Toni Pulis watched his players get the ball with ease, even though he had a lot of doubts in his heart, but it bodes well for him.

Stoke City do have a rough style of play and it's not easy to get the ball, but when they get the ball.

Tony Priss knows.

Their bombardment is about to begin.

And Stoke City's players lived up to Tony Pulis's expectations, not long after they regained possession.

A domineering air raid appeared on the Etihad Stadium.

After a high cross from Steven Nsonzi, Stoke City's Peter Crouch relied on his height of two metres to get to the first spot, and then a precise header was flicked in the air and flew straight into the box.

At this time, their Roberts also moved, although Roberts was not as tall as Crouch, but he was not much worse than Crouch in terms of speed and bounce.

However, Manchester City's Vincent Kompany is not a soft persimmon, he also moved when Crouch moved, of course, he did not go to grab the landing point with Crouch, he quickly began to get close to Roberts.

But just as he approached, a hidden elbow quietly appeared in the direction he was heading.

With a "bang", Kompany suddenly felt like he was about to cough out.

And Kompany's slap immediately gave Roberts an opportunity.

After an acceleration, he immediately jumped.

At the same time, he was not followed by a single Manchester City man.

The sea is wide and the fish jumps, and the sky is high for the birds to fly.

Roberts was quietly savoring the feeling of being chilled from high places, and he even swung his back slightly in the air before the ball was about to fall into his prediction, ready to break down the City goal with a powerful header.

This goal, I scored.

……

If the ball is scored is a common word, then Ye Xin believes that many strikers have silently thought about this sentence in front of his goal, after all, when a person grabs the best landing point, gets the best pass, and stands in the most comfortable position for himself, people are estimated to think so.

Roberts was no surprise.

It's just that......

This was only before he saw Ye Xin jump.

When he saw Ye Xin jumping up a little bit in front of the Manchester City gate, as Ye Xin's figure became higher and higher, Roberts's hope became less and less.

And when those big hands completely covered the sky above him.

Roberts had only a sigh left in his heart.

It's a pity, it's just a little bit.

Another lingua franca.

Of course, Ye Xin couldn't tell him, and the other strikers who were broken in front of his door couldn't tell him.

If they had known, they would have advised Roberts to dispel such thoughts.

After all, the greater the hope, the greater the disappointment.

It's a pity that no one can tell him at this time, so all Roberts has in his heart at this time is chagrin, he glanced at Ye Xin hatefully after landing on the ground, spat and returned to his defensive position.

Ye Xin also frowned and glanced at Roberts.

Although his elbow just now dodged the referee's eyes, Ye Xin could see it clearly.

Although Kompany didn't do anything afterwards, Ye Xin knew that Kompany was just thinking about the overall situation and didn't reason with him or the referee.

However, as Kompany's teammate, Ye Xin is not so comfortable.

Although it is normal for there to be body movements in front of the goal, this kind of foul with very obvious malice is honest, Ye Xin really doesn't touch it much.

And Roberts isn't alone.

The whole of Stoke City is just too much.

Ye Xin really doesn't know tactics or anything, but he can also see this kind of play that is not rushing to the ball.

Football doesn't seem like that, does it?

Although Ye Xin didn't know why Stoke City did this, it didn't prevent him from preparing to teach them a lesson in the next game.

……

Yes, that's it, Mancini nodded in satisfaction.

To be honest, the tactics of preventing one slip are useful, but the unity of the Manchester City players these days has made him a little reluctant to use this tactic too much in the league, after all, the united Manchester City don't need any tricks to win the game.

They only need to play their strength normally, and then with Ye Xin's guarding, they can kill their opponents by fighting head-on.

And for the sake of the Champions League games later, he didn't want his special style of play to be noticed by Manchester City's Champions League opponents later.

So in these two games, he didn't deliberately let the players play this way.

It's just that there are so many sluts in this world.

Stoke City and their manager Toni Pulis have managed to draw the ire of Roberto Mancini.

And the end of Mancini's anger is that he once again opened up the tactical play around Ye Xin, and he wants Stoke City to completely die in Ye Xin's trap.

Mancini wants to let them know what it's like to have an attacking opportunity and no result.

He wanted to let them know what it was like to have their hopes dashed again and again.

He wants to let them know that the end result of the three indiscriminate methods is always a feeling of helplessness.

Although Ye Xin's belief in always destroying the opponent's striker is a bit inhumane, Mancini doesn't care so much, let alone that at this moment, he can't wait for Ye Xinduoduo's will to destroy Stoke City.

So when everything was rehearsed according to Mancini's idea, his heart suddenly felt as relieved as if he had drunk wine.

……

This goalkeeper is really good.

Although Tony Pulis still has a look of honor and disgrace, he has begun to pay attention to Manchester City's Chinese on loan from the Bundesliga.

He naturally knew what Ye Xin had achieved and the huge changes he had brought to Manchester City, but in his opinion, none of them were an excuse for him to lose.

Stoke City are just a little short of qualifying for the next Champions League, and with a little more effort, they will be able to secure a place on this world-class stage.

Despite all the slim hope, they never gave up.

Champions League, what a foreign word to them.

Coming out of the Championship and struggling in the Premier League relegation zone for several years, they finally have the qualifications to compete with the giants at this moment, and they have given up too much in the middle, they have given up their dignity, they have given up their enthusiasm, they have given up their optimism, and even they have given up the morality they once adhered to.

They gave up too much, too much.

And only victory, they never gave up.

So today.

Let Stoke City do the first team to break through Ye Xin's gate.

Tony Pulis slowly raised his arm, stretched out his index finger, and then gracefully drew a circle in the air.