I am the king of football

Chapter 283 Looking Forward: The Striker Is Like a Knife
In the 71st minute of the game, just five minutes after the game resumed, Shinji Kagawa, who was placed in the single attacking midfielder position, was sandwiched by two opponent's midfield defenders.

He knocked the ball back without hesitation, and Scholes, who had just come on as a substitute, took advantage of the opportunity when Carrick attracted most of the opponent's midfield and frontcourt players to rush forward.

"Scholes made a long pass and Qin Hu jumped high in the middle and headed the ball!"

"Shu~"

With the defender behind him blocking him, Qin Hu encountered extremely tough defense from the beginning of the game. The opponent had tried very hard to block his chance to move forward, and the others who used as a fulcrum to pass the ball to the left and right were really unstoppable.

Especially Qin Hu's header passes. Every time he jumped, the Leeds United players responsible for defending him felt like a tiger pounced on their heads, and it was impossible to stop it with human power.

"The ball was given to Van Persie on the right, who moved directly to the side. Van Persie was very determined to move to the side!"

After fighting with the opponent's desperate defense for more than 60 minutes, Manchester United's two wingers also seized the opponent's weak point - the outside of the wing.

Due to limited defensive strength, whether in preparation or training matches, the Leeds United coach requires the team to concentrate its main defensive strength and keep the back line as compact as possible.

This is actually equivalent to giving up the opportunity for the full-back to assist, and correspondingly, it is also giving up the initiative in the area near the team's sideline.

When Van Persie dribbled the ball all the way to the sideline, Leeds United's full-back El Ha hesitated for a moment, and then finally chose to leave his position and move closer to defend Van Persie, but it was obviously too late.

Robin, whose speed has been fully improved, also possesses a good breakthrough ability. Facing the opponent's full-back who was late, he suddenly changed direction and pushed the ball along the sideline before he was completely close to the sideline, and then he quickly broke through from the other side.

"What a great pass! Van Persie got the ball again and continued to dribble down the line before making a cross!!!"

The key goals are often scored with the simplest assist method. Van Persie's purpose is very clear, and the goal of his pass after going down the flank is also very clear - to pass the ball to Qin Hu.

Qin Hu started sprinting from outside the penalty area and did not stop for a moment after heading the ball. When the ball flew into the air from Van Persie's feet, he also flew into the air at full speed.

"Oh!"

"Kenny and Pelletier were pressed down hard. The height of Qin Hu's header was so amazing that it was close to the height of the crossbar!"

The ball almost went in a straight line. It was hit hard on the forehead by Qin Hu and then flew straight into the goal, brushing the bottom of the crossbar. The dumbfounded Leeds United goalkeeper Tonge had no time to make any save.

"It's in! The score has been changed again, 2-1. Qin Hu helped the team regain the lead with his goal, less than ten minutes after they were tied."

Qin Hu, who finally scored his first goal of the game, was very excited after landing. He rushed directly to Van Persie who assisted him and hugged him.

In this game, Manchester United's now recognized first and second strikers assisted each other, and the atmosphere was quite harmonious.

Rooney on the side was not idle either. After the team took the lead again, the happy Rooney quickly ran over and squeezed out from between the two men.

"Good shot! Don't forget me!"

"Hahaha, don't worry~"

"Of course. I'll definitely make a pass for you if I have the chance!"

Obviously, Rooney in the trident was also looking forward to his goal in this game. This time, the morale of Leeds United did not drop significantly after being led by the opponent again. The difference between 0 and 1 is still very obvious. If they scored a goal, they could still score the second goal. Although the players were a little helpless, they quickly returned to their respective positions.

"Liz Liz! Fight!!!"

In the stands of Elland Road Stadium, the home team fans were still cheering for their home team, and they also hoped that the team could equalize again.

"Press on, don't give them any more chances."

However, what they did not notice was that Ferguson on the sidelines also gave final instructions to his players.

In the 74th minute of the game, the battle between the two sides started again.

"Leeds United is still relying on the 433 formation to charge forward. They are trying hard to equalize the score~"

Zhan Jun saw the home team's plan at the beginning of the game, but in his opinion, this kind of charge without follow-up support could catch the opponent off guard once, but it would be difficult to be effective every time.

Sure enough, when Lees once again dribbled the ball and tried to create an opportunity on the wing, Manchester United, who had changed their formation to have two defensive midfielders and sufficient defensive strength, relied on the double pressure of Carrick and Evra to directly steal the ball from the opponent's feet.

For a long time afterwards, the ball was firmly controlled by Manchester United, and in accordance with the requirements of coach Ferguson, they also moved the battlefield of ball possession to the opponent's half.

In the 82nd minute of the game, Qin Hu pulled back and received a pass from Shinji Kagawa. As the fulcrum of the team, he found Van Persie first when his two wing teammates began to move forward rapidly.

"After a two-on-one pass, Van Persie's pass allowed Qin Hu to easily get rid of the defensive midfielder in front of him and reach the top of the penalty area. How will Qin Hu deal with it?"

"Shu~"

Without hesitation, when the two defenders' attention was on him, Qin Hu kicked the ball diagonally out.

Rooney had already knocked past Leeds United right-back Drewry and made a diagonal run into the penalty area. He received the ball behind two defenders and faced the goalkeeper alone. He calmly pushed the ball into the Leeds United goal.

"The ball went in again! This is the goal that killed the game. Manchester United is leading 3-1 away from home. Rooney received a pass from Qin Hu and scored this beautiful goal~"

The next moment, Manchester United's trident hugged each other in the opponent's penalty area. They stood in a row and shared the fruits, and everyone had one.

This knife-like forward line also caused the Manchester United fans on the expedition to cheer loudly. The Red Devils Manchester United have been able to make rapid progress this season despite the constant malfunction of the defense, which is absolutely inseparable from the team's top forward reserves.

When the game started again, all suspense was gone. Although Leeds United still showed an extremely strong tendency to press forward, as Zhan Jun said, a charge without follow-up support would be difficult to last long, and their attacks were blocked one by one.

In the 3rd minute of the game, as the referee blew the whistle to end the game, the League Cup quarter-final match came to an end, and Manchester United defeated their opponent Leeds United 1- away.

Although there are still flaws in the process, it has to be admitted that Manchester United is now making great strides in all the competitions the team participates in.

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