Football career: From winning the championship to becoming a legend

The game doesn't stop, the fighting doesn't stop, oh no, we're getting too excited, the attacks don't stop.

Especially Chelsea, after all, they were behind in the final, so they had to attack; and Sir Alex Ferguson's Manchester United were not soft eggs, they were not the type to be held down and beaten without fighting back, they had to counterattack!

Counterattack is naturally much easier than strong attack, so Manchester United got another chance to score at the end of the first half.

In the 41st minute, Manchester United was at the gates again, of course, they still took advantage of the quick counterattack during the transition between offense and defense. After Malouda's breakthrough on the left was blocked by Hargreaves and Carrick, Hargreaves directly instigated a counterattack, dribbled the ball across half court, and played a direct pass and diagonal insertion with the coquettish Li Qi.

Li Qi got the ball on the right sideline outside the Chelsea penalty area, facing Carvalho who changed position and followed closely, and the assisting defense...

Huh!? Terry is here too?!

Just now, left back Ashley Cole should have gone to steal Hargreaves, who was also behind him; and Essien must have been defending Ronaldo on the other side. So even those who are not good at math know that Rooney, who should have been cruising near the penalty area, is definitely empty again!

Even if the field is not empty, there is only one defensive midfielder Makelele at most!

Li Qi did not trigger the outbreak point, but football common sense told him that at this time he had to send the ball into the penalty area as soon as possible. As long as the goalkeeper could not get out of the position, there would be a great threat. Rooney would most likely move forward in the middle, and according to the formation, Ronaldo should be at a far point to outflanke.

So, go ahead! Li Qi took two steps sideways to take the ball, slightly adjusted the angle, and when Carvalho got closer, opened up the defensive area, and stepped out of his legs, Li Qi twisted his waist and shot the ball through the small door of Chelsea's iron guard to the middle of the penalty area at high speed!

Unexpectedly, Manchester United missed another good chance to score!

About 10 yards in front of the goal, Makelele's tackle was obviously two body lengths short, and tank player Cech just couldn't get out. Halfway out, he knew that the ball was too fast to touch, but Rooney, who was shovel-shooting behind the two of them, only poked the ball with his toes, slightly changing the direction of the ball, but only sent the ball out of the baseline...

Li Qi and C Luo both looked at the ball sliding past the goal and sighed: You idiot! No one is marking you, how can you run so slowly? Your legs are not long enough?

Li Qi couldn't help but look at Ronaldo in the distance: Little mule! What are you holding your head for? ! Why don't you follow to the end line? It's a chance to score an empty goal! You are just too lazy!

Looking at Li Qi flirting with him, Ronaldo also raised his hand in embarrassment like Rooney: My bad, my bad...

Although Manchester United's offensive was like a tide during this period, making Chelsea's defense nervous and sweating, Manchester United continued to waste opportunities. Anyone who understands football knows that this situation will definitely be punished by the goddess of fate!

And maybe because it was the final, the goddess of fate accelerated the punishment, so it didn't have to wait until the second half, but was delivered quickly in the last few minutes of the first half!

Although Chelsea's style of play is not as flexible as Manchester United's, emphasizing fancy footwork and passing and cutting, it is more direct. It is mainly led by the African Edward Drogba, the Blues weirdo Malouda, the German captain Saiyan King Ballack and the Iron Man Wang Jinxi, oh no, it is the Iron Man Lamp God Lampard who are constantly charging!

The move was simple, but too clever to be effective. As the physical strength of Manchester United's midfield and backcourt declined, it became difficult to cope with it;

Especially Manchester United's three midfielders. Carrick and Hargreaves were fine. They were born with wolf-dog attributes and managed to hold on. But the big brother Jiang Congtou, who was only 1 meters tall and had natural asthma, couldn't hold on after the false fire at the beginning...

First, in the 43rd minute, Lampard made a high-speed run forward and took the ball away, which Malouda either intentionally passed horizontally or accidentally lost while cutting inside. He took a step and changed direction to pass Scholes who tried to intercept him midway, and the latter did not even have a chance to foul.

Fortunately, Ferdinand, who had handed Drogba to Vidic, stepped sideways in front of the penalty area and hit Lampard with his hips, leaving the latter on the penalty area line.

After Ballack shot the free kick from 22 yards in front of the goal directly to the fans, Ferdinand paid the price of a yellow card to defuse Chelsea's threatening quick attack. After all, if Lampard was allowed to rush into the penalty area, it would be a half-solo opportunity.

But Chelsea's shock wave did not end there. It was as if they were a stubborn middle school boy who fearlessly and fearlessly attacked Manchester United's defense with wave after wave.

Sometimes, defenders are afraid of this kind of reckless style of play. You have no idea what he wants to do or what consequences it will bring, and you can't predict the changes and actions because he probably doesn't know it himself.

For example, this attack in the first half stoppage time was...

If it was Li Qi, he would never do this, but the weirdo at Stamford Bridge lived up to his nickname, his brain circuit was unusual. During the fast break, there were only him and Joe Cole in the entire Manchester United half. Facing the quadruple team of Wes Brown, Carrick, Scholes and Ferdinand, Malouda's choice was...

It turned out to be a direct descent from the side! As for whether it can be waded through, or what to do after wading through?

I guess he hasn't thought about it, because Li Qi couldn't predict it either, because first of all it is very difficult to get through. Do you think you are Messi or Ronaldinho?

Secondly, even if you can get through, there is only Xiao Qiao in front of you, and she is protected by at least two big rough guys. What can you do?

But don’t try to guess what the middle school boy is thinking, he doesn’t care, he just keeps his head down and does it!

Ta-ta-ta, it's done! Maybe a miracle will happen...

In the first minute of stoppage time in the first half, Drogba retreated deep into the half court to assist in defense and passed the ball to Malouda who was running in from the wing.

The latter rushed forward with his head down after receiving the ball, Wes Brown chasing him, Carrick and Scholes defending not far away, and Ferdinand waiting for him sideways in front...

Before entering Manchester United's defensive third zone, Malouda went too far when he avoided Wes Brown's cut-in. Ferdinand, who had been waiting for him, rushed forward and cleanly destroyed the ball with a single tackle, kicking it towards the center circle.

The ball just went over the top of Manchester United's three midfielders, but failed to get over the top of Lampard who followed up in the second wave. The latter took advantage of the situation to launch a quick break and headed the ball to Ballack who was following up at the same time.

Ballack let the ball pass and wanted to move to the right, but he didn't expect Essien, who was trained by Ronaldo for half the game, to rush over directly. This guy was very depressed because he was playing in an unfamiliar position and facing the opponent's strongest explosive point...

Well, one of the strongest! After being beaten over and over again, the pent-up anger in my heart urgently needs to be vented.

So Essien came in from behind, intercepted the ball from Ballack's feet, then took a step forward, and without waiting for Congjiangtou to come over to defend, he fired a heavy shot directly at the goal from 30 yards away.

But he obviously didn't kick the ball well. After all, he had played as a right back and defender for most of the game. His feet were a little unfamiliar and his strength was not strong enough. He didn't kick the ball high, but just kicked a half-high ball. The speed and angle of the ball were average. There was no one to defend, so it posed no threat if he just let it go.

So the ball was intercepted by Vidic outside the penalty area at the first try, but it was a rainy night in Moscow after all, the grass and the ball were a bit slippery, and the ball bounced just in front of Vidic, so the latter was unable to completely block it at the first try, and the ball slipped away...

After being intercepted and changed direction, the ball, whose flight trajectory was already irregular, actually hit the back of Ferdinand, who was following Malouda in the forward run and then defending all the way back into the penalty area!

The ball changed direction again and bounced back to the middle of the penalty area, landing right in front of Lampard who had just made a header...

Two consecutive long shots that changed direction made all Manchester United defenders unable to react.

Van der Sar was shaken twice in a short period of time. He was still trying to attack and block Lampard, but his foot slipped on the first step and he lost his balance. Then he could only watch the sharp-nosed Lamp God push the ball with his left foot near the penalty spot and send the ball into the empty goal behind him...

This was Lampard's 20th goal of the season, helping Chelsea to luckily equalize the score in the first half stoppage time, 1-1!

How can I describe this ball? Li Qi could only complain helplessly: It's too much bullshit! It actually shot out the effect of a ball, and Lampard just happened to pick it up...

Even if Essien shoots ten more times, he still can't achieve the same result as the last one. Anyone who dares to say that this is a match-fixing will definitely be called a big mouth...

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[Sorry, I really can’t finish the second update today.

Tomorrow’s daytime is also fully booked…I’ll try to make up for it next week.

Thank you for your support, readers. 】