Football: Starting from the Ronaldo Template

Chapter 381 Spiritual Back Heel Pass

"Chu Feng! Here he comes!"

"He carried Casemiro and shot from outside the penalty area. The quality of this shot is pretty good!"

"Beautiful! Courtois blocked the ball with one hand!"

"Recently, '442' ranked active goalkeepers, with Manchester United's De Gea first and Real Madrid's Courtois second. Both of them have excellent goal-line skills!"

"This level of long-range shots is difficult to threaten Courtois, Manchester United must seek threatening attacks closer to the goal."

Chu Feng looked at Courtois, turned around and said a few words to B Fee, asking him to spread out as much as possible, first pulling up the Real Madrid full-backs, and then dispersing the defense in the middle.

Only in this way will he have a chance to break through. Otherwise, facing the double defense line of Casemiro and Ramos, it would be too difficult for him to break away continuously.

After all, this is the Champions League, not the U23 Asian Cup.

The intensity of the two is very different.

Upon hearing this, B Fee nodded and returned to his seat.

He is a good engineer-type player, but the reason why Mourinho let him start is naturally because of his mobility.

He made purposeful runs in the frontcourt to disrupt Real Madrid's second line of defense, thereby creating space for Chu Feng.

Soon, Manchester United took a corner kick, looking for Chu Feng at the back post.

Can't get it.

Ramos and Varane in front of him were like an impenetrable wall. No matter how high he jumped, he could not make up for the disadvantage in position.

"Is there still a chance at two? Modric leaned on Bruno Fernandes and then dribbled past Matic. What a beautiful move!"

"Don't be fooled by his small stature, but his ability to fight is not weak at all, and he has this precise outside foot kick!"

"Found Hazard who was running forward on the left. Hazard was in much better condition than before. He stopped and dribbled past Wan-Bissaka!"

At the Bernabeu Stadium, the white sea in the stands was surging and cheers were sweeping the green field.

Hazard made another quick stop, pushed Wan-Bissaka to the front, and then passed the ball to Benzema.

Benzema, in these years at Real Madrid, has gone from being the little bully of Ligue 1 to a wingman and scapegoat, and then to being the absolute pillar of Real Madrid.

How did Mourinho once evaluate him?

You don't have a dog to go hunting with, but you have a cat, so you can only take the cat with you. After all, it's better than nothing, right?

The nickname Benzemao was born and accompanied Benzema for a long time.

But does Benzema resent it?

No.

He later said: Mourinho's words changed me, and I knew how much he expected of me.

He became one of the two people who arrived first and left last at Real Madrid's training ground every day.

The other one is Cristiano Ronaldo.

"Benzema retreats to receive the ball and then passes it, Rodrigo receives the ball and pushes it inside!"

“He also shot directly!”

"It's useless! Maguire blocked the far corner, De Gea blocked the near corner, the two of them are in perfect harmony as if they are the same person!"

"Rodrigo's shot was caught directly by De Gea!"

Benzema sighed silently after seeing this. He missed his old partners - Bale and Ronaldo.

His retreat and pulling to the side can take away a defender marking him, and he can also add a reliable receiving point with his physique and ball protection ability.

But the problem is that the wingers on both sides are unable to make good use of the space created by him leaving the penalty area due to injuries, ability or tacit understanding.

How to do?
Zidane gave the answer by increasing Benzema's running distance to create and exploit smaller spaces.

Mourinho pointed to Thiago Silva, signaling him to be careful of Benzema's off-ball movement.

Today, Benzema will perform a lot of sudden starts, fake stops and point adjustments based on the positions of his teammates with the ball and defenders.

This creates more opportunities to be in a great position to receive a cross.

I have to say that Benzema is very smart and he knows how to play.

However, Manchester United's three defensive midfielders also caused a lot of trouble for Real Madrid.

In the 17th minute of the game, after Toni Kroos received the ball, McTominay rushed up and bit him like a mad dog.

Toni Kroos's hair, which was covered with half a bottle of hairspray, was messed up in the entanglement, and in the end he couldn't find a good opportunity to pass the ball and could only knock it back.

Casemiro then found Modric on the right, and the Croatian proved that he becomes more powerful with age.

When facing the interference of the tall and strong Matic, he still stumbled to maintain his balance, cooperated with Rodrigo against the wall, and then made a diagonal pass to Benzema who was retreating.

As a result, before Benzema could get the ball, Kante quietly jumped out from his blind spot and poked the ball away like a ghost.

"Counterattack, Manchester United's counterattack, this is a great opportunity!"

"Kante is a short-legged runner but he runs really fast. In order to increase the intensity of the attack, Real Madrid has raised the midfield line a lot, but it also means that once the ball is intercepted, the opponent can easily pass through the midfield defense line!"

"Modric pressed from the side and Kante passed the ball to Sandro very cleverly. The Brazilian winger has been integrated into the Manchester United system!"

"Oh, Carvajal's premise was timely and didn't allow Sandro to continue advancing!"

Carvajal, who came from Real Madrid's youth training camp, has grown into a world-class full-back. He is not like Arnold who is more good at offense than defense, but a balanced full-back with good offense and defense.

Sandro was not sure of a breakthrough, so he simply passed the ball to Bruno Fernandes.

The next moment, B Fee's sudden large-scale transfer caught Real Madrid's defense off guard.

"This is definitely a special arrangement by Manchester United. The ball just happened to find Mahrez in the open space!"

"Mendy quickly moved to the wing, the best defensive left-back in the world, the last piece of the puzzle on the left side of Real Madrid!"

"Mahrez dribbled the ball, turned around and flicked it! Beautiful, he used his personal ability to get rid of the ball, and then cut inside to shoot?"

No.

Seeing Ramos rushing towards him, Mahrez gently kicked the ball with his left foot.

Snapped!
A rainbow seemed to appear in Real Madrid's penalty area, and the end point of its trajectory was exactly behind the penalty area!
There, Chu Feng came like a hurricane, throwing his body out and shooting!

With two sounds, the football hit the post and bounced back into the penalty area, where it was kicked out of the baseline by Varane.

"Shit!"

Chu Feng couldn't help but curse. If his luck was better, he would probably be celebrating already.

But football is always like this.

Varane broke out in a cold sweat. He boasted that he was not slow and was undoubtedly among the top three among the active central defenders.

At the beginning, he was even able to overtake Aubameyang from behind, which shows how fast he is.

But in the instant burst just now, Chu Feng actually pulled him away by 1/4 of a body length.

"Raphael, be careful, he's very difficult to deal with!"

Ramos reminded with a frown.

Varane was arranged to defend Chu Feng today in an attempt to limit Chu Feng's speed advantage, but he almost conceded a goal just now.

"Yes, I know."

Varane nodded and followed.

Manchester United's left corner kick was taken by B Fee. He saw Chu Feng stretched out three fingers and remembered the tactics they had practiced before.

Immediately, he also stretched out three fingers, took a deep breath and kicked the ball out.

This is a half-high pass.

At this moment, Chu Feng, who was about to rush to the penalty spot, suddenly stopped and changed his route to rush to the front spot! "Don't mess around!"

Ramos shouted.

Varane followed suit.

The academic center back uses his brain when playing football and knows that this kind of half-high ball will most likely be shot by turning around.

Therefore, he kept a certain distance to ensure that Chu Feng would not be easily passed by, and he could also block it in the shortest time possible.

In the magnificent Bernabeu Stadium, Chu Feng looked at the falling football and made an unexpected move!

Instead of turning right, he turned left.

This made Varane completely confused.

But then his pupils suddenly shrank, because Chu Feng in front of him slightly lifted the heel of his right foot!
Snapped!
The football rose up again, avoiding Ramos in front of the goal and came to the back of the penalty area!
At the same time, Manchester United's No. 39 came roaring in, like a B-2 Ghost bomber, leaping high over Mendy and giving him a fierce header!
Bang! The ball went into the goal, but Courtois was still standing there in a daze!

0:1! ! !

“Goal, goal, goal!”

"Manchester United, playing away from home, scored a goal in a way no one could have imagined!"

"Chu Feng made a clever heel pass in front of the penalty area, and McTominay made a quick forward run at the right moment. This was definitely a perfect combination!"

"Of course, I prefer to think that we had rehearsed it in advance, otherwise how could we have such tacit understanding?"

"In the 33rd minute of the game, Manchester United scored a goal and temporarily led Real Madrid!"

Neville stood up and pumped his fists vigorously.

Bernabeu Stadium.

The cheers of Manchester United fans broke out, waking up the Real Madrid fans who had not yet come to their senses. As the hosts, they immediately responded with loud boos.

After the goal, McTominay and Chu Feng collided chest to chest, hugged each other and ran towards the corner area to celebrate this goal that was achieved in perfect harmony.

"Good job, Scott! I knew you were there without even having to look!"

Chu Feng pointed at his own eyes.

"I saw you running forward, and I guessed you were going to pass the ball backwards!"

McTominay grinned.

It feels so good to score a goal in the Champions League!
Looking at the Manchester United players celebrating in the corner area, Ramos could not help but yell angrily: "Rafael, defend closely! How many times have I told you not to give him space to handle the ball! In the situation just now, as long as you stay close, he will not be able to pass the ball!"

"I have my own way of defending. Close defense can easily lead to blind spots, and it's very likely that he will turn around and deceive me!"

After Varane finished speaking, he wanted to explain, but he still shook his hands angrily: "Sorry, it's my problem, I will get closer next time!"

The top student knew that no matter how much he explained, it would be useless because the fact that he had conceded a goal was there.

"Don't worry. When we scored first, didn't they equalize?"

Courtois consoled.

Real Madrid has the advantage of playing at home, and he thinks equalizing and overtaking is not a problem.

"You have to be careful when defending. When playing against a striker like him, a moment of carelessness could lead to a goal. It's also best not to give him the chance to get the ball."

Ramos softened his tone.

Varane pursed his lips and nodded, then looked at Chu Feng again.

He is stronger than he was two years ago.

But he was declining and even lost his position, which was about to be taken over by Militao.

"call-"

Varane took a deep breath to ease the tension.

He knew that if he didn't have an outstanding performance in this game, he would definitely be put on the bench by Zidane in the second leg.

He also has to work harder for his own future.

Modric adjusted his headband. He still remembered Chu Feng’s goal two years ago. That unstoppable impact was too terrifying.

Soon, the game started again.

"Don't rush to attack! Steady the tempo and control the midfield first!"

Zidane shouted from the sidelines.

He saw that Manchester United was consciously pulling Real Madrid's full-backs to force Real Madrid's defensive resources to move to the flanks.

And if the defensive strength in the middle decreases, Chu Feng will have the opportunity to launch continuous escapes and break through Real Madrid's defense line explosively.

After all, that kid's burst was too terrifying, and Varane's instantaneous speed was definitely not as fast as his. As long as there was space, he might be forced through.

On the other side, Faria was still obsessed with the goal, muttering to himself: "How could you think of using your heel?"

Mourinho ignored him and looked at the field expressionlessly.

Real Madrid wanted to drag the game into a positional battle, allowing Casemiro to advance into the hinterland and create a numerical balance in a small area in order to deal with their own three-midfielder system.

But how can it be that easy?
"Real Madrid is not very efficient in controlling the ball!"

"Real Madrid had no one in the penalty area to score, so Hazard could only slow down and wait for his teammates to get in, while Benzema was pulling to the side to divert the ball."

"Here it comes, the attack develops to the right and Rodrigo tries to cross the ball."

"But the Manchester United players were already in position and Benzema couldn't find space."

"Manchester United also took the initiative to protect the second point. Casemiro and others could not find opportunities to shoot from long distances and could only return to their own half to organize."

The scene fell into a stalemate for a while.

Zidane is well aware of Real Madrid's weak forward line problem and dares not continue to play the game of chicken.

This is because an all-out attack will not only fail to gain corresponding benefits, but will also leave the opponent with a chance to counterattack due to the formation being too forward.

So he began to limit the assists of midfielders and backcourt players during the control phase.

This means that it is difficult for Modric and the other two to break through the three defensive midfielders led by Kante.

When the game reached the 39th minute, Zidane decided to give the ball to Hazard, allowing Burger King to gain the advantage in a one-on-one situation and then transfer the advantage to the midfield.

"Hazard tries to get away, Wan-Bissaka doesn't move!"

"It is said that Wan Bissaka has practiced one-on-one with Chu Feng every day at Manchester United for so many years. Perhaps this has greatly improved his defensive skills!"

"Hazard suddenly exploded and went to the outside, then stopped suddenly and tried to move to the middle. These two movements were very fast!"

"Wan-Bissaka didn't lose the target, he and McTominay closed the door and defended!"

"Hey, did the referee call a foul?"

At the Bernabeu Stadium, Manchester United fans booed, while Real Madrid fans applauded.

Chu Feng negotiated with the referee for half a minute. He felt that this defense was very clean, but the referee believed that Xiaomai committed a blocking foul.

Toni Kroos stood in front of the ball, which is the small angle he is best at. In the 2018 World Cup, he also scored a winning goal from a similar position.

De Gea directed the human wall while standing in the middle of the goal, close to the right side.

Wait until both players are ready.

The camera is focused on the pair of little white shoes, Toni Kroos runs up, swings his arms, and shoots!
boom!
The football did not fly towards the near post, but flew towards the far post in an arc!
But this kind of position requires an exaggeratedly large arc in pursuit of a far angle.

"Toni Kroos made a good choice, but unfortunately the ball didn't go in!"

"With a few minutes left in the first half, neither team had a strong desire to attack."

"The referee blew the whistle, the first half of the game is over, the score is temporarily 0:1!"

(End of this chapter)