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After sending Walter Smith to the stands, the referee turned to the United coaching staff and asked: "Who is your assistant manager?"

All eyes were on Carl.

Carl never thought that he would encounter such a situation, he almost exclaimed: "No way!"

The referee looked at Carl and said in a commanding tone: "Please immediately perform your duties as the acting head coach." After speaking, he turned around and ran back to the arena without waiting for the other party's answer.

Carl stood where he was, his mind in a mess.

He took a deep breath, ordered himself to stop thinking about it, and began to organize his thoughts.

But his standing motionless figure looks to outsiders as if he was frightened and stupid...

Through the footage captured by the camera, all the viewers who watched the live broadcast of the game also understood what happened at this time - Van Nistelrooy was given a yellow card by the referee, Smith was also sent to the stands for disrespecting the referee, and Manchester United suffered even worse. The next fate is really unpredictable!

"There are still 25 minutes before the end of the game. The one who will take over from Smith to direct the game is... Manchester United's acting assistant coach Carl Oston." The commentators of the major TV stations are busy at this moment urging the director to find information about Carl.

"If some fans think this name is strange, then your intuition is right, because Karl Orston has been the new assistant coach of Manchester United for less than three months. It is said that he was personally recommended by Sir Alex Ferguson, but he is so young. His age-Oston is just 26 years old after the new year, and he has no experience in football before, so that such a rookie suddenly came into battle to coach Manchester United...God, are you playing for the Red Devils? Is it a joke?"

On the court, the referee has ordered the game to restart, and the faces of the Everton players are full of gloating expressions, which further highlights the upset of the Manchester United players.

When players are playing on the field, the head coach is their backbone. Most players don’t think about tactics or the overall situation during the game. They just need to keep their duties as usual in training and cooperate well with their teammates. , and just wait for the head coach or core players to give instructions and follow them.

A coach with absolute authority in the team can become the spiritual existence of the players during the game, such as Ferguson and Wenger, and the general coach will also become the pillar of the players because they get along with the players day and night.

But now, the backbone of Manchester United's players has suddenly disappeared.Their performance today was not at a normal level, and with this blow, their passing and coordination were like loose sand.

Smith, who was already sitting in the stands as a spectator, couldn't help covering his face with his hands.

We're done for this game.Manchester United's fitness coach Di Salvo couldn't help but mourn in his heart.

When he was immersed in his pessimistic mood, Di Salvo suddenly felt a gust of wind blowing in front of him. He looked up strangely, but saw that Karl Oston had already run to the bench, pointing at Paul S. "Go warm up," Coles said.

Scholes points to himself in disbelief and asks, "Me?"

"Yes, it's you." Carl said very quickly: "I'll give you 5 minutes, go!"

Scholes immediately stood up and ran to the warm-up area.

Di Salvo looked surprised: "Carl, what are you doing?"

"Preparing for a substitution." Carl scanned the bench and replied to Di Salvo: "One is not enough, we need two people..."

"But Scholes has been recovering from his injuries this season. Even if he recovers now, no one dares to say that his game status is back!" Di Salvo protested: "I have also discussed this with Mr. Smith. , he himself thinks that he should be played after a few rounds of the league!" But Di Salvo's words were completely ignored by Karl.

The faces of all the substitute players passed before Karl's eyes one by one, until he saw Cristiano Ronaldo - looking directly into Ronaldo's eyes, Karl clearly saw the flame of hope burning inside.

The young Portuguese was eager to play and he communicated this desire to Karl.

but not.

What Manchester United needs now is to change the situation on the pitch as soon as possible and equalize the score as soon as possible. Ronaldo's ability is not inferior to Rooney, but now there are less than 10 minutes left before the end of the game. It is better to rely on personal breakthroughs to save the team. To rely on a cooperative whole.

Karl forced himself to turn his attention to No. 20 Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. He and Scholes, who had just gone to warm up, are currently the two players in the team who cooperate best with Ruud van Nistelrooy.

"You warm up." Carl looked at Solskjaer and said, "Hurry up."

Solskjaer ran away with a look of surprise.

"Switch two people in one breath?!" Di Salvo couldn't help but took a step forward, grabbed Carl's shoulders to stop him: "Although you are in a bad situation in the game now, we haven't continued to lose points after all, can you Don't mess around!"

Hearing this, Carl frowned and looked at Di Salvo: "What's the difference between losing one point and losing two points? They both lost the game. But now that there are nearly 10 minutes left before the end, why can't I try?" redeem?"

Yes, but can you do it?Although Di Salvo admits that Carl is a good player when training players, this is not a training ground, it is an official Premier League!Look at Smith, he has also worked as an assistant coach for decades. Doesn't he still show his shortcomings when he becomes the head coach?You are just a young man under 30 years old...

It’s just that Di Salvo and Carl are colleagues after all, and he can’t tell the other party bluntly, “You can’t do it.” When he was thinking about finding a euphemism, Carl broke free from his hand and ran to the fourth official.

Di Salvo opened his mouth, but still swallowed all the words in his stomach.

Let the young man take the hit of reality himself, he thought.

But, will everything go as Di Salvo wishes?

……

ITV's commentator David was rambling: "Manchester United was really unlucky in this game. The main striker got a yellow card and the coach was sent to the stands... The game went to the 62nd minute and the score was still 1: 0, Everton is leading, I think Manchester United may be powerless..."

At this moment, the fourth official suddenly raised the substitution number plate outside the field: No. 20 Solskjaer replaced No. 16 Keane, and No. 18 Scholes replaced No. 3 Phil Neville.

David was obviously choked: "Manchester United chose to make a substitution?! They also used up the remaining two substitutions at once, oh, their assistant coach Auston is really courageous... Solskjaer! Auston put the team's 'super substitute' on the field! Smith just replaced Saha to weaken the team's offensive power, and Auston immediately strengthened it now, is he trying to make a tactical remedy?"

Ole Solskjaer, a Norwegian player born in 1973, won the title of "Super Substitute" and "Baby Face Killer" because he can always save the game for the team as a substitute player. The most famous game in his life The game was in the 1998-99 Champions League final. Solskjaer, who came off the bench, scored a key goal in the last minute of the game, helping Manchester United miraculously reverse Bayern Munich and achieve the treble. One of the legendary players in history.

Solskjaer is very loyal to Manchester United. He has always received invitations from other clubs, but he has chosen to stay at Manchester United, even if he is a substitute.It's just that in recent years, due to increasing age and constant injuries, Solskjaer has rarely even had the chance to play off the bench, and since the 03-04 season, there have been very few opportunities to play.Smith didn't use him much because he was worried about Solskjaer's state before. Now he is sent by Karl as a substitute player. In addition, his playing is obviously a defensive tactic arranged by Smith before the reversal. It is no wonder that the commentator Will say that Carl is "very bold".

Smith, who had already stayed in the stands to watch the game, didn't know if he would be unhappy with Carl's arrangement, but even if he was angry, Carl would insist on playing the game in his own way.

Just now Karl hesitated for a moment—should he delay the game until the end of the game according to Smith's tactics, or change his tactics according to his own views on the game?After struggling for a few seconds, he chose the latter.

Although he knew that he might not be right, but if he didn't try, how could he be willing?

But it was the first time in his life that he took on such a big responsibility in a field he was not familiar with, and made a decision on his own will. The pressure still made Karl a little restless. In his pocket, staring at the court.

The camera inadvertently captured a full-body shot of him, and David whistled: "Cool~ Manchester United assistant coach Mr. Alston's clothes are really tasteful."

……

Solskjaer and Scholes had just set foot on the turf as substitutes, and there was warm applause in Goodison Park.Although most fans still have doubts about Oston's substitution, the two who have made great contributions to the team are undoubtedly one of the most popular stars among Manchester United fans, and they did not hesitate to cheer and encourage him.

When seeing this scene, Carl felt a little relieved.Regardless of whether the applause of the fans is for individuals or everyone, there will always be some positive stimulation to the players' psychology if they have support.

Solskjaer is the best front-goal killer in the hearts of some Manchester United fans. His ability to break through from the right is particularly strong, and his passing and shooting are also very accurate. Although his state has declined due to injuries and age, but After many days of training and sitting on the bench for so long, it is finally his turn to play. How can Solskjaer not perform well?

Even if your body is protesting against yourself, even if you are sweating profusely, you have to grit your teeth and persist!

With a light kick of his right foot, Solskjaer immediately hooked the ball back with his toes when he saw the body of Everton defender Li Tie shaking. Kick off the ground and immediately pass a person.

Two more Everton defenders surrounded Solskjaer. Solskjaer gave full play to his speed advantage at this time, and was extremely flexible before the opponent player stopped him. Breakthrough in different directions.

"Beautiful breakthrough! Solskjaer is immortal!"

Watson, the culprit who caused Ruud Ruud's yellow card in the second half, rushed over aggressively, ready to give Solskjaer a shot.

The fans watched this scene with trepidation, but saw Solskjaer slipped his footsteps, turned around and swiped the ball past Watson!

"Exquisite! This is exactly the extraordinary level of Solskjaer at his peak!"

From the beginning of the game to the present, Everton has never encountered such a big crisis in front of the goal. In a panic, the defenders swarmed up to surround Solskjaer. The midfielder and some players kept rushing towards the penalty area. run.

Just when many people thought that Solskjaer would continue to break through bravely, he chose a through ball - the ball flew in front of Van Nistelrooy!

It turned out that Van Nistelrooy had sneaked into Everton's restricted area unknowingly, and everyone else was busy blocking Solskjaer and didn't notice him at all!

Ruud van Nistelrooy only needs a finishing touch when facing the flying football——

"GOOOAL!"

Manchester United opened the scoring and equalized the score!

For the first time today, Goodison Park burst into cheers from all Manchester United fans!