Three days passed quickly.
At this time, the White Hart Lane stadium has long been abuzz. The media and fans have been arguing in the distance for three days. After three days, the winner will finally be decided at the White Hart Lane stadium.
Will Manchester United, who have had a smooth journey, have the last laugh, or will Tottenham, who are desperate, be brave after realizing their shame?
All this will be answered in 90 minutes.
According to statistics from The Times, Tottenham's support rate is 48%, Manchester United's support rate is 50%, and only 2% of fans believe that the two will tie.
Sky Sports also specially invited Sheringham as a guest to commentate on the game with the host.
As a meritorious figure of Manchester United, Sheringham witnessed Manchester United's glory in the late 1990s at Old Trafford.
Especially in Manchester United's treble victory in the 1998-99 season, it was Sheringham who helped Manchester United score the equalizer in the "magic three minutes" in the Champions League final.
As Ruud van Nistelrooy emerged at Manchester United, and in order to participate in more games before the World Cup, Sheringham had no choice but to leave Manchester United and return to Tottenham again.
Yes, Sheringham had played for Tottenham for 5 seasons before playing for Manchester United. Including the two years after leaving Manchester United, Sheringham dedicated the best 7 years of his career to Tottenham.
It can be said that Sheringham is a meritorious player for both Manchester United and Tottenham.
This season, Sheringham moved from West Ham United to Colchester United in the English Championship. He hopes to help the team avoid relegation before he retires.
However, the 41-year-old Sheringham's condition is not as good as before. Since New Year's Day, he has not had the opportunity to play for Colchester United again.
He has been thinking about retirement recently, and that is exactly what happened. Less than a month after commentating on this game, Sheringham announced his early retirement.
"Teddy, who do you think will have the last laugh in this game?" Looking at the red and white players playing side by side, the host asked eagerly.
"If this was Old Trafford, I would say Manchester United without hesitation."
"But this is White Hart Lane, the famous home of the devil."
"Don't forget that after the establishment of the Premier League, Manchester United didn't win once here until 2003."
Although the answer was not given directly, Sheringham's words made it very obvious.
Although Tottenham's youth storm is fierce, in terms of overall strength and team background, it is still slightly inferior to opponents like Manchester United.
“NO.4, WANG XIAODONG!!!”
"Wow~~~~"
"DONG,DONG,DONG,DONG!!!"
At this time, the on-site host just announced Wang Xiaodong's name, and the noise in White Hart Lane instantly boiled into a chorus of neat chants.
Before Wang Xiaodong, there had never been a player who had the highest expectations of all fans here.
"Teddy, do you think DONG will beat Cristiano?" The host's question was obviously biased.
"I don't know." Sheringham's answer was still smooth. "DONG is a midfielder and Cristiano is a winger. Their positions are not directly opposite each other."
"And judging from the current statistics, DONG has 23 league goals, while Cristiano only has 19."
"So it's Cristiano who should chase DONG."
After hearing such an answer, the host wanted to refute, but for a moment he didn't know where to start.
Ronaldo's performance this season is indeed amazing, but Wang Xiaodong's results are even more impressive.
Who would have thought that a midfielder could score five goals in the Champions League?
But Wang Xiaodong did it.
And not a single controversial ball!
Now it is not only the battle between Manchester United and Tottenham, but also the shooter battle between Wang Xiaodong and Ronaldo.
Manchester United fans attacked Wang Xiaodong for being too rough with his feet and couldn't even turn around; Tottenham fans attacked Cristiano Ronaldo and most of his goals came from Manchester United's penalty kicks. Even when Cristiano Ronaldo came on the field, some fans shouted at him. "Penalty kick".
Which one is better between the two, fans are looking forward to this game being a close one.
...
There was not so much verbosity and the game started quickly.
After the opening, Ronaldo did create several threats on the right. Although it failed to help the team score, it also severely beat Tottenham's left wing.
But in turn, Tottenham put huge pressure on Manchester United in the midfield. Wang Xiaodong was like a wild beast, suppressing Carrick and Hargreeves by himself.
Hargreaves only transferred to Dream Theater from Bayern Munich this season. His worth of 26 million euros once made him the player with the highest transfer fee in the Bundesliga.
But today Sir Alex felt a little regretful.
Like Carrick, he was no match for Wang Xiaodong in a head-on confrontation.
In fact, Hargreeves is a tough defensive midfielder with a balanced offense and defense, plenty of physical strength, and active defense. He is a rare all-rounder.
But Wang Xiaodong is good at dealing with opponents who don't have outstanding characteristics. In other words, Wang Xiaodong is smarter and knows how to use his own advantages.
The Bundesliga is no better than the Premier League. If Hargreeves is given another season to adapt, maybe he can be tougher when facing Wang Xiaodong.
Coupled with Modric's control, the center has become Manchester United's biggest headache.
Just imagine, the football field is so big, but you can't play in the center.
Viewed from the air, it looks like someone has been pinched in the middle. Who wouldn’t feel awkward kicking?
The midfielder benefited, and Tottenham's right wing gradually opened up the situation.
Under the premise that Bell had to guard against Ronaldo one-on-one on the left, Lennon on the right began to use his speed to attack his opponent.
After being flushed several times, Evra couldn't bear it anymore.
The fierce confrontation between the two sides continued until the 19th minute, when Lennon broke through continuously on his bicycle on the right.
When Evra was dazzled, he suddenly pushed his left foot diagonally forward and rushed away from his opponent from the inside of the court.
Seeing the Electric Mouse once again dribbling the ball through, a burst of applause quickly erupted from the stands.
At this time, Keane was already stuck in the penalty area, which was a good point. He frequently raised his hand to signal for the ball. Berba is also wandering in front of the back post, ready to attack at any time.
With so many choices, Lennon didn't seem to see his teammates, and he still dribbled the ball forward alone.
Brown, who came from the middle to cover up the defense, was overjoyed when he saw this. He hurriedly ran in front of Lennon and tried to prevent his opponent from dribbling the ball into the penalty area.
But how could the title of electric mouse be earned for nothing?
I saw Lennon's feet were very fast. Before Brown could stretch his legs, he pushed the ball towards the baseline and slipped past his opponent with the ball.
Upon seeing this, Brown turned around anxiously and quickly followed Lennon.
And just when the two of them ran side by side to the level position, an unexpected scene happened.
Lennon, who was originally slippery, suddenly let out a wail and fell to the ground with a thud.
His expression was like that of a mouse whose tail was pulled by a cat, extremely painful.
Brown on the side was so surprised that before he could react, he heard a whistle.
"Beep!!!"
The referee rushed over and pointed to the penalty spot without hesitation.
Penalty kick!
Seeing this penalty, all the Red Devils fans in the stands were stunned.
Ferguson on the sidelines also gritted his teeth with hatred.
"Bloody Tottenham, damn Martin Joel."
"Hmph! Penalty kick? What does this count?"
"Is this what you rely on to fight back?"
"Stop dreaming!"
