Starting from entering Kawazu

Chapter 158
The game continues.

The lagging Manchester United had no choice but to attack with all their strength.

Joe Cole in the middle is also constantly breaking through, but facing Manchester City's high-level defense, it is indeed difficult for him to form a partial advantage.

Ferguson then made a substitution, and Drogba, who was a little tired, went into battle and replaced Ruud van Nistelrooy.

Van Nistelrooy's condition is indeed mediocre. After being injured in the national team at the beginning of the year, Van Nistelrooy is farther and farther away from his peak state.

In fact, he is only 28 years old, which is the golden age. Unfortunately, injuries still make him gradually step down from the altar, and the title of king of the small restricted area is rarely mentioned again.

Yang Zhi also replaced Howard, and when Howard came down, he also had a dejected expression on his face.

After Drogba came up, Manchester United began to keep lobbing high balls into the penalty area. Ledley King had some difficulty facing Drogba, and Carvalho hurried back to help defend.

It is also very difficult for two people to defend against Drogba, and Andy Lau in Africa is indeed very powerful.

Cech also began to come out constantly. At this time, the goalkeeper's observation ability is very important, and the goalkeeper's advantage is also relatively obvious. As long as the judgment is accurate, the threat of Drogba can be reduced.

Before halftime, Ronaldo made a sudden pass from the side. The ball was so fast that Cech didn't dare to come out.

Ledley King struggled to hold Drogba, and there were movements in his hands, but Drogba still leaned forward and rushed to the top. The ball went straight to the lower left corner and rolled in. 1:2, Manchester United pulled one back.

It is still very good to get back one in this period of time. Manchester United fans are also very excited. They finally breathed a sigh of relief and started to cheer for the team.

At the critical moment, Drogba was still strong, and Ferguson also clenched his fists fiercely. Now he thinks he should still have a chance.

1:2 in the first half, in the second half, after the two sides came out, Manchester City continued to defend, while Manchester United stepped up their offense.

Don't look at the lively scene, but Manchester United just couldn't score.

Now it is back to the rhythm of Manchester City last season. The three defensive midfielders are constantly chasing and intercepting, forming a good protective circle, and Drogba is flanked in the penalty area, and the high ball is also very well protected.

Manchester United felt like they were going to collapse, and they were exhausted very quickly. After 70 minutes, the Manchester United players couldn't run anymore.

But the Manchester City players are still running actively and don't look tired at all.

There is no doubt that Manchester City has more adequate physical reserves in the summer.

In the 72nd minute, Ronaldo dribbled the ball and was cut off by Del Horno. The latter made a straight pass. Reyes in front quickly advanced forward. After receiving the ball, he cut in and then stuffed it to Tristan in front.

Tristan made a feint, then dialed the ball horizontally, and then raised his foot to shoot!

Fortunately, Yang Zhi swooped and saved the ball to the bottom line.

Both offensive and defensive performances were excellent, and Yang Zhi's reaction was really faster than Howard's.

The home fans also applauded one after another, probably thinking that Yang Zhi will be fine in the morning.

Then Manchester City's corner kick was a tactical corner kick.

After several passes, the ball hit the front of the penalty area.

Kaka volleyed vigorously, and the ball was saved out of the baseline by Yang Zhi.

This time the angle was quite tricky, and Yang Zhi still reacted quickly.

After getting up, Yang Zhi also roared. He has joined Manchester United for a long time, and now he finally found the feeling.

Ferguson also kept applauding on the sidelines, and was very satisfied with Yang Zhi's performance.

Then after the corner kick was taken, Yang Zhi came out directly to pick the ball off, and then drove to the frontcourt with a big kick.

After Drogba headed the ball, he turned around and wiped Carvalho. After the physical confrontation, Carvalho was hit by a stagger. Drogba immediately raised his foot and shot. The ball flew into the goal like a cannonball, 2:2 !

Drogba flew to the sidelines excitedly, took off his jersey and still celebrated on the ground.

The Manchester United fans also celebrated crazily. At this time, they were indeed strong enough. As far as the connection between the goalkeeper and the striker was concerned, a goal was scored. This is much better than the feeling of trying to attack but not scoring a goal.

Ferguson was also excitedly running around on the sidelines. A draw would not be easy, at least there would be no embarrassment.

Mourinho shook his head again and again, obviously a bit incredible.

Drogba's personal ability is indeed outstanding. Mourinho has also inspected him before, but Manchester City has enough strikers and is quite good. Mourinho did not buy Drogba in the end.

Now it seems that if you buy it, at least Manchester United has no chance to benefit from Drogba.

The game continues.

After the draw, both sides became more cautious. It seems that one point is acceptable for both teams.

And Manchester City took advantage of their physical strength and continued to attack Manchester United's defense on both sides. Unfortunately, after Manchester United recovered, their defense was still relatively dead.

In the end, the two teams failed to decide the outcome, and each scored a point 2:2.

At the press conference after the game, Ferguson focused on Yang Zhi and Didier Drogba.

"Their appearance changed the result of the game. This is what I want. Although we failed to win, we found the right direction and we will work harder to catch up later."

Mourinho thinks: "1 point is regrettable. We had an absolute advantage. The advantage of two goals is actually quite big. Unfortunately, the big black guy is really good. He will have a bright future."

The draw gave Arsenal the chance to catch Manchester City.

However, Arsenal did not seize the opportunity in the away game. They were tied 0:0 by Crystal Palace, and the points gap did not narrow.

Crystal Palace has performed better and better in the last few games, with 6 wins, 3 draws and 2 loss in the last 1 rounds, jumping out of the relegation zone.

In this game, they still used defense to prevent Arsenal's stars from scoring a good chance. Li Bing's transformation of the Crystal Palace team gradually had an effect.

Now his approval rate is slightly higher. After all, the team's performance has recovered, and the fans are definitely happy to see it.

积分榜上，曼城连胜结束，11胜1平积34分依然排在第一，曼联10胜1平1负积31分排在第二，阿森纳9胜2平1负积29分排在第三。

The relegation zone teams Southampton, Norwich and West Bromwich Albion failed to break double points, especially the Saints, who were still in the middle of the league in the past few seasons, and even almost entered the European theater, but this season's strength The decline has been serious and has fallen to the last place.

Once there is no way to strengthen during the winter break, the Saints are likely to enter a trough.

And many Saints fans also criticized the team for selling so many players, especially Kevin Phillips. He played so well in Manchester City. If he stayed in Southampton, it would be great. The Saints may not Last but not least.

Norwich and West Bromwich Albion have not improved much. This kind of bad team has a high probability of relegation.

Not surprisingly, these three teams will be relegated.

Of course, if the suspense is shattered too early, it's meaningless. No matter what, the suspense of the league should still be maintained until the last few rounds.

In the middle of the week, the fourth round of the League Cup continued.

Manchester City beat Everton by 1 goal in the away game and continued to maintain multiple lines of battle.

After the latter was relegated to League One, he also performed very well, and now ranks first in League One. It seems that Moyes still wants to bring Everton back to the Premier League.

But facing Manchester City, they still have no way to advance.

Subsequently, Manchester City flew to Japan to participate in the last Toyota Cup.

The Club World Cup will replace the Toyota Cup next year, so this year's competition, for both participating parties, still want to win the championship.

(End of this chapter)