Chapter 1273: Air Relay
Kaka noticed Neymar's gaze at Glory, which was not unfamiliar to him, because Glory looked at him when he looked at him with a look similar to Neymar's.
Neymar is challenging for glory.
Kaka has already been selected for the Brazilian national team and he has been in contact with Neymar in the Brazilian national team.
Neymar is indeed a rare talent in Brazilian football these days, and his nimble feet will remind him of Ronaldinho.
But to be honest, Kaka didn't think Neymar could beat Glory in his heart.
This has nothing to do with the style of play, Neymar's style of play is more fancy, and the glory is more practical. But Kaka doesn't think that Neymar can't beat Glory because of fancy, he just feels that the gap between Neymar and Glory is huge, and this gap is not their current strength, but their potential.
In terms of potential and talent alone, Neymar is no match for glory at all.
Maybe Brazilian football has been silent for too long, so everyone has extraordinary maintenance and support for Neymar, which makes Neymar feel that he is really powerful.
Cocoka doesn't see it that way.
He believes that Neymar's current strength is at most a substitute in the Brazilian national team he was in in 2002......
Now the Brazilian media's promotion of Neymar makes Neymar look like a world-class superstar, but not because of how good Neymar is, but only because the current level of Brazilian football is indeed decreasing......
Can Alves compare to Cafu?
Can Marcelo beat Roberto Carlos?
Are Melo and Ramirez comparable to Emerson?
Is David Luiz worthy of Lucio?
Lucas Sutton, Fabiano, Fred, Hulk...... Are these people comparable to Ronaldo?
Are Robinho and Diego better than Ronaldinho?
The Kaka formation doesn't think they're comparable.
But today's glory can play the absolute main force in that Brazilian national team.
The gap between Neymar and Glory is the gap between the fringe substitute and the absolute main force of the five-star Brazilian in 2002.
Neymar will definitely be very positive and hard working in this game, but Kaka is really hard to look at him.
However, Kaka did not point this out to Neymar, because even if he said it, Neymar probably wouldn't believe it, so it was better not to say anything and let him try it himself, so that he would be convinced.
There are some things that can be done once by yourself and will be more effective than 10,000 words of persuasion from others.
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Neymar didn't know if Rongguang felt the challenge he was making, anyway, he kept staring at Rongguang, but Rongguang didn't look at him.
And soon, but when Manchester City attacked, football was passed to the feet of glory.
After receiving the ball, Glory takes the ball forward.
Facing the Santos defender Dulvar who came up to defend him, Glory made a sharp stop, and at the same time knocked the football behind him, directly cutting in disguise!
It's not a surprising move, and Dulvall has seen similar dribbles in the Brazilian league, but he knows that doesn't mean he can stop them.
Especially when the glory is used.
The emergency stop knocks the ball to change direction, and then starts, and the explosive power of glory is vividly reflected.
Dulvall could only watch as Glory shrugged off his face, and when he turned around, Glory had cut to the middle, picked up his left foot, and fired a powerful shot at goal!
The ball rushed past Santos centre-back Rafael Leao, and goalkeeper Rafael didn't dare to hold on to the ball, even if it wasn't very off. He chose to attack with both fists and hit the ball directly!
Bang.
The ball didn't fly off the bottom line or the sideline, it flew straight to the midfield!
The goalkeeper knocked the ball straight back into midfield, which is rare. This is not because goalkeeper Rafael has a lot of hitting power, but mainly because Glory has a lot of shooting power, so the reaction force generated when he collides with Rafael is also greater......
Eventually, the ball flew straight to the center circle.
"Oh! Glory! What a powerful shot! ”
Alain Hansen was right next and said, "Look! Compared with Neymar's ball just now, Rong's pass is not as fancy as Neymar's action of connecting two people, but it is more practical, more effective, and poses a greater threat to the goal! So Neymar still has a long way to go! ”
In his words, Alan Hansen expressed disdain for Neymar.
In his opinion, the Brazilian media are all blowing, how can Neymar be as powerful as they say?
But Alan Hansen has forgotten about it, and when it comes to bragging, the English media is not far behind......
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Glory's long-range shot, although it was not able to score, opened the curtain on Manchester City's siege of Santos.
Originally, Benitez arranged for Manchester City to play defensive counterattacks first to test it, and if Santos is not strong, then press the attack.
But only five minutes into the game, Manchester City found that they could suppress Santos, so they simply stopped playing any defensive counterattacks and directly began to press Santos punches.
Anyway, Glory and Kaka will not have any psychological obstacles when facing Santos, and they will not show mercy just because the opponent is a Brazilian team. When they played in Sao Paulo, they were rivals with Santos.
After Glory's long-range shot was saved by Rafael, Kaka also cut in with a right-footed shot from the left side of the box, and the ball drew a line that bypassed goalkeeper Rafael's ten fingers, and then flew slightly wide of the goal and flew off the line.
The stands erupted with cheers from female fans and sighs that followed.
Kaka is as popular in Japan as David Beckham was in Japan.
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The siege didn't last long, and in the 16th minute, Sneijder broke through the centre circle and, when faced with an interception from a Santos player, picked up the ball and went over the top past the defender and into front.
Ibrahimovic, who is the center forward, just retreated to the back, but Sneijder's kick did not pass to Ibrahimovic, but to Kaka, who was inserted from back to front. In the face of Sneijder's overhead pass, Kaka did not stop and turn to stop the ball when he ran forward, but directly stopped the football with his heel and volleyed it forward, and then without waiting for the ball to land, he directly raised his foot and padd the football forward with the inside of his foot.
Another volley. The ball went over Santos' defence and fell behind the Santos defenders.
Although Leon jumped up and fought for the top, he was unable to reach the top of the football.
The football fell from behind him, and at this time, the glory was just overtaking from behind him!
As he ran forward, he turned his head to look at the flying soccer ball, then lifted his right leg.
It's not stopping the ball, it's not a powerful volley, the inside of Glory's right foot will fly over the football again!
The ball flew again and went straight past Santos goalkeeper Rafael who was attacking to block the angle of his shot!
Although Rafael jumped up in the process of rushing forward, trying to save the football, because he jumped in a hurry, he did not jump high, and his arms swung up a little slowly.
After the ball flew over his head, his hand arrived, and it was to no avail.
The ball went past him, fell again, and fell into the empty goal behind him!
"Rong-!! Pretty! Pretty! Manchester City scored a beautiful aerial relay goal! Sneijder picks up Kaka, Kaka volleys the ball and then picks the pass directly, and finally Rong volleys the cushion! The whole process of football didn't even hit the ground! And the Santos players didn't even touch the ball! ”
John Mortenson shouted excitedly.
Not to mention this goal in the Club World Cup, even if it is put in the Champions League, it is a wonderful goal that can enter the top ten goals of the season!
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This brilliant goal from Eimitsu ignited the atmosphere at the Yokohama International Stadium, and fans jumped from the stands to cheer for Eiko's goal.
Amid their cheers, the City players flocked to Glory and Kaka, hugging them to celebrate their goals.
Santos' players, on the other hand, looked a little frustrated.
And it's not just because they conceded a goal.
What was more important was what was shown in the goal - they didn't even touch the ball before they were breached. City's goal looked like a little game to play in training.
This goal speaks volumes about the gap between the two teams.
South American champion Santos, even with a "new Pele" like Neymar, is difficult to compete with Manchester City at present.
Neymar stared blankly at the Manchester City players celebrating the goal on the pitch, and then he turned his attention to the big screen on the scene, which was playing a replay of Manchester City's goal just now, with Glory as the main perspective, and the camera lens firmly following Glory.
So you can see how Glory runs in this goal.
He first roamed around outside the box and when Ibrahimovic dropped back, he didn't go into the box to fill the void, with Santos behind the defence in an open field without a single Manchester City player.
Therefore, Santos's back line also pressed forward in moderation, which is a very correct tactical choice, and it can also create offside or something.
But this glory still did not rush in advance, but continued to walk outside, while turning his head to observe the football situation.
When Kaka stops the football, the glory in the camera suddenly starts from an almost static walking state, straight behind the Santos defense!
At the same time, Kaka made a direct volley pass and the ball went over the defense. If Kaka waits for the ball to land and adjusts before passing, Glory will definitely be offside.
But it was Kaka's direct volley that made Glory's forward insertion seem just right!
Although the relationship between the two is not very good, their tacit understanding on the court is very deep. This also makes journalists and experts feel very strange.
Generally speaking, it is impossible for a player who has a bad relationship in private to have this kind of tacit understanding.
They can't understand that two people don't have a good relationship, but as long as they have the same goal, it doesn't stop them from working together in the game. The tacit understanding between Glory and Kaka is cultivated in the game, not in life.
Perhaps it is because both of them look at each other unpleasantly and treat each other as opponents that they understand each other better and know how to cooperate with each other......
"It's a really emotional ball...... "The Brazilian commentator also said." It reminds us of the scene when Rong and Kaka played in São Paulo...... In the latter stages of their time at São Paulo, there were often such reciprocal passes between the two men. After nine years, the two of them are back together at Manchester City, and it is really nostalgic to be able to play such a combination......"