Chapter 356: The Final Battle of the 0708 Premier League Season?

According to the BBC's Match of the Day report before the game, it is expected that 10 billion viewers around the world will watch the game through television broadcasts. This is a familiar data that only appeared at the beginning of the season when Manchester United and Arsenal fought for the top spot at the Emirates Stadium - 10 billion viewers for one game.

So, nearly 1/7 of the world's population, or roughly equivalent to a large Eastern country - the audience of the Three Kingdoms, saw Sir Alex Ferguson's dissatisfaction with Manchester United's performance in the first half and their preparations for the second half during the half-time break, because Ronaldo and Li Qi did not enter the locker room and had already started warming up during the half-time break.

However, not long after the second half, the first players Sir Alex Ferguson substituted were not the much-anticipated Cristiano Ronaldo and Li Qi...

In the 48th minute, Vidic was hit in the face by Drogba's knee when he was trying to steal the ball from Drogba, and he was immediately covered in blood.

After a short treatment by the team doctor, Vidic was able to stand up again, but he could not continue the game and was eventually carried out on a stretcher. Hargreaves then came on as a substitute, playing as a right back as in the Champions League, while Wes Brown switched to the middle.

The pace of the game slowed down in the second half. After all, the home team Chelsea was the leading side, so they naturally returned to their most familiar routine, which was to retreat to defense, wait for Manchester United to attack, and then calmly steal the ball in a low position and counterattack...

However, with Manchester United's current lineup, it is difficult for them to fight a stalemate or counterattack, let alone attack and penetrate the steel defense line that even armor-piercing bullets may not be able to break through.

So after playing for about another 10 minutes, Sir Alex Ferguson couldn't stand it anymore. If he didn't make any substitutions, it would be tantamount to admitting defeat.

But there are some things to consider when making substitutions. After all, Vidic was injured unexpectedly and Sir Alex Ferguson has already used up one substitution quota in advance. He also has to consider the needs of the Champions League in the middle of the week. He can't lose the big picture for the small. After all, even if he loses this game, it's not the end of the world for Manchester United.

So Sir Alex Ferguson planned to put Ligue 1 on first. After all, Ligue 1's versatility is better than Ronaldo's. Putting Ligue 1 on the field can help organize Manchester United's midfield passing and cutting, connect the backcourt with the frontcourt, and also strengthen the defense, such as air defense.

Then we will see the situation and replace him with Ronaldo as the winner at the right opportunity...

In the 58th minute, Manchester United made its second substitution, with Li Qi replacing Anderson.

However, after Li Qi came on the court, he cleverly found an opportunity before he even touched the ball, and Manchester United was lucky enough to equalize the score.

In the 59th minute, Manchester United's quick attack failed and Chelsea took a free kick in the backcourt. But when Ferreira took the ball and bent down to press the ball on the grass, Li Qi judged that this guy wanted to drive fast!

But in front of him were the referee, Essien who had his back to him, and Giggs who was retreating to defend. There was no angle to drive forward, and a long pass was impossible. He didn't even have a run-up, so how far could he pass the ball if he was standing still?

Li Qi immediately rushed towards Carvalho, the central defender who was closest to Ferreira. That was Ferreira's first choice for passing the ball!

As expected, Ferreira didn't even look up, he held the ball and kicked it low to Carvalho who was not far away. After the ball was sent, the former was horrified to find that the red No. 17 was about to intercept the ball from Carvalho's feet!

This was a low, short pass. Ferreira was thinking of passing it back to the center back for a safe pass, so he didn't pass it hard enough, and it became a 50-50 ball...

Before Ferreira could loudly warn that there was a ghost, the experienced Carvalho had already heard footsteps behind him and felt a huge force approaching from behind.

Carvalho was also a skilled man, and he did not hastily use a tackle to clear the ball as Li Qi had guessed, because that was exactly what Li Qi had predicted, and he was blocking Carvalho's route forward; but Carvalho calmly chose to move forward, guard the ball and walk back.

Carvalho, who withstood the impact from Li Qi, had a slightly unstable center of gravity and staggered a little, but he was calm inside: he had finally managed to score a two-point goal.

So Carvalho quickly passed the ball back to the goalkeeper before Li Qi came back. After all, Li Qi's physical fitness was well-known in the Premier League. Except for a few perverts, there were not many people who could beat Li Qi.

But after Carvalho teleported out this time, he immediately realized that he was still careless...

Seeing Li Qi suddenly speed up and press forward, the little four swans still have tacit understanding. Although they don't know what Li Qi is going to do for a while, everyone knows that this cunning chicken has been praised by the Sir Alex for his ability to read the game many times in public. It must be the chicken! Otherwise, the cunning chicken would not run so fast.

So Tevez chose to stick to the nearest central defender Terry, and Rooney, who was one step ahead of Tevez, could only choose to gamble on the line of goalkeeper Cech.

But just as Rooney turned around and moved towards Chelsea's penalty area, he realized which chicken the thief Li Qi wanted to steal?

⊙0⊙!

Isn't this coming?!

Portugal turned around at noon and didn't even have time to observe before passing the ball back like Ferreira. Isn't this a nanny assist?

Even though the ball was rolling towards Cech, a little closer to him, Rooney had already started to speed up. The 10-yard distance in the penalty area was definitely the shortest distance for the rushing little tank!

Rooney caught Carvalho's pass and intercepted the ball before Cech could attack. Then he pushed the ball sideways to create an angle and shot into the empty goal! Manchester United equalized the score, 1-1 Chelsea!

This was the 18th goal scored by Manchester United's golden boy this season, including his 12th goal in the league. It was also the first time that Manchester United scored against the Blues in their last six visits to Stamford Bridge. It was also Rooney's first time to score against the Blues, thanks to a selfless assist from Blues central defender Carvalho!

The match against Manchester United was Carvalho's 100th league game for Chelsea. This defender, who is recognized as Chelsea's best defender in the past two seasons, celebrated his 100th game with a pass from a mistake, which seemed a bit too cruel...

Chelsea, who lost the ball, looked impatiently at those Manchester United bastards celebrating the goal exaggeratedly. After all, a draw was unacceptable to Chelsea. If the game ended in a draw, Manchester United only needed one draw in the last two rounds of the league to lock in the championship.

But this result is acceptable to all Manchester United players. It is the right thing to do to exchange an acceptable result with the minimum cost, and then concentrate on preparing for the Champions League battle with Barcelona in the middle of the week...

Although a pressure helped Rooney equalize the score, it was not until 5 minutes after he came on the pitch that Li Qi touched the ball for the first time.

When Li Qi receives the ball, he just passes it back safely, then retreats to receive the ball and continues with the short pass. The goal is to control the ball as much as possible, kill time, and win if he keeps the score.

Obviously, Sir Alex Ferguson also recognized Li Qi's judgment. Chelsea's morale was high at the moment, so it was not appropriate to fight hard. So in the 65th minute, Sir Alex Ferguson also made the third substitution, replacing Rooney with O'Shea and Hargreaves as the defensive midfielder to strengthen the defense and let Ronaldo face the dilemma by himself.

Chelsea certainly would not give up so easily. Grant replaced Ferreira, who also made a mistake, with Anelka. Joe Cole retreated to midfield and changed to 3-4-3 to further strengthen the attack.

However, Sir Alex chose to use Li Qi instead of Ronaldo in advance just to deal with this occasion...

After equalizing the score, Li Qi led Manchester United's midfield and backcourt with the idea that the best defense is to control the ball, constantly controlling the ball to consume the game time and Chelsea's fighting spirit.

Li Qi ran horizontally in a large area, constantly cooperating with his teammates in safe and efficient short passes. From time to time, he also made a long pass to the gaps in Chelsea's defense, allowing Giggs and Tevez on the sidelines to protect the ball with their big butts and hide for a while.

Of course, Chelsea would certainly not just watch Manchester United pass the ball, so they would naturally use high pressure to press, and even let Li Qi's old rival Mikel specifically mark Li Qi closely to prevent Li Qi from passing the ball, making it difficult for Manchester United to handle the ball and they could only kick the ball hastily.

However, Li Qi, who has been training with Manchester United for most of the season, has integrated into the team and gained the trust of most of the players. With the cover and cooperation of his teammates, Li Qi can always pick up the ball or create fouls in Chelsea's surging pressing crowd.

Of course, it doesn't mean that Li Qi can help Manchester United increase the ball possession rate to more than 7% like Barcelona, ​​but with the cooperation of another old thief who made long passes from both ends, Manchester United's ball possession rate was restored to nearly 5%.

This gave Manchester United's defense a chance to breathe and calmly defend, while most of Chelsea's attacks required them to re-advance from the back and re-form.

If Chelsea had made an impatient long pass, the second landing point would have been controlled by Manchester United's midfield and backcourt with more people, pushing Chelsea's formation back.

If Chelsea dares not to return to defense, Li Qi doesn't mind repeating the solo breakthrough like in the first leg of the Champions League semi-final.

As a result, Chelsea became more and more impatient, and Mikel, Essien and Kalou all received yellow cards on Li Qi.

眼看比赛就要进入最后10分钟了，而如果比分继续维持在1比1结束的，07/08赛季英超冠军的悬念也就要被李奇率领着曼联给苟终结了！

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