our champion dream

Chapter 96

Arsenal's frontcourt siege further exacerbated the tense atmosphere over the Old Trafford stadium, and all people turned their attention to the pitch.The Manchester United fans watching in front of the TV and in the stands were terrified. Martin Taylor also said: "Manchester United is very dangerous during this time!"

But who knew that this was exactly what Li Xiaoming wanted?

Because if Arsenal don't come up to siege and constantly compress their defense, the space behind them will not become more and bigger.He believes that as long as the gap becomes bigger, he is not the only one who can see the gap, his teammates, no matter who they are, will always find it... It's like a spring that is infinitely compressed, if Arsenal cannot be crushed to death in a limited time, so when Manchester United rebounds, it is often a fatal blow.

As Arsenal continued to pass the ball to attack, Li Xiaoming, who returned to the half to help defend a little, found that the space was getting bigger and bigger.

But it seems that none of his teammates can find this gap.

If we continue to wait, the vacancy will become more obvious. After it is obvious, Arsenal will definitely take precautions.They are not fools either.What's more, even if the players on the field can't find it, the coach on the opposite side will also see it.

Under such circumstances, Li Xiaoming has two choices - either give up this opportunity and continue to wait for the search. This is relatively safe, at least the team's formation will not be chaotic.Wait for the best and best opportunity to present itself.

Either choose a strong attack, take the initiative, and make a fuss in these few minutes.But this would be very risky. What if the other teammates cooperated with Li Xiaoming to go up, but the attack failed and the opponent made a counterattack?This is one of the prices to pay for a big offensive.

Li Xiaoming had to make a choice.And in this case, it must be a correct choice. In such a tug-of-war, the team's momentum is the most important. This goal also determines the development of the subsequent game. If Manchester United's counterattack is successful If that is the case, then Manchester United, who holds a two-goal advantage, can play more calmly, but once they fail and are chased by the opponent, then the ebb and flow will also greatly increase Arsenal's morale.

Taking advantage of a dead ball, he discussed with Scholes, and Scholes agreed to his method. Although this is not a good method, it does have a chance to break the current situation of being under pressure. , The two people who held the direction of the stadium agreed, which means that this planning is imperative.

Li Xiaoming, who once again got a pass from Scholes, made a move to pass the ball forward, as if to launch an attack with a long pass.

Seeing this, Arshavin pressed forward to interfere with his pass.

Unexpectedly, Li Xiaoming's pass was just a feint. After swinging up with his right foot, he passed over the football, and then retracted, pulling the football back with the sole of his foot, avoiding Arshavin's feet.

Then he knocked the football back with his right foot to the left, dodged to avoid Arshavin, and went forward with the football!
"Strong shot, Li Xiaoming got rid of it beautifully!"

Li Xiaoming, who got rid of Arshavin with the ball, moved forward with the ball.

In fact, in the game, Li Xiaoming is rarely able to take the initiative to dribble the ball for long distances. His range of activities is often limited to the half court, 30 meters. In the case of dense crowds, he can use his technical advantages and rhythm and the opponent's defense However, once the battle line is stretched, his disadvantage of not being outstanding in speed will be magnified infinitely.

So when Li Xiaoming moved forward with the ball, Cesc Fabregas, who came up to block him, thought so too. He thought that as long as he stood in front of him and made a defensive posture, Li Xiaoming would pass the football by himself.It's still halftime here, so he probably won't choose to go all the way.

But now there is only one Rooney in front of him, and there are two central defenders sticking to him. There is no room to catch the ball at all, so where can Li Xiaoming pass the football to?
He can only pass it back.

But when Fabregas put such thoughts in front of Li Xiaoming, Li Xiaoming used an unexpected move to pass Nocerino.This is what his brother Iniesta in La Masia is best at.

"Croquettes!" exclaims narrator Martin Taylor.

Kicking the ball with his right foot, blocking it with his left foot, the football turned forward and got past Cesc Fabregas.

Then Li Xiaoming passed beside Cesc Fabregas and caught up with the football.

It was such a simple passing action, but Fabregas froze in place, dumbfounded, watching Li Xiaoming pass him.He is not a defensive player, so he did not choose some special defensive methods.

Li Xiaoming did not choose to pass the ball, but to pass!

This seems to have greatly exceeded everyone's expectations.But when I think of Li Xiaoming's fancy breakthrough show 10 minutes ago, it seems reasonable again.

When Arsenal reacted, Li Xiaoming had already crossed the center line and stepped into Arsenal's half.

And Li Xiaoming's sudden advance also drove the Manchester United players, Nani and Giggs rushed forward one after another to support Li Xiaoming.

Rooney also began to get restless in front, trying to get rid of Thiago Silva.

For a while, it didn't seem like a good opportunity, but suddenly there were many opportunities.

Li Xiaoming has more passing options.Facing the two big black men Song and Diaby standing in front of Li Xiaoming, Li Xiaoming had no choice but to continue to push forward. He dribbled the ball for 30 meters, which made him unable to run anymore.

So Li Xiaoming didn't continue to dribble towards Asen's goal, but decisively distributed the football.

He passed to Rooney in the frontcourt, and Rooney had his back to the attacking direction. He was unable to turn around under the pressure of Gallas and Vermaelen.

But that doesn't mean he can't be involved in the offense.

Unable to turn around, he turned the football back and passed it diagonally to Nani who was coming up.After passing the ball, he turned around and headed for the goal.

After receiving the ball, Nani paused for a moment, as if he was not sure who to hand the football to.

Later, he turned his head and looked to his left. Giggs had already run in place, and he quickly sent the football over.

Giggs received the ball from the wing, and Arsenal's defense was almost in place. Under Manchester United's series of attacks, Arsenal's back line was pressed back to their goal, and the pressure was very low.

It stands to reason that Giggs should then pass the football to the goal and let Rooney compete for the top.But Rooney focuses on his impact rather than fighting for the header. After all, he needs to face two defensive players who are taller than him.

However, when Giggs turned his head to observe the situation in the penalty area, he caught a glimpse of Li Xiaoming out of the corner of his eye.

He was also about to enter the restricted area.

And he happened to be in an empty space!

What's there to hesitate about?

Giggs swung his foot and passed the football.

The football rolled to the penalty area against the turf, but not to Rooney in front of the goal.Instead, he wanted to roll backwards diagonally... an inverted triangle pass!
When everyone's eyes followed the football, they happened to see Li Xiaoming who ran into the penalty area and swung his right foot in front of the football.

"Li——!!" Martin Taylor shouted with a drawn out voice.The Manchester United jersey behind the goal has already raised its hands and prepared to celebrate.

When Li Xiaoming passed the football to Rooney, everyone's attention and sight followed the football to Rooney's feet, and not many people would continue to stare at Li Xiaoming.After all, their attention still needs to be more focused on the player holding the ball. If Rooney immediately passes the football back to Li Xiaoming, then it will remind everyone that Li Xiaoming's role in this attack is very important, which is equivalent to serving the ball. Li Xiaoming attracted defensive firepower.

But Rooney didn't do that. After receiving Li Xiaoming's ball, he passed the football to Nani without even looking at Li Xiaoming.

Nani did not pass the football to Li Xiaoming, but passed it to Giggs who ran up from the gap.

In this way, football is getting farther and farther away from Li Xiaoming, and everyone pays less and less attention to Li Xiaoming.More people are paying close attention to Ryan Giggs with the ball and Rooney, who is very active in the penalty area and is ready to capture shooting opportunities in the penalty area.

In the tense atmosphere where Manchester United has already advanced the attack to Arsenal's goal, no one will remember to pay extra attention to Li Xiaoming.

But just when everyone was about to forget him, he reappeared in everyone's field of vision.

Facing the football, he swung his right foot.

It seemed that he would draw the football towards the near corner of the goal, but just as the football was about to roll in front of him, he suddenly twisted his hips and pushed it out with his right foot. The football passed through two defenders running in front of Li Xiaoming , and then just gave a retreating Rooney a chance to volley forward.

Rooney showed no mercy in the face of the goalkeeper, three steps and two steps, a strong volley.

Abbiati couldn't make a save and could only watch the football fly to the far corner.

The only thing he can do now is to pray to God that the football will be denied by the post, or simply deflected wide.

But this time, God didn't hear him, and the football scraped the far post and flew into the goal!

"Goal! Goal! Goal!" Marcel Levra roared for a long time, changed his breath, and continued to shout: "Wayne, Wayne, our hero." "Wayne Rooney, our hero!" Leader!" Martin Taylor exclaimed excitedly. "Manchester United lead Arsenal 2-0! They showed dominance in the game"

Old Trafford is even more like an erupting volcano. Everyone jumped up and shouted, like hot magma flowing down from the crater, trying to cover everything and burn everything.

As soon as Wayne turned around after scoring the goal, he collided with Li Xiaoming. Wayne took him into his arms, then fell back and knocked him to the ground.

The other hot teammates swarmed up and pressed Li Xiaoming under him.

Wayne Rooney saved Hai Hai who was caught in the opposite offensive frenzy, but the unlucky Li Xiaoming was crushed under him

"Wayne! Wayne! Wayne! Wayne!!" In the stands, there were deafening cheers from Manchester United fans.After they finished calling Rooney's name, they started calling Li Xiaoming's name again, "Li!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

It is said that everyone can see that 50.00% of the credit for Rooney's goal can be recorded in Li Xiaoming's head. As an assister, he enjoys the same treatment as the scorer.

The cheers can be clearly heard through the TV signal without deliberately keeping quiet.

Every Chinese audience and fan in front of the TV, they stood in front of the TV, listening to the uniform shouts from the TV, they could clearly hear those England shouting Li Xiaoming's name.

This scene really shocked many Chinese fans.

The English are the most proud nation. They are proud of the whole world football world as the birthplace of modern football. Many great players could not conquer the picky English fans, but Li Xiaoming did.And this is only his first few games, and he has gone step by step to a place that many players can't see.

"Although it was Wayne who scored the goal, I still want to praise one person, Manchester United's No. [-] Li, his performance is incredible." Martin Taylor's tone was like discovering a precious gem, "We have been talking about him Whether he has hit the rookie wall, but Li has shown his different things in every game, from shooting, to passing, to the current breakthrough ability, this young man has more surprises waiting for us Digging, audience friends, there is nothing wrong, you are witnessing the rise of a superstar, and I think he is eligible to compete for this year's Golden Boy Award."

Manchester United continued their strong performance at home and did not find any loopholes for Arsenal. As far as the score is concerned, this result is undoubtedly perfect.

Rooney's goal came in the 43rd minute of the first half.

Not long after United's goal, the first half was over.

When the players of both sides left the field, the Manchester United players had smiles on their faces, while the Arsenal players looked confused. They were completely stunned by Manchester United's goal.They finally boosted their morale and planned to fight back, but Li Xiaoming scored a goal, which extinguished all the fighting spirit they had just ignited...

The stark contrast between the expressions of the players of the two teams when they left the field reminded people of the ecstasy when Manchester United stepped on Arsenal to the throne last season.

During the intermission, in the locker room, Ferguson praised the performance of the players, but he still repeatedly emphasized the importance of the second half, asking the players to be vigilant and not to be too optimistic.Ferguson knew that Arsenal is not a team that can be easily defeated, they have a very strong strength.However, the advantage of two goals can make Ferguson play more conservatively. He still replaced Li Xiaoming with Park Zhixing according to the usual practice. It allows him to watch Fabregas with plenty of physical fitness. As for the offense, he believes that Scholes is still on the court. Once there is a chance to counterattack, Scholes will not show mercy to the pass.

In the second half, as long as Manchester United is based on defense and does not make big mistakes, then Arsenal will not be able to win. A goal between giants can already determine many things, not to mention the huge advantage of two goals.

(End of this chapter)