The Godfather of Greenery

Chapter 459 First Goal!

"All audience friends in front of the TV, welcome to the 2007-2008 season, the final of the UEFA Champions League!"

"We are now at the venue of this much-anticipated final, the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow, Russia, for a live broadcast for everyone. Sitting next to me are two well-known figures in world football, Dutch football legend John Cruyff, and the former Chelsea head coach, Jose Mourinho, in the next two hours of the game, the three of us will comment and explain the game for everyone!"

"Hi everyone, I'm Johan Cruyff!"

"I'm Mourinho, hello everyone!"

This is a live broadcast of the game directly facing the whole world. The commentator waited until the two commentators had finished greeting the fans, and immediately shouted excitedly: "The two teams facing each other today are from the English Premier League. The giants, the Red Devils Manchester United, and the upstart of the Premier League for the past two seasons, Tottenham Hotspur!"

"I believe that all fans who like to watch the Premier League will not be unfamiliar with these two teams. The Red Devils Manchester United have always been known for their amazing game spirit. They once defeated Bayern Munich with a miraculous reversal in 1999. They have been to a Champions League, and the earlier one dates back to 40 years ago, in the 67/68 season, they also won a Champions League, which is exactly 40 years from now!"

"Some people say that the world of football is always full of all kinds of coincidences, as if Liverpool beat Chelsea in 2005 and won the Champions League, exactly 20 years after the Heysel tragedy, it seems to be the A reincarnation, now, who dares to say that Manchester United will not win another Champions League 40 years after the club won the first Champions League in history?"

While talking, I saw the players of the two teams, led by the referee Michelle, each holding the hand of the little caddy and walking out of the player channel, which immediately made them cheer and applause from all the fans in the audience.

"The two teams walked out of the pitch one after another. We saw that Tottenham Hotspur wore white jerseys and black trousers, which are the iconic traditional colors of their club, while Manchester United wore their red jerseys. Wear the home team jersey."

Just after the two teams lined up, Roland Sheppas of the Tottenham Hotspur coaching staff on the sidelines quickly ran up and presented a T-shirt to the players one by one, and saw the T-shirt It was written in English and Chinese respectively, "Wenchuan, come on!"

Not only Tottenham Hotspur, even the other team in this game, Manchester United players also wore this T-shirt. This was agreed between the two parties before the game, and UEFA The United also agreed, and the broadcast at the Luzhniki Stadium called on all the fans in the audience to stand up and observe a moment of silence for the earthquake.

"This is an activity initiated by Ye Qiu, the chairman and head coach of Tottenham Hotspur. I have noticed the reports in the Chinese media. I heard that Ye Qiu and his wife donated 5000 million yuan, and through several funds of his family The club donated a total of 5000 million RMB, and Leaf Technology and Tottenham Hotspur in his hands donated a total of 5000 million, which is really very generous!"

After a heavy silence, all the fans sat down again, and then began to guess the side and serve, and Manchester United won the serve, so the players of the two teams returned to their own half and lined up.

When the referee walked to the middle circle, he looked at his watch and immediately blew the whistle to start the game.

"The game started, Manchester United got the ball, Berbatov kicked the ball to Tevez, Tevez knocked back to Scholes behind him, Scholes knocked back again, Carrick, Bigfoot Pass forward, Cristiano Ronaldo sprints."

"Thiago Silva firmly grabbed the first spot, cleared the ball with a header, gave it to Alves, passed it forward, Messi, faced Evra, led it in the middle, and handed it to Van Persie, Pass back, Fabregas, through ball!"

I heard the referee beep and blow the whistle, indicating that Tottenham's Franck Ribery was offside!
"This is a very obvious offside, and the linesman is aware of it!"

"United's fast kick-off, Ferdinand, to Evra, facing Messi, Evra couldn't find a chance to break through, cross to Hargreaves, to Carrick, to Schole Pass it to Tevez."

The Argentine pulled to the right and covered Vargas with his body, took the ball with his back, took two steps back, and then passed it to Berbatov, but Hangeland was ahead of the Bulgarian striker and made a pass. The ball was poked away, and Mascherano passed the ball directly to Thiago Silva.

"Manchester United's frontcourt was very aggressive. Thiago Silva had no choice but to pass back to Petr Cech."

Cech just raised his hand, signaling to hold on, but soon, Carlos Tevez rushed up and harassed Cech, forcing the Czech to pass the ball directly with a big foot as soon as possible. The ball fell to the frontcourt, but It was controlled by Manchester United again.

At this time, the game has just progressed to the second minute, but the ball has been switched back and forth many times in a row.

"We can see that the two teams have not played conservatively after the start, and both adopt this open style of play, and from the performance of Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur in the past, neither team is conservative. team, so this game is likely to be a wonderful confrontation."

Manchester United also played a little hastily at the beginning, and the offense was a bit too fast, and they tried more mid-length passes with a low success rate. In this game, Tottenham attached great importance to the defense of the two ribs. Ye Qiu also gave special advice before the game, so the success rate is not very high.

This time Scholes tried to pass a through ball, but Cristiano Ronaldo fell to the ground before starting, but the referee did not call a foul, but signaled the game to continue and Alves got the ball After a quick pass to Thiago Silva, the latter made a diagonal pass and moved to the left.

After Vargas got the ball, he kicked forward quickly and quickly entered the Manchester United half. Ribery ran back from the front at the first time to respond to Vargas' pass, driving Manchester United's right back Gary Neville, who also caught Carrick following, kicked back with his heel.

"Beautiful! Two players from the left of Tottenham completed a one-two. Vargas quickly dribbled the ball. There was no defender in front of him. The ball was passed low to the penalty area. Van Persie stopped the ball and tapped it lightly. Turned away from Vidic and kicked straight!!!”

"Van der Sar! Van der Sar directly blocked Van Persie's shot!"

"A very good shot, a very good save!"

"The first shot of the game happened in the 5th minute. Van Persie stopped the ball near the penalty point to get rid of the defender's kick, but the angle could not be more tricky, and was directly thrown by Van der Sar. Stop, it's too dangerous!"

I saw Van Persie, who fell in the penalty area because of his body losing his balance, stood up from the ground and waved to Vargas on the left. Obviously this was a very good opportunity, but he stopped in a hurry. After the ball turned around and got rid of it, it kicked directly, and it was a bit uncontrollable. Although the angle was right, it failed to make a threat.

Cruyff also applauded Tottenham Hotspur's attack loudly, especially against Van Persie.

"This Dutch player's ability to stop the ball is really good, quite solid. You see, when he stops the ball, the ball hits his feet and hardly rebounds, and the position of his stop is already known in advance. Think it over, so after stopping the ball, he slammed it, turned around and got rid of it, and the ball happened to stop at the most comfortable position for him to hit the goal, and Vidic couldn't stop him at all!"

"It's a pity that this shot failed to knock on Manchester United's goal, but Tottenham Hotspur's offensive ability is indeed very good. As long as they continue to maintain this rhythm and offensive after the opening, I think Manchester United will be better. It's more dangerous."

Soon, Tottenham Hotspur played another round of offensive. Alves moved forward. After getting a knock back from Messi, he suddenly made a large-scale shift in front of the opponent's 30-meter area, and the ball passed diagonally to the opponent's penalty area. On the left side, Van Persie did not know when he pulled to the left. After stopping the ball with his chest, he passed low with his left foot to the top of the penalty area.

Franck Ribery quickly inserted into the penalty area, but after stopping the ball, he was immediately flanked by Hargreaves and Vidic. In the end, he failed to get the ball out of the flank between the two and was resolved by the opponent. , failed to pose a threat.

But soon, in less than 1 minute, Tottenham Hotspur attacked again. Messi faced Evra on the right, and a sudden ball was passed, directly past Evra's defense, and after breaking into the penalty area , and hit a strong volley with his left foot. Van der Sar had been prepared this time, but he still had no choice but to save the ball out of the baseline.

"Corner, this is the first corner of the game!"

After high-fiving Messi, Van Persie quickly ran towards the corner kick, but this time Tottenham Hotspur did not take the corner kick directly. Van Persie quickly kicked the corner kick to Alves, who received the ball Going down to the bottom line, a pass was passed, but unfortunately the landing was not very good, but Hangeland still won the first place among the crowd.

It's just that the shot that followed was finally topped because of Vidic's interference, but it made Manchester United break out in a cold sweat. They were obviously frightened by this sudden tactical corner kick.

"Tottenham Hotspur's offensive methods are very rich. Passing and penetration, wide-range transfers, wing breakthroughs, and even set-piece tactics are all Tottenham Hotspur's offensive skills. From the beginning to the present , In less than 10 minutes, Tottenham Hotspur have played a different offensive combination, which is indeed very exciting!"

Cruyff advocates offense and possession of the ball. Although Tottenham Hotspur does not have much possession of the ball at present, the offense is very threatening, and they are also willing to invest in the offense. In addition, the players have excellent technical skills , The game process is very pleasing to the eye.

Mourinho also felt that Tottenham Hotspur had a certain advantage after the opening, "But we must also see that Ferguson has obviously made sufficient preparations in defense. The famous back midfielders are Hargreaves and Carrick. Among them, Hargreaves frequently returns to the defense line to participate in the defense, just to ensure that the defense line is not pulled by the Tottenham Hotspur trident. files."

"From the scene, Tottenham Hotspur attacked very aggressively, but they were also a little anxious. Obviously, the mentality of the players was a little impatient. On the contrary, Manchester United tried to pass the ball a few times after the opening. I have adjusted myself and started to stabilize my position, so the current situation is not very clear, and it is difficult to judge how the situation will change."

Perhaps Ye Qiu also realized that the team's offense was a bit impatient, so he directed from the sidelines, and the pace of the game began to slow down appropriately, but Tottenham Hotspur still got possession of the ball.

"Okay, now we can finally have a chance. I would like to introduce to you the starting lineups of the two teams for this game. After the start, the two teams played very fiercely and at a fast pace. We are all overwhelmed."

"Tottenham Hotspur's starting tactic is still their 433 tactic, the goalkeeper is Peter Cech, the defense is Vargas, Hangeland, Thiago Silva and Alves, Luka Modric, Mascherano and Cesc Fabregas in midfield and Ribéry, Van Persie and Messi in front."

"Manchester United's starting lineup is also 433, the goalkeeper is Van der Sar, the defense is Evra, Vidic, Ferdinand and Gary Neville, and the midfield is Carrick, Hargreaves and Scholes , the front trident is Cristiano Ronaldo, Berbatov and Tevez."

The commentator seemed very anxious, because the situation of the game turned around. After the opening, they played a fast-paced match for 10 minutes, especially Tottenham Hotspur attacked Manchester United again and again, which surprised everyone. , He didn't even have a chance to introduce the starting lineups of the two teams, so now he has a little time to finish it in one breath.

"From the beginning of the game to the present twelve minutes, we have seen that Tottenham Hotspur's offense is more threatening, but Manchester United's defense is also impeccable. It is still difficult for us to see what the situation will be, especially"

Before the commentator finished speaking, he saw that Tottenham made a mistake in passing and receiving the ball in the midfield. It was originally Modric who was going to pass the ball to Fabregas, but it was suddenly passed by Hargreave. Scholes steals the ball and stabs it directly to Scholes, who turns around after getting the ball and makes a quick long pass.

The ball passed through the middle of Alves and Thiago Silva almost in a straight line, and Cristiano Ronaldo quickly started from the 30-meter area and sprinted from the middle of the two defensive players .

The Portuguese may not start fast, but after he starts, he sprints very fast. Thiago Silva is also not slow. The two are fighting for speed, and finally the Portuguese gets the ball on the left side of the penalty area , Thiago Silva blocked his route into the box.

Cristiano Ronaldo made an emergency stop as soon as he got the ball, but Thiago Silva's reaction speed was also very fast, and he immediately adjusted his center of gravity. Seeing that Cristiano Ronaldo was about to kick, he first Time made the movement of flying to block it.

But Cristiano Ronaldo's right foot did not swing very much, but it was very powerful. Before Thiago Silva snatched the ball, it was like a precision-guided missile, and quickly shot towards the upper right corner of the goal.

Cech's attention has always been very concentrated, especially after seeing Cristiano Ronaldo's successful anti-offside, he counterattacked to the front of his own penalty area, which has entered the range of the Portuguese, so he was very cautious, and when he After seeing the Portuguese kick, he quickly judged the path of the ball and jumped up.

This is a shot aimed at the upper right corner, which is almost the dead spot of all right-handed goalkeepers, because the upper right corner of the goal is just to his left when the person is facing away from the goal, so it is difficult for a right-handed goalkeeper to hit the upper right corner Yes, but Cech is left-footed, so he reacted quickly, grabbing the ball with one hand with his left hand and blocking the ball before it hit the net.

This is already the fastest reaction he can make!
All the fans in the audience were startled into a cold sweat before Cristiano Ronaldo took the kick, and they were even more amazed when they saw Cech flying to save the ball, but after Cech landed, the first time To find the ball.

When he found it, there was a short red figure behind the ball, and he saw Tevez rushing into Tottenham Hotspur's penalty area at some point, stopping the ball saved by Petr Cech , with a light kick, picked a half-high ball, and fell to the left side of the goal, leaving Petr Cech, who landed on the right side of the goal, beyond his reach!
"GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!"

"My God, the situation suddenly changed, Manchester United scored!!!!!!"

"No.14 minutes, Manchester United took the lead in knocking on the goal of Tottenham Hotspur. The whole process was full of suddenness, but it was a goal!"

After Tevez's goal, the stocky Argentine beast rushed out of the Tottenham Hotspur penalty area, waving his arms along the way and opening his big mouth embedded in his hideous face , kept making strange noises, obviously venting the excitement and excitement in his heart at this moment.

Everyone at Manchester United rushed to the sidelines, hugged Tevez tightly, and congratulated him on scoring the first goal for the team!

"Tevez, who was praised by Ferguson as the new Cantona Argentine striker, has performed very well at Manchester United this season. He is known as a player with the blood of the Red Devils flowing in his bones. That ball, if it were another player, would not have chased it at all, but he still chased it into the penalty area, which finally gave him a chance to miss a shot."

Judging from the repeated playback in slow motion, Hangeland did not catch up with Tevez at the end of the second point. It was indeed a mistake, but it is difficult to blame anyone for such a conceded goal.

"As I said just now, Tottenham Hotspur are playing in a bit of a hurry. Ye Qiu wants to slow down, but many players still want to score goals as soon as possible, because only goals can make the game easier. Stabilize them, put them at ease!"

Cruyff was analyzing the current situation of Tottenham Hotspur and the psychology of the players.

"Judging from the current situation, it is very, very unfavorable for Tottenham Hotspur to concede the ball first, especially considering their psychological endurance. I think Tottenham Hotspur should adjust as soon as possible. Tactics, let’s stabilize the situation first.”

Sure enough, as Cruyff expected, Ye Qiu appeased the players immediately after losing the ball, and asked the team to keep the formation compact, retreat in an orderly manner, and stabilize the situation first, but Manchester United was a bit unreasonable. It started to push up aggressively, obviously trying to use the momentum of the head start to suppress Tottenham Hotspur in one go.

(End of this chapter)