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Chapter 256 Wonderful start!

In this game, Manchester United formed the strongest team they could field. Last season, the Premier League started with four consecutive defeats, which severely hurt Ferguson's heart. The godfather of Manchester United did not dare to face the greatly improved Everton. Sloppy, send all the main players to the field...

Everton's home stadium, Goodson Park Stadium, was also packed today. The game hadn't started yet, and the entire stadium was like a boiling volcano.

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Players from both sides are about to enter the field, and the list of starting players from both sides also appeared on the big screen in the stadium.

"Let's look at Manchester United's starting lineup today. The goalkeeper is the Dutchman Van der Sar, the two central defenders are Sylvester and Ferdinand, the left back is Gary Neville, and the right back O'Shea. In the midfielder position, Manchester United captain Keane still appeared in the starting lineup for this game. It is reported that Roy suffered from muscle soreness during the pre-match training and will be out of blood for this game. Now it seems that there is no big problem."

"Other positions in the midfield, Scholes, Giggs, and Cristiano Ronaldo have no surprise starts... two strikers Wayne Rooney and Lee. This is Lee's debut for Manchester United..."

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"For Everton, the goalkeeper is Martin, the two central defenders are Pistone and the Danish Kroldrup who transferred from Udinese, and the left back is Varen who transferred from Porto. Special, the right back is Hibbert, the midfielder is the Nigerian player Job, Osman still appears in the left midfielder, Arteta and Simon Davis, who just completed their transfer in the summer, also appear in the starting lineup In terms of position, the forward partner is the partner of the Dutch Van der Meyde and the Australian Cahill, who Moyes bought from Inter Milan for 900 million pounds..."

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"Taibi, what do you think of this game?" Lineker asked his commentary partner Taibi after introducing the starting rosters of both sides.

"Sir Ferguson sent the strongest lineup, and Everton, who lost at home in the Champions League qualifiers last week, did not save their strength. This game will be very intense. However, the biggest highlight of this game , on Manchester United's new No. 10 player Lee, this is Lee's first game representing Manchester United, and his performance is worthy of attention." Taibi is already a recognized fan of Li Rui, and this The narrator of Sky TV never denies that the narrator is also a human being, neutral commentary?What's the point of that! !

"However, Lee has never played even a warm-up match on behalf of Manchester United before. Whether he can be integrated into Ferguson's tactical system is hard to say." Lineker expressed a cautious view.

"Haha, let's wait and see." Taibi said with a smile, he seemed very confident in Li Rui.

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Because CCTV5 was not willing to spend money to buy the broadcast rights of the Premier League, it was not able to broadcast the game.

However, before the game, after confirming that Li Rui will start the game against Everton, CCTV5 once found ESPN, which has the exclusive rights to broadcast the Premier League this season, and negotiated to buy the Manchester United VS Everton match. The broadcast of Dunton's game, but it is said that the price has not been negotiated...

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Therefore, for this game, fans in mainland China can only watch it through the local TV stations that have purchased the broadcasting rights, and the local TV stations in the provinces and cities where they are located do not have the broadcasting rights, so the fans have to watch the game through the live broadcast of the Internet.

This is a pain for some old fans. They don’t know how to fiddle with computers, and many fans don’t have computers. In the end, they couldn’t bear it anymore. They just went to an Internet cafe all night...

That night, many young network administrators in Internet cafes encountered a strange thing. Many middle-aged people who could be their parents also went to Internet cafes all night... Some of them couldn’t even enter URLs, so they had to ask the network administrators for help. Find the URL where ESPN will broadcast the game live.

Although CCTV5 did not obtain the rights to broadcast the game, the enthusiastic domestic fans, or the Eight Immortals crossing the sea to show their skills, all set their sights on the British Peninsula and Goodson Park Stadium.

They wanted to witness history, and watched with their own eyes a Chinese player wearing Manchester United's No. 10 jersey, which opened a glorious history.

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In the player tunnel at Goodson Park Stadium, Manchester United's starting strike partner, Li Rui and Wayne Rooney were chatting about something. After staying in England for two years, Li Rui's English was not a problem at all.

On the Manchester United bench next to the pitch, French striker Saha sat there with a depressed face, and the TV camera gave him a three-second close-up.

Saha's bitter face proves that the French are very upset now. In the competition with Li Rui, because of Ferguson's love for Li Rui, the French have already lost at the starting line, and Saha did not manage his big Mouth, the remarks in the media interview exposed Manchester United's "contradictions among the people" under the flashlight of the media, which also made Ferguson very annoyed... Anyway, in a word, Saha is in a very bad mood now.

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Li Rui and Rooney chattered every sentence, still thinking about what Ferguson said in the locker room just now. For this game, Ferguson only has one request, and that is to win and take down Everton To win a good start for Manchester United in the new season, this game cannot be missed!
Although Ferguson did not make special demands on Li Rui during the pre-war mobilization, when he was about to play, Ferguson asked Li Rui how he felt. Li Rui said it felt great, and Ferguson patted him. Li Rui's shoulder, did not say anything.

Although there was no other words, Li Rui still felt the pressure on his shoulders.

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Manchester United is not Leeds United. Here, in this game, Manchester United must win, and Li Rui, who made his Manchester United debut, must also submit an answer that satisfies everyone. Otherwise, after the game is over, , there must be overwhelming criticism and doubts again! !

This is the giants team!
While enjoying the glory brought by the giants, you must also bear certain pressure and responsibility!
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"It's time to play!" Manchester United captain Roy Keane, who was standing at the front of the player tunnel with a serious expression, shouted at the front, and everyone immediately changed their expressions, as did Li Rui, who was still chatting with Rooney. His face changed, he knew that the time had come!
My years at Manchester United will start from the moment I step into Goodson Park!
Would this be a good place to start? ! ! !

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Li Rui gritted his teeth, as if he had a deep hatred with someone, then subconsciously touched the purple headband on his forehead with his left hand, kicked his right leg on the ground, followed the team, bent down and ran out of the passage, into the Goodson Park Stadium...

The thunderous shouts of Everton fans rushed over. The temperature in August is still very hot. Although the game has not started yet, there is already a trace of sweat on the forehead.

Li Rui stood in the middle circle and looked up at the stands. He saw the corner of the blue ocean, which was the visiting team's stand. It was a sea of ​​red. Among the Manchester United fans, someone held up the No. 10 jersey. Some banners are cheering for myself...

Is it a new beginning?Li Rui is here!

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The referee of this game is England's golden whistle Ball. With the sound of Ball's whistle, the focus of the first round of the 2005-2006 English Premier League, Manchester United's away game VS Everton began.

Manchester United was No.3 in the league last season, and Everton was No.4 last season. Therefore, this game is definitely a heavyweight confrontation in the first round of the league.

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Even though it was a home game, Everton adopted a counterattack tactic as soon as they came up. In terms of offense, Van der Meyde was more cruising on the wing. At the front point, only Cahill was in front, looking for a counterattack. opportunity.

According to Ferguson's request, Manchester United should place Li Rui in the penalty area, and Rooney's position will be slightly behind. However, Li Rui and Rooney will switch positions from time to time. The positions are not so fixed. Ferguson's tactics are obvious. , To use the impact of the little fat Rooney, as well as Li Rui's speed and technique, to constantly tear Everton's defense.

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"Oh...Damn!" Everton's head coach Moyes held his head exaggeratedly. This young coach has attracted a lot of attention now. There is even a rumor that Eriksson played in the 2006 World Cup After that, he will step down as the head coach of the England national team. Among the successors, there is the name of Moyes.

Just now, after Li Rui received Giggs' pass, he turned around and got rid of Hibbert's interception. He accelerated directly and was about to wipe past Everton's central defender Pistone and collide with Pistone. After falling to the ground together, the referee fouled Pistone and showed Pistone a yellow card.

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There was booing at Goodson Park. Li Rui received the pass from Giggs just now, turned around and got rid of Hibbert's attack very beautifully, and then faced Pistone who came up to intercept, Pushing the football forward, an acceleration almost broke through into the penalty area. In desperation, Pistone stretched out his foot and hooked Li Rui down... In fact, this was a foul from behind. It is not impossible for the referee Boll to show a red card directly!
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"Speed ​​like the wind! It's like Lee has a rocket booster in his legs. His explosive power is amazing! Poor Pistone got his first yellow card of the game, and he has to be careful for the remaining 85 minutes Alright." Sky TV commentator Taibi said loudly, "However, Pistone should also feel lucky, let's watch the replay of the foul just now, this is an action that can completely show a red card!"

Perhaps in response to Taiby's words, the camera also pointed at the Manchester United coaching bench. Chewing gum, Ferguson protested loudly to the fourth official. He was obviously concerned about referee Ball's penalty Very dissatisfied, in Ferguson's view, Pistone fully deserves to return to the locker room to take a shower early.

"Lee's ball control is very good, turning away from Hibbert is beautiful, and then the sudden acceleration makes Pistone mess up... In terms of acceleration alone, he reminds me of Ronaldo when he was still in Barcelona. Lineker also said in admiration.

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The referee Ball awarded Manchester United a free kick. The foul was about 23 meters away from the goal. Although the position was slightly to the left, it was still possible to shoot directly.

Cristiano Ronaldo stands in front of the ball, ready to take the free kick.

Li Rui originally planned to take the penalty by himself, but when he got up, he saw Cristiano Ronaldo holding the football and placed it on the penalty spot. Li Rui curled his lips. At this time, Ferguson on the sidelines was also shouting Li Rui's name asked Li Rui to go to the restricted area, so Li Rui had no choice but to run over resentfully.

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"It seems that Lee intends to take the free kick himself, but Cristiano Ronaldo insists on taking the free kick, and Ferguson is talking on the sidelines... Haha, Manchester United boy, not so honest Yes." Taibi laughed, looking a little gloating, in fact, although the commentator brother is a fan of Li Rui, he is not too fond of Manchester United.

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With the whistle of the referee Ball, Cristiano Ronaldo started to run!
After two or three steps of run-up, the left foot was on the ground, and the right foot was drawn on the football.

Everton's human wall also jumped up. At this time, the 194cm height of the Danish central defender Kroldrup introduced by Everton from Udinese played a role. Pushing the football out, Cristiano Ronaldo's free kick missed the wall.

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Scholes got ahead of Arteta, hooked the football to his feet, and then passed the football to Giggs on the left. The Welsh veteran looked at the situation in the penalty area and passed the football with his left foot. out of the restricted area.

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Li Rui was entangled by Pistone in the penalty area. This Italian veteran, who would have been favored by Inter Milan back then, still has a certain level. Although Pistone did not react as quickly as Li Rui, he was still the first. Time came close to his body, and at the same time his hands were dirty, pulling on Li Rui's jersey.

Li Rui leaned against Pistone, and the football fell. He stretched out his hand and patted Pistone's hand that was pulling his jersey away. As if it was brown sugar, the other hand almost hugged Li Rui around the waist.

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The football fell again, and the Italian veteran watched in disbelief that Li Rui rubbed the inside of his left foot against the falling football, and the football was drifted away.
Liang rubbed it lightly, and flew to the back of the goal!

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The football was almost stuck in the penalty area, and the scalp of another Everton central defender Kroldrup flew over and flew to the back of the goal!
Then, everyone saw that a red figure rushed over almost desperately, ahead of Valente who hurried over to defend, and put the football into the net with his knees!

The ball is in!
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When Manchester United besieged Everton's goal, Goodson Park, which had been booing all over the sky, suddenly became quiet!
1: 0!

In the 8th minute of the first half, Manchester United took the lead by one goal in the away game!
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"IT'S... GOOOOOAL!! GOAL!! BEAUTIFUL, WAYNE ROONEY! Brilliant shot! Lee's pass is so imaginative, it's as if he knew Rooney would be there! Manchester United away 1-0 lead, I have to say, these two young men, they did a great job!"

Ferguson seemed to be 10 years younger all of a sudden. He jumped up from the coach's bench. The red-faced Scottish old man chewed gum in his mouth and waved his arms excitedly, looking extremely happy.

On the bench of the Manchester United team, the substitute players also jumped up, whistled and waved white towels. However, in the camera of the director, it was captured that the depression on the face of the poor Frenchman Saha became more intense. .

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After scoring the goal, Rooney looked very excited. After turning around in place, he saw Li Rui. The little fat man rushed over and gave Li Rui a firm hug.

"Great, great, thank you, Li..." Rooney shouted in Li Rui's ear, he had every reason to be excited, you know, last season, Rooney's first goal of the new season, It didn't appear until the sixth round of the league. At that time, Rooney, who had just transferred to Manchester United, was under a lot of pressure.In this game, Rooney returned to his old club Everton's Goodson Park. After Rooney transferred to Manchester United, some Everton fans greeted the female relatives of the little fat man. The hot-tempered Rooney scored a goal at the Park Stadium. Not only will he not be embarrassed, but he will also relieve his anger!
Li Rui also seemed very happy. Sometimes, being able to send out beautiful assists is also a kind of pleasant enjoyment.

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When the kick-off was resumed in the middle circle, Rooney asked Li Rui how he knew he had tapped behind the goal just now. Li Rui shrugged and said that he was not sure either, it was just an intuition.

For this seemingly ethereal answer, Rooney agrees very much. He is also a shooter and knows the importance of intuition for a striker.

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In just 5 minutes of the opening, he performed well and sent an assist for his striker partner Rooney. After helping the team get a 1:0 lead, Li Rui also relaxed a lot because of this, and he was no longer so nervous. Although he was under a lot of pressure in the game, this wonderful assist can already add a lot of points to Li Rui.

Of course, the striker's task is to score goals, and it would be even better if Li Rui could score another goal.

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PS: Here is the first update.

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