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The fifteen-minute break was up and Roberto Mancini and his assistants were back in the dugout.
Players from both sides began the second half of the battle.
Just after the opening, the Crystal Palace side obviously had the intention of exerting force, the formation moved forward, the rhythm became very fast, the players on the Manchester City side did not expect the Crystal Palace to be like this, the preparation was not very sufficient, was firmly suppressed on the field, and the goal was also full of danger.
Mancini couldn't sit still in the dugout, got up and stood on the sidelines and kept directing the team's defense, Silva and Nasri kept recovering under his command, Nasri was not interested in listening to Mancini at all, but his arm couldn't reach his thigh, and he had to retract, and his heart was full of annoyance.
It's not just him, but the rest of the City players are also a little bit different, and what shows on the pitch is that they are a bit messy both offensively and defensively.
In the 53rd minute, the Crystal Palace, who took the initiative to press, finally reaped the results, Mkhitaryan, Vardy, and Mertens played a very beautiful pass inside and outside the Manchester City penalty area, and finally Mertens scored a cross-cutting arc in the penalty area to help Crystal Palace score another city.
Manchester City conceded a goal, and Mancini didn't know how to get angry.
After Mkhitaryan broke through Yaya Toure in the middle, he went straight to the penalty area, Vardy started quickly, after taking the ball, he passed the ball with his heel, Mertens cut in from behind him, just took the ball, took a small step, dodged Barry's block and then shot, the tacit understanding of the three in the whole process is very outstanding, the short pass is like threading the needle and embroidering in one go, Manchester City lost the ball and said who is really sorry to say, who would have thought that these players of Crystal Palace still have such a hand?!
Even Wen Sheng was a little surprised by the infiltration pass between the three of them, after all, Crystal Palace often doesn't rely on such meticulous work to score goals.
In particular, Vardy's back-heel pass was like a stroke of genius, and Crystal Palace fans who were familiar with Vardy's technical characteristics were in disbelief from the stands.
It's no wonder that Mancini doesn't know who to fire at for such a goal.
As soon as this goal was scored, it was a heavy blow to the hearts of Manchester City players, and it was not a joke to fall behind by two goals, and it was difficult to get it back after conceding two goals against a team like Crystal Palace.
"Attack! Advance on all fronts! We couldn't have hesitated any longer! "Assistant Coach Brian. Kidd made a suggestion to Mancini.
Brian. Kidd had assisted Alex Ferguson in his early years, was a witness to the 92nd generation, he was a good assistant coach, but his record as a manager was not very good. Keane, who was the head coach of Manchester City's youth team, had not only the mark of his Manchester United background, but also his experience at Manchester City, and it was because of this background that Mancini later promoted him to be his assistant coach.
Brian. Kidd still agrees with Mancini and doesn't think it's a bad thing to be conservative, but this game has fallen behind 0:2, Manchester City really has no need to hesitate, and if he doesn't chase it, everything will be over!
Mancini, however, shook his head and looked at his watch, "Wait! ”。
He was still worried about Crystal Palace's counterattack.
He can wait, and the Manchester City players obviously can't wait, and the style on the pitch is starting to be a little casual.
It's definitely not a good thing for players with mediocre ability to play casually, but for more capable Manchester City players, it has to be treated in two, and the more casual style it is, it liberates their creativity.
Therefore, don't look at Manchester City's scattered play, in fact, these players really don't follow the routine but pose some threats to Crystal Palace.
The players obviously didn't play the football Mancini wanted, but he couldn't stop it, so the Manchester City players still played like that.
In the 64th minute, Tevez broke through the middle and split the ball, Silva cut inside on the side, returned to the middle, Aguero took the ball with his back, found the space to shoot with a beautiful escape, and immediately shot with a burst shot, Speroni went down slowly, and the ball drilled into the door of Crystal Palace from under his crotch.
Manchester City's goal is completely unreasonable, and it also makes Wen Sheng a little helpless, although Stroman made a mistake in defense and was shaken off by Tevez, but the defenders in other positions did not have much problem, Maggio intercepted Silva's pass and was only a little successful, and Benatia's closeness to Aguero was almost successful, but it was this "almost a little" that caused the final goal.
"Ah Kun is amazing!" Mubarak also applauded Sergio Aguero's goal from the stands, Manchester City have been the laughing stock too many times over the years, but there are a few people who have proved their worth, such as Sergio Aguero and Terti.
Soriano sneered in his heart, "Can 40 million euros be unreliable?!" ”
Manchester City's morale has risen after the goal, but Crystal Palace is not vegetarian here, the biggest benefit of beating Manchester United is that the team is more calm, Crystal Palace is still one goal ahead, Wen Sheng chose to strategically recycle, build a defensive line in his own half, and attract Manchester City to attack.
As soon as the bus swung, Manchester City's side suddenly became dumb again.
It is undeniable that the individual ability of these players in Manchester City is indeed excellent, but no matter how good the player is, it is a little difficult to deal with the bus, Nasri has fallen into some kind of magic barrier, and he wants to pass on the side of Shills, but the success rate is not very high, Mertens is very active in defense, Shills and Kante have outstanding defensive ability, and he is more limited to this point, and midfielder Yaya Toure always likes to press upwards and often misses Mkhitaryan.
Crystal Palace has been able to succeed in tackling and organizing counter-attacks from this time.
Mancini is aware of the danger, but who will listen to him on the pitch at the moment?!
As he expected, Crystal Palace, who were not in bad form, once again widened the gap to two goals in the 72nd minute, and the counter-attack goal was launched from Nasri's side, and the last goal was scored by Tarabut.
The goal was not the end, only 5 minutes later, in the 77th minute, it was another mistake by Nasri, Crystal Palace played another counterattack, the routine was almost the same, Tarabut scored from a distance, scored twice, and Crystal Palace led Manchester City 4-1 at home.
Tarabut had no idea that he would score a brace in such a heavyweight match, and in the excitement he took off his shirt and inevitably got himself a yellow card.
Mancini cursed on the sidelines again, the game did not go as he expected, and the Manchester City players were so anxious that they forgot who they were facing, and the lesson was very painful.
The morale of Manchester City's players plummeted with Crystal Palace's fourth goal, and no one believed their side would be able to salvage the defeat.
"We've lost this game!" Mubarak said to Soriano with a blank face, "I can't believe that this is a team that we have spent a lot of money to build, and we deserve to be better than them!" ”
With that, Mubarak turned away, obviously not going to stay here any longer to watch the game, and Mancini's fate was already sealed.