rpbooks Chapter 855 2 consecutive victories
Chapter 855 2 consecutive victories
Chapter 855 Two consecutive victories
As the birthplace of modern football, most people in the British Isles can almost be regarded as the most ardent football fans.
In this country, the atmosphere of football is very fanatical. People love football and talk about football anytime and anywhere. Schools, streets, parks... Almost anywhere there is a field and space, everywhere is playing football. child.
However, the land area of the UK is not large. Under such circumstances, it is not surprising that a city has several or a dozen professional or non-professional football clubs.
As one of the largest and most prosperous cities in the United Kingdom, the capital London is naturally the city with the most lively football atmosphere. In this city, according to incomplete statistics, there are at least twelve professional teams recorded in the register, while semi-professional or amateur Teams are even more numerous.
In England's leagues at all levels, teams from London are full of them, and in the top Premier League, this season, there are also five professional clubs from London.
In addition to the well-known Arsenal, Chelsea, and Tottenham Hotspur, there are still two London teams in the Premier League this season. The Farmer's Fulham.
And Manchester United's opponent in this round is the "farmer" Fulham - the origin of this nickname is also very interesting. It is said that at the beginning of the establishment of the Fulham team, the owner of the team was a man with several big players. The landlord of the farm, another saying comes from the name of the team's home stadium, Craven Farm Stadium, this very rustic name, over time, people get used to calling it, and it becomes "the farmer".
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Fulham has never been a strong team in the history of English football. From the beginning of the establishment of the team, this team wandered around because they did not have their own home court. Later, after joining the English Football League, the situation improved, but the foundation is weak And the bad economic environment still makes this team only hang around in the second and third tier leagues.
The history of this team has not won any honors, and there have not been too many well-known figures. The most famous ones are Bobby Moore and George Best, but these two England legends also It's just playing the role of passing by in this team.
However, after entering the 21st century, Fulham's situation has changed. Although they are still hovering in the relegation zone all year round, they can successfully relegation every year and stay in the top league. In the UEFA Cup, there was a lot of fire. This team, which no one is optimistic about, actually played the role of a dark horse, and it was still a black horse. Then reversed and eliminated the Serie A giants Juventus, and then defeated the Bundesliga top two Wolfsburg and Hamburg, and joined the La Liga team Atlético de Madrid in the final—unfortunately, they were defeated by the Sheets in overtime 2:1 in the final. The first European Championship trophy in the history of the club.
After experiencing the success of last season, Fulham this season is even more ambitious. Perhaps in the league, it will be difficult for them to compete with giants such as Manchester United and Chelsea. Teams like Spurs and Everton also have a big gap, but they are striving for a mid-level ranking in the league. If possible, they can go one step further and get a place in the European competition next season-in order to achieve this goal, In the summer, Fulham made a big deal of signings in the transfer market. Although they could not attract superstars to join, some players with low reputation but good strength came to the team, which greatly enhanced the team's competition. force.
All in all, this is not an easy bone to chew, especially when Fulham has just achieved success in the European arena last season and is full of energy and fighting spirit. It is not easy for Manchester United to win easily.
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In this game, Ferguson basically continued the starting lineup of the previous game against Newcastle. The only change is that Irving did not enter the 18-man squad. He had some accidents in the training the day before yesterday. To be on the safe side, Ferguson kept him in Manchester.
This is also a place that Ferguson and even many Manchester United fans have criticized-Although Owen is getting older, his ability is still there, but his physical attributes are gradually moving towards the direction of "glass man" with the passage of time. Development, in this case, the club naturally did not dare to put all the important chips on him.
With his current situation of being injured and absent at every turn, even without the appearance of Fan Bizhuang, the No. [-] jersey of the Red Devils may not be kept for too long.
Irving was replaced by Bulgarian center Berbatov, nicknamed the handsome brother.
Although he had already prepared for the difficulty of this game, the process and difficulty of the game still exceeded Ferguson's expectations.
Fulham is not what it used to be today, but Manchester United is undoubtedly superior to the opponent in terms of staffing at various positions and overall ability. Little confidence.
But the reality gave the Red Devils soldiers a blow.
With a clear advantage in the first half, Manchester United still failed to break through the opponent's gate. On the contrary, although Fulham was extremely suppressed, their quick counterattacks from time to time could cause harm to Manchester United's rear. little trouble.
And this kind of trouble turned into a goal at the beginning of the second half.
Fulham completed a steal near the midfield. Under the pressure of two opponent players, Scholes made a pass error. Fulham launched a fast break on the spot. The football was passed directly to the frontcourt. The American forward Dempsey rushed forward with the ball quickly, stumbled through the penalty area, and then volleyed vigorously. Van der Sar reacted quickly and immediately made a save. His hand stretched out and touched the football, but Too much power and his save didn't stop the ball from hitting the net.
Manchester United trailed 0:1 away.
After conceding the goal, Manchester United was like an enraged lion, and launched a siege to the opponent's half more aggressively. In a certain period of time, Fulham could only be suppressed within the 30-meter area of the half, exhausted, and the penalty area Soccer balls were constantly flying in the sky, but despite the constant danger, Manchester United still failed to score. Fulham defended tenaciously and insisted on holding on.
After a series of onslaughts to no avail, Manchester United's morale will inevitably decline, and the offensive is not as fierce as before. Ferguson immediately dispatched troops. South Korean midfielder Park Ji-sung and French winger Obertin came off the bench, and Manchester United started a new round. onslaught.
No. 701 minutes, Fan Bizhuang also appeared on the field. With the team taking advantage of the scene but unable to score for a long time, Ferguson was determined to play the most "unpredictable" card in his hand.
The reason why it is inestimable is that Fan Bizhuang performed extremely well in training, but he still has a certain degree of incompatibility with the Premier League. It is impossible to know whether his performance is good or bad.
But it is undeniable that Fan Bizhuang's personal ability is extremely outstanding. With Fulham shrinking the defense line and defending with all members, Fan Bizhuang's breakthrough and strong impact ability are exactly what the team needs— —Even if he can't bring substantial help to the team, his strong breakthrough is bound to create chaos for the opponent's defense. In this way, Manchester United will have the opportunity to "fish in troubled waters".
The current Fan Bizhuang is being used by Ferguson as a "surprise soldier".
Obviously, Fan Bizhuang, who played as a substitute for Berbatov, did not live up to Ferguson's expectations.
Fan Bizhuang, who has a huge range of activities, dashes around in the midfield, constantly using his running positions to disrupt the opponent's defense, and his sudden sprint and breakthrough also caused great confusion for the opponent's defender.And Fan Bizhuang, who suffered a lot from Newcastle's focus on marking in his Premier League debut, has also learned to be smarter. He can "slip away" quickly and never procrastinate, and if the opponent wants to make physical contact with him, he will First protect the possession of the ball, and then slowly look for opportunities - he is very smart and often controls the ball in the dangerous area. In this place, Fulham's defenders dare not easily foul him. Everyone knows that Fan Bi Zhuang's free kick is a must in football.
Fan Bizhuang's activeness made Manchester United's offensive more threatening.
The deadlock was also broken in the No.803 minute. Fan Bizhuang's breakthrough once again disturbed the home team's defense and attracted several defensive players to encircle him. Fan Bizhuang used his super personal ability to stop football from chaos. Junzhong Zhai came out, and after hitting the right side of the penalty area, he swept the football low ball to the twelve yards of the penalty area. The follow-up was the veteran midfielder Scholes, who greeted the ball with a push shot. The football went over the goalkeeper's body and into the bottom left corner of the goal.
1: 1.
Manchester United struggled to equalize.
After scoring this goal, there is not much time left in the game, and Fulham is still tightening their defense. Their intentions are clear at a glance. Even if they can't beat the mighty Manchester United at home, they can be proud of scoring a point.
The game was still extremely tense in the final stage, but no matter how crazy Manchester United's attack was, they were unable to score again.
Just when everyone thought the game would end in a draw, No. 903 minutes, the last minute of stoppage time, Fan Bizhuang once again used his super personal ability to make a crazy breakthrough in the frontcourt and consecutively avoided Defensed by too many defenders, Fan Bizhuang rushed into the penalty area like a sharp arrow. When he was about to raise his foot to hit the goal, he was hit by the defensive player next to him.
Fan Bizhuang lost his center of gravity and fell to the ground, the referee's whistle sounded, and Manchester United got a penalty kick.
Fan Bizhuang gave the team a valuable opportunity to overtake the score.
The team's first penalty shooter, Scholes, after discussing with Fan Bizhuang, finally took the shot himself. With a calm and tricky push, the football hit the net. Manchester United put The score was overtaken, 1:2!
Also relying on this penalty, Manchester United finally reversed and won the away game with a score of 1:2, winning two consecutive away games in the new season.
(End of this chapter)