Chapter 230: Challenge Ronaldo
The coach of the 'Friends of Frank Lampard' team is known as the old Ray, the famous veteran coach Harry Redknapp. Pen & Fun & Talk www.biquge.info is even more popularly known as Frank Lampard's uncle.
The "Classic Red Devils" team is, of course, run by Sir Alex Ferguson himself.
Because it was a charity game with a performance nature, and most of the starting players on both sides had retired for many years, the rhythm on the field seemed very flat, and the two sides attacked and defended each other, but there was no too high-intensity confrontation.
Li Liang found that except for Beckham and others, who have been retired for a short time, the total rating of the rest of the former superstars is mostly around 70, and the lowest ones have fallen into the total rating range of the bronze card.
He couldn't help but feel that age is really insurmountable for professional players.
But it can still be seen that the personal skills and consciousness of these once dominant stars are still very exquisite, and they have repeatedly staged wonderful moments that detonate the whole game.
In the 29th minute, Duff sent in a low cross from the left, the ball hit the arm of Big Neville, and the referee decisively awarded a penalty, and Lampard saved it in one fell swoop.
Just before half-time, Park Ji-sung picked up Scholes' delicate through ball and fired a left-footed shot into the far corner, which was saved by the already coach Carlo Cudicini, but Giggs's clever follow-up was successful.
1:1, the two sides drew in the first half.
At halftime, a free kick was arranged on the pitch to match the game, which was also one of the performance activities.
The "Classic Red Devils" sent Cristiano Ronaldo and Wayne Rooney, who did not play in the first half. 'Friends of Frank Lampard' fielded Clarence Seedorf and Gezka Mendieta.
David Beckham, who was refereed, took the microphone and signaled the audience to be quiet.
Then he made a guest DJ appearance, humorously introducing the four free-kick players. The rules of the confrontation are very simple, with Van der Sar in the goalkeeper and another five in charge of the wall.
When Li Liang saw this scene, he couldn't help but get nervous, and his legs trembled slightly.
Speaking from the heart, he is also eager to show it! Looking at the stands filled with nearly 40,000 spectators, he really wanted to let everyone see his "rainbow" free kick on this big stage.
He looked at it yearning for a while, and sighed softly, how could he be compared to those four stars? Forget it.
He was supposed to be in the other half with the substitutes, but soon everyone ran over to see the excitement.
Li Liang found that he was alone, and he couldn't help but run over.
Beckham's voice echoed through the audience, and he shouted happily: "Are you all ready?" Don't be in a hurry, I've decided – invite another mysterious guest to the contest! Five people, a total of five people to determine the final champion! ”
With that, Beckham pulled over the cameraman next to him, turned off the microphone and whispered to him.
The cameraman nodded in understanding, and quietly ran away with the camera and assistant on his back.
Li Liang, like everyone on the field, straightened his neck and looked everywhere for who this mysterious guest was.
Xiao Yu was also sitting in the stands, and suddenly, she found herself on the big screen hanging above the stands diagonally opposite Li Liang's picture!
He clearly hadn't realized that he had been caught in the camera, and was still looking from side to side with his head held high.
At this time, the director also displayed Li Liang's information on the screen, No. 37 of the "Friends of Lampard" team, 25 years old, 5 feet 11 inches (1.80 meters) tall, 161 pounds (73 kilograms), position: central midfielder, and now plays for the team: Haicheng Hurricanes......
This is made for each player before the game, and that's when it comes in handy.
There was an exclamation from someone in the audience who recognized the 37th New York City who had made an impression.
Falcao had already seen it, he laughed, and pushed Li Liang, who was caught off guard, out of the crowd. Beckham took the microphone and shouted, "Mystery guest, Li ———— Liang from China!!
He has vowed to defeat all his opponents and claim the final victory!! ”
Li Liang was so frightened that his legs went limp, he heard the cheers of the audience, and he restrained the urge to pinch his thighs - indeed, this is too unreal, how could he be selected to compete with these supergiants?!
Beckham is still gushing about the rules: first draw lots, one person has a bye, and the remaining four catch the PK, each with a limit of 3 free throws.
After the two winners are decided, the draw will be drawn again, and the two drawn will continue to face each other, and the winner will play the final against the bye.
And for every extra goal scored by the charity, £1,000 will be donated to the tournament.
The staff shouted for Li Liang to go over to draw lots, and Li Liang felt that he almost couldn't walk anymore, and he almost had the same hands and feet!
He stood with the four superstars, and suddenly felt that his height had suddenly decreased, even shorter than the 1.73-meter Mendieta!
He knew that he was too nervous, and when he shook hands with the four stars one by one, looking at their smiles, Li Liang's mood finally slowly regained his calmness.
What's so scary?! I've seen Kevin De Bruyne, Nasri, Villa and Andrea Pirlo, I've played against Vincent Kompany, I've played against Falcao, and I've beaten Chelsea on this pitch!
I'll do it too! Li Liang couldn't stop cheering himself up secretly.
In the first round, Seedorf drew a "bye", Ronaldo vs. Rooney, and Li Liang vs. Mendieta.
The first is the duel between the two "golden partners" in Manchester United's front court that year.
In the cheers of the audience, Rooney took the penalty first. Unluckily, one shot went wide, one hit the crossbar and the other was saved by Edwin van der Sar.
Rooney walked to the side with his head in his hands in frustration.
Cristiano Ronaldo walked to the penalty spot, swinging his arms back sharply and standing upright in front of the ball with his legs spread out – these iconic gestures have long been imprinted in the minds of fans.
Cristiano Ronaldo was so engrossed in the slightest that it was just a fancy show of halftime in a friendly match.
He opted for a very difficult free-kick kick that fans called a "tomahawk" kick - the first two goals were all flying, and the third goal finally hung into the corner!
Van der Sar misjudged and couldn't react and watched the ball crash into the net.
After the goal, Ronaldo made his trademark celebration - running and jumping, turning in the air, and waving his hands to the sides behind him.
Li Liang also applauded warmly with everyone.
In the blink of an eye, it was time for him to face off against Mendieta. After Ronaldo hugged Rooney, who deliberately looked very disappointed, he ran over and high-fived Mendieta and Li Liang.
He said to Li Liang, "Good luck, brother, I'm looking forward to your performance!" ”
Ronaldo's pure English surprised Li Liang secretly, and his blessing also made Li Liang excited.
Mendieta has obviously not maintained a certain level of exercise for a long time, and her body looks a little fat.
In his prime, he was not known for free-kicks, but for his confidence and composure when taking penalties, as well as his high hitting percentage.
Mendieta chose the penalty spot in the area about 25 metres from the goal, and he calmly observed the position of Van der Sar, who was 1.97m tall.
The five men in the wall include Michael Ballack, Rio Ferdinand, Nemanja Vidic, as well as Chelsea development team Mizga and youngster Loftus-Cheek.
These five big men who are all around 1.90 meters tall are all burly, and this "blocking" wall can cause great pressure on the penalty taker from the perspective of perception!
Mendieta's slightly vicissitudes of life were still calm and sharp in his eyes.
He raised his hand and signaled that he was ready to start making free throws.
I saw him take a deep breath and start to accelerate and run, looking like he was about to shoot hard!
The five people who make up the human wall jump at the same time very tacitly - the tall stature and powerful bounce invisibly greatly increase the difficulty of the penalty taker.
Li Liang was the first to see it, Mendieta suddenly slowed down in the last two steps, and finally unexpectedly used the instep of his foot to the left side of the goal blocked by the human wall, and directly pulled out a bocce ball!
The ball bounced just past the feet of the jumping Vidic, with a slight irregular bounce, and one last time it rolled against the turf in the small penalty area, with an inconspicuous acceleration.
Van der Sar swooped down at full speed towards the bottom left corner of the goal, and with his height and age of 45, such a reaction and speed on the ground was already very shocking!
But when he saw that his hand was about to pounce on the ball, the inconspicuous acceleration made his judgment slightly wrong, and the ball grazed his fingertips and went straight to the bottom of the net!