Counterattack, counterattack, so fast it stunned the world-what kind of Manchester United was this?
Before the final whistle blew for UEFA Champions League, the whole world was already watching Zhang Kuang.
When Hungary international referee Victor Kassai led the two teams into the arena, the audience burst into extremely warm cheers and applause.
China It's two forty-five in the morning in the mainland, and countless lights are on.
BJ, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Chengdu, Wuhan, Xi'an... In cities big and small, bars are full of people, computer screens in dormitories are on, and fans who like football are gathered in front of the TV in the living room.
The number of views of the topic 'UEFA Champions League Final' on Weibo exceeded one billion before the start of the competition.
A blogger named 'Manchester United Diehard Lao Li' posted a post. "No matter what time it is, you must watch it tonight. If Zhang Kuang can score in Wembley, I will eat the keyboard live."
"Bet on one!"
"Took a screenshot!"
"What brand is your keyboard?"
"Are you cursing Zhang Kuang for not scoring a goal? Or are you so happy that Zhang Kuang scored a goal that you want to eat the keyboard?"
"Zhang Kuang is a big idiot, Messi is invincible! The championship belongs to Messi and Barcelona!"
"..."
Hong Kong's Lan Kwai Fong, Red Devils fans and Barcelona fans each account for half in several football-themed bars.
A Hong Kong young man wearing jersey No. Manchester United 33 said to himself in front of the beer glass, "Mr. Zhang, I will show you tonight. If you win, you will go to the rooftop."
United Kingdom's Manchester, almost all the bars in the city were full.
There was a sea of people in front of the big screen outside Wembley Stadium. Fans wearing red jerseys crowded together. Some people raised scarves above their heads, while others held up beer glasses and sang in unison.
London Wembley Stadium In a specific area of the North Stand, one hundred fans from all over the world were sitting together wearing the uniform Manchester United 33 jersey. They were the lucky ones who won the Zhang Kuang Twitter lottery.
There are college students who flew from Shanghai, engineers who came from Brazil Saint Paul, programmers who took leave from Japan Tokyo, and nurses who took three transfer flights from Australia Perth.
A China boy wearing black-rimmed glasses held up his mobile phone and took a selfie. "Mom and Dad, did you see it? I'm at the finals of Wembley and Zhang Kuang! He scores a goal later. Look for me on TV!"
An uncle Brazil next to him patted him on the shoulder and said in English with a Portuguese accent, "Brother, relax, Zhang Kuang will score goals. I have a hunch that he will score two."
"Three!" Another young man from Argentina answered. Surprisingly, he was also wearing a Manchester United jersey. "I support Zhang Kuang. I am surrounded by Messi fans. I am almost isolated."
Several people looked at each other and laughed.
Argentina In China, the bars in Buenos Aires are also crowded.
Most fans wear blue and white striped Argentina jerseys with the name Messi printed on them.
Someone in front of the TV screen prayed in a low voice. "Rio, you are our God tonight."
A young man with long hair muttered to himself at the TV screen, "Zhang Kuang said, 'anti-intellectual people', and I think he is right. I support Messi, but I am not anti-intellectual."
Spain Barcelona, A giant screen was set up at Plaça de Catalunya in the city center, and thousands of Barcelona fans gathered together.
Some people painted red and blue stripes on their faces, some held up signs saying 'Messi Ballon d'Or', and some carried children on their shoulders.
An old fan said to his friends, "Manchester United only has one Zhang Kuang. We have Messi, Xavi, and Iniesta. What are you afraid of? The championship is ours!"
His friend frowned and said, "Have you never seen Zhang Kuang play? His speed, physical confrontation ability, shooting accuracy and strength are all super abnormal, and now he also has a super powerful free kick..."
"No matter how powerful he is, it's useless in front of Barcelona."
The friend said nothing, but his brows did not loosen.
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At the game site, after all the procedures have been completed, the two teams set up their stances, and with the referee's whistle, the game officially started!
He Wei:"China Central Television, China Central Television, viewers, good evening, everyone, what you are watching now is the 2010-11 season At the Europe Champions League finals, the teams they faced were the Manchester United team of Premier League and the Barcelona team of La Liga..."
After the game officially started, Barcelona took control of the ball. They kept going back and forth in the midfield and backcourt. It's not that Zhang Kuang didn't think about stealing. If he showed all the physical fitness of a cultivator to steal, it would be easy, but it has not yet reached the step where Superman's physical limit ability must be exposed.
Barcelona's passing and control was truly terrifying. They were just tossed back and forth, and Manchester United's players were walked around like headless flies by Barcelona.
But Guardiola frowned, because he saw something different, that is, Manchester United's three midfielders did not grab the ball at all, nor did they set up defenses. Instead, the three of them followed Xavi-Busquets-Iniesta man-to-man. Manchester United seemed to have given up on the midfielder?
Mourinho's eyes immediately lit up in the stands. He was slightly excited, as if he had seen something extraordinary.
In the 4th minute, when Busquets was receiving the ball, Carrick grabbed his waist and kicked the ball away. The ball rolled forward towards Fabio. Without saying a word, Fabio passed the ball to the left side of Barcelona's half.
At this time, Zhang Kuang immediately threw away Abidal and tried hard to chase the ball. Zhang Kuang touched the ball for the first time.
Abidal flew up and came up, but Zhang Kuang had already started and did not give Abidal a chance at all. He dribbled the ball all the way to Barcelona's penalty area. Berbatov and Rooney were both running fast, and Barcelona's defense suddenly became chaotic.
It was so fast that they didn't even react.
He Wei: "It's so fast. Three seconds ago, the ball was still at Busquets's feet. Three seconds later, Zhang Kuang had already brought the ball to Barcelona's penalty area. Mascherano and Piqué had formed two lines of defense...
Zhang Kuang didn't break through again. He passed the ball to the unguarded Berbatov. Berbatov hit the goal...Valdés... ah, the bottom line was lifted, corner kick!
Unexpectedly, I didn't expect that the first shot in the game came from Manchester United. Instead, the counterattack was extremely fast. Zhang Kuang's speed was quite advantageous..."
Martin: "Ah, Zhang Kuang blasted Barcelona's wing. What a pity, Berbatov's shot was just a little bit deflected, and the goal was scored."
Neville: "Haha, what bullshit. Barcelona's delivery is bullshit under Manchester United's extremely fast counterattack!"
At this time, Guardiola stood on the sidelines in shock and stared at Zhang Kuang. This was something he did not expect. He thought that Zhang Kuang's speed and breakthrough were very powerful, but he did not expect that it would become like this.
Mourinho in the stands was so excited that he almost jumped up. This kind of extremely fast defense was what he wanted anyway, and he saw Manchester United's tactics.
Put the defense in the midfield, organize the offense in the backcourt, kick the ball high, and don't walk on the ground. This way Barcelona has no solution at all.
Oh my god, how did Ferguson come up with this? This method is amazing.
The audience burst into warm applause and cheers, and Manchester United and Zhang Kuang fans sang and danced excitedly.
At the corner kick, Giggs stood there and swung the ball. Zhang Kuang was already tightly hugged by Piqué and Abidal. Piqué was still squeezing Zhang Kuang's waist.
This little move was very subtle. Zhang Kuang directly hit Abidal's hand with his hand, and then Abidal's hand slapped Piqué hard.
There was a 'pop' sound, and everyone around heard it.
"Ah!" Piqué screamed and fell on the field. At this time, the referee immediately stopped the game and ran over to ask what was going on.
Piqué:"He, he slapped me!"
Piqué pointed at Zhang Kuang excitedly and complained to the referee. The referee looked at Zhang Kuang.
Zhang Kuang spread his hands. "Sir, do you believe in the video, or do you believe in an actor who specializes in performing? Sir, you can watch the video or ask the assistant referee to see what happened just now."
At this time, the voices of the assistant referee and the fourth official came from the referee's headset, explaining to the referee what happened, and the referee also saw the replay on the big screen.
The referee helplessly said to Piqué, "Have you seen the video replay? This is not a slap in the face, it is a slap in your face accidentally by your teammate, so don't try to fool me with false information. Please move less and don't let me see your foul!"
Piqué:"But I was beaten."
Referee: "How about I give your teammate a yellow card?"
Piqué:"No..."
Such interesting game details have become good material for commentators on various television stations.
Martin: "Haha, Piqué was slapped hard by his teammates. He tried to blame Zhang Kuang, but unfortunately the referee saw it through. This is very funny. Why did his teammates slap him?"
Neville: "Ha, maybe Piqué is a bit naughty?"
"..."
The game continues!
Zhang Kuang was not crowded in the penalty area. He was running around outside. Piqué and Abidal were closely following him.
However, the moment Giggs took the corner kick, Zhang Kuang rushed up from the left penalty area line in the penalty area, took two vigorous steps, and then like a violent jump dunk in basketball, he flew up four or five meters away from the ball. Piqué and Abidal both wanted to reach out to catch him, but they only caught the air.
In the end, Zhang Kuang jumped over the shoulders of all the players. He opened his arms and looked like a flying bird, hitting the ball hard.
With a 'swish' sound, the ball was smashed into the upper left corner of the goal 15 meters away. It was so fast that Barcelona's goalkeeper didn't even move. Valdés just watched the ball flash and then entered the goal.
1:0
Martin:"GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL, GOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL!"
All the commentators went crazy, including the fans at the scene, and Manchester United's teammates on the bench jumped to their feet.
And Zhang Kuang ran to the corner flag area, took a two-step approach, then jumped up, turned around, moved his hands downwards, and roared!
Extremely domineering!
The entire Barcelona players were stunned. Are they so fierce? This is more powerful than Spartan warriors!
Guardiola put his head in his hands, he couldn't believe it, this is a human being?
Mourinho in the stands was so excited that he punched twice hard. This was so relieved. His love for Zhang Kuang has reached an unbearable level.
"No, no, we must get him, we must get him, we must get him, we can't wait even a moment."
Cristiano Ronaldo was dumbfounded. This, this, isn't this his dream goal? Isn't this the way he wants to score the most? Even the celebration is what he wants!!
He Wei: "This goal was so domineering. Come on, let's watch the replay again. Giggs took the corner kick! We saw that Zhang Kuang has been wandering around the outside of the penalty area. Piqué and Abidal followed him closely the whole time, thinking they could lock him down!"
Suddenly, he suddenly started from the left side of the penalty area, sprinted in two steps, and jumped into the air four to five meters away! Piqué and Abidal stretched out their hands to block them, but only caught a piece of air with their hands!
He crossed the shoulders of all the defensive players, stretched his arms like an eagle spreading its wings, and dived hard to head the ball! The ball broke through the air like a meteor and went straight to the upper left corner of the goal!
About fifteen meters away from the goal, Valdés was so fast that he had no time to make a save, so he could only watch the ball go into the net! This flying header was the ultimate blend of power and beauty!
Pretending to patrol the penalty area to lure the defense, he jumped into the air and broke through the wall. The eagle shot over the top and the goalkeeper couldn't catch it. Zhang Kuang used his most powerful header to open the scoring for Manchester United, scoring the first goal of the game..."
Martin: "Before, everyone always thought that Manchester United would be beaten by Barcelona. Unexpectedly, it was Manchester United who scored first. Haha, Barcelona's passing and control tactics were broken."
Neville:"Martin, did you see it too?"
Martin: "Of course, I'm not blind, but I need to verify it further."
Neville:"Haha..."
Many viewers in front of the TV have two attitudes when they see Zhang Kuang score. One is extremely excited when they see Zhang Kuang score, and the other is as heartbroken as if their parents were dead after seeing Zhang Kuang score. No need to introduce these, right?
There are people who praise and people who criticize online.
However, there are many people on China's Weibo. Before the game started, the netizen said, "Zhang Kuang scored a goal and I ate the keyboard." It only took a few minutes for Zhang Kuang to score. I wonder if he ate the keyboard?
The result is that this person remains silent for life and death.
Such people are like this. Before the game starts, they swear that they will eat something, or swear that the sky will strike with lightning, or swear that they will run away...
When things go against their expectations, they play dead.
Such people are opportunists, just like gamblers, drunkards, and smokers. They always beat their chests and say that they want to quit drinking, quitting smoking, quitting gambling, and quitting sex. In the end, they failed to quit.
These people are people who have no integrity and no credibility. Do not believe those who swear at every turn: 'No matter what happens, I will do whatever it takes.' Don't hang out with such people. This is a group of people who have no bottom line and no credibility.
People who are truly honest generally don't need to pat their chests to make guarantees, but any guarantees made by patting their chests will most likely not be reliable.
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After Zhang Kuang scored, Barcelona quickly stabilized their position under the command of Guardiola. They were still falling back and forth, but in this game they did not fall smoothly because they moved from the backcourt to the middle and frontcourt. When the ball was dropped, it got stuck when it reached the midfield, because Xavi, Busquets, and Iniesta were tightly guarded. There was no room for them to turn around. When the ball reached their feet, they had to pass it back.
Martin said excitedly, "Did you see it? Did you see it? Manchester United restricted Barcelona's midfield transmission. Haha, Barcelona has been unable to pass the ball to the frontcourt or pass the midfielder for several minutes."
Neville: "Yes, I saw it. This is Manchester United's tactic for passing and controlling football. It is very effective. Manchester United puts the defense in the front. Now the three midfielders are like three The defenders were like dog-skin plaster stuck to Xavi, Busquets, and Iniesta, making it difficult for the three of them to catch the ball, turn around, and pass threatening balls."
Martin: "Haha... the whole world is watching this game. If Barcelona's tactics are broken by Manchester United, then Barcelona's passing and controlling football will be in danger."
Neville: "The tactics are constantly moving forward, and they are also targeted at different teams. Barcelona's tactics will definitely be upgraded. At the same time, if the opponent's team is not strong enough to defend Xavi-Busquets-Iniesta, then even the idea cannot be implemented."
Martin:"Yes..."
In fact, Barcelona quickly adjusted. Manchester United's tactics only restricted them at the beginning. In the 12th minute, Xavi and Busquets midfielders passed the ball continuously. Although the two of them were restricted, Xavi seized the opportunity to pass the ball to Messi.
After Messi got the ball, he took small steps quickly. Facing Ferdinand and Vidić, Messi rushed left and right, finally allowing him to reach the top of the penalty area.
Then he suddenly fired a low volley. Van der Sar focused on falling to the ground and diving sideways, blocking the ball out of the baseline.
"Wow!"
The whole audience exclaimed, Messi's sudden shot was very threatening, Van der Sar had scored just now if it wasn't for Van der Sar's concentration.
The next step is Barcelona's corner kick. Xavi takes the corner kick. Piqué has already stood in Manchester United's penalty area. Barcelona's corner kick is basically Piqué's task. This season he has scored 4 corner kick headers.
There is no way, Barcelona has no other tall player with better heading skills than Piqué.
Zhang Kuang also stood in the penalty area. He rarely participated in defense before, but this is the UEFA Champions League final. He can no longer be arrogant, and his header skills are very good. He can steal the header.
He stood in front of Piqué, closer to the direction of the ball than Piqué.
Therefore, after Xavi's corner kick came out, before the ball reached Piqué, Zhang Kuang had already jumped up and pushed the ball out to Rooney on the right outside the penalty area.
After Rooney got the ball, he rushed to Barcelona's penalty area. This scared all Barcelona's players to run desperately to their own half. Zhang Kuang and Berbatov also started to rush forward desperately.
The commentators were collectively excited, and the fans were also cheering.
Martin: "Quick, quick, Rooney strode the ball across the center line. Unfortunately, Alves was about to get in front of him. Okay, Rooney passed the ball to Berbatov. Berbatov was rushing and was almost at the top of the penalty area.
Look, Zhang Kuang is running up. Just now he was making a clearance in his own penalty area, and now he is running up?
Berbatov... Passed the ball to Zhang Kuang, Zhang Kuang shot the ball in the air without stopping... Ah, Valdés saved the ball, the ultimate save... Rooney, supplementary shot! Ah, Alves used his body to block Rooney's supplementary shot from the goal line, corner kick.
Oh my god, this counterattack by Manchester United...17 seconds, from Zhang Kuang's clearance in the penalty area to being blocked by Alves from the bottom line, a total of 17 seconds, Manchester United's extremely fast counterattack is so fast, it's really fast!"
He Wei also sounded very excited, "It was almost, almost, it was not Alves's last gear, but Manchester United's 2:0. Manchester United's continuous counterattacks were too fast. This is the fastest counterattack we have seen from Manchester United this season. It is the fastest counterattack, twice in a row."
Xu Yang: "Yes, this time is more classic, it is the cooperation of the front three, Zhang Kuang seizes the ball, Rooney sprints, Berbatov schedules, Zhang Kuang makes the final blow, and Rooney shoots back.
17 seconds! This is mind-numbing to watch, it's too fast. Many Barcelona players haven't even run back to their own half, and there is no participation from Manchester United's midfielders."
He Wei: "Ferguson uses all the players in the midfield and backcourt to defend, and only the three in the frontcourt are used to attack. This tactic is too sharp and targeted..."
The fans in the stands exclaimed and held their heads in regret. What a pity. This counterattack was so beautiful, but it was a pity that we didn't score in the end.
Mourinho shook his fist fiercely. It's so beautiful. It's so beautiful. Is Manchester United as strong as this now?
This counterattack... was too scary. He thought about it. If his team faced a counterattack like Manchester United... Hiss, there is no solution. It all depends on whether God can bless him.
Perhaps, Real Madrid needs such a quick reaction. If Real Madrid can produce such a quick reaction, then Barcelona is nothing.
Yes, he needs a fast horse on the wing, a fulcrum in the middle, and...,
At this time, Guardiola kept shouting on the sidelines. He was also nervous. It was a corner kick again. No one in the Barcelona team could beat Zhang Kuang's header. This was unsolvable.
What to do?