Red Rebels

667 Game ended early

When the mountains and tsunami enveloped St. Andrews Stadium, Michael Johnson seemed to be in the vast ocean. He was like a giant, standing unwaveringly on the waves with his feet and his upper body standing tall above the sea, waiting for the arrival of the enemy. .

For Michael Johnson, who has three years of experience in English games, away games have become commonplace. He has even experienced the intrusion of demonic away games such as Anfield Stadium and Old Trafford Stadium, and the noise at St. Andrews Stadium. For him, it's a piece of cake.

The referee stood near the circle, whistle in mouth, looking at his watch, ready to start at any time.

As a defensive midfielder, Michael Johnson is very aware of his responsibilities today.

He has partnered with Cesc Fabregas before, but at that time they had a strong midfielder behind them, but now he knows very well that behind him is the Red Rebels' defense, and he is in front of the defense. The last bastion.

"Don't worry, Michael, there's still me." Curtis comforted him not far behind him.

Michael Johnson turned back and smiled reluctantly at Curtis, but his attention was focused on Birmingham's forward, Muamba. This dark-skinned boy was the same age as him and was the forward of Birmingham's 44 formation, but in fact He is very flexible in his position and can move forward or retreat.

When referee Hals blew the whistle to start the game, the Birmingham forward who took the first kick immediately knocked the ball back.

After several passes, the ball returned to Muamba's feet. But Muamba, who was holding the ball behind him, was about to turn around when he suddenly became aware that someone behind him seemed to be staring at him. Strictly speaking, he was staring at him. The ball was at his feet, so he immediately sent the ball back and stuffed it again at the feet of his defender.

Turning around, I happened to see Michael Johnson's eyes, those wolf-like eyes.

It seems that this kid is going to fight with me today.

Muamba stared back without giving an inch. He is an ambitious player, especially after he chose to leave Arsenal, he was determined to make a career outside, so every time he met the Elephant Red Rebels When playing against such a wealthy team, he will always be particularly enthusiastic.

Steve Bruce's tactics are actually very simple. His 44 has the traditional characteristics of England. After all, they are a newly promoted team, so they have two players with excellent interception ability on the field. Muamba's passing and offensive abilities are better. Stronger, so Steve Bruce gave him more freedom and allowed him to go forward.

Birmingham's left wing is French star Olivier Capo.

If you are a loyal Fm player, you will definitely not be unfamiliar with this player, because he is a monster of Fm in the past, a versatile frontcourt player with excellent speed and skills.

However, in reality, Capo is somewhat unworthy of his name. His experience at Jutus was not successful, and he has always joined weak teams. After Birmingham was promoted this season, Steve Bruce introduced this wide player, hoping to strengthen Birmingham's wing strength, his performance in Birmingham is not bad.

But in this game, playing on the left wing, he encountered the Red Rebels' right winger, Alves.

After Maicon left for Spain and joined Real Madrid, Alves quickly took over Maicon's main position, and even played a greater role on the offensive end than Maicon, and Mourinho's tactical arrangements for this game It is clear that even if they are a guest at St. Andrews Stadium, the Red Rebels will still have to attack instead of defend.

Steve Bruce's strategy also tends to be conservative. After all, facing the Red Rebels, Birmingham will be victorious as long as they score points, and he can always cause trouble for the Red Rebels.

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"Muambalu dribbled the ball in. Michael Johnson did not step forward. Instead, he chose to retreat, maintaining a certain distance, and suddenly put his foot down... The referee Harris indicated that this was not a foul, and the ball was still at Birmingham's feet. …”

Although Muamba tripped, the latter was strong and staggered but did not fall down. He immediately raised his hand to demand, while Cabo on the left of Birmingham was facing Alves' defense. , failed to form a breakthrough, and chose to hit horizontally.

Muamba was about to catch the ball when suddenly a Red Rebels player wearing a white jersey came out of the diagonal shot, intercepted his ball in advance, and cleared the ball into the frontcourt with a big kick, defusing Birmingham's attack. Wave attack.

After two consecutive collisions in a short period of time, Muamba was obviously a little angry with Michael Johnson.

As a player of the England U9 national team, Muamba is no stranger to Michael Johnson. When he was in U7, Michael Johnson was already the captain of the U9 national team. When he was promoted to U9, Michael Johnson was already the captain of the U9 national team. Johnson has become the captain of the U national team and was also selected for the national team.

The two men occupy the same position. Although their playing styles are different, they will inevitably be compared. And the evaluations are almost always biased towards Michael Johnson, who believes that the latter will become the main core of the England national team in the future and succeed Beckham. Mu’s mantle, as for Muamba, who knows which one?

Outstanding strength, playing for a wealthy team, and being labeled a genius at a young age. All these factors made Michael Johnson the opponent Muamba unknowingly wanted.

So in this game, Muamba will appear more energetic than ever.

After two consecutive setbacks, Muamba also became angry, so soon, when holding the ball again, he faced Michael Johnson again. This time, he quickly turned around, and then quickly dribbling forward with the ball.

Michael Johnson wanted to distance himself, but it was too late. At this moment, he made a decisive move.

Referee Harris blew the whistle and there was a foul.

Calling Michael Johnson over, Harris warned him, then patted him on the shoulder, indicating that he could go back to the game, but the entire St. Andrews Stadium burst into harsh boos.

"The Birmingham fans were obviously very dissatisfied with Harris's decision. They obviously thought it deserved at least a yellow card, but Harris obviously felt that Michael Johnson's actions were not enough to earn a card."

Muamba originally fell to the ground, but when he saw that Michael Johnson was only warned, he immediately stood up from the ground and muttered behind the referee's back with some complaints.

"Some people say that today's players are more and more likely to fall to the ground. Just now Muamba fell to the ground and seemed unable to get up, but in the blink of an eye, he had already started fighting actively. This makes people feel sad. Nowadays, some players are not making progress in their skills, but in their acting skills." The commentator in charge of commentating on this game was a little sarcastic, but also a little helpless.

This is indeed the current trend in football. No matter which team is paying more and more attention to the reasonable use of these rules, in fact, the rules are dead and restrictive. If football wants to develop, it cannot always play around the rules. , that’s just cleverness, not really promoting the development of football.

"Leave him alone, Michael, this is what these guys like," Curtis persuaded Michael Johnson.

The latter nodded, but he was still a little angry in his heart. After all, he just brought Muamba down during a tackle. In fact, the tackle was not big enough to win a card, but if Muamba If his acting skills were better, maybe Harris would actually be able to play the cards.

The players of the Red Rebels also know how to make use of the rules, but they never perform exaggerated performances. However, they are very disgusted, even disgusted, with opponents who perform such performances.

So in the next few contacts, Michael Johnson was obviously ignited and his movements were not small. However, after being reminded by Curtis and other teammates, Michael Johnson did not lose his mind.

However, Michael Johnson's toughness made the Red Rebels' waist straighten up. Especially after several contacts, it was obvious that Muamba could not take advantage of him. Instead, Michael Johnson stole the ball several times. Finally, they effectively formed a threat.

In the 7th minute, Michael Johnson intercepted the ball passed to Muamba in advance and immediately passed the ball to Cesc Fabregas not far ahead. The latter took the ball and quickly advanced forward and handed the ball back. At the feet of Ismail who withdrew the response.

Ismail took advantage of the fact that the opponent's defense was not well organized, leaned on the opponent's defender with his body, stopped the ball to the left, and then in an instant got rid of the opponent's entanglement from the right, and caught up with the football, forming a Nice pass.

At this time, the penalty area was empty. Facing Birmingham goalkeeper Taylor who was hesitant about whether to attack or not, Ismail decisively chose to pass to the left post. Ronaldinho stepped in from the back row and scored with a stab shot. o:

"The ball was scored in the 7th minute. After the Red Rebels intercepted the ball, they made a quick counterattack. Ismail's beautiful pass passed. Birmingham's defense line had a fatal gap in the emergency defense. Ismail I selflessly assisted my teammate Ronaldinho to score, o:"

Mourinho excitedly clenched his fists above his head on the sidelines. This was a counterattack very characteristic of the Red Rebels. He took advantage of the opponent's transition between offense and defense to score a goal, which often made it difficult for the opponent to defend.

Looking at the panting Michael Johnson, Mourinho did not hesitate to praise him. He gave him a thumbs up and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. This kid finally started to understand.

"We should quickly take advantage of this momentum, press forward, and score a few more goals." Mourinho came to the sidelines and made a vigorous forward movement toward Ronaldinho and others who were still celebrating.

The players were quickly infected by the high morale of the head coach. They returned to the court and played more proactively. Especially Michael Johnson, who was inspired and fought very tenaciously on the court. However, he did not fight blindly. They rely more on their own consciousness to judge the opponent's ball route in advance and intercept it.

Muamba suffered losses in several contacts, especially the team's conceding goals. Although it was not Michael Johnson's goal or assist, the goal was actually a counterattack by Michael Johnson. This made Muamba was a little impulsive, but Michael Johnson became more and more active, especially with the help of Cesc Fabregas. The two worked together to control the operation of the entire field.

Although there are only two players in Birmingham's 44, Steve Bruce actually requires all four players on the field to actively participate in defense. Plus a retracement forward, Birmingham has a total of five players involved in the fight. Use relentless running to limit the Red Rebels.

"Fabregas took the ball and wanted to turn around, but failed to find a chance. He could only pass it across to Michael Johnson nearby. The English teenager dribbled the ball forward. Muamba came out from the side and leaned on Michael Johnson with his body. …”

After being hit hard, Michael Johnson staggered. The ball traveled a little too far. Muamba intercepted the ball and cleared it, and he almost fell to the ground.

Looking up, Michael Johnson was a little annoyed when he saw the sneer on Muamba's expression.

Alves threw the ball out of bounds, and Michael Johnson stepped forward to receive the ball from Messi. The Argentine failed to find a chance and knocked back to Michael Johnson. The latter immediately passed the ball to Alves and avoided Mian. bar.

This made Muamba feel that the one just now seemed to have intimidated Michael Johnson. He was suddenly proud. When he saw Alves passing the ball back to Michael Johnson, he immediately pressed forward again.

The English youngster saw Muamba's menacing approach and suddenly made a beautiful escape from Muamba's defense. Then he passed a long ball on the spot. As if the football had eyes, he accurately found the target in front of him. O. Messi, the Argentine youngster rushed in from the right, and flexibly passed the attacking goalkeeper in the penalty area, and succeeded in pushing the shot into the empty goal. o:

Steve Bruce felt that it was dangerous when he saw Muamba coming forward menacingly. At this time, he should not press so fiercely. The result would only be that Michael Johnson would get rid of him and pass the ball easily. You know, Michael Johnson's long pass is quite skillful, almost as good as Beckham's.

After being scored, Steve Bruce kicked away a bottle of mineral water in front of him angrily to vent his dissatisfaction.

He has already said that when dealing with the Red Rebels, one cannot stick close to them or press hard. There must be room for leeway and teamwork must be done as much as possible.

To put it bluntly, the harder you force your opponent, the more likely you are to expose yourself to problems, especially when the pressing fails.

Two goals behind, the game has basically lost its suspense.

Steve Bruce knew very well that conceding two goals in five minutes had already sealed the Red Rebels' victory in advance, because with Birmingham's strength, the possibility of a comeback was slim.

And who is Mourinho?

He has never had a record of being overturned by his opponent after taking a lead, even on the road. It can be seen that Birmingham's game has evolved from seeking points at the beginning to trying to concede as few goals as possible.

But even if Steve Bruce thought this way, he still failed to achieve his wish.

At the end of the first half, Ismail made a beautiful turn at the edge of the penalty area and then volleyed on the spot, once again piercing Birmingham's goal. This kick was powerful and heavy, reflecting Ismail's almost brutality. With his foot power and shooting skills, there was almost nothing goalkeeper Taylor could do.

At this time, everyone already knows, o:, the game has ended early.