Ground football: Ronaldo thought I was going to assist him

With the referee's whistle, the first match of the new season in the top five European leagues officially began.

More than 100 media outlets broadcast the match.

This "first match" definitely played a very important role.

Otherwise, the Community Shield Cup shouldn't have generated so much buzz.

At the start of the match, both teams seemed a bit out of sorts.

In the first two minutes, each player made a basic mistake.

Third minute.

Manchester City launched an attack.

Ribery completed a long pass from the wing.

Adriano dropped back to position himself, chested the ball down, and passed it back to Duncan.

Deng Kai immediately passed the ball to Baggio on the wing.

Baggio received the ball on the edge of the penalty area, turned, and attempted to dribble into the box.

As it turned out, Keane reacted quickly and touched the soccer ball with his foot.

The football game briefly spiraled out of control.

But Baggio, despite his age, quickly poked the ball, sending it rolling toward Deng Kai.

After receiving the ball, Deng Kai immediately dribbled across the edge of the penalty area, shaking off Scholes behind him, and then redistributed possession to the right wing.

After receiving the ball, Ribery made several feints and immediately accelerated.

At this time, Ribery was already quite well-known in the Premier League.

Excellent dribbling skills, sharp breakthroughs, and commendable ball control.

Phil Neville, playing conservatively, retreated while fighting, and was directly pushed back into the penalty area by Ribery.

"here!"

Adriano made a run forward to the near post of the six-yard box.

This gave Ribery a point of contact with the ball, and at the same time pulled Silvestre away.

boom!

Ribery passed the ball back to Maicon, who had drifted to the right flank.

boom!

Maicon delivered a long pass, lobbing the ball into the penalty area.

But it wasn't for Adriano, because he was offside.

The football flew towards the far post.

In the middle, Deng Kai made a forward run after passing the ball, drawing Keane's attention.

From the middle to the back, Baggio also broke into the penalty area and collided with Ferdinand.

Baggio stumbled.

There's no way you can compete with Ferdinand in terms of ability; he's already considered the best center-back in the Premier League.

But Baggio also drew Ferdinand's attention away.

The true back point.

Lahm arrived quickly and unleashed a powerful volley from a tight angle with his right foot.

Swish!

The ball narrowly escaped between the near post and Howard's right leg, finding its way into the goal.

"Goal! Third minute! Manchester City open the scoring!"

"That's typical Manchester City style of play!"

"The whole team pushes forward! High press!"

"You only ever see this combination of a right-back passing the ball from outside the opponent's penalty area and a left-back shooting from outside the opponent's six-yard box!"

"Manchester City's tactics are frighteningly aggressive!"

On the bench, Fabregas and David Silva watched Duncan's performance and gained a better understanding of Manchester City's tactics.

Manchester City emphasizes quick ball movement and short passing combinations.

However, players like Duncan, Ribery, and Baggio actually have a lot of freedom in the attacking third, and they can dribble extensively.

This made the two young midfielders very happy.

Manchester City is not a team that doesn't give players a chance to perform.

But... if that's all there is to it, then the Celtics don't seem that strong, do they?

Both Fabregas and David Silva could have done that.

Fabregas can even use more skills and postures when receiving and passing the ball!

The fifth minute.

Essien made a brilliant interception in the backfield, snatching the ball from Van Nistelrooy who had dropped back to receive it, and then passed it to Duncan.

Deng Kai spotted Scholes out of the corner of his eye. He dribbled the ball past Toure without stopping, then turned and started his forward run from the other side.

Scholes couldn't stop Duncan.

After receiving the ball, Toure made a slight adjustment and, noticing that Duncan had been caught up by Keane, passed the ball to Ribery on the right wing.

Everyone thought Ribery was going to break through, but instead he made a through pass to the right wing.

Manchester City striker Adriano made a run down the right flank, chasing after the ball.

"Oh! Ribery's pass was too heavy, the ball is going out of bounds."

"Adriano's acceleration is underestimated. Don't be fooled by his role as a target man last season; his athleticism is no less than Ronaldo's!"

"But Ribery couldn't do anything about it. If he hadn't given the ball that long, the speed wouldn't have been enough to get past Phil."

boom!

Adriano rushed over, turned, and delivered a cutback pass before the ball rolled out of bounds.

There's definitely no room for precision; it would be good enough if it could be salvaged at all.

Inside the penalty area, to the right of the penalty spot.

After a brief skirmish with Keane at the top of the arc, Deng Kai continued his relentless forward run. Keane was momentarily distracted by Toure's subsequent run, allowing Deng Kai to get past him.

As a result, Duncan has now become the target of Adriano's back pass.

Sylvester ran toward Duncan.

Keane caught up with Deng Kai again.

boom!

Deng Kai threw himself out and slid in to shoot!

Sylvester had not expected Duncan to be so decisive.

The chances of a successful shovel shot are too high.

That back pass, Deng Kai's regular shot, almost resulted in a goal.

But Sylvester was able to clear the danger first.

However, Duncan's choice to slide in and shoot could very well be tantamount to clearing the ball for Manchester United.

That's a one-step solution.

Swish!

The soccer ball was kicked hard by Deng Kai's shoe sole.

Eat the exact part you want!

The football is launched into the net.

Howard reacted quickly, but Deng Kai's kick was too decisive.

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Scoreboard changes.

Two to zero.

"Goal! Shout his name after me, King of Manchester..."

"Deng Kai!"

"A beautiful sliding shot!"

"A decisive forward run!"

"Deng Kai's handling of the situation always exudes a sense of sophistication!"

"He doesn't show off his skills, but his judgment on the ball is always extremely accurate!"

"The difficulty of that sliding tackle wasn't in the shot itself, but in the tackle. Deng Kai's tackling skills are exceptional!"

"Last season, among players who scored more than 15 goals in the Premier League, Duncan was the player with the most tackles and the highest tackle success rate!"

"If the Premier League had a Best Defender award, Duncan would be a contender even if he didn't win it."

"Two goals in five minutes, Manchester City have had a dream start!"

"The foundation is truly solid. Even with the departures of players like Fowler and Grosso, Manchester City's chemistry remains!"

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In the seventh minute, Manchester United launched an attack.

But their "new Beckham," Berleon, attempted to eat Lahm raw.

However, he was met with a powerful tackle from Lahm.

The technique of shoveling is actually very demanding on physical strength and speed.

If you're physically strong, you can bump into someone and give them plenty of time to shovel when they lose control.

You are fast, so other people's movements seem relatively slow to you, and you can always get ahead of their path to place a tackle.

These are almost always accurate.

Later, Manchester United's young right-back Wan-Bissaka's tackles were characterized by speed.

Ram is also a speed-type character.

In the ninth minute, Manchester City continued their offensive.

Maicon and Ribery overlapped continuously.

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