Chapter 755: The Buzzer-Beating Goal

As Beckenbauer said, excellent tactics can help the head coach increase the probability of winning.

Ferguson clearly realized that Manchester United had a chance in this game when Van Persie scored, because everything was in his pre-match plan, even including Van Persie's goal.

In fact, the results of the following games were not beyond his expectations. Thiago Silva, Marcelo, Pirlo, Cavani and Messi all missed this game for various reasons, either due to injuries or poor form, but Tottenham Hotspur still showed super overall strength.

Ye Qiu did not make too many adjustments during the halftime break, but throughout the game, Tottenham Hotspur had 57% of the ball possession rate and got 23 shots, eight of which were on target, but De Gea made several world-class saves and performed very well to keep Manchester United's goal intact.

As for Manchester United's offense, they only had four chances to shoot, two on target, and one goal so far in the game. This is a very regrettable thing, because according to the data and the scene, Tottenham Hotspur should have won, but this is football!

"The extra time is out, four minutes, we still have more than four minutes!"

The live commentator at White Hart Lane shouted loudly in the stadium's broadcast, "We still have more than four minutes. According to our offensive power, we can even reverse Manchester United, so, Tottenham Hotspur warriors, don't give up!"

In the commentator's shouting, the shouting from the stands was like thunder. Obviously, Tottenham Hotspur fans cannot accept the fact that the team lost at home, even if the team's recent downturn is more due to adjustments made under consideration for the entire season, but if they lose this battle, they will not only lose their unbeaten record at home, but also lose their unbeaten record of more than 100 games, and lose to their number one enemy Manchester United.

"All Tottenham fans, please stand up from your seats, okay?" The commentator shouted loudly, "Look, our players haven't given up on the field, they are still working hard, they need our support, please stand up, use your voice to cheer for our players, okay?"

"Okay!!!" For a moment, a deafening shout came from the stands.

In just a few seconds, more than 30,000 fans gathered in the stands, almost all stood up, and countless fans held hands and loudly followed the team song played on the stadium broadcast, singing, encouraging the players, telling them that they would never give up until the last minute, the last second!

Time slowly jumped into the 90th minute and began to enter the stoppage time. Manchester United still took a steady approach to defend their own half. Ferguson's attitude in this game was to defend, because he knew very well that only by defending could they finally defeat Tottenham.

The attack after the opening was successful, but it was just a small conspiracy. What really helped Manchester United win was the defense.

However, as the game time approached, Tottenham's attack became more and more fierce, and Manchester United's defense became more and more dangerous.

"Manchester United must hold on to the end. There are only three minutes left in the game. As long as they hold on to the end, they will defeat Tottenham Hotspur and take three points from White Hart Lane. These three points may rewrite the Premier League championship process this season and change the pattern of the Premier League this season."

Sky TV commentator Richard Keys was also very nervous. "In the past two or three years, Tottenham Hotspur has remained unbeaten for more than 100 games. Now, this unbeaten record may end at the hands of Manchester United. It just happened to be what Ferguson said before the game. Manchester United will become Tottenham Hotspur's most hated enemy!"

As Richard Keys was talking, some time passed. "Two minutes left. Tottenham Hotspur now has almost 90% of the ball possession time. Manchester United mostly cleared the ball directly to prevent Tottenham Hotspur from getting close to the goal. The game basically has little suspense. Tottenham Hotspur has no effective way to break Manchester United's goal."

"This is Tottenham Hotspur's head coach Ye Qiu, looks very anxious, this will also be his first defeat this season! "The TV live camera gave to the sidelines, Ye Qiu was obviously waving his arms anxiously at the players on the court, expressing his dissatisfaction, "He seems to be very dissatisfied with the team's performance. "

"But it's no wonder, without Pirlo's organization and dispatch in the midfield, although Sandro helped the team suppress Manchester United's midfield well and effectively distribute the ball, but in terms of overall dispatch, the gap between him and Pirlo is really not at the same level, so Tottenham's rhythm in this game was obviously pulled up by Manchester United. "

"Ye Qiu's team has always been particular about the combination of fast and slow, but in this game Tottenham always played very fast, fast up and down, this rhythm Manchester United is already familiar with and accustomed to, after all, after 90 minutes of the game, they are all familiar with Tottenham's rhythm, and they have done a very good job in defense. "

"There is only one minute left, Tottenham started to pass the ball back, the game is about to end, they gave up! "

Richard Keys began to shout loudly, "Let's congratulate Manchester United. They will become the heroes who break Tottenham's unbeaten record of more than 100 games. They even have a good chance of turning the tide of the Premier League with this game!"

While Richard Keys was shouting, it was obvious on the field that Tottenham began to pass the ball back. Ramsey retreated to the area near the center line to get the ball and wanted to cross the center line. Manchester United's front trident lined up in a row, just in the center line, and Benzema was facing Ramsey.

The Welshman tried to dribble the ball forward, but when he saw Benzema approach immediately, Manchester United obviously didn't want Tottenham to pass the ball long to Drogba, who was on the bench, because the latter was still very controllable at the high point.

When Benzema approached, Ramsey dunked, turned around, and passed the ball back to Nesta behind him.

Nesta and Kompany were far apart. After receiving the ball, the former saw that Manchester United's trident began to consciously enter Tottenham's half. This was also the cleverness of Manchester United. Although you have already started to pass the ball back, I still have to press you appropriately. There is less than a minute left. It is best to survive in your half.

However, Manchester United's trident did not press very high, but only in the arc area of ​​the center circle.

Nesta saw the trident coming up, and Manchester United's overall defense line also pressed forward appropriately. This is a good cooperative habit that is naturally developed in normal training. So he knew in his heart that there were only more than 40 seconds left and he could not hesitate any longer. He immediately kicked the ball to the left and gave it to Luke Shaw.

After Luke Shaw got the ball, he stopped in front of him, turned around and quickly chased after him, crossing the center circle, while Rooney rushed over quickly from the side, trying to defend Luke Shaw.

But just as Rooney approached, he saw Neymar in front of him retreating to meet Luke Shaw, and brought out right back Rafael. Luke Shaw passed the ball to Neymar, and the Brazilian almost did not stop the ball and swept it directly to the middle.

Then he saw Sandro rushing forward, facing the direction of attack, and the ball turned in another direction, from the original horizontal pass to a straight pass, and came to Drogba's feet. The Ivorian did not wait for the ball to stop at his feet, turned his back to the direction of attack, and pushed the ball behind him. This move scared Ferdinand who thought he was going to stop the ball.

Behind him? ?

"Ribery!!!!" Richard Keys exclaimed.

Not only him, but everyone in the entire White Hart Lane stadium was shocked. They saw Ribery quickly move behind Drogba, facing the ball that was originally intended to be passed to Neymar, and quickly started and rushed forward.

Vidic followed Ribery closely, because he knew very well that it would be dangerous if he was passed.

"Tottenham's last attack!" Richard Keys spoke very quickly, and he didn't even have time to say more.

Ribery almost received the ball on the left sideline of the penalty area, and Vidic was behind him, but the Frenchman didn't receive the ball, but gently poked forward, letting the ball avoid Vidic, and then he gritted his teeth, roared, and rushed forward again.

In this situation where his physical strength was almost exhausted, he was still able to sprint. Ribery relied on his fighting spirit and will, and this sprint was far from his peak sprint speed. He could only barely ensure that he broke through Vidic's defense, and only opened a tiny gap.

This tiny gap was not enough for him to shoot, because at this angle, the shooting angle had been completely blocked by Vidic and De Gea, so Ribery had no other choice. He could only make a deceptive move, seemingly to shoot directly, so that Vidic would lift his foot, but in fact, his volley hit the side of the ball and turned into a cross pass with strong rotation.

After Ribery passed the ball, he fell sideways in the penalty area, and Vidic raised his foot, causing the ball to pass through his feet, almost sticking to the front of the small penalty area, passing Evra on the left, and Cleverley who retreated, and fell to the right side of the small penalty area.

If Evra had completely lost his position, then Cleverley's sliding tackle was also the last ditch, because Ribery's pass was too sudden and too surprising, and no one expected it, so after it was passed, the effect was very amazing, that is, neither Evra nor Cleverley could touch the ball.

Vidal, who rushed up from behind, was in the best position. The ball's route was very suitable for him to shoot directly with his right foot, and goalkeeper De Gea was almost close to the left post of the goal, leaving most of the space of the goal. As long as he pressed the ball down and hit it into this area, it would be a sure goal.

The Chilean midfielder was also very clear, and he reacted in an instant. He also saw clearly that Ribery's pass had a very strong rotation, so he was very particular about the part of the foot that hit the ball. If he didn't control it well, it would easily become a cannon.

Vidal had received this kind of fine training at Tottenham Hotspur. Mullensteen and Moniz had a training specifically for this kind of detail, and these finally worked in this situation.

I saw Vidal swinging up his right leg to meet Ribery's pass. It was a direct volley. The ball touched the back of Vidal's right foot and turned in one direction. With great speed, he drilled straight into the goal guarded by De Gea, and at this time, the Spanish goalkeeper was still near the left post.

The whole process happened in the blink of an eye. No one expected that the situation would change in an instant.

Even the referee of this game, Chris Foix, was a little stunned. He followed Tottenham Hotspur's path and ran forward quickly, but it was still not as fast as Tottenham Hotspur. Wait When he ran to the front of the penalty area, Vidal's shot had already scored.

Just in a daze, Chris Foix raised his right hand and blew the whistle that the goal was valid!

In an instant, the entire White Hart Lane stadium almost burst into deafening cheers. Everyone was shouting at the top of their lungs, shouting Vidal's name, and rushing out of the stadium with excitement. The Chilean even took off his jersey and ran wildly along the court.

This shot was worth a thousand dollars. It not only preserved Tottenham Hotspur's unbeaten home record, but also preserved Tottenham Hotspur's unbeaten record. A piece of blood and courage!

"We were all wrong!" Richard Keith shook his head and sighed with regret. "We all thought that Tottenham Hotspur started to retreat and was ready to admit defeat. I believe the players of Manchester United also guessed the same, but Facts have proved that Tottenham Hotspur still persisted in trying to score goals even at the last moment, even when everyone thought it was impossible!”

The live TV cameras swept across Tottenham Hotspur who were running wildly in celebration. Every player, even the players on the bench, rushed into the court and celebrated with their teammates on the sidelines. The head coach Ye Qiu even ran along the entire side road to celebrate, waving to the fans in the stands.

"Manchester United failed to create a miracle in the end, or this result will disappoint many people, but we must admit that judging from this game, Manchester United does not have the strength to defeat Tottenham Hotspur, because the entire The overwhelming advantage in this game is Tottenham Hotspur!”

Richard Keith also had a look of regret, "Chile international Vidal completely broke through Manchester United's goal and defeated Manchester United's persistence and perseverance. They persisted in this game until the end, but in the end they still fell short. Because of Vidal’s goal!”

“But we must see that this goal is not the work of Vidal alone. On the contrary, from the backcourt to the frontcourt, it is still Tottenham Hotspur’s iconic touch of the ball, fast. Passing without interruption, after reaching the frontcourt, Tottenham completely tore apart Manchester United's defense! "

"Perhaps this is because the Manchester United players were careless and thought they were sure of victory, but more importantly, the spirit and fighting spirit of Tottenham Hotspur that will never give up deserve recognition and praise. We all have to Admit it, they really deserved to win this game.”

"Manchester United was eventually tied, which was more like a punishment for Ferguson's conservative tactical thinking in this game!"

Tottenham Hotspur scored at the last moment, and the entire White Hart Lane stadium exploded. All the fans celebrated crazily in the stands, with thunderous drums and roaring applause, while the players in the stadium were They got together and celebrated the goal crazily.

Yes, Tottenham Hotspur has indeed been in a sluggish state in the past period of time, but no matter at any time or under any circumstances, Tottenham Hotspur players will never give up hope or fighting spirit, because This is the culture of Tottenham Hotspur, because they firmly believe that as long as they persist to the end, there will be hope and light!

On the surface, there are still about ten seconds left in the game, but in fact there is no need to continue because Tottenham Hotspur's celebration has exceeded the game time, so the referee Chris Foix is ​​fully considering and discussing After that, the game was finally decided. Tottenham Hotspur drew 1:1 with Manchester United at home thanks to Vidal's key goal in the 93rd minute.

This is also Tottenham Hotspur's fourth draw in twenty-three Premier League games this season.

With nineteen wins, four draws and zero losses, Tottenham Hotspur scored 61 points and ranked first in the Premier League.

Ranked second is Liverpool, which defeated Norwich 5:0 in this round. Benitez's team has 19 wins, two draws and two losses, scoring 59 points, ranking second in the Premier League standings. , Manchester United has 56 points, Manchester City has 51 points, Chelsea has 45 points, and Newcastle has 41 points, followed by Southampton and West Ham United.

Judging from this season's Premier League standings, Tottenham Hotspur's biggest competitors for the championship are Liverpool and Manchester United. To a certain extent, Manchester City no longer has the strength to challenge for the league championship.

As for Arsenal, Wenger's team lost to Chelsea 0:2 away from home in this round. The Gunners have gradually fallen into the middle of the Premier League. They are currently ranked ninth in the Premier League standings, but have one game in hand. But no one believes that Arsenal can still challenge for the Premier League title.

After this round, Tottenham Hotspur once again had two weeks of adjustment time, because the fourth round of the FA Cup was coming up at the weekend. Tottenham Hotspur challenged Leeds United away. Ye Qiu still played with a full substitute and young players, and defeated Leeds United 2:1 to advance to the next round.

With two weeks of rest time, Ye Qiu and the coaching staff also began to further strengthen the team's physical reserve and state adjustment, because after the FA Cup ended, the team immediately ushered in two consecutive away games.