Chapter 718: Chapter 717: Childlike Ronaldo and Kai
Deng Kai was utterly free on the flank!
Gary could only dive out.
Bang!
Deng Kai passed the ball to Fabregas, who surged forward into the ribs area.
After Fabregas received the ball, Manchester United’s back line immediately became disorganized.
Mandzukic also dropped back at the same time, giving Fabregas more space to operate.
Ferdinand pressed to challenge Fabregas.
Fabregas passed back to Mandzukic.
Ferdinand continued forward to press aggressively.
Silvestre moved closer to Fabregas to prevent a direct pass to him from Mandzukic.
At this point, once Fabregas received the ball, he was basically facing the goalkeeper head-on.
Bang!
Mandzukic received the ball and turned, bending his body backwards to withstand a strong collision with Ferdinand.
But the scene that followed was astonishing.
Even though Mandzukic stumbled a bit, he... he managed to hold off Ferdinand.
Remember, Ferdinand is currently the top central back in the Premier League.
Height, weight, speed, defense, attack—he is considered to have no weaknesses!
He typically has a physical advantage over anyone he guards.
You would understand if it was Adriano.
But you, a mere no-name substitute’s substitute striker from Manchester City, actually held up against Ferdinand?
Bang!
With a half-turn, Mandzukic swept the football behind him.
Finally, he was brought down to the ground by Ferdinand’s physical challenge.
But Ferdinand, who ultimately won the physical contest, showed no pleasure on his face.
Because... Mandzukic had completed a pass!
The football rolled directly into the left side of the penalty area, behind Fabregas and Silvestre.
The through pass wasn’t very good.
Because Fabregas didn’t receive it.
"Wait!"
"It’s not Fabregas!"
"Mandzukic wasn’t looking for Fabregas!"
On the left side of the penalty area!
A blue figure dashed into the box.
Behind, Gary Neville’s face was filled with panic.
This was... number ten!
Deng Kai!
After releasing the ball, Deng Kai kept pushing forward.
Gary Neville couldn’t just let go of Deng Kai; he was tightly marking him.
However, Deng Kai suddenly accelerated a moment ago.
Adding to the hand movement and physical confrontation.
He forcefully squeezed past Gary Neville, completing an off-the-ball cut inside.
Gary Neville, despite pulling and dragging, couldn’t stop him.
At this moment, the number ten jersey in front of Gary Neville seemed to overlap infinitely with the number seven jersey of their own team.
Damn it!
The cursed Portuguese winger!
Yes.
Having been outclassed in head-to-head matchups, outplayed over time.
Gary Neville and Ronaldo’s personal relationship was definitely not good.
Although he never showed it, he really disliked this high-profile Portuguese.
Dribbling is one thing, but why the hell do you have to pull off fancy footwork after moving past someone? Who are you trying to humiliate?
Because of Ronaldo, Gary Neville was benched for quite a long period, with O’Shea taking his place.
If it hadn’t been for a severe injury O’Shea sustained this season, Gary Neville wouldn’t have had this sky-rocketing opportunity.
Bang!
Inside the penalty area, Deng Kai, who caught up with the ball, lifted his right foot high.
This was the posture for a lob shot.
Silvestre immediately turned and fell to the ground, attempting to block the shot.
Howard also dived to his left side, which was the far post of the goal.
Bang!
Deng Kai lightly touched the ball with his right foot, faking a shot to the left.
He completely deceived the two of them.
Then, with a flick of his left foot.
The football went over the prostrate bodies of Silvestre and Howard, grazing the underside of the crossbar and drilling into the net.
Half the fans in the stadium went wild, while the other half were silenced.
Blue took over the Millennium Stadium!
"GOAL!"
"Four-nil!"
"It’s over! Everything is over!"
"The frightening Blue Moon has defeated the once kings of the Premier League, the Red Devils of Manchester United!"
"Manchester City has become the domestic treble winner of England!"
"The League Cup! The FA Cup! The Premier League! They have become the new kings of England!"
"Deng Kai’s hat-trick in the final conquered the entire field!"
"Whether it’s one-on-one or a group fight, Manchester United’s defense got no solution for him! His shooting efficiency is too high! Because he always manages to completely outmaneuver his opponents!"
"Unlike traditional strikers, Deng Kai is not an opportunistic forward, he is a goal-oriented forward!"
"His shots are much more terrifying than those of Van Nistelrooy and Ronaldo."
"Because his shot means a goal!"
The next second, a Siuuuuuu celebration sound came from the field.
Deng Kai leapt high in the air.
One jump was a midsummer!
Manchester City has become the most successful team in England this year.
They have won the League Cup and the FA Cup back to back for two years!
If the League Cup was just an accessory, then the FA Cup is the deserved hardcore honor.
It’s an honor even Wenger had to rely on this event to prove his dominance!
Isn’t it!
The eighty-eighth minute.
Giggs made a breakthrough on the wing and won a corner.
He then took the corner kick and Ronaldo completed the header, changing the score to four to one.
But Manchester United did not celebrate.
There was no smile on Ronaldo’s face.
He indeed fulfilled his pre-match promise of scoring a goal.
But the victory... belonged to Manchester City.
This goal, other than serving as a fig leaf for Manchester United, was of no use.
Eventually, under the referee’s triple whistle, the match ended.
Blue once again became the only surging color in this stadium.
Many Manchester City players were exceptionally happy.
Most of them had never won so many championships in any season of their career.
And Deng Kai also immediately sought out the sad Ronaldo, wanting to swap jerseys with him.
However, Ronaldo resolutely refused.
"What’s the situation? Isn’t that a bit much? How am I supposed to take you to the European Championship in a month’s time like this? People will say Portugal’s core player Deng Kai and fringe winger Ronaldo aren’t getting along!" Deng Kai joked.
"Fringe, my ass!" Ronaldo couldn’t pretend anymore and gave Deng Kai a slap on the shoulder.
Deng Kai dodged.
Ronaldo didn’t hit him.
Ronaldo kept throwing punches.
Deng Kai kept retreating.
In the end, Ronaldo went after Deng Kai directly.
And Deng Kai fled all the way.
This scene drew everyone’s attention.
New transfer players like Mandzukic turned pale instantly, and several "little blue men" were ready to rush over to stop Ronaldo, to gang up on him.
But they were stopped by Feng Te, "Don’t worry, this is just one of their ways of expressing friendship. It’s nothing, they always do this."
True enough.
The camera focused on Ronaldo and Deng Kai.
Whether it was the one running ahead or the one chasing from behind, both revealed their shiny white teeth, smiling like children.
At that moment, they seemed to be back on the practice fields of the Sporting Lisbon youth team.
The only difference was, Ronaldo was no longer able to catch up with Deng Kai so easily.
In the end, Deng Kai raised his hands to indicate he couldn’t go on and started to slow down.
Ronaldo caught up to Deng Kai but couldn’t bring himself to hit him anymore.
"You...you just wait! These two years, you’ve stolen three Championship Trophies from me!" Ronaldo said through clenched teeth.
Deng Kai smiled, "Even if I didn’t take them, Wenger and Henry would have. This is an internal matter; you have to understand."
Ronaldo: "I understand your uncle! I’ll let you understand us in the future too, just you wait."
Deng Kai just shrugged.
The next moment, both of them took off their jerseys at the same time.
They hadn’t forgotten to swap jerseys.
But just as they reached out to grab each other’s jerseys, they also threw their own far away at the same time.
As if they tricked each other.
The scene made many of the disheartened Manchester United fans laugh despite themselves.
This Ronaldo, just like a child.
Yeah.
Ronaldo was only nineteen. He really was like a child, wasn’t he?
If he didn’t transfer, Ronaldo could probably play for Manchester United for another fifteen years!
What a blissful thing that would be?
Compared to the FA Cup they just lost... Manchester United was bound to win more honors under Ronaldo’s leadership in the future!
Definitely!
