Football: Starting from the Ronaldo Template

Chapter 295: Sudden stop, change direction, then sudden stop and change direction again!
"It was still De Bruyne who organized the attack. He sent a long pass over the top from the midfield, looking for Sterling who was advancing on the left side!"

"Wan-Bissaka!"

"He failed to steal the ball in a one-on-one situation and was forced to break through by Sterling!"

Sterling once again performed the classic dinosaur run, sticking out his hips and gradually leaving Wan-Bissaka behind.

There is a widely circulated saying in the sprinting circle.

There were only two kinds of people on the runway, the Jamaicans and the rest.

Sterling was born in Kingston, the capital of Jamaica.

Although his running posture was weird, his speed was not affected.

Sterling observed his teammates nearby and a bold idea came to his mind. Then, without any hesitation, he dribbled the ball straight into the penalty area.

David Luiz is experienced. He bent down and lowered his center of gravity slightly, blocking the frontal shooting space.

But Sterling didn't even want to shoot.

In last season's Premier League games, he made 23 dribbles in the penalty area, ranking first in the Premier League.

Following him is Chu Feng (21 times).

This is certainly due to the tactics of the two teams, but it also reflects Sterling's ability.

Stick out your butt and change direction to the right!
David Luiz subconsciously stretched out his foot to steal the ball, but the next second he tried his best to retract his foot.

It's a pity it's too late.

Sterling twisted his body to the extreme and changed direction with his strong core ability.

The football rolled slowly to the left side of the penalty area.

Sterling was tripped by David Luiz's foot.

Beep! ! !
The referee blew the whistle and pointed to the penalty spot.

To Manchester City fans, that shrill whistle sounded like the most beautiful sound in the world.

"Penalty?"

"Penalty kick!"

Neville and Carragher had very different tones and their moods were completely different.

"If Sterling hadn't deliberately touched David Luiz's foot, I, Gary Neville, would have eaten this table today!"

Neville asked excitedly.

Carragher just smiled and said: "Did David Luiz touch Sterling?"

"Can that kind of force trip someone? Even my 90-year-old grandmother can't do it!" Neville's eyes were wide open, staring at Carragher and scolding: "And David Luiz pulled his foot back, Sterling could obviously break through from the left, but he still took the initiative to touch David Luiz!"

Carragher still only replied: "Did David Luiz touch Sterling?"

Neville: “.”

No matter what, he could only be furious. After all, Carragher was telling the truth and there was no way he could change the result of the penalty.

Manchester United players surrounded the referee and argued, hoping that he would change his mind.

But the truth is cruel.

Moreover.

The referee of this game is Atkinson, who has a unique "Atkinson formula" when it comes to penalty kicks and offside decisions.

The Condemner shook his finger: "Gentlemen, if there was VAR, you would not have objections, so I firmly believe in my decision."

Chu Feng stopped his teammates from continuing to argue.

Since the result is already determined, there is no need to struggle anymore.

It is more important to play well in the next game.

David Luiz rubbed his head and said guiltily: "I shouldn't have retracted my foot at that time. I should have just fallen to the ground and made a tackle, which would have destroyed the ball directly."

"Don't be bound by mistakes, be bold and make moves." Although Chu Feng was the youngest, he comforted his teammates maturely.

After saying that, he looked at De Gea and said, "David, don't feel any psychological pressure. If you can't play, just treat it as the beginning of the game."

"Don't worry!" De Gea clapped his hands, looking full of confidence.

Beep! ! !
After the referee blew the whistle, Aguero ran up and shot!
Kicked a left corner.

Although De Gea judged the direction correctly, the shot was at a very tricky angle and with great force.

The football finally hit the goal.

1: 1!

Under the high-intensity pressure from Manchester United, Manchester City gradually regained their passing and control rhythm and planned several extremely threatening attacks.

Sterling used a clever method to help Manchester City get a penalty kick.

As for whether this method meets ethical standards?

In fact, there are different understandings from different perspectives.

"It's okay, it's okay!" Chu Feng said to his teammates, "Remember that the pressure intensity in the midfield and frontcourt cannot be reduced. Manchester City's frontcourt players are good at breaking through. If you can't defend, make a tactical foul decisively and don't let them enter the dangerous area."

The Manchester United players nodded to show their understanding, and there was not much frustration on their faces.

After all, they have experienced many ups and downs, so their psychological defense is still very high, so they won't lose their temper if a goal is scored.

Of course, it’s a different story if you’re fooled by a dragon.

Looking at the harmonious and positive team atmosphere of Manchester United, De Bruyne showed a bit of sadness in his eyes. Every time they scored a goal against Manchester United, they did not get the expected effect.

This effect refers to - morale.

Let’s use an analogy.

Manchester United is like an unbeatable boxer. It is obviously shaky, but it just won't fall.

And compared to tactics and players, this is the most frightening point.

"I can feel that they are running as fast as possible in the midfield and frontcourt. If we can improve the pace of passing and controlling the ball a little bit, we might be able to knock them down."

De Bruyne just doesn't believe it. Although he appears to be easy-going on the surface, he is actually very stubborn in his bones.

As a child, he was disliked by his host family and teammates.

Then he became a superstar at Genk.

When he grew up, he was first loaned to Werder Bremen by Chelsea. Finally, he thought he could return to Chelsea to look forward to the future, but he was sold to Wolfsburg by Chelsea.

This may also be an abandonment for him.

Eventually he led Wolfsburg into the Champions League and became the Bundesliga's best player that season.

If it weren't for his stubbornness, he would definitely not be where he is today, let alone become a top midfielder in football.

In less than two seasons, how many times has Manchester City lost to Manchester United?
He couldn't remember and didn't want to remember. He just wanted to wash away the humiliation with victory and prove himself with the league championship.

"Each of us is getting stronger. We can't always fail to beat Manchester United, right?"

David Silva added with a smile: "And I really can't play for too long. I hope I have no regrets before I leave. Everyone, work harder for me!"

The players of the two teams were on both sides of the green field. When the referee blew the whistle, the formations collided again.

Pressuring, oppression and confrontation became the main theme of the game.

34th minute of the first half.

Chu Feng received the ball with his back to the goal in the frontcourt, but was blocked by Kompany, leaving him no room to turn around.

So he set up a turret to pass the ball to Pogba.

Pogba, with red and green hair, took a long shot from outside the penalty area!
Unfortunately, he failed to hold the ball, and it went directly over the crossbar and flew towards the fans in the stands.

When it was Manchester City's turn to attack, it was still mainly based on passing and controlling the ball.

De Bruyne was not limited to the wing, but roamed more in the middle, interfering with Manchester United's targeted blockade.

As for the wing position, Kyle Walker filled it.

He saw Chu Feng's interview the day before yesterday, especially the part about the old incident in the bar, and became extremely angry.

In fact, his being demoted to the youth team had nothing to do with Chu Feng. He even had to thank Chu Feng for stopping his stupid behavior, otherwise he would have to stay in jail for more than half a month and would definitely not be able to stay in Manchester City in the future.

But some people always like to attribute their misery to others.

Kyle Walker received the ball and dribbled past Matic, but the accuracy of his touch was not very good.

After a long pass, Ashley Young stepped forward to clear the ball.

Kyle Walker didn't want to lose the ball easily, so he accelerated and made a solid contact with Professor Yang.

The football eventually rolled out of the sideline.

"Manchester City's passing and control are too extreme. We can't afford to make even the slightest mistake. But the threat they pose is also huge. There are still about fifteen minutes left in the first half." Chu Feng panted heavily. "Huh - everyone, hold on a little longer. We must establish an advantage."

Manchester United's high-intensity pressing tactics were difficult to maintain in the second half.

Manchester City is just the opposite.

Passing and controlling the ball does not consume much physical energy, and can even restore some physical energy.

Manchester United cannot delay. Since they have chosen to press, they must seize the advantage!

"You can move a little further to the outside, and I will fill the gap in the middle." Kante said after hesitating for a moment.

Manchester City's strategy of keeping their wingers inside made it difficult for Herrera and Matic to play, because they could only choose a more moderate defensive position, but that would greatly reduce the defensive area.

Therefore, a more aggressive positioning is required to create a more intense pressing.

The game continues.

Manchester City moved from the wing to the middle, Fernandinho controlled the ball and immediately received a reminder from behind.

"Watch out for Manchester United's No.7!"

Chu Feng approached from behind to confront.

Even though Fenniao's pass was interfered by Chu Feng, it was still accurately passed to David Silva.

Herrera gritted his teeth and rushed forward, cooperating with Pogba in pressing.

The space magician wanted to get rid of it on a small scale, but he was not the "space magician" of that year.

Pulling the football horizontally and then pushing it in the opposite direction, the whole set of movements was done very smoothly, but unfortunately the person did not keep up.

I'm old after all.

Herrera and his two teammates closed the door to defend and took the ball back.

efficient!

Previously, Chu Feng said in the program: "The answer to solving Manchester City's problems is - efficient pressing and efficient counterattack!"

Carragher was still a little puzzled at the time.

When he saw Manchester United's counterattack, he understood everything in an instant.

A picturesque counterattack rhythm.

Kante passed the ball diagonally to the retreating Mahrez, Mahrez passed the ball horizontally to Pogba who was advancing, and Pogba then passed the ball directly to Chu Feng behind Fernandez.

The football drew a lightning-like pattern on the green field and penetrated the Manchester City formation pressing forward!
"pretty!!!"

"Manchester City will pay the price for their extreme passing and control!"

Guardiola put down his crossed legs, stood up suddenly and walked to the coaching command area.

Fortunately, Manchester City set an offside trap in advance when pressing forward.

Otherwise Chu Feng could have directly advanced forward.
The consequence of that would be a one-on-one pass.

There are two people standing in front of Chu Feng now - Kompany and Laporte.

Chu Feng didn't stop at all after receiving the ball.

Because he must pursue extreme efficiency, otherwise Manchester City will be able to rebuild its defense quickly.

Left or right?

Laporte was not in good shape, so he chose the right side!
"Chu!" Mahrez saw this and quickly moved forward, taking away Zinchenko who wanted to move inward to support.

Chu Feng gave a thumbs up to the polo king in his heart, and then went straight to find Laporte!

Stop suddenly, change direction, stop suddenly again, change direction again!

Chu Feng made three consecutive sudden stops and changes of direction in front of the penalty area, and Laporte, who was in a low state, was fooled!
His mind could keep up with Chu Feng, but his body was far behind.

In addition, his right knee, which had already been injured, had to bear a force many times his body weight during the subconscious high-frequency changes of direction.

Stab it!

Laporte seemed to hear a tearing sound, and he wanted to continue to follow up and steal the ball.

But his knees were out of control and he fell to the ground after they softened, looking so miserable that it was heartbreaking.

Chu Feng ignored Laporte. When he reached the right side of the penalty area, he adjusted his steps and shot directly!

Ederson originally thought Chu Feng would shoot into the far corner or under the crotch, so he focused on defending these two directions.

But the football went straight to the upper right corner.

Ederson raised his hands as quickly as possible, but still failed to stop the whistling football.

Swish! ! !
With the crisp sound of the ball hitting the net, Manchester United took the lead again!

"Pretty!"

"Same pressing style, same forced Manchester City mistakes, same goal scored!"

"The two teams were determined to take control of the game from the start. After a battle of tactics and players, Manchester United finally achieved their goal!"

"And Chu also showed his dominance by stopping and changing direction three times in front of the penalty area, knocking Laporte to the ground!"

"Hey, why hasn't Laporte gotten up yet?"

Neville was just about to praise Chu Feng when he found the team doctor carrying a stretcher onto the field.

Is it
"In basketball, we often call Iverson, Paul, Wade and others 'ankle killers' because their change of direction dribbling is very exaggerated, and defensive players often sprain their ankles during the sharp turn."

Neville did not take the opportunity to ridicule, but continued with emotion: "There are similar scenes in football, such as Kaka breaking Samuel's knee, Pasquato shaking off Flamini and Valencia."

Professional players have injuries to varying degrees, and parts such as the knee ligaments are very fragile.

Exerting too much force can easily lead to injury.

Seeing Guardiola's gloomy face, the team doctor who had finished the examination said worriedly: "The conservative estimate is that the cruciate ligament is torn. The specific situation needs to be checked by CT scan, but he definitely can't continue to play."

It has been less than six months since Laporte's last surgery.

Now that the same part has been severely damaged, even if surgery is performed again, it will be difficult to restore to its original level.

Careers will certainly be drastically shortened.

Guardiola comforted Laporte and hurriedly urged Stones to warm up.

Chu Feng on the field did not celebrate too much after scoring the goal. He stared at Laporte who was carried away on a stretcher. He felt a little uncomfortable.

It’s not that I’m overly sympathetic, but as a fellow player, I know the horror of injuries.

How many people in football have been ruined by it?
Van Basten, Ronaldo, Kaka, Owen.
And this matter is directly related to him.

But if Chu Feng were to do it again, he would still choose to do that.

Again, he is a player and he must live up to his responsibilities and the clothes he wears.

The intensity of the game decreased after Laporte left due to injury.

The reasons are complex.

Since Manchester City did not continue to attack, Manchester United players were happy to rest.

So the little time left was wasted.

Beep!
Soon, the referee blew the whistle and the first half of the game ended!

Manchester United 2:1 Manchester City!

(End of this chapter)