[Football] Crown of Thorns

英国当地时间1月13日13:30分，2012-13赛季英格兰足球超级联赛第22轮一场焦点战在老特拉福德球场拉开战幕，红魔曼联主场迎战红军利物浦，这是第187场双红会。

Manchester United wore their red home jersey, but the Red Army Liverpool chose their third jersey today. The pure black jersey set off the overall temperament of the Red Army players a bit more silent and stable.

"The game has begun."

"We saw a change in Manchester United's line-up today, with Sir Alex Ferguson doing a wide-ranging rotation, Ferdinand and Nemanja Vidic partnering at centre-back for the first time since September last year, and Van Persie, who was injured before, didn't seem to be doing well. Affected by the injury, today his position is center forward... Anderson has recovered from his injury and is sitting on the bench today...Rooney and Lindegaard both failed to make the squad..."

"The new aid Sturridge introduced by Liverpool during the winter break failed to enter the starting lineup. He sat on the bench with Borini, who had just returned from injury, and Skrtel and Agger played in rotation... Gerrard, Suarez, and Vasco da Gama are all starters...Speaking of which, during the winter break, Liverpool not only supplemented the front line, but also supplemented their defense line. After the transfer and introduction, he rented back to the original club, and will not officially log in to the Premier League until the end of this season..."

Gama also greeted Shinji Kagawa when the players entered the field—since both of them left the Hornets, the two who had no friendship at one time occasionally had some off-court contact, and the relationship was much more familiar than when they were on the same team Not a lot.

Of course, Nani, the teammate of the national team that Gama is most familiar with, is on rotation for this game and has not entered the squad. At this moment, Nani is sitting in the stands with Rooney and others to watch the game—Gama doesn’t care whether Nani is present or not. Watching the game, what he cares about is whether Nani will treat him to a meal after the game, and it is acceptable to give him a gift even if he does not eat.

Nani: Damn it, what the hell do I owe that bastard Shiko? ? ?

Wei Shao: Goal!

Nani: ...

Gama: ╮(╯▽╰)╭

The referee blew the opening whistle.

After the start of the game, both sides appeared to be very cautious. It was the visiting team Liverpool who took the ball first.

Gama, who was holding the ball, was not in a hurry to step forward. He and his teammates passed the ball to each other for a few rounds, and then tentatively launched an outside attack.

After the offensive transformation, the home team Manchester United also did not rush for success,

After the ball was passed near the middle circle, Shinji Kagawa took the ball and swayed past the opponent and also hit the wing. However, the Liverpool defenders were not careless, and quickly blocked the ball and passed it out.

Both sides are testing each other, and the rhythm is not fast.

Such a temporary stalemate caused various commentators to read and flip through the materials to interpret various aspects of the two teams.

“这场联赛是双方历史上第187次交锋……英超成立后两队有41次交锋，曼联优势明显……利物浦上次在老特拉福德击败曼联是2009年3月14日，此后在联赛和足总杯中4次做客老特拉福德的战绩为全败……”

"...Gerrard's position this season has been withdrawn a bit accordingly. Among the three generals in the midfield of the Red Army, the most powerful attacking player is the Portuguese Da Gama who transferred this season. Although the player in 89 is not very old, he has already experienced three leagues and has a lot of experience on the court. He can be described as a full-fledged competitive player..."

"At the Red Army's forward line, the trident consisting of Sterling, Suarez and Downing is not bad, but their scoring efficiency is not very good?"

"Haha, in terms of scoring efficiency, their midfielder Da Gama's scoring rate of one goal per game can embarrass many strikers!"

The chat between the two home commentators who sang and sang together made many Red Army fans black-faced.

What do these two things mean, are they mocking us? ? ?

The home team fans are listening hahaha...

The two fans facing each other glared through the gap blocked by the strong bodies of the guards, lightning and flint, thunder and lightning.

The vigilant director at the scene immediately pulled the camera away with a rocker arm, and a long-distance lens showed a panoramic view of the fans' love and killing each other.

How spectacular, isn't it?

On the court, the home team Manchester United won the first corner kick of the game when the game entered the 9th minute.

Van Persie ran to serve the corner.

He sent the ball to the point in front of the goal. During the fight between the players on both sides, Shinji Kagawa was called for a foul during the fight.

The ball was switched and it was Liverpool's turn to attack.

Gama, who received a pass from his teammate, observed Gerrard——Damn, didn’t you retreat back, what did you do when you ran so far—he raised his foot and passed the ball... Gerrard caught the ball , Gerrard was pulled down.

The Reds win a free kick near the touchline in the center circle.

Gama walked over.

The members of the Red Army stepped back consciously to see Jia Ma's movements—Ga Ma made a gesture of tactical cooperation.

Because there is no way to hit the goal directly in this position, you can only do set kicks to cooperate with tactics.

Taking a small step back, Gama kicked his leg and kicked the ball, and the ball was passed laterally to Gerrard.

Gerrard made a cross, but unfortunately his cross was successfully cleared by Ferdinand in Manchester United's defense after seeing through the passing route.

No way, the two old opponents who are also teammates of the national team are really too familiar with each other. This kind of passing route is really a small case!

The Manchester United iron guard silently looked around and then handed the ball to Welbeck, and the Red Devils attacked again.

Then Cleverly passed the ball again, and Van Persie shot directly into the left side of the Red Army's penalty area. The ball was blocked by goalkeeper Reina.

Reina sent a fairly powerful long pass, and the football flew over the heads of the players on both sides to the center circle line. Gama turned back to catch up with the football and raised his leg to hook the ball, and hooked the ball under his feet.

Gama took possession of the ball, and Shinji Kagawa blocked it.

Anyway, I have been a teammate for two years, so I am familiar with each other's habits and other aspects.

Kagawa Shinji did not step forward to steal the ball at will, but kept moving following Gama's movements.

Jia Ma is not in a hurry, the football is slowly swinging between his feet, sticking to the inner side of his feet, and the small steps are still pretty good, for example, a guy watching the live broadcast muttered One sentence, "Why is it so like dancing tango?"

If Jia Ma knew, he would have raised his middle finger to someone and said, 'You uneducated guy, this is obviously called Peng Qiaqia'.

Ahem, let's ignore Gama, a truly uneducated idiot, let's bring the camera back to the game!

Gama, who successfully broke through his former teammate, made a cross. Suarez in the middle cooperated with the post and passed the ball to the other side. Sterling rushed forward... He was directly tackled and knocked down by Manchester United defender Vidic from the side. .

The Red Army got another free kick, but the position of this free kick was still very bad, basically there was no way to hit the goal directly.

Gama took a breath.

As expected of the Red Devils, these guys even made fouls very beautifully, making it impossible for the opponent to hit the goal directly even if they got a set kick. Even the famous free kick masters in the football world probably did not commit their fouls. The way is to break the door directly.

Of course, if the 'fairy ball' can be issued, there is still some hope.

However, if the 'fairy ball' was so easy to kick, it wouldn't be called a 'fairy ball'.

Silently walked over to stand behind the football, Gama made a tactical gesture to his teammates.

Since Gama "smoothly" won the position of the team's first free throw shooter, Rogers arranged a lot of tactical drills for everyone.

Although this position is not good, the Red Devils players did not dare to relax. There was no way. In the pre-match tactical meeting, Sir Alex Ferguson specifically emphasized that there are free kick masters like Vasco da Gama in the opposing camp. He tightened his skin when there was a set kick.

Jia Ma (==): Don't do this, people are afraid! ! !

Taking a few steps back, seeing that Gama was trying to make a big effort, the Manchester United players were a little nervous, especially those who lined up in the wall. There were three on one side and two on the other side blocking the angle, only the middle was left vacant. A large piece, but unless Gama can kick a big S-curved arc in this vacant space, there is no need to consider that direction.

Hmm, looking at the way the Manchester United players are holding their hands in the lower three lanes, although every game they will see this kind of action when the set ball is lined up against the wall, but... Gama glanced at them suspiciously Then he glanced at his teammates—what was the reaction on your faces?

Joe Allen, who was watching from the sidelines, took two steps back, only to bump into his teammates.

He looked up and saw that it was Johnson, "What?"

Johnson chuckled, "Anyway, this position can't make the door, why not..."

He smirked and aimed at the opponent's players' next three lanes.

This expression is really wretched.

Joe Allen was complaining in his heart, but thinking about it this way, it's actually pretty good, if it really hits...

Just as the two malicious Red Army players muttered, Gama had already delivered the ball.

This time he picked a lob, the football flew over the wall, and Suarez rushed from behind to take off and head the ball.

There were exclamations from the stands.

In front of the goal, Manchester United goalkeeper De Gea rushed over, jumped high, and grabbed the football with his long arm in the air.

Suarez returned without success.

"Good job!"

The home commentator applauded loudly.

De Gea held the ball tightly, staring vigilantly at the unwilling Suarez in front of him.

Suarez's eyes sparkled, and he had to back away without looking at the opponent's goalkeeper who didn't seem to relax at all.

"Do Uruguayans think he is Eto'o~~~"

"Hahaha cheetah speed~~~"

There was laughter in the commentary room, and the Red Devils fans in the audience also laughed hahaha, and some new fans didn't know the origin of this story and asked why.

So in a blink of an eye, a lot of information about 'Eto'o stealing the ball' appeared in the comment area of ​​the live broadcast.

Of course, Henry the Great was also hung up, who told him that he had also done the thing of stealing the ball from the goalkeeper!

The Gunners fans who were watching the excitement: Don't wait for this! ! !

Red Army fans: Hehe~~~

…………

Manchester United attack.

De Gea handed the ball over to his team-mate and Evra dribbled up the left flank into the Reds' half before he kicked in a cross.

Van Persie took the lead about 10 meters in front of the penalty area and fell to the ground before Agger intercepted and shot the goal.

The Red Army goalkeeper Reina was blocked by his teammates. Although he jumped forward desperately, he still failed to block the Dutch striker's strafing shot.

In the 19th minute of the first half, Van Persie scored successfully, 1-0, Manchester United took the lead.

这是范佩西本赛季的第21粒入球，其中联赛打入17球，而在近5场比赛里他打入6球。同时这也是他在7次对阵利物浦比赛中打进的第6球。

Just like what the commentator was shouting excitedly in the home studio at this time, the media called the Dutchman 'Liverpool's nemesis' before the game, well, as long as you are happy.

Gama's face was gloomy, and he stared at Age. He didn't speak, but just walked past the excited Red Devils players, and stood silently on the kick-off spot in the middle circle, waiting for the kick-off to continue.

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Xico: Mother and stepmother?

****: Of course dear.

Xico: The sons of other people have golden fingers, but me?

****: Well, my mother is poor, I can’t afford golden fingers, so I bite my fingers~~~~

Hiko: ...