Chapter 279: FA Cup quarter-finals: amazing overhead kick

The draw result immediately appeared on the big screen, and Cesar stuck out his tongue in embarrassment. He had originally wanted to draw a good lot for Mourinho.

Who knew they would draw such a bad lot. Although Barcelona was defeated by a big gift package last season, their fighting power is still obvious to all, and no one will underestimate the level of the team at the top of the La Liga standings.

Besides, Barcelona still has Messi.

Although it is often said that the show "The Two Heroes" is coming to an end, there is no sign that their strength has declined.

On the contrary, they always stand out in key games and lead in all leagues in various statistics.

Chu Feng glanced to the left and saw Messi looking at him. After they looked at each other, they looked away tacitly.

To be honest, Messi is still very curious about Chu Feng.

After all, he won the Champions League and the league in his first year, and broke the Premier League goal record . He is so strong that he doesn't look like a rookie at all.

Moreover, his extremely impactful dribbling was completely different from his own. His strong physical fitness made him envy him.

However, Messi did not have the slightest fear in his heart. After all, he was also a victim of Manchester United.

For example, the header that year And from the record of Barcelona and Manchester United, the two teams have met 11 times in European competitions, including 1 win, 4 draws and 3 losses in the Champions League, and 1 win and 2 losses in the Cup Winners' Cup.

Barcelona has an advantage in the overall record with 4 wins.

The last time the two teams met was in the 2010-11 Champions League final.

At Wembley Stadium, Manchester United was defeated 3:1 by Barcelona again after two years.

In the invited guest seats at the back of the venue, Sir Alex Ferguson's hands on his thighs were shaking slightly uncontrollably.

If it weren't for Barcelona, ​​Manchester United would most likely have won two consecutive Champions League titles before Real Madrid.

If it weren't for Barcelona, ​​Ronaldo might not have left Manchester United and continued to stay at Manchester United to become a meritorious player like he was in Real Madrid.

If it weren't for Barcelona Barcelona would be the nightmare that haunts him, and his heart would tremble whenever he thinks of it.

Scholes next to him pursed his lips. In fact, he thought Barcelona was just average. In 2008, when Manchester United reached the top of Europe, didn’t they reach the final by stepping on Barcelona’s corpse?

And it was he who scored the world-class goal.

"Boss, I remember we also parked a bus that time?"

Scholes inquired.

Ferguson's hands stopped shaking immediately after hearing this, and he murmured to himself, "Shrink the defense, quickly move the ball to the front court, and don't get too entangled in the midfield. This tactic was successful for Barcelona, ​​which had Xavi and Iniesta at the time."

"So what about facing this Barcelona team with reduced midfield control?"

After saying this, his eyes lit up again, and he was ready to have a chat with Mourinho after the draw ceremony.

I don't mean to command the other party, I just want to provide an idea.

Little did people know that Mourinho had already thought about similar problems and had come up with a solution to deal with Barcelona in advance.

It's just a prototype though.

But the match between the two teams will be held in a month, so he has enough time to make targeted adjustments.

“Hope to see you in the finals!”

Mourinho came back to his senses and greeted his old friend.

"See you in the finals."

Guardiola said in his heart.

In fact, from his personal point of view, Manchester United should advance with a draw away or a win at home. After all, their lineup is more balanced than Barcelona, ​​and there is a big explosive point in the frontcourt.

But Barcelona is not without it either.

He is the person who knows Messi best in the world, and is also the most famous Messi fan among football coaches. In addition, Chu Feng abducted his beloved daughter, so at this moment he actually thought that it would be best for Manchester United to lose the game and let that brat feel the failure.

So as to avoid him hanging around in front of me every day! Thinking of this, Guardiola walked towards Messi and the two of them exchanged greetings.

As for Mourinho and Chu Feng? They had already left the venue and returned to Manchester overnight.

Because there is another game waiting for them in two days.

By this time, a huge storm had already been set off on the Internet, and the results of the Champions League quarter-final draw were widely reported.

Among them, Juventus and Ajax were drawn, while Porto and Liverpool did not receive much attention, after all, their opponents are not European giants.

But Manchester City and Tottenham, Manchester United and Barcelona have attracted the attention of most fans.

They are even more looking forward to the Champions League matches in mid-April and wish time could speed up and go straight to that day.

March 17, Molineux Stadium.

FA Cup quarter-finals, Wolves vs. Manchester United! Wolves have performed very well in the middle of this season, rising from 11th place in the standings to 7th place. If they can keep up this performance, they can also qualify for the Europa League play-offs.

So Mourinho did not take it lightly and still fielded a full main lineup.

Chu Feng and Mahrez are the two forwards, and Pogba is still the attacking midfielder.

Defensive midfielder Matic and Kante partner with McTominay.

The back line of defense includes Luke Shaw, Maguire, David Luiz and Wan Bissaka.

The goalkeeper chose Romero.

The Wolves also fielded their full main force.

This season, their only goals are European qualification and the FA Cup, so their schedule is much easier than Manchester United's.

The players have been in good shape.

Before the game, this match attracted a lot of attention, especially from Chinese fans.

Because Wolves signed Chinese winger Wang Jiahao in the winter window.

Chinese fans have high expectations of him, after all, there is the example of Chu Feng.

It's just a pity that the two never had the chance to meet face to face because he was loaned to Sporting CP until the end of the season.

"Manchester United was very aggressive! They pressed high from the start, and the effect was pretty good!"

"Wolves don't have players in the backfield to pass the ball, so they can only pass the ball forward with long kicks, but Manchester United have already arranged their players in advance and are waiting for your long pass at the landing point!"

"Beautiful, Maguire heads the ball to Kante, who immediately counterattacks after getting the ball!"

"Why does this move seem familiar to Mourinho, who stole the trick from Liverpool?"

Pogba received a through pass from Kante with his back to the goal, and made a deft V-shaped pull to get rid of the opponent. It was another No Look Pass!

It's simply coquettish to the extreme.

Ever since being coached by Mourinho some time ago, he has given up the idea of ​​causing trouble and has been playing his favorite position as attacking midfielder.

The camera quickly followed the football.

Mahrez made a cross without stopping the ball, but the cross with his right foot was too inside and was blocked by the Wolves goalkeeper with one hand.

The football bounced high and landed near the penalty spot.

Two thoughts instantly emerged in Chu Feng's mind. If he couldn't exert enough force in the header, the ball would definitely not go in unless the goalkeeper had butter hands.

So, he pushed the grass hard with his left foot, shifted his center of gravity backward, and used the force to leap into the air.

When the torso was parallel to the ground, the waist and abdomen suddenly twisted with force! Bang! The right foot kicked the football firmly, and the football flew to the left side of the goal!

He touched the ground and changed direction before reaching the goal, brushing the Wolves goalkeeper's hand and crossing the goal line.

“The ball goes in!!!”

"Within 10 minutes of the game, Chu Feng seized the opportunity that was not an opportunity and used a wonderful overhead kick to help Manchester United take the lead!"

“That’s what a superstar does!”

Chu Feng excitedly high-fived his teammates to celebrate. No matter how many goals he scored in his career, he would never have too many overhead kicks! After all, overhead kicks are very difficult to score, and you have to do every move well.

Even in daily training, if you can score one out of three, it is considered a relatively high success rate.

What's more, the environment in the competition is more complicated.

As the game continued, Manchester United continued to control the tempo on the field and did not give Wolves any chance to counterattack.

Currently in the Premier League, Manchester City, Manchester United and Liverpool can be said to be leading by a large margin.

Although Wolves are seventh in the standings, they will have to use a half-rotated lineup to beat Manchester United to advance.

41st minute of the game.

Luke Shaw dribbled the ball towards the end line, while Chu Feng and Mahrez went straight into the penalty area, attracting most of the attention of the Wolves' defense.

Then Luke Shaw made a triangle pass to the front of the penalty area, and Pogba followed up with a volley to score again.

0:2!

But the Wolves did not lose their fighting spirit as expected. They no longer paid attention to Chu Feng in the backcourt and invested a large number of troops in the attack.

Since we are going to die anyway, we might as well give it a try! Maybe we can find hope.

After Manchester United took a two-goal lead, their spirits seemed a little relaxed. They only intensified their pressing when they were pushed to 30 meters away.

But Ruben Neves had already made a long pass, and the target was right behind Maguire.

There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!

The Wolves striker stretched his foot back to stop, but his force was a little too great.

Who would have thought that the football would hit Big Head's hand.

The referee originally signaled for the game to continue, but he quickly put on his headphones as if listening, and then trotted to the sidelines to watch the small TV.

"Every time I see the referee looking at the VAR, I have a bad feeling."

Chu Feng said helplessly with his hands on his hips.

"My hand is close to my torso, it can't be a penalty, just put your mind at ease--"

Maguire froze in his tracks before he could finish his words.

The referee made a TV shape in the air, blew the whistle, pointed to the penalty spot with one hand, and showed Maguire a yellow card.

"Oh, I think Romero wants to kill you."

Chu Feng said helplessly.

I don't know what's wrong with Ma Datou. Every time Romero comes on as a substitute, he either gives away a penalty or gets intercepted. Romero lost several shutout awards because of this.

Maguire noticed Romero's resentful look and said in a panic: "Chu, you have to say a few words for me! I didn't mean it last time, so don't blame me this time!"

"David has a good relationship with him. Go back and find him."

Chu Feng showed an expression of wishing for the best.

Beep! Romero took a deep breath, looked at Ogorjota, and dove to the left.

But the football flew to the right.

1:2!

Wolves scored a goal before the end of the first half, and the Wolves fans in the stands cheered.

Maybe they can really overthrow the Red Devils Manchester United and advance to the FA Cup semi-finals! During the halftime break.

As expected, Mourinho got angry, but not at Maguire.

After all, he really suffered an unprovoked disaster.

"Why did you let your guard down after scoring? Were you happy to have won against Liverpool and thought you could easily win against the seventh-placed team in the league?"

"If you have this mentality, how can you compete with Manchester City for the championship? How can you play against Barcelona?"

"Don't let victory go to your head. As long as you are on the field, you must always remember your responsibilities!"

"I don't want to see the same thing happen in the second half!"

“.”

Everyone was trained so hard that they couldn't even lift their heads. The result was that in the second half, every pass and every movement was taken very seriously.

74th minute of the game.

A long pass from the Wolves backcourt was intercepted by Matic, who sent a high-quality long pass in the opposite direction. Chu Feng went from being two body lengths behind to touching the ball before Wolves center back Coady.

It directly formed a single knife!

The classic pendulum pass reappears, and the ball is pushed to the right at a faster speed at the moment the goalkeeper loses his balance.

Another shot into the empty net! 1:3!

Wolves paid the price for their massive attack, while Manchester United used counterattacks, which they were best at, to extend their lead.

In the end, the score remained unchanged at the end of the game.

At this point, the FA Cup semi-final list has been released.

Manchester City, Manchester United, Brighton and Watford, the draw results will be announced in three days.

Who will meet whom? It has become a hot topic in English football.

According to the FA's nature, Manchester United and Manchester City will definitely be separated, otherwise how can the ratings be increased?

If Manchester United and Manchester City meet in the final as fans predict, it will be the third time the two teams have faced off this season.

In the last Carabao Cup final, Manchester City lost to Manchester United on penalties, which made Manchester City fans sad for a long time.

Although they now have the opportunity to take revenge on Manchester United, they are still a little panicked.

Mainly because they were beaten in the last two seasons. Chu Feng alone scored 6 goals, only 1 goal away from the record set by Mane.

But you have to know that Mane's number of goals against Manchester City has been since the beginning of the 2014-15 season, while Chu Feng only took less than two seasons.

Chu Feng didn't think too much about this.

But he thought of a possibility, if he beat Manchester City again, would he not be able to enter Maria's house? Of course, it is not easy to beat Manchester City.

Last time, the two teams fought to a penalty shootout. What about this time? After the game, it was the international match day. Chu Feng had nothing to do before and after, so he asked his parents to come to England and take them for a good walk.

In front of Big Ben in London.

"Son, do you and Maria have any plans for the future?"

Yan Lanxia asked gossipingly.

"It's still early!" Chu Feng shook his head, "At least wait until you graduate from college."

Although many football players get married and have children early.

For example, Manchester City's Foden had a son at the age of 18 and is said to want a second child recently.

However, Chu Feng thinks that his career should be the most important thing, and he should win a few more championships while he is still young.

"Okay, we're not rushing you, just make up your mind."

Yan Lanxia didn't say anything either.

In the afternoon, Chu Feng took the two elders to Cambridge University again, because Chu Changzheng liked Xu Zhimo very much.

However, when Chu Changzheng was rowing on the River Cam in a pole boat , he almost vomited. His good impression of Cambridge was completely gone, just like the poem "Farewell, Cambridge".

International match days come and go quickly.

Soon it was March 30th, and Manchester United played at home against Watford, which was ranked 12th in the standings.

After being trained by Mourinho some time ago, Manchester United players played the whole game very seriously and ended the game with a clean 2:0.

It’s a pity that Chu Feng was not lucky today. His two shots either hit the crossbar or the goal post.

Mahrez was in great form and scored twice.

The 32nd round of the Premier League has ended, time has entered April, and the Champions League is about to begin.

(End of this chapter)