Football career: From winning the championship to becoming a legend

Originally, the team was leading by a large margin, and he had completed the KPI of this game ahead of schedule with one goal and two assists. Ricardo, who was thinking of taking it easy and clocking out early in the remaining 30 minutes, did not expect to be forced to speed up due to the fast-paced offense and defense of the two teams, and was forced to work...

Seeing the visiting team Wigan Athletic actively pressing and setting the pace, Manchester United picked up the butcher knife which had not been completely put down. As if the devil had been aroused by the charming lady, they began to act like beasts and continued to launch a violent offensive!

In the almost one-sided attack, Manchester United expanded their lead again in the 76th minute.

Ferdinand intercepted Wigan Athletic's forward pass and passed it to Pique to launch a counterattack. The latter strode forward to the half court and sent a long diagonal pass to Rooney who was waiting on the side. After Rooney got the ball on the left, he drove straight into the penalty area and used the outside of his right foot to make a curved cross near the edge of the penalty area!

The ball passed behind Wigan Athletic's defense, and goalkeeper Kirkland couldn't get out; so Ronaldo, who was unguarded, easily volleyed the ball from 10 yards away and scored! The Portuguese scored twice, and scored 2 goals in the last 3 league games, and 5 goals in the last 6 games against Wigan, helping Manchester United lead 4-0.

However, the game did not end there. In the 79th minute, Sir Alex made his third substitution of the game, which was also his first active substitution, in order to allow the second team player Simpson to adapt to the rhythm of the Premier League game to avoid the shortage of right backs in the future; he replaced Tevez and moved Li Qi to the midfield, changing to a 4-3-3 formation.

And just three minutes after Simpson came on the pitch, the hard-working and lucky young man also enjoyed the treatment of being a pig's trotter, providing an assist in his debut as a full-back.

Li Qi fought with Michael Brown in the middle for the 45- ball, and then passed it to Simpson who was waiting. The latter advanced more than ten meters with the ball, and saw that the Wigan Athletic defenders had followed Ronaldo and Scholes and no one stepped forward to defend, so he adjusted a few steps and observed calmly, then kicked the ball at a -degree angle and passed it to the back point of the goal.

The ball drew a wonderful arc in the air, passing the high defense of Wigan Athletic in the front and middle. Kirkland was naturally restricted by the speed and height of the ball and could not attack. So, this time it was Rooney's turn to easily head the ball into the net from a far point, 8 yards away from the goal, without anyone defending him!

This was Rooney's first league goal of the season, helping Manchester United to change the score to 5-0!

In the last minute of regular time, Simpson wanted to replicate Li Qi's long-distance empty-cut inside forward-style goal, but Simpson, who received Giggs' long pass, did not stop the ball well, and his shot from the right edge of the small penalty area was too nervous and lacked power. The ball was finally pressed under Kirkland...

In the end, Manchester United beat Wigan Athletic 5-0, and the Red Devils won 6 consecutive league games, and kept a clean sheet for 599 minutes, which earned them a one-day top-of-the-table experience card. However, 24 hours later, Manchester United's position became to continue to closely follow Arsenal, the leader of the league, which also won 6 consecutive games.

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The game was not as easy as the score showed. Manchester United paid a huge price for this victory. During the pre-match warm-up, Saha was injured and had to rest. In the first half of the game, Vidic and O'Shea were both injured and left the field...

In the post-match press conference, Sir Alex Ferguson demonstrated that the whole team worked together to overcome the impact of unexpected injuries and played fantastic football under difficult circumstances: "This is our best performance in the new season. Considering that Saha was injured before the game and Vidic and O'Shea were off, I think our performance was excellent... We picked up the tempo and the game became smoother. Although our injury list expanded to 10 people in the first half, the great result is attributed to all the players!"

As for Ricardo's amazing performance in his new position? Sir Alex kept it a secret, obviously unwilling to talk more: "Ah, yes, he is very familiar with the right-back position; of course, there are many other positions he is good at. He is a player with a high football IQ and a good sense of position, so all coaches want to put him in the squad... Ronaldo and Rooney also played well today. Rooney finally broke his fast in the league. I believe he will score many goals in the future..."

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So Ricardo, who didn't know that Sir Alex had put him on the list of surprise moves, sent Sarafina back to London, and then took a flight directly from London back to Italy to prepare for the European Cup qualifiers at home against Georgia a week later.

However, during this intermission of national team matches, since it was Italy's turn to have a bye in the third-to-last round of the European Cup qualifiers, after the match with Georgia, Italy only had one unimportant international friendly match, which was against South Africa at home.

Ricardo has been informed in advance that he will not be scheduled to play in friendly matches after participating in the Georgia match. Donadoni needs to leave opportunities for newcomers who need to be observed and veterans who need to find their form.

Therefore, Ricardo has a rare vacation of nearly a week before he needs to return to Manchester to report in order to prepare for the 20th round of the Premier League which will resume on the 10th.

At Heathrow Airport, after kissing goodbye to the dark green JK Sarafina who came to see him off, the scumbag Li started chatting with other girls via text messages after passing security check...

In two weeks, Emma Watson will finish the global promotion of her movie "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" and return to the UK. However, we can only meet again at the end of October, and we can only chat with each other in the dead of night.

As for Julian, she will return to Milan on October 10. She will go back to Italy with her mentor to attend an academic forum which happens to be on the topic of sports rehabilitation. Many industry bigwigs and resource-rich people will participate.

When the time comes, see if Ricardo is free and can be brought along as her dependent. She will also introduce him to her professors and some academic bigwigs, and connect him with some medical resources in Italy and the United States to see if they can help Ricardo's sports rehabilitation project.

The academic forum meeting will be held for two days over the weekend. Ricardo cannot participate on the first day because of the conflict with Georgia's game. However, he can go on the second day to get acquainted with some faces, especially to meet Julian's professor mentor, after all, he has a close relationship with the best rehabilitation hospital on the planet - the Chicago Rehabilitation Center.

In addition, see if you can find more relevant academic resources.

Because Ricardo has figured out that he wants to engage in sports rehabilitation projects mainly to serve himself or to serve the sports performance enhancement and sports injury treatment and rehabilitation in the football-related field, rather than to acquire or invest in a large hospital that caters to the mass market. In that case, the funds required will be astronomical, and the investment and construction or M&A cycle will be very long, which will not be of much help to his short- and medium-term needs.

On the contrary, if you focus on setting up a specialized clinic or a medical research center, gathering the best and most outstanding talents, tackling the most cutting-edge techniques and technologies, and promoting or experiencing the best treatment and rehabilitation services, it will be more in line with your needs and more feasible. The investment does not need to be too exaggerated. According to Ricardo's current net worth, a budget of around US$1 million is more than enough.

However, what such a specialized and sophisticated academic research institution needs most is not money. Of course, it is absolutely impossible to succeed without money, but what is more important than money is connections and academic resources. It is necessary to be able to access the top academic talents and medical institutions and start cooperation in order to gradually put one's plans on track.

Therefore, borrowing Julian's academic resources and personal network to enter this unfamiliar field is a relatively good solution. Now the main thing is to make myself familiar with the face, and then find spokespersons and partners. Whether it is business or scientific research matters, it is impossible for me to do it myself...

Julian said that she would help Ricardo consult professors and seniors at the University of Chicago next semester, especially her professor who has in-depth exchanges and cooperation with the Chicago Rehabilitation Center, which is known as the best rehabilitation hospital on the planet.

After making an appointment with Julian and the code for the hotel room, Ricardo will arrange a car to pick her and her professor up at the airport. After the match with Georgia, he will accompany her to attend the second day of the academic forum and invite Julian and her professor to a dinner after the meeting. In addition, before Julian returns to Chicago, Ricardo will organize another party to meet Julian's doctoral classmates at the University of Padua, as well as some medical experts in Italy...

Ricardo then turned his attention back to the national team and prepared for the European Cup qualifier against Georgia.

Speaking of Georgia, Ricardo is no stranger. On October 10 last year, in the fourth round of the European Cup qualifiers Group B, Ricardo started for the Italian team in Tbilisi to challenge Georgia, and scored a goal to help Italy win 11-3 away.

However, in the second half of the game, Ricardo was fouled by the opponent's defensive midfielder, resulting in his first injury in his career and hospitalization. However, this incident was used by Ricardo's agent Raiola, who joined forces with the endorsement brands and forces behind Ricardo to create a headline event of intentional injury that caused the Italian football genius to break his leg.

Although the leg was not actually broken, the relevant responsible persons paid a heavy price for it: the Georgian head coach was subject to criminal penalties for instigating intentional injury and was banned for life, while the other two defensive players involved were also banned for 12 to 24 months.

The subsequent impact of this incident was that there were significantly fewer malicious fouls against Ricardo. Even if there were tactical fouls, they were mainly wrestling and pants-dragging, and there were rarely any fatal moves targeting the ankles or joints.

In addition, Ricardo also picked up an endorsement contract from one of the world's largest insurance companies, and took the opportunity to set up his own foundation to intervene in the decision-making of football top management...

Therefore, from the perspective of overall vested interests, Ricardo feels that Georgia is a good person, a very good person, who gives points and money, and also contributes to his healthier football career!

Of course, Ricardo, who was selected in the starting lineup for this European qualifier, will not be merciful and show mercy. After all, in the matches that ended earlier in this round, both France and Scotland won, and Italy must beat Georgia at home to seize the initiative.

In this match, Cannavaro was suspended and Materazzi was injured, so Panucci and Barzagli were in the middle. Between Grosso and Chiellini, Donadoni chose the former.

In addition, Donadoni fielded a pure AC Milan midfielder in this game, with Ambrosini starting over De Rossi. As Iaquinta's injury did not fully recover, Li Qi and Di Natale partnered with center Luca Toni on the left and right.

Italy fielded an aggressive 4-3-3 starting lineup:

The goalkeeper is No. 1 Buffon;

The back line from right to left is No. 22 Oddo, No. 2 Panucci, No. 6 Barzagli and No. 3 Grosso;

The AC Milan iron triangle in the midfield is No. 8 Gattuso, No. 21 Pirlo and No. 13 Ambrosini;

The forward trident consists of No. 17 Li Qi and No. 11 Di Natale on the two wings, and the center is Luca Toni.

Georgia also has several key players missing, including captain Kaladze who plays for AC Milan. In addition, compared with the last round against Italy, the head coach has also changed, and one of the main central defenders and one of the main defensive midfielders are still in suspension...

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After the game started, Italy, which had the advantage of home court and was stronger than its opponent on paper, took the initiative on the field. Instead of the traditional Italian style of defensive counterattack, they pressed Georgia in the defensive third zone and attacked fiercely, especially on the left side where Li Qi was. After all, I believe the visiting team dare not commit another malicious foul on Li Qi, right? Donadoni is also an old silver coin.

However, Li Qi seemed to be having a bad time in this game. In the 5th and 9th minutes, he missed the target with two consecutive shots in the penalty area, and they were also a little soft...

Li Qi, who had a blank expression and acted like a master, was actually feeling annoyed in his heart: Damn, I shouldn't have done this again with Julian this morning! Beauty has led me astray...

So today, Li Qi, who was a little weak, decided to focus on assisting, reduce dribbling and shooting, hold the ball to feint and attract defense, and then pass the ball to Pirlo to organize or Luca Toni to end the attack! Well, it sounds like a good idea! Let's do it!

In the 15th minute, Italy made a quick cooperation in front of the penalty area. Ambrosini sent a straight pass from the left, attracting two people to defend Li Qi, who slipped the ball directly past the front point; Luca Toni behind him made a timely diagonal cut to protect the ball, but the latter did not shoot directly, but used his left foot to fake a shot and pass the ball, and then stuffed the ball directly into the ribs of the penalty area.

However, when Di Natale was advancing to receive the ball, he pushed down Salukvadze who was blocking his position and was called for a foul. Italy missed a good opportunity.

However, facing the visiting team's defensive defense, Italy's second good chance came in the 26th minute.

Li Qi received Grosso's pass as planned and feinted on the left side, but attracted two double teams and turned around to carefully pass the ball to Pirlo who was advancing. The latter sent a straight pass to the right wing without stopping the ball, and the left rib of the defense was relatively empty.

Di Natale received the ball and dribbled it in a roundabout way before kicking it at the front left corner of Georgia's penalty area. Luca Toni headed the ball 6 meters in front of the goal, overpowering the opponent's defender! Unfortunately, the ball hit the left post and bounced back into the penalty area. Li Qi was so exhausted that he was not paying attention and was half a beat late, so the opponent's defender cleared the ball first...

Li Qi also shook his head inwardly with regret: Lust is like a sword above your head, I should be more restrained before the next competition... But why does this sentence seem a little familiar...

However, although Li Qi, who handled the ball carefully, did not have many outstanding performances in this game, he did not make any mistakes at all, which let other people including opponents, head coach and fans notice the clues. If the former found out, they would definitely focus on attacking him and then beat him with their bodies. If the head coach found out, he might have replaced him before the end of the first half. If the latter found out, it would naturally be a social death event - why did the Italian offensive genius turn into a coward?

However, being in a strong team has its advantages. Even if Li Qi's performance in this game was not satisfactory, his reliable teammates and big brothers could still help him score the ball.

Before the end of the first half, Italy broke the deadlock with its absolute technical strength, and Li Qi was just a spectator throughout the game.

In the 44th minute, Ambrosini intercepted the ball in the middle and was pushed down by the Georgian captain Tstyishvili behind him. The referee decisively awarded a direct free kick about 30 meters in front of the goal.

Pirlo was responsible for taking the penalty kick, which was in a good position. Of course, even if Li Qi took the penalty, he would definitely refuse it with reason. After all, Pirlo is recognized as the best free kicker in the team, not to mention that Li Qi was weak in this game...

Pirlo also played a fancy move with this ball. His running distance was not long, and it seemed that his first intention was to pass the ball to his teammate Di Natale who suddenly ran in front of the goal. But after seeing the Georgian goalkeeper Lomaia move to the right in advance, Pirlo, who was almost standing still, shook his ankle and sent the ball into the left side of the goal!

Pirlo's direct free kick helped Italy score the first goal before the end of the first half, leading the visiting team Georgia 1-0.

Li Qi breathed a sigh of relief during the halftime break. This match was a sure win...

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