Chapter 161: The Lore Reappears
At halftime, Guardiola's face was not good, but he was gloomy and did not spray, pointing out the team's problems in the first half in a restrained tone.
"Have you forgotten that we are possession-oriented?"
"Football should be controlled by our own feet as much as possible, and we will dominate the attacking tempo."
"See what you guys did in the first half?"
"Playing against the opponent aimlessly, giving the opponent good opportunities one after another, and forgetting to control the ball at all."
'We have to keep the football under control and make the opponent touch the ball less or even not at all, which is the game we want, and at the same time keep the opponent from finding a chance to score......
Although Guardiola tried to be restrained, he still danced as he spoke.
Obviously, he was very unhappy with a 3-3 match with Celtic in the first half.
However, the reason why this scene was played is largely due to coincidence.
De Bruyne's sudden injury caused City's midfield to be less in control, and everyone kicked and went off.
There is also the loss of Aguero is also an important reason.
Sergio Aguero is a top striker in the Premier League, helping Manchester City to two Premier League titles.
Especially in his first season with the team, it was Sergio Aguero who beat Queens Park Rangers in the final round to win Manchester City's first Premier League title.
To this day, the lobby of Manchester City's training base is hung with the picture of Aguero's stunner, which shows his contribution to Manchester City.
But there's no denying that Sergio Aguero has a bit of a soft foot and his performances in important matches have been poor for the most part.
Many media often bring Aguero with them when they take stock of soft-footed shrimp in football.
In previous years, Manchester City performed poorly in the Champions League every year, thanks to Sergio Aguero's leadership.
Last season's Champions League semi-finals were also De Bruyne's biggest contribution.
When playing Borussia Monchenchen at home before, Agueroyong scored a hat-trick, and everyone thought he was going to change sex.
But this time against the Celtics, he was lost again.
Throughout the first half, Sergio Aguero was basically the lowest player in the Manchester City team and completely disappeared from the pitch.
With all these bonuses, Manchester City and Celtic are inseparable in the chaotic attack.
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After Guardiola's repeated emphasis at half-time, Manchester City quickly returned to possession rhythm in the second half.
Although there is no De Bruyne, there is still David Silva to support the scene.
The Celtics were not willing to accept it and tried to bring the rhythm of the game back into chaos.
If the chaotic battle of the first half continues, Celtic may not be without the possibility of an upset beating Manchester City.
After a brief tug-and-go between the two sides, it was Manchester City who took control of the situation step by step.
In the 56th minute, David Silva sent a second pass from the corner of the box to give Sergio Aguero a great chance to score.
But Aguero is really out of shape, and he hit the goal in the penalty area without interference, and he just kicked it into the stands.
The Scottish fans behind the goal were delighted, cheering and taunting.
"Welcome to Celtic Stadium, Ass Combo!"
"Your big ass won't work tonight."
Manchester City gradually took control of the tempo of the game, and Celtic boss Brendan Rodgers was quick to react on the sidelines.
After two attempts and no way to get out of line, Rodgers quickly put his team up defensively while also bringing on defenders.
It is clear that he wants to hold on to this 3-3 draw.
Since there is little hope of beating Manchester City in a big upset, it would be nice to get a draw.
So for the next 20 minutes, the situation became a bit deadlocked.
When the 80th minute came, Zhang Chaoqiang triggered Mr. Key.
[Talent "Mr. Key" effect activated, temporary all stats +6]
This is the first time that Mr. Key has been triggered since Zhang Chaoqiang joined Manchester City.
At this time, Celtic has massively reduced their formation and is ready to secure a draw.
In the face of the eternal problem of the iron bucket formation, Zhang Chaoqiang continued to break through with the ball, but it was difficult to find a good opportunity.
In the 90th minute, Zhang Chaoqiang triggered two more key gentlemen.
Manchester City controlled the ball and besieged, and couldn't find too good an opportunity to move the football to the feet of Zhang Chaoqiang on the left side.
Zhang Chaoqiang received the ball with his back, toe to the right, and his shoulders rotated.
Feeling that the Scottish defender behind him, Scott Brown's body also moved significantly, Zhang Chaoqiang immediately raised his foot and buckled, quickly smashed the ball and turned to the left.
With an unpretentious and practical turn feint, Zhang managed to get rid of his opponent.
But as soon as he turned around and took a step, another Celtic player came in with a flying tackle.
Zhang Chaoqiang immediately pushed forward and sent the ball to David Silva in front of the penalty area, and at the same time quickly jumped and dodged.
This time he just dodged the opponent's tackle.
David Silva picked up the ball with his back on the line of the box and tried to turn for an opportunity.
Zhang Chaoqiang, who successfully dodged, quickly rushed over and shouted: "David, this way!" β
David Silva reacted very quickly, tiptoed the ball in place, but dodged out of the way.
So Zhang Chaoqiang rushed to the ball and hit a comfortable heavy artillery volley.
Boom!!!
The ball took off at a high speed, passed Kolo Toure's ear and flew straight into the top right corner of the goal.
Celtic goalkeeper Gordon stood on his knees in front of goal, not reacting at all.
The ball flew straight into the net, unhindered.
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"Super Zhang!! A super heavy cannon hit the door, he killed the game!! β
'In the somewhat dull second half, neither team had many chances.
"Seeing that the game was going to end in a draw, Super Zhang stood up, and he blasted the goal with a heavy kick and killed the game directly!!"
At the same time, the Chinese commentators were also speaking out.
"The ball is in!! Strike! Zhang Chaoqiang!! β
"The fame of the three-gold combination is getting louder and louder, but when it comes to the critical moment, it still depends on Zhang Chaoqiang, he is the real backbone of this combination!"
"In the first half, it was he who created chances with a beautiful rainbow pass and helped Manchester City equalize by creating an own goal, and now it is a stalemate in injury time, and it is Zhang Chaoqiang who stands up to kill the game."
"Zhang Chaoqiang deserves to be the king of lore, even if he goes to a top team like Manchester City, he can still give a decisive performance!"
Zhang Chaoqiang scored the killer goal, rushed to the sidelines excitedly, and waved his fist at the Celtic fans in the stands in celebration.
In the second half, the gang kept shouting about the ass combination, which was really annoying.
Soon the whole Manchester City team rushed over, throwing their fists and roaring in unison.
This time, the Celtics fans lost their hearts, and the boos and insults all seemed weak.
Rogers stood on the sidelines with a helpless look on his face and let out a long sigh.
It's quite frustrating to try the whole game and get killed.
But who lets the other side have a superstar?
It's no different on the pitch.
After the game restarted, Celtic tried to fight for a draw, but played in a disorganized manner and did not threaten at all.
Soon after the end of stoppage time, the referee blew the whistle for the end of the game.
"At full-time, we congratulate Manchester City for beating Celtic 4-3 away from home with Super Zhang's stunner to win two consecutive Champions League group stage wins."
"Zhang first made an own goal, and at the last moment, he contributed a stunner, and he made two goals to help Manchester City reverse and win."
"I have to say that Blue Moon spent 100 million euros to bring him in, which is definitely a very good deal."
Through a last-minute goal, Zhang Chaoqiang was successfully elected as the best player of the match after the game.
In an interview with the media on the sidelines, Zhang Chaoqiang said: "In terms of the overall performance of this game alone, we did not do well. β
"But winning the game, that's the most important thing."
To be able to win games even if you are not in good form is what a mature team should be.
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