Football career: From winning the championship to becoming a legend

On the day of the match, the railway was suspended for maintenance, so Manchester United, who attached great importance to this round of matches, arrived in London a day earlier to prepare for the match, and Ricardo did not violate the team rules and leave the hotel at night...

However, Ricardo also resisted over-indulgence and only did a little bit of it, just to be in better condition for the next day's race.

It was useless, Ricardo still had to start the game from the bench. Sarafina, who did not get a satisfactory answer last night, complained privately to her bestie who was watching the game with her in the box: "Hey, it's strange? My son Ricardo has been doing very well recently, and he was even in control last night, unlike his usual self. Why was he put on the bench by Sir Alex Ferguson? Did he offend the old man? That shouldn't be the case. If that were the case, he would not even be able to make the roster..."

Emma, ​​the best friend who started it all, could only pretend to be calm and smile awkwardly: "Who knows, sister, don't guess blindly, maybe Sir Alex Ferguson is using Brother Ricardo as a trump card! Let's watch the game first, let's start."

Since Li Qi transferred to Manchester United, Sarah has claimed to be a fan of the Red Devils. For this game, Sarah took the initiative to invite her best friend Emma, ​​who is also in London, to accompany her to cheer for the team she supports. Originally, I thought that Emma, ​​as a genuine British girl who grew up in London, should support Arsenal, which has a wide fan base in the local area, but unexpectedly, Emma agreed very straightforwardly to come to the Emirates Stadium to support the visiting team Manchester United, who were wearing black jerseys today...

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After the referee blew a long whistle, the home team in red shirts and white pants launched an attack on the away team in black shirts and black pants; however, the first half of the game was a bit dull, which made the fake sisters watching the game in the box a little embarrassed. One of them relied on her woman's intuition to feel that there was something going on, while the other felt a little guilty and was at a loss...

In general, for most of the first half, both teams were too cautious and not aggressive enough; the competition was fierce, with both sides attacking and defending, but there were very few threatening attacks.

In the 16th minute, Manchester United intercepted the ball in the backcourt and immediately launched a counterattack by passing it directly to the wing. Ronaldo broke through at high speed along the right and made a cross. Giggs passed from behind Sagna at the far post and shot, but unfortunately the ball hit the far post and went out of the bottom line.

In the 36th minute, Anderson fouled Hleb in front of the penalty area. Fabregas took the free kick and made a cross. Gallas' header from 8 yards was saved by Van der Sar.

It wasn't until the end of the first half that the game took a turn for the better! And the game suddenly became exciting.

Manchester United broke the deadlock in the first half stoppage time! Wes Brown suddenly made a forward pass, and Ronaldo dribbled at high speed on the right, facing the double defense of Fabregas and Clichy, and pushed all the way to the edge of the penalty area and made a low cross.

Rooney, who was covering the middle, changed direction and got into position in advance, and shot the ball from 6 yards in front of the goal. Gallas on his side was unable to block it, and Almunia in front of the goal failed to block the near corner, so the ball whooshed and deflected directly into the near corner of the goal!

1比0，C罗助攻鲁尼为曼联首开记录；这是鲁尼近8场比赛的第9粒入球，也是他本赛季第5粒联赛入球，同时也是他第6次面对阿森纳进球！

After scoring the goal, Tevez remembered the pre-match discussion and quickly gathered together to celebrate. The three of them made their own celebration moves, including playing the flute, beating the drum, playing the violin, and playing the piano...

However, Li Qi, the substitute who was a little excited about the goal, was embarrassed. After all, he was not afraid of the goal, but he would be embarrassed if he was missing someone. Li Qi, who found the problem, hurriedly sat back on the bench, holding his forehead with his hand, trying to reduce his presence. At the same time, he wanted to take back the gift for the tabloid reporter. If this was the only goal of the game, it would not be the Magic Quartet, but the three big players and the ugly duckling. As for who is the ugly duckling, it can only be the one who did not play!

Fortunately, the home team did not make Li Qi nervous for too long. In the third minute of the second half, Arsenal equalized the score in the 48th minute.

Eboue used his body to hold Anderson, cut diagonally to the left of Manchester United's defense, and then kicked a half-high cross. Adebayor, who was flanking in the middle, succeeded in scoring like Rooney, but unfortunately his shot from 6 yards in front of the goal was blocked by Van der Sar.

However, the alert Sagna did not give up. Before the ball went out of bounds, he retrieved the ball near the right bottom line of the penalty area and sent a reverse triangle pass.

Fabregas followed up with a second shot, cutting inside the middle of the penalty area and shooting low into the bottom left corner of Manchester United's goal from 15 yards in front of the goal! This was Fabregas' 10th league goal of the season, and can be said to be a guarantee of goals for Arsenal in the new season!

The amazing thing is that Fabregas' starting position is usually left winger or central midfielder, not even attacking midfielder. He really has terrifying attacking power!

Li Qi on the sidelines couldn't help but look serious. The young player who played against him in the World Youth Championship has grown at an extraordinary speed. Ronaldo's poor defense alone is definitely not enough to keep an eye on Fabregas, who is flexible in his movements. The latter not only helps Arsenal to capture the city, but is also the actual midfield commander of the Gunners. If he is not restricted, his threat is much greater than that of Rosicky in the attacking midfielder position.

Li Qi could see the problem, and Sir Alex Ferguson had naturally discovered it a long time ago, but Ronaldo could not be touched because he was also the offensive core of Manchester United and he seemed to be in great form in this game.

In the 58th minute, Anderson fouled Flamini in a very dangerous position in front of the penalty area. Fabregas took a low free kick from 20 yards. The Manchester United wall jumped up to block the ball, and the ball passed by the ground. Fortunately, Van der Sar reacted quickly in front of the goal and fell to the ground in time to calmly catch the ball.

Anderson did not perform well in this game, especially after both sides suddenly accelerated at the end of the first half. He was too young to adapt to such a high-speed offensive and defensive rhythm. His slightly thin body was obviously at a disadvantage in the melee with Arsenal's midfield. His frequent mistakes were ineffective, and his cooperation with the team was not tacit.

So, Sir Alex decisively released his dog in the 59th minute of the game, oh no, it was the backhand, Ricardo Richie came on as a substitute and replaced Anderson.

And just after Li Qi came on the court, the game began to enter its real climax from the 60th minute!

After Li Qi came on the field, the situation on the field, which was basically 50-50 and Manchester United only had a slight advantage, immediately changed. Soon Li Qi helped Manchester United's midfield to suppress the home team in red shirts and white pants.

Li Qi actively approached Ronaldo and jointly pressed Fabregas, blocking his route to cut inside and pass the ball into the middle, forcing him to walk back and pass back.

In addition, the combination of Li Qi and Hargreaves in the middle also made the combination of Eboue and Flamini feel very difficult. Originally, Arsenal's combination was not technically superior, and they could use their physical strength to bully Hargreaves who had just returned from injury and Anderson who was not fully developed. However, facing Li Qi who was tall, long and had explosive core strength, Arsenal's midfield combination seemed to be at a loss.

In the 64th minute, Li Qi intercepted Fabregas' through ball in the midfield, and then passed the ball diagonally to Giggs who ran into an open space on the other side of the court. The latter rushed to the front of the penalty area and passed the ball over the top. Rooney, who was running diagonally, headed the ball from 12 yards in front of the goal, but it was difficult to get the power of the header from this angle, and the ball was also deflected.

In the 66th minute, Hleb broke into the left bottom line of Manchester United's penalty area along the wing and passed the ball back. Li Qi used his physical advantage to block Fabregas' position in advance, controlled the ball, and immediately passed it to Tevez to launch a counterattack. After receiving the ball, Kolo Toure tactically knocked it down from behind, winning a set piece near the midfield.

But soon, Manchester United, who have the advantage, will score their second goal!

In the 68th minute, Manchester United fell into positional attack. After Li Qi retreated to receive the ball from the backcourt, he kept passing the ball back and forth with Hargreaves and others, gradually guiding the ball to Arsenal's defensive third zone. Then Li Qi passed the ball to Giggs to plan the fatal pass.

Giggs held the ball on the left and pretended to cut inside, and rarely used his right heel to knock the ball, which was passed to Evra who was running on the wing. The latter took the ball and challenged Arsenal right back Sagna. After a few fake moves, he pushed the ball to the left side of Arsenal's penalty area and sent a low cross between Sagna's legs!

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Although there were many people who made mistakes in this game besides Li Qi, such as Manchester United's starting lineups of Hargreaves and Ronaldo, and Arsenal's Fabregas; but before Li Qi came on the court, Sarafina and Emma in the box found it difficult to concentrate on the game. Maybe this was because of the lack of immersion?

The two girls who were keen on gossiping didn't watch the two goals before Li Qi came on the field. In the first half stoppage time, the two went to find food. At the beginning of the second half, the two went to the bathroom to touch up their makeup at the same time. However, the two fake fans didn't feel upset about missing the two goals. After watching the replay on the TV in the box and knowing what happened, they continued to eat snacks and fruits, watching the game absent-mindedly and gossiping.

The casual chat in the box came to an abrupt end only after Li Qi came on as a substitute. The two of them began to pay attention to the progress of the game tacitly, listening carefully to the deep live commentary coming from the TV in the box, and getting surprised by Li Qi's performance!

"Adebayor's long shot was way off target...Manchester United took a goal kick..."

"Short pass Vidic...Evra...Leach...Wes Brown...Leach...Hargreaves..."

"Arsenal gave up the front-court press and retreated to the half court to defend, while Manchester United attacked!"

"Li Qi! He pushed the ball across half court. Li Qi passed the ball to Giggs and organized an attack in the frontcourt..."

"Giggs cuts inside! Beautiful! He uses his heel to knock the ball straight to Evra who is running in from the edge of the field."

"Evra, one on one with Sagna, this is the matchup between the French national team's full-backs!"

"On the edge of the penalty area! Evra! Cross the ball!"

"Almunia blocked it! The ball is still there... Beautiful! Clichy cleared it before Ronaldo!"

"Oh! Oh my God! Ditch oooooh! Ditch oooooh! Ditch!"

"Like a divine soldier descending from heaven, Li Qi blocked Clichy's long-footed clearance into Arsenal's empty goal!"

"Li Qi's shot was like a tennis volley. He was lying in ambush in the middle of the penalty area, right on Clichy's clearance route. He subconsciously used the end of his left foot to block the ball into the empty goal!"

"Oh my god! Li Qi's reflexes are so strong! It should be a subconscious action. If he can predict it in advance, it would be too abnormal..."

"Oh! Let's take a look at Manchester United's goal celebration. The four little swans made a collective symphony celebration. Let's take a look."

"Oh! Li Qi, who scored the goal, is playing the violin. Is Ronaldo playing the piano? Rooney must be playing the guitar. Tevez is playing the drums, right? Hahaha... It's so interesting. I don't know whose idea it was..."

Two beautiful girls in jeans and T-shirts in the box seemed to be twisting their slender waists to the non-existent music, celebrating Li Qi's goal together.

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Finally! The Magic Quartet can play together for once, otherwise it would take a long time for the name to be corrected! If the name Little Four Swan is confirmed, it will be too late.

After the celebration, Li Qi briefly recalled the goal.

In fact, Almunia attacked from the middle and intercepted Evra's cross, but the latter's low cross was very powerful and its arc was outward, so although Almunia forked the ball with his fingertips, he was unable to completely change the direction of the ball.

Of course, Almunia's interference was crucial, otherwise the ball would have gone straight to the back post. Rooney, who was lurking at the far end, had already suppressed Gallas and would never miss this opportunity.

Ronaldo, who was running across from Rooney, was caught in front of him by Clichy who risked his life.

At the moment when Clichy hurriedly cleared the ball with his left foot, Li Qi, who followed up in the middle of the penalty area, triggered the explosive moment. In an instant, it seemed as if the aperture was opened under Li Qi's feet, and the game was instantly paused!

In the small penalty area, Kolo Toure and Tevez, who were entangled in the front point and missed the ball, turned their heads to look at the ball; Rooney leaned against Gallas at the back point, and the two of them also looked at the ball changing direction in the middle; and Almunia, who had touched the ball in front of the goal, was still lying on the grass...

Next to the ball, Ronaldo, gritting his teeth and glaring, had already drawn his bow and arrow, adjusted his posture, and was ready to shoot the ball. However, Arsenal's left back Clichy was very close to him, completely giving up his body center of gravity, flying half a body position, and stretched out his uncommon right foot to clear the ball first.

However, Li Qi predicted that Crich's clearance with his left foot would send the ball straight to his area. As long as he could block the ball towards the empty goal, he would be basically safe.

So Li Qi took that half a second to prepare his left foot in advance, and when he saw the clearance ball coming at him quickly, he stretched out his leg to block it.

As expected, the ball was blocked by the arch of his foot and changed direction, heading towards Arsenal's goal. The ball did not fall directly into the net, but bounced before the goal line... However, by the time everyone reacted, it was too late, the ball had already irreversibly rolled into the goal line!

Before Arsenal, who were behind, kicked off again, Professor Wenger replaced Eboue with Walcott and moved Fabregas back to the center, intensifying the pressing and attacking force in the midfield and frontcourt.

Manchester United also made a second personnel adjustment soon afterwards. Sir Alex Ferguson replaced the slightly injured Wes Brown with O'Shea, and arranged for the formation to be recycled, strengthen the defense, and play a defensive counterattack.

Sir Alex Ferguson wanted to take advantage of Manchester United's counterattack speed in the midfield and frontcourt, but Arsenal obviously did not want to let Manchester United counterattack yet. Less than 5 minutes after the substitution, the home team equalized the score!

In the 73rd minute, Hleb passed the ball to the left, and Rosicky shot from 20 yards but the ball hit the left post and went wide.

In the 75th minute, Arsenal organized another attack. This time, the young tiger Walcott, who had just come on as a substitute, took the ball and attacked.

Li Qi looked at Walcott's ball-holding posture and secretly said that it was not good. Giggs was still strolling in the front court and had not returned. Hargreaves, who was in the defensive midfielder position, did not realize the danger and had no time to fill in the position. Evra, who had just recovered from injury, had already declined in physical strength. At this time, he should not be able to keep up with the fast little tiger who had just come on as a substitute...

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