The Forest team's offense appeared a little monotonous at Old Trafford. They could not break through quickly from the two flanks that they were best at, and Albertini was suppressed at the back. The Forest team did not even have an attack in the middle. As a result, the flanks could not be opened, and the middle could not be advanced. The Forest team's two strikers were completely useless and could not even see each other for a long time.
At this time, Tang En especially hoped that the team had an attacking midfielder who could share the burden of offense and organization. It did not have to be an attacking midfielder, but it had to be a midfielder who focused on organization.
Ribéry dribbled the ball to break through from the flank, but the ball he passed to Eastwood was suddenly intercepted by a figure who suddenly appeared behind him.
"Cristiano Ronaldo! He rushed back from the front field and intercepted Ribéry's pass! "
This impatient kid actually took the initiative to snatch the ball.
The Forest team's offense was suddenly ended, and the entire team hurriedly retreated. Ronaldo would not give them time to come back and set up a defense. After successfully intercepting the ball, he turned and broke through from the flank, hoping to use his speed and skills to bring the ball directly into the Forest team's penalty area.
When he kicked the ball out, he saw a figure appear in front of him.
It was the Forest team's number 13 who talked big!
Good timing. Come and defend against me if you can!
Ronaldo dribbled the ball and rushed toward Wood. Then, with a dazzling bicycle kick, it was fast and deadly. Wood's center of gravity was shaken by him.
Now's the time!
Ronaldo pushed the ball to the side and sped up to rush over. When he wanted to cut inside to block Wood behind him, he suddenly felt his body lean against an obstacle.
Ronaldo is trying to force a breakthrough! But George Wood is nipping at him. "
Running alongside Wood for a few steps, Ronaldo found it difficult to break through the number 13 in front of him simply by relying on speed. It looked like he had to find a breakthrough point from the change in tempo that he was best at.
In front of him was the Forest team's center back, Matthew Upson. Ronaldo came up with a plan. He leaned against Wood as he ran and cut inside, giving Wood the feeling that he would force a breakthrough and luring him to speed up.
Wood was indeed fooled. After he felt that Ronaldo was going to break through, he immediately picked up his speed and overtook Ronaldo. At this moment, he looked back and saw Ronaldo use his right heel to knock the football from the outside to the inside from behind him. At the same time, he made a sudden stop and turned to overtake Wood from behind!
"Look! What an exciting breakthrough … This was Ronaldo's moment! At the Theatre of Dreams at Old Trafford, the play 'Genius' is on! "
Seeing Ronaldo shake off Wood so easily, the commentator threw all the praises he could think of at the moment to the Portuguese, just like the audience who threw flowers to the actors in the auditorium.
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The Nottingham Forest fans booed loudly in the south stands of Old Trafford.
Skinny Bill pulled off his headphones and said to Fat John, "The commentator said that this is the moment for the genius Ronaldo to perform!"
"Bullshit! We have geniuses too! " John threw the empty disposable cup away. He was very unhappy with the commentator's mushy flattery. "Come on, guys! Don't let those bastards from Manchester look down on us! Sing with me —! "
"Wood! Wood! Wood, wood, wood! It grew into a forest! Wood! Wood! Wood, wood, wood! Make it difficult for the opponent to advance! If you want to go over, leave the ball! Stay! Stay! Wood! Wood! Wood, wood, wood! It grew into a forest! Forest! Forest! Forest — victory! Oh la la! Forest, forest! "
Ronaldo heard the loud cheers from the Old Trafford stands. He liked to hear the audience cheering for his performance. It was really a theatre of dreams.
In front was Matthew Upson. He saw Ronaldo knock the ball away from his body when he went past Wood and wanted to go forward to clear the ball. He did not know that he underestimated the Portuguese's speed. The other side touched the football half a step ahead of him, then jumped up and made a Marseille turn, pulling the football past Upson!
"Ah ah! It's so beautiful! A genius performance! " The commentator shouted like crazy. It was as if he had seen the curtain of a good play that passed several people in succession. It was as exciting as Thierry Henry's goal in Tottenham. It could be broadcasted on the BBC for a year!
Ronaldo, who had just made a Marseille turn past Upson, thought it was already flat in front of him. He did not expect to be hit unexpectedly and almost lose his balance. Fortunately, he reacted quickly and hooked the ball under his feet to rush to the left side.
At this time, he had time to see who had hit him. The result surprised him — George Wood!
The Forest team's number 13 took advantage of the opportunity when he made a Marseille turn past Upson to catch up again!
This guy …
Was he done yet?
Seeing that he had been hit by Wood, he went from facing the goal to facing the flank. Ronaldo and Wood competed. Even if van Nistelrooy was not far behind him to assist, he did not pass the ball. He was single-minded to compete with the number 13 next to him!
He stopped abruptly and stepped on the football with his heel. He turned around and looked up to see George Wood!
He had no choice but to turn around again and hook the football under his feet to continue to break through to the end line. At first, the two of them were half a body apart, but after two steps, Wood was already parallel to Ronaldo.
In terms of running ability, Ronaldo was far inferior to the man in front of him … His physical fitness was too terrifying!
Wood's defense was a secret — to use his alien-like physical fitness to firmly stick to the opponent and prevent him from comfortably breaking through and shooting. Therefore, to deal with him, he needed to deal with the ball immediately. Once the football stayed at his feet for too long, he would find it more and more difficult to deal with.
Ronaldo made this mistake.
Seeing that the end line was getting closer and closer, he was getting further and further away from the goal. He could only pass the ball.
The good show of traveling thousands of miles alone to overcome five obstacles and kill six opponents was over.
The commentator's interest also changed from flattering Ronaldo to marveling at Wood's individual defensive ability.
"It's unbelievable that Ronaldo can't shake off George Wood at all!"
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Bill, who was watching the game with his headphones on, screamed, "Nonsense! Because George is a genius! The kind of genius that you don't understand at all! "
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As he approached the end line, Ronaldo found that the opponent had no intention of slowing down, so he simply sped up again and swung his leg to pass the ball!
This was his last chance to get past his opponent. After all, the Forest team's penalty area was still only Upson. As long as he deceived Wood, he could still find a great opportunity to one-on-one with the Forest goalkeeper. He was not willing to let his beautiful breakthrough end up with a corner kick …
Wood saw that Ronaldo was going to pass the ball and did not think much about it. He crossed his leg to block the ball's flight path. Ronaldo was waiting for him to do so. He immediately made a sudden stop and stepped the football on the end line with his heel. Both he and Wood slid out due to inertia.
The only difference was that Wood's entire body slid out horizontally, while Ronaldo, who was already prepared, did not lose his center of gravity. He only needed to adjust two steps and come back to control the ball again!
As for Matthew Upson, who pounced on him? He had at least ten ways to break through this wooden block.
Wood saw that Ronaldo did not pass the ball but left the football in the field and knew he had been fooled. So, when he flew out, he clasped his hands into claws and grabbed the turf to slow himself down … He clawed out ten ravines on the field! It was like the tire marks left on the road when he braked.
In the end, Wood's hands were full of turf …
Ronaldo finally stopped his momentum. He took a small step, which was a preparation for turning around and taking a long stride to pass the ball.
Wood exerted force with both hands and his body rushed back to the field.
The Portuguese's second step was a little bigger than the first, and he was still adjusting his center of gravity.
Matthew Upson rushed forward without a care in the world.
Van Nistelrooy ran toward the goal and reached for the ball. Now that the Forest team did not have a defender in front of the goal, it would be a kill as long as it was passed over! At that time, it would be 3: 0 and the Forest team would be finished!
Wood raised his hand and threw the turf he grabbed at the cameraman's camera lens behind him. He was like a bullet that was shot out. When there was still a distance between him and the football, he slid over!
Ronaldo's feet finally stepped back onto the field. The football was closer to him, and it looked like Wood had no chance. He looked down at the football and did not notice Wood's movements at all. He stretched out his foot to poke the ball … Suddenly, a leg appeared in his field of vision, and what was worse was that the foot was even closer to the football!
Who the f * * k is this?!
A yellow figure rushed into his field of vision like a train, and the football was kicked away by him!
"George Wood —! An incredible interception of the ball! No one could have thought that he would snatch back the chance that everyone had given up! "
The number "13" flashed in front of Ronaldo's eyes. He completely forgot what he was going to do. He lifted his leg and stopped there, unable to react.
From the beginning to the end, he did not completely get rid of that number 13. In the end, he was successfully intercepted by the other party! He could not believe his eyes …
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When they saw Wood shovel Ronaldo's ball in advance, the singing and applause in the Theatre of Dreams disappeared. There was only one exception …
The Nottingham Forest fans in the south stands were seething. They sang the song written for Wood and shouted together at the end, "This is a f * * king genius!!"
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