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Chapter 195 The Story of Brady Park
The December game did not cause Manchester United any problems. The team played steadily through the rest of 2011. Although the Champions League game was unexpectedly tied by Schalke 04, Manchester United won steadily. First in the group, and Schalke 04 had to go to the Europa League.

More than half of the league, Manchester United topped the table. This time the lead is quite obvious, with a gap of eight points. Although Manchester City surpassed Chelsea and ranked second, they could not shake Manchester United's status as king.

In 2012, Manchester United ushered in the first game of defending the FA Cup, Derby County, who had a very difficult time in the British Championship.

In terms of strength, the two sides are not on the same level at all. However, after the game at Brady Park kicked off, Manchester United played quite hard.

There is snow outside the arena, but what is the enthusiasm inside the arena.

It has been a long time since Derby County played against a Premier League team. Today, their players are quite enthusiastic.

The formation of 541 is very conservative, and they have to be conservative, because their main striker Croft is injured, and the young Serbian striker Pulijoć is in front.

However, it was this young striker who made the starting Niu Shisan quite helpless.

Niu Shisan couldn't remember the last time he was connected to two people, but today he had to face this fact.

It is not strange for Manchester United to lose away, but the opponent also depends on who they are.

Derbyshire?If the time spans 80 or even 100 years, Ferguson thinks it is possible, because Derby County still had a little bit of glory at that time.

But when Manchester United is in full swing, it seems a bit reluctant to be upset, right? !

But things are so strange.

The first goal conceded, Manchester United's defenders did not make a mistake, because everyone saw the referee's problem at that time, because Prijocic was offside when Pringle lobbed the ball, but the linesman didn't see it, and even some The cameraman captured the lineman shaking the snowflakes from his head.

Well, even so, Niu Shisan has no problem facing a one-handed goal, but young people don't care who the goalkeeper is in front of the goal, and they don't play cards according to common sense.

On the edge of the penalty area, he should have waded the ball away from Upson who was chasing back.

But he didn't, and you could think he stumbled, or you could think that was his strength.

In short, he must have practiced the splits when he was a child, otherwise, it would be impossible for him to slide at such a fast speed and still hold the football under his feet.

Upson couldn't stop in a hurry. Under such circumstances, Pulijoć got up and hooked the ball to his side. Maybe he was worried that he would have no chance if he didn't shoot, so he took a long shot wisely. horn.

Niu Shisan felt that he had really seen a ghost. If Upson hadn't chased back, he could have seen the opponent's shot, and if the opponent didn't slip, he could have held the opponent down in momentum.

Too bad Upson blocked his view.When he saw the football, the ball was basically parallel to his body, and the young man's footwork was very good. Niu Shisan had to admit that the opponent was actually a few months older than him.

This world is like this, you always want to change him, but find that you are being teased by him every day.

After conceding the goal, Manchester United didn't just get depressed. Of course, it is impossible to attack wildly. What they need is to grasp the rhythm first.

Ferguson also doesn't think Manchester United will lose this game. Although he feels that his energy is not as good as before, he still doesn't have hallucinations. If Arsenal or Manchester City score the goal, Manchester United may be more nervous at this time!

But the Derby County players don't think so, they think they still have a chance, offside?To hell!The referee's judgment is the most accurate.

Therefore, they planned to defend to the death, but they actively fought against their habits and expanded the defensive range to the midfield.

The central axis composed of Carrick and Gibson is indeed poor in ball control, and their passing and cutting cooperation is not very smooth. Fortunately, the two are not weak in attack, and Manchester United can still create for the opponent for a while. some threats.

However, Manchester United's two wings were trapped in the penalty area. Welbeck has been habitually wandering on the wing because he can hardly catch the ball. Silva on the left needs to go to the center from time to time to respond.

Evra often puts in assists, but unfortunately, the number of times he goes up is limited. It is difficult for Grafit and Diouf in front of them to find football in the crowd of each other.

Under such circumstances, the football was frequently cut off by the Derby County players. Ferguson was signaling Grafite to retreat to get the ball. The Brazilian striker's ability to control the ball is still not a problem, and he is more kind and will not take it alone. If you hit the ball, you rush forward regardless.

However, Manchester United's change has not yet begun, and Derby County's counterattack has already started.

Carrick and Gibson made a mistake, and the ball was intercepted by Baskerton near the center circle. The latter did not rush to fight back, but passed the ball back to Pearson.

Pearson held the ball firmly and gave it to Cummins on the wing when Carrick tried to interfere.

Manchester United's players were not too eager to return to the defense. Maybe they thought the opponent would choose to waste time, because the first half was almost over, and Derby County was still leading the score.

The ball returned to the middle after a round, and as expected, Gibson faced Pringle.

In this one-on-one situation, Gibson will never have the upper hand, even though the pass that caused Manchester United to concede the ball was from Pringle's feet.

Sure enough, after being held by Gibson, Pringle had to choose to pass back.

The result of the pass back was that Basketon felt that the opportunity had come and he could shoot. In fact, he is now 35 meters away from the goal, which hardly poses any threat to Niu Shisan.

But Baskerton shot, and it can be said that his courage is commendable.Niu Shisan also did not expect that someone would dare to take a long shot under his prestige. It is not always possible to become famous with one goal, at least there is no hope in his hands.

So Niu Shisan decisively held the ball out of the baseline.

This is the Brady Park Stadium, which is the home ground of Derby County, so the football here is more accurate and quicker when it rolls to the Derby County players.

Manchester United's players have not yet returned to the defense, Connolly has already taken the ball, a tactical corner kick, Manchester United's players think this is very good, because there is enough time to defend.

But Basketon, who received the ball, obviously didn't feel too sorry because the previous long-range shot was blocked. When he received the football, he passed it decisively, even though they only had a striker and Buck in the middle. The central defender who came up with an assist.

Upson's defense is still relatively in place. He grabbed the first point and pushed the ball out, but it was Pringle who caught the ball. When the latter pressed his arch, he pushed the football back into the penalty area.

And it rolled past Ferdinand very accurately, and the penetration felt like a shot.

Niu Shisan also felt this way, so he was ready to catch the ball while squatting, but who knew that a foot would pop out halfway.

It was Pulijoć, the Serbian striker who flicked a football that was flying close to the ground on his instep and sent it flying sideways.

Niu Shisan, who lowered his center of gravity, jumped up quickly, but the flying angle and speed of the football were beyond his ability to stop in a hurry. Although he tried his best to stretch out his right hand, the football flew into the goal obediently.

Before the end of the first half, Manchester United trailed 0-2 at Brady Park.

This was something that Ferguson could not have imagined before the game. This was something Manchester United players were caught off guard. This is something Manchester United fans rarely know because they haven't gone home and can't watch live TV.

If you don't want to play extra games, you have to score three goals. Of course, you can go home without scoring a goal, but in this case, defending the title is not a slogan but a shame.

Don't Manchester United really have no chance of defending the cup?
"I don't know what made you play in the first half, more like a relegation team than Derby County! I just want to win the game, I think you can do it too, no if, I Don't want to know any excuses, I just need one ending and that is victory."

At the beginning of the second half, Ferguson replaced Grafitt and Gibson with Rooney and Mike.

Derby County will no longer attack, just like their plan before the game-defend!

Can you hold it?

The Derby County players don't know, but they are content. Today is a wonderful day. Regardless of whether we really won in the end, at least we have led Manchester United 2-0.

Pulijoqi will definitely become famous, no matter what his future achievements are, but his resume will have such a mark, "Scored twice in the game against Manchester United!"

Ferguson's change did not have an immediate effect. It might be easier for Mike to fight alone, but it is unrealistic to want to eat a piece of the opponent's meat just like this.

It took almost 10 minutes for Mike to basically adapt to the opponent's defense.

Players are dense, but also prone to chaos.

Welbeck and Silva stepped up to the front line to become wingers under his signal, and Carrick retreated to assist the defense. In fact, he didn't have much to do.

Niu Shisan has been idled, because Pulijoqi, who broke his goal twice today, has become an avant-garde.

Mike's goal is to create chaos and win in chaos. Only chaos is the easiest way to tear through dense defenses, at least for now.

The fact is indeed as Mike expected, but it was not the four strikers of Manchester United who scored first. Evra has assisted a lot this season, and he finally felt the feeling of scoring today.

He didn't know if anyone touched the football halfway through the shot, but the result was good. Northern Ireland goalkeeper Deeney watched the football into the net without any reaction.

The second ball was much easier, as Mike took a free-kick into the top corner of the goal.United leveled after half an hour into the second half.

However, it is really difficult to win. Perhaps the Derby County players really want to go to Old Trafford to experience the atmosphere of the Theater of Dreams!After being equalized, not only did they not have the slightest intention of attacking, but they were extremely aggressive in fighting.

As the core of the organization, Mike was violated no less than five times in the next ten minutes, and at least three people received yellow cards while defending him.

Time passed, Manchester United didn't have time to play one more game with Derby County, and Ferguson didn't want it to end like this. Giggs came on and replaced Carrick, sharing the pressure on Mike.

The referee is already watching the clock, Giggs has the ball, United's strikers are essentially caught in the arms of the opposing defenders, Upson and Ferdinand have already assisted, if it is not because there is only one runner up front Tired Evra, maybe Niu Shisan himself went up, because he basically didn't touch football in the second half.

This game was too uncomfortable for him, he conceded two goals, and he really didn't touch the ball a few times.

Giggs picked up the ball suddenly, and Ferdinand grabbed the point, but his header was not strong enough to rebound, and he relied on his own strength, so it was really difficult to pose a threat, but luckily Yes, the angle is good, Deeney can only poke the ball out of the goal.

However, because of the lack of strength, the football does not fly too far. There are too many feet in this penalty area with about 15 people.

Everyone wants to kick the ball down, to clear and to shoot.

So the situation of the opposite foot appears here.

"Don't tell me this is an amateur league!" Some neutral fans in the stands twitched their mouths.

The chaotic scene finally ended with Manchester United poking the ball into the goal. In fact, the referee didn't even see whether the football went in or not.
The Derby County players pestered the referee relentlessly, so the latter blew the whistle for the end of the game very annoyed.

Perhaps the officials of the Football Association and the people in charge of Derby County hope that the goal has not been scored, which means that they can earn an extra game.

As for the reporters, are they afraid that they won't have to write?Controversy can be written as if it were true even without them. Is there less controversy in this one? !
(End of this chapter)