King of the start, I'm the new king of the Azzurri

Chapter 206 Manchester Derby (4K)

No one would have known that the postponement to the last game would affect the league title.

For the Chelsea players, they know very well that as long as the Manchester City derby draws, Manchester City will be able to win the league championship.

Especially losing the league championship with a goal difference of 2 goals, for the staff and players of Chelsea, they are not very willing to accept this result.

So on social media, they "quietly" began to cheer for Manchester United.

For Manchester United, they don't care much about this result. After all, they gave up the league early because of injuries, which made them have the last laugh in the Europa League.

So Mourinho doesn't "care" so much about this matchup with Manchester City.

If possible, he still doesn't want Guardiola to win the Premier League trophy.

It's a pity that the idea is the idea. The current injury situation of Manchester United is not optimistic, so there is only one choice before Mourinho-"the bus"!
But for Manchester City, which owns Li Feng, this bus does not seem to be a good "bus".

Under such circumstances, Chelsea fans also set their sights on this game.

For them, as long as Manchester United beat Manchester City in this game, Chelsea will win the Premier League title in the 15-16 season.

So Chelsea fans at this time began to "incarnate" as Manchester United fans!
"Welcome to watch the 26th round of the Premier League make-up match. It is the first time to put a make-up match at this point in time, but this is also because the two teams of Manchester City have delivered a lot of results in the European war."

"Manchester United led by Mourinho won the Europa League this season. Guardiola, who coached the Premier League team for the first time, broke into the semi-finals and finally lost to the Serie A overlord Juventus in the penalty shootout. This is for them. For these two teams, they have completed the European competition tasks of this season perfectly."

"For Mourinho, the meaning of this game may be to stop Manchester City's footsteps. If they really can beat Manchester City, I think Manchester United, which is full of injuries, may still need to work hard! "

Zhang Jun's personal opinion is very clear. Manchester City, with a relatively neat lineup, has a high probability of winning this game.

After all, Manchester United, which has already qualified for the Champions League, does not need to "waste" time here because of this irrelevant game.

Of course, this is Zhang Jun's personal opinion, but he also knows that the relationship between Mourinho and Guardiola is hostile. Now that Mourinho has the opportunity to attack Guardiola, Mourinho will naturally not give up on this. Chance. ,

The same is true!

Mourinho stated in the dressing room before the game that he did not want Manchester City to win the championship trophy at his home court.

Regarding Mourinho's "speech", most of the Manchester United players showed their strong desire to attack.

Although their arch-enemy is Liverpool, they don't want to make it so easy for their city rivals to lift the trophy.

If they really had to choose one of these two teams, then they would rather Manchester City lift the trophy than add another Premier League championship trophy to Liverpool's honor book.

The momentum shown by the Manchester United players made the Manchester City players who were also waiting for the start of the game in the player tunnel smell a different taste.

It seems that there will be some ups and downs in this game. As for the final result, it all depends on the results of the players' hard work.

"The game is about to start, let's take a look at the lineups of both sides."

"Manchester City is playing at home with a lineup of 4231. It seems that Guardiola intends to wait for a draw to securely accept the league title."

"The goalkeeper position is the former Barcelona goalkeeper Bravo;

The defense line is lined up from left to right, they are: Kolarov, Otamendi, Kompany, Zabaleta;
Double midfielders: Fernandinho, Yaya Toure;
Central midfield: Sane, De Bruyne, Sterling
Single arrow: Li Feng;

In this game, Manchester City welcomed back their captain Kompany, which is a morale boost for the team. "

What is more surprising is that Guardiola chose to let Yaya Toure return to the starting position again. In this season, Yaya Toure has played very few games. In many cases, he has become the same as Gundogan. A regular on the disabled list.

Four players appeared on Manchester City's injury list in this game. They are David Silva, Delph, Gundogan and Stones.

For a team, the lack of three players really affects the coach's formation.

Compared with Manchester City's four absences, Manchester United's is even more exaggerated.

6 people were absent due to injury, which made Mourinho stretched in the selection.

But what this manager is good at is deciding to fight back!
"In this game, Mourinho abandoned his good 4231 formation, and he adopted a 433 formation."

"The front line is lined up from left to right. The left winger Martial, the center position is Rashford, and the right winger is Mkhitaryan;
Paul Pogba on the left midfield, Carrick on the back and Herrera on the right;
Back line: Damian serves as left back, left center back is Blind, right center back Bailey, right back Antonio Valencia;

Goalkeeper: David de Gea. "

On the whole, Manchester United's lineup is not bad, but they need to replace the old and new personnel in multiple positions of the team.

But their poor management will affect the progress of player signings.

"The referee of this game is Martin Atkinson. For the fans of both sides, this referee on duty is not a good thing!"

The referee's level of law enforcement is open to question, but for those behind the guys, Atkinson is a rare referee, after all, he can make the league competition come to the end.

As far as the championship competition in the 15-16 season is concerned, this is the favorite rhythm of those "big masters". The championship competition has come to the final round, and they can attract countless traffic, which has played a big role in the promotion of the Premier League. s help.

The game kicked off at Atkinson's whistle.

For "Magic Bird", he wanted to snipe Guardiola in this game, and he wanted to prove himself with a victory.

The first to attack is Manchester City, which is a good thing for Manchester City, which is playing at home.

But what Manchester United is good at is defensive counterattack. It can be seen from the fact that they put Rashford on top of the center forward. Look for opportunities to switch offense and defense.

Especially Rashford's impact, which will put pressure on Manchester City's defense.

Especially when Stones is unable to play, Kompany and Otamendi, who have returned from injury, are not so good at defending speed players.

Maybe Kompany used to be able to, but he has gradually lost such strength due to continuous injuries.

As the eyes of the coaches of both sides fell on the field, Manchester City's offense also kicked off.

Especially for Manchester City, they quickly gave the ball to De Bruyne in the midfielder position.

The space provided by Li Feng's forward pressure can allow De Bruyne to better organize, but the defense on the two wings makes De Bruyne unable to find a chance to split the side.

This kind of defensive change is something Guardiola didn't expect, but it's not what he will.

Especially after Li Feng came to Manchester City, Guardiola also began to shift resources to Li Feng.

De Bruyne made a straight pass, and Li Feng got stuck with his back.

The simple pass back attracted the attention of the Manchester United midfielder, and at this time, Li Feng had already completed his turn.

This kind of action was naturally seen by Blind. In the previous fight, Blind naturally knew Li Feng's situation. At this time, his eyes kept scanning back and forth between Li Feng and De Bruyne.

De Bruyne, who was in possession of the ball, also noticed Li Feng's movements for the first time, and he also responded at this time.

The right foot made an arc, and the target of the pass seemed to be Li Feng in the middle, even Li Feng himself thought so.

Considering the possibility of being offside by the opponent, Li Feng did not advance in the first time, which naturally gave Bailey a chance to get stuck in the first step.

But is this ball really for Li Feng?
When Li Feng took a step forward, he noticed the situation on the left side from the corner of his eye.

It was also at this glance that Li Feng did not participate in the competition for the first place.

Sane on the left appeared at the back point in time, and his burst shot was very timely.

But De Gea, who reacted quickly at the goal line, blocked this shot.

Although the ball was not hugged by De Gea, it was too late for Li Feng to make a follow-up shot.

Bailly finally cleared the ball out of bounds, Manchester City's corner.

The corner kick was given to De Bruyne. With David Silva unable to play, De Bruyne naturally became Manchester City's first free kick candidate, which is limited to corner kicks.

As for free kicks, Li Feng's "golden left foot" has become a big killer for Manchester City's set kicks.

Before the game, Mourinho specifically told the players on the field to pay attention to Li Feng and not let him break through the defense easily. If you need to stop Li Feng by fouling, then you should act more simply and don't give the opponent a chance to advance.

The game continues.

De Bruyne set up the ball, and his eyes quickly completed a wave of communication with Li Feng.

With De Bruyne lowering his raised arm, it meant that the corner kick was about to be taken.

Li Feng in the penalty area scanned the surrounding situation, and Bailey followed him.

The central defender may not be very tall, but his confrontation ability is really not bad, but if you want this guy to stare at you alone, I'm afraid it will be "flying eggs"!

When the corner kick was taken, Li Feng rushed forward, which naturally attracted Bailey's attention.

The next scene made the Manchester United players sweat.

The previous point was just a feint from Manchester City!
After Li Feng's pulling caused many troops in Manchester United's defense to be tilted, there was naturally a vacancy in the defense at the back point.

Yaya Toure, who was at the back point, leaped high and headed the ball towards the goal with a header.

De Gea, who had reacted, immediately made up for it.

The wonderful save made the Manchester City fans make a sound of regret.

In less than 15 minutes of the game, Manchester City found two good chances, but both were a little short of scoring.

This time the header was directly confiscated by De Gea, Manchester United's goal kick.

The commentator and the head coach were surprised by De Gea's two save performances.

After all, this guy is really not that good at headers, but his performance is really "hot"!
The game continues.

Manchester United's goal kick is relatively stable.

Such a situation naturally gave Manchester City the opportunity to counterattack on the spot. Manchester City's high-pressure press made it not so easy for Manchester United to play the ball.

Carrick scored the ball and Paul Pogba faced Li Feng.

This "opponent" who has played several times in Serie A, they naturally know the opponent's strength.

In other words, Li Feng is more aware of Paul Pogba's strength. After all, this guy's "improvement" is not that great.

Facing Li Feng, Paul Pogba got rid of it continuously, and the feints were quite smooth, but this did not attract Li Feng's focus.

Breaking through Li Feng's defense one-on-one is naturally what Pogba wants to do, but now he is extraordinarily clear-headed.

This time he didn't choose to stick the ball and tried to break through to no avail. Pogba returned the ball to Carrick, who made a long pass.

The long pass goes directly to the striker in the frontcourt. Carrick is even more familiar with this kind of pass.

Although Carrick's confrontation is not good enough, this player is more of a player who relies on his brain to play.

When Li Feng looked back to check the situation of the defense, Rashford headed back and Mkhitaryan advanced with the ball.

Mkhitaryan got rid of it continuously, he dunked Fernandinho, and the former's oblique pass pierced Manchester City's side defense.

Rashford's impact made Otamendi choose to foul.

Such a scene made Guardiola stand up from the bench.

At this time, he can no longer watch the game "leisurely" on the sidelines.

"Tactical foul, Otamendi's choice is okay, if you procrastinate, I'm afraid Rashford will leave Li Feng behind."

"A set-piece up front, it's a good opportunity for Manchester United."

A set-piece was eventually given to Antonio Valencia, and the veteran put City in trouble with the kick-off that followed.

The quality of the set kicks was very good, which made the Manchester City players who defended in the penalty area smell the crisis.

Fortunately, in the confrontation in the air, Kompany had the advantage. He cleared the ball out of bounds, which relieved Manchester City's defense, but Manchester City still needs to be careful in the next corner kick attack and defense.

The right corner kick was again given to Antonio Valencia.

The veteran's crosses were as consistent as ever.

In the battle for the first spot, Manchester City had the upper hand.

Yaya Toure makes a clearance.

The Manchester United players outside the penalty area grabbed the second spot, and Herrera volleyed, and the ball drew a beautiful arc in mid-air.

To the regret of Manchester United fans, Herrera's shot was finally saved out of bounds by Bravo.

Manchester United won another corner.

The successive offenses made both sides realize that the opponent has put in a lot of effort on the defensive end.

So in the next time, let's see who can catch the opponent's mistakes first!

the game continues
(End of this chapter)