Chapter 521 Is it useless?

On January 30, Manchester United played a FA Cup 4th round against Arknington Stanley from the English League Two at home, and the result was...7:0!

Because of the schedule, Manchester United has been playing one week recently. In order to keep the team in shape, Solskjaer arranged most of the team's main lineups to play in this game.

Yang Xiaozhuang played the first half in the game and easily staged a "big four-game" in the first half. In the second half... it belonged to Ronaldo again!

But Ronaldo was also very "powerful". He failed to score in the second half forty-five minutes. It was okay if he didn't score a goal against Premier League teams before, but he didn't score in the League Two teams in this game. Such performance really caused him to receive a lot of criticism after the game.

"The 35-year-old Ronaldo may be really old. The facts prove that his strength level is in a stage of rapid decline. Even if he fails to score in the League Two teams, he may be considering the time for his retirement now."

"Marteau United, who played at home, had an absolute advantage when facing the team Arknington Stanley. They completed as many as 44 shots in the whole game, and an average of two minutes will be completed. It can be seen how big their advantage is! Moreover, in the game, Young played the 'big four-game', young player English scored a 'tweak', Adam Miles scored twice, and the three teams scored 7 goals together! But... Ronaldo still did not score!"

"In the first half of this season, Ronaldo scored 20 goals in 23 games in Serie A and scored 20 goals in various competitions. His performance was still very good, but after returning to England, his real situation was completely exposed. His current strength and level are no longer enough to cope with high-level games."

As a former world-leading superstar and former world-leading star, Cristiano Ronaldo has received a lot of attention, especially since Juventus returned to Manchester United, countless fans around the world are looking forward to Cristiano Ronaldo relied on the powerful overall strength of the "Red Devils" to rejuvenate his second spring, but the result now is... a thousand miles of collapse!

If Ronaldo had changed his position before and only played the left winger after returning to Manchester United, but in the last two games, he and Yang Xiaozhuang played the same time, but the answers given by the two were far different, which seemed to prove how big the current gap between Manchester United's "King" and the former superstar.

When Manchester United played this FA Cup, the "Blue Moon" next door also played in the Premier League. Guardiola's team beat West Ham United 5-0 at home, successfully narrowing the gap between himself and Manchester City to 10 points.

A week later, before Manchester United was about to go to London Stadium and West Ham United to do their best in the 26th round of the Premier League, Manchester City also played the 25th round of the match against Arsenal at home. With the goals of Haaland and Werner, the Blue Moon easily defeated the Gunners 2:0 at home.

Obviously, Guardiola and his team not only did not give up on the competition for the league championship, but even began their last attempt!

In the eyes of the outside world, Manchester City has won consecutive victories in the last three league games, and even narrowed the gap behind to 7 points with the same number of league games. This should put some pressure on the leader.

But the truth...is not the case!

Manchester United, who went away, encountered full resistance from the "Harm Gang" at West Ham United's home court, although they encountered the full resistance of the "Harm Gang", after all, West Ham United's style of play is like this. Even if they are not strong, they are still a hard bone that many teams can't chew... Even though they know they will lose, they will definitely fight with their opponents before talking!

In the first twenty minutes of this game, although Manchester United robbed the initiative, although they were able to launch frequent offensives, they never created a real threat. Not only did both sides make no achievements in the score, but even the "Red Devils" who have always been fond of attacking only completed two shots in the first twenty minutes!

Such offensive efficiency actually doesn't matter to other teams, but it's very abnormal for the "Red Devils" who focus on fast-paced and crazy attacks!

This situation finally changed until the twenty-three minutes of the game...

In the positional battle, Rayford suddenly stepped forward on the right. After receiving B Fei's pass, he faced West Ham United's tight defense. After controlling the ball, he suddenly made a pass along the side. Warren, who followed, stopped the ball to a distance of two or three steps in front of him. After following, he suddenly made a long pass!

Bang!

Warren's long pass also gave him enough early measurements. The players on both sides had already pulled out of the West Ham United penalty area, but his shot was directly passed to the opponent's right-hand penalty area!

The moment Warren passed the ball, Yang Xiaozhuang suddenly turned around from the middle and ran back. He did not determine the landing point of the pass at the first time, but he and Warren have long been in touch with each other in recent years. This is also the biggest advantage of the "Red Devils" composed of a group of young players.

When Yang Xiaozhuang entered the opponent's penalty area, he also judged the ball's landing point and ran straight to the landing point. When the ball flew over, his left foot stopped the ball into the air, then raised his right leg and directly pulled his right foot into the air on the ball.

Whoosh-

The ball pulled out by Yang Xiaozhuang instantly passed through West Ham United's small penalty area and flew into the goal from the left. The French goalkeeper Kamala of the "Harm Gang" was unable to react at all, but just twisted the leader and flew into his own goal.

"GOAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! Manchester United players all shouted and rushed to the stands of away fans. Of course, they knew how their "King" would celebrate. Every time they scored a goal away, Yang Xiaozhuang would run to celebrate with the fans who came with the team to express their gratitude to the fans for their support.

After gaining the lead, Manchester United played more calmly on the court, and even the "Red Devils" who have never pursued possession rate very much. Instead, they also gained a lot of opportunities to play passes and control in the game.

However, there is nothing we can do about it. West Ham United's current strength is really too weak. They are more than one level worse than Manchester United. Even when fighting at home, they can only choose to defend tenaciously. With the "Iron Barrel Formation", although they can minimize the threat caused by Manchester United's offense, they also lose the opportunity to attack, and even have not many opportunities to counterattack.

In this way, Manchester United naturally has more time to pass and control in the game!

But even so, Manchester United's second goal came after another 17 minutes...

In the 39th minute, Rayford made a set ball outside the penalty area on the right side of West Ham United, and he personally took the free kick, using his signature "full moon scimitar" to the corner of the small penalty area on the left side of West Ham United.

The ball quickly passed through West Ham United's penalty area and quickly fell down in a rapid spin!

At this time, Yang Xiaozhuang, who had already known where the ball would be kicked, ran over from near the free throw point. The person who was still in the air had already set up a pose for the ball, but he didn't need to exert force on his own, because the ball speed was really too fast, and it was the kind of ball that rotated backwards. He just needed to control the angle of the ball to be pushed.

Dong!

After the ball hit Yang Xiaozhuang's forehead, it flew straight to the upper left corner of the West Ham United goal!

The goalkeeper of the "Hark Gang" moved two steps from the middle and made a fish jump save. Unfortunately, when he jumped up, the ball was already pushed out by Yang Xiaozhuang. In addition, the angle was really tricky... The save was beyond his ability!

"GOAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

Manchester United players celebrated again on the court, and Manchester United fans, coaches and substitutes were once again conquered by the powerful performance of the "King".

Even Ronaldo nodded repeatedly with his lips... I was convinced!

This time, I was really convinced!

It’s not okay if you don’t accept it!

In the last three games, Yang Xiaozhuang scored consecutive goals in the first half, scoring 3 when playing Tottenham Hotspur, 4 when playing Arknington Stanley, and 2 more in the first half of this game... Average of hats!

He only played halftime, but averaged hats per game... What a hell is this high efficiency!

Ronaldo has so many years of professional football experience, but at this time he only has a hell of a feeling. The efficiency of "God Yang" is really hell of a hell. Playing halftime balls is more efficient than others in the whole game... Is this still a human being!?

Not only Ronaldo was convinced, but even the commentator of the "Harves" in the London Stadium couldn't help but exclaim: "A player like Yang is really omnipotent as long as he is on the court! According to current information, he has scored goals in the last 21 games for Manchester United! Moreover, most of the time, he doesn't just score one goal! I think, even as an opponent, we can see the wonderful performance of this great star, which is a blessing for us."

Yang Xiaozhuang's two goals really made the players of the "Harves" lose their temper, and their defensive attention was involuntarily transferred to Manchester United's "King".

As a result... something went wrong!

In 45 minutes, as the first half was about to end, Martial dribbled the ball into the left penalty area and sent a cross...

At this time, all the defensive players of West Ham United were watching Yang Xiaozhuang as soon as possible, but Manchester United's "King" just shot Xu Huang, rushed forward for two steps and suddenly stopped. As a result, everyone on the defense also paused for a moment, and the ball... flew to the small penalty area on the right!

Then everyone saw a red figure who looked a little thin appeared in front of the landing point... Rayford!

Bang!

Rayford, who was hit by the horse, did not hesitate at all. He directly rounded his right leg and shot with one kick... The ball entered!

0:3!

Manchester United, who played away, even when facing West Ham United, which was defending strictly, finally relied on its strong attack power to completely secure the victory in the first half!

The lead is three goals, and the opponent is the pair in the Western Han Dynasty tomb... Such an advantage is really enough for Manchester United to win this game.

After leading three goals in the first half, during the break, Yang Xiaozhuang said to Solskjaer again: "Boss, you can substitute it, let Ronaldo get on."

"Okay! Thank you for your hard work!"

Solskjaer nodded with a smile. At the beginning, he was a little dissatisfied with Yang Xiaozhuang's interference in his platoon formation, but now he thinks this is really good, because Yang Xiaozhuang will work harder in the first half of the game, and the team will set the victory in the first half. When Ronaldo comes on the court in the second half, the whole team will attack around Ronaldo. This will also help Ronaldo regain his game rhythm. When he can score frequently to help the team when he comes on the bench, Manchester United will become stronger.

This is... quite good!

Even after two games, Ronaldo himself felt that he was frustrated when he came on the bench. Who made him not perform well after returning to Manchester United now?

However, Ronaldo, who came on as a substitute in the second half, even when facing a "weak team" like West Ham United, his performance still did not improve much compared to before!

This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content later! Forty-five minutes of the second half, Ronaldo's performance was: 17 passes, a success rate of 76%, and 5 headers were all the way to the top, 1 pass, 3 shots... Only once hit the goal frame!

Difference!

It's really bad!

After watching Ronaldo's performance, Solskjaer off the court also felt helpless. Since Ronaldo returned from transfer, he has always provided various conveniences to his "old teammates", hoping to help the Portuguese superstar regain its form, but the fact... it's really a bit cruel!

Whether it is playing on the wing or serving as center forward on the bench, Ronaldo's performance is always... bad!

When it comes to the wing, Ronaldo can only rely on his personal ability to attack and tear his opponent's defense. This is a bit high for a 35-year-old veteran. However, in the last three games, Ronaldo has played as a center in the substitute Yang Xiaozhuang. Manchester United's midfielder and backcourt players and two wingers also have great support for Ronaldo, which is actually no different from their "king".

But even so... Ronaldo won't even score a goal, even the number of shots completed is pitifully small!

What does this mean?

It can only be said that... the 35-year-old Ronaldo is indeed worse than before, and has shown his twilight situation!

Realizing this, Solskjaer still defended Ronaldo in the face of reporters' questions at the post-match press conference: "Cristiano has just left the Premier League for too long. We can no longer regard him as a member of the Premier League, but to treat him as a newcomer. He still needs to regain his rhythm and he needs time to adapt. Of course, the strength of our team is enough to provide Ronaldo with a long enough time."
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