Chapter 350 The Manifestation of Value
Bruno didn't care about these small details. He waved his hands to let his teammates press forward instead of returning to defense.
Although the ball fell to the opponent's feet, it was a throw-in, not a goal kick. So Bruno chose to let the team form pressure in the frontcourt, press the opponent, and force the opponent to lose the ball.
A tactical core must be like a head coach in the game, because he is the extension of the head coach on the court. He must make his own choices based on the ever-changing situation on the field. And it happens that Bruno is very good at making choices.
He has seen from the game for more than ten minutes that Bournemouth is eager to attack relying on the home advantage and has opportunities in defense. Then Manchester United will use the frontcourt to press and intercept the ball, and then take advantage of their defensive loopholes.
Under his command, teammates pressed forward one after another, even the full-backs pressed over the midline, and he himself ran to the frontcourt.
Bournemouth threw out the ball, and Mata was a little angry at being ridiculed by Bournemouth fans. The opponent just threw out the ball, and he rushed up.
Lewis Cook, the left winger of Bournemouth, was going to use his chest to get the ball off, but he didn't know the situation behind him well enough, and Mata overtook him from behind and intercepted the ball! Seeing Mata intercept the ball in the frontcourt, Manchester United fans shouted: "Forward! Forward! Manchester United!" ……………… Amid the excited shouts of the fans, the entire Manchester United team also moved. Bruno was the first to take action, and he suddenly moved forward. At the same time, the full-back Valencia also rushed forward at high speed, intending to overlap. Daniels, the Bournemouth defender who was originally planning to steal the ball, saw Valencia rushing towards him aggressively, and quickly changed his mind and followed Valencia to retreat. Mata did not pass the ball to Valencia, because Valencia had been watched, which was obviously not a good offensive choice. Just when he was thinking about how to pass the ball out so that the team's offense could achieve the greatest results, he saw Bruno waving at him. He hesitated for a moment, but still passed the ball out. He didn't find any opportunities to take advantage of, so let him see what Bruno can do!
Bruno faced Mata's pass and Bournemouth's central defender Steve Cook who came up to defend him. Instead of receiving the ball, he turned around and let the ball pass, and also shook Steve Cook behind him.
After letting the ball pass, he turned around and stretched his feet, and then suddenly passed the ball forward while turning around. It seems that he turned around the ball 360 degrees. In this process, he completed all the actions of letting the ball, receiving the ball, getting rid of the defense, and passing the ball again.
Bournemouth's defense obviously didn't expect Bruno's pass to be so resolute and weird. They thought Bruno would control the ball after letting the ball pass, and then turn around to find a chance to pass the ball. Who would have thought that Bruno would pass the ball while turning around. And just from the gap left by Steve Cook who rushed over, the ball was sent to the penalty area!
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Mata saw the whole process clearly from the side.
When he controlled the ball, Steve Cook stood honestly on the back line, so there was no such obvious gap there.
If Steve Cook rushed up when he got the ball, he could have sent the ball there without passing it to Bruno.
But how did Bruno know that Steve Cook would definitely come up after he passed the ball to him?
In addition, he passed the ball directly while turning and shaking off the opponent, and he could send the ball so accurately...
This level of pass is not something that ordinary players can do!
"Beautiful pass! Ah, beautiful!" The commentator couldn't help but shout.
This pass was full of imagination and skill, and it was really worth his shouting.
Immediately afterwards, Mata saw Martial appear in the open area again, and he received the ball. However, another Bournemouth central defender Adam Smith soon appeared in front of Martial, and he came from the middle to stop Martial's shot.
At the same time, Bournemouth goalkeeper Boruc also moved to the near corner to block Martial's shot. Who would have thought that Martial didn't shoot at all, he swung his foot and passed the ball horizontally in front of the goal!
Ibrahimovic, who had been in the middle, inserted from behind and shoveled the ball into the empty goal!
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Mata's first reaction to seeing his team score was not happiness, but some surprise.
He stared at Ibrahimovic jumping up from the ground, then ripping his jersey, running and screaming. The other Manchester United teammates also rushed towards him. Only one person ran towards him, and that person was Bruno.
"Nice pass, Juan." He stretched out his hand to himself.
Mata didn't have time to think so much, he stretched out his hand like a conditioned reflex, and let Bruno slap his palm.
"Bruno's pass... is really beautiful, how did he think of it? Martial received the ball! Crossed... He didn't shoot... Ibrahimovic! Zlatan Ibrahimovic! GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL!!!!!!!"
"Manchester United scored, this is Ibrahimovic's first Premier League goal! He scored in two consecutive games!"
When Ibrahimovic scored, the Manchester United fans, who were originally a minority, burst into huge cheers, instantly overwhelming the home Bournemouth fans.
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The Manchester United fans in the stands were celebrating and cheering wildly. This was the first league goal for the team's new player and superstar Ibrahimovic after joining Manchester United, and it was also in his first Premier League game. They had reason to be so happy.
The same was true on the sidelines, on the Manchester United bench and in the dugout.
When he saw Bruno sending the football into the open space with a turning pass, Mourinho had already stood up from his seat. He could already predict what would happen next.
Martial received the ball unmarked and passed it to Ibrahimovic, who shot directly into the empty goal...
When this scene really happened, the magic bird waved his fist vigorously.
The most subtle and crucial part of this offense occurred when Bruno turned around to pass the ball and get rid of the opponent's defender.
Not only that, he also pulled out the opponent's center back, disrupting the opponent's originally good defense and leaving a gap in the opponent's defense.
The most important thing is that he not only created this gap, but also personally used this gap to score goals for the team.
That's why he always wanted Bruno.
This is the value of the first player worth 200 million euros in football history!
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The teammates were running back, and Ibrahimovic had an arm around Bruno's neck and was smiling and saying something to him in his ear.
Mata saw this scene, and he still thought what happened just now was incredible. Did I high-five the Portuguese just now? And the goal came from my pass to him...
Ibrahimovic, who scored the goal, was talking to Bruno: "Ha! Well done, Bruno! I knew you could do it!"
Ibrahimovic scored his first Premier League goal. No matter how he will be with this team in the future, at least he has written his name in the history of Manchester United.
But that's not the main reason that makes him happy. What makes him happy is Bruno's outstanding performance. It feels great to play with such a top midfielder.
He has no worries about joining Manchester United, which is in a trough period, because he knows that with him here, there is nothing to worry about.
They will definitely win many games. As head coach Mourinho said, competing for a Champions League spot is not their goal at all!
What is our goal? It's victory!
Of course, there is also a reason why Bruno will join Manchester United. This is the man who can take the unknown Udinese to the Serie A championship and even the top of Europe.
Udinese can do it, but why can't Manchester United, which has more money and foundation than Udinese?
Therefore, after hearing that Bruno might join Manchester United, he refused PSG's contract extension without saying a word and agreed to Manchester United's invitation.
For him, his career is perfect enough, and his only regret is that he failed to win the European championship.
And Bruno, who is only 22 years old but has already led the team to win the Europa League and Champions League, is the target he chose for his last ditch effort.
What's more, there is also a top coach Mourinho who has won the Champions League twice!
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After taking a one-goal lead, Manchester United became more confident and their morale was high. Take the initiative in the next game.
Bruno's performance in the midfield has become more and more stable, not only controlling the team's offensive rhythm, but also contributing to his defense many times.
Bournemouth originally planned to take advantage of Bruno's many forward attacks to participate in the attack. Manchester United's quick counterattack. As a result, Bruno chased back several times and intercepted the ball, so they gave up the idea.
In the eyes of the Bournemouth players, Bruno is not a person, but a group of people. Because before you thought he was participating in the attack in the frontcourt, you later found out that he was the one who cut off the football under his feet.
He can appear in any corner of the court as long as the game situation requires him to do so.
How could it be possible if it were a person?
They are just fans of the authorities, and Bruno certainly cannot be a group of people.
The TV broadcast and the live audience could clearly see that Bruno kept sprinting back and forth during the game. He did not skimp on physical fitness at all, and his speed was not slow.
There is another point that cannot be seen just by watching live TV, and that is Bruno's grasp of the game situation, which allows him to choose the correct action and path, and will not run blindly.
Although he kept running, he never wasted his physical energy, and it always worked every time he ran.