From the man behind the football king to the football king.

Chapter 246 Top ball feel

After Bruno scored, he quickly rushed out of the penalty area, spreading his arms all the way, like a glider, flying over the Friuli Stadium, accepting the cheers and cheers from the Udinese fans in the stands.

He is also very excited!

Soon, Taylor, Cancelo and other teammates also caught up and surrounded Bruno from behind and from the left and right. Everyone was cheering for his goal.

1:1, Udinese finally equalized the score. This was really not easy for the entire first half.

Because after conceding the goal in just three minutes, Manchester United began to adopt tenacious defensive counterattack tactics, which caused a lot of trouble for Udinese, even though Bruno was very active and created many threatening opportunities. , but still failed to break through Manchester United's goal.

Now, Bruno took action himself and equalized the score.

The game was back on the same starting line, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

"Calm down, don't be anxious, there is still one hour in the game, we don't want a draw, we want to win!" Bruno encouraged his teammates loudly and boosted their morale.

Bruno noticed Cancelo, walked over and patted his wet face gently, and then patted Adnan on the shoulder.

Both of these players are older than him, but neither their role on the court nor their influence in the locker room is as good as his. And today he is the captain on the court and plays the role of a leader. .

In fact, after conceding a goal, Udinese's midfield was well organized, especially as the game progressed, players such as Cancelo and Adnan gradually fell into their roles.

The frontcourt offense is centered around Bruno, and everyone plays around him. If Bruno is active, Manchester United will have to switch to defense, and Udinese players will get more space and opportunities, naturally. That’s how it came into play.

But the Red Devils are not a fuel-efficient lamp. After conceding a goal and being equalized, Manchester United still adopts a steady defense tactic.

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Due to Luke Shaw's injury, the stoppage time in the first half lasted 10 minutes, but in the next minutes, neither side scored again.

Udinese made several impressive attacks, but was never able to break through Manchester United's goal, while the Red Devils made a counterattack, but still failed to create a threat.

Back in the locker room, Guidolin was very satisfied with the players' performance in the first half, especially the team's ability to quickly return to normal and get into the game after conceding the ball.

In fact, everyone knew that Guidolin was commending captain Bruno on the field without mentioning his name.

"There was a very serious problem with our offense in the first half, and that was that our right wing almost didn't create any decent opportunities, and the only one was a goal."

Guidolin looked at Vidmont, obviously reminding the Swiss that they should be more proactive in the second half.

"I can tell you that in the second half Van Gaal will definitely focus on Bruno to defend. He alone cannot solve the problem. Manuel, you should work harder."

The Chilean midfielder nodded heavily. His focus in the first half was to assist Badu in defense. Even when Mata retreated to participate in defense, he did not dare to press too much for fear of making a mistake.

"Also, Manchester United's defensive focus is on the central side, so their wings are prone to problems. We didn't make enough use of it in the first half, so we need to pay attention to it in the second half."

Having said this, Guidolin looked at Adnan and Wiedmon and ordered: "You two should run more towards the center to get out of the gap and pass the ball from behind, while Nuer should distribute the ball more to the wing. .”

Bruno attracts defensive attention and gets more opportunities on the left and right, which has always been Udinese's specialty.

But the problem is that Di Natale is absent and there is only Taylor on the front line. Widmont still feels not bold enough on the right, which leads to Udinese's offense leaning heavily to the left in the first half.

What's interesting is that the only goal came from a cross from Vidmont on the right, which caused De Gea to attack, which in turn caused chaos in the Manchester United penalty area, and Bruno seized the opportunity.

Things on the football field are always the result of chance and necessity.

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After changing sides in the second half, Manchester United retreated completely. However, Udinese still adopted the tactics of the first half and pursued the Red Devils fiercely.

Van Gaal has obviously stepped up his surveillance of Bruno. Herrera and Bastian Schweinsteiger almost always aim to freeze Bruno. Mata also frequently drops back to catch the ball.

Guidolin also responded quickly. The two full-backs began to move forward more actively. In addition to Badu who was trailing behind in the middle, Itura also actively pushed forward.

Udinese began to suppress Manchester United and frequently created opportunities.

First, Bruno made a pass from the left, but Taylor failed to grab the spot. Then Bruno made a wonderful pass and Cancelo missed the shot. Immediately, Bruno and Taylor cooperated. Itura shot a long shot and missed slightly. After that, Widmont made a pass from the right, Taylor headed the ball over, and Adnan's long shot was saved by De Gea.

But Manchester United was not helpless. In the th minute, Manchester United counterattacked, but could not break into the Udinese penalty area. Bastian Schweinsteiger failed to create a long shot from the outside meters away from the goal. threaten.

Udinese began to take advantage of the field.

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"Beep!"

<divclass="contentadv"> With the referee's crisp whistle, Itura stopped helplessly, turned around, saw Martial lying on the ground, and stepped back with a wry smile.

The French forward took his teammate's hand and climbed up from the ground. He just wanted to dribble the ball past Itura, but he didn't expect the veteran Chilean midfielder to be so tenacious and refused to let him squeeze away. In the end, he almost lost the ball.

Fortunately, Martial was not stupid. He followed Itura's small move and fell to the ground, helping Manchester United get a free kick in the frontcourt.

This is not a lie, because Itura really has some tricks up his sleeve. Just a good offensive opportunity was missed.

Itura retreated into the penalty area and participated in setting up the wall.

Mata took the free kick, but it hit the wall directly. Manchester United wanted to grab a chance, but Udinese passed the ball continuously to the left wing and handed it to Ocancelo, who quickly passed it to Bruno in front. The Manchester United players immediately returned to the defense quickly and did not dare to wait any longer.

Based on Bruno's performance in today's game, Bastian Schweinsteiger alone cannot hold on.

Bruno didn't like fighting. He stopped just after passing the center line, passed the ball back and reorganized.

Manchester United's defensive transition speed is still very fast.

Udinese's ball moves very simply, shifting from the left to the right in an instant.

After Badu got the ball, he chose to stop forward and rushed forward with the ball.

Itura understood this and immediately moved to the right to cover the gap left by Badu. Adnan also moved his position closer to the center, still with the double midfielder configuration.

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Badu dribbled the ball across the center line, glanced at Widmont on the right, and quickly passed the ball.

The two had a tacit understanding for a long time. Switzerland stopped the ball and took it to the center, but Rojo clung to him. Widmont chose to pass the ball to Taylor, who was retreating to meet him, but Smalling was right behind him, and the French forward had no chance. , the first kick was given to Badu.

Badu ran into the gap, stopped, looked up and glanced ahead, quickly passed the ball over the top and sent the ball directly behind Smalling and into the penalty area.

Bruno had long been ambushed in the area between Schweinsteiger and Smalling. As soon as Badu received the ball, he started to move diagonally behind Manchester United's defense as quickly as possible.

The moment Badu passed the ball, he was just a little behind Smalling and was not offside.

The Manchester United center back turned slowly and was rushed past by Bruno. However, Bastian Schweinsteiger chased Bruno all the way and refused to get out of the way. The two of them penetrated the penalty area diagonally at the same time.

After Bruno rushed up at the fastest speed, he had to deal with Bastian Schweinsteiger beside him, and judge the landing point of the ball. At the same time, he also had to pay attention to De Gea who decisively abandoned the goal...

All the fans in the audience screamed in surprise at this moment, and even Sky TV commentator Andy Gray couldn't help but get excited.

"Udinese successfully countered an offside attack and Bruno entered the penalty area to see if he could stop the ball."

Under the watchful eyes of all the fans in the audience and the attention of countless spectators and fans around the world, Bruno blocked Bastian Schweinsteiger with his body and decisively moved his right foot first.

This kind of ball is very difficult to stop, it can even be said to be very difficult to stop, but if it is stopped well, it is basically a classic.

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De Gea abandoned the goal and waited for Bruno to stop the ball. He subconsciously thought it would stop.

While Schweinsteiger used his body to interfere with Bruno, he was also waiting for him to stop.

This is not a mistake, it only needs to be stopped a little bit wider, Bastian Schweinsteiger's interference will be able to play its role, and De Gea can easily catch the ball.

All of this seems very complicated, but in fact it is all decided in an instant and comes from the players' daily accumulation.

But Bruno obviously surprised them this time, because he stopped!

Badu's overhead pass from meters away was stopped by his gentle kick. The football seemed to be stuck to the instep of his foot, as if it was filled with water and could not bounce, and fell down Bruno's right foot.

This surprised both De Gea and Bastian Schweinsteiger. They both reacted and rushed forward immediately.

But they were fast, and Bruno was one step faster than them. He took the lead with his right foot and poked the ball to the right after it landed.

Although De Gea fell to the ground and tried to save the ball, he was still a step too slow.

After Bruno got rid of Bastian Schweinsteiger, he quickly chased after him and easily pushed the shot into the empty goal!