Football's No. 1 Prodigal Son

The goal was a great success.

This goal immediately ignited the audience.

They celebrated wildly, shouting Alan Shearer's name.

Since he moved to Newcastle in 1996, he has become a hero of this city for more than seven years.

And when the team was in despair, it was this 33-year-old player who saved the team!

But Van Gaal on the sidelines was livid.

Anyone would spit blood if they were equalized at the last moment.

Yang Luo, who was watching the game in the hotel, also pounded the bed in frustration.

The difference between three points and one point is too big, especially in this six-point battle for the top four opponents.

But there was no time left. Although Manchester City players wanted to organize an attack, it was meaningless.

With the referee's whistle, the game ended.

Manchester City tied Newcastle 1-1 away, stopping their five-game winning streak.

Lineker in the broadcast room commented on the game: "Obviously, the impact of the FIFA virus on both teams is obvious, and this game is not very exciting. But Alan Shearer's goal at the last moment still showed his extraordinary shooting skills. England's top scorer once again saved the team."

Alan Hansen also said: "The draw in this game may be a result that fans of both sides don't want to see, but it is a more reasonable score."

After this game, Manchester City is still ranked fourth in the standings. The top three Arsenal, Manchester United and Chelsea all won, which widened their points gap a little.

A week later, on November 30, Manchester City will return to their home court to face Middlesbrough, which is mediocre.

Manchester City must win this game, so they still lined up the main lineup.

However, Stam and Ronaldinho were replaced by Uifalusi and Kaka because they had some symptoms of muscle fatigue.

Middlesbrough is an interesting team. They actually lined up a 343 formation in this game, which is still very eye-catching among the stereotyped 442.

Yang Luo in the stands was a little dazed. This is the three-back formation that has become popular more than ten years later. It is refreshing to see him appear here now.

However, there is still a certain gap between their strength and Manchester City, so Manchester City has an absolute advantage on the field throughout the first half.

Especially the wind-chasing teenager Kaka, who can get whatever he wants in the frontcourt, making the opponent's defense miserable.

Under his left and right rushes, Manchester City got countless good opportunities, but the opponent's Australian goalkeeper Schwarzer performed bravely, making Manchester City's attack unsuccessful.

Van Gaal frowned on the sidelines. It was easy to get into trouble if he couldn't attack for so long!

It was already the 44th minute of the first half.

Middlesbrough finally got a good counterattack opportunity. Left wingback Zenden got the ball and started to rush forward towards Manchester City's hinterland.

Manchester City's defense line had not yet been in place. Essien and Makelele were desperately running back to try to catch up with the opponent's offensive players.

But a yellow-skinned guy had appeared in front of Zenden.

It was Sun Jihai!

He rarely pressed forward when attacking, so he was still guarding the back road!

The Dutch winger who just turned from Chelsea to Middlesbrough this summer did not take him seriously at first. He was ready to speed up and pass him first.

But Sun Jihai was not panicked at all. He first stuck to the defensive position, then stepped a few steps to speed up and followed Zenden's footsteps.

Zenden's face became solemn. He found that simple acceleration could not get rid of this defensive player at all!

So he slowed down and then started up again, but still didn't shake Sun Jihai's center of gravity.

Seeing that the three forwards of the team had all been in position, Zenden knew that if he couldn't pass the ball in time, this counterattack opportunity would be missed!

But now he was entangled in Sun Jihai, and it was not easy to pass the ball quickly!

So he made up his mind, directly opened up a small space, and forced a cross!

But the quality of this ball was very average, allowing Uifalusi to get the first head and head it out directly!

Makelele on the penalty area line received the ball and made a long pass directly to Ronaldo on the right!

Because Middlesbrough was pressing, there was a large open space in front of Ronaldo at this time.

He was delighted and began to accelerate in big strides!

In just three or four seconds, he had rushed to the 30-meter area!

At this time, Kaka,

Robben and Eto'o also started to move forward at a very fast speed!

For a while, the front court formed a four-on-three advantage.

And Middlesbrough's left center back Kudru rushed up to intercept Ronaldo.

But when Ronaldo saw that he was the only one, he immediately wanted to shake him with a beautiful move.

So he ignored Eto'o's request, but directly did two fancy bicycle kicks, and then prepared to follow up with a large change of direction to break through the opponent.

But Kudru didn't eat the shake at all, and directly poked the ball at the right time, and cut the ball off from Ronaldo's feet!

Ronaldo was shocked, but his center of gravity had been lost, and he could only watch Kudru take the ball away!

Just like that, a very good counterattack opportunity was lost!

Eto'o slapped his thigh angrily and pointed in front of him: "You pass it!"

Van Gaal on the sidelines was furious: "What the hell are you doing?"

But Kudru didn't hesitate and kicked the ball directly to the front court!

For a moment, the offensive and defensive momentum reversed!

And Manchester City's players were pressing forward, and they were caught off guard without any preparation!

Middlesbrough's striker Nemeth started at high speed and broke through Uifalusi's defense with just one acceleration!

Then he rushed directly into the penalty area, facing Van der Sar's attack, a light cross pass, another striker rushed over and pushed the ball into the goal!

Zero to one, Manchester City, who had an overall advantage, unexpectedly fell behind at home!

The scene was suddenly silent!

Van Gaal angrily threw the water bottle in his hand to the ground!

He stared at Cristiano Ronaldo with a sullen face. If his eyes could be used as swords, he could have stabbed him to death many times.

Not only did he waste a good counterattack opportunity by playing tricks, but he also let the opponent seize the opportunity to score!

This is simply a crime!

Lineker in the studio sighed: "This missed opportunity is obviously unforgivable. This young man paid the price for his youth. And this price is likely to be three points!"

Yang Luo in the stands also looked ugly.

He knew that Ronaldo had a problem with playing tricks, but he controlled it well in the previous few games. He thought it was Van Gaal's transformation that worked. Now it seems that he just suppressed himself before!

I didn't expect him to make such a mistake again at such a critical moment!