Football career: From winning the championship to becoming a legend

Although the collective pressure from Manchester United players on the referee failed to change the referee's decision, the referee also specifically called Chelsea captain Terry to his front and solemnly instructed Terry to remind the Blues players to pay attention to their feet and hands, and that any fouls would be severely punished.

As for Terry's response... what else can I say? He just tapped the referee on the shoulder and said he got it. Then the game continued...

Manchester United, feeling that they had achieved some results, continued to attack the left side where Li Qi was.

In the 21st minute, Li Qi and Evra cooperated to break through Ferreira's defense again, and Essien came to defend Li Qi's breakthrough. Li Qi did not go all the way, and when he saw the African buffalo rushing sideways, he immediately shook his left ankle and passed the ball diagonally back to Scholes' feet.

After Scholes received the ball, he was immediately entangled by Makelele; however, the former did not pursue the goal and after two feints, he passed the ball to the empty space on the other side.

Ronaldo, who had been lying in ambush, received the ball and cut inside to adjust his rhythm. After shaking off Mikel's block, he shot with his left foot from 25 yards in front of the goal! Unfortunately, the ball was blocked by Terry and went out of the baseline.

Li Qi, who was near the baseline, chose to take a quick tactical corner kick. Evra received the ball and passed it through Ferreira's crotch to Rooney near the corner of the penalty area. Rooney turned half way and shot the ball, but unfortunately the ball was blocked by Shevchenko who returned to defense in time and went out of the sideline.

Li Qi estimated that Ferreira was almost psychologically traumatized by the pressure here. Not only Essien, but even Shevchenko had consciously returned to defend the right side. The next step was to continue to put pressure on this side, but it would be best to let Ferreira receive the ball first, and then steal it from him...

Therefore, Manchester United consciously gave Chelsea the opportunity to receive the ball on the right, but they intensified the pressing on the left. However, once Ferreira received the ball, Li Qi immediately stepped forward to interfere.

In the 25th minute, under Li Qi's interference, Ferreira hastily passed the ball to Essien. This was also a deliberate trap set by Manchester United, unless Ferreira directly made a long pass, but Li Qi did not give Ferreira a chance to observe, and deliberately sold a flaw in the middle to lure Ferreira to pass to the middle.

At this time, there was indeed no one in the middle to interfere with Essien's receiving the ball, but Rooney and Carrick had already been lying in ambush on his side, waiting for this opportunity!

Essien was double-teamed before he could adjust. He had to pass the ball hastily again. But Essien received the ball with his back to goal, so the pass was a bit blind. This is also the disadvantage of Chelsea's midfield having too much muscle but not enough skills and intelligence.

As expected, Essien made a mistake in passing the ball and was intercepted by Scholes. The latter sent a straight pass forward, and Tevez directly set up a cannon at the edge of the penalty area. Rooney followed up and shot at the top of the penalty area. Unfortunately, Rooney was a bit too hasty in this ball. If it was passed to the two wings, both Li Qi and Ronaldo could easily get close to the penalty area and get a half-solo opportunity.

Of course, if Rooney had scored, Ronaldo would not have let go. But Rooney's long shot was blocked by Ben Haim and went out of bounds...

Manchester United then attacked Chelsea's right again. Li Qi kept training Ferreira, and Essien could only come to fill in frequently, leaving Chelsea's center open. In the 27th and 28th minutes, Tevez shot twice from the left side of the penalty area, but one was blocked by Joe Cole and the other was saved by Cech.

But it was obvious to the naked eye that Tevez was in very good shape in this game, had a strong desire to attack, and gradually began to integrate into Manchester United's offensive system.

In the 30th minute of the game, Li Qi used the same trick again, forcing Ferreira to pass the ball diagonally to the middle. However, Ferreira, whose brain was seriously deprived of oxygen during the fierce game, did not realize that this was a trap set by Manchester United, and once again made a very disgusting knife-edge ball for Essien to take the blame.

Essien's hasty pass was intercepted again, this time by Tevez and was blocked to the right. Rooney had just switched positions with Ronaldo when he caught the ball that was flying in an irregular curve, but Rooney used his condensed abdominal muscles to firmly absorb the ball, oh no, control it. Then Rooney made a slight adjustment, and faced Ashley Cole's defense and sent a curved cross to the far corner of the goal...

At this time, it was Li Qi who was lurking at the far end of the goal. He had completely shaken off Ferreira's defense and grabbed the position, but this cross was a bit too close to the baseline and was not easy to handle.

Li Qi jumped into the air, raised his left foot, and volleyed the ball from a small angle! Oh no, he brought the ball back to the middle of the goal!

(⊙o⊙)Ah! What a pity!

Ronaldo, who was unmarked in the middle, was obviously not ready! He probably thought Li Qi was going to shoot from a small angle. So, the shot slipped past the goal just 1 meter in front of Ronaldo...

Missed the ball +1, this was a winning shot, Ronaldo was also very annoyed, and raised his hand to signal to Li Qi who was also very regretful: This ball is my own problem, buddy, good pass, keep passing next time, I will definitely catch it!

Manchester United's continued high-pressure pressing has been a constant threat, bringing great pressure to the entire Chelsea team, especially when the previous popular coach had just been sacked.

Chelsea's players were a little confused, panting, and looking towards the sidelines frequently, as if that special man could give them advice and instructions immediately, but the man who usually stood on the sidelines to supervise the battle was no longer there...

The newly appointed Grant is still exploring the team and can't give the team good advice right away. He just told Essien to go over to the right to help defend, otherwise Ferreira would have been beaten. In fact, it's no different from being beaten now. Only Essien is keeping him at bay, so Li Qi doesn't dare to go deeper...

But Essien's mistakes were not an option, so Grant wanted to try a replacement, not a player from the bench, after all, the players on the bench were not as effective as Essien in the midfield. Grant blew a whistle and asked the players on the field to change positions, replacing Mikel and letting Essien take a breath on the left, hoping that Mikel could bring a different change.

Oh no, seeing Mikel, his old friend from the World Youth Championship, switch positions to help defend, Li Qi has some immature ideas to try out...

Around the 32nd minute, the ball was passed to Ferreira again in the gap where Manchester United was pressing. Li Qi followed the same routine as before, and began to press Ferreira forward as the ball was passed. First, he blocked the line and space for his right foot long pass, allowing him to break through the inside or pass diagonally to the middle.

However, this time, Li Qi did not stretch his feet when Ferreira made a diagonal pass like he did in the previous times, but chased the ball and joined in the double-teaming of Mikel.

This time, Mikel received the ball much more steadily than Essien before, after all, Ferreira still passed the ball to a person this time, and did not trap him like a buffalo. So Mikel was able to receive the ball calmly and turn around, and then faced with the double-team of Li Qi and Rooney, Mikel's first choice was to protect the ball and dribble, after all, the angle of the two people's pressing was not good, so he just needed to turn around easily and use his strong body to separate them.

But Mikel obviously underestimated how difficult Leeds and Rooney were. The two couldn't snatch the ball from Mikel's feet, but they didn't give up. They kept sticking to Mikel all the way. Even though they were not as strong as the Nigerian waist, they kept interfering with him with small movements.

Mikel also found that he had underestimated Li Qi before. He didn't expect that this thin and easy-to-pull-down pretty boy had such strong upper body strength. After a few hard pushes, he almost lost his balance.

Mikel carefully endured the pressure from two tough guys, protecting his body balance. He was thinking about passing the ball quickly, when he subconsciously found that Carrick in front of him had made a tackle!

Mikel, who had no time to observe the ball, used his extreme maneuver to dribble and change direction to avoid Carrick's frontal tackle, but he missed the ball too far, and the ball was about to roll to Evra's feet who was covering and assisting in the defense not far away...

Mikel, who was already feeling uneasy and had not had a good rest recently because of his mentor being fired, was booed by the away fans, harassed by the two heavy-handed players Ricky and Rooney, and under Manchester United's continued high-pressure pressing. He got a little hot-headed and subconsciously chose to make a flying tackle to get the ball back, thus saving control of the ball that was about to be lost.

Evra, who had just intercepted the ball, was tackled by the terrified African man along with the ball...

Beep! The referee who had been watching the reckless foul not far away decisively whistled the foul and directly showed Mikel, who was playing for Chelsea for the 50th time, the Ruby War Card and sent him off!

Li Qi almost couldn't help but high-five Rooney to celebrate! This was even better than expected.

Originally, I thought Mikel would probably choose to dribble the ball in the middle and then pass it out safely, hoping to regain possession of the ball in the midfield for Chelsea. So Li Qi only planned to follow up and harass the former. It would be best if he could steal the ball from his feet. If not, he could drive him away from the defensive position with the ball and then rely on the teamwork to intercept his pass and counterattack...

But unexpectedly, the impulsive little calculation directly made Mikel a Ruby God of War card! This is undoubtedly a huge profit, and it was only half an hour into the first half, and there was still about an hour left in the game. Manchester United, who were playing at home, could play with one more player. If they couldn't beat Chelsea, who were in a bad situation, then these Manchester United players would have to avoid Chelsea in the future!

Chelsea did not make substitutions immediately to fill the gap in midfield defense after the sudden change. After all, the coach is a new coach and has not yet fully mastered the team. Moreover, the reduction in personnel was unexpected, and Grant had not thought of a response plan.

So the Red Devils Manchester United naturally couldn't let this great opportunity slip away, and they rushed to attack. Once Chelsea figured it out, they would replace a midfielder and defend the draw. It was not so easy to break the iron bucket formation of the professional bus, after all, the Magic Bird had a good foundation...

Ten minutes after Chelsea had one player sent off, Manchester United kept beating Chelsea up. The Blues could only hold their heads to protect their key parts from being beaten into pieces. When the first half was about to end and the visiting team had a chance to take a breath during the halftime break, Manchester United finally had another golden opportunity to change the situation!

When the game came to the 43rd minute, just before the injury time of the first half, Li Qi once again created a killing opportunity from the left. Li Qi touched the ball with the outside of his right foot on the left side, facing Ferreira who was fighting and retreating, pretending to cut inside the middle, and successfully attracted the attention of Essien who had switched positions and returned to assist.

Then Li Qi faked a right angle and dunked the ball back to his left foot, going down the outside line. Ferreira, whose center of gravity had been tricked by Li Qi to the left, turned around and pulled, but still failed to stop Li Qi's fast speed. Instead, Ferreira made a mistake in his rush and fell to the ground, blocking Essien's first defensive route.

So Li Qi successfully cut into the penalty area from the right bottom corner of Chelsea's penalty area. Facing Terry who flew to defend, Li Qi shook his ankle and sent an inverted triangle pass to the top of the penalty area, which was exactly the position where Scholes liked to shoot the world wave.

However, the former world No. 1 defensive midfielder Makelele was well prepared and blocked the angle of Scholes' shot in advance. However, the latter was also a wise man and had expected it. He met Li Qi's pass and hit the ball to the left side of Chelsea's weak defense. After all, the only two remaining defensive midfielders were on the right and the center, and both Joe Cole and Malouda were only good at eye defense!

On Chelsea's left flank, Ronaldo and Wes Brown were waiting in formation. The latter made a run down the flank, which deflected Ashley Cole's center of gravity and Malouda's sharp eyes. Ronaldo took the opportunity to create space and made a curved cross.

However, Ronaldo's pass was a bit too big and too fast, and Rooney, who was flanking in the middle, was half a head shorter and failed to reach the ball.

The ball then flew straight to the head of Li Qi, the instigator of this attack, and some of Chelsea's defensive players raised their hands to indicate offside: Damn, it's already near the baseline and it's not offside? !

But upon closer inspection, Terry, who had just dived over to defend, was still lying at Li Qi's feet, closer to the baseline, so Li Qi was definitely not offside.

Li Qi jumped high not far from the far post, and with the frightened look of Ferreira beside him and the angry expression of Terry under his crotch, he once again used the arch of his left foot to bring the ball back to the center of the goal!

This time, the teammate who had made the midfield run did not miss the ball again. Rooney's forward run took away the only remaining central defender Ben Haim. At this time, Tevez was unguarded near the penalty spot. Except for Joe Cole who had just returned to the top of the penalty area and shot a fierce defensive look...

The short and powerful Tevez flew up, made a diving header, and slammed the ball into the net on the left side of Chelsea's goal with his forehead! Cech in front of the goal had no way to deal with the ball that flew from left to right, then from right to left, and then back to the middle. He had completely lost his center of gravity and could not react!

This was the Argentine beast's first goal since joining Manchester United and also Tevez's first Premier League goal of the season, helping Manchester United break the deadlock at home and lead Chelsea 1-0!

Manchester United continued to attack for a while after scoring the goal, but the game soon entered injury time. During the halftime break, neither side made any substitutions.

Chelsea's specific arrangements are unclear, but they are expected to focus on increasing running. After all, they did not replace any attackers, which proves that the new coach Grant is unwilling to hastily admit defeat in the first game after taking office. Even if he is one man down, he will struggle to the death...

Manchester United's situation was simple. They used their numerical advantage to spread out the defense. After all, they were ahead, so they did not attack blindly, but let Chelsea attack the gap behind them. If Chelsea did not dare to attack, they would control the midfield and pass the ball back to kill them. If Chelsea dared to attack, they would resolutely launch a quick counterattack and kill them!

In the 52nd minute, in order to intercept Li Qi's quick counterattack, Makelele hugged and threw the former from behind and received a yellow card.

In the 56th minute, Manchester United intercepted the ball in front of their own penalty area, Carrick immediately sent a long pass, Li Qi beat Ferreira in the air, and when he was about to rush into the penalty area, he was also thrown down by the latter. Ferreira also received a yellow card, but Tevez's free kick from the left 25 yards away went directly to the near corner of the goal.

When the game entered the 60th minute, the coaches of both sides began to make substitutions one after another. Grant also made the first personnel adjustment after taking office. He replaced Shevchenko, who was exhausted and had not touched the ball for a long time, with Kalou, who had better covering ability, and then replaced Malouda with Wright-Phillips.

It seems that Grant still has a style similar to Mourinho. He is not timid and just goes for it. He doesn't care whether the defense will be broken or not. He will use attackers when he falls behind, even if the number of players does not increase, it will not decrease.

Manchester United's situation was relatively simple. In the 65th minute, Giggs replaced Tevez, who had scored the first goal of the game. Tevez did not have enough energy to play the whole game. After an hour, his running speed had obviously declined and his technical movements were also starting to get out of shape...

However, the shrewd Eagle-Picker Wanglaoji is definitely more suitable for the current situation. He soon made eye contact with another young British man in the team and prepared to make trouble!

After all, facing an old enemy, at home, with one more player, how can one ball be enough? Right?

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