The balance of victory and defeat was rapidly sliding towards Portsmouth, and Heidward seized on the hole in Manchester City's midfield, and the wound burst open and left the opposite side dripping with blood!

The media camera showed David who was injured in the stands? Silva, although he didn't play, the fans of the Blue Moon cheered his name every once in a while, and the fans here loved the Spaniard badly. When his teammates Balotelli and Tevez make headlines every once in a while for their brainless behavior, Silva just quietly pays tribute to everyone who loves him with his talent, but of course it's obviously harder to quiet him than to kill him, and normal people don't set off firecrackers in the bathroom, no matter how boring he is.

Pierce, who provided the assist, gave a thumbs up to head coach Edward on the sidelines, and the team had long expected that Manchester City's midfield would press high. Toure is a great team and his threat of violent pushing is very high, but Ward stressed before the game that the team can take advantage of his absence on the counter-attack, and the plan is for Pierce to do that.

In the 23rd minute, Manchester City's house leak coincided with overnight rain and Toure strained his groin after a long-range shot and was replaced by James Milner after stumbling off the pitch.

Manchester City looked to have lost a lot of strength, with Pierce firmly in control of the tempo of the game in midfield, and after half an hour of play, the Blues were still 4 points behind Portsmouth in terms of possession.

If Manchester City don't have the advantage of possession, you can see the weaknesses of this team, Balotelli never does any defensive work in the attack, Tevez kicks the ball and the visual effect explodes, but the ball is at his feet and wants to be picked up, Nasri has no presence at all, Arsenal fans form a kneeling phalanx all the way from London to Manchester, and the most desperate of the stars is the less dazzling Dzeko. Without Silva's centralised arrangement, such a forward line gave Portsmouth every chance to break through.

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Mancini, who returned to the dressing room at half-time, was furious, and captain Kompany made no mistake but bore the brunt. It's usually a little trick on the part of the coach, and Mancini can't criticize Kolarov for making big mistakes, but he has to have an attitude, and Kompany is the one to take the blame. Kompany is such a motivating player, and the more fierce the criticism, the more he can motivate him, while Kolarov needs to be comforted.

Roberto Mancini, who has a double degree in sports and psychology, calmed the tension in a few words, but several of City's tactical players felt the slightest concern, and the coach did not mention how to deal with Portsmouth, as if he felt that calming down the big players could easily beat their opponents, and the conversation gave a hint of complacency.

In fact, such sentiments have always been there.

There was no change in tactics, pressing high and attacking Portsmouth with a big push to try for an equaliser, just like against Norwich and Queens Park Rangers.

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As soon as the second half began, Milner, Nasri and Dzeko felt a chill and they felt fear, and Kante, Goretzka and Margery in front of them confirmed this fear. Leading Portsmouth replaced veteran Pierce and brought on Goretzka to continue to strengthen their control in midfield, and even more terrifyingly, Edward put on a pair of black-rimmed glasses in the second half, and he hid his gloomy eyes.

It's still Manchester City's main attack. The manager emphasised that the team was more focused on set-pieces, and after an initial few failures, in the 63rd minute, Tevez forced a corner on the right flank, which the beast himself took the penalty. Milner lay in ambush outside the box, watching for the gaps in the box, hoping to find an early equaliser to stabilize his side's morale. Mane is following the defense, as an opponent he has to sigh at the excellence of this player, he can still speed up after attacking and then he can speed up, and when he defends, he goes all the way back to the penalty area, 100% input, 100% focus. Mane was so tight that Milner was close to touching the ball in front of him, but the ball flashed in front of him and Kompany looked back at the moon to flick the ball back in front of Portsmouth, where Meunier slotted it towards the corner flag on the goal line. Kolarov desperately stepped forward to get the ball, hoisted the ball into the box again, the small area was full of legs and heads, Belotti volleyed the ball out again, and the ball changed hands several times in a very short time, Balotelli was not polite to rivet his feet and shoot from distance.

The shot was of high quality and the line was so tricky that it was almost the only way in the crowd that could threaten the goal, Navas's dynamic vision was quite good, the ball was so fast that he could only subconsciously jump to the left with his second reaction, knocking his fingers on the ball and lifting it up, only to hear a "bang" The ball hit the crossbar and popped off the bottom line.

World-class saves!

It was City's best chance of the game, Balotelli was not involved in any defensive work, but he was right to decide the ceiling for City, a superstar who has the ability to change the game.

Completely stifled by Portsmouth, set-pieces became almost City's best chance. Carlos Tevez, who has been a solo player in the athletic battle, came closest to scoring with the few chances on the flank, and his shot hit the back of Alonso's hand as they vehemently demanded a penalty that reflected City's increasingly impatient mentality. Referee Webber shook his head and ran back, and the new Aguero straightened his body and kept roaring, which was recorded in front of the camera.

Manchester City should have responded to the second half with a tighter formation, stabilizing the midfield and then resuming the rhythm of the game, with Milner and Balotelli, and playing directly was the right choice. As a player and as a coach, you sometimes have to learn to accept the ugliness of winning, after all, without Silva it has become almost a luxury to win with a group of sappers. But Mancini's football philosophy often doesn't accept him doing so, and sometimes it's not the better side on the pitch, but City's winning approach allows them to easily take on opponents like Arsenal and Everton, where defenders can't cope with constant pressure and fast tempo, but against Chelsea you have to change the way you do it, and an ugly 0-0 is better than a loss.

In the 77th minute, Goretzka faked a flick and sent a long-range through ball past Barry with a skilful technique. The familiar Klose is back at this moment, and Milo has never been just a finisher with killer instincts in front of goal, his dribbling and his one-on-one are equally impressive. The through ball found Belotti in front, who made a pass and sent the ball to the feet of De Bruyne on the wing, and Kevin adjusted to his habitual foot to deliver the cross. Klose's run in front of goal was spectacular, as he went around Kompany's back and found a perfect position that didn't constitute a prison break and kept defenders out of his sight.

Kompany leaped high but the ball clearly didn't come at him, and when he looked back, Klose was jumping in front of the goal line and heading towards the low post. Joe Hart prejudged the ball to be a high ball, and he had to stumble straight to the net.

2-0, Hydward stretched out his palm to shake hands with each assistant coach, and hugged Srna on the bench fiercely, so that the players could rest well, and the game has won 70%.

At the last moment of the game, Mancini finally couldn't calm down, and kept muttering: "There are about two buses parked today!" Two buses were parked today! "I'm so angry.

City's players were as eager to cut the ball alive as Portsmouth, who lost the derby a week ago, with Sergio Aguero and James Milner battling with Hyde Waldra on the sidelines to unleash a quick throw-in, but Ward clearly didn't want to let his opponent get his way, so he put the ball behind him and threw it away when Aguero stepped up to grab it. The player felt the rage, and by the time things had subsided, dozens of seconds had passed, and Hydward, with black hair, black-rimmed glasses and a trench coat, shrugged his shoulders on the sidelines, he knew what he was doing.