I just wanted to play football, but I became a Hollywood god

As the referee on duty blew his whistle, the sixth round knockout round of the FA Cup officially began.

First off was Sunderland.

Center No. 33 Asamoah Gian knocks the ball back to No. 8 "Little Zidane" Malblanque.

Malbranque immediately accelerated and dribbled forward.

Lallana came up to intercept, but Malbranque passed Lallana like a show off, and then easily passed the help of defense and came up to Lambert, and then rushed towards Gu Ran with the ball.

Gu Ran, however, did not struggle with Malblanco, but deliberately exposed a flaw in the defense.

Malbranque curled his lips and accelerated towards the gap in Southampton's defense.

As long as this flaw can be broken through, Southampton's penalty area will be wide open!

However, just as Gu Ran revealed his flaw, Mikel silently approached from the side.

Malbranque was guarding Gu Ran, but he never expected that the person Southampton used to mark him was Mikel!

When Malblanque reacted, Mikel rushed forward and knocked Malblank away!

Fortunately, Malblanque reacted quickly enough, and at the moment he lost his center of gravity, he quickly pushed the ball towards Southampton's left rib.

Henderson immediately ran to chase the ball.

Gu Ran had already been guarding Henderson and started sprinting behind Henderson.

Henderson ran as fast as he could, but his sprint speed was no match for Gu Ran.

Gu Ran surpassed Henderson almost instantly, got stuck in front of Henderson's body, and used his body to protect him, allowing Malblanque's quick pass to pass out of bounds.

The first wave of Black Cat Sunderland's offensive was resolved by Gu Ran.

The game continues.

Sunderland adopted a full-field high pressing approach.

This is also Sunderland's usual two-wing, physical pressure tactic.

Especially playing against a League One team like Southampton, Sunderland are still very confident in pressing high up the pitch.

After Southampton took a throw-in, Chamberlain took the ball on the wing and prepared to turn around and break through.

Henderson rushed up and pushed Chamberlain in the back.

Chamberlain lost his balance and took the ball out of bounds.

Chamberlain quickly raised his hand to complain to the referee, but the referee turned a blind eye as if he had a sudden cataract.

Bardsley rushed up to fight for the throw-in from Chamberlain's hands.

How could Chamberlain hand the ball to Bardsley so easily?

What's more, Southampton's teammates have not fully returned to defense at this time, so Chamberlain has to delay even more time.

The referee blew the whistle to signal that Chamberlain had committed a foul.

Chamberlain no longer argued with Bardsley, but threw the ball into Bardsley's face with disdain.

Bardsley was furious.

The game resumes.

Henderson gets the ball on the wing.

Gu Ran and Chamberlain teamed up to double-team Henderson.

Henderson wanted to use his body and speed to eat Chamberlain alive, but Gu Ran's response was very timely and he cut the ball off Henderson's feet with one kick. Then Gu Ran didn't even turn around and just passed the ball with his back heel. Pass the ball to Chamberlain.

Chamberlain immediately accelerated like a rocket after receiving the ball.

Bardsley intercepted Chamberlain like an Iron Dome missile.

Chamberlain made a sudden stop and changed lane, trying to pass Bardsley, and then cut inside.

However, Bardsley didn't give Chamberlain a chance at all, and directly used a scissors kick to kill him, allowing Chamberlain to taste the feeling of Ronaldo being shoveled.

Chamberlain clutched his ankle and fell to the ground screaming in pain. The referee signaled the team doctor to enter the field.

Gu Ran ran to the referee to complain and asked the referee to give Bardsley a card.

However, the referee did not accept Gu Ran's appeal. The referee believed that Bardsley tackled the ball first, and then the inertia of his body brought Chamberlain down.

The referee asked Chamberlain to go to the sidelines for treatment and not to delay the game.

Chamberlain could only limp to the sideline with the support of the team doctor and receive spray treatment.

The game continues on the field.

Southampton receives a throw-in.

With one less player on the court, Gu Ran personally took the penalty kick.

Gu Ran exerted force on his waist and abdomen and threw it with all his strength!

Like a cannonball, the football flew over half of the field and flew straight to Sunderland's penalty area!

Lallana started simultaneously and got rid of the Sunderland defenders who were pressing very high up!

The ball is not offside!

Just when Lallana was about to rush into Sunderland's penalty area and header the ball, Sunderland's goalkeeper Mignolet rushed out from the door and grabbed the ball with both hands in front of Lallana. The ball is confiscated!

Lallana had no time to stop, and his body hit Minnie, who was 193cm tall and weighed 88kg!

They both fell to the ground at the same time!

But Mignolet quickly got up and held the ball firmly in his arms.

Lallana bared his teeth and reluctantly sat up after a long time.

The impact of this collision was so strong that Lallana was stunned for a long time before he finally came to his senses.

In less than 5 minutes of the game, two of Southampton's main offensive players have been tackled and hit. The intensity of this game is really not ordinary.

And this is before the "card-eating master" Cattermole has yet to attack.

The pressing nature of Sunderland's team is evident.

After Lallana recovered, Oxlade-Chamberlain also returned to play.

Chamberlain's ankle injury is not a major problem. He just shoveled the muscle tissue and can continue to play.

After the game resumed, Sunderland continued to press with high intensity in the midfield and frontcourt.

The Southampton team focused on Gu Ran and Mikel and defended with all their strength, waiting for the right opportunity.

The game went to the 11th minute.

Malbranque brought the ball to the front of Southampton's penalty area like a butterfly. Before Mikel rushed to intercept, Malblanque immediately passed the ball straight to Hebei Welbeck.

After Welbeck got the ball, he immediately accelerated and sprinted into Southampton's penalty area!

Welbeck is extremely fast and his impact is fierce!

Font and Richardson, who were responsible for defending Welbeck, were unable to intercept Welbeck at all!

Welbeck takes off while running wildly! Hit the door from a small angle!

Goalkeeper Davis was half a beat slower!

There is nothing Davis can do—

boom!

The football hit the goal post hard and bounced back.

With quick eyesight and quick hands, Davis immediately pounced and pinned the football beneath him!

Southampton fans and Newcastle United fans were all shocked into a cold sweat!

Southampton's defense was too fragile in front of Malbranque. Fortunately, Welbeck's poor shooting skills allowed Southampton to escape the disaster.

Welbeck, who missed the goal, was holding his head in front of the goal with a depressed look on his face.

The game continues.

Sunderland continued to press high and attack ferociously.

The Southampton team is still playing steadily, waiting for opportunities.

...(End of chapter)