Green Journey

Chapter 344 Manchester City's problem is in the defense!

On the field, after Manchester City scored a goal, they played more leisurely and firmly controlled the ball at their feet.

The formation pressed forward again and again, and after finding no offensive space, he passed the ball back to the backcourt again and again to reorganize the offense. He played quite patiently, very much in the style of Guardiola's coaching.

"In this game, Guardiola chose to use Kolarov to play as a central defender, just to use his pass!"

"Look, just now, a risky pass from the man gap immediately helped Manchester City create an attacking space in Sunderland's dense defensive formation!"

In the LeTV live broadcast room, the topic of Zhan Jun and Zhang Lu has turned to Guardiola's tactics and formation for this game.

Before the two of them finished speaking, Chu Zheng came again on the field.

In the 16th minute of the game, Sterling received a long pass from Fernandinho on the right side of the front court.

After getting the ball, Sterling swayed Lyndon Gooch in the 30-meter area in front of the right rib at the top of the arc, and then quickly dribbled the ball horizontally and cut inward.

But after coming to the center, Sterling found that Sunderland's defense in the center was too dense, so he had to pass a diagonal pass to Chrissy who came to the center.

After Clichy got the ball, he saw that the Sunderland players were all concentrated in the center and the rib areas on both sides. He paused for a moment, and then distributed the ball to Chu Zheng, who was unguarded on the left.

After taking the ball, Chu Zheng slowly pushed forward.

Seeing that Sunderland's defense shifted to the left half, he who had been keeping his head down and dribbling the ball suddenly made a lateral shift.

To the right of the top of the arc, De Bruyne saw the ball flying behind him. He immediately understood Chu Zheng's intention and quickly retreated.

In the right rib area at the top of the arc, after De Bruyne unloaded the ball from his chest, he saw that the center of Sunderland's penalty area was not very densely populated, so he took a long shot directly before the defensive player came up.

Although De Bruyne's shot was not as terrifying as Chu Zheng's heavy artillery, his shot was also within the range of heavy artillery.

In the next second, the ball flew over Kaboul and Lamine Kone around the penalty spot, and then quickly began to fall straight to the upper left corner of the goal.

Sunderland goalkeeper Mannone swooped in, but even as he stretched his body as far as he could in the air, he still couldn't touch the ball.

But bang!
It's so special again!

"fool!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

Seeing that De Bruyne's long-range shot was rejected by the goal of his own stadium, a short exclamation suddenly broke out at the Etihad Stadium!
"For the Sunderland players, this short ten minutes is like a year!" Seeing the connection between Chu Zheng and De Bruyne, Zhan Jun smiled. Said.

"Compared with last season, Manchester City can still attack in the opponent's half this season, but his passing speed has become faster!" Zhang Lu made false gestures with both hands, "His ball speed is fast, from one point to the other. Another point, the power of passing the ball is great and the speed is fast!"

"And the biggest change for Manchester City players after Guardiola coached is that the players don't stick to the ball very much under their feet!"

"So they dispatched more gaps through fast passing than last season!"

"And today, Chu Zheng and Sterling have been active on the wing, widening the width of Manchester City's offense. They don't rely on two full-backs to step in to participate in the attack, but rely on Chu Zheng and Sterling. Taking the ball wide and tearing down Sunderland's defense over and over again!"

However, Zhang Lu and Zhan Jun hadn't finished talking, and there was a huge danger in Manchester City's goal on the field.

In the 22nd minute of the game, Manchester City attacked from the left and was intercepted by Sunderland.

Chu Zheng quickly chased back along the sideline to the center line, and Chrissy, who crossed the center line, approached David Silva from the rib area to block the passing line. Trapped on the sideline.

After Chu Zheng took the ball away from Watermore, he saw that the left half was full of Sunderland players, so he fought hard and kicked the ball back to the side of the backcourt.

Kolarov crosses Stones after taking the ball.

After the rib Stones received the ball, he first took it horizontally to the center.

Seeing that the Sunderland front line was not pressed up to press high, the guy's old habit of dribbling the ball was committed.

Bringing the ball to the front of the arc in the middle circle, Sunderland's midfielder Borini chased him laterally.

Borini not only blocked Stones' front, but also had an obvious pressing posture.

Stones had nowhere to go, and he didn't dare to risk a forward pass, so he had to turn the ball to the right, block Borini behind him, and kicked a cross to Sagna on the right road in front of him.

Seeing the ball coming, Borini also took advantage of the opportunity to pass Stones and rushed up. Sagna wanted to push Sterling directly on the center line in front of the wing.

But Defoe was quick to appear in his pass to Sterling.

Sania had nothing to do, so he had to turn around and push the ball into the penalty area.

But the strength of his casual kick back is obviously a bit weak.

"oh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

Seeing that Borini was getting closer and closer, and his speed was faster than goalkeeper Caballero, the Etihad Stadium was in an uproar again!

Fortunately, this is an illusion.

Caballero was afraid of being tricked, so he rushed out of the penalty area and kicked his foot.

But the siege was resolved, but the ball fell to the feet of the Sunderland players.

In the right rib area of ​​the middle circle, Manchester City's left rib, Watermore stopped and walked, and directly accelerated to leave Clichy behind.

Entering the 35-meter area on the right rib of the top of the arc, the moment he came to Kolarov, he poked his toe, not only dodged Kolarov, but the ball was also passed to Borini in the area of ​​the right rib of the top of the arc underfoot.

On the sidelines, Guardiola saw this scene, and the corners of his mouth twitched twice. His face was relatively calm, but he was probably roaring in his heart.

Chu Zheng quickly retreated along his ribs, feeling even more speechless in his heart, frantically complaining about Stones and Sarnia's play is really fresh and refined.

In front of the Manchester City penalty area, Fernandinho quickly pushed up, preventing Borini who had the ball from completing his turn.

At this point Defoe is in the huge gap between Fernandinho and Sagna.

After Stones chased back along the middle, he went straight to this passing line.

But it's too late!
Before Stones could run into place, Borini, with his back to the penalty area, raised his left leg and hit the inside of his left foot heavily, and the ball rolled horizontally to Defoe, who was on the left side of the top of the arc.

At this time, Sania had already realized the danger, but he was three or four meters away from Defoe, and the far water could not save the near fire.

Fortunately, however, Borini missed the pass with his foot, and the ball rolled directly to Defoe's feet.

Defoe had to wait in place.

It was just this moment of effort that gave Sania a chance to get close to Defoe.

Chu Zheng also rushed back from the right rib area at the top of the arc.

But in the next second, Sagna once again disappointed all Manchester City fans.

As the saying goes, concentration is the essence. Although Defoe looks short and his physical resistance is not strong enough, his biggest feature is his strong explosive power and extremely fast start speed.

So Sania was stuck behind Defoe.

Coupled with entering the restricted area, Sarnia also became a little bit tied up.

Before the penalty kick, seeing Caballero move forward quickly, compressing the shooting space in front of him, Defoe raised his foot and hit it.

However, the moment he swung his right foot, he suddenly felt a pressure from the right side rushing towards him.

In the next second, Defoe's eyes blurred, and a light blue figure flashed past, and then a long leg in white socks stretched out from the ground, and directly shoveled the ball away.

But at this time Defoe's leg had already swung out. Seeing Chu Zheng lying on the ground, he immediately pulled back, but the stud on the sole of his right foot still rubbed against Chu Zheng's chest and abdomen.

"what!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

Suddenly Chu Zheng's screams resounded through the Ittihad Stadium!
This miserable howl frightened Guardiola on the sidelines into a state of shock!
"Ooooh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

In the LeTV live broadcast room, Zhan Jun and Zhang Lu were so frightened by this incident that their faces changed drastically, and they were speechless.

In the stands, Zhao Dudu also jumped up nervously.

It was not very clear from her point of view, but she knew that if Defoe really kicked Chu Zheng, then Chu Zheng would definitely suffer internal injuries, even internal bleeding.

She is a sports medicine student who is very clear about how terrible the foot strength of football players is. It is not an exaggeration to say that she can kick someone to death with one kick.

"Max!!!!!!!!!"

"Eduardo!!!!!!!!!!!!"

Guardiola turned around abruptly, and waved anxiously at the two Manchester City team doctors who had quickly picked up the medical kit behind them.

On the pitch, Manchester City and Sunderland players did not clash.

Because everyone can see clearly that Defoe is not unintentional at all.

It's just that the timing of Chu Zheng's tackle was so subtle that it was too late for Defoe to stop completely.

'Chu!How are you? "

De Bruyne rushed back from the midfield, squatted on the ground and looked worriedly at Chu Zheng, who was lying on the ground and panting violently.

He didn't know where Chu Zheng was injured, and he didn't dare to disturb Chu Zheng, so he was helpless for a while.

The other Manchester City players surrounded Chu Zheng, turning around from time to time to signal the two team doctors, Max and Eduardo, to hurry up.

At this moment, they felt deeply in their hearts.

Chu Zheng's reckless sliding shovel made Manchester City's seasoned veterans feel a shock that had not been seen for a long time.

They were fledglings and they were so desperate, but over time, their enthusiasm for football was gradually wiped out by time.

"Oh!!!"

"It's actually a red card!!!"

In the live broadcast room of LeTV Sports, Zhan Jun and Zhang Lu were dumbfounded when they saw the referee Madeli running back after talking with the linesman and showing Defoe a red card.

"This penalty is a bit heavy!" Zhan Jun said with a helpless smile.

"Under normal circumstances, this kind of action of kicking the defensive player before it is too late will be regarded as a foul by the referee! But if the referee believes that the action of the shooting player is unintentional, then it may be determined that there is no foul and no penalty will be imposed!"

Chu Zheng heard a loud exclamation from the scene, and he immediately sat up and saw Defoe with an innocent face, arguing with the referee.

Without the slightest hesitation, Chu Zheng signaled to the crowd that Defoe hadn't kicked him. Regardless of the dissuasion of the team doctor, he trotted over holding his chest and abdomen, and said with a smile, "Sir, he didn't do it on purpose. He just moved his feet back." !"

At this moment, Defoe was stunned. It was the first time he met this kind of enemy who interceded for the enemy, and he felt a bit like crying!
The Sunderland players next to him also stared blankly at Chu Zheng.

"Look, he didn't kick me all the way, it was because he stopped my foot that I was only scratched by the spikes..."

Hearing Chu Zheng's explanation, Madeli stared at the red marks on Chu Zheng's chest and lower abdomen, and then talked with Chu Zheng.

Soon, Madeli changed the sentence, and signaled to the camera and the fans that he withdrew the red card sent to Defoe!

Less than two seconds after the verdict was changed, there was warm applause at the Etihad Stadium, including the fans of the Black Cat. Everyone was applauding Chu Zheng's competitive sportsmanship.

"In the sports arena, you may sometimes see a lot of despicable and shameless actions, but I think no matter which side the fans are, people want to see this kind of competitive sportsmanship of fair competition displayed by Chu Zheng! "Zhan Jun's tone was very emotional.

"Longing for beauty is the commonality of human beings!"

"Next year's FIFA Fair Play Award will probably belong to Chu Zheng!" Zhang Lu made a joke, which made Zhan Jun laugh loudly.

On the sidelines, Guardiola learned from the two team doctors that Chu Zheng was only scratched with a few red marks, and immediately felt relieved, and then followed the fans to applaud Chu Zheng.

As for Defoe sent off, for Guardiola, he is indifferent.

Anyway, they are all beaten on the ground. Is there any difference between one more and one less?
Guardiola appreciates Chu Zheng's actions. If the camera is on his face at this moment, it can be clearly seen that his love for Chu Zheng is almost overflowing.

If Chu Zheng hadn't rushed all the way back just now and tackled the ball desperately, with Defoe's ability, there is a high probability that the ball will be scored.

Such a talented, hardworking and self-disciplined player with good character, no head coach would dislike him!
In the stands, seeing a few red marks on Chu Zheng's chest and abdomen through the big screen, Zhao Dudu's heart immediately fell back into his stomach.

"Chu, thank you!" Defoe gave Chu Zheng a hug in agitated mood.

Chu Zheng returned a smiling face, and ran away without saying anything.

On this point, he still has to thank Defoe. If it wasn't for Defoe's lack of malice, then he would have been seriously injured. Chu Zheng felt scared only after he felt the pain.

After a while, the game restarted.

"Manchester City has to buy people for the defense. Otherwise, no matter how strong Guardiola is, without good players to support his tactics, it is estimated that whether it is the Premier League or the Champions League, they may not be able to go far!" After watching the replay, Zhang Lu hit the nail on the head Pointed out the current shortcomings of Manchester City.

"According to Guardiola's previous requirements for goalkeepers, he needs a goalkeeper who can live at his feet!"

"In Guardiola's tactical system, the goalkeeper is also a very important point of delivery. In this regard, neither Caballero nor Joe Hart is obviously unqualified," Zhang Lu smiled, " Bayern does have a talent, but that one really can't be dug out!"

"Haha!" Zhan Jun was amused by Zhang Lu again.

(End of this chapter)