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Chapter 206 You have the ground cut, I have the through ball

If you want to limit Manchester City's offense, you must first block his pass.

Inle and Drinkwater's defensive coverage is small, and the midfield consists of two people working together to form a barrier.

Kante's task was to block De Bruyne's passes.

Such an adjustment caused Leicester City's defense line to lose its vertical protection, and the midfield line and back line were pressed too close to flat, and opponents could look for opportunities by passing from the bottom.

Fortunately, Manchester City does not have a high center forward, which made them give up the style of crossing from the wing. They still use short passes to infiltrate and threaten the opponent's goal.

David Silva is responsible for the organization of the ball, using his super dribbling to create threats at the front of the opponent's penalty area.

When Leicester City's defense shrinks towards the center, he will immediately find the most suitable passing line, distribute the ball to the wing, and give it to De Bruyne.

Kanter's marking quickly fell into place, and his center of gravity was lowered. When the opponent started to accelerate, he turned around and chased back, and he could stretch out his foot and poke the ball out in the first time.

De Bruyne didn't expect that the little man in front of him moved faster and his feet were faster. Not only did he lose the ball, but he was also knocked to the ground.

Although Kanter managed to destroy the ball, Yaya Toure grabbed the second penalty.

Without saying a word, he pounced on it again.

Yaya Toure first dunked lightly, trying to shake off Kanter's steal.

But after Kanter missed the ball in the first pass, his legs immediately plunged into the ground, adjusted his body's center of gravity, and moved towards the opponent's dribbling direction at any time.

"Why is he still here?"

Yaya Toure, who thought he would sway the defense, was taken aback by Kanter who blocked it in time.

Seeing that De Bruyne had stood up and asked, he first leaned on the opponent with his body, and then pushed the ball to his teammates.

Kanter once again showed amazing running and reflexes, and quickly rushed towards De Bruyne who was holding the ball.

The Belgian midfielder, who had suffered first, took a few steps forward, faced Kanter who was chasing him, and sent a signature arc ball to the left front, penetrating Leicester City's defense line, and ran towards Sterling at the back point.

When Huth was out of position, he slid forward and took advantage of his length and legs to shovel the ball to the bottom line.

Hey!
This tackle is very risky. If the direction of the tackle is not well grasped, it is very likely to make an own goal.

Fortunately, the ball rubbed against the post and flew out of the baseline, shocking the fans behind the gate into a cold sweat.

Kanter alone cannot block De Bruyne.

Because by Ding Ding's side, powerful teammates rushed to support in time.

Pellegrini found that the opponent deliberately blocked De Bruyne, and he immediately made adjustments to allow several attackers in the frontcourt to change positions flexibly.

This not only increases the difficulty of defense, but also allows opponents to beware of De Bruyne's passes all the time.

In the 10th minute, De Bruyne came to the middle, Aguerola side, Sterling forward.

After receiving a pass from Silva, De Bruyne didn't stop the ball, picked the ball directly into the penalty area, and gave it to the forward Sterling.

Huth's recovery was obviously slow, but Danny Simpson quickly made up the defense from the wing.

[The pick pass came, Sterling single-handedly! 】

[The defender can't catch up, good chance, shoot! 】

[Oh, Sterling's right-footed shot went high! 】

Sterling was knocked to the ground by Danny Simpson when he finished the shot.

He raised his hand to signal that the ball was a defensive foul and should be a penalty.

But the referee did not call a foul, but gave a goal kick.

The look in Pellegrini's eyes off the court was as disappointed as he wanted.

No single-handedly scored, wasting an exquisite pass from De Bruyne.

In the first 10 minutes, Leicester City's goal was frequently in danger. Ranieri had to consolidate the defense first, allowing Mahrez and Rossi to fill in the midfield defense, and the formation changed from 4-3-3 to 4-5-1.

Rossi's position in the front midfielder is not fixed, and he moves towards the direction of the ball at any time.

This is a high degree of freedom that Ranieri gave him.

Although the team was forced to switch to defense, the necessary counterattack points still need to be retained.

Pellegrini was optimistic about Rossi last season, but the club has always only bought expensive ones, not the right ones.

And after buying the golden boy Sterling from Liverpool, there is no need to buy another substitute.

In this game, Pellegrini also arranged defensive tactics against Rossi.

The double defensive midfielder Yaya Toure and Fernandinho, one advances forward to attack, and the other delays defense.

Since Rossi has a high degree of freedom in the frontcourt, he will consciously insert behind Yaya Toure.

If Yaya Toure goes forward to attack, once there is a counterattack, Fernandinho will definitely fill in the space behind him, then the other side will be exposed.

If Fernandinho attacks, Rossi will play behind him, leaving Yaya Toure with no time to distract.

City took advantage of possession, patiently looked for opportunities, and as the game progressed, their formation gradually pressed up.

In order to increase the number of midfielders, Pellegrini pushed Yaya Toure up, and the central defender Otamendi defended the space he left.

Chaos began in Leicester City's midfield after Yaya Toure was involved in the attack.

David Silva continued to use dribbles in the middle to harass the defense and look for opportunities.

In the 25th minute, Inle defended against Silva, but he deftly passed the ball through his crotch. Seeing that the situation was not good, Huth hurried forward to block it.

Aguero sees the opportunity to advance forward, and the pass from his teammates is also given to him at the first time.

[Beautifully passed the ball, Aguero was not offside and entered the penalty area. 】

[His shooting is much more reassuring than Sterling! 】

【Shoot! 】

[He was saved by the goalkeeper! 】

[Schumeichel has made a contribution. He made a wonderful save and can be selected as the top ten saves of this round. 】

Aguero is aiming at the lower left corner of the goal, and the angle and strength of the shot are also accurate.

Reluctantly, the defensive players on the side blocked his near-angle shooting angle for the first time, making Schmeichel choose to rush to the far corner without hesitation when he fell to the ground to catch the ball.

The ball did not go out of bounds, but was saved by Morgan near the baseline. Drinkwater in the midfield was reaching for the ball.

Morgan is near the bottom line, it is difficult to pass the ball to his teammates, so he can only distribute it to Fuchs on the wing first.

After Fuchs took the ball, he only took one step, adjusted his body balance, and passed it to Drinkwater in the middle.

This was Leicester City's first chance to counterattack in the first half.

Drinkwater took the ball in midfield and was instantly double-teamed by Fernandinho and Kolarov.

After returning from injury, he has maintained very good state and physical fitness.

While his body was pretending to break through to the left, he quickly moved the ball to the other side with his right foot and shifted his center of gravity.

After he swayed the defense, he distributed the ball to Rossi in front of him.

Rossi pretended to take the ball with his back, stuck in a favorable position, turned around quickly, and moved the ball laterally to the right.

Although Yaya Toure was confused by his fake action, he turned around and chased the timing not too slowly.

Moreover, Rossi moved laterally, not forward, and he quickly blocked the forward line.

Always young!

Yaya Toure sneered, this ball Rossi can directly complete the turn and face the goal.

Even if you dribble the ball horizontally, it should go to the left.

Because on the right, there are no forward teammates.

boom!
After taking a small step laterally, Rossi directly passed the ball forward.

The ball passed through the gap between the two central defenders and was given to Vardy.

This pass was not subtle, but it was a surprise.

Because he took the ball from Rossi's back and dribbled it half-turned, he almost didn't even glance at Vardy at the front.

Unbeknownst to everyone, including his teammates, he passed the ball to Vardy.

How did he know that Vardy would appear on this route?

The sudden pass surprised and delighted Vardy.

However, due to insufficient preparation, when catching the ball to the penalty area, he was too strong. The goalkeeper who was attacked quickly fell to the ground and held the ball in his arms.

The home fans applauded. Although this attack did not form a shot, it has already posed a threat to the goal.

More importantly, Manchester City has De Bruyne's arc cut close to the ground.

We have Rossi's deadly through ball.

In this game, who wins and who loses is still unknown.

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