The first seventy-ninth chapter Milan soldiers approaching the city
The match with Everton is Rooney's first return to Liverpool's Goodison Park Stadium since transferring to Old Trafford last summer to face his old owner Everton. Before the game, the local police actually dispatched special forces to protect Rooney, which seemed very exaggerated.
When he entered the court, he was also treated by the home team fans calling "Judas" (traitor). Saha and Smith did not come to the away game with the team. Dong Fangzhuo and Giggs were both arranged on the bench, and Rooney and Fanny formed a forward partner.
From the opening whistle, Rooney's every touch was booed by home fans, and it seemed that he felt too much pressure. Rooney had no highlights in the game. However, Vanny, who started, quickly took the lead for Manchester United. In the 23rd minute, Ronaldo broke through the right cross, and Vanny scored a strong header with 6 yards in front of the goal.
The active Ronaldo scored a goal in the 59th minute to expand the score. Arteta fouled against Ronaldo for 25 yards. Scholes shot directly with a free kick and hit goalkeeper Martin and bounced out. Ronaldo got the ball and scored an empty goal.
In the end, Manchester United beat Everton 2:0 away and successfully advanced to the next round of the FA Cup.
After the game, Ronaldo also won a lot of praise from the outside world.
Last season, he was just a fancy boy who attracted attention by dazzling dribbling, and was even ridiculed by the media as a paranoid patient. Now he often becomes the key man of Manchester United, contributing goals and assists repeatedly. Cristiano Ronaldo's breakthrough is still so persistent, but in Ferguson's eyes, there is a qualitative difference.
Ronaldo became the hero of the game in the FA Cup defeat to Everton. One assist and one goal were enough to lock in the best award on the spot. These two flashes were based on Ronaldo's technical crossing and point-catching in front of the goal.
In the 23rd minute, Ronaldo's breakthrough opened the gap, and then his cross flew accurately toward the goal. Fanny easily headed the ball with 6 yards in front of the goal. The cross has always been Ronaldo's criticized weakness, but this time the pass made people shine. Both the arc and the landing point were just right. The article of the British News Agency even used "expert-like delivery" to describe it.
Scoring a goal is another way. In the 59th minute, Scholes' free kick made Everton goalkeeper save the ball. Ronaldo appeared in the penalty area with a clever shot to secure the victory. At this moment, his figure seemed extremely cunning, and he was learning to attack his opponent in a new way.
Ferguson has long said that Ronaldo has unlimited potential, and the Portuguese's progress over the past year has verified his words. After this game, the Lord Sir was even more delighted to pick Ronaldo out and praise him alone, saying that he has become a typical example of Manchester United.
"This guy Ronaldo is an amazing player," Ferguson said. "He was abused today. I don't know how many times he was fouled by his opponent, but no one took the card."
"But this guy's performance was stable from beginning to end. He never gave in. Every time he stood up and asked for the ball again, he was really an incredible player."
Ronaldo has the potential to conquer the world. Not only Ferguson holds this view, but his teammate Figo in the Portuguese national team also believes that Figo said that there are two most promising new players in the world now, and Ronaldo is his most promising: "Cristiano Ronaldo and Robben are the two most promising players now," he said.
Figo said: "I played with Ronaldo in the national team and I know him very well because he is a Portuguese, so I value him more. He has outstanding abilities and has the opportunity to become the number one star in the world. He is only 20 years old and has the potential to become a better player than anyone I have ever met."
Needless to say, Ronaldo has not received such praise or treatment for a long time. The Lord himself rarely praises a player like this in front of the media.
However, the most praise Ronaldo has ever heard was not from Ferguson's mouth, but from Dong Fangzhuo's mouth.
After spending nearly a season with Dong Fangzhuo, Dong Fangzhuo praised him in his ears all the time. Dong Fangzhuo always said that he would become the best player in the world one day. He didn't expect that Sir and Figo said so. Before, he thought that Dong Fangzhuo was just to make himself happy and purely encouraged himself, but he didn't expect that his sky was so big...
※※※※
Of course, this also made AC Milan's coach Ancelotti even more trouble. Milan seems to be facing one or two players from Manchester United, but several such players.
Ronaldo, Rooney, Giggs, Scholes, Fanny, Dong Fangzhuo... These guys are enough to intimidate the future of Milan.
But no matter what, Milan will be fearless.
After the last training session, he decided to play against Manchester United away - Dida, Stam, Nesta, Martini, Karaze, Rui Costa, Kaka, Pirlo, Gattuso, Sidov, Crespo, Abiati, Cafo, Costakuta, Thomasen, Ambrosini, Dorasu, Serginho.
This is all about Milan, which is full of star-studded Milan. No matter what kind of players the opponent has or what formation it plays, Milan can be ready for it.
Milan is coming, and local media are flocking to it. Even the Manchester Evening News wrote an article praising Milan - "No opponent is greater than AC Milan! Their strength is unfathomable. Before the game, Manchester United must do their best to forget those loud names. To defeat Milan, Manchester United must show their previous kingly temperament. Fortunately, Manchester United has gradually regained their former feelings in recent games."
"Fighting with Milan is a challenge, and all professional players want to taste this taste. Manchester United is in good momentum in the Premier League and the FA Cup, and now Manchester United is going to enjoy football in the European arena. In fact, looking at Milan's history and stars, they have many similarities with Manchester United. So the collision between these two teams is definitely wonderful, and everyone is looking forward to it."
Chapter completed!