Chapter 300 A Great Gift From an Old General

I don’t know whether Forlan’s words are true or not, but Ferguson and Manchester United definitely did not treat him badly.

For the match between Manchester United and Villarreal, perhaps the biggest highlight is Forlan, who was called a "waste" by Manchester United fans back then. This former Independiente killer had no form at Manchester United and was eventually kicked out by the Red Devils. However, When he arrived at Villarreal, Forlan immediately emerged from the phoenix and won the European Golden Boot in one fell swoop. It is worth looking forward to whether Forlan will open up a fight against his old club in today's game.

Villarreal fans naturally hope that Forlan can continue to kill, but Manchester United fans hope that he will continue to be useless. They really didn't expect that one day Forlan would face Manchester United in this way.

"Although Keane made a low-level mistake in the last league game, which almost cost Manchester United the victory in the Manchester Derby, Ferguson still chose to believe in Keane in this game. In such an important game, Ferguson obviously believed more veteran."

"Speaking of which, Keane really has no connection with the Spanish team. Since 1999 when he staged a crazy comeback to win the Champions League title at Barcelona's Camp Nou, Keane has never come to this country to play again in 6 years. Today he Finally got what I wanted.”

Subsequently, the lineups of both sides returned to the surface:

Villarreal (4-4-2): Vieira; Kronkamp, ​​Gonzalo, Alvarez, Aruabarena; Fonte, Hosico, Senna, Solin; Fran, Guayre.

Manchester United (4-4-2): Edwin van der Sar; Brown, Ferdinand, Vidic, Heinze; Fletcher, Keane, Scholes, Giggs; Rooney, Dong Fangzhuo.

The betting company is optimistic that this game will be a tie. The reason they gave is that Manchester United lacks Cristiano Ronaldo's breakthrough on the right, so the threat will be greatly reduced, and Villarreal's Forlan will explode against his old club. Show huge power, and the score will be: 0:0 or 1:1.

"For Manchester United, the biggest benefit is that Villarreal's core midfielder Riquelme cannot play due to an ankle injury. After the Argentine midfielder joined Villarreal, he directly He contributed a lot to bringing the team into the Champions League, and Forlan lost his best passer as a result..."

"Today England coach Eriksson also came to the stands to inspect Rooney and the others..."

"Did Manchester United sink the yellow submarine, or did the submarine defeat Manchester United? Let's wait and see when the game starts."

beep

Referee Nielsen from Denmark blew the whistle to start the game.

At the beginning, both teams played very cautiously;

Until the 7th minute, Manchester United first created a threat. Fletcher passed the ball from the right to the back post. Giggs jumped and the ball was tipped to Scholes. Scholes volleyed from a small angle with his left foot and was used by Hosico. The physical body blocks it. Scholes almost changed the score.

When the corner kick was taken, Dong Fangzhuo fought for the front spot, but Submarine goalkeeper Vieira struck early and picked the ball up firmly in his arms.

The Yellow Submarine woke up from a dream and immediately counterattacked, but without Riquelme's control, the team's passing accuracy dropped sharply. A good counterattack opportunity was missed by the diligent and active Hosico, and the counterattack failed. Beat it.

The Spanish team started to play very openly and did not leave much room for Manchester United to attack. Instead, they frequently pressed forward at home.

In the 15th minute, Hosico made a long pass from the backcourt and directly found his father Fran. Fran's header was given to Guayre. Guayre's low shot with his right foot from 25 meters in front of the goal missed the left goal post.

Vidic frowned because he found that Fran's range of movement was too large and he couldn't follow Fran at all. Fran didn't wander around the penalty area like other traditional centers. This was Vidic's difficulty. The reason to guard against him.

This is a bit like Dong Fangzhuo, and Vidic immediately made a comparison. No matter what, as long as this guy is close to the penalty area, he has to press forward.

He thought this in his heart. He had gained experience in defending Dong Fangzhuo in training, and he immediately found the direction to deal with Fran.

Forlan is not stupid. After all, he is a player who has been in England for two years. He has never suffered any hardships in England. He has even been named the biggest parallel importer in the history of Manchester United. Doesn't he still know the characteristics of English defenders? (Ranked second is Veron)

So even if he is beaten to death, he will not stop Vidic from dying...

Unable to kill Fran, Vidic rushed forward.

In the 18th minute, Scholes took a corner kick from the left. Under the cover of Dong Fangzhuo, Vidic hit a downward header 8 meters in front of the goal. Vieira flew to the left to seal the baseline.

"pretty!"

"Xiao Dong and Vidic have a good understanding. Xiao Dong leaned on the opponent's defender, and Vidic jumped behind and hit the goal with a header. Unfortunately, the goalkeeper's reaction was too fast!"

The Submarine side was not to be outdone. When Giggs returned to defense too slowly, Sorin cruised to the right and passed the ball low to Manchester United's bottom line. Forlan still turned around forcefully under Vidic's squeeze. Shoot. However, Van der Sar's level was not limited, and he also firmly pressed the ball with his chest.

The game was played with passion and excitement, and the fans at the scene were so excited that they screamed almost every minute.

The difference between the two sides is just one goal!

In the 27th minute, Rooney pulled to the right to meet Fletcher, Scholes rarely rushed to the front point, and Dong Fangzhuo alertly pulled to the back point. This is a style of play they like very much recently.

Rooney quickly passed the ball diagonally from the right to the back post. Dong Fangzhuo collided with the opponent's central defender while retreating, but he did not lose his balance and still jumped 8 meters in front of the goal to header!

Whoosh

The ball went into the net from the near post!

"goooo"

"Offside!"

The Manchester United fans in the stands were instantly excited.

However, the goal was disallowed.

He was looking at the ball and ended up being offside.

The Submarine goalkeeper immediately kicked the ball out. When Kronkamp received the ball, he quickly sprinted with the ball, but the brave Heinze ran into him and both of them fell at the same time.

The knee hit the knee, and Heinze was injured. He was carried off the field for treatment and was unable to return to the field for the time being.

The submarine immediately showed its fangs even more crazily. Taking advantage of Manchester United's one less player, they went crazy into attacking.

In the 38th minute, Guayre responded to Kronkamp's through ball and rushed to the left side of Manchester United's penalty area and immediately passed the ball low. The cunning Solin squeezed in front of Vidic in the penalty area and beat Fran. He was 'rescued' and then rushed to the front spot to get the ball.

But he did not choose to force the shot, but moved his heel. Fran, who got rid of Vidic, pushed the shot with his left foot in the air from 8 meters in front of the goal. Van der Sar, who reacted quickly, pounced to the left, but still failed. Stop the ball from entering the net!

"g!"

"g!"

"Fran really gave Sir Alex a big gift..."