Ground football: Ronaldo thought I was going to assist him

In the 19th minute, Grosso's tough defense suppressed Arsenal's attacks down the flanks.

Lauren intended to outrun Grosso with his speed, but he didn't expect that the 1.9-meter tall guy was also fast. He caught up and made a flying tackle, making a perfect defensive play.

However, Lauren was unable to get up for a long time after falling to the ground.

Arsenal's team doctor entered the field and subsequently stated that Lauren was unable to continue the match.

Wu Xudong warms up urgently on the sidelines of Arsenal.

Chinese fans thousands of miles away were extremely excited.

The Chinese derby has been staged once again!

Although the real Chinese derby should be between Wu Xudong and Sun Jihai, the latter has not yet played.

But no Chinese person would not consider Deng Kai as one of their own.

The mere act of disbanding the national football team, removing countless leaders from their posts, and ushering in the era of imprisonment for the national football team is enough to ensure that Deng Kai will be remembered by all Chinese people.

With Wu Xudong's introduction, Arsenal's right flank was further revitalized, as people found that Wu Xudong played more aggressively than Lauren.

Lauren is fast, has good passing skills, and is a strong offensive player.

But at least he's still a full-back.

Wu Xudong's playing style is so similar to Henry's that it's hard to tell them apart.

He was even present in the penalty area.

In the 28th minute, Grosso pulled and dragged Wu Xudong to the ground, preventing Wu Xudong from taking off.

Grosso received a yellow card as a result.

Thirty-sixth minute.

Wu Xudong outmaneuvered Grosso, who, burdened by a yellow card, hesitated and missed his best defensive opportunity.

boom!

Wu Xudong delivered a cross.

Back!

Bergkamp made a clever run, bypassing Hierro's defense, and cut inside from the back to head the ball into the net.

Three to one!

"Goal! I have to say, Arsenal's right flank has become much more threatening since Wu Xudong came on."

"He is a very high-caliber player, and Wenger has expressed his high regard for Wu Xudong on many occasions."

"But the most important reason why Wu Xudong failed to secure a starting position at Arsenal is that his defense is slightly weaker. It's not his defensive ability, but rather that his playing style inevitably leads to defensive vulnerabilities."

"Many people who follow Manchester City should be able to see that Wu Xudong's playing style is actually very similar to that of Manchester City's two full-backs."

"Wu Xudong's absolute speed is faster than Manchester City's Maicon, Lahm, and Grosso. But these three players each have their own advantages in physique, crossing, dribbling skills, and height."

"From Sporting Lisbon to Manchester City, Triguera, Maxi, and Duncan have consistently maintained the same requirements for full-backs."

"Including Wu Xudong's assist, the choice of passing to the far post is also very much in the style of Sporting Lisbon."

Three to one!

Arsenal fans began to cheer.

The Manchester City players, on the other hand, wore expressions of deep seriousness.

"Take it easy!" Deng Kai began to communicate with his teammates. "Grosso, you can't outrun Wu Xudong, so don't go up there for now. Focus your energy on defense."

"Touré, you switch with me, I'll go to the right wing."

"Thiago, pay attention to covering the gap in the right defensive midfield position. We're focusing our attack there now."

"Ribery, Maicon, crush them! Let's see if Wu Xudong + Ljungberg + Henry are more efficient, or if the three of us are more lethal. Any questions?"

Everyone shouted in unison, "No problem!"

Soon, the situation took a turn for the better.

Forty-first minute.

Deng Kai repeatedly bumped into Maicon and Ribery, then feigned an inside cut before passing the ball to Ribery on the wing.

Ribery swept the ball across the field, sending it into the Arsenal penalty area.

Fowler attempted a shot, but the ball struck Seaman's body, narrowly missing a goal.

But to make matters worse, Fowler collapsed and couldn't get up.

He and Kolo Toure were vying for the ball, with the latter's physical attributes completely outclassing Fowler's.

The genius assassin's fragile nature is truly beyond saving.

Players such as Deng Kai and Yaya Touré quickly came over to check on Fowler's condition, and the team doctor also entered the field shortly afterward.

Yaya Touré even chatted with his older brother, Chloë Touré, on the spot.

Kolo Toure's development started much better than Yaya Toure's, because he stayed at Arsenal and is now an important rotation center-back for Arsenal.

But Yaya Touré managed a comeback after being eliminated by Arsenal.

He moved to Lisbon and, with Sporting CP, followed Deng Kai to win countless championships.

He was initially an important rotation player, but after accepting Manchester City's invitation, he became a key midfielder for the club.

That year, everyone was talking about Duncan being the best midfielder in Europe.

However, Yaya Touré, who can form a golden midfield partnership with Europe's top midfielder, has already entered the ranks of promising young midfielders in the Premier League.

Keep in mind that he is only nineteen years old, not even twenty yet.

But people are already comparing him to stars like Lampard and Gerrard.

If he can maintain this form, he will definitely become a top-tier star within two years.

So sometimes fate is really hard to predict.

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Ultimately, Fowler was unable to continue the game.

Manchester City also had players substituted due to injury.

But with Deng Kai's nod, Maksa surprisingly chose to replace Fowler with full-back Lahm.

Wenger next door looked completely bewildered.

Ram?

Six defenders?

"Oh! This is... Baggio has moved to the center forward position to fill Fowler's spot."

Grosso moves forward to play as a left winger.

"Lahm has now taken the left wing-back position that Grosso previously occupied."

"This... is a very strange formation."

The 5-2-3 formation isn't unusual.

But what's strange is that Grosso, who is 1.91 meters tall, plays as a left winger, while Baggio, who is 1.74 meters tall, plays as a center forward?

And don't forget Baggio is 34 or 35 years old. With his physique, he plays as a center forward. What grudge do you, Maxi, have against Baggio?

But everyone quickly understood Manchester City's style of play.

Baggio may appear to be a center forward, but he was actually a shadow striker.

The key is to retreat and provide support, and to organize the response.

On the contrary, Grosso frequently appeared in the center forward position, vying with Campbell and Kolo Toure.

Ram also demonstrated his offensive attributes.

If the previous Grosso + Baggio wing combination couldn't exploit the defensive gaps left by Wu Xudong's forward runs...

Then Ram and Grosso will be able to catch them.

Speed ​​is the most valuable asset on the flanks.

Moving Baggio to the center was not only to allow him to link up the attack, but also to make way for the fast lanes on the flanks.

Finally, with Lahm's cross, Grosso's header went wide, and the first half ended.

The score is 3-1, with Arsenal leading by two goals.

……

During halftime, Deng Kai focused his conversations on Grosso and Maicon.

He made it clear that he would substitute them both after sixty or seventy minutes.

Let them both go all out in the first twenty minutes of the second half, without holding back anything.

The whole world thought that Duncan was the engine of Manchester City.

This may indeed be true for other competitions as well.

But in this match, Manchester City's real driving force came from their two full-backs.

No, it should be... four full-backs!

I like playing football on the ground: Ronaldo thought I was going to assist him.