Becoming the Best Goalkeeper in the World
Chapter 127: Mental problems

Unfortunately Randy did not score in this game, not because there were no free-kicks, but because the distance was too far and the position was not good, so Randy did not take a free-kick at all.

When he returns to Manchester, Randy suddenly receives a call from an unknown person.

And it turned out to be a phone call from Fandy, an AFC official in the Indonesian region.

Moreover, this call has nothing to do with the Indonesian Football Association.

Fandy called Randy to tell Randy about the selection of Asia's Best Player of the year.

In this year's Asian Player of the Year selection, there were two most popular candidates.

One of them is Japanese player, Shinji Kagawa who plays for Dortmund.

And another is the recently-elected superstar in Europe, Randy, the new generation goalkeeper nominated for the Golden Boy Award.

In history, Indonesian players have never received the award (Correction if wrong.)

Therefore, Fandy hopes that Randy can get this honor and win glory for Indonesian football.

The Asian Player of the Year will be announced on the evening of December 3 in Jakarta, Indonesia.

As the organizer of AFC Indonesia team, Fandy as the chairman of AFC Indonesia region will announce the winner of Asian Footballer of the Year at the famous Hotel Jakarta.

According to AFC regulations, award-winning players must be present to receive the award.

So Fandy calls Randy and hopes that Randy can arrive at the hotel on time.

According to Fandy, Randy has the greatest chance of winning this award. As long as he can attend, he can almost certainly win this award and will become the first player in Indonesian history to win the Best Asian Player of the Year award,

The first player to also win the award as a goalkeeper.

But will Randy come to the awards show?

On 22 November, Benfica, under the leadership of Jesus, came to the Golden Hotel in Manchester to prepare for their next Champions League group game. Currently in the group, Benfica and FC Basel have the same points, both teams have one win, two draws and one defeat, the points are the same.

So this time against Manchester United will be the key to qualifying for Benfica.

Therefore, in this group game, Benfica must win.

On 26 November, Manchester United played at home to Benfica and started at Old Trafford.

Manchester United's form this season has been very hot, and the stadium stands are still full of supporters.

But today it was raining heavily, this is the first time Randy has played in rainy weather conditions since he played in a professional league.

Before the game started, the players from both teams finished warming up.

There are so many fans who take up Randy's portrait with the words "Even if Indonesia leaves you, you are our prince!"

Looking at the large portrait, Randy raised his hand high to thank the fans.

Getting a response from Randy, the big screen immediately gives focus to him.

Fans chanted Randy's name in unison.

A warm applause instantly echoed throughout the Old Trafford stadium!

The stadium was filled with cheers from fans who took pride in Randy's presence at Manchester United.

In this match, the formation used by Ferguson was 3142.

Goalkeeper : Randy

Defender: Evra, Vidic, Rafael

Back row: Carrick

Midfielder: Nani, Anderson, Valencia, Ashley Young

Attacks: Rooney and Berbatov.

And the Benfica formation is a 442 formation

Goalkeeper: Arthur

Defender: Emerson, Lesson, Garay, Pereira Midfielder: Javi Garcia, Gaitan, Matic, Aimar Attacks: Cardoso and Saviola

Perhaps because Red Devils fans are so eager to lend their support to Manchester United, the pace at which Manchester United players enter the game's focus has become faster than ever before!

Especially for Benfica players who play away at Old Trafford, the footing is not stable so immediately caught off guard by the Manchester United attack.

The opening match had just opened, and within 3 minutes, Manchester United successfully launched a quick attack.

Under Randy's command, Valencia made a long pass to find Ashley Young sliding down the wing.

Ashley Young capitalised on his skilful footwork and superb pace by quickly getting rid of the two defenders, and then emphatically opted to cut inside.

As the ball broke through to the bottom line of the penalty area, Ashley Young faked a pass and suddenly picked out a feedback loop.

Facing this pass, Rooney stabilized his position quickly then swinging his legs and kicks.

Bam!

The ball made it through the goal guarded by Arthur!

1:0

Manchester United won a fantastic start!

Seeing the goal conceding so quickly, Benfica looked very helpless and felt this match would feel too difficult.

Instead, seeing an easy goal, the Manchester United players thought they would win easily.

Then they become careless and handle the ball very casually.

In the 8th minute, Manchester United played a three-two pass on the frontcourt.

Berbatov dribbled ahead and approached the Benfica penalty area.

To his right is Rooney, and to his left is Ashley Young.

Up front are three Benfica players with only two centre-backs left and a goalkeeper.

Facing such opportunities, for the offensive team, this is just a good opportunity to score.

There are three offensive opportunities seen in this attack because there are only two opposing defenders.

The offensive team occupies possession of the ball, how the ball is played, all of it is in the hands of Manchester United, and Benfica's side can only react passively.

However, facing such a situation, Berbatov seemed a little hesitant.

He wanted to shoot at first, but after adjusting a few times, he failed to adjust his kick position and missed the best chances.

Seeing the opposing defender quickly return to defence, he hurriedly handed the ball to Ashley Young who was not in the ideal position.

Currently Ashley Young's position is relatively wide, and the shooting angle is relatively small.

After receiving the passing, Ashley Young knew if he didn't shoot, then he was done, so he tried to make the shot even though it wasn't a good opportunity.

The result was a wide kick.

Due to the relaxed handling of the ball outside of goal, Manchester United wasted an opportunity to expand their lead!

At the back of Manchester United, Randy sighed with regret and then raised his fists high because it was very regretful for his team to miss the opportunity to score.

This ball fully reveals the problem of the mentality of Manchester United players who are too relaxed.

If such a ball was dealt firmly, it would definitely eventually be a goal.

Of course because Randy is a super goalkeeper, the mentality of Manchester United players to be careless and too believe that this match will be won easily.