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Some people said Chamakh looked a lot like Cristiano Ronaldo, which probably had something to do with their bloodlines.

But the Moroccan striker did not possess Cristiano Ronaldo's lightning speed or Explosive Power.

When he sprinted forward from behind, Chamakh had indeed seized the initiative, but Micah Richards quickly caught up with him, while Kompany relentlessly pursued him from the inside. As long as Chamakh stopped the ball, Kompany could block him on the inner edge of the penalty area, then join forces with Micah Richards to trap him from both sides.

Logically speaking, this should have been the most reasonable way to deal with the situation, and normally, nothing would have gone wrong.

But the situation on the pitch could change in an instant. Sometimes, things simply did not go according to plan.

No one knew what Micah Richards had been thinking at the time. It seemed he had not noticed Kompany catching up from the inside and was focused solely on the falling ball. Just as Chamakh had moved first to bring it under control, Micah Richards suddenly launched himself into a sliding tackle from the outside.

This sudden turn of events left everyone dumbfounded.

In the end, he had missed the ball but sent the man tumbling instead.

Even Kompany, who had chased all the way back into position, was stunned. This clearly had not been difficult to deal with. Once Chamakh stopped the ball, his speed would inevitably drop. With the two of them closing in, he would have had no chance to get a shot away.

There had been no threat. Why make a sliding tackle?

What was worse, referee Clattenburg blew his whistle for a foul and ran over. He reached into the pocket over his chest, and just when everyone thought he was