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Chapter 373 It's been a long time, it's a refreshing feeling!
Li Rui was more excited to see Rooney in the locker room than usual. The little fat man kept whispering in Li Rui's ear, if there is a good chance, he must give him an assist. He invited Li Rui to have a big meal or something Yes, this even gave Li Rui the illusion that this game is not the same as Liverpool's league, but the final of the Champions League.

However, Li Rui can also understand the mood of the little fat man. In the case of Li Rui's suspension, especially in the last round of the league, when Cristiano Ronaldo was injured and left the field, Rooney, the only attacking point of Manchester United He was not able to stand up at the critical moment, and the little fat man was also questioned by the media after the game. Therefore, in this game against Liverpool, Rooney is gearing up to perform well.

And this game has a deeper meaning for Rooney. Rooney made his debut from Everton. Although the fat man moved to Manchester United after falling out with Everton club and Everton coach Moyes, but, The little fat man who grew up in Everton is of course very effective against Liverpool, the "rival in the same city", not to mention that Manchester United and Liverpool are also eternal rivals.

Li Rui looked at the little fat man and shook his head, this guy was really over excited, Li Rui bent over and twisted his buttocks, and went to work on himself again.Isn't he full of energy today?This is Li Rui's comeback battle after being suspended for 6 games, but he is also full of energy.

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Li Ai sat side by side with his new partner, waiting for the game to start in the press box.Li Ai has become an interview reporter for the BBC through his own efforts. Although he is still a trainee, it is a very good progress after all, isn't it?
Speaking of it, Li Ai's ability to become a reporter for the BBC has something to do with Li Rui, because the BBC also considered that it would be easier for a Chinese reporter to establish a good relationship with Manchester United's number 10. Of course, this is also due to Li Ai's own efforts They are inseparable. Of course, opportunities favor those who are prepared.

The audience entered the stadium one after another, and the seats were almost full, and the game would start in half an hour, but the fans were not idle, they were singing their own songs, and had to admire the England fans, they They are always so passionate on the court, and these fans are very good at making up songs. Although the lyrics are only a few words back and forth, it is really exciting to roar on the court.

"Look, the players are coming out to warm up." Li Ai suddenly pointed to the exit of the players' tunnel and shouted, and seeing his partner's surprised eyes, he also smiled a little embarrassedly, this is not the first time for him It's just that this is Li Ai's first time since he became a reporter, so it's hard to avoid feeling different.

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On the afternoon of October 22, two hours before the start of the game, Manchester seemed like an outcast abandoned by God. Suddenly, the wind was strong and the sky was dark. Finally, when the Manchester United players came out to warm up, there was a loud noise Raindrops began to fall.

Fortunately, the Manchester United team has been prepared for a long time, and there are staff members paying attention to the changes in the weather at any time. Before warming up, the coach accepted the staff's suggestion and asked everyone to change into sneakers for rainy days. The studs of this kind of shoes are more durable Grip the ground and minimize slipping as much as possible. This is like in an F1 game, the tires of the racing car are divided into rainy and sunny days.

"Oh shit," Rooney grumbled, feeling really uncomfortable warming up in the rain.

"—thanks to Nike, he made us refreshed and free from burden." O'Shea pinched his nose and said, but when he heard his voice of pretending to be a 'fake girl', everyone felt a chill.

Li Rui even kicked the football on O'Shea's ass.

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Indeed, no one likes a game in the rain. In a report a few days ago, The Times said based on statistics that modern football players often need to run 11 to 12 kilometers in a high-level match. At the end, the sweat will soak the jersey.And if it is in rainy days, the air permeability requirements for their jerseys will undoubtedly be higher.

O'Shea's words just now are not just ridiculing Nike. Manchester United's jerseys this season have adopted Nike's latest 'Sphere-Dry' technology, and the jerseys have a special tiny raised structure.On the one hand, these small protrusions can reduce the contact between the clothing fabric and the wearer's skin, and on the other hand, these small protrusions can also expel the wearer's sweat and rainwater as soon as possible.

Although the commercial contract with Nike finally collapsed some time ago, Li Rui was very displeased with the Nike executives, but he still had to admire that Manchester United's jersey really felt much more comfortable.Technology is still useful.

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"Hey, Li, let's have a try!" Giggs will still start as Manchester United's captain today, and the Welsh veteran will pick the football to Li Rui.

Li Rui stepped forward gently with his chest, stopped the football well, then picked it up with his toes again, and continued to move forward with his shoulders. In this way, he brought the ball into the penalty area and looked at the goalkeeper Fan De Sar's position, smiled at the Dutch veteran, and then stepped on the football. Van der Sar also cooperated in front of the goal like a gorilla. However, Li Rui's next volley, the ball speed Soon, Van der Sar didn't touch football at all.

"Good shot." Van der Sar gave Li Rui a thumbs up. It is conceivable that the Dutch veteran is happiest because the guy in front of him is his teammate instead of his opponent.Van der Sar was well aware of Li Rui's horror. When Li Rui was at Leeds United and played against Manchester United, he made Van der Sar suffer a lot.

From the moment when Giggs picked the ball and Li Rui stopped the ball in his chest, the cheers at Old Trafford did not stop. Some fans even stood up and applauded vigorously. The moment the football hit the goal guarded by Van der Sar, the cheers at Old Trafford also reached a small climax! !
Undoubtedly, the cheers, now heard by Li Rui, couldn't be more wonderful. He can't wait for the game to start.

"Okay, go back to the locker room, hurry up, don't catch a cold." Assistant coach Queiroz shouted loudly. It is reported that the Manchester United assistant coach who once served as the head coach of Real Madrid will be out of the game after the end of this season. Served as the head coach of the Portuguese national team.

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In the locker room, Ferguson once again emphasized the tactical arrangement of the game.

It's time to play. With the shout of captain Giggs in this game, everyone ran towards the player tunnel.

Ferguson patted Li Rui's butt hard, and shouted, "Do it well, boy."

Li Rui nodded and ran while grinning, the old man was really excited.

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Amid the tsunami-like cheers at Old Trafford, Li Rui ran out of the player tunnel with the whole team. His appearance made the cheers of the fans reach the peak.This young man, who was only a few months away from turning 22, conquered discerning Manchester United fans in just one season. They regarded Li Rui as the hope for the birth of a new dynasty of the team. She doted on the young man with her attitude and supported him all the time.

The on-site broadcast began to read the names of the starting players of the Manchester United team. Every time a name was read, there would be cheers. When Li Rui's name was read, the cheers of the entire stadium reached a climax.

"Here we go, our hero - the lad who brought us goals and joy - RUI -"

"—LI!!!!" Everyone raised their arms high and roared in unison.

Without being there in person, it is absolutely impossible to appreciate the spectacular feeling of being shouted by tens of thousands of people in unison. When Li Rui enjoyed this kind of "treatment" for the first time in Frankfurt, he was a little out of breath with excitement. But now, his heart is full of pride!
Hearing the cheers of the fans, Li Rui raised his hands to greet the fans.This frenzied atmosphere made Li Rui feel that every pore on his body was gasping for excitement.This is the feeling of excitement.

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"First of all, let's take a look at the starting lineups of both sides for today's game. For the home team Manchester United, the goalkeeper is still the Dutch veteran Van der Sar. The defense line from right to left is O'Shea, Ferdinand, Vidic and Heinze. On the field, Fletcher, Park Ji-sung, Ryan Giggs, Scholes; Li Rui and Rooney's partners after the suspension ended on the front line. This is also the strongest lineup that Manchester United can send now. Now Manchester United The team has been greatly affected by injuries, and the team's offensive ability has been a problem for a while, and I hope that Li Rui's efforts can help the team make changes."

"For Liverpool, the Red Army's lineup is relatively neat, which also makes Benitez, who is not doing well recently, be criticized. Well, the starting goalkeeper is the Spanish player Reina, and the defense line is Carragher from right to left. Hyypia, Riise, Finnan; in the midfield, captain Gerrard, Sissoko, Garcia, Alonso; up front, it's a combination of Dirk Drivet and Crouch."

"This game is very important to Li Rui. The gang fight incident some time ago put this young man in the vortex of criticism from the media. This is Li Rui's comeback battle after being suspended for 6 games. I believe he also urgently needs to play in this kind of competition. Prove yourself in the game. I don't think there is a better stage than the game against Liverpool. Well, the referee blows the whistle and the game begins!"

At this moment, in China, it is already midnight, and tomorrow is Monday, and everyone has to go to work. However, at this moment, there are so many fans staying up late in front of the TV to watch the game. The battle for the comeback after lifting the ban has already made the advertisements very popular. Although the Chinese Football Association expelled Li Rui from the national team, this does not seem to affect the enthusiasm of the imperial court too much. You must know that the imperial court is willing to spend a lot of money to buy it The Premier League broadcast rights this season is to make a good profit by relying on Li Rui's influence. Although the Chinese Football Association is very dissatisfied with the overwhelming publicity of Li Rui's comeback battle at the imperial court at this time, but, "the pursuit of justice The commercial interests of the imperial court did not pay too much attention.

"Dear viewers, dear viewers, I am Lu Jianhong, here is the 2006-2007 Premier League season 9 match between Manchester United and Liverpool at their home stadium, Old Trafford, broadcasted by our sports channel. Guided by me, Lu Jianhong and Zhang Luzhang, the game has kicked off now—well, it’s already midnight at this time, but I believe everyone is looking forward to Li Rui’s comeback battle in high spirits. Before, Li Rui was in a very hot state, I don't know if he can continue his good state after his comeback."

At this time, many fans who had just been woken up by the alarm clock and turned on the TV saw a very threatening attack by Manchester United, who almost scored a goal as soon as they came up.

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Ryan Giggs dribbled the ball on the left, and the Welsh veteran broke through the interference of Sissoko and Gerrard. Carragher, who came up to defend, did not stop his breakthrough, and he passed the football into the penalty area.

Li Rui slapped his chest in the penalty area, and the football rolled forward. He flicked the football with his heel when the angle was already very small, and the football passed to the goal. Rooney made a close kick from Hyypia With a tackle, the football goes slightly wide.

"WOWOWOWO - Giggs rejuvenated, well done, Lee didn't rust his feet at all from the suspension, it's a pity that Wayne's shot was a little bit off. The game just started, Manchester United He's doing well," Lineker yelled.

"That's right, Gary! Although the game has only started less than 5 minutes ago, Lee's return seems to have reactivated Manchester United's offensive power. I have to say that this game will definitely make the fans worth their votes." What a price!" came Tabby's loud voice.

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In 2 minutes, Liverpool took possession of the ball and attacked.

Gerrard took the ball in the middle, and Park Ji-sung came up to press immediately. This is also a tactic formulated by Ferguson. It cannot allow the Liverpool midfielder to pass and shoot comfortably. Lonzo is a well-known long-range shooter, so Manchester United also pays attention to the protection in front of the penalty area to prevent Liverpool players from taking long-range shots.

Being entangled by Park Ji-sung was a little helpless, Gerrard had no choice but to pass the football back to Alonso.

Alonso took the ball and raised his head to look for someone. Fletcher immediately came up to intercept. He was going to steal the ball. However, Alonso suddenly kicked the ball. , Just 40 meters away from the goal, he suddenly kicked a long diagonal pass and sent the ball to the Manchester United penalty area! !

Crouch's height had the upper hand in the fight with Vidic. The 'bamboo pole' ferried the football, and the football hit the ground. Shot, the right foot is on the football, the football bounces again, and then bounces to the goal! !

The exclamation of Old Trafford was loud.

This kind of bouncing the ball is quite uncomfortable for the goalkeeper. Van der Sar fell to the ground almost instinctively. At the same time, he raised his left hand high and slapped it on the football. !
The ball didn't go in!
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The Manchester United fans shouted excitedly, "Santa van der Sar!! Sant van der Sar!!!"

After the corner kick was taken by Garcia, Crouch grabbed the point in the penalty area, and the football hit the crossbar fiercely. However, the referee's whistle had already sounded ahead of time, and he punished Crouch for a foul first.

In the slow motion playback, Crouch almost didn't need to take off to press poor O'Shea under him, and at the same time his hands were tugging. It was indeed the first foul. The referee of this game, England's Golden Whistle Ball This penalty also won the applause of the home fans. The referee made a world-famous joke in this summer's World Cup. , In the 62th and 90rd minutes, Croatian defender Simunić was shown 93 yellow cards in a row before the latter was finally sent off with a red card!
This mistake was so stupid that the FIFA press officer Singler could only helplessly treat it as a joke that day, and laughed it off, "Boll contributed a new "record" to the World Cup: "One Players get 3 yellow cards in a game, which seems to be a little too much. This is the first time in the history of the World Cup. "

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"Great! In less than 10 minutes, both sides had a threatening shot! Manchester United and Liverpool, the deadly rivals, are so familiar with each other. The guns are on the move! The fans who stayed up all night are really lucky, this game will be very, very exciting! Fans and friends watching this game can also send text messages to 123456789 to participate in SMS interaction and talk about your feelings about this game For every goal scored, we will give out a cash prize of 1000 yuan."

In the press box at Old Trafford, Li Ai felt that his whole body was trembling slightly, with excitement, nervousness, worry, anticipation, all kinds of feelings.After becoming a reporter, when he watched the game with a professional eye and the mood of a fan, there was even a reason for passion in it.

Of course, Li Ai is of course a fan of Li Rui. Only Chinese people living abroad can truly appreciate the excitement and pride that Li Rui's success brings to them. Successful ones are more acceptable to overseas Chinese.

For example, in basketball, overseas Chinese also know Yao Ming and applaud this big man, but perhaps because of Yao Ming’s height, people can’t help but have an illusion that if I have a guy like Yao Ming, I can also succeed. Although everyone knows that this kind of thinking is outrageous, but this kind of thinking exists indistinctly. However, football is not the case. Li Rui worked hard step by step. On loan, he proved himself in the Bundesliga, returned to Leeds United, became the city hero of Leeds United, and moved to the giants Manchester United-the new glory, these are all witnessed by the fans little by little, so it resonates even more.

"It would be perfect for Li Rui to score in this game." Li Ai said in his heart.

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In the 19th minute of the game, Liverpool almost scored.

Gerrard scored the ball in the middle, and the football rolled to the side. After Garcia caught the ball, he did not stop the ball and directly made a wide cross pass. After getting the ball, Sissoko raised his foot and pushed the football forward. , Alonso who plugged in took two steps and passed the football into the penalty area.

In the penalty area, Dirk Dirk took off from the front point, but failed to touch the football. However, this also disturbed the attention of Manchester United's defense. At the back point, Crouch shook his head and attacked the goal. Van der Sar blocked the ball with a single punch. Out of the penalty area, Gerrard raised his foot again and took a long shot, but he didn't have the strength, and Van der Sar firmly hugged the football.

Van der Sar got up immediately, ran to the penalty area line in two or three steps, threw the ball to launch a quick counterattack, and threw the football to Vidic.

Vidic drove the football to the front with a big foot. Li Rui immediately started to chase the football. He planned to ferry the football to Scholes who was following behind him. However, Sissoko, who was grabbing the header with him There was a movement of the bad elbow, which hit Li Rui on the nose. The referee Boll's whistle sounded, and he awarded a free kick and showed a yellow card to Sissoko.

There were boos at Old Trafford. It was obvious that Manchester United fans were very dissatisfied with Ball's penalty. They thought that Sissoko's action was enough to go back to the locker room to take a shower early.

Li Rui held his nose, his nose was so sore, it was so painful, his tears were about to come out.

The team doctor came in, and after a simple treatment, Li Rui returned to the court without incident. He decided to take the free kick himself.At this time, the Liverpool players were still dawdling along the wall.

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The place where Sissoko made the foul is about 31 meters away from the goal. This position can be directly attacked or passed. However, Liverpool goalkeeper Reina saw Li Rui and Scholes standing in front of the football. Manchester United will choose to shoot directly, but they don't know whether it is Li Rui's free throw or Scholes.

Li Rui and Scholes whispered a few words, and then he and Scholes took two steps back at the same time, so it is still impossible to know who will take the free kick.

However, the camera was always focused on Li Rui. Li Rui was breathing heavily, and his cheeks were also bulging because of the heavy breathing. His legs were stretched back and forth, and his body was straight like a lighthouse.

"I don't know who will take this free kick. The position is a little far away, but it is also within Lee's range. Of course, Scholes can also take the penalty." Taibi's voice did not finish, and the referee Pole's whistle sounded.

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The whistle sounded.

Scholes started to run up, one step, two steps, three steps, and then Scholes stepped over the football. Behind him, Li Rui rushed out like a leopard out of the cage, and then made an emergency stop, right The foot was on the football, the left foot was on the ground, and the body was slightly leaning forward and trembling, which made people draw the full bow! !

The same makes people feel the sharp piercing refreshment!
With a muffled sound, there was a splash of water, and the football jumped up and flew over the Liverpool wall. Above the goal, just when everyone thought the football would fly out, the football suddenly fell rapidly. , This is a beautiful deciduous ball.

Although Reina tried his best to save the ball, he still couldn't touch the football. The football fell from between his hands like a meteorite, smashed into the net, and hit a huge wave! !
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"GOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAAL!!!!!! GOAL!! Lee GOAL!! HE GOAL!!!" Tabby roared and he yelled, "That's great! Well done boy! I'll Knew he was going to surprise us! Hats off to this kid!!!!"

At the scene, the fans in the entire stadium were almost crazy, and the cheers almost lifted the ceiling, turning into an exciting storm, sweeping the entire Old Trafford stadium.

The live broadcast sounded, "In the 23rd minute, the score was Manchester United 1:0 Liverpool—the goal was———" His voice was long and powerful, and people couldn't help but feel excited following the voice.

Following the voice of the announcer at the scene, all the fans present shouted enthusiastically, and more than 7 fans shouted in unison: "—LI!!!!!!"

Everyone stood up, and following the shout, countless arms swung up and down along with the singing, setting off waves of people, countless red flags fluttering in the wind, and Old Trafford under the floodlights. The German stadium is a boiling erupting active volcano.

This feels great! !

Amid the crazy shouts of the fans, Li Rui felt his blood was about to explode from his veins.

The astonishing shouts from the fans stirred his eardrums one after another, making him start to tremble all over. He felt the edge of his eardrums, as if waves were hitting his ears, making him suffocate!
I haven't felt like this for a long time!

Li Rui rushed towards the fans' main stand almost like crazy. He rushed there, let out a roar of something in his mouth, and made a machine gun shooting motion towards the stands. At this moment, the old man The night sky at the Trafford Stadium also seemed to be torn apart by the cheers of the fans!

Long time no see!Such a carefree feeling! !

At this time, a huge banner appeared on the central stand of Old Trafford——

'We waited for this moment for 39 days! ! '

Seeing this huge banner, it was obvious that the fans had prepared it a long time ago. They seemed to be sure that their Li Rui could score a goal. Li Rui suddenly felt that the corners of his eyes were wet, and he swung vigorously towards the stands. Waving his fists, shouting at the top of his voice, shouting loudly, "It's not enough! Wait!! It's not enough!!!"

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PS: The depressing chapter is over, let's have fun, brothers.

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