Chapter 174
In the stands, Manchester United fans responded to Chen Huan with a roar of cheers like the waves of the sea.
"Recently, there has been more and more discussion about whether Chen will leave Old Trafford at the last minute of the winter transfer window. Because of Chen's outstanding competitive form and huge commercial value, La Liga giants Real Madrid have once again officially offered Manchester United a bid, hoping to bring this Manchester United superstar to the Bernabeu Stadium."
In the stands of Old Trafford, a reporter wearing a Manchester United jersey was doing a pre-match live broadcast
"We can see from the countless posters saying 'Chen, please stay' erected at the scene that although Chen has only played for Manchester United for more than half a season, his outstanding skills have conquered all the Old Trafford fans. At this moment, they all hope that Chen can stay, represent Manchester United and fight for them!"
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The game started.
Sunderland is currently in the relegation zone this season, which means that the team is in a very bad state this season.
But at this moment, Manchester United's players on the field, coaches off the field, and fans in the stands dare not underestimate Sunderland, which is in the relegation zone.
The reason is simple. If Sunderland wants to successfully stay in the league in the final stage, they will fight hard in every game.
Facing a team that is"desperate" from top to bottom, even a giant team like Manchester United has many such experiences of"beating the master to death with random punches".
Just like this game, only about 20 minutes into the first half, Sunderland's midfielder Cattermole received a yellow card for flying a tackle on center forward Falcao.
Although Sunderland's defensive players may not be outstanding in ability, they all put on a posture today that only one person and the ball can pass.
Facing such a"steel" defense, Manchester United did not find too many ways for a while, and could only constantly mobilize Sunderland's defense through passing, and then look for a gap to break the deadlock.
In the 43rd minute of the game, after receiving a pass from Rooney in the frontcourt, Chen Huan faced Cattermole's defense with his back, and then shook off Cattermole, who had already received a yellow card, with a Cruyff turn. The next moment, Chen Huan sent a high ball in an open space.
The football flew over the heads of several Sunderland defenders and fell into their penalty area.
At the forefront of the front line, Falcao held off Sunderland's strong central defender O'Shea, and then faced with the wonderful pass sent directly to his feet, Falcao shot directly without stopping the ball.
"boom——"
Falcao hit the ball in the right place, and the ball flew into the goal before goalkeeper Pantilimon could pounce on it.
Before the end of the first half, Manchester United took a 1:0 lead, and then until the end of the first half, Manchester United did not get a good chance to shoot.
After the 15-minute halftime break, Manchester United and Sunderland changed sides and played again.
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"It seems that Sunderland's head coach said something to the players in the locker room during the halftime break. As soon as the second half started, every player of Sunderland was very excited."Commentator James said this ten minutes into the second half.
"Yes, Sunderland's players are now sparing no effort to grab the ball, trying to grab the ball from Manchester United in the midfield area, and then play a quick counterattack. At present, their tactics have achieved certain results."Coach Zhang also said so
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In the 58th minute, Chen Huan retreated from the shadow striker position to the midfield. After receiving Rooney's pass, he faced Jordi's defense. Chen Huan used a change of rhythm and sudden acceleration to leave Jordi behind.
But Wickham rushed to knock Chen Huan to the ground from the side before Chen Huan passed the ball.
"boom——"
The whole stadium was in uproar, with boos galore.
After Wickham got the ball, the referee didn't blow the whistle, he immediately passed the ball.
"Hey, this is a foul." Chen Huan shouted to the referee as he got up from the ground.
The referee waved his finger at Chen Huan as he ran. The meaning was very simple. In his opinion, this was not a foul.
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"Fake fall!"
In South Korea, the anchor with silver hair combed back jumped up from the stool. In this video, Chen Huan yelled:"This is a despicable fake fall. He wanted to cheat the referee to give him a yellow card."
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Sunderland's attack was quickly broken up by Manchester United and out of bounds. Before the kick-off, live broadcasts from various countries replayed the scene where Chen Huan was knocked to the ground.
"This was actually a somewhat malicious physical confrontation," Xiao Zhan frowned, looking at the frozen screen of Wickham bumping into Chen Huan from the side and said,"Hitting someone from the side is not normal physical contact."
"Yes, I think even if no card is given, the match should be stopped to warn Sunderland players and let them pay attention to their actions."Coach Zhang said
"Although the English Premier League encourages physical confrontation, I think it is better to restrict actions like this, which may cause injuries from the side."
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In the 67th minute, Chen Huan received a cross pass from Ashley Young near the front of Sunderland's penalty area.
After receiving the ball, Chen Huan did not rush to pass the ball to Sunderland's midfielder Cattermole, but slowed down and approached Cattermole.
"You can't defend me." Chen Huan smiled at Cattermole, then did a bicycle kick.
Cattermole was obviously irritated by Chen Huan's appearance. He lowered his center of gravity and stared at Chen Huan's right foot.
The next moment, Chen Huan did another bicycle kick. The moment his right foot touched the ball, he exerted force with the outside of his foot to push the ball out. At the same time, his supporting foot also exerted force suddenly.
In an instant, the ball bounced out, and Chen Huan's body also bounced in the direction where the football flew.
This was a difference in explosive power, and Carmore could no longer keep up, but at this moment he could no longer care about much, and he stretched out his leg to shovel.
He did not shovel the football, but shoveled on Chen Huan's left leg. Chen Huan, who was starting, immediately lost his balance and fell to the ground.
"boom——"
With a dull thud, Chen Huan fell to the ground.
Old Trafford was boiling again.
This time, Rooney, wearing the captain's armband, rushed over from behind and kicked the ball away, then rushed to the referee and shouted,"Foul!"
Other Manchester United players also rushed to Cattermole who was still saying"This is not a foul."
Falcao rushed to the front, he pushed Cattermole hard and shouted,"You might hurt him if you tackle like this!"
"Chen, are you okay?"Ashley Yang ran to Chen Huan's side to check on him.