Manchester United legend

Chapter 85 Clever Lee-Sharp
Entering the first league game in February, on February 1996, 2, Manchester United beat Wimbledon 3-4 away.

After Cantona's corner kick was blocked in the first half, Irvine continued to pass the ball from the bottom line on the right. Andy Cole took off in the opponent's long pile, and unbelievably headed the ball in. Manchester United opened the scoring first.

Subsequently, Beckham took a free kick on the opponent's right side of the penalty area. A round moon scimitar hit the opponent's crossbar and bounced back. Jost missed the goal and scored - Manchester United led 2-0.

In the second half, after Wimbledon scored a goal with its traditional long pass and scored a goal in the penalty area, Gary launched a long pass attack. Beckham dribbled the ball from the right to the corner of the penalty area and passed it laterally to Cantona.

The Wimbledon defenders were too nervous about Cantona, and the three defenders immediately swarmed up to grab the ball. The defender who was pressing Beckham also ran to help. Cantona then passed the ball diagonally back to the unmarked Beckham.

After 3 to 1, Manchester United played a little relaxed. Jost made a big mistake on the edge of his own penalty area. He headed back to Schmeichel.

After Schmeichel was teased by the opponent's striker, the first thing he did was to run up to Jost and yell at him loudly.

Jost even saw his tonsils, Jost frowned: "Stop yelling at me, do you want to fight?"

Jost and Schmeichel have always looked at each other differently. When Jost first joined the team, he was often bullied by old players, and Schmeichel was one of them.

This guy always regarded himself as a European champion, and mentioned that he was a European champion from time to time in the locker room. When Jost was still an apprentice, he asked Joost to brush his sneakers or carry them for him.

Jost has always had a problem with him, and Schmeichel is not afraid of Jost by relying on his stature.Schmeichel yelled: "Are you a soft-footed crab? Didn't you eat before the game? What kind of ball are you returning. You idiot! Rubbish!"

Jost frowned, his eyes narrowed coldly.Scholes was familiar with Jost, and this was a sign that Jost was about to beat someone up. Before Jost could make a move, Scholes stepped forward and hugged Jost and pulled him away.

The surrounding teammates also persuaded Schmeichel, and the conflict between the two was temporarily resolved.

The game continued, and after that, Manchester United withstood several waves of attacks from their opponents, and then launched a counterattack after trying to keep the defense safe.

Cantona, Cole and Giggs turned the opponent's penalty area into a practice area for precise passing, and forced a handball foul in the penalty area of ​​the disoriented Wimbledon defender to get a penalty.Cantona scored easily and finally locked the score at 4-2.

In the game on the same day, Newcastle defeated Sheffield Wednesday at home.

Then on February 2, in the 10th round of the league, Manchester United returned to home against last season's champion Blackburn.Both teams have fielded their strongest lineups.

Blackburn is still strong. At the beginning of the game, Blackburn did not give Manchester United too many chances. The strangle battle between the two teams in the midfield was very fierce. Jost was brought down repeatedly, but every time he stood up with a relaxed expression and returned to the game.Then Jost didn't know whether it was intentional or not, he repeatedly brought down the opponent's midfielder Tim Sherwood.

As Sherwood was restricted by Jost, Blackburn could not organize a decent attack.

As the game progressed, the two teams were at a stalemate in the midfield, but Manchester United had two good opportunities, both of which were wasted by Cole who forgot to wear his shooting boots.

Giggs fell to the ground and was injured in a fight. Manchester United team doctor Frank entered the field. Taking advantage of the dead ball, Jost and Lee Sharp drank water on the sidelines.

Lee Sharpe said to Jost, "Do you believe I'll score in a moment?"

Jost: "Stop bragging, their Paul Warhurst took good care of you. I thought you disappeared on the field during the game just now. You had no chance at all."

Lee Sharp smiled: "You look down on people, if I score a goal, you have to invite me to the bar for a drink."

Jost: "No problem, do you have any plans, do you need me to cooperate with you?"

Lee Sharp smiled treacherously: "Whether I can score or not depends entirely on Andy Cole. This guy's ability to waste opportunities is as good as his ability to score goals. I will rely on him to score goals in a while."

Jost: "What do you mean?"

Lee Sharp: "Just wait and see!" After speaking, Lee Sharp ran away.

Ryan Giggs continued to stay on the court after a brief treatment.

With the impact of young players such as Manchester United Giggs and Beckham, Blackburn's defense gradually retreated.

After constant attempts, Manchester United finally played a wonderful team attack. Cole leaned on the defender and Cantona made a perfect two-on-two hit-the-wall cooperation.

However, Lee Sharp, who had expected it earlier, inserted and waited smartly. When he saw the ball popping out, he would naturally not let it go. He easily made a supplementary shot in front of the goal and scored the ball.

After scoring the goal, Lee Sharp laughed treacherously. When Jost stepped forward to congratulate him on the goal, Lee Sharp said, "Return the wine you owe me."

In the end, Manchester United relied on this goal to beat their opponents 1-0.

On February 2, Manchester United ushered in Everton at home.Toffee's defense against Manchester United was a bit out of tune. Cantona led a perfect attack in the first half. He first dribbled the ball laterally on the right near the center line, attracting three players from the Everton midfield.

Cantona made an accurate pass to Jost, and the unguarded Jost scored from 10 yards in front of the goal, giving Manchester United a 1-0 lead.

In the second half, Cantona dominated the game again. Manchester United counterattacked and passed the ball to the French midfielder. He flicked it directly to Andy Cole, who was plugging in at high speed, without pausing.

Newcastle on the other side finally showed their fatigue, they were defeated by West Ham 2-0.Manchester United closed a point gap.

On February 2th, Manchester United defeated Bolton in an away game, and the score was a terrifying 25-6!

It was a game where Manchester United's rookies shined, and it was also a concentrated display of Manchester United's terrifying firepower.

In the first half, after Manchester United withstood the opponent's false fire, Giggs launched an attack from the left. After entering the penalty area, he made an incredible move against the opponent's defender.

He first picked the ball and changed the line, and then jumped up and volleyed without waiting for the ball to touch the ground!
The only regret is that this weird sinking arc shot hit the crossbar and popped out.

But Beckham, who followed up in time, scored the ball keenly, and Manchester United broke the deadlock.

Subsequently, Beckham assisted with a corner kick from the right, and Bruce scored with a header, Manchester United 2-0.

Bolton's players had no intention of fighting, and the defense was lax.In the second half, Cole passed the opponent's defender in the penalty area, avoided the opponent's tackle, dribbled the ball like a butterfly to the corner of the small penalty area, and scored angrily, 3-0.

Within a few minutes, Scholes received a tackle from Cole in the penalty area, almost in the same position and scored the ball into the near corner, 4-0.

Bolton, who sits at home, has a chance to collapse, but Manchester United is still invincible and continues to attack.

Not only that, even the heavens came to help, McClair's shot was already outrageous and non-threatening, but Scholes just happened to be on the flight path of the ball, and he subconsciously stretched out his foot to block and broke through the opponent's goal.

The last goal Manchester United almost performed, 5 players passed and dribbled, Bolton's midfielder and defender not only did not touch the ball, but also did not touch anyone. In the end, Butt volleyed and scored after dribbling in the penalty area, marking a perfect end to Manchester United's 6-goal victory.

This is not over yet. In the same round, rival Newcastle even staged a crazy confrontation with Manchester City with 6 goals, but the result was a 3-3 draw with Manchester City.The Magpies lost another two points!

Then Manchester United prepared for the FA Cup match. In the fifth round, Manchester United's opponent was Manchester City, and the Red Devils were at home.

At that time, Manchester United had won consecutive battles and their morale was high, but Manchester City fell into a relegation crisis.

Before the game, many people thought that Manchester United's strength and state far surpassed that of Manchester City and would easily win the game, but the same-city derby was different. The weak Manchester City refused to admit defeat and put on a desperate posture, dragging Manchester United into a bitter battle.

That game was played on February 2. At the beginning of the game, Manchester United's defense made a low-level error. The defense was obviously over-pressed. There was a vacuum at the junction of the two central defenders.

Falling behind at home and being beaten into a humiliating single by the opponent, this situation is not what Ferguson wants.

Ferguson immediately turned on the hair dryer on the sidelines, "The terrifying sound made the whole stadium tremble!" Under Ferguson's roar, Manchester United attacked aggressively. Although the opponent's goalkeeper was like a godsend and repeatedly rescued the danger, Manchester United's offensive became more violent and finally broke Manchester City's defense.

Cantona scored a penalty kick and Lee Sharp scored a goal in front of the goal. In the end, Manchester United scored two goals and defeated Blue Moon 2-1 to continue their FA Cup journey.

The sixth round of Manchester United's home game against Southampton is scheduled for March 3.

Manchester United had just defeated their biggest opponent Newcastle United in the league before, and they are determined to win this game.

Not long after the opening, Giggs went straight to the left by himself, singled out the speed of the opponent's left defender, and easily defeated the opponent's defense.

Then Cantona teased Southampton's defenders in the left area of ​​the penalty area. He first passed one through a clever pass through the crotch, and then made a pass between the opponent's two central defenders.

(End of this chapter)