Chapter 767: Red Card
“GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL!!!!”
"Antoine Griezmann!! He calmly scored the penalty!! ”
"Two to one!! Manchester City took the lead again!! ”
In the stands, the fans booed!
And Griezmann, who scored the penalty, rushed to the corner flag area and continued to do his "666" celebration pose that made Gao Bo unable to complain!
Taking the lead again, after celebrating with his aides, Gao called Hazard, who was very close to him, to the sidelines.
"Continuing to attack Rafael's defensive zone, the Brazilian kid must be starting to get anxious!!"
Gao Bo said, and Hazard nodded frequently!
The form on the pitch is good for City right now.
Especially at the back of Manchester United, Rafael and Hummels both received yellow cards, which is a point that Manchester City can exploit!
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When the game resumed, City continued to focus on the left flank.
In the face of Hazard's continuous breakthroughs, Manchester United's right full-back Rafael seems to be weak, and the defense is a relatively weak point for Rafael, and now he still has a yellow card on his back, and he does not dare to make any big moves.
Nani on this side had to come back frequently to help Rafael's defence, while Kolarov took the opportunity to press up, with Luka Modric and Thiago both forced to move to the right.
All of a sudden, Manchester United's right side, Manchester City's left side of the attacking direction, is the focus of contention between the two sides!
Because of Rafael's yellow card, he was also timid on the defensive end.
Manchester City have the advantage on this side! And with Kaka and others also moving to this side, Manchester City's offensive advantage on this side is getting bigger and bigger!
Manchester United also had to tilt the overall forward line to the right!
In the final stages of the first half, Manchester City took the absolute initiative on the field!
It's a pity they couldn't use the last bit of time in the first half to extend the score!!
When Kaka's shot from the edge of the box was picked up by De Gea, referee Clattenburg blew the whistle for the end of the first half.
The first half of the game is over!
In the 2012-2013 season, in the second leg of the English Premier League Manchester derby, Manchester City temporarily led the city rival Manchester United 2-1!
The United players quickly left the pitch with serious expressions.
City's players had a smile on their faces, and in the first half, especially in the second half, they dominated and took the lead.
This is a very perfect result!
Of course, it would be better if this result continued to the end of the game!!
"The first half is over, Manchester United at home are 2-1 down to Manchester City! Who wins this season's championship depends largely on the performance of both sides in the second half! Manchester United will have to equalise and try to get ahead in order to gain the upper hand in the title race, otherwise they may have to watch City run for the title!! ”
"Even if we win this game, we can't say that Manchester City will win the title, after all, there are still seven or eight rounds of the league, but there is no doubt that Manchester City will be one step closer to the title! They are one last layer of window paper left before they win the Premier League!! ”
The commentators said one after another.
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At half-time, Gao Bo praised his players, and he praised all the players.
He then said to his players: "In the second half, we don't need to make any changes, in the second half, we play like we did in the first half and keep them under pressure in attack!" In this way, the final victory of the game will be ours! ”
Gao Bo arranged four strong attackers on the offensive end, and it was naturally impossible for him to let the team retract to defend - this is self-defeating!
On Pep Guardiola's side, he made a series of changes.
First of all, replace Rafael!
Rafael's yellow card, as well as his contribution to defence, have not been too satisfying for Guardiola.
And it was not a defender who replaced the field, but Valencia, who has been mentioning wingers!
"Luiz, you came on as a substitute for Rafael in the second half!!"
When Pep Guardiola made the announcement in the dressing room, Valencia was a little strange.
He's a winger.
"You go play at right-back!!
Pep Guardiola announced.
Valencia nodded, his biggest characteristic is strong execution, the manager asked him to play as a defender, then he went to play at the back.
No two words!
"Paul!! In the second half, you can't stick the ball anymore, pass the ball fast and handle the ball decisively!! Whether it's a pass or a shot!! ”
"We need to be a little bit more active on the offensive end, Wayne!! In the second half you move a little bit more!! The two wingers had to be resolute in the middle!! ”
Pep Guardiola kept talking, and so did the Manchester United players.
At this stage, everyone knows what the consequences of losing this game will be.
Losing this game could well mean losing the championship this season!!
"I won't stress enough about the significance of this game!!"
Pep Guardiola concluded: "I just want to emphasize one thing: attack!! Offensive!!! This is our home field, use the attack and they press back!! ”
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City made no substitutions at the start of the second half.
When Gao Bo saw Valencia replace Rafael, he was not too surprised.
If Rafael had stayed on the pitch, United might soon have one man less.
And a Valencia winger comes to play as a full-back, and Guardiola is likely to want to take advantage of Valencia's wing impact!
But this is a double-edged sword!
This means that Valencia are more attacking players than Rafael, and their gap on the right is still there!
Pep Guardiola has also started to gamble.
And the bet he had to pay..... Quite possibly the winner of the season!!
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The second half of the game became more intense.
When Fernandinho was shown a yellow card for tackling Wayne Rooney, the number of yellow cards in the second half was significantly higher than in the first.
In the 51st minute of the game, Thiago put a tackle behind his back, knocked Kaka to the ground, and was shown a yellow card.
On the Manchester City side, Kolarov was also booked for knocking over Nani.
In the next 10 minutes, referee Clattenburg issued five yellow cards, three of which went to Manchester United and two to Manchester City!
"The atmosphere of the derby is coming up, and both teams are starting to get bigger!!"
In the 61st minute of the game, Manchester City organized an attack in front, and Griezmann was put to the ground by Evra!
Patrice Evra was then shown a yellow card.
Patrice Evra appeared innocent and felt that his actions were not enough to lead to a yellow card.
However, referee Clattenburg remembers it very well, and he pointed out that this is the fourth time since the start of the second half that Evra has fouled Griezmann, and he must play a card!
Man City get a free-kick from a good position!
Antoine Griezmann got up from the ground and took the free-kick himself!
With everyone watching, Griezmann kicked the ball with his left foot!
The soccer ball with a strong spin goes around the human wall!
Gao Bo stared at the football spinning in the air, and time seemed to slow down a lot!
Bang!!!
It's the sound of a soccer ball hitting the beam!
The sound hit the hearts of Manchester United fans like a sledgehammer!
"Pretty !!"
Gao Bo clenched his fists!
Inside the pitch, the ball hit the underside of the crossbar and bounced into the goal!
Three to one!!
Manchester City's fatal blow!! 8)