green showman

Chapter 20 The 125th FA Cup
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With a long whistle, the 125th FA Cup final kicked off.

Mark Hughes stood on the sidelines from the start, while Ferguson seemed confident and sat firmly on the dugout.

"Are you nervous?" Roberts, who sat on the bench today, asked in a low voice.

"Why are you nervous?"

"First final at the new Wembley, big scene..."

Sun Wu stared at the court with his chin in his hands, and interrupted lightly, "This is the stage that was built for me."

Hearing this sentence, not only the substitute players around, but even Mark Hughes and Patrick standing in front couldn't help but look back.

Facts have proved that Ferguson's confidence in sitting firmly on the Diaoyutai is well-founded. Although Blackburn has a five-man midfielder, although the whole team has a tight formation and puts defense first, Manchester United created three threats in just 10 minutes of opening. And Ronaldo assisted veteran Giggs to open the scoring.

"Credistiano went into the penalty area from the left... nice acceleration, he passed Emerton, passed back..."

"Gooooooooo! Ryan Giggs' shot put Manchester United ahead. Although he is 33 years old, he is still the best winger in the world!" Sky Sports live broadcaster Mortensen boasted to Giggs.

Indeed, Giggs, who was born in 1973, has become a living fossil in the Premier League, not only because of his age, but also because he has maintained such a good state. Just over a month ago, Giggs' four assists Let Manchester United sweep Rome 7-1.

Sun Wu, who was on the bench, looked at Giggs who was jumping up to celebrate with his fists, but he was thinking in his heart that this guy is still considered a good man by the outside world... I don't know if he hooked up his sister-in-law now...

After the situation on the field was broken, the mentality of the Blackburn players was obviously uneven. Some wanted to equalize the score as soon as possible, while others believed that defense should be the first priority.

Three minutes later, Dunn took the ball in the midfield and turned around to wipe out Fletcher, who was grabbing up. He didn't score the ball and chose to take the ball and continue to break through. In the end, Scholes and Ryan Giggs jointly cut it off. The former's iconic long shot The pass crosses the pitch and finds Rooney, who is pulled to the left.

Rooney stopped the ball in the chest and made a slight adjustment to make a direct pass. Ronaldo, who was cruising on the right, had already entered the penalty area at high speed, jumped high and scored with a header before Nelson.

"Crack!" Mark Hughes slammed the tactical board to the ground, yelled at the field, and gestured for the players to return to defense.

Judging from the temporary overall tactical adjustments, Mark Hughes is indeed not a first-class marshal.

"Ronaldo's No.20 this season has six goals, and it's the sixth header!" Mortensen gloated and said, "Alex lost badly in this bet, but he is willing."

Before this season, Ronaldo's highest scoring record in a single season was 9 goals. Ferguson publicly declared a bet with Ronaldo, betting that Ronaldo would not score more than 15 goals in a season, and the bet was 400 pounds.

After conceding two goals in a short period of time, Mark Hughes looked extremely ugly, commanding loudly from the sidelines, and even McCarthy retreated to the center circle to participate in the defense.

But Sun Wu on the bench is reminiscing about the exaggeration of the goal just now. Although the root cause is that Dunn's breakthrough was blocked, the key lies in Scholes's ingenious long pass, which is more than Rooney's speed. No matter how fast it can be received, there will be more adjustments to be made after Rooney stops the ball, and the defense will have time to adjust.

The most important thing about this goal is one word, fast.

Scholes didn't seem to look at Rooney's position, and directly kicked a long pass, allowing Rooney to pass without too much adjustment. Sun Wu was a little puzzled, and decided to go back and watch the video carefully. Is this a talent or a tacit understanding? ?

With two goals in hand, Manchester United have already touched the FA Cup trophy, and only then began to use the strong midfielder to control the rhythm of the game. No matter what team has no physical strength to carry out the offensive for 90 minutes, Blackburn finally slowed down. Get over it.

The game that followed was lackluster, with neither side able to pose a threat.

Mortensen yawned, "Sir Alex seems to have started to imitate that Portuguese, too utilitarian... Fortunately, it was 2-0, not 1-0..."

How unpopular Mourinho is!
There is no need for Manchester United to push forward aggressively. The defense needs to be wary of this season's top scorer McCarthy. You must know that he has a strong ability to fight alone.

But Blackburn's offensive seemed cautious. Bentley and Peterson on both sides had a beautiful cross, but only McCarthy was in the penalty area. Dunn, who was supposed to go forward, was bitten by a snake for ten years. Jing Rope didn't dare to go forward to grab a spot for fear of being attacked by the opponent again.

The first half of the game ended in such a dull way. Manchester United players and Ferguson all had relaxed smiles on their faces. Ronaldo and Rooney even pushed each other jokingly. Manchester United beat Blackburn this season at home and away, and the strength gap between the two sides is obvious.

During the intermission, Mark Hughes did not criticize the players' performance in the first half, and only replaced Dunn, who was out of order, with striker Roberts.

Everyone was not surprised. In the first half, Dunn was intercepted and conceded a goal, and then he did not dare to go forward for an assist in the counterattack.

"Blackburn resumed the 442 formation, replaced midfielder Dunn with striker Roberts, and played a double striker again." Mortensen looked down at the data, "Roberts, No. 30, scored 3 goals in the league this season, but Four goals in the FA Cup, he scored twice in the semi-final and beat Chelsea."

After Roberts came on the court, McCarthy, who had been silent in the first half, became visibly active.

In the 52nd minute, McCarthy pulled the side and made a two-for-one with Peterson, and then slanted into the penalty area. Roberts went straight to get the ball and made a fake pass, then turned halfway and passed the ball back to the front of the penalty area. McCarthy Blocking Scholes behind him, rubbing the far corner slightly wide.

In the 60th minute, Bentley made a cross from the right. McCarthy headed the ball from the front point, and Roberts barely stopped on the chest. Vigorously blasted the door and was punched out by Van der Sar's double fists.

Ferguson was chewing gum on the sidelines and turned to look at his former disciple Mark Hughes. Unexpectedly, his vision was not bad. The loophole in Manchester United's defense on the field lies with Scholes, and Blackburn's threats these times are all the same as Scholes. It is related to the loss of position.

Because Scholes is old, he seldom advances in assists, and controls the rhythm of the game with long and short passes, but his position overlaps with Carrick. In fact, in the few games Carrick performed well this season, Scholes did not play.

But Scholes' current running ability is no longer enough to cover the dangerous area outside the penalty area. Blackburn has made a fuss around the top of the arc outside the penalty area several times to get a chance to shoot.

In fact, it is very simple to adjust, just let the right midfielder Fletcher inward a little, Ferguson got up and was about to adjust, and suddenly Blackburn got another good shot.

In the middle of Manchester United's counterattack, Giggs dribbled the ball and was squeezed down by Blackburn's midfielder Mokona. The referee did not blow his whistle. The ball goes to the left.

Peterson did not choose to break through, and directly sent the ball into the penalty area at 45 degrees. Roberts stretched his head and missed the ball, but Vidic behind him was shaken. The ball bounced and hit Rio Ferdinand's calf. McCarthy next to him had sharp eyes and quick feet, and Heinze, who was leaning behind him, swept across immediately.

The distance was too close and the speed was too fast. Van der Sar only waved his hands symbolically, and complained helplessly to Rio Ferdinand.

The problem with this world-class defender is that he occasionally loses his mind during the game...

Sun Wu, who was warming up on the sidelines, stopped, applauded and yelled loudly. There was still time, and he chased a ball in 30 minutes.

A few words of Spanish suddenly came from behind. This is not pure Spanish, but the Catalan language of Catalonia. Sun Wu looked back in surprise. He often heard this language from Patrick and his wife.

kindness?
The big man with the shaggy hair looks so familiar!
Sun Wu looked carefully and carefully, hey, isn't this Chairman Pi?

This guy should be on loan to La Liga Zaragoza this season. Did he come back to watch the FA Cup final?

Gerald Pique is also a bit strange, the Blackburn player who is warming up just stares at me without blinking...isn't he gay?
"Best!"

Sun Wu hurriedly turned his head, Patrick and Mark Hughes both turned their heads and looked at this side.

Finally it's my turn to play!

(End of this chapter)