Chapter 354: Tenacious Bolton
At Bolton's home Reebok Stadium, City scored first in the 26th minute through David Silva.
There was a huge cheer from the Manchester City fans who came with the team. They were shouting "One! One! "This is also the countdown, and we tell everyone that there is one more game in which Manchester City will be side by side with the legend!
"Manchester City are so strong these days, especially in terms of attacking firepower, I even think they have the most attacking firepower in the whole of Europe. In addition to the trident of Jung, Ibrahimovic and Kaka, they also have players of David Silva's calibre. Silva would definitely be at the core level if he went to any other team, but at Manchester City, he could only play a supporting role. With such a strong Manchester City, beating Bolton Wanderers should be a no-brainer...... John Mortensen also said.
As if to confirm his point, twelve minutes after David Silva's goal, and in the thirty-eighth minute of the match, Sneijder swooped in from outside the box to find the back of the net again.
“2:0! Sneijder-!! Manchester City have a two-goal lead over Bolton! The game basically loses its suspense! Before the end of the first half, Manchester City scored two goals! Even if Bolton is at home, the home advantage is basically not worth mentioning in front of the mighty Manchester City! ”
Manchester City fans, who could not afford to follow the team to the away stadium, cheered in front of the television.
Everyone hugged Sneijder and celebrated the goal.
Manchester City's trident has not yet made a force, and it is already a two-goal lead, so this game is too easy, right?
Sneijder wasn't too excited after the goal, because Bolton's strength was really not strong, and there was no need to be too ecstatic after scoring the goal.
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However, just two minutes after Sneijder scored, Bolton pulled one back through a header from Krasnic.
"Krasnich! 1:2! Bolton have scored! 'John Mortensen wasn't too excited, this is Bolton's home stadium and it's not an unthinkable thing for Bolton to score a goal. But he didn't think the goal would change anything, and Bolton had to lose in the end.
The rest of the race seemed to be further proof of John Mortenson's idea.
After the conquest, Manchester City launched a fierce attack on Bolton's goal.
Generally speaking, when the opponent makes such an attack, it is a good opportunity to counterattack. As a weaker team than Manchester City, Bolton must have practiced defensive counter-attacks.
But Bolton was pressed by Manchester City and couldn't even play a defensive counterattack. It was thanks to two fouls by Mwamba and Davies that Bolton barely managed to hold on to a one-goal deficit before half-time.
Mwamba and Davis also received yellow cards for the two fouls.
If it hadn't been for the referee's timely whistle for the end of the first half, many would have believed that Bolton would have conceded again.
"At the end of the first half, it was the one who saved Bolton's life. Believe me, if the game continues, a furious Manchester City will definitely score another goal...... Yes, Manchester City after conceding a goal can really only be described as 'furious'...... They launched a surging offensive towards Bolton...... I think 45 minutes in the second half will be a very long time for Bolton......"
But when the second half began, the game didn't go the way John Mortensen thought.
In the forty-seventh minute, just two minutes into the second half, Manchester City's goal was lost!
"Ahh Kevin Davis! Oooooooo Nice goal, he equalised for Bolton! It's 2:2 now! Manchester City were held to a draw by their opponents with a two-goal lead! ”
John Mortenson was surprised, and the surprise in his tone was not at all like a fake, but he was very surprised.
Unexpectedly, just two minutes into the second half, Bolton actually scored! It seems that Manchester City are not in the game at all!
The Bolton fans, who had been a little silent before, jumped up, raised their arms and chanted, and the entire Reebok Stadium finally looked like Bolton's own home stadium......
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And when the Bolton players scored, the TV broadcast took turns to give close-ups of Manchester City's main players.
Especially the players in the attacking lineup.
Glory, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Kaka, Sneijder and David Silva are all there.
Among them, the time spent on Kaka's face is relatively long.
Although glory is the core of this team, Kaka is the person everyone cares about the most after he comes. Whether the team wins or not, he is in the spotlight.
So far, Manchester City has been forced to draw, but Kaka has not scored yet, and those who criticize Kaka naturally have something to say - all because Kaka's table is sluggish, and the team has been forced to draw!
Although Manchester City drew with Bolton Wanderers and could maintain their unbeaten league record, in the face of the huge gap in strength between Manchester City and Bolton, everyone tacitly assumed that Manchester City should win this game, and if they didn't win in the end, it would make people think that Bolton lost.
And they believe City are also unhappy with being held to a draw by Bolton Wanderers with a two-goal lead.
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Manchester City is indeed very dissatisfied, watching Bolton Wanderers celebrate the goal, the expressions on the faces of many Manchester City players are not pain and helplessness, but ...... Anger and unwillingness.
Tied by the opposition with a two-goal lead...... It's rare for something like this to happen to them.
Since Rafael Benitez arrived in this team, City have never lost a game with a two-goal lead. Even a tie is extremely rare.
In such a situation, the Manchester City players are now thinking not about the record, but about the ...... Disgrace!
It's a shame for them!
They must take revenge!
So when the game resumed, Manchester City launched a fierce attack towards Bolton's goal, wave after wave, and it was simply endless.
In the face of Manchester City's fierce attack, Bolton tightened his defense, hoping to push Manchester City's offensive through first.
As long as they can withstand City's attack, they believe there will still be a chance to counter-attack in the final moments of the game.
When the time comes, Manchester City will fight back, and maybe they can win this game! Then they will be the first team to beat Manchester City from two goals down, which is remarkable!
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'Manchester City are playing around Bolton Wanderers, all of them are positional battles, and in such a situation, Kaka is even less likely to play ......,' said Alan Hansen.
"That's right, look at Kaka's current watch, it's true. Even if he has speed now, the current situation is that his speed advantage has no room to play...... Maybe it's time for Benitez to consider replacing Kaka? John Mortenson speculated.
"There is a possibility ......"
While the two were in the commentary booth analysing the next steps of the game, the football was divided into glory by Sneijder.
Glory receives the ball on the right flank.
In the face of the Bolton defenders who came up to defend him, he made a feint to cut inside, and after deceiving the opponent to bias to the middle, he slammed the ball forward with the outside of his right foot, and then accelerated to overtake and break through!
"Rong! Now I can only look at Rong's personal ability! John Mortensen hurriedly threw down Kaka and shouted.
Glory broke through with the ball, which also made the Manchester City fans in the stands and in front of the TV cheer. No matter what time or situation, the most trustworthy thing is always glory.
They chanted the glorious name.
And in the midst of their shouts, Glory dribbled diagonally towards Bolton's penalty area.
Facing the Bolton players who came up to defend him, Glory kicked his right foot towards the football, and at the same time turned his body to the middle, making a move to smash the ball and cut inside.
But then his right foot just crossed over the ball, twisted halfway through and twisted back.
A feint!
At the same time, he kicked the ball with his left foot, as if to flick it outward.
But it was the same feint, and the left foot also crossed over the football, and the body also turned halfway and twisted back.
The ball still maintained its original direction and was not touched at all.
However, the Bolton players who surrounded the glory were shaken by the glory of the glory, and their center of gravity was unstable, and they all left their original positions one by one, and the gap between them was also expanded.
Glory saw the right time, slammed the ball, and killed out of the encirclement!
And the two Bolton players in front of him were caught off guard and didn't even close the door? And, he was run away by glory!
What are the consequences of Glory breaking out of the encirclement?
Very strict zhòng!
Bolton's players are like hornets that have been stabbed, buzzing out of the nest and rushing towards Glory, hoping to stop Glory.
Don't let him shoot.
But they had just pounced, and before they could stick to it, or block in front of Glory, they saw Glory who had entered the penalty area with his right foot!
He rubbed the ball gently.
The ball flew over the heads of the Bolton players who had come to defend him, and it seemed that the Bolton players could stop the ball if they could straighten their waists. But the Bo Alton players on the run couldn't do that.
The ball crossed over his head and then fell, lowering in height.
It's just that Glory didn't pass the football to Ibrahimovic, who ran to the front point, but to the back.
It was an inverted triangle pass.
So who did he pass the ball to?
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"Kaka-!!" John Mortenson exclaimed.
In his shouting, Kaka, who had entered the penalty area, had already measured his body to one side, overtook the football and picked up his thigh, the bow had been drawn, and the arrow was ready to fly!
The ball is here, the feet are here!
Boom!
Kaka's volley hit the ball that was passed by glory solidly!
The ball changed direction and flew towards the goal, and it was very fast!
Kaka has a twisting movement when shooting, which is equivalent to adding power to the shot.
Bolton's goalkeeper Jascolene made a save, but he couldn't do anything about Kaka's powerful volley near the penalty spot, all he could do was to watch the ball run through his fingers into the net and hit the net!
“KAKAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA――!”
John Mortenson jerked himself up from his seat, holding the microphone in his hand and shouting. I640