What kind of football player is handsome?

Chapter 103 The strongest is already in the ranks? The legend returns, a rematch between Gunner Liu Yi and Robin van Persie Henry!

After successfully executing a pendulum dribble, Liu Yi felt a slight soreness in his knee.

His own swing amplitude is far from reaching the terrifying tilt that Ronaldo had, which was almost touching the ground.

It's hard to imagine how much pressure the knees must endure from continuously swinging a pendulum at almost a 45-degree angle to the ground.

Moreover, Da Luo himself was quite heavy-handed.

Ronaldo and Van Basten are widely recognized as the two most individually skilled number nines in football.

One was ruined by his knees, the other by his ankles.

Compared to the three-time Ballon d'Or winner who retired prematurely at the age of 31.

It's a miracle that Ronaldo could play until he was 35.

"Manchester United make a substitution!"

"Liu Yi is about to leave the field."

"He was replaced by Welbeck."

A few boos could be heard from the stands at Old Trafford.

The audience wasn't satisfied.

I want to see Liu Yi perform more.

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Sir Alex Ferguson, however, was reluctant to let the Chinese striker continue to take risks.

Just now.

Ferguson's sharp gaze fell on Liu Yi's unconscious rubbing of his knee as he walked back to his half.

As expected, this move was too taxing.

To be on the safe side, we must replace him immediately.

As Liu Yi passed the bench, he received a hero's welcome after taking a towel from assistant coach Mike Perrin.

Evra and Anderson even raised their hands in a playful, exaggerated gesture of worship towards him.

If you add the catchy background music "If you come in the depths of winter, I will give you a city covered in snow —"

You'd think they were worshipping the eternal sun of the northern peninsula.

With Liu Yi's fate.

The pace of the game slowed down.

The old men's stamina simply couldn't sustain them for the entire game.

Both sides had their chances, and the final score was 6-5.

"Zidane and Ronaldo's Friends Team" narrowly defeated Manchester United's All-Stars.

All are happy.

Group photo session.

Zidane quietly moved to Liu Yi's side.

He certainly wouldn't be foolish enough to poach someone right in front of Sir Frederick.

"If you want to compete for the Ballon d'Or, believe me, Real Madrid is the best platform."

Liu Yi was not interested in Qi Zu's pie.

Again.

He was not impressed by Real Madrid's arrogant and self-important "aristocratic style".

He also has no interest in becoming the next Benzema alongside Ronaldo.

He just chuckled upon hearing this.

He casually changed the subject.

Qi Zu did not force anyone to do something against their will.

If Liu Yi can truly develop to the level of competing for the Ballon d'Or, he will naturally feel firsthand the overwhelming advantage that Real Madrid, as a platform, possesses in terms of public opinion and image building.

He'll come to join us even if he skips training.

that's it!

Pogba, Zidane, Liu Yi, and Ronaldo stood side by side, capturing a precious group photo in front of the camera.

The charity match has come to an end.

The game must go on.

Overall, the schedule is relatively favorable for Manchester United.

Four Premier League matches in thirteen consecutive days.

Fortunately, the opponents were all teams ranked in the lower half of the table.

First, they defeated Queens Park Rangers at home in the 16th round, and then they thrashed Fulham 5-0 at Craven Cottage.

After defeating Wigan Athletic, Manchester United have now caught up with Manchester City, who were previously far ahead, in the league standings.

Unfortunately, on the last day of 2011, at Sir Alex Ferguson's 70th birthday party, the "bottom-ranked" Blackburn Rovers made a strong comeback, relying on Grant Hanley's game-winning shot to upset Old Trafford and take all three points.

2011 has officially come to a close.

In its annual football review, the British media outlet Metro highlighted Liu Yi's name.

"The Chinese star has become Manchester United's most sought-after key player, scoring 13 goals in 18 league appearances so far this season. His goal tally surpasses top strikers such as Aguero, Adebayor, and Suarez, and he is currently third in the top scorers list, only behind Rooney and Van Persie."

"What's even more noteworthy is that nearly half of these goals were scored against teams ranked in the top six of the league, fully demonstrating his outstanding ability to perform in tough matches and the quality of his goals."

Of course, Liu Yi has been very strong this season.

However, it is still far from enough to be on par with those top strikers.

The Premier League top scorers list changes very quickly.

The two Golden Boot winners from last season are prime examples.

"The Beast" Tevez has completely broken ties with Manchester City, leaving behind a mess before moving to Milan.

Berbatov, nicknamed "Handsome Guy," has plummeted in form, to the point where he can only find his scoring touch in charity matches.

Meanwhile, Darren Bent and Odemwingie, who ranked fourth and fifth respectively, have also faded from public view.

As the New Year's bells rang.

The 2012 winter transfer window has officially opened.

The most attention-grabbing topic is undoubtedly the future of Arsenal's top scorer, Robin van Persie.

The Dutch striker acted like a gold digger.

He publicly expressed his loyalty to Arsenal and his desire to stay at the Emirates Stadium.

He secretly waited for the right offer, taking advantage of having only a year and a half left on his contract, and quietly contacted several clubs.

If the contract drags on until the summer, with only one year remaining, the situation will be extremely favorable for Van Persie.

Unfortunately.

Wenger also wishfully believed that Van Persie would become a legend at Arsenal, just like his Dutch predecessor Bergkamp.

The "Professor" truly devoted himself to Arsenal.

The MLS season has ended.

To maintain his competitive form, former "King of Highbury" Henry was seen training with the team at the Colney training ground.

As a result, Wenger discovered...

Henry, who is in a semi-retired state and ready to shine in the commentary booth, actually plays better than most of the wingers in the team.

Indeed, as long as the peak is high enough, even halfway down Mount Everest is as high as Kilimanjaro.

Just in time for strikers Gervinho and Chamakh to participate in the Africa Cup of Nations next month (1)

What else is there to say?

Shortly after the winter windows were opened.

Arsenal officially announced.

Thierry Henry was recalled to the Gunners.

They also signed a short-term contract expected to last two months.

"King of Highbury" BACK.

This is exactly as Wenger predicted.

"The strongest person is already in the formation."

Manchester United side.

There are also those like Zhongdeng, an old horse still eager to gallop a thousand miles.

The young Manchester United reserve team players woke up and came to training, only to find that their assistant coach, Scholes, was wearing the same training kit as them.

Seeing this, Lavelle-Morrison mocked, "Paul, are you still half asleep? You're wearing the wrong clothes!"

Scholes rolled his eyes at Morrison.

It's a shame that I had such high hopes for this kid back then.

As a result, this guy learned nothing except how to steal, fight, and cause trouble everywhere.

When he turned around, those he had once looked down on had already left him far behind.

Michael Keane nudged Morrison lightly with his elbow.

He said in a low voice.

"Our coach is making a comeback!"

Morrison exemplifies what it means to have such low emotional intelligence that even a dog would shake its head in disbelief.

Afraid that "Ginger Head" wouldn't hear him, he shouted at the top of his lungs.

"Huh? Can he make a comeback after retiring for six months?"

Scholes couldn't take it anymore.

He sneered, "Yeah, after all, the good-for-nothing you looked down on back then is now a Premier League bronze boot winner, while you're still wasting your talent and not making any progress."

Michael Keane sensed something was wrong.

To Morrison, the name "Liu Yi" was like "Voldemort" from Harry Potter—a taboo word that could never be mentioned.

"What did you say?!"

Morrison was instantly enraged and was about to throw a punch at Scholes.

They don't tolerate "ginger heads" either.

In terms of seniority and DNA, ten Morrisons combined wouldn't even be worthy of wearing the sole of a Scholes shoe.

The Manchester United legend glared back fiercely.

What made Morrison even more desperate was...

Those former followers who fawned over him and practically fawned over him all day long.

At this moment, I simply stand aside and observe coldly.

Everyone knew perfectly well that the day Sir Alex Ferguson retired would be the day Morrison was completely ousted.

Enraged, Morrison refused to continue training and slammed the door as he left the locker room.

Just as he was leaving, he bumped into Lingard, who was humming a little tune as he walked in.

"Hey, Lavelle, are you going to the bathroom too?"

Morrison wasn't in the mood to reply to Lingard, and simply left angrily with the words, "I'm leaving Manchester United!"

Lingard's eyes lit up.

"Oh dear, I'm leaving Manchester United soon too."

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Morrison stopped and looked at Lingard with a strange expression.

Why did you leave Manchester United?

Lingard laughed heartily, his face beaming: "Sir Alex has approved my loan spell at Birmingham in the Championship for the second half of the season to hone my skills! Given time, when I return in the summer, my abilities will have greatly improved, and I'll be able to join the first team and, together with my big brother Liu Yi, conquer goals and make immortal contributions to Manchester United!"

Morrison was furious: "I'll f*** myself!"

Lingard looked completely bewildered: "??? Why are you so angry? Oh right, I also had to share this good news with my older brother. Hey—where are you going? The toilet's over there!"

Unlike other leagues, the Premier League does not have a winter break.

The news of Scholes' return has just been announced.

On January 5th, "Ginger Head" appeared in the substitute lineup for the 20th round of the Premier League.

It is often said that distant water cannot quench immediate thirst.

But there's not enough water to drink here.

Manchester United did not gain much advantage against the Highlands away from home.

2—2.

After two winless rounds, Manchester United have handed back the points gap they had painstakingly closed.

Liu Yi, who scored a goal in this match, felt that Manchester United desperately needed the addition of fresh blood.

The midfield is the same as it was five years ago, still consisting of players like Carrick, Park Ji-sung, and Giggs.

As the season progresses, fluctuations are inevitable in various aspects.

2012 1 Month 14 Day.

The 21st round of the Premier League will feature a highly anticipated match.

Arsenal will host Manchester United at the Emirates Stadium.

This is Manchester United's first tough match since the start of the second half of the Premier League season.

In the first half of the season, Manchester United thrashed Arsenal 8-2.

That match marked the beginning of Liu Yi's rise to fame.

Even with the most expensive tickets in the UK.

The Emirates Stadium, which can hold 70,000 people, was still packed.

One reason is that the gunmen were eager to save face.

On the other hand, it's time to make a push for the top four.

Looking at the standings, Arsenal currently has 38 points and is in 5th place.

Ahead of them are Chelsea with 40 points and Tottenham with 42 points.

Of course, it is also related to Henry's return to the team.

"Here are the starting lineups for both teams!"

"Arsenal side."

"The goalkeeper is still number 13, Szczesny!"

"The four defenders are Djourou (No. 20), Mertesacker (No. 4), Koscielny (No. 6), and the returning No. 5, vice-captain Vermaelen."

"The two defensive midfielders are Alex Song (No. 17) paired with Rosicky (No. 7), Walcott (No. 14) on the left, Chamberlain (No. 5) on the right, and in the number 10 position is the young Welsh player Ramsey!"

"Standing at the forefront is still number 10, the Dutch striker Robin van Persie!"

Manchester United's starting lineup!

"The classic 4-4-2 formation."

"The goalkeeper is number 34, Lindegaard, who has been a substitute all season."

"The four defenders are Phil Jones (No. 4), Smalling (No. 12), Evans (No. 6), and Evra (No. 3)."

"Four midfielders lined up in a row!"

"Valencia (Number 25), Carrick (Number 16), Giggs (Number 11), Nani (Number 17)!"

"It's still the same two-striker system with Rooney and Liu Yi!"

The comments section under the first news article.

Arsenal's squad is overflowing with exceptional talent!

Seeing Song Gongming's name puts my mind at ease; he's Arsenal's strongest mole in defense!

[Zhu Lu actually managed to find a job.]

Manchester United's midfield is quite unusual; three out of their four midfielders are originally wingers.

Hurry, I want to see Scholes vs. Henry!

The players' tunnel at the Emirates Stadium is very wide.

That's enough for many people to walk past the starting players with ease.

Henry smiled and shook hands with each of his former rivals.

Out of courtesy, Liu Yi also exchanged pleasantries with the French legend.

After all, his dominant "corner flag protection" skill was learned to some extent from "Emperor Li Yi," who had a deep connection with Henry.

Liu Yi felt someone patting his shoulder.

Turning around, I saw a young man with a darker complexion.

Strangely, his features bore a resemblance to those of a Chinese person.

Chinese players?

Could it be from getting a tan? That's impossible.

The little brown man grinned foolishly and greeted him in broken Chinese: "Hey! My name is Yannaris!"

Yennaris?!

Liu Yi, who had only skimmed through football in his previous life, concluded: Never heard of it.

End of the queue.

Van Persie was staring intently ahead.

He was afraid that talking to Manchester United players would damage his reputation.

But in fact, his agent had also given him some hints.

This includes the fact that if he really can't be kept, Wenger doesn't want the Dutchman to stay in the Premier League.

Especially for direct competitors like Chelsea and Tottenham.

If there is really no other choice.

Wenger would rather send Van Persie to Manchester United.

Of course, the possibility of exchanging players cannot be ruled out.

Just like.

The professor had always been thinking about Liu Yi, whom he called Bergkamp's successor.

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Judging from the current market situation...

If the game drags on until the summer, the Dutch striker's transfer value will plummet.

At that point, Van Persie might have no choice but to replace Liu Yi.

Even so, Wenger felt that trading an immediate contributor who couldn't be retained for an unlimited future was a worthwhile trade!

However, Van Persie dismissed the professor's approach with disdain.

Liu Yi?

A kid who only played well for half a season and has no other honors besides a Golden Boy award from the media is going to be traded one-for-one for me?!

That's wishful thinking!

The Dutch striker was already certain of his goal.

This game.

He must create a gap in his position.

Let's expose this Chinese striker's true colors!

(1): The Africa Cup of Nations is usually held in winter (it's too hot in Africa in summer), so many African players from various clubs are called up to their national teams to play in January and February. After these players return, their form often drops sharply. If you add a white hat buff and happen to be in the "Africa Cup + Ramadan", then congratulations, you will get a player like Salah who has fallen directly from superstar level to Chinese superstar level.