Chapter 33: The Test of Manchester City
If all three games end with this scoreline, City will be level on points with Chelsea and move above the top of the table on goal difference, while Manchester United will close the gap to the top of the table. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
"Eh, Mingshuo, Chelsea are behind hey!" Shen Chao said to Chen Mingshuo while scrolling through football news.
"yes, that's how the championship battle has been getting more and more chaotic." Chen Mingshuo got up and went to the refrigerator to take out two cans of Coke, and handed one to Shen Chao.
"Let's drink less of this carbonated drink in the future, it's not good for your health!" Shen Chao said unashamedly while drinking.
"Big brother, you bought these drinks back, okay, I'm really embarrassed to say." Chen Mingshuo gave Shen Chao a roll of his eyes and said.
"Forget it, I'm not going to fight with you, let's watch the game well." Shen Chao turned around as he spoke, facing the TV, and Erlang's legs swayed gracefully.
In the 28th minute of the match between Sunderland and Manchester City, the Manchester City team did not show any slack after the goal, because they did not know what was going on on the other two pitches, let alone that Chelsea were temporarily behind at home; But then again, even if they know the current situation at Chelsea, they can't relax at all, because if they want to compete for the championship trophy this season, the last three games can't have any difference, the 1-0 score is not safe for them, after a season of competition, Guardiola is also very aware of the strength of Nanxiao, if they think they can sit back and relax with a one-goal lead. Then maybe in the next second, Sunderland will be crushing your dreams with a sharp counterattack!
"Yaya Toure was in possession and passed to 'Tintin' De Bruyne next to him, De Bruyne observed his team-mate's position, saw that there was no suitable opportunity to pass the ball forward, and handed the ball back to Yaya Toure......"
Whether it is in Barcelona, Bayern, or now Manchester City, pass-and-control football is the first concept that Guardiola wants to inject into the team; Barcelona's pass-and-control football at its peak has made no one in the whole of Europe match, and the "Habaib" combination composed of Xavi, Iniesta and Busquets is also called the most powerful midfield combination in the history of the team by Barcelona fans! After leaving Barcelona to Bayern, Guardiola still insisted on his own philosophy to build the team, but although he was often able to lock up the Bundesliga championship several rounds in advance when he coached the Bundesliga giants, but in the Champions League, he was not able to bring the Bayern team, which was known as the "cosmic benevolence" at the time, into the Champions League final, and was eliminated by three different La Liga teams for three consecutive years, which also made Bayern fans very dissatisfied, and they also missed Heynckes, who led the team to win the treble.
After leaving Germany and coming to the Premier League giants Manchester City, Guardiola did not change his football philosophy because of the dissatisfaction of Bayern fans with him, but maybe because the competition in the Premier League is too fierce, maybe there is still a certain gap between Manchester City's squad and what he wants, and it is difficult for him to be as easy in the Premier League as he was in the Bundesliga before, although the team still has the hope of hitting the championship, but the process is much more difficult than in La Liga and the Bundesliga!
In the 33rd minute of the game, the Sunderland team really broke through the door of the Manchester City team through a quick counterattack! The goal originated from a pass mistake by Fernandinho, he wanted to give Sane a through ball was intercepted by the Chinese teenager Xu Xin's sliding tackle, and then Dokal's overhead ball found the fast young Danny Murphy on the right side, Danny Murphy was also outflanking Carlos in the middle when he was dribbling the ball to the bottom line, so from the perspective of the broadcast camera, you can clearly see that the amazing speed of these two players pulled Monreal and Koscielny next to him farther and farther, Finally, Danny Murphy sent a close cross close to the baseline, and Carlos, who assisted the slap to the horse, easily pushed the door guarded by Bravo!
"I'll take it, the flute is really bearable, and now Manchester City is probably going to be confused." Shen Chao immediately took a sip of Coke after Carlos broke the goal.
Sunderland's equaliser was followed by a quick return of colours, this time by "Tintin" De Bruyne who fired a long-range shot from outside the box that cut through Mannone's fingers! City took the lead again just two minutes after Carlos scored.
At half-time, City returned to the dressing room with a one-goal lead, where they heard the morale-boosting news that Chelsea were already two goals behind Stoke City on the road! After the goal of Swiss international Shaqiri, Liverpool veteran Crouch also scored from a set-piece!
If this Chelsea lose, then Manchester City have a chance to climb to the top of the table!
At the start of the second half, after learning the news that was extremely favorable to them, the Manchester City team also played more energetically, and at the same time, Guardiola also made a substitution adjustment, replacing Sterling, who did not have many touches in the first half, with teenager Iheanacho! As a result, the formation of the Manchester City team has also changed, De Bruyne, who originally played in the midfield position, went to the right side, and the overall formation has changed from 433 to 4231.
In the 59th minute of the game, Sunderland equalized again, and the young German international Draxler was tripped by Zabaleta during a breakthrough in the box, and the referee was very close to the place of the incident, so he awarded a penalty very firmly!
'Sunderland won a penalty! Now the Manchester City team is in danger again! Let's take a look at which Sunderland player will take the penalty! ”
The referee also showed Zabaleta a yellow card after the penalty was awarded, as the Argentine had committed at least two previous infringements against Draxler.
Sunderland will take the penalty by their number 10 Dokar! Dokar slotted the ball into the bottom left corner of the net after a run-up, but Bravo misjudged the direction.
Sunderland equalised again! Now the score on the field is 2-2!
"It is estimated that the mentality of Manchester City players is about to explode, and they have been tied twice in the lead twice, which is really miserable!" Shen Chao leaned back on the sofa and said cool things indifferently.