After Torres was lamented by the media for a few days, there was originally a lot of pressure on him. Unexpectedly, because of the tragic process against Manchester United, the outside world questioned him less and supported him more. This led to Chelsea scoring the winning goal against Wigan Athletic in the 32nd round on April 9.
Gee, sometimes fate is so strange.
Of course, this is a digression, the focus is still on Manchester United.
April 9, Old Trafford.
It has only been three days since Manchester United defeated Chelsea 3:1 in the away game, and the 32nd round of Premier League has begun.
Ferguson did not rotate the entire team, but he did let the three core players Zhang Kuang, Rooney, and Giggs rest for an extra day.
So when the Fulham players stood on the court to warm up and saw the frontcourt trident Zhang Kuang, Hernández, and Valencia on Manchester United's starting lineup, they still couldn't help but take a second look.
Fulham head coach Mark·Hughes said the truth before the game, "Manchester United has already won the championship in advance. They only have UEFA Champions League in their eyes. Logically speaking, this kind of game can be let go."
His expression was sincere when he said this, but Ferguson responded directly at the pre-match press conference, "Manchester United must win every game. We will only rotate and not let go. This is tradition."
Old Trafford's 75,000 seats are all full because people from the English Football Association came to the scene today. After the game, the Premier League championship award ceremony will be held.
Manchester United fans have already put on pre-printed commemorative T-shirts, with '2010-11 Premier League Champion' written on the front and '19' printed on the back, representing the number of top league championships that Manchester United surpassed Liverpool.
During the warm-up on the court, Zhang Kuang did several sets of stretching on the court.
A few boos came from the visiting team's stands, but they were quickly drowned out by the singing of the home team's fans.
"Zhang Kuang! Zhang Kuang! Zhang Kuang!"
Now Manchester United's home fans can pronounce the Chinese name 'Zhang Kuang' accurately. After all, they like this young man China so much. He is even more legendary than Manchester United, and Zhang Kuang's information has reached a new height in history.
What was sung in the stands was the fan song that had spread throughout Manchester. The lyrics were simple and crude, and the tune came from an old rock song.
Martin·Tyler and Gary·Neville partner again to explain.
Tyler said, "Gary, last time you said that Zhang Kuang's training attitude was very perfunctory, but today I want to challenge you. If perfunctory training can lead to a goal that beats five people in a row, then players all over the world should learn to be perfunctory."
Neville laughed, "No, no, no, I'm not encouraging laziness. I'm just stating a fact. Zhang Kuang really doesn't train very seriously. But his talent... how to say, God is the type who chases after bread."
"God chased and fed bread?" Tyler repeated the phrase, "This description is very subtle."
Neville: "This is what Zhang Kuang said himself. He said that this is an ancient proverb from China. It describes some people who are so lucky to be taken care of by God that they make people envious, jealous, and hateful."
Martin:"Do you also discuss this issue among your teammates?"
Neville: "Of course, you think, you have a teammate who practices half-heartedly every day, but he is unreasonably strong when compared to the game. Do you think you would ask him himself?"
Martin: "Then did you ask him how he dealt with so many women in one night?"
Neville: "Ahem, we can talk about this in private, but we can't talk about it on the show..."
The game kicks off promptly at 3pm.
After the opening, Fulham set up a dense defensive formation with five defenders, with a simple purpose: to block Manchester United's attack.
But they only lasted twelve minutes.
In the 12th minute, Valencia broke through from the right and made a pass. The ball drew an arc and flew to the back of the small penalty area.
Fulham central defender Hangeland blocked Hernández's position in the penalty area, but missed the red figure on the other side.
Zhang Kuang came out from behind Hangeland, faced the ball, and shot in the air with his right foot.
The ball hit the lower edge of the crossbar and bounced into the net.
1:0!
He Wei's voice sounded in CCTV-5's broadcast, "Zhang Kuang! It's Zhang Kuang again! A late shot scored in twelve minutes! Fulham's defense didn't notice his movement at all. Hangeland only focused on Little Pea, missing the real killer."
MyScore Comment area:
"Who else? Who else can stop Dashuai Zhang?"
"Tsk, tsk, the sense of smell in front of this door is really unexplainable."
"Damn it, what else can we watch in Zhang Kuang's games from now on? See if Zhang Kuang can't score a goal? Maybe this is the only way."
"Haha, brother, your angle is very good."
"What? Can't you watch Zhang Kuang score?"
"It's too easy and too frequent to enter, and it's not interesting to watch. It's like when you go to a bathing center, everyone knows what you have in mind and what project you want to do.
Finally, you just went in, and the technician took care of your matter in a few seconds without saying a word, very quickly and well. How do you feel about it? Do you find it very boring?"
"Pfft, haha..."
In the 27th minute, Zhang Kuang received a direct pass from Carrick on the left side of the midfield. Fulham's right back Pantsil rushed up from the side, and midfielder Etuhu intercepted from the front.
The two men attacked.
Zhang Kuang moved the ball to the right with his left foot, then turned his body and passed directly between the two people.
"La Croqueta!" Martin·Tyler's voice rose, "Zhang Kuang used one La Croqueta to pass two Fulham players!"
Neville added next to it, "Iniesta is made to be light, but Zhang Kuang is... the brutal version?"
Martin: "The overbearing version of La Croqueta is not bad, the experience is different, and it actually feels a little refreshing."
Neville: "Of course, it's like your wife riding you and a young model riding you, is it the same?"
Martin:"Pfft..."
Zhang Kuang passed the two men and continued to dribble forward. Fulham Central defender Hughes rushed to block it. Zhang Kuang pushed the outside of his right foot and the ball was accurately sent to the feet of Valencia who was inserted on the right side of the penalty area.
Valencia passed the ball directly across the penalty area. Hernández rushed to the front of the small penalty area and pushed the ball into the empty goal with his left foot.
2:0!
He Wei: "Valencia assisted! Hernández scored! But the initiator of this attack was Zhang Kuang. He attracted three defensive players by himself, and then ripped apart the entire defense line with a precise diagonal kick."
Xu Yang: "Zhang Kuang is not only able to score goals now, his vision and passing ability are also improving rapidly. The diagonal ball just now looked easy, but the timing and intensity of the pass were just right. Valencia was offside half a second later."
After Hernández scored, he ran towards Valencia and Zhang Kuang, and the three of them high-fived in celebration.
In the 41st minute, Giggs took a corner kick from the left and the ball flew to the front point.
Fulham Central defender Hangeland once again stared at Hernández, but midfielder Etuhu was blocked by Rooney.
Zhang Kuang starts from the middle and leaps high after two steps.
While he was in the air, Pantsil, who was guarding him, was still looking up.
"Bang!"
The header hit the lower left corner of the goal. Fulham goalkeeper Schwarzer couldn't save it, and the ball hit the post and went into the net.
3:0!
Martin: "Zhang Kuang scored twice! Two headers, two different movement methods! The first is outflanking from behind, and the second is grabbing points in the middle! Fulham's air defense system is useless in front of Zhang Kuang!"
Neville: "Zhang Kuang's jumping ability and ability to stay in the air are too exaggerated. When he took off, Pantsil was still beside him. When he jumped to the highest point, Pantsil was already on the ground looking up."
MyScore Comment area:
"Zhang Kuang scored two headers today! His head is both hard and flexible."
"Hey, I wonder if his little head is the same hard and flexible."
"How can you people... be so Lenovo powerful? I want to know too."
"Why do you guys want to know this? Is it possible?!"
"Isn't it okay to worship the master?"
"..."
Many fans fell in love after entering the comment area of Manchester United's game. They think Zhang Kuang's fans speak nicely and have no taboos, making them feel very comfortable.
"Wow, so this is what Zhang Kuang fans are talking about? This is much more exciting than the Messi fan group. Go to the Messi fan group and brainwash us every day.
For example, 'How great is Messi', 'How artistic is Messi's playing football', 'How good is Messi's character', 'How inspiring was Messi's childhood',' Messi grew up in a country with the gene of the football king, so Messi is born to be the football king', 'We are witnessing the birth of the football king, we must cherish it', 'Messi...'
Really, when I first went there, I was very enthusiastic about Messi, but after a long time, I found that they still controlled my attitude. Damn it! I can like Messi, but I also have to have my own attitude, okay?"
"Ah? Another Messi fan is here? Ask how many Messi black people here used to be fans of him. However, we do not advocate black people, and it is none of our business how other people behave. We just like to watch Zhang Kuang play football, and then make fun of Zhang Kuang."
"..."
After the start of the second half, Ferguson replaced Zhang Kuang in the 60th minute, allowing him to rest and prepare for the second round of UEFA Champions League four days later.
When Zhang Kuang came off the stage, the audience stood up and applauded.
He walked to the sidelines and gave Ferguson a high-five, then took the towel handed by the assistant coach, wiped his sweat, and sat on the bench.
Then in the 72nd minute, Valencia broke through from the right and hit back. Carrick shot a long shot from outside the penalty area. The ball hit the Fulham defender's leg and refracted into the net.
4:0.
The final score was locked at 4:0.
After the game, Old Trafford did not leave.
A temporary award podium was set up in the middle circle of the stadium, and the Premier League championship trophy was placed on the podium, glowing silver under the lights.
Captain Vidić took the trophy from official English Football Association and raised it above his head.
"We are the champions!"
Seventy-five thousand people shouted at the same time, and the sound made the stadium ceiling tremble.
After receiving the trophy, the system prompt sounded in my ears.
"Congratulations to the host for completing the five major league championship tasks and receiving Upgrade Card×1."
Zhang Kuang glanced at the system panel and found nothing to say.
Champagne was sprayed everywhere, and Rooney ran after Zhang Kuang with the bottle.
Zhang Kuang smiled and ran away, but was hugged from the side by Evra. Rooney took the opportunity to spray a full bottle on him.
Zhang Kuang was soaked to the skin and raised his hands in surrender.
After the award ceremony in the stadium, the team boarded the open-top bus and started the championship parade along the streets of Manchester after a simple cleaning and change of clothes.
Both sides of the street were crowded with fans wearing red jerseys. Some were holding '19' placards, some were waving the team flag of Manchester United, and a little boy was riding on his father's shoulders, holding a handwritten cardboard in his hand that read, "Zhang Kuang, you are my Hero!"
Zhang Kuang stood on the top of the bus and waved to the crowd.
Unexpectedly, it would be another season so soon, he would achieve another achievement, and he would take a small step forward firmly on his path to immortality.
Next, he has to match the corresponding amount of energy and blood to Upgrade Card.
Therefore, after the parade that night, Zhang Kuang did not go to celebrate with his teammates, but returned to the hotel. He was working hard, he wanted to practice hard, he wanted to...
Now when the women of Britain Study-Abroad Squad hear that Zhang Kuang says he wants it, their legs become weak!
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On April 12th, Old Trafford once again ushered in the UEFA Champions League competition day.
Manchester United plays Chelsea at home, and UEFA Champions League quarter-final second leg.
The score in the first round was 1:3, Manchester United had a two-goal advantage and three away goals, and the promotion situation was excellent.
But Chelsea will not give up easily. Ancelotti made it clear at the pre-match press conference. "We will attack Old Trafford with all our strength. Anything is possible on the football field."
Ancelotti proved his words with actions, Chelsea has indeed changed his formation!!
Ancelotti arranged a 3-5-2 formation, with three central defenders specifically guarding Manchester United's offensive trident. Among the five midfielders, two of them: Mikel and Ramires's main task is to follow Zhang Kuang, but guarding Zhang Kuang is not just a matter of these two people, but a chain.
As Zhang Kuang moves, Mikel and Ramires + two people in nearby positions jointly defend. In other words, it is basically four people defending Zhang Kuang.
He has completely applied the empowerment concept of "Internet+" to football defense. As expected of Italy, he can always come up with new ideas when playing defense.
I just don't know what the specific effect will be.
In the locker room before the game, Ferguson stood in front of the tactical board.
Chewing gum, pointing to the name on the tactical board. "You have seen Chelsea's starting lineup, three defenders and five midfielders. Among them, the main tasks of Mikel and Ramires are to follow Zhang Kuang. They set up a circle specifically for him."
He turned to Zhang Kuang: "You are being taken care of, how do you feel?"
Zhang Kuang leaned against the cabinet with a relaxed expression. "I'm used to it, it's like this in every game."
Ferguson laughed, "That's good. If they send two people to follow you, then the space for others will be larger. Rooney, Hernández, you must seize the opportunity today."
Rooney nodded. "Don't worry, boss."
"..."
Old Trafford All 75,000 seats are full.
A sea of red rolled under the luminous lights, and a small piece of blue in the visiting team's stand huddled alone in the corner.
When Zhang Kuang walked out of the tunnel, he looked up at the night sky.
Manchester The evening in early summer is still a bit cool, but the temperature in the stadium has been heated up by the sound of the fans.
After the game started, Chelsea really invested heavily in the defensive end.
In the 3rd minute, Zhang Kuang received the ball on the left side of the midfield. Mikel immediately came up and Ramires blocked it from the side.
Two men followed him like shadows, surrounding him near the touchline.
Zhang Kuang didn't force a breakthrough and didn't have a good ball route, so he had to knock the ball back to Evra.
Evra looked up and passed the ball to the middle. Carrick received the ball and passed to the right.
Valencia made a pass, Rooney fought for a header in the penalty area, and the ball went over the crossbar.
"Chelsea's defensive strategy today is very clear: strangle Zhang Kuang." Martin·Tyler said, "Mikel and Ramires followed him almost step by step, not giving him any room to sprint."
Neville: "This tactic might have been effective a year ago, but now Zhang Kuang is not only a breakthrough player, he is also a passer. He attracts two defensive players, and there is more space for others.
When Evra passed the ball to the middle, Chelsea had one less person in the midfield, so Carrick had enough time to observe before passing the ball."
Martin: "Aren't you afraid that Ancelotti can defend against Zhang Kuang but cannot defend against Rooney and Hernández? The attack power of these two is equally strong."
Neville: "Actually, this is a helpless move, just like when you go to a casino to gamble, and you encounter an opponent who has the ability to beat you first, what do you think you should do?
If you want to restrain his ability to win two of your hands first, you will have to face the situation of using less to defeat more and weak to defeat strong. If you don't limit it, then it is possible that others will be tied with you in other aspects. Just by winning your two hands first, you will win over you as a whole.
Even if you show your bravery and win two hands, it is just a tie with your opponent. So, as you, how will you make a move? Should you first destroy the opponent's ability to win two hands first, and maybe you can still get a chance with the rest?"
Martin: "Okay, Gary, haven't you considered becoming a coach before?"
Neville shook his head. "Actually, the head coach's job is unstable and has a great impact on the body. Now I just want to have a stable job and have a body that is not emotionally stimulated. It would be great to be a commentator. Although the salary is not high, it is stable, and I am still engaged in football-related work."
Martin: "Haha, Gary, you are the smartest person among your teammates."
Neville: "Excuse me, thank you. There are many people smarter than me."
Martin: "No, you are the smartest. Your teammates either choose to be coaches, or choose to be actors and stars, or choose to retire and rest at home. In fact, these choices are not good.
As a player to become an actor, this is obviously not the right business. There is no way out for this kind of play. The success rate of being a coach is too low. Every year, too many players retire and become coaches. How many of them succeed in the end? Those who retire and do nothing are fine now. When they reach 50 years old, they will find that the wealth they saved when they were young is not enough.
Only you, being a commentator, not only matches your professional counterpart in football, but also ensures job stability, and your income is not shrinking but growing, so you are the smartest. No wonder you can be the captain of Manchester United, you really have some brains."
Neville:"Haha..."
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