If You're My Brother, Come Play Football
Chapter 161

Manchester United at Their Strongest

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Damn it.

Schmeichel stood up unconvinced, turned around and kicked the ball into the net.

As a talented goalkeeper, he knew very well that they had no chance against their opponents today.

This is no longer an ordinary loss.

It was the kind of complete crushing in terms of strength that left them with no room for resistance.

Although Dejan Lu in the last game was strong, it was not so outrageous.

Were they on fire today because they almost equalized the score?

A person who is so strong still has reservations, which makes the Danish goalkeeper feel a deep chill.

He is 28 years old and has played football for more than 20 years.

In the past, I had to work part-time in textile factories, nursing homes and other places. All the way to the top wealthy families, I just wanted to change my destiny.

Just when he thought he had grasped the throat of fate, he discovered that fate had always been that bitch and created an opponent for him that he could not defeat no matter how hard he tried.

The always irritable Schmeichel calmed down, took out the ball and threw it gently.

This made Steve·Bruce a little surprised.

They are not used to Schmeichel not swearing when he loses the ball.

"Peter, are you okay?"

Steve·Bruce asked with concern.

"Get out!"

Schmeichel said.

Bruce finally breathed a sigh of relief.

This is the usual Peter!

Mark·Hughes and McClair stood in the middle circle again.

"What do you say, big star?"

McClair said somewhat mockingly.

As a Scotland signed by Ferguson, he has always been the most professional player.

The salary is not high and training is never absent.

There were even very few injuries.

Brian·McClair looks down on Hughes's laziness.

Hughes didn't answer, just breathed out through his nostrils.

After the kick-off, Hughes took the lead by himself. His foot skills are pretty good, otherwise he would not have been favored by Barca.

The reason why I didn't play well in Barca before was mainly due to psychological and adaptability reasons.

Pari almost got passed when he wasn't paying attention. Fortunately, he immediately adjusted his focus and pressed again.

Mark·Hughes couldn't get rid of it, so he thought about giving it to the wing.

Giggs rushed forward upon seeing this.

He wanted to show off, but the opponent was tracking him too closely and it would be very dangerous to get the ball.

After losing possession of the ball today and causing the team to concede a goal, he lacked confidence a bit.

When Lombardo saw this, he chased after him and followed him directly.

As a player who has played in the top league from a low-level league, he is very good at observing opponents.

Mark·Hughes, who had no one to respond, could only try to break through by himself, but at this time Lanna had already rushed to cover up the defense. In a one-on-two situation, he had no chance at all, and the ball was stabbed behind him by Lanna.

Roberto Mancini, who was originally chasing after him, reached out and hooked his foot, turned around and passed the ball to the left.

Kanchelskis and Paolo·Ince rushed towards Dejan Lu at the same time.

The positions of the two people are different. Kanchelskis rushed to Dejan Lu first. Dejan Lu sent the ball forward with his right foot. Then he flicked the ball to the left with a flick of his ankle and rushed forward with a tap of his left foot.

Sombrero flick!

This extraordinary move is simple and practical.

Ince could only adjust the retracement upon seeing this.

When Kanchelskis turned around, Dejan Lu had already rushed out for more than three meters, and it was too late to chase back.

However, Dejan Lu did not run with all his strength. Instead, he slowed down and waited for Ince to step on the ball and pull back. Then he raised his foot to knock the ball past, causing Ince to take a long step forward and almost strain his groin.

Dejan Lu dunks his left foot and runs to the middle.

Kanchelskis, who was chasing after him, quickly accelerated when he saw this.

Dejan Lu, who had not yet fully started, stepped on the ball and turned around, just in time to avoid Kanchelskis, who was chasing after him with all his strength. Ince, who had just stood firm, was hit by him, and both of them fell to the ground.

"Dejan!"

The cheers of Samp fans were like sharp knives piercing the hearts of Manchester United fans.

Their main players looked clumsy in front of Dejan Lu.

Bruce originally wanted to help Park, but the Samp players pressed forward very quickly. In addition to Roberto Mancini and Vialli, there were also Lombardo and Redondo who moved forward.

If he goes to the wing to cover up defense, there will be too few people in the penalty area.

Paolo·Park found Dejan Lu who was dribbling the ball on the wing. Dejan Lu turned around and dribbled the ball diagonally back.

Click——

His right foot suddenly spiked the ball with his right foot. Such a small movement made Park make quite a big move.

The Manchester United full-back stretched out his foot to block the ball and turned around in a circle, as if he was a Yorkshire terrier chasing his own tail.

He finally stood firm and faced the sideline. Dejan Lu tapped his left foot again and knocked the ball directly into the penalty area.

Even if you turn around, you can't follow him directly.

Bipeds are just so outrageous.

Bruce knew it was broken when he saw it, so he quickly dropped Roberto Mancini and rushed towards Dejan Lu.

But Dejan Lu didn't give him a chance at all. Just one second before he rushed to block the ball, he twisted and kicked his feet. The next second, the ball was already hanging in the net on the left side of the goal.

The fourth one!

Dejan Lu easily scored four goals.

Manchester United's defense is still a backdrop.

Even the determined Bruce sat in the penalty area with some frustration.

"Beautiful!"

Samp players quickly rushed over and surrounded Dejan Lu to celebrate.

The restricted area, which is 40 meters long and 16.5 meters wide, covers an area of more than 600 square meters, but Steve·Bruce feels that there is nowhere to stay.

Everywhere there was the noise of opponents celebrating their victory.

The total score of 8:3 defeated the Manchester United captain's reason, leaving him only thinking about the humiliation he would face next.

Maybe Manchester City fans will laugh at them in person.

The next time he sees Sir Matt Busby, is he still qualified to stand in front of that man with his chest raised?

"Are you ok? (Are you okay)"

Dejan Lu bent down and stretched out his hand to ask.

Every time I say this, I can't help but think of that comparison about how search engines deceive people.

"Are you showing off?"

Steve·Bruce said angrily.

"It's just a game."

Dejan Lu directly grabbed his arm and used force to pull Bruce up and said, "Don't embarrass Mr. Ferguson. At that time, the Glasgow fans wanted to kill him, but he didn't give in."

Steve·Bruce couldn't help but look to the sidelines.

As expected, the head coach was still standing there, nodding and smiling when he looked at him.

"Why do you do this?"

Bruce looked at Dejan Lu again and asked.

"I said, it's just a competition."

Dejan Lu said, "Losing the game is not the end of the world, giving up on yourself is the end of the world. Real Madrid was bloodbathed by us and we did not see any players commit suicide, so there is no need to blame yourself too much. You are only at the level of Real Madrid."

Steve·Bruce:...

Damn it.

Even though I knew it was meant to comfort people, I still felt that these words deserved a beating.

Is even Real Madrid only at that level?

In just a few words, Steve·Bruce felt that Dejan Lu was more proud of the British than they were. This pride does not come from the past, but from the present and the future.

It's confidence in yourself.

It's like no one can beat him.

Bruce swears that even 50 years later he will never forget this face that deserves a beating.

The Manchester United captain shook off Dejan Lu's hand and said, "Don't think that I will be gentler, I will tackle you later."

"If you can come across it."

Dejan Lu shrugged and walked back.

Redondo, who had been listening for a long time, showed a disdainful sneer, which almost made Bruce unable to help but take action.

Oh shit.

Sampdoria Is this team so deserving of a beating?

Dejan Lu Not bad.

That Argentina person looked at him as if he were a lower animal.

The pity and disdain in his eyes overflowed.

"Cheer up, everyone!!!"

The angry Bruce shouted, "Even if we lose, we have to walk out of the away game with our chests high and we can't let people look down upon us."

Realizing that the reaction of his teammates was not very good, he added, "The boss is still watching you from the side. You don't want the boss to go back and talk to you alone, right?"

Roar——

In an instant, something called fighting spirit was burning in Manchester United's half.

In a hot-blooded comic, everyone would be on fire.

There will be no scarier people in Manchester than Alex·Ferguson.

Even if you don't play well, you have to fight hard not to take the blame.

Being dragged to the coach's office to talk alone for a few hours wouldn't kill them.

But United soon found themselves in trouble after kick-off.

Their ability to advance in the middle is not strong, and Sampdoria's side defense is very good, which makes them unable to find any good way to approach Samp's penalty area.

After several attempts, Kanchelskis could only choose to pass the ball back with one kick.

Paolo·Ince, who caught the ball, simply swung into the penalty area with his big foot.

Manchester United's 1.79-meter strike partner is obviously not a high-ball combination. Although Verchowod is about the same height as them, their confrontation ability is not at the same level.

The two outstanding forwards soon understood why Verchowod could occupy Italian National Team's main position.

When his teammates were out of position, he was one-on-one and still managed to seize a favorable position. Although he failed to take off, he suppressed his opponent well and failed to take off, allowing Pagliuca to easily pick off the ball.

Pagliuca immediately threw the ball to the left, but his intention was too obvious and the ball was blocked by Paolo·Ince.

Dejan Lu The moment Dejan Lu counterattacked, Ince immediately hit Felan. Felan tried to send a through ball but was blocked by Pari.

Pari who got the ball quickly gave it to Redondo.

Redondo passed a diagonal pass to Dejan Lu.

The furious Ince turned around and made a sliding tackle from the diagonal thrust. In order to expand the defensive area, he even spread his legs.

Snap——

Dejan Lu stretched out his foot, jumped up, and easily avoided the tackle by passing the ball.

Paolo·Park did not dare to wait any longer and rushed towards Dejan Lu immediately.

He even opened his arms from a distance, preparing for a foul.

Taking advantage of his delay, Fei Lan also came back to help defend.

Dejan Lu spiked the ball immediately and tricked two people into stretching their feet at the same time, but his right foot rubbed against the ball and pulled back.

Fake buckle!

Two Manchester United players were still waiting for him to dribble the ball up, so it was naturally impossible for them to hit him when he pulled back.

Knowing that he had been deceived, Feilan immediately reached out to pull the player, but Dejan Lu supported his left foot with his right foot and continued to pull the ball and turn around.

"Genoa Spin!!!"

"The opponent failed to catch Dejan. What would Dejan choose? Dejan tried to pass the ball in the top corner of the penalty area. No, it was a hanging goal? Maybe it was a pass or a hanging goal. The ball was a bit unexpected. Neither Schmeichel nor Vialli expected that the ball touched the right side of the post and went out of the baseline."

"Dejan's handling of the ball this time may have been intended to give his teammates a chance to score goals with just one touch. But obviously no teammate caught up with his idea. I think it would be better for Dejan to take the ball himself and attack Manchester United's penalty area."

"Manchester United is already out of breath under Sampdoria's offensive pressure. This is Dejan's terrifying dominance on the green field."

Rossi said with a smile.

British commentators didn't think Manchester United had any chance either.

The gap between the two teams is too big.

No one at Manchester United can rush forward with the ball.

Sampdoria has many players who can dribble the ball forward. Dejan Lu is the sharpest side, but his teammates are also a threat.

This gap is huge.

Ferguson looked at the field and pondered.

In the previous game where AC Milan played, Dejan Lu was behind the organization.

Today the organizer of Sampdoria is Redondo.

Plus the previous round.

These three games allowed him to clearly see the role of a deep-lying playmaker.

Needless to say, the sightline is better.

The position near the lower back is the place with the best view in the audience, not too far forward or too far back.

And it also has the effect of pulling the opponent's formation.

Your front midfielder is organizing the ball in the opponent's half, so it is difficult to continuously pass the ball and pull the opponent. It relies more on the personal ability of the front midfielder to protect the ball and dribble.

No matter how powerful you are, if your opponent has more people in the half court, you will still be easily intercepted.

But the backcourt organization doesn't have this trouble.

With dedicated protection and a superior number of players in the backcourt, you can easily pull the ball with constant passing.

When there is a hole in the opponent's formation, he immediately sends a long pass to where it should go.

Even if the long pass fails to find a teammate, it will not cause the opponent to immediately counterattack and leave an empty half.

There are so many benefits to doing this.

It's really exciting the more I watch it!

But there are problems. Beckham also needs time to grow up when he switches to playing as a defensive midfielder.

Whether it is Ince or Fei Lan, they can only play the role of thugs at best.

They may not even be that competent as a thug. This has nothing to do with ability. The way they were trained when they were young was the traditional British midfielder.

Looking at Sampdoria's arrangement, such a role on the field seems to have little future.

After Manchester United tried several long passes and couldn't find a way to score, their moves gradually became bigger.

They started fouling after playing like this for two games. They are no longer a qualified English First Division team.

Boskov immediately turned around and hooked his fingers.

We can't let Dejan Lu kick anymore.

Chiesa breathed a sigh of relief as he took off his clothes and walked to the sidelines.

Boskov didn't even need him before, which made him worry for a long time.

On the field, Redondo encountered Ferland's sliding tackle when he picked up the ball. Redondo stepped on the ball, pulled it away, and immediately passed it to the right.

Lombardo, who was receiving the ball, faced Giggs. He swayed and found Dejan Lu in the middle, and quickly passed the ball diagonally.

Seeing this scene Ferguson almost wanted to curse.

Even if he wasn't one of his players, it wouldn't be so outrageous, right?

Dejan Lu There are three people around you and a whole line of defense in front of you, and you actually passed the ball?

These are eight Manchester United players. Even eight pigs cannot let Dejan Lu get the ball in the middle like this.

really!

The moment Dejan Lu caught the ball, Kanchelskis on his left, Felan on his right, and Paolo·Ince in front started at the same time and rushed towards Dejan Lu from three directions.

Turn around and pass back?

Ferguson can only think of this way of handling it.

But Dejan Lu is Dejan Lu. He dribbled the ball diagonally, allowing Ince to quickly form a circle with Kanchelskis.

Snap——

Just as the two people stretched out their feet, Dejan Lu moved the outside of the instep of his right foot.

Even though Ince turned around immediately, it was still a little slow.

This black guy simply chose to fall to the ground and stretch his legs, but was easily dodged by Dejan Lu.

Coach Scotland clenched his fists and his eyes widened. Dejan Lu took the ball and hit the team's defense!

Three more people!

Except for Irwin who is staring at Roberto Mancini, the other three defenders are placed in front of Dejan Lu.

Dejan Lu just entered the restricted area, and there was a wall of people in front of him.

Not to mention Ferguson, even Samp fans are a little worried.

At this time, Dejan Lu moved his right foot and dribbled the ball into the space in the middle.

Bruce and Parister quickly turned around and adjusted their positions.

Click——

But Dejan Lu just took a step forward. He stepped on the left outer instep of the ball with his right foot and moved the ball to the position vacated after the two people ran. Parister immediately stretched out his foot and hooked Dejan Lu's left foot.

But he didn't exert enough force and was jumped by Dejan Lu.

Such an episode gave Bruce time to return to Dejan Lu, and Paolo·Park also rushed over.

Click——

Dejan Lu buckled his right foot and changed direction again.

Bruce made good use of the space left by Bruce every time he adjusted his position, which made the Manchester United captain feel like Joker in the circus.

Irwin, who couldn't stand it anymore, rushed forward and made a sliding shovel, but Dejan Lu had already twisted his feet.

Bang——

His left foot hits the right side of the goal and he shoots hard from close range. Schmeichel made the right decision and was very decisive when going to the ground but failed to stop the goal. The ball rolled directly over the goal line and into the net.

"Dejan!!!!!!!!!!!"

"Dejan!!!!!!!!!!!"

"Dejan!!!!!!!!!!!"

"Another iconic Dejan-style goal, I said Dejan should go it alone. After giving up creating opportunities for his teammates, Dejan passed eight people in a row and easily sent the ball into the goal."

"With continuous small-scale passing in the penalty area, Manchester United's top defenders were like marionettes in front of Dejan. Every time they defended in the way Dejan expected, let them see The gorgeous waltz in the penalty area was accompanied by the Red Devils's motto, and Dejan once again dominated the fate of the two teams with his magical dance steps into the penalty area."

"Let us congratulate Dejan for leading Sampdoria to successfully defend UEFA Super Cup!!!"

On British television.

Jim·Beglin and Martin·Taylor kept shouting "unbelievable!" and "what a fantastic goal!" in English.

In this regard they are not as good as Paolo·Rossi.

But this goal was incredible.

You must know that even Diego Maradona's goal of the century against England's national team was scored from the midfield line all the way to the penalty area.

Dejan Lu simply went in front of and inside the penalty area this time, facing multiple defensive players every time, and played with them continuously under such double teams.

Dejan Lu, who didn't celebrate much today, opened his arms and rushed to the corner flagpole after scoring a goal and kneeling down.

It stopped right next to the corner flagpole while leaving three scratches.

Precise and elegant.

Dejan Lu's passion made Samp fans burst into even louder cheers.

They were going crazy.

Roberto Mancini followed a sliding kneel and only slid for more than a meter when he felt blocked and got up, pretending that he didn't encounter any problems.

Let's yell around Dejan Lu.

Even for professional players, it is difficult not to be fascinated by the charm of this ball.

"Damn it, you bastard..."

"Dejan, God, I really don't know what to say..."

"This ball is so beautiful!"

"Oh my God!"

Dejan Lu stood up and hugged his teammates and said, "Actually, no matter how beautiful it is, it's just a goal. Winning the game is more important."

Roberto Mancini:...

Damn it.

There is no way he can be like Dejan Lu in this life.

Sure enough, his personality is as low-key as Baggio, and he is not that pushy.

"Dejan, the coach is changing again."

Redondo reminded.

Dejan Lu turned around and saw Chiesa with a complicated face.

I don't know why I have so many emotions at such a young age.

Dejan Lu walked directly to the sidelines.

Snap,

Bang bang bang——

Ferraris Stadium There was a huge round of applause.

Manchester United fans were also in the mix.

They had already done this in the last game, no less than once today.

If Dejan Lu is not their opponent, today's five goals are indeed worthy of all courtesy.

Even for opponents, it is difficult for people to find anything wrong with such a player.

"Come on, Enrico."

Dejan Lu hugs Chiesa and exits.

Boskov immediately handed over a towel and helped Dejan Lu put on the training cotton clothes.

I'm afraid Dejan Lu might catch a cold.

Ferguson couldn't help but curl his lips as he watched.

I don't know whether I should criticize this colleague for being flattery, or envy him for having such a strong player.

If Dejan Lu can be at Manchester United, he can also be a good-tempered coach.

Damn, damn Italy people, so damn rich!

Scotland Coach couldn't help but feel sore in his heart.

Dejan Lu rinsed his mouth and stood on the sidelines for a while before returning to the bench.

He watched the video of the last game.

Today, his teammates obviously adapted to Manchester United's playing style, and they still didn't give Manchester United any chance after he came off the field.

But Ferguson really surprised him.

Before reaching midfield, he chose to replace Mark·Hughes and Giggs to continue to strengthen defense.

In the end, the game ended 5:0, with a total score of 9:3.

"Champion!!!"

"Champion!!!"

"Champion!!!"

Samp fans get excited when the whistle blows.

As the strongest champion reapers in Europe, they just need to wait for time.

At this time, Ferraris Stadium and even Genoa are already a sea of joy.

Ferguson, who was standing on the sidelines, looked at the fans with some envy. He walked into the stadium a few seconds later, picked up the fallen disciples, put his arms around their shoulders and kept comforting them.

"Another champion!"

"Dejan and Sampdoria defeated Manchester United with a total score of 9:3 and won their second championship this season. Next, they will go to Tokyo to retrieve Toyota Cup belonging to Genoa, and then launch an attack on Italian Cup, Serie A and Champions Cup."

"It's a pity that I haven't watched the Turin God's Team, but I have watched the Genoa God's Team. Even that terrifying Turin team can't be stronger than Sampdoria of Dejan, right?"

"Except for this team, no team made me feel that the championship belonged to them at the beginning of the season. This is also the charm of football, but the terrifying dominance of Sampdoria is killing all suspense and letting the whole world know that this is the era of Sampdoria Number Seven's dominance!"

The staff of UEFA are busy setting up the venue.

Dejan Lu and his teammates also returned to the passageway after the showdown.

The Manchester United players who were pulled up by Ferguson returned to the tunnel and cheered up to receive the award.

When every the Red Devils walked out of the aisle, they couldn't help but look at Dejan Lu with complicated eyes.

No matter what they think, Dejan Lu decided with his feet who UEFA Super Cup belongs to.

Too strong!

Incomparably powerful!

Even just walking next to Dejan Lu, Steve·Bruce feels breathless.

He felt that this was a psychological shadow left by the other party on him.

Especially for the last goal, no matter how hard he defended, he couldn't stop Dejan Lu, and his movement seemed to be in Dejan Lu's calculations.

What a scary guy.

Although it's a bit cowardly to think so.

But Steve·Bruce really doesn't want to meet Dejan Lu anymore.

Fortunately, they are the English First Division team.

At this time, Captain the Red Devils felt some sympathy for those Serie A teams.

He encountered such a terrifying guy at least twice every season, and he admired the mental quality of those Italy players for being able to play well until retirement.

After receiving the award with his teammates, Bruce left quickly.

When he left, he even restrained the thought of looking back, for fear that a look back would cause the team to meet Dejan Lu again next season.

The loser exits.

The atmosphere at Ferraris Stadium became even more lively.

Pagliuca was the first to go up and claim the prize.

Then there is Vialli.

Roberto Mancini deliberately did not stand with Dejan Lu this time and went to receive the award early.

Don't want to see Chairman UEFA treat them differently.

When it was Dejan Lu's turn, Johansson took a step forward with a smile on his face.

This scene happened to fall in the eyes of Roberto Mancini who turned around. He curled his lips and left with his teammates.

"I knew this championship belonged to you, Dejan."

Johansson said affectionately.

"We will still win the trophy at the end of the season."

Dejan Lu said.

Johansson was stunned for a second, and then said with a smile on his face, "Then I would like to congratulate you in advance for winning Champions Cup this season, but Cruyff's Barcelona is not easy to deal with."

"Let's wait until they can reach the finals. We don't pick our opponents, anyone can do it."

Dejan Lu said with a smile.

Johansson also smiled and nodded.

Dejan Lu is indeed qualified to say this.

No matter how strong Barcelona is, how much better can it be than Real Madrid?

Even if he is twice as strong as Real Madrid, he may not be able to take advantage of Sampdoria.

After Johansson put the medal on Dejan Lu, Dejan Lu walked off the podium.

This time he stood directly in the front row.

Roberto Mancini put the trophy in front of him and said, "You raise the cup yourself. You are the one who caused the goals. I don't want to raise it anymore, lest anyone say I forced myself to be a team with you."

"You might as well just say it's me."

Vialli said.

"You're the idiot, you're jealous of me!"

Roberto Mancini shouted.

The two quarreled again.

As the audience counted down, Dejan Lu raised the trophy high.

In the reporter's lens, behind Dejan Lu are two Sampdo forwards pushing each other's faces with their hands.

This photo should be unique among all the winning photos.

Before Dejan Lu could take several photos with his teammates, Pezzotti came over and said, "UEFA asked you to do a urine test Dejan. Your performance today still scared them."

Dejan Lu nodded and walked over directly.

Damn, if every urine test improves his strength, Dejan the Football King might soon become the best player in the universe.

Even if Serie A consciously reduces the number of urine tests on him, due to the protests of his opponents, he still has a lot of urine tests.

Basically, there will be a urine test every two appearances.

In the European arena, this frequency has reached three-quarters.

Dejan Lu is just thinking, why can't these people face up to the talent gap?

After the urine test, he went to the press conference.

Boskov and Ferguson are already there to answer reporters' questions.

Dejan Lu gently walked onto the stage and sat next to Boskov.

"I don't want to explain so much." Ferguson said angrily, "I don't need to explain to you idiots, are you members of the Manchester United board of directors? I will explain the reasons to Chairman Eduardo, but I am not telling you now that our loss is entirely due to Because Dejan is a better player. If any of you can help Manchester United buy Dejan, I can report to you every day what I ate, what I talked about with my wife at night, and what happened in the team, but can you?"

Boskov couldn't help but look sideways.

This was the first time he saw a coach swearing at a press conference.

Dejan Lu is not surprised.

Ferguson was pretty good at this time, but later he would often use words starting with F to scold reporters.

But reporters still have to interview him.

This is determined by supply and demand.

There is news about him, even if the reporter scolds him, he has to endure it.

Finally survived the wrath of Ferguson.

A reporter asked, "Dejan, you have always said that Manchester United is very strong. Now do you still think Manchester United will succeed?"

"Of course."

Dejan Lu said with a smile, "If you see the performance of Manchester United players after losing, you will know that they are not so easy to defeat. Mr. Ferguson will definitely enhance the strength of the team. People who are good at learning are difficult to defeat. Sooner or later, Manchester United will surprise everyone..."

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