Football: Starting from the Ronaldo Template

Chapter 385: Defeat Real Madrid to advance to the Champions League
In the home team's locker room.

Mourinho stood next to the tactical board and drew two lines with a marker to divide the entire field before speaking:
"Real Madrid wants to drag the game into a fast-paced attack-defense transition in order to seek scoring opportunities, and what we have to do is to slow down the pace or break up the pace with confrontations and fouls."

"Also, don't let your guard down just because we are two goals ahead of Real Madrid. They only need to score two more goals to have three away goals, while we only have two away goals."

“And in a soccer game it might take only forty seconds to score two goals?”

Mourinho glanced around and found that the expressions of the Manchester United players were very serious. He nodded with satisfaction and looked at Chu Feng again: "Chu, you still have to be at the front, parallel to the Real Madrid defense line, and limit Varane and Ramos's passing. Real Madrid not only has a midfield passing system, but also the double central defenders can bear similar responsibilities."

"Yeah, I understand." Chu Feng knew about defense and counterattack. Both defense and counterattack were crucial. The defensive pressure without counterattack was enormous. The backcourt was like a pressure cooker holding its breath. If it couldn't release the air, it would explode sooner or later.

Immediately, he stood up, looked at his teammates, and said in a deep voice:
"Guys, you all know how important this season is for Manchester United and for us. This is the best opportunity to create history by winning three consecutive titles, which has never happened since the Champions League was reformed."

"Of course, it's too early to say this now. If we can't even beat Real Madrid, we are not qualified to achieve the ultimate goal!"

"So, come on!"

Chu Feng clapped his hands vigorously, led his players out of the locker room and returned to the court.

After the players from both teams took their positions, the referee blew the whistle.

Beep! ! !
At the beginning of the second half, Real Madrid made a substitution, replacing Rodrigo with Isco.

Isco, who once had a bright future in Real Madrid, started to eat vegetarian food in order to be closer to his love because his girlfriend Sara is a vegan.

But is it possible to maintain form in any competitive sport by being a vegetarian?
Maybe not.

When Zidane returned to Real Madrid for the second time, he persuaded Isco not to be a vegetarian, but Isco refused the request.

This led to a decline in both his physical fitness and confrontation ability, and even affected his performance on the court.

He also lost his main position because of this.

However, in this desperate situation, Zidane is still willing to use him to fight for a possible future.

"Isco received the ball and dribbled past Ashley Young. Although his physical fitness has seriously declined, he can still play a miraculous role as a substitute."

"The rich experience and organizational ability seem to have revitalized Real Madrid's frontcourt offense. In comparison, Rodrigo is still too young and lacks understanding of the rhythm and game."

"Pass it to Benzema again, the Frenchman takes a step outside and is going to shoot directly!"

"The quality of the shot was very good! But De Gea was ready and saved the ball from going out of bounds!"

"Let's see if Real Madrid can score again from a set piece?"

Real Madrid changed their tactics this time, with Ramos grabbing one point in the penalty area and Casemiro and others controlling the second point.

When Modric passed the ball to the back point, Ramos and Maguire collided in the air. The former groaned and his jumping height was affected, and the football was cleared by Maguire's powerful header!
"Beautiful! Harry!"

De Gea exclaimed loudly.

Maguire did not answer. He looked serious on the surface, but in fact the corners of his mouth twitched slightly, almost like a rip.

In fact, he has always wanted to be a defender like Ramos, who can break the world defender goal record and save the team at critical moments.

But unfortunately, the two have very different personalities, and perhaps Ma Datou will never be able to do it in his lifetime.

In the 57th minute of the game, Manchester United made a substitution, Luke Shaw replaced Ashley Young.

There is no way. Although Professor Yang works very hard, he still cannot stop the power of time, and his competitive state is slowly declining.

It was okay when playing lower-intensity games, but today, after being overtaken by Rodrigo, my physical fitness has already seriously declined.

After Luke Shaw came on, Manchester United's wing defense became stable and they began to seek opportunities for counterattacks.

"Beautiful! Casemiro rushed forward, snatched the ball from Havertz and blocked Manchester United's counterattack!"

"Look for Modric to follow up and provide support!"

"Wow! Modric was able to keep his balance and control the ball during the confrontation with Matic!"

"Half turn to get rid of the ball, and then pass it with the outside of the foot!"

As the camera moved quickly, the football drew an elegant arc and fell to the left side of the penalty area.

There, Vinicius quickly moved forward, and before the ball was about to go out of bounds, he volleyed the ball back to the front of the penalty area with his left foot!
There was a burst of exclamations at Old Trafford in an instant, and the fans at the scene looked over nervously. Casemiro was quickly inserting and getting ready to shoot!
Manchester United fans immediately recalled that two years ago, Casemiro used a long shot to send Manchester United from heaven to hell.

But the expected explosion did not sound. Instead, Kante appeared from an unexpected position and poked the ball out from the side.

Immediately afterwards, the two men fell down while tangling, but the referee did not blow the whistle, but signaled for the game to continue.

The ball rolled to the side towards Matic.

Role reversal!

The strong Serbian player pushed Modric away and also squeezed away Isco who was trying to attack from behind.

"Matic's physical fitness ranks high in the entire football world. He is a stable midfield barrier in Mourinho's hands!"

"See how he's going to handle it? Just send a long pass over the top!"

The pace of offense and defense was so fast that the fans didn't even have time to breathe. In the blink of an eye, the football flew over Real Madrid's midfield defense line.

Chu Feng ran very fast, like a gust of wind, roaring at Old Trafford!
"Whoosh-"

Matic passed the ball behind Varane because he saw Varane's yellow card and made him afraid to commit tactical fouls again.

But he overlooked the fact that the academic center back was very fast.

Even if Chu Feng tried his best, he could only shorten the distance between the two of them but could not pose a substantial threat.

However, Varane had different ideas. He felt the terrifying aura behind him, as if he was being followed closely by a cheetah, which was about to pounce on him in the next second.

He could only grit his teeth and continue running.

Almost as a subconscious reaction, he chose to kick the ball towards the baseline.

But Courtois, who was attacking, wanted to hold the ball.

Bang! The two of them collided with each other and fell to the ground in a mess.

Seeing this, Chu Feng's eyes lit up, and he quickly went around and stopped the ball at the baseline!

What to do at absolute zero angle?
The answer is to shoot directly!

In the picture, Manchester United’s No. 7’s body is twisted like a dough stick, and his right foot rubs out violently!

Bang!!! With the fierce friction sound between the sneakers and the football, a terrifying arc appeared in the Real Madrid penalty area, strangling the hearts of countless Real Madrid fans!
Ramos, who flew over to block the ball, could only stare at the arc in shock. Before he fell to the ground, the football had already hit the white net!

2:1! ! !

"Incredible!"

"incredible!"

"Varane and Courtois made huge, super, super low-level mistakes, for which they paid the painful price of a goal!"

"I don't know what was going on between the two of them. Maybe they didn't communicate with each other in advance, or maybe they had different ideas!"

"Maybe against other teams there would have been a chance to make up for this mistake, but against Manchester United they couldn't do that."

"Because Manchester United has the man who is best at seizing opportunities in the world!"

"This goal from a zero-degree angle is the best proof. If it were any other player, they would have most likely passed the ball back or adjusted it!" "But Chu Feng used his confident footwork to blast open Real Madrid's goal again!"

On the pitch, Chu Feng ran to Sir Alex Ferguson's stand and set the pitch on fire with an uppercut.

Tens of thousands of Manchester United fans were chanting the same name.

"CHU!!!"

"CHU!!!"

"CHU!!!"

This goal in the 74th minute of the game changed the total score to 4:1. Now Real Madrid needed to score not two goals, but three goals.

Don’t underestimate the gap of one goal. It will make people lose hope, and naturally they will lose the desire to work hard and strive.

Not far away, Courtois ignored the pain in his body, got up and ran to Varane, screaming in his face: "Why did you kick the ball to the baseline? I've already run over and can hold the ball right away, why did you kick it to the baseline! Can you give me a reasonable reason!"

Varane: “.”

The academic center back knew it was his fault for not communicating with Courtois in advance, and there was no time to communicate in that split second.

But no matter what, he can't escape responsibility.

Can only be silent.

You can't say that the pressure from Chu Feng was too great, causing him to make a wrong judgment under high pressure, leading to this super low-level mistake, right?

"That's enough! Now that it has happened, what's the point of talking about it?"

"Cheer up, we haven't lost yet!"

Ramos frowned.

However, his words had limited effect as the average age of Real Madrid players was older, which made them very tough.

But at the same time, it can make people too realistic, because not everyone is Cristiano Ronaldo.

They knew that their chances of turning the tide were slim.

On the sidelines, Zidane imitated Guardiola, covering his head with his hands, his face full of shock.

Then, he seemed to remember something and sat back down quickly.

Because he celebrated too vigorously, his crotch was torn and someone caught him photographing it, revealing his white thighs and underwear.

We can’t lose the game and lose someone again today, right?
"Let Marcelo and Jovic warm up, we need to change tactics."

Zidane was not that depressed. Having been a player and coach for so many years, what kind of storms had he not seen?

Besides, he was prepared before the game to lose to Manchester United away.

Real Madrid has not yet completed its reform. It still needs to clean up and introduce players, and the tactical system also needs to be fixed.

Although Manchester United underwent a major cleanup last season and the lineup underwent huge changes, the key is that Manchester United has Chu Feng!
They have their own system and their offensive power is maximized, which greatly reduces the pressure on the head coach.

Thinking of this, Zidane complained that when Florentino invited him back, he vowed to buy Chu Feng back.

In the end, they bought Hazard.

It's not that this guy is useless. After all, he was once the king of heroes.

But after the King of Divers came to Real Madrid, he became the King of Injuries and the King of Burgers.

Seeing Zidane scratching his head, Mourinho couldn't help laughing. He felt that since Chu Feng came to prominence, the luck of Real Madrid and Zidane has turned worse.

Not only was he blocked from winning three consecutive Champions League titles, but he was also cheated by Chelsea in recruiting players.

Immediately, he looked at the court and the game had already started.

"Marcelo replaces Mendy, Jovic replaces Benzema. It looks like Real Madrid is going to fight a desperate battle and start the high-altitude tactics!"

"Marcelo, trying to get rid of Herrera, this time he couldn't get through!"

"Marcelo, once described as the best player in the world by legendary Brazilian defender Roberto Carlos, has been gradually excluded from the squad after suffering from injuries, weight gain and lack of motivation."

"From his performance just now, his offensive ability is still very sharp, but his explosiveness is not as good as before."

"Hey, Marcelo made a forward run with Toni Kroos, then made an emergency stop and passed the ball diagonally to Jovic who was retreating deep into the field!"

"Jovic's role is to be the fulcrum, allowing Real Madrid to control the ball in the frontcourt and organize a secondary attack!"

However, the 6300 million euro man is a fake. The entire Bundesliga team fed him luxurious statistics before.

But for some reason, Zidane trusts him very much, perhaps because he thinks he has potential.

Time passed quietly and the game reached the 85th minute.

The physical fitness of the three midfielders in the ceremony declined, but after Manchester United replaced Herrera with McTominay, the three-midfielder system was still able to maintain high-intensity operation.

Kante also proved himself to be the world's best defensive midfielder.

"Nice help defense! Kanter knocked the ball out of bounds!"

"70% of the world is covered by water, and the remaining 30% is covered by Kante! This is the most vivid compliment to the large area covered by Kante on the court!"

"Before the game was over, he had already completed 4 interceptions, 5 steals and 2 clearances, causing great trouble to Real Madrid's offense!"

"Real Madrid's attack still failed to produce results, and the fourth official raised a sign, indicating five minutes of injury time."

"Can Real Madrid score three goals in the last five minutes?"

Even Real Madrid fans felt that it was impossible, but they still stayed in the stands, hoping for a miracle.

Chu Feng hung around the midfield, and whenever Varane or Ramos had the ball, he would rush up to confront them.

Anyway, they can't get the ball easily and use their numerical advantage to advance.

Tick, tick, tick.
On the LED board on the scoreboard stand, time passed like water drops. The Real Madrid players became more and more anxious, and they began to press forward as a whole.

In the camera, Vinicius received the ball, but he did not choose to pass it, but still did it himself.

He wanted to be a hero who saved Real Madrid like Chu Feng did two years ago.

But after passing Wan Bissaka, he was intercepted by Thiago Silva, and the ball hit his leg and rolled out of the baseline.

De Gea placed the ball carefully and delayed enough time before kicking it forward.

Chu Feng got a little bit of the ball, but no teammates followed up.

Grealish was busy fighting with Marcelo and Toni Kroos, and focused all his energy on defense.

The ball was passed by Carvajal to Modric, who cut inside and fired a high-quality long shot.

Useless.

De Gea made a side dive and missed the ball, then lay in the grass for a full six seconds.

As he kicked the ball out, three shrill whistles blew, echoing around Old Trafford.

(End of this chapter)