No one could have imagined that the match between Manchester United and Leeds United would turn into such a situation.
I don’t know if the head coaches of the two teams said something during the halftime break. In the second half, neither team was as aggressive as they were in the first half, and it turned into a battle of physical combat and foul play.
At the beginning of the second half, Leeds United's Bell received a red card from the referee for making an excessive tackle and was sent off directly.
Because of this foul, George Li was almost sent to the stands for the second time.
At that time, Bell did make a big move, but according to logic, he would not receive a red card. If we really have to say that the reason for the red card is that Hargreaves was carried off because of Bell's tackle, and he did not come up again. Ferguson replaced the injured Hargreaves with Carrick. .
But in this case, it is Leeds United who suffers on the field.
1 for 1, but if Manchester United can bring up another one, Leeds United can only fight with 10 people.
"Murderer, you are a murderer!"
After George Lee finished arguing with the referee and the fourth official, Ferguson ran to the fourth official and shouted to the Leeds United coaching box where George Lee was.
Perhaps after learning the specific extent of Hargreaves' injury from the team doctor, Ferguson hurried over to spray George. There was no hint of the politeness he had during the intermission, but instead his "hair dryer" nature was revealed.
"You did it on purpose, you arranged it. Referee, he ordered his players to maliciously hurt our players." Ferguson continued to face the fourth official relentlessly, and even the referee had to stop the game again and came to the sidelines to dissuade Ferguson. Return to your place.
No wonder Ferguson thought so. During the halftime break, he just proposed to George Lee about buying a defensive midfielder, but at the beginning of the second half, he used his only defensive midfielder.
It's okay if you don't sell it, but you can't kill the one in my own lineup.
Ferguson returned to his position angrily. George Lee on the other side quickly discussed the substitution with his assistants after Bell was replaced.
In fact, there was no need to make substitutions, but George Li needed someone to bring his tactical changes and formation changes to the court. For this point, it is not enough to just pay attention to the players on the field with a few words when the ball is dead. It still needs to be arranged in detail.
Since one player has gone down from the left wing, it is reasonable to move Smith to the left wing and support him for the time being. But in this way, Leeds United's center will be weakened in both offense and defense.
"du~"
Just when George Li was thinking about how to change, the referee stopped the game again.
On the court, Manchester United midfielder Anderson kept clasping his hands and begging the referee. Next to him was Sneijder, who was lying on the ground holding his calf.
George Li’s heart suddenly lifted.
He should be as angry as Ferguson just now. If Sneijder, who has just recovered, is injured again, then George Lee feels that Sneijder may be in doubt in the Premier League. Injured twice in a row in one season, even if Lee George knows Sneijder's ability, it is unknown whether Sneijder will be able to persevere. After all, Lee George cannot give Sneijder a guarantee.
Just like when Sneijder was injured and Smith performed well in the midfield, Lee George could only find a way to have both sides. Fortunately, the midfield combination was changed, otherwise George Li would really be in trouble how to arrange the two players. What if when Sneijder is injured again, someone can perform well in that position.
The referee on the field showed Anderson a yellow card, and then immediately took out a red card again.
This is why Anderson kept asking the referee, because he already had a yellow card on him in the first half.
George Lee began to care about Sneijder's injury. Fortunately, Sneijder stood up after a while and signaled to the audience that he was fine.
Just when George Li was relieved, a familiar voice came from the other end.
"Idiot, he is just..."
Ferguson was yelling at Anderson who was walking down, and Anderson could only walk down in despair with his head lowered.
Seeing that his disciple ignored him, the old man wanted to continue scolding him, but then he gave up after thinking about it. He turned around and motioned for Scholes to come on.
Immediately, Manchester United replaced Tevez with Scholes.
Lee George also took action one minute later and replaced forward Kuyt with Lee Bowyer.
After Leeds United completed the substitutions, the director of the live game gave an interesting storyboard. On both sides, the head coach was talking to the players replaced by his team, obviously comforting the players.
But the difference is that Carlos Tevez of Manchester United on the left looked reluctant and ignored Ferguson's words. However, it was not Ferguson's long speech, so he muttered a few words and put on his coat.
On the other hand, Kuyt of Leeds United on the right put on his coat immediately, gesturing with George Lee while drinking water, and George Lee also pointed sideways to the field. Then Kuyt nodded and continued talking to George Li. At the same time, Casper showed the computer to Kuyt, and George Li turned around and continued to direct the game.
The smoke of the game did not dissipate because of these two red cards.
In the 75th minute of the game, the referee called the captains of the two teams together for the second time and told the players on both sides to move less.
At this point in the game, both teams still had no success.
The players on the field were all a bit impatient. There were no goals, 2 red cards, and nearly 10 yellow cards. If Leeds United hadn't been a bit thorny, there would have been two fights.
After the referee ended the communication with the captains of the two teams, he signaled Manchester United to kick off.
Just now, Parker fouled Rooney again, giving Manchester United a set kick on the right side of the Leeds United penalty area.
This ball is very close to the sideline and has no chance of hitting the goal.
So the ball was taken by Giggs, and several taller and more capable players from Manchester United were lurking in Leeds United's penalty area.
After Smith finished communicating with the referee, he came to Arnesen's side and formed a wall of people.
Since there was little direct threat, the human wall consisted of just the two of them.
After Giggs took a run-up, he drove the ball towards the penalty area.
Smith jumped hard, but did not touch the football. Because the ball did not hit the goal directly, it was relatively high and it was impossible for Smith to touch it.
Just after Smith took off and landed, and just when he was about to look back to see if the ball threatened the goal, he heard the sound that had sounded countless times in the second half.
"du~"
Smith quickly turned around and saw a player in a red jersey sitting on the ground.
That's right, he was sitting on the ground, spreading his hands and constantly signaling to the referee.
The referee didn't say much, and drove away the Leeds United players who wanted to come over, and went straight to a Leeds United player wearing a white jersey who was holding his head.
Take out a yellow card.
Matteisen pulled Ronaldinho's jersey during the fight and knocked the opponent down.
The referee gave Matteisen a yellow card, which meant that it was a foul committed by Leeds United in the penalty area. While giving the yellow card, Manchester United would also be given a penalty kick.
"Not good!" Smith realized there was another problem.
Sure enough, after the referee took out the yellow card, he took out another of his cards from his pocket.
