John Sett has his sights set on former teammate Janus Edelman, who is being surrounded by his teammates.
Because of his outstanding figure, Edman stands out in the crowd.
Set didn't know if Janus remembered that game four years ago. Anyway, he remembered it - the moment Edman put the football into the goal.
In the second leg of the Champions League semi-final four years ago, he and Edman served as a backdrop for Hu Lai.
That defeat was the most painful defeat in their careers, and it was still like a thorn in their hearts until both of them left Ruhrlein.
Later, as he won the Champions League with King Madrid, this "thorn" gradually softened and disappeared.
He hasn't thought about that game for a long time.
As a result, today's game took him back to four years ago.
Coincidentally, it is another World Cup year.
but……
He took his eyes away from Janus Edman, turned and walked towards the center circle. At the same time, he looked at Melli in front of him.
You can't trip over the same stone twice, right?
Although the game so far is very similar to the game four years ago, this time we have Merry here!
Although he and Edman together broke Blue and White Munich's monopoly on the Bundesliga title in the Ruhrhein, they were never able to make a breakthrough in the Champions League.
He wanted to make a change, but he was unwilling to stay in the Bundesliga and become a rival of the Ruhrland, so he rejected the recruitment of Blue and White Munich and switched to the Madrid Kings.
This was the right decision because he realized his dream of winning the Champions League here.
It was also that Champions League match that allowed Set to see Melli's super personal ability up close.
In fact, before that championship, the outside world was not optimistic about the Kings, because the team was in the process of changing its team at that time, and everything from the head coach to the players was changing.
But even under the circumstances that were generally not favored by others, the Melanie team won the Champions League.
Although there is recent media hype about Madrid Pirates' Nestor Farias being the second Melli.
But in Seth's view, Farias is still far from becoming Melly.
If you want to be Merry, it's not just as simple as being good at getting along.
Even Meili himself has experienced many setbacks when he has grown to this point. The competition with Hu Lai and Kabangka has always put him under great pressure. He has been beaten in every game in his career.
Observe carefully under a magnifying glass.
Being "violated online" is a common occurrence for him.
Seth believed that Farias was too young and had encountered too few setbacks and received too few severe beatings.
Of course the recent transformation he has undergone at Madrid Pirates may be a positive sign, but he is still a long way from becoming a true superstar.
When Set was thinking this, Mellie Banega was waving his arm with the captain's armband to encourage his teammates:
"Stay steady, don't panic! There is still a lot of time in the game, we only need one goal to take the lead again!"
Spanish commentator Alvarez Sanchez saw this scene and praised: "Melli stood up. As the captain of the team, at this time, he must stand up!"
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"Merry! Merry!
"
Amid the exclamations of the commentator, Mellie Banega took the ball away from Manchester Athletic midfielder Todd Penny, and the England international was obviously half-slow in front of Mellie.
shoot.
When he stretched out his foot to kick it out, he only hit a ball of air.
Just like that, Merry broke through from him.
But he just got rid of a defensive player.
Soon Melly was entangled with another Manchester United player.
"Chen Xingyi went up! Well done! Just stick to him like this!"
After Chen Xingyi relied on his own speed to get up to him, he did not run with him in a gentlemanly manner. Instead, he decisively took action and grabbed Meili's shoulders.
Although he quickly let go, Merry's momentum was abruptly interrupted.
Mellie was forced to slow down.
Chen Xingyi grabbed him again without any courtesy and bumped into the opponent hard with his shoulder.
Melli made an emergency stop, pulled the ball behind him with his left foot, and turned around!
Chen Xingyi was shaken by him.
But Melli did not complete the breakthrough, because he changed from facing the Manchester Athletic goal to his back to the Manchester Athletic goal.
At the same time, Manchester Athletic midfielder Penny, whom he had just shaken, returned.
Chen Xingyi was not completely shaken away. He suddenly stopped and came back, fighting with Meili like a mad dog.
The Argentinian was forced to keep possession of the ball and could only pass the ball out.
For Melli, who is extremely capable of straight-line breakthroughs, his threat is greatly reduced when the ball is not at his feet.
Although the King of Madrid is still in possession of the ball, Manchester United fans are not as worried as before.
After Melli passed the football, he continued to run diagonally towards the front of the penalty area and stabbed his left rib from the right rib.
By his side, Chen Xingyi was always followed.
A left winger left his position and ran to defend Melli...
Melli couldn't help but turn his head and glance at the Chinese player.
Chen Xingyi noticed Meili's gaze, but he was indifferent and showed no expression.
He just followed Melli intently, like the shadow of the Argentinian.
After the football went around in a circle, it returned to Melli's direction.
Melly and Chen Xingyi rushed towards the landing point of the football together, while Chen Xingyi's arm kept moving to interfere with Melly's running.
In addition, Seter did not control his strength well when passing the ball, and the ball was a little too big.
The ball was eventually passed directly to the feet of Manchester United centre-back Diediu.
The king's attack failed.
Melly continued to rush towards Diediu, trying to put pressure on him and steal the ball directly forward.
Chen Xingyi did not follow him this time, but turned around and ran to his original position, as if he was going to join the team's offense.
But Diediu didn't have time to wait for him to get into position. Melly had already pounced on him, and he quickly passed the football to Todd Penny.
The latter moved the ball to the right, and right winger Ramon Cantero drove the ball forward.
The attack and defense between Meili and Chen Xingyi was a very common scene in the game and did not attract much attention. Because Meili's attack failed, it was just one of countless offensive attempts in a game.
However, Qin Lin in the stands frowned: "Eh?"
"What's wrong?"
Ding Gaoyi, his partner sitting next to Qin Lin, keenly noticed Qin Lin's reaction.
"It's nothing... I'll take a look." Qin Lin was afraid that he was too sensitive, so he just shook his head without explaining more.
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"Merry!"
Melly shoots the football towards the Manchester Athletic goal.
“Dickinson!
Nice save!”
Shim Dickinson, the main goalkeeper of Manchester United and also the main goalkeeper of England, rose into the air and lifted the football over the crossbar with one hand.
The Manchester Athletic fans in the stands let out a huge exclamation.
"After the total score was tied, the King of Madrid launched a fierce counterattack! Among them, Melli was even more active!"
Chen Xingyi was lying on his side on the ground, watching the football being lifted off the crossbar by goalkeeper Dickinson, and then he got up from the ground.
In order to prevent Melli from shooting just now, he threw his entire body weight out, hoping to block the ball.
But Melli still completed the shot.
Fortunately, my teammates are very helpful.
"From the wing to the center, Chen Xingyi followed very resolutely..."
Ding Gaoyi said when he saw Chen Xingyi getting up in the penalty arc.
Seeing that Ding Gaoyi had also observed this phenomenon, Qin Lin asked him: "Old Ding, what do you think?"
Ding Gaoyi praised: "It shows that Chen Xingyi has a very good attitude in the game. He clearly doesn't need to follow so deeply, but he never relaxes."
Before Melly shot, Chen Xingyi fought with him from the side to the center.
"No, Old Ding." Qin Lin shook his head, "This should be specifically requested by Munster."
"A special request?" Ding Gaoyi was a little surprised, "A special request for Chen Xingyi to compete with Meili?"
Qin Lin nodded: "Yes. If it weren't for the head coach's special request, Chen Xingyi wouldn't have to follow him to the end every time. Because this would affect his speed when he counterattacks."
Ding Gaoyi thought about how Chen Xingyi followed Melly back to the front of the penalty area for the first time. The King's attack was interrupted by Diedieu. Manchester United's counterattack did not develop from the left wing where Chen Xingyi was. It was because of Chen Xingyi.
At that time, he was still in the middle and did not go to the side to support him.
Recalling this scene, Ding Gaoyi agreed with Qin Lin's speculation.
Based on their understanding of Chen Xingyi, how could he be so active in defense if it was not required by the head coach - Chen Xingyi usually participates in defense, but rarely defends from the side to the center, putting his own
The location is completely lost.
"Let Chen Xingyi guard Melli... Munster really has an idea." After thinking about this, Ding Gaoyi frowned and said, "Isn't this sacrificing Chen Xingyi's offensive ability?"
"If you want to defend Melli, you do have to pay a price. But actually, it's okay. Didn't Chen Xingyi score a penalty kick at the beginning?"
Qin Lin was watching the game and communicating with his assistant:
"After Dillon's training, Chen Xingyi's defensive ability has indeed improved over the years. Although he plays as a left winger in the club, he can still defend whoever he really wants."
"But Chen Xingyi went to guard Melli and retreated so deep. When the team needed to counterattack, he couldn't stand up... Playing like this is also a huge burden on Chen Xingyi's physical fitness. He plays like this.
, I'm afraid I won't be able to play the whole game..." Ding Gaoyi pointed out the problem.
"I think this is a good opportunity for us to observe. Don't we still know how Chen Xingyi's offensive ability is? It is very rare to be so dedicated to defense." Qin Lin shook his head and said, "In the World Cup, our two
A full midfielder also needs to take on a lot of defensive tasks."
"That's true..." Ding Gaoyi knew their mission, so he temporarily broke away from the coach's perspective and only focused on recording Chen Xingyi's performance in the game, taking pictures of all the scenes related to Chen Xingyi.
Generally, coaches will consider using a defensive midfielder who specializes in defense to deal with Melli.
Unexpectedly, Manchester Athletic head coach Jopp Munster actually asked the winger Chen Xingyi to mark Melly...
The other Manchester United players are just support.
Can Chen Xingyi complete the mission?
Will it become the biggest loophole in Manchester Athletic's game?
Ding Gaoyi buried all these questions in his heart. He wanted to find some answers from this game.
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Melly has determined that Manchester Athletic's left winger is destined to follow him in this game.
Manchester United's starting lineup was 433, but in the game it was 442. This is because Chen Xingyi, one of the three forwards, always retreated frequently to participate in the defense, and the retreat was very deep, even when attacking.
It doesn’t matter whether you go up or not.
Every time I get the ball on the right, the opponent will appear next to me like a shadow.
Of course, the opponent is also a wide player, so it is normal for him to help defend on the wing.
But he clearly came to the middle, and the opponent still followed him, so his intention was obvious.
The other party is specifically here to defend itself.
After understanding this, Melly was still a little surprised.
Because he never expected that Manchester Athletic's head coach Jopp Munster would let a left winger guard him full-time...
Is there no one available?
How good can a winger be in defense?
He didn't pay much attention to it.
After looking left and right, raise your hands to signal your teammates to pass the ball to you.
But this time when the football rolled over, Chen Xingyi's foot also hit it!
Chen Xingyi thought he could tackle the ball, but he missed it.
Because the football was rubbed directly by Melli, it happened to pass over his feet lightly.
And Meili himself also easily passed over Chen Xingyi who was lying on the ground...
The latter could only watch as Melli took the ball and headed towards Manchester Athletic's penalty area.
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There was a scream of catastrophe in the sky above the shuttle field, which was issued by Manchester United fans after seeing Melly's shot go slightly over the crossbar.
Their hearts were in their throats when Melli continuously got past the defense of Chen Xingyi and Penny Todd and took a shot.
Fortunately, in the end the football was over the crossbar and did not hit the goal frame.
"I still don't understand why Munster still wants Chen Xingyi to defend Melly when there are so many better defensive players..."
After seeing Melli successfully break through Chen Xingyi's defense twice in a row, Ding Gaoyi in the stands raised his own questions.
Qin Lin didn't answer him.
Because so far, he actually hasn't seen the deep meaning of Munster's arrangement.
But he thought that with Jopp Munster's level, he wouldn't make such an obvious mistake, right?
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"star!"
Jopp Munster walked to the sidelines and shouted Chen Xingyi's nickname loudly. When Chen Xingyi glanced at him, he pressed his hands down to make a steady gesture and shouted at the same time:
"Don't pounce first!"
This was a reminder that Chen Xingyi attacked Tai Meng twice in a row, but was easily passed by Meili.
Seeing Chen Xingyi nodding to express receipt, Munster turned back to the coaching bench.
Assistant coach Giacomo Bellucci said to him when he returned: "Is it too forced?"
Munster did not answer him, but stared at the court silently.
The game is continuing.
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