Football King Bale

Chapter 588 Difficult Moments

On February 2, Bell and his teammates rushed to Craven Farm to prepare for the game against Fulham.

This is the 25th round of the Premier League this season and the second meeting between the two clubs within a week. In the fourth round of the FA Cup at the end of last month, Manchester United swept Fulham 5:1 at home.

In this game, Berbatov was exempted from the game due to a hamstring injury and therefore missed the opportunity to face his old club. In addition, Sidwell, who got a starting chance when he defeated West Ham United in the last round, was replaced by Baird; for Manchester United, A Shree Young continues to miss the season due to a knee injury, and Rooney made his 350th start in the game during his time at Manchester United.

At the beginning of the first half, the two teams quickly entered the game and picked up the speed. Bell took the ball and ran on the turf of Craven Farm. He advanced quickly with the ball.

However, Fulham's number 27 Ritter then made a flying shovel, leaving a white mark on the green turf of Craven Farm and a large amount of flying turf debris.

He brought Bell to the ground with the ball!

Bell lay on the slippery grass, gasping for air.

In such a high-tempo offensive and defensive transition, physical energy is consumed very quickly, especially now that the season is very deep. Although Ferguson has done a good job in the team's rotation, the players still feel very tired.

Only thirty-eight minutes into the game, Bell reached his physical bottleneck. This tackle made him feel a little tired even when he got up.

"Are you okay?" Modric was the first to stand next to Bale, leaning down and asking with concern on his face.

Bell looked up, smiled, shook his head and said, "It's okay, I'm just a little tired."

"Haha! Don't be lazy, get up and continue! This game is won, let's rest again!" Modric stretched out his hand to Bale.

Holding Modric's hand, Bale stood up and quickly ran forward.

Modric is right, it's not time to rest yet.

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The free kick was taken quickly.

"Modric passed the football short to Sneijder. Sneijder passed the ball through and the football went to Bale's feet. Bale changed direction and turned around!"

The referee's whistle sounded again.

"Fulham's player committed another foul!"

"Bell's action of stopping the ball and connecting with others was very exciting. After stopping the ball, he suddenly changed direction, accelerated and sprinted away from the defender who was following him. Karagounis had no choice but to reach out and pull Bell down."

"The referee gave Karagounis a verbal warning."

"Manchester United's free kick. This free kick is about 24 to 5 meters away from the goal. It is located a little to the left of the penalty area. This position is very good. Many players who are good at free kicks can complete high-quality direct free kicks in this position. The ball goes to goal.”

"Bale stood in front of the ball. It looked like he was going to take the free kick himself."

On the sidelines, Ferguson stood in the tactical guidance area, watching the game with a serious expression.

In today's game, Manchester United players clearly showed fatigue. Especially Bell and several other players who have had heavier tasks in recent games.

At Craven Cottage, the Red Devils did not dominate the situation. The Farmers played very tenaciously at their home court and defended very toughly.

Under such a tough defense, Manchester United had some problems in advancing in the midfield. It was difficult to play a smooth game and not many offensive opportunities were obtained.

This free kick is a rare opportunity for Manchester United to directly threaten the goal.

As Bell is the best player in Manchester United's free kicks, Ferguson feels that he is the best choice to take the penalty.

However, the next moment Ferguson saw Rooney walking towards the penalty spot. He put his arm on Bell's shoulder and discussed a few words with Bell.

Bell listened and nodded.

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After the referee beeped a few words to the players on the wall, he stepped back quickly and blew his whistle, signaling that Manchester United could start taking free throws.

Bell moved, he quickly rushed to the football.

Just when the wall players thought Bale was about to kick the ball,

But Bell feinted a shot and ran past the football.

While Bell was blocking part of his line of sight, Rooney started with a tacit understanding. He quickly rushed to the ball and kicked the football.

Bang!

The football flew up in response, drew a wonderful arc, passed over the heads of the jumping players on the wall, and went straight into the near upper corner of the goal.

1:0!

Xiaopang has scored 5 goals against Fulham in the last 5 Premier League games. Rooney, who has scored in 3 consecutive main match games, scored the 10th goal in the last 10 main match games for Manchester United.

Bell held Rooney's head and said with a smile: "Well done! Wayne!"

What Rooney just kicked was a falling leaf ball. The football dropped obviously, the ball speed was also very fast, and the overall quality was very high.

Although Bell also has the skills of falling leaves drawn by the Ball Saint system, he is not sure that he can take such a high-quality free kick. In addition, he does not feel good today, so Rooney expressed his hope to take this free kick. After expressing his will, he gave up the free kick opportunity.

The result was not bad. Rooney's free kick really helped the team break the deadlock. Bell was very happy.

Rooney did the same. He put his arm around Bale's waist and hugged Modric who came over to celebrate.

The Manchester United players hugged together in unity and celebrated the goal.

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On the sidelines, Ferguson breathed a sigh of relief.

When he found out that Bale was just covering for Rooney, he felt a little unhappy and felt that this opportunity might be gone.

But fortunately, Rooney was very motivated and actually scored.

The team's first goal came later than he expected and was more difficult. Fortunately, the players' efforts finally yielded goals, and Ferguson can breathe a sigh of relief.

On the Internet, after Manchester United scored, Manchester United fans were jubilant, while Manchester City fans were sighing.

Not only Manchester United fans are paying attention to this match between Manchester United and Fulham, but Manchester City fans are also very concerned about it.

Manchester United's lead was so big that it made Manchester City fans despair. Seeing that there are only the last thirteen rounds of the league left, if Manchester United continues to win, in a few games, Manchester City will say goodbye to the league championship completely.

Therefore, they hope to see Manchester United lose, which will keep their title hopes alive for a little longer.

They did see hope. Due to rotation and physical fitness, Manchester United performed poorly in this game. They played a rookie game with Fulham.

However, in a difficult game, the tired Bell still used his personal skills to win a very good free kick opportunity for the team. Rooney's overnight success gave Manchester United the lead in the away game.

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The first half ended shortly after Rooney's goal.

After the fifteen-minute intermission, the second half of the game continued.

There were no substitutions on Manchester United's side, but the home team Fulham made personnel adjustments, and Hangeland was replaced by Hughes.

Because the score was behind, Fulham stepped up its attack in the second half, hoping to score, equalize the score or even reverse the game.

However, this also gave Manchester United more opportunities to counterattack, and Bell and Rooney, who were active on both wings, gained more space. Of course, they were still treated with foul tactics by Fulham players.

In the 70th minute of the game, Rooney went down the right wing and sent a cross. The ball accurately found Bell who was ambushing in the penalty area.

Bale overwhelmed the defender and grabbed a header, triggering the decisive blow. The football once again penetrated Fulham's door.

Rooney reciprocated and created a scoring opportunity for Bell.

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After scoring this goal, Manchester United fans were completely relieved, while Manchester City fans changed the channel one after another.

But just three minutes later, Manchester United fans began to worry again because Bell was injured.

During a confrontation, Bell was once again tackled by a Fulham player. He fell to the ground and held his ankle in pain.

Manchester United's team doctor quickly rushed onto the pitch, and without waiting for instructions from the team doctor, Ferguson immediately made substitution adjustments.

Regardless of Bell's injury, he will replace Bell.

Giggs comes on and replaces Bale.

This substitution by Manchester United makes their fans worried. Bell is the absolute core of Manchester United and the strongest leg. As long as Bale is on the court, Manchester United fans will have a sense of peace of mind, but when he is not on the court, they will be uneasy.

Although Bell has almost never been injured since joining Manchester United, as long as he is a football player, it is impossible to be insulated from injuries. Who knows whether Bell is really injured this time?

After Bell came off the field, Ferguson immediately came over and asked, "How was it?"

Bell smiled and shook his head and said, "It's okay, it's just a twist."

Bell was indeed fine. Because of the super defensive skills drawn by the Ball Saint system, the possibility of Bell being injured was extremely small. However, the injury was still very painful when he shoveled like that just now, so he did not perform on the field. the meaning of.

Moreover, Fulham committed a lot of fouls today, and the time for his super defense is running out. If Ferguson had not replaced him and he had been fouled a few more times by Fulham players, he might have really been injured.

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Twenty minutes later, the referee blew the final whistle.

In the end, with two goals from Rooney and Bale, Manchester United narrowly defeated Fulham.

"Ten consecutive wins for the second time in a season! The Red Devils and Manchester United are heading towards the championship!"

After the game, Manchester United's official Twitter account couldn't wait and issued a domineering declaration, which was forwarded by many media.

After the game, reporters asked questions. Their first concern is the victory of this game and how many rounds in advance Manchester United can win the championship.

Then the media was concerned about Bell's injury.

In response to this problem, Ferguson practiced Tai Chi.

Although he already knew that Bell's injury was not serious, as an old fox, he still said: "After the game, the team doctor will evaluate Bell's injury. I hope he will not miss the Champions League knockout round next week."

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