Wang Xiaodong's roar was like a thunder, hitting Xiao Luo's chest.
Looking at the other party's arrogant and ferocious appearance, the fair-faced Xiao Luo stood up from the ground, not wanting to waste another minute.
He wants to teach that arrogant guy a lesson!
Two years ago, Ferguson brought the Portuguese teenager from Sporting Lisbon to Old Trafford, but the young Ronaldinho did not embark on a prosperous path as rumored by the outside world.
Last season, in order to motivate him, Sir Alex made a 10-goal agreement with him.
However, the fierce Premier League game almost caused the Portuguese teenager to have his leg broken by a tackle. By the end of the season, he had not scored 10 goals.
Xiao Luo lost.
Compared with the wonder boy Rooney, Ronaldinho becomes more and more ordinary.
After the start of this season, Ronaldinho even hovered between the substitute and the main player, and was even suspended for making unfriendly gestures to Benfica fans in the Champions League.
At the same time, news of his father's death came from Xiao Luo's hometown.
After returning from the funeral, Xiao Luo was in no condition.
He always wanted to perform but could never achieve results. This impatient and confused mental state made him struggle on the edge of the main force for a long time.
Later, another "lovely" news happened to Ronaldinho, and even Sir Alex Ferguson asked him to take a break for a while.
After entering 2006, Ronaldinho's condition slowly improved.
In early February, he scored twice in two consecutive Premier League games, and also performed a "snake-like victory" on a long-range free kick opportunity.
Because of this performance, Sir Alex finally recognized Ronaldinho's strength and put him back into the starting lineup in the League Cup final.
Opportunities are hard to come by, so you should cherish them with all your strength.
After getting up, Xiao Luo ignored Wang Xiaodong's provocative gaze and ran back to the court.
He knows that the biggest blow to his opponents is scoring goals.
Manchester United never lacks opportunities to score goals.
After getting used to the opening, the Manchester United players have figured out whether it is the weather or the venue.
Southampton's three-point ax was there. After successfully preventing several Saints counterattacks, the Red Devils and Manchester United began to gradually control the situation on the field.
In the 13th minute, Belmadi passed Bell diagonally from the left.
Bell, who received the ball with his back, faced the double-team defense of two people and pushed back at the teammate who passed the ball.
However, at this time, Belmadi had already started to plan to attack from the outside. Unexpectedly, Bell kept passing the ball back, twisted and staggered, and the ball slipped past him.
Park Ji-sung's eyes lit up as he was watching the ball. He immediately rushed forward to steal the ball and ran wildly along the sideline.
Before Belmadi could catch up with him, he successfully took the ball through the midfield and handed it laterally to O'Shea who inserted himself in the middle.
"Transfer, pass!"
After a close contest with Wang Xiaodong, Manchester United began to avoid Wang Xiaodong intentionally or unintentionally when attacking.
This is what every team that plays against Southampton will do. It is simply not worth it to go head-to-head with a player like Wang Xiaodong!
O'Shea, who got the ball, didn't hesitate at all and sent a through ball. When Wang Xiaodong rushed to his side, he handed the ball to his teammates further ahead.
Saha has just returned from illness this season.
The Frenchman has been plagued by injuries over the past two seasons.
Now that he is back again, he hopes to stay away from injuries and achieve success at Manchester United.
Although Manchester United has attacking players such as Rooney, Ronaldinho, Giggs and Ruud van Nistelrooy, Saha is not worried about competition. He has always believed that opportunities will always appear.
Today's League Cup happens to be God's gift to Saha for persistence.
Ruud was put on the bench, and Sir Alex sent him and Rooney to partner up front.
The opponent was just a young team from the English Championship. How could he not seize such an opportunity?
After standing at the intersection of the arc on the right side of the penalty area and the penalty area line, Saha calmly raised his right foot and blocked the powerful through ball in front of him.
Seeing that the ball still bounced more than one meter high after hitting the arch of Saha's foot, Darren Porter's eyes lit up at the front of the penalty area.
good chance!
Without wasting any time, Darren Porter stepped forward.
Even if you can't grab the ball, you can at least destroy it.
Powell on the side also thought the same way. The two stepped forward to attack, and there was no reason why they couldn't steal the ball.
But at this moment, the dark French forward did not wait for the ball to land.
Instead, he bent his right leg, made a shuttlecock kicking motion with the arch of his foot, and lobbed the ball high into the penalty area.
In a team like Manchester United, players must learn to cooperate.
When he cannot score, Saha must immediately think of Rooney or Giggs, or even Ronaldinho.
This is why Ferguson felt comfortable sending him to start. At critical moments, Saha's ability to respond and assist is up to standard.
No one expected that Saha would handle the ball in this way, and no one expected that he would have noticed the movement of his teammates when he received the ball.
When most of the defensive players turned around, the unguarded Lu Xiaopang had already rushed into the penalty area and volleyed away from the ball in front of the small penalty area line.
Snapped!
The ball hit Niemi's left palm, and the Saints goalkeeper slapped the ball to the ground before falling to the ground.
The lightning-fast goal was dizzying, and neither the Southampton defender nor the Manchester United forward reacted immediately.
Was the ball passed in?
No one is guarding this ball?
Can this ball hit the goal directly?
Was the ball saved?
People who think slowly are still in the first stage of thinking, and at this moment, a blue figure suddenly rushes into the restricted area.
Uh-huh!
The big number "7" flashed across like a bolt of lightning, smashing the ball directly into the empty goal.
"Wow~~~~~"
The stands instantly burst into endless cheers.
"Cristiano, Cristiano, Cristiano..."
The Red Devils fans chanted Ronaldinho's name and gave him the highest level of blessing.
"HEY, MAN!"
"see it?"
"This is strength!"
"strength!"
"Do you understand?"
After scoring the goal, Ronaldinho rushed to Wang Xiaodong, shouted a few words loudly, and was pushed to the ground by the Manchester United players who rushed up from behind.
Xiao Luo just lay there, looking up at Wang Xiaodong with that painful and proud expression, as if he was laughing at a loser.
"Farke!"
"What's so great!"
Wang Xiaodong turned around and stopped looking at Xiao Luo.
At this moment, every second you look into your opponent's eyes is one more second of "humiliation."
Isn’t it just about scoring a goal?
what is this?
I will put the ball back right away and equalize the score for you to see!
After the restart, the Saints, led by Wang Xiaodong, began to bombard Manchester United's position continuously.
First, a 30-meter long shot in the 15th minute forced Dutch veteran Edwin van der Sar to make a world-class diving save to save the ball.
What followed was a precise corner kick that went straight to the penalty spot and was almost headed in by Kendi Jones.
In the 22nd minute, Wang Xiaodong passed a diagonal pass to Dyer from the right. The latter took advantage of the moment of catching the ball and directly stopped the ball into the penalty area with his upper thigh, which caught Sylvester off guard.
However, Dyer, who hurriedly cut into the penalty area, became a little flustered. He had never thought that a breakthrough could be so easy. He hurriedly kicked off before adjusting, and the ball missed the goal post.
In the 30th minute, Wang Xiaodong found Kendi Jones on the right side of the midfield.
The "pseudo striker" headed the ball and passed the ball to Bell who was on the sidelines.
Bell volleyed with his left foot and the ball went over the crossbar again.
In the gaps in Southampton's attack, Manchester United will naturally not fully defend.
Manchester United, who are also good at counterattacking, found Rooney through a cross from the right in the 25th minute. Lu Xiaopang's header almost hit the goal from the far corner.
It was also a counterattack. Ronaldinho dribbled the ball to the ribs of the penalty area. In the past, he would have most likely shot from this position. However, today, when Ronaldinho stepped into the penalty area, he stepped on the prize ball and paused for about 2 seconds later, a straight pass was inserted into Neville at the high speed.
The latter sent a precise pass without being marked. Saha, who was outflanked from the front, grabbed the point in front of the goal, but was saved heroically by goalkeeper Nimi.
The back-and-forth offensive and defensive battles made the fans excited.
Both sides have attacks, and each attack will most likely threaten the opponent's goal.
Such a wonderful offensive battle is exactly what the fans want to see.
In the stands, fans from both sides took off their shirts and let the raindrops hit their skin.
This kind of precipitation, which is not even a drizzle, has no impact on the players on the field except to cool down the hot stadium.
On the sidelines of the court, Kevin Keegan frowned. He always felt that something bad was going to happen.
"Coach, what are you looking at?"
Seeing Kevin Keegan's forehead lines that could kill a fly, Jack on the side couldn't help but ask.
"Dong is worried."
Keegan said something incomprehensible.
"This is not good."
"What?"
Jack didn't understand.
"Mr. Keegan, didn't we attack well?"
"But, should we have so many offenses?" Keegan asked rhetorically.
Before the game, the Southampton coaching staff was already ready to huddle up and prepare for a defensive counterattack.
Kevin Keegan's tactical plan is to take advantage of the unfavorable gaps in the opponent's offense and seek counterattacks.
Through the pre-game tactical training, Southampton will probably get about 13-15 offensive opportunities throughout the game, and most of the attacks should appear in the second half with skilled play.
But now, Wang Xiaodong's long pass alone has seven kicks.
While every ball found its target, only three of the passes were ultimately controlled by teammates.
In this way, it is equivalent to wasting half of the offensive opportunities.
Southampton attacks so many times, which is unusual in itself!
On the other side of the court, Sir Alex was chewing gum and sitting quietly on the bench watching the game.
He does not need to stand up and give instructions himself. The occasional instructions that need to be issued can be handed over to the assistant teacher to help him convey them.
In his opinion, the situation on the field has been completely controlled by Manchester United.
This group of "ferocious" Saints are just being led by Manchester United.
Every team has corresponding tactical arrangements before the start of the game. As an opponent, you definitely don't like the situation on the court to go as the opponent budgeted.
Sir Alex Ferguson had long expected that Kevin Keegan would play a defensive counterattack today. Now Southampton is facing off against Manchester United due to Wang Xiaodong's long passes again and again, and has long since deviated from Keegan's instructions.
"It's not okay to continue like this! Sooner or later, you'll have to pay the price!"
Sure enough, what are you afraid of?
In the 37th minute, Park Ji-sung double-teamed with two teammates in the left backcourt and intercepted the ball from Belmadi's feet.
After stealing the ball, Park Ji-sung turned around and suddenly accelerated, passing through the gap between Belmadi and Wang Xiaodong.
Park Ji-sung, who suddenly increased his speed to the fastest speed, strode forward. No one expected that the explosive power of this South Korean player was so strong. Even Ronaldinho on the other side of the court could not keep up.
Belmadi has given up, but Wang Xiaodong is still catching up.
After Park Ji-sung took another step and forced his way across the midfield, everyone could see that he was at the end of his strength.
But just when Fernandez came over to defend, he planned to attack Wang Xiaodong from both front and back.
Park Ji-sung borrowed some strength from somewhere, poked with his toe again, made an emergency change of direction, and rushed past Fernandez.
"Holy shit!"
Wang Xiaodong shouted in surprise, and Fernandez hurriedly stepped aside, and the two almost collided.
Seeing such a brilliant performance by an Asian star in the League Cup final, Huang Jianxiang in the stands could not help but shake his head and marvel.
"Don't blame that boy Dong Fangzhuo! Park Ji-sing is really capable!"
You know, before Park Ji-sung transferred to Manchester United, he already had 23 Champions League games experience, which is not comparable to Dong Fangzhuo, who is debuting in the European arena.
"Pu Sanfei is indeed Pu Sanfei. It seems that even Wang Xiaodong can't do it!"
Huang Jianxiang let out a long sigh and described Park Ji-sung's characteristics vividly.
Although the nationality of the player Park Ji-sung is not pleasing, he is indeed a commendable football player.
As an Asian player who has signed up for the European League, Park Ji-sung needs body but not body, he needs physique but not physique, and he needs speed but not speed. He is a player with "three no's".
But even so, Park Ji-sung relied on long-term hard work and practice to occupy a main place in the Eredivisie PSV Eindhoven.
And what he is famous for is his seemingly inexhaustible physical strength.
This is where the nickname "Park San Fei" comes from.
And according to Park Ji-sung himself, he actually has flat feet.
For a flat football player to achieve today's achievements, the hardships behind it are beyond the reach of ordinary people.
When asked if he was not afraid of hard work, Park Ji-sung scratched his head and replied with a smile: "...Actually, I think everyone has the same feet as me, and I suffer the same hardship as everyone else, so I don't think it's anything."
Engineer players like Park Ji-sung are what all coaches like.
And now, Park Ji-sung once again used his "third lung" to carry the ball from the backcourt to the frontcourt and deliver the most fatal kick.
"boom!"
Before stumbling to the ground, Pu Sanfei stretched out his right leg with all his strength.
The ball hit the intersection between the arch of his foot and the tip of his toe, and went directly over half of the court.
Powell tried his best to chase back, but could only watch the ball pass in front of him.
You know, he was the last defender.
Fortunately, although Powell did not intercept the ball, Rooney who received the ball was too far to the side.
After touching the ball, he barely brought the ball into the penalty area. By this time, Powell had already reached his side.
Seeing that the ball was about to be destroyed by the Saints defender, the new England captain shouldered the ball and forcefully swung his right leg against Powell who was coming at him diagonally.
Bang! ! !
There was an explosion in the penalty area, and Nimi in front of the goal subconsciously stretched out his hands.
But before he could lift it straight, a gust of wind came from the upper left side of his head.
It is a wind caused by a high-speed object passing by quickly, causing the air flow behind it to flow too fast and the pressure to be too low.
There was no need to look back, the ball that reappeared in the fans' field of vision had already penetrated into the dead center of the goal.
Nimi stood there, his arms as if surrendering, extremely embarrassed.
"Ho ho ho ho ho ho ho!!!"
After scoring the goal, Lu Xiaopang clenched his fists, placed them across his waist, and looked up to the sky and roared.
The raindrops fell into his open mouth like drops of honey, making the Red Devils fans burst with happiness.
"Rooney, Rooney, Rooney, Rooney!!!"
The Red Devils fans chanted the name of the Three Lions captain. At this moment, Rooney seemed to be the pride of the entire England.
"Is this Manchester United?"
"Fake, it turns out the gap is so big!"
"Damn Manchester United, damn Ferguson!!!"
The saints clenched their fists and gritted their teeth.
They originally thought that this was the last final, and as long as the home team tried their best, they would always gain something.
Even the weakest team in England may be able to defeat a strong opponent if it is a decisive game.
However, Ronaldinho and Rooney used two goals to wake up the Saints fans.
Teddy will always be Teddy and can never defeat a hound.
"Is this the end of it?"
"I'm not willing to give in. I'm really not willing to give in!"
"Come on, Southampton, come on!!!"
Looking at Lu Xiaopang not far away who was also roaring at him after scoring a goal, Wang Xiaodong kicked the turf hard.
"His nana, how could this happen???"
