i am beckham

Chapter 266 Atypical Barb
Captain Keane led Manchester United to Elland Road Stadium to challenge Leeds United, known as the white team.

Before the game, Manchester United ranked first in the league standings, while Leeds United ranked in the middle and lower reaches.Considering that Manchester United won the Premier League last season and Leeds United was almost relegated, the difference between the two is even greater.

赛前曼联8场联赛不败，5胜3平豪夺18分，利兹联队前8轮仅仅取得3胜1平4负积10分的成绩，刚刚摆脱降级的威胁。更加令人不看好利兹联队的则是他们1平3负的主场战绩。

Just when the media was overwhelmingly optimistic about Manchester United, Ferguson's team went out with extremely full confidence.

Ferguson made a partial rotation in this game, Borg and Pallister doubled as central defenders, while Beckham and Poboski started together, which was a bit confusing, Keane and Scholes served as central midfielders, and Sheringham and Solskjaer became the double forwards.

Ferguson was already very skilled in the training and use of formations and player positions. It was not a problem for him to start at the same time as Beckham and Poborski. Poborski can become a winger and Manchester United's lineup can be changed to 433.

Of course, there is no problem with the conventional routine. Poborski can play on the left, Beckham continues on the right, and Keane and Scholes form a diamond-shaped diamond midfield position.

After the start of the game, Manchester United had the advantage as expected, and Leeds United soon entered the rhythm of playing steadily and assaulting.But even though Manchester United turned away, under the title of "Rose Derby", the game was still full of sparks, and fierce encounters could be seen everywhere. The strong and rough Leeds United players turned the midfield area into a huge meat grinder.

This kind of rhythm was originally a specialty of Keane and his teammates. Facing the deadly enemy, playing a head-to-head game, suppressing the opponent with invincible domineering, and finally winning is the happiest result.

But as the game progressed, Manchester United gradually lost control of the midfield, and couldn't easily suppress the opponent in the half-court area. The game became stalemate and the confrontation became more intense.

No one thought that Manchester United's captain would lose in the confrontation.

Ferguson and Kidd on the sidelines were stunned.Kidd suddenly remembered something, and murmured, "Didn't this guy go to a bar?"

"What?!" Ferguson was furious.

"When I was warming up before the game, I smelled alcohol on him, but he didn't admit that he had drunk, let alone that he was drunk." Kidd explained cautiously.

"Oh my god, this guy!" Ferguson looked again speechless, the staggering guy in his sight, the guy who couldn't tell the difference between east, west, and north after colliding with his opponent, that guy who couldn't cover the entire midfield, was gasping for breath, barely commanding his teammates to get into position.

Keane admitted in his autobiography for many years that he was indeed out of shape, because he did drink alcohol two days before the game.Not just drinking, Keane was actually so drunk that he almost got into a fight with the guy in the bar.

Keane said: "After our 2-2 draw against Chelsea, the team did not arrange high-intensity training the next day, just a simple recovery. So we slipped out and found a place to sneak a drink."

"Our games are too dense. The boss and the coaching team all think that the team should balance work and rest, so they gave us a chance. In good conscience, we actually planned to drink a little bit at the beginning, just to enjoy the addiction. I really didn't expect to get drunk, let alone almost fight."

Keane admitted later that he wasn't in the right shape to play, but Ferguson and Kidd didn't know it, so they put him on the field and continued to make him the captain

Keane was not in the form, the game gradually became balanced, gradually lost control, and then went to the disadvantage, Manchester United began to play extremely difficult.

Leeds United at home withstood Manchester United's onslaught, quickly used a free kick to break Manchester United's city, rewriting the score to 1-0.

The lagging Manchester United then launched an onslaught, but the players seemed to be infected. They were always a little bit worse in key passes and handling of key balls, and it was always difficult to create more and better attack opportunities.

At the end of the first half, Ferguson returned to the locker room with a gloomy face.He stared at Keane fiercely, and finally decided to save some face for the captain. He didn't point out his mistake of violating the prohibition order in person, and he didn't turn on the hair dryer to spray the players' muddleheadedness in the first half. He just said: "Think about what kind of game this is, don't embarrass yourself!"

Manchester United continued to counterattack in the second half, but Leeds United's defense was still fierce. They also shrunk deeply under the lead, leaving Manchester United no room at all.

Under the boring battle, Ferguson replaced Phil and Husky, intending to let the newcomers go up to try their luck.

The rookies didn't change the situation when they played. Ferguson had a gloomy face, and he was ready to accept the defeat.

Just as the game was coming to an end, an accident happened.

With five minutes to go, there was a midfield attack from United, Phil kicked a through ball into the opposition box, Keane tried to rush to get the ball, but he was exhausted and slow to start.

Haaland ran from behind him towards the ball and quickly took advantage of it.

Seeing that pass was out of reach, Keane tried to trip him and stop the game.

This is a tactic he often uses. If the referee is stricter, he will give a warning, and if the referee is stricter, he will issue a yellow card.

Everyone knew that this was a tactical foul, but Keane lost his balance when he caught up, and he still wanted to intercept the opponent.

And the villain Harland kept bumping into Keane, and the two sides faced each other. Keane was tripped, and then fell into the penalty area with a scream.

The referee was nearby, immediately blew the whistle to stop the game, and took out the yellow card.

Haaland was highly nervous, fearing that the referee would judge him to be a foul and give Manchester United a penalty. As soon as the whistle blew, he rushed over and roared at Keane.

"You scum, bastard, if you touch me again, I'll make you look good!"

The players of Leeds United quickly surrounded him. Haaland continued his foul language and humiliated Keane. His teammates and the goalkeeper of Leeds United couldn't stand it and came over to push him away.

Another Leeds player, Wesselaar, also rushed over and accused him of lying on the grass and pretending to be injured.

Keane collapsed on the grass, sweating profusely in pain, barely able to make a sound, unable to stand up at all.

The moment Keane fell, everyone knew something had happened.

But no one thought that Keane could actually be injured for a long time.He is not afraid of getting hurt, and the Predator is really not in vain.

Keane didn't resent Haaland's tackle when he fell to the ground, which is unavoidable on the football field. What he was dissatisfied with was Haaland's disrespect, his shamelessness, his despicableness.

This guy has a dark heart. Not only does he refuse to admit his mistakes and take responsibility, but he shirks them completely.

Many of Manchester United's teammates still didn't know what happened. Only Beckham rushed to Keane's side at the first time, and said with a stern look: "Don't worry, I will stand up for you!"

Harland was still relentless, and continued to yell at the sidelines, accusing Keane of pretending to be injured, trying to cheat a penalty, and being cunning and treacherous.

Beckham gave Harland a ferocious look, and the other party was taken aback for a moment, but in order to cover up his timidity just now, he cursed more viciously.

Keane patted Beckham's arm and said, "Don't worry about it, I'll go to him sooner or later! I want him to think of me in pain for the rest of his life! Hahaha!"

Beckham sneered, he couldn't open his mouth in pain, and he was still holding on here.

Keane, who was in great pain, was quickly carried off the field, and he was never able to return to the field after that.

The game restarted, and Beckham's eyes locked on Haaland. He was going to help Keane get justice. No one could insult his teammate like that.

3 minutes later, the opportunity came.

Haaland dribbled the ball through the middle, he knocked past Butt who had just played, and dribbled the ball towards Manchester United's right.

Beckham has made his decision and he is willing to bear any outcome.

Watching Haaland move towards Gary Neville, he suddenly wanted to finish him from behind, so he activated.

Just when his head was hot, Gary Neville rushed towards Harland almost at full speed, then shoveled down with all his strength, and even raised his feet.

No, this kid is going to be a waste of people!
Gary Neville's rough tackle made Beckham suddenly calm down. Only by witnessing it with his own eyes can he realize how reckless his thoughts were just now.

But it was too late to say anything now, Gary had already shoveled out, and Harland instinctively jumped into the air, narrowly avoiding an explosive shovel, but was still brought down.

He got up and complained to the referee, but took a look at Manchester United's defense. Gary's tackle was out of position and Manchester United's right was exposed to the opponent.

Harland got up and was about to dribble the ball, but he didn't expect that he was tackled from the side and rear with the ball after he took a step.

This time he failed to dodge, and was shoveled to the calf.

Amid the exclamation of the home fans, Jiangtou stood up from the ground, showing an expression of "I am willing to take responsibility for this attack".

Haaland was lying on the ground clutching the ligament he had injured in the same place as Keane.

Immediately afterwards, a large-scale conflict broke out on the field. Leeds United players kept pushing Scholes. The "92 Class" led by Beckham did not show any weakness. The conflict lasted for nearly 5 minutes before it ended.

The referee called the players from both sides to the front, then showed a wave of yellow cards, and then gave Scholes a red card.

Jiangtou took his shirt out of his shorts, turned around and walked to the side without any complaints or regrets.

The fourth official raised the sign and added 5 minutes of stoppage time for the whole game. At this time, the game has progressed to 93 minutes.

The Leeds United player who took the penalty kicked the football under his feet, but did not kick it for a long time, preparing to drag the game to 95 minutes.

It wasn't until the referee showed a yellow card that the free throw player moved.

The Leeds United players grabbed the first point, their central defender headed the goal vigorously, Schmeichel had no time to save, subconsciously stretched out his right leg, unexpectedly the blind cat ran into a dead mouse, and the football hit his calf Bounces to the edge of the box.

Borg successfully competed for the top and headed the ball to the left. Phil took a step forward and saw the Leeds United players sticking up, so he turned around to protect the ball and passed the football to Irwin.

Taking advantage of two or three seconds, Husky had already rushed to the midfield, and Beckham was about to pass him.

Irwin immediately made a long pass over Hesky's head. Leeds United's midfielder was half a head shorter than him. The two jumped at the same time, and Leeds United player Hesky bumped into him. It was impossible to give the opponent a chance at this time.

But what he didn't expect was that after a violent impact, Husky was able to maintain his balance in front of him. He swung the ball to the right by feeling and fell to the ground.

Seeing this scene, the Manchester United fans in the visiting team's stands cheered, and Beckham rushed to the football at full speed.

Leeds United's left-back was not far away from him, and both of them were sprinting with all their might.

Manchester United's offensive and defensive conversion is extremely fast. At this time, Leeds United's midfielders are still running towards the backcourt. The left back is already the last defensive player except the goalkeeper.

As long as you pass him, Leeds United's door is almost open.

Beckham ran into the penalty area, and the Leeds United defender, who was hanging on him just now, immediately cleaned up his hands and feet. He didn't dare to take the responsibility of taking a penalty kick in the last minute of the game.

Beckham leaned on the defensive player and turned his head to look at the football. The next stop is very important, so he has to judge the origin of the football.

Seeing his movement, the defensive players thought he was going to head the ball, and they blocked him behind him, making Beckham turn his back to the goal.

Beckham prepares to get the ball with his back, then looks for an opportunity to turn and shoot.

But when the football was close to the top of his head, he found that he couldn't stop the ball with his chest even when he jumped up.

At this time, it is either a header or a barb.

Beckham first ruled out the barb. He has almost never practiced this kind of showmanship, and he is completely unsure, so he is going to try his luck after heading the ball.

But when he was about to take off, he felt that the defender behind him was like a fulcrum for a barb.

Thinking of this, Beckham began to press down on the defender with his arms and entangled the arms of the two.

The defensive player looked at Beckham's movements and was intermittently confused. When he vaguely felt something was wrong, Beckham leaned against him and began to lean back.

Now he understands the opponent's intentions, but he dare not withdraw his body, he is afraid of sending Manchester United a penalty.

In front of Manchester United's coaching bench, Ferguson slowly opened his mouth, and he put all his attention on Beckham who was at the front.

From Ferguson's point of view, Beckham's movements were not chic. He blocked the defender from the stand, leaned back with his whole body, and kicked the football to the far corner when it flew overhead.

The football hit the goal frame. The goalkeeper of Leeds United paused, then stumbled towards the football and fell down halfway. He could only watch the football fly into the goal.

1 is better than 1!

Amidst the overwhelming boos of the Leeds United fans, Beckham rushed to the sideline and jumped up high, still the same action, still so annoying.

Throughout Beckham's goal, Ferguson's mouth remained open.

When he recovered from his surprise, he suddenly started chewing gum.

Fortunately, I didn't swallow it this time.

The whole game ended quickly, and Manchester United almost tied Leeds United at the buzzer. The 10 players on the field all returned to the locker room with silly joy.

Now they don't understand how important this goal has been for the entire season.

At the press conference, the media kept asking Ferguson what he thought of the two violent tackles by Gary and Ginger.

Ferguson sneered and said: "Before answering this question, should we talk about Haaland's actions. He said a lot of bad words, but he didn't get the punishment he deserved. I think this is the root of the problem."

On this issue, Ferguson has always maintained a tough attitude and refused to make any concessions.

The situation of the press conference has been very depressing, until the talk about Beckham's goal, the Manchester United coach showed a smile on his face.

"To be honest, David's goal action is a bit weird, and it's a bit reluctant to call it a barb, but the angle of that shot is very tricky, and overall it's a good goal!"

After the game, the media's attention was mainly on Manchester United players' successive tackles and Beckham's barb goal.

Everyone did not expect that Gary and Scholes could be so rough that it completely broke the media's perception of them at that moment.

Some media discovered through slow motion that Beckham was also suspected of retaliating against the tackle.

Regarding media speculation, Beckham categorically denied it.

The media talked about the game, but the Manchester United players quickly put it behind them.

Next, there will be another Champions League match, and the opponent is Juventus, which Manchester United players are thinking about.

(End of this chapter)