Football: Starting from the Ronaldo Template

Chapter 376: Stunning Look Back at the Moon

"Liverpool no longer presses high without restraint, but learns to control the rhythm of pressing!"

"At certain moments, retreat to your own half, use intensive defense to recover your strength, and at the same time seek opportunities for counterattacks!"

"It has to be said that Liverpool, coached by Klopp, has become more and more mature and has a solid foundation for winning the Premier League title!"

Zhan Jun did not make mindless exaggerations, but made objective comments.

At this moment on the field, Liverpool's overall formation retreated and built a tight defense in the midfield to resist Manchester United's attack.

The moment Kante passed the ball to Havertz, Fabinho and his teammates rushed forward and launched a crazy siege against Havertz, while cutting off his connection with his teammates.

But Havertz is no longer a newcomer to Manchester United. Half a season of training has made him stronger and he has gradually adapted to the pace of the Premier League games.

The most important thing is that muscle gain has curbed his further growth and kept his body shape within a scientific range.

Havertz held Fabinho with his back, then deftly pulled the ball and made a half turn to pass Henderson who was trying to get past him from the side.

“Very clever handling!”

"Havertz broke through Liverpool's second line of defense and decisively chose to pass the ball without sticking to it!"

"His ability to read the game has also improved significantly. It is said that he would watch the games reviewed by Chu Feng every night before going to bed, and those contents were made into courseware by Manchester United!"

"Of course that's the grapevine, let's get back to the game!"

Old Trafford.

Ashley Young stopped and dribbled past Arnold.

It's not wrong to say that he is Route 66. His positioning and intentions on defense are too immature.

Professor Yang knew how to break through at a glance.

When Arnold gritted his teeth and chased back, Ashley Young suddenly stopped and left Arnold far behind.

Next!

He raised his eyes slightly and looked towards the penalty area, where there was a red figure running wildly towards the left side of the penalty area!

Not only that, Van Dijk followed closely, like a shadow.

There is no chance if the ball is passed
Ashley Young made a judgment in an instant, but his right foot seemed out of control and he kicked the pass almost instinctively!
Snapped!
The football goes straight to the front of Liverpool’s penalty area!
Van Dijk was behind Chu Feng, constantly pushing him out, and at the same time, without turning his head, he shouted: "Alisson!"

Upon hearing this, Alisson stretched out his hand, ready to snatch the ball and then launch a counterattack.

Mane and Salah in the frontcourt are already in position, and Liverpool only needs to kick the ball over with a long kick to form multiple quick counterattacks.

Manchester United, which is in the transition between offense and defense, finds it difficult to reorganize its defense quickly.

Between the lightning and flint.

Van Dijk's expression changed drastically, he quickly quickened his pace and rushed forward with all his strength!
But it was too late.

Under the spotlight at Old Trafford!
Manchester United’s No. 7 jumped into the air, using his body axis as a reference, and turned in a brief moment!

Snapped! ! !
Accompanied by the red clothes fluttering in the wind!
The football drew an extremely graceful arc, bypassed the stunned Alisson, and went into the upper left corner of the goal!
1:1! ! !

"GOAL!!!"

"GOAL!!!"

“An Unbelievable Goal!”

Neville slapped the table and roared.

"The ball goes in! The ball goes in!"

"In the extreme situation of having his back to the goal and being defended by Van Dijk, is there any player in the world who can find a chance?"

"Yes! Chu Feng scored against Liverpool with a "Looking Back at the Moon" shot!"

"With his wild imagination, he proved that he is still himself, the ruler of the Premier League!"

Zhan Jun in the commentary booth next door was also roaring.

Although he is a Liverpool fan, he couldn't control his excitement after witnessing such a wonderful goal.

Immediately afterwards, the entire Old Trafford erupted in cheers that resounded through the sky, and Manchester United fans waved their arms wildly.

"CHU!"

"CHU!"

"CHU!"

They shouted out the name of the King of Old Trafford, as they had done countless times before.

After scoring the goal, Chu Feng celebrated in the corner area and was soon surrounded by his teammates.

"Chu, are you sure you played in the U23 Asian Cup and not the World Cup? Why do I feel like you've become stronger?"

Maguire asked suspiciously with his eyes wide open.

"I was still a little uncomfortable, but Van Dijk wasn't in good shape either. If he had been a little faster, my ball-touching part would have been affected and I wouldn't have scored that goal."

Chu Feng explained with a smile.

Just now he suddenly moved sideways, getting half a body length ahead of Van Dijk and gaining a brief period of safety.

That's why he could look back at the moon and head the ball to the far corner.

"Look at how honest Chu is. He's not like you who brags about himself for a long time after scoring a goal!"

Maguire played a joke on Grealish.

"Get lost, that's called self-motivation, it makes people better!"

Grealish curled his lips.

However, the look in his eyes when he looked at Chu Feng was also filled with admiration.

There is no way. I may never be able to kick a goal of this difficulty and spirituality in my lifetime.

Everyone walked towards their own half, laughing and talking.

The Liverpool players stood there in a daze, seemingly still digesting Chu Feng's goal.

At the same time, a feeling of invincibility emerged deep in my heart.

"Just treat it as if the game has just begun! Since we can score the first goal, we can score the second goal!"

Van Dyke said in a deep voice.

He didn't talk about his mistakes because that was meaningless. What was important was to prove it with actions.

"Right! Manchester United is not an unbeatable team. Don't have too much psychological pressure. Just play according to the established tactics!"

Liverpool captain Henderson also stood up.

As for Arnold, who was suddenly defeated by Ashley Young, he clenched his fists and secretly told himself that he must never become the team's weakness again.

In fact, he has performed very well in the last half of the season, scoring three goals and making six assists, and his transfer value has soared to 80 million euros.

At that time, he felt that he could definitely get rid of Chu Feng's shadow, and even slowly catch up with the figure that was about to disappear.

But just now he realized that the gap between them was like a chasm.

Since there is no way to compare, then just don't compare, since we are not in the same position anyway.

Now he is mature and knows to put the interests of the team first.

Soon, the game started again.

The LED screen on the scoreboard stand was still replaying the goal in slow motion.

The stretching posture in the air and the extremely beautiful arc made all the fans at the scene intoxicated.

On the sidelines, Mourinho crossed his legs, looking relaxed and comfortable.

The tactics he formulated before the game were to mobilize Van Dijk as much as possible and make Liverpool's vital point move.

Then, opportunities arise during the movement, but can Chu Feng seize them?
Mourinho has absolute confidence in his disciples.

"This is a perfect goal!"

Faria sighed while holding the tactics board.

"It's perfect indeed. Have you noticed that Chu is gradually finding his own style?" Mourinho patted his gray windbreaker.

"Well, it's obviously different from before. He will adjust himself according to the situation and no longer rely on physical fitness and dribbling."

Faria nodded.

On the other side, Klopp lowered his hat brim and directed the game passionately on the sidelines.

"Overall pressure! Pay attention to your teammates, don't just go for it by yourself!"

"Get back to your defensive position faster, don't lose your position!"

"If a non-dangerous area is breached, you can directly commit a foul!"

Klopp knew that if he wanted to win the league title, he had to win this head-to-head match and allow Liverpool to directly take the lead in points.

Although I don’t know if it will collapse in the middle and late stages, it’s at least better than being the second place until the end of the season.

The game is still going on, and Liverpool's varied pressing caused Manchester United a lot of trouble.

But fortunately, there is Kante. His super coverage area greatly reduces the defensive pressure in the backcourt.

34th minute of the first half.

Wijnaldum and Fabinho made continuous wall passes, and when the time was right they passed the ball directly to Mane who was making a forward run.

"Wan Bissaka didn't relax, he always followed Mane closely, guarding the inside and letting the outside go!"

"Mane didn't hold back, he broke through immediately and made an inverted triangle near the baseline!"

"Pass to Firmino at the front of the penalty area!"

The Brazilian was just about to pass the ball when a black leg popped out from behind him and insidiously poked the ball forward.

Maguire quickly moved forward, dribbled slightly after receiving the ball, and passed Salah.

De Gea's eyes twitched wildly when he saw this.

Damn it, Ma Datou played with fire in the backcourt and ended up getting himself hurt!

However, Maguire's dribbling level is among the best among central defenders.

After being dribbled over, Salah wanted to counterattack, but was pushed away by Maguire. Maguire did not continue but passed the ball to Herrera.

"Liverpool's formation is terrible!"

"If Manchester United's counterattack was faster, they could directly find Chu Feng in the front court!"

"Herrera still not passing?"

Neville urged frantically.

Herrera paused for a moment, waited for Chu Feng to arrive, and then pushed out the arch of his right foot!

Snapped!
The football was like a sharp scalpel that cut through Liverpool's midfield defense!

The picture moves with the football, and two figures are entangled madly, and neither of them takes a step back!
Chu Feng changed the direction of his body!

Want to catch the ball with your back to the basket and then pass it?

Van Dijk knows that on the other side, Ashley Young is running up the wing while Trent Alexander-Arnold is higher up the pitch.

If Chu Feng passed the ball, the consequences would be disastrous.

So, he threw himself out fiercely, trying to intercept the ball before Chu Feng caught it!

The next moment, a foot stretched out quietly and changed the trajectory of the football!
Van Dijk shoveled the air in surprise!

Wow! ! !
The whole Old Trafford was in a state of excitement, and the one-on-one explosive escape was the scene that Manchester United fans were most familiar with!
"Van Dijk's risky tackle and Liverpool's high pressing may cost them the goal once again!"

"Because this is Manchester United and Chu Feng's favorite counterattack rhythm!"

"Chu Feng!"

"Speed ​​up, speed up, speed up!"

A figure like a raging fire on the green field drew a red trail and attacked towards the Liverpool goal!
The billboards at the edge of the lens became blurred, and seemed to have turned into flickering streams of light!
In almost the blink of an eye, the red shadow arrived in front of the door!
Alisson lowered his center of gravity and stared at the foot.

Suddenly, Chu Feng raised his right foot and gently pushed it forward.

Alisson immediately pounced like lightning!
But Chu Feng's shot was a fake one and when he passed by Alisson, he easily pushed the ball into the empty goal with his left foot.

2:1! ! !

"A classic counterattack goal from Manchester United!"

"It is already known to all Premier League teams that Firmino is used to retreating to organize the team. Mourinho cannot help but make arrangements against him, and Kante, who is lurking in Firmino's blind spot, is the key move!"

"He disrupted Liverpool's attack in time and passed the ball to Maguire. Although he is strong and inflexible, his footwork is really good!"

"Continuous transfers found Herrera, the political commissar had a good grasp of the timing of the pass!"

"Then Chu Feng made a smart move, leaning his body to deceive Van Dijk and completing a delicate touch with his right foot!"

Zhan Jun couldn't help but sigh.

I thought Chu Feng's condition would be affected after his return, but he scored twice before the end of the first half.

Neville next to him was even more arrogant. He squinted at Carragher and said provocatively, "Didn't you say Liverpool will win? Show your pre-match momentum and don't lie here pretending to be dead!"

"Van Dijk is not in good shape today. If he had not made a wrong judgment just now and had been following Chu, even if he couldn't stop him, he could have committed a tactical foul!"

Carragher threw the microphone in annoyance, then picked it up again and made an excuse.

"Condition? Chu's condition is not good either, but he can adjust quickly, why can't Van Dijk?"

Neville's nose was about to turn up in the air.

Carragher: “.”

He really couldn't find any reason to refute.

Who made Chu Feng score the goal?

The commentary booth was bustling with activity, and the stadium was even more lively.

Chu Feng ran to Sir Alex Ferguson's stand, pointed at his own poster there, and struck the same celebratory pose.

Manchester United fans even stretched out their hands over the railings frantically, wanting to touch the hero in their hearts.

Herrera patted Kante on the shoulder. "How is it? Is it easier to play for Manchester United than Chelsea?"

The little boiled egg nodded vigorously.

When he was at Chelsea, not only did he have to focus on attacking, but his position was even taken away.

Now at Manchester United, the key is to defend well and pass the ball to the core players.

Moreover, Chu Feng's ability to seize opportunities is not comparable to that of Chelsea's people.

Not far away, Van Dijk stood there, with helplessness written all over his face.

Not only to Chu Feng, but also to himself.

Playing the entire league and Champions League was a huge burden for him.

He was able to hold on before because his opponents were not strong enough. His experience and command alleviated most of the pressure.

But facing Chu Feng required extremely strong individual defensive capabilities, which immediately exposed his condition problems.

"The game starts again!"

"Facing a defensive team with a system, Liverpool doesn't have many solutions. For example, they only won once against Napoli in two consecutive seasons, and in the previous group stage against Roma, they won 5-2 at home, but were almost defeated by Roma away."

"The reason is very simple. Liverpool let the central defenders take on the task of organizing the ball in order to free up the midfield and allow them to participate more in interspersed runs, which can disrupt the opponent's defense."

"But a team like Manchester United with a well-organized defense can switch smoothly between zone defense and individual defense, and will not give Liverpool too many opportunities."

"Perhaps Klopp needs to adjust his tactics to deal with this kind of team that prefers defensive counterattacks."

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"The referee blew the whistle and the first half of the game is over!"

"The two teams are tied at 2:1, Manchester United is currently in the lead. I think the game will become even more exciting after the halftime break!"

(End of this chapter)