Chapter 141 Arcs can be strange, but not evil!

After Manchester City's two goals, the mentality of the Manchester United players changed somewhat.

Being beaten like this under the gaze of so many spectators and fans, these players were naturally enraged.

Especially Ander Herrera and Anthony Martial.

One was a young talent and Golden Boy award nominee, directly facing Zhao Gang on the wing.

In his opinion, he had completely suppressed Zhao Gang, leaving him helpless.

But Manchester City was still leading 2-0.

What did this mean?

It meant his teammates were really letting him down!

His head-to-head battle with Zhao Gang was going to be lost because of his teammates' performance!

He was unwilling to accept this!

And Herrera's main task was to defend Zhao Gang.

As a result, one goal was a direct assist from Zhao Gang, and the other was initiated by a long pass from him.

In a sense, he had an inescapable responsibility for both.

So, when Zhao Gang got the ball, Herrera quickly closed in. Martial, eager to prove that he was better than Zhao Gang but hampered by his teammates, also actively defended, trying to intercept Zhao Gang's pass.

The two men's emotional state on the field led to even more gaps in the team's already shaky formation.

But to the fans, the two men's actions looked different.

This was fighting spirit!

Aggressive pressing after falling behind!

This was the kind of character that Manchester United players should have: never give up!

So, their performance received the full support of the fans in the stadium.

Cheers and encouragement echoed throughout Old Trafford.

On the sidelines, Mourinho roared, "Hold your positions! Hold your positions!"

As a whole, one move affected the entire body.

Martial, with his youthful passion and enthusiasm, would not listen to Mourinho at this moment.

His eyes were only on the ball and Zhao Gang.

Facing the two men's double-team, Zhao Gang did not choose to pass back, because he saw the gap behind them.

Once he broke through, there would be a vast plain ahead, with a multitude of options.

Zhao Gang knew that Herrera was a very good defender, so he chose the other side.

Martial's strengths were speed and breakthroughs, but his defense was not so good.

Zhao Gang took advantage of this, controlling the ball with both feet, constantly shifting his weight, and with a feint of his shoulders, Martial's footwork was thrown into disarray. Not allowing Zhao Gang to play tricks in front of him, he stretched out his foot fiercely. Zhao Gang deftly pulled the ball back and broke through directly on his right.

Herrera on the left was directly blocked by Martial, a screen!

Herrera almost knocked over the pillar-like Martial.

He was furious.

Are you a pig?

I'm on the left, he can only choose to break through from the right, can't you even see that? And you fell for the feint?

As long as you hold your position on the right, he can't break through!

Herrera didn't have time to say so much, just roared at Martial and quickly chased after Zhao Gang.

"Martial... Martial's defense is indeed a bit unprofessional. He completely blocked Herrera's position, more like setting a basketball screen for Zhao Gang!"

"In fact, he shouldn't have been in that position at all. Now that Zhao Gang has directly passed two people, Manchester United must have a defender to cover!"

"Even if Zhao Gang can really break through Herrera this time, Martial in the back can buy enough time for Herrera to chase back. If the two of them are stuck together, no one will delay Zhao Gang!"

"Once the defender covers, new gaps will appear. Look... Zhao Gang will not miss this opportunity."

Chris Smalling, who had come to cover from the middle, had not yet settled into position when Silva received the ball from Zhao Gang.

He moved forward, and Manchester United's defense showed another flaw.

At this time, both the left and right wings were empty.

Silva even had the opportunity to pass the ball directly to Aguero in the middle.

If they couldn't intercept this ball, and just let Silva pass it out, Manchester United's defense would face enormous pressure!

Herrera, who had been rushing towards Zhao Gang, saw the pass and charged towards Silva in one breath.

As Silva raised his leg to pass the ball, a sliding tackle from the side and rear brought Silva down!

Silva clutched his ankle, his face extremely pained.

Beep!!

The referee ran over quickly and gave Herrera a yellow card.

Herrera had no objection to the yellow card. He just turned around and roared at Martial.

Why did you rush up to challenge at that position???

Did you think Zhao Gang was alone? Doesn't he have teammates?

Your challenge will cause everyone to lose their original position!

The fans couldn't understand at all, and didn't even understand why Herrera was yelling at Martial.

Martial was so proactive!

Didn't they see that no one was pressing with him, only Martial was very proactive in going over?

Why don't you appreciate his good intentions??

Why are you yelling at him when you can't defend yourself, and someone is helping you defend?

The fans didn't understand so much. The position for covering should be in a smaller space, not in this kind of large plain where there are gaps everywhere and teammates are extremely scattered.

The opponent has countless passing routes. When you rush over, no one will help you cover in the area you are responsible for.

"Why make such a basic mistake??"

Martial, hearing Herrera's question, glared at him. You can't defend yourself, and you're blaming me?

Mourinho stood on the sidelines, his face not looking good. Was there going to be another internal conflict?

Martial and Rashford had never been players he favored, but the Manchester United management liked them.

If Zlatan Ibrahimović's reputation wasn't so great, Rashford would probably be starting as well.

If these two were on the field at the same time, they would really start fighting.

"In this position, only Zhao Gang is standing in front of the ball!

In previous free kicks, De Bruyne or Silva would stand next to Zhao Gang to provide cover.

Now it is no longer needed!

Zhao Gang is going to shoot directly!

The camera is on the handsome Beckham, and the beautiful Posh Spice.

Beckham has really become more and more handsome since retiring.

The broadcaster is very thoughtful in showing Beckham at this time."

Back in the Championship, people had mentioned Zhao Gang's free kicks.

They were very similar to that man.

It was just that Zhao Gang didn't have enough fame at the time, and it looked like he was trying to associate himself with that legendary number seven.

Now, he was standing on the Old Trafford pitch.

Standing in front of the ball, he had become the first free-kick taker in Manchester City, a team with many free-kick experts!

"Beckham's signature move is his miraculous free kicks, with great curve, fast speed, and accurate placement!

They have an extremely terrifying downward trajectory.

The biggest difference between Zhao Gang's and Beckham's free kicks is that Beckham usually chooses the inside of his foot, which is also the way most free-kick takers choose to strike the ball, while Zhao Gang usually chooses the outside of his foot.

In fact, whether passing or shooting, Zhao Gang mostly chooses the outside of his foot.

The advantage is obvious: strong concealment and fast ball speed. Of course, the disadvantages are also prominent: it requires extremely strong ball feel and power control, and the accuracy and stability are much worse."

"Let's watch this free kick!"

Zhao Gang looked through the wall of players at De Gea, who was already prepared.

De Gea had a very deep impression of Zhao Gang.

Zhao Gang would make a "three" gesture every time he took a free kick. And it seemed that the direction was different each time.

The first time De Gea faced this, he thought it was some kind of tactic and tried to decipher Zhao Gang's intention by looking at the angle of Zhao Gang's hand and the arc of his arm.

Later, he realized that the kid made this gesture no matter what.

This kid's gesture was just telling his teammates that he was going to take the free kick!

Run-up, bend over, swing leg!

The football roared out.

The Manchester United wall jumped up at the same time, trying to block the ball as much as possible.

The ball was extremely fast, and it did not go over the wall, but flew past it, rotating rapidly!

"Oh my god..." Henry widened his eyes, looking at the erratic football, which flew past the right side of the wall like a guided missile, but rotated extremely fast in the air, deflected its course, and flew towards the left side of the goal!

The experienced De Gea guessed the direction of the football!

This spin would either kick the ball out of the goal, or it was very likely to change direction in mid-air!

De Gea jumped up and flew towards the left side of the goal.

As he flew up, the football changed direction again, slamming into the net from the right side!

De Gea turned his head and looked at the unattainable football, his body crashing to the ground!

"Oh...!!" Henry covered his head, too shocked to speak.

On the football field, the curve can be strange, but at least it can't be evil!

The entire Old Trafford was silent.

The audience covered their mouths, wondering what had happened.

Beckham opened his eyes, unable to believe what he was seeing.

The Beckham curve has been written into textbooks and has a dedicated research topic, which shows its skill and influence.

The goal just now created an S-shape in a very short distance, as if it had hit something in the air and bounced back.

It was impossible to explain with science.

"What the hell?" Manchester United legends sat there, Neville and Scholes, unable to believe that such a curve could exist in this world.

Guardiola hugged his bald head, opened his mouth wide, with his signature strange smile, his whole body stunned.

On the field, Manchester City players rushed towards Zhao Gang like crazy.

Aguero's eyes were about to pop out, what was that?

That was a flying saucer!

How could an earthling kick out such a curve?

"This goal is beautiful! A very beautiful curler! Zhao Gang's outside foot always brings surprises!

Direct free kick, 3-0! Manchester City took a three-goal lead in the thirty-eighth minute!

Oh, this curve... it's so wonderful!"

"Oh my god!"

"Is this the charm of the outside foot?!"

"What kind of person is this? What kind of footwork is this??"

"It's not this outrageous even in a video game!"

"Incredible, unimaginable curve! Another sensational goal from Zhao!

Before this, the Puskas Award was not much of a debate, but after this kick, there will definitely be a very big controversy!

Unparalleled curve, the nightmare of Old Trafford!

Which is the best goal of the year, the one in the Europa League final, where he took on the entire Sevilla team and kicked a winning goal to win the Europa League title, or this alien curve on the Old Trafford pitch?

Which goal is the most exciting of the year??

This question can only be left to the judges!

We, we just need to cheer, we just need to shout, we just need to scream!

Zhao!!! God!"

The Manchester City commentator's voice was almost hoarse.

The screen kept replaying the goal from different angles and the reactions of different people.

But the Manchester United commentator didn't know what to say.

Could free kicks be taken like this?

"My God, why, why did Manchester United spend so much money to buy Martial and Rashford, and let Zhao go? He showed goodwill towards Manchester United, why didn't we try to get him?" Rio Ferdinand kept shaking his head, if Zhao Gang really played for money as Neville said, then he shouldn't have chosen Manchester City, but should have chosen Manchester United!

Manchester United doesn't lack money, and Manchester United can definitely offer more salary than Manchester City.

A weekly salary of 200,000 pounds would definitely not be a problem.

In Manchester City, it's only 120,000 pounds!

"Compared to him, Martial simply doesn't know how to play football, and Rashford didn't even start. I really don't understand why, why is this happening?

Even if Manchester United only buys expensive players and not the right ones, then what about Zhao? Why not buy such an expensive player?"

"Mourinho once showed great interest in Zhao, and Sir Ferguson also contacted Perrin and Zhao. Why did it end up fizzling out, why??" Ferdinand kept complaining.

This Manchester United legend, who thought Manchester City was nothing special before the game and thought that Zhao Gang was not as good as Martial and Rashford, finally couldn't help but tell the truth.

He never thought Martial and Rashford were stronger than Zhao Gang.

As a Manchester United legend, he can scold Manchester United players, but if you compare Manchester United players with others, he will definitely stand on the side of Manchester United.

You can hit and scold your own child, but you will never admit that your child is not as good as others.

Now, less than half the game has passed, look at Martial's fly-like performance, and then look at Zhao Gang's performance, Ferdinand really can't continue to lie and talk nonsense against his conscience.

His feelings were all heard by the Manchester United commentator next to him.

Of course, the commentator would not say the original words, because that would not be good for Ferdinand, Martial, Rashford, or even the entire Manchester United.

"Mr. Ferdinand is next to me, he thinks Manchester United should buy Zhao..."

Manchester United fans in front of the TV sighed and were about to cry.

Hearing this sentence, buy him, why don't you buy him, what's the use of you thinking that!

We're getting beat like dogs, and now you know you should buy him, what were you doing before?

The rumors were all over the place, and in the end he ran to the blue moon!

He doesn't even earn as much as Martial, let alone Rooney and Ibrahimović!

Didn't Neville and Scholes say that this guy is interested in money?

Isn't he a mercenary?

Let's smash him with money and bring him over!

Give him 200,000, give him 300,000!

For the money, he will definitely come over!