We agreed to play football together, and you will be the head coach?

Chapter 251 Premier League No. Wing VS Championship No. Wing
With a whistle, the League Cup final officially began.

Manchester United played more aggressively in the first few minutes.

In the fifth minute, Valencia tried to break through on the right.

Knowing that Valencia was fast, Querar didn't dare to get too close, giving Valencia enough space to observe and think.

boom!
Valencia made a through ball.

Berbatov received the ball at an angle and swept the ball into the penalty area, creating a threat.

At the critical moment, Maldini fell to the ground to block the ball.

But the ball is still in the penalty area.

Owen shot after being disturbed by Bonucci.

Schmeichel performed at a high level and saved the shot.

Park Ji-sung received the ball on the outside and passed it back horizontally.

Carrick rushed forward and shot, but unfortunately he was far from the style of Manchester United's legendary midfielder Keane, and kicked the ball directly into the stands.

This gave both sides a break.

In the eighth minute, De Bruyne seized the opportunity to pass the ball to Albrighton near the sideline.

Albrighton crossed before Evra could get close enough.

The quality is very high.

However, Vidic headed the ball away, beating Heskey.

The two sides are also old rivals.

When Vidic was at Palermo, he played against Heskey at his peak at Liverpool.

At that time, the former was unknown, while the latter was a star of the British Empire.

As a result, Vidic won every time.

But now, Heskey has long passed away, while Vidic has been on the shortlists for the Ballon d'Or and the FIFA World Player of the Year for many consecutive times. When he was ranked the highest, he was shortlisted in the top ten or even the top five several times.

With his current status, it is not an exaggeration to say that he is one of the best central defenders in the world, and his competitive strength is even stronger than Ferdinand.

Four years of career in Palermo directly raised Vidic's ceiling.

He Tianqi shook his head on the sidelines. Heskey, who was the king of the Championship and bullied the weak, was afraid that he would suffer today.

In the 13th minute, Motta launched an attack with a long pass from the backcourt.

Bale received the ball on the left side under the interference of Neville, and then kicked the ball out with a burst of movement.

【Stepping on the auspicious clouds】

Neville pulled and tugged, but still couldn't catch up.

boom!
Bell swept across the baseline.

Unfortunately, it was Vidic again who predicted the route and easily cleared the ball.

For a while, Villa's offensive was at a stalemate.

Husky's high point and fulcrum functions are limited.

What’s the use of Bale’s sharp breakthrough?
"Left-footed players can no longer play as left wingers, especially players like Bale who are very fast and aggressive but not very good at dribbling." Ferguson shook his head and discussed with Scholes.

Scholes nodded: "Bale is a player who can complete a hat trick at left back, but this is because when he is at left back, he has a wide runway in front of him."

"He could have used his speed to get rid of his opponent, cut inside and then shot."

"But if you push him to the left winger position, the distance he can actually sprint becomes shorter. By the time he gets past the defender, he has often reached the baseline and has lost the possibility of shooting directly at the goal."

"So not all players are as close to the goal as possible."

Manchester United has this awareness because they encountered the same problem with Valencia.

Valencia did not perform well as a right winger.

If he switched to the left winger and played with his left foot, he would not be able to accept it. He has been on the right side for a long time and has become accustomed to the mode of no one on the right and someone on the left.

There is no way to adapt to the environment where there are frequent people pressing on the right side.

Therefore, in order to fully bring out Valencia's abilities, Manchester United has played 442 in the really important games in recent years, letting Valencia play as right midfielder instead of right winger in 433.

This way, Valencia will have more sprint distance in front.

In the 19th minute, Valencia burst into speed from the right and devoured Querar.

Cuellar is not young anymore, and although he is a versatile defender, he is definitely not a defensive pioneer and cannot defend against Valencia at all.

Valencia then made a reverse triangle pass.

Berbatov took a long shot from the right side of the penalty area.

Schmeichel Jr. successfully caught the football.

The quality of this shot was not high.

Maldini did not completely lose his position, he restricted Berbatov.

But United have already punched a hole along the way.

In the 24th minute, Valencia pretended to make a cross, then cut inside and quickly passed Quellar, because Quellar had let him go too far.

Valencia passed the ball to Fletcher and continued to move forward.

Fletcher made a lob pass.

The ball passed over Maldini's head and was controlled by Berbatov. He had good footwork and stepped on the ball to get closer to Bonucci who was approaching him, then threw the ball behind him.

Schmeichel Jr. strikes.

However, Valencia was faster and got the ball first.

It was too late for Schmeichel to get off the ground.

"GOAL! One to zero!"

"Valencia poked the ball into the goal!"

"Manchester United broke through Aston Villa's defence with some great work."

"Not only is there cooperation, but also Valencia's outstanding individual abilities!"

"You know, he is a man who can replace Cristiano Ronaldo alone! He is the undisputed number one winger in the Premier League!"

Valencia celebrates happily.

The Manchester United fans in the stands began to sing.

I'm coming!

The treble that Manchester United has been looking forward to is finally here!

Even though it is not the FA Cup, but a less prestigious League Cup, I still ask you, is it a trophy?

As long as you win the Champions League and the Premier League, even the Community Shield and the European Super Cup can be counted as part of the treble!
He Tianqi called Kante over and asked him to pay more attention to defending Valencia.

In the 27th minute, Valencia broke through again on the right and Querar tried his best to keep up.

Valencia passes the ball back to Neville.

Neville made a 45-degree cross into the penalty area.

Bonucci cleared the ball beyond Berbatov.

But he was under a lot of pressure.

If Vidic's ability in the air is top-notch, then Bonucci is one level lower.

Villa's air defense capability is reflected in the presence of more tall players, but not in absolute air dominance.

This is the difference between this Villa and the previous Palermo.

Of course, Real Madrid's aerial defense is even worse because they can suppress their opponents with offense instead of defense.

Different kicking styles require different configurations, and different configurations have different kicking styles.

In the 31st minute, Bale broke through the flank and was kicked out of the sideline by Neville.

Neville turned around and raised his arms, signaling the fans to get excited.

It also hit the morale of Bale and Villa.

He Tianqi found Bale who was picking up the ball and said: "Don't use your right foot to cut inside. Your right foot doesn't have the ability to do that. Use what you are better at."

Bale was a little embarrassed: "But my left foot can only go to the bottom, but the sprint distance is not enough, so..."

He Tianqi smiled: "Who said that the left foot can only go to the bottom? You are much faster than Neville, understand? He is 35 years old, and there is no gas in his tank."

"If it was Maldini defending you, what would you do?"

Bell's eyes lit up.

Maldini: MMP!

Kanter came over and took the football, ready to throw a sideline ball.

The stadium commentator was still complaining about Bale: "He is obviously not used to the winger position."

"You can't play as a winger just because you're fast. Bale's dribbling skills are clearly not up to par." "He has nothing but speed!"

"There is only one Valencia and he is at Manchester United, not Aston Villa!"

Before the commentator finished speaking, Kante passed the ball to Bale.

Bale pretended to break through and forced Neville back, so that he could turn around and hold the ball in front of him.

boom!
Bale poked the ball out with his left foot.

The football rolled diagonally, which is an inward cut.

But... it was Neville's inward route, not Bale's.

Neville was stuck between the ball and Bale.

This kick is puzzling.

The next moment, Bale burst into speed, cut inside and ran past Neville on the right side.

Neville had the ball on his left and Bale on his right, and for a moment he couldn't tell which way to chase.

His rich experience allowed him to make quick decisions, turn around, accelerate, move towards Bale, block Bale's forward route, and ultimately control the ball.

But Neville couldn't find contact.

Bale is so fast!
Bale bypassed Neville and ran a longer distance, but got closer to the football earlier.

This is……

"Pass the ball! Take a detour to overtake!" Inzaghi was stunned, "What a great idea!"

"Between the two points, Bell is the fastest!" He Tianqi shook his head, "This is not about having ideas, this is just about speed! When your advantage is big enough, you can do whatever you want!"

The next moment, Bale carried the ball into the penalty area from the left.

Vidic retreated continuously and then suddenly moved forward. It was a top-notch deception and anticipation.

He moved forward not to steal the ball from Bale, but to block Bale's shot at the far corner!

His retreat was to give up the far corner and lure Bale to shoot at the far corner.

He is very good at sting operation.

But the next moment, Vidic's eyes almost popped out.

No far corner?

boom!
Bale shot with his left foot. The angle of left-foot shooting from this position is already very small, but he actually chose to shoot at the near corner.

Van der Sar didn't expect such a stubborn person. He was trying to expand the blocking angle and cooperate with Vidic...but the football went through his legs and flew into the goal.

"GOAL! One to one!"

"Gareth Bale scored the goal!"

"He equalized for Villa!"

"When He Tianqi moved him from left back to left winger, everyone thought he couldn't score! Because Valencia only had one!"

"But now, Bale has used his unreasonable inside cut and shot to tell everyone that there is only one Gareth Bale!"

Vidic, Van der Sar and other former Palermo players immediately looked at He Tianqi on the sidelines.

Bale's shot is unscientific!
He shouldn't be in He Tianqi's team!
If it was Ribery, he would choose to pass the ball or adjust to his right foot to shoot in the far corner.

As the attacking core of the legendary Palermo, Ribery has great autonomy, but he also has to follow some basic rules.

You can't fight hard without any chance.

But the current Bale gives people a very different feeling from Ribery.

On the contrary, he is somewhat similar to Cristiano Ronaldo.

There is also Van Persie, who also had such irrational shots in the team.

So... Villa's offensive core is Bale, right?

At this moment, many players from the Palermo faction reacted.

Absolute shooting right!
Even Ribery and Toni, who are far away in Bayern, are paying close attention to this game.

Tony: "When you have absolute shooting rights, your shot is more stable."

Ribery: "This is a way to make up for my not being a top-notch shooter. If I had Ronaldo's shooting skills, I wouldn't need stability."

Tony: "This Bale's shooting skills seem to be very..."

Ribery: "Very amazing! Not as accurate, powerful and brave as Ronaldo, but very amazing! Just as amazing and hard to resist!"

On the sidelines, Gareth Bale cheered.

Villa fans cheered loudly.

With the same score, they were more excited than Manchester United because they were just a Championship team!
This stimulated Manchester United.

In the 35th minute, Valencia tried to break through again on the right side and created a threat.

But Kanter came over to defend.

As a result, Valencia passed the ball back to Neville and ran sideways himself.

Neville hits the ball into the wall.

Valencia dribbled sideways and things finally looked bright.

boom!
Valencia's shooting skills are indeed very sharp as he took the ball to the top of the arc and made a powerful shot.

However, Schmeichel was very focused and flew over to block the ball with one hand.

This kind of frontal attack, no matter how strong it is, is not easy to get past the fingers of a high-level goalkeeper.

Compared to Bale, Valencia's shooting skills are a little bit worse!

In the 38th minute, Bale held the ball.

Neville had learned from previous experience and had to keep Bale farther away to avoid being separated from the ball by Bale again.

Then it would be easier for Bale to cut inside with his right foot at this time.

However, when Bale shot with his left foot, Neville got there first and poked the ball away from behind, completing the attack.

At this stage, Bale's right foot is still very weak and he is a player with a naturally impaired foot.

A left-footed left winger is at a disadvantage whether cutting inside or shooting.

But there is no way, at this stage he is more adapted to playing on the left.

This is the same as Valencia, who are used to the environment on this side.

The difference is that Valencia may not be able to change.

But Bale can change, and his final position will definitely be on the right.

However, this adjustment is obviously impossible to complete this season.

In the 42nd minute, Evra dribbled the ball on the left and passed it to Park Ji-sung, who then received the ball on the side and completed a low cross.

Irving made a sliding shot.

Schmeichel rushed out to block the shot.

The football hit Schmeichel and bounced away.

Schmeichel and Owen stood up and rushed towards the football immediately.

Owen stretched out his foot first.

Schmeichel then hugged the football and Owen's feet.

The referee immediately blew his whistle.

Yellow dot!

Schmeichel fouled!
"No, no, no, that was the small penalty area, that was a normal collision!" Inzaghi argued.

But there was actually nothing wrong with the referee's decision.

Owen has done a great job.

However, this penalty was not taken by Owen.

This is not the same as during his time at Liverpool.

Heskey and Owen stood outside the penalty area. The "one tall and one fast" combination that once terrified Liverpool and England, the most classic striker combination in the early 21st century... are now just small supporting roles.

Valencia walked towards the penalty spot.

This is his new era at Manchester United!
Ten seconds later, the Red Devils were boiling.

Valencia scored a penalty kick and completed his second goal!

Manchester United leads Aston Villa 2-1 again!
The camera then turned to Bell.

It seemed to be saying that the Premier League's top winger has already scored two goals.

Where is the so-called No. 1 winger in the Championship?
(End of this chapter)