I am the king of football

Chapter 345 Seesaw
The start of the game was smooth and evenly matched. Manchester United, who focused on ball possession tactics, made it difficult for Real Madrid's players to find any opportunities in a short period of time. It was not until five minutes later that Kaka seized the opportunity and intercepted the ball from Carrick's feet near the center circle.

Unfortunately, just one minute after the Galaxy tried to advance on the spot, Nani chased up to Di Maria and pushed the thin Di Maria out of the sideline with a series of breakthroughs and collisions. In the end, Manchester United got a chance for a sideline ball.

Manchester United then continued to steadily control the ball, the players became more and more skilled at passing the ball to each other, and the opponent's four midfielders and forwards, after being exhausted, finally came to the conclusion that playing like this was not feasible and stopped wasting energy in the Red Devils' half.

Therefore, when both sides really started the first offense and defense transition, the game had already entered ten minutes.

"Manchester United controlled the ball for a long time. Their opponents no longer wasted their energy and rushed forward. OK, the Red Devils started to move forward. It seems that the team is not really focusing on defense."

There may be teams that persist in parking the bus in the Champions League knockout rounds, but it will definitely not be Manchester United. In Ferguson's tactical arrangement, once the opponent no longer presses forward, it is necessary to press forward appropriately to relieve the pressure in the team's midfield and backcourt.

Starting with Scholes, the ball soon reached the feet of the team's left forward Nani. This player had good impact but his speed was still a little slower than the Angel on his opposite side. Therefore, after he dribbled forward for a distance, Di Maria behind him quickly chased back.

After moving forward a distance and ensuring that Xabi Alonso was moving towards him, Nani decisively chose to pass the ball.

"The ball was passed diagonally from the left to the right by Van Persie with the outside of his foot. It was a beautiful pass. Van Persie did not give Modric any chance to take advantage of the situation. Manchester United successfully pushed the offensive line to the front of Real Madrid's defense. The four defenders of the Galacticos were facing a formidable enemy!"

"Shu~"

With a diagonal cross pass, Van Persie passed the ball at the fastest speed to Qin Hu in the middle, who was struggling with Pepe who was pushing him from behind. With the huge force coming from behind, Qin Hu knew that he had no space to turn around, so he simply didn't turn around and knocked the ball passed to him by Van Persie backwards.

"A great heel pass! Van Persie went straight into the penalty area and he and Varane grabbed a spot!"

"Boom!"

It was a direct head-on collision, and both the forward and the defender refused to give up the ball. In the slow-motion replay, people could clearly see that Varane's instep just hit the ball at the moment Van Persie kicked the ball.

So when both of them were rolling on the ground, the referee made a penalty decision immediately. Since the ball finally bounced out of the baseline, Manchester United got a corner kick opportunity.

Then Varane and Van Persie both got up from the ground with their teeth grimaced, covering their feet. Looking at the young man in front of them, Van Persie was very surprised at the other party's judgment of the position of the ball. When he shot, he was even prepared to be tackled in order to create a penalty opportunity.

"Good defense."

Nodding to Varane who was looking at him, Van Persie turned around and began to prepare for the team's corner kick attack.

After being praised by Van Persie, Varane, a young defender whose style is different from that of his predecessors Ramos and Pepe and is much more elegant, blushed. He did not expect that the other side had such a strong competitive spirit.

In fact, it's not that Van Persie is a gentleman, but that football should be like this. A good defense and a good attack should be praised. Only when more and more people are willing to appreciate and cheer can this sport last forever. The crazy and rough playing style of Ramos and Pepe is abandoned by the mainstream. Varane just follows these big brothers for a long time, which makes his thinking a little wrong.

This corner kick opportunity came in the 15th minute of the game. Manchester United, who were destined to invest little in offensive offensive tactics in this match, attached great importance to it.

Carrick, Phil Jones, Qin Hu, Van Persie and other players who are good at heading the ball ran into the Real Madrid penalty area. Seeing that the opponents were coming in large numbers, Mourinho on the sidelines did not dare to be careless. He asked Kaka and Ronaldo to withdraw to participate in the defense, while the faster Di Maria stayed in the frontcourt and was ready to counterattack quickly at any time.

So, when the referee blew the whistle to kick off and the ball flew into the penalty area, Real Madrid's penalty area directly turned into a Shura field.

"Carrick and Kaka collided with each other, and neither of them touched the ball. Then it was Qin Hu and Ronaldo, both of them jumped very high!"

"Boom!"

Once again, the heads came into close contact. It seemed that Qin Hu and Ronaldo's foreheads had a special connection. Neither side showed their top heading ability in these two rounds, and it was very likely because of this collision that led to the match.

In short, the ball flew from the front point and then from the middle point, and when it reached the back point, Van Persie and Varane were entangled again and kicked the ball at the same time.

"They kicked the ball almost at the same time, but the ball didn't fly towards the goal and was cleared~"

The ball went past the goal post and Van Persie was actually a step late. The ball hit Van Persie's foot when Varane kicked it towards the bottom line, which changed its course and flew out of the bottom line, brushing the goal post. It looked quite threatening.

"There was no corner kick. It seemed that it was Van Persie who touched the ball last. Both of Manchester United's attacks were quite thrilling. Real Madrid's young defender Varane used very solid basic skills to block the opponent's scoring opportunities."

This time, it is obvious why the young man Varane can occupy a place in the Galactico squad full of big names. With such ability at this age, he will definitely be a major player in Real Madrid's defense in the future.

After Casillas kicked the ball out, the game started again and Real Madrid was in control of the ball. The two defensive midfielders Xabi Alonso and Modric both had the magical power to send the ball to any place on the court. For a while, the pressure was on the Red Devils.

Qin Hu and the three players behind him began to press continuously in an attempt to make the opponent panic and make mistakes, but this still failed to prevent the ball from being passed out by Xabi Alonso.

"The ball flew to Di Maria's position on the right, and he tried to stop and pass, but was blocked by Nani! It was blocked from the right, and Di Maria could only stabilize the ball and make long-term plans."

As soon as the Real Madrid fans in the away stands started cheering, Manchester United's iron-clad half-court defense forced Real Madrid to continue in a tug-of-war. Obviously, if the Galacticos wanted to equalize the total score in this game, they had to take a long-term view.

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