Chapter 295 There Is only One Number Nine in Manchester

"Hi Sun,"

"Tell me, what is Dong's weakness?"

In the Bury training ground of Manchester City, Dunn and Sun Jihai were running together. In the confrontation with Dong Fangzhuo last season, the young Dunn failed to keep an eye on Dong Fangzhuo and was scored by Dong Fangzhuo. This time he does not want to repeat the same mistake.

Sun Jihai had a faint smile on his face, thinking as he ran.

Xiaodong’s shortcomings?

"Can't talk to girls."

"Ward?"

"Wardefake? Can't chat with girls? Sun, I'm asking about the court." Dunn rolled his eyes, very dissatisfied with Sun Jihai's answer.

"Well, man, I also want to know what his shortcomings are on the court. If I knew, I wouldn't be fooled by him with you. You have to know, it wasn't just you who suffered last season, I was also fooled. He played around.”

"You are teammates of the national team. How could you not know if you can be less selfish for Manchester City?"

"Fake, I really don't know. All I see are his advantages..."

"but,"

Sun Jihai still stopped, "Actually, he still has shortcomings. Don't let him leave your side. When double-teaming him, prevent him from turning to both sides. Well, what I mean is, never face him alone. , if we are left alone, he will probably find a chance to shoot..."

"Distin would say, oh my God, go away, go away, leave this guy to me. The captain is just like this, always thinking he is the best in the world, but actually, he is so old, he still has to I'm watching from the side."

It can be seen that Dunn and the others did not feel any pressure before the game...

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"Good morning,"

"Today is September 10th, the day of the Manchester Derby in the 2005-06 Premier League season. If you haven't realized how important this day is yet, then hurry up and go to Old Trafford to see the tickets. The tickets have already been sold out. .”

"Here to remind fans that at three o'clock in the afternoon, the light rain will continue until the start of the game..."

Early in the morning,

BBC Radio has reminded fans to remember to go to the stadium to watch the game. Although the strength gap between Manchester City and Manchester United is still large, it does not affect the popularity of the game.

Fans from both sides also have their own ideas when looking forward to the game.

"Manchester City? After the game, their fans will know who is the master of Manchester."

"Do they think they are third now and will be third at the end of the season? They will find that they have nothing in the end. The Champions League is just a dream for them, and they should not even think about the UEFA Cup."

In the eyes of Manchester United fans, Manchester City and Manchester United have never been on the same level. They have reduced Manchester City to nothing and have a natural sense of superiority.

But Manchester City fans don't think so. The good start at the beginning of the season convinced them that Manchester City has the ability to compete with Manchester United this season. "This is our best chance to win against them. Keegan actually did well last season, but Pearce is the most suitable candidate for Manchester City."

It was not until 1 p.m. that Ferguson announced the lineup. Giggs did not enter the squad because of a cold. Park Ji-sung got it as he wished. Neville was eventually excluded from the squad because of ankle pain, but the old captain Keane finally Back on the bench.

Manchester United's lineup suddenly returned to the situation at the end of last season, except that Vidic was added to the defense.

On Manchester City's side, compared to last season, they are missing young Wright Phillips, but the team's strength has not declined. Under the leadership of young coach Pierce, Manchester City ranks third in the standings, and Pierce was also elected. Premier League Coach of the Month for August.

Pierce did not rely on big-name stars like Fowler like his predecessor Keegan did. Instead, he kept them on the bench, sometimes even not allowing them to enter the main roster. He chose hard-working players like Vassell and Andy Cole. players, and then the results come out.

It can be said that it is rare for the two teams to be evenly matched in the same season.

However, Ferguson made a preemptive strike at the press conference: "Manchester City's results are good, but they will only stay in the penalty area. This is how their results are obtained. Everyone will only crowd on that line."

Ferguson obviously hopes that Manchester City will press forward and attack Manchester United, so that the game will be much easier to play.

However, young coach Pierce obviously did not accept Ferguson's statement: "I like that line. If Ferguson thinks we are a defensive team, then this is really a wonderful compliment because he knows what kind of defense is best. We It won’t give Manchester United too many chances, we have the strength not to lose.”

It seems that Pierce doesn't care what Ferguson says, his team will still focus on defense.

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Dong Fangzhuo had a phone call with Sun Jihai at noon and knew that Sun Jinhai would not be in this game. Recently, the Chinese players studying abroad in Europe have been somewhat retired. They are either injured or sitting on the bench. Sun Jihai, for example, can only sit on the bench. Manchester City's right back is Mills.

However, the two people still met in the player tunnel, and Sun Jihai even joked with Dong Fangzhuo.

"Be careful, Manchester City has already thought of a way to deal with you!"

"You'd better be prepared to comfort your teammates!" The two joked happily, adding a different flavor to the tense Manchester Derby.

"Hey, Dong, today I want to let you know that there is only one No. 9 in Manchester, but that person is definitely not you." Dunn came up and interjected.

But these words obviously sounded very unfriendly.

Manchester number 9 is not me, is it the old Andy Cole? Or is it Anelka who has secretly gone to Turkey? Or is it Vassell?

"Don't speak too early." With Sun Jihai at his side, Dong Fangzhuo's words were still very polite.

"You'll know the answer by the end of the game."

Before the game, a minute's silence was observed in the stadium for Cantwell, who captained Manchester United to win the FA Cup in 1963. The former Ireland full-back passed away two days ago at the age of 73.

Lineker seemed to feel particularly deeply and specifically said: "Cantwell is a very respectable old man. Now that he is gone, I will miss him very much. I still remember that he used to spur me on when I was young. I once said that football is like life, never give up."

"But now, I can no longer hear his voice."

At 15:00 UK time, the referee blew the Manchester Derby whistle.

After the opening, Manchester City entered the state quickly, especially the defense. Dunn and captain Distin immediately stood behind Dong Fangzhuo, as if they really wanted Dong Fangzhuo to disappear within 90 minutes.

"It's useless, I will always find a chance to score." Dong Fangzhuo has already become accustomed to this kind of defense this season.

As long as he is focused enough, they will always be distracted and opportunities will come, Dong Fangzhuo thought.

In the 2nd minute, Rooney from the left quickly dribbled the ball into the right side of the Manchester City penalty area and quickly fell to the ground under Thatcher's tackle. Referee Bennett did not interrupt the game, and Dong Fangzhuo, who was near Rooney, did not see Thacher clearly. Did Chel really tackle Rooney?

Recently, Cristiano Ronaldo and Rooney have been studying when to fall down and when not to fall down when dribbling the ball into the opponent's penalty area. It seems that Rooney has begun to put it into practice.

However, as soon as Thatcher stole the ball and kicked it out, the ball was taken down by the diligent Park Ji-sung. He handed the ball to Scholes to reorganize the attack.

"Hey!"

Ronaldo waved from the right and signaled Scholes to pass the ball to him. Ronaldo seemed very excited.

Scholes eventually gave him the ball. Cristiano Ronaldo brought the ball with great force and easily passed Manchester City's defense on the left. He quickly dribbled the ball to the bottom line. Facing Thatcher's defense, Cristiano Ronaldo stepped on his bicycle in front of him. , after two false shots, his left foot suddenly inserted from behind to his right foot, and a beautiful flower arrangement pass came into being!

"pretty!"

The ball didn't fly very fast, but it flew towards Manchester City's penalty area.

Dong Fangzhuo was unable to grab the ball amid the back-and-forth double-teaming of Distin and Dunn, and Distin headed the ball to his teammate Button in front of him.

Button raised his left thigh and removed the ball, immediately passing it to Andy Cole in front. Andy Cole made a header and Vassell quickly rushed the ball towards Manchester United's penalty area, catching up with Ferdinand. Before coming up to block the ball, he couldn't wait to take a long shot.

As a result, the ball hit Ferdinand and bounced off the baseline, and Manchester City got a corner flag opportunity. But Barton took a corner kick from the left, and Andy Cole was tightly pressed by Vidic in the small penalty area, and his header was ruled a handball.

"In front of Vidic, Andy Cole found that he couldn't take the ball calmly at all, and an experienced forward like him couldn't find a shot in front of the young Vidic."

Van der Sar quickly picked up the ball and kicked it to Heinze outside the penalty area. Heinze passed it directly to Park Ji-sung, who passed it to Scholes in the middle.

Scholes' light pass to the middle, Dong Fangzhuo happened to catch the ball while running back, but he didn't stop the ball and directly knocked it to Rooney. Rooney seemed to have eyes behind him, and he directly knocked back the quickly rushing forward with his heel. Park Ji-sung.

Park Ji-sung volleyed from outside the penalty area, but the ball was blocked by Dunn.

Manchester United's frontcourt changes were quite flexible. Except for veteran Scholes, everyone else changed positions very diligently and gradually gained the upper hand. However, since Keane was not on the court, the team's organization and play were still lacking, and Manchester City began to recycle and look for opportunities to counterattack.

In the 20th minute, Heinze launched a long pass from the left sideline. Fletcher and Distin nodded the ball in front of the goal, but Fletcher had the last laugh and headed the ball to the goal. Dong Fangzhuo, who was only guarded by Dunn, had weak legs. He took advantage of his physical strength to push back and force the lone Dunn away. He turned around 10 meters in front of the goal and fired with his left foot!

"Oh, g!"

"g!"

"g!"

"g!"

"Dong! His sixth goal in the league this season. What was Dunn thinking? Didn't he say before the game that he wanted to block Dong's shot? It seems that there is no difference between him and Bomsson."

"Hey, there's only one number 9 in Manchester!"

"It's me, Dong Fangzhuo!"

Dong Fangzhuo turned to Dunn and shouted...