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

Chapter 444: A tough guy in the sky

The aerial battle had just ended. Bruno still kept shaking his head to attack the goal, but Federico was knocked down by him and lost his center of gravity.

Federico, who fell on his back, had only one thought in his mind: He was stronger than before!

Mr. Fernandez from Swansea is also an old acquaintance with Bruno. When he played for Naples in the 2013-2014 season, he played against Bruno three times and was very impressed with Bruno's technical characteristics.

Federico remembers that although Bruno was very strong at that time, he was not as strong in all aspects as he is now. At least at that time, heading was still considered a weakness of Bruno.

This season, when Swansea played against Manchester United at home, Federico missed the game due to suspension and did not play against Bruno.

But today he discovered that the boy who was not good at heading the ball had grown into a super aerial master who could have the upper hand in front of his 1.9-meter-tall aerial master.

After landing, Bruno ran straight to the stands where the Manchester United fans gathered, waving his arms to them, and the fans in the stands responded to him with huge cheers.

"Manchester United! Manchester United! We are Manchester United!!"

Behind him are Ki Sung-yong and other Swansea players who provide his background.

Ji Chengyong was extremely depressed now. That man was the target he was marking, but the target he was marking scored a goal in front of him, and he had no choice but to watch.

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Seeing Bruno celebrating the goal with his teammates, Ki Chengyong felt very unhappy, which further strengthened his idea of ​​​​showing his opponent a bit of awesomeness in the game.

Federico turned over and sat up, and then looked at Bruno who was celebrating the goal. He had no expression on his face, but he shook his head in his heart.

In the process of fighting for the ball in the air, he was completely defeated by Manchester United's No. 8.

The opponent was more accurate than himself in grasping the ball's landing point. He accurately captured the ball's landing point and then headed the ball first.

Although he is 1.9 meters tall and is considered one of the best central defenders in the Premier League in terms of his jumping and header abilities, he has lost all of this to a player who is far less tall than himself.

Height and bounce do not determine everything when competing for a header. It does not mean that the higher you jump, the better you can head the ball.

He lost and had nothing to say.

"Bruno scored!! His thirty-fifth goal in the league broke the 22-year-old Premier League single-season scoring record!"

"Manchester United leads Swansea 1:0 at their home court! In this focus battle, Manchester United has the upper hand! They have a good start!"

"In the fight with Federico, who is 1.9 meters tall, Bruno, who is 1.83 meters tall, has a slight advantage!"

"Bruno is a very good headerer. This is one of his major characteristics. Even though he is not very tall, he does a very good job in both offense and defense with headers!"

After scoring the goal, Bruno celebrated with the fans and turned around to run back. Then he hugged Ashley Young who passed the ball to him and praised: "What a beautiful pass, Ashley!"

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Swansea, who fell behind, began their counterattack after the game restarted.

As a relegation team, they urgently need points to complete their relegation mission so that they can stay in the Premier League.

Even when facing a powerful club like Manchester United, they cannot give up easily because there is not much time left for them.

Except for today's game, they only have 3 games left in the league this season!

According to the current situation, they still need at least 3 points to complete relegation.

Don't think that these 3 points are easy to get. You must know that Swansea only scored 34 points in the previous 31 league games, averaging less than 1 point per game.

In the 18th minute, Ayew received a throw from his teammate and passed Maguire and Blind with a cold arrow and missed.

In the 20th minute, Sigurdsson's long-range shot from outside the penalty area went over the crossbar.

In the 22nd minute, Llorente sent a wonderful pass under Maguire's close pressure. Britton's shot from the assist was saved by goalkeeper De Gea.

During this period, Swansea's offense came up. They made the audience realize that they are still a very capable team. Don't underestimate them because they conceded a goal in fifteen minutes or think that they are a relegation team.

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Naturally, Manchester United could not accept the situation of being rubbed on the ground by a relegation team at their home court. They quickly launched a counterattack under the leadership of Bruno.

But when they attack, they will encounter Swansea's foul tactics.

Rooney was knocked to the ground, and the opponent only received a verbal warning, which caused boos in the stands.

Then Rashford was kicked in the ankle again. He did not fall to the ground immediately, but finished the shot before limping and complaining to the referee. The referee still only gave a verbal warning.

The indulgence of referee Swarbrick made Swansea even more excited, which led to Luke Shaw, who had just returned from injury, to be injured again and was replaced in the 28th minute of the game.

The once talented left back only played less than half an hour after returning from injury and had to go into the repair shop again.

<divclass="contentadv">As a result, the anger of the Manchester United players was also kicked out. They are all young players, and it is easy to get angry easily. The opponent committed repeated fouls, but the referee just Verbal warning, since the referee doesn't care, then we can uphold justice ourselves.

With this idea, Maguire also tackled his opponent. This was a very vicious foul. Swansea players surrounded the referee and asked him to show him a yellow card.

This time the Swansea players were very angry. The referee Swarbrick couldn't do it without playing a card, so he showed Maguire a yellow card.

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This yellow card in turn made the people of Manchester United very unhappy.

Mourinho even showed his hands in protest off the court, because this yellow card meant that Wei Maguire would be suspended in the next round of the league. The head coach had more to think about than just this one game, so he was angry about the yellow card.

The players on Manchester United were dissatisfied because Swansea had committed so many fouls before, and the referee did not give a yellow card. Maguire was given a yellow card for his first foul. Is it suspected of favoring the away team?

Not only poverty but inequality exists not only in China, but also in all parts of the world. The thinking of the Manchester United players is very simple: either you don't give any cards and let us toss, or you give them all cards and stop this wretched tactic of relying on fouls to hinder the opponent from the beginning. As a result, the referee did not give Swansea a card, but instead gave a yellow card to the Manchester United player who felt he was a victim. The first yellow card of the game was given to the home team, which everyone found unacceptable.

Therefore, this yellow card not only failed to curb the anger between the two parties, but instead contributed to the atmosphere that smelled increasingly thicker.

Maguire was dissatisfied with the penalty, but Bruno pulled him aside, put his arm around his neck, comforted him, and told him to calm down and not get sent off for protesting to the referee and getting a second yellow card.

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After the game restarted, Swansea took a free kick. They did not send the football directly into the penalty area, but passed it to the center.

As soon as Ki Sung-yong received the ball, Bruno suddenly rushed up from behind, separated him from the football with a split kick, and then thrust his butt, knocking Ki Sung-yong aside.

Ki Sung-yong fell to the ground, waved his arms, and shouted again, wanting a set kick in the center of the penalty area.

The referee hesitated for a moment and then took the whistle down again.

Bruno ignored Ji Chengyong who was protesting on the ground and threw the football out. Manchester United launched a fast break!

Ji Chengyong quickly got up from the ground and chased Bruno.

Bruno deliberately slowed down, just waiting for Ji Chengyong to come up.

Ji Chengyong was chasing after him, and suddenly saw Bruno slowing down. He was so happy that he rushed forward.

Since Bruno knocked him down from behind just now and successfully grabbed the ball and the referee didn't call it a whistle, then he should do the same!

Just when he was about to go around and steal the ball, Bruno suddenly braked and raised his hands slightly, expanding the blocking area.

As a result, Ji Chengyong bumped into Bruno's back. He lost his balance due to the reaction force and fell to the ground on his back.

The Korean defensive midfielder, who is several centimeters taller than Bruno, is completely at a disadvantage in the physical confrontation with Bruno.

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The second time he knocked the opponent to the ground, the referee still did not call it. In his opinion, this was a reasonable collision.

Bruno took advantage of the situation and took the football away, completely getting rid of Ji Chengyong. He then shot the ball himself, but the ball was saved by goalkeeper Fabianski, and Manchester United won a corner kick.

Bruno looked back at Ji Chengyong before he got up from the ground, still mumbling.

Ji Chengyong also noticed that someone was looking at him, so he raised his head and met Bruno's eyes.

Neither of the two people spoke, but their hostility was fully expressed by looking at each other.

Ji Chengyong was unhappy with Bruno, and naturally Bruno would not treat him kindly, especially since the other party was still a stick.

The silent exchange between the two men was brief, but the excellent television broadcast captured the scene and replayed it on television.

"This is really an interesting scene. We can see from the eyes of the two of them that they are already in love, haha!" Lineker laughed when he saw this shot.

Onlookers find it interesting, but the person involved does not think so at all.

Then as long as Bruno gets the ball, he can feel the defensive pressure from Ji Chengyong, not only defense, but also small actions and fouls.

Ki Chengyong tried every means to make him fall, but Bruno just held on and refused to fall.

Once again, after Bruno got the ball, Ki Sung-yong came up from behind and kicked Bruno in the calf.

This was already an obvious foul. If it had been any other player, he would have screamed and fallen to the ground with his hands on his calf, but Bruno didn't react, making Ki Chengyong think that he didn't kick anything...

Not only that, Bruno took advantage of Ji Chengyong's stunned time to send the football to the space he was already optimistic about, helping Rooney complete a threatening shot.