Chapter 776: One Foot to Rescue

"CCTV, CCTV, now you are broadcasting live the 2008-2009 UEFA Champions League final Chelsea vs. Manchester United......" Before He Wei could finish speaking, a burst of cheers suddenly broke out from the scene, so he turned his attention from the starting list to the big screen, and then said: "Let's watch the game first, Cristiano Ronaldo is very positive, Modric passes the ball back, Carvalho, Terry, Cech...... Dangerous! The soccer ball kicks out of the sideline. ”

The Chinese teams who watched the CCTV live broadcast all pinched a cold sweat for Chelsea, and the Chelsea fans at the scene felt more directly, and their hearts 'chuckled'.

The Chelsea players on the pitch looked at each other and Cech and John Terry spread their hands at each other, apparently unprepared for Cristiano Ronaldo's sudden tackle up front, so that they were a little flustered and mishandled the ball for the rest of the day.

As soon as the opening whistle blew, Mourinho's butt had just stuck to the surface of the dugout, and before he had fully sat down, cheers from the scene were heard.

So he instinctively raised his ass to look at the pitch, and it almost frightened him, Carvalho crossed the ball to Terry, and as soon as Terry passed the ball to Cech, Cristiano Ronaldo rushed towards Cech like a hungry tiger, and if it wasn't for Cech's head flexibly choosing to kick the ball to the side, the goal would have been declared in less than ten seconds into the game.

Therefore, he also stood on the edge of the home team's technical command area and frowned, obviously not expecting Manchester United to take the initiative in the final.

'Oh my God, Cristiano Ronaldo and Wayne Rooney were so aggressive that they forced a mistake within 10 seconds of the game to help United get the ball up front.

"It seems that Ferguson's words before the game are not smoke bombs, and they will take the initiative to attack in this game!"

'Chelsea's defenders clearly didn't concentrate in the early kick-off period, otherwise they wouldn't have made mistakes under pressure from Cristiano Ronaldo and Wayne Rooney.'

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At the same time, a number of commentators in the on-site commentary booth commented on Chelsea's mistake of less than ten seconds in the opening period.

The Manchester commentator was particularly excited: "Judging from the shape of the game at the beginning, it is clear that Cristiano Ronaldo was the first to get into the rhythm of the game, and the Chelsea players have not yet focused on the game, as long as Chelsea continue to put enough pressure in the next few minutes, then it is not a problem to open the situation first!" ”

United won the ball on the right touchline up front and the Chelsea players had to recycle quickly and get into defensive form early.

Right-back O'Shea ran to the front court and threw the ball directly, and Cristiano Ronaldo, who pulled to the baseline, had to pass the ball to O'Shea, who threw the touchline ball, under the constraints of Ashley Cole and Terry, but the ball did not reach his teammates accurately due to the force.

The ball was intercepted by Mikel, but unfortunately it was not a quick counter-attack, and South Korean Park Ji-sung was fouled in front of the court to limit Chelsea's ball.

And the Manchester United players who came to the back of Chelsea did not rush back and continued to press forward, and Frank Lampard, who was ready to play a short pass, had to hand over the kick-off to Cech and let him kick the ball forward.

The rest of the possession was clear as Airo failed to get the ball to Modric under the pressure of the nearly one-meter-tall O'Shea and Nemanja Vidic, and the ball was picked off by Paul Scholes, prompting United to organise an attack quickly.

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As soon as football changed hands and United regained possession, the United fans in the stands were so excited that they erupted in loud cheers again.

Although most of the Chelsea players were slow to get into form, Modric was very defensively aware and immediately got stuck in the passing path of Paul Scholes and Cristiano Ronaldo, who had the ball in possession, but had to choose to move the ball laterally and develop to the left.

Chelsea's overall formation shifted to the right side of the defence.

Standing on the sidelines, Mourinho realised that United were taking the initiative in all aspects, with even left-back Patrice Evra actively involved in the attack, while left-sided centre-back Rio Ferdinand also passed half-time, while Carrick and Fletcher both defended the 40-metre area in the Chelsea half.

"The game has only just started and Manchester United have put so much force into the attack, they want to get started!" It took a brief look for the experienced Lineker to realise Ferguson's strategy in this Champions League final.

That's right, Ferguson's pre-game plan was to get off to a good start!

In the previous games, it was slowly moving forward, and the final result was that Chelsea scored first, and then won the game, in order to change the 'usual routine', he took the sword to open quickly to press the front, which caused Chelsea's defense to make some mistakes, the first goal, and changed the trend of the game!

Patrice Evra, who cut forward down the flank, latched on to Carrick's diagonal through-ball, but instead of breaking through, he crossed the ball to Rooney, who pulled out the gap.

Of course, Evra didn't run back after the pass, but suddenly turned in a direction and accelerated towards the space between Ivanovic and Carvalho!

This frightened Ivanovic and Mikel, who was defending Rooney head-on, and they consciously retreated.

But what they didn't expect was that Rooney did not pass the ball to Evra, who was inserted into the left rib, but the outside of his right foot with the instep of the right foot diagonally to a collar and cut inside!

It was only then that Mikel, who left the defensive position, realised that he had been tricked by Manchester United's cross-cutting run, and that he had lost his position in order to defend Rooney again, so Carvalho had to pull out to defend Rooney.

As a central defender, Carvalho naturally knew that it was dangerous to leave his post without permission, so he did not rush to the ball at Rooney's feet, but directly stepped forward and pretended not to stop the car and pushed Rooney to the ground.

The Swiss Busaka's whistle then sounded, and given the good attitude of Carvalho who had committed the foul, he did not give a card, but only a warning.

'Manchester United started with a really ferocious attack, and in the last few games against Chelsea, Manchester United almost couldn't imagine that the full-backs would be so bold in attacking and assisting, but we saw it in this game, so you can see that Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson is determined to win this game!

Lineker continued.

Wayne Rooney won a free-kick for United from around 32 metres from goal, slightly to the left, suiting Cristiano Ronaldo's character.

Chelsea's wall did not dare to slack off, and directly discharged the four-man wall, except for Ashley Cole, who is less than 1.8 meters tall, the other three are more than 1.8 meters, which is enough to see that Cech's fear of Cristiano Ronaldo's set-piece.

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"Whoa!!" The Manchester commentator shouted hoarsely: "Beautiful direct free-kick, lots of power, but it's a pity that the angle is slightly right, and the ball is punched out of the box by Cech!" ”

The ball fell on the edge of the area but was intercepted by Carrick again, and with his attacking players at risk of falling into Chelsea's offside trap, he opted to pass the ball back to Paul Scholes a little further down the pitch and the final formation slowly spread out.

Scholes, who got the ball, was in no hurry to hang the ball forward, and his rich game experience is a valuable asset for Manchester United.

As a result, the ball is firmly in control at the feet of the Manchester United players.

No one expected that Chelsea, who had the advantage of strength, would have a bad start and be pressed by Manchester United, and the Manchester United fans in the stands cheered more and more because the Manchester United players on the pitch were getting stronger and stronger.

Although Chelsea fans had the intention to return to the pitch during this period, they were unable to burst out with amazing energy due to the lack of strength of the players on the pitch.

"Seven minutes have passed since the start of the game, Manchester United has taken the initiative on the field, Mourinho must do his best to find a way to solve the dilemma that the team is facing now, otherwise it is very unfavorable for Manchester United to continue to occupy the field and take the initiative to return to the goal, judging from these few minutes of play, Cristiano Ronaldo's competitive form is very good!"

Lineker analyzed.

Commentator Phil nodded and said: "Chelsea should really make changes as much as possible, Modric, who is known for his possession and attacking forwards, has not touched the football in these three minutes, which is very detrimental to Chelsea's transition from defense to attack, this situation must be resolved as soon as possible, otherwise it will be ...... as Gary said."

In fact, Mourinho and Villas-Boas, who stood on the sidelines for nearly seven minutes, desperately discussed how to solve the team's problems.

At this point, United were very patient in organising the attack, with Michael Carrick, Paul Scholes and Wayne Rooney passing back and forth in the small triangle, with the occasional Patrice Evra stepping up to kick the ball forward, leaving Mikel, Lampard and Branislav Ivanovic very passive.

The Manchester United players also slowed down the pace of the pass after passing a few kicks back and forth on the right side of the Chelsea defence, and the pressure on several Chelsea defenders on the right side was reduced as a result.

Just when they were mentally relaxed, Evra, who was pressed on the left touchline, suddenly crossed the ball to Rooney, and then accelerated along the change, and Rooney passed the ball directly to the ribs of Mikel and Ivanovic without stopping.

Two over three!

Patrice Evra was at high speed, the Chelsea defence sounded the alarm and the United attacking players frantically flocked to the box.

"-Danger!"

Terry didn't forget that Cristiano Ronaldo should have watched Cristiano Ronaldo the moment he entered the penalty area, but what he didn't expect was to see Cristiano Ronaldo, who wanted to rush to the goal, choose to suddenly retreat before rushing to the goal.

At this time, Evra, who held the ball to the bottom line and the sideline of the penalty area, passed an inverted triangle.

Ball to man!

Cristiano Ronaldo picked up his left foot and fired unmarked.

The Chelsea players exclaimed, they were very afraid of this player!

But...... A foot suddenly appeared on the right side of Cristiano Ronaldo's flank and stabbed the ball out first.