Football King Bale

Chapter 342 Taking a break from the busy schedule

Although Newcastle finally got a penalty with the help of the linesman, slow motion showed that this was a complete misjudgment. It can be clearly seen in the slow motion that Ferdinand's tackle was very clean. Ben Arfa just fell out of the penalty area under the influence of inertia, and Ferdinand did not touch him.

But anyway, Newcastle got a penalty kick and got a point back. As a result, the game that had been decided was once again in turmoil. The game only ended in half an hour, and the Newcastle people saw hope of equalizing the score.

In the subsequent games, the atmosphere became more intense, mainly because the Newcastle players who were eager to score another goal and equalize the score were very aggressive. This is also the playing style of the team led by Alan Pardew.

Perhaps he knew that the penalty just now was a loss to Manchester United. In the subsequent call, Mike Jones was very strict with Newcastle players for fouling. Players continued to receive yellow cards for fouls, especially Gutierrez. He received two yellow cards in just fifteen minutes and was sent off with a red card.

Manchester United, which had already had the advantage on the field, suddenly had the upper hand. With the cheers of the home team fans, they launched a wave of attacks towards Newcastle's goal.

However, despite playing one less player, Newcastle's defense was still very solid.

This season, Pardu has built a solid defense that only conceded 8 goals in 11 rounds. Although the defense led by captain Fabricio Coloccini is not outstanding in personal ability, it has midfielder Cheick Tiote. , John Cabaye and other teammates who pressed like a mad dog with great assistance, the entire defensive system was very effective.

In this game, Manchester United's offense was stubbornly blocked by Newcastle. Coupled with some luck, Manchester United failed to score Newcastle's goal again until the end of 90 minutes of regular time.

In the 80th minute, Bell's free kick found Vidic in the penalty area. The Serbian central defender headed the goal from close range, but it directly hit Krul's shoulder and bounced out of the penalty area.

Three minutes later, Manchester United made a comeback, but first Evra's left-footed volley from the front of the penalty area was saved by Krul and was saved by Krul. Then Bell took a corner kick, although Vidic grabbed the landing spot in the penalty area. , but his head shot missed the goal.

In the 85th minute, Ashley Young's low shot from the left side of the penalty area had passed Newcastle's defense, but it hit the near-end post and bounced out. Then Carrick's shot from the center was blocked and Stephen Taylor made a clearance. Immediately, Hernandez headed a shot, and Simpson stretched his legs on the goal line to block the ball and save the goal. In the 89th minute, Macheda, who had just come on as a substitute, headed a header wide of the goal.

However, under Manchester United's constant attacks, Newcastle's defense was still exhausted, let alone the offense to equalize the score. Under the leadership of Bell, Manchester United used offense instead of defense to ensure the safety of their own goal.

When Mac Jones blew the whistle at the end of the game, the score was still at 2:1. Manchester United had won 13 consecutive games to start the season, further writing their record for the best start to the English top league!

At the same time, they also achieved 22 consecutive home wins in the Premier League, breaking the record set by Liverpool 40 years ago.

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Although Manchester United finally won the victory, the referee Mike Jones's enforcement was still widely questioned after the game. Major British media pointed out that there were many controversial penalties in the game, saying that Manchester United almost lost 2 points at home under the referee's control, and Ferguson's team was "blackballed".

"Mirror" stated that "the controversial penalty almost prevented Manchester United from setting a new league home winning streak record."

"The Sun" stated that "Hernandez's lucky goal helped Manchester United take a two-goal lead, but Ferdinand's clean tackle was misjudged, and the Red Devils almost lost the opportunity to monopolize the league's home winning streak."

"Sky Sports" believes that the referees ruined the game "Mac Jones decided it was a corner kick,

However, the linesman signaled that it was a penalty kick. Under the linesman's signal and the Newcastle players' appeal, the referee made a serious penalty. "

In fact, these three media outlets were quite polite. After the game, the Daily Mail rummaged through the box and brought out the bad history of referee Mike Jones, saying that his poor penalty decisions were not surprising at all!

"Daily Mail" pointed out that Mike Jones, the referee who officiated Manchester United vs. Newcastle, was the maker of the "Beach Balloon Explosion". In the 9th round of the 2009-2010 Premier League season, the Premier League giant Liverpool visited Sunderland. Len Bent's shot hit the beach balloon and changed its flight trajectory and then turned into the goal guarded by Reina. Because of this goal, Liverpool eventually lost 0:1 at the Stadium of Light. At that time, this game became the focus after the game, except for Mike. Except for Jones, no one thought that such a cheating goal was considered a valid goal. His penalty was a textbook "typical misjudgment". Two years later, Mike Jones's poor penalty once again shocked the UK and even the world!

Of course, the British media "Daily Mail", in addition to criticizing Mac Jones's poor penalty, also defended him. After all, he also seemed helpless in the penalty kick. He had already given a corner kick, but the linesman's hard call To "give" Newcastle a penalty, Mike Jones had to change the penalty.

Regarding this penalty kick, Mark Lawrenson, a Premier League expert on Radio 5, was very angry and accused referee Mike Jones of being indecisive. He said: "If you think it is a 100% penalty, then you will give it. If it is, The linesman signals that it’s a penalty kick, so give him glasses!”

Regarding this controversial penalty, the "Daily Mail" also made a special analysis, saying that referee Mike Jones' line of sight was blocked, but he could definitely see the trajectory of the ball, saying that it was definitely a corner kick.

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After the game, Manchester United generals were full of resentment. Ferdinand wrote on Twitter: "We could have scored 6 goals today. I don't want to get involved in the penalty kick, otherwise I will be punished!"

Rooney also updated his Twitter: "The referee and linesman spent a lot of time making the decision on penalty kicks. Even so, they still made mistakes. At these times, it is better to watch the replay. The less talk about penalty kicks. The better. But it’s unbelievable. Video technology is only used to determine whether a goal is scored, but it can’t be used as a criterion for important decisions?”

As for Manchester United coach Sir Alex Ferguson, he linked this poor call to the offside kick Chelsea scored at Old Trafford two years ago. In an interview with reporters, he said: "Two years ago, the referee made a mistake. The offside kick ruined our season. This scene almost happened again today. Fortunately, we had scored two goals before and were able to win the game smoothly. Otherwise, I am not sure whether the story two years ago would happen again. ."

What Sir Alex didn't know was that in another time and space, his words could be described as a motto. In the end, in the competition between Manchester United and Manchester City, due to a magical loss of a certain team, Manchester United ended up winning at the last moment. They lost the championship due to a low goal difference. Without this misjudgment, he would have likely led Manchester United to their 13th Premier League title a year earlier.

Of course, Manchester United's final loss of the Premier League championship had a lot to do with Taizuo. After all, they were 8 points ahead of Manchester City with only 6 rounds left in the league, almost locking in the league championship. However, in the following four rounds, they allowed Manchester City to recover this 8-point disadvantage, and this led to Manchester City's so-called most dramatic championship in history.

But judging from the current situation, many things in the past will never happen. Because now Manchester United is not 5 points behind Manchester City, but 5 points ahead. With this 10-point gap as the starting point, even if Manchester United makes another move later, such an embarrassing situation will not happen again.

Led the team to an opening 13-game winning streak. Although Ferguson was a little unhappy because of the penalty call, he still gave several of the team's main players two days off. As for the League Cup quarter-finals in midweek, he decided to continue the big rotation and face Crystal Palace with a substitute lineup.

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Originally, Bell planned to spend the two-day holiday at his villa in the southern suburbs of Manchester. However, in the evening, he received a call from Nani, asking him to go to London with him to watch the ATP event held tomorrow. The year-end finals match between Swiss Cow Federer and Tsonga.

Bell hesitated for a moment, but agreed. Being a couch potato at home is not a good thing for him. Taking this rare vacation to go out for a walk is also a good way to relax.

Moreover, he personally admires Federer, and it would be great to have the opportunity to watch him play live.

The next morning, when Nani drove to pick up Bale, he found that Smalling was also driving behind him. He also wanted to go to London to watch the game.

So, the three of them hit the road together and rushed to London.

When they arrived at the scene, they found that Ronaldo had also come from Madrid, and several people got together.

After entering the stadium and coming to the stands, Bell discovered that they were not the only celebrities present. Arsenal's Arshavin and Wilshere were also present, and there was also London Mayor Boris in the audience. Mr. Middleton, the sister of the Duke of Cambridge, and other dignitaries also came to watch the match between Federer and Tsonga.

After an exciting game, the Cows achieved four consecutive victories against Tsonga, successfully defending their title and winning their fourth championship of the season and the 70th championship of their career.

The lack of the halo of a Grand Slam made Federer's 2011 season look bleak. In most of the season since the beginning of the year, he has only won a small championship in the Doha 250 race. Due to his consecutive substandard performances on the tour, Federer's world ranking points were gradually caught up and surpassed by Murray, who was behind him, and fell to fourth place on October 17, 2011. This was his first time since 2003. It fell out of the top three for the first time since July 7.

But after all, Federer is a veteran who has been playing professional tennis for many years. In addition to his outstanding skills, he has also been praised for his reasonable schedule and physical training.

When Djokovic, Nadal, Murray and other major competitors all experienced weakness at the end of the season due to injuries, Federer took the opportunity to break out and set off a climax of winning points and attracting money at the end of the season. After the US Open, he successively Sweeping the Basel, Paris Masters and London year-end finals, he scored a hat-trick of championships and ended the season with a 17-game winning streak, returning his world ranking to third place.

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