From the man behind the football king to the football king.

Chapter 886 Bruno's Grand Plan
"Damn it! I knew it!" Seeing Bruno enjoying the cheers of the fans in the stands, Jorginho on the field shook his hands angrily.

Everyone paid too much attention to Bruno at the beginning and forgot about Mbappe. When the ball suddenly fell to Mbappe's feet and he completed the shot, everyone was too concerned about Mbappe and forgot about Bruno.

Manchester United's fast-paced style of play really made Chelsea's players feel a little overwhelmed. They paid attention to one person and then forgot about that person. They paid attention to that person and then forgot about this person again...

Tuchel was as upset as he was. When he saw the football flying into his own goal, the Chelsea coach stood up from the coaching seat excitedly.

This is certainly not for cheering, but for anger.

The other coaching staff members and substitute players around him held their heads in their hands, looking extremely frustrated.

Falling behind after eleven minutes of the game was not going to be easy for Chelsea, especially since their opponent was Manchester United.

Manchester United seems to have become their nemesis, which many Chelsea players cannot accept. Every game with Manchester United makes Chelsea players very uncomfortable. If they are not careful, they may lose the game.

In the past, when they were dominant in the Premier League, they almost swept all their opponents. Such a thrilling feeling was not common. But now they have such experiences at least twice every season. Even at their home ground, Manchester United will not let them go easily.

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After celebrating the goal, Bruno ran back with his teammates.

Chelsea's players had already been waiting in the center circle for the kick-off.

In fact, Chelsea players are used to conceding goals in the match against Manchester United. From the initial panic, they are now able to take it calmly.

All they were thinking about was how to equalize the score in the remaining games and score more goals.

The game resumed, and Manchester United fans cheered, sang and danced in the stands. They were very excited, and this was a very good start.

Anyone who knows football knows that it is better to score a goal early than late, because the earlier the goal is scored, the more likely it is that the game will be on your own track and in your own rhythm. It is better to lead the opponent by the nose than to be led by the nose by your opponent, right?
Manchester United's current lead means that they have entered the track ahead of time, and Chelsea will have to chase Manchester United while trying to find their own track and rhythm in the remaining time.

This is not an easy task, even if the team is Chelsea.

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After conceding the ball, Chelsea quickly counterattacked and launched a fierce attack on Manchester United's goal.

They can sweep across Europe, including top teams like Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid, and finally make it to the Champions League final, which shows how strong they are.

After scoring the goal, Bruno turned into the backbone of the defense, running and fighting actively to prevent Chelsea from directly threatening the team's goal.

He was very excited from the start today because he had an idea: to help the team win the Champions League for the fourth consecutive time!
Although winning three consecutive Champions League titles is already great enough, as no other team has ever done it since the Champions League was reformed, looking at the entire history of the Champions League, including Manchester United itself, there have been four teams that have achieved it, and even Real Madrid has won five consecutive titles.

Although many people say that Real Madrid's five consecutive championships are due to the lack of competitiveness and value of this event, the champion is the champion and everyone has to recognize it.

Bruno naturally hopes to lead the team to win four consecutive Champions League titles, or even five consecutive Champions League titles as only Real Madrid has achieved.

In that case, Manchester United will truly become the top club in world football!

And he himself will become the real number one in world football.

In life, everything is for fame and fortune. Now he earns tens of millions of pounds a year, and has no shortage of money, but fame is far from satisfying.

With this thought in mind, Bruno was particularly excited today and in very good shape, because this is the Champions League final, the highest level of club competition!
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Bruno, who scored the goal, was more active. He always passed the ball to places that made Chelsea players feel uncomfortable. Some places they didn't expect, Bruno always passed the ball there, and then Manchester United players could follow up in time.

This is a tacit understanding formed over the past few seasons. There is no need for verbal or physical reminders. Other Manchester United players believe that as long as they can run into open space, Bruno's pass will come.

Chelsea's players were having a headache, but the commentator was excited.

"We saw the Manchester United team with smooth cooperation again!"

“Bruno’s improvisation is a real joy to watch! He and his teammates work in perfect harmony, and every pass is a masterclass performance that deserves our applause!”

"Look at this pass he made... He was facing away from the direction of the pass. How did he know there would be an open space there?"

"In a very difficult situation, Bruno still made a great pass! His pass was so precise that it reached Rashford!"

...In addition to passing, Bruno's shooting also makes opponents tremble.

After nine years of continuous practice, Bruno has now integrated almost all technical movements into his body's memory, including shooting.

He can find a suitable shooting opportunity anywhere near the penalty area. As long as the defensive player is not careful, Bruno may threaten the goal.

Long shots have become his main means of scoring. After years of hard practice, the quality of his long shots is stable, the arc is not large, the line is very flat, but the power is great and the speed is fast, which looks amazing.

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In addition to long shots, he is required to actively participate in the offense, so he will often appear in the penalty area, so he can get many scoring opportunities directly facing the goal.

A midfielder who can pass the ball and shoot the ball himself is the nightmare of all defenders, because you have no idea what action he will take. If you choose to find a good defensive position and don't come out, he can threaten the goal with a long shot. If you rush out to stop him from shooting from a long distance, the space left is just right for him to send a fatal pass.

In addition to being able to pass and shoot, Bruno's ball control skills are also perfect. Look at how he easily turned and broke through the two Chelsea players. This is the result of his skills that he has honed day after day for the past nine years.

Although he doesn't like to show off those fancy skills, and doesn't like to dribble past several people, it doesn't mean he can't do it. In the game, he often dribbles the ball from the backcourt to attack, dribbles past several defensive players of the opponent, and then passes or shoots.

His dribbling movements are very simple and basic, but it is this simplest basic movement, combined with his speed and body, as well as his extraordinary awareness, that produces unexpectedly good results.

It's just a simple change of direction, sudden stop and acceleration, and you can always shake off the pursuers and break out of the siege.

He became more omnipotent and more terrifying.

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After Manchester United players get the ball, they will pass it to Bruno, because he is the core. He is responsible for allocating the next destination of the ball, organizing the offense, dispatching the entire team, and controlling the rhythm.

His opponents all know this, but even if they know this, what does it matter? You still can't defend him.

Cancelo passed the ball to Bruno and ran forward. It looked like the two of them were going to do a two-on-one pass.

Chelsea's left-back Chilwell quickly followed Cancelo's retreat, while Matic came up to steal the ball from Bruno.

All Chelsea players know this. No matter how others move, as long as the ball is at Bruno's feet, the first priority is always to grab Bruno, rather than occupying a defensive position.

Matic went up to grab Bruno, but Bruno did not struggle with him, nor did he pass the ball to Cancelo for a two-on-one. Instead, he knocked the ball back with his heel and gave it to Gundogan who was waiting behind him.

Because Matic was defending Bruno and Chilwell was pulled away by Cancelo, there was no hindrance when Gundogan dribbled forward. He easily passed the midfield and advanced towards the heart of Chelsea's penalty area!

Seeing that Gundogan was currently the biggest threat, both Matic and Chilwell turned to pounce on Gundogan.

Of course, Bruno couldn't be left idle, so Jorginho ran up and stood next to Bruno, watching his movements closely.

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Facing the defense of two opponents, Gundogan did not pass the ball to Bruno, but passed it directly to Cancelo in front of him.

Since the full-back was pulled open, the central defender naturally had to fill the position, so Rudiger moved to the wing.

Although Tuchel deployed a three-center-back formation today, Chelsea's central defense was still slightly weak after one center-back was pulled away.

Cancelo also knew this, so he did not continue to dribble the ball to the bottom and cross it, but instead passed the ball directly to the middle at a 45-degree angle while running.

Harry Kane followed up from the middle and jumped high, beating Thiago Silva to head the ball into the goal.

This time Dean Henderson made a wonderful save, lifting the ball over the crossbar with one hand!

"Oh! That was a close call! Manchester United almost extended the lead again! More than 20 minutes into the first half, Chelsea still couldn't find a good way to equalize the score. Instead, their defense was constantly harassed by Manchester United."

"Most of the Chelsea players who have performed well in the past period of time were not satisfactory in this game. Mount and Werner worked hard, but they lacked support from the midfield. What about Jorginho? He was in trouble..."

Jorginho's trouble is Bruno.

When attacking, Bruno is responsible for organizing the team's offense, and when defending, he restricts Jorginho.

(End of this chapter)