I just wanted to play football, but I became a Hollywood god

At the beginning of the game, Southampton's Salah knocked the ball back to Lallana behind him, and then penetrated towards Manchester United's half.

The Manchester United team immediately pressed forward as a whole and played a high position to press and defend.

This is also Manchester United's normal strategy when playing against Southampton.

Seeing Rooney and Carrick rushing forward, Lallana did not take the ball forward as expected, but turned around and passed the ball to Gu Ran behind him.

Manchester United continued to press forward, intending to compress Southampton close to the penalty area, thus suffocating Southampton like they did in the last confrontation.

but……

After Gu Ran got the ball, he didn't hesitate at all. He directly passed the ball forward with a kick!

None of the Manchester United midfielders reacted. The football passed over the heads of the midfielders and landed accurately at the feet of Salah who was at the front!

Salah's stopping skills are very good, and he starts immediately after stopping the ball!

Salah's speed is not weaker than Chamberlain, the second fastest player on the team, but second only to Gu Ran!

This kind of stoppage and dribbling to break the rhythm instantly panicked Manchester United's defense!

Fortunately, Rio Ferdinand is the world's number one defender at the moment. Rio Ferdinand predicted Salah's breakthrough route and blocked Salah with his body.

Salah's breakthrough route was seen through, and he could only half-turn to protect the ball, looking for opportunities to receive the pass.

Vidic rushed over from the other side and stretched out his foot to steal the ball from Salah's feet.

However, Vidic underestimated Salah's ability to protect the ball!

Facing two world-class defenders, Rio Ferdinand and Nemanja Vidic, Salah showed no weakness and firmly protected the ball at his feet!

The Southampton fans at the scene were immediately excited!

They originally didn't trust Salah as a single center, but with this ball-protecting confrontation alone, Southampton fans have already experienced Salah's pharaoh style!

The Manchester United fans were in disbelief.

Ferguson even wondered where a small club like Southampton could find such a talented center player like Salah.

And just when the Manchester United defenders were being pulled by Salah, Henderson crossed into the no-man's land in the frontcourt like a ghost.

Salah saw the opportunity and immediately passed the ball to Henderson!

Salah's shot was very sudden and very precise. Rio Ferdinand intercepted the ball with his hip, but missed it a little bit and failed to touch the ball.

After Henderson got the ball, he immediately dribbled forward.

Chamberlain also followed on the left wing, and right back Hargreaves quickly pressed close to defend, denying Chamberlain a chance to get the ball.

Southampton's midfielders and frontcourt players pressed into Manchester United's half.

Manchester United's players retreated to defend, leaving only the dashing Berbatov walking in Southampton's half.

Less than a minute into the game, the situation on the field shocked everyone.

Everyone thought that this game would be like the FA Cup final. Southampton would be beaten by Manchester United. Even if it was not beaten, it would still have to be defensive.

As a result, Southampton attacked with force as soon as they came up, catching Manchester United by surprise. Henderson dribbled the ball to the edge of the penalty area. After being outflanked and intercepted, he first feinted, then calmly and confidently knocked the ball with his back heel and passed the ball to the weak area on the right!

There is only one Manchester United left back, Evra, in the weak area on the right.

It seems that Henderson passed the ball incorrectly?

However, the next moment, Gu Ran exploded at full speed and cut diagonally to the right!

Henderson's vision in the midfield and frontcourt is as if he is cheating!

This pass is really amazing!

Even Ferguson was stunned! At first, he thought that Henderson's running posture was weird and that he would definitely not be able to survive in a first-class team. Unexpectedly, Henderson's ability was so strong!

Facing Henderson's pass, Evra fought hard for it.

Park Ji-sung, who was following closely behind Gu Ran, also desperately pursued and intercepted Gu Ran.

However, Gu Ran was too fast. Before Evra could touch the ball, Gu Ran quickly touched the ball first and took a big kick forward.

Evra immediately reached out to pull Gu Ran. Gu Ran flicked his backhand, blocked Evra's pull forcefully, and continued to accelerate and sprint down!

Gu Ran passed it to himself three seconds later!

From the defensive midfielder position, with the cover of Salah and Henderson in the frontcourt, Gu Ran sneaked in to the right wing, and then relied on his speed and physical strength to directly break Manchester United's attack that was too late to deploy. Defense line, pass from the bottom!

At this moment, there is chaos in Manchester United's penalty area!

Little Pharaoh Salah, Lallana, Henderson, Chamberlain, all in place!

Southampton's offensive power has undergone earth-shaking changes!

Even Gu Ran, who was making the pass, had some happy worries - with so many offensive points, who should he pass to?

Obviously, Salah has a lot of room to move!

Gu Ran made a precise pass to Salah on the left side of the penalty area.

Salah's chest stopped, and before the football hit the ground, he volleyed sideways!

This kick is very beautiful!

But Van der Sar's positioning is excellent and his reaction to the save is extremely quick!

Van der Sar jumped sideways and saved the ball with both hands!

Although the ball was saved, Salah's volley was so powerful that Van der Sar could not hold the ball.

Fortunately, Rio Ferdinand, the world's number one defender, retreated in time, grabbed the first spot, and cleared the ball past half-time.

Rooney sprinted across the midfield line and was about to counterattack with the ball. Mikel ran into him without hesitation, carried little Rooney on his back, and kicked the ball out of the sideline.

Although this is considered a sideline goal to Manchester United, at least Southampton can retreat in time and deploy a defensive formation.

And without Mikel's accurate interception and destruction this time, Rooney would likely have echoed the dashing Berbatov wandering in the frontcourt. Once Berbatov got the ball in the frontcourt, Southampton would be in trouble. It was difficult to withstand the elegant attack of this vampire duke.

The first offensive defense of both teams performed very well.

Southampton's performance is absolutely refreshing.

In the past, Southampton, which could only defend desperately and rely on Gu Ran's incredible performance to score, now has the possibility of attacking against strong teams.

This wave of Southampton's offense is also very pleasing to the eye, and the cooperation in the midfield and frontcourt is also very good. If it weren't for the heyday of Manchester United, it was Edwin van der Sar and Rio Ferdinand, and if Salah wasn't still young, It was the first time to play such an important game and I was still a little nervous and uncomfortable. This goal was probably scored.

Although there was no goal, this new style of play made Southampton fans fascinated!

...(End of chapter)