Chapter 123 Volley

Cantona greeted the fans in the stands, as if he had never left Old Trafford, he will always be the king here, after him, even if Beckham became the darling here, he did not take his place , the No. 7 here will always belong to Cantona.

Ferguson made a lot of adjustments to the starting lineup, Manchester United returned to the traditional 442, goalkeeper Carroll; right back Gary Neville, left back Fortune, center backs Ferdinand and Sylvester, the midfielder has just recovered from injury Comeback Keane, Fletcher, Scholes and Giggs led; forwards Rooney and Dong Fangzhuo.

For Ferguson, Keane's return may be the biggest good news for Manchester United. Manchester United may be able to play bloody again, and their control in the midfield will also become stronger.

With such a lineup, it seems that there will be no problem in ravaging the Crystal Palace.

Before the game, the Manchester United club also held an event. Ryan Giggs, who has played for 13 years, received a special commemorative award from the Manchester United club. This is his 550th game for Manchester United.

Ryan Giggs was very excited. His teammates came over and hugged him one by one. Cantona in the stands smiled and applauded gently.

"In the twinkling of an eye, the 1992 generation has been playing for 13 years, and the Manchester United dynasty still hasn't ended, but turmoil has occurred! Ferguson and his disciples are still proving on the field that they are still kings."

"Manchester United's number one striker Ruud van Nistelrooy was absent, China's Dong got the start, Ronaldo and Heinze were arranged by Ferguson to enter the winter break, and Fletcher and Fortune took their place. Crystal Palace has won nearly 6 rounds. Last month Crystal Palace lost 2-0 at Old Trafford in the Carling Cup."

Ferguson's tactics are very clear, only attack, there is no other choice.

After Keane came back, Manchester United's midfield control became much stronger, and the backcourt area he could cover was so large that the positions of Fletcher, Giggs and Scholes were all pushed forward.

As soon as the game started, Crystal Palace felt that the Manchester United army was under pressure, and there was no respite at all.

Dong Fangzhuo and Rooney have been cruising inside and outside the Crystal Palace's penalty area, almost no need to retreat! Just wait for teammates to feed the cake.

Ronaldo is not there, Fletcher takes his place. Although his offense is less loud, Giggs on the left seems to be particularly motivated because of his 550 starts. Keane and Scholes Also focus the offense on his side.

But it was Fletcher who got the first shot.

In the 4th minute of the opening, Giggs crossed the middle, Fletcher's shot from the edge of the penalty area was blocked by Crystal Palace defender Glanville, and he was almost able to open the scoring for Manchester United.

In the 7th minute, Keane made a diagonal pass into the penalty area. Scholes stopped the ball and shot with a barb, which was confiscated by the Crystal Palace goalkeeper.

After the opening, Manchester United's midfield performance was quite active. Rooney and Dong Fangzhuo had no chance to perform, but only helped the midfielder to open up the gap for shooting.

In just a few minutes, the Manchester United players ignited the enthusiasm of the fans with their offense.

Shot after wave after wave, it seems that the Crystal Palace will be overturned soon.

As long as they can score goals, it doesn't matter who gets in!

After the goal kick from Crystal Palace, Giggs intercepted the ball on the left and handed the ball to Scholes. Scholes finally remembered Dong Fangzhuo and slanted it to the latter, who swayed forward. He took a step, but knocked the ball back to the middle, pushed the ball to Rooney, and then went forward again.

Rooney didn't stop the ball and went straight to Dong Fangzhuo again!

The gap immediately flashed in front of Dong Fangzhuo, Dong Fangzhuo did not hesitate, and immediately shot with his left foot!

"Oh, it's blown up! Shoot!" Lineker's voice did not finish, but Dong Fangzhuo fell directly to the ground. Granville's interception speed was too fast. Before Dong Fangzhuo's left foot hit the ball, Granville Will's left leg had already come forward, tripping him.

In the 8th minute, Granville tripped Dong Fangzhuo who was about to shoot in the penalty area!

Referee Duane decisively awarded a penalty kick.

"Penalty kick! It's a penalty kick. Duane's penalty is accurate."

"Beautiful, it was a perfect start, Granville made a mistake, he tripped China Dong, he did it again! Wayne Rooney stood in front of the penalty spot, he is now the team's first penalty taker. Just score this penalty The ball will give United a 1-0 lead."

In the stands, King Cantona even high-fived with his friends around him, just like ordinary fans.

Isn't a penalty kick the same as a goal? Although a penalty kick is a little more difficult than a one-handed kick, this is what most fans think.

Rooney ran up, focused his eyes on the goal, and volleyed the bottom left corner of the goal with the instep of his right foot.

Snapped--

The fans at the scene could clearly hear the sound of the gloves hitting the ball.

No entry!

Rooney's penalty kick was accurately judged by the Crystal Palace goalkeeper and saved the bottom line.

call--

What the hell is that guy doing!

All Manchester United fans have cast their eyes on Wayne Rooney.

Cantona in the stands and Ferguson on the sidelines opened their mouths almost at the same moment. They couldn't believe the result, and almost cursed.

Rooney held his head and looked annoyed. His poor shooting state continued into this game, and he couldn't even score a penalty.

At the moment when everyone was stunned, only Dong Fangzhuo still rushed towards the goal!

Dong Fangzhuo had already rushed to the forefront the second Rooney shot, but unfortunately the goalkeeper saved the ball out of the baseline with one step.

corner kick!

Manchester United players did not have time to recall the missed penalty just now, Ferdinand and Sylvester rushed into the Crystal Palace penalty area together.

The idea of ​​scoring goals as quickly as possible never changed.

Giggs' corner kick was taken, and the center was in chaos. The referee's whistle sounded, and Ferdinand was penalized for an offensive foul when he was fighting for a header, and the ball returned to the feet of Crystal Palace.

Manchester United once again missed the opportunity to attack.

But this possession of the ball did not stabilize Crystal Palace, and Manchester United always followed the rhythm.

In the 12th minute, Giggs made a pass from the left after feigning the right back of Crystal Palace, but Rooney missed the previous point.

The ball flew to the far point, and it seemed that it was about to fall into the bottom line!

However, Fletcher rushed up from behind, flew up his long legs, and knocked the ball back with the instep of his right foot.

The strength is not strong, but the victory is that the pass is very straight, and the inverted triangle flies straight back to the penalty area.

“Chinese Dong!!!”

Lineker roared instantly.

I saw that in the small penalty area, Dong Fangzhuo retreated out of the crowd, adjusting the pace of shooting while retreating.

No one reacted faster than Dong Fangzhuo.

This is a half-high ball.

Dong Fangzhuo bowed forward and swung his right leg back.

Volley!

He hit the ball with his right foot accurately!

Boom——

"Goal!"

"Goooooal!"

"GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOKOOOOAL!"

"China Dong!"

"1:0!"

"I said, he deserves to start for Manchester United!"

"Nice volley!"