Football: God-level striker, all teammates lie down

Manchester United's strategy is very simple.

Defend and counterattack.

Mourinho repeatedly stressed that they cannot play against Manchester City.

Or, they cannot play against Guardiola's team.

So Manchester United was very cautious after getting the ball.

Backpass in the backcourt.

Wait for all Manchester City players to press forward.

Use the speed of young player Rashford and the pulling ability of veteran player Ibrahimovic.

Cause a fatal blow to Manchester City's defense.

Unfortunately, in this game, Manchester City's frontcourt attack group rotated.

Only Zhao Yi and Aguero were left, with Nolito, who had not integrated into the team, and a child.

Both midfielders are the type that prefers defensive interception and is not easy to grab.

So Manchester City did not use high-position pressing.

Instead, they built a defense line in the midfield and backcourt.

In the frontcourt, only Phil Foden worked very hard and wanted to prove himself.

Run non-stop.

After running a few times, I found that the effect was average, so I simply retreated.

Seeing this, Manchester United slowly moved forward and began to look for opportunities.

This city derby was not as hot as the first one.

The two sides fought for more than ten minutes, but no one shot.

Phil Foden was too young and had no experience in the top league. Zhao Yi passed the ball to him several times, but unfortunately he could not make a breakthrough. After Blind pressed him, he could only pass it back or make a mistake.

His condition was okay, but his body and skills were not good enough.

It will take a few years to practice.

Fortunately, Kante was on the right side of Manchester City, so he was not beaten into a sieve.

"Zhao Yi, it can be clearly seen that he was looking for Foden several times. He is still very caring for this young player!

Unfortunately, Foden is not used to it... He made a mistake again..."

This time, after Foden got the ball, Herrera pulled him up and fell to the ground. Herrera touched the ball first, so he would not be called for a foul.

Herrera observed the position of his teammates and quickly looked for Pogba.

Pogba's ability to organize passes and shoot is acceptable.

This talented player is definitely a top midfielder of the new generation.

"Herrera's pass was a bit off, Pogba was very steady and stopped the ball! Turn around and shoot directly!"

Pogba turned outside the penalty area, Kante came to block in time, but was still blocked by him, and then shot.

The football flew out of the crossbar.

If the shot was on target, Bravo might not have time to react to the power of this shot.

"Manchester United's offensive speed is very good, Pogba needs to be kept a close eye on this.

There is also Rashford on the wing and Ibrahimovic in the front.

Manchester United has many offensive points."

In Manchester City's backcourt, at this time, only Kante has a good ability to advance.

He is not suitable for this role, but compared with Fernandinho and Otamendi, he stands out.

Without Gundogan, Silva, and Stones, Manchester City's backcourt passing ability has dropped a level.

Zhao Yi could only retreat to support.

Otherwise, once Kante was surrounded, Manchester City's midfield would likely be locked.

Manchester United also discovered this problem, so when Manchester City was in control of the ball, they took the initiative to press forward and try to cause Manchester City's backcourt mistakes.

"Otamendi! Just kick it to Herrera's feet!"

"Looking for Pogba again!

This time... Isn't this passing route too obvious?"

Herrera's passing level is average, and he will look for Pogba after getting the ball.

This is Mourinho's explanation.

It's okay to pass like this the first time, but there will be problems if you pass like this the second time.

Zhao Yi, who was quite far away, had already slid directly the moment Herrera passed the ball.

On the passing route, he easily intercepted the ball.

Pogba accelerated his sprint, and when Zhao Yi got up and controlled the ball, he stuck to Zhao Yi tightly, making him unable to turn around.

Zhao Yi kicked the ball to Phil Foden who was retreating from the wing.

Then he turned around and accelerated to get rid of it.

He shook off Pogba and received Foden's pass.

Pogba pulled hard, but failed to stop Zhao Yi.

He immediately turned around and chased back.

Herrera and Fellaini intercepted in front, and Pogba chased behind.

After advancing for a distance, Zhao Yi did not slow down, and made a diagonal pass to the feet of Aguero who was retreating.

Then, he moved forward and took Herrera away.

Herrera had to keep an eye on Zhao Yi at all times. Even if there was no ball, he could not let Zhao Yi run in this position.

Aguero's passing ability was a little worse than De Bruyne and Silva, but compared to ordinary midfielders, it was not worse at all.

His ability to make passes in the frontcourt is definitely the top level among forwards.

This pass directly passed Fellaini's defense and went in front of Zhao Yi.

Herrera was originally in AgueroOn the passing route between Luo and Zhao Yi.

But the ball was passed ahead of time and went straight to the front.

Herrera couldn't keep up with the speed, and saw Zhao Yi shake him off and rushed to the penalty area with a gust of wind.

Bailey, who was in front of Zhao Yi, didn't rush to clear the ball at the first time, but stood in his position directly.

The position of the football was closer to him, but he didn't dare to attack to destroy the ball.

This was extreme lack of confidence in himself and fear of Zhao Yi's speed.

"Bailey... is he stunned?"

Aguero's pass still had flaws. If it was De Bruyne, he would definitely reach Zhao Yi's feet comfortably.

But Bailey didn't rush up to fight for the ball with Zhao Yi.

As a result, Zhao Yi easily got the ball.

Facing Zhao Yi who rushed up, Bailey's choice caused a big problem for Manchester United's defense.

If he cleared the ball at the first time, this attack would have ended.

It was Zhao Yi who got the ball, so Bailey didn't dare to move forward.

He was worried that if he failed to clear the ball, Zhao Yi would get the ball first and then stop and pass, and the defense would be completely messed up.

Bailey's choice must be problematic.

Seeing Bailey's cowardly choice, Smalling shouted and rushed forward immediately, together with Bailey, ready to stop Zhao Yi's breakthrough.

"Press up, press up!" Smalling kept shouting as he leaned towards this side, asking Bailey to squeeze Zhao Yi's space quickly.

He can't be allowed to dribble forward so comfortably.

Not only can he break through, he can also shoot at that position.

As long as he is given space, he will definitely not show mercy.

This space is enough for him to take a long shot!

Bailey didn't clear the ball, and now he is standing at the front of the penalty area, waiting for Zhao Yi to break through.

Will he continue to dribble forward? ?

Smalling's understanding of Zhao Yi is obviously much better than Bailey's.

He suffered a lot at the hands of Zhao Yi.

Being intercepted, being singled out, and being shot from a distance.

Now, his experience came in handy.

However, it was not very useful.

After Zhao Yi got the ball and took two steps forward, he had already kicked the football with the outside of his foot.

No need to shake forward, observe the goal, or the position of the defensive players.

What matters is the unexpected.

Bailey stood in front stupidly, like a spectator.

Watching the ball fly past him, he turned his head and watched De Gea perform.

De Gea fell heavily to the ground, got up and roared at Bailey.

Then he kicked the football rolling at his feet back into the net.

The ball went in!

Manchester City's first threatening attack opened Manchester United's goal!