Chapter 663 Dimensionality Reduction Attack

After the 12th round of the Premier League, the world football ushered in the last international match day of 2018. Bruno once again accepted the Portuguese campaign and returned to his country as captain.

On this international match day, the Portuguese national team will usher in two group matches of the European Nations League, which are also the last two group matches of this European Nations League.

On the evening of November 17, Portugal visited the Apennines. After a fierce battle, the two sides drew 0:0. This allowed Portugal to lock the first place in the group one round in advance, while Italy locked the second place in the group.

Three days later, Portugal played against Poland at home.

This is Portugal's last European Nations League group match, and it is also the last group match of Portugal's group.

Italy, which has finished the group stage, has 1 win, 2 draws and 1 loss in 4 games, and has 5 points, locking the second place in the group in advance. So the victory or defeat of this game actually has no effect on the group ranking.

Therefore, Santos did not arrange Bruno to play in this game, and Bruno was able to return to Manchester in advance to prepare for the next league.

Portugal, which lacked the two core players, Cristiano Ronaldo and Bruno, lost a goal first and had one player sent off, but Andre Silva scored a goal to equalize the score. In the end, they won the first place in the group with an unbeaten record of 2 wins and 2 draws.

With the end of the last game of Group C of the UEFA Nations League A, Portugal won the last semi-final spot. Together with the Netherlands (who qualified with the same points and beat France), Switzerland (who qualified with the same points and beat Belgium) and England, they will compete for the championship of the first UEFA Nations League. At the same time, these four teams won the first place in the 2020 European Cup.

Germany, Iceland, Poland and Croatia were relegated from Class A to Class B, losing more opportunities to compete with strong teams.

At the same time, in Class B of the UEFA Nations League, Ukraine, Sweden, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Denmark won the first place in the group and will be promoted from Class B to Group A, replacing Germany, Iceland, Poland and Croatia in the new round of Class A of the UEFA Nations League.

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Old Trafford, Manchester, England

In the 13th round of the 2018-2019 Premier League, Manchester United played against Crystal Palace.

With the referee's whistle, the game officially began.

Manchester United took the lead.

Harry Kane kicked the ball to Bruno, who turned around and passed it back to Kante in the midfield, and then passed it back to Maguire.

Maguire got the ball on the back line and found that Bruno was already rushing forward quickly in front of him, while the Crystal Palace players symbolically pressed in the front court to interfere with Manchester United's passing.

Maguire spotted an opportunity and kicked the ball forward with a big foot.

While Bruno was rushing forward quickly, he did not forget to look back and observe the situation behind him. As soon as Maguire passed the ball, he basically judged the landing point of the ball, ran over quickly, and took the lead to stand in the most advantageous position.

When the ball arrived, Bruno raised his right foot and unloaded it, and the ball seemed to be stuck to his foot.

He had forgotten how many times he had stopped the ball like this, and it had become an instinctive habit.

As soon as he stopped the ball, he felt a Crystal Palace defender approaching him from behind.

But he was still slow. Bruno turned to the left with a fake move, fooling the defender who was rushing up behind him, and then suddenly turned to the right, kicked the ball forward, accelerated and shook off the defender to catch up.

With just the first contact, Bruno shook off the Crystal Palace defender.

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After quickly catching up with the ball, Bruno continued to rush forward with the ball. The Crystal Palace defenders became very nervous, especially the two central defenders who were the first to bear the brunt. They hesitated for a moment and pressed towards Bruno one after the other.

Bruno had been waiting for his opponent for a long time. When the opponent pressed forward, he suddenly accelerated and disrupted the opponent's rhythm. He wanted to block with his foot, but was gently dunked by Bruno. When the player behind him stepped forward to fill in the position, he was shaken by Bruno's change of direction.

After Bruno dribbled past the opponent's central defender, he was already at the front of the penalty area, and the next step was to enter the penalty area.

Crystal Palace goalkeeper Hennessey reacted quickly and left the goal to attack immediately.

But as soon as he moved, Bruno shot directly. The football was like a cannonball, and quickly hit the Crystal Palace goal.

1:0!

After Bruno shot, he knew it was a goal, and quickly turned around and rushed to the sidelines.

The fans in the stadium shouted Bruno's name, and his teammates behind him rushed up and surrounded him.

"The ball goes in! Manchester United scored the first goal against Crystal Palace just one minute into the game. This is incredible!"

"Bruno completed a wonderful performance of passing three players in a row, fully demonstrating his strength that is much higher than other players."

"Let's watch the replay of this wonderful goal again."

"The Crystal Palace midfielder was like a wooden stake, and Bruno easily turned around and threw it away. The ball seemed to be stuck to Bruno's feet and controlled at will, and the Crystal Palace defenders had no ability to steal the ball from Bruno's feet."

"The whole process of breaking through and scoring fully demonstrated the superior personal ability of the World Footballer of the Year."

"At this moment, we even seemed to feel that he was the king of this field!"

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After scoring a goal, the enthusiasm of the Manchester United fans in the stands was also aroused, and the Manchester United players began to play more actively.

Kanter and Herrera are the two defensive midfielders, and the defense is guaranteed. Van Dijk and Maguire both have good ball-taking and playing abilities. Bruno sits in the midfield, and Rashford and Mbappe are on the wings. , coupled with the sudden Harry Kane, the Manchester United team has good passing and control capabilities from front to back.

On the other hand, the Crystal Palace team was completely stunned after being scored on after the opening kickoff, and was forced to retreat and stabilize their position.

As a result, Manchester United gradually took control of the situation on the field and played vigorously.

Bruno enjoyed the treatment of a star in the frontcourt, and his teammates around him worked hard to create opportunities for him and feed him the ball.

After Crystal Palace struggled for fifteen minutes, Bruno got another chance in the sixteenth minute.

Mbappe passed by on the right and cut into the penalty area, passing low to Bruno.

When Bruno stopped the ball, he passed the Crystal Palace defender, turned around and hit the goal directly. The football flew into the goal, 2:0!

"It's so exciting! He scored twice! Bruno showed a very good competitive state in the game!"

"We can see that he is very active on the court and cooperates very skillfully with his teammates. The Crystal Palace defensive players have no ability to stop him and can only watch him score."

"2:0, Manchester United took a two-goal lead in just sixteen minutes."

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After taking a two-goal lead, Manchester United continued to create opportunities on the court and firmly suppressed Crystal Palace.

Especially in the 38th minute of the first half, Manchester United quickly counterattacked after stealing the ball in the middle of the midfield. After Bruno pulled to the left to receive the ball, he shook away Crystal Palace's right back Wan-Bissaka and passed with his right foot to the right. Harry Kane followed up and hit the goal with a direct kick, breaking the Crystal Palace goal again. .

3:0!

In the process of scoring this goal, the weaknesses of Wan-Bissaka, who has performed very well since the beginning of this season, were fully exposed by Bruno.

That is this talented defender who has become popular in the Premier League recently. His positioning on the field is extremely poor. He barely reacted to Bruno's movement. Bruno easily slipped behind him and then received the ball to complete the assist. .

Wan-Bissaka, who is nicknamed "Forklift", does have the unique skill of making tackles when defending one-on-one, but Bruno did not give him a chance to make tackles, and sent a cross as soon as he received the ball. .

With a three-goal lead, the passion of all Manchester United fans at Old Trafford was ignited!

Leading 3:0 at halftime, Crystal Palace was completely stunned. In addition, the strength of Crystal Palace, which is deep in the relegation zone, is indeed average. Although Manchester United mainly controlled the situation in the second half, Crystal Palace still failed to pose much threat to Manchester United's goal.

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In the end, the 3:0 score was maintained until the end of the game, and Manchester United ushered in 53 unbeaten games in the Premier League.

Bruno, who played only 65 minutes, scored two shots and passed one ball, was elected the best player in the game and once again became the focus of the world.

Many media outlets, including The Times, have spoken highly of him, saying that he has not slacked off in winning the World Footballer of the Year title and still maintains a strong desire to win.

Many media have reprinted Crystal Palace coach Roy Hodgson's remarks after the game. The former Liverpool coach believes that Bruno's strength is obviously higher than other players in the Premier League. The Crystal Palace team has worked very hard to freeze Bruno. performance, but the result was still unsuccessful.

Especially after the start of the new season, Wan-Bissaka, who is considered one of the best right backs in the Premier League, has been penetrated frequently in the defensive area. Whether it's running or passing, Bruno can always find Wan-Bissaka's weaknesses.

Many football professionals also believe that Bruno is indeed a bit of a dimensionality-reducing blow to the Crystal Palace right back.

"It can be clearly seen from the game that it is difficult for Crystal Palace's defense to completely freeze Bruno. His personal ability can be said to be outstanding in the game. Under his leadership, Manchester United also played a wonderful game in the first half. Attacking football.”

But many people also mentioned that Bruno obviously had some energy in the second half. Although he played for 20 minutes in the second half, he did not go all out on the court, and the score on the court remained at 3:0.

After Bruno left the field, the Crystal Palace team also tried to counterattack several times, and Manchester United also dealt with it quite awkwardly. This once again proved Bruno's role in this team.