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At this time, Ferguson no longer cares whether he wants to continue to contain Chu Zhongtian in midfield, and now Manchester United's strategy is to hold on to the 30-meter area, so that the opponent cannot easily penetrate the defense whether it is passing or shooting, and then wait for the opportunity to counterattack. If you press out to grab Chu Zhongtian, it is easy to mess up your defensive formation. The essence of this defence is to concede possession to ensure that the three lines remain compact and the formation is intact so that there are fewer holes in the defence.

As for Chu Zhongtian, although he has more freedom in the midfield, he has to face an impregnable defense. If the opponent keeps the formation intact and compact, then there will be a lot of attacking opportunities, you will find that there are people everywhere and football will be difficult to cross.

So he couldn't stay outside the opponent's 30-meter defense zone, and seemed to be trying very hard to find opportunities to pass the ball, but he was doing useless work. He had to get closer to the opposition penalty area, closer to the opposition goal, and suddenly insert to disrupt the opposition defence, so that they could not continue to stay in formation, so as to find opportunities for his own attack.

He made a gesture to Sana - I want to go further.

Sana waved his hand - go, I'm behind you.

Salihovic couldn't find a suitable cross opportunity on the wing, the goal was full of people, and if he passed the football in, he would definitely be criticized by Chu Zhongtian after the game, because that would not have any effect, just a waste of attacking opportunities again and again. So he passed the ball to the middle again.

Chu Zhongtian ran towards the football, and Fletcher followed closely behind him.

Chu Zhongtian did not stop the ball, but directly used the outside of his left foot to pass the football to Sana behind him during the run. This is Chu Zhongtian's most commonly used passing method in recent times, he does not observe where his teammates are located, and does not stop adjusting the ball, but follows the power of the pass to pass the ball again.

Unless you can snatch the ball away from him in advance, just wait for a foul. Fletcher was initially booked for a foul on Chu Zhongtian, who passed the ball, and now he is much more careful defensively. Generally, they just follow and don't rush out. Anyway, Chu Zhongtian's pass is often just backwards or to the two wings, which is not the area he is responsible for. He just did what Ferguson said, controlled the middle, held the middle, and it was over.

After passing the ball, Chu Zhongtian went around and ran back, and Sana had already divided the football to the other side.

On the other side, it was Baker who came up. Baker finally decided to force a cross and the ball bounced off the leg of defender Evra, who was defending him.

The game had been played in a set rhythm until now, and this failed forced cross added some abrupt changes to the established rhythm. Manchester United's defensive formation has changed, they are no longer blindly shrinking in the box, but are planning to wait for opportunities to counter-attack - Ferguson's tactics are originally defensive counter-attacks, and they can't just defend without counter-attacking.

So after Patrice Evra kept the ball out, United's attacking players rushed out, intending to take advantage of the opportunity to launch a counter-attack.

Sana consciously leaned over there after passing the ball to Baker, and when Patrice Evra blocked the ball, he rushed to the ball as soon as possible. Then he stabbed the ball down before Obertan did.

Obertan raised his arms and motioned for his opponent to stomp, but the referee ignored him.

Sana didn't have time to adjust the football, he knew that this was Hoffenheim's chance, so he directly picked the football in the air to Chu Zhongtian.

Fletcher saw the ball flying and pounced.

Chu Zhongtian still didn't stop the ball, he was facing the direction of the attack this time, his right foot was dragging behind, and his left foot was stretched forward, just like a normal running posture. But at this time, the football flew over, and it hit the inside of his left foot, and with a slight crooked ankle, the football changed lines and flew forward!

Fletcher didn't expect Chu Zhongtian to be able to pass the football directly under such a difficult situation, he didn't make any blocking moves, and let the football fly past him!

"Oh! Pretty! ”

Chu Zhongtian's ball did not pass directly to the middle of the penalty area, but slightly deviated to the right, Obasi received the ball in the penalty area, and then shot directly!

The ball was saved by Kutzsac! Rio Ferdinand, under pressure from Ruud van Nistelrooy, pushed the ball off the line.

"Don't give him a chance!" Vidic said in front of goal to Fletcher, who had come back to defend. "He" does not refer to Obasi who shoots, but Chu Zhongtian.

Fletcher spread his hands: "I've rushed up fast enough to defend, why don't I give him a chance?" The problem is that kind of passing...... I really didn't expect that! ”

Nemanja Vidic admits that when he saw the pass at centre-back, the first thought that came to mind was 'how does he pass the ball like this?' "He knew how heavy Fletcher's defensive task was, so he didn't dwell on it, he just pulled Lafletcher and told him to pay attention to the defense.

And what about himself? He stood beside Chu Zhongtian. It was not that he deliberately wanted to challenge Chu Zhongtian, but in the corner kick defense, the task given to him by head coach Ferguson was to prevent Chu Zhongtian's header from hitting the goal. The data and footage show that the Chinese player's header ability is excellent, and he has a record of scoring with multiple headers in the league.

However, this time the corner kick was not sent to Chu Zhongtian's side, but went directly to the back point, and Comper, who was ambushed at the back point, struggled to jump to the top, intending to make up for it, but unfortunately his header was slightly off, and the football hit the side netting.

※※※ The pass that made the corner kick just now, Chu Zhongtian's position was at the top of the arc of the penalty area. But Chu Zhongtian felt that it was not enough, and he should take a step closer.

The concept of a free man is to insert from the back, so that you have one more person than the opponent when attacking, and he is freer than other teammates, so he is called a free man. It's just that with the prevalence of regional defense, the advantage of the free man in the offensive "suddenly extra one" has disappeared, so the free man has gradually lost the soil for survival.

However, Chu Zhongtian's understanding is different, and free people should not be limited to this degree of "freedom". The opponent's defense line is very tight, the formation is complete, and the advance and retreat are well-founded. And he has to take on the role of a free man, suddenly plugging in, disrupting their defensive formation with a pass or dribbling, and causing them to fall into a brief panic, even if it is only for a second, can allow themselves to seize opportunities.

His freedom is real freedom, and as an opponent, you don't have to guess what he wants to do next.

When Hoffenheim attacked, Chu Zhongtian began to swim outside the thirty-meter area, running left and right, responding to his teammates. When he thinks the time is right, he will suddenly step forward, either use a pass or simply force a breakthrough with the ball himself. Even if he can't make the cut, he will have to create a chance for Salihovic to score from a free-kick.

Fletcher and Carrick stared at Chu Zhongtian.

The ball was passed to Chu Zhongtian, and this time Carrick rushed up, while Fletcher stayed behind, ready to cut off his pass. Fletcher quickly looked back at the position of the opposing player behind him, so that he could judge which way Chu Zhongtian would pass if he wanted to pass. Judging from his position, passing to Obasi is perhaps the easiest thing to do...... So he got stuck in front of Obasi and Chu Zhongtian.

Chu Zhongtian did not pass the ball to Obasi, but knocked the ball with his heel to Van Nistelrooy, who retreated to receive him, and then he rushed into the penalty area himself. Carrick went to pounce on Ruud van Nistelrooy, intending to break the ball back and forth with Vidic, while Fletcher went to intercept Chu Zhongtian. How can such an obvious two-one-one cooperation be let go?

Ruud van Nistelrooy did pass the ball. Fletcher was about to break the ball with his feet, but when his eyes followed the football, he also saw the white line at his feet - Chu Zhongtian and the football were in the penalty area...... If you go down this foot and the opponent falls, it will be a penalty...... You must know that the referee just gave Manchester United a penalty, and there is no guarantee that he will find a balance in the subsequent game or something.

Thinking about it, Fletcher didn't break the ball, but leaned in. He wanted to interfere with Chu Zhongtian, so that whether he shot or passed, he would lose his accuracy.

He pressed the weight of the whole person up, which was actually a very dangerous defensive move, because then he would lose all his center of gravity, and as long as the opponent had other moves, he would have no way.

Chu Zhongtian didn't change his moves, he was really going to pass the ball, but Fletcher pressed on him, making him stumble and a little unsteady, his center of gravity was slightly forward, but the football was behind.

From here, Fletcher's defense was a success.

But Chu Zhongtian was in such a difficult situation, and with a quick pick with his right foot, he passed the football sideways to the left side of the goal!

"Pass! Ibisevic!! ”

Chu Zhongtian's pass was too hidden and too fast, Ibisevic didn't expect it at all, he thought Chu Zhongtian would shoot by himself. So when he watched the football pass, he rushed out to shoot, and could only choose to fall to the ground and shoot this action, the football hit his toe and missed the goal...... "It's a pity!" Hoffenheim got such good opportunities in a row, but neither Obasi nor Ibisevic took them! ”

Seeing this, Rangnick jumped up with his head in his hands on the sidelines. He also felt sorry.

Ferguson was furious and roared into the pitch.

He thought that his defensive line was very tightly organized, but he didn't expect that Chu Zhongtian could still desperately send a deadly pass under such an opportunity. The advantages of this kid's strength in a key game at this time made Ferguson unable to boast at this time.

Because Chu Zhongtian pushed his position up, squeezed Salihovic to the side, and brought himself closer to the penalty area and the goal, he couldn't even foul at this time. If you don't pay attention, it can be a penalty, and if it's not a penalty, it's a free-kick from a very, very dangerous position. They also have a free-kick ace like Salihovic in their squad.

Chu Zhongtian only took a small step forward, but it was like a fishbone stuck in Manchester United's throat, making them very uncomfortable and unable to do anything.

This is a small step for Chu Zhongtian, but it is likely to be a big step for Hoffenheim to go further in the Champions League.

※※※ Sending the football to the danger zone twice in a row gave Chu Zhongtian a boost of confidence, which shows that Manchester United's defense is not monolithic, although it seems to be.

Another sign in his favour is that his own passes have allowed the United players to defend their passes first in the danger zone rather than shooting...... A player who can pass the ball and shoot on his own, but it's hard to defend.

※※※ "Chu's performance is so beautiful! In the bar, everyone was cheering for Chu Zhongtian's wonderful performance during this time.

"He's really more mature and powerful than before......"

"When I think about him playing with us, I think it's an illusion!"

"Haha!"

"Come on! Clear! You're from our 'mad gang'! ”

The Hoffenheim fans in the Rhein-Neckar stands also saw hope because of Chu Zhongtian's active performance, and they cheered for the team even louder. The voices of Manchester United fans were completely suppressed by them, they were all singing, and the singing voices of more than 5,000 people must not be able to compete with the voices of more than 24,000 people.

When they sang "Attack, attack, the blood of attack flows forever", they turned their singing into a roar, and 25,000 people together made the strongest sound, and the momentum was amazing.

"Attack!"

"Attack!!"

"The blood of the offense - always flow!!"

In the midst of their voices, Hoffenheim pressed Manchester United. It's the 75th minute and they have to score a goal in the remaining 15 minutes to secure progress.

Chu Zhongtian thought more, what he wanted was not a draw, what he wanted was a victory. In the face of the European giants, two draws could not satisfy him, and he hoped to win. It's like a coming-of-age ceremony, just beating Manchester United can give the whole team a lot of confidence and courage. How do wealthy families come to be? Isn't it just relying on defeating one strong enemy after another and gradually accumulating self-confidence and domineering?

Hoffenheim are not giants now, and they will not be giants in the next few years, but they can start to become giants from now on. No money? We have Dietma, the richest man in Germany. Hope. No market? We have the Rhine-Neckar region, which is "the strongest economy in Europe" (assessed at the EU Regional Policy Ministerial Conference at the end of April 2005). The most important thing is the grades, no matter how much money you have, no matter how good the development area is, you can't become a wealthy family. Results can't just rely on playing weak teams, you win a fish belly team 100:0 100:0 will not help, the giants must be able to play tough battles, and strong opponents can improve performance, and temperament. The growth of any wealthy family is covered with the corpses of strong enemies.

So, to win!

※※※ In the 77th minute, Chu Zhongtian made a comeback, and Manchester United arranged the defense in time to wait.

In front of Chu Zhongtian's advantageous defensive line, after a few sharp passes to his own, Manchester United raised the alert level, and they no longer blindly shrank in the 30-meter area to defend, but slightly expanded their defensive area, so that they are not so easy to approach Manchester United's penalty area and goal.

Chu Zhongtian wanted to take a step forward, and Manchester United pushed him a step back.

When Chu Zhongtian was still six or seven meters away from the top of the arc of the penalty area, Rooney rushed up to defend him.

Chu Zhongtian did not continue to control the ball, but passed the football to Salihovic, who was close to him. Salihovic also faced a tight guard from the opposition, and instead of passing the football to Chu Zhongtian, he passed it to Sana behind them.

As I said before, no matter where Chu Zhongtian is, Sana is always behind him.

Sana receives the ball and goes straight to it!

But the target of his pass was not Chu Zhongtian, but Ibisevic, who retreated to answer!

Hoffenheim's attack doesn't seem to have Chu Zhongtian as the core.

But Ibisevic's back-to-back pass quickly dispelled the doubts in everyone's minds, and he turned his back to the direction of the attack and sent the ball to the feet of Chu Zhongtian, who had already stepped forward to the edge of the penalty area.

Now there is a defender Park Ji-sung in front of Chu Zhongtian, Vidic did not rush over at the first time, because he also has to defend Van Nistelrooy, who is also inserting into the penalty area, this experienced goalscorer, the awareness of grabbing points in front of the goal is very good, if Chu Zhongtian wants to pass the ball, Van Nistelrooy is definitely his passing point.

Facing Park Ji-sung alone, Chu Zhongtian did not stop the ball, but took it inside. Park Ji-sung turned and ran inside. Chu Zhongtian made a gesture to shoot directly with his left foot, but he suddenly buckled the ball, from his left foot to his right foot, he didn't stop when he dodged the angle, picked up his right foot and shot on the spot!

Park Ji-sung's reaction was also fast enough, and when he saw Chu Zhongtian smashing the ball, he braked sharply and pounced back, and when Chu Zhongtian shot, he just stretched out his leg to block.

The ball hit his blocking foot, creating a less noticeable line change, and the general direction of the ball did not change, but it was a little more outward. It was this farther out that sent the ball flying past Kutzsak's fingertips and towards the far post.

As a goalkeeper, Kutssac can't take his eyes off the football, and Park Ji-sung also turned his head to look at the football after finishing the defense. There were also other players of Manchester United, who did not care about the Hoffenheim players around them at this time, and they were all staring at the football flying towards the goal.

Everyone's eyes were drawn to the football in the air at this moment.

The narrator shouted in a lengthened voice: "Chu ...... Shots ――――――"

The ball hit the inside of the far post and then landed on the inside of the goal line...... "―――――― goal went in!! ”

Kutssack fell to the ground and landed a punch on the ground. Park Ji-sung opened his mouth wide, his eyes wide, and his expression was frightened and desperate.

"2:2 draw! Hoffenheim regained the initiative and they had an advantage in the group process! ”

More people are cheering for Chu Zhongtian.

"Chu Zhongtian's goal! His second goal in the Champions League! The opponent is Manchester United again! ”

"Nice fit, nice goal! Chu's performance was wonderful! ”

"Oooo Clear! He pulled Hoffenheim back from the edge of the cliff, but kicked United down! ”

Hoffenheim's teammates were ready to pounce on Chu Zhongtian to celebrate the goal, but when they saw the goal, he rushed into the Manchester United goal, then picked up the football, turned and ran towards the center circle.

Seeing a large group of teammates in front of him with surprised expressions, he clenched his fist and waved at them: "The game is not over yet, we have to win!" ”

(To be continued)