Football King Bale

It's not just the Manchester United soldiers who don't take Wigan Athletic seriously, in fact, the whole world doesn't take Wigan Athletic too seriously. No one thinks they can threaten Manchester United to achieve three consecutive FA Cups!

Especially when there are only two rounds left in the Premier League and Wigan Athletic's relegation situation is not good. Now Wigan Athletic has 9 wins, 8 draws and 19 losses, ranking 18th in the Premier League with 35 points. However, the point difference between several teams in front of them is three or four points, and they have not completely failed to avoid relegation.

The British media have a very clear point of view: At this moment, Wigan should not spend too much time competing with Manchester United for the FA Cup championship. There is no possibility of winning against Manchester United anyway, but they should devote themselves to fighting for relegation!

At the press conference before the match between Wigan Athletic and Manchester United, Wigan head coach Robert Martinez made a strong statement: Football matches are not simply about strength on paper. In this match, everyone will see a difference. Wigan!

Compared with Martinez's tough attitude, Manchester United head coach Ferguson was relatively calm. He said: "We will go all out in this game. Although Wigan did not encounter any strong opponents in advancing to the final, facing the championship, There are many unpredictable consequences and we have to be careful.”

There were reporters at the scene with gloomy expressions. The old Sir Alex's words sounded like irony.

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In the visiting dressing room at the new Wembley Stadium.

"I want to reiterate to everyone that we are not idiots! We came to this stadium with only one purpose, and that is to win the championship!" Martinez was cheering for his players.

"Manchester United will definitely underestimate their opponent in this game. This is our opportunity. If we seize the opportunity, it is not impossible to win the championship."

In the home team's locker room on the other side, Ferguson reminded the players with a serious expression: Don't underestimate the enemy!

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"Players from both sides have already appeared, and the atmosphere at the New Wembley Stadium is enthusiastic." Zhan Jun's voice rang out, "Before the game starts, let's take a look at the starting lineups of both sides."

"For Manchester United, the goalkeeper is De Gea." Zhan Jun said. "On the defense, the center back combination is still Evans and veteran Ferdinand, the left back is Evra, and the right back is Rafael."

"In the midfield, the three midfielders are Carrick, Modric and Sneijder, and the front line is the trident of Bale, Robin van Persie and Rooney. This lineup of Manchester United is the strongest lineup that the team can currently field. Look, Coming to Ferguson, this game is a must-win."

"For Wigan, the goalkeeper is Robles, the center back combination is Alcaraz and Sharna, the left back is Espinosa, and the right back is Boyce."

"In the midfield, the four players are Gomez, McCarthy, MacArthur and McManaman, and the two forwards are Maloney and Cone."

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As the captain on the field, Bell helped Manchester United gain the right to pick the side, and Wigan kicked off first.

With the whistle of the referee Michael Oliver, Wigan kicked off from the center circle and took advantage of the first kick-off to launch an offensive against Manchester United.

Cone knocked the football to McCarthy, who turned and ran forward.

McCarthy knocked the football back to MacArthur, and he ran forward two steps himself, but he did not leave too far. He is the core of Wigan's offense, and the team needs him to control the rhythm of the game.

After receiving McCarthy's return pass, MacArthur prepared to continue passing the ball back. Suddenly, he passed a diagonal pass to Gomez, who stepped in. After the latter took a distance, he passed the ball to McCarthy.

McCarthy pulled the ball, turned around, pulled the ball laterally, and moved the football under his feet. He got rid of Sneijder's upper hand with a graceful movement, and then suddenly increased his speed. After attracting Carrick to grab the ball, he beautifully poked the ball with his toe and passed the ball. Got out.

Cone ran to catch the ball.

Cone and Evans were fighting for position. Both of them were moving their hands. Despite the tug and pull, Cone actually successfully completed the position. He squeezed Evans away and then pushed the football with his left foot. After a knock, Rafael came over to defend when he was about to shoot with his right foot.

Rafael bumped Cone's body for a moment. He thought the latter would be knocked away by him, but he didn't expect Cone's body to be very strong. He just shook his body, nothing happened, and he took the opportunity to move the ball with his feet, and then Take a step forward with your body and hit the football with a long shot.

There was no power in the shot and the ball was taken by De Gea.

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Wigan launched two attacks at the beginning, but they did not pose a threat to Manchester United's goal. After that, Wigan did not continue their offensive, but quickly shrank back and stopped entangled with Manchester United in the frontcourt. They quickly returned to their own half, in their own penalty area, and set up a defensive formation to prepare for Manchester United's offensive.

Wigan showed a very cautious attitude because they were very afraid of Manchester United's attack. Manchester United's offensive line is too terrifying, each one of them is the top attacker in today's football, which makes Wigan dare not take any chances.

Bell also noticed that his opponents were closely marking him. Whether he has the ball or not, he will always be surrounded by Wigan players.

Especially when the football was passed to his feet, he found that at least two Wigan players would form a 'surrounding' posture towards him. One person would step forward to press closely, and a wingman would support him at any time, with the purpose of preventing him from letting him go. He can comfortably hold the ball and get a chance to shoot. If he chooses to turn the ball in another direction, Wigan players will immediately come over, which will not put him in a relaxed environment anyway.

For this situation, Bell has long been mentally prepared. As the number one player in today's football, he will be strictly guarded by the opponent in every game.

However, under such circumstances, his scoring rate has not declined. On the contrary, his condition and scoring data are still very good. This is why many media and experts praise him.

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Facing Wigan's oppressive surrounding defense, Bell's response strategy was straightforward: run!

He is very active and frequently runs in and out, hoping to capture that moment of opportunity.

The team also attacks completely around him. Whether it is Sneijder, Van Persie or Rooney, they constantly pass the ball to him and deliver shells to him. They know that as long as there is an opportunity, Bell can be fatal to Wigan's goal. threats.

In the seventeenth minute of the game, Manchester United suddenly accelerated and played a quick pass and cut in a small area. Sneijder blocked the ball diagonally, and Van Persie stopped the ball and turned around to break through in one go. After passing MacArthur, he cut inside, but his heel turned the ball. Knocking behind him, Sneijder followed up with a push from the arch of his foot.

Bell fought his way out of the crowd, held Alcaraz on his back, and caught the ball before Sharna came up to block it. He didn't adjust the football at all, and directly hit the ball with his right foot and fired a low shot.

The football passed through Sharner's wicket and quickly flew towards the goal along the turf.

Robles' line of sight was blocked, but he reacted quickly on the goal line and stretched his legs to block the hidden and sudden shot.

In the stands of the new Wembley Stadium, there was a burst of regretful gasps, and then warm applause.

The Wigan fans in the stands were also startled by Bell's cold shot. They saw Robles' thrilling save of the football and applauded the American goalkeeper.

Alcaraz, who had just defended Bell, was covered in cold sweat. He looked at Bell with lingering fear and secretly wondered what kind of monster this kid was. He had just exerted so much effort and could not drag Bell to the ground. This was so close. Just let the team concede a goal.

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"Beautiful coordination, Bale's shot after getting rid of Alcaraz was very sudden, Robles reacted quickly and saved the football. Bale's ability is too strong, and Wigan's containment was not able to completely prevent him. "John Mortensen shouted.

"A sudden cold arrow!" the occupying army shouted. "A sword light flashed among the army. Bell shot beautifully, and Robles made a wonderful save. Wigan had already guarded Bell tightly, but they still couldn't completely stop him from shooting. This is what Bell is capable of!”

Ferguson jumped regretfully on the sidelines. If he could not win the game against Wigan, it would be a huge blow to Manchester United.

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"Stay close to him! Don't give him space!" Martinez was also startled. He shouted loudly from the sidelines. Just now, Sharner's speed was slightly slower, and Bell completed the shot.

This Welshman is too strong. To be precise, Bell's sense of the ball and shooting skills are so good. He didn't adjust the football at all just now and just shot.

If it were another forward, he would still need to adjust before looking for a shot, which would give the defender time to intercept. However, Bell will obviously not give you such time and opportunity.

Martinez had a gloomy expression. His experience of leading Wigan Athletic to face Bale was really terrible.

In the 2009-2010 season, he had just transferred to Wigan from Swansea. In the first round at home, he was slaughtered 10:1 by Tottenham led by Bale, setting a record for the largest loss in Premier League history. The next round was a guest at White Hart Lane and lost again 0:3.

In the 2010-2011 season, Bell had moved to Manchester United. When Wigan faced the Red Devils, they lost 0:4 in both games!

On Boxing Day last season, Wigan Athletic visited Old Trafford and were massacred by Manchester United 60.

Facing Manchester United twice this season, Wigan Athletic lost 04 points, 8 points in two games!

Facing Bell, Martinez's only success came from Manchester United's release. In the 33rd round of last season, Manchester United, which had already won the championship in advance, faced Wigan, who was under huge relegation pressure, and lost 01. This became one of the key reasons why Wigan was able to successfully avoid relegation.

In addition, Martinez clearly feels that Bell is more capable now than last season.

Martinez shook his head. Every time he met this kid again, he seemed to be able to feel his progress.