Chapter 264 Complete Manchester City

"Zhuangdianertai, Zhuangdianertai!"

"This is the live broadcast of the second leg of the Champions League quarter-final between Manchester City and Chelsea. Players from both teams are already in the player tunnel."

"We can see that Jiang Yuan, who was suspended for a yellow card in the last game, has now appeared in Chelsea's starting lineup. Similarly, on the Manchester City side, Sterling and David Silva have recovered from injuries."

"..."

"The game begins! Let me introduce the starting lineups of both teams. First up is the home team Manchester City, wearing light blue jerseys and white shorts, attacking from the left side of the screen to the right side!"

Manchester City (4-2-3-1)

Goalkeeper: Joe Hart
Defenders: Kolarov, Mangala, Otamendi, Zabaleta

Midfielders: Fernandinho, Yaya Toure, De Bruyne

Forwards: Sterling, Aguero, Nasri
"Then there was Chelsea, the visiting team, in all black..."

As soon as the game started, the director's camera turned to the coaches of both teams. Pellegrini paced back and forth in front of the bench, while Mourinho put his hands in his pockets without saying a word.

There is no doubt that this is a game that no matter which team is, they cannot afford to lose.

On the court!
"There's someone behind you!"

William received the ball with his back to the goal, and Ibrahimovic shouted from behind. Knowing that someone was trying to press him, William did not hesitate at all and decisively passed the ball to Mikel who ran up to receive the ball. After receiving the ball, the latter adjusted two steps and passed it directly to the left.

Now it's Hazard who has the ball!
"wowwww!!!"

When it comes to deterrence, Hazard is the one. Whenever the Belgian superstar gets the ball, screams can be heard in the Etihad Stadium. For the home team fans, Hazard cutting inside and Jiang Yuan going down the wing are what they least want to see.

The camera was directed to the left side of Chelsea. Hazard passed the ball with his right foot to his left foot, then from his left foot to his right foot, and then from his right foot to his left foot. The continuous transfers made De Bruyne a little confused, and in the end he still failed to stop Hazard who was starting to break through.

"Hazard! Here he comes!"

"Heading towards the baseline, Zabaleta looks ready, let's see if the Argentine defender can stop Hazard"

"Well, Hazard didn't continue to walk to the baseline, but transferred the ball to his right foot and made a 45-degree cross!"

"Hazard's left foot is still a bit problematic. He wastes too much time switching from his left foot to his right foot..."

"Inside the penalty area, Ibrahimovic and Otamendi were fighting, and Jiang Yuan also rushed in!"

"What a pity, Hazard's pass was a bit deep and was caught by Hart."

shit!

Jiang Yuan cursed and then spat on the grass.

After playing for four or five minutes, he could clearly feel that the intensity of this game was very high, which was reflected in the rhythm. The number of balls passed per minute by the two teams was at least 1.2 times that of the Premier League. This statistic is very terrifying.

So far this season, Jiang Yuan has only felt such intensity in two games, one was the league match against Leicester City at the King Power Stadium, and the other was the first leg of the Champions League match against Paris at the Parc des Princes.

Including today's Etihad, the intensity of these three games is really exaggerated!

It’s not that the players on the opposite side are very strong, but that the players have very tacit cooperation. When playing against the opponent, there is always a looming feeling of powerlessness.

Either treat the other party like a dog or let them be your dog!

Jiang Yuan on the field thought so, and Zhan Jun and Zhang Lu on the commentary stand also expressed their opinions.

"Coach Zhang, I feel like today's game will be very interesting. Manchester City and Chelsea are going back and forth, and the tempo is really fast."

"Hey, we say that although Manchester City's ranking in the league is not as good as Chelsea, that is because Manchester City suffered a very serious wave of injuries in the middle of the season. What we need to know is that Manchester City stayed at the top of the list for a long time in the early stage of the league!"

"Well, this is also reflected in the players' values. There is basically no difference in the total value of the players of the two teams. Manchester City's value may be slightly higher, but not much higher. Overall, it depends on the state of the team, because in the first leg, both sides drew."

"Aguero, Sterling, Ibrahimovic, Hazard, Jiang Yuan, and David Silva on the bench, this game is really full of stars!"

"Hey, Manchester City took advantage of William's defensive foul in the middle to find an attacking opportunity, Yaya Toure quickly sent a free kick to De Bruyne"

"De Bruyne! Make a curve with your right foot!"

All the fans at the scene held their breath. De Bruyne's long pass bypassed Fabregas and Zouma and went directly to Aguero in the front.

A long pass tore through Chelsea's entire backcourt defense!

NO!

Jiang Yuan cried out in shock, and for an instant he felt as if his soul had been sucked out.

"wwowww!!!"

Aguero, who was on the right side of Zouma, stretched out his right foot and successfully removed the pass that passed in front of Zouma. In this situation, Zouma made a quick decision, stepped out with his left foot to the right, and held Aguero with his right hand.

The situation now is very clear. If Zouma commits a foul, he will get a red card, so he must be very careful.

Aguero was also very smart. He moved his left foot towards Zouma to tempt the French guy to commit a foul, but Zouma still held back.

Seeing Aguero entering the penalty area immediately, Courtois did not wait any longer and chose to attack decisively.

"Left foot!"

Courtois shouted, signaling Zouma to keep an eye on Aguero's left foot. The Belgian goalkeeper meant that if Aguero raised his left leg, Zouma would fall to the left side of the goal to see if he could block the ball.

As for the right side, Courtois is responsible for it himself!
At this time, Zouma still did not give up. He carried Aguero's body on his right shoulder. The latter shot with his right foot, but under Zouma's defense, the Argentine center's shot still missed the post.

"Roar!"

"Well done!"

Courtois and Zouma collided their chests, venting their inner excitement!
"Oh meu Deus!"

Mourinho put his hands on his head and said "on my God" in his native language. This really scared him.

Ibrahimovic rushed to Fabregas and said, "Cesc, what are you doing? Willian fell to the ground and you rushed over, but you let Kevin take the ball like that?"

"Fuck!"

Fabregas spread his hands and didn't know what to say except "fuck".

A small mistake directly gives the opponent a chance to score. You may find it outrageous, but this is the Champions League knockout stage!

"You know just what I was there~"

“for You heard me saying a prayer for~”

"Someone I really could care for~"

"..."

The Etihad Stadium has more than 5 seats, and of course it was packed today. Like Stamford Bridge, the actual number of people on the field is more than the number of seats, after all, with so many entrances to the stadium, it is impossible to guarantee that there will be no unexpected ticket inspections at each entrance.

In order to watch the game in person, English fans can force their way into the stadium, so sneaking in is already a great respect for the stadium security.

Do you have a ticket? I think I do!

In the 20th minute of the game, William was responsible for Chelsea's corner kick opportunity!
Snapped!
"The corner kick was taken to the middle, Fabregas got the first point and headed the ball!"

"Hmm! The quality of this header is quite high, but it was too straight.

"Hart is moving forward with the ball, Manchester City wants to launch a quick counterattack!"

"Hurry up and defend! Chelsea players must hurry back to defend at this time, otherwise there may really be problems"

"Manchester City's players are running forward, Hart! Throw the ball forward!"

"Wow, this hand-thrown ball has enough power. Hart throws the ball directly to Sterling in front of him. Sterling stops the ball with his chest and passes it to Fernandinho."

"Fernandinho made a through ball, beautiful! The two players on the left side of Manchester City made a very quick combination, and Sterling got rid of Jiang Yuan's defense and came to the front"

Although the cooperation between Fernandinho and Sterling was very simple, Jiang Yuan had no way to stop it because of their fast speed.

After Sterling got the ball, he did not pass it, but dribbled along the left side.

An Englishman with Jamaican ancestry, Sterling transformed himself into Usain Bolt and began his explosive performance on the wing.

"Go back quickly! Catch up!"

As a Premier League coach, Mourinho certainly knows how exaggerated Sterling's speed and dribbling ability are. If he lets him start from the wing, the pressure on several Chelsea backcourt players will definitely be very great.

Jiang Yuan immediately turned around and ran back. Because Sterling was very short, a ground tackle was not a good option for such a flexible player, so Jiang Yuan's method was to directly attack Sterling.

His Jamaican ancestry gave Sterling a flexible body and speed, but did not give him muscles as strong as Bolt's. Under Jiang Yuan's close defense, Sterling was so small that he looked like a toy.

In desperation, Sterling had to pass the ball. Aguero gave up the stalemate with Zouma, took a few steps back, and caught the ball before Fabregas.

After dribbling the ball in the middle, Aguero did not choose to advance, but stopped in the middle.

"Keep an eye on him!"

Ivanovic pointed at Kolarov, indicating that Jiang Yuan should defend Manchester City's full-back, while he would take care of Sterling.

At this moment, Aguero played a very fast small-scale cooperation with De Bruyne and Nasri in the frontcourt, and finally De Bruyne sent the ball to the left bottom line.

Sterling gets the ball!
"Sterling, double bicycle kick, cut inside? No, Sterling chooses to go to the baseline! Ivanovic is defending"

"Sterling... wow! A crotch-piercing shot from Sterling! Oh my God, Ivanovic turned around to chase him, but he had no chance at all!"

"He dribbled the ball inside and entered the penalty area. Zouma didn't dare to make any moves."

"Terry, hold Aguero, Sterling! Look up!"

"Back off, wow! Sterling shook off Zouma, go to the middle!"

"Just give it a kick!"

"Forehead……"

After Sterling shot, the two commentators of CCTV5 suddenly fell silent.

With super fast speed and top-notch dribbling, the final shot went straight into the stands.

Roughly speaking, if the goal was three times higher, Sterling's shot would have been on target.

[Hahahahahahahahahahaha]

[Fuck, damn, I was scared. If this ball really goes in, I can brag about it for a month]

[No, this shot, is Sterling really a Premier League player? Even my grandfather can't kick this kind of plane, outrageous! ] [Just now, my heart stopped when Zouma was shaken, but now after watching Sterling's shot, I succeeded in laughing again. It seems that this is football, brothers, here is a score recommendation]

[So why not pass to Aguero? What are you doing, Sterling? ]

[The pace of this game is a bit fast. It seems that the two teams are fighting back and forth, but I feel that Chelsea is still a bit passive]

[I looked at the odds and Manchester City has a slightly better chance of winning, but not by much. I think this game depends on luck, brothers can buy small balls]

【Chelsea charge ahh ...

[Xiao Jiang, can you please try harder? You scored so many goals in the group stage, but why can't you do it in the knockout stage? Don't learn from Messi.]

[It's over. I'm going to be criticized by foreign reporters again. Chelsea's opponents in the group stage are all rubbish except for Porto. Someone will definitely criticize Xiao Jiang for scoring too many goals in the group stage. What should I do now? Can a buddy go up and hug Hart's thigh so that I can kick Jiang the King of Football]

……

"City!"

Bang bang bang!
"City!"

Bang bang bang!

The fans at the scene were still very excited. Because of the wave of injuries in the middle of the season, it was almost impossible for Manchester City to win the league title.

For Manchester City now, winning the Champions League may be easier than winning the league title!
If Manchester City loses this game, they can announce in advance that they will not win a championship this season.

"call……"

After standing for more than 30 minutes, Mourinho finally sat back in his chair.

Brown handed the laptop on his lap to Mourinho: "It's not a good situation"

Mourinho looked at the computer and saw a chart of the two teams' offensive heats in the past 30 minutes.

Chelsea's attack was deep, but the number of times was small, while Manchester City's attack was concentrated outside the penalty area, but the number of times was really large. The area near the Blues' penalty area was red, all traces of Manchester City's attack.

"Their players and tactics are very good," Brown concluded. Pellegrini let Sterling play on the left and Nasri play on the right, which was a good target for Ivanovic and Azpilicueta.

Take the right side for example. It is difficult for Ivanovic to deal with a small and flexible player like Sterling. Fouls are small matters, but giving away free kicks is a big deal.

Mourinho raised his head and squinted at the players running quickly on the field: "We are not bad, but to win this game, we need a little bit of luck"

Neither team has scored a goal since the first leg. Now it depends on which team can break the deadlock.

The morale of the team that scores first will surely be high, and the chances of winning will increase exponentially.

……

"Hit the right, hit the right!"

In the 40th minute of the game, Mourinho shouted outside the court.

At the current pace, if Chelsea breaks through to the left again, Ibrahimovic and Hazard may not be able to hold on in the 70th minute of the second half.

On the left side, Mikel heard Mourinho's call, and successfully broke through Manchester City's high pressing in the frontcourt through cooperation with Terry, Zouma and Fabregas. Finally, Mikel passed the ball himself, and the recipient of the pass was naturally Jiang Yuan who was ready on the right.

coming!

Seeing the pass flying towards him, Jiang Yuan ran forward without any hesitation.

It was obvious that the ball was for him. What Jiang Yuan needed to do now was not to watch the ball, but to move as far as possible.

This comes from an understanding of the game and trust in teammates.

Mikel's pass was of very high quality. Jiang Yuan defied Fernandinho's defense and stopped the ball very comfortably near the right sideline.

Jiang Yuan's first touch of the ball was not accurate and the ball bounced a few times on the ground. So Jiang Yuan simply raised his right leg, arched his foot, and successfully transferred the ball behind him. He stopped the ball and got rid of Fernandinho at the same time.

"Wow! Such a beautiful combination of stop and pass! Jiang Yuan shook off Manchester City's defense and chose to cut inside"

"Inside the penalty area, Ibrahimovic was ready... There was some conflict between Ibrahimovic and Otamendi, but the referee did not deal with it immediately"

"Jiang Yuan, continue to cut into the middle of the penalty area, Ibrahimovic, help block the position."

"Make an arc with your right foot!"

The ball jumped off the outside of Jiang Yuan's foot and headed straight towards the player defending by Hart.

It's just that Jiang Yuan didn't tighten his core when kicking the ball, and it ended up being an airplane kick.

"Fuck!"

Jiang Yuan covered his face with his hands. This should have been his best chance to score in the first half, but unfortunately he failed to seize it.

"Pass it to me!"

Ibrahimovic spread his hands to Jiang Yuan: "I'm in a good position, why don't you pass the ball to me?"

"my question"

Jiang Yuan patted his chest.

Passing the ball to Ibrahimovic just now was indeed a better choice. It can only be said that Jiang Yuan was a little too greedy for credit.

Since Jiang Yuan said so, Ibrahimovic did not pursue the matter any further. He ran over and high-fived Jiang Yuan, indicating that the matter was over.

“Let’s go!”

"Okay, referee Mike Dean blew the whistle to end the first half. In the 46 minutes of the first half, the score between Manchester City and Chelsea was still 0:0, and the score of the first leg between the two teams was 1:1... My God, Manchester City looked like they had a good chance of winning, but Zouma and Terry were in really good form today, plus Courtois, the three of them restricted Aguero very much. Coach Zhang Lu, what is your attitude towards the first half of the game?"

"Both teams had chances, and both had plenty of them. If you ask me, whoever scores the first goal in the second half will control the tempo of the rest of the game."

“What if no goals are scored?”

"Then Manchester City will win by virtue of the away goal advantage, which is not what Chelsea wants to see. Chelsea will definitely intensify their offensive in the second half."

During the half-time break, Zhan Jun and Zhang Lu were chatting non-stop in the live broadcast room. Similarly, the two teams were also discussing their tactics in the locker room.

'We can't go on like this'

Mourinho asked all the players to sit down: "It is true that the opponent likes to control the ball in our half, but I should have said before the game that we don't need to play pressing with them. If they want to control the ball, let them control the ball, we can counterattack"

Terry looked a little unwilling: "If we fight back, it means we admit that our opponent is stronger than us"

"Is it not?"

Mourinho put his index finger on his temple: "John, use your brain to think about it, why was Manchester City first at the beginning of the league, but now it is fifth? They are the team with the strongest hard power this season, and now their injured players have recovered!"

After being lectured by Mourinho, Terry was speechless, but he couldn't find any problem in Mourinho's words.

crunch--

Brown pushed the small tactical blackboard over, and the friction between the blackboard's rusty tires and the floor made an uncomfortable high-frequency sound.

"The only change we made in the second half was to move our defense further back. Playing like that in the first half was very tiring for both us and Manchester City. So we switched to a defensive formation in the second half."

As he spoke, Mourinho moved the magnetic buttons on the tactical board, arranging them in a row of five.

550 Divine Array, the legendary bus, is finally here today!
However, Mourinho is not using the traditional bus today. Ibrahimovic and Jiang Yuan will stay in the front to take on the counterattack.

Rather than being a complete defense, it is more like an extreme defensive counterattack.

"I wipe..."

Jiang Yuan took a breath.

They have practiced this formation many times in training. The effect is not particularly good, but it is still possible to use it.

Unexpectedly, Ibrahimovic suddenly stood up and said: "Sir, I don't think we need to do this, just play normally, we are not weaker than our opponents"

Ibrahimovic actually regretted it a little as soon as he stood up, but since he was already standing, he would feel bad if he didn't say what he wanted to say.

“I am the coach”

Mourinho motioned for Ibrahimovic to sit back down: "You play your game, I arrange my tactics, deal?"

"Feel sorry"

Ibrahimovic pursed his lips and sat back in his chair, agreeing with what Mourinho said.

Zouma was stunned, looked at Ibrahimovic next to him, and whispered: "Zlatan, Jose doesn't like anyone interfering with his tactics. I did this before, and then I played as a substitute for two consecutive games."

"Whatever"

Ibrahimovic showed an indifferent attitude: "I am used to speaking out what I think"

"You know, it's useless to say it out loud. It's basically impossible for players to interfere with the coach's decision-making."

“Then I’ll say it too.”

Ibrahimovic stood up and put his hands on Zouma's shoulders: "Pray to God, we will win this game"

"And you!"

Ibrahimovic suddenly turned around and stared at Jiang Yuan: "Remember to pass the ball to me!"

“Leave it to me”

Jiang Yuan stood up and hugged Ibrahimovic tightly.

Although this guy is in his thirties, his muscles are really strong!

"Ok, now I need you all to cheer up!"

Mourinho clapped wildly, making the originally quiet locker room lively in an instant. The Portuguese pushed Hazard out of the locker room, and then pushed Fabregas out of the locker room: "Gogogo! Hurry up, hurry up, move, we are going to play, the opponents are waiting for us to beat them!"

call……

Jiang Yuan shook his head and prepared to walk out. Zuma put his hand on his shoulder: "Jiang, are you a little tired? I see you sprinted a long distance."

"If you think too much, you will be the only one who gets tired"

Jiang Yuan pinched Zuma's belly and said, "Little snail, my endurance is much better than yours."

……

(End of this chapter)