Football: With Cheats Like These, Why Even Train?
Chapter 180

The Pendulum? Was This Goal Artistic Enough?

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The broadcast team of CCTV-5 set up the camera at Wembley early.

He Wei and Xu Yang were sitting in the commentary box with two pages of tactical notes in front of them.

An hour before the game, CCTV-5 made a special program, reviewing Manchester United's Football Association Cup promotion path this season.

Starting from the third round, Liverpool, Southampton, Manchester City, etc. were eliminated all the way. The program team edited a five-minute highlight collection of Manchester United Football Association Cup, which was paired with the movie soundtrack of "Hero".

Before the show ended, He Wei said to the camera, "If Manchester United wins today, Zhang Kuang will have the three crowns of Community Shield, Premier League, and Football Association Cup this season, and UEFA Champions League will have the finals in two weeks."

A 19-year-old China boy is writing history on the highest stage of Europe. The key is that Zhang Kuang has made indelible contributions in these events. This is the most glorious year for China players in the history of football."

Xu Yang added, "Yes, a year ago we would never have imagined that there would be a China player who would shine so brightly in Europe.

Perhaps our previous strategy was wrong. We should encourage players to go to Europe for trial training without any burden. If we have dozens of players who can successfully try out at Europe's club, maybe there will already be a group of Zhang Kuang-style players."

He Wei: "Maybe your idea is right, but there are no ifs or assumptions in history. There will only be endless regrets and lamentations."

Xu Yang: "Just like Zhang Kuang, although he still represents China National Team, what is disappointing is that he is not representing China National Team, but China Hong Kong Team."

He Wei: "Ha... come on, let's take a look at the starting lineup and formation of both sides today..."

Five minutes before the game, players from both teams lined up in the tunnel.

Zhang Kuang stood in the middle of the team, opposite the players Stoke City, Huth and Wilkinson were staring at him, with the meaning of 'We won't make it easy for you today' in their eyes.

Zhang Kuang glanced at them and smiled.

That kind of 'you come as you please' smile seems to say 'you come as you please, pinch me as you please, get on me as you want, poke me as you want'.

Huth frowned.

After a set of procedures is completed, the competition officially begins.

Stoke City came up with what they are best at: their body. It's not about how voluptuous their body is, but they want to tell Manchester United how strong, crash-resistant and capable they are.

In the 5th minute, Zhang Kuang received the ball from the left, and Huth hit him directly from the side.

Germany The guard is 1.9 meters tall and weighs nearly 90 kilograms. This collision was solid.

But Zhang Kuang only shook a little, but the ball was not lost.

He looked back at Huth, then ran away with the ball.

After Huth got up from the ground, he frowned slightly. Most people would have fallen down long ago after being hit by him, but after he hit Zhang Kuang, Zhang Kuang didn't fall down. He fell down on his own. This is unreasonable.

Unfortunately, Berbatov did not receive the long pass from Zhang Kuang and was intercepted by the defensive player of Stoke City.

But this kind of physical confrontation is very enjoyable for the audience to watch. The collision makes a "bang bang" sound, which gives people an inexplicable sense of pleasure.

It's more enjoyable than the 'pop' sound.

In the 11th minute, Giggs took the ball in the middle and observed Zhang Kuang raising his hand for the ball on the left.

A kick was sent diagonally to the wing. When Zhang Kuang stopped the ball, Wilkinson had already blocked it.

Zhang Kuang clicks with his left foot, moves with his right foot, and cuts inside to the middle.

Huth came over from the front, and Wilkinson chased from behind.

Zhang Kuang raised his head and glanced at the door!

Sørensen's position is to the right, leaving the far corner free.

He didn't hesitate. Although he was still about forty meters away from the goal, he raised his right foot and volleyed!

The ball flew to the far corner with an arc. Sørensen flew to save the ball and pushed the ball out of the right baseline with one palm!

He Wei: "What a save!, Zhang Kuang Although this shot is far away, the shot is very powerful and the angle is also very tricky. Sørensen predicted it well and made a world-class save at the beginning!"

Xu Yang: "The goalkeeper of a weak team. Although Sørensen's saving skills are not bad, he is still a little far from the top goalkeeper. This Denmark national goalkeeper can only hang out in the middle and lower reaches of Premier League's teams so far."

Sørensen got up from the ground and shouted to Huth, "Don't let him get up!"

Huth nodded.

Zhang Kuang glanced at Sørensen and turned to the restricted area.

Corner kick, after Giggs's corner kick was taken, Zhang Kuang had already thrown away the two defenders, but he did not hit the ball, because Giggs's corner kick was taken closer to the goal, and Sørensen had already picked up the ball.

In the 22nd minute, Carrick advanced from the right and then passed across the middle. Rooney caught the ball in front of the penalty area and relied on Shawcross to respond. Berbatov followed up with a low shot.

Shawcross stretched out his foot to block the ball from the baseline.

Manchester United's ball possession rate increased steadily, but Stoke City had eight people in the penalty area and could not find a shooting route.

In the 32nd minute, Huth pulled Zhang Kuang in the midfield to prevent him from advancing at high speed. This pull almost weighed a thousand pounds. Atkinson blew the whistle and received a yellow card.

Huth took the card without any nonsense, went back and continued to stand in a good position.

Zhang Kuang took the free kick that was nearly 40 meters away from the goal. Unfortunately, his S-shaped ball took a little too many turns and missed the goal post.

In the 34th minute, Stoke City played their signature killer move: Delap raised the ball with both hands on the sideline and started running: with a 'swish', the ball flew into the Manchester United penalty area and accurately landed at the edge of the small penalty area.

Jones rushes out from behind Vidić and attacks the goal!

Van der Sar Hold the ball firmly.

Delap's grenade is still a threat, but Van der Sar is very focused today.

In the 38th minute, Giggs got the ball in the midfield, and Carrick pulled it to the right to respond, which pushed Stoke City's defense center of gravity a little bit.

At that moment Giggs pushed with his left foot, and the ball cut open the space between Stoke City's two defense lines like a scalpel and sent it to the left side of the penalty area.

Zhang Kuang started from behind Wilkinson, got rid of him in two steps, predicted the passing route in advance, and was already in position before the ball arrived.

When catching the ball, he didn't stop and adjust. He pushed with his left foot and the ball clicked like a super-precise shot from a long billiard table. It went through the gap between Sørensen's fingertips and the goal post, and rolled into the net against the far post.

1:0!

Martin: "GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL!! Zhang Kuang! It has to be Zhang Kuang! Giggs's thrust is like a knife on the cake, and Zhang Kuang's push is like picking the cherry on the cake!"

Neville: "Hey, you can't stop it, you can't stop it at all. Zhang Kuang can't be stopped."

Wembley's Red Devils stands erupted into a tsunami of cheers.

The square of fans who had come through the lottery jumped up, and the man in his forties waved the sign 'Zhang Kuang Fan Club'.

"Uncle, please stop being so excited and blocking my view." The female fans from behind angrily scolded the uncle in front.

"Bloody, I'm not an uncle. I'm only in my early forties. How can I become an uncle?"

Female fan. "You still say you're not an uncle? You didn't even have a minute last night. The 70-year-old uncle China next door had three minutes to start. He's good at food and loves to play. He's like a dead dog at night. How come he's so energetic when he gets to the stadium?"

The forty-year-old man covered his heart, his heart ached!

"Who would have thought that your foreign women's butts are so big, that's why..."

"Who told you that you were so young that you vomited just after you got to the door? Stop talking nonsense and watch the game!"

On the pitch:

Zhang Kuang ran towards the corner flag area, jumped up and turned, moved his hands down, and roared!

Teammates rushed up to surround him, slapping him on the head, rubbing his hair, slapping his butt, and kissing his forehead...

He Wei: "The enemy camp is densely built with thousands of layers of cover, and the midfield has been trapped for a long time. There is no end. He leaps up and steps on the blue clouds, swings his feet and swings the thunderbolt. A cold light penetrates the barrier, and a thousand sound waves shake the capital. The goalkeeper stretches out his cloud-catching hand, and it is difficult to prevent the flying pills from falling into the net..."

In the box of the stadium, the celebrities of Manchester United stood up and applauded, high-fiving each other in celebration!

In the 40th minute, Etherington sprained his ankle while fighting with Rafael and went to the sideline to receive a massage from the team doctor.

Pulis looks ugly.

In the 41st minute, Delap fiercely tackled Carrick in the midfield and received a yellow card.

In the 44th minute, Stoke City had the best chance of the first half. Etherington made a pass from the left. Walters rushed out from in front of Ferdinand and headed the ball from close range. Vidić came out from the side and pushed the ball over the baseline in front of the goal line!

Van der Sar patted Vidić on the shoulder. "Good push. Look, you made your opponent puke. He kept patting the turf."

Ferdinand laughed and scolded, "Bah, you old guy, you can't make such a joke."

At the end of the first half, Manchester United leads 1 to 0.

When Stoke City players walked back to the locker room, Pulis stood at the entrance of the tunnel with a pale face.

He said before the game that he "won't defend", but in the first half except for Delap's grenade tactics, the team hardly caused any trouble for the Manchester United defense.

During the halftime break, in order to prove his ability to the female fans, Smecta's 40-year-old man spent a full $300 to go to the bathroom and show off for two and a half minutes.

In the second half, Stoke City tried to press forward.

In the 52nd minute, Zhang Kuang received a pass from Evra on the left.

Wilkinson and Huth were posted at the same time, but Zhang Kuang did not force a breakthrough.

He saw Rooney raising his hand for the ball in the space on the right. He moved his right foot directly to the outside of his instep. The ball flew across the court and accurately reached the feet of Rooney on the right.

This beautiful long pass received warm applause from the audience.

He Wei: "Who said Zhang Kuang playing football is not art? How many people can pass such a beautiful pass? Isn't this art?"

Xu Yang: "It's so beautiful, really. It feels like a pass in a cartoon. It's very beautiful."

Rooney caught the ball and made a pass.

The ball flew to the back of the small penalty area, and Berbatov had already run out of space.

The Bulgarian striker scored with ease.

2:0.

He Wei: "It's in, it's in, the ball is in, Berbatov! Zhang Kuang made a beautiful move across the court, Rooney made a pass from the bottom, and Berbatov pushed the ball into the penalty area and scored.

The whole process was quite freehand and smooth, and the coordination of the front three was very smooth."

Berbatov ran to Rooney, the two hugged and high-fived, then when Zhang Kuang came over, the three hugged each other.

Pulis put his hands on his hips and frowned.

The fans of Manchester United were very excited. Forty-year-old Smecta was very excited, but his legs were a little weak and he couldn't move to celebrate.

In the 58th minute, Zhang Kuang got the ball from the left. Wilkinson committed a tactical foul and knocked down Zhang Kuang who was cutting inside. He received a yellow card.

Stoke City has been given three yellow cards, all of which were directed at Zhang Kuang.

In the 60th minute, Zhang Kuang got the ball at the front of the penalty area. Huth and Wilkinson came up. He returned to Carrick. Carrick passed the long ball to the right. Valencia made a pass from the bottom. Rooney competed in the penalty area and headed the ball over the crossbar.

In the 65th minute, Carrick made a long pass from the backfield and flew behind the Stoke City defense.

Zhang Kuang rushed out from the gap between Wilkinson and Huth. The two people reached out to pull him at the same time, one pulled the jersey and the other his arm.

But Zhang Kuang started up too fast, and both of them were in vain.

He caught up with the ball and drove into the penalty area.

Sørensen attacked, Huth and Wilson chased and blocked from both sides.

But Zhang Kuang didn't shoot.

He made a fake shot on the right side of the penalty area to knock Sørensen's center of gravity off his feet, and then flicked his ankle and passed the ball to the middle.

Rooney came in from behind and hit the far corner unmarked.

3:0.

Martin: "GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL, Rooney!! Zhang Kuang's assist, Zhang Kuang attracted the entire defense line to himself, and then crossed the middle Rooney to push into the empty goal!"

Neville said, "Half of the credit for this goal must be credited to Zhang Kuang!"

After Rooney scored, he ran to Zhang Kuang's back. Zhang Kuang caught him firmly and patted his butt.

Wembley More than ten thousand people sang the Manchester United team song in unison.

Zhang Kuang tore apart the Stoke City defense line by himself, took away the two defenders and the goalkeeper, and fed the ball to Rooney's mouth.

This is not simply 'good players', this is crushing at a tactical level.

In the 70th minute, Carrick received a yellow card for a defensive handball foul.

In the 72nd minute, Ferguson made a substitution: Scholes replaced Carrick.

The old man started to close the game.

In the 76th minute, Stoke City got a chance, Pennant took the ball from the wing, and Jones grabbed a header in the penalty area and flew out of the far post.

Jones kneeled on the turf with his head in his hands.

This was Stoke City's most threatening shot in the game, but it got nothing in return.

In the 79th minute, Etherington was replaced due to ankle discomfort, and Tuncay came on.

In the 81st minute, Crouch replaced Jones. Pulis was still fighting for his life, but Stoke City was helpless.

In the 83rd minute, Scholes took the ball in the midfield and observed Zhang Kuang asking for the ball at the front of the penalty area, and passed it to his feet with a short kick.

Huth immediately pounced forward. Zhang Kuang buckled with his left foot and pushed with his right foot, changing directions twice in a row. Huth's center of gravity was thrown away and he was thrown into the air. He originally wanted to stop Zhang Kuang with his hands, but as soon as he exerted force, his waist began to hurt.

He Wei: "Pendulum, Pendulum Dribble, Zhang Kuang used alien Ronaldo's skills Pendulum Dribble to get rid of Huth, Huth seems to be injured."

Zhang Kuang continued to dribble the ball and rushed in front of Sørensen. Zhang Kuang Pendulum again. Sørensen was knocked to the ground. After Zhang Kuang passed him, he easily pushed and shot into the empty goal.

4:0.

Although it sounds like a long time, it actually only took 4 seconds for Zhang Kuang to pass two people with Pendulum twice in a row.

It's a little faster than the 5 seconds that Ronaldo usually uses.

Martin: "GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL! The alien miracle reappears! Pendulum, Zhang Kuang uses Pendulum Dribble! Oh my god, Pendulum Dribble! This move has disappeared on the court for many years. I didn't expect that we can still see such a technical move on the court."

Zhang Kuang is so awesome, who says his ball isn't artistic? It's not fancy? It's not beautiful?"

Neville: "Oh my God, Zhang Kuang has recently practiced this secret skill! Most people cannot use this skill, and it will cause too much damage to the body."

However, considering Zhang Kuang's physical fitness, he can really afford this!"

He Wei: "Before the pass fell into the formation, Pendulum shook his shoulders with double shakes. With a spin, the defender suffered a waist injury, and then he shook the goalkeeper to sleep on the bed. He passed Ronaldo in four seconds, and pushed the silver pill with a single knife. He destroyed two strong defensive barriers in a row, and scored four points.

Audience friends, fans friends, have you felt the enthusiasm of the fans at the scene? Have you seen the charm of football?

Our China Player Zhang Kuang just scored a very ornamental artistic football goal. Let us review this goal.

When the game reached the 83rd minute, Scholes's midfielder calmly distributed the ball, and the ball was steadily delivered to the feet of Zhang Kuang who was waiting at the front of the penalty area.

Huth, the central defender, quickly moved up to grab the ball. Zhang Kuang buckled lightly with his left foot and moved horizontally with his right foot. A set of Ronaldo's signature Pendulum changed direction and moved smoothly!

Huth stretched out his arms with all his strength to block, and his body's center of gravity was completely thrown away in an instant. The moment he jumped into the air, his waist was suddenly injured, and he was stuck in place in pain.

Just two seconds later, Zhang Kuang used Pendulum dance steps to shake the defender first, and then faced the goalkeeper Sørensen.

Another trademark sway of the center of gravity, the goalkeeper lost his balance and collapsed to the ground, and the entire defense line was played by him.

With an empty goal in front of him, he pushed the ball into the net with a slight push, and the score was changed to 4-0!

This whole process only took four seconds, four seconds. You must know that even the peak Ronaldo usually takes five seconds to complete such continuous breakthroughs. Zhang Kuang's speed today is even better than that of the aliens.

This four-second solo dance performed the essence of Pendulum Dribble to the extreme. It was deft, swift and done in one go. Stoke City's entire defense was useless under his feet!

Stunningness never comes out of nowhere on the green field. Only with superb footwork can we tear apart heavy defenses in an instant."

After scoring the goal, Zhang Kuang did a long kneel down to celebrate. Then when he slid in front of the camera, he pulled up the team emblem on his jersey and showed it wildly.

Rooney, Berbatov, Giggs, and Valencia all ran over to surround him, and Hernández on the bench also rushed to the sidelines to applaud.

On the other side, Stoke City made a substitution, and Huth was really injured.

On Manchester United's side, Hernández replaced Rooney in the 85th minute.

In the 89th minute, Hernández made a pass from the right. Berbatov headed the ball towards the goal but was pinned down by Sørensen.

In the 93rd minute, Atkinson blew the whistle to end the game.

4 to 0.

Manchester United won the championship of the 2010-11 season England Football Association Cup.

The Manchester United team first celebrated by throwing Ferguson, and then threw Zhang Kuang into the sky. Many photographers seized the opportunity to take photos of Zhang Kuang flying in the air.

One of them became the headline of "The Guardian" after the game because it was so beautiful.

Zhang Kuang was thrown into the air, the wind ruffled his hair, and his young and handsome face was filled with a smile that was brighter than the yellow light shining on his face.

The most important thing is that there is no fear in his eyes, only happiness from the bottom of his heart.

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