King's Landing Nottingham

Chapter 289 The beginning of everything is difficult
Chapter 289 All things are difficult at the beginning
The referee of this game is Kavanagh from England. Wei Xun has never heard of this referee's name in later generations, but according to the data provided by the data analysis center, this referee has a total of Eleven yellow cards were sent out, which can be regarded as a card-playing maniac.

In fact, in the first 10 minutes of the game, Wei Xun and the fans in the Old Trafford stadium fully experienced the power of this "card maniac":
In the seventh and eighth minutes of the game, Mertesacker and Carvalho received two yellow cards in a row. You know, this is Notts County's starting central defender combination!

In the 9th minute, Iniesta was intercepted by Keane in the midfield, who found Scholes nearby, and then the ball was transferred to the open left by Scholes.

Welsh top player Giggs took advantage of the change of rhythm to get rid of the Brazilian defender Dani Alves. Without extra moves, he glanced at Van Nistelrooy's position in the penalty area and sent a cross.

Ruud van Nistelrooy's shot was blocked by Mertesacker in the first instant, and Solskjaer, who followed up, was already unmarked. The Dutchman van der Sar bravely blocked Solskjaer's shot. Faced with Giggs' shot, he could only be helpless.

Sometimes, people have to accept the old age, and the speed of the second reaction really cannot keep up with the old age.

Manchester United took advantage of the hesitation that Notts County's two central defenders received consecutive yellow cards to launch a quick attack.

Although this goal has some elements of luck, it also exposed the problems of Notts County's defense.

It can be clearly seen that there are six Manchester United players in the Notts County penalty area, and the two players closest to the Notts County goal outside the big penalty area are also Manchester United.

Apart from the goalkeeper, Notts County has only five defensive players in the penalty area, and the remaining five players have all stayed in the midfield and have not returned yet.

You can say that Manchester United's counterattack was too fast, but in the first 10 minutes, Notts County had already experienced a disjointed midfield, which had to make Guardiola a little worried.

"The formation should be more compact, pay attention to the inside, pay attention to the defense behind, Warren!"

Guardiola held his forehead. He was thinking about whether to make a substitution so early. The defense in the midfield is indeed a bit of a problem. Three players with strong offensive attributes but almost a black hole in defense, Manchester United only need one base. Well, it can be done, not to mention there is a Nicky Butt.

After someone steals the ball, Scholes will directly launch a counterattack with a long pass, without giving you time to react.

With the conduction of the ball three or four times, the ball has already got into the net.

"Josep, why don't we just replace? Replace George or Anthony with one, and stabilize the midfield first?

Not only can we not play offensively, but we also have a big problem in defense. After all, Pell and the others have already received a yellow card. If there is no midfielder to build a barrier at the top of the penalty area, I think there is a high possibility of a red card! "

Eric Tynhag's words are by no means alarmist. Guardiola was shaken, but he still wanted to wait and see.Before the game, he had already made arrangements with the players. He knew very well that the start of the game would be difficult, but they didn't have ways to deal with it.

"Cristiano, Danny, don't worry about what's behind you, someone will make up for it, try to play the content we set!"

The Spanish coach made a few forward moves and directed towards Alves and Cristiano Ronaldo beside him.

"Good coach!"

The Notts County players who originally thought about returning to defense more, began to unify their thinking at this time, and there was no other way. Huashan's way is to attack, attack and attack.

Then, Notts County's offense turned into a long pass. Instead of looking for the high center forward Drogba in the penalty area, he used two full-backs and midfielders to dispatch left and right, allowing Cristiano on the wing and Dani Alves and Warren Doyle in midfield got their chances and used their speed to hit the aging Manchester United defense!
The effect is naturally immediate!
The Neville brothers couldn't stop Notts County's assault on the wing at all, and could only limit Notts County's offense through destruction.

No.209 minutes, Notts County took advantage of a throw-in from the right to equalize the score.

With a throw, a cross, Drogba followed up with a shot, Notts County completed the goal in the simplest way.

If at the beginning Sir Alex Ferguson still wanted to continue to strengthen the offense and try to get rid of at least one of Notts County's two central defenders, then now he has to consider asking Butt and Keane to pay attention to the space behind him and help the insiders. The Weir Brothers help defend Notts County's attack on the wing.

In the No.303 minute of the first half of the game, Phil Neville had to pull down the hopeful star of England from behind because of a breakthrough by Warren Doyle, and received a yellow card.

Familiar position, but this time, Warren's proud free kick failed to score.

Feng Shui took turns, today Manchester United's goal line was replaced by the American goalkeeper, Tim Howard.The advantage of height makes it more convenient for him to defend. Doyle's free kick this time did not open the angle and was easily resolved by the tall and long-armed Howard.

The back-and-forth offensive of the two sides made the fans very enjoyable to watch. Even if it was only five days of intensive training, the Notts County players, who lacked some extra moves, were more concise and straightforward in offense, frequently threatening Manchester United with long shots. The players, unfortunately, just blossomed, but failed to bear fruit.

Just when everyone thought the game would end in a draw in the first half, Manchester United took advantage of a foul by Dani Alves to quickly serve a free kick, and Solskjaer scored a goal to overtake the score!
"Please tell me in the loudest voice that the goal scorer is..."

"Ole Gunnar Solskjaer!"

"The goal scorer is..."

"Ole Gunnar Solskjaer!"

Huang Miao, who was sitting in the crowd of Manchester United fans, also chanted the full name of his idol along with the Manchester United fans at the scene, completely forgetting the fact that he was a Notts County player.

Notts County was overtaken by the opponent in the last minute before the end of the midfield. How much impact this situation will have on the team's next arrangement is obviously not something he considers.

"Huang Miao, sit down for me!"

Teacher Huang can't stand it anymore. She is the hostess of Notts County. How can someone else cheer for others after scoring her own goal?
Huang Miao, who was already full of enthusiasm, couldn't listen to her sister's instructions at all, and simply went in her left ear and out her right ear. She was still singing and dancing excitedly, greeting and chatting enthusiastically with a few Manchester United fans around her.

Gao Yaoqian, who was sitting beside him, suddenly stepped on Huang Miao viciously, pointed at Huang Miao's nose and cursed:
"Huang Miao! I really didn't expect Ye to be such a person! We are Notts County players, we are Notts County people! But Ye even cheered for Manchester United, Ye's conscience was eaten to the stomach gone!"

If it wasn't for Gao Yao's foot, Huang Miao would not want to talk to him at all if it hurt Huang Miao from stepping on it:
"Yaogan, don't you also like Ferdinand, I like Solskjaer, my idol scored a goal, can't I be happy for him?"

"No! Shrimp paper!"

Gao Yaogan left, his first reaction was to go to the stand where the Notts County fans were, and try to reason with the boss, but the tickets he held could not go to that stand.

In terms of ticket management, the UK, like China, does not allow travel.Gao Yaogan said that he was a Notts County player, but the staff under the stands did not believe it. Gao Yaogan had no choice but to go to the parking lot of the Old Trafford Stadium to find the driver who drove the bus today.

If it was normal, he probably would have nowhere to go, but among the two drivers who drove the bus today, there was Liu Yundong. This guy had driven a military vehicle when he was in the army. He had an army driver's license and was very skilled.

The Notts County Club bus driver was paid well and paid well, so he did it without saying a word. He went abroad to work, and he originally wanted to earn more money.

Liu Yundong, who was smoking, saw that Gao Yao was unhappy, so he didn't say much, and asked him to come over and help him fetch water and clean the car.

The bus driver in Notts County is the easiest job in the club. Two people at a time, separate back and forth, and refuse to drive tiredly, but this British driver doesn’t seem to like car washing very much. He only knows how to build it, but he doesn’t know how to maintain it. No, I have to save some money for the boss, so whenever I drive, I will clean and maintain the bus.

Be responsible to yourself, but also to the people in the car. This is also a manifestation of repaying the trust your boss has placed in you.People have taken such a big risk for themselves, and they have to do it well.

(End of this chapter)