civilwarnovels Chapter 272 Green Artist
Chapter 272 Green Artist
Chapter 272 Green Artist
Facing Manchester City's ultimate pass control, even a top team like Manchester United can only compete with them for a period of time, but it is basically impossible to fight tit-for-tat throughout the game.
First of all, physical strength is a problem.
No team will be willing to put all the physical strength of the players on the fight.
Secondly, high-position pressing requires the team to have an overall strategic plan.
That is not just two or three people rushing to the opponent's half to press, but the entire team must maintain a consistent formation as a whole, and effectively press according to the positions of the three-person team.
Otherwise, it will become a "sliding monkey" in training.
However, no team will train this kind of defense as a daily practice.
Most of the high presses still rely on the enthusiasm and willpower of the players to complete.
Even if it is Manchester City, Guardiola will not train them specifically for high-position pressing, but will focus on counter-attack and group pressing during offensive and defensive transitions.
Therefore, in many cases, when Manchester City has the ball in the opponent's frontcourt, it is not the most dangerous time.
The most dangerous time is after they lose the ball, they counterattack in the opponent's backcourt.
Because when counter-robbing, the opponent's defense is not so targeted, and counterattacking on the spot after grabbing the ball often presents unexpected opportunities.
Like this time.
In the No. 20 minute of the first half, Manchester United, which was under pressure by Manchester City for seven or eight minutes, finally organized an effective attack.
Pogba received a through ball from B Fee in the frontcourt and shook the defensive player away. Pogba shot a long shot directly outside the arc of the penalty area.
This ball perfectly embodies Pogba's footwork.
The football drew a beautiful arc, bypassing the palm of goalkeeper Ederson, but the goal post blocked this wonderful world wave.
With a sound of "duang", the football hit the goalpost hard and bounced obliquely out of the penalty area.
Full-back Zinchenko protected the second spot outside the penalty area and quickly passed the ball to Sterling in front.
After Sterling received the ball, he ignored the opponent's rushing player, directly moved the ball forward, and forcibly broke through.
Sterling's speed caught Manchester United's full-backs by surprise. When they wanted to reach out to pull, Sterling had already gone.
The two defenders in the middle chased back frantically, and Li Mingyu quickly followed up in the middle.
Two-on-two up front.
Sterling dribbled the ball with his right foot. Facing the defending central defender, he made two fake moves in a row and finally made the opponent lose his center of gravity.
Sterling dunked the ball with his right foot, passed the ball past the opponent, and wiped it directly into the Manchester United penalty area.
Li Mingyu did not continue to rush forward, but stopped outside the penalty area, leaving another central defender Maguire who was defending him in a dilemma.
In the end, he still chose Sterling with the ball, and gave up Li Mingyu without the ball.
Sterling entered the penalty area. Suddenly, he didn't know whether his feet were soft, or the feeling of happy football came again. He felt like he didn't know how to deal with the ball.
Do you hit the goal directly, pass the goalkeeper, or pass the ball?
A terminal patient with difficult choices - Sterling, when faced with these choices, feels like his brain is going to shut down a bit.
Central defender Maguire saw the opportunity, and with a beautiful sliding tackle, he shoveled the ball at the feet of Sterling, who was hesitant in his footsteps.
Just in time, Wan Bissaka on the other side came back to defend and received the ball near the baseline.
After losing the ball, Sterling didn't have time to feel annoyed, so he rushed towards the football again relying on his physical instinct.
Wan Bissaka looked at Sterling, who was in a state of dismay, and felt disgusted in his heart. Damn, I had a great time just now!
Therefore, Wan Bissaka wanted to treat him in his own way.
Wan-Bissaka raised his foot and made a move to kick forward.
Sure enough, Sterling was fooled. From a long distance, Sterling jumped over and stretched out his right leg, trying to stop Wan Bissaka.
Wan-Bissaka showed a sly smile when he saw Sterling who was taken in, and with a light tap of his right foot, he buckled the football to his left.
Sterling's golf quotient is actually very high, but it was only temporarily controlled by the happiness factor in the brain just now.
When he jumped up, he already knew that he had been fooled, so after landing, Sterling quickly turned around and slammed towards Dig Pisaka for the second time.
This time, Wan-Bissaka felt a little numb. He was now on the bottom line of the penalty area, less than ten meters away from the goal. If he lost the ball here, the consequences would be disastrous.
Now, the best choice for Wan Bissaka is to kick the ball out of the baseline and give Manchester City a corner kick.
However, this choice is the most cowardly choice, and most players will not do it unless they have to.
Therefore, Wan-Bissaka chose a decision that he regretted endlessly.
He chose to pass the ball to the goalkeeper.
However, because he was entangled with Sterling, Li Mingyu had quietly ran into the penalty area.
When Wan Bissaka crossed the ball to the goalkeeper, Li Mingyu quickly rushed into the small penalty area in two steps from outside the small penalty area. Before De Gea received the ball, he blocked the football line.
De Gea opened his hands and completely blocked the near post with a nervous expression, preventing Li Mingyu from having a chance to shoot.
But Li Mingyu made a move that stunned everyone.
Originally, Li Mingyu was facing the baseline, and his right side was the goal, but the angle had been completely blocked by De Gea.
Li Mingyu pulled back on the football with his right foot, and then made a beautiful Marseille maneuver, turning his back to the goal, but he already had a certain shooting angle. As long as he turned around and shot, he had a good chance of scoring a goal.
But the central defender Maguire in front of him was only about one meter away from him, and there was no chance for Li Mingyu to turn around and shoot.
Li Mingyu's movements were very coherent. After pulling the ball back with his right foot, the heel of his left foot slammed hard on the football.
With his back to the goal and a beautiful backheel shot, De Gea never thought that Li Mingyu would use such a shot.
He just stood there, watching the football fly past him and crash into the net with a dazed expression.
The entire Etihad Stadium suddenly fell into a carnival.
Li Mingyu's shot was simply a work of art.
It's like dancing on the court.
After scoring the goal, Li Mingyu greeted his teammates. He rushed to the sidelines, kneeled domineeringly, and opened his arms to the fans.
The Manchester City fans in the stands shouted Li Mingyu's name loudly.
Goals in the Manchester derby will make fans love you more than scoring goals in any other competition.
Let me know that in the next week or so, due to some things at home that need to be dealt with, only 4000 words are updated every day, and it will return to normal next week. I hope everyone can forgive me.
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