Football's No. 1 Prodigal Son

The game was a very simple one.

Van Gaal's strategy for this game was quite simple.

With the two big locks of Essien and Makelele, he moved the formation very forward, hoping to force Charlton to make a lot of mistakes through a lot of front-court pressing.

So he did not choose the older Stam in the starting lineup, but used the more athletic Uifalusi.

Sure enough, this trick worked quite well. Ten minutes after the start of the game, Manchester City completely suppressed Charlton.

Charlton had no way to move his ball to the frontcourt, let alone any chance of counterattack.

On the contrary, Manchester City got a lot of ball possession, and Ronaldinho was like a fish in water in the frontcourt.

In the 15th minute, Ronaldinho received a pass from Essien. He dribbled past a defender and then passed the ball to Robben on the left.

Robben took the ball and dribbled past right back Luke Young, and headed for the baseline.

Eto'o also came towards him, ready to meet him.

Robben saw that Eto'o had reached out for the ball, and directly passed him a low ball.

Eto'o saw with the corner of his eye that Mark Fish behind him had already pressed up, and he made a fake move to break through the baseline.

Fish was immediately fooled and moved his body center of gravity near the baseline.

But Eto'o immediately pulled the ball and turned around, completely dribbling past him!

Then he volleyed the ball, and goalkeeper Dean Kelly had no choice but to watch the ball go into the net!

One to zero!

Manchester City took the lead away from home!

Van Gaal on the sidelines waved his fist vigorously. This goal was too important!

For the newly formed young team, a good start can make them completely relax!

Manchester City fans who came to watch the game cheered immediately. They didn't expect the first goal of the season to come so early!

Yang Luo, who bought a ticket and sat among the home team fans, held Fiona's hand tightly to prevent her from showing any excitement.

Just kidding, British football hooligans are not joking.

There are 1.8 meters tall and 200 kilograms strong men around, and it is not a good thing to annoy them.

The two could only exchange glances with each other, and see the praise for this goal from each other's eyes.

Lineker, the commentator of the game, couldn't help but admire: "This ball reflects Eto'o's ability to handle the ball in a small area in the penalty area and his calm mentality. It can be said that only a few forwards in the world can do this set of actions."

Alan Hansen on the side couldn't help but nod: "It seems that his deal is worth the money."

However, Manchester City, who scored a goal, was not satisfied. They continued their high-pressure situation.

In the 23rd minute, Manchester City intercepted the ball in the midfield again, this time passing the ball to Ronaldo on the right.

As soon as the Portuguese got the ball, he started to rush to the bottom line with the ball, causing the opponent's left back Chris Powell to stagger.

Then he took advantage of the situation with an extremely exaggerated change of direction, completely shaking Powell's center of gravity.

And Ronaldo did not hesitate, and directly dribbled the ball into the penalty area horizontally.

Facing the backup defense of the opponent's central defender, he changed direction and rushed to the bottom line again, and came to the vicinity of the small penalty area line.

Goalkeeper Dean Kelly came over to block the shooting angle, but the Portuguese chose to shoot directly and sent the ball to the middle of the penalty area!

At this time, Eto'o flew forward and stabbed the ball into the empty goal before Mark Fish!

2-0!

Manchester City, playing away, expanded their lead!

Yang Luo, who was trapped in the enemy group, breathed a sigh of relief. This game was stable!

Sure enough, in the 37th minute, Manchester City seized the opportunity again.

This time it was originally Charlton's counterattack opportunity. They finally passed the front court and hit the ball to Manchester City's 30-meter area.

But Distin seized the opportunity and suddenly rushed up and destroyed the ball directly!

After Ronaldinho got the ball, he took advantage of the situation, shook off the defender's rush, and directly made a long pass, throwing the ball to the left!

At this time, there was a large open area there, and a sky-blue figure inserted at high speed, relying on his speed advantage to form a single knife!

It was Robben!

He lived up to his nickname of Peter Pan. With just a few steps of acceleration, he left the defender far behind!

At this time, the only one in front of him was the opponent's goalkeeper Dean Kelly!

Facing the opponent's goalkeeper who was attacking, he made a fake shot and then

He twisted the ball, dribbled it, and passed his opponent!

Then he lightly kicked the ball into the opponent's goal!

Three to zero!

Manchester City completely secured the victory!

The home fans were dumbfounded. They never thought that their team would be beaten so badly in the first half!

Many people were even ready to leave.

Manchester City, who were leading by three to zero, slowed down the pace and kept the score of three to zero until the halftime break.

At the beginning of the second half, Manchester City made personnel adjustments.

Van Gaal replaced Patton and replaced Makelele.

This kind of game is suitable for leveling up, so that young people have more opportunities to play.

In the 55th minute, Manchester City made another personnel adjustment. Kaka came on as a substitute, replacing Ronaldinho who performed well.

Seeing this, Lineker said, "This Brazilian supernova is finally here! Personally, I'm looking forward to his performance."

Sure enough, not long after Kaka came on the court, he got the ball and showed his breakthrough skills.

He got the ball in the middle, shook off the midfielder who was rushing up, and then sped up and rushed to the opponent's penalty area!

The defensive players who came to defend wanted to reach out and pull, but found that they couldn't even pull the corner of his clothes!

In this way, Kaka rushed into the penalty area like a sharp arrow, and the opponent's defense line made a hole for him!

Facing the attacking goalkeeper, he decisively chose to shoot at a small angle!

The football went straight to the dead corner along the grass!

But unfortunately, the ball hit the post and bounced out!

Just as Manchester City fans sighed, the Portuguese appeared in front of the football!

He pushed the football lightly and sent it into the empty goal!

Four to zero!

Manchester City showed a terrifying offensive efficiency!

Seeing this, Van Gaal asked Luca Toni to come on as a substitute. He was going to use the next 30 minutes to test the high center forward tactics!

Eto'o, who was replaced, was a little dissatisfied because he still wanted to complete a hat trick.

But when he saw Van Gaal, who was serious on the sidelines, he shrank his neck and did not dare to show any emotion.

After all, the aura of the famous coach was there!

After Toni came on the court, the team's playing style also changed.

Luca Toni stood in the penalty area, and all the balls were handed to his head, using him as a stake or directly choosing to head the ball.

And the two wingers, Ronaldo and Robben, could fully guarantee his firepower supply.

For a while, Charlton's goal began to be in a panic again!

In the 75th minute, Robben completed another bottom cross, and Toni in the penalty area jumped high, overpowering Mark Fish and smashing the ball into the opponent's goal!

Five to zero!

Charlton fans began to leave the stadium in large numbers, they could no longer watch.

Tony was very excited after scoring the goal, which proved that he also had a place in the top league!

Manchester City continued to practice tactics in the remaining time, but the score was not rewritten.

In the end, Manchester City won the opponent 5-0 and won the first victory of the new season!