I Am Scouted by Real Madrid

"Cristiano Ronaldo!"

In the stands of the Bernabeu, many Manchester United fans were shouting Ronaldo's name, and Ronaldo smiled and waved to the stands. It was clear that he was in a very good mood after scoring at the Bernabeu.

Rooney ran over to Ronaldo, and the two embraced. If it weren't for Rooney's brilliant last pass, this attack wouldn't have been able to continue.

"Oh my god, is this Cristiano Ronaldo?"

"Can he score 40 goals this season?"

"He might even score 50 goals! That's really frightening."

"I heard the club is working on his transfer. It would be fantastic if we could have him."

"And that little chubby guy just now, what's his name, Wayne Rooney, he just competed with Chen on equal terms, if he could come to us too, that would be great."

"Although I really want the team to get them, Manchester United won't let them go, Ferguson won't let them go, it's more realistic to hope for our Chen to become stronger."

In the stands of the Bernabeu, the Merengue fans talked while keeping their eyes on Chen.

In this match, Chen Zhong's performance seemed somewhat "at a loss," especially after being "dived" by Ronaldo, he didn't quite know how to use his physical advantage.

"Boxer" Rooney was indeed a little tank.

But Chen Zhong had faced many physically strong players in the La Liga, yet none made him as "embarrassed" as Rooney did, the two even ended up rolling on the ground in a heap.

Regarding this, the Merengue fans generally believed Chen was still too young and too nervous in the Champions League quarterfinals, affecting his performance.

In fact, it's not just the Merengue fans who thought this, Manchester United fans, neutral fans, and even Wayne Rooney himself felt some subtle emotions because of what had just happened.

Wayne Rooney was inherently a "proud" person, as a super genius who became famous young, as the great hope of English football, he had enough capital.

Before the match, in this confrontation with Chen Zhong, he had accumulated sufficient confidence and acquired a deeper understanding of the "soft" nature of La Liga football.

He became even more perplexed about Ronaldo's desire to join Real Madrid.

"Chen, Chen!" Schuster on the sidelines called out Chen Zhong's name once again. He realized his mistake; he actually told a defensive player to restrain himself, especially a monster like Chen Zhong who relies on his instincts. Isn't this self-defeating?

"Just be yourself!"

Chen Zhong looked at Schuster and nodded emphatically, while also turning his gaze towards Rooney. Rooney noticed Chen Zhong, lifted his head arrogantly as if to say, "What are you looking at?"

The match continued.

After Real Madrid kicked off, they were not in a hurry to launch an attack.

Ferguson's Manchester United has always been a major focus of study for other teams; his team always exudes energy and determination in the attacking zone.

In this match, Schuster had thoroughly prepared to face a legendary coach like Ferguson. He knew Ferguson's hallmark: swift counterattacks. His team's play style was fast-paced, and even when the opponent had the ball possession advantage, they could create many scoring opportunities.

Ferguson's Manchester United always used their speed advantage to exploit the weaker points of opponents' defenses, while finding gaps through ball movement in positional play.

Real Madrid conceded the first goal to a counterattack by Manchester United.

From Van der Sar's save to him distributing the ball, it took just about ten seconds. With three or four passes, United completed a beautiful attack.

Once the match resumed, Schuster immediately instructed his team to stabilize their formation to prevent losing points again to United's counterattack.

"The ball has come to Chen Zhong's feet."

"Chen Zhong passes the ball to Guti to organize the attack."

"Guti takes possession of the ball."

"Carrick's tackle."

"Manchester United's counterattack."

"Park Ji-sung receives Brown's pass on the right side."

"He doesn't choose to control the ball, but directly heads it to the center."

"Rooney!"

"No control, straight volley."

Manchester United's quick counterattack caught Real Madrid off guard. Chen Zhong stood in an empty backfield, surrounded by rushing Manchester United players: Rooney, Scholes, Ronaldo...

He first moved towards Ronaldo's direction to avoid Manchester United replicating their first goal, but soon realized the issue.

The ball wasn't going to the far side, but rather it was heading to Rooney in the center.

Chen Zhong immediately changed direction, moving towards Rooney. However, Rooney had no intention of stopping the oncoming ball. He adjusted his stance, facing the goal.

Without stopping the ball, he swung his leg forcefully.

"Boom!"

The ball rocketed skywards, aiming directly at the top right corner of the goal.

This strike was powerful and extremely fast. Casillas attempted a save, but he failed to make contact with the ball.

"0:2"

"What a world-class goal!"

"Wayne Rooney!"

"From outside the penalty box, without stopping the ball, he unleashed a super world-class goal!"

"This is Manchester United's second goal, and his personal 16th goal of the season in official matches!"

"Assist by Park Ji-sung!"

Schuster stood stunned on the sidelines, unable to comprehend why Manchester United's tactics were so powerful. However, several years later, in the 2021-2022 season, when he reviewed the most popular modern football strategies, he realized that the tactics from this period of Manchester United were still evident in those strategies.