Since that's the case, I should be happy!
Anyway, with the current results this season, there's no hope of winning the Premier League title, so it's better to accumulate more points and improve myself!
To hell with everything else.
The World Cup is the real focus!
With this clear in mind, the suppressed mood from watching the first half of the match vanished without a trace, and a contented smile spread across Cao Baming's face.
Just then, Vieira suddenly spoke to the head coach in the locker room.
"Coach, why don't we try bringing Cao Baming on in the second half? His bizarre playing style might actually have a miraculous effect."
Cao Baming was suddenly startled. Was his teammate actively recommending him?
Looking at the expression on his face, he truly couldn't bear it anymore and hoped someone could score a goal.
For some reason, all the team's painstakingly organized attacks were weak and ineffective, yet Cao Baming could easily complete shots and even score goals by himself.
He couldn't understand it! But he didn't need to understand. As long as he could win effortlessly, right?
Some of the other players seemed to support Vieira's idea as well, and they all turned their gaze towards Cao Baming, who was standing in the corner of the room.
However, after a few seconds of thought, the head coach still gave an ambiguous answer.
"We'll see!"
Cao Baming thought to himself, since he said that, there was still a chance.
The meeting ended, and the players rested briefly, waiting for the second half to begin.
Cao Baming, on the other hand, eagerly redeemed the talent skill card!
"System, redeem reward, talent skill card!"
"Ding! Congratulations to the host for unlocking the talent [Rock Solid], physical strength +50, accumulating 50 for each failed body confrontation, with no upper limit!"
"50!!"
Cao Baming was shocked. It was rare for the system to be so generous. If he had known the talent was so powerful, he should have redeemed it with the first win gift pack!
Moreover, with an increase of 50, it was basically impossible to fail now, right?
Even if he really bumped into a rock, with another 50 added for each failure, it would be unlikely to fail next time, right?
Too strong!
In just a few seconds, Cao Baming could feel a heat rising from within his body, making him feel completely different. He even felt he could smash through the five-centimeter-thick solid wood table in front of him.
After a while, the second half was about to begin.
The coach gathered everyone for a final pre-match pep talk.
Everyone put their hands on top of each other, shouting a slogan loudly, and then put them down together!
Walking through the players' tunnel, one could feel the confidence emanating from the Manchester United players. It seemed their halftime talk had been quite successful.
Moreover, if one analyzed carefully, Manchester United had a slight advantage in the first half.
Cao Baming consciously walked to the bench and sat down.
The match on the field quickly began.
After a halftime break, Manchester United's players had recovered some of their stamina, and at the same time, their tactics seemed to have changed.
The entire team became like a pack of wolves, pressing aggressively from the start!
A rare grand spectacle!
Even Cristiano Ronaldo was actively pressing forward. Cao Baming didn't know how the Manchester United coach managed it.
Sitting on the sidelines, Cao Baming was genuinely surprised to see this.
Brilliant, truly brilliant!
Soon, Arsenal began to struggle, but they maintained decent possession and had no major defensive loopholes. Instead, they seized an counter-attack opportunity and took a very threatening shot!
The shot came from Vieira, who supported Cao Baming's appearance in midfield. His long-range shot from the edge of the penalty area, a 'curving moon', pierced through several players and flew towards the goal.
This shot was more like a surprise attack, catching everyone off guard. Such timing required immense creativity and vision. Vieira was indeed a top midfielder!
Although he was older, his experience and skill were truly admirable!
The goalkeeper, by chance, managed to get a touch on the ball, thus averting the crisis.
This save was less about extraordinary performance and more about incredible luck, as if the god of fortune had possessed him.
More than twenty minutes into the second half, the score was still zero-zero.
"Cheer up, press forward!"
"Press forward!"
Arteta on the sidelines shouted loudly while making hand gestures, his voice hoarse.
However, Arsenal was consistently pinned back near their own goal.
Arteta looked helpless.
But then, a surprise came from the defense, directly in front of him!
Zinchenko's beautiful assist, the ball slid low and was extremely well-hidden!
He found a very threatening passing route, directly creating a one-on-one situation for Cristiano Ronaldo!
"W...what??"
"WTF?"
Arteta on the sidelines stood frozen, dumbfounded, with his hands clasped over his head.
He completely failed to understand Zinchenko's actions.
"Did you see the color of the jersey?!"
"That's the opponent, brother!"
Realizing something was wrong, Zinchenko quickly chased back, but it was too late.
Cristiano Ronaldo seized the opportunity, immediately drove the ball into the penalty area, and with a powerful shot from a suitable position, changed the score!
0:1!!
GOALLLLLL!!
After scoring, Cristiano Ronaldo responded to the cheers of the fans with his signature celebration!
Meanwhile, Zinchenko could only sit on the ground, looking up at the sky with remorse.
This incident completely left his teammates speechless.
Cao Baming, sitting on the sidelines, almost burst out laughing!
Then he thought, this is his own team, how could he laugh?
It must have been that he had relaxed a bit too much earlier.
But such a huge mistake was truly rare. Forget about the Premier League, he had never seen such a "famous scene" even in the Chinese Super League.
Wenger, sitting a few rows behind Cao Baming, gradually lost his smile and anticipation, his face turning very grim.
And Arteta's expression was even worse than his.
At this moment, still with his hands over his head, he hadn't recovered. He was filled with unspoken curses but could do nothing.
"We held on for over 70 minutes, and then personally provided a magical assist?"
With the goal confirmed, the game had to continue.
But Arteta could no longer hold back. He still had two substitutions left, so he decided to go all out and use both!
With less than twenty minutes remaining, he could only pray for a miracle!
"Cao Baming, go warm up!"
Cao Baming, who was engrossed in watching from the bench, suddenly jolted.
Was the head coach calling him?
He looked in the direction of the voice and saw Arteta looking at him with pleading eyes, as if he were his last hope.
"Okay!"
Cao Baming then got off the bench and began his usual warm-up routine at the edge of the field.
Along with Cao Baming, Elneny also started warming up.