i am a football star

Chapter 80 Killing Manchester United
Baptiste said: "Manchester United's young player Anderson won the Champions League and Premier League doubles with the team last year. He also played well in many games. He still started in the Champions League final. Anderson will be Liu Ting's biggest opponent for the European Golden Boy Award this year. This game can also be regarded as a contest between the two."

In fact, it was Park Ji-sung who Anderson lost in the final of the UEFA Champions League. The South Korean players only stared at Liu Ting and Park Ji-sung, and they said that Park Ji-sung avenged the Korean players. In fact, Park Ji-sung did not start the game. The contest between Liu Ting and Anderson is the most concerned topic of the European media.

This is a contest between the golden boys of Europe!

Anderson was at a disadvantage. Ferguson didn't pay much attention to the Super Cup, but Bordeaux spent several days preparing for the Super Cup seriously.

"The match between the two sides starts, and Bordeaux kicks off first."

"Gurcuff passed the ball to Liu, and Liu faced Fletcher, beautifully...Liu changed direction and passed Fletcher, reached the frontcourt, Liu... shot from a long distance!!"

"This long shot missed, but it can be seen that Liu is in good condition."

The game went on for more than ten minutes quickly, and the two sides played evenly.

Baptiste said: "From the perspective of these ten minutes, Bordeaux has not been suppressed by Manchester United. The absence of Manchester United's Ronaldo has a great impact. It seems that this will be a close match."

Manchester United's style of play is an aggressive style of play commonly used by Premier League teams. It has high requirements for the two sides. The absence of Ronaldo has indeed reduced Manchester United's strength. This is why Ferguson has been chasing Liu Ting. Liu Ting's ability to break through the side is very strong.

In the Premier League, no matter how bad your shooting skills are or how poor your passing awareness is, as long as it is a fast side, there are teams willing to give you a chance to try.

"It's Liu Ting dribbling the ball from the wing again, speeding up!! Fletcher was easily thrown away by him again, and Liu... crossed the goal!!"

"Berlyon...nearly!! Berlyon was a step too slow in the attack, wasting this opportunity created by Liu Ting. Berlyon almost broke the goal of his old club Manchester United."

In the 24th minute, Liu Ting broke through and crossed the goal, and Bellion was a step behind in grabbing a shot.

"Judging from this period of time, Manchester United's right flank was about to be overwhelmed by Liu. Fletcher did not play a role in restricting Liu at all. This forced Manchester United captain Gary Neville to put more energy into defense. Without Neville's forward assist, Manchester United's offense was also greatly affected. Today Manchester United's right flank was completely suppressed by Liu alone."

The middle of any team is where the defense is the strongest. The characteristic of the impact style of play is to rely on the impact of the two sides to continuously impact the opponent's defense, coupled with the fast pace of the Premier League team, to create opportunities.

This is why the Premier League teams value the wing.

Now Manchester United's right is suppressed by Liu Ting, and the offense has been abolished for a little while.

On the sidelines, Ferguson was talking to his assistant. After Queiroz left in the summer, Ferguson promoted Manchester United youth coach Rene Meulensteen as his assistant.

Ferguson said: "It seems that Fletcher is still difficult to use. If Cristiano was in the position of the right midfielder, he would definitely not let that kid behave so casually."

In this game, Ferguson decided to replace Ronaldo with Fletcher, but Fletcher let him down.

Meulensteen said: "We need to make changes as soon as possible. I suggest replacing the Korean with better defense, and restricting the Chinese kid so that Gary can have more opportunities to step forward and assist."

"Let's wait until the second half," Ferguson said.

In fact, Ferguson was half-giving up. He didn't spend time preparing for the game before the game, so he didn't care about losing. He had already won the European Super Cup once.

"Liu!! Over Gary Neville!! Cut inside...and hit the goal!!"

"Van der Sar!! He performed bravely and flew to save this extremely dangerous kick."

In the 35th minute, Liu Ting's inside cut was saved by Van der Sar.

"It's Liu again, picking a pass from the penalty area, Kavinaji...a shovel shot!!"

"Van der Sar!! He did it again!! He blocked Cavinaghi's tackle with his thigh."

In the 39th minute, Liu Ting picked a pass to Kavinaji for a shovel shot, but Van der Sar blocked the shot.

"During this period, Van der Sar became the busiest person on the field. Manchester United's goal was attacked again and again, but Manchester United's counterattack was a little weak."

Baptiste said: "C Ronaldo is absent, Rooney has just returned from injury, Carlos Tevez has been lured by Liverpool and Manchester City, two rivals of Manchester United all summer, which may have affected his state, in short, Manchester United's performance today is not at the level of Champions League champions."

"As for Anderson, the other protagonist of the European Golden Boy Showdown, he seems to have disappeared on the court. Maybe he played too much in the summer and needs time to find his form."

The game time soon reached the last moment of the first half, and the score between the two sides was still 0:0.

"This is Bordeaux's counterattack. Just now Manchester United's attack was fruitless and gave Bordeaux a chance."

"Gurcuff found Liu with a big long pass, Liu quickly dribbled the ball, and Manchester United's backcourt was a little empty."

"Facing Scholes, Liu... Marseille roundabout!! This is his signature move, passing Scholes."

"Fernand made up for it, Liu turned to the left...and dunked back!! Beautiful!! Dubbed Fernand...directly hit the door!!!"

"Goooooooooal!!! The goal has been scored!! Good goal!!! Liu's shot went straight to the bottom left corner of the goal, and even the brave van der Sar couldn't do anything!!"

In the 44th minute, Liu Ting broke into the opponent's penalty area and shot successfully in a counterattack. Bordeaux led Manchester United 1:0.

The Louis II Stadium has more than 2 seats. It is close to France. Many Bordeaux fans came here. Many fans held the banner of "the first European Super Cup". Liu Ting's goal immediately attracted cheers.

"chinew... chinew... chinew!!!"

After the goal celebration ended, the game time was almost up, and the referee Larsson from Denmark quickly blew the whistle for the end of the first half.

Baptiste said: "Relying on the goal at the last moment of the first half, Bordeaux led Manchester United 1-0 and returned to the locker room. Judging from the situation in the first half, this score is not surprising. If Manchester United wants to win, Ferguson must make adjustments in the second half."

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Back in the locker room, Blanco did not make too many adjustments, but asked everyone to stick to the style of play in the first half.

At the beginning of the second half of the game, Manchester United did not make any adjustments. They were still the same people in the first half, and their positions did not change much.

Baptiste said: "Ferguson didn't make any changes. Bordeaux still has the upper hand. Although Bordeaux's advantage is not great, Manchester United's striker doesn't seem to be wearing shooting boots today. If this continues, it will become more difficult for Manchester United to win."

"Berlyon... broke into the penalty area and hit the goal... Vidic blocked the bottom line!! Today Berlyon seems to be very active. He played for Manchester United for two years from 03 to 05, but he didn't get a chance. In the end, he could only prove himself in Ligue [-]. He also wanted to prove his ability against Manchester United today."

In the 50th minute, Bellian's shot was blocked by Vidic.

"Berlyon again, he dribbled the ball from the wing and made a pass from the bottom!!"

"Kavinaji...a header!! Beautiful!! Liu...a low shot!!!"

"Gooooooal!!! Liu scored with a low shot. Van der Sar's attention was attracted by Kavinagi. Liu calmly received the ferry ball from Kavinagi and scored the goal."

"Liu scored twice. He helped Bordeaux lead Manchester United by two goals. Bordeaux is likely to win this game. Bordeaux is likely to become the first French team to win the UEFA Super Cup."

In the 58th minute, Bellion made a breakthrough from the wing, Kavinaji ferryed Liu Ting to shoot low, and Bordeaux 2-0 Manchester United.

For Liu Ting's goal, Bellion was even more excited than Liu Ting, and rushed to the sidelines to celebrate in front of the Manchester United coach. This was his revenge for not getting a chance at Manchester United.

Baptiste said: "Berlyon rushed to celebrate in front of Ferguson. Ferguson looked indifferent, but the Manchester United players were irritated. They pushed and shoved Berlyon. Fortunately, the referee separated them in time."

Bellian and Skolko, who pushed and shoved each other, each received a yellow card, and this small accident was resolved.

In the 60th minute, Bordeaux's celebration ended. Manchester United used two substitutions at a time. Park Ji-sung replaced Fletcher and O'Shea replaced Anderson.

Baptiste said: "Ferguson is replaced by defensive players. Park Ji-sung is a midfielder known for his physical strength. He helps the team by running regardless of physical strength. O'Shea is a versatile defender in the midfield and backcourt. He can play as a midfielder."

"This substitution by Ferguson looked like he gave up the game. This substitution strengthened Manchester United's defense, but it weakened the attack."

Park Ji-sung's playing was specially prepared by Ferguson for Liu Ting. The guy known as Park Sanfei didn't play until the second half, regardless of his physical strength, he followed Liu Ting like a jelly candy.

Liu Ting found that the Korean with park on his back was pretty good at defending. He kept running on the field to pester and restrict his opponents.

Soon, Blanco on the sidelines discovered that Manchester United, who replaced two defensive players, was not as stretched as before, and began to recover from the situation.

"Rooney broke through with the ball, Diarra...fouled!"

"Manchester United got a free kick in the front court. The position is a bit far away. Ronaldo is not there. This ball should only be played in front of the goal to cooperate with the free kick."

"Rooney came to take this free kick, Rooney... run up... hit the goal?"

"It's a free-kick, then point... Vidic!! The ball is in. Vidic jumped high and headed the goal. Bordeaux's defenders are not tall. Vidic, who is 190cm, seized this opportunity."

In the 74th minute, Manchester United's free kick cooperated with Nemanja Vidic's header. Manchester United pulled back a goal and fell behind Bordeaux 1:2.

On the sidelines, Blanco understood that Ferguson arranged for Anderson and Fletcher to take advantage of their offensive capabilities, but these two did not help the team. Their poor defense became a burden on the court, and other players had to keep filling them up.

Now Ferguson is replaced by Park Ji-sung and O'Shea, both of whom are good defensive players. After they played, they helped Manchester United withstand Bordeaux's attack, so that other Manchester United players had more energy to free up to participate in the attack.

(End of this chapter)