Football giants

Chapter 567 God, Are You Playing With Me?

Strowman raised his head, the sweat on his forehead immediately seeped into his eyes, it was hot and sour.

The blinding lights at Old Trafford made him squint.

Opening his mouth, panting heavily, the Dutchman felt his chest was burning, he felt as if he could not breathe, and there was a fire that was about to erupt.

The game has progressed to No. 70 minutes, and the score is one to one!

Some people said before the game that this game will be the last Manchester derby of Ferguson's career, and it will also be the last derby of Mancini, so the two famous coaches have come up with their own skills, just to prove their coaching ability to everyone!
Relying on a strong lineup, Manchester City has suppressed their rivals Manchester United from the very beginning and firmly controlled the midfield.

On the other hand, Manchester United, playing at home, the Red Devils are not conservative at all. They played against Manchester City, with an aura of invincibility, just to be able to defeat their rivals and continue to maintain their league lead.

Both goals were scored in the second half.

Manchester City took the lead in assisting Milner to break Manchester United's goal by Nasri.

But soon after, Manchester United took advantage of a set-piece on the right side of the front penalty area. Van Persie took the penalty to the back point. Phil Jones headed Kompany's back and crashed into the goal guarded by Joe Hart.

This is also Manchester United's own goals in two consecutive league rounds!

Although many people feel that the strength of Manchester United players is not outstanding, but this team is too resilient.

Only when you really walk into this stadium and have a real fight with the Red Devils Manchester United, can you deeply understand the truly terrifying aspect of this Red Devils.

Maybe they are not as skilled as others, maybe the scene is very passive, but they will never give up!

Relying on this spirit of the Red Devils, Manchester United, who was at a disadvantage, dragged Manchester City abruptly.

Time passed by every minute and every second, and the intense consumption made everyone on the court very tired.

The two sides can no longer maintain the kind of fast-paced offensive and defensive battles at the beginning of the first half and the second half.

They had to stabilize their rhythm, and then slowly plot against their opponents.

Strowman stretched out his hands and wiped his head and face vigorously. His hands were wet and dripping.

That's sweat!

Manchester City's consumption is so staggering, and Manchester United must not be much better, because they are more passive on the scene.

Also, their starting lineup is older.

32-year-old Evra and Carrick, 34-year-old Ferdinand, and 39-year-old Giggs!
It's hard to imagine how much stamina these veterans still have left, and they can still run!
Especially Giggs and Carrick, they are both midfielders!
In fact, Manchester City's first goal just now came from Giggs' mistake.

The Manchester United veteran actually appeared in the right midfield position in this game, and the opponent was Strowman.

It was when Giggs pulled to the side to get the ball, Strowman followed up decisively and marked him closely.

The cunning Welshman just wanted to hit the ball with his heel, hit the ball on Strowman and pop it out of the baseline, and when he earned a throw-in, Strowman was also not stupid. After breaking the ball, he took the ball and rushed forward.

When rushing to the front of Manchester United's penalty area, a cross was passed to Nasri, who dribbled the ball into the penalty area and suddenly knocked back.

Milner stopped the ball at the front of the penalty area, volleyed vigorously, and broke through De Gea's goal!

Recalling the goal just now in his mind, Strowman couldn't help realizing a very crucial point.

In the front, David Silva always slanted to the left from the center and entered the penalty area. He caught the gap between Manchester United's right-backs Rafael and Ferdinand, while the left-winger Nasri was cruising between the defense and the midfield.

In this way, Strowman gained considerable room for movement on the left.

If in this case, if I invest in the attack more decisively and resolutely, can I create a threat?
As soon as Stroman's idea came to him, he immediately felt that there was a lot to do.

But he had to look to the sidelines. Coach Mancini also noticed him. The two made eye contact. Strowman made a forward gesture, but Mancini didn't seem to understand.

This makes the Dutch feel very depressed, too lack of tacit understanding, no?
If it was Bielsa and he winked a little, the Argentine lunatic would have guessed it.

Smart man!

As a last resort, Strowman could only make a more obvious gesture.

Mancini understood, but he didn't give an answer on the spot. Instead, he called the assistant coach and discussed it carefully. After more than a minute, he got a chance and made an OK gesture to Strowman.

This made Strowman feel very depressed again.

Compared with Bielsa's decision, Mancini is somewhat indecisive!

When thinking of Bielsa, Strowman couldn't help but think of Southampton, Master Huan, and those teammates.

Although he left Southampton, he still misses his time in Southampton.

Without Southampton, there would be no Kevin Strowman!
In any case, Manchester United must be defeated!
Stroman gritted his teeth and decided secretly.

The situation was as Stroman expected, and Manchester City once again pressed into the 30-meter area of ​​​​Manchester United.

Yaya Toure controlled the ball at his feet, while Nasri and David Silva each held the attention of United's defenders.

At first, Strowman just supported Yaya Toure. Seeing that Giggs was a bit overwhelmed after a series of runs, and he was closer to the left side, so the Welshman suddenly rushed forward when he did not mark him closely.

The Dutchman's move immediately disrupted Manchester United's defense.

Especially when Yaya Toure understood and passed the ball in front of Strowman, the Dutch stopped, dunked, and after throwing Carrick away, Manchester United's entire defense was attracted by Strowman, and everyone was surprised.

Stop him!
This should be the first reaction of all Manchester United defensive players under conditioned reflex!

But Strowman saw an opportunity and found a gap in the defense line. He swung his left foot, and when he was 20 meters away from the goal, he kicked his leg and shot angrily!

Strowman's long-range shot was astonishing, and the angle was also very well grasped. It happened to pass by Phil Jones, who had lost his position, and went straight to the goal.

De Gea also reacted quickly, flying to make a save.

The Spanish goalkeeper is tall and long-handed, with a very stretched body. He just blocked the ball with one hand when everyone was dumbfounded, and he managed to defuse an inevitable goal!

Tens of thousands of Red Devils fans at Old Trafford screamed in unison. They were obviously taken aback by Strowman's kick, but before they could catch their breath, they found that Aguero, who was a big kid, had ambushed in the penalty area at some point.

De Gea pounced on the ball, and the ball bounced back to the penalty area. Aguero went up like a ghost, facing the falling ball, and pushed it lightly.

De Gea, who just landed, is no longer able to stop the ball.

Manchester United's other defensive players could only stare at Aguero.

The ball crossed the goal line and hit the net!

"GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!"

Aguero opened his arms excitedly, opened his mouth so much that he could squeeze a fist, rushed out of the penalty area, rushed to the corner flagpole, and celebrated his goal with forgetfulness.

Strowman was taken aback for a moment, and then a burst of ecstasy filled his heart.

Although he failed to score, Aguero's goal can also help Manchester City beat Manchester United!

Ever since, the Dutch also rushed out excitedly following Aguero, hugging the Argentine striker tightly!
The deadly silence at Old Trafford was so quiet that only the cheers and celebrations of Manchester City players remained!

On the sidelines, in front of the coach of the home team, Ferguson was stunned the moment Aguero scored.

Then came the fury, the fury of the thunder.

I saw Ferguson raised his hands and shouted at the Manchester United players on the pitch.

"Why did you concede the ball? What the hell did you do?"

"Can this kind of ball be lost?"

Everyone could feel Ferguson's anger at this moment.

That's right, I finally tied the score with an own goal, but now I lost it again in the blink of an eye.

what is this?
God, are you kidding me?

This is not just three points!
If this game loses to Manchester City and Southampton wins the opponent again, the points gap will be shortened to five points.

With six rounds left in the league, the gap of five points is undoubtedly very dangerous.

More importantly, Manchester United has lost points in recent rounds. How can it be reassuring?

Ferguson realized that something was wrong, especially the players on the court, who were obviously exhausted.

"Mike!" Ferguson realized the problem and immediately turned around and shouted.

Mike Phelan immediately caught up, "Sir!"

"Hurry up, let Shinji Kagawa and Cleverley warm up, I want them to play within 3 minutes!"

"Good!" Mike Phelan turned and left.

"Wait!" Ferguson thought of something again, "Let Welbeck go to warm up again, and he will do it too!"

Mike Phelan was a little surprised. Is this going to be three substitutes in one go?
And judging from Ferguson's substitutions, the three substitutions were all aimed at strengthening the team's offense.

But Mike Phelan was so scared of Ferguson that he didn't dare to ask more questions, so he ran to the bench and shouted.

Mancini also noticed the movement on Manchester United's side, and he immediately made adjustments.

After Ferguson completed three substitutions, Manchester City also began to make substitutions.

First, David Silva was replaced with Gareth Barry to further strengthen the team's midfield hardness.

Then he replaced Nasri with Lescott and continued to strengthen the team's defense.

After completing these two substitutions, the time has entered 10 minutes.

In the remaining ten minutes or so, Manchester United changed their previous passiveness and began to press hard, pressing Manchester City to play.

In the away game, Manchester City looked like they were sitting on the Diaoyutai, and even started to fight back.

This made Ferguson in front of the coach's bench of the home team so angry that he almost vomited blood.

Especially as the game time passed, every minute and every second passed, Ferguson was so anxious that he kept shouting on the sidelines and making adjustments, asking the players to continue to put pressure on Manchester City's defense.

Even if it is to score a goal!
After all, at this critical moment of winning the championship, a one-point gap could undoubtedly determine the championship!
But Manchester United was exhausted after fighting for a long time. Before the game, they were passive and beaten for a long time. Now they have taken the initiative.

With referee Michael Dean's whistle, Ferguson and Mancini's last Manchester derby finally came to an end.

Relying on the key goals of Milner and Aguero, Manchester City defeated Manchester United away and scored three points, further consolidating their third position in the league.

Ferguson covered his face with his hands at the moment the whistle sounded.

He felt ashamed to face this group of fans at Old Trafford.

At the same time, he also secretly prayed in his heart, hoping that Southampton would also lose points!

(End of this chapter)