895 Ancelotti's hesitation
895 Ancelotti's hesitation
Bayern Munich threatened through a couple of through balls, but their attacking threat was not sustained and they were unable to form a steady stream of pressure on Manchester City.
Now when you look back at Antoine Griezmann's goal, you can see what an important goal it was.
This goal is tantamount to a slap on the head of the murderous Bayern Munich, directly beating Bayern Munich.
This makes their players inevitably mentally impatient.
The psychological impact is important, and as the game progresses, the more unfavourable the situation for Bayern Munich becomes, the greater the impact.
Gotze's side was largely paralyzed, and he was a little out of action after being criticised by Lahm.
And on Ribery's side, it didn't work either.
Although Bayern Munich adjusted their attacking tactics and started to play through the middle with through balls, however, their attack did not really improve, especially their midfield.
The midfield of Schweinsteiger, Kroos and Xavi Martinez gradually lost ground, and Bayern Munich was basically unable to play effectively through the midfield.
Of course, Bayern Munich's passivity is also related to the tactics adopted by Ancelotti today.
At the beginning, Bayern Munich's side was on the wing, and Carlo Ancelotti's team did a lot of work on the wing, wanting to play Mandzukic's impact, but it was clear that Manchester City had been prepared for this.
It's too easy to freeze just by relying on Mandzukic as a point of attack.
Even if you adjust to the middle of the road now, it doesn't mean that the adjustment will have an immediate effect.
City's two central midfielders, Casemiro and Fernandinho, are very reliable midfield barriers, and it will be too difficult to break through the midfield of these two midfield partners.
"Manchester City gradually suppressed Bayern Munich!"
Commentator Lightkinson exclaimed.
How many teams in the world can play at the Allianz Arena and press Bayern Munich?
At the moment, Bayern Munich are still trying to attack.
They want to regain their home advantage.
In this case, though, it's a great opportunity for Manchester City.
Because if Bayern Munich invests too much in attack, if Manchester City can seize the opportunity to score a goal, then they will stick another stab in the heart of the Bundesliga hegemon!
.......
Sanchez and Antoine Griezmann combined to shoot from the top of the box but couldn't open the angle, and although the ball was fast, the ball was still blocked by Neuer's chest on the grass and held it with both hands.
Neuer immediately launched a counterattack with a big foot.
This time Mandzukic played as a central striker, heading the ball to Gotze near the centre circle and then continuing to run forward.
Gotze handed the ball to Kroos, who immediately moved to the left without stopping.
Bayern Munich played a very fast attack.
However, when Ribery came up and just stopped the ball, Casemiro stepped up early, made a sliding tackle and cut the ball away.
Casemiro then stood up and managed to keep the Frenchman out as Ribery prepared to counter-attack, while looking up to watch and sweeping the ball back to David Silva, who came back to pick up.
David Silva is undoubtedly a big source of attacking creativity up front.
He paused, then picked up the ball and picked it up on the right flank.
Antoine Griezmann cut in diagonally, stopped the ball on his chest and accelerated sharply, leaving Javi Martinez, who had come over to defend, far behind. The latter hurried to chase after him, but he chased farther and farther.
Alaba came up to defend, Griezmann stepped on a bicycle in a row and broke through from the outside, dribbling into the penalty area, and Alaba, who was about to tackle, immediately did not dare to make a big move.
Antoine Griezmann crosses the ball to the penalty spot!
Hazard dropped back and swept the ball to the left without stopping.
Sanchez came up from the left, he dribbled the ball, and then when he was close to the baseline, he flicked his ankle and the ball arced straight into the goal!
Neuer opted to attack, and he wanted to intercept the ball straight from the air.
However, as soon as Neuer came out, it didn't feel good, and the ball had an outward spin in the air. The arc is not big, but it also makes Neuer realize that he has little chance of touching the ball!
Sure enough, Neuer watched as the ball passed by his fingertips and flew straight to the back point!
"Neuer! He leaked! The German commentator exclaimed.
Neuer turned his head in horror, and then he saw Griezmann appear at the back post, the only thing that comforted Neuer was that Dante was rushing towards Griezmann, and now, he could only hope that Dante could stop him.
But... Neuer soon became frightened.
Before Dante arrived, Griezmann had already jumped up to head the ball!
Header!
Ferry!!
Antoine Griezmann didn't go straight on goal.
With the ball at the back post, the angle of direct attack was already small, and Griezmann opted for a header to cross the ball and head the ball towards the penalty spot.
When the camera shifts to the past, people have already seen that Hazard is already a bow and arrow!
Direct volley!!
Volleys from close range, the ball is extremely fast, and Eden Hazard is very good!
Neuer didn't have time to react a second time, and could only watch as the ball flew over the right side of his cheek and into the goal!
.........
“GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOALLL!!!!!!!!!!”
"Hazard!! Hazard!! Hazard !! Manchester City lead Bayern Munich 2-0 and they lead Bayern Munich 2-0 at the Allianz Arena!! The goal was a fatal blow for Bayern Munich!! ”
When Eden Hazard volleyed the ball into the Bayern Munich goal, England's commentators went crazy!
As he said, this goal was a fatal blow for Bayern!!
"Very beautiful goal!! At the Allianz Arena, Manchester City showed their formidable quality on the road! ”
"Coach Gobo in the duel with Carlo Ancelotti, his team won two cities in a row!!"
"2-0, it's a score that no one expected! Before the half-time game was over, Bayern Munich was already 0-2 down!! ”
At this moment!
In Manchester!
At the bar!
In front of every TV screen!
Everywhere you can watch this game!
Manchester City fans cheered with excitement as their team took a 2-0 lead away from home!
On their way to the Champions League final, they have once again taken an absolute lead!
Allianz Arena!
The cheers of the Manchester City fans overpowered the cheers of the Bayern Munich fans.
At this moment, the happiest are obviously the Manchester City fans who come to the away stadium.
They cheered from the stands, and at this moment, the Allianz Stadium was occupied by Manchester City fans!
This is not to say that only more than 1,000 Manchester City fans can beat the Bayern fans at home, but because, at this moment, most of the Bayern Munich fans are holding their heads in their hands and their eyes are glazed, they are blinded by this lost goal, there is no sound, and the whole stadium can only hear the cheers of Manchester City fans.
.......
Gobo rushed out of the dugout as Eden Hazard sent the ball into the back of the net, he raised his arms and cheered as he watched the clear sky of the Allianz Stadium!
This goal was decisive for this game, and even for the two legs of the contest!
It's not that he looks down on Bayern Munich, but Gao Bo firmly believes that his team will never be overturned by others when they are leading by two goals at half-time.
Gao Bo's celebration was quite restrained.
The rest of the Manchester City team was very excited.
The coaches in the dugout chanted with their arms in full swing.
On the bench, the players rushed to the sidelines and celebrated wildly with the players on the field!
They roared, they screamed.
It's as if you've already won the Champions League.
Hazard, who had completed the volley, had just gotten up from the ground, he was about to run to celebrate, and just after running two steps, he was knocked to the ground by Fernandinho, and then.... City's players pounced and pinned him to the ground.
The Manchester City players are so excited.
They celebrate with impunity!
A two-to-0 lead!
This gives them plenty of reasons to be excited and proud.
.......
Bayern Munich's side.
Ancelotti's face was ugly.
He didn't expect his team's style of play, instead of having an effect, but being seized by Manchester City to make another move.
Be quiet!
Dead!
Whether it's the Bayern Munich players on the field.
Or the bench, the coach's bench.
They were all silent.
They don't seem to dare to be fragrant, and they are so easy to fall behind by two goals?
Inside the stadium, referee Rizzoli stopped the City players' wild celebrations, urging them to hurry back to their own half of the pitch and get ready to restart the game.
After the goal, Eden Hazard was finally free from the grip of the rest of the City players, and he got up and raised his arms towards the visiting fans' stands.
This finally caused great dissatisfaction among the fans of Bayern Munich at the Allianz Arena, and the overwhelming boos, sharp and piercing, resounded throughout the stadium.
Ancelotti's face sank like water.
Of course, he knows that this boo is not just a boo for the Manchester City players who are celebrating wantonly, but also without the strong dissatisfaction of Bayern Munich fans with the team's performance.
As soon as you look up, you can see the 0:2 score on the electronic scoreboard at the Allianz Arena.
The number is so glaring, and at the same time, there is a sense of unease in Ancelotti's heart: this game... Going to lose!
But is Ancelotti really willing?
Who would be willing to lose a game?
Carlo Ancelotti has three Champions League trophies to his name, and in this competition, Ancelotti has been a success.
However, now he is also feeling the strong impact of a rising star like Gao Bo.
And if this game is lost?
Can Bayern Munich turn the tables at the Etihad Stadium?
Not to mention Bayern's players, even Ancelotti himself is a little afraid to think about it.
Ancelotti was sweating on her back.
It's a game that you can't lose.
The Italian head of the religion looked serious, even gloomy, a little excessive.
He wants to make a substitution, but... The first half isn't over yet!
......
"If one more goal is scored in the first half, the game will be decided!"
In the dugout of Manchester City, Moya suddenly said.
The other coaches all looked at Moya in amazement.
There wasn't much time left in the first half, and in that little time, did City need to risk their quest for goals?
Everyone looked at Gao Bo.
After all, here, Gao Bo has the final say.
"It's not impossible!"
Gao Bo said.
The other coaches immediately reassured, Gao Bo's words were like a reassuring pill, and they were always able to make them happy.
"Now, it's up to Carlo Ancelotti to choose!"
As he spoke, Gao Bo looked at Bayern Munich.
If Bayern Munich wants to attack, Manchester City will naturally not be polite and attack them.
If they shrink their defence, it will be more difficult for City to score goals, and Gao Bo will naturally let his players slow down a little bit and save a little energy on the pitch for the second half of the game.
.....
The game lasted 37 minutes.
Eden Hazard scored the second goal for Manchester City as they led Bayern Munich 2-0.
With this conceded goal, Bayern Munich fell into a kind of chaos.
Confusion of thoughts.
Ancelotti on the sidelines was slow to give the latest instructions.
Therefore, the Bayern Munich players on the field are confused at the moment.
Some players wanted to attack and try to equalise in the first half.
Some players want to defend, get past the first half, go back to the dressing room and make arrangements, after all, the team can't continue to concede goals.
Of course, in the end, how the team will respond depends on the manager's arrangement.
The players are confused and have different ideas.
And at this time, Ancelotti was also undecided.
The defence may be able to hold on to that score at half-time and not concede any more goals.
However, for Bayern Munich, who want to qualify, how important is the home game!
Even if the final score of this game is 0-2, it is an unacceptable result for Bayern Munich.
The situation of falling behind 0-2 at home and turning the tables away is in the history of the Champions League.... Haven't shown up yet!
Passive defense... It's chronic suicide.
However, by this time, the morale of Manchester City's players had risen. Can the defense really be able to prevent it?
Ancelotti shook his head slightly, perhaps, if he had defended passively, he might have conceded a third goal in the first half.
But... Don't defend, choose to attack?
As long as you seize the opportunity, pull a goal back, and rewrite the score to 1-2 before the end of the first half, there are still 45 minutes left in the second half of this game, and Bayern Munich may not have no chance to equalize, or even overtake.
Equalize!
Reverse the game!
Ancelotti's heart was a little hot.
But...
Offensive words... What if you are counterattacked?
Carlo Ancelotti is still on the move.
He couldn't make a decision.
This makes Bayern Munich's players even more confused.
On the pitch, Bayern Munich's players looked at their head coach on the sidelines.
They need Ancelotti to deliver instructions as soon as possible!
They also know that the worst is the worst case scenario, if the mind is not unified!
Whether it's attacking or defending, you have to do it as soon as possible!
No decision is the worst decision!