Section 431 Seize the opportunity
Just when Gao Shunyao was still thinking about how Wolfsburg should attack, Manchester City's offensive was still continuing. Gao Shunyao saw that their midfield had chaos and eagerness to win, and the Manchester City players may not be unaware, but compared to worrying about the defeat in case, the Manchester City players were thinking more about their own close victory, and the honor of victory overwhelmed their minds, so that they couldn't calm down at this time, and then think carefully about what to do.
Dzeko's shot gave City an even bigger momentum, and the missed goal did not make City lose confidence, on the contrary, they were more eager to score and wanted to score more. Their tactics looked to be working very well, and the team completely had the upper hand, which made City's attack even more rampant.
In midfield, Yaya Toure is getting more and more active, constantly running up and down with the ball, trying to create enough good chances for his team. In the midfield, he interacted with Silva in the front court, and in the middle of the midfield, he ran forward again and again. All of a sudden, his activity put Gustavo at great risk, and Wolfsburg's defense was under even more pressure.
As Manchester City's big midfield star, Yaya Toure's strength is undoubted. Even in the star-studded Manchester City squad, his quality can definitely be regarded as a top three candidate. The star is so capable that he can make a decent breakthrough even against Real Madrid, and no one can be unconvinced.
However, the star has always had his own criticism: his personality is really his huge flaw compared to his ability.
He's very strong, but a lot of the time. Because he is too self-conscious, it is easy for him to lose sight of the big picture when he plays. Just like now. Seeing that City were in the ascendancy, all he thought about was how to get involved in the attack. Instead of trying to stabilize the midfield and make sure he doesn't concede goals - it's not what he likes to do, he wants to prove himself at all times.
And as Gao Shunyao predicted, sometimes the offense is not always as good as the number of people is better. Silva and Nasri had controlled a good pace in the midfield, but because of his constant insertion, there was obviously a tendency to get faster.
It's a terrible thing to lose the rhythm of the game, and that's not the worst of it. The worst part was that because of his running, the Manchester City defence had to move forward as a whole, and as the game progressed, their backline was pressed to 30 metres from the goal, which was a flaw that almost everyone could see.
Such an opportunity is definitely a fool to let go easily: what Gao Shunyao was thinking about just now was gradually seen by the players in Wolfsburg as the game progressed. The opponent is so careless. Naturally, they won't let it go.
The other side has already carried away with the victory, and this is the best chance. On the pitch, the Wolfsburg players were looking for opportunities. And just when Manchester City attacked again, their counter-attack was already instigated.
When Yaya Toure moved forward with the ball again. Shaheen immediately interfered with him. Interfered with, Yaya Toure gave the ball to Silva in front of him, hoping that he would be able to organise the attack. But unbeknownst to him, this happened to fall into the trap of Wolfsburg.
Silva's side. Gustavo has been lurking for a long time. As soon as he got the ball, Gustavo rushed up. Silva's technique is really good. Under the rush, he still controlled the ball at his feet and wanted to send the ball out quickly, but the pass he sent was immediately intercepted by Kjaer behind him, and then kicked towards Shahin!
Manchester City's attack and defense have become unbearable after all because of their impatience, and this is the best opportunity for Wolfsburg.
Not far in front of him, Shaheen had already gotten rid of Yaya Toure at this time. He already knew what his team-mates were going to do, and he was already watching the counter-attack. As the first point of Wolfsburg's counter-attack, his task was to get the ball out, and he knew that nothing could go wrong in this matter.
Defending is a collective thing to counter-attack and the Wolfsburg players have done an excellent job of that. They got the ball from Manchester City by working together, and now it's up to them to attack.
The football passed from Shahin's feet and passed towards Turan, who had already reached the middle of the road, and at the first time he seized the opportunity, Wolfsburg's counterattack had already begun.
Shaheen's passing, there were no problems, Wolfsburg's backline was squeezed too hard by Manchester City, and the players' positions were very close, which made Wolfsburg's passing a lot easier. Manchester City's chaotic midfield was quickly broken through by them, and Turan, who was already involved in the defense, was only about ten meters away from Shaheen when he received him, and Shaheen naturally would not have a problem with such a pass. And in the place of receiving the ball, although Turan faced the defense of Fernandinho, however, he was not stopped by the opponent.
Turan ran up to the ball and kept Fernandinho out of his pocket, only to get the ball at his feet when the opponent approached behind him and tried to snatch the ball from his feet. However, Tulan, who had his back to the opponent, stabilized a little after receiving the ball, and then immediately pulled the ball with his feet, and then took the ball with the instep of his left foot, turned around and dodged the defense. At the same time as the ball was dialed, he also noticed the position of Fernandinho, relying on the flick at his feet, against his defense, to complete the work of receiving.
Manchester City's midfield defence was quickly cracked down by the combined action of Turan and Shahin. And after getting rid of the defense, Turan immediately passed the ball and passed the ball directly to Gao Shunyao in front.
In the middle, Gao Shunyao has quickly inserted into Manchester City's backfield. He chose to advance in the middle, running with all his might on the opposition half, towards the back. Compared to the wing, the speed of breaking through in the middle is obviously faster. And Manchester City's defense is now in disarray, and Gao Shunyao doesn't have to worry about too many interceptions. He will be the knife of his own team in this attack at Wolfsburg, taking on the responsibility of attacking the back, he knows that very well.
It's just that this sharp knife needs to face Manchester City's last line of defense at this time. Although Manchester City's chaotic midfield has been breached, it is at the back at this time. Manchester City still have the last line of defence.
Kompany stood at the back and adjusted his position. Pay attention to defending Gao Shunyao. City's defence was too far up and their midfield was breached in one fell swoop. This can be said to put too much pressure on Kompany. But Kompany didn't back down. He still chose to stand on the back line and block Gao Shunyao's quick insertion.
He knew very well that although Gao Shunyao's advance was fierce, it was just a counterattack after all. The counter-attack has fewer participants, and there is a lack of ball points and responses than the incoming positional battle, and it also needs to be fast and advanced as a guarantee. Gao Shunyao is tall, and such players generally don't have a very good advancing speed. And as long as he can block him a little bit and let him slow down the advancement, then this one ball. Wolfsburg may not be able to score.
And he believes that he should be able to stop Gao Shunyao.
In the midfield, Gao Shunyao took the ball and quickly rushed to Kompany. Kompany also met him at this point, trying to stop him from furthering. Right in front of him, Gao Shunyao slowed down at his feet, and he shook the ball left and right twice, as if he wanted to shake off his opponent with a feint. Kompany didn't care much about that. He's seen too many good players break through. Gao Shunyao's feints of this degree did not make him afraid.
Such a feint is not enough to break through him, on the contrary. At the same time that Gao Shunyao was shaking with the ball, Kompany was still staring at the football tightly, just when Gao Shunyao's shaking was a little big. Kompany's feet immediately sticked out.
He obviously didn't enjoy just stopping the opponent's speed, he wanted to grab the football. A real completion to turn the tide. His team-mates played well up front, he was at the back. I also want to be in the limelight.
Since just now, Kompany has never taken Gao Shunyao too seriously, and he also believes that there is absolutely no problem with his feet. However, just as he was kicking, Gao Shunyao also kicked the ball to the right quickly, and when Kompany moved his center of gravity, he rushed out!
Gao Shunyao didn't expect the feints to work. Compared to feints, it is his idea to induce the other party to grab it, and then break through by himself. After playing for so long, although Gao Shunyao is still not very good at feints, he still has a good grasp of the timing of breakthroughs. City's players are frustrated, not just up front, but also at the back.
He knows the psychology of the other party, and he also knows how to deal with him.
Gao Shunyao turned around very quickly, and this time, Kompany didn't have time to keep up with him. He flashed past Kompany's side and lunged behind him.
All along, Gao Shunyao's speed is not very fast, and his breakthrough is not very good. However, this time he did a very good job. Because the lineup is too high, there is too much space for sprinting on Manchester City's backline, and Gao Shunyao doesn't have to worry about what goes wrong with him at this time, and his feet are enough to let go when he breaks through with the ball. He is already very tall, and he never loses in confrontations, and once he accelerates, even if Kompany is excellent, it will be difficult to stop him from rushing forward.
However, Kompany was no ordinary defender after all, and even in such an adverse situation, he still reacted to it. Seeing that he could no longer stop Gao Shunyao's impact, Kompany suddenly accelerated forward from the side, and then kicked Gao Shunyao from the side with a beautiful tackle!
His tackle was quite technically good. Compared with technology, what is more admirable is his grasp of timing. He knew very well that it was impossible for him to run and stop Gao Shunyao, so he could only do his best to make this tackle to slow down Gao Shunyao's speed!
His idea, apparently, worked very well. His tackle made Gao Shunyao have to jump on the spot to avoid his tackle. But it was precisely because of this jump that Gao Shunyao's impact speed was also put down, and he was still affected in the face of Manchester City's backline.
Manchester City's defense does have a set. Gao Shunyao, whose attack was blocked, also had to admit this. However, even so, Gao Shunyao didn't think that Wolf Castle's counterattack would have no chance. Because by this time, he had already seen Mandzukic inserted.
Wolfsburg's counterattack was not Gao Shunyao's solo dance, and it was not so easy to stop them. (To be continued.) )