Football: Starting from the Ronaldo Template

Chapter 388 The King of Dream Theater

At Old Trafford, after scoring the goal, Chu Feng stretched out his hand and twirled it around his ear a few times, then jumped up and punched the air!

Manchester United fans also responded with the loudest cheers.

A goal was scored in less than two minutes, which completely ignited their emotions.

"Chu! So beautiful!"

"I didn't expect Barcelona to be so soft. We increased our strength in the frontcourt and regained the ball in an instant!"

"Yes, yes, yes! They are very slow in getting into position on defense, as if they didn't sleep well last night!"

Manchester United players gathered together and high-fived each other to celebrate this wonderful goal.

"Well, I heard that our fans set off fireworks outside the hotel where Barcelona stayed last night, and they set off fireworks every two hours." McTominay was a little embarrassed to speak.

"Hey, this is normal. Didn't we have the same experience when we went to Spain?"

Chu Feng patted Xiaomai nonchalantly.

At the end, he said to his teammates: "Remember the boss's instructions before the game, keep the pressure until the end of the first half, we have to build up a big enough advantage and break down Barcelona as quickly as possible!"

"Yeah!" Everyone in Manchester United nodded vigorously upon hearing this, their eyes revealing the desire for victory.

Not far away, Busquets looked at Alba helplessly. If the opponent could provide support quickly, he would not have been intercepted by B Fee.

But there are some things he can say to De Jong but not to Alba, who is also a veteran, otherwise it will easily turn a small conflict into a big one.

In fact, the most suitable person to stand up is Messi. He has enough prestige and status, but unfortunately he doesn't like to talk much.

"Guys, cheer up! We only conceded one goal, we didn't lose the game. Pay attention to your positions later!"

Rakitic clapped his hands vigorously and took on the responsibility of Messi's mouthpiece.

Fortunately, Barcelona's players are all veterans, so their mentality won't be unbalanced because of a goal, and they quickly adjusted to normal state.

Courtside.

"Nice!"

Mourinho and Faria high-fived, "See, this is the effect I wanted, they played it perfectly, and then we will follow the established tactics. I believe Old Trafford will definitely leave a deep memory for Barcelona!"

In fact, he was prepared for 4 minutes of fruitless pressure, but who knew that Barcelona would actually line up in a 4-2- formation.

He wanted to target Manchester United's flanks without even considering whether he could withstand high-pressure defense.

No kidding, from this short game of less than two minutes, he saw Manchester United's advantages in the flexibility of the defense and the ability to reorganize in defense, the local numerical advantage formed by running pressure and zone siege, and the physical advantage in running and fighting.

And this advantage will grow over time.

The other side.

"Damn it! Why did you stay in the backcourt for so long? Couldn't you have just given the ball to Leo earlier?"

"Even if he loses the ball, there are still multiple layers of defense behind him, so Manchester United can't easily advance into the penalty area!"

Barcelona coach Setien grabbed his hair and cursed loudly.

He has really suffered from Busquets, who used to be a filter for football blindness and is now a pure cancer.

It was because of him that De Jong was unable to start.

But Busquets is a veteran and has a very good relationship with Messi, so his role as head coach is simply useless.

Before he could continue complaining, the cheers in his ears brought him back to reality.

"B Fee is very active. He and Kante are very mobile, just like two windshield wipers, constantly sweeping the midfield area!"

"Barcelona's midfield transition, which they used to make good use of, was greatly hindered today!"

"Hey, Vidal dribbled the ball away from the wing and then found Messi who was retreating to meet him!"

"Kante stayed close and didn't give Messi a chance to turn around, while Matic and B Fee double-teamed him from both sides!"

Under the gaze of tens of thousands of fans.

Messi took a false step with his right foot and pushed his left foot outward, as if he was taking a dream step!

Snap, Snap! Two consecutive touches of the ball avoided the feet of Kante and Bruno Fernandes!
But the next moment, Messi's whole body tilted sideways, he lost balance and fell to the ground!
Beep!
The referee blew his whistle and gave a verbal warning.

Matic accepted it calmly, without any rebuttal, and turned away silently.

His job is to steal the ball from Messi if he can, and commit a foul if he can't. In any case, he will not let Messi break through.

The Barcelona players were still not satisfied and felt that Matic should be given a yellow card.

But this level of confrontation and fouling, coupled with the lack of intent to hurt anyone, does not really meet the criteria for playing a card.

The referee naturally rejected the Barcelona player.

"Let's take a look at Barcelona's set piece in the frontcourt. Rakitic kicks the ball to Braithwaite, and the Danish international passes it diagonally to Suarez!"

"He fought against Thiago Silva and turned around, speeding straight into the Manchester United penalty area!"

"No! He was a little slow and was tackled by Wan-Bissaka from the side, and Maguire kicked the ball out of the sideline!"

Suarez grinned, revealing his snow-white teeth, and shook his hands in annoyance.

He won the Champions League, La Liga and Copa del Rey titles with Barcelona, ​​and became the first player to win both the La Liga top scorer and top assists titles in a single season.

But his past glory has nothing to do with his current loneliness. As he got older, he lost his burst and speed, and his statistics got worse year by year.

Now, if Griezmann hadn’t performed poorly, he would probably have lost his starting position.

Barcelona, ​​which has countless problems, is facing Manchester United, which has already completed a blood transfusion. It is conceivable how difficult it will be for them to win.

"Leo, next time I'll be the fulcrum, you move behind me."

Suarez said to Messi.

"Yeah." Messi nodded.

Soon, Barcelona's attack came again, and Vidal dribbled forward.

He is not a typical winger, and Setien put him in this position more to seek symmetry in the formation.

But the consequence is that when he crossed the midfield line.

"Grab it!" Matic shouted and rushed forward with the ball.

From a God's perspective, Matic, Sandro, B Fee and Chu Feng instantly formed a local four-to-two advantage.

Seeing that he couldn't move forward, Vidal crossed the ball to the middle without hesitation.

Seeing this, Busquets almost cursed. Isn't this a fucking knife-edge ball? He is surrounded.

However, his years of experience allowed him to pretend to pass the ball forward, but actually dunk backwards!

This is his classic escape move.

But as soon as he turned around, he saw Chu Feng, who seemed to be waiting for him to dunk back. He wanted to touch the ball a second time to make up for it.

Useless.

He doesn't have the unreasonable frequency of Messi's footwork.

Bang! Chu Feng blocked the position, stretched out his feet, and exerted force!

Busquets groaned and fell to the ground.

"Beautiful! Chu Feng steals the ball in the frontcourt and turns around to start speeding up!"

"Vidal is chasing him from behind, but the distance between them is getting bigger and bigger!"

"Barca still has two defensive players, Lenglet and Mahrez!"

"Pique! Can he stop it?"

Pique took small steps back quickly, observing Chu Feng's changes in center of gravity and the frequency of his touches.

He wanted to use this information to determine Chu Feng's intention to break through.

wrong.

Pique's alarm bells were ringing!

Manchester United's No.7 didn't hide his intention to play outside! Where does this confidence come from?
A terrifyingly powerful explosion!

Chu Feng pushed the grass hard with his right foot and pushed forward with his left foot!
Even though Pique turned around in advance, he was still eaten alive in an instant, without even a chance to steal the ball!
Boom! The whole audience was in uproar!

Barcelona fans kept singing and praying silently for Ter Stegen, hoping that he could keep Barcelona's hopes.

The little lion, carrying the expectations of countless people, blocked most of the shooting space!
Chu Feng seemed to have anticipated this, and he raised and lowered his left foot again, so fast it was unbelievable!

Bang! A dull sound emerged quietly, and in Ter Stegen's desperate eyes, the football brushed his toes and flew towards the far post!
Swish! Another crisp sound of the ball hitting the net completely destroyed the hopes of Barcelona fans!

2:0! ! !

"Running like thunder, unstoppable!"

"The goal went in!"

"He used his extreme explosive power to eat Pique alive and calmly shot into the far corner in front of the goal. I can only say that Chu Feng is a ruthless goal-scoring machine!"

"Barcelona's momentum, which had finally been built up, was once again crushed by him!"

"Looking back at this goal, it was almost the same situation, with Manchester United assisting in the midfield and stealing the ball, and then quickly counterattacking to score a goal!"

"When you give this kind of opportunity to Chu Feng, he will let you see how terrifying the person who is best at seizing opportunities is!"

Zhan Jun waved his fist excitedly.

On the field, Manchester United players hugged each other and patted each other on the back.

"Guys, that's it. Increase the intensity of the pressure. With our efficiency, we can counterattack with accuracy!"

Chu Feng shouted.

He saw all the ridicule from Barcelona fans before the game. If he didn't send Lafite to Barcelona, ​​he should at least send 7-Up, right?

Moreover, with Europe this year, if he wants to defend his Ballon d'Or title, he will have to beat Messi and Ronaldo all the way until he wins the Champions League.

Don't ask him whether he wants to win the award or not. No player in the football world can refuse the Ballon d'Or.

In the stands, the cheers of Manchester United fans surged like waves.

For some old fans, Barcelona is their nemesis. From 2008 to 2011, Manchester United reached the Champions League final three times in four years, while Barcelona reached the semi-finals for four consecutive years.

The two top-level matches in the Champions League finals brought the feud between the two teams to a climax.

On May 2009, 5, in a direct confrontation between the two superstars, Ronaldo failed to put a perfect end to his red career. Not only did he lose the Champions League final, he also lost the weight of the Golden Ball and FIFA World Player of the Year awards.

Manchester United failed to break the curse of having no defending champion since the reform of the Champions League, but it made Barcelona's unprecedented six-crown legend come true.

Now, Messi meets Manchester United's No. 7 again, but the results are completely two extremes.

Under Chu Feng's dazzling light, the once omnipotent Messi could only put his hands on his waist, lower his head and sigh silently.

At this moment, Manchester United fans have a premonition that the two once brightest stars will be eclipsed this season.

"The game starts again!"

"Manchester United did not actively compress their formation and retreat as usual, but continued to press high."

"We can clearly see that Barcelona has lost its tactical purpose and has become a headless fly."

"Rakitic passed the ball to Messi, Kante quickly pressed from behind, and Messi had no choice but to pass back."

"Busquets looked for Messi again, McTominay fouled, and directly interrupted Barcelona's rhythm."

"To put it bluntly, it's really abnormal for a player who runs 6km per game to be the core of the team and have to take on all the balls at his feet."

"I don't know if this is what the Barcelona coach meant or who meant it."

"But if you don't have the ability to run more than ten kilometers, don't do any retreating to catch the ball. In other words, don't take on any job if you don't have the skills."

Zhan Jun found such competitions extremely boring.

The technical and tactical level is not as high as that of Manchester United and Real Madrid in the two rounds.

However, if Barcelona did not attack, they took advantage of the space behind them exposed by Manchester United's forward pressure.

But Manchester United's three defensive midfielders quickly moved apart and broke Barcelona's flank attack.

On the contrary, in the more than 30 minutes of the game, Barcelona has exposed its shortcomings clearly.

What is it?
The two forwards in the 442 formation must have enough pressure in the frontcourt to limit the opponent's pass from passing through the midfield easily.

But Suarez and Messi are clearly not good at this.

Busquets, as the player who is best at pressing in the frontcourt, often leaves the defensive midfielder position, but no one supports him.

From a bird's eye view, when Manchester United passed the ball from the midfield, they could easily find teammates between the two lines of Barcelona, ​​and there were at least three Manchester United players in that area.

"Thiago Silva easily resolved the blockade of Barcelona's forward line. I have said long ago that counter-attacks without the cooperation and pressure of the midfield will not have any effect."

"McTominay held off Rakitic, turned around and looked for B Fee in front! Manchester United easily crossed the midfield line!"

"Chu Feng and Mahrez can advance further, and Bruno Fernandes can take two more steps on his own. Manchester United has more people against fewer people in the frontcourt!"

"He also passes the ball without thinking?"

Zhan Jun almost burst into curse. There was no defensive player in front of him, so why didn’t he take the ball himself?
Isn't this the same problem as Barcelona?
But before he could finish his words, he couldn't help but open his mouth.

Under the spotlight!
After seeing B Fee pass the ball, Pique rushed forward fiercely and resolutely!

Retreat?
Retreating in the face of Chu Feng would be suicidal. That kind of terrifying instantaneous speed would make any prediction meaningless!

So I can only grab it!
Pique's eyes were determined and his timing for the steal was perfect, there was absolutely no possibility of failure!
But the moment the two of them got close!

Chu Feng moved!

The left foot was so fast that it could not be seen clearly, and it seemed to leave a shadow!
Bang! The football quietly picked up speed, avoiding the tackle that Pique was so proud of!
At the same time, Chu Feng bent his knees slightly, exerted force from his waist, and leaped forward!
Pique's attack missed the target, and when he looked back in horror and surprise, Chu Feng was almost reaching the penalty area.

Lenglet!
Barcelona still had one last hope. Lenglet gritted his teeth and ran wildly, approaching quickly from the side.

Just when he was about to catch up with Chu Feng, Chu Feng suddenly changed his route and blocked Langley directly, forcing him to slow down.

Otherwise, a foul will result in a penalty kick.

Taking advantage of this short period of time, Chu Feng's center of gravity moved sideways like a big pendulum to avoid Ter Stegen who was leaving the goal!

Then he shot into the empty goal without thinking!

3:0! ! !

When the net was lifted again, Old Trafford was in an uproar, and the cheers that resounded through the sky seemed to be hitting like a wave!

Chu Feng followed the momentum and stopped in front of the billboard.

Then, raise your hands towards the scoreboard stands!
At this moment, he was like the king of the Dream Theater, being crowned in front of the red ocean!
"Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful!"

"In the first half injury time, Manchester United quickly advanced from the back to the front and passed the ball to Chu Feng!"

"He lived up to his teammates' expectations and scored a wonderful goal in open play!"

"And Barcelona's backcourt is his stage to perform!"

Up to this point, Barcelona fans have lost all confidence. They are not thinking about how to win, but how to lose fewer goals at Old Trafford and keep the hope of a reversal at Camp Nou.

Messi looked at the back of Manchester United's No. 7, and his heart was filled with mixed emotions that were difficult to describe.

Before coming, he thought about winning, drawing or losing, but he didn't expect that Manchester United would score three goals against Barcelona before the end of the first half.

He wanted to say something to encourage his teammates, but he swallowed the words back.

I can only return to my position in silence and wait for the game to start again.

Maybe it was because he had too smooth career after his debut. He won the Champions League with the team at the age of 18. After Ronaldinho's competitive state declined, Barcelona experienced a brief trough, and he naturally became the core.

After the age of 22, he followed the Dream Team of Barcelona and won all the club's honors, including the Ballon d'Or.

Therefore, he lacks the mentality of doing something even though he knows it is impossible, and his resilience and perseverance have not improved much compared to when he was young.

How can you turn the tide and create miracles without determination?
So, when the game resumed, Barcelona was still in the same state as in the previous 45 minutes, confused and unable to create any threat.

Not only that, the Barcelona players still blindly looked for Messi, as if they thought he could do it all.

Beep-beep!!!
When the referee's whistle sounded, they realized that Manchester United was not a weak team in La Liga.

(End of this chapter)