Chapter 628 Bow around the bow!

"Red Card ?!!"

Lightkinson didn't really see much of what was happening on the pitch, and the attention had been on Kompany's header and ignoring the bickering between Balotelli and Wundt.

Until the referee pulled out the red card, the matter was irreparable.

"Less than two minutes into the game, Balotelli was sent off with a red card! Manchester City will face the unfavorable situation of ten men at the beginning, which is quite an unacceptable situation for Manchester City! ”

Balotelli walked off the field with a sad face, and Gobo didn't try to comfort him, he was still angry.

Manchester City's players are also very frustrated, their attack was very sharp in the opening stage, and there was no problem at all when they saw a good start, Balotelli's calm behavior made Manchester City fall into passivity!

The opposition is always a top-flight team, and having one less player means that City's players will have to put in more running and physical exertion to keep the game going in order to keep the game going up.

At Southampton, the coaches in the dugout were smiling.

Away from home, if there is ever a time when Southampton can beat Manchester City, it is now!

With one more player playing early, Southampton see hope of an away win!!

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Gao Bo stood on the sidelines, and he shook his head.

It was a mistake to put Balotelli on the pitch, but this game can't be lost!

He shouted at the players from the sidelines, making a gesture of pressing his hands down, signaling everyone to hold steady.

"Do you want to change people?"

Moya asked with a frown.

Gao Bo thought for a moment and shook his head.

"No!! Anyway, the focus of this game is not on the center, even if there is no center to contain us, we can open up the situation through both sides!! ”

Gao Bo made a gesture of opening the bow left and right: "Hazard and Griezmann are like two fists, we open the bow left and right, even if there is no center, we can knock the opponent down!" ”

"The point now is not to mess up the team!!"

Gobo said, calling Kompany to his side.

"Go back and tell the players that the tactics we made before the game will not change, and we will still play on both sides!!"

Kompany nodded, returned to the pitch and passed on the manager's latest arrangements to all the players.

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When the game resumed, Southampton wanted to take advantage of the fact that Manchester City were missing a man to press and attack the Manchester City defence, but they found that Manchester City did not panic because of the lack of a man, Southampton's attack did not have any effect, and Manchester City quickly took control of the situation.

Two midfielders, David Silva and Christian Eriksen, teamed up to control the ball and with the rest of the City players in action, City's attack was in order.

In the eighth minute of the game, Manchester City first focused on the left for a while, and then drew the Southampton defense to the left, and then David Silva diverted a long pass to Griezmann's feet!

Griezmann took the ball and cut inside and shot straight inside!

The ball bypassed the defenders in the box and hit the back post under the horrified gaze of Southampton goalkeeper Davies before bouncing into the back of the net!!

“GOOAL!!! Pretty!!! ”

Griezmann!! Mr. 150 million opened the scoring and scored his first goal in the Premier League!! Manchester City, who have played one man less, lead 1-0!!! ”

'Even with one man missing, City were still in control, they forced on the left, put the right side empty, and then suddenly shifted the ball to the right, Griezmann made a one-on-one pass and cut inside to !! goal'

The commentators applauded Griezmann's goal, and Griezmann didn't celebrate much after the goal, running to the sidelines to enjoy the thunderous cheers of the fans.

Manchester City's players poured in, and near the corner flag area, the players huddled together.

Gao Bo on the sidelines also waved his fist, and then high-fived the assistants behind him to celebrate.

This offense completely played out the arrangement of the coaching staff.

The embodiment of the individual ability advantage of both sides helped Manchester City to score!

On the Southampton side, they were still hot-headed because of their numerical superiority, and now a basin of cold water has been poured down to make them realize that Southampton, who are playing away, is still far from Manchester City in terms of strength!

Atkins came to the sidelines with a bit of a headache, and Griezmann's goal made him realise that the individual ability of Manchester City's players was beyond the reach of Southampton.

Less than ten minutes into the game, City are in the open, and if the game continues like this, a succession of goals is to be expected.

Southampton's advantage now is that they have one more player, but that advantage is not evident when both sides are fit.

Atkins instructed his players to re-stabilize and return to defending at the edge of the box.

For Southampton, one goal behind can still be recovered, but two goals behind, there is really no way back.

Atkins' calculation is to wait until the second half, Manchester City's players are almost exhausted, Southampton's side rushed to the impact wave, as long as a goal is scored and a draw at the Etihad Stadium, for Southampton, who are aiming for relegation, it is a victory.

Southampton's strategy now is to drain City before they get the chance to do so.

It has to be said that Atkins has been coaching in England for many years, and he still has a lot of experience, and for Southampton, the most realistic idea is to get a point away from home.

To be able to pick up a point on Manchester City is already a good result for Southampton, and as a promoted horse, the most realistic consideration is relegation.

However, Manchester City have no intention of letting down the attacking rhythm because of a goal.

Southampton's recovery defence was just right in the hands of Manchester City.

The rest of the game was a complete bombardment for Manchester City.

Southampton's situation is becoming increasingly passive.

In the thirty-second minute of the game, in the expectation of Manchester City fans, the second goal finally came!

This time it was Eden Hazard who scored.

The goal pattern was the same as the previous one, Manchester City first concentrated their forces on the right, and when Southampton had to concentrate the defensive strength, Eriksen's precise long pass was diverted to the feet of Hazard!

Eden Hazard cut and shot straight at goal!

City have used this attacking routine several times, but Atkins has not had time to come up with a solution to it.

So when Eden Hazard's shot hit Fonte's foot to create a touchline, goalkeeper Davies couldn't do anything about it.

The ball flew into the goal from the other end of his defense!

Atletico Madrid leads 2-0!