i am a football star

Chapter 73 UEFA Cup Final ([-])
"Now it's the last moment of the mountain half. Neither team scored a goal. The Rangers must want to keep the 0:0 score until the final penalty kick. I think Blanco has to find a way."

Zhan Jun said: "Look at this attack, Liu Ting broke through with the ball in the middle, faced Hendali's defense, turned to the right...and then buckled back, beautiful!! Beautifully passed, accelerated...to get rid of Cuellar!! Liu Ting... hit the goal!! Handball!! Broadford's handball!!!"

Liu Ting also quickly raised his hand to signal the referee's opponent's handball. This is a handball in the penalty area and a penalty kick will be awarded.

Liu Ting, Micoud and other Bordeaux players who saw the opponent's handball all came over to explain to the referee, but the referee thought there was no handball, and the Rangers players also rushed over to explain to the referee.

Liu Jianhong said: "Wow!! The referee finally insisted that there was no handball. The moment Liu Ting shot just now, Broadford raised his hand slightly, and the ball happened to touch his arm, but the referee didn't see it. Rangers escaped unharmed, otherwise it would have been a penalty kick."

After this time delay, the first half of the game ended soon, and the two sides returned to the locker room.

Players from both sides have gone back, and there are performances in the center of the court.

In the stands, the red-nosed old man Ferguson was talking to his assistant coach Queiroz.

Queiroz has received an invitation from the Portuguese Football Association and will soon have a new job. Now he is on his last post.

Ferguson asked, "What do you think of that kid?"

Queiroz said: "Very good, very talented, and can completely replace Cristiano Ronaldo. At his age, Ronaldo could only dribble the ball alone. Now this kid should start to know how to pass the ball."

"Hmm," Ferguson murmured. In fact, he had already approved it in his heart, so he just confirmed it with the assistant coach.

Ferguson said: "I will offer him in the summer, his value should not be too high, right?"

Queiroz said: "If Bordeaux wins this game, he will be worth between 2500 million and 3000 million euros by virtue of his contribution to helping Bordeaux win the double and his number of goals. If someone competes, it will be even higher."

Ferguson sighed: "It has increased so much in half a year. During the winter break, as long as our quotation reaches 1500 million Bordeaux, we will definitely agree to let him go. If we want to buy now, we must at least double it."

Ferguson didn't know that Liu Ting would not want to come to Manchester United even if his offer reached Bordeaux's heartbeat price and let him go.

Meanwhile, Wenger, also in the stands, was speaking to his assistant Pat Rice.

Wenger said to his assistant coach: "Pat, how do you feel? Is this kid very talented and suitable for Arsenal?"

Rice said with a bitter face: "Arsena, I must remind you that this kid's worth is not the same as during the winter break. As long as we operate well during the winter break, we only need 500 million euros to bring him back. Now if there is a competitor, 3000 million euros may not be able to bring him to the Emirates Stadium."

Wenger can only sigh, what Arsenal lack most is money.

Rice comforted: "In fact, we already have Adebayor, Walcott and Bendtner on the front line. What we need most now is the midfielder. Find a helper for Cesc Fabregas. Even if we need a forward, Arshavin is a good follower. The Russian is now in conflict with his club. We can introduce him at a lower price. In the two games they met in the UEFA Cup knockout round this year, Arshavin performed no worse than this kid. It's just Zenit's luck."

Wenger was thinking in his heart, the Russian is as good as this kid, this kid is not yet 20 years old, the Russian is already 27 years old, how can it be compared?

In fact, many clubs that pay attention to Liu Ting have scouts or coaches to watch the game. The coaches and scouts are concerned about Liu Ting's performance, and don't care much about the result of the game. The fans in the stands are most concerned about the result of the game.

Zhang Qiming has gotten to know Lin Yigang well, and now he is asking Lin Yigang worriedly: "Will Bordeaux really be tied by Rangers? I didn't watch Rangers' semi-final match. It is said that Fiorentina, which has famous players like Murray and Vieri, was tied by Rangers in two rounds, and finally lost the game on penalties."

Lin Yigang said: "No, Bordeaux's offensive power is stronger than Fiorentina's. Fiorentina's strikers are all famous players with old arms and legs. Maybe they are top strikers when they are 5 years younger. Now, it's normal for them to be too old to score the goals of Glasgow Rangers."

"Bordeaux will not repeat their mistakes!!!"

When Lin Yigang said this, he seemed to be cheering himself up.

※※※

Meanwhile, in the visiting dressing room, Rangers manager Walter Smith was speaking.

Walter Smith was a youth coach in his early years and coached a small team. In the 90s, he took over the powerful Rangers. He led the Rangers to nine consecutive Scottish league titles, and then came to the Premier League to coach Everton. Unfortunately, he was relegated every year for 4 years. He was finally replaced by David Moyes, and then he went to coach the Scottish national team.

Halfway through the 06/07 season, Smith returned to Rangers and led Rangers to the league championship last year. This year, he led Rangers to four-line attack with great confidence, and he persisted until the end. He has won the Scottish League Cup and the Scottish FA Cup.

If he wins the championship in the future, Walter Smith will become famous and become the quadruple-winning coach, but he knows that if he loses the UEFA Cup final, it may cause adverse reactions, and the Rangers with declining morale are likely to lose the league championship to the Celtics in the league. The FA Cup championship is not a big problem, and the opponent in the final is not strong.

Smith said to the whole team: "We did a good job in the first half, but we will continue in the second half, just like what we did in the semi-finals, limiting the opponent with a strong defense. As long as the opponent is dragged into overtime, the opponent will appear anxious. In the penalty shootout, we are more likely to win."

"Everyone continued to work hard in the second half. Bordeaux had nothing to fear. They had 11 shots in the first half but failed to break our goal. I believe the same will be true in the second half."

Of course, Smith would not say such data as Rangers only had 2 shots in the first half.

In the locker room of the home team, Blanco was also talking to the players: "In the first half, we had controlled the situation. The opponent didn't have many chances at all, but in the second half, we must strengthen our offense. The longer the score of 0:0 is maintained, the more confident the opponent will be. The sooner we break through the opponent's goal, the better."

In the finals, the head coaches of the two teams will play more steadily. At present, both sides are quite satisfied with the situation in the first half.

Rangers are satisfied with the score or 0:0, which is a score they expected.

Bordeaux is satisfied that Bordeaux completely dominates the scene, and Blanco does not dare to make casual adjustments for the time being. He only hopes that Bordeaux can take the lead in scoring in the second half.

※※※

Liu Jianhong said: "Okay, players from both sides are playing again, and the game is about to start. I hope Bordeaux can open up the situation as soon as possible in the second half. This kind of situation of gaining power and not scoring can easily make the Bordeaux players impatient."

"Bordeaux kicked off first, and the football was passed back to the backcourt. Giulieti dribbled the ball forward and passed it to Miku.

"This long-range shot was high. Shan's first shot in the first half was done by Liu Ting, and in the second half it was Liu Tinglai's first shot. It seems that Liu Ting has a high prestige in the Bordeaux team, and everyone is willing to believe in him."

In the 46th minute, Liu Ting shot high from a distance.

At the beginning of the second half, Bordeaux had the advantage of the scene. Rangers mainly defended and occasionally had a chance to counterattack.

"This time it was Rangers' counterattack. Davis made a direct pass, and Dacheville... shot! Lame! He saved the ball. There was a scuffle in the Bordeaux penalty area. Ferguson got the ball... Play again! Lame pounces again! Lame didn't hold the ball.

"Wow? What happened? Rangers' action is to signal to the referee that Bordeaux had a handball just now, and Bordeaux is telling the referee that Rangers just hit the goalkeeper."

"Lame seems to be really injured. The Bordeaux team doctor has already played. This is not good news. The injury of the main goalkeeper will have a great impact on the team. Last year, Mourinho was dismissed from Chelsea because Petr Cech was reimbursed for the season due to a serious injury, which led to the decline in Chelsea's performance."

"Let's take a look at this replay. There is no problem with the Rangers' first shot. Lame saved the ball. The second shot? It seems a bit suspicious. The ball brushed against Diawara's arm, which caused the ball to change slightly. Lame failed to hold the ball tightly.

Zhan Jun said: "This Bordeaux is indeed a bit suspected of handball, but then Lame was also kicked in the small penalty area, obviously hitting the goalkeeper, as if the referee didn't see it at all, but the Bordeaux penalty area was indeed a bit chaotic at that time."

Players on both sides of the field were negotiating with the referee, and the head coach on the sidelines was also roaring.

"Asshole, so obviously kicking the goalkeeper in the penalty area, isn't that a red card?"

Blanco is angry with Lame's injury, and a substitution must be made. The substitute goalkeeper doesn't know how he is?
"Penalty!! This is our penalty!! Are you blind?"

Smith, on the other hand, believes Rangers should have been awarded a penalty.

(End of this chapter)