I am the king of football

Chapter 312 It has to be him
When the time came to the match day, the heroes who helped the team beat Liverpool in the last game were all sitting on the bench. On the field, Ferguson's starting lineup was in a fierce battle with the challenging West Ham United.

"Both sides played very conservatively, focusing their main energy on defense."

Zhan Jun in the stands was a little drowsy, not to mention the fans watching the game. Some fans who stayed up late to watch the game simply chose to fall asleep. After all, it was just a cup match, and the team was the second substitute team. They could just wait and see the result after waking up.

Throughout the first half of the game, due to Ferguson's emphasis yesterday on not losing the ball, Manchester United controlled the ball very cautiously, which directly led to a significant decrease in their number of attacks. Little Pea and Welbeck only got four shooting opportunities, none of which threatened the goal.

However, their opponent West Ham United was even more timid. For some reason, the Hammers, who had previously dared to attack bravely at their home ground, directly entered the ultimate defensive form. They set up a solid defense in their own half and would never boldly counterattack even if Manchester United pressed forward to attack without a perfect opportunity.

As a result, this overly cautious state is bound to make the game look boring, and when the halftime whistle sounded, the fans on the scene were too lazy to even cheer loudly.

In the camera, when the players of the two teams followed their coaches slowly back to the locker room, the coaches of both teams had expressionless faces.

In the Manchester United locker room, after everyone entered the room, Ferguson closed the door and revealed a helpless expression on his face.

"First of all, your defense was great."

Taking a look at the defense line of this game, several young players showed quite excited expressions. They played stably in the few attacks of West Ham United in the first half, but in fact, the opponent's attacks were not many. After all, the tactics of the Hammers in this game were obviously to defend.

"But we didn't do enough on offense. I stressed yesterday that we need to focus on defense and not lose the ball, but everyone must know that it is impossible to win without scoring a goal!"

In the first half of the game, Ferguson's several calls for reminders were ineffective. Then, when there were no obvious problems with the team, he did not directly adjust the tactics but waited quietly until the half-time break.

"In the second half of the game, don't keep focusing on controlling the ball in the midfield. That's ineffective. Move forward, pass the ball forward, and give the striker ammunition to score! That's the key!"

Ferguson quickly moved the midfielders lined up for this game with his hands and swept his eyes over them.

"Find the feeling of scoring a goal. As long as you find it once, the game should be over."

"understand!"

In this way, Manchester United's midfield adjusted their rhythm in the first half. At the request of their coach, the Red Devils players no longer insisted on controlling the ball after the kick-off of the second half.

Scholes began to pass the ball forward boldly. Nani and Valencia on the left and right sides also got rid of their defensive tasks and moved forward. Nani made a pass with the outside of his foot to confuse the view, and Valencia began to charge forward with his speed.

For a moment, West Ham United's Arhat formation, which was not used in the first half, finally began to show its effect. The conservative situation of both sides no longer existed, and the scene turned into a bus-breaking offensive and defensive battle.

Although Manchester United started to attack bravely, Hernandez and Welbeck were obviously not good at breaking the bus. The nimble Little Pea had no way to run in the face of densely packed defensive players. Welbeck used his body and speed to break through, but finally had to stop as the opponent slowed down.

From the start of the second half to the 75th minute of the game, Manchester United's most threatening shots came from Scholes' long-range shots. One of the shots almost broke through West Ham United's goal, thanks to the opponent's goalkeeper's superb performance to kick the ball out from a position close to the blind corner.

But the good thing is that although the team's offense began to press forward and the players in the midfield and frontcourt began to reduce their participation in defense, Manchester United's defense line still performed stably.

West Ham United had three chances for quick counterattacks, the closest of which was only blocked by Phil Jones in front of the penalty area. Even without the factor of luck, the overall ability of the Hammers players was still far inferior to that of the Red Devils.

"The game has reached the 0th minute and the score is still 0-. The forward line Manchester United fielded in this game does not seem to be so effective. Ferguson called Qin Hu and other three players sitting on the bench to warm up. I wonder who will be substituted in." The sharp-eyed Zhan Jun's words re-energized the fans who were still watching in front of the TV. They looked forward to Ferguson's final substitution decision on the field.

"Oh~, it's still Qin Hu. It has to be him."

Top heading ability, master-level free kick technique, a stunning super shot, and extremely aggressive physical characteristics. Such a configuration concentrated in a striker often means that the team's ways of scoring will become diverse.

In the process of choosing one among the three, Ferguson thought for a moment and decided on Qin Hu. He didn't want to continue to fight with West Ham United and wait for the game to be played another day. Compared with the Hammers who wanted to take advantage of Manchester United's popularity, the Red Devils' goal is more ambitious.

"In addition to Qin Hu, another defender was substituted in, it was Manchester United's newly introduced English defender Harry Maguire, who had just represented England U20 in international competitions not long ago and performed well."

Maguire finally made his debut for Manchester United. At this time and against this opponent, it was obvious that Ferguson wanted him to adapt to the rhythm of the game first.

He looked at Qin Hu and grinned. This familiar scene had not happened for a long time since Qin Hu transferred away from Hull City. This time, the two old teammates finally became comrades-in-arms again and went to the battlefield together.

When Qin Hu came on the field, the Old Trafford stadium, which had been silent for a long time, finally rang with enthusiastic cheers again. Everyone was shouting Qin Hu's name and hoping that he would end this long and boring tug-of-war.

"Keep an eye on him, don't give him any chance!"

The West Ham United coach also replaced two defensive players when he made the substitution. The Hammers players, who were determined to maintain a draw again, looked at Qin Hu with unfriendly eyes.

Then, the 85th minute of the game.

"He's passed it! Qin Hu, who received the pass from Nani, pulled the ball and turned around to dribble past the defensive midfielder in front of him, and quickly rushed towards the penalty area. At least three defensive players surrounded him. He dribbled the ball to the right very quickly and chose to pass it to Little Pea, which was a wall pass! Little Pea passed the ball back to Qin Hu again, and he directly knocked over the defender who was trying to block the position and rushed into the penalty area!"

It was a ferocious scene like a dragon crossing the river. Qin Hu, who had rested on the sidelines for more than 70 minutes, could be said to be in full condition facing an opponent who had already consumed a lot of physical strength.

When the defender who tried to block him was knocked away by him, a route leading directly to the goal appeared in front of him.

So, what are you waiting for?

"Oh!"

"Just a quick shot, the ball goes in! Goes in! Goes in! In the 86th minute of the game, Qin Hu shot into the goal from inside the penalty area, he sent the ball right against the right post!"

1-0, this game that lasted for more than minutes was finally decided at this moment. Qin Hu, who came on as a substitute, stood there and smiled after scoring the goal.

Ferguson on the sidelines finally smiled. It turned out to be Qin.

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