Chapter 34 No Miracles

Evergrande VS Manchester United, the venue was packed with nearly one-third of the Chinese fans sitting here, as if this place has become a place for Chinese people.

But there are no miracles.

The ball possession ratio in the whole game was 73.6% vs 26.4%. Manchester United firmly controlled the situation throughout the game. In terms of the number of shots, Evergrande also beat Manchester United 2-28. Evergrande did not hit a single shot in the game. The target's shots were as many as 8 for Manchester United. In terms of the number of corner kicks, Evergrande only got one, while Manchester United got as many as 9. Evergrande's two leading statistics are that it committed two more fouls 13-11 than Manchester United and received a yellow card, while no one from Manchester United received a yellow card. Manchester United attacked the 30-meter area in the front court 44 times, while Evergrande only attacked 8 times.

However, Evergrande had a good start, at least defensively. They persisted until the 40th minute before Manchester United broke the goal.

In the 40th minute, Manchester United played a series of exquisite cooperation at the front of the penalty area. When Jin Yingquan pressured Mbappe to clear the header, Schneiderlin intercepted the ball and shot in the penalty area. Jin Yingquan blocked the ball again, but Dong Fangzhuo scored from a small angle. The shot from behind the ball hit the far corner, and Manchester United finally broke the deadlock, Evergrande 0:1.

After conceding the first goal, Evergrande was in chaos.

In the 44th minute, Zheng Long made a mistake in controlling the ball. Manchester United succeeded in counterattacking at the front of the penalty area. Dong Fangzhuo split the ball to the left. Di Maria then passed the ball to the back point. Rashford rushed to score the ball. Manchester United quickly scored. The score expanded to 2:0.

After the game restarted in the second half, in the 47th minute, Evergrande stole the ball from the backcourt and sent a through ball. Muric made a single insertion, but was cleared by Valencia who was returning to the defense near the baseline. As a result, the ball was sent to Dong Fangzhuo's feet. Dong Fangzhuo passed Jin Yingquan and then passed the ball to Januzaj. After Januzaj got the ball at the edge of the penalty area, he hit the ball with a kick that hit the dead center. , Zeng Cheng had nothing to do, and Manchester United expanded the score to 3:0.

Manchester United won too easily, Evergrande was no match at all. Before this, Evergrande was very confident that it could compete with Manchester United, but the gap between the Asian champions and the European champions was really too big.

However, the famous football commentator He Wei expressed his emotion immediately after the game - Alas! To be honest, I feel that Manchester United has stopped playing. They did not use their full strength at all, but only played 70% of their level. If they hadn't been with Evergrande slowly, they would probably have beaten Evergrande in the first ten minutes. In the first half, Dong Fangzhuo was almost walking. He seemed to have a feeling that he was not working hard. Who knows if he should be caught Got a chance?

A curious reporter ran to interview Dong Fangzhuo and asked about this matter. Dong Fangzhuo immediately denied: "How is it possible? We take this semi-final very seriously. If we can score early, that would not be a good thing. Well? Why did we wait so long to score? This is unscientific. But we do want to control the rhythm at our feet and try to retain more physical energy. This is a problem with our playing style. As for us not using our best? That's impossible……"

Of course, Dong Fangzhuo cannot admit it. Although he does have the strength to spare, if he cannot win this kind of game, Manchester United should go home as soon as possible. Their energy will naturally be focused on the final. Not surprisingly, the opponent in the final should be River Plate, this is a tough team to crack.

However, he still gave some advice to Evergrande, "Lippi is one of the best coaches in the world, and the players should be more confident. Evergrande is almost invincible in Asia, but when it comes to the world, its strength If Evergrande is strong, China will be strong. But now there is a problem. All the national players are going to Evergrande and don’t want to go abroad. What is the reason? The problem of money... playing football abroad, Hengda doesn’t offer as much. I think if you have the ability to go abroad to play football, go abroad and don’t just look at the immediate benefits.”

Dong Fangzhuo is critical...

He actually has a very good relationship with the owner of Evergrande, and he even set up a football school there.

But now it feels like some players have changed their minds. Maybe Dong Fangzhuo is overthinking it!

However, despite the huge defeat, no one at Evergrande was sad. Midfielder Zheng Long said at the post-match press conference: "We played well against the world's top teams today, but we still conceded goals. There were two mistakes caused by the opponent. Playing against this kind of team, the first is an opportunity to show oneself, and the second is an opportunity to learn to find gaps, which is very precious."

Look, Zheng Longduo is humble and low-key. But it’s not okay to be humble and low-key. The gap is indeed too big.

There is also a heated discussion on Weibo. Yan Qiang, a reporter from "Sports Weekly" in the UK, believes that Evergrande should not care too much about the score: Don't care too much about how a game goes. This is really just the beginning. The important thing is to have such an opportunity. I am very happy that Evergrande’s senior management also regards Manchester United as an all-round model for learning.

Foot Night reporter Wang Tao also believes that this is a game to measure the gap: The game between Evergrande and Manchester United was so valuable. It showed oneself, and finally saw oneself clearly under real swords and guns, and it became a yardstick to measure the difference. There is a huge gap between Chinese football and the world's top players. It's not Evergrande that makes people feel a little desperate for a moment. You know, Evergrande is still unique in the country. Encourage and create more opportunities for players to study abroad in high-level leagues. It is really different to stay in that environment frequently. We have too much to do...

Huang Jianxiang also said: "Studying abroad is really different from playing football at home. Even with Zheng Zhi in charge, Evergrande can't do anything. The key is that the domestic players are too weak. The Chinese team's World Cup journey in 2018 is worrying. Ah, it will be difficult to replicate the miracle of 2014."

Evergrande has at least gathered the average domestic international players, but still cannot shake Manchester United. This makes Huang Jianxiang think of the future World Cup.

"Our football development is actually okay, but now the outstanding children are really not as good as the 2005 generation, and there are really fewer top players. What's going on? Is it really like Dong Fangzhuo said, the development of world football, Instead, it limits unique players?"

Later, the results of the other semi-final came out. River Plate lived up to expectations. They defeated the Japanese team Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1:0 and successfully met Manchester United in the final.

"bed,"

Ferguson was in a good mood. After knowing that his opponent was River Plate, he was not nervous at all. He had not played this cup in Japan for many years and he couldn't wait to start playing in the final tomorrow.

The old coach rarely gets so excited. The more you desire something, the more hungry and uncontrollable it becomes.

"Don't stop playing in the final. Try to win the game in the first half. We still have to stay in the Premier League!"

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