Chapter 320 0708 season, the Premier League is back again! (5.1k chapter)

[This is a flavorful update... The author delayed the update because he had diarrhea for most of the day... So I was typing while typing, it was really very distracting! Please forgive me, readers! ]

Soon, Sir Alex Ferguson will have to put aside the situation in the Champions League and the information about Roma. After all, the next Champions League game will not start until April. The Manchester United players, who are ready to go, will first face the 4th round of the 07/08 Premier League season in the weekend league.

As long as Manchester United wins this round and Arsenal loses, Manchester United will return to the top of the standings!

At 2008:3 p.m. on March 15, 15, Manchester United, dressed in red shirts and white pants, set off in the morning and took a 1-hour train to arrive at Pride Park Stadium. They will challenge Derby County, the second-to-last team in the league, dressed in white shirts and black pants, away from home.

Compared to Manchester United, who are the favorites to win both the league and the Champions League, Derby County, who are at home, currently have only ten points in the league and are ranked last.

And with ten rounds left in the league, Derby County has already been confirmed to be relegated, and may even become the team with the worst performance in a single season in Premier League history.

Don’t be fooled by its shabby appearance now. Derby County, nicknamed the Rams, was founded in 1884 and its ancestors were once wealthy.

Just looking at the date of its establishment, you can tell that its status in football is not low. It is one of the founding members of the Football League, and won the English Premier League twice in the 70s, and the FA Cup in 1946, and also won the Charity Shield once.

After that, Derby County never won any decent honors.

曼联近7次做客德比郡取得2胜5平保持不败，上次做客告负还是1989年在更换主场之前的棒球场--1997年德比郡队主场更换至普莱德公园球场。

双方英超历史交锋13场，曼联7胜4平2负，两次失利均在主场。双方历史交锋99场，曼联41胜29平29负，占据上风。

Last weekend, Manchester United was eliminated by Portsmouth in the FA Cup. They will play against Bolton in the Premier League next week, and will face another top team next weekend, against Liverpool. This forced Sir Alex Ferguson to make many personnel adjustments when facing the weak team this time.

Van der Sar's injury and Kuszczak's suspension meant Foster's first start since joining Manchester United in 05. O'Shea served as the main right back, Brown and Vidic formed a central defender partnership, Giggs returned from injury, while Ferdinand, Tevez and Hargreaves were not included in the match list.

The goalkeeper is No. 12 Foster;

The back line from right to left is No. 22 O'Shea, No. 15 Vidic, No. 6 Wes Brown and No. 3 Evra;

The midfield quartet is No. 7 Cristiano Ronaldo, No. 18 Scholes, No. 8 Anderson and No. 11 Giggs;

The two forwards are No. 17 Li Qi and No. 10 Rooney.

Although Sir Alex Ferguson arranged Li Qi as the starting striker, he actually made Li Qi an organizing shadow striker, with Li Qi retreating to connect the midfield and the front line. This was a tactical design when Li Qi was in Sevilla, and it also imitated Totti's tactical role in Roma and the Italian national team.

Derby County's lineup includes two former Manchester United players, Carroll and Savage.

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The grass condition at Pride Park Stadium is very average, or rather, the home team deliberately made the grass look like a vegetable field in order to limit the performance of the more skilled visiting team.

Although there was mud in front of goalkeeper Foster, Manchester United still launched an attack in the first minute of the game!

In the 3rd minute, Manchester United created a threat, but Ronaldo missed the one-on-one opportunity.

Manchester United played a wonderful combination on the left, with Giggs and Lizzie first completing a tacit straight pass and diagonal insertion, and then the latter made a back pass near the baseline to Evra who was following up.

Evra moved at high speed and without stopping the ball, he knocked a powerful low ball to the corner of the penalty area on the other side.

Unmarked, Ronaldo took the ball into the penalty area and faced the goalkeeper alone! Unfortunately, the Portuguese winger's slightly impatient shot went over the crossbar...

Slow-motion replay showed that when Ronaldo shot, the uneven field should have affected the ball, causing it to bounce slightly, causing Ronaldo to touch the ball towards the bottom of the football.

In the 6th minute, Derby County defender Moore tackled Ronaldo in the midfield and received the first yellow card of the game. When the ball was dead, Rooney changed his torn shorts on the sidelines, not afraid of exposing himself, which became a small episode in the game.

In the 7th minute, Manchester United made a comeback.

Li Qi retreated to support the defense, stopped the ball smartly and made a two-pass combination with Anderson, getting rid of the defense elegantly; then the former and Giggs made a cross-run combination near the corner of the penalty area.

After Li Qi attracted the defense, he sent a cross through Edworthy's crotch to Giggs' feet at the edge of the penalty area. Unfortunately, the latter turned around and shot with his left foot, but the opponent's central defender Richter sacrificed himself to block the ball out of the bottom line.

Manchester United completely suppressed Derby County after the opening, and the scene turned into a half-court offensive drill for the Red Devils.

In the 9th minute, Giggs intercepted the ball in the midfield and immediately launched a counterattack. Ronaldo sprinted on the left wing to create space, and Giggs made a diagonal pass in the opposite direction.

Li Qi cleverly passed the ball to Rooney behind him, but unfortunately Rooney failed to react immediately and was half a beat slow in handling the ball, and the defender cleared the ball out of the baseline.

In the 11th minute, Li Qi received the ball in the middle and passed it to the side. O'Shea made a cross from the right, and Ronaldo made a difficult volley while running! Unfortunately, the ball hit the post and bounced out...

In the 12th minute, Giggs took a corner kick from the right side. Anderson took advantage of Li Qi's pick and roll and shot from a small angle at the far post. Unfortunately, the ball slipped in front of the goal and went out of the bottom line next to the other side's post.

Manchester United's attack was getting stronger and stronger. In less than fifteen minutes, they had five shots, most of which were made in the small penalty area.

However, in the 13th minute, Derby County finally completed the first shot of the game with a free kick, but the ball was soft and weak and went far away from Manchester United's goal.

In the 18th minute, Manchester United missed another one-on-one opportunity.

Li Qi retreated again and first cooperated with Rooney in a wall-playing manner. The latter passed the ball back a little bit late, but after a slight adjustment, he still sent a straight pass in the direction of Li Qi and behind the defense line.

Just as the Derby County defense collectively raised their hands to indicate that Li Qi was offside, Li Qi turned into a sugar cane and stood still, letting the ball slip past him...

Giggs at the far end came in from behind, was not offside, and touched the ball before the goalkeeper came out, but Giggs made a mistake in his first stop and it was too far.

Although Giggs avoided the goalkeeper's first interception with his advanced skills and body control, when he caught up with the ball and turned to shoot again, the angle was not enough and the goalkeeper who returned to defense in time blocked the ball from going out of the baseline.

Perhaps it would be better if Giggs passed the ball back to Li Qi who was following up in the middle...

But this is the epitome of the first 30 minutes of the game, Manchester United took advantage, turned the tables and beat the home team;

In particular, Li Qi played very well in the shadow striker position, bringing an unprecedented three-dimensional feeling to Manchester United's offensive organization. Li Qi was able to participate in almost every attack and posed a threat every time.

However, Manchester United's players were obviously too hasty. The last pass, stop or shot was always a little rash, especially when the stadium was bumpy, which made Manchester United's attack wave always collapse in the last moment before scoring.

After Derby County held on for the first 30 minutes, their performance on the field gradually improved. Firstly, they adapted to Manchester United's rhythm, secondly, they eased the tension in their hearts, and thirdly, they gained confidence in the severity of the field.

However, Derby County only gained some breathing space in defense, and their offensive still could not threaten Manchester United's defensive third zone.

However, after Carroll saved Ronaldo's outside-of-foot volley and Li Qi's quick shot in front of the goal, the home team finally had the best chance of the game.

In the 37th minute of the game, Derby County took a free kick near the midfield. Derby County winger Lewis forced a cross under O'Shea's defense, and three Derby County players in front of the goal rushed to score.

In the melee, Derby County striker Miller took the lead and shot from the middle of the penalty area. Foster flew to the side and beautifully blocked the ball outside the goal line.

However, the ball was not cleared far away, and Derby County quickly launched another attack outside the penalty area.

In the second wave of attack, Miller dodged Vidic's overly reckless tackle in the penalty area and faced Foster alone.

This time the Derby striker chose to shoot at the far corner, but Foster, having lost his balance, still turned around and slowed down the shot. Finally, Evra, who made a timely substitution, cleared the ball out of the sideline in front of the goal.

The 24-year-old Red Devils' third goalkeeper saved Manchester United twice in 1 minute!

However, Sir Alex Ferguson still seemed very calm sitting on the bench, and there were goals in the other four games that kicked off. On the contrary, the game between Manchester United and the second-to-last team was still in a stalemate, and it seemed that Derby County's offensive reached a new climax under the encouragement of the fans.

However, fortune often goes hand in hand with misfortune, and misfortune often goes hand in hand with fortune. Not long after Derby County launched its offensive, it was Manchester United that finally broke the deadlock.

In the 43rd minute, after Derby County's long pass attack failed, Manchester United quickly launched a counterattack. Foster quickly threw the ball to Giggs who was unguarded near the midfield.

The latter did not hesitate after stopping the ball, turned around and sent a long diagonal pass behind Derby County's defense line.

Rooney cut in from the right side at high speed, stopped the ball with his chest at the edge of the penalty area, then turned slightly to launch a left-footed volley!

But at the moment when Rooney was impulsive, he heard Li Qi's loud reminder from the side: "Stop! Pass!"

So when two Derby County defenders flew over to block him, Rooney changed his shot to a cushion, dragged the ball in the air, and sent it into the penalty area over the head of the Derby County defender...

The one who came in from behind was Li Qi, who had just passed the explosive point and had a premonition that Rooney was going to shoot!

Li Qi took off slightly and used the outside of his foot to block Rooney's fake shot. Facing goalkeeper Carroll, who also lost his balance and fell to the ground due to Rooney's fake shot, Li Qi slightly dribbled the ball to the side, and then easily sent the ball into the near post 5 yards away with his left foot!

Manchester United finally opened the scoring in the final minutes of the first half, leading Derby County 1-0. This was Rooney's 8th assist in the league and Li Qi's 17th goal in the league, the same as his number.

3R celebrated with Giggs who made the crucial long pass, but it seemed that Ronaldo was mumbling something between them...

Manchester United walked back to the locker room through the even more muddy vegetable field with a score of 1-0.

In the second half, both sides changed sides and no substitutions were made.

However, Derby County, which was behind but regained its morale, burst out with a wave of output in the early second half, repeatedly lofting the ball into Manchester United's penalty area to create chaos...

But after only five or six minutes, when Li Qi called on Rooney to limit Derby County's long passes on both sides, Derby County's offensive died down again and began to return to the mode in the first half of the first half. The Red Devils surrounded the Rams and attacked wildly!

In the 55th minute, Moore, who was dribbled past, had no choice but to hug Rooney from behind with both hands to commit a tactical foul, and Manchester United won a free kick on the right side of the penalty area.

Ronaldo's curved shot caused Carroll to lose his grip, and Li Qi's subsequent shot was bravely blocked by Derby County defender McVeley with his face and went out of bounds.

Then Giggs took a corner kick, which was headed by Ronaldo and hit Carroll... For the second consecutive corner kick, Ronaldo headed the ball first, but was again blocked by defender Moore. Finally, Ronaldo hastily shot the ball with his right foot, but it went over the crossbar, ending this round of attack.