Chapter 571: Chapter 570: Neither Three nor Five!
The 62nd minute.
Wycombe began to show signs of fatigue.
Maicon completed a solo breakthrough on the right flank.
Bang!
Maicon delivered the cross!
Adriano’s header hit the post, missing the goal.
The opposing center back cleared the ball immediately.
Deng Kai raised his foot to attempt a long shot against the football.
But with the opposing players crowded in front of the goal, it wasn’t a good choice.
Bang!
When the football truly fell, Deng Kai’s long shot turned into a pass.
Deng Kai passed the ball to the flank, continuing to find Maicon.
Bang!
Maicon crossed again.
He aimed for the near post.
Ribery ran smartly, getting a touch at the near post.
The football arced beautifully and dropped into the far corner.
Five to nil!
"Indeed! Manchester City has gone mad again today!"
"Now the fans who didn’t come to the home game must be regretting it!"
"How could you not come to watch a Manchester City home game?"
"This Manchester City team is strong in attack but weak in defense, and they can easily strike hard! They are clearly in form today!"
"Wycombe has quite a gap to close with Premier League teams."
"Congratulations to Ribery! This must be his first goal since joining Manchester City! He has broken through his personal data deadlock!"
"His performance today is brilliant; Wycombe doesn’t have much of a solution to his breakthroughs!"
"Manchester City’s trust in Ribery has paid off. I’ve said it before—he’s a player that just needed a bit more time to shine!"
"His sense for the ball is as visible as Adriano’s physical gifts!"
Huang Jianxiang released his own audio commentary on "Understand the Football Emperor."
Below, countless fans liked and commented.
Tears welled up in the eyes of the Manchester City fans who had been following the team for twenty years.
Four rounds of games!
Do you know how we’ve been through these four rounds?
My Manchester City has finally stood up!
Five to nil!
It’s really the five-nil that Huang Jianxiang talked about!
Over at Channel Five, Zhan Jun and He Wei had already shut themselves away.
Because they heard Huang Jianxiang’s commentary being played through their earpieces by the director.
This... don’t you think this is disrespectful to two rookie commentators?
To this, the director only wanted to say: The ratings have dropped to this point, do you still want respect? Transform or go commentate the NBA, it’s your choice!
On the field.
Manchester City substituted Sun Jihai for Maicon.
After his assist just now, Maicon was brought down by an opposing player after his pass, taking a hit to his leg and suffering a minor injury.
Maicon is a key player for the team, and Maxa immediately made a substitution.
Manchester City does not allow its players to play with injuries.
Their adherence to this ironclad rule has reached a level that outsiders cannot understand.
Of course, in this era, although going onto the field after receiving pain-killing injections is not very common, players who don’t are likely to be seen as weaklings.
If Maicon could clearly continue playing, why insist on substituting him out?
Having made two assists already, what’s wrong with aiming for a hat-trick of assists?
???
Wait a minute!
Maicon has already made two assists?
Yes!
His first assist was for Deng Kai’s long run from the middle and the goal he scored against Batistuta’s goal.
Doesn’t it feel very inconspicuous?
That’s why they say the Manchester City players are all lying down on the job.
They’re one-upping each other with sneaky assists.
Maicon, Lehmann, Grosso... each one a formidable character.
The seventy-ninth minute.
Substitute Sun Jihai, playing on the right flank, worked with Ribery on two consecutive short passes, helping Ribery reach the baseline.
Of course, had it been Maicon, it would be Maicon reaching the baseline.
In this respect, Sun Jihai still fell a little short.
But his advantage lay in his versatility.
He and his brother-in-law were both undergoing defensive midfield training.
His brother-in-law trained solely as a defensive midfielder, while Sun Jihai also covered the roles of a versatile midfielder and both wingbacks.
Sun Jihai himself was more than willing to undergo this transformation, which would greatly increase his chances of getting on the pitch.
In a fixed position, he would have a hard time competing with the array of talented players at Manchester City.
Yes, talented players!
Although the outside world may not acknowledge it, Manchester City’s players and staff rate most of their players with these four words.
Adriano was nearly crowned the king of training matches; almost nobody could stop him during practice.
Ribery could dribble past opponents with ease.
Torres was as fast as lightning.
Chiellini’s defense was as imposing as his looks, seeming to contain thirty years of experience.
Not only did his brother-in-law possess defensive wisdom, but he also had vision, passing skills, and organization ability. It’s unsurprising for a thirty-something defender to have these capabilities, but he’s only nineteen!
Cech took beatings in training and in games.
But he never complained or got discouraged.
He was like a soldier, frighteningly professional.
Even if he conceded a hundred goals, he believed he could save the hundred and first!
Not to mention the others like Yaya Toure, Essien, Lahm, Maicon, and Cech.
Even Ashley Young, the least talented in the team, was fast and would be considered a Crown Prince in half of other teams.
It’s baffling how he couldn’t secure a professional contract at Watford.
You could understand Arsenal, as their style of play requires more intelligence.
But Watford...
Ashley Young: This doesn’t sound much like a compliment, does it?
After Ribery reached the baseline, he delivered a powerful cross, looking to connect with Deng Kai.
He wanted to score too.
Unfortunately, a Wycombe defender got a foot to the ball.
The football changed direction.
Rolling away behind Deng Kai.
Ribery missed the assist.
An image flashed through Deng Kai’s mind of the position behind him; if that player continued running, he should...
Deng Kai immediately bent over!
At the same time, he shouted, "Shoot!"
Bang!
Manchester City’s defensive midfielder Essien unleashed a powerful shot at the football from just outside the top of the box!
The ball flew over Deng Kai’s back, half a meter above him.
If Deng Kai hadn’t ducked, he would have been hit.
Of course, had he not ducked, Essien probably wouldn’t have taken the shot.
Even if Deng Kai himself had asked for it.
Whoosh!
The benefits of the team skill ’long shot’ were apparent.
Essien fired off an impressive world-class strike.
"GOAL! Six-nil!"
"Manchester City has made up for the goals they didn’t score in the past four rounds all in today’s game!"
"Even Essien, a defensive midfielder, is blossoming!"
"Deng Kai has eyes on the back of his head; his ducking was very timely. Otherwise, he might have had to leave the field injured! Such power in Essien’s shot!"
Curiously, on "Understanding Football," fans wailed as Essien blasted his shot.
"Xiangzi! Essien has just kicked away your moment of glory!"
"Damn it! Essien, you bastard, you’ve spoiled it for my Bro Huang!"
"Huang Jianxiang, you’re not up to the mark either! It’s not three-nil, nor five-nil, it’s six-nil!"
"Huang Jianxiang is just hyping up Kai! He doesn’t understand football at all! To really know football, you have to look at He Wei and Zhan Jun!"
Huang Jianxiang was the first to suggest that Manchester City could win by a large margin as a professional commentator.
But now, somehow, it was his fault.
