Chapter 79 Spoon(1/2)
In the eyes of others, Lin Sen was no different from Ferguson not far from him. They were making the final arrangement with a calm expression, but only those standing next to Lin Sen knew that Lin Sen was not laying out anything at all, he was just telling stories.
Tell his own story.
Telling a story that seems to be only happening in the novel to the team members.
A team doctor, a young team doctor, went from being ordered to being out in a sad way, from making a comeback, to leaving helplessly, from accidentally landing in Britain, to becoming famous in Europe.
This may sound inspirational, but it is not an inspirational story, because there are not so many coincidences and opportunities in the inspirational story. The most important thing is that the protagonist of the inspirational story does not have so many plug-ins. Lin Sen has never dared to think that he is a lucky person, not a hard-working head coach.
But, if he did it again, he didn't want to leave any regrets.
A game that rereads the file can avoid many difficulties and avoid many detours. Shouldn’t the same principle in a life that rereads the file?
Of course, at this moment, Lin Sen talked about himself, not because he wanted the team members to respect him. He just wanted to do one thing, that is, to convey his feelings to his team members.
"Get tomorrow's mentality to play the penalty kick right now."
This is the last thing Lin Sen said to his team members.
After saying that, Lin Sen looked around him and glanced at the emotions of the players, with an expression of being ready to "find the shot" at any time. But what satisfied him was that the players' emotions were different, but the emotions that did not disappoint him appeared. So he stood up, and Kidd, who was holding the list of appearances behind him, quickly came over and began to tell the players some precautions for the penalty shootout.
Lin Sen, who stood up, looked involuntarily in the direction of Manchester United. At present, Ferguson and his assistant coach were still talking to his players. Still involuntarily, Lin Sen swept the emotional state of Manchester United players, and then, he pursed his lips and suddenly felt a little dry.
It was not because of the speech just now, but because of this scan, the result was not optimistic.
The cruelty of the penalty shootout is that it must decide the winner.
Although it is not just said that the two teams are excellent teams, at least in a sense, they prove that the level of these two teams is similar. In other words, neither team should be losers. However, the penalty shootout is only determined by victory or defeat, because there is only one championship.
What is even more regrettable is that most of the responsibilities of such failures often fall on someone in the end.
It cannot be said to be unreasonable, so it can only be said to be cruel.
Lin Sen seemed a little lost. At this time, he held a bottle of water in one hand and handed it to him.
"Nervous?" Dina asked.
Lin Sen took the water and smiled a little reluctantly, without an answer.
nervous?
Of course nervous.
Lin Sen's smile is pretending.
One step is heaven, one step is hell, no one can remain calm at this time. Even Lin Sen, who is so frightened by the plug-in, cannot avoid this "vulgarity". But he is the head coach. If even the head coach is so nervous that he trembles all over, how can you expect your players to get there and shoot the ball into the opponent's goal?
Lin Sen didn't answer, but Dina already knew his answer, and she smiled.
It seems that every time she stands in such a stadium, she always involuntarily thinks of Lin Sen’s past. Even if the content is repeated again and again, it seems that every time, she feels a bit like dreaming. If even her bystander feels that she is dreaming, then what does Lin Sen feel like?
Just as Lin Sen said just now, a former team doctor and an amateur coach who was once called by others, are now standing at the top of Europe.
Regardless of the final result is success or failure, in Dina's opinion, this is enough for a head coach with less than four years of coaching experience.
Of course, even if Lin Sen knows Dina’s thoughts now, he may not be able to be proud.
To be honest, he doesn't like the game entering the penalty shootout. Although the team has specially practiced penalty shootouts in training before, Manchester City can't be unprepared for it. In the penalty shootout, luck and strength are mixed. To put it bluntly, it depends on the face to a large extent, whose face is? The goalkeeper's face.
And in this position, Manchester City has no advantage at all.
You should know that Manchester United's goalkeeper is Van der Sar, who is over 100 years old.
It’s not that Linson has no confidence in his goalkeeper Joe Hart, but to put it another way, Van der Sar saved more penalty kicks than Joe Hart saved. This is purely a gap in experience, and the gap in this aspect is actually not limited to goalkeepers. Almost most Manchester United players on the court had the same experience three years ago, and at that time, their opponent was Chelsea.
Of course, Manchester City also has its own advantages, that is, compared with Manchester United, they have a larger penalty shooter. Moreover, on the other hand, experience, sometimes in other words, is "details" and a background for research and reference.
In the penalty shootout battle, the order is crucial, especially the first and fifth. Although the player who is the first free throw will not decide the winner immediately, he will largely determine the mentality of the next, and in the penalty shootout battle, the mentality of the mentality is crucial. As for the fifth one, it is because after five rounds, a victory or defeat will be decided. If the scores of the two teams are still the same, then the "sudden death method" will be adopted, that is, the punishment will be carried out until one side enters, and the other side does not enter.
Therefore, the first and fifth ones are generally the head coach will choose a relatively stable player to take the penalty.
Manchester City took the lead in free throws.
The first punishment Linson chose was Adriano.
After receiving the referee's instructions, the Brazilian walked slowly towards the penalty area in the south stands. Behind this penalty area is the stands of Manchester United fans.
Although the atmosphere at the entire Wembley Stadium was tense and almost silent at this time, it was obvious that Manchester United fans, who were just behind the goal, would not just sit and watch Adriano shoot. They began to make constant sounds and try to affect Adriano.
Adriano seemed to deaf, and he carefully placed the ball with the ball, then took a few steps back, put his hands on his hips, and began to wait for the referee's whistle.
Van der Sar, standing on the door line, raised his arms diagonally, and his feet were beating slightly on the door line...
The first one is Adriano, who was not surprising to Van der Sar. What surprised him was Adriano's right foot, yes, the right foot that scored a goal in the game.
This means that Adriano may also shoot with his right foot.
"Running up! Right foot, no, left foot! Shot, the ball entered! Van der Sar saved the ball in the right direction, but Adriano's shot is not a clever angle, but it is very powerful! It's a neat! Manchester City took the lead! Now, the pressure has temporarily reached Manchester United's side."
Adriano, who scored the goal, did not exaggerate his emotions. He just raised his right hand with a fist and waved it hard in the air. In the silence of Manchester United fans on the opposite side, and in the shocking cheers of Manchester City fans.
Rooney is the opponent of Adriano.
Although Rooney did not score in this game, at least half of Hernandez's goal should be credited to him, because it was his clever miss that deceived most of Manchester City's defense.
Rooney didn't give Joe Hart any chance to become a savior, a "bold" spoon.
The cheers were changed to red.
Immediately afterwards, the second round, the third round, the fourth round and even the fifth round.
Bell vs Nani.
Yaya-Turai vs. Carrick.
Vidal vs Evra.
Finally, it was Robben vs. Scholes.
...
The atmosphere was suffocating, but time did not slow down. In just five minutes, the penalty shootout had arrived in the fifth round.
Lin Sen's heart was as if it was tightly grasped by a hand, then let go, then grab, then let go...
Manchester City threw the pressure on Manchester United again and again, and Manchester United withstood the pressure again and again.
The result of the penalty kick is temporarily five to four.
Manchester City made five shots and five shots, while Manchester United made four shots temporarily.
Robben helped Manchester City throw the pressure on Manchester United for the fifth time, and now, it is Manchester United veteran Scholes who is reaching the penalty spot.
Whether it is Manchester United fans or Manchester City fans, it seems that everyone's hearts are tightening in Scholes's footsteps.
This is the fifth round, which means that when Manchester City has scored, Manchester United has no other way except to score goals.
This is pressure!
Success is not a single move, defeat is not a single move!
And this is why Ferguson puts Scholes in the fifth place.
Scholes, who was not tall, had no expression on his face at this time. He just placed the ball and stared at Joe Hart, without any nervousness.
A whistle sounded.
Without speed change and false action, it is just a very straightforward powerful shot.
The ball is like a cannonball.
Joe Hart judged the right direction, but could not stop the goal.
Five to five!
The Manchester United fans in the sky cheered again, as if they had won the game, but Ferguson on the sidelines did not move at this time, just put his hands in his pockets and his eyes were still looking at the penalty area.
Yes, invisibly, Scholes saved Manchester United once. But this is far from a time to relax. Next, every round is the "five round".
The sixth round.
Standing at the free throw point is Reus.
"Royce... run-up! fake action?..." Andy Gray's voice paused with Reus' movements, because Royce on the field did not shoot immediately after a run-up, but suddenly stopped.
Fake moves like this are not uncommon when you take a penalty kick. They are nothing more than using the time difference to let the goalkeeper react first and then shoot the ball in the other direction. But now, this move doesn't work for Van der Sar, and Van der Sar hasn't moved at all.
"Shot!"
At this time, Reus finally kissed the football.
"Spoon!" Andy Gray exclaimed.
"Genius' shot!" At this time, even Martin Taylor next to him couldn't help but exclaim, "With the fake moves, I couldn't deceive Van der Sar, and Van der Sar did not move, Reus actually dared to shoot the ball in the way of a spoon..."
"A penalty shootout, there have been two spoon shots..."
On the sidelines, Lin Sen, who was almost scared of a heart attack, couldn't help but hold his fist tightly. You know, when Reus changed his speed for the first time and did not deceive Van der Sar, he almost thought Reus was going to throw the ball away, but... sometimes, you really have to admire the German players that they do have traits that others cannot reach in some aspects.
Now, the pressure has once again reached Manchester United's side.
Giggs walked out.
When Lin Sen suddenly felt a sudden jump in his heart when he saw Giggs walking out.
To be continued...