Not only did the Southampton fans feast their eyes, but even the rival Manchester United fans couldn't help but stand up and stare with wide eyes! This set of extraordinary moves was really brilliant! And it was almost a perfect replica of Ronaldo's alien-like operation!
Everyone can imagine that after this game, the video of Gu Ran beating Vidic will definitely see a surge in clicks, and Gu Ran's value will definitely reach a new peak!
Even if this one-on-one breakthrough failed to score a goal, Gu Ran's replica of the pendulum dribble was enough to make Gu Ran famous in the entire football world.
After Gu Ran broke into the penalty area, Rio Ferdinand came up to compress Gu Ran's shooting space.
Gu Ran half turned around to protect the ball, resisted Rio Ferdinand, and pulled the ball to the left side of Manchester United's penalty area.
This location is also the one Gu Ran is most familiar with, and is somewhat similar to the "Pierrot Area".
Of course, it is very difficult to shoot from this position. Van der Sar guards the line very tightly, and with the compression defense of the world's top defender Rio Ferdinand, Gu Ran has almost no chance to shoot.
Facing Rio Ferdinand's pressing defense and Vidic's desperate return defense, Gu Ran half turned to protect the ball, then seized the opportunity and used his heel to pass the ball diagonally behind Rio Ferdinand! Rio Ferdinand was immediately dumbfounded!
Even the calm goalkeeper Van der Sar was dumbfounded!
They all thought that Gu Ran would choose to shoot the ball himself. After all, Gu Ran had twice shot directly from a distance after half-court, and he had unlimited firing rights. However, they never expected that Gu Ran would attract all their attention and knock the ball from the left side of the penalty area to the right side of the penalty area! Lallana, who was not guarded, rushed in from the back row! This ball was not offside! Lallana's running speed was pulled up to the limit!
Without waiting for Van der Sar to move to the right, Lallana had already rushed to the football. Without even stopping to adjust, he directly touched the ball and shot it with great force!
The football quickly ran along the grass and headed straight for Manchester United's goal!
At this moment, all Manchester United fans held their breath! All Southampton fans also held their breath!
Van der Sar leaped up from the far corner of the goal, lying sideways with his hands stretched out to the limit to save the ball! But...
The ball was shot into the net half a beat in advance! The ball went in! The ball went in!!! After Manchester United had been bombarding the field for 20 minutes, Southampton, who had less than 20% of the ball possession, relied on Gu Ran's interception, a breakthrough counterattack, and a cross pass in the penalty area. Lallana, who was unguarded in the back row, scored a goal! The score on the big screen at Wembley Stadium was immediately changed to Manchester United 0:1 Southampton! All the Southampton fans at the scene went crazy!
Manchester United fans were stunned and couldn't believe the score! In terms of achievements and awards, overall strength, player value, and the situation on the field, Manchester United completely crushed Southampton, but Southampton took the lead!
There is naturally an element of Manchester United underestimating the opponent. Even though Manchester United has attached great importance to Gu Ran, it still does not attach enough importance to him!
Moreover, this goal was also related to the disadvantage in numbers on the field. Park Ji-sung's temporary departure for treatment meant that no one could fill in and hold back Gu Ran like a dog-skin plaster, which meant that Gu Ran was able to dribble the ball into Manchester United's penalty area in one breath, attracting the attention of the two central defenders and a world-class goalkeeper, and then passing the ball to Lallana, who then scored the goal.
Ferguson on the field was chewing gum with an expressionless face, but his heart was already in turmoil.
He had thought in advance that Southampton would not be easy to play against with Gu Ran, but he did not expect Southampton to score first.
In Ferguson's view, there is no doubt that Manchester United will win the FA Cup final. The key is how to win.
Ferguson certainly hopes that Manchester United can easily beat Southampton, so that Manchester United can go all out in the next two Premier League life-and-death battles and the Champions League final against Barcelona.
If we beat Southampton with great difficulty, and even have to use key players such as Berbatov, then the cost of this game would be a bit high.
Now, the top priority is to stabilize the mentality of Manchester United players and not be impatient.
In addition, the damn Park Ji-sung must return to the court as soon as possible and continue to keep a close eye on Gu Ran and not let Gu Ran perform well.
The game resumed and Park Ji-sung returned to the court with a bandage on his ankle.
I have to say that Park Ji-sung is indeed a tough guy. Even though he injured his ankle, he did not ask to be substituted. Instead, he sprayed medicine and continued to play.
Manchester United, who lost the first goal, launched a crazy counterattack.
The Southampton team, on the other hand, focused on defending as they had previously trained on the training ground.
The iron bucket formation is ugly, but it is effective.
Especially when facing a world-class team like Manchester United, using the iron bucket formation to make Manchester United's offense helpless is a pleasure in itself.
In the 23rd minute, Giggs passed the ball back to the penalty area from the left. Gu Ran blocked Rooney, and Jaidi took the opportunity to grab the first point and cleared the ball with a header.
Then in the 26th minute, Giggs again sent a highly penetrating pass from the left to Southampton's small penalty area. Fletcher took the ball and shot directly. The football hit the post and flew out of the bottom line.
In the 32nd minute, Nani broke through on the right, and the little pea ran out of space in the right penalty area to prepare for the response, but Nani did not pass the ball to the little pea who was in a better position, but directly rushed to the most densely populated area of Southampton's defense line! Lambert and Hammond came up to block Nani at the same time, and before Mikel arrived, Nani leaned on Hammond, and then his feet seemed to trip on an air wall and fell to the ground! The referee immediately blew the whistle, indicating that Hammond had committed a foul! Hammond spread his hands and complained with a face full of grievance!
Nani lay on the grass, covering his face and rolling towards the penalty area line.
Chamberlain was so angry that he pushed Nani out of the penalty area.
The players on both sides are on edge and a conflict may break out at any time.
The referee immediately showed Chamberlain a yellow card and awarded Manchester United a free kick within the arc.
Southampton players were very dissatisfied with the verdict.
Nani was also very dissatisfied with the fact that no penalty was awarded, and he quickly got up and complained to the referee.
The referee still insisted on his decision.
Southampton could only form a human wall urgently.
Covered in mud, Fat Lu stood at the free kick spot.
...(End of this chapter)