Football career: From winning the championship to becoming a legend

After kicking off again in the center circle, Derby County tried to attack. After all, no one wanted to go into the halftime break with a trailing score.

In fact, Derby County had a somewhat naive mentality in this game. After all, as a newly promoted team and the second-to-last team, they never had any illusions of escaping from Old Trafford unscathed, so they would just defend as long as they could. If they couldn't, they would be lucky if they could perform well, even if it was just a corner kick or a shot on target. If they could score a goal when the home team let down their guard at the end of the first half, then it would be like the whole team celebrating the New Year in advance. Oh no, it would be Christmas.

However, Derby County obviously underestimated the Red Devils under Sir Alex Ferguson. How could they let their guard down just because the first half was about to end? In fact, the Red Devils liked to take advantage of the opponent's instability at the beginning of the first and second half, and the opponent's lack of concentration at the end of the first and second half, because the Red Devils' own game discipline and concentration are world-class.

So Derby County, who were still thinking of attacking to see if they could get an advantage, was taught a lesson.

In the 43rd minute, Giggs received the ball headed by Ferdinand and sent a precise long pass to Rooney in the away team's half. The latter took advantage of the away team's pressure and easily beat the offside. Then he broke into the right side of the penalty area 14 yards away and took a light lob shot facing the attacking goalkeeper.

Unfortunately, the ball hit the left post after passing the goalkeeper and bounced out of the penalty area! At this time, Tevez once again found an opportunity to make up the shot in front of the goal, but he was blocked by Claude Davis who was returning to defense. The two of them were entangled with each other, which benefited Li Qi who came in from behind.

Li Qi flew up in front of the two men, and shot the bouncing ball into the empty goal 8 yards away with one end of his foot! 2-0, Manchester United scored the second goal within two minutes!

Derby County was a little confused when they saw Li Qi calling on Rooney, Tevez and Ronaldo to celebrate. Was this a case of losing more than gaining? But Derby County obviously had not adjusted yet. They thought that Manchester United was leading by two goals at halftime, so they should not attack again before the end of the first half. They should also let the visiting team attack!

But obviously Derby County underestimated Manchester United's greed. This Red Devils was the devil's team that slaughtered Roma 7-1 without mercy! How could they show mercy?

So Manchester United extended the lead again in the first half stoppage time. In another quick counterattack, Li Qi passed the ball to Rooney, who won a free kick in front of the penalty area. Giggs quickly kicked the free kick into the penalty area, but it was blocked by the visiting team's defender McEvilly. But the ball did not go far and was picked up by Li Qi who followed up.

Li Qi calmly faked a shot and passed the ball diagonally into the penalty area. This time, it was Tevez who made a diagonal run and shot the ball from 16 yards in front of the goal on the right side of the penalty area! However, the ball was blocked by Griffin's flying tackle, but it also shook the goalkeeper's center of gravity.

The Argentine beast got a chance to make a follow-up shot in front of the goal for the third time in this game! The first two times were taken away by Giggs and Li Qi respectively. This time, he would not miss the goal again if he made a follow-up shot by himself. Tevez followed up and made a follow-up shot without hesitation from 10 yards in front of the goal, and shot the ball blocked by Griffin into the empty goal!

The goalkeeper, who had been knocked off balance by the previous shot, half-knelt on the ground helplessly, and could only watch the ball hit the goal net for the third time. This goal once again made the audience excited, with cheers and applause one after another...

3-0! Manchester United scored three goals in the last five minutes of the first half, defeating Derby County. Before the Manchester United team could finish their celebration, which the media described as weird, the referee blew the whistle and sent the two teams to the halftime break...

In the second half, after the midfield coach's instructions, Derby County finally found its position again. It is not advisable to press forward, as it will definitely be beaten. The best way is to keep hiding in the backcourt and counterattack. So Derby County didn't care about the score, just treat it as a three-pointer start, and be more resolute when counterattacking to create threats!

However, before the visiting team created any threat, the home team created the first threat.

First, in the 57th minute, Wes Brown received a pass from Li Qi and decisively sent a precise cross from the right. Giggs raised his foot and drew his bow from 8 yards away and shot a half-volley! Unfortunately, with a bang, the ball hit the far post and bounced out.

Giggs missed a chance to score two goals in this game, which meant that his 101st Premier League goal would come later.

However, Wes Brown was in very good shape today and his crosses were very accurate. This may be related to his recent contract renewal negotiations with the club. Just like in the contract year of a basketball star, he needs to perform!

Three minutes later, Wes Brown made another comeback, and before he could actively wave for the ball, Li Qi, who had already discovered the gap on his side, passed the ball to him in time. So Brown once again sent an accurate cross into the visiting team's penalty area, but this time he didn't look for the far end, but Tevez who was closer!

Tevez was 15 yards away from the goal on the right side of the penalty area. He received the ball and adjusted it slightly before shooting it hard! The ball shot through the defender's crotch like a sharp arrow and flew into the far corner of the goal!

Tevez scored twice in the 60th minute to help Manchester United extend the lead to 4-0! This was also Tevez's sixth goal in the Premier League this season. Tevez was extremely depressed in the last game. He was repeatedly robbed of his shots in the first half, but this shot cleared the haze!

However, one minute later, Rooney, who was on the sideline to assist Li Qi, made a cross from the left side of the penalty area. Tevez headed the ball away from 1 yards in front of the far post, making him lose the chance to perform a hat trick...

Then Sir Alex Ferguson made a series of changes. He first replaced Giggs with Anderson in the 62nd minute, letting the veteran rest and receiving applause from the audience when the game was already decided. Then, three minutes later, he replaced Tevez with Saha. It seems that Sir Alex Ferguson did not want to give Tevez a chance to score a hat-trick in this game, and wanted to wait for Tevez to get back into shape and let him vent in the next game.

Then, in a rare move, Sir Alex Ferguson used up all three cards in his hand in the 72nd minute. Derby County's outstanding performance gave the old Sir Alex Ferguson full confidence, and he replaced Hargreaves, who had begun to show signs of being a glass man this season, with Fletcher.

However, not long after Sir Alex made the substitution, Derby County gave him a slap in the face for underestimating the opponent.

Derby County was lucky to get back a goal in the 76th minute! Hargreaves, who had just come on as a substitute, had not found his form yet. He missed the ball and the man in defense. The visiting team's midfielder Mills received a through ball in the counterattack and crossed from the right side of the penalty area.

Manchester United's defense made a second mistake. Van der Sar, who had been doing nothing throughout the game, chose to attack rashly, which was rare for him. He also made a mistake and failed to control the ball. Instead, the ball fell into the fatal area in the middle of the penalty area.

So the visiting team's forward Howard cleverly shot the ball into the empty goal from 10 yards in front of the goal before Wes Brown could get back to defense! The ball rolled over the goal line before Vidic flew to clear it. After confirming with the linesman, the referee ruled that the goal was valid!

This was Derby County's first away goal of the season, breaking Derby's 777-minute Premier League goal drought. It was also their first Premier League away goal since May 2002, and it also allowed them to avoid a shameful record: before this campaign, they had scored in eight consecutive away games. If they don't score again, they will break Everton's record of not scoring in consecutive away games in the top league set 5 years ago!

This... was really a great joy! So after the goal, Derby County seemed to be the team that was leading by a large margin. The entire team, including the goalkeeper, rushed to Manchester United's half to celebrate the goal. This made the Manchester United players, who didn't know what was going on, feel a sense of inexplicable and mocking insult!

After the kick-off, the mentality of the Manchester United players was: Damn, damn, we must score another goal!

However, the visiting team Derby County, who scored the winning goal, was in high spirits and united as one! They changed their previous weak defensive posture...

This left Manchester United with no good way to deal with the opponent's defense for a while! Until the game came to the injury time!

In the 92nd minute, Li Qi triggered the breaking point by stealing the ball in the frontcourt and then making a straight pass. However, after receiving the ball, Ronaldo did not choose to take a long shot from the edge of the penalty area. Instead, he took the ball and broke into the right side of the penalty area. Facing the double-team of three defenders of the visiting team, he broke into the inside line, but was stopped with the ball.

However, the referee's whistle also sounded at the same time, awarding a penalty kick! Then Ronaldo took the penalty kick and scored his ninth league goal of the season, helping Manchester United lock the score of the game with a score of 9-5.

Several Derby County players expressed dissatisfaction with the penalty decision, and Li Qi also expressed dissatisfaction because this foul caused him to miss the assist KPI of this game!

But Ronaldo didn't care at all, this was Ronaldo's 14th goal in the past 14 games, and his sixth consecutive goal. Scoring this penalty kick also has another meaning for Ronaldo, that is, with 6 goals in the league, he is tied with Arsenal's Adebayor and another unknown little player for the top scorer list.

As for the unknown little-known player, Ronaldo leaned over to give him some comfort after the game, which barely counts as half an assist. If he helps to create a penalty kick next time and gives it to Ronaldo to take, it will also count as half an assist. Hmm? Hmm, whether the penalty is scored or not, it will count as half an assist!

Ronaldo also knows how good this little-known player is. He has quietly scored 9 goals in the league, and also 9 assists, aiming for a near double-double. Yes, the top scorer in Manchester United, who is tied with Ronaldo, is not Rooney or Tevez, but Ricardo Richie!

This guy, when someone mentions goals and assists to him, he naturally changes the subject, just to minimize his output on Manchester United's offensive end, hoping that no one will notice him, especially the media will not comment on him, analyze him, or expose him...

Ronaldo can understand Li Qi's idea of ​​​​development. After all, this season, Ronaldo has clearly felt that it is more difficult for him to score goals than last season, because the opponent's defense has begun to target him and double-team him when he has the ball, and there will be someone to mark him when he runs without the ball.

Therefore, Ricardo Richie also took advantage of the involvement and attraction of defense by Ronaldo and Rooney. In the offensive channels opened up by the two, he passed through them again and again and took advantage of the loopholes, thus bursting out the strongest offensive data since his debut.

Li Qi naturally doesn't want his opponents to notice him and restrict him in a targeted manner. He tries to hide as long as he can until he can no longer hide and is only discovered at the end of the season when the team takes stock.

Obviously, Sir Alex Ferguson has also noticed these situations, so although he values ​​Li Qi very much in the team, he does not praise Li Qi much publicly, especially he will not mention Li Qi's goal and assist data; it is estimated that these two, the old and the young, are both plotting evil and want to make a fortune in silence.

But Ronaldo also knows that it is impossible. Some team should have discovered the role of Li Qi in Manchester United by now. After all, he is almost hitting double-doubles in offense and assists in the Premier League, and both key statistics are at the top of the data chart. There are still three people tied for goals, but he is the only one who stands out in the assists list. Fabregas, who ranks second, has only 5 assists.

Of course, other teams may have just realized that this young man who just joined Manchester United this summer is such a loser, so targeted arrangements are not yet ready, but it must be around Christmas.

Of course, it doesn't mean that Li Qi relied on the aura of Ronaldo and Rooney to sneak up to the top. After all, Tevez had more and better opportunities than Li Qi, but the latter's goals were not as good as Ricardo's, and his assists were far worse than Ricardo's. It can be seen that Li Qi's technical skills, game reading ability and adaptability are all outstanding...