Is confidence enough?
Griezmann is undoubtedly a very confident person, but he only plays in the Segunda División B for Real Sociedad's B team, and when facing defenders like Ferdinand and Vidic, he can't help but feel intimidated.
"Antoine!! We're counting on you!! We'll support you!!"
Kevin Keen came over, ruffled Griezmann's hair, and then walked away!
"Antoine! Go for it!!!"
Vardy also came over.
Then several other Luton players came over, said some encouraging words, and left.
Hey, hey, hey, do you guys really have that much faith in him?
Football isn't that simple. You know how hard it was when I tried to dribble past Vidic before.
Griezmann was somewhat bewildered! He knew football wasn't that simple, so much so that now he even felt Gao Bo was a bit unreliable.
But if the head coach wasn't reliable, how did they win the FA Cup last season?
Griezmann looked at Gao Bo with a confused little gaze, and Gao Bo didn't know what he was thinking, but seeing Griezmann's confusion, Gao Bo gave a thumbs-up: "Remember! You are the best player! Antoine!!!!"
Griezmann was suddenly a bit moved; everyone had so much confidence in him.
Even for this, he had to give it his all!
Griezmann took a deep breath, and suddenly felt as if he had gained infinite strength!
And indeed, the first time Griezmann touched the ball after returning to the field, he felt the difference.
The ball seemed to obey him more; when he received the ball, Park Ji-sung came up to defend, but Griezmann instinctively pulled the ball back, then flicked it with his right foot!
Park Ji-sung hadn't expected Griezmann's footwork to suddenly become so quick, and unable to react in time, he even lost his balance.
Park Ji-sung fell directly to the ground!
"Griezmann has dribbled past Park Ji-sung!!!"
The commentators' tones sounded surprised yet excited!
Park Ji-sung wasn't exactly a star player, but the Korean was incredibly tenacious, with ample stamina, earning him the nickname "Three-Lung Park"!
Because Ferguson said this guy had three lungs, which shows how impressive his stamina was. But in fact, Park Ji-sung's defensive ability was also quite good; otherwise, it would be very difficult to gain a foothold in a giant club like Manchester United just by relying on strong stamina.
Even Park Ji-sung was left on the ground, showing how brilliant Griezmann's move just now was.
And Griezmann, having broken through the middle, was now completely brimming with confidence!
The coach was right, as long as I have enough confidence, I am the best player!!
The feeling in his feet just now made Griezmann nostalgic, and his speed at this moment was also quite astonishing. Griezmann himself just felt great, but to outsiders, people were stunned by Griezmann's speed.
It was the eighty-fifth minute of the match, and this kid could still reach such a high speed?
The Luton players were also startled,
But they quickly knew their responsibilities.
Kevin Keen moved forward along the touchline, drawing Evra's defense, while Vardy ran horizontally to the left inside the box, hoping to lure O'Shea away.
O'Shea indeed followed him out!
The situation now was Griezmann carrying the ball forward alone, with Vidic and Ferdinand in front of him!!
The two central defenders, who had excellent understanding, quickly divided their tasks. Vidic stepped up to tackle, while Ferdinand covered behind him!!
Ferguson was still very confident in his two central defenders, and he had also seen Gao Bo call the Luton players over one by one to give them instructions on the sidelines.
Although he didn't know what Gao Bo was going to say, Ferguson could make a judgment from this scene.
Gao Bo definitely wasn't giving up on this match, otherwise what else would he be saying?
Since he wasn't giving up, that meant they were going to attack.
Things seemed to be back on the track Ferguson had predicted.
So the old Scottish man sat back down on the bench, chewing gum, with an expression that said everything was under control. It made the Manchester United fans feel incredibly reassured.
And Griezmann's dribble this time did cause the Luton fans to cheer.
"A brilliant dribble from Griezmann, this young French player Gao Bo brought back from Spain, he looks quite talented, it seems he will be another rising star!" Wright Atkinson stood up from the commentary booth; he vaguely felt that something was about to change on the field!
Where is the change?
The change is, of course, with Griezmann.
Now the focus of the entire stadium was on Griezmann, because he was dribbling forward!
Vidic's eyes were firm; he stared at the ball at Griezmann's feet, retreating while defending.
At this time, the other Manchester United players also gradually returned, and the Manchester United fans who had been a bit nervous were no longer so. Because Manchester United's defense was complete, no matter how good Griezmann was, what big waves could he cause?
But precisely at this moment, Griezmann really did stir up a huge wave.
He suddenly changed direction, and then saw a path leading to the goal.
"Shoot if you have a chance!!"
This was what Gao Bo had instructed, because he had equipped Griezmann with a long-shot card!
Griezmann's few dribbles had boosted his confidence to the max, so he didn't hesitate and directly struck a shot with his right foot straightened!
With a bang, the hearts of the Manchester United players on the field tightened.
Vidic's expression was serious; he turned to look and breathed a sigh of relief.
The ball looked like it was going over the crossbar.
The Manchester United fans also seemed about to let out a long sigh of relief, but before the sigh could escape, they were choked.
Because just as the ball seemed about to fly over the crossbar, it suddenly dipped!!!
It was a knuckleball!!!
Griezmann hadn't expected the quality of his shot to be so high; he rarely had such a feeling when shooting!
Can this ball go in?
That depends on Ben Foster's position.
Ferguson saw Ben Foster's movement.
Good, the Manchester United goalkeeper appeared in the path of the ball in time. This ball would probably be tipped out by Ben Foster.
However, there are always so many surprises on the football field.
Just when it seemed Ben Foster was well positioned, precisely as he went to make the save, the ball hit his palm and its direction changed!
Ben Foster had butterfingers!!
The ball flew past him and into the net!
The Manchester United players were stunned.
The Manchester United fans were also stunned.
What the hell, a goalkeeper error?!!
Who can you complain to about this?
Ah!!!
The Luton fans didn't care about all that; the ball was bouncing around inside the goal anyway!
They jumped up in the stands too.
Gao Bo was practically jumping three feet high!
Griezmann is awesome!!
He could score like this.
However, Gao Bo was also thinking, could this result be related to the card that "increases long shot success rate by 15%"?
Before he could figure out this question, he was swamped by the coaching staff members.
Now Gao Bo noticed that every time they celebrated, Haruko was always the first to rush over.
People say Japanese women are shy and reserved, but this Haruko seems quite bold.
Feeling the warm fragrance in his arms, Gao Bo thought happily.
However, was Ben Foster's mistake butterfingers, or was it the effect of the card?
That was a bit hard to say.