Chapter 1105: Chapter 1105

Chapter 1105: Chapter 351: The Guardian of the Future

Scholes’ tackles are unreliable, but his positioning is experienced and strategic.

Gibson runs around like a headless chicken, and sometimes it even hinders Scholes.

This gives Chelsea quite a few opportunities.

On both sides of Chelsea, Mata’s performance today was also commendable, and his partnership with Ramos, this Spanish right flank, is highly aggressive.

However, in terms of impact, currently, there is no left flank in the world that can surpass the combination of Huang Kaiwen using a [Giggs] trial card with Ashley Cole.

Chelsea’s left flank frequently challenges Manchester United’s defense.

Although Manchester United hasn’t conceded again, even the top defender Ferdinand looks quite embarrassed during the defense. Official source is novel-fire.net

In the 37th minute, after a successful interception, Deco quickly made an angled pass to the left.

Once again, Huang Kaiwen carried the ball to attack Manchester United’s defense.

This time, O’Shea and Ferdinand positioned themselves in front and behind, clearly defending against Huang Kaiwen’s potential cross.

Huang Kaiwen approached the flank of the penalty area with the ball, and O’Shea immediately came up to press.

The two maintained a half-meter distance, with the taller O’Shea lowering his center of gravity, appearing not as tall as Huang Kaiwen.

His feet kept shifting, ready to attempt a steal at any moment.

Huang Kaiwen slowed down with short steps while dribbling, glancing at Ferdinand, knowing that the opportunity wouldn’t last.

Huang Kaiwen quickly nudged the ball with his right foot, and as O’Shea followed the shift, Huang Kaiwen acted with his left foot.

Huang Kaiwen struck the ball forcefully into the central penalty area with his left foot, turned, and sprinted towards the box, with O’Shea unable to reach even Huang Kaiwen’s shirt in time.

Gibson in the box went for a sliding tackle.

Gibson almost touched the ball, but Huang Kaiwen’s reaction was quicker.

He flicked the ball and leaped seamlessly, charging into the small box to regain control.

Ben Foster scrambled to dive at Huang Kaiwen’s feet, but Huang Kaiwen struck the ball’s side with his left foot.

The ball rolled from under Foster towards the far corner of the goal.

Evans, near the right post, slid and intercepted, sending the ball over the crossbar just before it crossed the line.

“This time, huh, the angle was too tight when Huang Kaiwen shot, the ball just couldn’t cross the line.”

“Yes, mainly because of the narrow angle, but with such a tight angle, Huang Kaiwen almost sent the ball into the goal. Young Evans really went all out with that tackle, he’s not afraid of scoring an own goal, is he?”

“Zhang, do you think there’s a possibility that Evans believes even if he scores an own goal, it’s no big deal, considering someone has already scored 11 own goals in their career.”

“Hehe, hard to say, hehe.”

This time Huang Kaiwen didn’t take the corner, Ashley Cole went to the right corner flag instead.

Some fans shouted “traitor” and threw debris from the stands.

This was evidently Arsenal’s fans.

Huang Kaiwen, who was waiting for the ball nearby, went over and pushed Cole aside.

Cole smiled helplessly and said, “I’m already used to it.”

“Forget it, I’ll take it,” said Huang Kaiwen, waving a hand.

The story of Ashley Cole’s transfer to Chelsea he had already heard directly from those involved.

This indeed wasn’t Ashley Cole’s fault, mainly stemming from a misunderstanding.

Before leaving, he had a dispute with Arsenal over a new contract salary of £62,000. The conflict wasn’t over whether it was £57,000 or £62,000, but about who would back down.

As a player who grew up from the Arsenal Academy, it’s understandable that Ashley Cole would request a pay raise.

Arsenal had brought in Campbell from Tottenham on a free with a salary of £100,000, and those stars like Vieira Henry were on salaries between £60,000 and £80,000. As an undisputed mainstay, Cole’s request wasn’t unreasonable.

However, Premier League clubs usually aren’t inclined to give high salaries to their academy graduates.

Even the members of the Class of ’92 on the field today never received top salaries at Manchester United, despite being world-class players at their peak.

Neither side willing to back down, coupled with Cole’s agent Jonathan Barnett stirring things up for commission, eventually led to Cole’s departure.

Afterwards, Wenger also admitted his deep regret.

Huang Kaiwen picked up a £20 note with Cole’s portrait on it, thinking those fans were quite amusing.

Next time they play Arsenal, he might just hand this note to the Professor and have it swapped for real British Pounds for the Yellow Ball King.

He glanced at the players’ positions inside the penalty area.

Huang Kaiwen suddenly had a new idea.

Ben Foster was still communicating with his teammates when Huang Kaiwen glanced at the referee.

The main referee, Chris Foy, understood Huang Kaiwen’s intention and nodded at him.

Huang Kaiwen didn’t hesitate, stepping forward with his right foot onto the side-back of the ball, swinging his left foot under the ball, adding a lifting motion.

The ball flew out from the corner with strong spin, its entire flight path hugging the baseline, soaring over the crossbar. Ben Foster didn’t even initially judge if it was out of play. It was only near the goal that he belatedly tried to stretch out a single arm and leap. But by the time the ball soared past his palm and started to drop, it struck the inside top edge of the left post and bounced into the net.

“An iconic Kevin-style goal!”

“While everyone was speculating on how Chelsea would execute their tactical corner, Kevin showed through action that guessing his thoughts was futile.”

“I have never seen a goal with less suspense; the ball flew along the baseline with perfect height and curve, never giving defenders a chance to head it out, only when the ball began to descend could players possibly touch it, but the time was too short. From the baseline to the crossbar and finally into the goal, there was virtually no space for defensive clearance. This may not be Kevin’s most beautiful goal, but it’s one that has no way to be saved, I call it an absolute goal.”