Manchester United legend

Chapter 82 The most important game of the season (seeking monthly pass)
On December 1995, 12, Manchester United played against the Magpies at home after Christmas.

How will Manchester United, which has been invincible for 5 rounds, face Newcastle?Where does the downturned Red Devils go?
The media has accumulated enough energy to prepare for the post-match humiliation of Ferguson, who blocked them, but they underestimated the magic of Manchester United in the downturn.

Cantona and Cole teamed up as forwards, and Giggs, Beckham, Jost and Scholes' midfield combination showed Ferguson's determination. Although there were many problems in the defense, Bruce and Pallister did not play together.

Newcastle also sent their luxury lineup.David Batty from Blackburn Rovers, French midfielder Davide Ginola, Colombia striker Asprilla and Reiss Ferdinand.Each of these four people is famous in world football.

Before the game, many people thought that Newcastle United had the ability to retreat completely, but Manchester United was Manchester United. The Red Devils set off a wave of offensive fiercely. Their sharp offensive broke the balance of the field from the very beginning.

In the 6th minute, Giggs took the ball in his own half and accelerated all the way to the opponent's half. Newcastle's defense was too late to organize effectively. There were only two central defenders, a chasing midfielder and a full-back. The far end on the right is plugged in at high speed, looking for an opportunity to shoot.The scene at that time was: in front of Giggs, there was a Newcastle player coming up to intercept, while Cantona had a defender following him to defend, and there was a central defender between Cole and Giggs blocking the passing line. The Manchester United players and Newcastle players behind were still running. It seemed that Newcastle's defense was not too bad.However, Giggs, who continued to dribble the ball, did not choose to break through. When Newcastle's full-backs and midfielders were about to step forward to intercept, he passed a diagonal pass in the direction of Andy Cole. A reporter from the "Manchester Evening News" said after the game, "Giggs' oblique pass was like a long machete cutting through butter, and his precise pass broke through the opponent's seemingly incomparably strong four-man defense. This kind of football, in addition to technique and speed, also showed the beauty of precision." Andy Cole, who made the point at the back, did the easiest thing for a super striker. He volleyed the ball directly into the dead corner. 35 to 1, Cole ignited Manchester United!
Such a goal is really wonderful.Giggs galloped to attack with the ball and pass the ball in an arc. Cantona tacitly made a textbook run without the ball.Manchester United fans issued a tsunami of cheers!
After the goal, Manchester United shrank their defense slightly, and Newcastle United also organized a lot of offensives.

Newcastle began to counterattack, Clarke was very active in Newcastle's formation, and Ginola was also rampant on the wing of Manchester United.Philip Neville on the right was blasted by Ginola.

This made Gary Neville, who replaced Bruce's injury in this game, have to frequently help his brother fill in.

Gary Neville frequently went to the right to fill in, allowing Manchester United to come out of space in the middle.

Newcastle quickly counterattacked from the wing. Ginola rushed wildly on the wing. Jost ran to the midfield to intercept. Philip Neville made an assist and did not return to the defense. Gary Neville had to fill in for his brother again.

Newcastle striker Asprilla moved in the frontcourt and took away Manchester United defender David May. Ginola saw that Les Ferdinand was unmarked.A 45-degree diagonal pass from the wing.

The ball pierced through Manchester United's defense, and Les Ferdinand scored a single goal against offside.

Les Ferdinand broke into the penalty area one-handedly and shot from the corner of the six-yard box.Newcastle missed their best chance to equalize in the first half.

Ferguson was also frightened into a cold sweat by Newcastle's single-handed goal.He went to the sidelines and yelled to tell Philip Neville not to stay in the backcourt when the assist came up.

In the second half, the battle between the two sides became more intense. Manchester United had a lot of chances. Cantona attracted the defense of three Newcastle players, and then passed it to Giggs. Giggs was unguarded at the edge of the penalty area, but wasted an excellent opportunity. His right-footed shot hit the crossbar!
Cole received Beckham's cross in front of the goal and deflected the ball without defense.

Manchester United frequently got good opportunities in front of Newcastle, which made Newcastle coach Keegan shout anxiously.

Newcastle could not organize a decent offensive, because their core midfielder Clark was marked to death by Jost.Then Ginola was also frequently "taken care of", and Newcastle's offense was locked.

In front of Schmeichel's improvised defense, Newcastle did not pose much threat.Although Manchester United's temporary defense line is crumbling, it is not broken.

Asprila was more active than in the first half, frequently going to the wing to seek cooperation with Ginola, and then tried to break through from the ribs.

Once they almost succeeded, Asprilla and Ginola did a two-for-one cooperation on the wing to pass Philip Neville, then cut into the penalty area, and Gary Neville, who came up to defend Asprilla, slipped and fell suddenly when facing Asprilla!
This unexpected situation did not even occur to Asprilla, and he kicked the ball into the stands behind... The Manchester United players gasped, even Ferguson, who was sitting on the coach's bench, almost jumped up in shock.

Gary Neville got up from the ground and turned his head to look at the goal in shock. David May came up and patted him on the shoulder to comfort him.

On Newcastle's side, Asprilla put his head in his hands. He didn't even think that his ball would fly.

When Gary Neville fell down, there was a huge goal in front of him except for Manchester United goalkeeper Schmeichel. This kind of opportunity was in normal training, even in the game, he was very sure...Kevin Keegan looked more regretful than Asprilla. He stood up from his seat, saw the ball missed, waved his hand violently, and sat down helplessly.

After Manchester United escaped disaster, Manchester United continued to play a sharp attack. After Beckham's right corner kick was cleared out of the penalty area, Cole returned a pass to Philip Neville. Philip Neville made a diagonal long pass from the left just after halftime.

The precise passing is almost comparable to the mechanical accuracy, the assisted passing performed by Giggs and Philip Neville is almost close to the highest state of art, all Jost needs to do is to comfortably sweep the ball into the goal.

In the end, the referee blew the whistle for the end of the game. Manchester United defeated Newcastle 2-0 at home and won the most important game of the season.

(End of this chapter)