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In the 38th minute, Manchester City finally scored, Milner crossed, Caballero attacked, Dzeko and Demichelis fought in the penalty area, but the two sides of the collision failed to grab the ball, the Malaga penalty area was chaotic, the ball came to the feet of Aguero by mistake, Aguero's first shot was blocked by Malaga captain Oliveira, and then Aguero followed quickly to complete the follow-up shot, this time Oliveira could not do anything, could only watch the ball go into the net.

Wen Sheng was ecstatic, waving his fists to express his joy, and the Etihad Stadium instantly thundered with joy.

"In! Manchester City, for their part, took advantage of a mistake between Caballero and Demichelis to break the deadlock by Sergio Aguero! He Wei directly gave the reason for the goal here in the commentary.

"Caballero and Demichelis don't have a tacit understanding, Caballero shouldn't attack like this!" Zhang Wei shook his head and criticized Caballero, "Milner's cross is threatening, but Demichelis has been stuck, if Caballero doesn't hit Demichelis, maybe Aguero won't be able to get such an opportunity!" ”

"Oliveira reacted quite quickly, but unfortunately he couldn't make any more remedies the second time!" He Wei also sighed, quite sympathetic to the weak.

They also know a little bit about the situation in Málaga, it is not easy to get to this point, and there are also scoring opportunities for Manchester City in the first 30 minutes, but they also have to admit that Málaga can still play and does not leave too much space for Manchester City.

"That's the way it is on the football pitch, the slightest thought or action can change the course of the game! Now that Manchester City have taken the lead at home, it's up to Manuel Pellegrini to respond! Zhang Wei said.

"What do you think Malaga will do now?!" He Wei asked.

"I don't know what Pellegrini will do, but it is better to be cautious against an opponent like Manchester City, and the most important thing now is to stabilize the mentality and not collapse! Manchester City's offensive firepower this season is very strong, if the Malaga players can't stabilize in time and expose too much space to Manchester City, they will definitely concede goals! Zhang Wei analyzed.

Pellegrini was a little disappointed with the goal conceded, but he was not unaware of the situation, considering that they faced Manchester City, who had won 10 in a row, so after a brief moment of frustration, Pellegrini immediately calmed his players on the sidelines, asking everyone to relax and focus on defence.

Wensheng is also cautious, after Manchester City took the lead, he did not let the team press hard, but let the team reduce the offensive tempo, in order to respond to all changes, if Malaga wants to take the opportunity to counterattack is exactly what he wants, he can let the team play counterattack with peace of mind, Malaga does not come, 1:0 in the first half is completely acceptable.

The mentality of the Malaga players is still quite stable, saying that their external environment is so bad, they can not collapse, this psychological quality itself can.

When Wen Sheng was in Crystal Palace, the team's external environment was also terrible, and many players were not thinking about Crystal Palace.

The first half was soon over, with Manchester City leading 1-0.

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"All in all, both teams played better in the first half! Manchester City this season is much better than Mancini's era in terms of record and field, the reason is that Daniel has changed some of Manchester City's way of playing, he has put more of his mind on defense than Mancini, and the offensive sense is stronger than before, of course, De Bruyne's arrival has indeed improved Manchester City a lot, Toure can organize in the midfield with peace of mind, and their control of the game has increased a lot! Zhang Wei was in the halftime lounge and analyzed the performance of the two teams in an authentic way.

"Statistically, Manchester City only had 54 per cent of the possession!" He Wei mentioned this data.

"It's because Daniel is more focused on efficiency in this game! In fact, from my contact with him, he should not be very much an advocate of ineffective ball control! Whether it's at Crystal Palace or Manchester City, he often keeps the ball for defensive needs! Zhang Wei explained.

"In order to reduce the mistakes of the ball on the back line and be intercepted by the opponent, he should have asked the backfield to be decisive in this game, without too much ineffective control!" Zhang Wei further put forward his own opinions.

I have to say that he has grown a lot with Wen Sheng for a period of time, and he doesn't know it well, and he can basically explain Manchester City's routines.

But what is said may not be understood by the fans in front of the TV, most people still watch the football lively, and neither of the two teams plays better.

'What kind of adjustments do you think Pellegrini will make in the second half?! What kind of adjustments will City make?! He Wei asked.

"In my understanding, Manchester City will definitely continue the tactics of the first half in the second half, but maybe they will control the ball more at their feet, and they will definitely make good use of the opportunity to play counter-attack! As for Pellegrini, Malaga side, I don't think a 1-0 score is not an unacceptable away game, I think they may also be more cautious, first of all, they need to be solid in their defense, not to give Manchester City too much space! Offensively, I think they could have added some long balls appropriately, and there weren't too many chances for Santa Cruz to get the ball at this high point in the first half! Zhang Wei's analysis is very thorough.

He Wei also has to admit that Zhang Wei is indeed very professional, unlike some commentators who lose a ball and attack, thinking that Malaga must try his best to equalize the goal if he loses a goal, regardless of the rules of the game.

Of course, he also knew that Málaga's gambling attack in the second half could not be ruled out, but Pellegrini was not young and he should know what was the best option.

Wen Sheng's arrangement at halftime was not at all unexpected by Zhang Wei, and the team must have more control of the ball in the case of ensuring defense, and counterattacking is king.

'If at 60 minutes there is no change in the scoreline, then let Sadio Mane play!' Wen Sheng instructed the coaching staff to remind him.

Costa played in the Champions League for Shakhtar Donetsk in the first half of the season, and there is no way to represent Manchester City in the Champions League in the second half of the season.

Back on the pitch, Manuel Pellegrini did not make any changes, he first steadied himself defensively, then fought for possession, tried to slowly press the City players back into the half through control, reduce the risk of being counter-attacked, and then do positional attack.