Green Field Eunuch

Chapter 199 Rooney's Insufficient Durability

On the other side, after seeing this scene, many Manchester United players glanced towards the stands and couldn't help but swallow hard.

They were all insanely jealous.

At this moment, Giggs, who was still maintaining his image as a "good guy" in England, couldn't help but sigh and say, "Why are they all Manchester City fans? Why doesn't Manchester United have such crazy female fans? If... I mean if, there were so many female fans supporting me like this, of course, I wouldn't actually go to them, but I would feel really good about it."

Rooney, standing to the side, was completely stunned and couldn't help but say, "No, if they were Manchester United fans, they would definitely support me."

“That’s impossible,” Giggs said, shaking his head.

"why?"

Rooney was somewhat puzzled.

Giggs summed up the root cause in one sentence: "Because you're afraid of your wife, and you're also bad in bed, you don't have enough stamina."

"What did you say? Who said I don't have enough stamina!" Rooney was a little annoyed.

“I mean, uh,” Giggs explained, “Shan Yongzhuo is very attractive first of all, and his stamina must be great. At least he’s a man, so he’s definitely better than you. Therefore, even female Manchester United fans would probably choose him over the other two.”

"you……"

Rooney was furious, but since the senior player on the team had said that, he could only clench his fists and couldn't actually go up and punch him.

At the same time, I was also lamenting my own lack of stamina.

Of course, if he knew the truth about Shan Yongzhuo, and Giggs still dared to say that Shan Yongzhuo's stamina was better than his, he would definitely beat Giggs up.

Even after the match started, many fans were still paying attention to Shan Yongzhuo's support group, mainly because of their long legs and beautiful faces, as well as the eye-catching banners, which were incredibly attractive to men.

Many people think, "If only I could have that name!"

The camera was also frequently pointed at them.

In the first ten minutes of the match, the female cheerleaders dominated the camera's attention and stole the show.

Of course, the main reason is that the competition was not intense at all.

Once the match started, both sides played very conservatively.

In the early stages, both sides were still in the probing phase and did not launch any threatening attacks.

Shan Yongzhuo barely made any impact; he barely even touched the ball. Being closely marked is not a good thing.

Moreover, the person keeping an eye on him is his old rival, Vidic.

As Manchester United's most solid defender, Vidic caused Shan Yongzhuo a lot of trouble. He was strong, experienced, and not only restricted his passing and receiving, but also limited his normal running.

Vidic would often run in the direction that Shan Yongzhuo charged forward, thus limiting Shan Yongzhuo's movement.

This is very troublesome.

Shan Yongzhuo wasn't a player who liked to run around much to begin with, and now that he was being restricted, he simply stood still and patiently waited for his chance to come.

After the initial probing phase of the game, the competition became more intense, the transition between offense and defense accelerated, and the overall pace of the game was greatly increased.

One by one, the players got into the game.

Manchester United gradually took control of the game, dominating the midfield and gaining a slight advantage. Manchester City could only launch a few unsatisfactory counter-attacks.

And at that moment, it was as if his potential had been unleashed.

Rooney suddenly erupted.

Berbatov was unable to play in this match due to injury, and Manchester United's attacking duo consisted of Rooney and Giggs, which meant that the burden of scoring goals actually fell more on Rooney's shoulders.

This season, with Berbatov's breakout performance, Rooney has been overshadowed by him.

Of course, over the years, Rooney has indeed fallen far short of people's expectations, and gradually, people's impression of him has become fixed. He is excellent, but that's all.

Rooney is not a player who is willing to accept this situation, especially after being affected by the female fan incident today, he has been envious of Shan Yongzhuo all day long.

At that moment, he unleashed his potential, attempting to change people's attitudes.

Of course, it would be even better if we could win over more female fans.

In short, Rooney unleashed his power.

In the 21st minute, Nani cut inside and shot, but the ball was deflected to the outside, where Rooney met it with a powerful volley.

The football hurtled toward the goal like a cannonball.

"Look at this ball!" the commentator exclaimed.

Joe Hart performed exceptionally well, reacting almost instantly to make a save and accurately parrying the ball.

However, no one noticed Fletcher inside the penalty area.

Fletcher retrieved the ball, and unsurprisingly, he slotted it into the empty net past the fallen Joe Hart.

"The ball is in!"

"Fletcher broke the deadlock and gave Manchester United the lead!"

"Joe Hart's performance was excellent; it was a textbook classic save."

"Actually, Joe Hart is not a goalkeeper who is good at saving long-range shots. He may have had a lot of luck in making the save, but obviously, he wasn't lucky enough."

"This goal is thanks to Rooney; his volley was saved, which gave Fletcher the opportunity."

The commentator analyzed the match.

The Manchester United players were celebrating around Fletcher, but they were mostly praising Rooney.

Even Fletcher himself had to admit that Rooney's shots were too threatening; if it weren't for Joe Hart's miraculous performance, Rooney would have scored directly.

That was just outside the penalty area! Such a high-quality volley is enough to demonstrate skill.

Ferguson, standing on the sidelines, clapped and a satisfied smile appeared on his face.

The match was indeed proceeding according to his plan.

In fact, his offensive strategy for this match was to look for opportunities on the perimeter.

On one hand, Berbatov's injury deprived the team of a focal point in the penalty area. While Rooney can also be used as a focal point, he is far inferior to Berbatov.

On the other hand, he had studied Joe Hart and knew that the young goalkeeper was excellent in every other aspect, but he often made mistakes when saving long-range shots.

Manchester United has no shortage of skilled shooters; if they look for opportunities from outside the box, they're sure to be able to capitalize on one or two chances.

As expected, Manchester United took the lead.

Ferguson was very satisfied with the result, and his gaze couldn't help but fall on Manchester City's number 10. The last match at Old Trafford was still fresh in his mind.

"He is the player we need to watch the most!"

"Nemanja has done a good job so far, hopefully he can keep an eye on him!"

"As long as we can hold onto Shan Yongzhuo, the rest of Manchester City are no threat at all."

"If we hold onto him, our chances of winning will be very high."

(End of this chapter)