Chapter 297: A Big Victory
'Manchester City completely dominated the game!' said Eddie Gray. As the commentator said, Manchester City were completely dominating the game and they were showing off their attacking prowess to the Portsmouthers.
Even in the last ten minutes of the first half, Manchester City were bombarded with Portsmouth's goal, and if it weren't for the sudden help of their goalkeeper Begovic, Portsmouth would have conceded at least one goal.
Begovic saved City's shot once again and he became the busiest Portsmouth player on the pitch during that time...... At this time, Begovic is like Buffon and Cech possessed by the soul at the same time. The commentator said.
Until the end of the first half, the score did not change again, Manchester City away 2-1 lead Portsmouth, if you only look at the score, the home team's table Xiàn does not seem to be bad, there is still a chance to turn the tables in the second half, but, after watching the game, seeing Portsmouth's wolf bèi look, everyone has a judgment in their hearts: Manchester City almost won this game.
The technical statistics for both sides of the first half were also out, with Manchester City scoring two goals on goal on a whopping fifteen shots in the first half and Portsmouth having three shots on goal in the first half, including two long-range shots that were not on the edge of the line, scoring a goal.
The Portsmouth fans in the stands were completely dumbfounded, and their hearts were on their minds in the final stages of the first half, as every attack from Manchester City seemed to have the potential to break through the goal, and the only consolation was that they didn't concede any more goals until the end of the first half.
The camera gives close-ups of the players on both sides.
The Portsmouth players walked off the pitch with a gloomy look on their faces, and if there was a more accurate word to describe it, it was exhaustion. It was the first half of the game, and in the face of Manchester City's indiscriminate bombardment, all the Portsmouth players had to lift the spirit of the twelve, they were under a lot of pressure, and now, with the whistle blowing at the end of the first half, the great fatigue under the pressure immediately hit......
Every shot from Manchester City seemed to hammer the hearts of the Portsmouth players, making them worry about their goals, and this worry continued wave after wave, and so on, and everyone was physically and mentally exhausted after half of the game.
On the other hand, Manchester City's players, although the score is still 2-1, and their crazy attack has not been able to continue to expand the score, but Manchester City's players are not in a hurry, they are now very confident, and everyone is very confident in winning the game. Let's put it this way, after the equalizer by Portsmouth in the first half, the Manchester City players were a little flustered, which was a good thing for this team, because then Yang Fan stood up decisively and used the goal to stabilize the morale of the army, which made this Manchester City withstand a test and become stronger.
In fact, this is also a reflection of the strength of both sides now. Needless to say, Yang Fan said, although the other players may not have reached the level of the giants' main force for the time being, they are also powerful players, and Manchester City is indeed very competitive now with three complete lines and no injuries. Colo Toure and Vincent Kompany at the back, Dutch giants Frenkie de Jong in midfield were in charge of the sweep, Wright Phillips and Gareth Barry and Ireland were slightly less of the finest, but they were also Premier League top-notch, not to mention up front.
In the final analysis, although Manchester City is still far from the giants, their strength is higher than Portsmouth, as long as Manchester City does not have problems themselves, their chances of winning are indeed very big: after the Portsmouth equalized, they once made Manchester City chaotic, but Yang Fan's stepped forward and stopped the bad situation in time!
Plus there's a little more ...... Known as a mercenary legion, Manchester City has been portrayed by the media as the Arabian Money Army, which has also made the team's players unhappy, and they are eager to fight back with excellent performances and victories.
Although, the mercenary corps may be called a plate of loose sand in adversity, but when such a team has a soul, there is a great hope and an excellent appearance!
This soul figure is undoubtedly Yang Fan.
At half-time, Mark Hughes praised his players' performance in the first half, and he didn't make any changes, because now Manchester City is normal, and the second half of the game can be played according to the rhythm of the first half, without any problems. To see the latest chapters of this book, please go to () (net)
At Portsmouth, Grant was explaining the tactics of the second half to his players, and it was clear that the former Chelsea head coach was still hopeful of winning the game, although he may have seen it slim himself, but Grant was still holding on.
“…… At the beginning of the second half, he took the lead and attacked Manchester City. ”
'Our goal was to score quickly and equalise. ”
"Manchester City is a very emotional team, and when they are in trouble, they often collapse. ”
"Be fast!"
"The midfield scramble was a little more ferocious. ”
"If you can't do it, you'll foul. ”
Grant put all his treasure on the onslaught of the early stages of the second half, or more specifically, on City's habitual collapse, believing that as long as Portsmouth can score first and equalise as much as possible, then there could be problems on City's side, and this is Portsmouth's chance.
I have to say, Grant's idea is good. In fact, it's the only way Portsmouth can think of right now.
There are doubts in the minds of the players who have Portsmouth, and the coach's approach sounds good, but the crux of the matter is that Manchester City are so obedient that they can give Portsmouth a chance to score?
Looking at Manchester City's stormy offensive in the first half, after the start of the second half, it was still them Portsmouth who have been passive.
Someone opened their mouth and ended up saying nothing.
What they can think of, how can the manager not think of it? Now they can only hope for the good.
The Manchester City players returned to the pitch first, and they waited for a while, and after almost five minutes of the allotted time, the Portsmouth players were late. Their head coach Grant has been explaining tactics and delaying the time, and if it weren't for the staff to remind him, it is estimated that the head coach would have continued to talk.
After waiting on the pitch for five minutes, the Manchester City players were a little unhappy, and in their opinion, this was what the Portsmouth players deliberately made them wait on the pitch like a fool.
"Hey, guys, let's teach them a good lesson when the game starts. Yang Fan was also very unhappy in his heart, and he also successfully used this opportunity to mobilize the fighting spirit and anger of others.
The second half kicked off with the referee's whistle.
From the outset, Manchester City showed their fighting spirit. The Manchester City players, who had been waiting on the pitch for five minutes, vented their anger with attacks.
Grant sat on the wax, his plan was that Portsmouth attacked Manchester City at the beginning of the second half, trying to score quickly, but, at the beginning of the second half, it was Manchester City who unceremoniously launched an offensive, and the ferocious offensive momentum made Grant tremble.
His heart began to sink, which meant that all his planning at half-time was probably useless, which meant that Portsmouth was really bad luck in this game.
City's stormy attack paid off with 51 minutes played.
City were awarded a corner, Tevez headed in a corner, Kompany nodded back, Yang Fan headed in the goal, the ball was miraculously saved by Portsmouth goalkeeper Begovic, but he could not stop Gareth Barry's follow-up shot.
“goooooooooooooooooooooaaaaaaaaal!”
Gareth Barry, he scored for Manchester City, 3-1, and City extended their lead. ”
'It could be the goal that sealed the game. ”
It was Gareth Barry's first goal since joining Manchester City, and the former Aston Villa captain looked so excited after the goal that he stripped off to celebrate and received a yellow card.
The Manchester City fans in front of the TV jumped up, and when it was 2-1, they were still a little worried, after all, Manchester City's away record has always been bad, and now, 3-1, their hearts have finally been relaxed, and now, Manchester City are one step closer to victory.
"It's 3-1!" Manchester City have doubled their scoreline, looking at their attacking momentum and Portsmouth's wolves are too poor to see how well the visitors continue to score and not make it a big win. Eddie Gray said.
Eddie Gray's hypothesis was answered after only six minutes.
Yang Fan gave an affirmative answer.
Yang Fan and Tevez collided with the wall, and then he dribbled into the penalty area, and Portsmouth defender Ben Haim panicked and shoveled Yang Fan to the ground.
Yang Fan, who was shoveled down, is lying on the sidelines at the moment, being treated by the team doctor.
Benhaim, who committed the foul, looked at the red card raised high at him by the referee with a dejected expression. When he made a move and saw Yang Fan fall to the ground, his heart was cold, and he had already thought of this possibility, but as a defender, what else could he do in that situation?
Grant, who saw this scene from the sidelines, closed his eyes and looked gray. Ben Haim is the player he has his eye on and he is a strong advocate for bringing him in from Manchester City and entrusting him with heavy use. Now, in such a match, Benhaim has let him down.
Of course, Grant also knew that maybe it wasn't Ben Haim's fault, it was just because the opponent was too strong.
"Red card, penalty! Benhaim is sent off. He can now go back to the dressing room early, which might cool his head. In the face of Manchester City's high-pressure attack, Portsmouth defender Wolf Bèi was unbearable, he could not keep up with Yang Fan's rhythm and speed at all, he was played by the opponent, and finally could only end the losing game with a foul. ”
Benhaim could only sigh and walk to the sidelines after pleading with the referee to no avail.
On Manchester City's side, Mark Hughes was taken aback, he was worried about Yang Fan's injury. Now, Mark Hughes has elevated Yang Fan's importance to unprecedented heights.
At this moment, in front of the TV, Gao Hongbo, the head coach of the Chinese national team, was also taken aback, and he was also worried about Yang Fan. After this round of the Premier League, there will be a national team day, Yang Fan will return to the Chinese national team to participate in the game, this is also Yang Fan's first national team game in the real sense, fans across the country are waiting for this day, and Gao Hongbo is also eager to play through the guò game to complete his tactical concept, the Chinese team has also begun to learn to play around Yang Fan as the core, if Yang Fan is injured at this time, it will be really bad.
At this time, on the field, Manchester City's team doctor told Mark Hughes that Yang Fan had no big problems and could continue to play, which also made Mark Hughes breathe a sigh of relief, and then he saw Yang Fan start jogging on the sidelines, which seemed to be really not a big problem, so he was really relieved.
In front of the TV, many Chinese, including Gao Hongbo, also breathed a sigh of relief.
Yang Fan is fine, Mark Hughes began to focus on the game, and now that Yang Fan is fine, and Portsmouth is not only one less, but also awarded a penalty, the current shape is simply wonderful for Manchester City. If the penalty had been taken, City would have had a three-goal lead.
Yang Fan was Manchester City's number one penalty taker, and at this time, after a brief treatment, Yang Fan returned to the stadium and took the penalty himself.
Yang Fan put the football on the penalty spot, then stepped back to shoot.
Standing in front of him is today's table xiàn can be said to be quite good Portsmouth goalkeeper Begovic, although it is said that Manchester City scored three goals, but, in fact, if it were not for the goalkeeper's brave performance of high and low blocking, now Portsmouth's number of goals conceded would have doubled.
The Portsmouth fans in the stands were praying, and there was still a hint of luck in their hearts: maybe the brilliant goalkeeper could save the ball today?
However, then Yang Fan personally punctured the bubble of their fantasies.
After the referee's whistle blew, Yang Fan ran two steps, and then directly volleyed into the goal.
There were no fancy shots on goal.
Yang Fan's shot was full of confidence, and he didn't worry about the ball being saved at all.
In fact, it is exactly like this, although Begovic judged the right direction, but Yang Fan's shooting angle is too tricky, and the ball speed is extremely fast, and the football is almost attached to the junction of the beam and the column into the net in an absolute sense of the theoretical dead end!
“goooooooooooooooooooooaaaaaaaaal!”
"The ball is in! Four to one! Yang Fan scored twice!"
"It's impossible to get a shot that can't be saved!Yang Fan scores a beautiful penalty"
"Manchester City are now three goals ahead and they have already declared the suspense of the game over. ”
Mark Hughes raised his arms and cheered, this goal can be said to be a complete victory in the game, and Portsmouth, who have one man less, is unlikely to play any more tricks, and the Manchester City manager has already begun to enjoy the joy of victory in advance.
The Manchester City fans in front of the TV jumped up and cheered, four to one, just now the score, the team has already achieved a great victory.
As City celebrated the goal, Grant covered his face and shook his head helplessly, and he now had to admit that the defeat was decided.
Just five minutes after Yang Fan scored twice to give Manchester City a 4-1 lead, Tevez also scored again.
After receiving a pass from Ireland in the box, he dodged a shot and fired a low low ball that rolled past Portsmouth goalkeeper Begovic and into the back of the net behind him.
The ball went in.
Begovic's face was full of helplessness, he played at a completely high level today, this is the best game of this little-known goalkeeper, but, this is it, but he was still scored five goals by the opponent, he really wanted to hit the goal post with his head...... The depression and bitterness in my heart.
“goooooooooooooooooooooooaaaaaaal!”
He scored another goal for City, five to one, and City really had a big win. ”
'Goal again! Man City scored again! Tevez's goal sent Portsmouth into despair. !”
"Poor Portsmouth, they were slaughtered!"
"Portsmouth is in total collapse. ”
As the commentator said, Tevez stretched the gap between the two sides to four goals, which made Portsmouth completely collapse and the game was meaningless.
Manchester City's victory is decided, and the biggest suspense now is whether Manchester City will continue to score.
For the rest of the day, the game went into garbage time.
Portsmouth's head coach Grant turned pale, and he shouted to the players on the field, asking the team to attack and attack! If he can score another goal, he can save a little face!
Yang Fan scored two goals, and he still wants to continue to score, after all, he is only one goal away from a hat-trick, and of course he wants to try to score a hat-trick.
However, Mark Hughes did not give him this opportunity, and then, he replaced Yang Fan with Adebayo, although he was a little reluctant, but Yang Fan also had to accept the kindness of the head coach, because when he was replaced, Mark Hughes said bluntly, worried that Yang Fan would be injured, and the head coach was also kind, and he had to appreciate it. After all, now that Portsmouth is behind by a big score, it would be bad to say that if a Portsmouth player who is out of control maliciously fouls, it is really possible to be injured, which is bad.
In the last round of the league, he scored the only goal of the game to help Manchester City win 1-0 against Wolves, which also made Adebayo think that he deserved to get the main starting position, but in today's game, coach Mark Hughes still stubbornly chose Yang Fan and Tevez's forward partner, which made Adebayo very unhappy.
On the bench, Adebayo also held his breath, not to mention, now everyone can see that Portsmouth has been stunned, so Adebayo gritted his teeth and wanted to vent with a goal after he came on the field.
The final score of this game was 6-1, substitute Adebayor really scored a goal, continuing his good goalscoring form, and Togo's roar after the goal was also interpreted by the media after the game as the former Arsenal striker's dissatisfaction with sitting on the bench.
Six to one!
Manchester City have enjoyed a hearty win away from home.
"Captain Yang Fan leads Manchester City forward!" This is the headline of Manchester City's official website after the game.
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