The strongest winger

Chapter 551 Turning Point
This 2007th round of the 2008-7 English Premier League focus battle is not only a battle of wits and courage between the two head coaches behind the scenes, but also a direct contest between the two teams' strongest attacking points.

The media generally believe that the home team Manchester United's top scorer Cristiano Ronaldo and Chelsea's top scorer Aiello will both affect the result of the game, just like the Community Shield game that started before the season.

Therefore, the performance of the two in this game will directly affect the final result.

Therefore, it is normal for the two to become the headlines before the start of this league.

Is Manchester United's Cristiano Ronaldo playing better, or is Chelsea's Aiello more perverted?

In fact, when the media made a fuss about Cristiano Ronaldo and Aiello, the two had already chatted in text messages, but what they were talking about was not the game, but about the well-known beauties in the world, or those models that were more irritating...

As for why the two got involved in these things, it can only be finally revealed after the game is over.

Thousands of miles away in China, the only Premier League clubs they knew before were Liverpool and Manchester United, so Manchester United has a lot of loyal fans in China, and Chelsea presented to Chinese fans when they won the Premier League championship in the 2004-2005 season. Naturally, the number of loyal fans is not as good as the Red Devils Manchester United.

But now the loyal fans of Manchester United have committed a difficult choice, because while they are Manchester United fans, they are also Aiello fans in their hearts.

This is where trouble begins. If you support this, you cannot support that.

In the end...Under all kinds of entanglements, I can only choose to hope that Aiello will score and Manchester United will win.

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This red-blue battle between the champion and runner-up last season attracted the attention of the whole of Europe and even the world, but the process of the game was quite different from what everyone had guessed before the game.

First, in the 3rd minute of the opening, Aiello scored with a 32-meter direct free kick.

The time to score was earlier than everyone expected, and the next game followed the momentum after Aiello's goal, but the game turned around in the 32nd minute. Mikel was cleverly intercepted by Evra when he was attacking with the ball. He was anxious to keep the opponent in place, but because the watered turf was very slippery, he accidentally shoveled on Evra's supporting foot. The referee Dean sent him off with a red card.

This sudden change on the field stunned the media and commentators who were paying attention to the red-blue battle, unable to utter a word for a while.

Regarding this penalty, the visiting team naturally had endless grievances. Captain Terry went over to plead with Mikel immediately, and at this time the big screen also showed the slow motion of the scene just now, which was indeed caused by the wet and slippery turf.
In the end, Chelsea can only eat this bitter fruit away.

"Chelsea in the away game was really unlucky. Although the score was leading by one goal, they were sent off when they were evenly matched... It is undoubtedly a heavy blow, and the one who was sent off was midfielder Mikel. In the absence of Lampard due to injury, it will definitely have a profound impact on the hardness of their midfield defense and the speed when they switch from defense to attack..." Looking at Mikel's helpless slow position, Andy Gray said.

Immediately afterwards, his guest commentator took up the words: "It is true. Lampard is absent due to injury, Ballack has not integrated into the team, and this game was sent off again. This red-blue battle is full of suspense again..."

Mourinho kept complaining on the sidelines.

If it was as usual, the referee Dean would definitely send him to the stands without hesitation, but after the mistake just now, he was moved with compassion when facing Mourinho, extrajudicially merciful, and only gave him a yellow card.

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In order to ensure the defensive hardness of the midfield and normal offensive and defensive operations, Mourinho can only withdraw one player from the forward line. Neither Aiello nor Shevchenko has experienced a decline in competitive status or physical condition.

However, the facts have proved that Sidwell has not been perfectly integrated into Chelsea's tactical system, and his performance on both ends of the offense and defense is not satisfactory. In defense, there is Makelele to help with defense and intelligence.

But when switching from defense to offense, Sidwell seemed relatively clumsy, not as full of aura as he was in Reading at all, so Joe Cole's responsibility became even greater. Sometimes even Aiello had to retreat to his own defensive 30-meter area to catch the ball and counterattack.

According to Mourinho's thinking, he is preparing to keep the 1:0 score until the end of the first half, and then make detailed changes during the intermission to ensure that he can take away three points at Old Trafford, but the plan often fails to keep up with the changes.

"Sidwell, who replaced Malouda due to passive reasons, did not perform well. However, under the overall defense of Chelsea, Manchester United's offense still cannot threaten Cech's goal. As long as the score of 1:0 is maintained until the halftime break, the chances of the visiting team winning a game in the 'Dream Theater' will increase by at least [-]%! Well, the game time has also entered injury time..."

CCTV-5 commentator Zhan Jun said, but there was a hint of worry in his tone.

Mourinho has already handed over the folder in his hands to his assistant Villas-Boas, and is about to turn around and walk towards the player channel.

At this moment, that is, in the first minute of stoppage time, Cristiano Ronaldo suddenly changed from the right to the left, using his own impressive speed to forcefully break through Paul Ferreira, and then passed a high-quality half-high ball. Tevez, who had complained about Aiello before the game, dived to the top without any interference from the front point. Petr Cech was dumbfounded and sighed at the ball.

Facing the overwhelming cheers, Mourinho's facial expression changed significantly, and then he walked to the locker room without looking back.

It is worth mentioning that after Tevez scored the goal, he got up from the turf, ran 30 meters, and roared at Aiello.

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No matter which head coach it is, it cannot tolerate the team's loss of goals in stoppage time at halftime, because it is impossible to be physically weak in the first half, so it can only be explained by lack of concentration.

And for conceded goals caused by inattention, there must be responsible players.

The right-back Ferreira, who was easily thrown away by Cristiano Ronaldo with his speed, must have an unshirkable responsibility, but the biggest responsibility is not him, but the Israeli national script Haim.

However, to the surprise of Ferreira and Ben Haim who were frightened, coach Mourinho did not criticize them, but after the ten players on the field entered the locker room, they hurriedly arranged the tactics for the second half.

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The same is true in the locker room of the home team. Ferguson didn't keep yelling at the players as usual, but similar to Mourinho's situation, he began to rigorously arrange the specific tactics for the second half.

Because Chelsea will fight with ten players in the 45 minutes of regular time in the second half, that is to say, Manchester United will have the advantage in numbers during this period, and then make use of the skills at their feet and the cooperation of the players.

At that time, the point gap with the top team Chelsea can be narrowed, so it will be of great help to reduce the pressure in the next league, and as long as there are no major mistakes in the next league, in the second round of the second half of the season, they can overtake Chelsea and win the league championship at your fingertips!

"Cristiano!"

Ferguson looked to Cristiano Ronaldo, who immediately perked up and looked at the manager.

"In the first half, you weren't active enough for the rest of the time except for that breakthrough assist, so I hope you become active in the second half and be more aggressive! Otherwise, I will let you calm down on the bench!" Ferguson said: "Also, don't forget the 40+ goal bet this season!"

The other teammates also looked at Cristiano Ronaldo, full of admiration in their hearts, they dared to bet with Ferguson, and the goals in a season turned out to be 40+, what a shame...

He didn't take it seriously when he heard that he was not active enough, but he became excited when he heard the 40+ goals, because this is the plan set by Ferguson for him to gradually surpass himself, and the ultimate surpass is naturally Aiello. That terrifying scoring efficiency is what he desperately hopes to catch up with.

Last season, he made a similar bet with Ferguson, but in the end he failed to complete the task by one goal, so this season's is superimposed.

It would be fine if he didn’t achieve his goal before, but this season is different, because Aiello came to the Premier League, that is to say, there is complete contrast. He doesn’t want to fall too far behind Aiello in the scorer list. He said that he was also the best player in the Premier League last season. He can’t let the best player in La Liga steal the best player in the Premier League.

Thinking of this, Cristiano Ronaldo clenched his fists subconsciously, his eyes were like a torch, and anyone with a discerning eye could see that he was full of fighting spirit.

Ferguson had a unique vision and saw the difference in Cristiano Ronaldo at a glance. He knew that there would definitely be an explosion in the second half!

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The 15-minute break at half-time was fleeting for both players in the home and away dressing rooms.

The same is true for the fans in the stands. Many fans even lined up outside the stadium to buy high-calorie foods such as French fries, hamburgers, and Coke.

As a result, players from both sides had already entered the field, so many fans gave up the idea of ​​continuing to line up to buy things. They returned to their seats and waited for the start of the game, because they all knew that Manchester United would attack desperately at the beginning of the second half.

(End of this chapter)