brexit in the labor mobility level, so not only Chelsea is not moving, but also big clubs such as Manchester United, Manchester City, and Liverpool are also quite low-key. In the impression of the Premier League, which is a spendthrift league, the total expenditure (not net expenditure) of 20 teams in the entire winter window is about 85 million euros. In 2011, that was the same amount of money Chelsea spent to sign Torres and David Luiz.