Ground football: Ronaldo thought I was going to assist him

The Manchester City players began to celebrate excitedly.

The score was 3-0 before halftime.

Keep in mind, their opponent is Manchester United!

This is the king of the Premier League!

Similarly, Manchester United has not suffered such a crushing defeat in the last three or four seasons.

Their third-place finish in the league this season is not only their worst result in several consecutive seasons, but also a result that has been the worst for them.

If they fail to win this FA Cup, it will be the first time in many years that Manchester United will go home empty-handed, without winning any trophies!

This was almost Manchester United's darkest season ever!

Cristiano Ronaldo: The moment I arrived, everything went dark? Are you trying to smear me?

However... this can indeed be quite awkward for some players.

That's right, we're talking about Saha.

Saha: ...

Forty-first minute.

Manchester United attempted a comeback to score in the final stages of the first half.

As long as they score one goal, they still have hope.

Three goals in the first half and two goals in the first half are completely different concepts.

boom!

Giggs delivered a cross from the left wing.

Van Nistelrooy unleashed a difficult volley, but the ball sailed over the crossbar.

Kompany put a lot of defensive pressure on Van Nistelrooy.

Forty-fourth minute.

Van Nistelrooy dropped back and delivered a diagonal pass.

But Cech attacked too quickly.

Cristiano Ronaldo could only manage to get a shot off, but he could only manage to push the ball against Cech.

The ball bounced back, and Ronaldo immediately followed up with a shot.

Sitting down, Cech also lunged to the side at almost the same time, making another save.

Two incredible saves!

Cech is awesome!

"Oh! What a pity! What a pity!"

"Ronaldo missed two shots in a row."

"Cech was simply a defensive god today!"

"He seems to have installed countless transparent panes of glass in front of Manchester City's goal, which, though invisible, are able to block every shot from Manchester United players time and time again."

"No wonder he's the best goalkeeper in the Premier League this year."

"From the worst goalkeeper in the Premier League to the best goalkeeper in the Premier League, Cech only took one season! We are very curious about what made such a magical change in him."

"The camera panned to Schmeichel, Petr Cech's goalkeeping coach. The Manchester United legend's last trophy before retiring was won with Manchester City against Manchester United."

"Will his disciples be able to do the same now? Let's wait and see."

The match then entered halftime.

Both sides made tactical adjustments, but no personnel changes.

After all, it's the last one or two games of the season, so the strongest players must have already been on the court.

After the start of the second half.

Manchester City's tactical approach has also become clear.

Their main style is passing and possession.

To stall for time.

The reason, of course, is that Manchester City has a UEFA Cup final to play in four days.

They need to avoid exhaustion, especially injuries.

In their last encounter, the hot-tempered Keane broke David Silva's leg.

Although Manchester United were eager to win possession, Manchester City had already established complete control of the game.

Their overall ball possession rate ranks among the top five in Europe this season.

Their overall possession rate in the second half of the season was the highest in all of Europe!

A full thirty minutes.

Manchester United have been unproductive.

The players were so tired from the game that they were falling asleep.

Until the seventy-sixth minute.

Manchester City unilaterally declared the match garbage time.

Guardiola waved Maxiza's hand, and the three were linked together.

Mandzukic, a young player from Croatia, replaced Adriano.

Sun Jihai replaced Maicon for the Chinese Suns.

Veteran Desailly replaced Yaya Touré.

Desailly moved to the center-back position after coming on.

Thiago Silva, who was originally positioned as a center-back, moved to the midfield position, forming a double pivot with Mascherano.

Thiago Silva is a versatile player in the backfield.

Neither he nor Mascherano can be considered top-tier defensive midfielders in the Premier League.

However, when the two of them team up, their defensive effectiveness is absolutely no worse than any top-class defensive midfielder.

Their football IQ is very high.

Moreover, they are all excellent in both offense and defense.

At the same time, Fabregas moved towards the center, moving to the attacking midfield position.

Torres moved from the left center forward position to the right wing, playing as a right winger.

Deng Kai moved from midfield to the left flank, playing as a left winger.

Manchester City have changed their formation.

4213!

Manchester City does have this kind of formation.

When they were under severe oppression, Yaya Touré's position would shift backward, forming a 4213.

But the problem is... the soul of this lineup, the only "1", has always been Deng Kai.

This time, however, it was the young player Fabregas who took the spot.

The team's mastermind!

Can he really do it?

Isn't Manchester City being too overconfident?

Furthermore, can Deng Kai really have the same dominance as he does in midfield when playing on the left wing?

You truly are the world's number one football star.

But that doesn't mean you're world number one no matter what position you're in, okay?

Respect science.

If you put Zidane as a center forward, Ronaldo as a midfielder, and Figo and Rivaldo as center backs, things would probably be just so-so.

What merit or ability do you, Deng Kai, possess?

Huang Jianxiang: "Deng Kai has appeared in the winger position, which is very rare for him."

"We can find almost no record of him playing in this position from official sources."

"But as a die-hard Kai fan, I have exclusive information."

"Deng Kai once played as a winger during Sporting Lisbon's youth academy, and his performance was no worse than that of Cristiano Ronaldo, one of the team's two stars at the time!"

Cristiano Ronaldo: ? ? ?

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Eighty-first minute.

After a disastrous performance throughout the game, Saha finally delivered a highlight moment.

He crossed the ball from the wing, ahead of Thiago Silva.

Van Nistelrooy headed the ball across.

Cristiano Ronaldo turned and fired a shot into the net from inside the penalty area.

However, the linesman raised his flag immediately.

Cristiano Ronaldo was offside!

Cristiano Ronaldo looked at Van Nistelrooy with a hint of helplessness.

Actually, if Van Nistelrooy hadn't headed the ball on, Ronaldo could have directly attacked the ball.

But Van Nistelrooy insisted on supporting this point.

There's really no need for that.

Eighty-third minute.

Seemingly emboldened, Saha cut inside to challenge Thiago Silva this time.

Without hesitation, the sister-in-law made a steal with her foot and then passed the ball to Deng Kai, who had retreated to receive it.

Saha turned and lunged at Deng Kai.

Deng Kai executed a V-shaped backhand dribble, easily shaking off Saha. Before Saha could turn around again, Deng Kai dribbled past him and surged forward.

I'll mess with you once, and I'll get back at you once more!

boom!

Deng Kai accelerated with a flick of the ball and took off from the wing.

After a brief moment of surprise, Saha smiled and gave chase with all his might.

Comparing speed?

now it's right!

While he may not be as fast as Cristiano Ronaldo, he is still one of the fastest players in the Premier League.

How could a mere midfielder possibly be better than him...?

boom!

Deng Kai touched the ball repeatedly, increasing his speed.

Saha followed him all the way, but the distance between them did not decrease in the slightest.

This directly led to a misjudgment by Manchester United's right-back, Gary Neville.

He thought Saha could put some defensive pressure on Deng Kai and keep him occupied.

Therefore, Gary moved inside early to prevent Duncan from passing the ball to Fabregas, who was making a run into the half.

result……

(End of this chapter)

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