Football: Starting from the Ronaldo Template

Chapter 298 We will spread our wings and fly high into the sky!
“This ball — goes in!!!”

"Manchester United attacked with all their might, broke Manchester City's passing and control, and took the lead again!"

Neville could no longer organize his words.

When he saw the Manchester United players in red jerseys rushing towards Manchester City's half without hesitation, the visual impact went straight to the depths of his soul.

In fact, what people pay more attention to in modern football are players, coaches and tactics.

But Neville disagrees.

He thinks the most dazzling highlights in football are passion, teamwork and character!

Teammates fighting side by side, with the same goal in a distant place
This is what football players should love.

"Sir Alex Ferguson once told us: Never cry after a game. If you want to do something, do it on the pitch. As a player and a man, you must leave the pitch and say with confidence that we did everything we could."

Neville stood up suddenly and shouted proudly: "This is the most essential and intuitive embodiment of the Red Devils spirit."

Although I don't want to admit it, in terms of tactics of the two teams, Manchester City is stronger.

No one can deny Guardiola's ability.

So when the strength on paper is equal, how can we make up for the tactical gap?

精神
Never give up until the last moment and never stop chasing victory.

For example, after the Munich air crash in 1958, Manchester United did not fall into despair and even rejected assistance from giants such as Real Madrid.

As for the subsequent magnificent history of the Red Devil, there is no need to elaborate on it.

No team in history has ever been destroyed and then reborn and stood up again.

It is precisely because Manchester United has had that tragic experience that when you put on that bloody jersey, you can feel the spirit of never giving up.

"Gonna lift it high, gonna lift it high!"

“Our only limit is the sky!”

"Cos through the triumph and the grief!"

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“We will not rest until the whole world knows our name!”

The team song titled "Lift It High" was sung in unison.

This song was sung by the current Manchester United players themselves before Manchester United participated in the FA Cup final in 1999.

Perhaps it was the courage brought by this song that enabled Manchester United to complete the treble feat unprecedented in the team's history in the next two weeks.

Manchester United fans sang this song at this time, naturally with the purpose of wanting to replicate the miracle.

wrong!

They want to surpass the miracle with four or five championships!

Chu Feng looked at the bronze statue on the stands and recalled a movie he had seen - "Manchester United Reborn"

Every player must watch it before entering the youth training camp.

There's a clip where Sir Bobby Charlton survives the Munich air crash.

But I don’t know whether it is lucky or unlucky?
Because he saw with his own eyes his teammates, with whom he had been together day and night and had been playing around the day before, being torn into a bloody mess by the fragments of the fuselage and the flames.

He even watched his best friend Edwards die of kidney failure after suffering for 15 days.

Even then Sir Bobby Charlton could still rise again.

"People always say I'm strong, but if I were Sir Bobby Charlton, I would have given up football long ago."

Chu Feng dispelled his chaotic thoughts and went to find his teammates to celebrate the goal.

Rashford's mind went blank. He waved his arms around numbly and muttered to himself, "Am I a hero for Manchester United now?"

"Yes, you are a hero!" Herrera replied with a laugh.

How could a player who scored a goal in the 70th minute of the second half and helped Manchester United take the lead again not be a hero?
"Hey, don't forget my contribution. It's much harder to get rid of Gundogan and Stones than to get past Harry!"

Chu Feng pretended to be dissatisfied.

Hearing this, Maguire's head was full of question marks. He argued unconvincedly: "In terms of frontal defensive ability, Stones is definitely not as good as me, and as long as I can hold my position, Chu can't knock me away even if he gains another five pounds!"

"Did Chu need to knock you away? He took a detour from the side and you probably only turned half a circle!" Mahrez complained.

Maguire curled his lips and did not find any reason to refute.

Because he couldn't find it.

After his teammates finished celebrating, Chu Feng said earnestly: "A one-goal lead is not safe. Since we won't give up, Manchester City certainly won't give up either."

Perhaps because of the loss of the league title last season, Manchester City players have become more resilient.

And for Manchester City, as long as they can score one more goal and maintain a draw.

The score difference between the two teams did not change.

As long as Manchester City plays steadily in the remaining games, they can basically secure the league title and let the blue flag fly in Manchester.

When hope is only half a step away, the energy that people can unleash is beyond imagination.

"I wonder what you would think if today ended in failure."

Aguero pointed to the sky-blue area in the away stands and said in a hoarse voice: "Anyway, I will regret it for the rest of my life."

"So don't leave yourself with regrets! Remember, Manchester United's defense is not as strong as we thought, otherwise we wouldn't have scored the first two goals!"

After saying that, Aguero returned to the center circle.

De Bruyne looked at Chu Feng's back for a while, then quietly returned to his position. He rationally analyzed the goal just now.

The key point is that David Silva made a mistake due to the interference of Chu Feng.

According to Guardiola's original plan, he would be replaced around 60 minutes, but no one knew that an accident would happen - Laporte was injured.

Sometimes the most insignificant details can determine the outcome of a game.

"come on!"

De Bruyne didn't think too much about it, clenched his fists and encouraged himself in his heart.

Amid the roar of applause at Old Trafford.

The game starts again.

Manchester City's tactics changed again, with the two wingers moving inwards to the middle and ambushing behind Kante.

The intention is to create space on both wings.

De Bruyne is at his peak at this stage, unlike in the future when he still has a little belly.

He gradually took on more tactical responsibilities, connecting Manchester City's midfield and frontcourt, making the overall passing and control smoother.

But when Chu Feng and others launched targeted pressing, they discovered a very threatening problem.

Manchester City is not driven by a single core!

Unlike Fernandinho, Gundogan has a very strong ability to control the rhythm and has a great skill of running in from behind.

Before Manchester United changed their target, he passed the ball to David Silva.

The latter currently serves as a transfer point.

Not controlling the ball or dribbling can reduce physical energy consumption and avoid being intercepted.

Gundogan got forward and received the ball again, advancing towards Manchester United's half.

It's just that Manchester United played very resolutely.

"Kick more aggressively, go for the body!"

"Don't put down the shovel easily!"

"N'Golo, watch out behind you!"

Kante used predictive movement to block Gundogan's through pass. As soon as he passed the ball to Herrera, Manchester City players quickly counterattacked.

Herrera was surrounded in an instant.

Political Commissar Esteban doesn't have Pogba's footwork. If you want him to get rid of the ball in a small area, you might as well hope for Maguire.

Chu Feng retreated to support Herrera, but his intention was too obvious.

"The tempo must be faster, no more useless passing!"

De Bruyne got in front of him, intercepted the ball and passed it directly to Sane.

"Fuck!" Chu Feng cursed inwardly and hurriedly chased after him.

It stands to reason that Manchester City’s morale should have dropped a little bit after falling behind three times, regardless of whether they would give up or not.

But looking at the excitement of Manchester City players, if you don’t know, you would think they are leading!

After being reprimanded by Guardiola, Sane did not challenge Wan Bissaka one-on-one, but cut inside to seek cooperation with Aguero.

Liverpool legend Souness once commented on Aguero: "He touches the ball less often, but they are all in dangerous areas and are devastating touches."

David Luiz didn't dare to let it go and quickly moved closer to interfere.

Kanter also double-teamed him.

Argentines seem to be born with spirituality, not to mention that Aguero is Maradona's son-in-law.
Oh, that’s not right. It’s the ex-son-in-law.

As for why it is “before”?
Because Aguero cheated on Maradona, the king of football was almost angry to death.

"KUN made a heel pass!"

"Seats B!"

"His ghostly movement put him half a body length ahead of Luke Shaw, and De Gea was still some distance away from the near post. All B Silva had to do was lightly -"

Neville's voice stopped abruptly, and he looked down with wide eyes.

Luke Shaw threw himself out!

A very dangerous tackle. If it hits a person, it will be a red dot, and if it hits the ball, it may be an own goal.

Luke Shaw thought about the consequences before making the tackle, but he still decided to make the tackle.

Because he was afraid of conceding a goal, but he was even more afraid of doing nothing.

After going through that rough and dark time, he became stronger and braver than before.

boom! ! !
Luke Shaw's toes touched the football first, but then he closed his eyes in pain.

"Own goals?!"

Neville shouted in disbelief, feeling infinite frustration in his heart.

As an excellent right back, he understood that in that situation, he had to and could only gamble!

Bet you can get the ball out of the baseline.

But people don't usually have good luck when they gamble big.

At least Luke Shaw thinks his luck is very bad!
The football changed its trajectory and bounced towards the goal, hitting the inside of the right goal post and bouncing in. If the angle had been off by just a tiny bit, the outcome might have been completely different.

Luke Shaw buried his face in the grass, and it was unclear whether it was sweat or tears that dripped down.

He wasn't that desperate even when he broke his leg because it was just his own thing.

And this own goal will ruin the efforts of everyone at Manchester United.

At this time in Manchester United's penalty area.

The joy of one side sets off the sorrow of the other side, and the extreme emotions of human beings are fully reflected.

"without"

De Gea wanted to say it was okay, but he swallowed the words back.

How come it doesn't matter?
All their hard work, sweat, and expectations for the entire season were ruined at this moment.

Even the most optimistic people can be disappointed.

Chu Feng is no exception.

He was silent for a moment and turned his head to the left.

On the huge LED screen, it showed 85 minutes and 26 seconds, Manchester United 3:3 Manchester City. Is there still a chance to score again?

Have.

But the lead was equalized three times in a row, in such a dramatic way.

He felt more tired than ever before, and an idea even emerged in his mind - why not just end it like this.

Anyway, I am still young and there will be many opportunities in the future.

Also, maybe Manchester City will perform poorly in the last three rounds of the league and will hand the championship back to Manchester United?
Suddenly he caught sight of the bronze statue on the stands again.

After a moment of silence, he rubbed his hair and said to himself: "Since I'm here now, I might as well stick to it until the end."

He didn't have any pretentious thoughts, he just didn't want to leave any regrets for himself.

After all, if he happens to think back to today after he retires, he will definitely have some thoughts.

if--

If I persist to the end, will things turn around?

The most feared thing in the world is "if".

Therefore, Chu Feng forcefully pulled Luke Shaw up and shouted at the top of his voice in his ear: "What's an own goal? You can even survive a broken leg."

Looking at Luke Shaw's red eyes, Chu Feng pointed at Maguire: "If you still feel frustrated, think about Harry. When he scored an own goal, did you blame him?"

"Well, there is still some." Luke Shaw seemed to have a short circuit in his brain.

Big head: "???"

Chu Feng: “.”

It seems that all I said was in vain.

However, the gloom in the hearts of Manchester United players was dissipated a lot because of this conversation.

De Gea fished out the ball and stuffed it into Chu Feng's arms: "Chu, do you know what we call you in private?"

"Miracle boy!" Maguire answered in a mean way.

Chu Feng was speechless again, thinking that this nickname of "Twenty Feet" did not suit him at all.

"So you have to work harder!" De Gea added.

Chu Feng took the football and walked forward without saying any words of encouragement.

Because he knew that his teammates had not given up either.

Kant's eyes kept rolling, and he finally came to the right place.

Look at the atmosphere within Manchester United. If it were Chelsea, they would have started scolding each other a long time ago.

"Manchester City's two flanks have reached their limit. We'll go to the flanks and overtake them. When we see the right opportunity, cross the ball over my head!"

Chu Feng gave an order.

Sometimes the simplest tactics have the best results.

Manchester City's two central defenders Stones and Kompany, the former's physical fitness is not very good, and the latter is already at the end of his career.

Therefore, both confrontation and air defense capabilities are limited.

Chu Feng placed the ball in the center circle and waited for the referee to blow the whistle.

He suddenly remembered a sentence.

The most glorious day in a person's life is not the day when he achieves success.

But the day when from sorrow and despair you develop the desire to challenge life and bravely step towards this challenge.

Although this statement sounded sentimental, he was indeed not that tired anymore.

Beep! ! !
With the referee's whistle.

Chu Feng passed the ball back to Kante, then turned forward and plunged into Manchester City's territory.

"Defend! Defend! Defend!"

Guardiola waved his arms wildly on the sidelines, directing Manchester City players to move backwards.

He is not stupid and insists on fighting to the end.

A draw is already very beneficial for Manchester City. Instead of taking huge risks in attacking, it is better to keep the fruits of "victory".

Because there are three league games left, Guardiola is confident of winning.

Mourinho remained eerily calm, with his hands in his pockets, staring coldly at the green field. He believed that Chu Feng could make the best judgment.

After all, the kid followed him and reviewed countless games.

In terms of tactical thinking alone, no one in active service can compare to him - this is Mourinho's evaluation of him.

"Manchester United is attacking with all their strength, while Manchester City is defending with all their strength?"

"I wonder if the two teams have switched sides again?"

“Luke Shaw got past De Bruyne and he didn’t seem to be bothered by it!”

"Look for Rashford again!"

Master La was extremely excited after scoring the goal. Facing Walker, the fastest full-back in the Premier League, he chose to speed up and run immediately!
boom! ! !
After a fierce physical confrontation, Rashford squeezed over and sent a cross near the baseline!

The football spun and fell into the penalty area.

Kompany immediately stuck behind Chu Feng and raised his hand to hold him down to prevent him from jumping.

"cough--"

But Chu Feng leaned back and pushed Kompany back.

The Belgian veteran's heart was filled with excitement.

Are you a football player or a basketball player? Why did you even use the back-to-the-basket move?

After Chu Feng regained his balance, he jumped up and headed the ball to the right!

"A world class save from Ederson!"

"He accurately judged Chu's intention and moved sideways to the left in advance!"

John Merson breathed a sigh of relief.

He angrily said into the microphone: "Regular time is over, and the referee gave 6 minutes of extra time? Asshole, did Atkinson receive money from Manchester United? Why did he give so much extra time?"

"This is naked special treatment. It reminds me of Ferguson time. Didn't he wait for Manchester United to score before the end?"

John Merson became angrier and angrier as he thought about it, and raised his middle finger towards the Ferguson stand.

The game continues.

Mahrez took a corner kick from the right side, this time he didn't look for Chu Feng in the front point, but gave it to Rashford at the back point.

Since Kompany and Stones were both marking Chu Feng, Kyle Walker was the only one near Rashford.

There is a height difference of about 10cm between the two, and Rashford easily grabbed the ball.

Unfortunately, the football was slightly higher than the crossbar.

Manchester United fans were sweating all over and counting down silently in their hearts. They didn’t want to fail like this.

I don't know who started it, but they started singing the team song again.

"United we are, already come so far!"

“We will not rest until the whole world knows our name!”

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The singing grew louder and louder, gradually spreading out of Old Trafford.

The Manchester United fans who were waiting nervously outside also sang along loudly, letting the passionate melody echo in the night sky of Manchester.

"Hold on and wait for six seconds!"

Mahrez's long shot was caught by Ederson. Just as he was about to kick the ball out for a counterattack, he heard Kyle Walker's voice.

Then he lay down on the grass.

"Don't worry, seize the opportunity!"

Chu Feng comforted his anxious teammates and never looked at the scoreboard again.

No matter how much time is left in the game.

Anyway, he will persevere to the end.

After Atkinson gave a verbal warning, Ederson slowly got up and kicked Aguero in front of him.

"I come!"

Maguire rushed forward, pushed Aguero away and headed the ball to Maguire.

Xiaomai dribbled the ball to the midfield and passed it to the right side cleanly.

The short pass went past Gundogan and came behind David Silva. Political Commissar Egypt tried his best to pass the ball to Mahrez.

"Use the change of rhythm to break through!"

"Pretty!"

“Is Mahrez going to cut in and shoot? Chu attracted a lot of defensive players!”

No.

The moment Kompany headed the ball, Mahrez made a lob pass!

It seemed as if a rainbow appeared in Manchester City's penalty area.

"Look at Manchester United's No. 7!"

Kompany roared at Stones.

Stones took a few steps and jumped up. He was closer to the landing point and could definitely grab a bit.

But the next second, his pupils suddenly shrank!

Since the distance to the football is farther, you have to jump higher!

Chu Feng used the inertia of his mad run to step on the ground and suddenly leap up, jumping to a terrifying height!

Under the glow of hundreds of spotlights, the trajectories of football and youth intersect.

boom! ! !
Chu Feng exerted force from his waist and abdomen in mid-air, throwing out a fierce headbutt!

The football was like a cannonball, whizzing towards the Manchester City goal.

There was silence at Old Trafford for a moment, followed by deafening cheers and the lyrics that had not yet been finished.

“Through the streets of Manchester!”

“You’re gonna hear the people sing!”

"Gonna lift it high, gonna lift it high!"

“Our only limit is the sky!”

　Manchester United's first team anthem, Lift It High
　　This could be the year,
　　to celebrate and cheer,
　　Pitch, bench and terraces, from the court, bench to the stands,
　　we're all wanting the same thing.

　　If you believe in us,

　　we won't betray that trust,

　　Through the streets of Manchester,

　　you're gonna hear the people sing:

　　Gonna lift it high, we'll fly high,

　　gonna lift it high, gonna lift it high

　　Our only limit is the sky. Fly high in the sky.

　　'cos through the triumph and the grief, because

　　
　
(End of this chapter)