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Chapter 36 The last three minutes(1/2)

Manchester City scored a goal, and although Arsenal still led 2:1, it gave Nottingham Forest great confidence. At this moment, they suddenly felt that their previous efforts were valuable.

Fans sang songs praising Bentner in the stands, cheering for Manchester City, completely abandoning the conflict between the two teams.

The players of Nottingham Forest are more active on the court. Sunderland has completely lost his fighting spirit, but the players of Forest team don't want to let them go. They have no way to help Manchester City score goals, they can only enhance their confidence in winning the championship by constantly scoring Sunderland's goals. If possible, they really want to win Sunderland at home with at least six goals.

Unfortunately, the Forest team's luck was almost the same. Sunderland collectively recovered it, and the Forest team had no choice but to score a goal.

3:0 can already guarantee that Forests will win this game, and Don slowly turned to caring about the game between Arsenal and Manchester City.

This last round is really exciting... As a fan, he likes this excitement. As a coach, he really hates it to the core.

The game time entered the 80th minute, and there was no meaningful news from the Emirates Stadium since Bentner scored.

After the excitement, the Foresters began to become uneasy. If Arsenal finally defeated Manchester City with a score of 2:1, the Forests would not win the championship.

Everyone hopes that Manchester City can compete.

But this is not transferred by their will.

Bentner was under Arsenal's focus on defense. If one defender is not enough, he will play two defenders and must completely freeze him. Not only that, he also feels his physical fitness is declining rapidly. Sometimes, he doesn't even want to run away when he stands in place. He can't see him even if he returns to defense.

He spared no effort to run in the high temperature of 32 degrees for eighty minutes, and the iron-clad man was exhausted at that moment.

But Bentner didn't want to show this fatigue too much. He was afraid that the head coach McLaren below would replace him.

This game may be the most tiring game he has played in his life. He not only has to compete with the opponents on the court, but also has to secretly compete with the head coach of the team off the court.

He didn't work so hard to help Nottingham Forest win the championship. He just didn't want to try hard to be insulted. If he was replaced, then everything was over and his goal was still meaningless.

In order to hide his fatigue, he still ran around during the attack, looking for opportunities to score. Or pull out a shot for his teammates.

Unfortunately, Jack Reed was really not good... If it were Robinho, he would have scored two goals. This kid really has a high desire to play, but his skills, experience and consciousness are much different.

Wenger was a little dissatisfied with Arsenal's defense off the court. They focused on Bentner but missed the young player.

He lost his temper off the court, and Sendros complained to captain Fabregas on the court: "That boy has no threat at all... If Bentner is let go, I'm afraid it's even more serious... Manchester City's most threatening is only Bentner, we just need to defend him. The rest of Manchester City are not afraid at all. I really don't know what the boss is worried about... Even if Bentner scores a goal, we will definitely win this game..."

Fabregas agreed with him and asked him to do it according to his own ideas. As for the defense against Reed, he could also help. In fact, this is not only the idea of ​​Sendros and Fabregas, but the Arsenal players on the court all had this idea. They also ran under the scorching sun for nearly ninety minutes. They also felt tired and wanted to rest and relax. Since there is no threat from the whole Manchester City team, what are they still trying hard to do? Slow down the pace and some balls don't need to be so fierce. It doesn't matter if Manchester City attacks, just focus on Bentner anyway.

Some Arsenal players, like those fans, even began to fantasize about the championship moment in advance.

Bentner would be disappointed if he had the honor of hearing their conversation - he thought Reed's activity could share some of the defensive pressure for him, but he didn't expect that Sendros would be smart and not fooled.

His long shot was lucky, and now Arsenal didn't even give him a chance to get lucky again. He was still ten meters away from the penalty area and put it on to defend.

Manchester City's offense is basically all up to Bentner alone, and Elano has just been replaced. Now there are no one to organize the offense. Bentner has to actively retreat and receive the pass, otherwise he will not even be able to receive the ball if he is in front...

Such a game is simply a battle with one person against the entire team.

Wenger looked at the watch on his wrist and there were still ten minutes left before the game ended.                                                                                                                    

He kept reminding himself in his heart: as long as we do not make mistakes, the champion belongs to us. Our destiny is in our own hands.

Bentner rushed left and right on the court, looking for a chance to shoot. But it was useless, the midfielder provided too little support. Even if he ran to the position, the ball did not pass over for a moment. The effort made before was wasted. The physical strength slipped away like this, and his breathing became heavier and heavier.

It seems like I have to rely on myself...

Bentner frowned in the scorching sun, and the sun was baking him dizzy. He suddenly remembered a past event. At that time, he was not at Manchester City and was wearing a red Nottingham Forest jersey. His main task on the field was to create opportunities for his ground forward partner Van Nisstruy to face the goal, and he himself attracted the opponent's defensive firepower.

Now how much he hopes that he has such a partner around him who can attract Arsenal's defensive attention...

I used to be a lone hero. After every game, I heard everyone cheering. I was the number one star in the team. The media reported it continuously and was so popular. Now he realized that lone hero... that is really not something that ordinary people can do!

So tired...

Bentner has completely distrusts his teammates. He now takes the ball himself, but the result is basically the same - he is cut off.

Three minutes have passed. The whole Manchester City team has come back from the joy and excitement of scoring a goal. They don’t have to fight Arsenal to the end in the last ten minutes. It’s good to be able to equalize, but it’s not a game that will die if you lose. Why bother so hard?

In the 83rd minute, Donn looked down at his watch. Chris Lack next to him kept silent, not knowing whether he was focusing on listening to the radio or being frustrated that Manchester City had not scored a goal for a long time.

The Forests had just finally scored their fourth goal in the game, leading Sunderland 4-0.

Tang En decided to make a big substitution and use up all three substitution places in one go.

Nicholas Milan replaces Ibisevic. Cohen replaces Fernandez, and Thiago replaces Gago. Milan and Thiago don’t have many opportunities to play this season. In order to ensure that they have enough games to be qualified for medals, Donn replaced them on the court. But it’s hard to say whether they can get the gold medal in the end.

Wenger felt that he was like years, while Tang En felt that time passed quickly. Before he heard the new news, the fourth official on the sidelines had already raised the sign of injury stoppage time - three minutes!

Only then did Tang En realize that the ninety-minute game time had come to an end.

The singing of the whole game sounded in the stands for nearly the whole game gradually disappeared, and everyone was disappointed. It seemed that the Forest team worked hard until the last moment. It was still unable to complete the reversal, and the league championship was gradually drifting away.

Tang En stood on the sidelines, pursing his lips tightly, with an ugly expression.

Since Arsenal kick-off in the second half was two minutes later than the Forests, when Donn saw the fourth official lifting the stoppage time sign. The 87th minute of the second half was only in the 87th minute of the second half.

In the 87th minute, McLaren also used the last substitution place in his hand.

When Ashley Young was shouted from the bench, he was still a little surprised. After a quick warm-up, he ran back and was pushed onto the court. His mind was still a little confused. He was already in the sod of the Emirates Stadium.

He saw Bentner looking at him, sweat flowing down his face like a stream. He suddenly understood why Bentner looked at him.

Well, he is the only one in Manchester City's team who can help him now...

He walked across the court and ran to his position. Bentner grabbed him halfway, panting and was about to open his mouth when he was interrupted by Ashley Yang. "I know what to do and pass the ball to you. Right?"

Bentner nodded.

"Let's wait in front." Yang patted Bentner on the shoulder and ran away.

Ashley Young just came on the court, but Bentner got cramps.

He suddenly fell to the ground during the frontcourt press, covering his calf with a painful expression. Ashley Yang rushed over and pushed his legs.

McLaren was indifferent on the court because he had no substitutions anymore. If Bentner could not stick to the game, then Manchester City would have to face ten people.

Bentner's cramps were a small episode. After two minutes of tossing between the team doctor and his teammates, he returned to the court.

But because of this cramp. When the fourth official raised the sign of injury stoppage time on the sidelines, the time for this stoppage time was clearly displayed - five minutes!

Arsenal fans in the stands of Emirates Stadium booed dissatisfied. For them, they were hoping that the game would end there, and five minutes of injury time was naturally outrageous.

Bentner limped while walking, but the way he ran made it impossible for you to see that he was injured. He was still running tirelessly on the field, looking for opportunities.

Ashley Young is the best player in Manchester City now. His speed and breakthrough have caused quite a lot of trouble to Arsenal's defense.

The Arsenal defender had to divide his troops to defend him. Bentner finally felt that the pressure on him was lighter.

Perhaps because he had cramps just now, Sendros's defense against him was not as tight as before.

Ashley Yang suddenly made a cross!

Bentner jumped to the top, but Amunia attacked in advance to get the ball. He fell to the ground in a short position and held the ball. Amunia held the ball in a hurry. He looked down at Bentner, intending to wait for him to run out of the penalty area before kicking off.

Bentner enjoyed the time he was lying on the ground. Because he could get enough rest. But he couldn't lie down like this, and there was not much time left.

After feeling Amunia's gaze, Bentner got up from the ground and ran out slowly.

Above his head, the football flew past.

The last three minutes of the city court game was unusually quiet. Whether it was Sunderland fans or Nottingham Forest fans, they were not thinking about this game. Sunderland fans knew that their team had been relegated, and they sat in the stands and wiped their tears sadly. And Nottingham Forest fans were listening to the latest news on the radio.

It is in this case that when the referee blew the whistle at the end of the game, it was particularly clear and harsh.

"The game is over!" said the commentator. "Nottingham Forest defeated Sunderland 4-0 at home, but it seems that their dream of winning the league has been shattered..."

As soon as the game ended, the players on the Forest team rushed down to ask for the latest news there. When they heard their teammates shaking their heads and telling them that it was still 2:1, their faces could not hide their disappointment and grief. A group of people sat on the sidelines like that. Waiting for Arsenal's game to end. Now for them, they can only wait, only wait.

Tang En couldn't sit like this, he had to shake hands with his opponent's head coach.

Nelson's team was relegated, and he was not in high spirits. Two head coaches who were not in high spirits got together. They shook their hands and left. Nelson walked on the court to comfort his players, while Don En returned to the coach's seat and sat down in a daze.

Sunderland fans began to applaud and thank their team, and they did their best. Unfortunately, in the last round, they faced Nottingham Forest, who was eager for victory.

The fans of Nottingham Forest did not start to leave the court, but continued to stay in the stands and listen to the news on the radio.

The FA official stood up in the box and shook hands with Evan Dogette, chairman of Nottingham Forest Club: "What a pity... it was a wonderful game."

But Evan didn't want to rush to admit his failure: "The game over there is not over yet."

Yes, at Emirates Stadium, there are three minutes left in the game.

However, his words made the FA officials a little embarrassed - there are only three minutes left, is there a miracle? It was already very good for Manchester City to score a goal, at least it proved that they did not play negatively. The championship trophy brought to Nottingham was a replica, and the authentic one was in London. Does the Forest still dream of winning the championship until this time?

Stop daydreaming!

Arsenal's substitutes stood on the sidelines collectively. They were waiting for the game to rush into the court to celebrate the championship as soon as the game ended.

The Arsenal players on the field all seemed a little absent-minded. The sound they wanted to hear the most now was the referee's three-win whistle, and the thing they wanted to do was to hug and celebrate the championship with their teammates off the field. How was the game? They didn't care. After entering injury time, Manchester City's threat to Arsenal was almost zero. Even Bentner was too exhausted and now he was not strong enough.

Wenger was still a little nervous, sitting on the chair, pinching his chin with his hands. He stared at the court very focused.

Pat Rice beside him began to celebrating with the surroundings at the same time.

They already know that the Forest team's local game has just ended. The score is 4:0, and the Forest team won. But this is meaningless. Because the championship will belong to Arsenal.

Ashley Young switched to the left, and Swiss midfielder Behrami passed the football to him. He did not continue to pass the ball, but forced a breakthrough to the bottom.

His cross hit Sarnia and bounced out of the baseline. Manchester City got a corner kick.

At this time, the injury stoppage time had already reached three minutes and fifty seconds.

Manchester City's defenders came up, and they immediately became players that Arsenal needed to take care of.
To be continued...
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