The legendary Red Devils coach: The road to success

Chapter 305: Reversal of Blackburn Rovers

"The most inspiring thing about this team is that no matter what kind of difficulties they are in, they will never give in and will fight to the end no matter what kind of lag they are facing, and use offense to win the final victory."

--Inscription

Time quickly came to the 10th round of the Premier League, and Manchester United returned to their home ground, putting away their chaotic mood to face West Ham United.

The Red Devils, who had a week's rest, were not idle at all. Ferguson arranged enough training for them. Before the game started, the players showed bloodthirsty emotions, and they hoped to respond to all doubts with a victory.

Manchester United players actively fought with the cheers of the home fans, were in high spirits, performed well, and soon took the initiative. The fierce offensive quickly pushed the opponent's line back into the half.

In the 19th minute of the first half, Manchester United's midfielder launched an attack. Ince passed the ball to Hughes who was cruising outside the opponent's penalty area. Hughes received the ball on the right side of the penalty area and turned to pass the ball to the empty space on the right. Kanchelskis accelerated and made a strong cross near the bottom line on the right. There was no Manchester United player at the landing point of this low ball. The West Ham United defender blocked the ball with his foot on the left side of the goal, but he did not stand firmly and immediately lost the ball. Just when he was still confused and looking for the ball in a circle, Giggs bravely rushed up and pressed him closely. When he fell to the ground, he passed the ball to the gap in front of the goal. Cantona just got in front of the goal at this time. He easily shot the ball into the empty goal and Manchester United led 1-0.

Manchester United played very actively in the subsequent games, but they no longer had such good luck. Giggs and Hughes both missed the opportunity to expand the score in front of the goal. Manchester United won by one goal in the end and got the crucial 1 points.

The Red Devils then faced Barcelona at home in the Champions League, which was the third game of the Champions League group stage.

Facing the La Liga giants and the legendary coach Cruyff, Ferguson's Red Devils still played very actively and took the advantage at the beginning of the game, besieging the opponent's goal many times. In the 20th minute, Lee Sharp, who was outstanding in the whole game, made a cross from the left, and Hughes headed the ball into the goal in the penalty area, overpowering his opponent and jumping high to score, and the Red Devils took the lead 1-0. Then Lee Sharp made another wonderful wing attack. He found Hughes who was unguarded in the penalty area with a cross from the left. Unfortunately, Hughes's shot did not hit the ball and missed the best chance to expand the score. After resisting the attack of the Red Devils, Barcelona began to counterattack. Brazilian striker Romario was very excellent in technology and his awareness of grabbing points was also very sharp. In the 34th minute, Romario took advantage of the moment when his teammate passed the ball to start quickly. After successfully countering the offside, he easily scored a goal against Manchester United's Schmeichel with a clever shot and tied the score.

Just as the second half began, Barcelona took advantage of the Red Devils' slackness to launch a fierce attack. In the 50th minute, after reaching Manchester United's right bottom line, they made a cross. The Red Devils' Parker made a big mistake. He misjudged the cross and headed the ball past his interception. Barcelona striker Beckero volleyed the ball in front of the goal and scored, overtaking the score.

Ferguson could not accept a home loss, and he also thought that Barcelona's current performance was not strong. Under adversity, the Red Devils launched a fierce attack and created many scoring opportunities. Kanchelskis and Mark Hughes both had excellent shooting opportunities, but unfortunately they failed to break the opponent's goal. In the 80th minute, the Red Devils' offensive caused chaos in front of Barcelona's goal. Ince passed the ball to Keane at the risk of breaking his leg. Keane received the ball and quickly crossed it. Sharp followed up at high speed and overpowered the opponent's defender and scored the opponent's goal with his heel! The Red Devils tied the score 2-2.

The Red Devils were getting stronger and stronger, and their attack became more and more sharp. Kanchelskis passed the opponent's defender near the baseline and rushed into the penalty area along the baseline. Facing the goalkeeper, he chose to cross the ball. Unfortunately, Sharp, who was following him, shot the ball with the back of his foot, but it was blocked. At the last moment, Ins's long kick was blocked by the opponent's goalkeeper. Scholes stole the ball from the opponent's defender in the front court and lobbed the ball directly into the opponent's goal outside the penalty area. The ball drew an arc and barely went over the crossbar, making the opponent's goalkeeper sweat!

The Red Devils' fierce attack was unsuccessful and they could only draw with their opponents 2-2.

Three days later is the 11th round of the Premier League. The Red Devils will challenge Blackburn, one of the strongest opponents in the league and his own old rival, the league's new powerhouse coached by Dalglish.

At this time, Blackburn Rovers was not at the top of the league table, and their performance in October was also very poor, but this did not affect the attention paid to the game. This was the most talked-about battle between the two teams this season, a contest between a traditional powerhouse and a local tycoon, and a war between two Scottish men, Ferguson and Dalglish.

Against their old rivals, Ferguson used Butt and Ings as central midfielders, Keane as right back, replacing Parker who had a big problem in the previous game. Cantona, Mark Hughes and Kanchelskis all started, and Lee Sharpe, who has performed very well recently, replaced Giggs and formed a double wing with the Ukrainian winger. The Red Devils were very brave at the beginning, but Blackburn also wanted to make a good start at home. The two sides soon started a fierce battle in the midfield and created many offensive opportunities.

Blackburn Rovers played at home, and the fans cheered enthusiastically. Dalglish was very clear about the advantages of his team, that is, the two forwards had strong impact, especially Shearer not only had the advantage of headers in the air, but also was a killer in positional warfare. Blackburn Rovers' offense was mainly through long-distance delivery in the midfield and backcourt, playing simply and directly, rarely repeatedly passing and transitioning in the midfield area. In the 11th minute, Blackburn Rovers attacked and won a free kick in the left frontcourt. Lespoor made a long pass and hit the ball into the Red Devils' penalty area. Schmeichel took the initiative and hit the ball out of the penalty area with one hand. At this time, the ball fell outside the top of the penalty area. Blackburn midfielder Jason Wilcox intercepted the ball nearly 20 yards from the penalty area line, and then hit a long shot with great luck. The blind cat met the dead mouse. Jason Wilcox's shot actually drew an extremely strange arc, and then the Red Devils' goal was in the dead corner. Schmeichel wanted to save it and could only curse his bad luck!

Manchester United is trailing 0-1!

The Red Devils, who were one goal behind, launched a massive counterattack and quickly pushed Blackburn back to their own half. In the 17th minute, Mark Hughes received a long pass in the middle of the frontcourt, then faked a turn and saw Lee Sharpe had already started on the wing, and immediately passed the ball behind him. This pass was very secretive and went straight through the opponent's pair of central defenders. Lee Sharpe ran diagonally and pushed the ball with his left foot, advancing towards the penalty spot in the penalty area, preparing to take a single shot. The Blackburn central defender found that the game was over and could only turn around and chase. Lee Sharpe was knocked down after dribbling into the penalty area. The Blackburn defender could not catch up with him and could only tackle him from behind.

The referee blew the whistle, penalty! Red card!

The commentators at the scene kept saying, "I can't believe it, this foul is so unlucky!"

BBC commentator Coss said, "Blackburn were too careless. Hughes's successful pass meant it was a killer move."

The live commentator of Sky Sports said, "We think this interception by Blackburn Rovers was very exciting. It wasn't even a foul. How could it be a penalty and a red card?"

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The entire Blackburn team was in a state of excitement, and almost everyone rushed to the referee to protest against the unfair penalty. However, the referee's decision could not be changed, and the referee determined that the Blackburn center back had committed a foul from behind, and in the penalty area. The referee Coulson's face was gloomy, and he impatiently glanced at all the Blackburn team members with cold eyes, ready to take out another yellow card to warn the guy who made the most noise.

The referee's decision was unquestionable, and the Blackburn team dispersed in boredom after a while of noise.

Cantona withstood the pressure and took a light run-up amid the boos from the audience. Seeing that the opponent's goalkeeper had made a wrong judgment, he easily shot a low shot into the bottom left corner and the Red Devils equalized the game!

Blackburn was in a passive situation with one man less, but they still did not give up attacking. After all, this was their home ground, and their center forward Shearer was still very threatening.

After Manchester United equalized, they continued to attack. In the 33rd minute, Irwin made a cross from the right side of the opponent's backcourt, and Cantona succeeded in scoring in front of the goal, but his header was not in the right direction and finally slipped out of the goal. In the 36th minute, Manchester United started to advance in the middle of the midfield. Ince and Cantona passed the ball continuously, and continued to advance after passing the opponent's first line of defense in the midfield. In front of the penalty area, Cantona passed the ball to Hughes, who turned and shot, but unfortunately the shot was too straight and was saved by the opponent's goalkeeper.

After the second half, Manchester United took the initiative and Blackburn switched to a defensive counterattack. In the 53rd minute, Manchester United's frontcourt attack was interrupted, and Blackburn played their counterattack routine of fast high crosses. Thomas's long pass from the backcourt directly hit the left side of Manchester United's backcourt, and then Booker made a direct cross from the left, and Shearer quickly rushed to the front of the goal and made a powerful header. Schmeichel made a low-level mistake. Although he fell to the ground and caught the ball, he didn't have time to jump out because of the slippery ground, and could only watch the ball fly into the goal.

Blackburn Rovers broke through the Red Devils' defense for the second time and took the lead again.

The Red Devils, who were suddenly hit, immediately launched a fierce attack. In the 56th minute, Kanchelskis received a precise diagonal long pass from Irwin. He quickly went down the bottom line after receiving the ball, and then crossed the ball from the right bottom line. Kanchelskis' cross caused chaos in the opponent's penalty area. Hughes's rush to the middle caused interference, and the opponent's central defender could only block the ball in a panic. At this time, Kanchelskis directly rushed into the penalty area and just received the ball that was cleared by the opponent. He directly met the ball and shot it with a powerful force. This shot was powerful and heavy. The ball broke through Blackburn's four layers of blockade like a cannonball and flew directly into the bottom of the dead corner of the goal, 2 to 2.

After the equalizer, the Red Devils' offensive became stronger. In the 63rd minute, Manchester United launched a pressing attack in the frontcourt. Ince and Cantona pressed in the opponent's half, and Kanchelskis moved closer to press the opponent's defender. Under pressure, Lesos in the middle of the Blackburn defense made a mistake in passing back. The pass intended for the goalkeeper turned into an assist for Mark Hughes. The Red Devils striker easily intercepted the ball and then made a beautiful lob shot in the penalty area. The Blackburn goalkeeper was unable to save it.

3-2, the Red Devils reversed the score.

The Red Devils, who were leading, did not intend to stop there. Blackburn were also unwilling to lose. They launched a massive attack, but also left more gaps in the backcourt. The balance on the field was soon broken again. In the 72nd minute, Blackburn took a corner kick. The Red Devils cleared the ball and quickly launched an offensive. The two wingers once again demonstrated their speed advantage. Kanchelskis first passed the opponent in the backcourt, quickly led the ball forward, and passed the ball to the opposite side before the two opponent players surrounded him. Lee Sharp understood, dribbled the ball at high speed to attract the defense, and then passed it back to Kanchelskis. The two performed a two-on-two wall-collision in the middle, and then the Ukrainian Express went all the way to the finish line. He rushed into the penalty area alone, passed the opponent's goalkeeper, deceived an opponent's defender who chased back to the goal line, and then easily scored the ball, 4 to 2!

At the end of the game, the Red Devils became stronger when facing stronger opponents, reversed the situation twice, and finally expanded the score. They completed a hard battle and defeated the strongest opponent since the start of the game.

The game entered the rhythm of attack and defense from the beginning. The game was very intense, and the scene and process were exciting. From Blackburn's unexpected lead at the beginning, to Manchester United's quick tie, to Blackburn's lead again, then Manchester United's second tie, then Manchester United's counterattack, and finally the Red Devils expanded their lead to achieve a big reversal... The referee's misjudgment, the red card, the defender's own goal, the goalkeeper's mistake, the crazy saliva after the game... It can be said that this game brought together all the classic elements, and also included all the contradictions and confrontations, and there were many accidents, making the whole process of the game the most exciting duel in the league so far.

The two teams used fierce attacks to create an ups and downs process, which ended with a wonderful goal and a classic ending.

A game full of twists and turns, a thrilling victory!

Manchester United conceded a goal early in the game, then quickly equalized the game; then they fell behind due to a surprise attack for the second time, then equalized again after a strong attack, and finally scored two goals in a row to expand their advantage and finally completely defeated their opponent. This is the Red Devils, a great reversal.