our champion dream

Chapter 189 Unveiling
Amid everyone's expectations or doubts, the 2010-2011 Premier League season kicked off.

In the opening game, Chelsea defeated Fulham 2:1 at home.As analyzed in the Daily Mail's preview, Chelsea showed the reigning champions at home, even if their players were exhausted after a World Cup.It can be seen from this game that Chelsea still achieved a victory under such adversity.

In the 9th minute of the game, Chelsea took the lead with Lampard's goal.

But the tenacious Fulham equalized the score in 5 minutes from their centre-forward.

Then the game fell into a stalemate.Fulham's players followed the Premier League style of football and did not hesitate to foul to stop Chelsea, which resulted in their as many as 25 fouls in the whole game.However, Chelsea only committed ten fouls in this game.

Although there were too many fouls, the effect was good.

Chelsea couldn't move an inch.

It was not until the No.90 minute that Drogba's violent header scored to defeat his opponent.

Bayern Munich's performance in this game seems to perfectly confirm the "Daily Mail"'s season preview, indicating that the "Daily Mail" people's analysis is well-founded... This has deepened everyone's expectations and concerns about Manchester United.

A day later, the Premier League was in full swing.

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The day before the game, Klopp announced the team's roster, and Li Xiaoming was selected for the team's 18-man lineup.

But this is quite normal, even Li Xiaoming himself didn't think it was a big deal.He has gradually changed from a rookie to a real professional player, at least in terms of mentality.

At 22:[-] p.m. on August [-], BJ time, Li Qingru did not go to the stadium, but sat alone in front of the TV, waiting for the game to start.

on the TV screen.The picture has been cut to Manchester United's Old Trafford Stadium. It is raining, and it is raining heavily. You don't need to look too carefully, you can see dense white lines appearing against the background of the dark stands through the camera lens .Many fans in the stands wore ponchos and braved the rain to cheer for the team.

"It's raining..." Seeing the scene, Li Qingru frowned and said to herself.

Although it was raining, the atmosphere at Old Trafford was still warm and unaffected by the bad weather.

Especially the stands of Manchester United, as the first game of this season, there are a lot of fans watching the game.

The fans in the South Stand cheered enthusiastically when the players came out on the pitch.

The TV broadcast gave Li Xiaoming a close-up shot.

He is looking around.Like a curious baby, looking at this wonderful world.

"Well, don't be nervous, not bad." Li Qingru smiled and nodded approvingly.

The close-up shot stayed on Li Xiaoming's face for a longer time than any other player, which may indicate that Li Xiaoming will be the key figure in the outcome of this game.His personal performance directly affects the final results of the Manchester United team.This and his second season, some media still feel that Li Xiaoming will encounter the rookie wall, especially after he changes positions, everyone knows what the central midfielder position means, and the pressure he needs to bear is not just a little bit , but much bigger than last season, Ferguson's intention is very clear, he wants to press Manchester United's offense on Li Xiaoming.

Such a great responsibility also means pressure, but judging from Li Xiaoming's expression, he doesn't seem to feel that this is a burden...

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When the referee blew the game whistle.The rain is still falling, and it has no intention of getting smaller.

Li Xiaoming's hair was already wet on his forehead, and if he didn't cut his hair for a holiday, Li Xiaoming's hair had grown into medium hair.In addition, he likes to keep shaking his head to observe the situation during the game, so his hair is constantly thrown up, throwing out the rainwater, and then slapping his forehead heavily.

"This rainy match is a test for Li Xiaoming..." Duan Xuan, a commentator of China TV, said after the match started. "My impression is that Li Xiaoming didn't play in such a heavy rain last season, did he? You see that the game has just started, and there seems to be a little waterlogging."

Guest commentator He Ping nodded and said: "There is water on the field, which is more difficult for technical players. But we must also notice that during the warm-up match, didn't Li Xiaoming also show his rare long pass last season?" ?"

"That's true. It seems that God also intends to examine Li Xiaoming's mid-length passing ability in this game, ha!"

He Ping said with a smile: "Maybe the audience doesn't know too much, but I have to say something. Li Xiaoming's position in this game is a central midfielder. Unlike last season, he was a purely offensive midfielder. He also needs to take on the team's organization. As for the offensive work, it can be seen from the fact that Fletcher and Carrick played as the double defensive midfielders in this game. Ferguson also handed over the task of organization to Li Xiaoming. Moreover, in the national college competitions in the past two years, Li Xiaoming also Take L's playmaking off the shoulders. So I'm confident he'll do really well in this game."

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For this rain fight, Li Xiaoming actually experienced the changes brought about by the venue when he was warming up.

The turf becomes slippery, the sand layer under the turf becomes soft, the adhesion is reduced, the support is not enough, and the soles of the feet can feel slippery when changing direction and accelerating.Even wearing the new custom Nike spiked sneakers for this surface, the improvement effect is limited.

Under such circumstances, it becomes very difficult to play a delicate, smooth, layer-by-layer offensive coordination.

So while warming up.Li Xiaoming is already trying to warm up with the long pass to find out how he feels.

After kicking a few times, he didn't try any more, feeling that he had found it.

In fact, this rainy battle was quite unexpected for Li Xiaoming.He has never played football in the rain.

The local weather for Manchester United in August is either sunny or cloudy ahead of matchdays.But it didn't rain.

The weather forecast says there may be thunderstorms today, but that's just a matter of probability.

From getting up in the morning to noon, it was still cloudy. In the afternoon, the thunder rumbled for a while, and the sky suddenly began to rain heavily.

It rained non-stop until the game started, causing some water to accumulate on the field.

This is also quite helpless.

But football is not basketball, it is an outdoor game, and weather factors must also be taken into account, which is indispensable.

There is no saying that football cannot be played when it is pouring rain. As long as the referee thinks it is okay, the game will continue.

After Li Xiaoming tried a few long passes, he had a plan in his mind.

He will also show a wonderful performance in this game.

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At the start of the game, Li Xiaoming was still in the midfield position. If you haven't followed Manchester United's warm-up match, you might have thought that Li Xiaoming would play the midfielder after seeing this scene.

Many people still think that the farther away from the goal, the lower the threat, the less contribution to the team, and the less chance of being in the limelight.

But modern football has developed far from what people thought it would be.

Manchester United kicked off first, and the football was quickly passed to Li Xiaoming. After Li Xiaoming got the ball and handed it to the wing, he did not take the initiative to run up the net, but ran to the supporting position, while Carrick was even more aggressive. In the center, Fletcher leaned further back, and Evra on the wing directly knocked the ball back to Li Xiaoming

Li Xiaoming began to receive football frequently, even more than when he was playing as a midfielder-this change is visible to the naked eye.

Because last season, the team also had a playmaker Beckham or Scholes in the backcourt.

Carrick can be regarded as an auxiliary core, or a second core.The busy training in the frontcourt can only be said to be the transmission of Manchester United's situation.

At that time, the rhythm and direction of Manchester United's offense had to be controlled by Beckham and Scholes.

Now that Beckham is gone and Scholes is old, he will naturally take over their tasks and lead the team.

For Li Xiaoming himself, he liked this feeling.

It's not that he doesn't like to assist others, he also had a great time cooperating with his teammates last season.

It's just that if he is allowed to choose, which method can best bring out his ability to the extreme, Li Xiaoming chooses the present one.

He doesn't need to assist anyone, just decides on his own, so his ability to observe the court in detail, and the ability to quickly read and analyze the game can be maximized.

Just like a Mercedes-Benz G-class off-road vehicle, there is no problem driving it in the city like an SUV.

But that's far from its limit.Going over a curb, passing a speed bump or something is not off-road at all for such a hard-core off-road vehicle. Only by going to the limit and driving in a place without roads can the full potential of this car be squeezed out.

And that environment is where this car should be.

After the adaptation and training of this summer training camp, as well as the warm-up match, Li Xiaoming returned to the position he played at the beginning. In his opinion, controlling the overall situation is the most suitable way of playing football for him.

He's the only one who has the final say on this team's offense, and he calls the shots.

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For some people, the frequent passing of football is a pressure, a burden, and a responsibility that they don't want to bear.

But Li Xiaoming does not, he thinks it is trust, and every pass comes from the trust of his teammates.

He likes and enjoys the feeling of being trusted.

And he also worked hard to live up to the trust of his teammates.

He analyzed and processed the football he sent before passing it on.

The game had just started, and because it was an away game, Newcastle did not push up, but shrank in the backcourt and defended very cautiously.

Faced with such a situation, Li Xiaoming was not in a hurry to pass the football forward, he could just turn his foot in the middle of the field.

Passing the ball continuously, with Carrick's help and over-passing, Li Xiaoming kept crossing or passing back, and occasionally passed forward. During this process, Li Xiaoming observed the situation changes on the pitch.

Li Xiaoming finally found an open space after kicking with his teammates several times in a row. He sent the football over with a long pass.

A little bit off, but still within the control range, Rooney struggled to chase a few steps, and took the football.

"Li Xiaoming's long pass accurately found his teammates!" Duan Xin said excitedly.

Many Chinese fans in front of the TV were also very excited.This is Li Xiaoming's first long pass in this game, and it is so accurate, which shows that he is in good condition.

However, after Li Xiaoming passed the ball, he shook his head, not thinking that his long pass was successful.

Because there was an opportunity here.If the long ball is passed well, Rooney can use this opportunity to create a threat.But now he has taken the football down, but the chance is gone, and he can only reorganize the offense.The ball was slippery beyond his imagination.

This is not the effect he wants, at least not the effect he wants in this long pass.

So he ran up again.

really.After Rooney took control of the football, he looked up, and the opponent's defense line was completely and tightly in front of him.

There was no chance, so he had to pass the football back to Berbatov who came up to meet him.For the time being, Ferguson continued last season's starting lineup.

So Berbatov won the starting position in the first game.And Suarez sat on the bench.

After Berbatov took the ball, he looked forward, but there was no good chance.Because he came up to respond, there was no one in the restricted area.There was only one Manchester United player on the far side of the field, Nani, but the right back on the opposite side had a tight mark on Nani.Doesn't look like a good pass pick.

Just when Berbatov didn't know what to do, he heard someone shouting behind him: "Pass it to me, bus!"

Berbatov turned around quickly and saw Li Xiaoming hooking him.So without saying a word, he passed the football back.

After last season's games and the warm-up match, Berbatov and Li Xiaoming cooperated very well, so there would be no hesitation at all at this time.

The football landed at the feet of Li Xiaoming, who jumped in behind, while Beyerbatov, who had passed the ball, ran forward.

Now Li Xiaoming's position on the court has become the midfielder, and he has returned to the place he was most familiar with last season, the place closest to the goal.

According to some theories.It is also where he is most threatening.

Of course, the defensive pressure he faced suddenly increased. The opponent's midfielder rushed up like a tiger and entangled Li Xiaoming.

Li Xiaoming did not choose to break through and passed the football to Rooney who came up to meet him, and did not let the football stay under his feet for more time.Then he continued to run.

This scene is familiar to fans and commentators in front of the TV.Because last season, Li Xiaoming played like this.

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"It looks like it's the same as when he played the midfielder..." Duan Xuan said suddenly.

At this time, the game had been going on for almost 10 minutes, and Manchester United, which was playing at home, took the initiative. Although the field and weather conditions were not very good, Ferguson's team still played normally.

And this normality has a lot to do with Li Xiaoming.Because football will always be passed to Li Xiaoming.Then Li Xiaoming passed it on.His reception of the ball determines whether the United machine is working properly.

During this period of time, because Manchester United suppressed Newcastle, the formation was a bit higher.Li Xiaoming has also been active in the frontcourt all the time, giving the impression that he is indeed a midfielder.

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(End of this chapter)