Chapter 229: First Ball!

C-Ronaldo was cut off by Zhang Tiehan.

This scene is no different from the past, just a change of environment, it used to be at the Carrington training base, and now at Old Trafford, many Manchester United players on the field have seen it, they have experienced it, and they also recall that C-Ronaldo first came to the team and met Zhang Tiehan, at that time they thought that C-Ronaldo's skills were not remarkable, but now they feel that Zhang Tiehan's one-on-one stealing ability is really strong.

Facing Zhang Tiehan, C-Ronaldo really has no chance at all!

The Manchester United fans in the audience also saw it, they didn't know that Zhang Tiehan could also steal C-Ronaldo, they knew Zhang Tiehan, knew that he used to be the back of Manchester United's youth team, and most people thought that Zhang Tiehan was a striker, and he was a striker who was very good at scoring goals, and his defensive ability was naturally not very good.

So what's going on?

It can only be attributed to Cristiano Ronaldo's mistakes.

They regretted the opportunity to attack, but they didn't have much of an opinion on the matter itself, so they calmed down and watched the game, they were still in favor of Cristiano Ronaldo, and a mistake was not a big deal.

C-Ronaldo is also unwilling!

He knew that Zhang Tiehan was very sad, and he had never succeeded from beginning to end, but he still felt very unwilling to be directly cut off like this again.

So when there was a second chance, C-Ronaldo rushed towards Zhang Tiehan again without hesitation, he kept moving under his feet, and his feet were almost indistinctly drawing circles on the ball, but when the two touched, C-Ronaldo just had a change of direction, and he was cut off by Zhang Tiehan again.

No suspense!

This time C-Ronaldo was a little more lucky, he did not play against Zhang Tiehan, even after crossing Zhang Tiehan. He still felt that the ball was at his feet, but when he wanted to play it again, he found that the football was no longer there, and when he reacted, he turned back and found that Zhang Tiehan had passed the ball out.

C-Ronaldo was rather embarrassed, he felt like the players in the neighborhood were looking at him like fools.

Don't talk about the players. Even the fans in the audience, the Manchester United fans who had supported him, closed their mouths tightly when they saw this, they saw Cristiano Ronaldo flip a mistake, it was funny, they didn't know what to say at all.

The media will not be the same as the fans, Sky TV commentator Alfi was stunned, and immediately laughed, "Ronaldo was deceived by Zhang." He thought he had lost Zhang, but football didn't pass......"

"In the confrontation between Ronaldo and Zhang, Zhang has a big advantage, his one-on-one steal ability is very strong, and it is difficult for Ronaldo to get past him."

The chance failed to translate into a goal, and in fact the football was quickly snatched back by Manchester United, but it had a special meaning for Cristiano Ronaldo as he failed again.

Lost so much face. C-Ronaldo is very unwilling!

Another opportunity was in front of us, this time near the halfway line. C-Ronaldo received a pass and happened to face Zhang Tiehan. C-Ronaldo was carried away by hatred for a while, this is a kick back pass, Manchester United is attacking in a big way, C-Ronaldo should have passed the ball forward, but Zhang Tiehan can be seen. C-Ronaldo rushed up again.

Kick up, break the ball!

Zhang Tiehan even felt that he was a bit of a bully, he was too simple as a winner, C-Ronaldo faced him directly every time, and this time he didn't even show off his footwork. It's just a direct change of direction, maybe he wants to use his speed to pass himself, but it's a pity that his explosiveness has no advantage in front of him.

Zhang Tiehan has no sympathy for C-Ronaldo, and even said that he still has some hatred, even if he doesn't, he will not show mercy when this is the game.

So Zhang Tiehan broke the ball again.

This is a very important break ball, because just now Manchester United pressed very forward, this is a very good opportunity to quickly counterattack, after the break, Zhang Tiehan did not stop at all, and rushed forward with the ball.

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Manchester United's two centre-backs are Silverette and O'Shea.

Silvestre is a veteran French defender who can play in any position on the back line.

In 1999, Silvestre moved from Inter Milan to Manchester United, where Rennes played for his first professional club in his home country before he played for Inter Milan, and although Reds boss Houllier was very interested in Silvestre, the Frenchman eventually chose Manchester United and soon became part of the Red Devils' squad.

After joining Manchester United, Ferguson found that Silvestre's sense of movement was a bit problematic, and once he started attacking, he immediately fell into a situation of getting carried away, and the passing was also a bit willful, and the old Jazz tried to use the game to make Silwich more mature.

Silvestre's ethic in the game, his total commitment in training and Ferguson's trust have all contributed to the Frenchman's rapid development, and he has become an indispensable defender for United during the season, when he was still mainly at left-back.

Now Silvestre has developed into the backbone of Manchester United's backline, and he and Rio Ferdinand form the top central defensive combination in Europe, but Ferdinand did not appear on the pitch due to a muscle strain, and he was replaced by another big man in the back, O'Shea.

O'Shea once won the Manchester United Official Magazine Best Young Player award, but due to frequent injuries, he has been between the main team and the substitute, and when Ferdinand was unavailable, O'Shea and Silvestre formed a double centre-back, he is 24 years old, and his strength is still good.

In the previous matches, O'Shea and Sylvester caused Zhang Tiehan a lot of trouble.

The two were at the end of United's formation, and the defensive table was quite solid, and Roma failed to play two counter-attacks, but Silvestre stepped forward to assist, almost giving United a good chance.

This time, when Zhang Tiehan moved forward with the ball, he encountered the defense of the two again.

Because Manchester United attacked very forward, there were only these two people defending in front of Zhang Tiehan, but they were enough to give Zhang Tiehan a lot of trouble, at least he couldn't calmly dribble forward, but paid attention to the situation behind him, ready to pass the ball back to his teammates, but saw Totti running quickly, he didn't look back. But as if he had eyes on his back, he passed the ball to Totti's feet with one heel.

Then Zhang Tiehan ran directly to the left.

O'Shea hurriedly ran towards Totti, while Sylvester continued to follow Zhang Tiehan, and the two had a clear division of labor, they didn't want to break the ball, just to wait for their teammates to return to the defense.

Totti's technique is still quite good.

Italian players are generally more skilled than English players. This has to do with the style of the two leagues, the Italian league focuses on the individual ability of the players in attack, while the English league focuses on the physical aspects of the players, and there is a difference in the style of the league, not to mention the players like Totti, who are the most technical in Italian football.

Compared to Totti, O'Shea, who defensively, looks clumsy.

However, O'Shea's defensive experience is good, and he has not been passed by Totti, but has been sticking to him. Even if Totti moved back and forth, he didn't really shake off O'Shea.

Totti had no choice but to take another look at Zhang Tiehan's position, and then pulled the ball over with a kick.

The ball was a little too high.

The ball flew straight into the sky, like a long-range hanging door, and even some commentators were chanting, "Totti, shoot--", but in fact it was a pass. It's just that Totti didn't hold it down.

At this point, the most certain thing in the audience is Zhang Tiehan.

He watched Totti pass the ball. When the football flies, he already knows where to go, which is in the left corner of the small penalty area, and a little more to the right, it can be regarded as a shot within the range of the goal frame, and the football will bounce on the grass. Close-up bounced into the net, of course, it was without a goalkeeper, but the ball didn't deflect to the right, it was still a pass.

Others simply can't predict. Zhang Tiehan has long known that this is an advantage!

Powerful advantages!

When the football flew up, Zhang Tiehan turned sharply and rushed towards the left corner of the small penalty area.

He turned around and accelerated like this, and Silvester who was following him didn't react at all, and when he reacted, it was too late to keep up, he could only change direction and barely run a few steps, and at the same time nagging, "Inexplicable", Sylvester didn't feel that Zhang Tiehan was rushing to the landing point of the ball, but thought, "Maybe he didn't see his teammates shooting, just trying to get rid of himself?" ”

But when he saw where the football was going, he didn't think so.

The football rose to the highest place, and suddenly fell straight towards the left corner of the small penalty area, and then Sylvester reacted, but he could only follow behind Zhang Tiehan, and there was no chance at all if he wanted to catch up

"Oh...... It's Zhang! A commentator also shouted.

In front of Manchester United's goal, goalkeeper Carroll was on standby.

If you want to talk about Carol, he and Zhang Tiehan really have a little bit of a relationship...... Carroll used to be the main goalkeeper of Wigan Athletic, and he also became famous at Wigan Athletic, and for several seasons he handled the goal for Wigan Athletic, because of his stable appearance, he was favored by Manchester United.

Since coming to Manchester United, Carroll has been a substitute goalkeeper.

It has been difficult for him to compete with Howard until now, but this season Howard has been plagued by various injuries, Carroll has a lot of opportunities to play, and he has even become the main goalkeeper of Manchester United.

In the face of this ball, Carol stood in front of the goal, staring at the whereabouts of the football, and after predicting the position, he suddenly raised his hands high to catch the ball, but his action was a little slow, and Zhang Tiehan came to the landing point of the ball one step earlier than him.

Carroll's advantage is that he can use his hands, and Zhang Tiehan's advantage is that he jumps first...... Maybe Zhang Tiehan's advantage is not an advantage in front of Carroll, and even Manchester United fans are not very worried, after all, Carroll can use his hands.

But when Zhang Tiehan jumped up for the first time and jumped high into the air, they didn't think so.

"Really high ......"

A lot of people have this idea at the same time.

I saw that in front of the Manchester United goal, Zhang Tiehan jumped high, and when he reached the highest point, he was even a little higher than Carroll's hands, and Carroll was just about to jump, but the football had already flown down.

In the air, Zhang Tiehan didn't exert any force, but just lowered his head in compliance.

Touch!

The ball slammed into his forehead and slammed down, flying past Carroll's fingertips and heading straight for the goal behind him.

At this moment, the Old Trafford stadium was silent.

When the football flew over the goal line, the big screen pointed to the goal timing card, and the time display under the timing board was "11:37" - in the eleventh minute of the opening game, Zhang Tiehan pressed the goalkeeper's header with both hands to help Roma score first! (To be continued......)