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Chapter 100 Goal
Although Li Xiaoming seemed to be pushed around by Bessie Stark's zone defense, it seemed that he was wasting his little physical energy and could only ensure that the football was not lost.There is no way to guarantee a threatening offense at all. In the eyes of most people, Manchester United just has meaningless possession of the ball, which is far from enough for offense.

But in fact, in Li Xiaoming's field of vision, although he was running non-stop, he was actually tearing up the opposing defense all the time. He alone drew the defensive attention of the three midfielders. They paid attention to themselves, which meant that they Li Xiaoming's running range was affected by Li Xiaoming. As Li Xiaoming's space to hold the ball began to be squeezed by opponents, Besiktas players seemed to want to boil frogs in warm water to force Manchester United's pass to the limit. In an area, they immediately launched a siege and counterattack, and Li Xiaoming was the center of gravity of their siege. Compared with the famous superstars of Manchester United, the Besiktas coach still put his treasure on Li Xiaoming.

If you have a drone, you can clearly see Besiktas through the bird's-eye view
The players are basically concentrated in the middle of the field.There are very few people on the wing, only two full-backs guarding the line cut from the inside, but the distance between the midfielder and the full-back is very far, but at the same time, in order to keep three or even four lines compact, they compress forward and backward It's also very ruthless.This leads to the fact that there are still many places on the court that Besiktas' defense cannot cover.There are Manchester United players there, and Manchester United's wide players have quite strong personal abilities.

It's just that those places are a bit far away from me, and it's difficult to send the football there with the usual short pass.

Thinking of this, Li Xiaoming found that as he moved to the right side of the court, a relatively large gap appeared in the upper left corner.

Because everyone's center of gravity and attention are attracted by the football, that corner is the place farthest from the football, and naturally it is also the place where the defensive force is weakest.

There is an opportunity there.All that is needed now is a precise long pass to bring the flames there.

In the process of observing and thinking, Li Xiaoming continued to run to the right.Looks like trying to catch Nani who is holding the ball

In doing so, he drew all the defenders into the space, and Nani was passed the football.

And in front of him was already surrounded by the opponent's ready defense, it looked like he had entered a trap that the opponent had ambushed long ago.

Li Xiaoming raised his foot high, but his opponent was unmoved and was not deceived by this action. Li Xiaoming made a way they didn't expect, and directly made a long pass.

One kick sent the football to the completely opposite direction - the upper left corner of the field!
There, Manchester United's left winger Ryan Giggs had already inserted at high speed, and when he arrived at the open space, Li Xiaoming's pass also arrived at the destination.

Giggs stopped Li Xiaoming's pass by lifting his foot, very calmly, because no one came up to force him at all.He can even observe the situation on the field calmly.

"Giggs has no one to defend! Beautiful long pass transfer! Li!" Martin Taylor shouted excitedly.

There were also huge cheers from the small number of Manchester United fans who accompanied the team.For a while, the cheers of the Besiktas fans sitting at home were covered.After receiving the ball, Giggs took a step into the penalty area and sent a low cross.Rooney made a reverse run forward, grabbed the position before Besiktas' central defender Ferrari, slid the football with his foot, then turned around with his right foot as the axis, and volleyed with his left foot.

Unfortunately, he shot the football and hit the outside of the post and flew out of the goal.

"Ahhh!" Martin Taylor held his head in both hands regretfully. "Rooney! He wasted this great opportunity! Otherwise Manchester United will lead 1-0 away! And the game has just started 5 minutes! This is Manchester United's first shot of the game. A smooth Attacking cooperation, an opportunity that was close at hand, but unfortunately it was rejected by the goal post."

At the same time Rooney missed the ball, there was a huge exclamation from the fans at Bessie Stark's home stadium.It was the terrified cry of their fans and the long sigh after their narrow escape.They are fortunate not to be pierced by Manchester United prematurely.

In front of Manchester United's bench and coach's bench, there are also a group of people holding their heads in their hands and sighing.They are not glad that Bessie Stark escaped from death, on the contrary, they are regretting that they did not score the first goal!
Especially the emotional Meulensteen even slammed the water glass he was pinching in his hand, but the old coach Ferguson looked very calm. He believed that this was just the beginning of Manchester United's offensive frenzy.The game is only 5 minutes, there is still a lot of time.

After the game restarted, Manchester United quickly took possession of the ball and used the wing to launch a new round of offensive against Manchester United's penalty area.

In the end, Evra's cross also created a threatening shot. Li Xiaoming's shot was thrown down by Besiktas goalkeeper Alikan and held in his arms.

Then Manchester United started a violent attack like a tide.

As they say, Manchester United need to show their demeanor from the first game.

Dortmund did not shrink their defense just because they were playing away, and played very conservatively.

So the game went on in a fast-paced high confrontation.

Fast tempo means that the transition speed of offense and defense in offense is very fast.

And the high confrontation naturally means that this game is not a polite exchange of greetings between gentlemen, but a collision of flesh and flesh, and sweat splashes.

As the starting point of Manchester United's midfield attack, Li Xiaoming was naturally marked by Besiktas.

Coach Bessie Stark is very clear that if you want to paralyze the entire Manchester United, you must not only keep an eye on Rooney, Li Xiaoming is someone who must not be let go.

So he adopted that kind of zone defense, specifically for Li Xiaoming's characteristics of constantly changing positions during the game.

It can be seen that Besiktas has studied Li Xiaoming and put in a lot of effort.

However, as the game progressed, Bessie Stark gradually encountered Lebanon's dilemma.They began to realize that they wanted to directly freeze Li Xiaoming's offensive contribution, but they were too partial to him, resulting in frequent opportunities on the wing. Manchester United's overall strength was stronger than Besik's both personally and tactically. Tass, this is what their head coach has to admit.

If they want to win, they must seize the frizzy mistakes in Manchester United's offense and counterattack. Only with goals can they defend more solidly, but now Manchester United has not given them any chances, and their defense is like in the wind. Falling leaves are like falling leaves, flying up and down, and there is a possibility of collapse at any time.

Besiktas is caught in a dilemma. They have to make a choice. If they can't defend against Manchester United's two wing raids one-on-one, whether to use a midfielder to help defend. , Then can they limit the central axis of Scholes, Li Xiaoming and Rooney?

No.207 minutes, Manchester United got an offensive opportunity.They cooperated with Nani and Li Xiaoming to hit the wall with two crosses on the wing to form a space for the cross, and then Nani completed the cross.

The quality of this pass is very high, the height is not high, but the speed is fast, the arc is large, and there is an obvious inner arc, which is just convenient for the striker to hit the top.

Rooney moved flexibly in the penalty area, suddenly made a forward move, and volleyed before the opponent's central defender.

When he drew the football, the central defender on the opposite side was blocked by him, and he could only watch Rooney rise into the air in a stretched posture from behind.

In the eyes of many Manchester United fans, that scene must have been picturesque...

Many Manchester United fans in the stands have raised their arms, ready to cheer.

The Besiktas goalkeeper got up, but no one thought he could save such a powerful volley from such a short distance.he has surrendered

But at this moment, the football hit the goal crossbar hard!

With a bang, it was like the sound of crushing the hearts of Manchester United fans...

"Ahhhhh!" Martin Taylor yelled. "Crossbar! Besiktas' home goal ruthlessly rejected Rooney's goal! Manchester United once again missed a good opportunity to take the lead!" But regrets are regrets, he then said: "But I believe that as long as Manchester United is so Keep playing, and we will score goals soon! Manchester United's offense has already overwhelmed the opponent."

As he spoke, the football hit the crossbar and bounced off the pitch before being stopped by Scholes, who passed the ball forward.

Then it was sent to... Li Xiaoming's feet.

After Li Xiaoming got the ball in the frontcourt, he observed it. Most of the players on the opposite side were still in the penalty area. Because the ball just bounced off was taken by Manchester United, so they didn't rush out.On the contrary, Rooney, who had just shot, ran out and attracted most of the defense.There was a mass of people behind him.

Li Xiaoming, who was on the side of the penalty area, passed the ball and did not choose to shoot directly
But the ball was not passed to Rooney, but flew to the left, where Giggs was empty.

Manchester United's wave-like offense can easily force holes in the opposing defensive formation. No one can maintain a high degree of concentration all the time. Now it's time for Besiktas to make a mistake.

"Lei's pass—there's no one there," Martin Taylor yelled excitedly.

There was a huge booing in the sky above Besiktas, which was aimed at the Manchester United players.

However, amidst the boos, the steady veteran Ryan Giggs was not affected. He steadily stopped the ball given by Li Xiaoming, and then brought the ball into the penalty area.Giggs was very fast, and even when the Besiktas players saw the pass, Giggs had already made a shot.

Besiktas goalkeeper Alikan chose to abandon the goal and attack-he could only do so at this time. If he continued to stay in front of the goal, he would not be able to block such a large shooting angle.

Facing the attacking Besiktas goalkeeper, Giggs chose to lob.

He rubbed the football into a parabola and flew upwards.Alikan jumped up on the attack, stretching his arms as far as possible, blocking the football like a volleyball player's blocking action.

But the football still flew past his fingertips!

Then it crashed into the goal behind Alikan in a parabola.

Giggs, who just ran to the penalty spot, raised his arms and cheered for the goal!

"GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!! Martin Taylor yelled excitedly, and the English-style elongated voice was exceptionally clear." Ryan Giggs!He opened the scoring for Manchester United!He is as brave as a 20-year-old boy. The years have not left any marks on his legs. He handles the ball very beautifully. Of course, Li's passing is still as sharp as ever. "

At the end, Martin Taylor did not forget to emphasize that this was Li Xiaoming's assist.Because in its view, in that position, the player will face two choices, the first is to shoot directly, although the direct shot will be blocked by someone, the second is to pass to Rooney who is supporting him, and then run laterally , Find a better angle to shoot.But Li Xiaoming chose the third method. He saw Bessie Stark's short-term defensive vacuum. Not only did he see it, but Giggs also saw it. Where the camera did not explain, Li Xiaoming just stopped the ball, and Giggs had already ran forward.

"Goal scored! Good goal! Ryan Giggs' lob shot! Manchester United broke the deadlock. An assist from Chinese player Li Xiaoming." He Ping's voice was transmitted to every Chinese fan watching the game.

After the goal, Giggs ran to the corner flag excitedly to celebrate his goal.

And Li Xiaoming and other players ran towards him.Giggs rubbed Li Xiaoming's hair, and everyone rushed to celebrate together.

As expected of a veteran, after all, it is still necessary to save face, and the way of celebration is not so wild. Li Xiaoming, who escaped the catastrophe, let out a long breath.

It was relatively quiet in the stands at the beginning. Obviously, Besiktas couldn't accept the conceded goal.But then, soon there were huge boos, all of which were given to the Manchester United players celebrating the goal.

But the Manchester United players don't care, this is the most beautiful hymn to the winner.

On the Internet and on Weibo, the pot exploded at this time.Because this is the first time in history, whether you are a fan who knows football or ordinary people who didn't know football before, they all saw Li Xiaoming's pass.Although it wasn't his goal, but Li Xiaoming's long pass is really beautiful, and the most important thing is that from the beginning of the game to the present, the Chinese fans have never been disappointed with Li Xiaoming's performance, indeed he deserves so much media hype.

Li Xiao was obviously very calm and very adaptable to the rhythm of the game.He even feels that Besiktas' defensive strength is not high, not even as good as the Premier League teams.In fact, his feeling is justified. In the Premier League games, the technical content may not be high, but the intensity of confrontation and the speed of offensive and defensive transitions are very fast.

The Manchester United players finished celebrating and returned to their own half. The TV broadcast focused the close-up on Giggs.Then the camera turned to Li Xiaoming's face again, he was whispering side by side with Rooney while running back to his own half side by side.

This is not the result Manchester United wants.

(End of this chapter)