Green Field Eunuch

Chapter 444 Did I really gain his approval?
Dan Yongzhuo flicked the ball past Paulinho with a backheel and then charged toward the penalty area.

Two Corinthians defenders immediately closed in, but Shan Yongzhuo stopped the ball five meters in front of the penalty area and then shot before the defenders could reach him.

"Oh!"

The football soared high into the air; it was a brilliant outside-of-the-foot curler, leaving Corinthians' goalkeeper with absolutely no chance.

"Goal! Goal! Goal! Goal!"

The English commentator excitedly shouted: "Shan Yongzhuo! It's Shan Yongzhuo again! After Corinthians' lead lasted only a minute, Shan Yongzhuo has directly equalized the score!"

"That was a long pass from Yaya Toure!"

"Paulinho was nutmegged by a brilliant backheel flick, and before Corinthians' defense could catch up, Shan Yongzhuo unleashed a spectacular shot!"

"This is also one of Shan Yongzhuo's classic signature shots, a curling shot with the outside of his foot!"

"The score is now tied!"

On the field.

The Manchester City players celebrated excitedly together, and the cheers from the surrounding stands were deafening, a completely different level of celebration compared to the cheers that followed Corinthians' goal.

Meanwhile, on the opposite side, Corinthians' players were also discussing scoring a goal.

"This is amazing."

"We can't defend against it!"

"Is this the world's number one soccer player?"

"..."

The Corinthians players were shocked. No one blamed Paulinho, because he was already Corinthians' strongest defender. If even he was so easily beaten, then there was nothing more to say.

Paulinho was also feeling helpless.

"Have I really gained his approval...?"

He fell into self-doubt.

On the other side, Shan Yongzhuo was also very happy because he didn't use any skills to score the goal. He just used his heel on a whim and unexpectedly managed to get past Paulinho.

This gave him a clearer understanding of Corinthians' true level.

They do do well in some aspects, but their actual strength is not that formidable. Compared to the top teams in the Premier League, they are still quite far behind.

After the game restarted, Shan Yongzhuo became even more aggressive.

He ran more actively, seeking to coordinate with his teammates, and this change had a significant effect.

Corinthians' defense was struggling to keep up.

Originally, Tite believed he had done in-depth research on Shan Yongzhuo. In his opinion, Shan Yongzhuo was a lazy player most of the time, basically just standing around waiting for the ball.

If the pass is cut off, it is actually possible to defend against Shan Yongzhuo.

But now, Shan Yongzhuo is running more enthusiastically than anyone else, which makes things a bit difficult.

Because as long as you are willing to run around actively, you will always disrupt the defensive formation, and then it will be easy to find space.

Manchester City's second goal came quickly.

In the 15th minute, Shan Yongzhuo ran to the edge of the penalty area to receive the ball from his teammates. He then received the ball again on the right side of the penalty area. This time, he used a whirlwind kick to break into the penalty area from the right side and then unleashed a 45-degree shot with the outside of his foot.

"The ball went in again!"

The English commentator shouted again: "Shan Yongzhuo scores his second goal!"

"We can see that Shan Yongzhuo is full of fighting spirit today. In just 17 minutes, he has already covered 1000 meters!"

"This is completely different from his usual self!" "As a result, Manchester City took the lead in the 15th minute!"

"2-0! Now it's Corinthians' turn to have a headache!"

The stands erupted in cheers once again.

These Japanese fans and the Chinese fans who came to the scene were hoping that Shan Yongzhuo would dominate the game and crush everyone.

Now that they have seen what they wanted to see, they are very satisfied.

Meanwhile, in the stands, an Argentinian girl watched the celebrating figures on the field, her cheeks unconsciously flushing red.

"He's really amazing!"

Valentina couldn't help but feel shy.

After visiting her brother at the training ground that day, her brother Zabaleta told her that he hoped she would go to Manchester for Christmas and that he would introduce her to Shan Yongzhuo.

Although she didn't particularly like football and only knew that Shan Yongzhuo was supposedly the best football player, she couldn't help but agree when she thought of Shan Yongzhuo's face.

She found herself watching the game live again, without even realizing it.

Then she saw Shan Yongzhuo's amazing performance, and she couldn't help but become captivated by it.

"Does he really like me?"

"Maybe it's because I'm pretty too..."

“But.” Valentina pursed her lips. Of course she knew how popular Shan Yongzhuo was; just look at the huge group of crazy Japanese female fans in the front row.

That was the Japanese branch of the Shan Yongzhuo Women's Cheerleading Team, which was formed spontaneously.

"If they knew I was going on a blind date with Shan Yongzhuo, they'd be insanely jealous..."

Thinking of this, Valentina felt a surge of satisfaction, and the corners of her mouth unconsciously turned up.

Women's vanity!
On the field.

The game continues.

However, Corinthians' players clearly became more impatient.

They found their defense completely useless because Shan Yongzhuo was like a tireless rabbit, running around the field very actively.

This made their defense helpless, because their defensive setup was designed to counter Shan Yongzhuo's inaction.

Manchester City completely dominated the game, suppressing Corinthians and controlling 68% of the ball, essentially conducting a half-court drill.

Then, in the 29th minute, Manchester City had another chance.

This time it was Shan Yongzhuo again. After receiving the ball with his back to goal in front of the penalty area, he used the Ghost Hand technique to shake off two Corinthians defenders again. While almost losing his balance, he scored again with a shot.

"3 to 1!"

"Shan Yongzhuo!"

The English commentators were no longer so excited at this point, after all, the match had turned into a typical Manchester City victory.

Despite conceding the first goal, Manchester City still managed to take a comfortable lead thanks to Shan Yongzhuo.

"A hat-trick! In just 30 minutes of the game, Shan Yongzhuo completed his hat-trick. He fully demonstrated his strength, and Corinthians had no way to stop him."

The Brazilian commentator also sighed, "Perhaps we shouldn't have had any expectations in the first place. After all, the gap between Corinthians' strength and Manchester City's is still too big. Moreover, given Corinthians' strength, it would be too difficult for them to defend against Shan Yongzhuo."

"Although it's hard to admit, I have to say that the competition may have already ended prematurely, and Corinthians has no chance of winning the championship."

"Unless they can stop Shan Yongzhuo..."

(End of this chapter)