Chapter 159 Penalty shootout
Manchester United was filled with laughter and joy. Although they had not won the final game yet, such joy was beyond words on everyone's face.
Although the battle continues, their morale is unprecedentedly high. If someone is depressed, then this person can only be Fanny.
Of course, Fanny was very frustrated. His legs were even hesitant when he lost the penalty kick.
Fortunately, Dong Fangzhuo rushed to the front and helped him get the ball in, otherwise he would become Manchester United's sinner.
At this time, a lot of wet behind him. He had just started playing and didn't even run. He just helped him get shot after running, so he didn't sweat hotly, he was sweating coldly...
No matter what, the result is good. But his position in Ferguson's heart may have declined again. Originally, Ferguson sent him up to trust him to shoot the penalty kick, but he almost messed up the matter. Will he have such a chance in the future?
Even if he is the top scorer in the Champions League now? He can't even score a penalty in a League Cup, so he is not as good as Dong Fangzhuo...
The opposite side of Chelsea was just the same. Everyone's face was quite gloomy, and they wanted to die of their parents, so dark that they could not be any longer.
Mourinho stood expressionlessly. What did I do wrong? If I do really wrong, I shouldn't have replaced the damn Bridge, this damn guy, ruined everything. Then Chelsea still plays damn overtime!
He had nowhere to vent his hatred.
But at this time he must calm down immediately and face overtime again.
He has to do something to the team.
But with Bridge, a big concern, he felt that the team could not take risks anymore.
He has used up the quota for substitutions and cannot let Bridge end, so he can only use the existing personnel to continue fighting.
All he could do was to transfer Marklele to the left to assist Bridge in defense.
The two sides took a break for nearly ten minutes and the overtime finally began.
Neither side has any replacement quota, so they can only fight with current personnel.
Manchester United took the lead in kicking off...
Neither side could afford to lose, and they didn't dare to put up a big push to attack. The two teams played relatively conservatively, and there were not many players investing in the offense, and they were afraid that the other side would fight back!
On the side of Chelsea, Lampard didn't rush up, and he defended firmly in the backcourt with Thiago and Marklele. The other end of Manchester United was similar, Keane, Scholes, Giggs and even Ronaldo did not dare to move around.
The 15 minutes of the first half passed quickly.
"If this process continues, both sides may really enter the penalty shootout..."
"The Lord Joey joked before the game that this game is likely to be a draw and then enter the final penalty shootout. Of course, it may be a big hit. I just don't know if he practiced the penalty shootout before the game?" Rhinekel said with a smile.
"Based on today's luck, Manchester United's luck is better than Chelsea's."
There is no time to rest in the overtime halftime, and both sides directly exchange halftime.
The two teams played slowly and the scene was a bit dull, but the fans at Old Trafford were different. Whether it was Manchester United fans or Chelsea fans, they all acted tremblingly, fearing that the team would lose the ball accidentally. This is the mentality of the fans.
In fact, these two teams are now focused on stability, and offense is secondary.
Both sides also had no good opportunities. When the game was 115 minutes, some players finally couldn't stand it.
Scholes, who had all played in recent games, suddenly fell to the ground and he had cramps.
The referee had to temporarily stop the game.
Dong Fangzhuo and Ronaldo came up at the same time, lifted his legs from left to right, and helped him hold his feet.
Time took more than two minutes like this...
Ferguson and Mourinho off the court have already begun to lower their heads and draw small notebooks.
In their opinion, it is impossible to decide the winner and the game will be delayed to score a penalty shootout. They need to start thinking about the candidates for the penalty shootout, especially the top five players.
Generally speaking, it is rare to find a penalty shootout after five rounds of penalty kicks. Someone will definitely miss the penalty kick.
Mourinho's right hand was swinging quickly, and it seemed that he had quickly written the list of players who were punishing the penalty kick. Ferguson's hand became a little slow. He seemed to be writing stops and stops, and then raised his head and looked around. It seemed that he was hesitating about the list.
Originally, in his vision, Fanny should be the first guy to punish the penalty, but Fanny lost the penalty just now. Is this guy still trustworthy? It's just trust, is it safe to ask him to punish the first guy?
He shook his head and denied this idea.
So, Ronaldo?
No……
Giggs, Scholes?
He remembered two veterans again, but in the end he was denied.
Keane, Keane!
In the end, he could only put his hope on Keane. At this most important moment, he only believed that he was the most trustworthy!
beep--
beep--
beep--
The referee finally blew the whistle to the end of the game, and Chelsea and Manchester United still tied 2:2, and they were about to enter a cruel penalty shootout.
The players on both sides walked to the sidelines and waited for the head coach's arrangements.
Ferguson finally formulated a list of players who gave penalty kicks, namely Keane, Fanny, Scholes, Giggs and Dong Fangzhuo.
The latter are Ronaldo, Ferdinand, Neville, Sylvester and Heinzer. If the first five people have not decided the winner, then these five people will then play in order...
I?
Dong Fangzhuo still had a chance, but he didn't expect that he would have to play a penalty kick, so he was the fifth one.
The fifth appearance is good, and it is good to say it is good, and it is not good to say it is bad. Because if the first four teammates have solved the game, then the fifth one does not need to play, but if the first four teammates have not decided on the game, then the pressure on the fifth one is the greatest...
However, Dong Fangzhuo nodded and agreed readily.
Isn't it just a penalty...
Although he didn't have many opportunities to punish penalty kicks in the professional arena in his previous life, he had the opportunity to take the penalty almost every week in the amateur leagues in the next few years.
The penalty kick is not a matter of profession or non-profession, but only tests people's psychology. For Dong Fangzhuo, this is not that scary...
Ronaldo had no objection to this list. At this time, he asked himself, and his psychological quality seemed to have not passed yet.
So when everyone stood in a row near the middle, Ronaldo actually hid behind Dong Fangzhuo and hid his head in the middle of Dong Fangzhuo's neck. At this time, he was still just a young boy...
"Hey, man, be brave," a smile appeared on the corner of Dong Fangzhuo's mouth.
"You have to know that we will often encounter such situations in the future. Then you have to stand in front of the free throw point." He tried to encourage Ronaldo, although Ronaldo did not give a penalty.
"We can definitely influence them."
He didn't know that his words were also affecting other players.
Especially Fanny.
He was surprised, why was the little Dong Fangzhuo so calm?
Chapter completed!