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Chapter 862 The Strongest

Manchester Etihad Stadium.

Premier League No.30 three rounds, Manchester City sits at home against Tottenham Hotspur.

The Manchester City fans in the stands were cheering for the team at the top of their lungs, while the players of the home team were running and passing the ball non-stop, organizing and creating opportunities, while the players of the visiting team were retreating across the board, keeping the three lines in front of the goal tight.

This is a team that can reach the quarter-finals of the Champions League.

Although they lost both home and away games to Real Madrid in the knockout round of the quarterfinals, and were eliminated with a total score of [-] to [-], Redknapp trained a team with high tactical quality.

Being able to beat Inter Milan and Werder Bremen and other teams in the group stage, qualify as the top of the group, and defeat AC Milan in the knockout round of the sixteenth round, and reached the quarterfinals of the Champions League, the strength of this team can be seen.

Redknapp's team put on a defensive posture at the Etihad Stadium.

Four backs, four midfielders, it looks like two forwards, but in fact Crouch is more supportive, basically relying on Gareth Bell's speed when counterattacking, but even so, Gareth Bell is also very active in the defensive state.

Redknapp has put out the strongest defensive lineup he can.

In the game, Tottenham Hotspur did not let Redknapp down.

This season has shined in the Champions League and played with a certain degree of confidence. After returning to the Premier League, it also showed good strength, especially in the face of Manchester City's passing and possession.

Tottenham Hotspur's defense is quite well-organized, especially the three midfielders composed of Palacios, Sandro and Huddlestone, which have erected a solid wall in front of the defense line, making it difficult for Manchester City to pass and control the ball to complete effective penetration.

In the game, Manchester City can only control the ball around the perimeter of the 30-meter zone. It is difficult to form an effective pass within the 30-meter zone, especially around the perimeter of the penalty area. Everyone knows that only effective pass penetration in this zone can create a threat.

Manchester City's few real threatening offenses in the game came from the two wings of Su Dong, Di Maria and Sanchez, the two midfielders of Moutinho and Toni Kroos, plus Marcelo on the left and Zabaleta on the right. Manchester City's offensive level is very good, but Tottenham Hotspur's defense is also unambiguous.

More importantly, Tottenham Hotspur are really fighting.

It can even be said that Tottenham intends to give up the Champions League and try their best to strive for the top four in the Premier League.

This caused Manchester City to suffer huge resistance in the game.

From the first half to the second half, from 10 minutes to 10 minutes, they have not been able to break through the goal guarded by Cudicini.

The Italian goalkeeper was also a nerve knife tonight. He played extremely bravely and saved two very good shots from Su Dong.

In this way, the game continued to stalemate.

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"Fortunately, we concentrated our forces to play this game!"

The head coach of the home team, the chief assistant coach Estiyat, said rather fearfully.

As early as when the strategy was first formulated, the coaching staff still preferred to play Arsenal, because it was the semi-finals of the FA Cup.

But at that time, Su Dong believed that the team was sure to play against Arsenal, and there was no need to try their best. Instead, they should be more careful about Tottenham Hotspur. Now that the game has played for more than 80 minutes, the facts have also proved Su Dong's keen judgment.

"If we don't do our best tonight, and the front trident can't hold Tottenham Hotspur's midfield, it will be enough." Torrent also agrees with Estiat's judgment.

Offense and defense go hand in hand.

Tottenham Hotspur are actually best at defense and counterattack. For example, the two games against Inter Milan, including the almost reversal in the first game, and the big victory in the second game, were all counterattacks under steady defense, playing the role of Gareth Bale.

The speed of the Welshman is simply too fast.

It is conceivable that if the midfield is not suppressed, then Manchester City is likely to become the second Inter Milan team.

In this game, the tridents of Sudong, Di Maria and Sanchez all started and played the whole game. After the second half, Guardiola even replaced David Silva to further strengthen the offense, but still could not break through.

The game fell into a one-sided stalemate. Manchester City kept organizing and planning offenses, but failed to break the deadlock.

This made Guardiola and his assistants in the coaching bench of the home team also look dignified.

Sometimes football is just like that.

It doesn't mean that if you make a wise choice, you will be able to get a corresponding return.

It was in this situation that Di Maria and Marcelo cooperated and broke through on the left, winning a valuable corner kick for Manchester City.

At this time, the time is No.806 minutes.

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Toni Kroos stood in the corner, and after setting up the ball, he slowly stepped back.

At this time, tall players such as Sudong, Pepe, Kompany, etc., were all in Tottenham Hotspur's penalty area.

There are still quite a few tall men in Manchester City, especially Su Dong, whose size is there, it is a huge shock to any team.

How will the corner be played this time?
The German midfielder raised his eyes to the penalty area, and he wanted to see the reaction of his teammates in the penalty area.

Su Dong, Pepe and Kompany all gathered in the middle, and the referee was about to exit the penalty area.

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Everyone immediately looked at Su Dong.

He is not only the captain of the team, but also the core of the team's offense, and Su Dong is very sensitive to the situation on the court and tactical response, which makes the players in the team extremely admired.

For example, before the game, it was Su Dong who proposed to play Tottenham with all his strength, and the team avoided losing points.

Even if this game is a draw, Manchester City still has a certain advantage.

Su Dong felt the questioning eyes of Toni Cross and his teammates in the distance. He hesitated for a moment, and immediately made a gesture of seven. Everyone was obviously a little surprised when they saw it.

But Su Dong still nodded heavily.

The previous few corner kick attacks failed to create a threat. It can be seen that Tottenham Hotspur have done extremely meticulous preparations for Manchester City, including the defense of set kicks and corner kick tactics, which have been drilled and arranged in a targeted manner.

In this case, Manchester City must find a way to surprise.

Pepe took the lead in taking the penalty kick, and Kompany and others also agreed one after another.

Soon, Toni Kroos in the corner also received the signal.

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The referee exited the penalty area, and after seeing that there was no problem, he blew his whistle to indicate that he could take the penalty.

Toni Kroos ran forward quickly, posing with his feet, as if to send the ball into the penalty area.

There was chaos in Tottenham Hotspur's big penalty area.

But at this moment, Toni Kroos did not kick the ball with a big kick, but passed the ball quickly.

The ball rolled along the ground towards the penalty area.

Pepe, who was still preparing to attack at the front point, suddenly ran over at this time, blocked the defender with his body, stopped the ball with his back, and then passed it back to the left side of the penalty area.

Facing the sudden change, Tottenham's defense habitually pressed forward, trying to suppress Manchester City's offense on the left, so that they could not create a threat.

Pepe passed the ball to Marcelo who came in from behind.

At this moment, Redknapp in front of the visiting coach's bench suddenly realized something was wrong.

Pepera went to the left and Kompany came running, but what about Sudong?
There was chaos in the restricted area.

When Redknapp's old eyes finally found Su Dong's figure in the penalty area, he found that as Manchester City's number one attacker, Su Dong did not move forward, but dragged closer to the back point.

"Pay attention to Su Dong!" Redknapp immediately warned.

But at this time, on the court, Marcelo stepped in and stopped the ball. No one was defending, and he made a cross with his left foot without adjusting.

The ball crossed most of the penalty area and landed precisely on the right side of Tottenham Hotspur's goal.

Su Dong, who had been in ambush for a long time, suddenly went forward and jumped before Ledley King. He jumped high and just met the football passed by Marcelo. He directly shook his head and hit the ball to the right.

Since the ball was on the left, Cudicini's position was also to the left, but Manchester City suddenly made a diagonal pass to the back point, and Su Dong's header caught Cudicini by surprise.

The Italian goalkeeper struggled to make a save, but was beyond his reach.

"GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!!!!"

"No.807 minutes, No.807 minutes, Su Dong finally opened the scoring for Manchester City!"

"One to zero!!!"

"This is a wonderful tactical corner kick from Manchester City. Marcelo passed the ball accurately to the back point. Su Dong scored a header and broke the deadlock for Manchester City."

As soon as Su Dong landed, he rushed to the corner frantically.

Kompany, Pepe and others all tried to hold him back, but he tactfully avoided him.

Su Dong rushed to the sidelines and yelled at the fans in the stands, venting his excitement after scoring a goal.

After attacking for more than 80 minutes, he still failed to break through Tottenham Hotspur's goal.

Until this moment, the North London team's goal collapsed!
In a football game, especially this high-level and high-level football game, the most fulfilling moment is undoubtedly the moment in front of you!
Manchester City's players also chased him out one after another, and surrounded him in groups.

Even though he only cooperated for one season, even though Su Dong was the captain of the team when he first arrived, everyone admired him.

Not because of anything else, but because he can always lead the team to victory at critical moments.

Just like now.

Everyone is helpless, Su Dong just has a way to lead the team to score goals and break the opponent's goal.

This seems very simple. In fact, looking at the whole world, even throughout the ages, how many people can do it?

Manchester City's players congratulated Su Dong wholeheartedly, especially for his decision to take a tactical corner kick just now, which convinced everyone.

Facts have proved that it was this tactical corner kick that caught Tottenham Hotspur by surprise.

Moreover, Pepe and Marcelo are Su Dong's most loyal comrades in arms to complete this tactical corner kick cooperation.

The football field worships the strong!
And Su Dong is the strongest player in world football today!
(End of this chapter)