Green Journey

Chapter 366 This is about to collapse!
Alan Shearer, with his elbows on his knees in the British BBC Sports live broadcast room, saw the performance of Manchester United players on TV. He shook his head and said in a positive tone: "Manchester City has dominated the game."

"The Manchester United players are a bit confused now. They don't know what to do, where to run, and how to press and contain Manchester City's offense."

Gary Lineker crossed his legs, without turning his head, and said: "Manchester United's pressing in the frontcourt is Mourinho's signature routine to break Guardiola's pass-and-control style of play when he was in Real Madrid, but until now, I don't see that pattern coming up."

The guest commentator sitting next to Lineker, the famous English football player, Ian Wright also said: "Manchester City players should have discovered by now that they can easily open up space at Old Trafford and take the ball. Run positions, pass and cut each other."

"It's going to be a disaster for Manchester United!" Lineker added, echoed by Ian Wright and Alan Shearer.

But soon the three found that the experienced Rooney reacted. He withdrew back along the center, strengthened the press in the center, and put a certain amount of pressure on Manchester City's midfield.

Soon, Rooney's self-adjustment took effect, and the picture that fans wanted to see appeared.

In the 13th minute of the game, after Otamendi got the ball from Bravo's feet, he quickly dribbled the ball across the center line along the left rib channel.

Nolito on the left quickly retracted his ribs, came to Otamendi, and stood between Mkhitaryan and Fellaini to establish a receiving point.

But he pointed at Chu Zheng in the middle.

Otamendi is also very clear that as long as he dares to give Nolito, Namkhitaryan and Fellaini will immediately turn back and pinch Nolito.

With Nolito's physical condition, Fellaini and Mkhitaryan cannot be supported.

In the next second, Otamendi pushed the ball towards Chu Zheng.

Seeing Fellaini rushing from his right side, Chu Zheng quickly turned to the left and put his back against Fellaini, before stretching out his left foot to stop the ball.

Fellaini tried his best to push Chu Zheng forward, trying to get the ball.

But the power in Chu Zheng's body made him helpless, and he really couldn't move Chu Zheng for a while.

In the blink of an eye, Rooney rushed back and went straight to the ball under Chu Zheng's feet.

Chu Zheng was startled, and quickly wanted to swing his legs on the spot, and diverted the ball to Sterling on the right side of the half.

As a result, the moment he was about to kick, Fellaini played with him.

Fellaini pulled Chu Zheng's back heavily with his hand, and then let go instantly. Seeing Chu Zheng leaning back, he quickly stretched out his foot to poke the ball.

But Chu Zheng's strong core strength in the waist and abdomen is not for display.

As soon as Chu Zheng exerted his strength, he straightened his center of gravity and poked the ball out first. Just as he was about to start chasing the ball, Fellaini slammed into him again.

Chu Zheng, who suddenly slammed down the impact, couldn't get up to full speed, and staggered a little, watching helplessly as Rooney, who rushed back, took the ball away.

After Rooney got the ball, he quickly moved to the left half, avoided Fernandinho's interception, and rushed quickly along the left rib channel.

Seeing that Fernandinho was passed, Chu Zheng didn't bother to complain to the referee for Fellaini's foul, and quickly started to retreat along the middle to make up for Fernandinho.

In less than three seconds, Chu Zheng returned to the middle of his own half with his speed, and got stuck in the diagonal forward pass line of Rooney and Ibrahimovic in the middle.

Sania was also very clever. Seeing that Chu Zheng blocked the passing line in the middle, he quickly slowed down the speed of retreating when he received the ribs inward, compressing the space in front of Rooney.

So Rooney was forced to stop.

At this time Rooney wanted to strangle Lingard to death.

This guy didn't take advantage of the trend to pull to the side just now, but ran inward to the middle and ran behind Ibrahimovic.

In this way, even if Lingard, who was dragged behind Ibrahimovic, got the ball, he would be entangled by Chu Zheng immediately.

Rooney knows how strong Chu Zheng's stealing ability and body are. With Lingard's small body, he will be knocked down and steal the ball if he can't carry one meter.

The kind that doesn't violate the rules!

Fortunately, the east side is not bright, but the west side is bright.

In the right half, Mkhitaryan, who advanced along the ribs, ran beautifully, throwing Kolarov behind him two meters away, and there was no one around him for the time being.

Rooney quickly made a long pass without letting the opportunity to counterattack completely disappear.

But in the end it was a bit hasty and eager, and the power of the ball was not enough.

The landing point was in front of Kolarov who had chased back to the front of the right rib at the top of the arc.

Kolarov jumped up and stretched out his foot to intercept, but he also made a misjudgment, and the ball flew over his right foot and continued to bounce towards Mkhitaryan.

In the right rib area at the top of the arc, although Mkhitaryan got the ball, Otamendi moved quickly laterally and blocked the way in a blink of an eye.

Seeing that Kolarov blocked the huge gap between Otamendi and Stones in the top area of ​​the arc, Mkhitaryan simply dunked with his right foot, and then quickly crossed the ball to Pogba who followed up in the middle.

Seeing the ball rolling in front of him, Pogba quickly adjusted his body and footsteps, then rushed to the ball and swung his right foot to hit it.

Immediately, the ball turned a reverse C-shaped arc over the Manchester City penalty area and fell straight to the upper left corner of the goal.

In front of the goal line, Bravo moved quickly to the right. Although he was only 184 tall, he made a world-class save and pushed the ball out of the goal frame with his right hand.

"Ooooh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

"Pogba almost went in with that shot!!!!!!"

"Bravo, although he is short, his goal-line skills are definitely world-class!" Zhang Lu exclaimed, Pogba's long-range shot is really wonderful.

"If it's closer to the goal, it's hard to say whether Bravo can catch it!" Zhan Jun laughed.

"Yes, Pogba's long-range shot was far away, giving Bravo plenty of time to save."

On the sidelines, Mourinho also looked regretful, but this attack was something he wanted to see.

The Manchester United fans in the stands were also very happy, and the voice of cheering became louder.

However, Manchester United fans never expected that this counterattack was just a flash in the pan.

Soon Manchester City took control of the ball again. The fast pass and control and crazy high pressure in the frontcourt made Manchester United's counterattack unable to pass halftime.

Even if you get the ball by actively fighting, you will lose it soon, and then you will be reincarnated in a cycle of continuing to steal and being beaten by Manchester City.

"Press it up!!!"

"The back line moves forward!!!"

On the sidelines, Mourinho also reacted at this time and knew where the problem was.

So he stood on the sidelines and kept shouting at the Manchester United players on the field, making gestures of pressing forward.

He wants the back line to press up and form a sufficient connection with the midfield.

However, the Manchester United players on the field have not yet fully received his adjustment instructions, and the accident made Mourinho and countless Manchester United fans dumbfounded.

In the 19th minute of the game, Chu Zheng scored the ball from the left side of the frontcourt to the left.

Kolarov, who plugged in later, faced Valencia after getting the ball from the sideline.

He pushes with his foot, tries to penetrate the crotch, and then goes inside.

But Valencia saw through at a glance, not only blocked the ball back, but also quickly turned around and squeezed Kolarov.

The ball bounced to Mkhitaryan in front of the two.

Mkhitaryan took the ball and turned around and rushed along the sidewalk, which immediately attracted tens of thousands of Manchester United fans to cheer.

But not long after crossing the center line, Chu Zheng quickly caught up.

Seeing that Otamendi has pulled to the side to block Mkhitaryan, Chu Zheng blocked Mkhitaryan's pass line to the center by relying on the inside.

At the same time, he commanded Fernandinho, who rushed back along the ribs, to fill the huge gap between Otamendi and Stones.

In less than two seconds, Manchester United's side counterattack from the backcourt was aborted again.

Mkhitaryan, who had nowhere to go, had to take it back, but Otamendi, who was standing parallel to Chu Zheng, did not let him go, but continued to grab him.

On Chu Zheng's side, seeing Kolarov came back and intending to team up with Otamendi to steal, he took advantage of the situation and retreated to the side.

Because Chu Zheng felt that Mkhitaryan's answer was tricky.

Sure enough, in the next second, Mkhitaryan suddenly passed the ball horizontally before Kolarov approached him.

Near the arc of the middle circle, Rooney kept the ball and vigorously stuffed the ball back to the side.

After passing the ball, Mkhitaryan turned around and moved forward quickly, and Chu Zheng caught him right away.

The two run together towards the ball that rolls towards the right corner.

Seeing that Chu Zheng was about to overtake him, Mkhitaryan slammed hard to the left.

The next second, the Dream Theater resounded with the laughter of Manchester City fans.

Under the eyes of everyone, Mkhitaryan was ejected from the sideline by Chu Zheng, staggered and almost missed the billboard.

Chu Zheng, on the other hand, was as immobile as a mountain, stopping the ball in time in front of the corner flagpole.

After the roar of laughter, there were bursts of cheers from Manchester City fans for Chu Zheng!

"This kind of impact force wants to knock Chu Zheng away, what are you thinking?"

"Mkhitaryan probably didn't know that Chu Zheng was lying. Although he didn't look very strong, but with the muscles of Everton's Lukaku, Chu Zheng could fight that monster. Up and down!" Zhan Jun laughed happily.

On the field, Chu Zheng turned around and saw Manchester City pressing them from a high position.

This is new.

Chu Zheng was very calm and calm. Seeing Bravo move laterally to the sideline of the penalty area, he pushed the ball over.

As soon as Chu Zheng passed the ball, Stones and Ibrahimovic in the right rib area at the top of the arc also moved.

One ran towards the goal, and the other went straight to Bravo who got the ball on the baseline.

Stones in the small penalty area asks for the ball.

But Bravo didn't dare to pass, and Ibrahimovic's position was very delicate, afraid of being intercepted.

There is also Rooney Cat behind Otamendi in the right front area at the top of the arc.

The other half can play the ball, but the distance is too far, and I am afraid of long nights and dreams.

So Bravo chose to knock the ball back the same way, causing Chu Zheng a headache.

After Chu Zheng got the ball, he saw Mkhitaryan slowly pressing up from the side.

Chu Zheng looked up and saw that Iheanacho behind the center line had been pushing against Manchester United's defense, and De Bruyne in the center circle had also been retreating.

Suddenly Chu Zheng had an idea, he still knew the little brother Ishinacho very well.

As long as his pass is accurate enough, Iheanacho is more than enough to serve as a bridgehead for the frontcourt attack.

In the next second, Chu Zheng lowered his head and sent a long pass, bypassing the preparation and brewing stage of Manchester City's attack, and directly speeding up the attack.

Under the eyes of everyone, the ball was like a precision-guided shell, and it hit Iheanacho on the left side of the center circle of Manchester United's half, between Bailly and Blind.

Seeing that Bailey was about to fight for the top, Blind, who found that De Bruyne in the middle was advancing, quickly retreated.

What made people stunned was that Bailey didn't jump up, and he still didn't advance but retreated. He watched Ishinacho in front of him jump up and head the ball.

Facts have proved that Bailey also has his own judgment.

Ishinacho's take-off height was a bit reluctant, and he failed to ferry the ball to the left.

The ball rubbed against the top of his head, and then bounced towards Blind on the back left of Iheanacho.

However, Blind retreated towards the goal at this time. When he turned around to get the ball, he hesitated for some reason. There was an obvious pause, as if he was thinking about whether he could grab the ball.

But when Blind made a decision, De Bruyne had already slapped him.

De Bruyne took off right in front of him, raised his right foot and kicked the ball forward, and after landing, he accelerated the ball and threw away Blind.

"De Bruyne!!!!!!!!!!" Zhan Jun shouted instantly.

On the left side of the front of the arc, after De Bruyne caught up with the ball, he saw Luke Shaw rushing from the right. He took it easy, looked at De Gea behind the penalty kick, and calmly pushed with his right foot bottom left corner of the goal.

Faced with De Bruyne's vigorous push, Dad Duck fell to the left side of his body, and he judged the wrong direction.

"The ball went in!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

"De Bruyne!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

"goal!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

“goal!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”

Zhang Lu, Zhan Jun and Manchester City's official commentators Martin and Smith cheered collectively! ! !
In the Theater of Dreams, the wailing of Manchester United fans and the cheers of Manchester City fans formed a chaotic movement, pushing the already hot derby atmosphere to another high point.

On the field, after scoring a goal, De Bruyne looked extremely excited, blushing and rarely roared twice, venting his excitement and joy in his heart.

After a while, Chu Zheng came up from the backcourt.

When De Bruyne saw Chu Zheng, he immediately gave a bear hug, because Chu Zheng had fulfilled his promise to him.

Although it was Ishinacho who assisted with the ball, Chu Zheng, who planned the attack, also had a lot of credit.

On the sidelines, Mourinho was so angry that he turned around and kicked the mineral water beside him to burst.

Of the two central defenders whom he had high hopes for, one hesitated in the fight for the top, and the other was distracted and made mistakes one after another.

And Guardiola jumped back to the coach's bench, celebrating with Arteta, Torrent and others.

Although there was an element of luck in this ball, it was still difficult to conceal the brilliance of Chu Zheng and De Bruyne. These two performed so well.

Soon, at the urging of the referee Clattenburg, the game resumed.

After conceding the ball, Manchester United began to be a little messy.

Perhaps it was because of continuous personal mistakes that caused the team to lose the ball, and all Manchester United members became more impetuous.

The orderliness of the original backcourt positioning organization has further collapsed and led to chaos.

The midfielder was also continuously suppressed by Manchester City, and the counterattack was even more difficult.

Even the conduction of the backcourt began to make frequent mistakes.

The players looked completely confused, overwhelmed by the huge psychological pressure of the derby, and seemed to be unable to play football anymore, showing signs of collapse.

In the stands, Sir Alex Ferguson, Manchester United's meritorious coach, looked sad and lonely. Manchester United's performance made the old man extremely disappointed.

"Manchester United is about to be kicked out by Manchester City's fast-paced high-pressure tactics!" Zhang Lu and Zhan Jun were shocked by the turn of the situation in the live broadcast of LeTV Sports.

I didn't expect the situation to change so quickly, and Manchester United's ability to resist pressure was so poor.

Soon, Ferguson's mood changed from disappointment to despair.

(End of this chapter)