host must win

Chapter 678 Attitude Determines Everything

Ferguson applauded from the sidelines, applauding the team's performance on both offense and defense this time.

Yin Jun caused Gabbidden to get a card. Don't underestimate this yellow card. The central defender has a yellow card on his back.

And Giggs's active anti-grabbing and desperate game attitude also made Ferguson very satisfied.

"Seeing Giggs' desperate counterattack, which finally blocked the counterattack of West Ham United, I remembered that during the attack when Manchester United scored, Benayoun let the opponent's player pass." John Mortensen said "Of course, if Benayoun went up to intercept the interference, or even make a tactical foul, Manchester United would not have scored that goal...Manchester United's strength is stronger than West Ham United, and the players' attitude towards the game is obviously stronger than that of West Ham United players. Seriously, what a strange phenomenon!"

"This team was built by Ferguson. Almost all the players were decided by him to introduce or stay in the team. In this Manchester United, the most impressive thing is the attitude of the players! If just now Giggs is like Bay Nayon let Benayoun pass like that, I bet he will be scolded bloody by coach Ferguson." Lineker said.

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West Ham's previous conceded goal was succeeded by Manchester United's counterattack, but this pair did not affect West Ham's established offensive tactics. They have strong confidence in their offense and continue to put pressure on Manchester United's goal.

This West Ham United can enter the top half of the Premier League standings as a newly promoted team, and reach the FA Cup final, not by virtue of solid defense, but by sharp offense.

In the 38 rounds of the Premier League, West Ham conceded 56 goals, which is the 20th most conceded team among the 6 teams.Even Birmingham City, which is already close, has conceded fewer goals than West Ham United.But their offense is very good, scoring 38 goals in 52 rounds, and only the top 5 teams in the standings have more goals than West Ham United.

而在足总杯里, 西汉姆联2:1击败诺维奇, 4:2大胜布莱克本, 120分钟1:1战平然后点球大战淘汰博尔顿，2:1力克曼城，1:0击败米德尔斯堡，铁锤帮只有一场比赛保持清白之身，这也说明他们的防守并不算稳固。

As for West Ham United's counterattack just now, if Giggs hadn't tried his best to fight back and interfere, it might have been defeated by West Ham United, but Manchester United didn't seem to have learned the lesson. Squeeze out all possible offensive opportunities.

This made many reporters and viewers not understand at first: Manchester United is already leading, and they will play the Champions League final in four days. At this time, it should not be steady and slow. Win the game with minimal effort?But why, if you don't look at the score, it seems that Manchester United is behind?

It will not be that Manchester United is dissatisfied with the FA's arrangement, or that Manchester United knows that they will not be able to compete with the rejuvenated Barcelona in four days, so they simply smash the cans and smash, holding the idea of ​​​​winning the FA Cup first and fighting West Ham today. And give up the Champions League final four days later?

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In the subsequent live broadcast of the game, both sides seemed to be undefended, and the offensive sparks were all over the place. The commentators Lineker and John Mortensen were very busy and happy.

"Benayoun passed Evra, beautiful... He burst into the penalty area! Shot! Blocked by Ferdinand! Good risk!"

"Kork dribbled laterally, beautiful, he and Etherington hit the wall, shot! Hit high!"

"United's counter attack! Cristiano Ronaldo dribbles sideways, Konchesky is following him... Foul! United get a free kick at the front of the box. The position is good, Yin Jun comes up to take the penalty... ah, really It's a pity that it flew out of the bottom line by rubbing against the beam!"

"Beautiful! Beautiful! Yin Jun, he got rid of two West Ham defenders in a row in a small space, turned around, and shot! Post! His luck today is too bad!"

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At this time, it is already 403 minutes into the game, and the score on the field is still 1:0. Manchester United is ahead of West Ham United.

If you haven't watched the game, you will definitely think that this is a very dull half, because the two sides scored only one goal in total.

But in fact, that was not the case at all. Anyone who watched the game carefully would say that this was definitely a wonderful halftime!

Towards the end of the first half, West Ham United had [-] shots on goal, which is an outstanding statistic.However, Hammer's offensive players' ability to grasp opportunities is really a bit bad. They didn't get a single goal out of a whole dozen opportunities.

And what about Manchester United?If you consider Manchester United's schedule, look at the score, and West Ham United's shooting data, you may think that Manchester United succeeded in defensive sneak attacks, and then kept shrinking.

But in fact Manchester United did not play conservatively at all. They have now had six shots, including four threatening shots, and one goal. Yin Jun also kicked the goal frame once.In terms of offensive success rate, Manchester United has done better than West Ham United, at least from the statistics.

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The staff on the sidelines held up an electronic sign indicating 2 minutes of stoppage time in the first half of the game.

This aroused Ferguson's dissatisfaction. West Ham United obviously cannot accept the situation of one goal behind in the half game. They are seizing the last time to siege Manchester United's goal. Ferguson is now really worried that his goal will be at the end of the first half. fall.

Benayoun had the ball up front and Fletcher was defending him.

Benayoun pulled the ball with his left foot, leaned to the left, and made a gesture to break through from the left. After attracting Fletcher's defensive center of gravity, he suddenly picked up speed, and he pulled the ball in the opposite direction, just as he was about to turn around and cut in. When it was time, Fletcher stretched out his hand and pushed Benayoun in desperation.

He didn't expect this small move to stop Benayoun's progress. The two sides have already played against each other in the league. This little Israeli has great ability, good technique, and fast speed. He can be called the best right-sided player in the Premier League. one.

Moreover, because of his height, Benayoun's center of gravity is relatively low, so he is not easy to fall. The push he just did was to interfere with Benayoun's forward speed as much as possible, so that Benayoun could stagger and walk It's okay to be unstable, but I didn't expect Benayoun to fall to the ground directly.

"Very smart!" the commentator of West Ham United praised and explained to the audience why Benayoun didn't move on. Continue to sprint, but there is no guarantee of continuous breakthroughs, and getting a free kick in this position is obviously more threatening than continuing to move forward."

(End of this chapter)