host must win

Chapter 111 The real Manchester Chinese Derby

On the first day of the Lunar New Year in 2003, Yin Jun finally scored a goal as he wished, and sent his blessings to fans in distant China.

The final score of this game was also locked at 3:0, and then neither side scored again.

Originally, Ruud van Nistelrooy almost rewritten the score at the end of the game, but the Southampton goalkeeper sacrificed himself and rejected Ruud van Nistelrooy's shot.

Then, in this game, there was a scene where the starting goalkeepers of both sides were injured, which can be regarded as creating an alternative record.

Although Manchester United achieved a big victory, they did not close the gap with the top of the list, because Arsenal defeated Fulham 2:1 at Highbury Stadium at the same time, and continued to maintain a 6-point lead against Manchester United. leading edge.

However, this advantage of Arsenal was finally narrowed by Manchester United three days later.At 2:4 p.m. local time on February 25th in the UK, in the 2th round of the Premier League at the St. Andrews Stadium in Birmingham, the home team Birmingham City was defeated by Manchester United 0:[-].

In the first half of the game, Birmingham, which is home to Andrews, had an outstanding performance in front of nearly 3 spectators. They relied on fierce pressing to make Manchester United's big stars unable to play.The teenager Clemens has shown a competitive level capable of handling the Premier League's first-team competition, and he had no chance at Tottenham before.

Manchester United lacked the injured goalkeeper Butters in this game. Yin Jun served as the attacking midfielder in Ferguson's 4231 formation, but they did not get any chances after their hard work in the first half.But after Manchester United took the lead with Ruud van Nistelrooy's goal in just 10 minutes of the second half, Birmingham coach Bruce found his team had difficulty maintaining the rhythm of the first half, and then conceded a second goal in just 4 minutes.The assists for the two goals were both Yin Jun.

Although Yin Jun did not score a goal, he was still named the best player in the game after the game because he assisted two goals.

The 6-game winning streak has allowed Manchester United to continue to chase the leader Arsenal, with only 3 points behind them.

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After the end of the two consecutive away games in the Premier League, Manchester United can finally return to the home game, and the opponent is the city rival Manchester City.

This is the second round of the Manchester Derby this season. In the previous first round match between the two sides, Manchester United, who was a guest at the Maine Road Stadium, finally lost 2:3, eating the third league defeat this season.

In this game, the Red Devils are aiming for revenge, and at the same time maintain their winning streak, continuing to put pressure on Arsenal at the top of the list.However, because of the defeat in the first round, Ferguson still seemed relatively cautious and played with a 4231 formation.Roy Keane and Scholes partnered as a double midfielder, the trio in the forward line was Beckham, Yin Jun and Giggs, and Ruud van Nistelrooy served as a single arrow.

For Manchester City, Sun Jihai also got the chance to start and served as the right wing back in the 352 formation.

Although Yin Jun and Sun Jihai were going to fly back to China after the game, but at this moment they were going to compete on the court.

Although Yin Jun's position on the field is the front midfielder, and there are not many opportunities to face Sun Jihai who plays on the right, but when the game really started, the Chinese fans found that the chances of the two facing each other were unexpected. many.Because Manchester United, who vowed to score three points at home, launched wave after wave of attacks towards Manchester City's goal after the opening game, and Yin Jun, as the midfielder, was the most active player on the field. He is everywhere.

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Manchester United also quickly penetrated Manchester City's defense through Yin Jun's dispatch in the midfield.In the 18th minute, Yin Jun received Keane's pass in the midfield and sent a diagonal pass, which tore apart Manchester City's defense and allowed Giggs to receive the ball behind Manchester City's right defense.

And Yin Jun's pass was looking for the space behind Sun Jihai!
Giggs broke through the left side of the restricted area and made a cross. Manchester City defender Somermer leaked in the middle. Ruud van Nistelrooy scored a goal from the right side of the small restricted area. This was the Dutchman's 27th goal of the season.

This goal quickly lifted the atmosphere at Old Trafford.More than 60,000 Manchester United fans who came to watch the game gave out loud cheers.

However, just 1 minutes later, there were loud boos at Old Trafford. It was not that Manchester United conceded the ball, but the fans sent the boos to the referee Willy on duty.

This is when Manchester City was intercepted by Manchester United shortly after the kick-off. After receiving the pass near the center line, Yin Jun dribbled the ball straight into the penalty area. Annoyed, Somer kicked him down behind him, but the referee Willy refused to award a penalty, which made Ferguson rush out of the coach's bench and ran to the sidelines to roar at the field, while the Manchester United audience in the stands It was the 43-year-old "old referee" who dedicated the most violent boos.

No wonder Ferguson and Manchester United fans were extremely dissatisfied. The replay of the TV video proved that the decision of the referee Alan Wiley was wrong.Somer kicked Yin Jun who broke into the penalty area from behind when Yin Jun made a breakthrough and had no chance of getting the ball.

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In the 26th minute, Manchester United attempted to replicate the first goal here. Roy Keane made a direct pass from the backcourt to the frontcourt. Yin Jun quickly split the side after receiving the ball. Ni confiscated the cross in front of the goal.

In the following games, Manchester City stepped up their offense when they fell behind, but they were still unable to form a fatal opportunity in the frontcourt, while Manchester United began to play a defensive counterattack, trying to use the opponent's backcourt to expand the results.

In this rhythm of the game, Yin Jun, who is the midfielder of the team, has become the most eye-catching person.As the team's offensive hub, he constantly uses his sharp breakthroughs, as well as light left and right scheduling, to sort out Manchester United's offense and provide ammunition for the strikers.

However, both sides performed very steadily on the defensive end, and the score on the court has not been rewritten.Until the end of the first half, it was still 1:0, with Manchester United leading at home.

Yin Jun was Manchester United's best player in the first half, while Sun Jihai, who played as a right midfielder for Manchester City in the first half, was active in defense and excellent in offense.Two Chinese players teamed up to contribute a wonderful half-time game to the world.

This made the domestic fans who watched the game in prime time very happy. In their view, this is the real derby between Chinese people, because the two Chinese players on the field are in their respective teams. It plays a key role, even a core character, rather than an insignificant soy sauce role.

(End of this chapter)