Chapter 850: Three Consecutive World Club Cup Championships
Although he failed to score, Bruno was the first to run over and celebrate with his teammates.
He knew that his teammates wanted to help him score, but sometimes the situation is like this and can't be forced. The players of the Tigers are not wooden stakes. They will not let Manchester United manipulate and control them. They will also have their own targeted tactics. All Manchester United can do is to help Bruno as much as possible.
"Let's take advantage of their kick-off and grab a wave." Gundogan suggested.
The first half is about to end, and there is still hope to grab a wave at this time.
"That's a good idea. We'll be responsible for grabbing the ball. As soon as the Tigers kick off, we'll press forward to grab it."
Harry Kane had just received an assist from Bruno, and now was the time to return the favor. He said to his teammates: "After you grab the ball, try to pass it to me. I've got the two central defenders of the Tigers."
Then the England center looked at Bruno and continued: "Just pay attention to the diagonal insertion behind me, and I'll pass it to you."
"That's a good idea. I think it's feasible!"
The teammates talked about it one by one and finally settled the matter.
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Soon, the two forwards of the Tigers stood in the center circle and kicked off again.
As soon as the ball was kicked out, the Manchester United players quickly grabbed the ball and chased the defense line all the way.
The Tigers players were obviously surprised. They didn't expect that Manchester United would come again after just losing a goal. In a hurry, the ball was quickly intercepted in the middle, and Gundogan intercepted the opponent's midfielder's pass.
After Mbappe got rid of the defender, he passed it to Harry Kane in the middle of the frontcourt.
The Manchester United center forward blocked the Tigers' central defender with his body and kicked Mbappe's pass behind him with his right foot.
Bruno was seen to penetrate the Tigers' defense like a flash of lightning.
Because of the epidemic, there were not many fans at the scene. But at this moment, all the fans cheered in surprise in an instant.
For Qatari fans, they had no impression of the unknown Tigers, and they came more for Manchester United and Bruno. So when they saw Bruno diagonally inserted behind him at a very fast speed and caught up with Harry Kane's pass, many people were even excited and rushed out of their seats, ready to cheer for the goal.
"Bruno is not offside!"
"He caught up with his teammate's pass and faced the goalkeeper directly!"
"Guzman decisively left the goal and attacked..."
"Bruno... beautiful pass!"
"Facing the empty goal directly, the ball went in!!!!!!!"
"GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOALLLLLLLLL!!!!!!!"
"Bruno! In the 39th minute, Bruno finally broke through the goal of the Tigers!"
"Oh my God, Manchester United scored in two consecutive minutes!"
"This was a very sudden goal!"
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After scoring the goal, Bruno was so excited that he rushed out of the court and slid to his knees in front of the TV live camera.
Behind him, his teammates also rushed up and surrounded him, and he didn't even know who kissed his forehead.
"3:0, Manchester United has basically won this game."
"Bruno also scored his first goal in this Club World Cup, and it is also his 13th Club World Cup goal in his career."
"What a tenacious and stubborn killer!"
"Before this game, Bruno was three goals behind Gignac, who was the top scorer. Everyone thought he should give up the fight for the Golden Boot. Unexpectedly, Bruno still didn't give up. He was extremely tenacious throughout the first half, and he was patiently looking for opportunities to score almost all the time. Now, his efforts have finally paid off!"
"There is still the second half!"
"Now, we should say to him, come on, Bruno! You still have the second half, don't worry, you still have a chance!"
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Bruno got up from the ground and hugged his teammates one by one. He was so grateful to these teammates!
"There's still the second half!" Bruno gritted his teeth and said, "There's still the second half, I think I can score another goal!"
"Of course, even if you don't want to score, we won't let you go!"
"That's right, at least score one more goal, and even try to perform a hat trick!"
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Teammate after teammate cheered, encouraged and supported Bruno.
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"In the second half, Manchester United made a substitution. Midfielder Gundogan was replaced and Mahrez came on to replace Gundogan in the midfield."
"This should be Mourinho's intention to save some strength."
"In just four days, Manchester United will challenge West Bromwich Albion away. Although the Baggies are currently in the relegation zone, they are not at the mercy of others. Manchester United cannot be careless. After all, Manchester City has been in such good form recently, winning ten consecutive Premier League games, including a 3:1 away victory over Chelsea and a 4:1 sweep over Liverpool. They are very strong and are catching up very quickly!"
"Replacing Gundogan at this time should also be a plan to save strength for the Premier League. But we can see that Bruno still appears in Manchester United's lineup, and he obviously hasn't given up the fight for the top scorer of this Club World Cup."
"The third and fourth place final of the Club World Cup ended a day ago, and Gignac's goal count remained at 3 goals. So, in the scorer list, Bruno is only two goals behind Gignac."
"The live camera gave Bruno a close-up, and we can see that his face is full of confidence and determination at this moment."
"The 26-year-old Manchester United captain has performed extremely well this season as always. It should be said that he is one of the best players in the world so far this season. He is currently two goals behind Gignac. Let's wait and see."
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After the start of the second half, the Tigers obviously continued to strengthen their defense. Obviously, they have put aside the unrealistic idea of an upset at the feet of Manchester United. Their real goal is to win with a small number. After all, they are already three goals behind, and it is very embarrassing to count too many.
Bruno also knows in his heart that if he wants to score, he has to rely on his own efforts. So after the start of the second half, he continued to work hard to find opportunities and kept trying to rush into the opponent's penalty area.
Manchester United's players are also trying to help him create opportunities, but unfortunately they failed to create threats.
The two sides went back and forth, and time passed quickly.
No mistakes, one post, one content, one 6, one 9, one book, one bar!
After Gundogan left the field, Mahrez has not yet replaced him, which caused some confusion in Manchester United's midfield, especially when passing the ball forward, the gap between Mahrez and Gundogan is still very large.
Bruno often ran out of opportunities, but Mahrez's pass was a little bit worse, or a little later, which made Bruno play a little awkward, but there was no way, the team had to consider the Premier League in the middle of the week.
Besides, no one can force Mahrez to play like Gundogan.
Although Mahrez is also a good player, he is not good at playing as a defensive midfielder. But because Manchester United is fighting on two fronts, he has to play a guest role. In this regard, Bruno's mentality is still relatively tolerant and calm.
He has always been very patient and calm, so no matter how his teammates pass, he will raise his hand, give a thumbs up, or applaud every time to express his appreciation and affirmation of his teammates.
This is just a detail, but it is the way he gets along with his teammates.
Of course, this is more because Bruno, as a time traveler, knows some problems of Bruno in another time and space, which has become a shackle that prevents him from transforming from a superstar to a superstar. Now Bruno naturally wants to change it.
And this approachable way of getting along also makes teammates in the team more willing to help Bruno.
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Although Mahrez is not Gundogan, he is still very hard-working, participating in the pass forward and actively pressing defense backward.
In the 62nd minute, it was Mahrez's pressing that poked the opponent's ball away. Van Dijk suddenly rushed out of the penalty area and took the ball first.
The Dutch central defender dribbled forward with the ball and looked up at the front at the same time.
Harry Kane stood on the left side of the center, blocking the Tigers' central defender and preparing to receive the ball, while Bruno was entangled by the opponent's left back, but raised his right hand high.
This is the gesture they often use in training!
Van Dijk made a quick decision and sent the ball to Bruno with a long pass.
Bruno rushed forward quickly, observing the situation around him, using his body and running position to block the opponent's left back, forcing himself to always occupy the most advantageous position.
When the ball came, Bruno judged the position in advance and blocked the left back of the Tigers with his body.
The football came to him, Bruno stood sideways and stopped, the ball hit the strong muscles on his chest, changed direction, and bounced in front of Bruno, and Bruno also shook off the left back of the Tigers in an instant and caught up quickly.
At the moment Bruno started, the left back of the Tigers didn't have time to pull him up even if he wanted to, and could only watch Bruno chase him at the fastest speed, facing the falling ball, and directly into the penalty area.
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"Bruno has a chance, a one-on-one chance!"
"Shoot directly!"
"The ball goes in!!!!!!!"
"GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOALLLLLL!!!!!!!"
"A very neat shot!"
"Bruno rushed into the Tigers' penalty area again in the 63rd minute, and with a clean shot near the penalty spot, he once again penetrated Guzman's goal!"
"4:0, Manchester United has completely secured the victory!"
"Bruno scored twice!"
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After scoring the goal, Bruno turned and rushed out of the stadium, running all the way to the visiting team's coaching bench, and hugged his teammates Gundogan and others who rushed over.
"I know you can do it!"
"I know you can do it, you can do it!"
Score twice!
Bruno really had the urge to shout to the sky!
Before the game, he didn't know if he could do it, but now, he can be 100% sure that he can!
He really can!
Three goals, he can reverse!