i am beckham

Chapter 418
"Juventus is probably one of the few teams that can compete with Manchester United at present, but judging from the expressions of the players of the two teams, neither of them is sure of defeating the other."

The broadcast camera kept showing close-ups of the faces of the players on both sides in the short time before the kick-off, and more than half of the players looked like elementary school students participating in an official game for the first time.

"Scholes' heartbeat is at least 130!"

"If Shearer misses another penalty, the confidence he has accumulated in his career will be astigmatized!"

"Even Davis, who is not stingy, is nervous, which is a bit interesting."

As the broadcast screen kept changing, Lineker kept complaining about the expressions of the players on both sides.

I have to say that the director of this game is very good, and the atmosphere of the game is clearly expressed in just a few tens of seconds of camera language.

Beckham was also very nervous, so he looked around his teammates for psychological comfort.

Gary Neville seemed to be trying to suppress his emotions, looking like a facial paralysis.

Scholes was frowning, and even Shearer, who had experienced many battles, was a little nervous. This is the end of a long-term second-rate team.

It seems that Keane and Schmeichel are in the best mental state.

Of these two people, one is fearless, and the other has experienced Andersen's fairytale European Cup miracle ten years ago. This is a veritable boss.

On the other hand, looking at myself as the top three of the annual World Footballer of the Year, I can't suppress my nervousness, which is a bit embarrassing.

On the other side of Juventus, Zidane and Deschamps' faces were completely calm, the aura of the goalkeeper Peruzzi was still very bluffing, and the state of the others looked obviously better than Manchester United, which is worthy of being a veteran team.

The mentality of Manchester United winning the Champions League last season is like a "king killer". The whole team has the mentality of not believing in fate and challenging the powerful.

Manchester United this season is in a completely different state.

The new king ascended the throne, but his foothold was not stable. The expelled king made a comeback, but he was not lonely. It is still unknown who will win and who will win.

However, the Bianconeri's performance this season is not very good. They once ranked 10th in the Serie A league, and their rankings are catching up with the star black hole Inter Milan. Lippi couldn't bear it and resigned voluntarily.

The successor of "Silver Fox" is Ancelotti, a famous former international football player in the player era. After retiring, he followed Sacchi to watch Baggio kick a penalty kick to the moon, and his psychological quality is particularly good.

Unlike many head coaches with prominent player experience who like to overwhelm others, this fat man with a face full of flesh can't find any traces of professional players on his body, but looks like an academic coach.

He respects the opinions of players when coaching the team, and is good at deciding the strategy of playing cards based on the cards in his hand.

He once led Reggina to upgrade from Serie B, and then led Parma to the runner-up in the league. In the second season, he still made this youth team rank among the top six in the league, consolidating his status in the arena.

So after Lippi resigned, Juventus immediately contacted An Pang, and the latter did not hesitate to embark on the road of the head coach of a wealthy family. Since then, the level of coaching the team has been very high.

Although the Zebra Prince was reimbursed for the season due to a full ligament tear at the beginning of the season, there are not many people who can be used on the front line, but An Pang still has a way. He pushed the skinny Inzaghi to the front line, placed Zidane behind him, and then arranged the four midfielders of Deschamps, Davis, Di Livio and Conte in the midfield.

But Beckham has been wondering, what is the reason for the scrawny Inzaghi to be at the forefront alone?
In his opinion, this is not what this kind of person should do. Qi Tufang's effect is better than his.

As a result, Inzaghi quickly gave the answer.

Not long after the opening, Manchester United formed consecutive shots in the frontcourt, and Juventus' backcourt players continued to block and eye-catching to resolve the crisis.

After taking the ball, Peruzzi kicked the ball directly into the 35-meter area of ​​Manchester United's goal, which was even more reckless than Wimbledon.

Inzaghi, who was standing in the frontcourt, was blocked by Stam behind him as soon as he stood in his position. He gritted his teeth and barely stood in his position.

When the football flew in front of him, Stam suddenly hit his upper body hard, knocking Inzaghi almost to the ground.

As a result, this guy stuck to the Dutch central defender and stopped the ball to Zidane with a very weird posture, and the latter then lobbed.

Amidst the exclamations of the fans, the football flew to the stands on the second floor.

The game continued, and Beckham tried his best to let go of his running, so as not to let himself appear restrained, but he still felt that he was not very comfortable playing.

On the other hand, the Juventus players performed very freely under the support of Deschamps and Zidane's organization, and they had an advantage in possession of the ball.

Manchester United's Keane was very aggressive. He first swept Didier Deschamps down, and then knocked Conte to the ground and rolled.

Inspired by him, Scholes also gave Davies a scissorfoot.

Juventus was also unambiguous here, and Pesoto took advantage of an interception to simply push Beckham out of the sideline.

Beckham stood up and spread his hands towards the referee: "He did it on purpose!"

The referee smiled and waved his hand: "This level is no problem!"

Yep, another referee without a yellow card
Compared with Manchester United, the mentality of Juventus players is obviously better. Anyway, their league has been rotten. How bad can it be to play the defending champion in the Champions League?

In the 25th minute, Juventus made a series of passes and cooperation in the midfield. Didier Deschamps passed the ball to Zidane with the outside of his foot, and Mr. Shinco also passed the ball to Davis in the center in the same way.

Unexpectedly, the Dutch "porcupine" is thick and thin, and bounces the ball into the penalty area with the outer instep at the moment of receiving the ball.

Stam and Johansen focused their attention on Inzaghi who was running around all over the field for a moment. They were a little relieved to see that the other party hadn't moved, but they were instantly frustrated.

Right midfielder Conte appeared in the penalty area. He used his body to block Gary Neville behind him at the moment of stopping the ball, and at the same time adjusted the football to the left of his body, and then immediately hit the far corner successfully.

0 to 1, the Juventus players gathered together excitedly, while the Manchester United players could only shake their heads helplessly.

Beckham and his teammates strengthened their running after conceding the ball and created a free kick in the frontcourt. As a result, his free kick flew out of the goal against the post.

Beckham missed a free kick, and the broadcast camera quickly switched to Manchester United's coaching bench. Ferguson put his hands in his pockets and made a wide midfielder, and he kept shouting certain words.

Then Giggs' pass in the penalty area hit Bilindley's hands, but the referee didn't see it, allowing Juventus to escape.

Ferguson did not lose his temper during the intermission, and his players did not perform badly, but it is a pity that no Juventus players let go.

Manchester United replaced Yorke with Heskey in the second half, and the Trinidad and Tobago striker didn't seem to be used to such a big scene.

Beckham continued to approach the center, leaving Gary Neville on the right. Manchester United had been seeking control of the midfield, but they could only barely achieve an even match, and they were often stolen by Juventus.

Fortunately, Stam was in good form. If he was far away from the goal, he would knock down Inzaghi first, and if he was close, he would use his body to force him. The Italian striker didn't take advantage of it.

In the second half of the game, Keane kept rushing in the Juventus half and even scored a goal. It was a pity that Heskey touched the football in an offside position, which did not help.

Seeing that the game entered stoppage time, Manchester United was still 1 goal behind at home, and the Red Devils players all came out.

If you lose to your opponent at home, you will not be able to play away.

In the 1st minute of stoppage time, Gary Neville vigorously threw the ball out of bounds and was pushed out of the penalty area by Juventus players.

Keane directly ate Deschamps raw in the fight, and vigorously passed the ball to the right.

However, the ball was passed too vigorously, and it seemed to fly out of the baseline.

Beckham ran desperately to the bottom line, he only had time and glanced at it from the corner of his eye, and there were not many people behind him.

I can't think too much, there are Juventus players nearby, if the header returns the ball to the court, not only is there no threat, but it may also allow the opponent to make a quick counterattack.

Thinking of this, Beckham simply jumped up facing the baseline, and hooked the ball sideways to the middle.

No, there are too many people in the middle, you have to try Giggs.

So Beckham added some force when he touched the ball, and the football flew from the sideline to the back point, and would pass over the heads of the players in the middle.

Amid the cheers of the fans, Giggs stopped the football in the penalty area and slammed the ball to the near corner. Peruzzi had no time to make any moves and could only watch the football fly into the net.

"Oh my God, the cross is so accurate without looking behind you! David's cross is amazing, he is so accurate!"

Martin Taylor still wanted to brag, but Lineker interrupted his plan to fabricate fantasy football stories: "David has a good sense of the ball, but this kind of ball can only be played by luck. He is much better than that Carlos!"

1 is better than 1!

Manchester United equalized in the second minute of stoppage time.

At the end of the first round of the Champions League semi-final, Manchester United and Juventus drew 1-1, and the opponent got an away goal advantage.

At the press conference, Ferguson praised An Pang's coaching style: "We don't have many opportunities to confront each other, but I like his ability to build the team. Now the two sides are basically on the same starting line. Let's see what happens next."

On the second day after the game ended, the English media expressed an idea: "Manchester United does not seem to be as strong as we imagined. It is our imagination that is too good!"

In the other semi-final, Arsenal and Bayern played 0-0 at home. The game was completely under the control of the German giants. Arsenal's offense was shattered by the Germans.

Based on the performance of the two games, the English media basically dispelled the desire of the two English teams to meet in the final. It is lucky to have one team appear in the final.

After all, Juventus and Bayern are giants, and their ability to control a game of this level is indeed arrogant. I feel that Manchester United and Arsenal are a bit underwhelmed.

(End of this chapter)