Qin Xiong was one of the few players who performed well on the field.
He did his job well in the central midfielder role.
But when the game was in a stalemate, he could not change the overall situation.
Because his passes to the flank or the front field were very successful, but his teammates could not continue the attack.
When Bergkamp could not form a forward threat in front of the Manchester United penalty area, Bergkamp took advantage of a gap to signal to Qin Xiong. He wanted to cover for his teammates.
In the 21st minute of the game, Campbell intercepted the football at Rooney's feet and passed the ball to Qin Xiong. Qin Xiong, with his back to Scholes, passed the ball diagonally to Ljungberg and immediately turned after the ball.
Ljungberg crossed the halfway line and passed the ball back to Qin Xiong. When Qin Xiong ran forward, Scholes followed him closely less than a meter behind. Qin Xiong knew he did not have time to adjust, so he observed the situation in front of him as he ran.
Even though Bergkamp had problems in the offensive end, he also contained the Manchester United's defensive forces at the same time.
Sylvester waited for the opportunity to move behind him, ready to intercept the pass to Bergkamp at any time.
The old and demonic Bergkamp slowly retreated during the attack, and Sylvester followed closely behind. He probably did not notice that the gap behind him was getting bigger and bigger as he stuck close to Bergkamp.
Henry quickly inserted diagonally into the gap behind Sylvester from the flank. He looked at Qin Xiong from afar as he ran, and the two of them had a tacit understanding.
When Ljungberg's cross pass came in front of him, Qin Xiong did not stop the ball and sent the ball out with a precise straight pass!
It was brilliant, like a scalpel, a straight pass!
The Manchester United fans in the stands were horrified to see Henry cut diagonally from the gap between Phil Neville and Ferdinand, straight to the gap behind Sylvester.
A one-handed ball!
Henry had just taken a step forward when Ferdinand, who slid from behind diagonally, did not know whether he had touched the football or had shoveled Henry. Outside the penalty area, Henry was put to the ground and the football was cleared by Carroll with a big kick.
Arsène Wenger exploded with dissatisfaction at the side of the field. Henry was not a player who was keen on arguing with the referee. He just got up and looked at the referee. Mike Riley did not say anything. Henry shook his head and trotted back. Ferdinand stood up and roared at Sylvester. It was obvious that he was reminding the other party to pay attention to his defensive position!
Mike Riley's ability to control the game was not flattering.
When the players from both sides continuously used tackles to destroy the attack, he did not say anything, not even verbally.
Which made the style of the game became rougher and rougher.
Three minutes later, Qin Xiong assisted in the defense on the flank to snipe Ronaldo, who was moving forward with the ball. With Reyes chasing behind him, Qin Xiong took big strides to move the ball to speed up and get rid of Ronaldo. But at the same time he accelerated, Qin Xiong also burst out with speed to cut in front of Ronaldo. He was waiting for the opportunity to premeditate such a defense.
But he did not expect Ronaldo to roll exaggeratedly out of the sidelines after hitting his shoulder!
The referee, Mike Riley, blew the whistle and penalized Qin Xiong for a foul, which seemed to mean a blocking foul.
Qin Xiong did not look at Ronaldo. He picked up the football on the ground and walked toward the referee. Rooney rushed over to snatch the ball from his hands. Qin Xiong circled the ball from behind his waist to avoid Rooney's action, which made Rooney irritable and pushed Qin Xiong. Qin Xiong was not to be outdone and pushed back. Without looking back, he pointed in the direction of the sidelines and shouted at Rooney, "Go away! I didn't foul! He fell on his own initiative! Watch your actions, don't be too presumptuous! "
Rooney was like an enraged lion cub and roared at Qin Xiong, "You should shut up and go away! Who do you think you are? This is not f * * king Highbury! "
Qin Xiong cast a contemptuous and mocking smile at Rooney.
So what if it was Old Trafford?
The referee came over to separate Rooney and Qin Xiong. Before the players from the two teams gathered together and could possibly cause a conflict, Mike Riley blew the whistle several times to remind the players from both sides to restrain their emotions. Then he called Qin Xiong and Rooney in front of him and told them to restrain their behavior and focus on the game. In the end, he also let the two men reconcile. Qin Xiong and Rooney clapped their hands to each other as if they had turned hostility into friendship.
The referee signaled that Rooney could leave. At this time, Qin Xiong said to Mike Riley, "Just now, after he dribbled the ball and accelerated, the football was already out of his control. Both he and I had a chance to snatch the ball. I was one step ahead of him and he bumped into me and fell out of the sidelines. I have no problem with that, I shouldn't have fouled!"
Mike Riley was obviously unwilling to listen to Qin Xiong's explanation. He said to Qin Xiong, "I won't discuss with you what happened before I blew the whistle and called for a foul. What I want to talk about is what happened after. You shouldn't have put on that attitude, hugged the ball and walked towards me, dissatisfied with my call, and even provoked the opponent. I know this is a crucial game, but you have to understand that if your behavior causes bad things to happen, you must be punished. Okay, now I'm giving you a warning. I hope you can focus on the game and don't challenge my authority.
After speaking, Mike Riley pulled out a yellow card and showed it to Qin Xiong.
Qin Xiong turned and walked to the backfield. Although his expression was calm, he silently cursed the referee in his heart.
Scholes' free kick was passed into Arsenal's penalty area. Ruud van Nistelrooy's header failed and Touré's clearance was not clean. The football fell at the feet of Ronaldo, who was on the left side of the penalty spot. The Portuguese genius did not seem to be in form today. He shot with his right foot, but the football was three meters away from the goal and rolled out of the end line!
When all the players left the penalty area, Ronaldo stood in place with his head in his hands with a look of regret.
Qin Xiong did not know what he was regretting and felt strange.
What was done was done. What was done could not be undone. What was the point of putting on that expression?
Moreover, Arsenal was about to attack. Did he not need to defend on the right flank?
It was clear that Manchester United's defense on the right flank was empty. Only the full back, Gary Neville, was there.
Therefore, Lehmann kicked the ball to Ashley Cole when he opened the goal. Then the England full back strode forward along the left flank with no obstacles along the way!
By the time Ronaldo realized that he was not in a defensive position, it was already too late!
When Ashley Cole crossed the half of the field, Scholes quickly assisted in the defense on the flank. Ashley Cole passed the ball to the middle and Vieira, who plugged in from behind, passed the ball diagonally in front of Ashley Cole. But the one who received the ball was not Ashley Cole, but Henry!
Reyes was sandwiched by Henry in front and Ashley Cole behind him. He could only give way to the flank and run to the middle.
It may have been a subconscious movement, but his movement succeeded in attracting Phil Neville's attention.
Henry dribbled horizontally to the middle when he stopped the ball on the flank. He observed his teammates' movements while he dribbled.
Bergkamp was still closely marked by Sylvester. Ferdinand was ready to block Henry, who was moving to the middle.
Just then, Henry sent out a straight ball.
The football rolled diagonally from the area between Sylvester and Ferdinand.
Sylvester's attention was on Bergkamp. He was a little relieved when he saw that Bergkamp did not move. But when he saw Qin Xiong, who was a meter away from him, quickly cut forward with Bergkamp as a cover, he was immediately frightened.
Qin Xiong received Henry's pass on the penalty area line. Only Ferdinand was parallel to him. Even Heinz could not immediately shrink the penalty area to intercept him.
Ferdinand gritted his teeth and rushed towards Qin Xiong. And Qin Xiong made a move after he dribbled the ball into the penalty area.
It looked like he was supporting himself with his right foot, and his left foot was ready to kick the ball inside!
Ferdinand subconsciously thought that Qin Xiong would turn to the middle to get a bigger shooting angle. His rhythm paused. He planned to immediately intercept after Qin Xiong kicked the ball horizontally. That way, the success rate would be higher!
But he was wrong!
Qin Xiong's left foot feinted in front of the football. He was on a bicycle!
After his left foot swayed, his right foot accelerated and kicked the ball again!
Ferdinand felt as if he had been struck by lightning.
He was tricked!
Qin Xiong had already kicked the ball close to the penalty area. He was diagonally facing the goal, and the shooting angle was getting smaller and smaller.
And he did not have any targets to pass to.
When Carlo chose to block the near corner of the goal or abandon the goal, Qin Xiong calmly took another step forward and dribbled the ball!
On his side, Carroll was no longer able to form an obstacle to his shooting.
However, Qin Xiong was less than half a meter away from the end line. It was close to zero angle!
He did his best to control his footwork. He did not use any strength and pushed his foot.
The football slowly rolled towards Manchester United's goal and rolled into the goal along the inside of the goalpost.
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