The focal battle at Old Trafford was not at the top level in Europe in terms of quality, even if there were so many superstars, star players, and rising stars on the same field.
But when players such as Henry, Bergkamp, Ronaldo, van Nistelrooy, and other players performed average in the game, the excitement of the game could not come from the high-level technical and tactical display.
But in the eyes of the British fans, it was an absolutely exciting game.
Because it was full of fiery confrontations and the fast pace of the whole game, it simply invaded the spectator's senses.
Pires's role was obvious after he came on. Although he had not fully recovered from his injury and could not play to his ability to break through on the flank and cut inside, he could control the ball and pass it well, which made him a sharp contrast to Reyes's role on the field.
Arsenal began to pressure Manchester United in the offensive end. They were definitely not conservative, but the decline of the veteran Bergkamp's fitness had a greater impact on his play.
In the 73rd minute of the game, Qin Xiong passed the ball to Bergkamp's feet after he cooperated with Ljungberg on the right flank. He had a loose environment without interference to shoot, but he shot an outrageous long shot. The football hit Ferdinand's leg, and the angle between Ferdinand and Bergkamp showed that if Ferdinand had not blocked it, the ball would have been at least three meters away from the goal.
Henry created a good shooting opportunity for Ashley Cole, who plugged in from behind, after pulling the side, but the England full-back's shot was an anti-aircraft gun.
Qin Xiong wanted to get a long shot in front of the penalty area, but the opponent limited his input too much, which made him start to look for opportunities to go deeper into the penalty area.
Manchester United got a corner kick in the 79th minute of the game from the left flank.
Rooney took the penalty.
His corner kick shocked the Arsenal players.
The football did not fly to the penalty area, but to the middle in front of the penalty area!
It was like yesterday's replay of the classic scene of Beckham's corner kick to assist Scholes' long shot to break the goal.
Qin Xiong immediately ran out of the penalty area when he sensed that something was wrong. He immediately used his body to block the angle of Scholes' shot. Perhaps under his influence, Scholes' volley was outrageous and the football flew high into the stands.
In the 83rd minute of the game, Qin Xiong started from the backfield and cooperated with full-back Ashley Cole to advance forward from the left flank.
After passing the midfield, Qin Xiong faced Scholes' interception and passed the ball to Ashley Cole. Then he ran straight ahead.
Ashley Cole did not coordinate with Qin Xiong again. He passed the ball to Pires before he encountered Gary Neville.
After the ball was sent out, he did not hesitate to continue running forward. Gary Neville was afraid of being hit from behind, so he followed Ashley Cole like a shadow, paying attention to protecting the inside line.
Pires pretended to pass the ball to Ashley Cole, but he stopped the ball at his feet. When Scholes rushed over, he passed the ball back diagonally behind him. Vieira also rushed up!
Vieira squeezed past Rooney's pressing and intercepted by Scholes. He once again passed the ball back to Pires.
At this moment, Pires' eyes swept across Manchester United's penalty area and immediately carried out a 45-degree pass from the flank!
He was a right-footed player, but he played on the left flank for Arsenal. It could be said that he was a very typical successful example of a left-footed winger in today's football world.
Therefore, when he used his right foot to send a pass from the left flank, the football would have an internal spin in the air. It could be a pass or a shot!
Manchester United's penalty area was jittery.
Even if Henry and Bergkamp were not in good condition for the game, no Manchester United player dared to ignore their existence!
Especially when they appeared at a dangerous point in the penalty area at the last moment of the attack, could they ignore them?
Could they be lucky enough to think that they could not grasp the opportunity even if they had it?
Therefore, Ferdinand followed Henry, who rushed forward in advance, and Silvestre did not leave him. He even secretly pulled Bergkamp's jersey in his hand to shrink to the middle of the goal.
But when the football flew in the air, the Manchester United players were sure that the pass would fall behind the goal!
Who would be there?
Ljungberg?
No!
Just as Silvestre pulled Bergkamp's jersey back from the middle of the goal, someone ran diagonally in front of him!
Qin Xiong!
The football began to fall. The closer it was to the landing point, the closer it was to the direction of Qin Xiong's running position.
Carroll hurriedly moved to the back of the goal. At the moment the football fell, he could only instinctively open his arms to block the angle.
Under the eyes of the crowd, Qin Xiong followed the trajectory of his diagonal running position and jumped up. When the football fell, he did his best to swing his head to attack the goal!
He did not close his eyes. His eyes, which were full of fighting spirit, were fixed in the direction of the Manchester United goal, as if there was an ancient beast residing within them.
He saw the football pass between Carroll's raised arms and hit the bull's eye!
The ball went in!
Qin Xiong's face bloomed with a wild smile, which looked slightly ferocious.
He retracted his gaze and looked at the front of his body. He rushed diagonally across the goal and scored with a header from behind the goal, so of course he would run off the sideline.
Because he swung his head to attack the goal, his center of gravity was a little unstable after landing. But after he staggered two steps, he tried to regain his balance and felt that he could stand firmly after two more steps.
However, a scene that Qin Xiong did not expect happened!
Motherf * cker!
What was that?!
Qin Xiong staggered and saw that there was no way out in front of him after he rushed out of the end line … It was a ditch!
Why was there a ditch behind the end line of the field?
Why?!
He remembered that his opponent or teammate had picked up the football from a ditch behind the end line in a game.
Damn it!
What the hell was going on at Old Trafford?
He slipped and then rolled diagonally under the effect of his self-preservation consciousness and fell into the ditch …
"Wow! Qin Xiong scored a second goal! Qin Xiong scored with a powerful header! He helped Arsenal to take a 2: 1 lead again … United … Eh? Oh my God! Qin Xiong rushed out of the end line because he was too fast, and he had just finished the technical action of taking off for a header. He lost his balance after landing and fell into the ditch on the sidelines of Old Trafford! Oh my God! His teammates were stunned in ecstasy. No, no, no, the fans on the sidelines were too bad. They actually picked up their phones and cameras to take pictures of the ditch. Even the cameramen on the sidelines were no exception! Look, look at Wenger's expression. It's as if he had just been told that he had won the lottery and then found out that he had lost the lottery ticket! "
The Manchester United players stared blankly at the place where Qin Xiong fell into the ditch. Ferguson came down from the technical area in a rage and began to call out the players.
Saha is ready to play! Alan Smith is ready to play!
Arsenal, I'm going to fight it out with you!
Qin Xiong really felt a burst of dizziness. There was a strong pain in his back and shoulders, but he lay in the ditch and moved his muscles and bones. He felt that it was not a big problem. It was a hard injury, and it would be fine after some rest.
He had just stood up in the ditch when he saw Henry and Bergkamp running to the edge of the ditch and looking down at him with worried faces.
"Hey, are you okay?"
"Are you hurt?"
Qin Xiong moved his neck and a smile appeared on his calm face. He looked up and shouted to his teammates, "I feel so good!"
"Hahahaha!"
Bergkamp and Henry laughed at the same time!
Indeed, he should feel good!
How could he not feel good after scoring twice at Old Trafford?
The two men reached out and pulled Qin Xiong out of the ditch. At this time, Vieira rushed up from behind and almost knocked the three men into the ditch again.
Fortunately, Ljungberg hugged Vieira and shouted at him, "Do you want us to be laughed at by Manchester United?"
Vieira roared, "F * * k Manchester United, now we're the ones laughing at them!"
Many Arsenal fans in the visiting team's stands patted their chests in relief. When they saw Qin Xiong come out of the ditch safely, they finally breathed a sigh of relief and then began to applaud and cheer for the team.
As Qin Xiong and his teammates walked towards the backfield, he was suddenly attracted by the singing in the stands.
It was the singing from the visiting team's fans.
He could not hear the lyrics clearly, but he could vaguely hear his name in the lyrics.
The fans singing in the stands was a characteristic of English fan culture, and it was imitated by many fan groups around the world.
Here, you can use singing to praise the team and humiliate the opponent, and you can also use singing to praise the players!
Qin Xiong closed his eyes for a moment.
Listen, who is the singing from the Gunner praising?
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