I am the king of football

Chapter 226: Near misses and crises

The fact that the score was tied had an unprecedented impact on Braga. The momentum they had in the first half was completely dissipated after Evans scored his own goal.

They were defeated. Although they didn't know why they were leading by two goals in the first 20 minutes, they were unable to fight back once the giant in front of them stretched out his fists and feet.

Faster offensive efficiency, more efficient passing level, as well as more shooting opportunities and the ability to directly threaten the goal.

These are things that a club that is not even considered a top club in the Portuguese Super League cannot keep up with in a short period of time. Standing in their respective positions and watching the Manchester United players celebrating excitedly in the home team stands, the entire Braga team felt a sense of powerlessness.

When the game started again, the Braga coach made a very difficult decision - all players should retreat to defense.

This means that before the game reached its final stage, the visiting team gave up the possibility of taking the lead again and started to strive for a draw.

Although there are six rounds in the Champions League group stage, if no points are obtained in the first three rounds, it will be extremely difficult to qualify for the Europa League even as the third place in the group.

Therefore, Braga's expectations for this game finally returned to their real plan before the game - to get points - after their two-goal lead was infinitely raised.

As the game started again, Braga, who controlled the ball, began to pass the ball back and forth in the midfield and backcourt. Except for Ed who stood near the midfield line to distract Cleverley, all other players retreated to their own half.

In such a crowded area, even though Manchester United players are good at seizing opportunities, they were unable to find any good opportunities in a short period of time.

It was nearly five minutes before they regained the ball, but due to the opponent's dense defense, Fletcher's lack of ability to organize the team's offense was exposed.

Several passes were not made to a good position. Either the ball was destroyed by the opponent due to a knife-edge shot, or the timing was wrong and the teammate who received the ball had to pass it back.

Such development is naturally far from scoring goals.

In the 65th minute of the game, Ferguson wasted no time. Manchester United's bench was full of players who could create opportunities. He waved his hand and Giggs, who had just been called up by him to warm up on the sidelines, came on to replace Fletcher.

"Manchester United made the first substitution directly, Giggs came on as a substitute!"

As a player with excellent ball control and passing ability, Giggs has performed very well in all the games he has been given the opportunity to play this season.

This time, it is no exception.

After Wanglaoji came on the field, Manchester United's attack, which had been stagnant before, suddenly became clear.

The ball began to move forward from the gaps among the densely packed crowd in Braga. As Qin Hu and Van Persie continued to pass the ball to Rooney and Shinji Kagawa on both sides of the center, the Red Devils' offensive horn sounded again.

"Shinji Kagawa made a series of breakthroughs! He cut diagonally into the penalty area and made a straight pass to Van Persie in the face of the defender's pressure! He shot directly!"

"Oh!"

In the 69th minute of the game, Van Persie made a threatening shot from the right side of the penalty area. This was the opportunity he had to run away from the flanks of the opponent's full-back and central defender.

The shot was powerful but the angle was not good. Beto, who was standing in the middle of the goal, used his hands and feet to touch the ball flying towards the goal.

"It's been rushed out! Kolho quickly kicked it away~"

After a long kick, he thought he could finally breathe a sigh of relief, but in fact, there were not many people in the frontcourt. When Ed tried desperately to pull back to receive the long pass from his teammate, Giggs had already taken the ball steadily before him.

"Eder passed the ball forward again, this time it was given to Rooney on the left, Rooney immediately accelerated and carried Alan towards the baseline!" The family has little fat Rooney, who is happy and healthy. When the players need to stand up, Rooney rarely performs poorly.

He rushed all the way and when the full-back was about to double-team Alan, he made an inverted triangle pass and the ball rolled diagonally to the left side of the penalty area.

"Qin Hu! Quickly get in and shoot directly!!!"

"Oh!"

He rushed forward and shot. This time there was no defender blocking Qin Hu's shooting route. The ball went straight to the upper right corner of the goal at lightning speed.

"The ball goes in! Goes in! Goes in! A brace! Qin Hu helped the team score a goal that reversed the score!!!"

In the 72nd minute of the game, neither too early nor too late, when Qin Hu shot into the opponent's goal and stood in place, with his hands tilted upwards and his eyes closed, listening, Old Trafford erupted again.

“Qin! Qin! Qin!!! Oh oh oh ~ We are the invincible Manchester United!!!”

I don’t know how many times this Chinese striker has saved the team from danger since he joined the team.

When the team's defense was in free fall and almost certain to concede a goal in every game, the striker was always able to push himself and his teammates to score one or even two more goals than the opponents.

Football is not a game of house, nor is it a wishing well. Manchester United fans have experienced countless historical stages of the team, but they are still impressed by this young Chinese player with magical powers.

The camera gave a close-up of Qin Hu. He had opened his eyes and his gaze was sharp. With his sturdy body and stretched movements, the word "domineering" was almost written on his face.

"In ancient times, there was Xiang Yu, the Overlord of Chu. Today, there is Qin Hu, the Overlord of Qin. The top signings that Manchester United brought in this season have once again proved their worth."

As Zhan Jun made an excited summary, the suspense of the game was almost killed.

In the 78th minute of the game, Qin Hu, who scored two goals and made one assist to help the team reverse the game, was replaced by Nani by Ferguson. He was able to once again accept the cheers of the fans alone.

Afterwards, the score remained unchanged until the end of the game, 3-2, Manchester United won the game again without any danger.

However, this time, after the game, the major media's evaluation of Manchester United was not as unanimously optimistic as in the past.

The problems in the team's defense have been exposed more than once. Although Qin Hu has saved the team from danger time and time again, this cannot cover up the team's defensive crisis.

"How many games has Manchester United lost this season without Qin? A comprehensive review!"

"The Red Devils are on the decline, frequently relying on an 18-year-old to turn the tide!"

"The Red Devils' defense crisis has already reached a critical point. How far can they go this season?"

Offense wins fans, defense wins championships, this is a truth that has been proven in practice by countless clubs in countless seasons and countless games. Although Manchester United remains undefeated in all competitions this season, their goal difference is not good.

Manchester United's defensive crisis has now been fully exposed.

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