Chapter 164: Captain

With his first direct free-kick in the Premier League, Manchester City managed to pull one back.

So the morale of the whole team has been boosted to a certain extent.

In addition, Gundogan's appearance has somewhat increased some control in the midfield, making Manchester City's midfield less uncomfortable.

So the two teams then attacked and defended each other.

In the 52nd minute, Eriksen's diagonal pass passed through the Manchester City defence, and Alli stepped forward to receive the ball in the penalty area and immediately kicked the goal.

Bravo reacted quickly and quickly reached out to block the shot.

In the 61st minute, Manchester City also created chances.

Sergio Aguero ran to pull the lead, Sterling broke through on the right and quickly crossed, Zhang Chaoqiang received the ball and won a one-on-one heads-up Vertonghen.

With a flick of the foot, Zhang Chaoqiang directly shook off Vertongheng and decisively kicked up.

Koloris was perfect in front of goal, raising his hand to block Zhang's shot.

The two sides went back and forth, each had some chances, but the score remained 2:1 on the field.

Tottenham Hotspur have a one-goal lead.

In the 73rd minute, Tottenham created another good chance.

Eriksen smashes through midfield, Ali's imaginative heel in front of the box and the ball is knocked into the Manchester City box.

Son Heung-min received the ball and started it, but was tripped by Otamendi.

The referee blew the whistle and raised his hand to the penalty spot.

"Penalty!! Tottenham win penalty! This is a penalty created by Heungmin!! ”

Son Heung-min made a penalty, and the South Korean commentator instantly became excited, and he was simply excited.

The Manchester City players on the pitch were disappointed.

Now that Tottenham have taken a penalty at this point in time, and then extend the lead to two goals, then Tottenham will basically seal the win.

Zhang Chaoqiang had no choice but to return to his own goal, patted goalkeeper Bravo on the shoulder and said, "Come on, Claudio, we still have a chance to save the ball." ”

This is a symbolic encouragement to teammates.

Bravo's performance after joining Manchester City has not been consistent, and even many Manchester City fans have accused the Chilean of not being as reliable as the original Joe Hart.

It's just that Joe Hart's footwork is too rough to match Pep Guardiola's ball-possession tactics.

In Pep Guardiola's tactical system, goalkeepers also need to be heavily involved in passing, but Joe Hart is a traditional English goalkeeper who can only take the ball and kick wide, so he is driven away.

But Bravo did not show a qualified performance after joining, and many Manchester City fans complained about it.

However, at this moment, everyone can only choose to believe him.

After encouraging his teammates, Zhang Chaoqiang turned around and found an interesting scene.

Tottenham seem to be locked in a penalty race.

With Harry Kane gone, Tottenham don't have the most consistent penalty taker.

Among the current players on the field of Tottenham, Son Heung-min, Eriksen, Ali, and Lamela all have good foot skills, and they all seem to want to take this penalty.

Eriksen and Ali quickly retreated after just a few casual words, but Son Heung-min and Lamela were a bit deadlocked.

Both men were keen to take the penalty.

For Son Heung-min, he certainly wants to score a goal in this Asian derby.

Lamela may be the top penalty pick in the team, as he and manager Mauricio Pochettino are both Argentinians and are more likely to be trusted.

Not to mention that the opposite goalkeeper is Bravo, and Lamela is very eager to score the opposition goal, especially in the form of penalties.

Last year and this summer, Argentina lost to Chile on penalties in two consecutive Copa America finals.

Bravo is the main goalkeeper of the Chilean national team, the best goalkeeper of two consecutive Copa Americas, and has successfully saved Argentina's penalty kicks in two consecutive penalty shootouts.

Lamela didn't take a penalty in the Copa America final, but Lamela didn't want to miss the chance in this club game.

He wants to save face for Argentina with concrete actions.

After a stalemate between Lamela and Son Heung-min, it was Son Heung-min who gave in and retreated, and Lamela took the penalty.

The South Korean commentator was unhappy, and said angrily: "This is a penalty created by our Heungmin, and it was forcibly snatched away by Lamela?" ”

"This is a Premier League Asian derby, the Chinese on the opposite side have already scored, and we Xingmin also need to score."

With the South Koreans angry and angry, Lamela stood at the penalty spot.

The referee blew the whistle and he ran straight into the bottom right corner of the goal.

Bravo bet on the right direction like a divine help, flew and pounced, and held the ball directly.

The White Hart Lane stadium was immediately filled with sighs.

"Well done, Bravo!!"

'He saved Lamela's penalty to keep hope alive for City.'

"Chile is an Argentine nemesis, helping Chile beat Argentina on penalties in two consecutive Copa Americas, and now the Premier League has also saved the ...... of Argentine players' penalties"

The Chinese commentator was quite excited, and kept singing praises for Bravo.

Tottenham fans were on a rollercoaster ride in just two minutes.

It's really exciting to win a penalty that kills the game and then concede it.

Fortunately, there is still a lead.

Tottenham can still win this game as long as they maintain the score of 2-1.

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Off the pitch, the game continues.

Manchester City denied a penalty and took the opportunity to launch a counter-attack.

Tottenham, on their side, may have been affected by missed points, or they may have lost their stamina, and there was a clear drop in pressing interceptions.

So Manchester City finally played a sustained attacking wave.

By the 80th minute, the pitch had become a situation in which Manchester City were besieging Tottenham.

Pochettino kept waving his arms on the sidelines, just trying to hold on to the 2-1 scoreline.

In the 85th minute, Zhang Chaoqiang cooperated with his teammates to transport the ball to the front, and saw that Tottenham had blocked the middle, so he transferred the ball to the right side.

Spanish striker Keylor Navas, who came on as a substitute for Raheem Sterling, combined with Gundogan and David Silva in succession, and Tottenham's defensive formation was gradually pulled away.

At this time, Keylor Navas sent a through ball from the wing, and Manchester City's right-back Zabaleta, who pressed into the front, quickly set the edge and crossed.

The quality of the pass was good, and the landing point was in front of goal.

Tottenham players moved their feet to prepare to clear the football, and Zhang Chaoqiang, who was cruising on the line of the penalty area, made a force on the soles of his feet and rushed forward in three steps.

With the help of running and jumping, he jumped past Wan Yama, who was a little slower, and shook his head directly to meet the falling football.

With a bang, the football hit the side of Zhang Chaoqiang's head and bounced straight towards the goal.

Lori in front of the door fished it out and didn't catch anything.

The soccer ball was flying over his head and crashing into the net.

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"The ball is in! Super Open Header Scores, Manchester City Equalize!! ”

"It's another crucial goal at a crucial moment, and it's Super Zhang who stepped up again, he's a real Manchester City star of the game!"

"If Manchester City is the galaxy of the Premier League, then Super Zhang is the captain of this battleship, and he can always stand up at critical moments."

"In the Champions League game in midweek, it was Super Zhang who contributed to the stunner in stoppage time, this strong battle against Tottenham, Manchester City fell behind 0:2 in the first half, and Super Zhang scored twice in the second half to equalize for Manchester City."

The England commentator hissed and cheered, and kept shouting for Zhang Chaoqiang's header.

At the same time, the domestic commentators were also roaring wildly.

"Good shot!! Zhang Chaoqiang!! ”

"A beautiful header attack, Zhang Chaoqiang once again broke through the Tottenham goal, directly chasing the score to 2:2!"

"In this much-watched Asian derby, Zhang Chaoqiang contributed his first Premier League direct free kick and first Premier League header goal, which did not disappoint the Chinese fans who were waiting to watch."

"Now that City's morale is up, there is still time to play, and Manchester City have every chance of coming back and winning!"

At this time, only South Korea's commentary was unhappy, and he was still talking about the previous penalty.

"If we had taken the penalty just now, Heungmin would have been able to score the goal, and now even if we concede the goal, we won't be tied ......"

After Zhang Chaoqiang scored, he just celebrated briefly.

Now the morale of the whole Manchester City team is high, and everyone wants to turn the game straight away.

But Pochettino reacted quickly, quickly stabilized the situation on the field, and continued to seek stability.

In the final minutes, Sergio Aguero received a pass from Gundogan on the left side of the box and fired a quality volley that was saved by Lloris.

In stoppage time, Zhang Chaoqiang shook off Son Xingmin's long-range shot in front of the penalty area, which was also a little worse.

This is a rare direct confrontation between the two in this game.

In this way, the score of 2:2 was maintained until the end.

'It was a fair game regardless of the score or the spectacle.

'Tottenham dominated the first half, Manchester City dominated the second half, and then both sides scored two goals each and it ended in a draw.

"But on the other hand, Tottenham broke City's winning streak and City held on to their lead in the table, and both sides were successful......

This is a more pertinent post-match summary.

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