bloodnovel Chapter 469 Shooting yourself in the foot
Chapter 469 Shooting yourself in the foot
Chapter 469 Shooting yourself in the foot
The drizzle has been falling since Yu Liang and the others came to London.
The drizzle for several days in a row made the turf in the Emirates Stadium very wet and slippery.Although there wasn't any stagnant water in the arena, after just a short warm-up, the turf was stepped on like a vegetable field.
Even for a non-purely technical team like Manchester United, the players couldn't help frowning when they saw such turf.
Such a bad turf is simply a disaster for a technical team.
How can an Arsenal that focuses on ground coordination tolerate such turf?
According to the advanced drainage system and geothermal system of the Emirates Stadium, how could this happen?Most likely they arranged it themselves.
And this is confirmed by the Manchester United players from the expressions on the faces of the Arsenal players.
Their expressions of contentment seem to be very adapted to such a vegetable field-like turf, which is enough to show that there are rich articles in it.
It is also true that Manchester United players read a very obvious signal that this game is not easy to play.
The light rain was getting heavier and heavier, and the players quickly returned to the locker room after warming up in a hurry.
The growing rain did not stop the enthusiastic fans, they braved the rain and came to the Emirates Stadium.More than 1000 Manchester United fans from afar also poured into the stadium. They huddled in a corner of the stands, unable to make any waves amidst the tens of thousands of Arsenal fans.Even so, when the Manchester United players followed the referee team into the stadium, they still shouted every player's name in the stands.
"Players from both sides have entered the field! I believe many people have seen the Arsenal captain's armband worn on Cesc Fabregas' arm. Yes, you read that right. The young Spaniard has become Arsenal's new captain. It also seems to indicate that he will leave Arsenal in the near future!"
The commentator's joking remarks drew scolding from Arsenal fans.
But it did hit the pain in their hearts.Yes, they now enjoy one of the best stadiums in the world, but they paid a heavy price by selling their captain.
The commentator sitting in the commentary booth could not hear the scolding of the fans, and was still explaining the game in his own way.
"Let's take a look at Arsenal's starting lineup first!"
Goalkeeper Almunia; Defenders Sagna, Sylvester, Gallas, Clichy; Midfielders Walcott, Fabregas, Denilson, Diaby, Nasri; Forward Ben turner.
"Look at this line of defense and the starting lineup. I have reason to suspect that this is Wenger borrowing Arsenal's resources to train talents for the French national team. It is simply the talent reserve base of the French national team!"
The narrator's words once again attracted a lot of scolding.
"Okay, let's take a look at Manchester United's starting lineup!"
Goalkeeper Van der Sar; defenders Gary Neville, Ferdinand, Vidic, Evra; midfielders Park Ji-sung, Carrick, Yu Liang, Ronaldo; forwards Berbatov, Rooney.
"Ferguson put King Dong and Tevez on the bench extravagantly. I think Wenger will drool with envy when he sees this scene!"
Dong Wang once again missed the start with regret, but he sat on the bench and did not show any dissatisfaction.
It seems that Yu Liang did a good job that time.
Wenger was indeed drooling with envy. After Henry left, the heavy responsibility for Arsenal fell on Adebayor and Van Persie.It's a pity that in this battle of dragons and tigers, the two of them sat in the stands for different reasons, and they could only use the young teenager Bendtner as a striker.
After the commentator finished introducing the starting lists of both sides, the captains of both sides also completed the pick-up, and Arsenal won the kick-off.
The referee blew his whistle and the game between Manchester United and Arsenal officially started.
Under Manchester United's continuous pressing, Arsenal continued to pass the ball back.
"Sylvester received the ball, Rooney stepped up to press, and Rooney has been in great form lately. Sylvester has chosen a safe pass back, and Almunia... God, what is Almunia doing? He Do you know what he is doing? Look at Wenger's face, I believe if he was given a gun and a bullet, he would shoot at Almunia without hesitation. Less than 30 seconds into the game, Manchester United Got an indirect free kick on the right side of Arsenal's penalty area! God, I don't know when Almunia turned his back on the water, does he want to go to Manchester United to rejuvenate?"
Although Van der Sar is in good condition, the passing time has taken away his youth, and it will be a matter of time before he retires.
Manchester United have also been looking for a replacement for Van der Sar.
However, Almunia's performance has basically blocked the door to Manchester United, and even sealed his only window in Arsenal.
More than 1000 Manchester United fans cheered in the stands. No one thought that the opponent's goalkeeper would give such a gift in less than 30 seconds.
After tens of thousands of Arsenal fans came out of shock, they didn't know what to do.
When the Manchester United players stood still in front of the football and were about to take the indirect free kick, they booed loudly to interfere with the Manchester United players.
Rooney, standing in front of the football, was not disturbed by the boos at all. After looking at his teammates around him, he dialed the ball to the middle of the penalty area amidst the whistle.
Carrick, who had been waiting in the middle of the penalty area, immediately bent his bow and took an arrow to shoot. The Arsenal players rushed to Carrick and blocked Carrick's shot with his body.
But unexpectedly, Carrick did not choose to shoot, but directly crossed from the football.
"Yu Liang!"
After reacting, Sylvester immediately turned around and rushed towards Yu Liang, but he kicked hard with his right foot, his foot slipped, and he fell directly into the penalty area. He could only watch Yu Liang stop the ball, adjust, and shoot. .
Yu Liang calmly adjusted his vigorous volley and went straight to the lower left corner of the goal.
The rain-soaked football was heavy and slippery. Almunia volleyed vigorously from close range. Almunia couldn't make any judgments at all, and the football flew directly into the goal.
"Yu Liang..."
More than 1000 Manchester United fans had just risen in the stands, and when they were about to send carols to Yu Liang, they were overwhelmed by the boos of tens of thousands of Arsenal fans.
"Nice job!"
Poor site conditions, so that Ferguson has been frowning.
Because he also discovered that Arsenal did this on purpose, so Arsenal must have been prepared.But I didn't expect Arsenal to be planted on the slippery turf after more than 30 seconds of the opening.
Excitedly waving his fists, Ferguson glanced at Wenger, who was standing on the other side, with a wider smile on his face, as if he was shooting himself in the foot.
The more he thought about Ferguson, the happier he was. With a hearty smile, Ferguson, who was drenched all over, returned to his seat.
(End of this chapter)