Chapter 128 Continuous Highlights

"Originally, I thought Dong's strength and speed were very good. What he lacked was experience and on-court awareness. But after so many games, I felt that the only thing he lacked was his foot skills. As for his jumping, his jumping is no less than Any player in the Manchester United squad."

"There are Manchester United fans on the BBC forum who have posted a lot of photos of Dong's training and games. From those photos, it can be seen that Dong's jumping ability is quite amazing. He also ranked the jumping ability rankings of each Manchester United player. Dong Gao of China ranks first, followed by Cristiano Ronaldo..."

Lineker is now a bitch...

In the 10th minute, Manchester United easily took a 1:0 lead at home.

Giggs was very grateful to Dong Fangzhuo for the assist he gave him and ran over to hug Dong Fangzhuo in person to celebrate.

Dong Fangzhuo was joking in his mind. He just had a meal with Giggs and gave him an assist. It was really a bit weird. If he has a better relationship with someone in the future, it would be easier to score goals or provide assists. Woolen cloth……

Trailing 0:1, Bolton's players pressed forward. There was nearly 80 minutes left in the game. They couldn't just sit back and wait to be beaten to death by Manchester United.

Manchester United needs this kind of gap. Every time they counterattack, Bolton breaks into a cold sweat.

Van Nistelrooy almost always moved in the middle of the penalty area, pushing Dong Fangzhuo to the left wing, and the center position was still his.

Dong Fangzhuo didn't care, and kept cruising and supporting on both sides. Giggs and Fletcher both tried to hoist the ball into the penalty area, but Ruud van Nistelrooy couldn't grab the ball, which was not as good as Dong Fangzhuo's flexible movement.

He was very active in the front. Although the wing is not his best position, he can run very well. A guy who can run will never lack open spaces. He tried several times to drop the ball into the penalty area to find Ruud van Nistelrooy, but to no avail. After that, Giggs put the ball more at the feet of Dong Fangzhuo.

But Dong Fangzhuo also has a very obvious shortcoming, which is what Lineker said just now. He lacks delicate foot skills. He rarely completes breakthroughs when picking up the ball on the wing, and can only play a role in opening up gaps. role, but this itself occupies Giggs' position, so he should move closer to the center.

It's just that Bolton's defense in the middle is very dense. Even if he and Ruud van Nistelrooy are in the penalty area, it will be difficult to win a header. Especially after he assisted Giggs with a header just now, Bolton players have stepped up their defense against him and got closer to him.

As a last resort, Manchester United began to strengthen their long-range shots from the center.

Keane, Giggs and Fletcher took turns shooting, but still couldn't knock on Bolton's door again. Fortunately, Bolton's offense was too weak and failed to pose any threat to Manchester United's backcourt.

The score entered halftime with a score of 1:0.

Ferguson immediately made adjustments and replaced the mediocre Kleberson with Scholes to continue to strengthen Manchester United's offense.

"How can I say that Ruud van Nistelrooy's state is good in one game and bad in another. Ferguson has given him many opportunities, but if he continues like this, his playing time may really become less and less."

"Of course, this cannot be entirely blamed on Ruud. The lack of a forward who can take the ball is not enough. Rooney is the most suitable candidate. Dong and Ruud should not appear on the court at the same time. Either Dong and Rooney partner, or Ruud It's better to play with Rooney or Dong and Saha than having those two on the pitch at the same time."

It's not that Ferguson doesn't understand this truth. Maybe he wants Ruud van Nistelrooy to play to maintain his condition, but Dong Fangzhuo must also play, so the current striker is a bit nondescript and cannot produce good results.

Even if Scholes came on the field, the situation of being in a good position and not scoring still did not change. Although the midfielders still got many shooting opportunities, they were too far from the goal after all.

Therefore, after a trace of disappointment flashed in his eyes, he gritted his teeth and replaced Ruud van Nistelrooy with Rooney.

Although Rooney is not in good condition, Rooney can at least hold the ball on the court and take the initiative to create opportunities.

Rooney did not expect that he would get the opportunity to play in the 60th minute, which shows that Ferguson was not satisfied with Ruud van Nistelrooy's performance.

After playing, it can be seen that Dong Fangzhuo and Rooney have a better cooperation. In most cases, Dong Fangzhuo is in the penalty area, while Rooney often wanders outside the penalty area. The two also exchange positions from time to time, so that Manchester United's offense It becomes more layered.

Whether it is ground attack, crosses from the wing or long shots from the center, Manchester United plays rich and flexible. The most important thing is that Rooney often pulls out of the penalty area and pulls out an opponent's central defender, which reduces Dong Fangzhuo's pressure in the penalty area.

This is just like when Ruud van Nistelrooy was much more flexible on the court, the young Dong Fangzhuo and Rooney were even more difficult to guard against, which made it difficult for Bolton's two central defenders to follow one player.

In the 71st minute, Giggs made a pass from the left. Dong Fangzhuo singled out the opponent's central defender from the right side of the penalty area and jumped up. He once again seized the hard-won opportunity and jumped higher than the opponent.

In one-on-one situations, Dong Fangzhuo does not suffer. He can give full play to his body and jumping advantages.

It was almost the same as the first goal, except that Giggs was replaced by Rooney, who had just come on.

Rooney scored in one stroke and changed the score to 2:0. Rooney's record of not scoring a goal finally stopped at three games, and also washed away the shadow of missing a penalty kick.

He has to thank Dong Fangzhuo. Without Dong Fangzhuo's assist, he would not be able to break the ball shortage! If he cannot break the ball shortage, the pressure on him will increase and he may eventually be crushed...

Phew, Sir Alex finally let out a breath.

With two goals in hand, I can finally sit back on the coaching bench and rest. Bolton are unable to fly, and it is impossible for them to reverse with their current performance.

In the end, Manchester United captured Bolton Wanderers with a score of 2:0 at home and still did not fall behind in the league.

"It's really this guy..."

Mourinho turned off the TV, pouted, and shook his head, his mind already drifting to the League Cup in January.

"Compared to the last game, this game was a bit boring because Bolton never knew how to attack and did not put pressure on Manchester United's backcourt. It was just that pure defense was not enough to score points. In the end, Dong used the same two The way, the header assisted his teammates to score..." Lineker summed up the game.

"That's why Dong is still the starter, and it's Rooney's turn and Ruud van Nistelrooy's turn to swap positions. Of course, Ferguson is only half the success, because it is better to have Rooney on the field than without Rooney. The situation he needs to face is whether Insisting on Chinese Dong starting the game and letting Van Nistelrooy stay on the bench, I mean, unfortunately, Ruud van Nistelrooy may only be Dong's substitute? Oh, God, this is crazy..."