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Chapter 923 Veteran Pires
Removing a defensive midfielder and replacing it with an offensive midfielder, Aston Villa's intentions are self-evident.

Crises are often accompanied by opportunities, which is a simple truth that many people know.

After resisting Manchester United's indiscriminate bombing for more than 60 minutes, the physical fitness of the home team's players has dropped significantly. In contrast, Manchester United's situation is not much better. Maintaining a high-intensity offensive for a long time is also extremely energy-consuming, and so The continuous offensive has never been able to score goals, which is particularly harmful to morale.

Aston Villa's French coach Houlia is also a very decisive coach. He made substitutions and adjusted decisively. Unexpectedly, he did not strengthen the defensive strength of the midfield. Inject fresh blood into the field.

The effect of the substitution was immediate, and Pires' appearance also played a decisive role.

In the next few minutes, Manchester United still occupied a dominant position on the field, but the number of counterattacks by Aston Villa increased significantly, and gradually revealed a considerable threat.

No. 701 minutes, just a few minutes on the field, Pires, who didn't have many chances to get the ball, suddenly made continuous breakthroughs in the counterattack, and finally, under Carrick's pressure, he used a leaning back He blocked it behind him, followed by a precise long pass over the top, sending the football into the penalty area.

The young England striker Abang Rahor succeeded in countering offside. He volleyed without stopping the ball. The football rushed forward and pierced the goal guarded by Edwin van der Sar.

1: 0!

Aston Villa surprisingly took the lead at home!

There were overwhelming cheers at the Villa Park Stadium. Among all kinds of shouts, many people were shouting the name of "Robert".

Robert is Pires, the 36-year-old French veteran, who played the most important role in this attack. He is outstanding in leisurely walking, outstanding overall view, precise passing...all of these are enough Let the fans here have reason to give him the hottest applause.

"It's amazing! I just sat in the stands and watched. As a bystander, I should have seen the situation more clearly, but I didn't realize that such a deadly pass could be passed through such a hidden line, and , which requires a lot of footwork and control... He is indeed a top player."

In the stands, Kaka sighed with emotion. At the end, he shook his head and sighed, "Unfortunately, he is already very old, maybe in one year, maybe in two years, he will bid farewell to the green field... ..."

When it comes to this, Kaka's expression is obviously a little sad, maybe he thinks of some of his friends and seniors, or he thinks of himself, although he has just turned 29 now, and there is still a long way to go before he "grows old". It's been a long time, but the football field is so cruel, even the best players will always grow old one day.

"You're quite sentimental."

Fan Bizhuang glanced at his friend beside him, shook his head, and didn't bother to pay attention to this sad companion.

He turned his gaze back to the veteran player who was smiling but had wrinkles on his forehead. Fan Bizhuang vaguely remembered that when he just went to the small town, Pires could still run like lightning on the field. His attack style always seems to be so violent and direct, but now...

Fan Bizhuang shook his head slightly again, the years slipped away inadvertently, as if something had changed, but nothing seemed to have changed.

Just like the man who is both a teacher and a friend, he is still walking on the green field, maybe he can no longer run fast, maybe he can no longer engage in fierce confrontation, but he, in another way, is still enjoying his Dear football.

……

After taking the lead, Aston Villa's morale is bursting. You must know that the opponent they are facing at the moment is the overlord of the Premier League. It is a "big glory" that the whole of England and even the whole of Europe is looking forward to.

After Aston Villa scored a goal, they immediately shrunk their defense, making up their minds to keep the lead until the end.

Obviously, Manchester United is not willing to accept the result of failure. Under Ferguson's repeated scheduling, there are substitute players coming on the field, and the addition of fresh blood makes the Red Devils set off another offensive frenzy.

One attack, one defense, the most difficult battle was staged on the field.

Aston Villa defended the half with full fighting spirit, but the trailing Red Devils were like wounded beasts, their offensive became more fierce and resolute, and the strength gap between the two teams was fully reflected in this most direct confrontation, the home team Although he worked extremely hard, he still failed to keep the fruits of victory.

No.801 minutes, Manchester United, who had been tirelessly attacking throughout the game, finally made some gains. Berbatov, who came on as a substitute for Irving, won a penalty for the team in the penalty area. Rooney took the penalty and made the score. 1:1.

If the game ends in a draw, the home team Aston Villa is still acceptable. In fact, there is not much difference between beating Manchester United and drawing with Manchester United. After all, Manchester United has maintained a record of victory on all fronts this season and can get a point. , It can be regarded as breaking Manchester United's unbeaten golden stature.

But the final result disappointed the fans of the home team, and even the countless media who were optimistic about Aston Villa's ability to hold Manchester United before the game. After the score was tied, Manchester United's momentum also rose. Only 2 minutes later, they used a corner kick The chance, central defender Ferdinand nodded the ball and hit the goal. The football was blocked by the goalkeeper and did not bounce far. Rooney missed it in front of the goal and poked the ball into the goal before the defender arrived.

Xiaopangdun scored twice, and Manchester United also overtook the score because of this goal.

This is the final score of the game. Aston Villa, who advanced by one goal but was reversed afterwards, was naturally extremely unwilling, and launched a fierce counterattack in the remaining time. Anyway, losing one goal is no different from losing several goals , and the score gap between the two sides is not that big, maybe if you are lucky, you can score one and tie the score?

Manchester United did not give their opponents such a chance. The score was kept until the end. Manchester United struggled to get three points in the away game and continued their winning streak in the new season.

"I didn't expect the process to be so difficult, almost..."

At the end of the game, some away fans were cheering for Manchester United's victory, but Kaka said with some sighs, "It's okay, it's okay, after all, we won without any risk."

Although the home team lost the game, the Villa fans in the stands did not seem to feel much regret and loss. Perhaps in their original thinking, the outcome of this game was not planned, and it is natural to win Best, and losing to the league leaders is no shame.

Many fans lingered in their seats, singing and dancing, giving encouragement and applause to their players, and when the veteran Pires, who gave the team an assist in this game, walked off the court and waved, the fans also He called out the name of "Robert" with great interest.

Seeing this scene, Fan Bizhuang smiled, stood up suddenly, and walked to the other side.

Kaka was still muttering to himself, but when he saw Fan Bizhuang's actions, he froze for a moment: "Hey, Fan, where are you going?"

"Go see a friend."

Waving his hand without looking back, Fan Bizhuang gradually walked away.

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"Nice job, Robert!"

"Your pass is really wonderful!"

"It's a pity, it was almost...almost we could get points! It's a wonderful thing to think about getting points from Manchester United."

The comments of his teammates were still echoing in his ears, but Pires slowly walked deep into the player tunnel. He took off his jersey and put it on his shoulders, revealing his muscular upper body. He usually pays attention to diet and fitness. He always feels happy when players compliment his muscles, which makes him feel young and ready to face the fierce professional competition in the best condition.

But only he himself knows that he is really "old". The self who used to run straight up and down the entire stadium has gone. Perhaps he has a deeper understanding of the football team's understanding and reading, but his Physically, it is no longer enough to support him to play a full [-]-point game with high intensity.

For example, in this game, he only played for half an hour, but when he was on the field, he was already out of breath—of course, in front of his teammates and opponents, he still held his head high and his chest up, but When he walked into the corner of the passage, he still didn't hold back, leaning on the wall, inhaling and exhaling lightly and quickly.

Suddenly footsteps sounded next to his ears, and Pires, who was unwilling to show his "oldness" in front of others, quickly moved his hands away from the wall, and his breathing was suppressed and became steady, but when he raised his head, he was shocked and surprised. Astonishment bloomed on his face, and then he grinned and laughed without any scruples.

Fan Bizhuang was also laughing, pointing at each other while laughing: "Long time no see, Robert, uh...do you want me to avoid it for a while, I know you are a very face-saving person, so...I can pretend that I didn't read it Come on, keep leaning on the wall..."

"In front of you bastard, how can I maintain my image? Don't you know what I am?"

Pires continued to laugh, and after laughing, the two suddenly hugged each other with open arms.

"It's really... long time no see."

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There wasn't much conversation, nor was there a reminiscence of the past, let alone reminiscing about the past. The two reunited in England, just chatted casually in the player's tunnel, chatting about each other's life here, and chatting about Fan Bizhuang's recent situation , Pires also jokingly asked when Fan Bizhuang and Felisa's wedding will be held, remember to invite him and others.

"Don't look at my age, but for me, now is the happy time to enjoy football. It used to be too hard, but now it is a very good experience to slow down. I am very happy living here."

"I hope to retire here. This is my plan for the end of my career, but you are different...you are still so young, and your career has just begun."

"I read the papers and the TV, you did a great job at Manchester United, keep it up, you can do better. There's nothing to be pretentious about, so be it and see you on the pitch next time we meet again. "

At the corner of the player tunnel, Pires waved goodbye very freely, and walked into the home team locker room without looking back.

Just looking at his back, Fan Bizhuang felt that this veteran who was both a teacher and a friend had a hint of bleakness.

But Fan Bizhuang didn't stop, he turned around and walked into the visiting team's locker room.

As Pires said, the era of veterans has passed, he is still young, and he is going to cast his era.

(End of this chapter)