I am the king of football

Chapter 209 What’s going on?

"It was an incredible start. In just the second minute of the game, Tottenham took the lead away from home. Two of Bai Baihe's hottest new stars, Gareth Bale and Harry Kane, teamed up to score this goal."

Kane was extremely excited after scoring the goal. He turned around and rushed towards Bale and gave him a big hug. The two celebrated together with joy and then walked to the sidelines to respond to the huge cheers of their fans.

Until the Tottenham team finished celebrating, the Manchester United fans in the stands did not boo loudly to deal any blow to the arrogant visiting team. The reason was still the same: the goal came too quickly and many people's emotions did not even have time to brew.

"..."

Walking back to the center circle from Tottenham's half to serve the ball, Qin Hu made eye contact with Kane in the process, and the excitement in the other's eyes was beyond words.

The meaning is already very clear. In this game, Kane has taken the lead in the competition between them.

In addition, Qin Hu also realized another thing, that is, even after returning to Tottenham, Kane still has no shortage of comrades who can fight side by side with him, and the tacit cooperation between Bale and him directly reflects this.

Qin Hu felt strange that his former best friends had parted ways and then found new partners in front of him.

"What's wrong, Qin? Stop being dazed. We're already behind~"

Just as Qin Hu was thinking quietly, Scholes strode over and patted him on the back. The veteran's mentality was unexpectedly good, and he didn't seem to be worried about the opponent's lightning goal at all.

"understand!"

Shaking his head to dispel the complicated feelings in his heart, Qin Hu was still very clear about the main contradiction at the moment. The team was playing at Old Trafford, but the opponent scored a goal so easily. They must catch up as soon as possible.

"Okay, both teams have taken their seats again, and the game will begin again shortly."

When Zhan Jun's voice sounded again, the referee on the field had already ordered the players of the two teams to stand in their respective positions.

"Shhh!!!"

The long whistle sounded again, and this time it was the home team Manchester United's turn to serve first.

Qin Hu pushed the ball to Van Persie in front of him, and Van Persie turned and passed it to Scholes in the middle. Then the two began to move forward synchronously. The Red Devils' midfielder began to continuously pass the ball and press forward.

"Manchester United's 4132 formation was very stable in the midfield. Although the four Tottenham players kept pressing them, it did not seem to affect the movement of the ball."

An old man in the family is like a treasure. The current Manchester United lineup is not just about one treasure. Scholes and Giggs start at the same time. Their abundant experience is very useful at this time when facing a group of young people in front.

As Manchester United gradually advanced the ball across the half court, the game officially began. The Tottenham midfielders still maintained a high-pressure defense, but the tug-of-war between the two sides was no longer a situation where one possession of the ball would lead to a threatening attack.

Time passed by minute by minute, and during this process, Qin Hu and Van Persie began to receive passes from their teammates.

Because of Villas-Boas' instructions before the game, Tottenham's defense against Qin Hu in this game was extremely tight.

The two defensive midfielders, Dembele and Sandro, are almost always distributed around Qin Hu, and except for when Van Persie takes the ball away, Qin Hu can almost be said to be closely watched by the two.

In this situation, it is not easy to find opportunities. After several unsuccessful attempts, Qin Hu changed his mind and started to pass the ball to Van Persie.

Soon, Boas realized how arrogant his tactical arrangement of focusing on only one person was.

"DUANG!"

"Van Persie's volley hit the post! This was his third shot attempt after receiving the pass from Qin Hu. His aim had been calibrated to an extremely precise level, but unfortunately he lacked a bit of luck."

From the tenth minute of the game, Manchester United's attack began to threaten Tottenham's goal. As Ferguson said, Tottenham's huge investment in the midfield and frontcourt will inevitably make them top-heavy. After using defensive strength to limit Qin Hu to death, facing last season's Premier League Golden Boot Van Persie, the remaining strength was not enough to stop him.

When the shot that made Boas and Tottenham players tremble in their hearts hit the post in the 29th minute of the game, the away fans who had been immersed in the dream of beating Manchester United because of their team's lightning goal finally woke up.

"Don't just focus on Qin, Van Persie also needs someone to mark him! Be smart, run, run!"

Boas directly issued new tactical instructions to Dembele who was close to his position, and the midfielder quickly conveyed it to his teammates.

So, after Tottenham kicked the ball out, Qin Hu suddenly felt that the feeling of being stuck in the quagmire had disappeared.

If before this, he relied more on his body and delicate footwork to control the ball and pass it to Van Persie, then now, with the decrease in the opponent's defensive density, he found that he now had more space to control the ball.

After thinking for a moment, as Tottenham launched another quick attack, Qin Hu simply moved his position back a lot.

On the other side, Tottenham's fast winger Bale began to torture the wing where Giggs and Evra were.

Starting from the lightning goal, Bai Baihe's subsequent attacks were all initiated from this wing. The fact is that there is nothing wrong with this choice. In addition to the assist for the first goal, Bale also made a lot of threatening passes and cut-in shots during this period.

If it weren't for Ferdinand and Evans, who learned from their mistakes and were in top form after conceding the goal, and who were extremely tough and blocked Kane's forward attacks several times, it would be hard to say what would have happened.

However, this time it seemed that Bale understood the reality that Kane, as the team's lone striker, was temporarily being targeted. When being carried by Giggs, Bale's eyes moved and he made a long pass directly to another place.

"A long pass was made horizontally, Lennon got the ball on the wing and made a long pass without waiting for Nani to come over to defend!"

"Shu~"

The moment the ball was transferred to the right, Manchester United's overall defensive attention was shifted, except for the two defenders who were still staring at Kane, but this still did not affect the young center's subsequent handling.

"The ball was passed to Kane who was facing away. Oh~, another lob! This was a back-to-back pass with the outside of the foot, and the ball flew to the left side of Manchester United's penalty area!"

"Boom!"

With a dull thud, Evra only had contact with Bale's body for a moment before he was knocked to the ground by his huge speed and power.

Without waiting for Evans to turn around and run towards him, facing the falling ball that even had some arc, Bale chose to volley the ball without stopping.

"Oh!"

This time, even De Gea was helpless, as the ball hit the net directly at an extremely tricky angle and at an astonishing speed.

"Shhh!!!"

"..."

When the goal whistle sounded, Old Trafford fell silent again. It was the 32nd minute of the game and the Red Devils fans sitting in the stands were completely stunned.

"boom!"

"Bell! Bell! Bell!!!"

When the cheers of Tottenham fans rose again, even James swallowed his saliva. At this moment, his thoughts were highly consistent with those of countless fans - what the hell is going on?
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