i am beckham

Chapter 242 The Son of Heaven's Chosen

Beckham didn't expect Ferguson to let Gary Neville go like this. It's as strange as a strict father who didn't turn on the men's singles mode after his kid committed a crime.

Think about it carefully, and it makes sense.

There are usually only two situations when an old man turns on a hair dryer, that is, things are on the way to failure, or there is a risk of getting out of control.

But Gary's matter is obviously a bit special. No matter how the old man packs it up, there is one thing he has to admit, that is, he used the other party as a punching bag first.

Gary's reaction was also fierce. He tackled Husky in the penalty area and gave his opponent a penalty.

Although English football has relatively loose penalties for physical confrontation, fouls in the penalty area are caught quite strictly.

If the opponent's striker is more aggressive and the referee is stricter, the result is likely to be that Manchester United trails by two goals and loses one player. Husky is alive and well and carries the whole game.

I have to say that Gary was very lucky, Leicester City missed a penalty kick and folded Heskey.

And Ferguson was even more lucky. Not only did Manchester United score a fairy goal at the last moment to equalize the score, Arsenal was also sniped by Newcastle United.

It's also interesting to think about it. At this critical moment, it was last season's title contenders who helped Manchester United, and their head coach was Dalglish, who was in the same situation as Ferguson.

After being set off by their peers, Manchester United leads No. 3 points with 1 games left in the league and 25 game less than other teams. The championship has been stabilized.

Compared with the league, the Champions League is not so easy.

Although Manchester United returned to Old Trafford with 1 goal advantage and 3 away goals, it is still difficult for Manchester United to face experienced opponents.

Compared with Manchester United, Dortmund's lineup is not bad, and the age structure of players is better.

They have several German players with good strength, Sammer was the European Footballer of the Year last season, and Muller is the main force of the European Cup champion.

In addition, their left-back Heinrich is an extremely difficult player. He has excellent physical strength, excellent skills and awareness, and has almost no weaknesses.

He successfully limited Poboski in the first round, and his biggest feature is stability.

Beckham's first impression of him was his "poker face". No matter whether he scored a goal, conceded a goal or was violated in the last game, there was no wave on his face.

Whether he is dribbling, passing, or breaking through on the field, it seems that he has carefully calculated, every choice is reasonable, and every handling of the ball is just right.

This guy fits the stereotype of Germans all over the world, calm, stable, and emotionless.

Portuguese stars Paulo Sousa, Riddle, and Chapu Isa are all outstanding and experienced players. These players are all in their prime and have seen the world.

Facing this opponent, Beckham felt like a formidable enemy. Old John said that in his world, Dortmund eliminated Manchester United, and finally defeated Juventus under unfavorable conditions, and won the only Champions League in club history.

Old John also repeated repeatedly: "They have a young player named Rickon, the only shining point in his life is that he scored fairy goals in a row in the last few games this year!

Be careful with him, you can kill him if necessary, this kid is really scary! "

Knowing that the final champion was Dortmund, Beckham was a little disappointed, but he didn't mean to underestimate his opponent in the slightest.

Dortmund won the league championship in the previous two seasons in a row. This season, they focused on the Champions League, and the league was widened early.

But this does not prove that they are not as good as Bayern Munich, which has already won the championship in advance. On the contrary, they have beaten the Bundesliga giants to win the championship in the previous two seasons.

But there is an interesting phenomenon. Dortmund won the Bundesliga championship for two seasons, but in the eyes of everyone, they are only one of the few strong teams behind Bayern in the Bundesliga.

This is a bit interesting. Manchester United have been in a similar situation to them in recent seasons, but Ferguson has now gone sideways.

Last season, he led an immature team with an incomplete lineup to finally achieve a counterattack when they were 12 points behind. In one fell swoop, he won the recognition of all English footballers and was promoted to the ranks of masters in one step.

Dortmund's head coach Hitzfeld is not bad, he is a head coach who can wrestle with any famous coach.

Dortmund's domestic influence is not bad, but it is far inferior to Bayern outside Germany. This kind of thing is quite interesting.

Beckham knows that the development of another world is not much different from this world, so he knows that if Manchester United eliminates Dortmund, it will basically be a change of fate.

History has inertia, and it is not easy to change history.

He heard Old John say that Beckham in another world tried to change a historical event, but the event still got the same result, but it was presented by another coincidence.

Like Beckham, Ferguson felt like an enemy these two days.

The difference is that the former got spoilers, but the latter was based on intuition.

He said to Brian Kidd with a stern look for two consecutive days: "I don't know why, I don't think this game is that simple."

Three days passed in a flash, and the peak match between Manchester United and Dortmund was about to be staged.

In the face of the European war, most of the English media were unanimous. Except for the Liverpool people who prayed for Dortmund to win, most of the media hoped that Manchester United could eliminate the Germans.

This matter is not only a matter of face, but also a matter of interests.

The British and the Germans were at odds with each other decades ago. Even though times have changed, it is a human reaction to have pimples in each other's hearts.

For the English team to win the German team, it seems to everyone that it must be done.

So when Manchester United and Borussia Dortmund stood at Old Trafford, the English team got the blessing of the whole of Britain.

Manchester United won on the road, have a 1 goal advantage, and have 3 away goals.

As long as you don't lose to Dortmund by 2 goals, you can basically advance by losing 1 goal. As long as one team plays conservatively, it is difficult for another team to score more than 4 goals.

At Old Trafford, it was Borussia Dortmund who took the initiative, and the Germans were well prepared.

Ferguson's face was a bit dark at the beginning of the game, because Summer's position was advanced to the midfield, and Hitzfeld put him on Bart's side. The spirit of Manchester United shivered in front of the European footballer.

Bart's expressions and movements are conveying a message to everyone that he is nervous.

So when Keane and Butt switched positions and faced Summer, another Dortmund midfielder, Muller, almost won all the confrontations with Butt.

There is no way, the average age of the "92 Class" members who stay in the first team is 21 years old, except for the younger brother, everyone is basically 22 years old.

In particular, Bart has neither World Series experience nor European experience, so he is at a loss in front of the powerful German midfielder.

Dortmund completely occupied the midfield, the combination of Sammer and Müller firmly controlled the rhythm of the game, and Keane could only watch Butt worry.

The movements of these two midfielders are not fancy at all, all the movements are solid, but they can always appear where they should appear at the most appropriate time, and then seize the best opportunity to pass the ball to their teammates.

If you don't fight against them yourself, you won't be able to appreciate how powerful these two people are.

Especially Sammer, who is extremely capable of organizing, fighting and intercepting, and now he is the best midfielder in the world.

Dortmund quickly started to get their chances in the United penalty area, United's defense players were a bit embarrassed, and the German kept getting corner kicks at the beginning.

In the 12th minute, Dortmund got a corner kick, Heinrich took a corner kick, and their center Chapu Issa grabbed the first point.

But his header did not point to the goal, but passed to the back point.

Riedel jumped high before Irvine and headed the ball into the goal.

0 to 1, Manchester United conceded a goal at the beginning, and the total score of the two teams became a 3-3 tie.

Although Manchester United still took the initiative by virtue of the advantage of more away goals, the game has just begun. Dortmund has plenty of time, and the two teams are pulled back to the same starting line.

Manchester United played very hard. Beckham always felt that the Germans assumed that the fort was in Manchester United's half, and they could always create opportunities by mainly seizing the gaps in Manchester United's defense.

The game restarted, and the Manchester United team was still passively beaten. The Germans' tactics were simple and practical. Sometimes they scored two or three passes into Manchester United's hinterland. This passive beating situation is really uncomfortable.

Manchester United turned to the defensive, not because everyone's tactical thinking was conservative, but because they lost control of the midfield, and everything seemed to be a last resort.

Fortunately, Manchester United's players have played many important games in the past two years, and they were tired of coping for nearly 30 minutes. Manchester United gradually adapted to the opponent's rhythm.

Riedel's header ability is outstanding, but he is only 1 meters tall after all. There is really no advantage for such a height to play in a spot-like position.

It is important that Johansen predicted the position, and the Dortmund striker had nothing to do.

If the opponents in the Premier League are all forwards like this, it is estimated that Gary Neville will not transform into a right back at all. His current position does not have much sense of presence.

There is a popular saying in the English professional league: Only failed central defenders and wingers who have failed in the competition will play full-backs.

Towards the end of the first half, Riedel probably played too high. When Dortmund organized an attack, he retreated to the midfield.

Unfortunately, he met Keane. The Irishman decisively shoveled the moment Riddle took the ball. The German forward's leg was entangled by Keane.

The game was interrupted, and Beckham took a closer look and found that there were beads of sweat on the opponent's forehead.

I don't know how the injury is, this game should not be able to continue.

Keane was a little flustered, and he was in a hurry to lift Riddle up.

He felt that the other party was pretending.
Summer and Keane quickly got together. The German warned Keane not to mess around. Keane had a playful face and seemed to say a lot of provocative words.

Sammer did not pick up Keane's stubble, he asked about Riedel's situation, and the German striker was already on a stretcher at this time.

Keane's tackle could only be counted as a foul, and it didn't even reach the level of giving a card, which made the German very angry.

Not bad news for Manchester United that Dortmund's main forward was injured and left the field.

But when Rickon was replaced by Riddle, Beckham suddenly felt bad.

According to Old John's analysis, Rickon did not have many high achievements in his career, but he is like the chosen one in this season's Champions League, daring to score any kind of goals.

Letting him play at this time is not necessarily good news.

Rickon tried several times in the penalty area without success, and he immediately began to drop back to support the midfielder.

In the 44th minute, Ricken returned to the midfield to take the ball, and then dribbled the ball forward regardless.

But when there were still 30 meters away from the goal, Rickon shot suddenly.

Seeing him shoot, Beckham's heart immediately rose to his throat. He couldn't reach the opponent from the wing at all, and he really couldn't use his strength.

The instant Rickon shot, Keane's tackle was in place and the football hit his leg and flew high into the United goal.

The Irish also took advantage of the opportunity to uproot Rickon, and the Germans flew up immediately, and the company landed first.

But Beckham wasn't thrilled, as the high-bouncing ball turned into an extra-spinning lob, past Schmeichel's fingers and into the goal.

0 is better than 2
Manchester United trailed Dortmund 3-4 in two legs.

To qualify, they must score 1 goal, but it is not easy from now on.

Ferguson leaned on the coach's bench and his face was already dark. The trend of the game was the worst result in his expectation.

(End of this chapter)