Football: The butcher in the midfield at the start, the magic bird stunned

Chapter 375 Legendary Possessed Manchester United No. 7 VS Horror Suffocating Guazi Manchester City

In the counterattack just now, the five of Manchester United ran forward, exhausting a lot of energy.

But in order for Manchester City to return to defense, almost everyone except Harland was chasing back at full speed, and the overall physical exertion was even greater.

Enzo Maresca, Guardiola's assistant coach, couldn't help scolding: "This rubbish team almost scored. If they didn't buy a Red Countryman, what would they have?"

Guardiola turned his head and glanced at him, but said nothing.

Obviously, he doesn't agree with Enzo Maresca's words, other people's players are bought, so Harland was born by you?My father is sitting upstairs.

The camera immediately turned to the stands, but the first one to look at was not the old Haaland, but Sir Alex Ferguson. He was not far from Schmeichel. Although the latter was a legendary Manchester United goalkeeper, at the end of his career, Also joined Manchester City.

Then it was given to the old Harland, and the England national team coach Southgate not far from the side.

But what excites the fans of the Red Country is that Sun Jihai, as a member of the Manchester City Club Hall of Fame, was also invited to watch the game live, with Aguero sitting behind him.

Before the game, Chen Xiaoliang received a text message from Sun Jihai, and was told that he had received an invitation from Manchester City to watch the game.

Chen Xiaoliang also specially asked him to stay a few more days after the game so that we could meet and chat.

The last time they met, the two were in a small cafe near Glasgow, and it has been three years in a flash.

On the field, Manchester City re-arranged and organized the offense. The situation once again became Manchester City in control and Manchester United in defense.

In today's game, it wasn't that Guardiola returned to the ball-holding state again, but that the Champions League final with Rome made him realize that once Manchester City speeds up their offensive frequency, it would be equivalent to giving Chen Xiaoliang more opportunities to counterattack. One, and the backcourt can lose four in the end.

So today he once again took out the suffocating field control when Real Madrid was eliminated in the Champions League semi-finals last season, and arranged a variable in the defensive formation.

In the 13th minute, the ball possession rate of the two sides was still at a disparity level of 78% to 22%. Manchester United had two steals, but they failed to pass, and were robbed by Manchester City with intensive on-the-spot double-teaming. go back.

This style of play is quite reminiscent of Guardiola's Barcelona team.

The ball was at De Bruyne's feet again, City's undisputed midfield brain.

Bellingham, Rodri and Seat B were like three fighter jets circling around his mothership, running back and forth non-stop, mobilizing and tearing at Manchester United's defense.

But Chen Xiaoliang on the field and Ten Hag on the sidelines gradually discovered a strange thing, that is, the frequency of right back Kyle Walker getting in is getting lower and lower.

At this time, De Bruyne scored the ball to the left and passed it to Glarish. The Manchester City billionaire dribbled the ball and began to wipe it in.

His dribbling style makes Wan-Bissaka very uncomfortable. It is neither the kind of swaying like Kwa and Sanbo Kaoru, nor the kind of open and close like Bell and Leo, leaning forward with speed. Burst style.

When Glarish dribbled, the ball was under his feet and his speed was not fast, but he protected the ball very well, and the distance between the ball and his feet was very close when waving the ball.

This made it difficult for Wan-Bissaka to find enough space to shovel, and could only rely on his body to prevent Glarish from wiping in.

But Glarish's passing sometimes doesn't really want to pass you. Once he cuts in from the wing and wipes in, and the right back who defends him follows, he empties the right side.

This is the case at this moment. When he came to the left sideline of the penalty area, Glarish had been double-teamed by Wan Bissaka and B Fee. He passed back and passed to Rodri. Rodri sent to the left and passed directly. The ball from behind was given to Akanji who was plugging in, and went straight through the left.

Wan-Bissaka immediately turned around and returned to the defense, but Akanji seemed to be waiting for him to return to the defense. Just as he was about to catch up, Akanji passed back to Rodri, who was still waiting on the left rib, and Rodri kicked lightly Going straight, Glarish, who slipped in quietly after sending the ball, just received the ball in the penalty area.

Varane had no choice but to seal it up. If he didn't go up to Glarish, he could shoot directly.

But as soon as he blocked it, Glarish flicked the outside instep of his right foot, and the ball gently rubbed and took off to the middle of the small penalty area.

Harland, who was fighting with Lima on the right side, suddenly crossed over, forcibly blocked Lima's header and slammed the goal, and the ball went straight to the left side of the goal!

At that moment, Manchester United's players, coaches, fans, everyone's heart was in their throats, but De Gea's incredible reaction speed, coupled with a similar action to the save just now, flew the ball sideways from the goal line Fish out again!
Many Manchester City players immediately hugged their heads and opened their mouths in disbelief!
However, Harland, who wanted to rush up and shoot, hadn't caught up with the ball, and the ball was kicked out of the penalty area by Varane again.

Fate seemed to have entered a reincarnation, and the repeated scene was staged again.

Harland shoots, De Gea rushes, Varane has a big foot, the ball flies to the right, and Rashford rushes to catch the ball.

Only this time, due to the deep retreat of Fee B, he was not able to participate in the counterattack at the first time. When Rashford was brought to the center line and was about to be overtaken by Akanji, his right foot went straight to the center.

Rodriguez and Bellingham were still chasing Chen Xiaoliang behind, but there was one more person beside Chen Xiaoliang, and that was Kyle Walker, the fastest player in Manchester City!

It seems that Guardiola used both the waist guard and the side midfielder in a game.

Chen Xiaoliang, who received the ball, accelerated forward and wanted to get rid of Kyle Walker, but he who was advancing with the ball and Kyle Walker who was running without the ball ran to a tie. He couldn't get rid of the latter, and the latter couldn't Chase him to stop him.

At this time, Dias and others on Manchester City's defense had quickly settled in the middle, waiting for Chen Xiaoliang to run over, they delayed for a while, and then formed a pincer attack with Kyle Walker.

Who would have thought that just after crossing the middle arc, Chen Xiaoliang would swing his right leg back in a fast run, apparently about to hit the ball.

Kyle Walker on the side didn't make any blocking moves, and the other Manchester City players who were returning to the defense at full speed didn't feel anything wrong at the first time. Even the Manchester United players thought that Chen Xiaoliang was going to split the ball.

But when Chen Xiaoliang hit the ball hard with the instep of his right foot, and the ball went straight into the air and flew towards the goal, everyone realized that it was a shot!
A shot over 40 meters!

As City continued to hold the ball in the frontcourt, goalkeeper Ederson stood very high.

There is nothing out of the ordinary about this, in Pep Guardiola's team the goalkeeper is also part of the attacking organization and often needs to hold the ball at the back and move it.

At the same time, when Manchester United launched this counterattack, Ederson did not withdraw immediately. As a goalkeeper's routine operation, he had to adjust his position at any time in the backcourt, especially in the case of the back line. Also away from the door line, press upwards.

On the one hand, it is to narrow the defensive gap between the defender and the goalkeeper, and to attack in time to destroy the opponent's behind the ball when the opponent initiates a counterattack and hits behind. Move the ball to other areas.

But it was these two correct operations that made the seemingly flawless position a fatal point.

After realizing that it was a long-distance blast, Edson immediately ran from the penalty area line to the goal line, and kept looking back at the flight trajectory of the ball while running.

He first ran a few meters to the left of the goal, but Chen Xiaoliang kicked the ball with the instep of his right foot. After flying for a certain distance, the ball began to spin outwards and fly to the right. Edson immediately ran to the right again.

Just when the ball hit the goal like a meteorite, Edson, who was 3 meters away from the goal line, could only choose to jump forward and stretch his right hand forward with all his strength!

Zhan Jun: "The ball flies to the goal!"

"Edson hit the ball!"

"But the goal... still scored!"

Zhang Lu: "Hey, Edson has a look of helplessness. Kyle Walker has caught up with Xiao Liang. There are no other Manchester United players in the frontcourt except Xiao Liang. No one thought that he would choose to play directly. Door!"

Zhan Jun: "That's right, after Harland's header was saved by De Gea, everyone in the audience thought that Manchester United would launch another quick counterattack, and they were all guessing which line Xiao Liang would go. Will it be a long-range shot near the top of the penalty area like last time, or will it be a closer shot into the penalty area this time, or will it be destroyed by Manchester City's return defense attack."

"I didn't expect Xiao Liang to kick directly and hit Edson by surprise!"

"On August 1996, 8, Beckham, who was still wearing the No. 17 jersey at the time, made him famous with a midcourt lob in the first round of the Premier League against Wimbledon!"

"And the old captain Rooney also completed a super long-range lob shot from the center line in the 2013-14 season against West Ham United!"

"Now, Manchester United's new No. 7, once again staged a midfield goal!"

"Red Devils fans, let me ask you if you are excited!"

Zhang Lu: "This ball is different from that of Beckham and Rooney. One is that they were in a slow state at that time, and there was no one around them, so they could kick relatively calmly. The other, Xiao Liang The ball is not a lob shot, at least not entirely a lob shot, the trajectory of the ball flight is not very high, it is more like a powerful long-range shot."

After Chen Xiaoliang scored a goal, he did not run to the sidelines to celebrate. Instead, he took two steps and stood in the arc of the middle circle, opening his arms to welcome those teammates who rushed towards him excitedly.

The performance of his teammates was far more exciting than him. Even Casemiro, who was on the bench on the sidelines, stood up with a protective gear on his feet and a cane in his hand, but he was also waving his fist with the other hand.

The confident Manchester City fans in the Etihad stands were speechless at the moment, and some couldn't help shaking their heads. Only those who were next to the Manchester United fans were yelling through the security guards.

Guardiola put his hands in his pockets, looked at the ground, turned around and took a few steps.

His team played today without any problems. The tactics were executed perfectly, but they couldn't score goals. The defense was executed well, but they couldn't keep the score.

How can you make sense of this...

Rashford also felt "unreasonable".

I just randomly sent a cross pass in the counterattack, and I got an assist?
This assist bonus comes too easily...

The goal action just now was replayed several times on the broadcast screen, the fans were fascinated by watching, and Manchester United's players began to return to their normal positions while celebrating.

"Beautiful goal! Although I am not very happy."

Harland's voice rang in Chen Xiaoliang's ears, Chen Xiaoliang turned his head to look at him not far away, and smiled slightly:
"But I'm glad."

Harland didn't speak anymore, but stood on the center line and waited for the referee to blow his whistle and De Bruyne kicked off, so that he could rush to Manchester United's half again.

Chen Xiaoliang couldn't see the slightest bit of frustration in his eyes, but full of confidence and joy, as if encountering setbacks in the game was something that could arouse his interest.

"Beep!"

In the 15th minute, the referee John Brooks whistled, 0 to 1, the home team Manchester City fell behind, and the game continued!

Nothing has changed, Manchester City is still suffocating the pass in the frontcourt, while Manchester United retreats to their own half as a whole.

After scoring the goal, Chen Xiaoliang didn't feel too happy. Although he knew that he had just scored another super world wave and the goal would surely spread all over the world, the situation on the court made him realize that this team Not only are there too many things to do in the future, but there are also too many difficulties to face in today's game.

The temporary lead of 0 to 1 is just an appearance, and the core is that Manchester City's lead in overall ability is all-round.

When he was in Rome, although Mourinho often chose defensive counterattacks in strong dialogues, it was often an active choice.

At least in Serie A, that Roma team can play against any team and hold the ball with each other. It's just that in Mourinho's football philosophy, the efficiency of defensive counterattacks is higher and the power of a group of fast horses can be brought into play.

When the team really wants to take the lead, or when necessary, it can press out the half-court possession organization.

But tonight was different, including the night of the UEFA Champions League final. The team had no choice but to passively defend against counterattacks.

Because with the current overall strength, it is a fantasy to play against Manchester City at home and control the ball with Manchester City. Looking at the entire European football, no team can do it.

But it can't be done now, but it doesn't mean that it doesn't aim at it. Chen Xiaoliang on the court and Ten Hag on the sidelines are both unwilling to accept the serious disparity in ball possession rate.

But getting the score right now is the most pragmatic thing.

Manchester City's sides widened wider and wider, and the frequency of short pass dispatches outside Manchester United's penalty area became faster and faster. Both sides knew that this was a signal for Manchester City to launch an attack.

In the 26th minute, De Bruyne's left side received a pass from Akanji from the winger, facing Eriksson's defense diagonally to break through the penalty area.

Eriksson retreated obliquely, narrowing the distance between the two as he retreated.

At this time, De Bruyne passed the ball forward and passed it to Harland who retreated from the penalty area. Eriksson stretched his legs to intercept the pass but missed it.

Harland knocked the ball back again to De Bruyne, who was panning without the ball, and the latter sent a deadly through ball to the front left!

When Varane left the hinterland of the penalty area with the retreating Harland, the B seat who went around to the left had quietly ran behind Harland and the left side of the small penalty area.

De Bruyne's pass passed through the three of Eriksson, Varane and Wan Bissaka, and rolled to the side of the B seat.

Wan Bissaka and Varane chased back, but the B seat had already kicked, and De Gea opened his body and rushed forward!

The moment seat B landed with his right foot, he twisted his body, turned his ankle, and sent the ball horizontally to the middle of the small penalty area!
Harland, who was retreating, had already turned back at this time, and he just pushed and shot at the passing ball. De Gea's body shape for the save was already in place, and he was unable to adjust in such a fast time, so he could only watch the ball pass. Score your own goal!

Zhan Jun: "Haaland's active retreat and De Bruyne's pass directly tore through Manchester United's defense!"

"Manchester United took the lead for less than 15 minutes before being equalized by the Blue Moon Army at home!"

Zhang Lu: "It's hard to defend like this. Like Xiao Liang, Harland's sense of presence is too strong. It is impossible for defensive players to let him go. Once he retreats, there will be no open space for the defenders staring at him. Make up, then other players can use this gap to make a fuss."

"This is the same as Xiaoliang holding the ball at the top of the opponent's penalty area, and then attracting at least two defenders to create opportunities for other players."

"These two are not only strong in personal ability, but also in tactics."

After the goal, the Etihad Stadium immediately restored the aura and atmosphere that the defending champion should have. Manchester City fans turned their backs to the stadium and danced the Poznan dance in the stands.

The celebration, invented by Poznan fans in Poland and made famous by Manchester City fans, has become the hallmark of the Etihad Stadium.

Harland on the field was also being celebrated by his teammates, and they were relieved to equalize the score.

At this time, the director neither pointed the camera at the crazy fans in the stands, nor did he shoot Harland, who was full of stars, but Chen Xiaoliang on the sidelines.

He was communicating with Ten Hag, and both of them were talking and making gestures with their hands.

The director was obviously curious about what the two were talking about when they lost the ball, and it was so intense.

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