I am the king of football

Chapter 216 Simple happiness
Manchester United's performance after the morale boost was obvious to all. They began to show their power to the reckless calf in front of them like an enraged devil.

First of all, in terms of ball possession, Anderson, Fletcher and even Cleverley may not be as strong as some of the world's top midfielders, but they are able to handle the pressure from Cluj with ease.

In the next ten minutes or so, the ball possession ratio between the two sides was directly pulled to a terrifying ratio of 8-2. It can be said that except for the time when Manchester United won the ball and controlled the ball after the failed attack attempt, the home team could not get the ball at other times.

In this situation, it would be a pipe dream to continue to press forward in an attempt to create opportunities. At the call of the coach on the sidelines, the entire Cluj team began to retreat and try to maintain the lead.

However, the opposite happened. Just when Cluj changed its style of play and began to retreat, Manchester United's keen sense of smell in the frontcourt allowed them to directly seize the opponent's fatal gap.

"Fletcher intercepted the ball and passed it to Anderson, who passed it forward! The ball was passed to Welbeck on the right. Welbeck was in a very comfortable position and could choose to try to break through or pass directly~, pass it!"

"Shu~"

Rooney passed the ball diagonally from the right to the middle. He had already simulated the opponent's defensive line in his mind a second ago, so he easily unloaded the ball and sent out another long pass.

"Hernandez! He appeared behind Cluj's defense and shot the ball directly into the net! In the 29th minute of the game, Manchester United easily equalized the score~"

Everything happened so naturally, and when Manchester United completely controlled the situation on the field, even the home team's fans had to admit that their team seemed to have almost no chance.

As Manchester United continued to try and pull for opportunities, mistakes were inevitable.

Hernandez, who scored the goal, was very excited. He quickly ran over and hugged Rooney, and then happily played rowing celebration with several teammates who came to join in the celebration.

Apart from that, neither the Manchester United players nor the Manchester United fans in the stands who traveled with the team were too excited.

Facing such an opponent, there is nothing to be too excited about an equalizer. It would be a surprising development if the team really did not score a goal in the entire game and was defeated 1-0 by the opponent.

After all, the difference in strength and the huge disparity in value between the two sides are there.

With the birth of the first goal, Manchester United's attack can be said to be completely released, and the whole team entered a state of frantically attacking the opponent's goal after the game started again.

For a while, the players in Cluj's midfield and defense became the busiest players, and their players were constantly forced to commit fouls to stop Manchester United's attack.

From the 30th to the 45th minute of the game, in just 15 minutes, Manchester United got three free kick opportunities and three corner kick opportunities.

It can be said that the entire game was somewhat fragmented by Cluj's defensive methods during this period. It always felt that the two teams were constantly practicing set-piece offense and defense.

However, due to the absence of the team's two best header forwards and the free kick takers sitting on the bench, Manchester United really failed to score in these opportunities.

The home team paid the price that defender Pinto and midfielder Bastos both received a yellow card, and some other players also received verbal warnings from the referee.

When the referee blew the whistle to end the first half, the score remained at 1-1. The Cluj players, who were panting and eager to run back to the locker room to rehydrate, and the Red Devils players, who were calm and leisurely following Ferguson to the player tunnel, formed a sharp contrast. "The strength gap between the two sides is still obvious. If they continue to try, Manchester United will not be far away from scoring a goal to overtake the score."

Zhan Jun gave a simple comment that Manchester United's good draw in the group stage this season was really real, and it was indeed not difficult to play against an opponent like Cluj.

After the start of the second half, the situation did not change. Although it could be seen that the Cluj team, who had obviously been given a boost by their coach during the halftime break under the cheers of their fans, played more actively, the result was no different.

In the 49th minute of the game, Hernandez broke through on the left and made a cross to assist Rooney who shot. The ball instantly flew into the goal over Filglas' defense.

2-1, Manchester United reversed the score again, which also announced the death of Cluj, whose offense was becoming less and less threatening.

In the following twenty minutes, Cluj's attempt to counterattack was tightly blocked by Manchester United's defense. After conceding a goal at the beginning, Ferdinand and others who were fully in form did not give the opponent a single chance to shoot.

Seventy minutes later, Shinji Kagawa and Van Persie were the first to be substituted, replacing Anderson and Welbeck respectively. With the addition of these two players, Manchester United continued to move forward and put pressure on their opponents.

In the 82nd minute of the game, Shinji Kagawa made a run in the middle and received the ball which Rooney passed to Van Persie who then made a triangle pass.

With a long-range shot, Shinji Kagawa officially scored his first Champions League goal for Manchester United and excitedly rushed to the corner flag area to celebrate for a while.

Then Ferguson used the team's last substitution, and the flowers waiting on the sidelines withered as Qin Hu took the field.

Although there was not much time left, the domestic fans who were watching the game on TV and Zhan Jun at the scene were very excited. They were not watching this game, which was not even a focus match or a strong confrontation, just to stay up late.

Qin Hu, who replaced Rooney, still played the role of the team's frontcourt pillar. He kept passing the ball to Hernandez and Van Persie with his back, and occasionally made one-two passes with Shinji Kagawa.

Five minutes after coming on the pitch, he got a chance to score directly. He shot from the left side outside the penalty area, and the ball hit the crossbar and flew out of the bottom line.

The Cluj goalkeeper standing in front of the goal broke out in a cold sweat. He swore that he couldn't see the path of Qin Hu's ball at all, because the power and speed were too fast. Fortunately, Qin Hu, who had just come on the field not long ago, obviously had not calibrated his sights yet.

Then, there was no chance for Qin Hu. There was too little time and too many Manchester United players who wanted to perform. Seeing this, Qin Hu was happy to contribute and began to frequently pass the ball to his teammates around him.

In the third minute of injury time, Qin Hu headed the ball in the penalty area and passed it to the right side of the small penalty area. Van Persie made a pass and the ball went directly into the goal.

4-1, the game officially came to an end, and Qin Hu, who came on as a substitute for more than ten minutes, also got an assist.

Winning the game without any surprise or danger is a simple happiness~
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