Retesga Stadium, Prague, Czech Republic.

Dong Fangzhuo stood in front of 20,000 Sparta Prague fans and started for Manchester United.

His partner was replaced by Saha.

He was surprised, thinking he would be a substitute, but Ferguson chose him.

And told him to run more and make room for Sahara.

Meaning, he's going to be a playmaker striker?

It's hard to disobey military orders.

Ferguson has changed his strikers frequently and has not fixed the starting striker.

Every striker could be a starter or sit on the bench.

Surprisingly, Dong Fangzhuo actually entered the starting lineup again, and his partner in the league Ruud van Nistelrooy sat on the bench, next to Rooney, who was also a substitute.

But it would be a mistake to judge Dong Fangzhuo as the first choice for Manchester United's striker.

After this Champions League game, United will play Arsenal at the weekend, so Ferguson could send any kind of start.

Ruud van Nistelrooy was back in form with two goals in the previous league game, but he didn't start in midweek, suggesting that Ferguson was deliberately giving Ruud van Nistelrooy time to rest.

Rooney may have had some tactical considerations, and it was Ferguson who deliberately suppressed him.

However, the midfield was still full of players, with Keane, Paul Scholes, Ryan Giggs and Cristiano Ronaldo all coming on at the same time.

It's a big game, because if they can win Sparta Prague, Manchester United will continue to hold Lyon to top the group.

Considering Sparta Prague finished bottom of the group and were vulnerable defensively, Ferguson considered changing his attacking line.

But that wasn't the case when the game got started, with Sparta Prague losing two games in a row but clearly looking for points in the third, and United were met with a strong resistance.

Their midfield played fiercely!

Plus at home, they definitely enjoy a certain amount of home whistle treatment.

Ryan Giggs and Paul Scholes were each given two serious infractions in the opening period, which made them cautious afterwards.

Don't take the risk of taking a risk against a team at the bottom of the points!

Even with Ronaldo on the right side, there was some restraint, and the usually majestic breakthrough was gone. Every time Ronaldo wants to break through with the ball, the opponent is very fierce with his feet.

No matter how much he wants to think, Ronaldo also has to make sure that his two legs are intact.

So

Rarely, Manchester United's midfielders basically kick the ball out of the ball, and do not entangle too much with the opponent in the midfield, so as not to be tackled by the opponent.

In addition, Sparta Prague's defenders are all tall and big, and Ferguson puts special emphasis on ground attack, trying to tear apart Sparta Prague's defense through ground coordination.

The pace is even faster.

However, this extremely fast-paced style of play requires even higher requirements for forwards.

Saha has not been able to start two games in a row and is clearly not comfortable with the team's rhythm.

Two great chances were wasted in the first ten minutes, a bit like Ruud van Nistelrooy in the last game, who was too slow to get into the groove!

Dong Fangzhuo worked hard from the first minute of the game, but did not play a decent combination with Saha, and the two rarely interacted with each other, while Paul Scholes and Ryan Giggs seemed to prefer to pass the ball to Saha.

After Saha took the ball in the penalty area, he chose to shoot directly or take the ball away from the shot, and he didn't mean to pass it to him at all, and his reaction seemed to be half a beat slow.

Several times Dong Fangzhuo ran out of a good position, but he was ignored by Saha.

As the heart of the attack, Saha is enjoying some privileges.

Dong Fangzhuo did not, from entering Manchester United to the present, Ferguson has never used him as the core of the forward line to create a special tactic, even if it is temporary.

With his ability, it is not enough to enjoy such treatment.

Even if he can score, it won't be enough!

Saha is also anxious, he also wants to score. It was hard to get to the start, and he must be a little alone.

In addition, Dong Fangzhuo rarely leaves the ball at his feet, and returns the ball to his teammates after receiving the ball, so he doesn't show much performance.

Moreover, Ferguson had already asked him to run more and open up for Sahara to shoot, so he naturally didn't get many chances.

In the end, because the opponent's defenders are tall, Manchester United did not plan to play on the wings in this game, but he often had to pull to the left wing, and by the time he hit the penalty area, most of the time United's attack was over......

After more than 20 minutes, the score was still 0:0.

Dong Fangzhuo was a little depressed, everyone played too cautiously, and they were all afraid of injury? There are very few breakthroughs.

He wants to be involved in more attacks, but the ball rarely comes to his feet, obviously everyone knows that his ability to carry the ball is very average, not in a good position, and he rarely puts the ball at his feet.

But if you have less ball, it doesn't mean that you don't run actively, on the contrary, Dong Fangzhuo has to keep running to create space for his teammates.

Sometimes, most of the time he has to pull up to the right of the opposition to create space for Ryan Giggs to cut inside with the ball.

This is all tactical needs, Dong Fangzhuo has no complaints to say, he is just a little unhappy with his teammates' attitude towards the game.

pity

Even manager Alex Ferguson and captain Keane didn't speak, how could he, an ordinary player, express anything?

It's just that

Opportunities are always reserved for those who are prepared.

It wasn't his teammates who passed the ball to him, but he 'received' the opponent's divine pass on the left side!

The opponent kicked off at the end and the ball fell to Dong Fangzhuo's feet.

This time is very different.

Because when the other party cleared the siege, Giggs and they had already retreated, and they were not around Dong Fangzhuo at all.

There are only two people in front, him and Saha!

Dong Fangzhuo didn't think much about it, and didn't wait for Giggs to come back at all.

Quickly cut inside with the ball from the left!

It's not that he doesn't have this ability, it's just that he rarely has the opportunity to do so.

Usually a strong midfielder comes up with the ball, he only needs to run to catch the ball, but this time it was an accident, he couldn't get the ball, but the opponent's central defender made a mistake and took the initiative to 'pass' the ball to his feet.

Dong Fangzhuo, who has been holding back for more than 20 minutes, where will he wait for any teammates?

Quickly dribble the ball and cut inside to the middle of the penalty area, and you want to make a big kick.

But after all, the opponent's central defender came up to block it too quickly, and Dong Fangzhuo had no chance to get up at all.

Taking advantage of the opponent's central defender to pounce, Dong Fangzhuo did not slow down the speed of dribbling.

At that moment,

At a gallop,

Suddenly, a bull's tail flicked out.

The outer instep of the right foot swayed outward, and then switched to the inner instep to pull the ball back, but the person stumbled and almost didn't fall......

The whole movement was not very fast, it was very stiff, even the surface of the foot was seen, and it was even very uncoordinated, and the heel almost hit the turf.

I don't know if it's a little nervous, although the action is done, the whole person almost lost his balance and stumbled.

But I was confused by the opponent's central defender!

"Oh, God! Ox tail? ”

By the time the central defender reacted, Dong Fangzhuo had already pulled the ball to the right side of his body! He has lost his center of gravity, and he is powerless to deal with Dong Fangzhuo, and Dong Fangzhuo has already adjusted his shooting posture and hit the goal with his feet!

Sou!

The ball flew high into the stands.

"Ahh It's the ugliest cow tail I've ever seen! ”

"Hahahaha! It's so funny, this bulltail! ”

There was laughter in the stands, and the fans had obviously never seen such a clumsy oxtail.

"Huh......" Ronaldo rolled his eyes.

"This guy really dares to do ......"

"Almost a little bit......"

Dong Fangzhuo shook his head helplessly, thinking that this shot was not far from ten, but the result was still too high, and he didn't hold down his left foot.

The reason why I was in such a hurry to shoot was because the others were pressing......

This is the first time he has tried to play a little trick in an official competition......

You can say that he is humiliating himself, obviously he is not a striker who plays with technology, he has to play with technology.

However, if he doesn't try, he will never improve.

Even if you have practiced well in training, you may not be able to play it in actual combat.

Perhaps, the first time I thought about it a little too much.

It's Cristiano Ronaldo, isn't his Tomahawk free kick also a frequent joke?

You guys

What's so funny?

Besides, I got the chance to shoot, and just a little bit, your goal was shot through!

Dong Fangzhuo knew what the fans in the stands were laughing at.

"Phew—"

Pieces of boos were given to Dong Fangzhuo.

Even Rooney covered his mouth on the bench and couldn't help but laugh......