Chapter 597 Go all out

Bruno glanced back at the football, came back to adjust his speed, and then let the football fall in front of him.

The football fell from behind him. Just as he stretched out his foot to tap the football down, he felt his supporting foot being kicked. But he did not fall, because this level of injury could not interfere with him.

He ran forward and continued to control the ball. At this time, the person next to him rushed up and reached out to grab his clothes. He tried to run forward again, but he couldn't run anymore.

The referee's whistle sounded, Real Madrid committed a foul!

The person who committed the foul was Isco. He ran away immediately after the foul. The referee just made a gesture for Manchester United to take a free kick in the backcourt. Manchester United's fast break opportunity was gone.

Bruno looked at Isco's back meaningfully.

I didn't receive such treatment in the first half. The Real Madrid players played relatively politely. There was not a single yellow card in the first half, which speaks volumes.

It seems that his performance in the first half made the Real Madrid players alert and they began to use some unconventional tactics to deal with him.

Such actions are a manifestation of Real Madrid's high regard for him, because they can no longer use normal means to stop Bruno and can only use these small tricks.

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Facts have proved that Bruno's idea is correct. In the subsequent games, as long as Manchester United switched from defense to offense, when Bruno got the ball in the backcourt, at least two Real Madrid players would immediately come up to him and foul him. Some of them did not even come to steal the ball, but just to foul him.

But their fouls were very minor, at most they were pulling the jersey, pushing with their hands, stumbling under their feet...

These fouls were not enough to warrant a card, but they were able to effectively stop Manchester United's quick attack and make Manchester United's players run in vain again and again.

Under their foul, Bruno didn't even organize a fast break.

Bruno finally understood that it seemed that the opponent was planning to use this method to curb himself and Manchester United's speed.

Bruno knew that this would cause him some trouble, but it was just some trouble.

If you foul me, I will reduce the time the football stays at my feet, and then your foul will naturally be useless.

I don’t have the ball anymore, why are you still fouling me?

When the ball was passed again, Bruno even used his heel to knock the ball to Kante behind him, making it impossible for the opponent to foul him again.

If they rush up and commit a foul at this time, they will definitely get a yellow card.

Fouls against players without the ball must be strictly prohibited!

And this also has the advantage of making Manchester United's already fast attack faster, because the football does not have to stay at his feet, saving a lot of time.

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Kante passed the ball to Bruno, but the force was a little weak. Kroos was next to him and the opponent pounced on him when he saw him.

In fact, Kante knew the ball was broken as soon as he passed it. The power of his pass was too weak and it was easy for the opponent to intercept it and then counterattack.

So after passing the ball, he quickly took a step back, ready to defend Kroos.

Bruno did not give up the ball. He rushed forward with Kroos to compete for possession of the ball.

Generally speaking, if a player is put in Bruno's position, his choice will most likely be to pass the ball with a long foot to get the ball out of this narrow space as soon as possible, or to quickly dunk or pull the ball back to get rid of the fierce pressing of Kroos.

Bruno did not do so. He strode towards the football. Although it looked like he was going to kick the ball away or dribble the ball behind himself, his foot swung down very lightly. The ball was dribbled up by him and just passed the legs of Kroos who was trying to intercept it, and returned to Kante's feet.

Kante took a step back and saw the football flying towards him, so he stopped quickly. Bruno pointed to the far end, and he understood what he meant and transferred the ball directly out, breaking Real Madrid's frontcourt press.

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This performance won Bruno applause from the stands, but it was by no means the only brilliant performance by Bruno.

As he moved forward, Valencia made a long pass from the back.

Bruno had just stopped the ball and Casemiro was almost behind him.

Bruno did not continue to control the ball or try to stop it.

After the football fell, he first lifted the football with his left foot to slow down its fall, then he half turned and used the outside of his right foot to push the football to the side. Kante, who came from behind him, used his thigh to push the football away.

No Real Madrid player expected Bruno to pass the ball like this, and Kante easily broke through with the ball!

"Oh!!" the Manchester United fans in the stands exclaimed.

The commentators also applauded Bruno's inadvertent display of skill and awareness.

"Wonderful!"

“What can we say besides beautiful?”

"Casemiro couldn't even touch Bruno's clothes before he gave the ball away!"

"Bru gave the Real Madrid maestros a lesson!"

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Various praises appeared in the commentary box at the same time.

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Shots like this appeared many times in the following games, and even Mourinho couldn't help but applaud his wonderful performance again and again.

As the head coach of Manchester United and having coached the team for two seasons, Mourinho has seen performances like Bruno's before, but they are definitely not common. Only when Bruno faces a truly strong opponent and takes it very seriously, will he have such an amazing performance.

Bruno's outstanding performance made the Real Madrid players a little uncomfortable. In previous videos, Bruno had never shown such strength.

They think Bruno is at most an excellent midfield organizer, but the current Bruno cannot be simply defined by this!

The world's best midfielder and one of the top three in world football are definitely not just titles!

When you thought he was going to stop the ball, he stopped and passed it, shaking off Casemiro who was defending him.

When you thought he was bound to lose the ball because of the double-teaming of two Real Madrid players, he passed the ball despite the two players' pulling and tackling.

When you thought he would stop the ball in the air to give you time to defend him, he directly used his foot to pass the ball to his teammates...

When he performs like this, it's really difficult to just think of him as an average midfielder.

Real Madrid fans are no strangers to such performances, because the current Real Madrid head coach Zidane has once presented them with such wonderful performances.

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Bruno knew that Real Madrid was a little panicked because his fast style of play was effective.

In this case, we must strike while the iron is hot and decide not to wait for Real Madrid to react. They are a world-class powerhouse. Once they react, their powerful strength will begin to take effect. By then, if Manchester United wants to confront the opponent head-on, they will surely be destroyed.

Thinking of this, Bruno led his teammates to speed up the attack.

In the 60th minute, Real Madrid had just completed an attack, and Benzema's shot was directly caught by De Gea.

As soon as they saw De Gea receive the ball, the Real Madrid players quickly ran back.

They already know how fast Manchester United's quick attack is!

Seeing Real Madrid retreat quickly, De Gea did not rush to throw the ball out. He waited until everyone returned to their positions before kicking the ball forward.

Harry Kane and the opposing center back Ramos competed for the ball in the middle. The younger Harry Kane had the upper hand and headed the ball back.

Bruno had already moved forward to receive the ball, and the ball that Harry Kane headed back fell in front of him. Bruno raised his foot to stop the ball.

Casemiro quickly pressed forward and entangled him.

Bruno did not continue to run forward with the ball, nor did he get entangled with Casemiro. He used his left foot to move the ball to the left behind the ball, causing Casemiro to move his body to that side. But this was just a feint. He jumped up, but did not move the ball. Instead, he used his right foot to move the ball to the right, the opposite of Casemiro!

Casemiro wanted to adjust his center of gravity, but it was too late. Bruno moved the ball and broke through from his left hand side!

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Just after breaking through Casemiro, Bruno faced interception by Modric, and the two men were very close to each other.

This is also one of the methods Real Madrid uses to deal with Bruno. The distance between the two defensive players is very close, which does not give Bruno the opportunity to adjust when he passes continuously. Stealing the ball while he is distracted can increase the chance of stealing the ball.

Facing Modric, Bruno did not speed up forward. Even though he had just gotten rid of Casemiro, he still slowed down to increase the stability of his ball control.

Just as Casemiro turned around and caught up, and Modric took a step forward, Bruno passed the ball horizontally to the right with his left foot.

Kante came up and received the ball, and Bruno, without the ball, easily ran between two people.

The entire Manchester United team was rushing forward, even the defensive midfielder Kante crossed the center line, and the two full-backs almost became wingers.

This is Manchester United's offensive posture. Their almost desperate attack has caused headaches for many opponents, and at the same time it has also given them an opportunity to take advantage of.

But in fact, it is not that simple to use them to press the offensive space. First, they have to survive the wave of Manchester United's offensive unscathed before they can create a threat in the subsequent counterattack.

Real Madrid has the ability to do so, so they are not panicking. They are waiting for the gaps when Manchester United presses forward.