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Chapter 141 The ultimate plot at Old Trafford: Remnants of the Four Heavenly Kings?
"Zhuang Dian'er Tai!"

"Zhuang Dian'er Tai!"

"This is a live broadcast of the fourth round of the 2014-2015 UEFA Champions League Group F matches!"

Arsenal at home vs. Barcelona!

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11 PM on November 9, 2014.

Arsenal's Emirates Stadium, which can hold more than 50,000 fans, was already packed to capacity.

However, to the disappointment of all Arsenal fans, their star player, Suho, was unable to make the final squad due to a severe cold.

Without Su Hao, the professor naturally had no intention of engaging in any kind of attacking battle with Barcelona.

With Kante and Tatum partnering up in the double pivot, Chamberlain and Ramsey, two substitutes with strong defensive capabilities, also appeared in the starting lineup.

In the first twenty minutes or so of the match, Arsenal managed to hold their goal relatively well, despite retreating deep into their own half.

However, it was only in the 29th minute of the match!

Ramsey received the ball near the center circle, thinking he would try to go it alone, but Xavi and Iniesta quickly closed him down with perfect understanding.

After hastily dodging Xavi's tackle, Ramsey still couldn't avoid Iniesta's outstretched right foot.

Iniesta successfully stole the football.

At the same time, Barcelona launched a fierce attack on Arsenal's backfield!
Neymar on the left, Messi on the right, and Suarez in the middle!
The MSN trio displayed perfect teamwork at the Emirates Stadium, delivering a stunning three-man attack that left Arsenal fans in awe.

Iniesta's through ball, Suarez held off Tajkovic and then flicked it with the outside of his right foot without stopping the ball!
The ball instantly flew to Neymar's feet on the left wing, but Neymar did not blindly shoot after receiving the ball.

Upon seeing Messi's sudden forward run, Neymar immediately flicked the ball with his left foot!
Just as Sagna lunged at him, he delivered the ball to Messi's feet.

One push, one rub, one flick!
In a mere instant, Barcelona had completely breached Arsenal's defense.

And Messi, who finally received the ball in the penalty area, did not disappoint his fans.

He turned and shot with his left foot!
The football thus slipped past Szczesny's outstretched fingers and nestled into the corner of the net.

0: 1!

After holding out for more than 20 minutes, Arsenal finally conceded a goal to Messi!

The Emirates Stadium was deathly silent, while the Barcelona players excitedly sprinted towards Messi.

just
Perhaps Messi felt that he had only scored one goal, which was far less than the four goals scored by the guy who disliked Su Hao.
So Messi just smiled politely, without showing any particular excitement.

Messi's expression was naturally noticed by his Barcelona teammates.

Therefore, throughout the rest of the match, whenever Barcelona had a chance, everyone would pass the final shot to Messi.

The 37th minute of the game.

After a dazzling series of short passes in the middle, Xavi found Messi, who had suddenly made a diagonal run down the right flank.

A surgical through ball!

Messi successfully received the ball, but this time, because Kante was marking him closely, Messi's hasty shot hit the side netting and failed to score.

43th minute of the match!

As the first half was about to end, Barcelona found another good opportunity.

Neymar on the left wing executed a spectacular violin-like dribble past Sagna and slipped into the penalty area.

Despite having a clear chance to shoot, Neymar chose to pass the ball to Messi instead.

After using his speed to get past Kanté, Messi didn't waste Neymar's self-sacrificing pass.

With a powerful shot, Messi sent the ball into the net for the second time, past Szczesny!

0: 2!

Barcelona are leading by two goals, and Messi has scored twice, pushing past Su Hao to top the Champions League scoring charts!
Of course, without completing a quadruple, Messi didn't celebrate with much excitement.

This also made the entire Barcelona team hold their breath, waiting to let Messi score a few more goals against Arsenal in the second half!

However.
Barcelona's hopes ultimately went unfulfilled!
Because in the second half, the professor seemed to have given up and stopped defending so fiercely!
After bringing on Di Maria and Sanchez, who had returned from injury, Arsenal went straight into a frantic attacking game against Barcelona.

It was precisely this sudden change in tactics that caught Barcelona off guard at the start of the second half.

Even in the 47th minute of the match.

Lewandowski received a long, intricate pass from Dirk Nowitzki inside the penalty area and headed the ball powerfully into the net, past Ter Stegen.

1: 2!

Arsenal changed their tactics and, in a desperate move, managed to pull one back.

It was this one goal that brought the desolate Emirates Stadium back to life.

More than 50,000 Arsenal fans began to shout wildly.

Moreover, Arsenal launched a mini-boom of attacks in the following ten minutes or so.

Although they didn't score, this made the entire Barcelona team less likely to press forward so aggressively.

2: 1!

This is how the match ended.

Messi scored twice to help Barcelona defeat Arsenal, although they ultimately won the game.

However, Messi, who only scored two goals, still refused to be interviewed after the match, looking disappointed.

Moreover, not only Messi, but even Busquets, who had previously been the most vocal, had lost his previous arrogant tone.

Barcelona won, but due to a lower goal difference, they are still behind Arsenal in the Group F standings, finishing second with the same points.

Inside Su Hao's villa.

Because Jing Tian didn't want the news to be exposed, Su Hao watched the game with her at home.

After seeing Arsenal lose, Jing Tian apologized to Su Hao with a look of regret.

They said things like if she hadn't come, Su Hao wouldn't have caught a cold, and Arsenal wouldn't have lost the game!

Forehead.
Seeing Jing Tian's apologetic expression, Su Hao naturally didn't blame her at all; on the contrary, he...
The Champions League is over!

The league season followed in quick succession.

Because he was still under suspension, Su Hao naturally threw himself back into his monotonous training and World of Warcraft mode.

11 month 13 day.

The 11th round of the league has officially begun.

There were no major upsets; Arsenal displayed their formidable attacking prowess against a weaker opponent like Queens Park Rangers.

Even without Su Hao, Arsenal still won 3-0 cleanly and decisively against their opponents.

And after this match...

After calculating the days, Su Hao entered the system again.

However.
As soon as he entered the system, something completely baffling happened to Su Hao.

Su Hao originally thought that after a month of training and competition, he should be able to accumulate enough points to give all his attributes a +1.

However, after activating his system panel, the damn system actually updated Su Hao's stat allocation as well.

The previous method of using +1 to a high talent attribute and +2 to other attribute points is no longer usable.

The training points and competition points he accumulated over the past month only allowed him to allocate one attribute point to directly increase a single attribute.

【个人能力--进攻：85、控球：88（89）、传球：92（95）、射门：87（98）】

【头球：86、定位球：81、弧线球：84、速度：82（100）】

【脚下力量：92、跳跃：84、身体平衡：93（96）、体能：85】

[Defense: 75, Tackling: 78, Defensive Aggression: 70 (Personal Mental Improvement: 50)]

Overall Rating: 87

Oh shit!

Looking at these brand-new stat allocation rules, Su Hao was furious.

However, despite his anger, Su Hao reluctantly added the points he had worked so hard to earn to his speed.

The other data is basically sufficient for now, but Su Hao thinks it would be better to increase the speed to 90 as soon as possible.

As for the reason, Su Hao naturally didn't want to be questioned because his growth rate had suddenly increased after he finished puberty at the age of 20.

82-83
Adding one point didn't really make a difference to Su Hao, to be honest.

Hey!
With a sigh, Su Hao could only leave the system and reopen his computer to enter his own fortress (World of Warcraft).

2014 11 Month 22 Day.

The 12th round of the league has arrived.

Su Hao is still unable to play due to suspension.

However, while Su Hao's suspension was not over, Giroud's suspension was.

Because the fifth round of the Champions League group stage is in midweek.

So the professor simply put Lewandowski on the bench, while Giroud started the game.

After holding back for more than ten days, Giroud did not disappoint the professor.

At St. Mary's Stadium in Southampton, Olivier Giroud put on his most explosive individual performance of the season.

The deadlock was broken by a powerful long-range shot less than twenty minutes into the game.

Then, in the 45th minute of the match, he used his powerful physique to knock past Southampton's center-back and smash the ball into the opponent's goal.

2: 0!

Arsenal took a two-goal lead before halftime, and in the second half, Giroud used his pivot role to assist Chamberlain and the returning Wilshere for goals.

4: 0!

Arsenal secured a resounding victory against a Southampton side that had been completely dismantled.

With 2 goals and 2 assists, Giroud naturally earned the Man of the Match award.

Even at the post-match press conference, the professor made an unprecedented appearance with Giroud.

The league is over!
Su Hao, who had been suspended for four games, has officially announced his return.

However, before the 13th round of the league, Arsenal still have to deal with APOEL Nicosia, who have traveled a long way, at their home ground.

Because the opponent's strength is really not on the same level as Arsenal.

Therefore, the professor made a complete rotation of players in this game.

In addition to Su Hao, a key player, continuing to appear on the field.

Most of the other positions are filled by substitutes.

Wilshere and Suarez partnered in midfield again, Ramsey moved to the right and Chamberlain to the left.

In defense, Van Dijk had a rest for the round, while his former teammates Mertesacker and Vermaelen both started.

The sidelines of the stadium!
The professor, recalling his past self who used only one lineup to the very end, let out a long sigh filled with emotion.

Pure substitute.
This purely reserve team delivered a clean and decisive 4-0 thrashing to APOEL Nicosia at the Emirates Stadium.

Su Hao scored twice, but he was still overtaken by Messi, who also scored in another match, in the top scorer rankings!

After the Champions League match, the professor didn't rest and began preparing seriously for the weekend's league match.

There was no other way, because our opponent in the 13th round of the league was no weak team.

Manchester United!

Unlike the weak Manchester United team led by Moyes last season, after Van Gaal's arrival, this Manchester United team has undergone rebuilding and adaptation, and has quietly climbed to 4th place in the league.

Moreover, having failed to qualify for European competitions last season, Manchester United can be said to have focused all their energy on this crucial battle against league leaders Arsenal.

However, Van Gaal was frustrated because he had thought Arsenal would be a tired team after a Champions League season, but what happened?
In a Champions League match, Wenger actually fielded a completely reserve lineup.

"It will be a tough game, but we will still fight hard to get three points on our home turf!"

After all, Manchester United is not the same as it used to be, so it's quite unusual for Van Gaal to be so polite in his pre-match interview.

Old Van Gaal politely started the conversation, and the professor, who didn't like arguing with people, naturally also said very amicably that Manchester United was a respectable team and that Van Gaal was a world-class manager!

The coaches get along very well, so naturally there's no friction between the players.

It was 11 p.m. on November 29, 2014.

The bus carrying the entire Arsenal team finally slowly drove into the inner passageway of Old Trafford Stadium.

Although this is Manchester, Manchester United's home ground.

However, the moment the bus appeared, many Chinese fans still rushed to the front of it.

They waved the red flag repeatedly and shouted Su Hao's name loudly.

It even made the Arsenal players in the car feel like this wasn't an away game.

"Hey! How's the naturalization thing going?"

Seeing such a huge number of fans cheering for him even at an away game, Van Dijk, sitting next to Su Hao, suddenly asked him a question.

no way!
Su Hao thought these fans were a lovely bunch, but Van Dijk thought they weren't fans at all; they were just piles of cash!
"It should be almost done. I called a few days ago to ask, and all the procedures have been completed. Now all that's left is for you to go back and sign some papers and pick up your ID card!"

"Hmm, Su! I looked up some information online, and if I want to become a Chinese citizen, I need to have a Chinese name. Could you help me choose one?"

"How about Van Dyke? Last name Van!" "Actually, I was thinking of taking your surname? Sue Van Dyke."

"Fuck!"

"Haha, Su was just joking!"

The past few days have been so amicable, so naturally there was no tension at this pre-match press conference.

Professor and Van Gaal both praised each other, calling one a tactical master and the other a top-notch coach.

In short, whether it was at the press conference or in the players' tunnel, it was all about the two teams.

This match between the league's top team and the fourth-place team should have been a spectacular, earth-shattering battle, but instead, it was unusually calm.

"Zhuang Dian'er Tai!"

"Zhuang Dian'er Tai!!"

"This is a live broadcast of the 13rd round of the 2014-2015 English Premier League!"

"Arsenal away vs. Manchester United!"

"The players from both teams are already standing in their respective halves of the field!"

"Beep!!!"

"The match officially begins with the referee's whistle!"

"First, let's look at the starting lineups for both sides!"

"Wearing the traditional red home jersey, Manchester United's starting goalkeeper, attacking from left to right: De Gea!"

"Defenders: Smalling, Phil Jones, Rojo!"

Midfielders: Luke Shaw, Carrick, Schweinsteiger, Mata, Valencia!

"Two strikers: Rooney and Van Persie!"

“Facing league leaders Arsenal, Van Gaal still fielded the 3-5-2 formation that he specially designed for this Manchester United team this season.”

"On the other side, Arsenal's starting goalkeeper, wearing a traditional black away jersey, is attacking from right to left: Szczesny!"

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"Arsenal have possession of the ball first!"

The magnificent Old Trafford stadium.

After the referee blew the whistle, more than 70,000 Manchester United fans immediately cheered for their team with their most enthusiastic roars.

Amidst the deafening roar, Rooney and Van Persie charged towards Su Hao, who had received a pass back from Lewandowski, from the left and right respectively.

Faced with a double attack, Su Hao had no intention of showing off.

Just as the two rushed in front of him, Su Hao pulled the ball and sent it directly to Van Dijk's feet in the backfield.

As instructed by the professor, they needed to stabilize their rhythm at the start of the game before attempting to bring the ball into Manchester United's half.

With the professor making these arrangements, Su Hao and the others naturally and steadily began their passing and receiving in the backcourt.

Van Dijk passed the ball to Koscielny, who turned and pushed the ball to Gibbs on the left wing.

Snapped!
clap clap clap!
Snap, snap, snap, snap!

For the first three minutes after the start of the game, Arsenal kept passing the ball back and forth.

Seeing that the three forwards alone couldn't win back possession, Van Gaal on the sidelines waved his hand and ordered Schweinsteiger and others to join the high-pressure pressing.

However, just as Manchester United pressed their lines forward, Su Hao, who had received a pass back from Kanté, suddenly accelerated.

Facing Van Persie, who was pressing him closely.

Su Hao first shifted his left leg slightly to the left the instant he received the ball with his back to the goal, and at the same time, his entire body's center of gravity shifted to the left!
Just as Van Persie instinctively lunged towards Su Hao's left, Su Hao suddenly used his right foot to deflect the ball from the right.

An extreme back-to-the-basket spin move!

Van Persie froze on the spot, while Su Hao, after shaking off Van Persie, slammed his right foot into the ground and charged towards Manchester United's backfield.

The speed change from 82 to 83 was not very noticeable.

Even so, Su Hao, with his incredibly long legs, crossed the center line in an instant.

"It's coming!"

"I knew Arsenal had been patiently passing the ball around for this moment!"

"Su Hao!"

"high speed!"

"Di Maria on the left wing and Sanchez on the right wing are both advancing at high speed!"

"Schweinsteiger is coming up."

Instead of going head-to-head, Su Hao flicked the ball with his right foot and sent it to Di Maria's left wing!

"DiMaria!"

"He controlled the ball with his left foot and came to a sudden stop facing the approaching Valencia!"

"He then smoothly passed the ball back to Su Hao's feet!"

"Beautiful!"

"This small-scale coordination!"

At Old Trafford Stadium.

As Su Hao dribbled the ball and quickly charged into Manchester United's backfield.

The deafening shouts of the home team's fans suddenly ceased.

And it was precisely beneath this deathly silence that...

Su Hao, having regained possession of the ball, raised his left leg.

It's not a direct, explosive draw!

Su Hao keenly spotted Sanchez making a diagonal run into the penalty area from the right wing.

Without any hesitation, he slammed his left foot hard into the ball with the inside of his foot.

A stunning arc immediately appeared in the sky above Old Trafford Stadium.

The ball went over Smalling, over Phil Jones, and over Rojo!
Sanchez, who had broken into the penalty area, unleashed a powerful volley before the ball even hit the ground.

However, just as all the Arsenal fans, and even Wenger in front of the bench, raised their hands, ready to cheer!

David de Gea, who has already shown signs of becoming the world's best goalkeeper, stepped up at the most crucial moment for Manchester United.

Without any fear, De Gea charged straight at Sanchez in the face of his powerful smash.

"boom!"

A muffled sound!
The ball struck De Gea's outstretched thigh and grazed the post before going out of bounds.

"This ball."

"Ouch! This ball!"

"De Gea has done a great job!"

"An absolutely world-class save!"

Old Huang, the commentator, sighed.

On the pitch, seeing his perfect volley blocked out of bounds by De Gea, Sanchez looked on in disbelief and covered his head with both hands!

Of course, after such a superb save, De Gea excitedly patted his chest hard in front of Sanchez.

Arsenal threatened Manchester United's goal on their very first attack.

Manchester United, naturally, retaliated by launching a fierce attack on Arsenal.

With a 3-5-2 formation, Manchester United naturally focused their efforts on the flanks.

The fact that the only remaining member of Manchester United's former "Big Four" has failed to score has naturally become the biggest talking point for the club.

The incredibly fast Valencia began to repeatedly attack Arsenal's left flank defense, which consisted of Di Maria and Gibbs.

9th minute of the match!

After shaking off Di Maria's close marking while off the ball, Valencia received a diagonal pass from Mata and sprinted all the way to Arsenal's flank.

With a sudden stop and a change of direction, Valencia easily bypassed Gibbs and entered the heart of Arsenal's penalty area.

Moreover, just as Koscielny moved to cover in front of him, Valencia flicked the ball with his left foot to Van Persie, who was making a high-speed run into the penalty area.

Because of the pressure from Van Dijk in front of him, Van Persie, who had no shooting opportunity, quickly moved the ball slightly at an angle.

This perfectly placed the ball at Valencia's feet, who had already overtaken Koscielny!

A moment!

Arsenal's entire defense was breached.

Szczesny rushed toward Valencia in a panic.

Valencia, who was clearly ready to shoot, must have lost his mind.

Instead of shooting directly, he used his left foot to send the ball back in a triangular motion.

Van Persie was stunned!
Su Hao was also taken aback when he returned to his own penalty area.

Fortunately, Su Hao was prepared.

Before Van Persie could even shoot, Su Hao stretched out his long leg and hooked the ball away.

Valencia's inverted triangle ended up at Su Hao's feet in a rather haphazard way.

And this time!
Su Hao had already spotted Di Maria, who had started moving from the center circle, out of the corner of his eye.

No hesitation!
After hooking the ball over, Su Hao immediately slammed his right foot into the bottom right edge of the ball.

"boom!"

The piercing air raid sirens blared at Old Trafford.

And Su Hao's exquisite arc flew past the center circle at lightning speed after the piercing alarm!
The disadvantages of the 3-5-2 formation were now fully exposed.

With the flanks wide open, Angel skillfully controlled the ball and charged straight into Manchester United's backfield, where only Phil Jones remained!

"It's coming!"

"This time it's DiMaria!!!"

"Facing Phil Jones's aggressive tackle!"

"Just tap your right foot!"

"no problem!"

"It's over!!!"

"Di Maria has gotten past Phil Jones, De Gea is on the attack!!!"

"Sanchez on the left followed."

"DiMaria, push with your right foot!"

"Open goal!!!"

"Open goal!!!"

"Sanchez takes a direct shot!"

"pretty!!!"

"pretty!!!"

"The ball went in!!!"

"The ball went in!!!"

"Ten minutes into the game!"

"An absolutely dramatic scene has unfolded!"

"It was clearly a one-on-one opportunity for Manchester United, but Arsenal scored instead!"

"Su Hao's top-notch tackle and long pass helped Di Maria complete an absolutely effortless assist!"

"1:0!!"

"Arsenal are in the lead!!!"
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Holy crap! Valencia is still steadfastly maintaining their status as one of the "Big Four" – that was incredible! Van Gaal must be mortified!
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[Haha, that's right. He's the only one left of Manchester United's "Four Heavenly Kings." I guess by the end of this season, the "Four Heavenly Kings" will be a thing of the past!]
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[By the way, what is this "Manchester United Four Kings" meme? New fans have never heard of it!]
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[Don't you know that? The "Four Heavenly Kings" of Manchester United refers to Nash's inability to pass, Waal's inability to shoot, Young's inability to pass, and Beckham's inability to score.]
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[Haha, Wabu's shot was really amazing! Van Persie delivered such a perfect diagonal pass, and you, facing the goalkeeper one-on-one, instinctively passed the ball back to Van Persie. Seriously?!]

Commentator Lao Huang exclaimed in amazement at the dramatic nature of the goal.

Meanwhile, on the field at the same time!

While still in Arsenal's half, Van Persie was so angry that he directly berated Valencia!

As for the substitutes' bench not far away.

From the excitement of facing the goalkeeper head-on to the utter bewilderment of conceding such a goal.

Van Gaal was on the verge of tears and simply put his right hand to his forehead!
Conceding a goal within the first 10 minutes, how the hell are we supposed to play this game?!

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(End of this chapter)