Chapter 56: Dong's Goal
If Ryan Giggs was on the pitch, a free-kick from the right side of the box would have been his way to the penalty and his left foot could shoot straight at goal.
But now he's not there, and Ronaldo is standing there.
Less than two metres from the penalty area is indeed more suitable for shooting with a left foot, or passing the ball into the box with a right foot.
Cristiano Ronaldo's dominant foot is right-footed, and he's basically going to cross.
Birmingham's box was full of people, with all but one striker retreating into the box, and Manchester United were flooded with six players.
It was a good chance to score.
'Cristiano has a lot of points to choose from, especially Ruud van Nistelrooy and Rio Ferdinand, both of whom have the ability to get to the bottom of the spot.
"Smith was in ambush at the back post, and he was constantly tangling with the opposing defenders."
'Paul Scholes and Fletcher are on the edge of the box.'
"The Chinese Dong at the front point is pulling out, and it doesn't seem that he wants to entangle with the other party in the penalty area."
"Who will Cristiano pass the ball to? He's measuring his steps back, will he shoot straight at goal? After all, if you kick with all your might, you can still threaten the goal. ”
Ronaldo's center of gravity was pressed a little low, no one knew whether he was passing the ball or shooting, and when he was buried in running, the goalkeeper of Birmingham kept staring at him, not daring to be careless.
Dong Fangzhuo's feet were very rhythmic, moving one step for nearly half a meter, a total of three steps, just pulling the opponent's left fullback out of the front point, and when Ronaldo was about to get up, there was no one blocking the front point at all.
There was a surge in the big penalty area, and the players on both sides were pulling fiercely, fighting to the death for the first landing point.
And Ronaldo finally pulled the ball out on the instep of his foot!
Knock –
The powerful ball slammed into the near corner of the goal!
He didn't choose to pass, he shot straight at goal!
The moment he shot, Dong Fangzhuo moved like a rabbit, bounced out of Birmingham's left wing-back, and rushed towards the near corner.
The Birmingham goalkeeper's attention was quite focused and accurately judged the incoming ball, but he didn't dare to be careless, he squatted directly, put his knees together, and pushed forward with his hands on his chest, just blocking the ball!
The power of the ball shot by Ronaldo was so great that he didn't dare to try to hold it at all, so he could only choose to hold the ball out in the first time. However, the power of the shot made him have to deny the ball into the net, but he could not lift the ball farther.
The ball flies into the sky!
The goalkeeper reacted quite quickly, and immediately after the first time he blocked the ball, he immediately lifted up with his right palm!
But
There are also people who react faster than him!
Dong Fangzhuo!
When he stood up and wanted to raise his hands to grab the ball, Dong Fangzhuo rushed to the ball like a ghost, and his head had already hit the ball!
Dong Fangzhuo didn't need much strength, just a light header, and the ball flew into the net from the middle.
And at this time, the players in the entire big penalty area are still entangled and not separated!
“Gooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooal!”
“Gooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooal!”
"It's a typical Dong goal!"
"Manchester United are 1-0 up away!"
"The so-called Dong-style goal means that he doesn't need any complicated and superfluous technical moves, and only needs to complete the final blow in the simplest way. This method used to be unique to Ruud van Nistelrooy, but now it is in the case of Chinese Dong, and if you didn't watch the game, you might think that this goal should have been scored by Ruud van Nistelrooy......"
After the goal, Dong Fangzhuo rushed to Ronaldo excitedly, pointed at Ronaldo with his right index finger, and squinted his eyes with a smile.
It was another successful tactical fit!
The cooperation between the two is simply seamless.
Ronaldo's free kick volleyed vigorously, causing the opponent's goalkeeper to save the ball and make a hasty save, and then Dong Fangzhuo rushed up to pick up the missed shot at the first time......
This tactic is actually quite simple......
It's just that only the two of them are secretly doing it, and the others don't know, including the other players at Manchester United.
If Ruud van Nistelrooy knew in advance that Ronaldo would shoot directly, Vanney would have done the same, but Ruud van Nistelroy didn't know, he thought Ronaldo would pass the ball into the big penalty area for them to grab points, but who knew why he shot directly and let the Chinese make up the shot?
So after Dong Fangzhuo scored, he just took two small steps and stopped, and simply didn't go over to celebrate, but just clapped lightly with both hands, and only he knew what it was like in his heart.
Ferguson also gave applause from the audience, but his eyes were a little complicated.
He was thinking.
In his usual set-piece attacking tactics, he has not explained such exercises, and assistant coach Queiroz has not set such tactics.
Don't say it's a coincidence, there aren't so many coincidences in the world.
Just now, Dong Fangzhuo was obviously holding back the opponent's defender from ten meters away, but when Ronaldo shot, he was the first to rush to the ball, and it was not him who was closest to the ball at the beginning! But it was he who touched the ball first.
Hehe, it looks like these two guys are training a lot on that unopened piece of turf every day!
Ferguson was pleased.
In fact, he knew that these two people often continued to practice secretly after training.
Manchester United recently had a training ground closed for renovations and was not open to the public, and Dong Fangzhuo and Cristiano Ronaldo often went there to practice after training, the news was told to him by assistant coach Queiroz.
Queiroz always told players not to stay on the training pitch for too long, especially young players, and that too much training could lead to problems, but it was clear that Dong Fangzhuo and Cristiano Ronaldo were always thinking about training longer.
The solution to the contradiction can only be practiced in secret.
Although Queiroz was also Portuguese, he passed the news to Ferguson, who did not say anything.
Isn't it great to have two little ones who work tirelessly in private?
Now is the time to reap the fruits.
But
Why not three?
If you add a Rooney, it would be perfect, but it's a pity that Rooney's head is too precocious, or is it better to say that his brain is not mature?
Ferguson didn't figure it out either.
Or, why not Cristiano Ronaldo and Wayne Rooney? Dong Fangzhuo is still far from his own requirements after all.
Isn't the spark from these two people more powerful?
Ferguson had a lot of ideas in his head, but either way, it included Rooney.
It's just that the twisted melon is not sweet, and under the current circumstances, he has to admit that there is a tacit understanding between Dong Fangzhuo and Ronaldo that no one else has.
Isn't it to give them two more chances?
Between thoughts, Ferguson's mind began to slowly waver.
Dong Fangzhuo's hard work and progress, he has always seen it, but it is not enough to meet the requirements he needs, and Rooney was born for Manchester United, and he directly fits the standard perfectly......
Although he is selfish, he will be preferred.
But he'll also give everyone a chance, just like Fran did before him......