Chapter 1053 Passive Goals

Gao Xiaodong took the corner kick, and both Ferdinand and Vidic came to Barcelona's penalty area to compete for a header.

After the referee Kaushoy blew the whistle, Gao Xiaodong slowly ran towards the corner kick. The Barcelona players didn't know what kind of medicine Gao Xiaodong was selling in his gourd, but the Manchester United players knew very well that this was what they had planned before the game. A corner kick tactic, Gao Xiaodong's running like this means he is going to take a tactical corner kick.

Evra, who was delaying in defense, quickly approached the wing. Gao Xiaodong sent the ball to Evra and cut into the penalty area.

Evra took advantage of the Barcelona players not reacting and passed the ball to the penalty area line with a through ball.

When the ball arrived to Gao Xiaodong, Abidal, the player standing next to the goal post, also arrived, but Abidal was half a step late, and saw that the two were about to collide. At this time, Gao Xiaodong stepped on the ball with his left foot and struck with his right foot. La, a clever Marseille pirouette shook Abidal behind him.

This time it was dangerous. Gao Xiaodong could shoot directly into the near corner from inside the penalty area, or he could pass the ball across or pass back, while goalkeeper Valdez was still moving towards the near corner.

Barcelona players must come over to block Gao Xiaodong's shooting angle, and also block Gao Xiaodong's passing line.

Barcelona players have a very high football intelligence. Before Gao Xiaodong could adjust his body after taking the Marseille slalom, three players rushed towards him in an instant, surrounding Gao Xiaodong from three directions. Even though there was someone behind Gao Xiaodong just now. Abidal was shaken by him.

It seemed that Gao Xiaodong had no room to shoot and pass, but at this time, Gao Xiaodong extremely calmly passed the ball between the legs of Pedro, who was blocking the ball.

Barcelona's siege was a bit of a gamble, but because there were so many people coming up in an instant, the success rate of the siege was actually quite high. It's just that Gao Xiaodong was too calm and was able to spot Pedro in that situation. His legs were spread too wide and he passed the ball.

Gao Xiaodong passed the ball to the edge of the penalty area. There was no one in this position when Gao Xiaodong passed the ball. When the ball was passed, the Barcelona players discovered that Evra had just arrived.

After Evra and Gao Xiaodong cooperated tactically, they originally wanted to go to the middle to prevent the opponent from counterattacking. However, seeing Gao Xiaodong being surrounded on one side of the penalty area, Evra stayed on the left side to prevent Gao Xiaodong from being intercepted. Barcelona fights back.

By some mistake, Evra was originally preparing to defend, but after Gao Xiaodong passed the ball, he got the best chance to shoot.

Barcelona goalkeeper Valdes had blocked the near corner, and Evra would not let go of such an opportunity. He rubbed a banana ball with the inside of his foot and shot it towards the back corner of the goal.

Valdez was powerless against such a shot.

He had just reached the near corner, and there was no way he could go back and attack the far corner.

Evra shot the ball very smartly. He didn't use any force and shot it into the back corner. There were many Barcelona players in the penalty area, but no one could touch the ball. They could only watch the ball fly towards the goal. .

Bang!

Just when the Barcelona people accepted the fate of conceding the ball and the Manchester United people were preparing to celebrate, the ball hit the goal post and bounced out.

"Ah!" Barcelona and Manchester United people almost exclaimed in unison.

But before the exclamation could reach the ground, it was discovered that the ball popped up and hit Rooney's head and flew into the net.

1:1

Rooney passively scored the equalizing goal.

Everyone, including Rooney, was stunned, but in an instant, the Manchester United people reacted. Rooney took the lead and ran towards the stands with his arms raised. Then the Manchester United players cheered and ran towards the stands after Rooney.

This time the stands turned into a stage for Manchester United fans. The Red Devils applauded desperately and shouted long live Manchester United and Rooney's name.

Ferguson clenched his fists and rushed towards the net. After being blocked by the fourth official, the old man shouted at the court that this goal was very crucial. Barcelona's passing and tacit understanding of cooperation allowed them to fight back. The days ahead for Manchester United will be very sad. After the equalizer, Manchester United can finally take the initiative into their own hands.

In the VIP box, Manchester United's young owners also cheered and shouted excitedly towards the stadium. Just now, Ephraim and Edouard were scolding Ferguson and Gao Xiaodong, but now they have forgotten what they said.

Barcelona's head coach Guardiola was very angry. He roared at the Barcelona players on the court and was very dissatisfied with them for letting Gao Xiaodong pass the ball. In Guardiola's view, the most critical place for conceding the ball was Gao Xiaodong. As for Rooney's goal, there is no way around it, it's just bad luck.

Although Evra's shot should not have been missed, the root of the problem was that he chose to surround Gao Xiaodong, so Evra would definitely have no one to defend him. Barcelona could either double-team Gao Xiaodong to prevent him from passing the ball, or stop so many people surrounding Gao Xiaodong and leave one person to follow Evra. Barcelona's players failed to do both, so it's no wonder they became angry when the ball was turned. .

The commentators who were leaning towards Manchester United in the commentary box were also shouting passionately: It's in, it's in... Rooney! Rooney! Evra hit the post and Rooney equalized with a header! This is an extremely important goal. It helped Manchester United recover from a passive situation. If they cannot equalize the score in the second half, Manchester United will be very passive..."

While Chinese commentator He Hui loudly praised Rooney's goal, he did not forget Gao Xiaodong's passing organization, "...Although it is a passive goal, Rooney's appearance in this position is also very crucial, but the credit for this goal Half of it must be recorded on Xiaodong, and one third must be recorded on Evra. Gao Xiaodong's pass is the most difficult part. Xiaodong is the hero of this goal. As the core of the offense, so far So far, Xiaodong's mission has been completed satisfactorily. He has shouldered the missions of Xavi and Iniesta by himself..."

After Manchester United celebrated, Barcelona kicked off from the center circle and the game restarted.

The situation on the field is still that Barcelona controls the ball and attacks, and Manchester United presses in the midfield.

After experiencing two goals, the players on both sides had a personal experience of the opponent's strength and playing style. Barcelona did not have a good chance to send a through ball easily, and Manchester United did not dare to press high. In the final ten minutes of the first half, both sides became cautious.

This kind of stalemate has a slight advantage for Barcelona, ​​because the ball is mainly under the control of Barcelona, ​​which is like a knife in Barcelona's hand. Barcelona players have the final say when to attack, but Manchester United players must always Defense, high concentration, and playing with such pressure make players easily tired.

Two years ago, when Porto and Barcelona played in the final, Gao Xiaodong felt the pain. Because of the pressure in that game, Gao Xiaodong was sent off with a red card before the game was over. However, at that time, Gao Xiaodong did not know how to deal with this situation. , and now, after Gao Xiaodong was promoted to a star player, his understanding of the game has made a qualitative leap. He knows that at this time, he must put pressure on Barcelona and cannot let them fall so easily in possession of the ball, nor can they just rely on There must be some changes in the long pass to attack.