Football: Starting from the Ronaldo Template

Chapter 382: A Magnificent Overhead Kick
At halftime, the Bernabeu became slightly calmer and discussions took place in the locker room.

"The way we scored in the first half, how should I put it? It was beyond my expectations, but it's always a good thing."

Mourinho didn't know how to describe it, so he simply skipped the question and continued: "Real Madrid will no longer focus on the wing in the second half, but will drag the game into a positional battle, allowing the two wingers to use their footwork to make long diagonal passes and mobilize our overall formation to move.

What happens next? Benzema and others will move into the empty space, looking for opportunities to threaten our goal. But don't just focus on him, pay attention to protecting the front area of ​​the penalty area.

Whether it's Casemiro, Modric or Toni Kroos, they all have good long-range shooting skills, don't give them the chance to shoot."

Listening to Mourinho's review, Chu Feng roughly understood his idea and built a tight defensive line based on three defensive midfielders to resist Real Madrid's deployment and impact.

In this process, Kante needs to improve his coverage area to fill the gaps in formation movement.

Most people really can't do this job.

After all, this requires too much from the players in terms of game reading, positioning, physical fitness, etc.

In fact, it’s quite normal if you think about it.

Manchester United played against Real Madrid away and scored the first goal, so they must defend.

Relying on defense to seek opportunities for counterattack has also been Manchester United's tradition in recent years.

"Chu! If there is a chance, you can move to the side and increase the consumption of Real Madrid's full-backs to pave the way for our blitzkrieg in the later stages of the game."

Mourinho circled Carvajal and Ferland Mendy on the tactical board.

"Got it, I have an idea."

Chu Feng's probing eyes were different in Manchester United and the national team. The authority of the head coach needed to be maintained, especially at the tactical level.

"Just say it."

Mourinho nodded, not caring too much.

He takes it less seriously now than when he was young. Besides, young people nowadays have a strong desire to talk, and blindly suppressing it will only have a negative effect.

What's more, Chu Feng is his disciple. He was the one who promoted him from the youth training camp and he personally watched him grow to where he is today.

"Boss, Real Madrid's advancement on the left side is very sharp because of the combination of Hazard and Mendy, which has produced a good chemical reaction."

"But they demanded the ball a lot and Hazard often failed to get back on defense, especially after the 60th minute."

"Can we surround them, set up a defensive trap to regain the ball, and quickly advance to the 30-meter area on the same side?"

Chu Feng explained it in a simple and easy-to-understand way, and everyone understood it instantly.

Mourinho stroked his chin, thought for about two minutes, and said: "Your idea is correct, but I am worried about being broken through by Hazard. Let's do this, when defending on the left side, Thiago, you move to the side, Kante, you move back, and form a defensive line again."

Mourinho drew two lines, clamping Hazard like a pair of pliers.

"understand!"

Everyone nodded.

In the home team's locker room, Zidane was wearing a suit and had a bald head. He looked more like a salesman than a coach.

"Our tactics are to lean towards the left side, not to score goals, but to create opportunities for teammates."

"Eden, try to break through as much as possible and bring out your personal abilities."

"Ferran, you need to increase the frequency of passing the ball. Don't worry about the defense in the backcourt. If Chu pulls to the wing, someone will come to defend."

Zidane said in a deep voice.

He has high expectations for Hazard and Mendy, as high as Cristiano Ronaldo and Marcelo.

Hazard is unreasonably active, averaging 3.9 dribbles per game in La Liga, ranking first among left winger positions.

A common scene in Real Madrid in the league is that Hazard and Mendy take turns using their breakthrough ability to attack the opponent's defense.

Or at the same time, Hazard controls the ball and Mendy alertly comes in to support him.

However, when the half-time break was over and the players left the locker room, Zidane rubbed his brows worriedly.

He is very tired.

Lopetegui, who had a poor performance last season, was replaced by Solari, but the latter's performance was not outstanding either.

My temporary appointment achieved certain results, but due to the many problems left over from the beginning of the season, the focus was on the weakness on the offensive end.

Although Vinicius has some merits, he is still too young to take on the big responsibility, and his shooting skills are really not good enough.

Hazard has an attendance rate of 90% in the Premier League, but he is frequently injured in La Liga where the competition is not as intense.

Who can I talk to to explain this?

And Bale is no longer the same as before. Due to his decreased speed and injuries, he even has difficulty making the starting lineup.

In the midfield, the combination of Modric, Toni Kroos and Casemiro has also seen a decline in their control over the midfield due to injuries, declining form and other factors.

Zidane couldn't think of a good solution in a short time.

In other words, it takes time and more importantly, players.

Thinking of this, Zidane kicked the trash can. If Chu Feng could be bought, would Real Madrid still be like this now?

Damn, Hazard is such a jerk!

Looking at his injury history, he had to rest for 25 days due to a left hamstring injury, 8 days due to a right ankle injury, and 64 days due to a right fibula injury. Remember, the season is only halfway through.

Soon, players from both teams returned to the field and the Bernabeu became noisy again.

Beep! ! !
"At the start of the second half, Real Madrid still had to get off to a good start. Hazard's quick breakthrough was a classic!"

"Wow, the right leg stretched out in front of the defender and knocked down the tall and big McTominay, but how did Hazard fall to the ground too?"

"Zhang Zhi, I've said before that Hazard's way of breaking through can easily lead to injuries."

"After all, if you stretch your legs forward and get hit hard by the defender, it would be strange if you don't get hurt."

Zhan Jun complained.

"Hehe." Zhang Lu grinned. "Hazard has just recovered from his injury and now he has to rest again. Getting paid hundreds of thousands of yuan a day and just lying on a hospital bed, this is the most comfortable job, right?"

At the Bernabeu Stadium, Real Madrid fans were dumbfounded and couldn't help cursing when they saw the stretcher entering the stadium.

What is the content?
Refund your money.

That’s right, spending more than 100 million to buy Hazard is really a loss-making deal.

Hazard covered his eyes with his left hand and looked very painful.

No player wants to get injured.

But this is something that cannot be avoided. All Hazard can do is recover and enjoy his sick leave, such as having a burger in the evening.

Chu Feng looked at Hazard who was walking away, and with a twitch of his mouth, he looked at McTominay: "Did your knee hit the back of his thigh? Otherwise, it shouldn't be that serious."

"That should be it. I didn't pay attention when I was chasing back. Anyway, the force of the collision was very strong."

Xiaomai didn't know how to describe her feelings.

You say he committed a foul? No, he didn't.

It was purely Hazard's own fault.

On the sidelines, Zidane was in tears as the tactics he had just adjusted ended before they were even implemented.

He could only warm up Vinicius.

"It's the same as always, go past the Manchester United full-back, stay near the baseline, attract the Manchester United defense to move, and then cooperate with Mendy who is running forward."

Zidane warned earnestly.

On the other side, Mourinho suddenly became energetic and made several gestures in succession.

There is never a shortage of surprises on the court, and whoever can seize the opportunities brought by the surprises will have a greater chance of winning the game.

"Real Madrid changes the direction of attack and the ball is given to Vinicius!"

"Vinicius comes on his own, doing bicycle kicks along the outside line, with Wan-Bissaka following closely!"

"Through the crotch? It failed. Wan-Bissaka turned around and tackled the ball, knocking it out of the sideline!" "Eh, there seems to be a conflict between the two?"

On the court, Wan Bissaka held the ball to prevent Vinicius from passing it quickly.

Vinicius got angry and kicked Wan Bissaka.

"What the hell do you want to do?!"

McTominay rushed over immediately and pushed Vinicius away.

Ramos ran wildly from the backcourt and was about to take action when he was stopped by Chu Feng.

"Your players committed fouls, stop looking for trouble!"

"Looking for trouble? Look up and see where you are. If he hadn't been holding the ball, what happened next wouldn't have happened. Do you guys like to play tricks so much?"

"Little tricks? Don't forget, you did more little tricks two years ago. Of course, you may have forgotten the Champions League final, after all, it was not a very good memory for you!"

"Say it again, you fucking say it again!"

The two of them didn't get along well to begin with, and the argument escalated into a shoving match.

"Gentlemen, please stay calm. I will still make the decision. So let this matter pass and no one should mention it again!"

The referee showed Vinicius a yellow card, then turned to look at Chu Feng and the other man, "You are both captains of your respective teams, don't be affected by your emotions, and don't do anything unsportsmanlike!"

Chu Feng shrugged and said nothing more.

Ramos' eyes were red and his facial muscles were tense, obviously he was extremely angry.

That Champions League final is a memory he will never forget.

Leading three times and equalizing three times was a miracle for Manchester United and a nightmare for Real Madrid.

Sometimes, he would dream about it at night and be awakened by this nightmare.

That's why he wanted to defeat Manchester United and get his revenge himself.

After all, as he gets older, his competitive state is declining.

Maybe he will leave Real Madrid soon.

It will be difficult to take revenge at that time, after all, you will have left the top platform.

"The game has finally resumed. This Champions League knockout match is more intense than expected!"

"But there has only been one goal so far."

"Manchester United are not in a hurry to attack, they are waiting for Real Madrid to press and then use the space to counterattack."

Chu Feng shuttled through Real Madrid's defense, greatly interfering with Casemiro's performance.

Because the Brazilian always felt that there were people in his blind spot, he didn't dare to attack too hard and had to look back from time to time.

As for the Ceremony Three, the control of the midfield was also slowly declining.

Even if Modric gets better with age, it's hard for him to do anything alone.

For a moment, Manchester United took the initiative, but they did not strengthen their attack and continued to pass the ball back and forth without restriction in the midfield and backcourt.

Ugly?
But practical.

Mourinho was satisfied with taking away an away goal and winning the game.

But Real Madrid certainly couldn't sit still, they intensified their pressing and confrontation.

In order to control the game, the referee showed yellow cards to Ramos and Matic in just ten minutes.

The former was to stop Manchester United's counterattack by reaching out from the side and pulling Chu Feng.

The latter directly knocked Rodrigo over when returning to defense.

Before we knew it, the game reached the 72nd minute and Mourinho made the first adjustment, replacing Mahrez with Grealish.

He wanted to find a meat shield for Chu Feng and at the same time increase the counterattack points in the frontcourt.

"B Fee's through ball was too risky and was intercepted by Casemiro. Real Madrid counterattacked!"

"Casemiro found Modric and passed the ball to the left with the outside of his foot. Vinicius stopped the ball beautifully, as if he had glue on his feet!"

"Wan-Bissaka! He was dribbled past by Vinicius, but he still kept moving forward!"

"Oh! Thiago Silva! Very decisive tackle, the defensive area is fully utilized!"

"There's no distance between him and the sideline!"

The tackle learned from Nesta can maximize the aggressiveness.

Amid the exclamations of Real Madrid fans, Thiago Silva managed to keep the ball and also knocked Vinicius down.

Then he quickly got up and passed the ball to Kante.

Kante didn't stop and made a long pass.

With a graceful arc, the football fell in front of B Fee!
"Looking for Chu!"

This time, Big B did not stick to the ball. After stopping the ball, he passed it directly to Grealish and pointed his left hand towards the Real Madrid penalty area.

His actions shifted the attention of everyone at the Bernabeu and focused them on the fast-moving red figure!
Upon hearing this, Grealish passed the ball directly to the left side of the penalty area.

Chu Feng stared at the spinning football, and two ideas instantly came to his mind. The first was to volley from the left, but this would most likely be interfered by Varane.

So he stopped hesitating and turned to the side.

Not facing the goal, but with his back to the goal!

In an instant, Ramos's heart was filled with alarm, but before he could remind himself.

Chu Feng stepped on the ground with his left foot, leaned back, and swung out with his right leg!

At the highest point, the trajectory of the right foot and the football overlapped, and a dull sound was heard after contact!
boom! ! !
The hearts of tens of thousands of fans at the scene began to tremble!
The football was like a cannonball, whizzing towards the upper corner of the goal!

Courtois' subconscious side dive was only symbolic and had no effect!

Finally, the football went into the goal from the upper right corner!

0:2! ! !

"Pretty!"

"Wonderful!"

“This is imagination in action!”

"The Bernabeu, which has witnessed countless wonderful goals, once again witnessed a wonderful overhead kick!"

"In just 23 seconds, from Real Madrid's counterattack to Manchester United's counterattack, from the front court to the back court and then back to the front court, football can change drastically in an instant!"

"Manchester United extended their lead in the 78th minute of the game!"

The camera locked on Manchester United's No. 7 as he ran towards the away stand, roaring and waving his arms.

For some reason, he thought of that passionate night two years ago.

"CHU!!!"

"CHU!!!"

"CHU!!!"

Manchester United fans also cheered, venting their passion and excitement.

Before the game, Real Madrid was still talking about stopping Manchester United's three consecutive championships, but these two away goals were a slap in the face!

The remaining Real Madrid fans in the Bernabeu booed again after a moment of silence. Was it directed at Chu Feng or the Real Madrid players?

There should be both.

After all, they are some of the most demanding fans in the world.

(End of this chapter)