After Manchester City scored, both sides returned to the same starting line.
It couldn't be helped. This was the normal state of derby games. Even the calmest player would easily feel hot-blooded in such an anxious atmosphere.
He had forgotten all the techniques and tactics he had trained in his daily life. He was reckless when he got the ball and was immediately knocked down by his opponent.
For a moment, the match went slightly out of control.
The two teams engaged in a fierce battle in the midfield. The transition between offense and defense was extremely fast, and mistakes increased a lot.
"Manchester United controls the ball and passes it to Fletcher. Fletcher wants to pass it to Lin Xuan. Aiya, the passing intention is too obvious.”
"Beautiful! Lin Xuan appeared beside Barry like a ghost and poked the ball away!”
"Lin Xuan catches up with the ball and directly passes it to Rooney! The ball was not offside... Alas, it was a pity that Rooney wanted to exert too much force and hit the ball too high.”
"He gave Lin Xuan a thumbs up. That pass was really beautiful!”
Beside Zhan Jun, Li Yuankui, who was almost eighty years old and still in high spirits, also praised,
"This is Lin Xuan's specialty. Not only can he break through on his own, but he can also find his teammates accurately like Scholes.”
"As a result, Manchester United's offensive level is richer and gives their opponents more headaches. It could be said that with Lin Xuan, Manchester United would have a guarantee for the next decade.”
……
At this moment, Lin Xuan, who had been praised by Li Yuankui, was slightly panting.
He clearly felt that his stamina consumption was much greater than the previous matches.
Generally speaking, with his 85 points, it would not be a problem for him to support a 90-minute match.
However, with such a fast-paced confrontation, it was estimated that they would be exhausted by the 70th minute.
They had to find a way to get the rhythm back under Manchester United's control and not be led by the nose by their opponents.
Ferguson also saw the problem. From a technical perspective, Manchester United had the advantage.
But Manchester City's several tough defensive midfielders were "meat grinders" who were good at disrupting Manchester United's rhythm.
As long as the pace quickened and the defensive loopholes increased, it would be easy for Tevez to seize the opportunity.
That was the case with the goal concede just now.
Therefore, Ferguson could not stand it anymore. He came to the sidelines with a dark face and shouted,""What are you all thinking? Focus! Focus!"
"Pay attention to control! Slow down! Wait!"
Seeing that the big boss was on the verge of anger, the Manchester United players stabilized their mentality.
He controlled the ball like he did in training and handed the ball to Lin Xuan to handle.
At the moment, Michael was not around, and Fletcher was a relatively pure engineer.
Therefore, Lin Xuan not only had to be responsible for the creativity of the offense, but he also had to take on the role of the team's metronome.
Especially in such an important battle like the Manchester City Derby, this was also a test for Lin Xuan.
……
The game continued, and Manchester City continued to rely on Barry, De Rong, and the Republic of Korea to force the ball.
Especially De Rong. His mission in this match was to lock down Lin Xuan.
As everyone knew," South Pepe, North De Rong " was famous in the martial arts world... No, in the football world.
In fact, only De Rong's flying kick in the World Cup final in South Africa was more ferocious.
Under normal circumstances, he was still considered a regular player in the league. Defending relied more on experience and small moves, so Lin Xuan was not in danger of being injured.
However, that didn't mean that De Rong was easy to deal with. He was like a sticky candy that stuck to Lin Xuan.
As long as Lin Xuan caught the ball, he would immediately stick close to him and use both his hands and feet to prevent Lin Xuan from holding the ball comfortably.
After a few years of strength training, Lin Xuan was no longer as skinny as he was in high school.
His body had also developed firm muscles.
Even if he couldn't compare to a strong and fierce man like De Rong, he could at least withstand it for a few seconds and not lose his center of gravity after squeezing.
Unfortunately, Manchester City's defense against Rooney and Berbatov was relatively tight, and Giggs and Park Ji-sung's impact was not strong enough. It was difficult to rely on speed to attack from behind.
For a moment, Manchester United controlled the scene, but it was difficult to find any flaws.
Manchester City's defense was solid and there were not many opportunities to attack.
After the fierce confrontation in the first 20 minutes, the two teams slowed down and reached a stalemate.
Just like that, the score of 1:1 was maintained until the end of the first half.
……
As soon as he entered the locker room, Ferguson severely criticized the goalkeeper, Ben Foster, who had made a mistake.
"Can you be more confident? No matter what the situation was, hesitation was the most taboo! Hesitation will lead to defeat!"
Ben Foster was like a primary school student who had made a mistake. He lowered his head in fear.
Seeing him like this, Ferguson also lost the mood to scold him and sighed.
"Forget it, focus for the second half.”
Edwin van der Sar had yet to recover, Ben Foster was not of much use, and the other substitute goalkeeper, Kushczak, was also unstable and often left his hands.
Manchester United had just strengthened their midfield this season, and the goalkeeper position was a headache for Ferguson.
Of course, this matter could be discussed in the future. The most important thing now was to win this match.
"Lin, you did very well in the first half. In the second half, you still have to firmly control the ball and play steadily.”
Ferguson praised Lin Xuan and then said to the others,""Don't panic when you're forced to snatch. Pass the ball to Lin and let him handle it.”
"Understood!"
The Manchester United players shouted in unison.
……
In the second half, Manchester City found that fierce pressuring did not work against Manchester United. Lin Xuan kept the ball under his feet and used continuous passes to tire the Manchester City players out.
Even when Barry and De Rong attacked Lin Xuan at the same time, he could turn around and shake them off, launching a threatening attack.
Seeing that their tactics in the first half had basically failed, Manchester City simply retreated and defended, leaving only Tevez in front to counterattack.
Following that, Manchester United's possession rate continued to rise, and they launched wave after wave of attacks against Manchester City's goal!
"Manchester City's defense is very dense, and Manchester United is patiently backing off outside the penalty area. Most of the balls will be passed to Lin Xuan's feet, and he will deliver the final blow…"
"Lin Xuan takes the ball and passes it to the penalty area! Berbatov took the ball and shot... It missed the post!”
"Manchester United is here again. Lin Xuan is in the ribs. Giggs, pass... Rooney!……Aiya, I'm half a beat too slow!"
"Manchester United's offense has been flourishing during this period of time.”
Coach Lee Yuan-kui then added," Ferguson should have made a deployment during halftime. Manchester United mainly used Lin Xuan's technical advantage to get rid of the high position.”
"After playing a few shots from behind, Manchester City obediently went back to the bus, and Manchester United formed a suppression.”
"But be careful. If they can't score for a long time, Manchester City will catch their breath and their counterattack will be fatal.”
Fortunately, the bombardment at the start of the second half had achieved results.
Lin Xuan's flexible positioning made De Rong's defense slow down by a beat.
In order to stop Lin Xuan from breaking into the penalty area, De Rong grabbed Lin Xuan's jersey tightly and almost pulled him to the ground.
The referee blew the whistle decisively and showed De Rong a yellow card.
Manchester United got a free kick outside the penalty area from a good angle.
Lin Xuan was the one who took charge of the punishment!
At this time, the camera was aimed at the Manchester City goalkeeper, Shay Given, who looked expressionless.
In fact, Gavin was panicking.
He had seen Lin Xuan's previous free kicks. That strange ball path was really hard to guard against!
The more he thought about it, the more nervous he became. He directed the human wall to block the right half of the goal.
He should be able to pay attention to the left side of the goal…right?
The whistle sounded, and Gavin didn't have time to think too much!
Lin Xuan ran up and kicked!
"Eh? What-the-F**k？？Where's the ball?"
Ji Wen only saw Lin Xuan kick, but he didn't see the ball!
Suddenly, a black shadow scuttled out from the bottom right corner of the ground and drilled into the goal!
"Hmm?艹! I was tricked by this kid!"
Gavin hammered the ground in frustration!
It turned out that Lin Xuan didn't follow the previous kicking method.
When he saw the human wall jump, he suddenly had an idea and changed it to Ground Slash!
This move was called the Lying Tiger!
The football was extremely fast. It passed through the foot of the human wall and instantly entered the net!
The goalkeeper's line of sight was blocked and he could not react in time!
Manchester United took the lead again with a score of 2:1!
The one who scored was still Lin Xuan!
"Dear viewers, can you imagine? Our country's Lin Xuan has become the ruler of the Manchester City Derby!”
"This ball is bold but meticulous, full of the wild ideas of young people!”
The domestic fans watching the game were so excited that they could not control themselves!
It had been a long time since China had such an exciting star player!
He was so dazzling that it seemed that Manchester City's defense was very incompetent.
The Manchester City manager, Mark Hughes, shook his head and sighed. His team was too short of a player like Lin Xuan.
He really envied Ferguson for being so quick!
"I don't know how the negotiations with David Silva are going. The winter window may not be in time. It's estimated that it will only be in place in the summer.”
"But can I hold on until that moment?”
Mark Hughes was doubtful.
If they did not want to lose points, the only person they could rely on to attack was Tevez.
"Don't you want revenge? Come on, Carlos!"
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