This is Manchester United's third goal post in this game. It would be mad for a normal team.
However, Ferguson has already explained to Manchester United's players that the main attack time is in the supplementary time stage. In addition, there are Scholes, Ferdinand, Evra, Vidic, van der Sar and other veteran players in the United team. These veteran players have never experienced any games. They do not complain about this situation. Instead, they patiently comfort the young team-mates and calmly command them War.
With the veteran's steady morale, Manchester United's young players slowly calm down and continue to besiege Stoke City according to the tactics of pre match training.
Stoke manager Pulis was ready to fight back after Manchester United hit the third post, but he hesitated until he made up his mind. Manchester United soon stabilized their morale. Pulis sighed that the opportunity would not be lost and gave up the chance to fight back.
In the 75th minute of the second half, Manchester United replaced forward Hernandez and chic gorbacher Berbatov.
Berbatov has substituted many times this season because he is not active enough, and Hernandez is the substitute.
Now Ferguson replaced Hernandez with Berbatov, which is not a targeted replacement. He just wanted to try to change a knife. Anyway, he failed to score a goal after giving Hernandez 75 minutes. It's better to change a striker to see his luck.
Although Berbatov is not active enough in running, and he has no ability to press and defend, Stoke City sticks to the forbidden area and basically has no ability to counterattack. On the contrary, Berbatov is most suitable for the lazy but skillful Berbatov.
Berbatov just came on the field, Gao Xiaodong made a long-range shot at the front of the restricted area, buckled the defender, and suddenly passed a straight ball to Berbatov in the restricted area.
Because there are too many people in the penalty area, in order to prevent the opponent from cutting off, Gao Xiaodong's ball is fast and urgent.
In the face of such a pass, Berbatov even stopped and turned between the square inches, and steadily stopped the ball half a meter in front of him.
Gao Xiaodong cheers secretly, which is to pass it to Berbatov. If it is Wayne Rooney, let alone turn around, it is estimated that he will stop two meters away.
Berbatov's stop was very beautiful. After turning around, he easily pumped the ball to the bottom with his right foot, and the ball just flashed through the guard's block to prepare for the top right side of the goal.
This shot is also clever. If Berbatov's ground roll is still low, the ball will be blocked by the defender.
Goalkeeper Sorensen had a magical performance today. Berbatov's shot still didn't escape him. Sorensen raised his fists subconsciously and hit the ball. The ball hit the crossbar again and bounced down. Huth kicked it out.
Another gatepost!
This is the fourth post!
Manchester United fans simply can't stand it. How bad luck it is. It's time for two goals to take the lead.
Manchester United players also began to smile, even the old team-mates also feel that today's luck is really too bad.
A football game, the normal is two or three goals, like a game did not end, played four gateposts, even Scholes such veteran has not encountered such a situation.
"Calm down! We have to calm down! "
"Be patient!"
"Hitting the post means we are closer to the goal!"
"Pass more to Berbatov!"
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Scholes and other old players greet their teammates to patiently organize the attack and look for Berbatov.
In the 80th minute of the game, Valencia dodged an angle from the sideline and passed the ball directly.
Berbatov's height is much higher than Rooney and Hernandez, in addition, Vidic also top to the penalty area, the chance to grab a landing point in the middle has improved a lot.
Berbatov was the first to judge the spot of the ball. He got stuck before the guard and wanted to head the ball.
But Stoke City guard Huth is a step slow, but how can he make Berbatov jump up? Huth sticks to Berbatov tightly, and his lower hand pulls Berbatov's shirt hard.
Berbatov is not that kind of explosive beast, he found that even if he jumped up, he could not touch the ball, so he fell down in the penalty area.
After he fell to the ground, Berbatov immediately raised his hand and called for a foul from his opponent and asked the referee for a penalty.
Manchester United players found Berbatov on the ground and immediately raised their hands, shouting foul.
Huth must have fouled Berbatov, but today's competition is mostly in the restricted area. If all such actions are fouled, there will be too many penalties. In addition, human beings have the psychology of sympathizing with the weak. The referee didn't give a penalty. He indicated that the game would continue.
Due to the United players' distraction, they didn't get the ball at the first time. The stoke defender easily gave the ball to his forward Jones.
When Jones headed the ball to Pennant again, pennant was not forced. Stoke players immediately felt that it was a good chance to fight back and finally made a massive attack. Four or five players ran to the half of Manchester United.As Stoke's defense shrinks too much, inside and outside the penalty area, Manchester United's defenders are almost all in Stoke's half court. In this way, stoke doesn't need to consider offside when passing the ball. If you see that player's position is good, you just need to pass it.
Although pennant is good at dribbling, he knows that Stoke City's counterattack is very rare today, so he didn't stick the ball and passed it to Jones who is at the front.
Jones had a lot of space in front of him. He took the ball and kicked forward and quickly crossed the United half.
In fact, Manchester United were prepared to fight back against Stoke City. Ferdinand and Rafael stayed behind, but just because Berbatov was fouled, everyone's attention was on asking for the penalty. They didn't press for the first time, so Stoke City easily passed the ball three times.
In the counterattack, the opponent successfully passed the ball three times. When Jones was running forward, Rafael tried his best to catch up with him. Ferdinand blocked Jones's possible passing direction while running. Gao Xiaodong, skolko, Valencia and Nani also came back to defend at the fastest speed.
Stoke City's counterattack time is very good. Although Manchester United tried their best to defend, they were still slow. By the time Jones brought the ball to the front of Manchester United's penalty area, Stoke City had formed a good situation of three against two in the front court.
Manchester United fans were stunned. It's more than 80 minutes. If stoke scores, Manchester United's game will be basically explained.
Ferguson is also anxious to hiss, let Rafael take foul tactics.
Rafael of course wants to foul, but Manchester United's backcourt space is too big, Jones with the ball constantly changing direction, he found the chance to foul.
However, Jones exposed a technical disadvantage when passing the ball. With a chance of three against two, he made a cross pass to the back of the follow-up forward Watkins.
Watkins had no choice but to stop and wait for the ball, which gave Ferdinand a chance. He took the risk of flying shovel and barely touched the ball.
Watkins tripped but didn't fall. He quickly stabilized his weight and went after the ball.
Manchester United goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar and Rio Ferdinand have a tacit understanding. Seeing Rio Ferdinand's flying shovel, he tried to move forward. When the ball was damaged and Watkins went to chase the ball, Edwin van der Sar made a quick attack and kicked the ball out of the sideline before Watkins.
After the ball flew out of the sideline, all the Manchester United fans gave out a huge gasp. At this time, their hearts were put in their stomach. It was just too dangerous. Manchester United's life was on the line.
Pulis is very sorry, he hit the windshield hard, a game is such a good chance to win, but his players did not grasp, behind the old man united may not give such a chance.