Chapter 496 Outbreak
This round of the Premier League on December 30 is of extraordinary significance to Manchester United players.
Because the next day of the game happened to be Ferguson's sixty-fifth birthday.
Everyone at Manchester United hopes to win the opponent at home in this round of the league, to send a generous gift to the old Sir who is about to celebrate his birthday, and at the same time to make Manchester United further ahead of the opponent and lay a league advantage.
Before the game, Reading coach Koper was already mentally prepared for this situation, and he was most worried about Manchester United's No. 7 player, Cristiano Ronaldo, who has been in hot form recently.
In his pre-match press conference, the Reading boss linked Manchester United's No. 7 with legendary No. 7s such as George Best, Cantona and Beckham, who, he believes, will be able to play two games in a row during the winter break. It's not easy to score a brace, and Cristiano Ronaldo is on his way to greatness.
In addition to Koper, Manchester United legend Cantona also encouraged the Portuguese.
"Run, rush, don't miss any chance to score!"
This is a great gift from Cantona to Cristiano Ronaldo.
Reading has always been a tough team.
Even at Old Trafford, Manchester United still had a tough fight.
In the first 30 minutes, Manchester United encountered the stubborn sniping of the opponent and hardly caused any threat. Ronaldinho also kicked and hit the goal again and again, but it always had little effect, which made everyone seem to see a scene.
That is to gain the upper hand without scoring, the Portuguese ended up shooting indiscriminately.
But it turns out that Ronaldinho is indeed different.
When the game reached the 33rd minute, the Portuguese took the ball on the left and faced the opponent's two defenders. He suddenly started. After several consecutive fancy moves, he shook his opponent away and passed the ball directly with his right foot. Alskjaer headed the goal from nine meters in front of the goal, opening the scoring for Manchester United.
This goal ignited the excitement at Old Trafford and made everyone seem to see a victory.
But less than five minutes later, Heinze fouled, and Reading got a chance to set the ball in the frontcourt and cooperated successfully to break the goal guarded by Van der Sar and tie the score.
Interestingly, Reading's goal position is almost identical to Solskjaer's.
One to one!
The two sides returned to the same starting line again.
Manchester United began to play more and more urgently, especially Cristiano Ronaldo, who was very impatient, and his luck was not ideal. There was a back nod to the goal and hit the crossbar to qualify.
In the second half, after changing sides and fighting again, Manchester United continued to strengthen their offensive, and Reading still remained tenacious.
Until the 58th minute, Ryan Giggs, who came on as a substitute, made a low pass from the left, Rooney knocked back with his back, Solskjaer waded past the opponent's central defender and hit the goal directly from a small angle.
The ball hit the left post and rebounded, Cristiano Ronaldo quickly plugged in, and easily pushed the shot, which once again exceeded the score for Manchester United.
This goal also gave Manchester United fans hope again.
All the Manchester United fans were chanting Cristiano Ronaldo's name and cheering for him.
After that, the Reading team still stubbornly organized the defense, waiting for an opportunity to counterattack, obviously still did not give up the game.
The pressure on Manchester United is still very high, and everyone is walking on thin ice, daring not to be careless.
Until the 77th minute, Giggs suddenly switched to the right, dribbled the ball back from near the bottom line, and made a pass with his left foot. Cristiano Ronaldo quickly inserted into the penalty area, four meters in front of the goal. , volleyed with his right foot, almost exhausted all his strength, and drew the ball into Reading's goal!
After scoring the goal, the Portuguese was so excited that he rushed out of the pitch, all the way to the corner kick area, and rushed to the live broadcast of Sky TV, roaring vigorously.
His handsome face became a little hideous because of his excitement, which made people feel his excitement at this moment and the fun after venting!
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"Cristiano Ronaldo has really been under a lot of pressure this season."
"Before the season, he and Wayne Rooney were the two recognized talents in the Manchester United team, but in the World Cup, the two turned against each other, and the Portuguese became the public enemy of everyone. There were even England fans who threatened him if he If he dares to set foot in England again, he will be assassinated."
"At the time, everyone thought that Cristiano Ronaldo's Manchester United road was over, and Rooney would take the burden of the team and carry the banner of football against Chelsea's gold dollar."
"And then, after half the season, it turned out to be the exact opposite of what was expected before the season."
"So far this season, Rooney's performance has been barely passable, but Cristiano Ronaldo's performance has been impressive, even magical."
"In the early season, Cristiano Ronaldo was once criticized for shooting indiscriminately, but as Cantona said, all top scorers go through such a process. Get the perfect transformation."
"In the last three rounds, Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice in three consecutive games, proving his magic to everyone and completing an astonishing explosion!"
"On the other hand, his teammate Rooney at Manchester United has obviously gradually moved towards mediocrity. In this regard, Cantona, a famous Manchester United player, believes that the technical skills determine the different trends of the two talented players. After Rooney moved to Manchester United, he obviously ignored the continued treatment of himself. The basic skills are polished, which has caused his upper limit to be continuously lowered."
"Cantona said that there are not many players who can match Cristiano Ronaldo in terms of attack speed and technical comprehensiveness, and so far, in the Premier League, only Yang Bei has such strength. "
"The Manchester United legend concluded that Yang Yang will be Cristiano Ronaldo's strongest competitor!"
"And this time, Cristiano Ronaldo's full-scale outbreak during the winter break undoubtedly started the war between himself and Yang Yang once again!"
"Although they lost a round at the start, the high-spirited Portuguese obviously still want to regain a victory."
"After scoring twice in three consecutive rounds, the Portuguese has caught up to 12 goals this season, and is only one step away from Yang Yang's 15 goals."
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In this round, Liverpool went south to London to challenge Tottenham Hotspur away.
Before the end of the first half, Yang Yang assisted Luis Garcia and scored a goal. In the end, Liverpool beat Tottenham Hotspur 1-0 away and scored a valuable three-point away.
On the second day of the game, the entire British media was shocked by Cristiano Ronaldo's feat of scoring twice in three consecutive rounds, and at the same time, they were also hooked on the outbreak of the Manchester United star, believing that this move is bound to ignite the competition for the best player in the Premier League. war.
There are only two opponents in front of the Portuguese, Chelsea center Drogba, who has scored 13 goals, and Liverpool forward Yang Yang, who has scored 15 goals. These two players are the best performers in the Premier League this season. Excellent player.
Among them, in addition to scoring 15 goals, Yang Yang has already contributed 13 assists this season, which is quite an astonishing achievement.
One person occupies the top of the two most important lists of scorers and assists at the same time. Yang Yang let everyone see his strength in his first season in the Premier League.
As for the fact that the Devil's schedule in the winter break is not as eye-catching as Cristiano Ronaldo, it is not just a problem with Yang Yang, but also a problem with the entire Liverpool team.
What's more, before the winter break, Yang Yang led Liverpool to a 4-0 victory in four consecutive rounds, and his performance was not lost to the Portuguese.
Also in December, Cristiano Ronaldo scored seven goals and four brilliant assists on all fronts for Manchester United in an impressive performance, giving Manchester United five wins in December Yiping's record, especially the three-game winning streak in the Christmas Devil's schedule, has made great contributions.
But Yang Yang's performance is not bad. Liverpool also scored five wins and one draw in December. Among them, there are four consecutive games with four games to zero, and the performance is even better than Manchester United. Yang Yang also scored six goals and seven goals. The transcript of the assists has become an indispensable core attacker in the Liverpool team.
It can be said that the contest between the two stars, whether in terms of data or performance, is on par.
The media and fans who support Cristiano Ronaldo believe that the Portuguese is the best player in the Premier League in December, especially in the most devilish Christmas schedule, and his performance is slightly better than Yang Yang.
But the side who supported Yang Yang retorted, believing that this was the first time Yang Yang had experienced the Christmas devil's schedule, and it was normal for him to be uncomfortable. What's more, Liverpool's performance in December was not inferior to Manchester United's, and Yang Yang made great contributions.
"Considering Liverpool's overall strength and the fact that the team can give Yang Yang less support than Manchester United gave to Ronaldinho, Yang Yang's performance is more rare and better than Cristiano Ronaldo."
As for Drogba, who had high hopes, with Chelsea's two consecutive draws, he has gradually lost his competitiveness.
In the end, who is the best player of the month in the Premier League, I am afraid that this will continue to cause controversy. How to choose depends on the official decision of the Premier League.
After the 20th round, Liverpool narrowly beat Tottenham Hotspur away, Chelsea drew Fulham 2-2 at home, and Arsenal lost 0-1 away to Sheffield United.
After the game was over, Manchester United led the standings with 50 points, Liverpool ranked second with 45 points, Chelsea dropped to third place with 44 points because of two consecutive draws, and Arsenal fell to fifth place with thirty-six points.
Instead, Liverpool's opponent in the next round, Bolton ranked fourth with 39 points.
This also made everyone sweat for Liverpool again, because Bolton is obviously not a good stubborn.
Playing two consecutive rounds in three days is also a huge test for Liverpool's players.
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January 1, 2007, New Year's Day.
The first game of the new year, the twenty-second round of the Premier League, Liverpool hosts Bolton.
At the end of the first half, the two sides were still 0-0.