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Changing clothes, warming up. Return.

The pre-race preparations are all done. Roberto Mancini is now standing in front of the heavily armed eleven of the players, behind him are the substitutes, the coaches and the team doctors.

"I've already laid out the specific tactics for you. We decided how we were going to play in training a week ago, and we were in good shape, fit and injury...... We've been preparing for so long. All the preparations are done. Mancini slapped his face, "What's missing? Ninety minutes of play, and ...... A victory. ”

"Victory!"

The crowd shouted.

At the words of head coach Mancini, captain Yang Fan stood up, and then he motioned to everyone - including him and the substitutes behind him - to form a circle around him. Hands over the shoulders. Leaning his head and standing in the middle, he looked at these people. Say to them, "Remember." No matter how strong Inter Milan were last season, they are the defending champions. It doesn't matter what their current state is. It doesn't matter what their quality is, as long as we do our job, they will definitely not be our ultimate opponents. This is the quarter-final. Guys. Our goal is the final, the final stage, and no one is allowed to stop until we get there! Don't stop me! Don't stop me until I say 'ok'! Anyone who dares to stand in the way of our opponents. Whether it's Barcelona. Or Inter Milan, Real Madrid. Or Inter Milan...... None of them are a reason to stop us from moving forward!"

At this time, Yang Fan stood up.

Everyone looked at him.

He waved his hand sharply. It was as if the blade in his hand had been chopped off.

"Kill them!"

The crowd roared along.

There was a beastly roar in the home team's dressing room,

The atmosphere at Manchester City Stadium has been ignited. ☆◇ ▽☆☆Tomato Novels -''.-f-q-x'

Roberto Mancini was standing on the sidelines waiting for the game to begin. Leonardo, like him, stood on the edge of the managerial command area, and the two coaches were a little unable to sit still a few dozen seconds before the game began.

Dzeko and Yang Fan stood in the middle circle, waiting for kickoff.

The referee was checking the time with the fourth official through the headset, and the noisy pitch at Manchester City Stadium gradually fell silent.

The referee looked down at his watch, then gave a thumbs up to the fourth official on the sidelines, and everything was OK. It's time to tee off.

"Toot-"

The commentator is still giving background to the game, but, to be honest, there is really no story between the two teams, Manchester City has not played in the Champions League for more than half a century, and Inter Milan has almost no record of playing against each other.

However, he still has something to talk about, talking about the grievances between Yang Fan and the Serie A team, and the transfer scandal between Inter Milan.

Just while he was chattering. Manchester City drove the ball out and after a brief return pass, the ball was at the feet of Yaya Toure.

Yaya Toure did not continue to pass back, but kicked the football to England midfielder Gareth Barry, who was diagonally in front of him, and he handed over the specific attack to Gareth Barry to organize.

Gareth Barry didn't dribble the ball either. It's about passing the ball out. That's Mancini's request. Inter Milan's defensive prowess in midfield is world-class. One can easily get caught up in Stankovic and Cambiaso with too many balls. and Thiago Motta in the middle of the defense.

Mancini wants to get his team through midfield quickly and not give the opposition time to entangle himself, in such circumstances. Passing the ball is clearly a more effective method than dribbling.

He warned his players before the game. No matter how fast a person runs, even if he asks the world's 100-meter flyers to run, it is impossible to run beyond the flight degree of football. So if you want to break fast. Passing the ball is the best option.

Gareth Barry passes the football to James Milner. James Milner drew the attention of Inter's defence on the left flank and immediately shifted his football big foot to Silva on the right.

The Manchester City team was quick and decisive in attacking and passing, and the overall movement and reception were very skillful, which fully demonstrated their tacit understanding. Tomato ''-.'f'q-x-s'-.com

"It was as if it had been calculated, and the Manchester City team switched the ball from left to right with a few passes. ”

"Watch out for his crosses!" Inter Milan goalkeeper Cesar shouted. Inter Milan have done a meticulous study of Manchester City, with Leonardo telling him to be careful before the game, as the Spain international has a great talent and ability to pass the ball.

Now Manchester City has Dzeko, a high school striker with good ability to grab points, and Yang Fan is a scorer with strong ability to grab points, and Silva's cross is even more useful.

Cesar did not dare to be careless and asked everyone to be vigilant.

Silva did pass the ball. But he didn't pass it on to Zheke and Yang Fan, who were outflanking in the middle. He kicked the ball back. It was passed to Kolarov, who came up with the assist.

"Trap their offense on the side!" With that in mind, the Inter Milan players rushed to the fence and prevented Kolarov and Silva from playing the attacking combination on the wings.

Inter Milan's left wing-back Zanetti kept a firm eye on Silva and didn't give him a chance to slip away from him, while Stankovic came to keep Kolarov at bay. Don't let him pass the football to Silva easily.

"Manchester City's attack quickly came to a stalemate and Inter Milan defended very solidly. ”

Generally speaking. At this time, more people are needed to support Kolarov, but Gareth Barry did not go, he just watched from a distance in the middle, maybe this matter has nothing to do with him?

No, it's just that there are better candidates.

Yaya Toure ran over from his defensive position, and Kolarov saw him in the gap and immediately passed the football to Yaya Toure, who came up to pick him up.

Yaya Toure did not adjust after receiving the football. Without even observing, he kicked the football again to Gareth Barry, who was waiting in the middle.

Thiago Motta also wanted to come up and force Yaya Toure to turn around and pass back when Yaya Toure stopped the ball, but Yaya Toure passed the football again without even observing. Tomato ○☆△ net ☆ -'-.'f'q-x-s'-.-com and the transmission is still very accurate......

After Gareth Barry stopped the ball, he was unable to turn around under Cambiaso's close marking, so he shifted the ball to the left. James Milner cuts in again, crosses!

Dzeko had a head-to-head confrontation with Zivo in front of goal. In the end, Zivo pushed the ball off the line under his interference.

'A good attack, but unfortunately it didn't score. Zivo's defense was reassuring!" The commentator gave credit to Inter Milan's centre-back Zivo.

Roberto Mancini and his coaching staff looked at each other and smiled. These people see in it what they want to see.

This offensive is key. Or where is the stop? It's not Gareth Barry, it's Yaya Toure who pulls the ball out of the mud and into the open belt.

This is what Mancini has always hoped that Yaya Toure can bring to the team and help the team attack. Completing seemingly inconspicuous but in fact very critical tasks, he apparently saw Gareth Barry's location before he ran to pick up Kolarov. And he knew what he could do best, so he was able to deliver the football to the right side as soon as he received a pass from Kolarov.

In fact, that's where a world-class midfielder comes in. The midfield can be said to be the metronome of a team because the position of the midfielder is more free. There are no inseparable defenders around, there is plenty of space and freedom to make moves.

This position can be both offensive and defensive, and can directly influence and control a team's offensive and defensive transitions.

"There were no goals though. But we started well. "Roberto Mancini was happy with the opening move. With Yaya Toure, Manchester City's midfield is very clear, this is a strong player who can attack and defend well, and he is a rare midfielder.

"He's done a good job. ”

After City's corner, Colo Toure's header was directly met by Cesar. Then Inter Milan counter-attacked.

Cesar tosses the ball with his hand. Thiago Motta received the ball and passed it to Stankovic, who in turn passed it to Sneijder. Tomato '''.'f'q-

It's also fast through the midfield. Leonardo doesn't want to go head-to-head with the Manchester City midfielders here. Although Manchester City do not have an experienced championship squad like Thiago Motta and Stankovic and Cambiasso. But one Yaya Toure was enough to give him a headache.

Sneijder picked up the ball and opted for a direct shot from 28 yards. I wanted to hit Joe Hart by surprise, but I didn't expect it to miss the goal.

There was a chorus of boos at Manchester City Stadium, as if mocking Sneijder's shot.

"Both sides started with a good attack...... Maybe this game will show us a completely different picture of Manchester City and Inter Milan?" This is the narrator's good wishes. Before the game, the media generally believed that Manchester City, led by an Italian coach, and an Italian team led by a Brazilian coach, were expected to play a dull game.

His desire was shattered by the relentless reality in the following matches.

Manchester City quickly opted for defensive counter-attacking tactics, and Inter Milan did not have many options against Manchester City, and the Champions League quarter-finals were mired in the quagmire after five minutes.

Defense, turnovers, steals. That's all the key words of the game in the last ten minutes, after each side has dedicated one shot on goal. Their attack suddenly went silent.

Ten minutes later, with the first yellow card, Cambiaso tackled Gareth Barry in defense and was cautioned by the referee for excessive action.

Both managers wanted their side of the ball to pass through the midfield quickly, but at the same time they didn't want the opponent to pass through their own midfield, so the midfield became the most intense zone of the war. It has become a strategic point for both sides not to give an inch.

Most of the time, the football was in the middle of the field, one moment at the feet of Manchester City, and then another to Inter Milan.

Because everybody's focused on the midfield. So the offensive side was inefficient, and the number of dangerous shots on goal was only five fingers combined.

This is something that Leonardo would love to see. So he turned around and sat back in the dugout. On another visit, Roberto Mancini walked out of the dugout.

In the away field. Leonardo's bottom line is a draw and away goals, so he can stay on the Diaoyutai after the game is deadlocked. And Mancini, as the side playing at home, has a lot of pressure. He had to win.

Mancini, dressed in a white shirt, rolled up his sleeves to his elbow and was waving his arms vigorously. Keep the team pressing. At the same time, he kept shouting loudly into the field.

The team's offense was deadlocked, and he couldn't sit still. Wander back and forth between the command area and the seats in the coach's seat.

Leonardo glanced at Mancini, a smile on his lips. Leonardo was still feeling pretty good at this time.

"Twenty minutes into the game, the possession came out and statistically, Inter had the upper hand. They had 61 per cent possession against Manchester City and 39 per cent. The gap is huge. But Inter's problem now is how to turn possession into victory, and the biggest problem for Inter Milan is that they can't score goals when they have empty possession...... Although the possession rate is not high, Manchester City's counter-attack is very fast and aggressive, but it would be nice to be a little more efficient...... Yang Fan needs to be a little more active. ”

Sitting in the coach's box, Mancini's expression was serious, in this game, Manchester City wants to win, but also to strive not to concede a goal, in a word, while winning, Inter Milan can not get away goals.

Leonardo also frowned.

Manchester City constantly disrupted Inter's attacking rhythm with fouls and ferocious defending. If Inter Milan still follows the tactics formulated before the game, then it can only become more and more chaotic, and the method of quickly passing through the midfield is no longer possible. That will only increase your team's turnover.

'Let them make more lateral transfers and move City's defence. Look for loopholes......" Leonardo stood up at this time, and he commanded his assistant.

Inter Milan quickly adapted to this directive.

Yaya Toure is now struggling to defend on his own, as Inter's attacks avoid him. They are always making lateral transfers and exhausting themselves.

Because of full trust in Yaya Toure's ability, Manchester City's midfield defensive barrier mainly relies on Yaya Toure, and the defensive ability of another midfielder Gareth Barry is not as good as Yaya Toure, and Silva has just recovered from injury, and James Milner is not a player with strong defensive ability, so the defensive barrier of Manchester City's midfield mainly relies on Yaya Toure.

Inter Milan did this, intending to bypass him and go straight to the weak belt of the Manchester City team's defense, without the Manchester City defense to protect, it would lose valuable strategic depth, and the opponent's penetrating direct pass or diagonal pass could easily tear apart Joe Hart's front defense, and Inter Milan's midfielder. Definitely have that ability. Sneijder, in particular, is a midfield maestro and one of the best midfielders in football today.

Stankovic passes the ball to Samuel Eto'o. Yaya Toure came to help, but Eto'o was not greedy this time. Watching Yaya Toure come up and pass the ball to Sneijder in the middle.

When Sneijder received the ball, Yaya Toure was still on the wing, and no matter how good he was, he couldn't run to the rescue in the first place......

"Sneijder takes the ball. There are no Manchester City players around him for the time being. This is the Inter opportunity...... Will he have another long-range shot?"

The commentator thinks so, and so does Joe Hart, who is clearly in a position to defend Sneijder's powerful long-range shot.

The Inter Milan player loves long-range shots and is known for being good at long-range shots.

Now no one is watching. There's no reason why he shouldn't shoot......

Colo Toure didn't care about his defensive area and pounced to fill in the Yaya Toure position, just as he was just stepping forward. Sneijder got up - passed!

The football rolls past Colo Toure. He tried to reach out to stop him, but he was shaken and fell on his heels. It's completely out of place......

"Great opportunity!"

Boos rang out from the stands at Manchester City Stadium and Manchester City fans sensed danger.

"Diego Milito received the ball and there was no one around him...... This opportunity was given for nothing!"

Seeing this scene, Leonardo left his seat with his ass and leaned forward, ready to pop out in celebration.

Diego Milito received the ball and turned around, and Joe Hart thought he was going to lunge in, so he was ready to strike and intercept the ball.

Who knew that Diego Milito turned around and shot with his feet at the same time, and Joe Hart couldn't react at such close range. He watched as the ball flew past his face. The wind blowing on his face felt very clearly, bringing a hint of coolness, and Joe Hart's heart immediately became even cooler.