Gao Xiaodong came to the free throw point with the ball in his arms and prepared to take the free kick.

Carrick walked over and said, "Gao, do you want to cooperate?"

Carrick thought that the free kick was about 30 meters away from the goal, so he wanted to let Gao Xiaodong shoot a long shot.

"Need not."

Gao Xiaodong replied with a tough sentence. He thought that after Carrick returned from injury, he wanted to steal his free kick and take the penalty. He thought to himself that the three big men in Class 92 are not here today, and they all want to steal my penalty power.

Ferguson not only said at the press conference that Gao Xiaodong is the main penalty kicker for set pieces, but also said in the team that although he did not directly say that Gao Xiaodong is the first penalty kicker, since Ferguson emphasized that other players naturally would not grab Gao Xiaodong's ball rights.

But Carrick has been recuperating in the new season and is not very clear about the changes in the team. He did not expect Gao Xiaodong to gain Ferguson's absolute trust so soon. So he asked. Seeing Gao Xiaodong's attitude is so stiff, Carrick was a little surprised and a little unhappy. He thought to himself, why are you so young and have such a strong temper? You don't respect the old senior at all.

Seeing Carrick being rejected, I walked to the side unhappily. Fletcher smiled secretly and thought to himself, Michael, now you know this kid is so arrogant, it’s not that I’m talking bad about him behind my back.

After more than ten minutes of competition, Gao Xiaodong has a clear understanding of Valencia's strength. His opponents have excellent defense and sharp counterattacks. It is not easy to break through their goal, so every opportunity for set pieces must be grasped well.

Although this free kick is close to 30 meters away from the goal, Gao Xiaodong has magical power. If you can hit this distance completely, it mainly depends on the footing method used and the accuracy of the shooting.

Manchester United's players who are good at heading all go to the penalty area to compete for heading, while Gao Xiaodong measured his steps and prepared to have a long-distance shot.

Valencia goalkeeper Sanchez saw Gao Xiaodong running to more than ten meters away when he saw that he was running a runner up, and thought to himself, this kid was too exaggerated. Did he deliberately cheat me? I have to be careful of his passing.

The referee whistle sounded, Gao Xiaodong quickly ran to the free throw point, and the offense and defense players in the penalty area also began to compete for positions.

Gao Xiaodong ran to the ball and wanted to shoot hard, but when he saw the goalkeeper bent his waist and knees, he was ready to save. He suddenly stopped urgently, withdrew his right leg, then he rubbed his left foot and shot a curved ball towards the upper right corner of the goal.

Goalkeeper Sanchez was ready to save. Gao Xiaodong stopped suddenly, and Sanchez almost vomited blood. Before he could react, Gao Xiaodong had already started shooting with his left foot.

Sanchez was instantly beaten by Gao Xiaodong and stood there blankly, without moving for a moment, just watching the ball fly into the goal net.

1:0

Everyone at the scene was stunned by Gao Xiaodong's emergency stop and foot change shot. After scoring the goal, only Gao Xiaodong raised his arms and ran away cheering, and the others, including the referee, were stunned.

After a brief silence, Manchester United fans cheered and clapped wildly.

"Hold the grass! Come in!"

"God! There is also a free throw operation for a foot change!"

"The goalkeeper was fooled!"

"This penalty is too cunning!"

"It's comparable to basketball's air change of hands and layups!"

...

Ferguson suddenly exuded the gum and rushed out with his arms raised, "Good beat! Great! High! Good!"

At this moment, Ferguson wished he could run into the stadium and give Gao Xiaodong a hug. His skills and football quotients are unparalleled, not to mention Manchester United, even if he was put into the world football world, there were not many people.

Carrick looked dazed. He had never seen such a deceitful free kick technique for English players like him. Now he understood why Gao Xiaodong was able to control the penalty power of the set-piece in just over a month after he came to Manchester United. It was really awesome!

Berbatov is not convinced by Gao Xiaodong's skills, but he is not convinced by Gao Xiaodong's football businessman. Even if his skill is twice as high as Gao Xiaodong, he may not be able to play such a tricky free kick.

"Okay! That's great!" CCTV's live commentator He Shiren roared by Gao Xiaodong's free kick, "Magic free kick! Xiaodong broke through Valencia's goal! Incredible! It's really incredible! Only Xiaodong can kick such a free kick! So imaginative! Is this technology? Yes! But this is not purely technology! This is a speculation of the opponent's psychology! This is defeating the opponent in a battle of wits and courage! 1:0, Manchester United's first record! See if they can keep the victory and break the record of unbeatable in Spain!"

Valencia head coach Emery was stunned. This is OK! This is also OK! This is the way to enter! How could this kid's left foot be so good! It's not worse than his right foot at all! Temporary foot change, how does this kid's head look? It's different from an ordinary person?

What makes Emery most painful is what to do later? Valencia is best at defensive counterattack. Now she is behind at home and Manchester United has not won the ball on this stadium. They will definitely not attack again. Valencia can only play an offense that he is not good at. Thinking of Manchester United's crazy counterattack, Emery couldn't help but feel a little chilled.

Emery's guess was good. After the game started again, the experienced and practical Ferguson really made the players shrink their defense and fight back against Valencia.

Originally, Manchester United was a 4321 formation. Nani and Park Ji-sung pulled to both sides, Gao Xiaodong retreated, and the formation became 451. Manchester United fought hard to midfield to prevent Valencia from penetrating Manchester United's penalty area.

I have to say that Ferguson's move is amazing. There are five players in Manchester United's midfield. Even with Barcelona's short pass, it is difficult for Valencia to penetrate. It turns out that when Manchester United was partnering with Vidic and Evis, the central defender still had flaws. Now that Ferdinand is back, the company's pass and passes are no longer afraid of being in the bottom cross. It is indeed very difficult for Valencia to break through Manchester United's goal.

What makes the Valencians even more painful is that it is not only more difficult for them to break Manchester United's goal, but it is even more difficult for them to defend Manchester United from counterattacks.

Although Manchester United's frontcourt Berbatov is only one person, he has a strong ability to stop and make balls. Once Berbatov takes the ball to Gao Xiaodong and Nani, it depends on the three of them, and even the four Valencia players can't defend it.

Fortunately, this is just a Champions League group match, and Manchester United and Valencia are not a big problem. They compete for the first place in the group. Valencia also has rich experience in European competitions. They are not in a hurry. After conceding the ball, Valencia's players did not push the ball, but patiently dispatched the group in the middle and wings, looking for Manchester United's gaps and mistakes.

The pace of the game slowed down, and Valencia controlled the ball, but it was difficult to hit Manchester United's 30-meter area, and it was more passed in Valencia's backcourt.

The live commentator He Hui joked, "Manchester United has made Valencia Barcelona, ​​but unfortunately Valencia does not have the ability to cooperate in intensive defense."

However, Valencia's tactics were correct. They did not give Manchester United a chance to strike while the iron was hot. In the 27th minute of the game, Carrick made a mistake in the midfield and Pablo made a strong shot at 25 points after stealing, but unfortunately the ball was slightly higher than the crossbar.

In the 34th minute of the game, Valencia suddenly accelerated the pace. Mata passed two consecutively and made a cross from the left side of the penalty area. Van der Saudar had no chance to move. He attacked a little rashly and did not get the ball. However, Valencia's forward Soldado faced the ball high against the front of the penalty area and missed the opportunity to equalize.

Ferguson had no problem with his tactical arrangements. Unexpectedly, the player almost lost the ball after two mistakes. He was so angry that he cursed at the stadium on the sidelines, wishing he could replace the two of them.

However, after two mistakes, Manchester United players concentrated on 12 points and made the defense clear. Until the end of the first half, they did not give Valencia another shot.
Chapter completed!