Football's No. 1 Prodigal Son

The game was a big success, but the team was still in the middle of the season.

A few days later, Ronaldinho ended his vacation and came to Manchester to report.

Since there were only three days left before Manchester City's next game, Kevin Keegan did not choose to let him appear in the starting lineup.

This made Ronaldinho a little depressed. How well he performed in the training session...

So he could only wrap himself up tightly and sit on the bench at Maine Road.

Manchester's winter is really cold!

In this game, Kevin Keegan still sent out his traditional 442 formation, which made Yang Luo in the stands roll his eyes.

The 442 formation is not impossible, but you also need a strong flying wing like Manchester United!

These people in our team simply don't have this ability...

And the scene of this game also reflects that his tactics are somewhat ineffective.

The two sides started fighting from the beginning, but neither side created many opportunities.

At this time, Leeds United is no longer the young guards of the previous two years. With the forced sale of players under financial pressure, their strength has declined significantly.

But even so, Manchester City is still tied with them.

In the 35th minute of the game, Manchester City suffered a heavy blow. Leeds United's Australian striker Kewell knocked on Manchester City's goal through a quick counterattack!

0 to 1, Manchester City fell behind at home!

This goal made Manchester City fans fall into silence.

Kevin Keegan frowned, and he couldn't help but look at the players on the bench.

When his eyes swept to the Brazilian who was wrapped like a dumpling at the end of the bench, he couldn't help frowning.

As a traditional British coach, he likes forwards like Alan Shearer, and doesn't like this kind of guy who looks a little sloppy.

Before this game, he was determined not to let this guy get even a minute of playing time.

However, in the following games, Manchester City still did not show any improvement. The two forwards Anelka and Wanchope were in very ordinary conditions and could not get any space to kick under the stranglehold of Leeds United's defense.

At the end of the first half, the score remained unchanged.

Yang Luo sighed and said to Bernstein: "It is difficult to achieve any good results relying on the current group of players."

Bernstein nodded in agreement: "Today's Manchester City is a mid-to-lower-level team, whether in terms of the strength of the players or the ability of the coaching staff."

At this time, Kevin Keegan was furious in the locker room: "What are you playing? What I see is a sloppy and unmotivated team! Facing a team of Leeds United's level, you have no desire to win!"

The players all hung their heads and said nothing.

Only Ronaldinho was shaking his legs gently. He was a little frozen after sitting for a whole morning.

Kevin Keegan glared at him fiercely and continued to arrange tactics with a sullen face.

During the halftime break, he did not make any personnel adjustments, but just asked the team to continue to advance the overall formation, hoping to score goals with more active tactics.

But the team's performance in the first fifteen minutes of the second half still made him dissatisfied.

Helplessly, he could only choose to make substitutions and replace Wanchope with Got.

But Got's appearance still did not change anything, and the team still did not create any threatening attacks.

Yang Luo in the stands couldn't help but complain: "Why not use Ronaldinho?"

Bernstein said: "Yes, Ronaldinho's technical ability is obviously a level higher than these people, why not use him?"

Yang Luo frowned: "Mr. Keegan is too stubborn."

Bernstein agreed deeply.

At this time, the game time was also passing bit by bit, and the Manchester City fans at the scene became anxious, and their boos became louder and louder.

Ronaldinho couldn't help rubbing his nose. He looked at the situation on the field, and a trace of confusion flashed in his eyes.

Why didn't he take the field?

He could change everything!

Kevin Keegan made another substitution at this time.

Veteran Benabia came on the field to replace Horlock.

Ronaldinho's eyes flickered.

Now there is only one substitution left. Will he not have a chance to play in this game?

Five more minutes passed in the game, and now there are only fifteen minutes left.

At this moment, Ronaldinho heard the voice of the head coach: "You, warm up and get ready to play!"

His heart immediately became active. He took off his thick long down jacket and jumped up.

Arriving at the sideline, he started a simple back-and-forth run.

Three minutes later, taking advantage of a dead ball opportunity, Kevin Keegan replaced Ronaldinho with Anelka, who had done nothing in this game.

Looking at Ronaldinho's back, Kevin Keegan sighed.

He had no choice, after all, the remaining players were all players with no special features and could not change the situation.

Although he didn't like this Brazilian, he was now the only one in the team who could solve the problem.

Five minutes later, Ronaldinho got his first chance to touch the ball.

He played as a shadow striker after he came on the court. After receiving the ball, he used his speed to get rid of Leeds United's midfield line, and then directly faced Leeds United's defensive general Lucas Radebe.

The South African player is now about to turn 34 years old. Although he is relatively strong, his speed is not at the same level as Ronaldinho.

The Brazilian elf's fake moves made the old South African defender a little unsure. He connected with a rapid change of direction and directly shook Lucas Radebe over!

Lucas Radebe was shocked and wanted to reach out to pull, but found that there was no chance at all!

Ronaldinho had already entered the penalty area at this time. Facing the goalkeeper who came forward to block the angle, he directly made a lob shot, and the football flew high, passed the goalkeeper's fingertips, and fell into the goal!

Maine Road Stadium was boiling immediately.

This was an absolutely genius goal!

The fans were crazy, not only because of the equalization of the score, but also because they saw such a wonderful goal!

After scoring, Ronaldinho shook his head happily and danced an impromptu dance easily.

Many players also ran over to hug and celebrate with him. It was hard not to like this happy Brazilian.

Kevin Keegan on the sidelines also jumped up excitedly. Although he didn't like this Brazilian, this goal made him breathe a sigh of relief!

Yang Luo in the stands also raised his arms and shouted: "Beautiful!"

Bernstein said excitedly: "This is genius, this is strength!"

In the 80th minute of the game, Manchester City equalized the score through Ronaldinho's genius shot!

And there are still more than ten minutes to go. Can Ronaldinho bring another miracle?

Yang Luo looked at the figure of the Brazilian: "Go on, give Maine Road a little shock!"