Green Journey

Chapter 447 As long as he is on the field, he can threaten the opponent's goal!
"During this period of time, there seems to be a new change in Manchester City's midfield."

After the 7th minute of the game, Zhang Lu suddenly found that Chu Zheng's position and responsibilities on the field had changed again. After observing silently for a while, he finally confirmed the change of Manchester City.

Compared with the previous 7 minutes, Chu has been in the position of left central midfielder now, while Yaya Toure seems to be fixed in the position of midfielder.

Being reminded like this, Zhan Jun also reacted immediately, and said with a smile: "Just now Guardiola seemed to stand on the sidelines and yelled for a while, Gua Shuai must have discovered something, so he directly let Chu Zheng stand in front. "

"Yeah!" Zhang Lu nodded and continued to stare at the game, but he felt that something was wrong with Manchester City today.

But because the pace of both sides was not fast after the start of the game, he only saw a little sign and didn't have much clues for the time being.

In the 9th minute of the game, Tottenham took a goal kick, but did not drive directly to the midfield, but slowly led it forward from the back.

Aguero and Chu Zheng fought consecutively on the left.

But Dell and Eriksson, who retreated along the wing to the backcourt, were very vigilant. They didn't give them a chance to get close and stretch their feet. They both played the ball early and decisively.

In a blink of an eye, the ball developed near the midline.

Chrissy actively chased back and chased after Eriksson dribbled the ball across the center line of the wing, and then cooperated with Kolarov who came from the ribs, and the two broke the ball tacitly.

After Kolarov got the ball, he saw that Chu Zheng was on the center line, so he directly passed the ball forward.

Chu Zheng retreated to catch the ball, and stopped after getting the ball.

Kane was right in front of Chu Zheng, Eriksson was behind him, and Davis and Wanyama were also blocking the front and back of the center line. This was obviously to guard against Chu Zheng riding alone.

Chu Zheng didn't even look at it, and had no intention of doing it alone.

After Kolarov and Clichy retreated deeper along the wing, he passed the ball back to Kolarov.

Seeing Kane pressing up, Kolarov turned around very simply, passed back to Bravo in the penalty area, and then quickly pulled to the left outside the penalty area to respond.

Soon the ball was crossed by Bravo.

Kolarov quickly moved forward after taking the ball.

But after running six or seven meters, he was surrounded by Kane who was chasing behind him, Eriksson who was leaning over his ribs to help defend, Davis and Wanyama who were blocking the front, and was forced to let go. Slowed down.

But on the left and right sides in front of him, there are also teammates supporting him.

On the left sideline is Chrissy, and on the right is Chu Zheng approaching from the ribs, partly four-on-three.

Seeing that the encirclement of Tottenham is getting smaller and smaller, and Kane, who is chasing after him, is putting more and more pressure on him, Kolarov knows that he can't continue to lead, otherwise there is a high probability that he will lose the ball and be hit back.

"give me!"

Just when Kolarov wanted to move his feet forward, he heard Chu Zheng's shout, and his pressure was greatly relieved.

But at the same time, he was also very curious about what Chu Zheng wanted to do with the ball at this time.

Kolarov could see clearly that Eriksson was always cruising beside Chu Zheng.

As long as Chu Zheng catches the ball, there is a high probability that he will be entangled immediately. When Wanyama in front rushes forward, Chu Zheng will be directly flanked by the two of them.

But soon he understood.

Kolarov crossed to the right with his left foot. Chu Zheng, who was standing almost parallel to him, did not stop the ball at all, but directly relayed the ball with the instep of his right outer foot, and rubbed the ball obliquely towards the center circle area.

On the left rib of the center circle, Aguero retreated. Seeing the ball coming, he quickly turned a ninety-degree turn to the left, facing the center circle, and caught up with the ball in the center circle area.

But at the same time, behind him is Alderweireld who continues to defend, and on the left front is Wimmer who grabs in the middle.

If Aguero stops at his feet, he will almost lose the ball.

Although Aguero's state has fluctuated a lot recently, he has absolutely nothing to say in terms of vision and golf quotient.

In the next second, Aguero crossed the ball without stopping, pushed the ball directly to De Bruyne who was inserted in the middle, and then turned around and advanced for the first time.

De Bruyne's side was more straightforward. He was very clear about Chu Zheng's intention to speed up suddenly, so he also didn't stop the ball, and directly kicked through the middle at the kick-off point.

At the same time, Sterling, the right rib in the middle circle, saw Wimer rushing up, causing a gap in the middle of Tottenham's defense line, and he immediately accelerated and rushed over diagonally.

In the 30-meter area of ​​the middle road, Sterling successfully met the ball.

Alderweireld is behind him at this time, and Danny Rose is on the right.

The moment he touched the ball, he slanted forward vigorously, continued to accelerate, and rushed towards the left rib area at the top of the arc.

Danny Rose was at a slight disadvantage in speed, but seeing Sterling's choice, he was almost out of breath. Fortunately, Sterling didn't choose the middle lane to eat him raw with speed.

When Sterling entered the penalty area from the left rib at the top of the arc, Danny Rose in the middle also settled in time.

At the same time, Vertonghen also followed Aguero all the way, and the two came to the right side of the top of the arc.

Chu Zheng followed up and saw this scene, and knew that Sterling had led himself into a dead end again, feeling extremely depressed.

Sure enough, as soon as Sterling entered the penalty area at a slow speed, he was forced by Danny Rose little by little to the bottom line outside the small penalty area on the left, completely losing the shooting angle.

On the bottom line, Sterling, who had nowhere to go, forced an inverted triangle pass.

As a result, Danny Rose blocked the ball and bounced, allowing Alderweireld to successfully clear the header.

Seeing this scene, Guardiola on the sidelines was so angry that he turned around and shook his hands fiercely.

Guardiola is so angry!

Obviously, when he touched the ball in the penalty area for the third time, he could directly hit the far corner, but he didn't hit it, and had to play tricks like fake shots.

Just play and play!Temeow, can you be more realistic?
"A very threatening attack, an excellent chance to score! It's a pity that it failed in Sterling's hands again!" Zhan Jun looked regretful in the live broadcast.

"Sterling made consecutive wrong choices from the moment he took the ball!"

"He made a mistake when he received the ball from the 30-meter area. The angle to the left was too great, so that he completely lost his advantage in speed."

"After entering the rib area of ​​​​the penalty area, Sterling actually had time to kick directly to the bottom corner of the far goal. Because Danny Rose, who returned to the penalty area at this time, had not fully established his footing and was not fully close to him. There was time and space to hit the goal and he ended up doing fake shots."

"If you want to buckle, if you switch to the right foot, you must be firm. Otherwise, you can go straight to the bottom and make a cross. Aguero is not without a chance, but he doesn't. It's in the ink, whether he can hit or pass. Chuan, I don't know what I'm thinking." Zhang Lu's tone was a bit resentful.

"At the beginning of this season, that is, when Manchester City won six consecutive victories, Sterling gave people the feeling that they had been completely reborn, and the ball was up. But I didn't expect to see it during this period, and it fell back again." Zhan Junbian Said while shaking his head.

On the sidelines, Pochettino was very frightened. If he concedes the ball first, the game will not be easy to play.

Chu Zheng's sudden speed-up is really scary. Adding De Bruyne, who is also a world-class midfielder, is a double crit.

But Pochettino is most afraid of Chu Zheng, because Chu Zheng's passing predictability is stronger than De Bruyne.

In other words, as long as he spread the word like this, there is a high probability that what will happen next will be within his expectations. This is the most terrifying thing about Chu Zheng.

However, to Pochettino's expectation, the next development of the situation on the field completely deviated from his prediction.

After this attack on the field, as time went by, Manchester City played more and more crazy, the formation became more and more forward, the rhythm became faster and faster, and the pressing and attack became more and more fierce.

In the frontcourt, Sane, Aguero and Sterling concentrate on dealing with Tottenham's three central defenders.

De Bruyne and Chu Zheng took turns connecting in the middle, and increased Manchester City's attack speed and frequency.

And Yaya Toure, who was delayed, was not idle either. This guy hung behind Chu Zheng and De Bruyne, providing the final choice and insurance for Manchester City's frontcourt possession.

Under the continuous pressure of Manchester City, Tottenham not only failed to grab the ball, but also lost their positions.

In addition, Sane and Sterling, the two fast wingers, seem to be following Guardiola's orders today, using speed to speed up the pace of the game and crazily attacking their defensive formation.

Pochettino frowned. He never expected that Guardiola, who has always been stubborn, would change his previous strategy of infiltrating, passing and controlling the game today, and played with him in this kind of game of playing fast and rushing the audience. Yeluzi.

Just as Pochettino was thinking about how to deal with Guardiola's tactical strategy today, Tottenham appeared in danger again on the field.

In the 23rd minute of the game, Manchester City sent a throw-in from the right side of the frontcourt.

De Bruyne threw the ball to Sterling who started running across from the upper right corner of the penalty area.

But Eriksson followed closely, and Sterling couldn't turn around after taking the ball, so he had to hit De Bruyne back.

Seeing that this side of the half was tightly blocked by Tottenham, De Bruyne quickly crossed the other half.

On the ribs in the 30-meter area of ​​the left half, Chrissy unloaded the ball after he was in place, Wanyama quickly settled on the ribs to defend, and Ben Davis also pressed out from the penalty area line.

At this time, on the end line of the Tottenham penalty area, with Dembele settling in the defense, the five Tottenham players lined up in a long line, and the distance between each other was kept very good.

And Manchester City also has four people from left to right at the top of the arc. Sane, Aguero, De Bruyne, and Zabaleta are sandwiched between the two defense lines of Tottenham.

Chrissy took a few steps forward, but he really didn't have the vision to find the passing line.

Seeing Ben Davis getting closer in front of him, he turned around and knocked the ball to Chu Zheng behind him.

As soon as Chu Zheng took the ball, Wanyama rushed forward as if he had taken the gunpowder. It was obvious that he had been told by Pochettino before the game not to let Chu Zheng go forward easily.

Seeing Wan Ya coming soon, Chu Zheng felt happy. He quickly turned the ball with his right foot to his left foot, and then swung his leg on the spot, which was a direct pass from the ribs.

Chu Zheng's passing speed is extremely fast and the penetrating power is extremely strong. It looks like a shot.

Wanyama couldn't keep up with Chu Zheng's movement frequency, so he stretched his feet a beat slower, and could only watch the ball jump behind him.

In the rib area on the left side of the top of the arc, Aguero and Sane, who are in parallel positions, perform their duties.

Especially Sane in front of the upper left corner of the penalty area, he ran very smartly, and immediately penetrated the ribs behind Aguero who received the ball with his back.

This running position not only brought Dell, who was standing in the upper left corner of the penalty area, to the ribs, but also restrained Alderweireld, so that this guy did not dare to go up.

So Aguero, who was already extremely focused, perfectly unloaded Chu Zheng's strong direct pass without any interference, and then turned around calmly.

At this time, the impact of Vertonghen's injury was exposed.

In the left rib area at the top of the arc, Dell and Alderweireld had a tacit understanding problem.

These two guys actually followed Sane, who was running at the same time, and no one came up to put pressure on Aguero.

This tacit understanding problem appeared for a brief second or two, and Alderweireld quickly reacted and went straight to the top, but it was already too late.

Aguero has already started to dribble the ball laterally.

After successfully putting Alderweireld behind him, Aguero did not continue to cross the belt, but suddenly passed the ball across, and then turned around and moved forward in the middle of the penalty area.

His intention is very obvious, that is, to cooperate with De Bruyne in a pass and cut, thinking about getting past Wimmer in the top area of ​​the arc.

Eriksson pinched the line between Aguero and De Bruyne, but Aguero had a small lead in the corner and just escaped his interception.

In the next second, De Bruyne made another non-stop ball on the right free throw arc.

At this time, Tottenham's defense line has been completely messed up, and the position has been lost to Scotland.

In particular, Tottenham retreated to the middle of the defense line behind the end line of the penalty area. Because of the forward position of Wimmer, the area in front of the penalty spot and on the left side has been completely vacated.

But it's hard to die, Zabaleta appeared in this position, and Aguero ran hard.

Facing De Bruyne's scalpel-like through ball, Zabaleta quickly followed up.

But Alderweireld was really fast, and he just came back a moment before he took a shot, and stretched out his foot from behind to poke the ball out of the baseline.

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

In an instant, the Etihad Stadium screamed loudly.

Seeing Zabaleta miss this opportunity, countless Manchester City fans hugged their heads angrily.

On the sidelines, Pochettino almost knelt in fright. At this moment, his eyes were full of the fatal defensive misses just now.It's messed up, all messed up.

Before the game, he knew that Vertonghen's injury would definitely have an impact on the defense, but he never thought that the impact would be so great.

Guardiola, who was next to him, turned back in anger, and then squatted down and hammered the soft turf. This time his liver didn't hurt but his stomach hurt, and another opportunity was wasted.

On the court, Chu Zheng covered his face, he really wanted to say to Zabaleta that you should be the free man!

It's so amazing!

Can you believe that a right back can actually take the position of the real striker?
But I have to say that this is a major feature of Manchester City now. This extremely flexible and wide-ranging movement makes it difficult for opponents to mark.

After Zabaleta missed the goal, he stood up and protested loudly, indicating that Alderweireld had just kicked him and it was a penalty.

But the referee Marina ignored him at all and gave you Zabaleta a look of 'do you think I look blind'.

In the LeTV live broadcast room, Zhang Lu and Zhan Jun are watching the slow motion replay.

After watching the replay, Zhang Lu smiled and said, "This ball is not for De Bruyne, but for Aguero."

"It's just that the reaction is a bit slow. With Aguero, Alderweireld may not have a chance to stretch his feet."

"Chu Zheng's offensive plan is really perfect. A direct pass completely disrupted Tottenham's defense, and then caused a series of chain reactions."

"Tottenham's defense requires filling each other's positions, one goes out and the other quickly fills the space."

"When Chuzheng was holding the ball just now, Wanyama stepped forward, but Dembele behind him was not in position, but on the defensive line."

"So this no-man's-space allowed Aguero to run straight."

"Then first Dell and Alderweireld made a mistake in tacit understanding, and then you see Danny Rose in the right rib area at the top of the arc, but he didn't follow Zabaleta."

"I have to say that Zabaleta ran really smart. In order to avoid offside, he withdrew after entering the penalty area and just hit De Bruyne's through ball."

Zhan Jun smiled knowingly, and said: "This is one of the characteristics of Chu Zheng's attack planning. It is extremely purposeful and has a clear direction. Often, a seemingly ordinary pass can cause a series of chain reactions. In the end, Let the opponent's defense line collapse."

"Yes!" Zhang Lu nodded, "No matter where Chu Zheng is, as long as he is on the field, no matter how far he is from the goal, he can threaten the opponent's goal. With a group of equally good teammates, his advantages will be infinitely magnified and become more threatening."

(End of this chapter)