I am the king of football

Chapter 426 Time is running out

One punch is enough to prevent a hundred blows from coming, not to mention that Manchester United was not even the weaker side in this battle. The balance that Wigan Athletic worked hard to maintain after the opening was shattered by their old punch from the set-piece.

From this moment on, Wigan Athletic's intention to maintain stability will be difficult to sustain, and Manchester United, with a goal, will play more and more easily.

When the game started again, Manchester United's opponents controlled the ball and continued their style of play since the opening, but the Red Devils players in front of them were not in a hurry. Everyone stood in the right position and pressed properly without giving Wigan Athletic any loopholes.

After the game entered the 40th minute, the Wigan Athletic players could not help it. As McCarthy received the ball several times and rushed forward to force the ball to Maloney and Kone, several players in the frontcourt began to try to threaten Manchester United's goal.

However, this did not work, as the central defender combination of Vidic and Ferdinand showed the style of their peak period, and the airtight defense blocked every attack of the opponent that tried to break into the penalty area.

And in the 43rd minute of the game, as Vidic passed the ball to Evra on the right, Evra made a long pass and Manchester United directly launched a quick breakthrough from the left with Nani as the starting point.

When Nani passed McManaman and passed the ball to Qin Hu, Qin Hu attracted two defensive players and pushed the ball sideways. Little Tank Rooney got the ball and pressed forward. Finally, despite the interference of the opponent's defender, he still made a high-quality shot inside the penalty area.

Unfortunately, Robles was in a state of high mental tension. The goalkeeper saved the team with an extreme save and prevented the game from losing suspense at halftime.

1-0, as the referee blew the whistle to end the first half, Manchester United temporarily took the lead over their opponents at Wembley Stadium.

The players of both teams followed their respective coaches back to the locker room. Ferguson was in a good mood. After returning to the locker room, he praised the team's overall performance and signaled that everyone could rest assured.

On the other side, Martinez did not blame his players. He just quickly pointed out several points that the team easily missed when defending, and emphasized the need to strengthen the defense of set pieces.

As a relegation team, Wigan Athletic actually has its own unique strength in set pieces. They have also scored many goals from set pieces in the relegation battle, but now they are being pecked in the eye by the eagle instead of playing like an eagle. This is not right.

Of course, Martinez also understood that Qin Hu was very powerful. Even a strong defense line like Real Madrid could not stop his impact. His players could only try their best to block him. It was hard to say whether they could defend him or not.

"There are still forty-five minutes left. One goal difference is not that big. Cheer up, boys! We didn't come here to be the runner-up. As long as we equalize the score, we still have a chance to win the game!"

At the end, Martinez clapped his hands to barely boost the team's morale, and the Wigan Athletic locker room was no longer so dull.

The second half of the game started again soon. After returning to the field, both teams regrouped and the morale of the teams seemed to have recovered well.

When Qin Hu and Rooney kicked the ball out, Manchester United was still not in a hurry. They started to control the ball using the same state as their opponents at the beginning of the game. The team's four midfielders continued to pass the ball to pull the opponent's formation.

This operation was even executed better than by Wigan Athletic players. After all, compared to the opponent team's mostly tough midfielders, Manchester United's midfield also has technical midfielders like Shinji Kagawa and tough and flexible players like Carrick.

As the ball possession ratio fell to 70:30 after 60 minutes of the game, Wigan Athletic was slowly losing hope of equalizing the score.

"Press forward, don't follow the opponent's rhythm anymore, interrupt their ball control!!!" Martinez started shouting on the sidelines, and his players also began to react quickly and increase the intensity. Once the intensity was increased, their defense was bound to be lax, after all, Wigan Athletic was not a hexagonal warrior.

In the 69th minute of the game, Manchester United seized the emptiness in the opponent's defense after pressing forward. Fletcher got the ball and got rid of Kone's pressure and passed it to Shinji Kagawa. Shinji Kagawa took the ball and went inside and then passed it to Carrick who was making a run.

Carrick, who was shouting while dribbling the ball, made Qin Hu and Rooney quickly disperse, and Manchester United's forward configuration briefly became a three-man combination.

As Carrick sent the ball to the right ahead of the attacking Gomez, most of Wigan Athletic's defensive attention was attracted by Rooney who cut into the penalty area after receiving the ball.

"Rooney dribbled the ball into the penalty area, this is Manchester United's chance!"

Just when Zhan Jun thought Rooney was going to make another shot, the striker showed his meticulous side, because he saw a figure rushing towards the unguarded area on the left.

"Shu~"

"A horizontal pass! The ball passed through half of the penalty area and came to the left side, where Qin Hu is!!!"

"Oh!"

It has been a long time since I saw Qin Hu's ghostly movement. As the most threatening link of Manchester United now, no matter who the opponent is, Qin Hu will be marked most closely, which makes it difficult for him to pretend to have no presence on the court.

However, this time, he seized the opportunity again. When everyone's attention was attracted by Rooney, the big center first ran to the left to get away from the opponent's key defensive area and then accelerated diagonally and rushed directly into the penalty area.

Everything was just right. When Qin Hu shot the ball directly towards the upper left corner of the goal, even if Robles was a god, he could not block this shot in the penalty area.

"The ball goes in! Qin Hu scored with a quick shot! 2-0, he scored twice and helped the team change the score again. The game has reached the th minute, and there is not much time left for Wigan Athletic~"

Zhan Jun announced the birth of the goal, and Qin Hu on the field quickly rushed to Rooney and hugged his selfless teammate tightly. The two talked and laughed and turned around to celebrate with other teammates, leaving the Wigan Athletic half in a mess.

"Shit!"

On the sidelines, Wigan Athletic coach Martinez was completely deflated. His players pressed forward according to his instructions. It was a risky move. It would have been fine if they could have scored a goal. But now, a quick breakthrough led to the second goal. Everything would become extremely difficult.

"Manchester United! Manchester United! Manchester United! Oh oh oh ~ We are the champions! We are the champions!"

In the stands, Manchester United fans had no time to pay attention to the mood of the opponent's coach. They had already started singing the championship song. The third championship trophy of this season was half in the Red Devils' bag.

Today's update is here! I just got back from something today, so this is the only update~
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