The strongest blade in football

Chapter 171: Thunder on the ground! (5000 words)
In the center of Wembley Stadium, the British national anthem and Christian carols sounded successively.

Players, caddies, coaches, referees and more than 8 fans sang "God Save the Queen" and "Abide with me" led by the British draft female singer Stacy Solomon.

Wang Nuo stood in the line, singing with a serious face, but his mouth shape obviously didn't match the others.

The camera gradually scanned from left to right, and Wang Nuo only appeared in the camera for more than two seconds. If he stayed longer, Chinese fans might be keenly aware that Wang Nuo's mouth shape clearly sang——

"Arise, you who will not be slaves, build our new Great Wall with our flesh and blood."

"..."

"Get up, get up, get up! We are united as one, braving the enemy's artillery fire, and marching forward."

"Fighting the enemy's fire, go, go, go!"

Silva and Balotelli, who stood on the left and right sides of Wang Nuo, looked in circles, thinking that Wang Nuo, your song is obviously not right.

Fortunately, both of them are foreigners. If the British guy knows that this guy is singing the Chinese national anthem before the game, he will go crazy.

"Okay, the routine national anthem session is over, and players from both sides have started shaking hands before the game."

"The players of Manchester City and Stoke City can be said to be relatively familiar. They have encountered each other in the Premier League and the FA Cup."

"Look at the starting lineups of both sides."

"For Manchester City, we can be pleasantly surprised to see that Wang Nuo, as announced before the game, made his debut again after many games, occupying the right side."

"He'll play up front with Balotelli and David Silva."

"City played the usual combination of Yaya Toure, Barry and De Jong in midfield."

"At the back, Lescott and Kompany's centre-back combination, Richards at right-back, Kolarov at left-back and Joe Hart in goal."

"Today's starting lineup, compared with the lineups of Manchester City and Tottenham on Tuesday, also has four changes in players. Wang Nuo didn't get a chance to play in that game. Now it seems that Mancini is for him. Stay tuned for this final.”

"It is worth mentioning that Wang Nuo's appearance this time is also the first time a Chinese player has appeared in the finals of the five major league cups, making history again!"

The commentator who speaks like a machine gun is called Zhan Jun. He originally joined the sports channel of ESPN Satellite TV in Singapore, but this game has received too much attention in China. He was specially invited to make a temporary guest appearance to commentate the game .

Zhan Jun's commentary has always been fast and accurate. He is very popular among Chinese in Singapore's ESPN Satellite TV Sports Channel. In particular, he can combine scenes, data and viewpoints in combination with emergencies on the field, which is very skillful. .

Just now, he introduced the lineups of both sides with a loud voice, but the background sound that has been turned down still interfered with his commentary, because the scene at this moment has already exploded.

In recent years, Manchester City and Stoke City have not won any championships, and they have reached the FA Cup final all the way. For them, it can be called an extremely rare experience.

Manchester City is okay, at least they were richer then, but Stoke City is different. They only have one League Cup title in their team history, and they snatched it from Chelsea in an upset.

They were desperate to win this FA Cup, and their fans were hooked on City from the first minute.

Before the start of the game, the Manchester City fans turned their backs and crossed their arms and danced the Poznan dance. The Stoke City fans immediately responded with loud singing.

Stoke City is nicknamed "The Potters" in the UK, but in this game, they definitely don't want to be a vase that breaks at the touch of a touch!

Wang Nuo only felt that he was in a frenzy, and the blood in his body was boiling.

The referee for this game was Atkinson, who had just been criticized by Ferguson some time ago, and he was also an old acquaintance of Wang Nuo.

Last year's UEFA Europa League away game against Hamburg was the game he was in charge of. In that game, Wang Nuo performed well and helped Standard Liege win 2-1 away.

Guessing the ball before the game, Atkinson tossed the coin high and held it on the back of his hand.

"Sun," said Kompany, wearing the captain's armband, and Atkinson raised his palm, and Kompany guessed right.

Manchester City kicked off first.

Wang Nuo and Balotelli stood in the middle circle, and the Italian gave Wang Nuo the right to kick off.

With a whistle, Wang Nuo was not polite, and under the watchful eyes of more than 8 people at the scene, he kicked the ball that Balotelli had sent to Yaya Toure.

"Okay, the final of the 130th FA Cup has started, and Zhan Jun will send you a live commentary on the game."

While Zhan Jun was speaking, after the football fell a few times in Manchester City's backcourt, Kompany made a long diagonal pass with a big foot and hit the ball to Wang Nuo on the right.

At this moment, there are less than 20 seconds before kick-off.

"Wow, we can see that Manchester City chose Wang Nuo at the beginning of the game. It seems that they want to use his speed and impact to create a threat to Stoke City."

Wang Nuo rushed forward for a certain distance on the wing, jumped up and had a passionate collision with Stoke City's No. 12 Mark Wilson.

Mark Wilson was also a tough guy, and the football bounced erratically over their heads and rolled over the touchline, neither of them getting the ball.

Wang Nuo and Mark Wilson pointed at the opposite side at the same time. The linesman hesitated for a second and awarded the ball to Manchester City.

"Wang Nuo is in good form today. In the confrontation just now, he faced the tall and burly Mark Wilson, and he did not lose at all."

Manchester City's overall formation moved forward.

Richards quickly throws the ball out of bounds and Wang Nuo catches it.

Facing the double-teaming of Mark Wilson and full-back Etherington, Wang Nuo did not panic, and calmly dunked and dribbled the ball from behind to the other side of his body.

Then, instead of breaking through, he faked to the right to return the ball to Richards.

When Etherington on his side was deceived and flew to intercept the non-existent pass, Wang Nuo turned around halfway gracefully, took advantage of the swaying space calmly, and stuffed the ball to the inexhaustible forward running forward. Man-marked Silva.

Manchester City's frontcourt suddenly presented an obvious offensive opportunity.

"Wow~~~" There was applause from the Manchester City fan area at the scene.

In the auditorium, Wittant and Boloni couldn't help but glanced at each other, and they both read a bit of surprise from each other's eyes.

"Wang Nuo has grown a lot this year." Boloni sighed.

"I feel it more strongly than you do." Vetteant smiled, "Two years ago, he was still a lone wolf who only cared about his solo show."

"Look at what he's doing now, God, it's unbelievable."

Wang Nuo handled the ball just now with ease, seemingly effortless, but the two coaches could see the trick.

When facing a double-team like just now on the wing, 95% of the forwards will definitely pass back without hesitation, and strive to be safe.

For the remaining 5% of forwards, it is not bad to be able to control the ball and protect it.

Not to mention, like Wang Nuo, he can pass a threatening ball while playing two-person flanking.

"He really shouldn't stay in Liege. The Belgian league is a kind of constraint for him. Only the top league is where Wang Nuo should stay."

After Boloni finished speaking, Witt Ant nodded in agreement.

Wang Nuo walked out of their hands, and they are also very proud that they can quickly get to where they are today.

On the field, Silva received Wang Nuo's pass and took advantage of the situation to launch a wave of offensive.

Manchester City made four arrows in the frontcourt, Silva rushed forward with the ball, and before Glenn pounced, he made a light pass and transitioned the ball to Balotelli on the left.

Yaya Toure slams in just as Balotelli dips back from the striker to catch the ball, just in time for Delap, who is defending David Silva.

Balotelli decisively used one end of the arch, and the football entered the penalty area with Yaya Toure.

"Great chance, Balotelli didn't get greedy, passed the ball just right, Toure has already reached the penalty area, shoot!"

Yaya Toure faces the ball with an angry shot.

"Oh~~~"

Amidst the exclamation of the audience, the ball hit the Stoke City goal post and bounced straight into the arms of goalkeeper Sorensen.

"It was a beautiful kick, a great volley from Yaya Toure, but I have to say luck was on Stoke's side and they escaped."

Zhan Jun's commentary was very neutral, and he didn't sigh with regret because Manchester City's attack failed.

In the penalty area, Wang Nuo, who was flying in quickly, had already rushed to the goalkeeper just now, ready to make a follow-up shot.

It's a pity that the goalkeeper Sorensen is very stable and did not give Wang Nuo any chance to miss.

But Wang Nuo was not depressed at all. His characteristic was to strive for any opportunity without hesitation, which had long been his habit.

On the touchline, Tony Pulis, the head coach of Stoke City, shouted at the players, using gestures to remind the players to maintain their formation and limit Silva, an important goal point in Manchester City's frontcourt.

He knew that Manchester City's starting lineup consisted of a group of extremely talented and creative players in the midfield. Just give them a little space, and it will have immeasurable consequences.

In this game, he formed a 442 formation to focus on defense and weaken the forward impact of Wang Nuo and Balotelli.

At the same time, it is also to allow Pennant and Etherington, who are both very capable of assisting, to get more chances to cross.

Sorensen kicked off with a big kick and the game continued.

In the first two and 10 minutes, Manchester City had a considerable advantage overall, and their players were obviously better overall.

But Stoke City is a team with very distinctive characteristics. Facing the delicate cooperation of Manchester City, they showed the traditional tough British style of play and played very tenaciously.

Occasionally getting a chance to counterattack, they spread their wings and hit the high ball in the middle, making full use of the team's usual technical characteristics.

In China, fans call Stoke City "the city of the sky", that is, because they are good at playing high and high, always letting the ball fly around in the air.

In these two 10 minutes, they made one or two threats to Joe Hart.

High center Kenwayne Jones almost worked with a flick of his head. If he hadn't hit too hard, he might have opened the scoring for Stoke City.

Of course, more opportunities are still created by Manchester City.

In the 25th minute of the first half, Kompany stole the ball in the backcourt and passed the ball directly to the frontcourt again.

This time, while running, Balotelli used his back to throw the ball back to Wang Nuo behind him, successfully tricking Huth who was following him.

Wang Nuo wandered to the left side of the center, originally thinking of stepping in to support Balotelli, but he didn't expect that Balotelli had no intention of catching the ball at all. With his back facing the ball, he flicked his back and stopped the ball behind him Wang Nuo.

There was a burst of exclamation from the audience.

Wang Nuo was also shown by Balotelli's back pass.

He looked at Huth, who was led away by Balotelli, Stoke City's penalty area line was like an empty corridor!

Without hesitation, Wang Nuo immediately bent his bow and set his arrow, and cut in with his foot to shoot.

"Look at this time, Wang Nuo! At the edge of the penalty area, hit the goal with your left foot! This time the goalkeeper blocked the ball!" Zhan Jun almost doubled his volume.

The fans in the auditorium who were about to celebrate the goal hugged their heads.

Wang Nuo played this kick very well. The speed and angle of the ball are very good. However, Sorensen's position is excellent and his reaction is fast enough. He made a sideways save and blocked the ball out of the penalty area.

Stoke City took advantage of the situation to launch a counterattack.

Wang Nuo, who missed a hit, followed Pennant who was holding the ball, and quickly chased back.

Pennant is a rare dribbler and crosser in Stoke City. He was loaned by Arsenal and wandered in various teams. Later, he went to Liverpool and played well. He just joined the team last year and soon took the main position. .

Wang Nuo's original intention was to force Pennant to play a high ball in the backcourt to reduce the threat of the opponent's counterattack.

But Pennant was unmoved, and dribbled the ball all the way along the right side, as if Wang Nuo, you come, let's fight.

Wang Nuo was not afraid of him. Both of them fought on the sideline for a long time with movements in their hands. In the end, Pennant gave up. He didn't expect Wang Nuo to be so difficult, so he had no choice but to pass the ball back.

The audience once again gave Wang Nuo warm applause.

Manchester City fans like this kind of young players who can rely on their talents to make a living, but they work harder than anyone else on the court.

"Huh, huh." Wang Nuo was out of breath from running, and he sprinted back and forth continuously, which also consumed a lot of energy, and he was a little out of breath at the moment.

At this time, a strong figure suddenly appeared beside Delap who was controlling the ball.

Dutchman De Jong!
Many fans who watched the World Cup final last year were very impressed.

In the World Cup final in South Africa, he stepped on Alonso's chest with a "shadowless leg", but it was surprising that he escaped the red card.

This person has a mixed-race physique, five short stature but thick muscles, and his butcher-like playing style has been criticized by others. Domestic fans jokingly call him Nand Jong, who is as famous as Real Madrid's North Pepe.

Just at this moment, De Jong suddenly grabbed the ball at Delap's feet, and split Silva.

In this 1 minute, the two sides switched offense and defense back and forth, and the formation was already very chaotic.

Silva took the opportunity to bring the ball forward 20 meters, past Wilkins and spin the ball into the Stoke City penalty area.

Yaya Toure took off and tried to head the ball in, but defender Huth managed to clear the ball.

The ball bounced far away from the goal. Once, twice, the ball bounced towards Wang Nuo as if magnetic.

Wang Nuo had just wrestled with Pennant for a long time. After going through a battle of the century, he didn't have the strength to control the ball in a short time and rush into the penalty area.

How to do?
return?Side split?Wang Nuo couldn't make up his mind.

But he couldn't help thinking about it at this time, the ball had already come.

At this moment, a thought suddenly popped up in Wang Nuo's mind—why not take a long shot?
Usually in the training ground, he seldom practiced shooting from such a long distance, because as a substitute striker, he had limited firing power, and he had to strive for the greatest certainty in every shot.

Under normal circumstances, the closer the distance, the higher the shooting rate and the higher the probability of scoring. Therefore, Wang Nuo has not scored many long-range shots in his career, and prefers to kick in the penalty area.

Stoke City may have also studied Wang Nuo's style of play. When Wang Nuo rushed towards the ball head-on, the surrounding Stoke City players did not have a strong willingness to block it.

In their eyes, Wang Nuo would either pass the ball or break through with the ball.

But this time, Wang Nuo did not hesitate at all. He seized the moment before the football bounced, and the energy of his whole body was transferred to the ball from his tight left leg and raised foot.

"Boom!"

Even in the raucous pitch, the shot resounded loudly.

Wang Nuo played the ball so wonderfully.

He watched the ball fly towards the goal quickly, and it was difficult for his eyes to keep up with its trajectory in the air. Two seconds later, the Stoke City net rolled and trembled!
"Defender Huth's clearance is not far away! Wang Nuo, do you want to kick from outside the penalty area? Wow!!! There is thunder on the ground!!! There is a kick!!!"

Zhan Jun couldn't help shouting.

"The King of China! An unbelievable long-range shot! Help Manchester City lead!"

Wang Nuo knew the goal was scored without confirmation!

With this goal, Manchester City's stands were like a tsunami!
It was like a bomb was thrown into the sea, and large blue waves surged wildly.

Wang Nuo was stunned by happiness. All the rehearsals in his brain on the massage table before the game were in vain. He never thought that he would shoot through the gate of Stoke City with a long shot from 30 meters away!
This is crazy!It's outrageous!

He wasn't even ready to celebrate...

The body had already made a choice involuntarily, Wang Nuo ran towards the corner flag area, sank down, and slid and knelt!
A week ago, against Everton, he used this posture to send himself into the crowd of fans.

Although the conditions of the Wembley turf are not good, and the auditorium is a little far away, it doesn't matter, those teammates who are crazier than the fans have already arrived.

They danced and danced, everyone's faces twisted in excitement, and they rushed towards him.

Kompany, with a big bald head who is always calm, is holding Wang Nuo's hair with his hands, and his eyes look like they are about to pop out of wonder.

He said some surprised words to Wang Nuo indiscriminately, but Wang Nuo couldn't hear anything clearly.

Because the scene is too noisy, if there is a decibel tester, the value must have soared to more than 120.

Silva, who has always been gentle and quiet, jumped onto Wang Nuo's back like a crazy person and strangled his arm.

Balotelli, he was beating Wang Nuo like a sandbag.

Everyone shows their crazy side!
Mancini spit out the chewing gum he had just eaten, opened his arms and punched hard, and hugged Brian Kidd who came from the coach's bench.

Manchester City has taken a crucial step towards the FA Cup championship!
At this time, the broadcast camera once again showed the before and after scenes of the goal just now.

"Let's look at it again in slow motion. This ball was first intercepted by De Jong, and Silva's cross was cleared by Huth."

"Wang Nuo can quickly adjust his shooting posture when facing the ball from the penalty area, and hit a very high-quality world wave!"

"It is no exaggeration to say that this goal will leave a strong mark in the history of Chinese football!"

"Congratulations to Wang Nuo, once again, he gave a wonderful performance to the fans! His barrel is so hot, we have reason to look forward to what kind of surprises he will bring to the fans in the next game!"

(End of this chapter)