Chapter 310: Manchester United's counterattack, the decisive battle of the FA Cup! (5K chapter)

After being examined and sprayed by the team doctor, Evra jumped a few times and returned to the field to continue the game.

Evra, who everyone is most concerned about, is fine. He must have dodged the fatal blow at the critical moment and was not hit head-on. Of course, it is also possible that Eboue held back in the end, after all, he was not deliberately targeting Evra.

Although Li Qi didn't know Eboue, they were in the same industry after all. They were both in the Premier League circle. He had occasionally seen him once or twice at the players' union activities. He also knew that he was a typical simple and honest person, not a rubbish player who maliciously hurt others.

Otherwise, it would not have been possible for Arsenal and Professor Wenger to have spotted him and trained him so carefully since he was young.

But Li Qi could tell at a glance that this black guy, like most black guys, was suitable for the classic line: I don’t have much education, so don’t lie to me…

(Off topic: It is said that Eboue’s millions of dollars in assets were completely swindled away by his ex-wife before he was 40…)

But Eboue's brain was not very smart. In addition, he had just returned from the African Cup and did not get enough rest and adjustment. He also encountered the unlucky task of defending Li Qi, a little yin coin;

After a few rounds, Li Qi tricked him. With the team trailing by a large margin, Eboue just relied on his physical instincts to make his move...

But no matter what, it is an unchangeable fact that Arsenal played with one less player from the 50th minute of the second half.

So Fabregas had to take over the task of limiting Li Qi, and this old opponent of the World Youth Championship naturally knew that it was impossible to limit Li Qi by himself, and if he didn't open up the situation on the offensive end, he would still be beaten...

But there was one less player, and Fabregas felt a little regretful. Just to avoid trouble, he did not take the initiative to help Eboue defend Li Qi, which made the situation out of control.

However, Fabregas soon didn't have to worry anymore, because taking advantage of the gap in Arsenal's defense caused by the lack of players, Li Qi delivered his second assist of the game, which completely killed the game and caused the coaches of both teams to start making large-scale substitutions.

In the 56th minute, Arsenal professor Wenger was still thinking about how to make substitutions, while Li Qi was planning an offensive in the positional attack.

After Li Qi retreated, he made a gesture with Anderson, and a cross-position switch allowed the latter to help him block the thin Fabregas; then he received a pass from Evra who had advanced across half the court.

Li Qi once again controlled the ball in his familiar left wing position. This was the starting point of the attack routine that Li Qi had focused on learning and imitating in recent seasons. He was very familiar with this combo, and his various changes of moves were very coherent.

He imitated Ronaldinho and performed a three-way threat with the ball. He adjusted his posture and angle, facing the goal diagonally, and then began to cut inside with small steps. With a Giggs-like dunk and change of direction, he dodged Fabregas who came to defend, and faced Hoyte one-on-one at the edge of the penalty area...

Then it was almost identical to Manchester United's second goal: Ronaldo's two bicycle kicks connected with Messi's lowered shoulders, once again deceiving Hoyte's center of gravity, and then it was White's deep-fried meatballs, which went from the outside and easily went to the bottom.

This time, knowing that he had been fooled by another combo, Hoyt did not choose to use a tackle to intercept, but instead chased after Li Qi to block his second move.

Li Qi didn't need to trigger the explosive point, and he knew that Hoyt, who was following from the side, was not at the right speed, and he would not let him rush out of the baseline with one dunk like last time;

However, Fletcher's midfielder was different this time. After building up trust, the Scottish midfielder entered the penalty area earlier. In order to avoid the Arsenal double central defenders who were ready to defend, Fletcher chose to use Rooney's cover to go around the back point...

So Li Qi stopped dribbling the ball. While Hoyte was not there to defend, he used his left foot to kick a high ball to the back of the Arsenal goal from three steps inside the penalty area.

It was a high parabolic cross, which went directly over the heads of Lehmann who was blocking the front post, Toure who was defending the front point, and Gallas who was defending the middle.

Although the ball landed just outside the far post, it was too close to the goal, even closer than Manchester United's first two goals, less than 4 yards away;

Fletcher jumped high and headed the ball towards the upper left corner of Arsenal's goal at a small angle!

Lehmann swooped over and caught the ball, but it was too late...

Arsenal's players could only watch as Fletcher flew at the back post like a god and smashed Li Qi's cross into the Arsenal net!

This was Fletcher's second header goal in this game, his second goal of the season, and Manchester United's third header goal in this game. Less than an hour into the game, Manchester United was already leading Arsenal 4-0!

It seems that a bloody massacre is inevitable...

However, Sir Alex Ferguson decided to give his old rival a chance, after all, there was still a Champions League knockout match to deal with next week. So in the 61st minute, Manchester United used up all three substitutions in one go, Rooney, Lizzie and Evra came off the field, and Saha, Scholes and O'Shea came on;

At the same time, Manchester United also slowed down the pace of the game.

The professor also had a good understanding. Less than two minutes after Manchester United made the substitution, he also replaced three players at once. Adebayor, Senderos and Flamini replaced Eduardo, Hleb and Fabregas respectively.

Except for Adebayo who was replaced in the position to retain the fulcrum of the frontcourt, the other two were mainly defensive, focusing on stable defense and killing time.

The subsequent games were indeed lackluster. Manchester United's three offensive engines left the field at the same time. Although there were still offensive players like Scholes, Saha and Anderson, their efficiency was not comparable, and they were unable to tear open Arsenal's determined defense.

So after Anderson and Saha squandered Manchester United's last two golden scoring opportunities, the referee blew the final whistle.

Although they failed to achieve the tradition of a five-goal win this season, the main players only played for 60 minutes and won a thrilling four-goal win, especially against the league leader, which made Sir Alex very happy.

Ferguson, full of pride, chewed gum, shook hands with Wenger in a victorious manner, and walked off the field to the post-match press conference.

Manchester United also advanced to the FA Cup quarterfinals after defeating Arsenal, continuing their dream of winning the treble this season.

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Although the best player of the game was given to Fletcher who played the full 90 minutes and scored two headers;

But experts who know the matter know that Manchester United easily beat Arsenal in 50 minutes in this game. In addition to the fact that the visiting team was full of injuries, the main reason was Manchester United's new formation and the outstanding performance of the new tactical core Li Qi.

Although the formation is still 4-4-2, the positioning and tactical focus have changed. From the original two-wing flying together, it has become a changeable blast in the middle, and even has a faint Barcelona frontcourt style.

Therefore, at the press conference, most of the focus of reporters and media was on Manchester United's recent hot shot Ricardo Richarlison.

After Wenger gave a perfunctory speech about the defeat and quickly left the field, Sir Alex Ferguson happily answered questions from the media:

"Yes, the whole team played very well today and I am very satisfied. Fletcher deserved the man of the match award. He has been holding back for a long time...

Yes, in this game, Li Qi, Rooney and Evra all played very well, but in order to prepare for the Champions League knockout match in the middle of the week, I replaced the three of them in advance to give them a rest.

Li Qi is the second biggest discovery after Cristiano Ronaldo this season? No, no, no, you are wrong.

Li Qicai is the first big discovery of this season. He broke out earlier than Ronaldo, but you just didn't notice it.

Why didn't I find out? No, no, no, I found out, but why should I tell you? I just didn't tell you on purpose. Li Qi called this making a fortune in silence.

But I did not expect that Li Qi's ability to adapt and integrate was so strong.

As strong as Rooney and Ronaldo were, although they performed well in their first season at Manchester United, they did not really get into the groove and adapt to the team's tactical style until their second season, and fully integrated into the team until their third season.

But Li Qi skipped the first stage and quickly adapted to the team's tactical style of play at the beginning of the season. You know, the pace of the Premier League games is different from the Serie A and La Liga that Li Qi had previously encountered.

Now that the season is just over halfway, Li Qi can even single-handedly block the team's tactical core. This is a responsibility that requires a deep understanding of the team's tactical system and a high degree of tacit understanding with teammates to undertake.

But as you can see, Li Qi has done a good job. He is a player who really uses his brain to play football. Although he still needs to be polished in terms of technology and physical fitness, I think he feels that he is the best among his peers.

I don't think he is inferior to Ronaldo and Rooney. You know, if you combine the goal and assist data, Li Qi is the first in the team in terms of the number of times he directly created points!

It's just that his relatively practical and simple skills and his habit of always passing the ball to teammates in better positions make him look less deadly. But I believe Professor Wenger would definitely not agree. In this game, 2 passes and 1 goal already look deadly.

Hahaha.

Yes, I think we got a great bargain at the beginning of the season, buying Li Qi from Barcelona for 2500 million euros is really a bargain. If we continue with our current performance, Barcelona will definitely double the asking price.

But Manchester United will not let Li Qi go, he has a bright future here!

Renewal? Don't worry, wait until the end of the season, the club will give Li Qi what he wants...

In the next Champions League knockout match, will we continue with the tactics of this game?

I will consider it, but Ronaldo is back too, and we will have a dual-core or even triple-core offensive strategy.

What will it be like exactly?

You must be new here, you can only observe this answer during the competition..."

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Ricardo was in an excited state for a long time after the game. It was really a great game. The core position of the team is really irresistible. After all, the whole team is serving you and you have more opportunities to touch the ball.

Moreover, the tactical freedom is extremely high. You can divide the sides if you want, force the ball if you want, change positions if you want, shoot from a distance if you want, and even defend with your eyes...

Of course, Ricardo is not as tasteless as Melo, he is still a decent person after all.

No matter what, Ricardo is somewhat addicted to the positioning of tactical core. The feeling of commanding the entire army and conquering the opponent is more intoxicating than simply scoring goals or delivering wonderful assists!

No wonder so many basketball tyrants, oh no, basketball stars, would rather be the top dog than the last dog...

Of course, this also depends on what kind of aircraft it is. If it is the super giant aerial fighter under the management of Sir Alex Ferguson, then it would be great. You can have fun playing, perform well and win the championship at the same time!

If it was Manchester United ten years later... I'm sorry, I wouldn't even want the title.

However, Ricardo also began to worry about gains and losses. After all, Ronaldo will be back later. Unlike Rooney, a strong center who can play without the ball, Ronaldo, at least at this stage, also needs the ball and space, that is, the tactical core positioning, to exert his strength.

Of course, Ronaldo will be even more so in the future...

So now that Ronaldo is back, Ricardo will have to give up his core position and ball possession.

After all, if Ricardo himself were the head coach, he would make the same choice. The reason is obvious:

1. Ronaldo joined the team earlier, had a better understanding with his teammates, and understood Manchester United's tactical system better;