Chapter Seventy-Four: The Hand of God
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The players believe that their young manager is a genius who can bring him victory, and Wang Xuan himself believes that his coaching ideas are correct.
This game at Stamford Bridge was the second big team Wang Xuan faced this season, and although it was an away game, Wang Xuan was not as nervous as the last game.
Manchester United is a mountain that weighs on Manchester City's head, making Wang Xuan a little breathless, and Chelsea is slightly different from Manchester United. But on the other hand, the increase in self-confidence is also an indispensable factor.
The game has been played for 20 minutes and Chelsea have been putting pressure on City's backline throughout. They were able to hit within the 30 zone of Manchester City but struggled to make dangerous shots. Manchester City's backline has already shown his toughness.
In the first few games, the most dazzling players in the Manchester City team were probably Mendieta and Robinho, but there was one person who also left an indelible impression on the hearts of fans. He is the Belgian centre-back Kompany.
Kompany's excellent explosiveness and good sense of position have made him a mainstay of Manchester City's backline. Against Manchester City in the last round, Kompany was definitely the best player apart from Robinho and Mendieta. His presence made Rooney's many shocks return with hatred. Today, Kompany faces an equally tough Ivory Coast striker – Didier Drogba.
So far in the game, Kompany has blocked Drogba's impact several times. Defensively, Manchester City have done a good enough job, but on the offensive end...... Their three shots all came from long range, which not only made the commentators Martin Taylor and Andy Gray incomprehensible, but even Wang Xuan's assistant coach Brian was a little incomprehensible.
"Wang, why do you want players to do such useless long-range shots?" Brian asked.
Wang Xuan replied calmly: "Brian, sometimes scoring goals needs to be foreshadowed. ”
Brian nodded thoughtfully, he had actually guessed a few.
When the game reached the thirty-fifth minute, Wang Xuan suddenly raised his right fist, and only after making sure that Robinho and other offensive players saw his gesture did he put down his right hand.
Martin Taylor and Andy Gray naturally saw Wang Xuan's movements, and Taylor yelled: "It's this posture again, isn't it?" ”
Wang Xuan's "Hand of God" in the last game did attract media discussions, but more people regarded it as a coincidence, and naturally they would not discuss it in the past. But Wang Xuan's action left a very deep impression on Andy Gray and Martin Taylor, and the tone of their commentary unconsciously rose a lot.
Fernando's ferocious tackle brought Frank Lampard down and Scolari shouted from the sidelines: "He's just murder, foul, foul!" ”
But the referee ignored it, and Fernando handed the ball to Mendieta, who slipped the ball to Robinho with a long ball instead of dribbling.
Robinho was not prepared for a hard burst in the face of Kalou, and after he drove forward with the ball for more than a metre, he suddenly wobbled.
"Long shots again?" Terry subconsciously moved forward a little, ready to block the eye. While long-range shots are hardly a threat to Chelsea, a long-range shot of quality could catch Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Cech off guard.
Shaking off the distance, Robinho's left foot touched the ball. But it was not the heavy artillery bombardment of the door as imagined, but a light handful.
Overhead ball, hit behind! Terry was startled, turned and went to find Benjani. But at this time, where can he still find Benjani?
Benjani is getting so far away from Terry that Terry can't get any more than he wants to pull him and foul him.
"Damn it!" Terry cursed, and ran in Benjani's direction.
"Single Knife!" Martin Taylor shouted excitedly, and there was something else in his voice......
Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Cech did not choose to attack, but was in front of goal, trying to block Benjani's shot angle.
Benjani caught up with the ball and adjusted his pace and pace to the direction in which the ball was moving. The distance between him and Cech is already relatively close, and the victory or defeat is in this moment!
Benjani's right foot slammed into the ball, and at that moment it appeared to be deformed.
The ball flew under Petr's armpit before slamming into the net. The nets were still rolling, and the Chelsea fans were silent. Benjani quickly ran to Robinho's side and hugged him in celebration, while Wang Xuan clenched his fists fiercely on the sidelines.
The current goal is no longer enough to make Wang Xuan run around the field with excitement. This is not because Wang Xuan's personality has changed, but because the specifications of this game are no longer enough for him to scream and run with excitement.
Martin Taylor felt his heart beat faster, scored again, Manchester City scored again, and scored soon after Wang Xuan raised his right fist, which ......
Martin Taylor blurted out almost without thinking: "The Hand of God, definitely the Hand of God, I don't know how he did it, but if anyone tells me that this goal has nothing to do with the gesture of the king just now, I absolutely do not believe it." ”
"Amazing Chinese, can anyone tell me what the principle is?" Andy Gray also shouted.
The Manchester City fans who arrived at the scene erupted in unparalleled cheers, which was in stark contrast to the silence of the Chelsea fans.
And on the sidelines, after seeing this goal, Bryan suddenly realized that he finally understood what was going on with the long-range shot that seemed to be wasting a chance before.
Brian looked at Wang Xuan with some admiration and said, "Wang, did you discuss it with the players a long time ago?" ”
Wang Xuan still had a smile on his face, and he nodded and said, "You took half a day off yesterday morning, so you didn't hear it." ”
Brian smiled bitterly and shook his head, he really didn't expect Wang Xuan to use such a method to deal with Chelsea.
City's tactics haven't changed, but they played tricks on the final kick, and Bryan understands why Wang Xuan did it.
The turf at Stamford Bridge is notoriously a vegetable patch, and the ground coordination is simply not good. Therefore, Wang Xuan also cut off the idea of letting the team play ground coordination when attacking in the frontcourt, and he let the team's attack shoot decisively after a simple cooperation, in order to induce Chelsea's back line to move forward.
Chelsea's backline moved forward and City could penetrate the opposition defence with a pass. And the change in the rhythm of Manchester City's attack was launched with Wang Xuan's move as a signal.
It's just that what Wang Xuan didn't expect was that with just one attack, Manchester City successfully broke through Chelsea's door.