i am beckham

Chapter 247 Free Kick

The runway of the Olympic Stadium in Munich made Beckham feel a little uncomfortable. The runway separated the stadium from the stands by nearly 50 meters.

At this distance, there will be no pointing and mocking by the opponent's fans, but there will be no impact that will make the players' blood spurt.

As nearly 8 fans cheered together on the stadium, Beckham had a hard time hearing a single word.

The whistle of the referee was like the murmur of a long knife sliding down tens of thousands of people, and it reached Beckham's ears, making him subconsciously run along the sidewalk.

With the sound of the referee's whistle, the Juventus players rushed towards the player with the ball like a hound released from a cage.

Cantona trotted to pass the ball to Keane, who paused for a while, and waited for Vieri to rush in front of him before crossing the ball to Butt. He used his inertia to head towards the young Italian center forward, who was knocked down unexpectedly.

Two seconds later, the referee looked at the two players who fell on the ground with regret, and was unable to make a decision for a while.

Bart's pass caught the referee's attention, and he quickly focused on the players on the wing.

On United's right, Beckham was sandwiched between Zidane and Deschamps.

At the same time, Boksic blocked his return pass to Gary Neville, Vieri stuck to Butt, Jugovic also moved close to Keane, and Del Piero blocked his return pass to the goalkeeper.

This is forcing yourself to a one-to-two rhythm, but it is not easy to get rid of the two Juventus midfielders.

It is not difficult to pass the bald man named Zidane, but the trouble is Deschamps behind him.

This man whose body looks longer than his legs is like a cowhide plaster, he can't take it off and he can't beg him.

But he still charged forward and tried to pass through the gap between the two defenders.

Seeing that Beckham wanted to fight hard, Zidane and Deschamps subconsciously rushed forward.

Beckham, who had expected it for a long time, pulled the football back, pulled it behind him, knocked the football to the left side of his body with his arch, and passed it against Zidane's back.

Less than 30 seconds into the game, such a wonderful scene happened on the field, the Manchester United fans couldn't sit still anymore, they shouted Beckham's name loudly.

At the same time, Zidane and Deschamps collided, which caused a cry of exclamation from the Juventus fans.

It was the first time in two years that they saw two Juventus players face to face.

To be honest, this scene was a bit embarrassing. Both looked at each other in surprise for a few seconds before running to the backcourt.

After passing the two French midfielders cleanly, Beckham sprinted forward a few steps, then drew his bow and set up an arrow, aiming at Cole's running route and passing the pass.

Cole ran towards the target the moment Beckham touched the ball. Montero realized something was wrong and immediately chased after him.

When Montero posted it, Cole had already parked the ball to the right, and immediately raised his foot to hit.

Montero stretched his legs hard, still letting the football slip from his toes.

Peruzzi struggled to save the ball and barely blocked the ball from the bottom line.

corner kick!

Beckham takes a corner kick, Peruzzi has not moved, he has to wait until he understands the line before making a decision.

Just when he was optimistic about the line and ready to attack, another Juventus central defender Ferrara rushed to the line of the football and cleared the ball out of the penalty area.

Jugovic dribbled the ball all the way to the middle of the midfield and crossed Zidane before the defender posted it.

The latter passed the ball directly to the middle without stopping the ball. Boksic ran over to meet the ball, with Johnson next to him.

Just when everyone thought that the Croatian star was about to make a personal breakthrough, Boksic suddenly leaked the football to Vieri behind him.

The 24-year-old Italian centre-forward squeezed Pallister away with a flick of his shoulder, before volleying hard.

Schmeichel arrived as promised, using his left hand to lift the football off the bar.

The game lasted less than 3 minutes, and both Manchester United and Juventus had a chance to score.

Seeing such a wonderful scene, all the fans cheered, and the Juventus fans beat rhythmically with both hands while singing.

Manchester United fans held up their scarves and chanted in unison, Glory to Manchester United. Fans from the two clubs came and went, as if the team they supported would win as long as their voices were louder than the other.

The neutral fans placed between the fans of the two teams were more chaotic. They first supported Manchester United and then applauded Juventus.

When Didier Deschamps took a corner kick, the neutral fans were all tossing themselves.

Beckham didn't know how the Germans did it. Anyway, the bunch of neutral fans were obviously just empty words and had no position.

Obviously, the level of meticulous work of the Germans is much higher than that of the Belgian organizers 22 years ago.

Jugovic leaped high to meet the landing point of the corner kick, Keane refused to give in, the two collided in the air in order to compete for the landing point, and the football was headed out of the penalty area by Pallister.

The game is still going on, and the Irishman and the Serb are still entangled in their arms.

Both of them tugged with all their strength, and then talked trash to each other.

Taking advantage of the hard work of the two of them, Juventus regained the possession of the ball, and the Manchester United players immediately posted it, not giving them any chance at all.

After a few head-turning starts, both teams fell silent after 10 minutes.

Juventus players are very experienced. They are not in a hurry to launch an all-out attack, because this style of play consumes too much energy.
And the young people of Manchester United are not in a hurry to share life and death with Juventus immediately, as if it is not the time yet.

Manchester United is a young team, but that doesn't mean the players are inexperienced.

If it is missing, it is just a lack of this kind of life-and-death competition.

The two teams came and went to check and balance each other. Cantona and Zidane were once again targeted by the opponent. The two were prevented from breaking through the line at all and could only maximize their organizational role.

For the rest of the first half, neither team had a good chance, or even had a chance.

The hot-blooded scene of the two teams' extremely fast offense lasted only two or three minutes, and the next game returned to the old routine.

In the locker room, Ferguson was beating everyone up: "Juventus is not an invincible team. They are not as strong as the media say. As long as we remain patient, it is up to us who wins!"

"We had to go out in the first 10 minutes of the second half and catch them off guard."

Ferguson's voice was resonant, but he acted like nothing but clouds.

Beckham is also analyzing the performance of the Juventus players. Through the observation of the first half, he found that the defending champion players also played very tight throughout the first half.

Take his opening breakthrough as an example. He never expected that Zidane, who was defending him, and Deschamps, who was assisting in the defense, would collide with each other in defense.

This kind of weird scene can't be seen even in amateur competitions, but I didn't expect it to happen.

Judging from the performance of the Juventus players, they were also very nervous. They controlled the rhythm throughout the first half, for fear of being exploited by their opponents.

The Manchester United players are not in a hurry to speed up, which is the benefit of participating in more major games.

After yesterday's struggle, Manchester United's players performed well overall.

As soon as the whistle sounded in the second half, Manchester United's midfielders began to press the Juventus players in a high position.

Didier Deschamps got the ball in the backcourt. He observed the positioning of his teammates and was about to run for a while.

This momentary negligence almost marked the end of his career.

As he watched, Keane scuttled from a diagonal stab, snatched the ball from under him, and sprinted towards the penalty area.

Seeing that Keane was about to face the goalkeeper alone, Deschamps hurriedly stretched his legs and tripped him.

The referee's whistle sounded, it was a free kick!
Seeing Keane take a well-placed free kick in front of the Juventus penalty area, Beckham's heart tightened and he took a deep breath.

And the faces of the Juventus players were immediately clouded. This is the championship final, and everyone's hearts have to beat as the game progresses.

(End of this chapter)