The big screen in the stadium also showed the starting line-up of the visiting Manchester City team.

Manchester City line-up (4-3-3):

Goalkeepers: 1-Given;

Backline: 2-Richards, 22-Dunn, 28-Kolo. Toure, 3-Bridge;

Midfielders: 8-Wright Phillips, 7-Ireland, 18-Gareth. Barry;

Forwards: 32-Tevez, 25-Adebayor, 10-Robinho;

"Compared to Aston Villa, Manchester City can be said to be strong." John. Mortenson said.

"The combination of Tevez, Adebayor and Robinho, this is the envy of the giants, I don't know if Aston Villa's makeshift patchwork defense can withstand it."

"One of the highlights of this game is former Aston Villa captain Gareth. Barry returns to Villa Park. ”

Broadcast Gareth on the live radio. Barry's name was met with shrill boos at Villa Park.

Although there were also Villa players who applauded in their respect for the former captain, the boos were dominant.

"That's not good." Ellen. Donald said to his teammates, "Gareth has contributed to the team. ”

Yes, the stubborn fan came to watch the game, however, he refused to admit that he had 'reconciled' with Fang Jue.

It is worth mentioning that Donald did not come to the stadium to watch the game when the team won four consecutive games, and after the team did not win in three consecutive rounds, he decisively came to the stadium to watch the game.

In Donald's words: the team needs him now.

"Come on, Ellen." One of the friends retorted, "It's that you've always thought Barry wasn't wrong, but we don't see it that way." ”

Since last summer, Gareth Barry has been in a transfer trouble, although it did not work out in the end, but it was because Liverpool's offer did not meet Aston Villa's requirements, and Barry had no choice but to announce his stay and declare his allegiance.

However, Barry's move to Manchester City this summer has not been harmonious.

Therefore, most fans have quite a lot of complaints about the former captain.

……

"There should have been a highlight in this match, which was the match between Coach Fang Jue and his former disciple Pjanic, however, Pjanic was suspended and missed the game."

Fang Jue's eyes were red.

Whether it is Colo Toure on the Manchester City backline, or Tevez, Adebayo, Robinho and others at the offensive end, they are the main configuration of the giants.

To be honest, Aston Villa's remnants made Fang Jue feel bottomless.

The team's current predicament is no longer decisive for the manager's tactics and coaching talent.

Aston Villa's current situation is not so much the impact of injuries and suspensions as the thinness of the squad, especially the lack of bench depth.

To change the situation of a thin lineup, we can only wait until the winter break to make targeted supplements.

Of course, it's still early for the winter break.

Now, the most realistic problem is that Fang Jue is a little flustered, he is not only worried about losing now, he is worried that Aston Villa will suffer a heavy defeat in this game.

And with the start of the game, the Manchester City team was mainly anti-away and frequently put pressure on Aston Villa's half, which made Fang Jue's uneasiness even stronger.

"Thor, I'll ask you a question." Fang Jue said.

"What?" Ceballos was surprised.

"If a person has the ability to live a better life and make the situation better, but because of all kinds of concerns......"

"Is his method illegal?" Ceballos Road.

"Ah, no." Fang Jue shook his head, there has never been a law in any country that says that it cannot be opened by the system.

"So what's the concern?" Ceballos was surprised, "Isn't that guy stupid?" ”

Fang Jue shut up.

He figured it out.

He decided.

He couldn't accept being considered a 'fool' by an honest man like Ceballos.

'Unfortunately, it's not the Seven Stars. Fang Jue shook his head, he only had six 'Yellow Lucky Balls' in hand now, and he couldn't collect all the 'Dragon Balls', but six was not bad, six or six Shun, and six six Ollie.

In the away dugout next door, Manchester City manager Mark Hughes turned to his aides and said, "Tár, I have a hunch that the goals will come soon." ”

……

"Bang!"

Fang Jue's heart was trembling.

He was so shocked that his back was covered in a cold sweat.

This is Gareth. Barry's cross from the left was met by Bam Adebayo's header and followed up with a burst from Tevez that slammed the ball over the crossbar after being saved by Aston Villa goalkeeper Nke.

Cuellar hurried a big foot to get the ball out of the fence.

"Leaked!"

"What do you think!"

Fang Jue shouted anxiously from the sidelines, Davies was unable to keep an eye on Tevez just now, giving the Argentine space to shoot.

"Fang Jue is not satisfied with this defense, but, to be honest, the responsibility of the defender is not that great." Lineker said, "That's the quality of the star, Tevez didn't stop the ball at all, he shot straight into the ball, which made Davies lack the time to prepare for the close snatch. ”

Fang Jue broke out in a cold sweat.

On the side of the Manchester City coach's box, Mark Hughes waved his hand regretfully, and then, he smiled and did not express regret again, in Hughes's opinion, if Manchester City continues to attack like this, the goal will be scored soon.

……

"It's - fight back!" It was at this point that John. Mortenson shouted at the top of his voice.

Just now, Aston Villa's right central defender Cuella cleared the ball with a big foot in front of goal and drove the ball forward.

Yes, it's a clearance ball.

A lot of people think so.

However, the devil was that the ball flew straight forward and flew over the half, instead forming a long counterattack.

Soccer ball in the air.

Abang Laho is desperately trying to catch up.

On the left, Ashley Young is accelerating.

In the middle, Ruud van Nistelrooy is also sprinting.

Quaresma also passed the half, in the run, ready to respond.

In fact, due to the shortage of personnel, Aston Villa has no playmaker in midfield today, which makes Aston Villa's midfield particularly awkward:

Clement and Sidwell, two strong players with strong fighting ability, form a double midfielder.

The two were rarely involved in the offense.

Their task is to solidify the midfield defence.

And when there is an opportunity to attack, it is the two wings of Ashley Young and Quaresma who sprint on both flanks.

In the front is the taller combination of Abang Lajo and Van Nistelrooy.

If strictly speaking, this midfield of Aston Villa is seriously disjointed.

However, it seems that there is no way to do it:

With such a configuration, you don't seem to have anything else to do but kick like this.

……

Straight to the point.

A clearance from Cuellar at the back created a fantastic counter-attack.

Abang Laho is incredibly fast.

This is evident from this counterattack.

In fact, he is further away from football than Manchester City defender Colo Toure.

However, it turned out that Abang Lajo rushed in front of the ball first, and he directly pushed the ball forward, and then accelerated again.

Fortunately, Colo Toure was prepared for the speed of Abonlajo and was prepared when he saw that he couldn't get his hands on the ball first.

Colo Toure reached out and tugged at Abonlaho's jersey.

He opted for a tactical foul.

Colo Toure knew he had left-back Bridge behind him, so he received a yellow card at best, and if he was lucky, the referee wouldn't even play a card.

However, an unexpected circumstance arose that Colo Toure did not expect.

When Abang Lajo catches up with the football, he flicks the ball and tries to cut in laterally.

But he didn't expect to be mixed with his feet, and his left foot kicked his right foot, and he staggered forward and fell.

As soon as he fell, Colo Toure just reached out to pull, but he pulled empty.

"I didn't touch him!" Kolo Toure hurriedly shouted.

What a comical scene: the offensive player falls forward, and the defender still maintains a posture of holding out one hand to pull, while shouting grievances in his mouth, trying to defend himself, for fear that he has been wronged.

Fortunately, the referee Atkinson was very close to the place of the incident, and he could see clearly that Abang Laho was mixing at his feet, so this was not a foul or a fake fall.

……

The game didn't stop there.

Before Abang Lajo staggered to the ground, the ball was touched by his picked up right foot and bounced towards the middle.

The ball just bounced into the box.

In the middle, Ruud van Nistelrooy rushed up and was about to shoot at the football.

The Dutchman then fell straight into the box.

Next to him was a player who also fell to the ground: Manchester City's left-back Bridge.

"Penalty! Penalty kick! That guy fouled! Fang Jue's ass seemed to have a spring installed under it, and he suddenly rushed out, opened his arms, and shouted loudly.

The rest of Aston Villa's bench and the rest of the dugout are doing the same.

On the other hand, Manchester City was protesting, shouting: fake fall!

In the stands at Villa Park, there was a commotion, and the Aston Villa fans were shouting: penalty.

Referee Atkinson's whistle sounded and he ran into the box, pointing to the penalty spot as he ran.

At the same time, he pulled out his card to Bridge, who was still in the penalty area: Red!

……

City's players are gone.

Led by captain Richard Dern, Manchester City's players surrounded the referee in protest and questioned the decision.

The Man at City believes that Bridge did not touch Ruud van Nistelrooy at all.

Or, they simply say that the Dutch are fake.

"Bridges didn't touch that guy!"

"That guy is a liar!"

But their doubts and even protests could not change the current outcome.

Referee Atkinson's attitude was clear, it was a foul, and there was no problem with the penalty and the red card.

Subsequent slow-motion replays showed that Bridge made a sliding tackle in the process of returning to the defense, perhaps he saw Van Nistelrooy preparing to shoot and was in a hurry to shovel the football out, or maybe he was just panicking and shoveling down.

Either way, the result was the same, Bridge didn't touch the football, but swept Ruud van Nistelrooy to the ground, who was about to shoot.

……

With a frustrated look on his face, Bridge walked off the court.

He was joined by Ruud van Nistelrooy.

The Dutchman was swept to the ground, feeling unwell, and the team doctor was to examine him.

Fang Jue also returned to his composure from the joy of winning the penalty, and he began to worry that if Ruud van Nistelrooy was injured, he really had no one to use, and he could only send the youth team youngster Nathan. Del Fonte, or a one-arrow lineup that ranks Abang Lajo.

'It was a dramatic change, Tevez's shot was blocked by the woodwork, Aston Villa counter-attacked, Manchester City's left-back Bridge brought down Ruud van Nistelrooy in the box, Atkinson sent him off and blew for a penalty!'

'Just fifteen minutes into the game, Bridge was red carded by the referee for a behind-the-back tackle and awarded a penalty to Aston Villa. Lineker also shook his head and said, "This unexpected situation may be the turning point of this game, Aston Villa, which is short of major generals, has a good chance." ”

"Vera's luck is really good." Tony Parker didn't know what to say, his own player was playing with his feet and dodging a tactical foul, and the ball rolled into the box, which made Bridge make a mistake and brought down Ruud van Nistelrooy in the box:

Penalty and red card!

Let's not talk about whether the penalty can be scored, but there is one less battle so early, which has a great impact on the game.

If you add in the previous Cuellar's clearance in his own penalty area and turned into a long counterattack, this ...... Aston Villa's string of good fortune is simply speechless.

At the very least, Manchester City fans must have been stunned at this time.

Mark, who saw this scene from the sidelines. Hughes pursed his lips, and he kept opening and lowering his arms, as if to express his incomprehension.

On Aston Villa's side, the team doctor told Fang Jue that there was no problem with Ruud van Nistelrooy's ankle and that he could continue playing.

Hearing this good news, Fang Jue could be said to have breathed a sigh of relief.

Bridge's flying tackle looked scary, and the Dutch veteran was not injured, which was too lucky.

Now that Ruud van Nistelrooy is okay and City are not only missing a man but have also been awarded a penalty, the situation is very favourable for Aston Villa.

Sure enough, people who are good-looking, capable, humble and pure are accompanied by good luck.

……

Aston Villa's penalty.

Abonlaho puts the ball on the penalty spot, then he steps back to shoot.

Manchester City goalkeeper Givens stands in front of goal.

The camera gives two people close-ups.

Abonlaho looked solemn and even a little nervous, which made Aston Villa fans nervous as well.

Manchester City people at this moment, there is still a certain expectation, the penalty is not a 100% goal rate, not to mention that their goalkeeper is an experienced veteran goalkeeper who is known for his steadiness.

The 33-year-old started his Premier League career at Blackburn Rovers in 1994.

He has almost 400 Premier League appearances for Blackburn, Celtic, Sunderland and Newcastle, and has made 96 appearances for the Irish national team, making him Newcastle's most consistent goalkeeper in recent years.

In the previous window period when Manchester United was struggling to find Schmeichel's successor and Van der Sar had not yet joined, there was also news that Ferguson was interested in buying Given.

This is a goalkeeper who can give Manchester City fans a certain amount of fantasy space.

Soon, however, Abang Lajo, who looked a little nervous and not so reassuring, punctured the glimmers of hope and illusion of the Manchester City people.

The referee's whistle sounded.

Abang Laho runs and shoots.

He fooled goalkeeper Given, who safely smashed the ball into the net.