Soccer: Maxed-out ball control, the skill is too overpowered.

Wembley Stadium, London.

For the English, especially older fans,

Wembley is their football holy grail!

In the 20th century, before the Premier League was established and before the First Division was fully developed...

The FA Cup, the world's oldest football competition, is the one that truly holds prestige.

That's why the lyrics of Manchester United's anthem go:

"We're the boys in red and we're on our way to Wemberly!"

We are the red-clad youths, marching forward on the road to Wembley!

"Wemberly! Wemberly!"

Wembley! Wembley!

February 26, the English League Cup final.

Arsenal and Manchester City players are already on the pitch, waiting for referee Clattenburg to blow the whistle.

Lu Xiao and De Bruyne faced each other from a distance.

The two brothers each served their own master.

The better the relationship, the more you need to give it your all to defeat the other party!

beep—

No need for further explanation!

The moment Clattenburg blew the whistle, Manchester City kicked off, and Aguero flicked the ball to the back.

De Bruyne was just about to receive the ball and pass it back to his teammate when a whoosh of wind swept past.

Before Dingding could react,

He was knocked to the ground on the spot!

"OHHHHH——OMG!!"

"Arsenal committed a foul in midfield just one second into the game!"

"The one who made the tackle was actually Lu Xiao!"

"He seemed to be prepared, starting with a flying tackle to let Manchester City know he's not someone to be trifled with!"

Even BBC commentator Gary Lineker was stunned.

Commentators Gary Neville and Jamie Carragher both spoke highly of Lu Xiao.

"That's right, that's it! We need to show our ruthlessness from the start!"

"Yes, a competition is like war; you have to make things difficult for the opponent from the very beginning!"

Two people who had fought each other for most of their lives

Gary Neville and Carragher reached an agreement on this matter.

The scene on the field was chaotic.

Just as the Manchester City players were about to cause trouble for Lu Xiao, Giroud pushed them away.

Referee Clattenburg had to intervene to stop the fight.

He had a terrible headache.

As expected of the League Cup final, the tension was palpable from the very beginning.

Because Lu Xiao tackled the ball first, and there was no dangerous lifting of his foot,

He just couldn't withstand the pressure and ended up hanging on De Bruyne.

Therefore, Clattenburg did not issue a card for a foul, but instead awarded Manchester City a throw-in.

"You bastard!" De Bruyne lay on the ground, wincing in pain.

"Are you alright? If you are, stand up."

Lu Xiao grinned and pulled De Bruyne up.

He knew that De Bruyne was perfectly fine; at most, he'd just hurt himself.

"Was it really necessary to be so ruthless?" De Bruyne asked, feeling wronged.

"What else? This is war."

hiss--

Lu Xiao's attitude shows that Arsenal is determined to win today.

Manchester City players couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat.

"This guy!!"

On the sidelines, Guardiola was seething with hatred for Lu Xiao, but there was nothing he could do about it.

"After this season, no matter the cost, we must sign this Chinese player!!"

Join if you can't.

Guardiola is almost driven crazy by Lu Xiao.

Helpless, he complained to Wenger on the other side.

"Your people are this ruthless right from the start?"

"What else? This is war."

Wenger smiled, shrugged, and said the exact same thing as Lu Xiao.

……

The opening remarks set the tone for today's League Cup final.

The tension between the two sides immediately escalated.

"Ooooh!!! Giroud!!! He's been headbutted to the ground inside the penalty area!!"

"Stones, the challenge in the penalty area wasn't called a foul. Manchester City goal kick!"

"Lu Xiao's cross from the right was very dangerous; Stones practically gave it his all!"

"...Manchester City counter-attack, very fast! Fernandinho...De Bruyne, Sane, unable to break through, pass back to De Bruyne..."

"De Bruyne's through ball!!! Aguero!!! He's in, now he can take a shot himself!!"

"Cech!! A world-class save!!"

"Arsenal's defense is leaking their man; Mertesacker didn't mark Aguero!"

"...Arsenal quickly took a goal kick, passing it to midfield, Lukas dropped very deep..."

"Beautiful!! Feint to get past Fernandinho! De Bruyne's flying tackle!!"

"Rainbow Bridge!! Dodged it!! Move to the right!!!"

"Mkhitaryan!! Cross from the right wing!!"

"Giru!!! He failed to provide backup!!"

"It's such a pity. Mkhitaryan should have waited a bit longer. The pass was a bit rushed. Lu and Giroud were both making runs, so it should have been left to Lu outside the penalty area."

Commentator Gary Lineker felt like his mouth was about to smoke.

It's said that there are no memorable games in the finals.

Finals are usually quite dull, with both sides playing conservatively and cautiously, and not easily losing possession of the ball.

But today's match between Arsenal and Manchester City,

Lu Xiao's tackle at the start of the match immediately set the tone for a high-intensity game!

In addition, both sides are familiar with each other in the Premier League and have faced each other before.

No probing is needed.

Every move was aimed at the opponent's vital points!

Manchester City were also dragged into a fast-paced game by Arsenal.

The back-and-forth attacks from both sides kept the fans on the edge of their seats.

Only neutral fans cheered that it was amazing.

"We can't do that!! Tell them to slow down!! Slow down!"

Guardiola is getting anxious.

If Arsenal adopts a fast counter-attacking style, it will obviously be disadvantageous for Manchester City.

Manchester City have been playing a possession-based style of football all season, with frequent up-and-down runs, and their stamina is starting to suffer.

This is something Arsenal excels at.

Just as the Manchester City assistant coach was about to shout from the sidelines...

Arsenal won the ball back in their own half again.

It only took them 8 seconds to attack from their own penalty area to the opponent's penalty area!

"Xhaka steals the ball!! Passes to Lue, a series of one-two passes!!"

"Lu...spins past his opponent!!! He's shaken off Fernandinho again!!"

"Pass it to Mkhitaryan again, 3-on-3 in the attacking third!!"

"Mkhitaryan, pull back, inverted triangle!!"

"Lu Xiao!!! Shall we try to break through?"

"OHHHH——"

In the shock of Lineker and Gary Neville,

Lu Xiao deliberately feinted to the right, tricking defender Otamendi into shifting his weight.

Suddenly, he hooked to the left, and his right foot executed a fancy footwork move from behind!

The sudden change caught Manchester City goalkeeper Ederson completely off guard!

Edson is Brazilian,

He was used to the fancy footwork of South America,

But Lu Xiao's long-range shot with a rabona still caught him off guard!

The football curved in a wonderful arc, bypassing the goalkeeper and nestling into the top corner!

"Gooooooooal!!!"

"Lu's world-class goal, a perfect backheel flick to score!!"

"In the 31st minute of the League Cup final, Lukaku opens the scoring!! Arsenal lead 1-0!!"

Manchester City were already struggling against Arsenal's fast-paced attacks.

Lu Xiao's acrobatic dribbling shot was like the last straw that broke the camel's back.

It evokes the feeling of "the enemy's ships and forts are reduced to ashes in the midst of laughter and conversation"!

"This guy."

As Lu Xiao and his Arsenal teammates sprinted down to the stands to celebrate...

De Bruyne shook his head and smiled helplessly.

"This kid, he's really got himself into it."

Others doing fancy tricks are just for laughs.

Lu Xiao was the only exception.

The more fancy tricks he performs, the better his form is.

The harder it is for you to defeat him!