Football career: From winning the championship to becoming a legend

After the first leg at Camp Nou, Sir Alex Ferguson expressed concern about Manchester United's possession rate: "Usually we have good possession of the ball, but the passivity when switching from defense to attack against Barcelona makes me worried."

Indeed, despite Li Qi's slow play, Manchester United's possession rate in the last round remained above 4%;

But most of the ball possession was still in Manchester United's half, with Reggie retreating deep and constantly passing the ball back to the defenders safely, which was different from Barcelona's passing and control where the entire team pressed forward in the opponent's half, controlling the ball and dispatching the opponent to find flaws.

However, everyone knows that Manchester United's form and speed in away games are indeed not as good as Barcelona. Blindly turning around and speeding up to play in the transition gap may not only fail to pose a threat, but also fail to control the ball, and then be taught a lesson by Barcelona, ​​the ancestor of passing and controlling the ball...

Then Sir Alex Ferguson released a smokescreen: "We will definitely launch a massive attack when we return to our home ground!"

Yes, those who know this bad old man know that the only response to every word he says is: I don’t believe you!

However, Rijkaard and the entire Barcelona team fell into the trap due to their concern. This was the trick of the master of psychological warfare. Although it may not have a direct effect, it can indeed affect the rhythm and progress of the game to a certain extent by causing the opponent to misjudge and lead to wrong tactical arrangements.

So after the battle at Old Trafford began, Rijkaard found that Manchester United in red shirts and white pants took the posture that worried him the most: steady defense and counterattack!

Even the attacking rhythm at the beginning of the first leg was useless in this game. At the start, they just took their positions and competed with Barcelona, ​​who were wearing blue jerseys, for control of the midfield.

Indeed, after all, with the advantage of an away goal, only a fool would launch a large-scale attack, and a goalless draw is an acceptable result.

Moreover, after the fierce competition shortly after the start of the game, Barcelona, ​​who are good at controlling the ball, also deliberately slowed down the pace of the game and strengthened control, because this was the tactical arrangement specially explained by Rijkaard and the Barcelona coaching staff before the game. After all, they were afraid that Manchester United would attack in their devilish home stadium...

At the same time, Manchester United was more cautious in defense. They did not move out easily. All the players stayed in the half court, waiting for Barcelona to press forward, and then calmly counterattacked.

Although Manchester United was without Rooney today, Tevez, the little goose among the four little swans, performed beyond Sir Alex Ferguson's expectations.

Originally, I thought that Tevez's impact on the front line was not as great as Rooney's, so Sir Alex specifically instructed Ronaldo to cut into the middle and attack Barcelona's defense. But obviously Sir Alex was overthinking, the young goose is also a big game player, and he is more excited when he sees a big game.

He played as the main striker today and was fierce and tough. He fought madly in the frontcourt and handled the ball very cleanly after snatching it, which gave Barcelona a headache.

Although Barcelona seemed to be the more powerful side in the first 10 minutes, it was pregnant with many crises. For example, the attention of Barcelona's defense was attracted by Tevez, and Yaya Toure was deliberately told to closely guard Li Qi once he passed the half court...

This gives Manchester United's other teammates in the midfield and frontcourt more room to move, such as Manchester United's current top star Cristiano Ronaldo and Park Sam-Fei, who mainly entangled Messi in defense in the last game but can also get to the end in offense!

Sure enough, Manchester United quickly seized the opportunity in a counterattack...

In the 14th minute, Barcelona's entire army pressed forward, pressuring Manchester United's defense, trying to break the deadlock first, but Deco's attack in the middle was obviously too difficult and was intercepted by Ferdinand.

The latter made a direct pass to the midfield. Manchester United's offense and defense transition rhythm at home was at full speed. At the same time, Manchester United's midfield and frontcourt were ready to quickly counterattack and attack Barcelona's half.

Li Qi, who was originally in the midfield to receive Ferdinand's direct pass, felt Yaya Toure approaching from behind and the force of his back push: it was probably not a steal but a block...

So Li Qi lifted his foot nimbly and let the ball slip past him. Yaya Toure was also shocked when he pushed Li Qi down. When he came to his senses and turned his head to look behind him, he could only see that Ronaldo had already taken the ball and rushed!

The referee held the whistle but did not blow the penalty. Instead, he raised his hands to indicate that the attack was beneficial!

Ronaldo, Park Ji-sung and Tevez, three arrows fired at the same time! Barcelona's defense was facing a formidable enemy and fought and retreated.

But just when Ronaldo entered the shooting range, Zambrotta, who had been chasing back, came to the defense. When Ronaldo changed direction, he swiftly cut between the player and the ball and intercepted the ball from Ronaldo's feet.

After Zambrotta cut the ball away, Ronaldo was still eyeing him, and at the same time, Park Sam-fei immediately came over and planned to counter-steal the ball near the corner of Barcelona's penalty area.

Zambrotta's body shape was actually not friendly when he returned to defense and cut the ball away from Ronaldo's feet. After all, he was about to lose his balance when he intercepted the ball at high speed.

With Cristiano Ronaldo behind him and Park Ji-sung in front, it was not easy for Zambrotta to pass the ball in the opposite direction, but it was also difficult to pass it back to the goalkeeper, as Puyol was blocking him two steps in front of him, leaving no space at all.

So Zambrotta, who was about to slip, made a very wrong decision. He did not twist his waist to clear the ball out of the sideline or kick it out of the baseline, but hurriedly cleared the ball to the middle, which directly violated the big taboo of the defender's clearance!

Of course, it may also be due to Barcelona's tactical requirements. After the defender steals the ball, he tries his best to control the ball and quickly hands it over to the midfield to switch from defense to offense, instead of blindly kicking the ball away.

So Zambrotta subconsciously wanted to pass the ball to Yaya Toure or Xavi in ​​the middle...

But the former had just knocked down Li Qi in the center circle and had not come back yet; while the latter returned to the other side of the penalty area corner to defend against Tevez who had been very active!

Therefore, the clearance in the middle by the Italian international defender was equivalent to helping Ronaldo to make a cross from the left, which was directly handed to the Manchester United midfield master Ginger who followed up from behind and was left open!

This Manchester United legend is no ordinary man! He is a long-range shooter who is good at hitting the ball hard.

After receiving the own goal assist from Zambrotta, Scholes took a step forward. The ball bounced slightly and was in the middle of the field, less than 28 yards away from the goal. There was no one marking him and the shooting range was clear. He would be letting himself down if he didn't take a shot!

Li Qi, who had just climbed up from the lawn and was about to follow, looked past the back of the big black man in front of him and saw Paul Scholes, drawing his bow and arrow, ready to shoot in the air...

Ditch! Ditch! Ditch! Ditch!

Paul ditch! Paul ditch! World wave!

The TV commentators on almost all channels were screaming wildly the next moment!

The Manchester United veteran volleyed the ball with the instep of his right foot, sending the ball out of the hot barrel like a cannonball, with a strong outward arc, straight into the blind spot in the upper left corner of the Barcelona goal!

It was definitely a world wave that could go down in history! The action was elegant, the ball was fast, the trajectory was elegant, and the angle was tricky! In Cantonese, this is a textbook "toe tail lassi!"

Barcelona goalkeeper Valdés tried his best to dive in the air, but he couldn't touch Popovich even a little bit...

The ball kissed the side net inside the Barcelona goal hard and passionately!

So cool! So exciting! A fatal blow!

这是生姜头在其职业生涯的第101场欧冠打入的时隔18个月以来的首粒欧冠入球！帮助曼联在主场1比0，两回合2比0领先于巴塞罗那了。

Barcelona must score at least two goals at Old Trafford to reverse the situation. There is no possibility of playing overtime...

Brother Scholes, who scored a crucial world wave, was very excited, but he did not do anything excessive in his celebration. He just celebrated together with his teammates who came over.

Moreover, Li Qi clearly heard Brother Paul say what was definitely the most Versailles complaint of the month: "Damn! I actually missed the kick just now..."

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Dear readers, I'm sorry for the late update. The author was very busy today with three meetings in a row...

I made an appointment to play football in the evening to find inspiration.

After the game, I didn’t get home until after 11 o’clock, and I also bruised my right hand.

What affects that...

I will try my best to update the first chapter first, and see if I can take advantage of the lunch break tomorrow to update the second chapter before the evening. 】