Red Rebels

Penalty... Penalty... Penalty!

There was a thunderous sound from the fans in the stands, and they shouted in unison, as if they hoped that this behavior would create pressure on the referee to award a penalty.

"The slow motion shows that Kaka was indeed tripped in the penalty area just now. This is an undisputed penalty, and you must know that Cristiano Ronaldo's penalty near the corner of the penalty area just now has been awarded. Blow it up, if this penalty is not awarded again, it will be a bit unreasonable!" Andy Gray said.

Martin Taylor said with a bit of moving: "For the current players and fans, the 0:2 away lead is of little significance in this game, but the key is that they hope to help Redondo. Goal."

"For more than two years, how much pressure Redondo has endured over the past two years, two consecutive knee operations, it is almost doubtful that he will leave the football field, but he has come back tenaciously, and he has also helped us Giving up a fantastic game, he deserves a goal and it will make this game even more perfect, a game dominated by a veritable Redondo!"

"Yes, I appreciate the solidarity of the players and the spirit of thinking of their teammates. Although this is a bit cruel to Malaga, I have to admit that I am very touched. Redondo is lucky because he At the end of my career, I met such a good group of teammates!" Andy Gray was also moved.

The live broadcast always focused on the referee. After asking the linesman, he came to the penalty area and pointed to the penalty spot without a doubt.

All the fans at the scene immediately boiled, they all stood up, thunderous applause swept in like a flood, all the people stood, watching the players guarding Redondo as if the stars were over the moon. Ball points, their applause, and cheers are like petals falling from the sky, whitewashing this commemorative game.

This is a game that belongs to Redondo, whether the penalty is scored or not, it is!

Redondo stood in front of the penalty spot, Kaka personally placed the ball on the penalty spot for him, then hugged him, and then the players came to hug him one by one.

"Come on, Fernando!" Junior Juninho said with a smile.

"Come on!" His teammates also encouraged him.

At this time, Curtis ran over from the sidelines, came to Redondo's side, hugged him tightly, and then moved close to his ear.

"Let me tell you, boss, the opposing goalkeeper has made seven penalty kicks this season, all of them to the right!"

Redon was stunned for a moment, Curtis smiled and patted him on the shoulder, encouraged him, and then walked away.

Looking at Mourinho on the sidelines, he found that everyone, including the coaching staff and the players on the bench, stood up, and the fans in the stands stood up, waiting for him to take a penalty kick. Supporting him with this action.

Taking a few steps back, Redondo stared at the opponent's goalkeeper, accelerated, ran a few steps, and sent the ball to the lower left corner, while the Malaga goalkeeper was accustomed to rushing to the right and misjudging the direction.

The ball is in!

The place is boiling!

However, Redondo fell to his knees on the ground and raised his head. The live broadcast camera quickly captured his face, his face was full of tears, his mouth opened and closed, as if he wanted to say something, but he couldn't say it. .

All the players on the field came to Redondo's side, surrounded him, gathered together, very united.

After a while, Redondo stood up, and the 11 players hugged tightly.

There were even more warm applause and cheers from the stands, not only for Redondo, but also for this team!

The referee on the sidelines raised a sign for substitution, and Redondo was replaced by De Rossi. After the former came off, he was warmly cheered by the fans in the stands on the sidelines, and the fans even sang the song of Redondo!

………………"This is a game that belongs to Redondo, a perfect game,

He had a goal and planned two attacks at the same time, he dominated the 90 minutes of the game, and at the same time he conquered everyone's heart again, this is Redondo! "

"Yes, Andy, it was a touching game, I believe all the fans recalled later, there must be more things besides Redondo, such as the unity of the players, their share I am in the spirit of everyone."

"With the gradual commercialization of football, these things will become more and more rare, or even disappear, but in today's game, we saw the most sincere and original football charm, I'm lucky, I Being there in person, I cried!"

Andy Gray laughed, "I'm not crying, Martin, but I'm also touched, it's an impressive team, I don't know how to describe them, but I have to admit, I love them It's gone!"

……………… After 0:3, with Redondo's end, the UEFA Cup game was completely meaningless, and the last 10 minutes became a time for players from both sides to show their friendship.

But when the referee blew the whistle for the end of the game, the atmosphere at the scene became extremely warm again.

The players walked off the pitch in the almost heroic gesture of the fans in the stands, hugging the players of Malaga continuously along the way, showing friendship and showing a kind of team demeanor.

When summarizing the live broadcast, Andy Gray also gave a very high evaluation to this English League One team, believing that in this game, they showed a super control ability of the game, and at the same time they Also possessing a strong game-killing ability, the Magic Quartet in the frontcourt caused huge trouble for Malaga.

"If anyone thought that Mourinho was wishful thinking about winning the UEFA Cup, then I want them to watch the game and, apart from everything else, from a purely technical and tactical point of view, Mourinho's team really showed With the temperament and ability to win the championship, they play very bravely, and there is no lack of technical details, this is a very strong team that is gradually maturing!"

On the second day after the game, major media in continental Europe also gave considerable coverage to the game. The most reported is undoubtedly the return of Redondo. He once again dedicated a game to the fans. Nearly perfect match.

The only flaw or should be said that the pursuit of goals was too deliberate!

But in Xiao Yu's view, so what?

What he valued was not the team winning or Redondo scoring, but the solidarity the players showed on the field.

Why did Xiao Yu sell Bosingwa in the winter transfer window?

Why didn't Xiao Yu buy someone when he sold Bosingwa?

Precisely because neither he nor Mourinho wanted to destroy this unity of the team.

The failure of a team often starts from the appearance of internal cracks. Xiao Yu hopes that he can avoid such cracks to the greatest extent possible, protect his team in his own way, let Mourinho, let the players You can walk on the field without any worries.

This is what he should do as a team owner!

…………………… At the same time as the victory over Malaga, Liverpool lost 0-1 away to Celtic in Scotland.

Xiao Yu vaguely remembers that this season in his previous life, Porto coached by Mourinho finally encountered the Celtics coached by Martin O'Neal in the final. This is also considered to be the starting point of Mourinho's brilliant coaching career. .

But he glanced at last night's UEFA Cup quarter-final match, Liverpool lost to Celtic, and Porto also lost 0-1 at home to Greece's Panathinaikos.

The other game was a 1-0 home win against Turkey's Besiktas by Lazio in Serie A.

In the four games of the quarter-finals, they have entered the quarter-finals steadily. Unless there is a major collapse, it is difficult to pose a threat to Malaga with the current situation.

The other three teams, Liverpool's home comeback may not be small, Lazio has a great hope of entering the semi-finals, and another team will be formed between Porto and Panathinaikos.

They are all hard to crack, and each team is very strong, which makes Xiao Yu's brows unable to stretch his brows, especially when he thinks that his team will meet such strong players as Liverpool and Lazio. Team, he couldn't let go.

This is not because he has no confidence in the team, but no matter how confident you are, it does not mean that you can be blind. Besides, as a League One team and entering the quarter-finals of the UEFA Cup, if you blindly think that your team can easily win The enemy, it is not self-confidence, but arrogance.

Of course, in the face of Mourinho, players, and the outside world, Xiao Yu is still full of confidence.

……………………After the UEFA Cup, they won again in the league in midweek and continued to keep the pressure on Portsmouth, but this team has also performed very well this season, and They only have the league, but they have to fight on three fronts.

This is also the reason why many critics in the outside world are not optimistic. They all think that the third-line battle is too demanding on players, especially at this critical moment of promotion. They think the best way is to give up the UEFA Cup and the FA. Cup, concentrate on playing League One, so as not to end up with three heads.

However, Xiao Yu said in an interview with the media that he believes that his team can withstand the pressure. At the same time, he also said that the current internal atmosphere of the team is very good, and the players are full of hunger and thirst for championships. It's a real blow to the morale of the team to give up one of the events.

"Some people may say that our desire to win the UEFA Cup is a toad who wants to eat swan meat, but I ask those who said this to look back and see that they thought we couldn't get into the professional league. What? We’re second in League One, we’re in the quarter-finals of the UEFA Cup, we won the League Cup, and we’re in the semi-finals of the FA Cup!”

"I believe that in two months, we will also prove ourselves with our results, and then I hope that the critics who made this statement today can eat it back at that time."

"If anyone wants to ask why I am so confident, I can only answer you, because we are! From the moment we were born, we were destined to break everyone's glasses!"

"Don't believe it? Well, just wait and see!"

After speaking, Xiao Yu turned around and walked away. After 90 minutes, his team defeated Malaga 1-0 at Old Trafford and successfully entered the semi-finals of the UEFA Cup. Redondo failed to pass the laboratory approval. , So in this game, he didn't even make it to the squad, but Juninho did well, scoring a goal with a direct free kick to help the team defeat the stubborn opponent.