Chapter 408 Stab

At 20:00 local time on the 25th, there was light snow falling over Old Trafford, and the stands were crowded. Even though it was the middle of the week, it could not stop the enthusiasm of Manchester United fans.

Blackburn Rovers, Manchester United's true host and the opponent of Manchester United in the second leg of the English League Cup semi-finals, made Manchester United fans feel a little anxious. Even at home, they felt that Manchester United had encountered a strong opponent.

Wigan Athletic defeated Arsenal in extra time yesterday to advance to the final. Manchester United drew 4-4 away from Blackburn Rovers in the first leg, but their victory over Liverpool last weekend was still a big boost for them.

Blackburn's two main forwards are out due to injuries. Dickov has a dislocated shoulder and is out for 6 weeks, and Bellamy has a thigh strain. Couch joins forces with former Arsenal winger Bentley, who has returned from suspension.

But Manchester United also injured a core figure. Scholes was forced to miss the season due to an eye disease. This may have caused Ferguson to lose an entire set of tactics.

In the home team's dressing room, Manchester United coach Ferguson delivered a series of passionate speeches.

"Getting to the finals is our only goal."

"We are about to blow Chelsea's ass. No matter how hard Blackburn is, we will kill them. We are going to Wembley."

"But we must not have illusions and take it lightly. We have to fight until the last second. The result of 4:4 tells us that if we want to kill them, we have to score one, two, or three more goals than them!"

"This is our home court and we have nothing to fear."

"I don't want you to come back crying at the end of the game..."

"I don't want your children to say to you in the future, 'Hey, Dad, you lost to bloody Blackburn at home, I can't believe you got nothing', to hell with it..."

"Then a year later we were walking down the street at Manchester United and someone pulled us up and said, Farke, you lost the game against Blackburn Rovers."

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When the two teams were getting ready to play at the tunnel, the referee kept communicating with the fourth official and the assistant referee. They kept pointing at the snowy sky. The snow seemed to be falling more and more, and they seemed to be very dissatisfied with the weather, but in the end The referee walked back to the queue and started the game as usual.

The fans from both sides in the stands are still enthusiastic. Although the snowflakes are gradually falling on them, they just want the game to start immediately and then the result will be known...

"Come on guys."

In the stands, even though Scholes has eye problems, he is still reluctant to leave Old Trafford on match day. Even if he closes his eyes and breathes the air of Old Trafford, he is also in harmony with the people on the field. Teammates feel the same way.

He firmly believed that he would be able to hear the cheers of the fans soon...

On the sidelines, the two masters and apprentices, Hughes and Ferguson, embraced each other warmly.

beep

The game officially begins!

After the start, the two sides fought fiercely. The 4-4 first round meant that whoever wins this game can enter the final, regardless of the goal difference.

Blackburn put on a fierce fight with Manchester United from the very beginning, and the big score draw in the first round gave them endless confidence.

Blackburn took the lead in getting an opportunity to attack. Central defender Nelson passed a long pass to Bentley from the backcourt. Bentley jumped up early during the sprint and headed the goal from a long distance.

However, his unreliable header immediately drew boos from the stands.

It was Manchester United's turn to counterattack. Manchester United was not in a hurry, but calmly fell back in the midfield. Hughes' Blackburn are really too strong, and their playing style is terrifying. If Manchester United sends the ball to the front casually, the effect may not be that good, so they have to be relatively patient and try to control the ball. underfoot.

Seeing that Manchester United does not speed up the attacking pace,

Blackburn quickly pressed forward as a whole. With this pressure, Manchester United also accelerated. Carrick immediately passed the ball to the feet of Dong Fangzhuo, who was running back. Dong Fangzhuo looked up and saw that the goalkeeper was standing on the line of the penalty area. He kicked me right away.

From 40 yards away, he actually dared to lob! This is a somewhat sexy Dong Fangzhuo.

He had such thoughts even though he was so far away from the goal. It was only Ronaldo and Rooney who did this.

Maybe he got it from Scholes.

But at this time, few people were surprised by what such a subtle move meant.

But someone in the stands raised his eyebrows and couldn't help but praise:

"This view is amazing."

call!

The ball flew towards the goal.

But Blackburn goalkeeper Friedel easily stepped back and took off the ball, steadily picking up the ball with a smile on his face.

It seems to be saying, is this called a lob?

He has experienced many lobs, but this one didn't have enough power!

Although Carrick's tacit understanding with his teammates is far from enough, he makes up for this shortcoming by running in a wide range. His teammates always find that Carrick is almost always around after getting the ball.

Maybe he really wants to express himself. When Keane is gone and Scholes is injured, this is the best opportunity to perform. If he can play a stunning game, then he can quickly become the core of Manchester United's midfield. . Although his rival Smith is also on the court, the two are not the same type at all.

However, Smith quickly told Carrick that it was completely wrong to ignore him. In the 8th minute, Smith fiercely tackled Savage's breakthrough on the right, scooped the ball and immediately handed it to Rooney.

Rooney, who crossed positions with Ronaldo and ran to the right, feinted in front of Tugayi, made a slight space and immediately passed directly to Dong Fangzhuo.

The ball was very fast and hit Dong Fangzhuo with a whoosh. However, Dong Fangzhuo was flanked by Gray and Nelson. Gray jumped in front of Dong Fangzhuo and extended a kick to make a clearance.

But the ball from Gray's clearance hit Dong Fangzhuo's left leg, then jumped half a meter in the air and landed at Dong Fangzhuo's feet.

An irritable defender is an irritable defender after all. He has no skills or brains to clear the ball. Dong Fangzhuo will not be so irritable, even when facing the ball that falls at his feet.

Nelson, who was behind him, immediately stretched out his left hand to pinch Dong Fangzhuo's waist, and at the same time pushed forward with his right hand, but Dong Fangzhuo's horse step was like a stubborn stone and could not be pushed away. At this time, he wanted Dong Fangzhuo to lose the ball and the opportunity?

His right foot poked ahead of Gray who was trying to regain the ball.

Yes, poke, not volley, nor sweep, the latter two shots are not as fast as poke. ) Book friends, please pay attention!