Chapter 78 Who says only those who stand in the light are heroes?
In the next 15 minutes, Rangers took the initiative.
The reason for this change is very simple. Pogba, who was responsible for passing the ball and organizing the game in Manchester United's backcourt, was completely blocked by Chen Xiaoliang.
He actively moved forward from the defensive midfielder position in order to disrupt the starting point of the attack.
This amazing Frenchman seemed like an animal with only one stubborn mind. No matter how many times McTominay helped him clean up the mess and tried his best to get the ball back, he still stubbornly insisted on his own way of playing.
Dribble, get intercepted, dribble again, get intercepted again.
Just like the beauties in Douyin's live broadcast room, Pogba has to show off his long black legs that come from Paris but not from a noble family every time he receives the ball.
But he looks black and hard, but he is only black, not hard.
Without the support of his body and with a yellow card hanging over his head, his seemingly delicate footwork did not give him any advantage in the hand-to-hand combat with Chen Xiaoliang.
Without a waist, Manchester United can only rely on two lame wingers who are not very good at breaking through to advance slowly, or simply have the two central defenders pass the ball directly to the frontcourt players.
In this regard, as a central defender combination of Sweden and England, Lindelof and Maguire are not much stronger than Holland and Goldson.
As for the other two midfielders, McTominay is good at defense but has limited footwork; while B Fee is better at forward penetration and attacking. When he falls back to organize the game, his lack of broad vision and irritable personality make it difficult for him to control the ball patiently and pass penetrating threatening balls.
In addition, as soon as he retreated, the three forwards in the frontcourt immediately lost contact with each other and were forced to fight on their own.
If one ring is broken, all the rings will be broken.
The familiar Manchester United with useless wings and aimless play is back.
At this time, even the calmest head coach couldn't remain calm.
Solskjaer finally moved his butt and replaced McTominay with Matic and Daniel James replaced veteran Cavani.
Daniel James's appearance allowed Greenwood to move forward as a center forward, but the young English player was still a little thin and had no room to maneuver between the meat grinder formed by the two black midfielders and the two tall defenders.
Uglumba and Daniel James, who both came on as substitutes in the second half, were entangled with each other. One was black and the other was white, like Oreos. Either I was pushing you or you were pestering me.
Moreover, these two people have a common characteristic, that is, they are very hardworking, but their work is very rough.
Matic, a favorite player personally introduced by Mourinho, has helped Chelsea win two Premier League titles as a main player and was also selected into the Premier League's best team of the season.
With his fierce interception and excellent forward awareness, he was nicknamed "Ma Xiangqian".
However, time is merciless. Now 33 years old, his coverage ability is far inferior to what it used to be, but his passing skills have not deteriorated at all.
As Pogba became more and more impatient and was either intercepted or passed the ball blindly, Matic took over the power to pass the ball from the backcourt.
The experienced Serbian chose to keep a distance from Pogba to avoid Chen Xiaoliang's edge.
If one waist is broken, we have to save the other one.
As long as you come to steal the ball from me, I will pass it to Pogba who is unmarked.
Although this helped Manchester United regain the ball possession rate, without McTominay's midfield sweeps, Manchester United began to choose safe balls more often when passing and controlling the ball in the midfield and backcourt.
The two sides were completely stuck in a stalemate, and the game was boring to watch.
However, in the 85th minute, Solskjaer finally realized that he could not let Chen Xiaoliang continue to grab the ball like this and finally used his third substitution.
The game also reached a turning point.
He replaced Bruno Fernandes, who was lost in the entanglement between Aribo and Kamara, with the Dutchman Van der Beck.
The 24-year-old former Ajax champion attacking midfielder has never been trusted by the coach since he came to Manchester United for 40 million pounds, and has been frustrated on the bench.
However, even if Manchester United fans sympathize with him, it is difficult for them to express sympathy after seeing his performance on the field.
As a central midfielder, he has almost no ability to organize positional battles. His first reaction after each pass is to go into the penalty area to look for scoring opportunities. However, his physical fitness and offensive ability are not enough to fight against the Premier League's defense.
In the situation where the backcourt was not brave enough to pass threatening balls and there was a lack of running support in the frontcourt, Van de Beek, who wanted to prove himself by scoring goals, kept rushing and cutting into the goal, which resulted in the loss of the last support point in the middle of the frontcourt.
Manchester United's only attack was forced crosses from the wing.
Solskjaer also paid the price for his poor on-the-spot management ability.
In the 88th minute, Rashford broke through. Patterson, who was always as excited as if he had been injected with chicken blood, did not give any face to the exhausted England international. He made a tackle and kept both the ball and the player.
Aribo caught up with the ball and passed it directly to Chen Xiaoliang!
Knowing that he was slow in chasing back and that Pogba's defense was almost non-existent, Matic firmly defended the defense and did not move forward to press Chen Xiaoliang.
Although he stopped the ball in a somewhat awkward manner, Chen Xiaoliang took the ball and advanced diagonally to the right after receiving it!
Choose the softest persimmons!
At this time, the biggest funnel on the field is the defensive area where Pogba is!
There is a "Ba" in his name, and Pogba really wants to ask Chen Xiaoliang the classic question of Balotelli:
Why always me?
You stared at me to rob me, and I endured it. Now you want to stare at me again?
Seeing that Chen Xiaoliang was about to be overtaken by the running Chen Xiaoliang, he stretched out his hand to pull him back.
However, the reason why this World Cup champion was able to receive far higher honors than Balotelli is that he understood one more truth than the latter:
You can lose your position but not your body. You can lose the ball but not lose face!
Thinking that he had already received a yellow card, he obediently retracted his hand and ran towards the middle of the penalty area, which not only demonstrated his determination to fill the position, but also made the best preparation for passing the buck in case of possible situations later.
While Lindelof was cursing in his heart, he bent down and focused all his attention on Chen Xiaoliang who was rushing to the front of the penalty area!
Over there, the aircraft carrier Ma was still engaged in a fierce physical struggle with Morelos.
On the wing, Luke Shaw and Hagi, who had also run the entire game and were exhausted, were in a confrontation that had risen to the level of willpower.
Even with the tacit understanding and technical bonus, Barisic did not have the extra energy to get rid of the defense of Wan Bissaka, this physical freak, not to mention that there was Matic approaching Chen Xiaoliang in the passing route.
This was the first time Chen Xiaoliang encountered such a scene!
When he got to the penalty area, he didn't even have a single point to pass the ball to!
He clearly knew that his shot chance was only 5, and if it was outside the penalty area, his long-range shot chance was only 4.
With this kind of attribute, let alone scoring a goal, it is very likely that the ball will hit the plane in the sky before it hits De Gea.
In this moment of hesitation, Matic had already moved to the left side of the body and stretched out his foot!
What happened next stunned everyone!
Chen Xiaoliang, who was stumbling just now, delicately dribbled the ball with his left foot and avoided Matic's interception!
Then he dribbled the ball with his right foot, and before Matic’s foot had time to make the next defensive move, he dribbled the ball into the gap between him and Lindelof!
I got them both at once!
At this time, De Gea in front of the goal had blocked the near corner!
Chen Xiaoliang raised his foot and made a shooting motion!
Maguire turned his head and pounced on Chen Xiaoliang!
Outside of the foot!
Explosive shot!
No, it's a rub shot!
The ball flew towards the far corner with a clear outward spin!
De Gea did not make a save! Instead, he rushed to the far post!
As a top goalkeeper, he instantly realized that this was not a shot!
Maguire jumped up to head the ball! The ball just passed over his head before falling!
Fell in front of Morelos!
The Colombian striker was like a siege vehicle in the cold weapon era, smashing the ball hard with his head as hard and powerful as a battering ram!
The ball landed almost on the goal line! It was too close! De Gea flew! It was too late!
90 minutes! 2 to 1!
Excited Morelos rushed towards Chen Xiaoliang!
The other teammates also ran over!
However, Chen Xiaoliang reached out to stop them!
He turned towards the box and lifted up his jersey!
He pointed to the box and then to the words written on the vest!
"David! Happy 47th birthday!"
The director on the scene immediately cut the camera over, and a slightly bloated middle-aged man on the big screen was obviously stunned by this sudden scene.
However, the surprise soon turned into touching. He wiped his tears excitedly and excitedly waved his fist to Chen Xiaoliang!
At this moment, all the Rangers fans and players on the field applauded together!
Although most of the fans don’t know who this middle-aged man named David is, all the Rangers fans in Ibrox Stadium are the twelfth man on the field at this moment!
What's more, this blessing comes from their king Chen Xiaoliang!
This is their common birthday!
Soon, the director typed a line of words on the screen:
"David Forrestal, Club Staff (1994-Present)"
No matter how dazzling the eleven players on the field are, there are many unsung heroes of the club silently supporting them behind them!
Every victory belongs to everyone!
The song "Happy birthday to you" resounded throughout the stadium!
【Dong Dong Dong】
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