De Gea's successful throw tore through the sweltering air of Wembley Stadium, finding Adriano perfectly positioned to shield Ferdinand from the center circle.
The Brazilian striker chested the ball down.
When he looked up to look to the left and right, two white streaks of lightning on the side of the road had already reached a position almost parallel to him.
Ferdinand knew exactly what Adriano wanted to do.
So the Manchester United center-back used all his strength, pushing his upper body forward while his right foot was also busy, stretching out from beside Adriano's body, trying to poke the ball away from the Brazilian's control area.
in this case.
It's already very difficult for Adriano to turn around.
But the saying that every Brazilian player has the heart of a samba dancer on the football field is no exaggeration.
Using the strength of Ferdinand's upper body.
Adriano gently rolled forward with his right foot on the ball, then withdrew the force from his confrontation with Ferdinand, instead taking a step towards Leeds United's goal.
Ferdinand, who was intently poking the ball, suddenly felt the pressure from in front of him disappear. When he looked up, he realized...
All that could be seen was Adriano, who had already run two steps, lifting his right foot forward and then forcefully bringing it down, his heel precisely striking the football that was slowly rolling forward.
The force of the shot changed the direction of the ball's roll, sending it flying towards Leeds United's right flank!
"A backheel pass! Adriano completed the pass with acrobatic skill!" Lineker laughed heartily.
at the same time.
The gasps of nearly 100,000 fans echoed from Wembley Stadium!
Accompanied by these sounds.
Cristiano Ronaldo's black hair flew as he swooped in from the sideline, his white jersey casting a long shadow in the sunlight!
The Portuguese player, sprinting at high speed, caught up with the ball at an incredible pace, then dribbled forward, and the ball crossed the halfway line!
Even Adriano, who turned and sprinted immediately after passing the ball.
The moment Ronaldo crossed the center line.
Leeds United once again created a numerical advantage for Manchester United in their own half.
Now.
Blocking Ronaldo, Kaká, and Adriano were only Vidic, who looked somewhat flustered, and Schmeichel, who stood in front of the goal.
"Quickly, turn back and chase them!"
Ferguson's roar came from the sidelines. The old sir had just spat out the chewing gum he was about to throw away, but because of this sudden change on the field, he kept it in his hand, and it was now crushed to a pale white.
However, in Ferguson's voice...
Manchester United's left-back, Evra, quickly chased after Ronaldo.
Last season, Evra and Ronaldo together transformed Manchester United's left flank into a terrifying passage.
But now.
The two have become rivals!
Evra is very experienced and also knows Ronaldo well.
Therefore, when chasing back, Evra chose to play inside.
In his view.
Even though Cristiano Ronaldo has transferred and was moved to the right wing in the second half, his desire to score more goals than assists will never change!
As expected.
Cristiano Ronaldo will run to a position parallel to the Manchester United penalty area line and choose to cut inside.
In this way, the player running inside can take the opportunity to make a sliding tackle, seizing the moment when Ronaldo cuts inside, and tackle the ball out of bounds.
really.
When he was about 5 meters away from Manchester United's penalty area, Ronaldo began to slow down.
This made Evra, who was still more than a body length behind Ronaldo, very happy.
It seems my judgment was correct.
Cristiano Ronaldo is already preparing to cut inside!
Having made up his mind, Evra pushed off with his feet, increasing his speed by half a point, and charged fiercely toward his intended position.
One second later.
Cristiano Ronaldo ran into position, shifted his weight slightly to the left, and then took a powerful step with his right foot, landing on the path of the rolling ball, looking like he was about to cut inside!
Now!
Evra's eyes narrowed; he had seen this move countless times in training and matches.
At this point...
The French are now certain that Ronaldo is going to cut inside.
Without further hesitation, Evra threw himself to the ground, legs forward, cleats down, and scooped straight ahead!
Because of the excessive speed.
Manchester United's left-back's boots plowed deep furrows in the turf.
The next second.
The feeling of the cleats hitting the football that Evra had imagined did not occur.
The Frenchman looked up in surprise.
He saw his former teammate looking down at him, his eyes filled with confusion, as if wondering why he had made that sliding tackle.
"Evra, brilliant tackle... oh, it wasn't really that brilliant..."
"Strictly speaking, if he had made the tackle, it would have been truly spectacular! The Frenchman seemed to think Ronaldo would cut inside, but unexpectedly, Ronaldo slowed down simply to stop the ball!"
After Evra slid past him.
There are no longer any obstacles between Cristiano Ronaldo and the Manchester United goal.
Logically speaking, the Portuguese player could indeed have dribbled the ball into the penalty area and shot at this point.
But he didn't.
He quickly observed the positions of his two teammates who were there to provide support.
He then glanced at Ferdinand, who was also charging towards him.
Cristiano Ronaldo quickly made a judgment, exerted force with his foot, and passed the ball into Manchester United's penalty area. The ball drew a curve in the air and accurately found Adriano, who had crossed with Kaká and jumped high at the far post.
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