I am the king of football

Chapter 271 Confrontation
"Okay, Manchester United will kick off first. In this game, they will wear red jerseys and attack from left to right. Ferguson has arranged a 442 formation. The starting lineup from front to back is..."

In such a game, both teams have many big-name stars. As both teams have not yet entered the game at the beginning, Zhan Jun quickly announced the starting lineups for both teams.

"When Manchester United was in possession of the ball, Manchester City's front duo had already crossed the half court and started pressing. Mancini used a 4132 starting formation in this game, with Aguero and Balotelli as the double strikers."

Aguero and Balotelli, who is not as smart as the world-class players, are not actually the best match in the eyes of Manchester City fans. They prefer the combination of Bosnian striker Dzeko and Aguero, which is more stable and less nervous.

But this does not mean that Balotelli is not good. Since joining the Blue Moon, although Balotelli still has many weird behaviors in his daily life, he is still good on the court.

Last season, Manchester City's winning goal at 93 minutes and 20 seconds was assisted by Balotelli. He still has vision and the ability to seize opportunities on the court.

Apart from occasionally causing headaches for the club by setting off fireworks in the bathroom, Balotelli still has his own place in Manchester City.

"Behind them, Barry, Silva and former Gunners player Nasri form the first midfield line, with Yaya Toure in the second line as the team's defensive midfielder."

Nasri and Van Persie were once Wenger's favorite and frequently used main players in Arsenal. Now they meet again in another pair of mortal enemies. This undoubtedly once again highlights the Gunners' embarrassment in recent years.

"A back four of Zabaleta, Kompany, Nastasic, Clichy and goalkeeper Joe Hart."

The team has Kompany as the defensive general and England national team player Joe Hart as the goalkeeper. Although the other players are slightly worse than Manchester United's configuration, they are definitely enough. As long as they are in good enough condition, the Blue Moon's defense can block most opponents.

After the starting lineups of both sides were introduced, the trial period that had just started on the court came to an end.

"Carrick made a long pass forward to find Qin Hu, who headed the ball to Cleverley, and Manchester United's first attack was launched!!!"

In the eighth minute of the game, Manchester United briefly lost the ball under the pressure of Manchester City but quickly regained it. When Carrick made a sudden long pass to the frontcourt, Xiao Congming, who received the pass from Qin Hu, quickly came to the right side of the top of the penalty area.

"The ball was passed diagonally to the front right, Van Persie got the ball, Nastasic chose to attack, and the two faced each other directly!"

"Shu~"

Van Persie was in very good form in this match. After getting the ball, he gained the advantage in the first head-on confrontation with the opponent's defender. After a mistake, he created space for shooting and then he kicked the ball into the goal.

"Oh!"

"Van Persie shoots! Hart leaps up and lifts the ball out. What a wonderful attack and defense~"

The attack was decisive and the defense was brilliant. This was the first confrontation between the forwards and goalkeepers of both sides, and it also announced the official start of this powerful confrontation.

As Hart saved the ball, Manchester United also got a chance to attack from a corner kick. Their players quickly pressed forward, and Qin Hu and Van Persie, two good header players, also came into the penalty area.

Nastasic and Clichy were defending around Van Persie, while Qin Hu was being taken care of by Kompany and Zabaleta. It was obvious that Manchester City had focused on practicing how to deal with the Red Devils who were good at high-altitude attacks when defending set pieces.

"Shhh!!!"

"The corner kick was taken, Carrick's footwork was very good, the ball flew to the left side of the penalty area, Qin Hu!!!"

"Oh!"

In the chaos, Qin Hu and Kompany wrestled with each other and jumped high. It was obvious that both sides were trying their best, but in such a confrontation, Qin Hu still hit the ball with a half-head advantage. "Qin Hu heads the ball!!!"

It was a header with a good angle but lacked power. If it was a goalkeeper of some relegation team, he might have scored a goal, but the one standing in front of the goal was Joe Hart, known as the talented English goalkeeper.

"Hart seized the ball and made a brilliant save. Beautiful!"

Hart pushed his left foot hard and judged the direction correctly to hold the ball in his hands, which made the Manchester City defense, which had been frightened for a while, breathe a sigh of relief.

But the fans had no time to pay attention to the emotions of the home team's defense. The importance of the game and the strength of the players on both sides meant that it would be a back-and-forth duel.

As Hart quickly rushed out of the small penalty area with the ball and threw it to Yaya Toure in his own midfield, Manchester City's midfield began to organize the team's counterattack.

At this moment, Manchester United still had four defenders and Cleverley who stayed behind voluntarily in the half.

"Facing Valencia's first wave of defense, Yaya Toure broke through directly with his long legs and passed the ball to the right, and Nasri got the ball!"

When Nasri received the ball, he was already past the half court. Rafael did not give him the chance to dribble or choose and he rushed over directly. The former Gunners player knew very well the sticky nature of Manchester United's defense and after confirming Aguero's position almost in the next second he passed the ball again.

"It was given to Aguero who was running forward at high speed and tried to stop and pass directly. Ferdinand got stuck in position! He blocked Aguero who wanted to follow the ball forward."

The experienced Ferdinand did not give Aguero any chance, but Manchester City's attack was not over yet, because Aguero had already seen Balotelli leaning towards this side from the left before making this attempt, so the force with which he handled the ball was more like a stop and pass than a stop.

"Balotelli received the ball pushed by Aguero and pressed forward quickly. He is about to face Evans one-on-one!"

"Shu~"

"Oh!"

The next second, just as Evans, who was retreating, found himself near the penalty area line and was about to rush forward, Balotelli took the lead.

Like Van Persie, he suddenly turned to create space, and then kicked the ball hard in the next second.

"Just shoot! This is a counterattack to Van Persie's shot~"

The ball took off from its original position and flew rapidly towards the upper right corner of the goal, but don't forget that standing in front of Manchester United's goal is De Gea, a world-famous top goalkeeper who is more famous than Joe Hart.

"De Gea held the ball with both hands and confiscated Balotelli's shot directly~"

At almost the same angle and position, the two goalkeepers gave different results. Manchester United did not even give Manchester City a chance for a corner kick. When De Gea caught the ball steadily and landed, the Manchester United fans on the scene all cheered loudly.

"Nice save. It seems that the goalkeeper of the Chinese team is better than that of England."

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