Football: Starting from the Ronaldinho template

Chapter 189 The Rivalry Between Arsenal and Manchester United! A Stunning Bicycle Kick! Is that all De Gea has to offer?

"Van Gaal succeeded Moyes as Manchester United manager after the 2014 World Cup, and in his first game in charge, he led the Red Devils to a 7-0 victory over the LA Galaxy. However, this opening win did not bring a bright future to the club."

"On the contrary, the market value of this long-established club has declined significantly."

“从2014年7月到2015年10月04日，纽约证券交易所中曼联每股的股价已从19.58美金跌至13.33美金，在不到两年的时间内下跌了6.25美金，贬值了近3成。”

"Just last month, Manchester United's share price experienced a significant drop, wiping out $8200 million in just a few hours. It's worth noting that the US stock market rose by 3% overall during the same period."

"Market analyst Kalaf pointed out that the loss of star players and the resulting decline in performance are the fundamental reasons for the decline in the club's market value."

"Due to failing to qualify for the Champions League, Manchester United lost a full £3000 million in revenue from television broadcasting alone in 2015."

In the broadcast room, Zhan Jun first talked about Manchester United's recent situation before introducing the starting lineups for both sides.

"First up is the home team, Arsenal, with their goalkeeper as follows:..."

"Ramsey returned to the starting lineup after being rested, and Wenger also opted to rotate the squad for the Champions League group stage match at the end of September, allowing him to field a full-strength lineup today."

"It seems Arsenal are determined to win today."

"Let's take a look at Manchester United's starting lineup, goalkeeper:"

“值得一提的是，阿森纳在双方近17次交锋中仅胜2场，曼联其余15战取得11胜4平的成绩。”

"Manchester United have won 4, drawn 2 and lost 1 of their last 7 away games against Arsenal."

"Historically, Arsenal is at a significant disadvantage. I wonder if they can wash away their shame today?"

Emirates Stadium.

Arsenal fans were really into it today, chanting and cheering even before the game started, and hanging up all sorts of protest banners and posters.

This was one of Arsenal's ten most humiliating defeats last season, according to a BBC report.

2001年曼联6-1阿森纳和2011年曼联8-2阿森纳是枪手们忘不了的两场比赛。

They were always humiliated by Manchester United by large margins.

Moreover, the relationship between the two teams goes beyond this, with a longer history of grudges and rivalries.

In the 1930s, Arsenal achieved its first golden age under Chapman, while Manchester United was still playing in the second division.

Later, when the Busby Boys took off, Arsenal faded into obscurity.

Arsenal then enjoyed another golden age in the 1970s, while Manchester United, like dynasties in history, fell into a slump once again.

The fates of the two teams seem to have always been intertwined, and their golden periods have never coincided.

Until 1996.

Two people destined to meet will meet no matter what.

At that time, the world of English football was already dominated by Manchester United.

Ferguson's main rivals at the time were Norwich, Aston Villa, and Newcastle.

Despite Blackburn Rovers winning a Premier League title under Alan Shearer, Manchester United still achieved the feat of winning four Premier League titles in their first five years.

Wenger looked at the Manchester United players' jerseys and fell into deep reminiscence.

"Your idea that letting Manchester United rest will make them win is a huge mistake!"

"Is someone from Japan teaching us how to play football?"

The feud between the two individuals, or rather, the two teams, thus began.

In the 1997-98 season, Manchester United should have easily won a title, but Arsenal, with outstanding performances from Vieira and Pelletti, went on a ten-game winning streak and snatched the championship back.

"Double Crown Winner"

Wenger remembers that it was the first time he had won two titles in a single season.

But in the three seasons that followed, Arsenal finished second and became the backdrop for Manchester United's treble win, which led to Giggs' solo run.

"Everyone thinks their wife is the most beautiful at home."

This is the quote Ferguson used to criticize Wenger.

But the story was only half over. In the 2002-03 season, the rivalry between the two teams escalated. Arsenal's away victory over Manchester United led Ferguson to unleash his fury on Beckham, which later became known as the Flying Boot incident.

Vieira's red card for a diving tackle on Van Nistelrooy, the end of a 49-game unbeaten run at Old Trafford, Manchester United ruining the only chance for a treble, and Fabregas's pizza-gate incident.
Wenger has forgotten how many times he and Ferguson have argued.

Now that his old rival has retired, he's still finding it a bit hard to adjust.

Beep! ! !
The piercing whistle interrupted Wenger's thoughts.

After Arsenal kicked off, Qin Ming ran to the wing, just like when they played Leicester City, and was marked by a Manchester United player.

Ashley Young.

Although this isn't a contract year, Ashley Young has been in good form; otherwise, he wouldn't have been a starter.

But the rest of Manchester United played poorly.

The pressing from Rooney and others in the attacking third was ineffective, like someone who had stayed up all night and was feeling listless and exhausted.

Cazorla, Ramsey, and Sanchez combined to create a stable and rapid triangular passing sequence, directly tearing apart Manchester United's front line of defense.

“Run! Run!”

This prompted Van Gaal to wave his hand and shout.

But Rooney really can't keep up. Although he has the highest salary in the team, his ability is not drastically different from his peak, but there is still a big gap.

Fortunately, Manchester United's new Henry and Martial are very active.

He ran from the attacking third to the midfield, wanting to quickly intercept the ball and then demonstrate his skills.

Because Van Gaal gave him his favorite center forward position today.

You know, Rooney used to play center forward, even if he lost his speed and power and trapped himself in the defenders.

But who can blame him when he's Manchester United's highest-ranking player?
Martial sparked Manchester United's high press, but Arsenal had already completed the transition.

Snapped!
The ball was passed diagonally to the wing by Cazorla.

Qin Ming felt Ashley Young behind him scrambling at him like an octopus.

"Third brother, catch the ball!"

He wasn't planning on dribbling past anyone.

If someone is fouled in this position, they will at most receive a verbal warning; they are unlikely to be issued a card unless the offense is extremely serious.

Just as Cazorla was about to push forward, he was stopped by Schweinsteiger.

The former Bayern Munich defensive midfielder had excellent defensive awareness.

With no other option, Cazorla could only barely hold onto the ball and pass it back to Ramsey, who was there to receive it.

The latter then made a long diagonal pass to the right flank.

Sanchez made a series of stops and dribbles towards the baseline.

Italian full-back Darmian joined Manchester United in the summer transfer window for €1500 million, but he is no match for Sanchez.

It was easily wiped away.

"Is Manchester United going to have trouble from the start?"

"Sanchez is a great team player, he went down the wing and delivered a cross!"

"Giroud in a great position! Header through—"

Bang! Paul Dutton slammed his fist on the table in the commentary room, "Manchester United's goalkeeper De Gea was on the goal line, and he blocked our sure goal!"

Why is Real Madrid's fax machine broken?!

He asked a soul-searching question.

De Gea also wanted to know the answer to the question. He had already told Mendes in advance that if he couldn't join Real Madrid, he would change agents.

But the other side was also a disaster.

Bale can be bought for 100 million euros.

You can't bear to replace a fax machine that costs several hundred euros?

On the pitch, De Gea saved Giroud's header, clenched his fist, and roared loudly.

This is not only an expression of frustration over a successful save, but also a release of dissatisfaction with the team's own defense.

"Beautiful! David!"

Blind, a fellow countryman of Van Gaal, was still in shock. He was just about to cover for Damian when he saw Sanchez cross the ball, and Giroud had just made a run into position.

If it weren't for De Gea's performance, they would have conceded a goal early on.

"Pay attention on defense, and stop losing your positions!"

De Gea's downturned eyebrows hinted at his bad mood.

"Don't worry!" veteran Carrick quickly reassured him.

The Arsenal players weren't in a good mood either.

"They didn't even get in?"

Giru rubbed his hair, which was styled with hairspray, in disbelief.

He was certain that even with his full strength and at a certain angle, he was still pushed away.

Is De Gea really on fire?
"Keep going! Create chaos in their penalty area first, then look for opportunities to shoot from close range." Qin Ming waved his hand, signaling his teammates to prepare for a corner kick.

Facing goalkeepers like De Gea and Neuer who have excellent goalkeeping skills, he knew that long-range shots would be difficult to execute.

Therefore, we still need to focus on the restricted areas.

"The lads are in pretty good shape."

Wenger glanced at Van Gaal, "Right now, Manchester United's attack relies entirely on counter-attacks. We just need to control possession as much as possible and let the game get into our rhythm. Manchester United will play more and more chaotically until they concede a goal."

Before he could finish speaking, Arsenal took a corner kick, and the two-meter giant Mertesacker got to the ball.

A powerful header sent Arsenal fans to their feet.

The cheers that were almost in their throats turned into frustrated curses because of De Gea's volley dive, in which he caught the ball in his arms.

"Manchester United really has a great goalkeeper!"

"He tackled me both times!"

"I refuse to believe he can keep lunging out like that!"

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Arsenal fans are starting to question their existence.

Meanwhile, Manchester United fans in the away stands sang their team anthem loudly.

"glory glory man united!"

"glory glory man united!"

It has the same melody as Tottenham's team song, only the lyrics have been changed.

Manchester United fans are happy to see De Gea. A good goalkeeper is worth half a team, and their goalkeeper is of that caliber.

However, this is only the beginning.

Three minutes later, Qin Ming's rib shot curled beautifully into the top corner.

Useless.

De Gea stretched out his body and plucked the eleventh trophy.

"Arsenal had 4 shots and 3 on target in the first 10 minutes, but their goal conversion rate was a paltry 0%!"

"They can't get past Manchester United's guardian!"

"Manchester United's counter-attack is coming! De Gea launched a long ball into midfield, Rooney headed it on to Martial!"

on the field.

Martial, hailed as the new Henry, is very fast, and he also has excellent gear-shifting ability.

That is, rhythm variation techniques.

With a slight shift in his position, he made two consecutive touches of the ball, giving him an opportunity to break through.

Bellerin arrived just in time to make a sliding tackle and break possession.

Arsenal regained possession and continued to pass and control the ball, seeking scoring opportunities.

Qin Ming glanced at Ashley Young behind him.

Professor Yang is smarter than other guards; once he prepares to receive the ball, he will be closely marked.

That way, even if you get beaten, you can commit a tactical foul.

It's so annoying!
Qin Ming felt that this couldn't go on; he couldn't utilize his technical strengths and could only passively exchange blows with Ashley Yang.

Arsenal would obviously be at a greater disadvantage in this situation.

"Third brother, you guys attack the right flank, I'll ambush from the left!"

Qin Ming decided to have his teammates draw fire for him.

"it is good!"

Cazorla nodded.

"Arsenal had a 73% possession rate, but high possession is meaningless because they can't score!"

"The game has entered positional warfare!"

"Could it be that Arsenal is cursed to never win against Manchester United?"

"Hey! The camera pans to the away stands and we see Sir Alex Ferguson. Looks like he's really watching this game."

When the Manchester United fans at the stadium noticed, they immediately erupted in cheers.

Ferguson is their godfather of Manchester United.

As long as he's on the bench, Manchester United never lacks courage and always manages to create miracles.

For example, the night at Camp Nou.

Ferguson leaned down and said to Neville, "If we can hold out for the first 30 minutes, Arsenal will stop playing, just like they did ten years ago."

His faint smile was full of confidence.

"Actually, you should have stayed a few more years; maybe then we would have—"

Just as Neville was about to offer a few words of flattery, he saw Arsenal slow down and make a series of passes and cuts on the right flank.

There's no threat at all.

But Ferguson narrowed his eyes, locking onto the red and white figure on the left side of the penalty area.

coming!

Qin Ming noticed that Manchester United's formation had shifted and quietly moved into an open space.

Ashley Young was a bit slow to follow up this time.

This is the opportunity!
Qin Ming didn't shout for the ball because his teammates couldn't hear him.

Now all I can do is hope that Cazorla will see me.

"Qin!" The two had been training together for three months and had developed a tacit understanding.

Cazorla recalled the feel of his foot during training and lightly sent a high ball into the air with his right foot.

It landed right at Qin Ming's chest when it fell in front of him.

"I'll cover the near corner!"

De Gea shouted sharply.

Ashley Young understood immediately and decisively slowed down.

He wanted to wait for Qin Ming's next move before attempting to steal the ball.

After taking in the movements of the two players, the falling football became clear.

Under the blinding spotlight, the red and white jerseys fluttered in the wind.

Qin Ming stopped the ball with his chest to the left, rotated half a circle around his left foot, twisted his waist and used his strength to send himself into the air.

The short time allotted meant that the 50,000 fans at the stadium couldn't even get a sound out of their mouths.

They could only feel the shock on their retinas and stare intently at the leaping figure.

Bang! Qin Ming knew De Gea was near the corner, so he didn't use his full power, but instead hooked the ball to the right.

He needs to kick at an angle!
De Gea's usually calm heart was pounding wildly at that moment.

He took quick, short steps, stretching his body to its fullest extent, and extended his left hand as far as he could.

Useless!

He could feel the burning sensation of the football brushing against his face.

Swish! Immediately following was the sound of the net being touched, the sound the goalkeeper hated most, echoing clearly in his ears.

1-0! ! !

"My God! Qin! Control the ball with your chest, then follow up with a bicycle kick!"

"Is he no longer content with dancing on the ground!?"

"Look! His posture in the air is simply breathtaking!"

"Just like a spiky sea bream leaping from the water into the air, stretching out gracefully!"

"This is Qin!"

Commentator Paul Dutton was so engrossed in his shouting and gesticulating that he didn't even notice when his headphones fell off.

on the field.

Even someone as strong as De Gea couldn't stop me. After landing, Qin Ming got up, raised his hands, and sprinted wildly to the away stands, pulling down his socks to reveal his shin guards.

"King!!!"

The Gunners' cheers were deafening, sweeping across the entire Emirates Stadium.

Watching this scene from below the stands, Qin Ming straightened his back and grinned widely. He was really growing to like this nickname more and more.

(End of this chapter)