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

Chapter 976 Turnaround
When Bruno fell to the ground, there was a moment of shock in the Etihad Stadium. Manchester City fans seemed to be unprepared for this scene as Bruno fell in the penalty area.

Afterwards, Manchester City fans who reacted booed loudly, and almost everyone shouted: "Fake fall! Diving!"

As an opponent, regardless of the facts, denouncing the opponent's players is always the first choice.

Bruno fell to the ground in Manchester City's penalty area. Mourinho on the sidelines was also stunned. He did not expect Manchester United to break the deadlock in this way.

But he had not forgotten his identity, so he quickly jumped up and roared to the field: "Foul! Penalty! There is no doubt that this is a penalty!!"

He also turned his head and shouted to the fourth official: "This is a penalty! Penalty! 100% penalty! There is no problem with the penalty!"

Referee Oliver's whistle also sounded, but it was almost ignored amid the huge boos at the Etihad Stadium.

But Oliver's action of running towards the foul site still attracted everyone's attention. Everyone looked at him nervously to see how he would make the decision.

As a referee, he could judge Bruno for diving or award a penalty. Even if it was a misjudgment, the result could not be changed. So the referee's decision at this time is likely to determine the direction of the game.

As soon as he ran into the penalty area, Oliver pointed to the penalty spot!

It's a penalty!
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"Penalty!" Martin Taylor shouted.

"Yeah!" Mourinho turned around and smiled at the fourth official. However, in the eyes of the fourth official, Mourinho's smile looked like a ferocious expression.

"Penalty! Penalty! It's a penalty! It's definitely a penalty! Manchester United has a great chance to equalize the score! And this opportunity was created by Bruno!" Jin Xiangkai shouted excitedly.

"Bruno has made a great contribution!" Liu Yue was also very happy.

The penalty kick made Manchester City players very angry. They surrounded the referee and protested against the decision.

"He was obviously faking a fall! Look how exaggerated his fall was!"

"Yes, yes, and he even turned around in the air! It's a standard diving move!"

"I didn't touch him... uh, I mean I just touched him lightly, but it definitely wouldn't cause him to fall so badly!" Pogba also quickly defended himself.

But the referee didn't listen to them, just stood in the penalty area, waving everyone else away, and at the same time took out a card from his chest pocket. He was going to show Bogba a yellow card!
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On the other side, Manchester United players rushed towards Bruno. Forward Harry Kane was the first to rush to Bruno's side. Seeing Bruno holding his waist and grinning, he pulled Bruno up directly, patted him hard and said, "Well done!"

Other teammates also rushed up.

"Good job, Bruno!"

"That's how we should teach them a lesson!"

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Everyone praised Bruno, not caring whether Bruno's fall was real or fake. But Bruno was still in pain, especially the hips that were hit by Pogba just now, and he kept gasping for air in pain.

Although he got a penalty, the collision was really heavy, and he didn't dive at all. It can only be said that he knew that Pogba would rush up and make physical contact with him, and he wanted to dodge, but he didn't dodge and was knocked away. The referee wanted to give Manchester United a penalty, and he would definitely not say that Pogba was innocent.

In fact, when he suddenly rushed into the penalty area, he was already mentally prepared to get a penalty for the team.

I break into the game, the opponent fouls me, I fall to the ground, and it's a penalty. There's no problem with that. It has nothing to do with whether the fall was fake or not.

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Although Manchester City's players desperately defended themselves, once the referee made his decision, it was difficult to change it. So now Bruno stood in front of the ball, facing Manchester City's goalkeeper Ederson, while the others on both sides retreated to the penalty area.

The boos from the stands were even louder and harsher, beating on everyone's eardrums and hearts and making people uncomfortable.

Now the pressure and attention were all on Bruno.

As the core of the team, whether he can withstand the pressure and score the penalty for Manchester United is the focus of everyone's attention.

The referee Oliver blew the whistle, Bruno took a run-up, then kicked the ball and it was done in one go!

Ederson misjudged the direction and the football flew straight into the goal!
"The ball goes in! Bruno! He scored the penalty he earned for the team! Now it's 1:1, the two teams are back on the same starting line!"

After scoring the goal, Bruno ran straight to the bottom of the stands and vented his emotions to the Manchester City fans above: Let you boo! I can still score a goal!

His teammates ran towards Bruno, hugged him and celebrated the goal with him.

"You were so decisive when you suddenly entered the penalty area!"

"Now, those bastards from Manchester City will have to think twice before they foul you again, haha!"

"They deserved it! Do they really think we are easy to bully?"

…Everyone touched Bruno’s head affectionately and made his hair into a bird’s nest.

Off the field, Mourinho, who saw this scene, couldn't help but snort: "This kid!"

There was obvious doting in his tone.

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Thanks to a penalty kick won by Bruno, Manchester United equalized the score away from home. Now the score is 1:1 and both sides are back on the same starting line.

As Martin Taylor said after Manchester United lost the ball, after a goal broke the deadlock, the game would become more exciting and no longer just intense.

Manchester United quickly scored a goal from a penalty kick, which further stimulated Manchester City. After losing the ball, they did not shrink their defense, but quickly counterattacked, hoping to take the lead again as soon as possible.

Manchester United did not show any weakness and launched an attack against Manchester City.

Under such circumstances, the scene finally looked good.

It’s just that when Bruno gets the ball, the boos from the stands will be particularly loud.

The reason for such treatment was obviously because Bruno fell in the penalty area.

Manchester City fans don’t care whether Pogba touched Bruno or not. In their opinion, as long as Bruno dared to fall to the ground in the penalty area, it was 100% a fake fall without a doubt!
It was because of Bruno's dive that Manchester United equalized the score, so now Bruno has become the target of public criticism.

Of course Bruno was not diving, but the fans in the stands were irrational, just like those Manchester United fans at Old Trafford. It is difficult to explain things to them.

As a hostile player, you will enjoy such treatment sooner or later.

The better you perform, the sooner you can enjoy it.

So the boos from Manchester City fans just show how great Bruno is doing now.

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Since Bruno fell in the penalty area, he found his situation had changed a bit.

In the midfield and backcourt, Manchester City players had more and more physical contact with him, and it was more violent. It was completely ruthless.

This may be because he fell in their penalty area, which led to them being awarded a penalty kick, so he was hated.

However, after he entered the opponent's 30-meter area, the pressure was relieved. The opponent's defensive players were a little cautious. When defending him, they just stuck to him and rarely used their physical advantage to directly collide with him. Obviously, they were also afraid that Bruno would fall again in a dangerous and sensitive place.

In their opinion, Bruno is a very cunning person who will do anything to win, and the dive in the penalty area is evidence of that.

However, this close but non-collision defense gives Bruno more possibilities.

In any case, he still managed to gain more room for himself to play.

Although his jersey was still dirty from being hit in the midfield and backcourt, in the frontcourt, as long as he could get the ball, he could try to organize some attacks.

Of course, Manchester City was still very careful in defending Bruno. The purpose of their sticking to him was to prevent Bruno from turning around at will.

As an offensive player, if he cannot turn around and can only face the goal with his back, his threat will be reduced by at least 50%, or even more. So preventing Bruno from turning around can also limit his performance.

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Generally speaking, restricting an offensive player and not letting him turn around is to increase the difficulty for him to attack forward. After all, if he turns his back to the direction of attack, he cannot see the situation behind him and cannot make correct judgments.

At the same time, facing away from the direction of attack, higher requirements are placed on passing and shooting techniques. Some actions that are very common when facing the direction of attack are almost impossible to perform at this time.

But this is not a difficult thing for Bruno.

The most difficult technical move when facing away from the attacking direction is actually shooting. The farther the distance, the more difficult it is. In the small penalty area, you can still shoot with your heel, but in the large penalty area, the power of the heel shot is not enough. If you can score a goal, it will definitely make the headlines, which shows how difficult it is.

Want to shoot with your heel outside the penalty area? Almost impossible.

But Bruno didn't want to shoot, he mainly passed the ball.

With his back to the goal, he has many ways to pass the ball, and his heel is just one of them.

He is not afraid of the high technical difficulty, because when he was doing various short pass training in the virtual space of the Training Master System, he also practiced various passes with his back to the attack direction. He has technical reserves in this regard.

Finally, is it still a problem for him to have his back to the direction of attack and not be able to see what is happening behind him?
If the opponent didn't allow him to turn around, then he didn't turn around. Bruno didn't have to fight with the opponent in this regard, wasting his energy and strength. He just closely observed the running positions of both sides, looking for gaps that could be exploited.

If those Manchester City players are willing to stick behind him and push the ball, let them do it. Bruno won't even look at them and has no interest in who is pushing the ball behind him.

(End of this chapter)