Ferguson had just been so scared that he almost sat down in his seat. Manchester United attacked wildly for more than 80 minutes. Unexpectedly, stoke suddenly pretended to be dead, which almost killed Manchester United.
Fortunately, Stoke City's strength is limited and the last pass is wrong. If they change to the opponents in the Champions League, they will not miss such an opportunity.
With less than seven or eight minutes left in the regular game, Ferguson is afraid to let Manchester United continue to beat the half-time siege. He has to leave a few more players behind, reclaim the formation and give stoke a little space. Maybe stoke will feel that the opportunity is coming and want to attack.
Manchester United's formation retreated 10 meters, with three players lining up in a zigzag line to prevent Stoke City from playing behind and other players from continuing to attack.
Manchester United originally hoped that stoke players could attack in the last few minutes. At this time, Whoever enters will basically win the game. However, stoke is in a good position today. Even if Manchester United leave room, they have no intention of attacking. Everyone will stand in their own 30 meter area and wait for Manchester United to attack.
"Cunning!" Ferguson is really looking up to Pulis this time.
Before the match, Ferguson thought that the opponent in the FA Cup final was too weak, which was the easiest one among Manchester United's three champions. He didn't prepare for the worst before the match, and he didn't practice penalty kicks. However, he didn't expect that the match would be so difficult. The match had been played for more than 80 minutes, and the score was still zero to zero. It is estimated that it is impossible to break the opponent's gate in the normal time.
Although there are still 30 minutes of extra time in the back, the players' physical fitness is seriously reduced during the extra time. It is difficult to say what quality of attack they can play. Once the battle can not be solved within 120 minutes, maybe the balance of victory will fall to Stoke City.
At this time, Ferguson finally began to re-examine the opponent of Pulis, and prepared for a rainy day. He called his confidant Giggs over to warm him up on the sidelines and prepare to play in extra time. With his experience and skills, he helped Manchester United break the iron barrel formation of Stoke City.
Due to Manchester United's worries, they didn't go all out to attack in the last few minutes of the second half, and naturally they couldn't break Stoke's goal.
After the referee blew the whistle at the end of the 90 minute match, the players on both sides were very tired, and many people directly lay on the turf.
The rest time is only five minutes. After five minutes, the game will continue. At this time, the most important thing is to recover.
The coaches and substitutes of both sides came to the court, some handed water and towels to the players, some food to the players, and some relaxed their muscles to help the team-mates recover their physical fitness as soon as possible.
Although Gao Xiaodong is lying there to let the team's masseuse relax like other players, he is actually opening up the superstar's road system to buy small tonic pills. The time for a small tonic pill to recover is only 15 minutes. Gao Xiaodong directly bought two pills, and then swallowed them by drinking water.
A stream of heat gushed into his body. In an instant, Gao Xiaodong felt that all his lost energy seemed to come back.
Gao Xiaodong is very satisfied. He believes that he can break the tortoise shell of Stoke City only by his physical strength.
During the rest of the players on both sides, the commentators on the scene have been praising Stoke City, " No one could have imagined that stoke drew Manchester United in 90 minutes! Pulis does have two brushes. No wonder he claims to win Stoke's first championship in a century before the game. The 30 minutes of stoppage time is crucial for Manchester United. If they can't break Stoke's goal, their psychology will be greatly affected during the penalty shoot out. "
He Hui, the commentator of China, was worried. "I didn't expect Xiao Dong to play so hard in the first final of Manchester United. His opponent was Stoke City. In case of losing the final, Manchester United might even collapse! I hope that the 30 minutes of extra time in xiaodongbu can be very powerful. "
Not only he Hui is worried about Gao Xiaodong, but all the Chinese fans from afar are worried about him.
Gao Xiaodong's attack power is very strong. Now he has scored 45 goals in three competitions, but Stoke's iron barrel array is really good. Gao Xiaodong's powerful long-range shot and free kick also failed to break the goal. In the first 90 minutes, Manchester United's players are full of energy and can't break the goal. Can Manchester United still score in the extra time?
Ferguson is not sure whether he can score in the last 30 minutes, but he must give confidence to the players after he has made the decision to attack in the last 30 minutes.
Ferguson said: "children! The decisive moment is coming! The opponent is at the end of his rope! They resisted for 90 minutes, more tired than us, more psychological pressure, we must seize this opportunity! Hit them hard! At this time, tactics are secondary, fight is the will and perseverance, I believe Manchester United is the world's toughest fighters! No one can stop Manchester United's attack! Stoke City is just a relegation team. If we let them take the title from the great Manchester United, it will be an indelible shame for us! Now more than 100 million Red Devils fans all over the world are watching us and fighting. Don't look at the mistakes of the fans, don't let me down, and don't let yourself down! "Although Ferguson is more than 70 years old, he still has strong motivation. Although Manchester United's players are very tired, under the encouragement of Ferguson, their fatigue is swept away and their bodies seem to be full of energy.
On the other side, Pulis is also inspiring his players with passion. He drew Manchester United in 90 minutes, which gives Pulis and the players great confidence. They believe that it is not impossible for Manchester United to keep a clean sheet in the last 30 minutes. They have succeeded for 90 minutes.
There are thousands of Stoke City fans, which is not as small as Manchester United fans. But these fans are all loyal to Stoke City. When they come to see the game, they don't think Stoke City has a chance to win the championship, they just support it.
But Manchester United were helpless in the first 90 minutes, which gave stoke fans the right to fantasize. They felt that maybe stoke could really perform miracles, what Birmingham could do in the Carling Cup, what Greece could do in the European Cup, and why stoke could not.
In the VIP box, Glazer's eldest sons, evram and Joel, are gloomy. They have ordered a celebration dinner and all kinds of celebrations for today's championship. If they lose the game, they will be a shame.
Evram said: "the front is invincible, not at the critical moment!"
Joel said: "it's too much trouble for opponents, but I'm sure Manchester United will win."
"I'm not that confident," said evram
Joel said: "to believe in Ferguson and Gao Xiaodong, they are people who can create miracles."
Evram said: "Ferguson is old, Gao Xiaodong still needs to prove that he is worthy of such a high salary."
If his brother is not happy to win the championship, he is afraid that he will not be able to extend his contract.