The days of playing football with Da Luo

Chapter 598 40 Balls

"Riccardo Goallllll! He scored his 40th league goal of the season! QPR scored a valuable goal away and now QPR are leading!"

"In the standings, QPR temporarily surpassed Manchester United and ranked first! Can Mourinho come up with any countermeasures? The Red Devils are never willing to lose to their opponents at home. This is not only about the championship, but also about glory. If they Lost here too, they will be doubled by QPR this season, a proud Mourinho will never allow that to happen."

Mourinho looked stern, but he didn't shout in anger.He was mentally prepared for being scored by Riccardo.

After Manchester United kicked off again, he waited and watched the situation on the field, and began to direct the team to strengthen the attack from the sidelines.

Simeone is also stubborn, he asked the team to go out, press high, and never retreat.

In this way, both sides have got some opportunities. If Manchester United succeeds in the pass, they can penetrate QPR's defense; if QPR succeeds in the frontcourt steal, they can get an excellent counterattack opportunity.

In the 35th minute, Manchester United organized an attack and hit the front of the penalty area. Scholes sent a wonderful pass. Rooney rubbed a shot and was saved by Handanovic.

After 2 minutes, QPR counterattacked, Ricardo dribbled the ball to the bottom and knocked back in an inverted triangle, Arda Turan kicked a shot near the penalty spot, and De Gea saved the ball.

In the 38th minute, Manchester United attacked from the right. Valencia and Rafael played a two-for-two cooperation, passing Ricardo and Maicon. Valencia passed the ball into the penalty area. De and Van Dijk snatched a header from the double-team, which was slightly higher than the crossbar.

In the 42nd minute, Scholes sent another exquisite pass, Evra inserted into the penalty area and shot a low shot, and the football went wide of the far corner.

In the 45th minute, QPR successfully intercepted the ball in the frontcourt, and Modric sent the ball to Ricardo.

Seeing that De Gea was standing relatively forward, Ricardo suddenly kicked up a lob shot 40 meters away from the goal. De Gea retreated in panic and barely jumped up during the retreat, but still failed to get the ball. fell to the ground.

However, it was also God's will. After the football fell quickly, it hit the crossbar heavily and bounced off, just in front of De Gea.

As if he had found a treasure, De Gea immediately got up and pressed on the football. If he was a little slower, Ronaldo would be able to rush to make a supplementary shot.

In stoppage time, Rooney drove the ball into the QPR penalty area, then heeled the ball, Scholes followed up with a strong shot, and the ball bounced off the post.

In just 2 minutes, both sides hit the goal post once!
Fortunately, at this time, the referee stopped the game and entered the intermission, otherwise it is very likely that another team's goal will be broken.

When he walked into the player's tunnel, Ricardo chatted with a few Manchester United acquaintances, talking and laughing.The Manchester United players were not depressed, although they fell behind, they looked confident and in the mood to joke with Ricardo.

In the visiting team's locker room, Simeone spent a lot of time arranging tactics.

What to do if the team scores another goal, what to do if the goal is pulled back by Manchester United, what tactics to use if the score remains the same... He explained everything in detail, so that the players can face various situations .

The overall tactical thinking is still based on high-position pressing and on-the-spot counterattacks, which puts high demands on the team's physical fitness.He repeatedly confirmed the physical condition of core players such as Ronaldo and Ricardo, so as to make substitution adjustments at the most appropriate time.

"You'd better help the team score another goal," Simeone grabbed Ricardo as he walked towards the tunnel and whispered, "One goal lead is not safe. You also saw the situation in the first half , Manchester United are in a very good state today, they almost broke the goal several times. This is the case that they have not invested much in the attack. If they strengthen the investment in the attack in the second half, it will be difficult for us to withstand it. "

"I'll do my best!" Licado nodded with a smile.

Simeone gave a suggestion: "Change positions with Arda Turan more often. You can try to attack from the right. Evra's performance on the defensive end is not good today. He seems to be a little injured."

"Okay, I'll try."

No one expected that just entering the second half, the situation would change suddenly.

In the 47th minute of the game, Manchester United attacked again from the right. Valencia made a 45-degree cross. Welbeck headed back. Rooney rounded his leg and shot.Scholes volleyed angrily against the ball from outside the penalty area. Handanovic had already moved when Rooney shot before. He could do nothing but watch Scholes' shot.

"Scholes Goallll!" the commentator shouted excitedly, "This is a great goal! Scholes is old and strong!"

QPR players protested around the referee, who believed Welbeck was offside when the header was diverted.

But the referee still insists that the goal is valid.

Looking at the slow motion from the big screen above the pitch, Welbeck was indeed offside when Valencia passed the ball.

The QPR players didn't expect to concede the ball at the beginning of the game, and the ball was so aggrieved that they couldn't recover for a while, and made frequent mistakes on the court.

Manchester United took the opportunity to play several waves of extremely threatening attacks.

In the 49th minute, Ashley Young broke through Kyle Walker's defense and sent the ball into the penalty area. Welbeck shot with his left foot, but he was too chasing the angle. The ball went towards the dead corner and slid out.

In the 52nd minute, Scholes and Rooney made a two-for-one cooperation, and shot a strong shot from the edge of the penalty area, which was shot out of the baseline by Handanovic.

Two minutes later, Valencia received a long pass from Carrick and passed the ball back to the right edge of the penalty area. Rooney volleyed and slipped out.

In the 57th minute, Scholes sent a through ball like a scalpel. Raphael's shot was blocked by Handanovic's leg, and it bounced off the crossbar and went out of the baseline.

Simeone got angry on the sidelines: "What are you all doing? It's still a draw, do you want to lose the game and go back? Cheer me up!"

However, he also signaled the team to take back and no longer execute high-position presses.On the one hand, the physical fitness of the players has declined, and the effect of high-position pressing is not good. On the other hand, Manchester United has played more and more smoothly, and cannot leave too much space for Manchester United to pass through.

Riccardo worked very hard, and kept changing positions with Arda Turan according to Simeone's instructions. However, although Evra was injured, he was too familiar with him, and he was very uncomfortable to prevent him.

He can only go back to the left.

Modric was out of form today, made frequent mistakes, and failed to provide him with much support. Ricardo could only take the ball and do it alone.

In the 61st minute, Ricardo dribbled the ball from the left, and Carrick and Raphael came up to double-team. The ball was kicked out of the sideline and he sat down on the ground.

(End of this chapter)