Chapter 28 Return
The ball rushed into the goal like lightning, and brought the ball net high, which also detonated the entire city stadium.
The instant roars of tens of thousands of fans seemed to be about to lift the ceiling on the stands.
"Joe Hart!"
"Wow, wow, wow, wow, wow, wow, wow, wow, wow, wow, wow, wow, wow, wow, wow, wow, wow, wow, wow, wow, wow, wow, wow, wow, wow, wow, wow, wow, wow, wow, wow, wow, wow, wow, wow, wow, wow, wow, wow, wow, wow, wow,
"This is really incredible!!! The goalkeeper of Manchester City was shooting, and at this moment, he defeated Cech. This is an absolute blind spot! I bet that even the best striker cannot guarantee that he can complete such a shot at the same time and place! It seems that today is Johart's lucky day, and Lin's lucky day!"
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Martin Taylor, who has more than 30 years of experience in event commentary, has seen too many stoppage time goals, but not all goals that occur in stoppage time will definitely be exciting. Some are just comforting goals, and some are just icing on the cake. Just as victory requires goals, but goals may not necessarily win. However, even Martin Taylor can't help but be amazed at such stoppage time goals.
The goalkeeper concedes the goal, and the goalkeeper is still the goalkeeper.
Terry put his hands on his hips and gasped slightly. Looking at the Manchester City players who were madly stacking the Rohan formation on the sidelines, he looked a little helpless. This was an eleven-on-eleven offense and defense. Chelsea almost did it perfectly, but who would have thought that the last decision on the game would be the opponent's goalkeeper.
Ancelotti looked at Lin Sen, who was almost in a mess with his players, with disappointment in his eyes. A draw could not conceal Chelsea's excellent start. After becoming the coach of the month in August, since competitors including Ferguson were either tied or lost in this round, this draw might not prevent him from winning the coach of the month again. But compared to these false names, Ancelotti cared more about that he had just lost a chance to kill the opponent with a stick, which was just a few seconds away.
Last season, Ancelotti lost to Linson when he met twice in the league. It can be said that it was the defeat of these two direct dialogues that made Ancelotti lose the league championship. This time, Ancelotti came to Manchester with the belief of winning, but he still failed to get what he wanted.
After a crazy celebration at Manchester City, when it resumed, there was only one handicap left in the game.
"The referee blew the whistle to the end of the game. With Joe Hart's last-minute goal, Manchester City tied the leader Chelsea 1-1 at home, ending the opponent's five-game winning streak. Sir Ferguson and Professor Wenger will be very happy to see such a result. For Manchester City, their crisis has not been resolved, but it is certain that Linson won a very important point."
Just as Martin Taylor's game ended, a point can only be said to be a drop in the bucket for improving Manchester City's situation. After this game, Manchester City only scored six points in six games and was still hovering on the edge of the relegation zone, but for Lin Sen, it was a timely help. The one-to-one score, no matter who scored the goal first, was no different in the result, but for morale, it was a completely different meaning.
"What a pity." After the game, Ferguson suddenly said.
As for Sir Alex, Mike Ferran understood a lot of understandings about the results of the game. Ferguson could have many kinds of understandings, but the most appropriate understanding should be. Unfortunately, Manchester United failed to win the game in this round. In the round of Chelsea fighting against Manchester City, it was definitely a loss.
"Lin is lucky." McFerran said with a smile.
"It's really good." Ferguson stood up and nodded with a smile.
Manchester City has so many offensive players in the frontcourt, but in the end, the goalkeeper who helped Manchester City equalize the score was the most unlikely goalkeeper. This is no longer slandering and saying that luck is also a manifestation of strength, or it may be attributed to the spirit of never giving up. This is luck, very simple luck.
Mike Ferran thought that what Ferguson said was a pity that Manchester United did not win, but in fact Ferguson was referring to Manchester City's goal. Ferguson really hoped that Manchester City could block Chelsea before the game, but at the moment when Joe Hart scored, he suddenly felt that maybe Chelsea's winning would be a better end for Manchester United. Indeed, the current result is more beneficial to Manchester United now. Manchester United's points were not further widened by Chelsea, but this goal made Manchester City, which might have been in endless change of coaches again, or Linson, get a chance to breathe.
From Linson's perspective, this game easily reminds Ferguson of the FA Cup in 1990, when Ferguson was also facing the situation where he might be dismissed if he lost. In the end, Manchester United eliminated Nottingham Forest with Mark Robbins' goal. So, in a sense, Robbins' goal saved the entire Manchester United dynasty later.
So, what if Joe Hart is Mark Robbins of that year?
The day after the game, the local media Manchester Evening News gave this round focus battle more positive comments. They remained optimistic about Manchester City's bottoming out rebound, or Lin Sen's coaching position. Of course, this is mainly due to the fact that Manchester City's opponents are generally not strong in the next few games. They are against Twente at home in the Champions League, and before the league against Arsenal, Newcastle and Blackpool are not too strong, at least Manchester City has an absolute advantage on the surface.
However, other media are not so polite. In their opinion, whether the goal of Joe Hart, who has been touted as England's top goalkeeper, can really bring Linsen back to life, remains to be seen, because one fact is that what caused Manchester City to be in such a situation is not a strong matchup, including the past match against Chelsea. Manchester City had previously played against Tottenham and Liverpool. One win and two draws in three games is not bad. What caused Linsen to stand on the edge of the cliff was Manchester City's performance against the "weak team". Sunderland, Blackburn and Wigan faced Manchester City's teams that had no fighting power last season. This season only gave Manchester City one point, which was the key.
Therefore, how to judge whether Manchester City is lingering or reborn in Nirvana depends on the next game.
On September 30, on the city stadium, Manchester City welcomed their second opponent in the Champions League group stage, Twente.
Twente failed to cross Manchester City last season and became one of the stepping stones for Manchester City to win the championship in the UEFA Cup. However, the setback in the UEFA Cup did not affect their record in the Eredivisie. They eventually beat Ajax to win the Eredivisie championship for the first time in history, and McLaren also became a model for British coaches to coach abroad.
After the results of the Champions League group draw this season, even the Dutch media did not have much hope for Twente's qualifying, because although they are the new Eredivisie champion, Twente is an absolute "rookie" in the Champions League. Compared with the other three teams, they really have no advantages. Inter Milan and Manchester City are generally considered to be teams that will qualify from this group. Twente's more realistic goal is considered third and then to participate in the UEFA Cup.
But McLaren doesn't think so, and they proved their determination in the first round of the group stage: to tie the arrogant Inter Milan at home. This time, when they came to the city stadium, although they lost 0-4 last time, they did not intend to disarm.
The game broke the deadlock as the first half was nearing the end of the first half, and the goal was Falcao, which was also the first goal of the Colombian striker in the Champions League, and the one who assisted him was Di Maria, who was already a teammate with him in the second season. However, Manchester City was not happy for too long, because just at the beginning of the second half, Twente equalized the score and passed a free kick.
It's a familiar plot and a familiar draw.
At that moment, the city court seemed to be strangled.
But this time, Manchester City finally did not disappoint them again, and did not let them wait too long. In the 54th minute, Manchester City once again surpassed the score and Falcao scored twice.
The two-to-one score finally ended at the end of the game.
The moment the referee blew the end of the game, a long-lost warm applause burst out from the city stadium, because this was the first victory in Manchester City's last seven games in the third-tier. No one knows whether this victory means that the champions of last season have really returned, but no matter what, it is a good start.
After the two group matches, Inter Milan, who swept Bremen four-to-zero at home in this round, ranked first in the group with four points, and Manchester City, who scored four points, ranked second because of the disadvantage of goal difference, followed by Twente and Bremen.
Just as the media predicted after the lottery ended.
On October 3, in the seventh round of the Premier League, facing Newcastle, which ranks higher than himself, Manchester City won the game with the same score as the previous game. After this game, the Premier League was temporarily suspended due to international matches. For Manchester City, which has a large number of international players, this is not a time to rest, but for Lin Sen, it is an opportunity to take a breath.
Fourteen days later, with an incomplete Manchester City, Linson headed to the seaside city of Blackpool in northwest England, but he ushered in a long-lost victory. They defeated Blackpool away with a score of 4-0.
After eight rounds, Chelsea is still high. Although they were tied by Aston Villa in this round, they had defeated Arsenal head-on before, and Manchester United encountered a three-game draw in a row, because their points advantage over the second place has reached more than six points, and behind them are Manchester United, Arsenal, and Tottenham, who have won all the last two rounds of games.
As for Manchester City, after two consecutive victories, although they are still far away from Chelsea, at least judging from the rankings in the standings, they have already completed their redemption. They have quietly returned to the sixth position in the league, and have eleven points with three wins, three draws and two losses. The distance between the second is just a game.
In the media's terms, Manchester City is returning quietly. (To be continued)
Chapter completed!