His long-range shooting ability outside the penalty area can be said to be one of the best in the entire football world, so free kicks are not a problem for him at all.
Without penalty before, there was no chance, and I didn't want to grab such an opportunity.
Of course, in order to be safe, he spent 120 points Qi and Blood Points to buy three free kick skill cards: elevator ball, leaf ball, and banana curve ball.
To him, it didn't matter whether he bought the card or not, but he bought it anyway. Facts have proved that buying it is still better than not buying it at all.
Because the free kicks of these three types of balls are different from the elevators, fallen leaves, and arcs kicked in sports battles. One is with a wall and distance, and the other is without a wall and movement.
When Zhang Kuang stood in front of the ball, the commentators were dumbfounded. They had never seen Zhang Kuang take a free kick.
He said at the press conference before that he would make up for his shortcomings in free kicks, but he didn't say he would prepare so quickly.
How could it be completed in just a few days?
He Wei: "Wow, Zhang Kuang is going to take a free kick? He has never taken a free kick before."
Xu Yang: "After the game with Nigeria, he said that he wanted to make up for his shortcomings in free kicks, so he must be learning and experimenting."
He Wei: "Ha, then I wish him progress in his studies and make progress every day."
Bosnia and Herzegovina There were five people lined up on the wall. After the referee blew the whistle, Zhang Kuang took two steps and made an arc with the inner instep of his right foot!!
The ball bypassed the wall, drew a rainbow-like curve in the air, and flew towards the upper right corner of the goal!
Bosnia and Herzegovina's goalkeeper Ibrahim Shesic made the right decision, but because he was blocked by the players lined up in the human wall, he served half a second later than Zhang Kuang.
So when Ibrahim Sheshiq jumped in, the ball had already passed his hand, and the ball hit the upper right corner hard!
1:2!
The voice of He Wei burst out from the broadcast room. "Zhang Kuang! Scored directly from the free kick! This is his second goal in this game! Another world wave!"
This was also the first time he used a set kick to attack, and he scored the first time. I don't know if I should praise him for being lucky, or should I praise him for being a genius and having good skills?"
Xu Yang: "Haha, of course he has good skills and is a talented player." He has scored a lot of free-kick-like elevator balls, leaf balls, curve balls, etc. in sports battles, so this is similar to set kicks.
For a genius, it only takes a little practice to master the skills of bypassing the wall and deceiving the goalkeeper with free kicks."
Zhang Kuang did not jump up this time.
He stood there with his arms outstretched and a smile on his face.
Teammates rushed over to surround him, Cris Kang jumped on his back, and Li Weilian hugged him.
In the area where the Hong Kong Expeditionary Force was in the stands, the sound of gongs and drums was loud, and someone shouted at the top of their lungs, "Brother Kuang is awesome."
Bosnia and Herzegovina's home fans were quiet, some covered their faces with their hands, and some just sat in their seats.
Bosnia and Herzegovina The coach made a gesture on the sidelines, signaling for the whole team to press forward. Džeko returned to the center circle to kick off, with a stern expression.
Bosnia and Herzegovina fans started cheering again, singing loudly, and waving the blue flag harder than before.
In the 68th minute, Bosnia and Herzegovina counterattacked with all its strength.
In the next nearly half an hour, the Bosnia and Herzegovina gang launched a total of 6 attacks, and only two shots were actually on target, but both were cracked by Hong Kong Team.
And Hong Kong Team also launched two counterattacks. If the Bosnia and Herzegovina gang hadn't used a foul to throw Zhang Kuang to the ground, the score might have been 1:3.
However, because of this, they were sent off one person.
With one person missing, and the threat of Zhang Kuang being too great, the Bosnia and Herzegovina team's desire to attack was reduced a lot.
In stoppage time, Zhang Kuang took the ball in the midfield and faced two Bosnia and Herzegovina defenders. He flicked and buckled with his left foot to escape again, and then sent a diagonal kick. Zheng Shaowei stepped in and shot, which was saved by the Bosnia and Herzegovina goalkeeper.
Corner kick.
Cris·Kang took a corner kick. Zhang Kuang was held tightly by two Bosnia and Herzegovina players and failed to grab the ball. The ball was headed by Shane·Lauri, but Shane·Lawrie's header went wide.
The referee looked at his watch and blew the final whistle.
"Beep--beep--beep--"
1:2.
Hong Kong Team won the away game against Bosnia and Herzegovina.
He Wei: "Okay, this game is over, let us congratulate Hong Kong Team, who finally won the team Bosnia and Herzegovina with the team's good defense and sharp counterattack.
On this international match day, Hong Kong Team played three games, winning two and drawing one, remaining undefeated. And these three teams are not weak. One is Uzbekistan, ranked 77th in the world, one is Nigeria, ranked 39th in the world, and the last one is Bosnia and Herzegovina, ranked 56th in the world.
Such achievements were unimaginable in the past, but now Hong Kong Team has achieved a leapfrog challenge. I believe that after this international competition day, Hong Kong Team's international ranking will jump significantly."
Xu Yang: "Yes, there will be an international match day at the end of May. I believe Hong Kong Team will be even stronger by then. After all, this is only their first appearance after regrouping."
He Wei: "Haha, yes, with Hong Kong Team's current ranking, Asian World Cup Qualifiers will participate in the first stage at the end of June, so Hong Kong Team is really exciting."
Xu Yang: "It's coming soon. When Zhang Kuang wins the Premier League championship, Football Association Cup championship, and UEFA Champions League championship, I basically look forward to him coming back to play Asian World Cup Qualifiers."
He Wei: "Haha, let us look forward to Zhang Kuang winning these three championships in a row."
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At the press conference after the game, Troussier faced the reporters with a lighter expression than in the previous game.
"Three warm-up matches, two wins and one draw, we learned a lot. In this game, our players fought hard from the first minute to the last minute. This attitude deserves praise."
The reporter asked Zhang Kuang about his performance, and Troussier laughed.
"Three games, nine goals, what do you want me to say? I can only say, thank him for choosing Hong Kong Team, and thank him for letting me coach Hong Kong Team. It is actually a blessing to coach such a superstar."
Reporter: "What arrangements will the coaching staff make next?"
Troussier: "Of course we will continue to select more suitable players, optimize the team's skills and tactics, and study the next opponent.
Next, we have to work hard to reach World Cup, but before we can reach World Cup, we have to go through the devilish hurdle of the qualifiers."
Reporter: "Are you confident?"
Troussier: "Of course, I have the experience of leading many different teams to World Cup, plus the current Hong Kong Team is very strong, I am very confident."
Reporter: "Zhang Kuang, you scored 9 goals in three warm-up games, and the last goal was a free kick goal that you have never shown before. Is this something you have practiced for a long time, or was it a temporary decision? The 9 goals in the three warm-up games were without much help from your teammates. If there was help from your teammates, how many goals do you think you could score?"
Zhang Kuang had a calm expression when he took the microphone. "I have practiced free kicks, not just want to kick them temporarily. Moreover, free kicks are not particularly difficult for me. I have long been proficient in kicking these balls."
I haven't played it before, I just haven't tried it. I tried it today and found that it is pretty much what I expected. I will score more set kicks in the game in the future.
As for the 9 goals you mentioned in three games without the help of my teammates, I think this is wrong. Without the help of my teammates, who passed the ball to me? Could it be that the opponent passed the ball to me?
Therefore, all 9 of my goals were contributed by my teammates. Of course, I also understand what you want to express, which is that there are no more teammates to contain the opponent and cooperate with the offense when I attack.
There's nothing we can do about it. After all, we need more teammates to defend now. Defense is as important as offense. As long as I'm on offense, my teammates can focus more on defense."
Reporter: "The Chinese team just won the warm-up match against Honduras in Wuhan 3:0. What do you think of this?"
Zhang Kuang was stunned for a moment and then smiled, "No, why are you asking me this? It's a good thing for China National Team to win. Is it possible that you have to ask for my opinion after winning? If I have to give an opinion, it would be that I congratulate them for winning. Gao Hongbo is a good coach."
Reporter: "..."
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After the warm-up match with Bosnia and Herzegovina, the team disbanded. Several players in Europe flew directly back to their respective teams from Bosnia and Herzegovina. The local players of Hong Kong flew back to Hong Kong organized by the Football Association.
After saying goodbye to his teammates, Zhang Kuang immediately flew back to Manchester. On April 2, Premier League challenged West Ham United away from home, so he had to return to the team on the 30th.
He originally planned to go back to Lebanon and have no time to rest, but there is no rush. After playing West Ham United and the team won the championship, he will have plenty of time to return to Paris.
Besides, just because he returned to Manchester does not mean that he has no resources for cultivation. There is also Britain Study-Abroad Squad there.
After Zhang Kuang returned to the hotel to put down his luggage and gifts, he had an intense rejoicing with several extremely excited Britain Study-Abroad Squad members for several hours before going to the base to report in the afternoon.
It's just... When Zhang Kuang returned to Carrington Training Ground, the first thing he saw was a long injury list.
Ferdinand, Brown calf injury, O'Shea, Rafael hamstring strain, Hargreaves shoulder problem, Lindegaard old knee injury relapses...
The FIFA virus has completely destroyed Manchester United's defense line.
Fortunately, captains Vidić and Smalling can hold up the central defender position, and Evra is considered healthy, otherwise Ferguson might have to put on his football boots himself.
The good news is that as long as Manchester United gets a draw in this game, Premier League can lock in the championship seven rounds in advance.
For Zhang Kuang, this means that his first Premier League trophy is just around the corner.
However, Upton Park Stadium is not an easy place to score points. The turf of this century-old stadium is hard and the venue is narrow. The home team's stands are almost on the sidelines. When more than 40,000 people roar, the away team players can't even hear what their teammates are shouting.
What's even more troublesome is that West Ham is struggling in the relegation zone and they are in urgent need of points. Facing Manchester United who are in urgent need of winning the championship, they may not admit defeat so easily.
At noon on April 2, London east, Upton Park Stadium.
This old stadium, built in 1904, glows with the unique warm color of red bricks under the spring sunshine. There is almost no buffer zone between the stands and the turf. The shouts of the home team fans can directly hit the eardrums of the visiting team players.
All 34,546 seats were filled, and blue and white flags were spread from the east stand to the west stand.
There is a small patch of red in the middle: five thousand Manchester United expeditionary troops are crowded in the away team's stand area.
Some people held a "Champions" banner, and some people put the No. 33 jersey of Zhang Kuang on their down jackets.
And when the camera swept across the stands, a very beautiful girl with double braids appeared, wearing the No. 33 jersey of Manchester United. This was obviously a fan of Zhang Kuang.
In the broadcast room, Martin·Tyler of Sky Sports was looking through the starting list. But Rob suddenly said "Wow" in surprise at the screen, and Martin looked at the screen in surprise.
"Ha, I was going to announce the starter for this game, but come on, let the audience see what we found?" Tyler cleared his throat, "Yes, a very beautiful girl wearing jersey No. Manchester United 33, wow, I have to say she is so beautiful, like an angel."
Rob: "Yeah, I don't know if she is Zhang Kuang's secret new female companion, or if she is just a passing fan."
Martin: "Is this important? In the end, it's not about Zhang Kuang's wishes? If he thinks about it, such an innocent girl will be seduced by Zhang Kuang in a minute, right?"
Therefore, it doesn't matter whether she is Zhang Kuang's female companion now, she will eventually be his."
Rob: "Oh, no. I feel uncomfortable when I think of such a beautiful girl being harmed by Chinese Zhang."
Martin: "Haha, maybe you think it was this girl who caused trouble for Chinese Zhang? Okay, let's look back at the game.
Let's first look at the home team West Ham United, Avram·Grant, which has a 4-1-4-1 formation today... the starting goalkeeper is No. 1 Rob·Green, and the defense is..."
Rob: "West Ham is currently ranked third from the bottom in the standings, only one point away from the safety zone."
Martin: "Yes, Grant promised before the game that he would fight Manchester United at home. The two most dangerous things about their lineup are the two points: Carlton Cole's physical confrontation, and Noblin's penalty kick ability.
By the way, Demba Ba, whom they rented from Newcastle in the winter window, also started today, and his impact is quite strong."
Rob nodded beside him. "West Ham's goal today is definitely to get the start. They know that Manchester United's defense line is full of injuries, Ferdinand, Brown, O'Shea, and Rafael are all injured, and Van der Sar is also resting. They will attack Manchester United's defense from the beginning."
"Well, speaking of Manchester United..." Tyler turned a page, "Ferguson Jazz still arranged 4-3-3 today, but rotated some injured players. Their starting lineup is..."
"Manchester United's injury list is really scary." Ma Xiang continued, "The good news is that the central defender combination of Vidić and Smalling is pretty solid."
Rob answered, "However, the left back Evra's status has been a bit fluctuating recently, and the right back Fabio is still young. West Ham will definitely play on these two wings. If Ferguson dares to let Fabio start, there is no other way."
Tyler smiled, "Actually, overall, Manchester United is calm, and West Ham must win. After all, Manchester United only needs a draw to win the championship. Even if he does not win the championship, there are still many opportunities.
Their ace superstar Zhang Kuang has just returned from the international break and scored nine goals in three warm-up games. To be honest, the offensive line is what Manchester United is least worried about right now."
Rob nodded. "So, the pressure is actually on West Ham. They need three points to escape the relegation zone, while Manchester United only needs one point..."
In the graphic live broadcast room of MyScore (MyScore transliteration), the comments have gone crazy.
"Brothers, Zhang Kuang is starting today! After returning from three warm-up games with nine goals, he will start directly and continue to work. Our crazy brother is very hard and does not take any rest."
"Brother Kuang, I will be satisfied if I get three more today."
"Three goals? Who are you looking down on? Why didn't you say four goals? You guys really dare to say that. Don't bring bad luck to Zhang Kuang, and don't let other fans think that Zhang Kuang fans are so crazy."
"If the fans of Zhang Kuang are not crazy, how can they still be the fans of Zhang Kuang?"
"Manchester United This line of defense makes me panic when I look at it. Can it really guard against the Premier League lunatics who are crazy about escaping from the relegation zone?"
"Yes, Premier League has two big untouchables, the strong team in the championship zone and the weak team in the relegation zone. It looked great today. The two big untouchables both provoked each other at critical moments. In the end, we have to see who is more untouchable."
"If Manchester United overturns today, Zhang Kuang will probably be so angry that he will die on the court. Therefore, Manchester United, who will definitely be competing for the championship, will be even more untouchable."
"..."
London Time is exactly 12:40 noon, player channel.
West Ham's No. 9 center Carlton Cole stood at the front, his height of 1.91 meters making the tunnel a little cramped.
Behind him was Demba Ba. The two whispered something and glanced in the direction of the visiting team.
In Manchester United's team, Zhang Kuang is second to last, and in front of him is Rooney.
Rooney looked serious today, and his ankle was still wrapped in a thick bandage during the warm-up before the game, but Ferguson still let him start.
Zhang Kuang looked up at the lights in the stands as he passed the passage, and heard the singing of West Ham fans: "I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles". This century-old song has echoed in Upton Park for hundreds of years, and it sounded particularly oppressive at this moment.
"Players from both sides have entered the stadium!" Martin's voice came from Sky Sports's studio, "Upton Park was full today, and West Ham fans turned the entire stadium into a blue and white ocean.
Manchester United's 5,000-member expeditionary force gathered in the visiting team's stands. Although the number is small, their voices are not small. They are all here to witness the key game where Manchester United wins the championship the fastest."
The camera panned across the stands, and a huge banner was unfolded with the words "WEARESTAYINGUP" written on it. On the other side was a giant portrait of Zhang Kuang, with the words "WELCOMETOTHEBOLEYN, MR.33" (Welcome to the Bollings, Mr. 33) underneath.
Rob laughed when he saw the sudden appearance of the banner, "West Ham fans have prepared a welcome ceremony for Zhang Kuang, but this 'welcome' may not be very friendly."
Martin: "Hey, look at Zhang Kuang, he also saw this banner, he smiled, nodded, and clapped, haha... interesting!"
In the side-guessing session, Vidić and Noblin stand in the middle circle.
Noblin won the coin guess and chose the ball.
When Vidić walked back to his own half, he patted Kuszczak on the shoulder. The latter took a deep breath and stood on the goal line.
The referee Li·Mason looked at his watch and held the whistle in his mouth--
'Beep!'
The game begins!