host must win

Chapter 680 The decisive moment
自从1960-1961赛季联赛杯诞生以来，英格兰顶级球队每个赛季都有三项荣誉可以争夺，可是在此前的45个赛季里，虽然不乏拿下两项冠军的情况，比如曼联就在1993-1994赛季、1995-1996赛季、1998-1999赛季、2002-2003赛季、2003-2004赛季都拿下了两座冠军，但是却没有任何一支球队能够拿下全部三项冠军。

Today, Manchester United is expected to become the first team in history to achieve this feat!

Not far away, at the visiting dugout, West Ham manager Alan Pardew stood up, his expression serious and silent.

He knows too well how strong Manchester United is. Now that his team is two goals behind, it is basically saying goodbye to the championship.

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Half a minute later, the referee Willie blew the whistle for the end of the first half.

The cheers and celebrations in the stands did not stop because of the whistle, and the Manchester United fans were very excited.

As the overlord of the Premier League, Manchester United has no shortage of champions after entering the Premier League era, and fans often witness the team winning the championship.But winning all three domestic championships like this year is the first time in history!
What makes the fans even more excited is that the team they support is likely to become the first "quadruple crown" team in history after four days!
"Yin Jun, the youngest World Player of the Year and European Ballon d'Or winner in history, didn't waste another chance after his first shot was rejected by the frame today, and his goal gave Manchester United a 2-0 half-time lead West Ham United. Now, it is only a matter of time before Manchester United win their 12th FA Cup!" shouted John Mortensen.

"Coach Ferguson's Manchester United showed everyone their offensive storm, especially the second goal, the whole scoring process is like an offensive art, speed, breakthrough, wonderful pass coordination, shooting, supplementary shots, the whole scoring process No chance for West Ham!" Lineker said.

He is very emotional, not only because he has a certain support and affection for Manchester United and Yin Jun, but also because as a commentator, he is naturally excited when facing such a wonderful goal.

What's more, he may soon witness an unprecedented miracle born in front of him: winning three titles in the Premier League, FA Cup and League Cup in one season!

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The second half started quickly.

Unwilling to admit defeat, West Ham United took the lead in launching an offensive and continued to create threats.But Van der Sar continued his heroic performance in the first half and contributed several consecutive attacks.

In the first minute of the second half, Etherington turned offside from the left and made a low pass. Heywood fell to the ground 1 meters from the goal and was blocked by Van der Sar. Benayoun took the ball from the other side and dunked the defender. The left foot volley from the first 7 meters was blocked by Van der Sar again!
Although these two attacks failed to make a contribution, they boosted the morale of the West Ham players.Coupled with Ferguson's tactical arrangement in the midfield, Manchester United, which began to stay strong, was gradually suppressed by West Ham United on the scene.

Of course, this is not to say that Manchester United have no chance, they are even closer to scoring than West Ham United.

In the 51st minute, Rooney stopped the ball with his chest, and Yin Jun volleyed with his right foot 18 meters in front of the goal and hit the crossbar and rebounded.

This was the second time Yin Jun hit the door frame in this game. At that moment, Yin Jun was a little dumbfounded, rushed to the door, and punched the door frame twice to vent his depression.

Yin Jun's actions caused the fans at the scene to burst into laughter, and the commentators were also very happy, but it was hard for them to see Yin Jun's performance like this.This young and mature football superstar has always given people the feeling that Mount Tai is falling before him without changing his face.

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West Ham United eventually became the first team to score in the second half of the game.

In 64 minutes, Etherington scored the ball to the left, and Koncheski made a pass from outside the corner of the penalty area, but the ball slipped past Edwin van der Sar's fingertips and fell into the far corner.

The score on the field became 2:1, and West Ham United pulled back a victory!
Pulling back a goal with almost half an hour left in the game, this allowed West Ham United to see the dawn of winning the championship again, and the head coach of the Hammers, Pardew, also laughed on the sidelines.

Ferguson began to make substitution adjustments. He first replaced Giggs with Park Ji-sung in the 67th minute of the game, and then replaced Rooney with Ruud van Nistelrooy in the 71st minute.

Although both substitutions and adjustments are counter-substitutions, it can also be seen that Ferguson stayed in the Champions League final four days later.

Alan Pardew is also making personnel adjustments. He first replaced Ashton with striker Zamora, and then replaced Carl Fletcher with veteran Daley.

Whether it is the veteran Daly or the striker Zamora, they were the heroes of West Ham's promotion to the Premier League last season, and they are also the main players this season.However, they all had minor injuries before, and Pardew did not arrange them to start for safety reasons.

However, now that the team is encountering difficulties, he doesn't care so much anymore and sends both of them on the field.

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As the time passed 80 minutes, the game has entered a fever, and both sides have already killed their red eyes.

Especially as Alan Pardew replaced the 85-year-old former Manchester United striker Sheringham in the 40th minute, West Ham United resorted to a three-center tactic, declaring that this is the final decisive moment!
At this time, any goal scored by either side may determine the outcome of the game!

At this time, West Ham United did not care about defense at all, and it can be said that they are all out.

For the Hammers, 2:1 and 3:1 are the same, they are both going to be eliminated. At this time, they can only attack desperately.

What if a goal is scored?

In the 88th minute of the game, West Ham United's gambling offense finally fully exposed the loopholes in their defense.

West Ham United got a free kick in the front court, including the two central defenders Anton Ferdinand and Gabbidon, as many as eight players from West Ham United squeezed into the Manchester United penalty area.

Cork passed the ball into the penalty area. Veteran Sheringham, who had just come on as a substitute for Etherington for 3 minutes, had a header firmly embraced by goalkeeper Van der Sar. Manchester United launched a quick counterattack.

"It's United's chance to fight back!" shouted John Mortensen. "Four on two! United's chance to score!"

At this moment, in West Ham United's backcourt, there are only two defensive players, Scaloni and Konchesky.

Ronaldo dribbled forward with the ball at high speed, and Konchesky went up to defend him. Before getting close, Ronaldo passed the football. Van Nistelrooy grabbed Scaloni and knocked the football, which passed to Yin Jun .

"Single sword!"

Yin Jun, who received the ball, moved forward and went straight into the penalty area.

Alan Pardue's face turned pale, and he was in a daze and panic. He had done everything he could, but he still couldn't make a comeback?

(End of this chapter)