Chapter 106

The game begins and Manchester United kicks off.

Manchester United, which is preparing for the second leg of the Champions League semi-finals, is obviously planning to tie this game. Ferguson does not want the players to expend too much energy in this difficult-to-win game, which will lead to a defeat a few days later. Lost to Barcelona in the Champions League semi-finals and missed the Champions League finals.

Ferguson stood on the sidelines with a very calm attitude, but less than 30 seconds into the game, the originally very relaxed smile on his face could no longer be maintained.

Less than 30 seconds into the game, Manchester United defender Brown made a mistake in returning a header. The ball flew directly towards his own goal. Van der Sar subconsciously attacked and blocked the ball in a hurry.

Seeing this, Ferguson finally felt relieved. When Manchester United slowly brought the ball towards Chelsea's half, when Brown passed by Ferguson's position, Ferguson shouted directly, "Stay awake! Brown! You were sleepwalking just now." "

If the game hadn't just started, Ferguson would have replaced Brown.

A minute later, Chelsea frontcourt Kalou intercepted the football on the right and passed it directly. Essien directly raised his foot and volleyed. The football flew towards the Manchester United goal, slightly above the crossbar and missed.

"It's a pity that Essien didn't score the goal."

"Do you think it's because Essien has been playing as a defender for a long time that he is not used to playing in the midfield?"

Chelsea fans in front of the TV They all nodded: Yes, that’s right! The commentator is right, their Essien is just not used to it, so he didn't score. Next time he can score directly, beat Manchester United, win the double crown, and reach the peak of his life... In

the third minute of the opening, Ah Shley passed the ball from the left. After receiving the ball, Kalou faced three Manchester United players, but he still broke into the penalty area easily. When he was about to raise his foot to shoot, Ferdinand stretched his legs and barely poked the football out.

The football rolled towards the defender. Essien caught up with the football in one stride and swung his left foot to volley.

"It's Essien again!"

"This goal can be scored... Oh, what a pity!"

On the field, Manchester United goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar easily confiscated the football.

"However, Essien's shot this time is much better than last time. There is no problem with the angle this time, but the power is a bit weak. After this ball, I believe Essien already knows how to shoot to get the football into the Manchester United goal."

Chelsea . The fans nodded: Yes, yes! I’ll definitely get in next time!

In the 8th minute, Drogba received a pass from Chelsea's backcourt. He rushed the ball directly into the penalty area and encountered a steal from Manchester United defender Vidic in front of the small penalty area.

At first, no commentator paid much attention to this steal. It was just a mediocre steal in countless counterattacks. It was not until Vidic raised his head with blood on his face that the commentators made a screaming chicken sound. Shout out to the replay.

In the replay video, Vidic rushed directly to steal, but he was directly hit in the face by Drogba's knee. The blood on Vidic's face instantly fell down.

Drogba stood there helplessly. He is not a weak, pure shooter who can only shoot directly after receiving a pass from his teammates. Before Endrit came to the team, Drogba was the player with the most cards in the entire team, because He often rushes to the opposite player while kicking in the frontcourt.

But after Endrit joined the team, the number of times Drogba took cards plummeted. The reason was that the pressure on him was not as great as before: before this, Drogba almost carried the entire Chelsea forward. , teammates suffered frequent injuries, but he often gritted his teeth and persisted in playing and scoring goals.

But after Endrit joined, Drogba continued to play as before at first, but then after he finally determined how reliable his goalkeeper was, the burden on his heart was instantly relieved: Hey, now you can play casually, this time If you don't make it once, there will be a next time. So what if the opponent breaks through him? You can’t score a goal anyway.

If it were before, Drogba was sure that he must have deliberately pushed the boat along. But now, he really didn't mean to make the scene so bloody on purpose!

The offense was advantageous, and since the opponent was hit by himself, Drogba knew that he would not take the card. He used to be complacent in his heart, but now looking at the eyes of the Manchester United players looking at him, Drogba felt extremely aggrieved: I'm not, I didn't, don't look at me like this!

"Are you okay?"

A hand patted Drogba's shoulder, and a slightly heavy breathing sounded in his ears. Drogba's eyebrows jumped, and he turned his head and saw the man standing next to him calming down. Breathing Endrit.

"You're not injured, are you? Do you feel uncomfortable anywhere?"

Drogba shook his head blankly.

Endrit clicked his tongue, raised his hand and waved it in front of Drogba's eyes, "What's going on? Have you damaged your brain? Why are you so stupid?"

Drogba's face darkened - although it was not very visible. , but his tone completely revealed his irritation, "Fuck you! You're just staying here!"

"It's okay," Endrit breathed a sigh of relief and looked forward to see Wei, who was surrounded by team doctors. Dicky, the latter was trying to stand up on his own, but when he stood up, he staggered and was about to fall down.

The team doctor beside him quickly reached out to help, and Endritt also quickly stepped forward to help.

"It's okay, it's not a big problem. After you clean up the injury, you will be a handsome man who is popular with thousands of boys and girls."

Vidic was lying on the stretcher and tried to open his eyes, looking through the red to see who he was. Which of his teammates said this? The voice was so gentle that he couldn't get used to it. Which of his teammates... hmm? Endrit?

Damn it, there must be something seriously wrong with his eyes, he actually saw his teammates as Endrit! It's all the fault of Rooney. He's been talking about Endritt these past few days, but he got it wrong this time!

Vidic was carried out on a stretcher. In the Manchester United frontcourt, Endrit and Drogba were a little idle. The other nearby players gathered in front of the referee Willy, trying to ask for an explanation. Just let the opponent take the card. , If it is not possible, a direct free kick will be enough. The other side is arguing with reason, saying that it was Vidic who bumped into him, and our Drogba will not take the blame.

Kalou even directly proved in reverse, "If Drogba did it on purpose, would Vidic have been able to stand up before?"

Endritt took a step forward when he heard Kalou's voice. He stood still, turned his head and patted He patted Drogba on the shoulder and said, "It's okay. Even if the opponent takes a free throw, he can't score."

"I'll retreat first."

He is a bit far away from the Chelsea goal now, but compared with the speed when he ran over, when he ran back he was faster. Relatively relaxed.

After Endrit stood still in front of the goal, referee Willy discussed with the nearby linesman and finally made the final decision: the game restarted.

There was no penalty, and the Manchester United players dispersed. Before they gathered around, they actually had an answer in their minds. But what if the referee was influenced and actually gave a card or a free throw?

"Dudududu..."

The game restarted, Hargreaves was replaced on the field to replace Vidic who had just been carried off the field, and Brown was switched to the central position.

In the 13th minute, Kalou and Drogba kicked the wall and broke into the penalty area. Seeing that they were expected to score directly in front of the goalkeeper, Ferdinand appeared in time to fill in and steal the football.

The ball returned to Manchester United, but Manchester United's offense could not be organized. When the football was passed to the frontcourt, Essien blocked the football in the middle.

In the 15th minute, Essien broke through and stopped the ball outside the penalty area. When he was about to shoot, he was directly intercepted by Manchester United forward Nani. The latter immediately launched a quick counterattack: Nani moved directly with the ball at high speed and quickly passed the front of Chelsea. In the midfield, he broke through to about 22 meters away from the goal, stopped the ball and shot hard with his feet.

Endrit stood in front of the goal and stared at the football. His feet moved back and forth, and the football rushed directly to the right side of the goal.

The football went too far and Manchester United's first attack officially failed.

"Shit! Why didn't you pass it to me just now!" Rooney, who was near Nani, was very dissatisfied. He was ready to catch the ball, but Nani raised his foot and shot directly.

Forget about shooting, he hasn't scored yet! So why are you shooting?

"You kicked the ball so wide and still shot? You passed it directly to me..."

Rooney's voice was loud and his movements were wide when he spoke. His dissatisfaction could be felt through the TV screen, and Manchester United fans stretched out their hands to cover it. Keep your face, I don't want to admit that this is my top shooter.

In particular, Rooney and Endritt are in the same frame. When the two are compared, the former is a bit unable to make a difference.

Nani's face was expressionless and he didn't pay any attention to Rooney's chatter.

A minute later, Nani passed the ball in the penalty area, but the ball passed to forward Anderson, who was directly tackled by Carvalho before he could move after receiving the ball.

Rooney's head was so angry that it was almost smoking, but Nani turned around and returned to defense.

Chelsea got the ball and started a new wave of attacks.

In the 21st, 26th, and 28th minutes, Cole, Cole and Drogba launched a wave of attacks against the goal. In the 21st minute, Cole took a shot in the penalty area. The football hit the crossbar and bounced out, but missed.

In the 26th minute, Kalaw made a direct pass, and the football was given to Cole again. The latter broke through Brown and Ferdinand in the penalty area and then raised his leg to shoot. However, this time the shot was struck by Van der Sar in time and successfully saved.

In the 28th minute, Kalou passed the football to Drogba. Drogba broke through to the edge of the penalty area and volleyed with his left foot. Ferdinand once again stepped in and blocked the football from the baseline.

The football passed through the door three times but never came in. Chelsea fans sitting in the stands couldn't help but sigh, causing the Manchester United fans next to them to roll their eyes wildly: You missed the shot, it was a matter of luck. We don't have any offense at all. This is... a matter of attitude!

Manchester United fans silently defended their players in their hearts, but coach Ferguson on the sidelines couldn't maintain his grace and shouted directly.

But maybe there were too many people shouting at once, and Manchester United's offense still failed to organize. However, the foul was in place: in the 34th minute, Fletcher fouled Ballack with a handball in the penalty area, and Chelsea received a direct free kick penalty card.

Although Drogba missed the free throw, Ferguson's face was almost darker than Drogba's.

In the 38th minute, Manchester United finally successfully launched an attack. Nani dribbled the ball from the right and broke into the penalty area. The Manchester United fans in the stands took a breath and opened their eyes wide, waiting for a miracle to come.

The next second, a miracle happened to Chelsea. Carvalho made a tackle from behind and stole the football cleanly.

Chelsea fans in the stands applauded and cheered, and the commentators also asked the director to play back the footage.

"That tackle was so beautiful!"

"It was a clean tackle, you can't fault it at all!"

Time flew forward, and the end time originally set for the first half came quickly, but Because of Vidic's delay, five minutes were added to the first half.

Just when everyone, even Chelsea fans thought that the suspense of this game would be left until the second half, in stoppage time, Drogba made a pass from the right, and the football flew directly to Ballack who was far away!

"No one is defending!"

"Oh my God! Manchester United didn't even hit the top!" The commentator stood up immediately before finishing his sentence, "GOALLLLL!!! The ball is in!"

Chelsea 1:0 Manchester United!

"How careless! Ballack was less than ten meters away from the goal just now! But no Manchester United player defended him!"

"They probably thought Drogba would shoot directly? After all, Drogba doesn't usually pass the ball."

" Not passing the ball much does not mean that Drogba has not passed the ball. This is a competitive game and we cannot let go of any possibility! Manchester United sent out at least one player to stare at Ballack. Even if he failed to stop Ballack directly, in the end, At least it can give Van der Sar some reaction time."

In the commentators' comments, the first half of the game came to an end.

"Okay, viewers in front of the TV, please don't go away, we will replay it for you during the halftime break... The camera was shown to the scene, and we can see that Ronaldinho did not return to the locker room, he was on the court. Warm up! "

" Ronaldinho is going to play in the second half of the game! "