Chapter 286: Meet Hartmund with a kick
Tang Zheng fouled David Silva in less than a minute to the start of the game, somewhat displeased the home fans. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. biqUgE。 info
Therefore, as long as Tang Zheng gets the ball in the next game time, the Manchester City fans at the Etihad Stadium will create a deafening boo.
But Tang Zheng's performance was as solid as ever, and he was not disturbed by the fans at all, but almost assisted Lewandowski to break the deadlock!
David Silva, who was dismounted by Tang Zheng in the opening game, was relatively sluggish, rarely receiving the ball in the attacking 30-meter area, and more attacking 30-meter away to connect the team's attack.
In the third minute, Tang Zheng stepped forward in advance, cut off Yaya Toure's pass to David Silva, and then directly launched a long pass, Reuss's long-range shot after a long run on the left was weak and easily confiscated by England international Joe Hart.
Two minutes later, it was Tang Zheng's early tackle, who cut off David Silva's pass to Aguero's feet.
This time he didn't pass the ball, he took it forward.
Yaya Toure's down-to-the-ground tackle was divided by Tang Zheng's ball, and Harvey Garcia, who was dragging the defense, did not dare to lose his position, but chose to fight and retreat with Tang Zheng's dribbling forward, waiting for the support of his teammates.
Originally, Tang Zheng wanted to wait for Harvey Garcia to come forward to defend and then pass to Gotze, but Harvey Garcia had a strong sense of position, which caused his ball speed to be a little too slow, and in order to ensure that the football was not lost, he had to dunk the ball 360 degrees on the spot to avoid Nasri's entanglement who was actively returning to the defense.
Just like this, the 360-degree smash on the spot, the opportunity to quickly counterattack from defense to offense was lost, and it turned to positional attack.
Now Pirlo is exempted from injury due to injury, and Tang Zheng's position is a defensive midfielder, if he keeps pressing very high, Gundogan's pressure will be very high.
As the captain of the team, Tang Zheng can't let his teammates bear too much pressure.
If you have to choose a person to bear the pressure, he wants to be himself.
Moreover, before the game, the manager Klopp's request was to defend first and then attack.
This season's Manchester City have seen some changes in attack compared to last season's Manchester City, their attack is no longer sharp, and their defence is full of holes.
Centre-backs Kolo Toure and Lescott are both unable to play due to injury, so the selection of centre-backs is stretched, with captain Vincent Kompany and 19-year-old Nastasic in play.
It is worth mentioning that Dortmund's first quick counterattack was Tang Zheng, who took advantage of Nastasic's lack of experience in the game and almost broke the deadlock.
There is no doubt that central defender Nastasic is Manchester City's weakest link, and Tang Zheng believes that as the game progresses, the 19-year-old is likely to make a fatal mistake!
When the time comes, it's the team's chance!
The home team's Manchester City's first shot on goal was completed by Sergio Aguero, but unfortunately it was not fully developed under Tang Zheng's close interference, and the football was easily confiscated by Weidenfeller.
In the blink of an eye, ten minutes into the first half of the game, the two sides attacked and defended each other, but the shots that really threatened the opponent had not yet been produced.
The head coaches of both sides were relatively calm, they did not stand nervously in the coach's command area to direct the game as usual, but sat in the coach's seat with Erlang's legs crossed to watch the game.
The atmosphere at the Etihad Stadium was full of people, with both home and away fans chanting wildly and cheering for their team.
Of course, when Tang Zheng took the ball, the Etihad Stadium would sound a deafening boo.
Not to mention that Tang Zheng gave David Silva a dismissal in less than a minute of the opening game, and he must be booed as the core of Dortmund's attack!
Home fans know that the best way for Manchester City to beat Dortmund at home is to make Tang Zheng unable to play 100%.
The controversial second leg of the Champions League quarter-finals last season is still fresh in their memories, because they are afraid that Tang Zheng will play in form.
Otherwise, the home game is also hanging.
※※※
After the first ten minutes of mutual testing between the two sides, Manchester City, who were playing at home, took the lead in attacking.
David Silva is no longer as far away from the 30-metre area as he was in the first 10 minutes, and his tandem is now more in the 30-metre zone.
Tang Zheng has a strong sense of position, and he is not attracted by David Silva, he only stands in this area at the top of the arc of the big penalty area.
Tang Zheng's choice proved to be the right one, with Yaya Toure at the back with a strong long-range shooting ability, as did Nasri and Sergio Aguero.
When their offense was fruitless, they had no choice but to shoot from a distance, and Tang Zheng's timely blocking could often interfere with the quality of their long shots.
As the game entered the fifteenth minute, David Silva's attacking playmaking was no longer centre-oriented, but focused on two wings, taking advantage of Dzeko's aerial duels in the box to create chances.
However, the effect was also not good, Dzeko, who had won the 2009-2010 Bundesliga goalscorer's title, had a hard time finding the landing against old Bundesliga rivals Hummels and Subotic, and the crosses from the two wings were either confiscated by Weidenfeller or pushed out by the two central defenders.
Penetrating from the middle and crosses from the wings were ineffective, and manager Roberto Mancini finally couldn't sit still, so he came to the sidelines and whistled his home.
When David Silva looked at him, he made a gesture that only his own team could understand.
Manchester City's formation was recycled, and the visiting Dortmund had no choice but to choose the formation as a last resort.
Because the consequences of not following the premise of the formation are very serious, it is equivalent to allowing players with strong breakthrough ability such as Nasri and Aguero to gain space to sprint.
Of course, the premise of the formation will also be left to the sprinting of Manchester City's attacking players.
However, risks and opportunities coexist, Dortmund's ability to watch the house is to press high, and the result of the formation shrinking too far back is that there is not enough protection between each other, which can easily lead to Manchester City players getting one-on-one opportunities.
Therefore, in order not to give Manchester City players a chance, Klopp's request for the team is to shrink the formation to cope with all changes.
As Manchester City's overall formation contracted, Klopp also came to the sidelines and made a gesture to Tang Zheng.
This gesture is very obvious, that is, to restart the housekeeping skill - high oppression!
As a result, the Dortmund players started a siege at the Etihad Stadium.
Yaya Toure's pass rolled towards David Silva, who was still analyzing whether to return the ball or make it to Aguero, and saw Tang Zheng, Goetze and Reus rushing over, and was shocked, and subconsciously chose not to stop the ball to return to Yaya Toure.
However, the subconscious passing power was not well controlled, the passing power was a little large, and the position was a little offset, Yaya Toure had to bend his left knee and extend his right foot to reach the ball.
The soccer ball stopped, but it was a little far away from the body.
Tang Zheng's eyes froze, the sole of his right foot kicked to the ground, and then he suddenly stretched out his right foot to compete with Yaya Toure for 50% of the ball under his feet.
Yaya Toure saw Tang Zheng stretch out his left foot to grab the ball, his pupils shrank suddenly, and he subconsciously chose to step out of his right foot and pull the ball back, wanting to complete a wonderful Marseille maneuver.
"Whew-"
The Manchester City fans at the Etihad Stadium burst into deafening chants.
But the next moment, the chanting stopped abruptly and was replaced by deafening boos.
Tang Zheng's outstretched left foot was faster than Yaya Toure had imagined, and Tang Zheng's left foot arrived at the same time as he pulled towards the football.
※※※
Yaya Toure was halfway through his Marseille slalom, Tang Zheng stepped in sideways, and the football was poked out by him, and Yaya Toure's left foot did not step on the football, resulting in a loss of center of gravity and falling backwards.
Tang Zheng's movements were clean and neat, and the referee Rizzoli was in a good position, and he could clearly see that Tang Zheng's extended left foot was kicking a football.
Yaya Toure fell to the ground because he was slapped in the face for pretending to be forced......
The home fans don't think so, they think the referee Rizzoli is covering Tang Zheng.
"Woo-woo-"
Deafening boos poured down from the Etihad Stadium and quickly swept across the stadium.
Tang Zheng has always developed the habit of not stopping when he can't hear the referee's whistle, he supported his left palm hard, and the left foot that stepped out was used at the same time, quickly got up from the ground and ran forward.
Because the football that was poked out happened to land in the activity space of Götze.
Harvey Garcia rushed towards Gotze to break the ball, but Gotze kicked the ball straight to his left without stopping, and Reus crossed the halfway line and put it on at high speed.
Zabaleta pressed for the assist and didn't go back, with centre-back Vincent Kompany making up for it.
After receiving the ball, Reus tried to force his way past Kompany, but Kompany was strong and not slow, and Reuss failed to make a strong breakthrough, but staggered under his feet, almost causing the football to change hands.
Kompany didn't foul and just pushed Royce to the side.
Seeing that there was no chance to break through, Royce simply dunked the ball back with his left foot thirty meters from the bottom line, just as he saw Tang Zheng coming to answer, and passed it directly without thinking about it.
Tang Zheng received the football, and Harvey Garcia, who was in place, instantly became nervous.
In addition to Tang Zheng, who is in possession of the ball, there is also Gotze running!
The other Manchester City players were returning to the defense at high speed, and Tang Zheng naturally knew that time was money, so he commanded Gotze to run to the right rib.
The moment Gotze ran past him, Tang Zheng's right instep had a move to pass the ball.
Harvey Garcia's body is subconsciously close to Gotze to prevent Tang Zheng from passing.
But Tang Zheng didn't pass the ball, his right foot used the flexibility of his ankle to slam the football to the left front, accelerating the breakthrough!
Lewandowski, who was at the front, drew the attention of central defender Nastasic, Kompany had not yet returned to his position, and Yaya Toure was returning to the defense at high speed, which meant that the area in front of Tang Zheng on the left was temporarily unmarked.
Of course, he had no intention of breaking forward because Kompany was about to return to position.
Therefore, Tang Zheng adjusted the small steps under his feet, and the most step-by-step was a little big, with his right foot as a supporting foot, and he picked up his left foot.
Goalkeeper Hart had fully studied Tang Zheng before the game and knew that he had a strong long-range shooting ability with his right foot.
As for the left foot, he hasn't scored from a distance yet, so he's slackened.
However, nothing is absolute.
Tang Zheng has always practiced his left foot in training, but he did not fire in the official competition.
Moreover, Hart forgot that he had an aura on him, and that aura would often make opposing offensive players kick him in such a way.