Xu Yifei actively contacted his teammates by running at all costs, and filled the holes in the defense line in time. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Under his leadership, the communication between the players on the defensive end has become unimpeded, the tacit understanding has gradually improved, and the co-defense has become better and better.

In front of Leeds United's collective defence, a group of Manchester City's international superstars felt that the opponent's defence had suddenly become tighter, and they could no longer find holes easily.

Manchester City's attacking engine Silva was taken care of by Xu Yifei and Austin, and his success rate of breaking forward dropped significantly, so he took the initiative to reduce the time he spent on the ball and provide more cover for his teammates.

In the Leeds United penalty area, the two strikers of Sergio Aguero and Tevez are closely guarded by Leeds United's four defenders, and the space for the ball has become very small, making it difficult to even turn.

Football is still flying around Leeds United's backfield, but goal-threatening attacks have only occasionally appeared. Yaya Toure's long-range shots were also unable to test Ashtang.

Xu Xiang, who is in charge of commenting on the game from LeTV Sports, rarely has any excited voices.

The Etihad Stadium is getting a little dull at this point.

"Manchester City are still under siege but it seems to be at a stalemate again, with Silva, Garcia and Sergio Aguero relying on brilliant individual performances to extend the scoreline. Who will stand up this time?

Hey? What is Mancini doing? He seemed to be signaling the players not to storm. ”

At the end of the 30-minute mark, Mancini looked at his watch, walked to the sidelines, and made a series of motions to the players with his hands down and arms outstretched.

Leeds boss Neil. Warnock, still sitting in the coach's seat, did not move.

Seeing the manager's gesture, Silva understood and decisively retreated fifteen meters.

As soon as the midfield engine moved, Yaya Toure, Javi Garcia, Milner, and Krarov around him followed and retreated.

As a result, the defensive pressure at the back of Leeds United plummeted, and Peltier, Pierce, Austin, Bayram and others secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

The tense defense just now made them feel a little breathless.

After Silva and Krarov retreated, Xu Yifei's space for the ball became relaxed.

"Just use this time to connect with the midfielders and push the overall defense into the opposition half!" Jin Lao's voice seemed a little urgent.

"Got it, do it!" Xu Yifei had this intention in mind, so he first contacted Norris, who played as an attacking central midfielder.

pointed at Norris, then pointed around him, and when Norris said that he knew what Xu Yifei meant, Xu Yifei passed the ball to him.

In order to provide Norris with the best environment to take the ball, Xu Yifei immediately beckoned Austin to run with him after passing the ball, and separated left and right to prepare to pick up Norris.

Sure enough, when the ball came to the feet of Norris near the center circle, the City players suddenly sped up their movements. Mancini's tactical intent was clear, to get Leeds to pull out and leave more space at the back, but he couldn't tolerate Leeds United's recklessness in City's half.

Once Leeds United's pass crossed the halfway line, it was the start of City's blocking.

With Yaya Toure, Xavi Garcia and David Silva on the radar, Norris struggled to find a way forward.

To be on the safe side, he had to pass back to the two midfielders behind him.

Xu Yifei and Austin pulled out a very loose passing route behind Norris through active running. The two of them are like bodyguards escorting Norris, protecting Norris as the fulcrum of attack.

Norris has a strong ability to read the game, and is also familiar with Xu Yifei and Austin, and the three passes and two downs are integrated into the midfield and backfield system established by Xu Yifei.

Then, left-back Warnock took the initiative to ask for the ball and began to try to attack on the flanks.

However, with Tevez and James Milner pressing, Warnock was completely severed from the link with Diouf up front, and he lost possession on a number of occasions and struggled to push the attack into City's half.

Fortunately, Austin rushed over in time to help and defused several attacks from Manchester City on this side.

Warnock is almost twice as old as Xu Yifei, and it is inconvenient for him to say anything more to the veteran, but he frequently gestures to Austin.

Austin nodded in understanding, and took advantage of a deadball opportunity to talk to Warnock.

Xu Yifei didn't know what Austin said to Warnock, only that this conversation had an immediate effect.

Warnock no longer plays alone on the wing, and his cooperation with Austin has gradually increased.

In the 36th minute, Warnock and Austin finally crossed Milner's defensive zone through a collision with the wall and passed the ball to Diouf's feet.

The listless Xu Xiang's eyes suddenly lit up, and he exclaimed: "Oh, Leeds United finally launched a wave of offensive on the left through ground cooperation. At the home of last season's Premier League champions Manchester City, they were able to do that, and it was not easy! “

The 6,000 fans who were present also suddenly cheered up and burst into warm applause.

Diouf took the ball and turned and cut inside in the middle, but he didn't get past Yaya Toure. Leeds United's attack ended in failure.

Xu Yifei did not complain in the slightest, but gave Austin, Warnock and Diouf a thumbs up one after another.

This attack on the left also aroused the fighting spirit of the right-wing players Bairam and Wani, who suddenly started a crazy press at the back of Manchester City.

In the 39th minute, Yaya Toure played the ball to Silva, and Bairam suddenly burst into pursuit of the ball with incredible speed. Silva was shocked and missed the ball that was so late.

"Wow, Byram is a desperate Saburo. Under his coercion, even David. Silva both made mistakes on the ball. Haha, no matter what the result of today's game is, it is estimated that Bayram will be secretly happy when he goes back. “

Leeds fans also applauded Bayram's performance.

Under pressure from both wide players, the City midfielder looked a little flustered for a moment, and Leeds had a few chances forward, but none of them posed much of a threat to the City goal.

It wasn't until the 44th minute that Leeds United finally had another threatening attack after Xu Yifei's ultra-long-range shot.

Vani and Bayram teamed up to snatch the ball from Kolarov's feet, and Vani took the ball and quickly cut inside to drive towards the City penalty area.

Harvey. Garcia rushed over to defend Vani, and the two made physical contact, causing Vani to fall to the ground.

"Force!"

Referee Clattenburg awarded Xavi. Garcia fouled Leeds United with a well-placed free-kick up front.

(There are three changes today, and there are no changes...... ）