Chapter 591: Dick's Value
"The second half of the game is about to begin! Manchester City have been in some trouble lately, and the defeat in the last round proved that City cannot do without Torres at the moment, but Torres will have to wait until after the New Year to play, which will make the Christmas schedule a bit difficult for Manchester City...... The first half of the game showed something to be, Di Natale was a good goalscorer, but in a tactical sense, he could not replace Torres, Vassell should be a good substitute, but he has now been put in the reserves...... If Manchester City continues to play like this, this game may not be good, and I think that with the current situation of Manchester City, it should be to reactivate Vassell and wait until the winter transfer window opens before making other arrangements......"
In a way, the commentator's assessment is a very correct thing, but neither he nor Vassell expected Dick to have such a backhand, so after seeing the line-up of Manchester City in the second half, the commentator was also shocked......
Eighteen-year-old Daniel Sturridge was substituted by Dick...... He replaced Parker in midfield, and Manchester City began to step up their attack! The youngster, who made two appearances for Manchester City last season, is 1.88 meters tall and weighs 76 kilograms, and although he looks a little thin, he is really a good seedling for a central striker...... Does Dick want to use such a young player to toughen up City's centre-forward position? ”
"Young Sturridge is on the pitch! The centre-forward has just come back from a 10-month-long injury and is he fit to play now? It's not garbage time that keeps him in the game, it's that City need to turn things around, and can Sturridge show what he can do in such an environment? Let's wait and see! ”
Sturridge took to the pitch with his team-mates to the shouts of the commentators, knowing what his task was to play against the opposition defenders in the box and then try to score for himself while giving his team-mates more space to move, and City would play a little rougher in the second half to see how many chances he could create in the box.
It's a heavy task, but Sturridge likes it, because after more than a month of training after recovering from his injury, Sturridge is slowly regaining his sense of confrontation, and now it's time to find more of it on the field!
Dick gave him such an opportunity, and he didn't want to miss it.
At the start of the second half, everyone soon found that Manchester City began to play a little more simple and rough, they did not pursue too many passing combinations, but quickly played the ball to the side or the middle, and then looked directly for opportunities in the penalty area, Sturridge continued to fight against Bolton's defenders in the box, creating space and opportunities for Manchester City.
This style of play is not complicated, Manchester City mainly lacked such a center forward in the first half, and now how effective is Sturridge's play? That's what everyone is concerned about.
Then they soon found out that Sturridge was doing very well.
He constantly fought against Bolton's defenders, although he was not particularly good in terms of weight, but he was very good, and Bolton's defenders did not take advantage of him, which gave City's attack a fulcrum in the penalty area, and Di Natale began to move more flexibly than reluctantly and physically with the opposing centre-backs.
Adeisler began to find out that something was wrong, because although this style of play is what Bolton is good at, but it is obvious that in addition to Manchester City's center forward position, the confrontation in other positions will not be worse than Bolton, and Manchester City has more excellent players, and the ability to seize opportunities is stronger than Bolton......
Thirteen minutes into the second half, Jan crossed after forcing a break down the wing, Sturridge battled with the opposing centre-back in the box, forcing the opponent's centre-back to make a mistake and the ball flew towards his goal, although goalkeeper Jaskelainen made a good save, Ribery, who burst into the box, flew and stabbed the ball into the Bolton goal before the Bolton defenders cleared the ball!
"The ball is in! Manchester City equalised! Ribery's follow-up shot! However, this goal is thanks to the active pressing of the teenager Sturridge, if it were not for his pressing, Ribery may not have such an opportunity! Dick is a great hand! One substitution solves the problem that Manchester City are facing! Forming a team before the season can make a team strong quickly, and make up for one flaw after another through substitutions and adjustments in the game! That's what a top manager looks like! ”
The narrator gave the praise to Sturridge and also to Dick, for the simple reason that this person was replaced by Dick, and his performance was excellent, and Dick naturally has the credit!
Dick slapped his face, then shouted at the court, "Keep it up!" We're going to win this game! ”
"Big Sam" Adeisler looked at Dick a little helplessly, he now knows why Dick is so good, as long as this guy finds a place where the other party can't resist, he will definitely fight with all his heart until he wins, and he can keep going on with accurate vision and can always go firmly, how can he fight against such a tactical arrangement? Bolton's overall strength is a little poor, and the flaws he caught before were also made up by Dick at halftime, so what else can Adeesler do now?
Now Manchester City's attack is playing fast, up and down quickly, so that Bolton's counterattack can't achieve too good results, and in such a back-and-forth sprint, Manchester City is much more likely to seize the scoring opportunity than Bolton...... In such a situation, even if the gods are coming, there are no good players at hand to adjust, and there is no way to fight it!
To put it bluntly, Dick is now overpowering people and using more resources to fight against Adesler, he doesn't play any tricks, the heavy sword has no edge, he is ingenious, and it is too difficult to catch his leaks......
In the shouts of Manchester City fans, Manchester City continued to launch wave after wave of attacks, and now in the whole tactic, Manchester City has taken the initiative, and the possibility of winning is very high, even if it can't win, Manchester City will not have any flaws in the next game, which is something that fans can see.
Fans can see it, Vassell can naturally see it, the good mood in the first half has disappeared, Vassell knows at this time that he really has no future in Manchester City now, and in the transfer market, I am afraid he may not be able to find any better places......
His current salary is not low, the small team may not be able to afford his salary, and the big team also looks down on him because of his lack of performance, and the 28-year-old former England international is really starting to be confused now.
Vassell regretted it a little at this time, knowing that Dick would be so tough and had a backhand, so he would be honest...... But is there any use in regretting it now? He still has more than a year of contract with Manchester City, and if he can't find a home, it will be really miserable, if he is so full of Dick for a year, I'm afraid he can only go to the lower leagues to cut his salary......
At this time, the Manchester City players don't care about Vassell's mood, and neither does Sturridge, he knows where he is, he is not famous and young, and being able to contribute is the only thing he can do now.
In this mentality, Sturridge played very well, and Bolton will not concentrate on marking him, because when it comes to the threat of scoring, others are much greater, and he just gives Manchester City a fulcrum in the penalty area, and the attack can play more smoothly.
By the seventy-seventh minute of the game, the City Stadium was boiling!
Ribery cut the ball cross-cutting and then distributed the ball to Richards, who cut in on the wing, Richards crossed from the side, Di Natale's pull attracted the attention of the Bolton defenders, and Sturridge, who jumped at the back post, shook his head to the falling ball with a powerful header!
The ball flew into the Bolton door from the near corner! Jaskelainen, who had performed well before, could only cry out in vain in the face of this header, and the header from close range was always the most difficult shot to save!
"The ball is in! Three to two, Manchester City overtakes! The goal was scored by the eighteen-year-old Sturridge, who came on as a substitute! Dick really has the ability to turn a stone into gold! Bale, Sturridge, these are all young players, plus the same eighteen-year-old Richards and goalkeeper Hart, Manchester City began their youth storm! Dick doesn't just spend money on people, he also develops young players...... This style has also been carried over to Manchester City! Manchester City should be grateful to Dick, because even if he leaves Manchester City in the future, he will definitely leave a valuable legacy for Manchester City! That's what he's worth! ”
Sturridge rushed to the sidelines and picked Dick up, and this kind of debut was perfect!
Dick laughed, patted Sturridge on the back after he landed, and then laughed and said, "Go ahead, keep trying!" ”
For young players, it's often satisfying to be able to get some occasional appearances...... That's the way Sturridge is now, he doesn't have much to pursue, and to be able to play in the league and contribute his own strength is enough, after all, for young players, as long as they show their ability, they don't have to worry about going anywhere.
After taking the lead, Manchester City began to show their strong strength, continuing to attack, Bolton wanted to launch a counterattack, but their attackers were all targeted by Manchester City's players, Anelka and Diouf, two players who needed space, rarely found a chance to counterattack, in this situation, Bolton wanted to equalize, it was already difficult.
Yaya Toure scored a goal for Manchester City in the 90th minute, Sturridge's header was ferried to Di Natale, Di Natale hit the opposing defender before he fell to the ground, and it fell right at the feet of Yaya Toure, Yaya Toure did not stop the ball but directly hit a very fast ball at the edge of the penalty area, and the ball hung into the corner and scored Manchester City's fourth goal of the game!
When the final whistle blew, Dick waved his fist, and now Manchester City's substitutes have gradually begun to show their ability, although Bale is injured, but Ashley Young, Sturridge and Vidal in the midfield, Joel Luca and others in the back line are all players who can play their abilities as substitutes, Manchester City in addition to the main lineup, the same began to gradually have an excellent bench lineup!
This situation is the overall strength that a strong team should have!