Football King Bale

After hearing the half-time whistle, Bell quickly stood up from his seat and ran quickly to the sidelines, intending to enter the court for warm-up activities.

Players from both teams walked off the court one after another, each one already dripping with sweat and panting like an ox. When Manchester United's starting players passed by Bell, they all took the initiative to high-five Bell and other teammates on the bench, and then walked back to the tunnel and the locker room.

Bell and others continued to stay on the court to warm up. The weather was too cold. Sitting on the bench, even though I was wearing warm clothes, I still felt a little bit frozen.

The first half of the game was dull. Neither side created good scoring opportunities, and both sides played conservatively.

Needless to say about the Rangers, Manchester United, who scored at least one point in this game, also intends to protect their defense. Ferguson knows very well how fragile his defense is. When the main defenders are not present, there can be no luck. , so he has been suppressing the positions of Smalling and Evans, while asking Scholes and Carrick not to press too much as much as possible.

On the contrary, the two wingers played more lively. Giggs and Nani appeared to be very active and created some opportunities for the striker. It's a pity that Rooney and Berbatov on the front line didn't feel very good about shooting today, and they couldn't seize a single opportunity.

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After the fifteen-minute break, Bell and Manchester United's substitutes returned to the bench, while the starting players continued to play.

Manchester United, which aims to secure first place in the group, still takes the lead in attacking. Nani broke through on the right, and after getting down, he was unable to pass the ball under the defense of the Rangers players. He chose to knock the ball back, and Fabio, who responded to him, continued to transfer the ball to the center. After receiving the ball, Scholes prepared to continue to distribute the ball to the left, but was knocked to the ground by a Rangers player. Manchester United received a free kick in the center, about 30 yards from the goal.

Because Bell was not present, Rooney came to take the free kick. He chose the free kick and shot directly. The ball flew over the wall and bounced off the left post slightly wide.

The goal kick taken by the Rangers goalkeeper soon fell into the control of the Manchester United people and entered the Rangers penalty area, but Rooney's header from the right side of the penalty area did not cause McGregor any trouble.

In the 53rd minute, Giggs made a wonderful pass from the left wing. Berbatov did not adjust and directly fired with his left foot without hitting the ball.

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As the game passed sixty minutes, Ferguson saw that Manchester United still failed to change the score and began to make personnel adjustments.

In the 67th minute, Ferguson replaced Scholes with Anderson. The 36-year-old veteran has played a lot of games recently and his physical strength is somewhat unsustainable.

The game continued, and Bell sat on the bench, watching the game on the court, cheering for every attack by Manchester United with the ball, and worried about every counterattack by the Rangers. The feeling was not at all easier than in the previous game.

Time passes bit by bit.

With their complete dominance, Manchester United gradually suppressed the Rangers and gained many shooting opportunities.

In the 70th minute, Rooney's 26-meter shot flew directly into the stands. Three minutes later, Berbatov's header from Rooney's pass was easily confiscated by McGregor. In the 74th minute, Rooney received a pass from Giggs and leaned over to header the ball. Immediately, Rooney received a pass from Berba and fired a shot without hitting the right spot, missing the opportunity.

Seeing that the players on the field were helpless against the Rangers' defense,

Manchester United coach Ferguson, who was on the sidelines, also frowned. He walked back to the coaching bench to discuss with his coaching staff and quickly made a decision.

"Gareth, go warm up." Mike Phelan came over and shouted.

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"In the 77th minute, Manchester United finally made their second substitution adjustment. Gareth Bale, No. 95, stood on the sidelines. This time he was replacing veteran Giggs. Obviously Ferguson was I feel that the 37-year-old Giggs has reached his physical limit after playing for nearly 80 minutes."

When Giggs walked to the sidelines and hugged Bale, the Welsh veteran whispered encouragement in his ear: "The rest is up to you."

"Don't worry, just wait." Bell promised confidently.

"Be careful with their little moves, they are also very dirty. Stay calm and don't be stressed." Giggs patted Bell on the shoulder and said.

"Thank you." Bell nodded to acknowledge receipt.

After hugging Giggs, Bell quickly ran into the stadium and headed straight to the midfield. Carrick, Anderson and Nani were waiting here. Everyone knew that he had brought the latest instructions from the head coach. .

"The boss said, don't be anxious and continue to play at the current pace. The first task is to stabilize the defense and not give the opponent a chance. Even if we can only get one point in this game, it will be enough for us to secure first place in the group!"

After listening to Bell's words, Carrick kept nodding in agreement.

"Also, Anderson, Michael, what the boss means is, don't dribble the ball. After passing the ball in the backcourt, it will be handed over to you and the full-back immediately. You can't dribble the ball. Directly pass the ball directly behind you. Nani and I will do it." Chase, don’t leave your defense zone easily.”

Carrick and Anderson looked at each other and both understood the coach's intention.

After Bale finished explaining, he quickly ran to the frontcourt and conveyed the opinions of the coaching staff to Rooney and Berbatov on the front line, and the midfielder also quickly conveyed the adjustments to the defense line.

All these adjustments were explained repeatedly before the game and were even rehearsed, so everyone quickly understood the intention.

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When Bell conveyed the coaching staff's adjustment opinions to his teammates, commentators from all sides were also discussing it.

Xinlang Sports’ Zhan Jun said: “Bell’s appearance brought Ferguson’s adjustment opinions. I don’t know what kind of tactics Manchester United will adopt next, whether it will pose a threat to the Rangers, or whether they will take more risks. The style of play. After all, except for the attack at the beginning of the second half, most of the rest of the game seemed very dull."

BBC's Lineker also said: "Although we have been mentally prepared for this, we still hope that both sides can play more exciting games. It is best if one team scores first, which will be more exciting. "

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After Bell came on the field, he has been pressing towards the Rangers' defense, especially the right backs Foster and Will, but it was more of just harassment and there was no substantive contact between the two sides. This kind of pressing and pressing is also to be able to quickly insert behind you at the moment when you switch from defense to offense.

After only two minutes on the court, Bell was very active. As soon as the ball was passed to Carrick's feet, Bell quickly followed it up and prepared to start the insertion. However, due to the interference of the opponent's defensive players, Carrick had no chance to pass the ball and had to pass it back.

But soon Manchester United got another chance. This time Anderson passed the ball diagonally to the left, and Bell quickly intervened. However, the pass was too big, and Bell tried his best to catch up. , could only watch helplessly as he went out of the sideline and turned into a foul ball for the Rangers.

Anderson raised his hand toward Bell apologetically, saying that he passed the ball a little too loudly. He was mainly afraid of being intercepted by the opponent, so he wanted to pass the ball a little wider, but he failed to control it well and passed it directly out of bounds.

Xinlang Sports' Zhan Jun analyzed: "After Manchester United made the substitution, they consciously wanted to strengthen the attack on the left, especially behind Foster, but the Rangers obviously did not intend to give Manchester United such a chance. Walter Smith was on the sidelines. Calling Foster seemed to indicate that his players should keep an eye on Bell and not let him rush up. This idea is good, but Bell has just come on the field, has plenty of energy, and is very fast. Foster is not known for his speed. , if Manchester United always plays behind, it will still be very stressful for Foster. Look at this time, Manchester United steals the ball, hands it to Carrick, and passes directly behind..."

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At the moment when Carrick passed the ball, Young Bell got rid of Foster as quickly as possible and chased the ball along the right sideline. Carrick's pass also landed just right. in front of him.

On the one hand, Bell shook his head slightly to observe the situation on the court, and on the other hand, he caught up with him as quickly as possible. He took control of the ball the moment it landed and cut in from the left sideline.

Foster desperately chased back from behind, but Weiss had already blocked the inside of the penalty area in advance. But just when the two were about to complete the double-team, Bell suddenly kicked back and knocked the ball away from the two. The gap passed back to the left side of the front edge of the penalty area.

Through the observation just now, Bell can very clearly predict the defensive gap in this area, and the path forward of the little fat Rooney is nearby. As long as he reacts, it will be a very good opportunity to kick and hit the goal.

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Sure enough, the England center understood the idea and rushed over quickly, getting ahead of Broadford and volleying directly. The ball blasted toward the goal like a heavy cannon, but unfortunately it slightly missed the post and went out of the baseline.

The little fat man was so distressed that he stretched out his hands and grabbed the few hairs left on his head, wishing he could pull his head off.

What a great opportunity!

He suddenly felt very regretful. Why didn't he practice shooting well? If he had been better at seizing opportunities, he might have scored long ago.

But where does the regret medicine come from in this world?

Just when Rooney was very upset, Bell's voice sounded next to him: "It's okay, Wayne, there is still a chance."

"Don't worry, if you try it again, I will definitely get in." Rooney said fiercely through gritted teeth.

His low shooting efficiency has been a weakness that the little fat man has been criticized for since he joined Manchester United. Even now, many fans have objections to this point. On the contrary, the handsome Berbatov's scoring efficiency is relatively high, but The Bulgarian forward also had many problems. For example, under the tight marking of Rangers, his performance was greatly reduced.

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