Volume 1: Playing football with me will break your legs Chapter 23 Are you the successor to Cristiano Ronaldo?
"Manchester United requests a substitution!"
Kagawa closed his eyes in pain.
The pain in his ankle was not enough to defeat him, but his will was close to collapse at this moment.
Two summers ago, thanks to his outstanding performance in Dortmund, he came to Old Trafford with a transfer fee of 17 million, becoming the first Japanese player to join the super giants and also becoming the well-deserved No. 1 superstar in Asia.
His debut, first goal, his start at Manchester United was smooth sailing. Even after two months of injury, he still put in an eye-catching performance. He also became the first Asian player to score a hat-trick in the Premier League, and won the Premier League championship that season with Manchester United with 6 goals in 29 games.
But with Ferguson's retirement, Kagawa suddenly lost his position in Manchester United. The newly appointed Moyes could not find his instruction manual at all. In the second season, Kagawa could only be regarded as a regular rotation player. Not only did his number of appearances gradually decrease, but he did not score a single goal in the whole year.
Now in his third season, Kagawa did not get a single minute of playing time in the first two league games, and he was clearly not in Van Gaal's plans. This League Cup match was supposed to be his chance to prove himself, and he was one of the most active players on the field, but fate played a trick on him, and he had to leave the field due to injury after only 20 minutes of play!
Mata has come, Di Maria has also come, and Van Gaal will also make use of young players such as Lingard and Januzai. The 25-year-old Shinji Kagawa has no future here!
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"This... is too insidious! That No. 1 did it completely on purpose!"
On the Manchester United side, Giggs jumped out again:
Van Gaal's face turned slightly pale:
"Of course he did it on purpose, but it wasn't even a foul."
Compared to the angry Giggs, the old coach still sat calmly in his seat. After a little thought, he made a substitution adjustment:
"Let Januzaj play."
Today, Manchester United's bench did not have famous superstars such as Rooney, Van Persie, and Mata. Even Ashley Young, Valencia, Fellaini and others did not travel with the team. The strongest attacker Van Gaal could mobilize was Januzaj!
Sure enough, the home team coaching staff were not happy when they saw Januzai start warming up.
Cox frowned:
"This kid is not easy to deal with..."
This time Adre did not refute, because it was the truth.
Born in 1995, Januzaj is the most outstanding youth training achievement of Manchester United this year. From Ferguson to Moyes and then to Van Gaal, all three coaches have attached great importance to him. He played 34 times last season and firmly sat in the regular starting position. After Giggs retired, he inherited the "11" jersey, which symbolizes the absolute starting force, and the trend of succession is obvious.
As a winger, Januzaj can be promoted to various positions in the frontcourt. He has sharp speed, delicate technique, excellent passing and shooting, and dribbling and breakthroughs are his forte. Coupled with his handsome appearance, he was called "Belgian Beckham" when he debuted, and Moyes even praised him as "Little Cruyff". He was once regarded by Manchester United fans as "C Ronaldo's successor", and he was another rising star in football.
But professional football has always been the cruelest arena . Januzai, who became famous too early, has long been analyzed by his opponents. His weaknesses are as obvious as his strengths.
He has excellent ball sense, mature skills and is good at dribbling, but he is far from the level of peak Cristiano Ronaldo and Giggs. Instead, he often falls into the dilemma of rushing forward and fighting alone, so that he misses the best time to pass the ball.
He is young and full of confidence, so he often shoots recklessly, and his ability to withstand pressure is very average...
He plays football very smartly, but he is thin, lacks toughness, and is even a little afraid of physical collisions.
Such a "Jia Baoyu" is now standing in front of Li Boluo.
Then he heard his opponent speak up:
"I advise you to change your position, otherwise I can't guarantee that you can finish this game in good health."
Januzai's eyes widened, a little bit unable to believe his ears:
"Are all the players in English League Two so arrogant?"
Li Polo laughed even more arrogantly:
"Yes, if you dare to show off those skills in front of me, I will let you go home and find your mother to feed you!"
[Negative emotions from Adnan Januzay, +2! ]
Januzaj immediately flew into a rage, the young man's desire to win instantly ignited:
"Just wait for me!"
Li Polo hooked his finger at him:
“Welcome to experience life!”
Januzaj angrily retreated to midfield, and the bystander Hernandez comforted him:
"That's his psychological tactic, don't be provoked by him!"
"I know!"
Although Januzaj agreed verbally, everyone could see that he couldn't wait to rush to the other side with the ball!
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Lineker commented as play resumed:
"After Januzaj comes on , Wimbledon's defense may be under more pressure!"
Neville is also very concerned about the Red Devils' youth training results:
"His dribbling ability is very good among the younger generation. If he can add a bit of overall vision and shooting skills, he really has the potential to become the next Cristiano Ronaldo."
But Neville knows better than anyone that Manchester United has only had one Cristiano Ronaldo in all these years. And Januzaj is more suitable for playing in the middle than being a winger, but no matter which coach he is, they all like to let him break through, maybe... these coaches know that he is too young now and cannot be the brain of the team.
Januzaj did not have to wait too long. In the 26th minute, Manchester United's attack resumed. Anderson made a diagonal pass, and after receiving the ball, he got the opportunity to face Li Polo directly.
As a left midfielder, he can certainly challenge Li Polo, the right back!
In his eyes, the fourth-level English Football League Two is no different from the amateur team in the community downstairs!
He even took a special look at Li Polo who was not far away, and gave the signal to attack:
Cheer up and look carefully!
He wanted to make his opponent experience what it meant to be crushed by a realm and what it meant to be truly desperate in a fair duel!
Januzai charges with the ball!
His starting speed is not top-notch, but he is confident enough to bully a semi-amateur player...
But the result of this forced breakthrough disappointed him greatly, as the No. 1 player on the opposite side simply stretched out his right foot and easily poked the ball away from his feet, causing him to stagger in the process!
Li Polo shrugged and kicked the ball far away, not forgetting to taunt:
"Football is not a track and field event. Do you need me to teach you?"
I didn't even use any cheats for this defense!
[Adnan Januzaj's negative emotions, +4! ]
Januzaj lost his balance and rolled on the grass, then stood up from half-kneeling, with even more anger in his eyes.
Careless!
Can't you crush someone with just speed?
That’s nothing, just add the technique of integrating man and ball!
Just three minutes later, Januzaj made a comeback.
While dribbling the ball at high speed, he suddenly changed direction with his left foot, trying to shake the defender and then cut inside, but the right-back on the opposite side seemed to have predicted it and slid to steal the ball the moment he knocked the ball!
Not only that, Li Polo used the same trick again, using the remaining power of the sliding tackle to knock down Januzai who had lost his balance!
Manchester United's No. 11 had his change of direction rhythm disrupted and fell to the ground defenselessly!
Giggs couldn't help but jump up and rushed to the fourth official immediately:
"Penalty! Penalty!"
The fourth official couldn't help but glare at him:
"We saw it clearly, the opponent's tackle was very clean!"
Giggs almost burst out cursing:
[Clean, you are paralyzed! ]
Fortunately, Januzaj got up quickly. Although he was limping a little, it did not affect his continued game.
Then he heard the voice he least wanted to hear:
"Hey, you're much stronger than the last guy. Looks like I can have some fun with you now!"
Januzai's eyebrows were raised, and a murderous intent suddenly appeared on his handsome face:
"Playing with you!"
[Adnan Januzaj's negative emotions, +5! ]
