910 Fit of Genius

Just when everyone thought that Manchester United's counter-attack was going to create a great threat, Pedro had completely pulled out the empty space.

The football didn't reach his feet in the end.

He had run to the passing line, but the football didn't come.

He looked back and saw that Douglas Costa was hanging on Maguire, and he had been taken by Maguire in advance!

And Manchester United's counterattack came to an abrupt end.

The Manchester City fans let out a burst of exclamation, this is really dangerous.

Maguire!! Well done!! The England youngster has just been impressive!! ”

On the commentary bench, the commentator Lightkinson shouted wildly.

City fans at Wembley Stadium also jumped from their seats and cheered for Harry Maguire's defence.

However, Gao Bo was very calm.

Because, this kind of defense was calculated by Manchester City's players a long time ago.

It's a decoy!

The bait that tempts Manchester United to press out!!

Maguire didn't have time to enjoy the cheers, even though Douglas Cosla was almost hanging on him at this time, but he still passed the ball to Casemiro's feet.

Casemiro didn't stop the ball and pushed it straight in front of him, and the ball reached Griezmann's feet.

Antoine Griezmann turned straight away, conceded the ball, completed the turn, and now, he is facing the attacking direction head-on, facing the Manchester United goal!!

Gao Bo clenched his fists slightly.

Here we go!!

Offensive.... Here we go!!

Now, it's City's best chance to attack!

Because, just a few seconds ago, Manchester United, who saw the opportunity to counterattack, suddenly pressed forward more than 20 meters in their formation, ready to attack.

However, their counter-attack came to an abrupt halt and suddenly switched from attack to defence, and the United players were suddenly stunned.

However, the Manchester City players were not stunned!

They were still on the defensive, and now it's suddenly turning into offense!

The speed of the transition between attack and defense is jaw-dropping!

Griezmann turned around without stopping the ball, and the other players who were originally facing the direction of their goal and were ready to return to the defense also turned around collectively almost at the same time, and then accelerated forward!!

They didn't think about how the ball was going to develop, because it was Antoine Griezmann who was in charge of possession now.

All they need to do is run towards their position!

At this moment, almost all the midfielders, even the two full-backs who had not had time to return to their own half of the defense, rushed up!

The momentum of the tiger descending the mountain made the Manchester United players a little panicked.

All of a sudden, they were all in front of them with Manchester City players in blue jerseys, they didn't know how Manchester City's attack was launched, in a hurry, they had to defend, and they didn't know where the focus was!

"Collect it in the middle lane!!"

Hummels is a world-class centre-back and he has been calm in this situation.

However, it is not enough for him to be calm alone.

A second ago, they were still on the offensive.

A second later, they were on the defensive.

This kind of offensive and defensive transition can show the maturity of the team and the ability of the players.

Manchester City can quickly adjust to the transition between attack and defence, but Manchester United may not.

For a time, Manchester United's back line was full of holes, and Manchester City pounced like a tiger descending a mountain!

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Manchester United fans were all nervous.

Before, they were still cheering for Manchester United's counterattack, but now, they can only open their mouths and look at the pitch, unable to make a sound in their throats.

"Manchester City's counter-attack! Antoine Griezmann passed the ball to David Silva, who cut inside and gave the ball to Hazard, who crossed to the left and Kolarov came up!! ”

Inside a bar in Manchester where Manchester United fans gather.

The narrator's voice flew over the television.

The rapid speed of speech made people more nervous.

The mountain rain is coming, and the wind is full of buildings!

And it's not far away!

It's a bar for blue fans!

Compared to the Manchester United fans next door, Manchester City's fans have begun to chant and cheer on their teams across the TV.

The number of fans who can go to the stadium to watch the game is only a minority compared to the huge Manchester City fan base. Most City fans will not be able to attend the stadium and will only be able to watch the game in front of the television.

Despite this, the enthusiasm and enthusiasm they showed was no less than that of the Manchester City fans in the stands!

.....

Manchester City's sudden outburst startled Pep Guardiola.

When Manchester United attacked before, Guardiola had a bad feeling.

It was a good counter-attack, though.

What if you can use it?

If you can score a goal, wouldn't it be better for your own defense?

Therefore, Pep Guardiola chose to wait and see, after all, no team would let go of such a counter-attacking opportunity.

As a result, Guardiola did not yell at his players to retreat and not attack.

In his bones, he is still Pep Guardiola.

And, even if Manchester United's counter-attack fails, it will only be a counter-attack failure.

It's not a big deal, Manchester United just have to go back and hold on. And if there were a few more counter-attacking chances like that, maybe United would have scored?

If they score, wouldn't United be able to hold on without being distracted?

So, Guardiola wasn't worried at first.

But now, his face has changed dramatically!!

Although he didn't make any exaggerated movements, his expression was solemn.

He touched his head with his left hand, as if he felt a chill in his scalp.

Manchester City's offensive is violent!!

Even if you look at Pep Guardiola's location, you can see that Manchester City has invested more people in attack than Manchester United's defenders this time - there are several Manchester United players who have pressed through the half of the field when they are counter-attacking, and now Manchester City has a two-foot pass into the penalty area, and they are too late to return.

Pep Guardiola was sweating coldly on his back.

If you concede the ball first..... Then the so-called Plan B has also been declared bankrupt!!

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After Kolarov received the ball, he did not dribble the ball, but directly passed the ball back to the front of the penalty area, in the middle.

Antoine Griezmann received the ball, but by this time Thiago was already staring at him, right in front of him, preventing him from shooting straight at goal.

Antoine Griezmann didn't choose to burst with the ball on his own because it was a bit risky, and now that Manchester City have more players in the box than Manchester United, he doesn't have to break through with the ball at all.

Griezmann's original action of shooting turned into a light knock!

The ball is crossed diagonally into the penalty area!

Right wing-back Kieran Trippier cut in at high speed and made a move to shoot directly, and Evran, who deceived the defenders, made a move to block the shot, but Trippier was just a feint, and he deceived Evra to jump up, dodge out of space, and pass the ball to the ribs.

David Silva receives the ball.

At this time, Griezmann, who gave the ball to Te Pier, immediately stepped forward and rushed into the penalty area.

Antoine Griezmann caught the attention of Manchester United's defenders.

This is obviously the meaning of a match with David Silva.

The chemistry between them is very high.

However, Griezmann didn't seem to glance at David Silva at all, and he ran straight towards goal.

David Silva crossed the ball, but it wasn't Griezmann, it was Hazard!!

Hazard catches the ball on the run and Otamendi follows him all the time, and once he stops, he could be tangled up directly by Otamendi.

Therefore, Hazard had no intention of stopping the ball on the run, he met the ball coming to him, and the outside of his left foot gently flicked forward, and then he suddenly turned back and ran towards the back of the goal diagonally into the penalty area!!

Griezmann!! No offside!! Single-handed!!! ”

The commentators chanted!!

Hazard's light flick of the ball was right on the path of Antoine Griezmann, who had cut into the box.

The ball was so fast and on the same line that Griezmann didn't even have to touch the ball, he just had to run like he had done before, and it was a one-on-one ball that faced the goalkeeper directly!

De Gea had to go out and block Griezmann's angle, otherwise the goal would have gone in.

However, as soon as he came out, Griezmann came out!

A lateral pass to the back of the goal!

Eden Hazard was quick to start, and Otamendi was certainly not slow either!

However, Hazard started a split second before him!

And it was in that moment that Hazard got to the back of goal before Otamendi.

He was very comfortable running with the arch of his foot sideways and a gentle push.

Football goes into the empty goal!!

"The ball went in!! The ball went in!!! Hazard!! Hazard! He took the lead for Manchester City, who broke the deadlock with a 1-0 lead over Manchester United at Wembley Stadium!! ”

The narrator raised his arms and shouted!!

"Despite the tightness of United's defence, they showed a huge flaw this time, they were cut off by Manchester City when they tried to attack, and Manchester City completed a very beautiful and fast attack!!"

'From Maguire's break, to Casemiro, Griezmann, David Silva, Hazard, Kolarov, Griezmann, Kieran Trippier, David Silva, Hazard, Griezmann, Hazard! Ten non-stop passes in a row, seven Manchester City players were involved!! Quite a wonderful goal this time!! ”

"Especially in the last few passes, the successive passes of Hazard and Griezmann, like elves in the penalty area, the football seems to be magically cast at their feet, and the cooperation of the two is extremely strong, tearing apart Manchester United's defense!!"

'United's tactics were to defend and try not to concede a goal, but now it looks like their plans are going to fail.

"Does Guardiola still have a Plan C?"

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In the stands, Manchester City fans jumped from their seats, shaking their fists and stomping their feet.

The stands seemed to be trembling.

They hug, they scream, they dance in reckless ecstasy.

In stark contrast to them, in the United crowd, United fans sat in their seats with their heads in their hands, looking dejected.

They are all football savvy fans, so they know what it means for Manchester United to score first......

After that, the game will be difficult to fight.

They were worried that United's players would lose their fighting spirit and confidence because of the goal.

That's the worst ......

The United fans in front of the TV, like their counterparts in the audience, fell silent as they stared at Hazard as he stared wildly on the TV.

The current situation is extremely unfavorable for Manchester United.

Manchester United's performances have not been bad in this period and their second plan has been very successful, and they have put City's attack into a period of stagnation.

However, in the end, it was City who scored first.

This Manchester City.... It's too powerful, right?

.....

Pep Guardiola has his hands in his pockets, his eyes a little blank.

Indeed, he was not well prepared.

But.... It was City who scored first.

Pep Guardiola knows what it means to be scored first by Manchester City.

This means that with this goal, Manchester United's stubborn plan is completely in vain.

Now there is only one option in front of Guardiola – to score.

If you don't score, you lose 1-0, and that's a loss.

Therefore, after Guardiola conceded the goal, he was thinking about the offensive strategy.

In making sure not to concede a goal, but also to score, and the opponent is still Manchester City....

The difficulty of this game, after this goal conceded, has risen by several orders of magnitude.

This makes Pep Guardiola afraid to make up his mind to let United attack now – what if United press up and Manchester City take advantage of the gap behind Manchester United to score again?

Then everything is cool.

Guardiola turned around and walked towards him with some irritation, and out of the corner of his eye, he saw Manchester City's coaching bench celebrating wildly.

On the sidelines.

Manchester City's dugout and bench were jubilant.

Everyone jumped up from their seats, hugged and cheered.

Gao Bo, who was already standing on the sidelines, also suddenly clenched his fists and shouted with his forearms, cheering for the team's goal.

"Well done!!"

Gao Bo cheered for the team's genius offensive combination in the penalty area.

Once you've taken the lead, the rest of the game will be a little bit better.

With this goal in hand, Manchester City will play more calmly, and once the Manchester City players are more relaxed, their fighting power will increase exponentially!

United, going on, will definitely find a way to attack, otherwise they will have to accept the score and watch Manchester City lift the FA Cup.

As long as Manchester United press up, Manchester City will have a chance.

When the time comes, Manchester City can play the space behind Manchester United at any time.

Taking the lead with a team as strong as Manchester City will make their opponents more and more desperate to play.

All in all, this goal puts Manchester City in a very advantageous position.

They can enjoy the pleasure of swimming, in the form of the lead.

Then after watching Manchester United's moves, see you again and guess the moves.