From the man behind the football king to the football king.

Chapter 543 Choice

The only one left in the front for Tottenham was Ali. Although he was nearly 1.9 meters tall, his defensive skills were really not that good, and he himself had no interest in defense.

Tottenham Hotspur is naturally aware of Ali's situation, so they never expect him to participate in defense. Anyway, Tottenham Hotspur has many tall players and enough defensive personnel.

In such a situation, leaving Ali in front has repeatedly worked wonders. After all, he is fast, has good physical fitness, outstanding footwork, is good at dribbling and breaking through, and has a very good ability to score goals. He has strong individual combat ability, and is the most suitable person to use for quick counterattacks.

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In football matches, corner kicks are often a double-edged sword. While they can provide an opportunity to score a goal, they can also be used by opponents to launch a counterattack when the center back comes up to head the ball.

Bruno knew very well what kind of change this kind of ball with both sides having chances would bring to everyone's mentality. Ali must be planning to use this opportunity to equalize the score for the team. As long as he could score one goal to equalize the score, the temptation of this benefit was too great.

But he did not follow Ali closely, because Ali had someone defending him - Valencia.

The full-back is only 1.8 meters tall and his weakness is competing for high balls. He doesn't contribute much in corner attacks. Every time there is a corner kick or a free kick in the frontcourt, he is the one who stays in the backcourt to be responsible for defense.

Kante was in a similar situation to Valencia. The French midfielder was basically dragged behind when Manchester United attacked with set pieces. This was also the case at this moment, but his position was closer to the middle, a little far from Ali.

Bruno chose a position not too far from Ali, so that he could quickly rush over to support Valencia, and also support Kante in the middle, to prevent Tottenham from counterattacking directly from the middle instead of passing the ball to Ali.

The defense is empty and there are not many people to defend, so he must think carefully. Ali is not his main target, at least not before he receives the ball, although he has a high chance of receiving the ball.

In fact, Ali also noticed Bruno. The person who had been guarding him was Valencia. The two had some conflicts and quarrels before, so Valencia was particularly enthusiastic about guarding Ali, but Ali did not take him seriously.

Ali glanced at Bruno in the middle. He knew that Bruno would usually go to the front of the goal to compete for headers, or go to the corner flag area to take the corner kick, but he stayed and consciously moved towards here. Needless to say, he knew what he was doing.

As the Tottenham player at the forefront, Bruno must know what he wants to do.

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In the 87th minute, Manchester United took a corner kick, and the ball flew in front of Tottenham's goal, just like a boulder thrown into a lake, causing a huge uproar. Players from both sides collided with each other, trying to head the ball. But in the end, a pair of hands stretched out from the crowd and picked the ball off the air.

"It's Lori! He's holding the football!"

"Get back to defense quickly!"

Commentators from all over the world use different languages ​​and shout out different content.

In fact, there was no need for the commentator to remind them, as Manchester United players started running back. Three central defenders, all over 1.9 meters tall, ran back with heavy steps. Other Manchester United players were also retreating, as they knew what the consequences would be if the ball fell into the hands of the opponent.

But not everyone can run out smoothly. The penalty area is full of people. It always takes some time for them to bypass the Tottenham players in front of them. Even if it only takes three seconds, it is enough to change the situation on the field.

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Bruno started to retreat in small steps as soon as he saw Lori snatch the ball from the air.

While people in the penalty area were still huddled together, Lori had already thrown the football into the air, then followed up with his right leg and swung his foot to kick the football forward.

Big kick!

Bruno retreated while observing the situation ahead.

When Lori hugged the ball, Tottenham's penalty area was like a stable with the fence opened, and thousands of horses galloped out of it.

Immediately afterwards, the football suddenly jumped out from behind the crowd and shot straight into the sky like a missile.

Of course, the destination of this football is definitely not the sea of ​​stars. It starts to fall when it reaches the top.

And just as it changed direction and fell, Bruno also turned around and stopped taking small steps back, but instead strode towards Ali.

He turned around and saw Ali's back, who had just started and was accelerating.

Valencia, who was defending Ali, did not expect Ali to suddenly turn around and rush forward without receiving the ball, and his speed was so fast that he could not defend against him. While he was stunned, Ali had slipped away from him.

F**K!

When Valencia turned around to chase, he was already too slow. His speed was not as good as Ali's, and there was a time difference in turning around. By the time he turned around, Ali had already run far away.

Valencia knew what that meant. Apart from himself, the only one left in front of him was goalkeeper De Gea.

As long as Ali receives the ball, he can face De Gea alone!

Anyone who has played in the Premier League in the past two years knows Ali's personal ability. As long as he faces De Gea alone, he is almost guaranteed to score a goal!

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Just as the Ecuadorian was feeling despair, another figure passed by him. He didn't have time to see who it was, but he saw the number on that person's back: 8!

A fire of hope suddenly ignited in Valencia's heart, and he took a step forward to chase after him. Although it was already late, but with Bruno here, it shouldn't be the end of the road yet, right?

Ali turned his head once, but he was not looking at Bruno. Instead, he looked up at the sky. He was looking at where the football was and judging where it would land.

Seeing Ali's action, Bruno knew that Ali was about to catch the ball, so he also looked up to confirm the position of the football in the air.

He is world-class in judging where the football will land.

No, it should be world-class.

Ali began to slow down, and this was Bruno's chance to catch up.

In terms of speed alone, he is not as good as Ali. If Ali continues to run at this speed, he will have no chance of catching up with Ali. He can only hope that he slows down.

Now he is still five or six meters away from Ali. Although Ali is slowing down, he does not stop and wait for Bruno in front, so it is not easy to catch up.

But out of his sense of responsibility as captain, Bruno gritted his teeth and sped up to catch up.

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The football came down from the air, and the distance between Bruno and Ali had shortened to the point where he could touch Ali's shoulder with his fingertips as long as he stretched out his hand.

Bruno leaned forward. If he could grab Ali's shoulders, he could force him to slow down. Then he could get close to him and successfully stop Tottenham's counterattack.

But just as his fingertips touched Ali's shoulder, the football fell in front of Ali.

Bruno saw Ali lower his shoulders, leaned forward, and used his head to kick the football in the air!

not good!

When Bruno saw Ali's action, he secretly cried out in his heart. He already knew what Ali was going to do.

By using his head to push the football forward, he doesn't have to waste time stopping the ball, nor does he slow down. On the contrary, he will speed up and rush forward to chase the ball.

This is the last chance. If Ali is not stopped at this moment, once he speeds up, it may not be easy to catch up with him.

After Bruno understood Ali's intention, he had only one thought in his mind, which was "stop him"!

As for how to stop it? Is there any choice? !

At this time, Bruno no longer considered what his actions would bring upon himself, or whether the result was worth it.

Bruno lunged forward and then fell.

Flying shovel!

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Ali just headed the football out, intending to speed up.

In fact, when he suddenly changed from running sideways to running in a straight line and accelerated to leave Valencia behind, he heard the overwhelming cheers from the stands.

He knew it was the Tottenham fans cheering for him, which gave him great motivation to sprint.

He also knew that there was someone chasing him, but he didn't know who it was, probably the guy from Valencia.

But just as he headed the football out, he heard the cheers in his ears change, from cheers to... to boos?

Yes, boo!

Huge boo!

Ali knew what the booing meant. It was not the Tottenham fans booing him, but the people behind him.

This means that the person behind him is about to catch up with him, or is even preparing to take some dangerous action against him.

What would you do if you were chasing someone dribbling the ball at high speed?

Ali had a creepy feeling!

In this critical situation, Ali no longer cared about heading the ball. He tried hard to lift his feet.

The next moment, Ali felt himself tripping and then lost all balance.

However, he jumped up to dodge in advance, so the flying tackle from the person behind him did not hit him hard and just knocked him down.

Although his fall to the ground at this time might result in a red card for the Manchester United player behind him, it also meant that Tottenham's attack was over and the chance of scoring was gone.

So Ali did not fall to the ground. Instead, after landing, he used his hands and feet to maintain his balance with all his strength and continued to chase the football forward.

From an outsider's perspective, it seems that Ali is rushing forward!

The boos from Tottenham fans in the stands of the new Wembley Stadium turned into cheers and applause.

Their players are trying so hard, even desperately, to score a goal, so naturally they should give them the warmest applause and cheers.