super football star

Chapter 935 Sharp turn down
(I have a cold~~~ so uncomfortable,)

Looking at Li Feng celebrating wildly and Manchester City celebrating wildly, Juventus is full of helplessness, especially Vidal, he is the main defender, but if he does not retreat, there will be another possibility, that is, being broken by Li Feng, and then Li Feng directly rushes into the penalty area.

But this step of retreat completely became himself and the team's nightmare. Juventus tried their best for two goals and even achieved perfection, but they still couldn't stop that crazy figure.

On the sidelines of the court, Alessio had already felt helpless. Facing such Li Feng and such a goal, he had nothing to say, because his players had already done well enough.

Substitution, Giovinco replaced Asamoah, Juventus changed to three forwards, Quagliarella was in the middle, Vucinic and Giovinco on both sides.

I don't know if Alessio's substitution played a magical role. Then, the game took a sharp turn against Manchester City. Within 5 minutes, Manchester City received two yellow cards and was sent off.

This season, due to the tacit understanding in defense, the number of Manchester City's cards has decreased a lot. In the Champions League, the current cards are Yaya Toure and Kompany at most, and there are only two cards.

However, in the next 5 minutes, Milner, when De Jong stopped Pirlo, Milner shot out from the side, trying to break the ball under Pirlo's feet, but Pirlo dodged it, but Milner failed to stop Pirlo in time, and Cakir took out the first yellow card to Milner.

Four minutes later, it was Milner again, and it was still a wave of defense, but this time he was facing Vidal. After being bullied by Li Feng, Vidal regained some confidence in Milner.

The result was another foul, and Cakir showed no mercy, and took out the second yellow card against Milner, which also allowed him to get the second yellow card of the season, and he is also the only player who has received a red card for Manchester City.

Van Basten also made a substitution. Rodwell came on the field and replaced Sun Xingmin, who was underperforming. At the same time, Shaqiri also retreated. Manchester City changed 441 to maintain the integrity of the midfield, leaving Dzeko in the frontcourt to play defensive counterattacks.

Juventus made a strong attack. In this case, there is no hesitation for Alessio. He rushed to the sideline, then roared, and swung his arm forward.

Vidal took the ball forward and then passed Pirlo back after attracting Manchester City's midfield defense.

Turning around with the ball, feinting past Kolarov and cutting into the Manchester City penalty area, Boateng reacted quickly and immediately filled his position, but Giovinco was waiting for this moment.

When he saw Boateng rushing in front of him, Giovinco made a cross pass, Quagliarella stopped in front of Lescott, and then carried Lescott hard to complete a push.

Joe Hart had been prepared for a long time. At the moment of Quagliarella's push, he immediately jumped up and pushed Quagliarella's push out of the gate he was guarding.

Kolarov made a clearance, but Dzeko's header failed to compete with Bonucci, and the ball returned to Juventus' feet again, and it was still Pirlo.

Compared with the first half, Pirlo at this moment is no longer in the state of the first half, and there is no way. For a 34-year-old veteran, you cannot ask him to maintain the state of the first half.

In the second half, physical fitness will definitely improve. What's more, Pirlo is not the kind of player known for his body. Therefore, Pirlo and Vidal have quietly changed positions.

At the moment, Pirlo is more often dispatched with long passes. There is no way to do that. Manchester City's midfield remains intact, and Pirlo has personally experienced De Jong and Li Feng's defense.

In the first half, it’s okay to say that I heard enough, but now, although Vidal is very good, in some respects, he can’t compare with himself at all. Therefore, Vidal’s stepping forward is more to attract the attention of Manchester City’s defensive players.

Of course, if Manchester City relaxes Vidal's defense, Pirlo will definitely not mind, send a direct pass, and then let Vidal use long shots to threaten Manchester City's goal. After all, Vidal's long-range shots are still quite good.

In fact, Juventus's equalizer goal was scored in this way. In the No.708 minute of the game, although Manchester City played two very good counterattacks, it is a pity that Dzeko failed to grasp them.

No.603 minutes, Manchester City seized a wave of counterattack, Li Feng made a long pass from the backcourt to Dzeko, and the latter forced to squeeze past Barzagli after a header and scored a single goal.

After seeing Dzeko squeeze past Barzagli, Buffon immediately chose to abandon the goal. Dzeko was too confident. He wanted to pass Buffon and shoot, but Buffon directly shoveled it away, and the ball came to Barzagli behind him.

Manchester City missed the opportunity to completely kill the game, but 5 minutes later, Manchester City ushered in another opportunity, but unfortunately, Dzeko still didn't get it wrong.

This time, there was too much anxiety. Li Feng advanced with the ball at high speed to attract the defense, and then separated from Shaqiri. The latter broke through from the side and passed back to Li Feng.

Li Feng sent a through pass in front of the penalty area, and Dzeko played the ball. This time, Dzeko was too anxious. If he controlled the ball first, pulled it back, and avoided Bonucci's flying shovel, then the goal would have been scored.

But Dzeko couldn't wait to shoot. As a result, he was hit by Bonucci's flying shovel. The ball directly deviated from the original trajectory and flew out of the baseline.

Dzeko's two kicks made the fans in the stands very depressed, even Van Basten on the sidelines. At this moment, Van Basten is already considering whether it would be better to let Dzeko substitute in the future.

It's no wonder Van Basten thinks so. When he came off the bench, Dzeko's performance was too impressive. Whether it was cooperating with his teammates or taking my chances, his performance in the first game was simply two people.

This is football. Sometimes, there are some things that can’t be explained at all. Why some people can score goals when they come off the bench, but if they start for him, he can’t do as well as he did when he came off the bench.

Having an opportunity but failing to grasp it is often punished, not to mention that Manchester City, which is already at a disadvantage after lacking one player, did not concede a goal before.

As time passed, De Jong's physical strength began to be a little bit behind. After all, De Jong had only been injured for a month, and this game was his first game after recovering from injury.

Originally, Van Basten was just going to let De Jong find his feeling on the court, so that he could appear in the next game against Chelsea, but Milner's red card completely disrupted Van Basten's changes.

(End of this chapter)