Chapter 803: No Defense

With Scholes on the court, Gao Xiaodong did not go directly to take the corner kick. He went over to discuss it with Scholes. Scholes asked Gao Xiaodong to grab a long shot and he would take the corner kick.

Because Gao Xiaodong's long-range shots are very efficient, Ferguson specially formulated a set-piece tactic for Gao Xiaodong. Scholes passed the ball and Gao Xiaodong shot long-range shots from outside the penalty area.

Gao Xiaodong is very happy with this arrangement. Stoke City is known as the City in the Sky, and its high-altitude ball ability is far higher than his ranking. Although Manchester United's defenders have good aerial control ability, their header attack ability is average. Gao Xiaodong went to the penalty area There is no advantage inside, and long shots from outside the penalty area are a good offensive option.

Gao Xiaodong came to the penalty area and stood not far from the top of the arc, waiting for Scholes' corner kick.

Stoke City attaches great importance to Gao Xiaodong's defense. Even if Gao Xiaodong does not enter the penalty area, there are still players following Gao Xiaodong.

Staring at Gao Xiaodong was Stoke City's core Etherington. He was outside the penalty area not only to prevent Gao Xiaodong from shooting, but also to launch a fast break as soon as he could grab the clearance ball.

Gao Xiaodong communicated with Scholes in advance, but he did not exactly follow the training pattern to grab points.

When Scholes was running up, Gao Xiaodong quickly made a forward movement, as if he was going to grab the lead.

Etherington quickly followed Gao Xiaodong, but when Scholes took off, Gao Xiaodong immediately retracted his outstretched leg, ran in the opposite direction, and quickly ran to the back corner of the penalty area.

Etherington was shaken by Gao Xiaodong, but he was not as fast as Gao Xiaodong. When Gao Xiaodong reached his position, he had just turned around.

Scholes' pass was really accurate. Gao Xiaodong ran to the edge of the penalty area and the ball came to him.

Gao Xiaodong jumped up, volleyed sideways, and hit the ball to the right side of the goal.

Gao Xiaodong was well prepared and his shooting movement was very smooth. Before the movement was completed, Manchester United fans burst into warm applause.

Stoke City goalkeeper Sorensen was very afraid of Gao Xiaodong. When the ball flew towards Gao Xiaodong, he quickly moved to the left side of the goal to prevent Gao Xiaodong from hitting the left side of the goal. When he saw Gao Xiaodong sideways and volleyed, he simply Lenson stopped and rushed out of the goal, trying to intercept the ball midway.

However, Gao Xiaodong's shot was extremely fast. Sorensen's attack was a little slow, and the ball flashed past his fist.

Sorensen was desperate. He seemed to hear cheers from the stands, but when he looked back, he only heard a 'bang' sound as the ball hit the goalpost and bounced out.

Gao Xiaodong didn't stand up after finishing the shot. He just lay on the ground and stared at the ball. When he saw the ball hit the goalpost, Gao Xiaodong hugged his head with regret, "Ni Ma! This is such bad luck!"

Etherington just ran up to Gao Xiaodong at this time. When he saw the ball hit the goal post and was kicked out of the sideline by the defender, he gloated to Gao Xiaodong: "Boy, don't worry about whoever scores the goal today." I want to score a goal!”

Gao Xiaodong jumped up and shouted at Etherington: "Shabi! You are worthy of saying this." After saying that, Gao Xiaodong gave Etherington a contemptuous smile and quickly ran to the sidelines to pick him up. The ball is gone.

Gao Xiaodong spat Etherington's face. If he wasn't afraid of being sent off with a red card, Etherington would have given Gao Xiaodong a kick.

Evra stood outside the sideline to serve. Gao Xiaodong wanted to catch the ball, but almost two people from Stoke City followed Gao Xiaodong. Evra did not pass the ball to Gao Xiaodong, but threw it back to Fletcher. .

Fletcher passed to Scholes, who passed to Gao Xiaodong, and then pressed forward with Fletcher.

After Gao Xiaodong caught the ball, two more people immediately double-teamed him, and another person responded. The three people formed a cage to surround him.

When Gao Xiaodong saw this posture, he immediately understood the meaning of Etherington's words. Today, he was focusing on keeping an eye on himself.

It’s no wonder that Gao Xiaodong has performed so well in the past eight league rounds and three Champions League games. What’s more, today is Gao Xiaodong’s birthday. Stoke City’s defense on him is tighter than Scholes’s and they are determined not to let Gao Xiaodong Gain the ball.

If other players encountered this situation, they would probably be out of luck, but Gao Xiaodong was different. He had a lot of weapons in his arsenal. The opponent was marking Gao Xiaodong. When Gao Xiaodong found out, he immediately changed his playing style.

Next, Gao Xiaodong received the ball and immediately passed it out, never dribbling or controlling the ball. When other Manchester United players were in possession of the ball, Gao Xiaodong ran around the penalty area, looking for opportunities to shoot.

A player who carries the ball is easy to defend, and the ball is a burden and burden, but a fast and powerful running player cannot be guarded, especially Gao Xiaodong's running position is very mysterious, running in the opposite direction, and running with sudden stops. , the referee accidentally bumped into the opponent with his body and pulled the opponent. The player who was marking Gao Xiaodong was made anxious by the wretched fat man, but he still couldn't keep up.

In the 9th minute of the game, Nani made a breakthrough pass from the wing. In order to avoid the defensive players, Nani passed the ball a bit high, and no one in the middle could reach it.

Gao Xiaodong, who was still at the front of the penalty area before, suddenly appeared at the back point. He jumped high and headed the ball towards the back corner of the goal.

Fortunately, goalkeeper Sorensen moved faster and had already blocked the ball to the back point, and the ball hit Sorensen's arms.

In the 14th minute of the game, Stoke City counterattacked, and the ball was pushed out of the sideline by Ferdinand. Stoke City midfielder Delap threw a "grenade" into the penalty area. Full-back Huth shook his head and hit the goal, but goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar punched him twice. Type out.

Manchester United launched a quick counterattack. Berbatov passed the defender from the front of the penalty area and volleyed vigorously. Stoke goalkeeper Sorensen threw the ball away. Gao Xiaodong suddenly rushed to the ball and shot again, but the ball slipped out again. .

In the 20th minute of the game, Stoke City midfielder Pennant's pass back to the goalkeeper was a bit weak. Gao Xiaodong quickly pressed forward, forcing goalkeeper Sorensen to take a big kick from close range. The ball hit Gao Xiaodong and almost bounced into his own goal.

The most thrilling thing was in the 25th minute, when Scholes split the wing and Hernandez passed to the wing, Gao Xiaodong squeezed away the defensive player like a tank, fell to the ground in the small penalty area and tackled the shot, and the ball hit the target again. It bounced off the doorpost.

There were sounds of regret and exclamation in the stands. Manchester United fans felt that Gao Xiaodong was really unlucky today, while Stoke City fans felt that their team was very lucky today.

Gao Xiaodong's performance in the first twenty minutes left Stoke City coach Pulis stunned. Is this midfield playmaker Gao Xiaodong? Falling back to defend and attacking to grab points, this is clearly the round version of Inzaghi!

If Gao Xiaodong played better today, Stoke City would probably be 0:2 behind now.

Ferguson also rubbed his nose secretly. Gao Xiaodong's style of play today was really not arranged by him, and he couldn't arrange it like this. It can only be said that Gao Xiaodong is too comprehensive. He can't defend at all. He can play as a forward. , how does the opponent defend against it? Moreover, when the opponent attacks, Gao Xiaodong can also provide defense. Ferguson cannot say that Gao Xiaodong is not doing his job properly and can only let him play as he pleases.

Pulis is also very capable of adapting to situations. When he saw that Gao Xiaodong couldn't be guarded, it wasn't that he couldn't guard him, but that he couldn't guard him. Guarding was a waste of time. He immediately asked his players to mark Scholes and Nani. I believe that by "strangling" these two people, the Manchester United striker and Gao Xiaodong could not pass the ball and had no chance to shoot. Stoke City's crisis was naturally lifted.

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