Green Field Eunuch

Chapter 376 A Swift and Powerful Solution
Dan Yongzhuo launched a charge with the ball, unleashing a powerful whirlwind kick that quickly crossed the midfield.

Manchester United immediately realized something was wrong.

Shinji Kagawa and Ashley Young rushed over first, trying to double-team Shan Yongzhuo. However, before they could get in position, Shan Yongzhuo had already dashed between them at incredible speed, and the two of them couldn't keep up at all.

"Such fast dribbling speed?"

Shinji Kagawa was taken aback; he had fought against Shan Yongzhuo before.

In the last Asian Cup final, the Japanese team suffered a crushing defeat to the Chinese team. Shinji Kagawa was on the field at the time and witnessed firsthand how the Japanese team was completely helpless against Shan Yongzhuo.

However, at that time, the only impression Shan Yongzhuo left on Shinji Kagawa was his dreamlike shooting technique; as for his other skills, they were just average.

But this time, Kagawa was completely stunned.

"Is anyone really capable of dribbling at that speed?"

Shinji Kagawa considered himself to be quite skilled, with his ball control being among the best in the Bundesliga, but he didn't have such fast dribbling speed, and he was also able to keep the ball within a meter of his feet at all times.

This is too terrible!

Meanwhile, Shan Yongzhuo had already dribbled the ball far ahead, accelerated past Cleverley midway, and then used a combination of his whirlwind kick and water-skimming technique to quickly shake off Vidic and Carrick before anyone could see him.

Even De Gea, who launched the attack, was outmaneuvered by Shan Yongzhuo in the blink of an eye.

By the time everyone realized what was happening, Shan Yongzhuo was already standing on the goal line with the ball on his feet.

Then, under everyone's gaze, Shan Yongzhuo raised his right thumb, pointing to the number and surname on the back of his jersey, and gently pushed the ball into the empty net.

"Hula..."

The entire Ittihad was in an uproar.

Manchester City's goalkeeper was initially shocked to see the figure on the field pointing a thumbs-up at his back, before erupting into a thunderous cheer.

"A goal right after coming on! Definitely a one-man show!"

"See? Goals really do come from singles!"

"Shan, we love you!"

"Shan, you're the best!"

"..."

Manchester City fans were incredibly excited and gave Shan Yongzhuo a huge shout-out.

Perhaps they all knew that Shan Yongzhuo would score after coming on, but no one expected that he would score with his very first touch of the ball.

And it was such a thrilling goal.

The commentator was completely blown away, exclaiming, "This goal! Oh my god, that's insane!"

"God, please allow me to call Shan Yongzhuo God now!"

"Who but God could score a goal like that?"

"5.7 seconds! From our own half to the solo goal, it only took 5.7 seconds!"

"In the blink of an eye, Shan Yongzhuo was like a bolt of lightning, directly bypassing the entire Manchester United team."

"Ashley Young, Shinji Kagawa, Cleverley, Carrick, Vidic, De Gea—not one of them could stop him, not a single one!"

"This may be one of the greatest goals in football history!"

"..."

The entire Etihad Stadium erupted in cheers, and even Manchester United fans looked on in disbelief.

The Manchester United players, watching their opponents celebrate their goal, felt a bitter taste in their mouths.

Especially Vidic.

As a veteran of Manchester United, Vidic is also a long-time rival of Shan Yongzhuo.

However, he found himself increasingly unable to understand Shan Yongzhuo.

"Is this guy really that good? He's even this fast..."

Meanwhile, Robin van Persie, positioned in the attacking third, was also feeling a pang of bitterness. Last season was already van Persie's peak performance, but he was still overshadowed by Shan Yongzhuo and had no chance of winning the Premier League Golden Boot.

This season, he joined Manchester United in an effort to compete for the championship.

But now...

"With this guy on the team, can we really win the Premier League title?"

Ferguson, standing on the sidelines, immediately felt a sense of crisis; the pressure Shan Yongzhuo was putting on him was immense!

He immediately summoned Vidic and Carrick.

"You all need to work together to stop him, you absolutely must stop him!"

This was a last resort. In Ferguson's view, Vidic alone probably couldn't stop Shan Yongzhuo now.

Once the match started, Shan Yongzhuo noticed that Vidic and Carrick were closely following him.

"Two people?"

Shan Yongzhu smiled.

He was also holding back a lot of anger in this match, determined to show Guardiola his strength.

So when the game restarted, Shan Yongzhuo began to retreat continuously again.

This caused a lot of trouble for Vidic and Carrick.

Both players are center-backs in this match. If they both stay away from the penalty area with Shan Yongzhuo, it will have a significant impact on the defensive formation.

But if you don't follow...

The two exchanged glances, and finally Vidic followed Shan Yongzhuo back, while Carrick stayed in the penalty area in the backfield, and defensive midfielder Anderson joined Vidic to limit Shan Yongzhuo.

Fortunately, Manchester United were still able to suppress Manchester City and maintain the advantage on the field.

Even if Manchester City manages to win the ball back, Manchester United can quickly regain possession.

In the 72nd minute, Manchester United launched a dangerous attack. Shinji Kagawa's shot from just outside the penalty area almost broke through Manchester City's goal, but it hit the post.

However, while Manchester United were still feeling frustrated, Manchester City launched a counterattack.

Clichy won the ball and quickly launched a long pass to Kolarov. Kolarov, disregarding everything else, sprinted down the wing with the ball, broke through midfield, and then passed the ball back to Yaya Toure.

This time, Yaya Toure didn't hesitate and passed the ball to Silva on the wing.

Silva dribbled past his opponent and tried to pass to Shan Yongzhuo, but Shan Yongzhuo was closely marked by Vidic and Anderson and had no chance to pass the ball to him.

So Silva decided to go it alone. He cut inside past Rafael, and in desperation, Rafael tackled Silva from behind.

Manchester City were awarded a free kick in a rather awkward position.

The ball is on the right side of the penalty area, close to the right penalty line, but the angle is very bad.

"Shan, you're coming?"

Silva took a tentative sniff.

"and many more!"

Dan Yongzhuo smiled and whispered something in Silva's ear. Silva was a little puzzled, but still nodded.

Then, Shan Yongzhuo stood in front of the football.

The referee blew his whistle.

Everyone thought Shan Yongzhuo would definitely shoot directly.

But no one expected that the Manchester United wall would jump the moment he swung his foot, but he only gently pushed the ball to Silva.

Then Silva kicked the ball towards the byline.

No one knew what kind of play it was, but everyone saw that after Shan Yongzhuo passed the ball to Silva, he ran towards that position.

(End of this chapter)