I Want to Be the King of Football

Back to the locker room with a zero-to-one deficit, Manchester City were outraged.

Throughout the first half, Manchester City firmly controlled the ball and the situation, and did not give Stoke City many chances.

But who could have imagined that it was that throw-in defense that gave Stoke City one of the few kicking opportunities, and Norwegian center Carew seized the loophole and scored a goal.

It left Manchester City stuck in their throats and it was very uncomfortable.

In the games that followed in the first half, the more hurried the team played, the less effective it was.

Guardiola returned to the locker room and did not criticize the players' performance in the first half, nor did he criticize Joe Hart's mistakes. After all, it is only halftime now, and the players need to continue to work hard in the second half, so there is no need to do so.

Stoke City is not the underdog in the imagination of the outside world. This team is currently ranked eighth in the Premier League, but any fans familiar with the Premier League know how difficult this ranking is.

There are also famous Premier League players such as John Carew, Shawcross, and Pennant in the team. These players are not very famous, but their strength is undoubted. The head coach Tony Pulis also according to the characteristics of the players. Practical tactics that work well.

Stoke City adopted a double midfielder tactic. On the defensive end, they mainly focused on man-marking the middle of Manchester City.

In the first half, 73% of our attacks were in the middle, while Stoke's attack in the middle reached 67%. What does this mean? The data given by Lunt, ask the players.

Needless to say, this means that the two teams are too entangled in the middle.

This is what Stoke City would like to see, but it is very bad for Manchester City.

Everyone knows that the middle lane is too dense.

More importantly, Manchester City has a strong wing, whether it is Marcelo Gadi Maria on the left or Sabaleta and Sanchez on the right, they are all famous offensive channels in the Premier League and even European football. .

But now, Manchester City's offense seldom takes the wing, and more is through the middle to the front.

Instead, Su Dong has become a player who frequently passes the ball, which is not healthy.

Of course, it can also be seen in reverse. Manchester City's attacking formation is too aggressive and the flanks are pressed too fast.

The combination of side and center is the biggest advantage of Manchester City's offense.

But in the first half, Manchester City was a bit hot-headed, playing in the middle, always wanting to find Su Dong directly after getting the ball, creating a threat in the frontcourt, but the intention was too obvious.

Su Dong has only one person, the opponent has two central defenders and two midfielders, and he adopts this shrinking defensive tactic. Even if Su Dong has wings, he can't stand the opponent's encirclement like this.

The countermeasure given by Guardiola is that the two flanks should be activated, and Stoke City should not be allowed to focus too much on Su Dong. Di Maria and Sanchez should create enough threats on the flanks to share Su Dong's pressure.

Open their defenses and create space for the players in the middle. I believe that we can all create more threats without one-on-one, one-on-two, Guardiola said loudly.

Everyone in Manchester City is full of confidence in Su Dong's ability.

One-on-one, Su Dong crushes all opponents, and even if it is one-on-two, Su Dong has enough strength to create threats and even score goals. One, I can kill all opponents!

In the first half, Manchester City did a poor job in this regard, and Guardiola hopes the team can adjust.

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After the head coach assigned the task, the locker room fell silent again.

Guardiola has never been a manager good at mobilizing atmosphere, so he needs the assistance of assistants such as Estiat.

But at this moment, Manchester City's players do not need external incentives.

What they need is confidence!

The backwardness in the first half made them start to become impatient and start to make mistakes. This is the biggest problem that Manchester City has encountered.

This is also a problem that cannot be solved by the team's tactical adjustment.

After Guardiola arranged his tactics,

Seeing that the players were still not very interested, he couldn't help but look at Su Dong.

Su Dong noticed Guardiola's gaze, and after thinking about it, he stood up.

The attention of everyone in the locker room also fell on Su Dong. When they saw him stand up, they all raised their heads and focused on him.

Manchester City in the first half was not the real Manchester City.

Su Dong spoke lightly, as if explaining an indisputable fact.

I can understand everyone's eagerness, whether it's us here or the fans in the stands, they are eagerly looking forward to this win tonight and are eager to win this dream championship, but we made a mistake in the game. wrong and punished.

After hearing Su Dong say this, everyone calmed down.

This is a fact.

We are usually not like this. We should patiently control the ball and control the rhythm steadily. We should firmly hold the initiative and let the opponent follow us instead of being led by the nose.

I hope that everyone can think about how to play in the second half, we don't need to perform exceptionally, we just need to play in an orderly manner as usual, where we should be on the wing, we should break through, we should pass the ball and pass the ball. The ball, everyone does their job.”

Having said this, Su Dong paused and looked deeply at the teammate in front of him.

I'm still saying that, you pull the opponent's defense away, pass the ball over, and I can score!

If one is not enough, I will get two, and if two are not enough, I will get three.

Tonight, we can definitely keep this trophy in Manchester!

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The game restarted in the second half.

Manchester City are clearly playing better.

After a fifteen-minute rest, the players basically calmed down.

Guardiola's arrangement and the confidence given by Su Dong made Manchester City players work hard to stabilize their emotions.

Of course, everyone knows that this is only temporary.

If Manchester City can't score as soon as possible, the players' emotions will sooner or later be anxious again.

time does not wait.

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After the running-in adjustment after the opening, Manchester City gradually exerted force on the two flanks.

On the left is the combination of Marcelo and Di Maria, and on the right is the combination of Zabaleta and Sanchez, both of which have played a threat.

When a left attack was contained, Marcelo passed to Busquets and then to Toni Kroos, completing the transition from left to right.

When Tony Cross just stopped the ball, he saw that Stoke City's defensive center of gravity was still on the left, and he was nervously following the ball. Move to the middle.

After the two people's eyes crossed for a while, Tony Cross noticed that Su Dong suddenly stopped.

The tacit understanding made the German midfielder understand, and he quickly sent a long pass with his right foot, directly to the top of the arc.

At the moment of Tony Cross's long pass, Su Dong also started quickly, from between Collins and Shawcross two central defenders, quickly moved forward and went straight to the top of the penalty area arc.

Collins was ten centimeters shorter than Su Dong, and was blocked by Su Dong. Shawcross turned slowly and fell a step behind.

Two central defenders sandwiched Su Dong, and the three rushed forward all the way. At the top of the arc in the penalty area, Su Dong jumped with his back and stopped the ball in his chest.

When they landed, they were already in the restricted area.

Collins was still blocked by Su Dong, and he posted it immediately, not wanting Su Dong to turn around, while Shawcross rushed over, stabilized his position near the penalty spot, and formed a defensive depth with Collins.

Obviously, he was on guard against Su Dong passing Collins.

After Su Dong landed, he hooked the ball with his foot, and the ball stuck firmly to his feet.

Collins, who was behind him, was facing a formidable enemy, all his strength was concentrated in front of him, and he firmly held up to Su Dong, not wanting him to turn around.

At the same time, I also speculate in my heart, which side will Su Dong turn from?

Both feet are so proficient, God knows what he's going to do?

But almost in an instant, he guessed that Su Dong should turn to his right, which is the left side of the goal, and then hit the goal with his left foot.

On the one hand is the position of goalkeeper Sorensen, and on the other hand, Shawcross is on the right.

If Su Dong turns to the right and hits the door with his right foot, there is a high possibility of being blocked by Shawcross.

Therefore, Collins is almost the entire center of gravity on his right side.

As he expected, Su Dong also pushed his body to the right, as if he was about to turn around.

But just when Collins tightened his nerves and took a step to the right, Su Dong suddenly turned to the left.

The tall and long-legged Su Dong just turned around and hit the door with his right foot.

Su Dong's leg swing was very small, and he turned quickly, giving the illusion that he kicked up the door before turning around, while the football shot along a straight line from the position Collins had just now. Shawcross's right side swept past the bottom left corner of the goal.

Such a shot was completely beyond the expectations of Collins, Shawcross and others. The sight of goalkeeper Sorensen was also blocked by Collins. After reacting, he flew sideways, but where did he have time?

The ball almost hit the inside of the left post and got into the Stoke City goal.

One to one!

GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!

Only seven minutes into the second half, Su Dong equalized for Manchester City!

One to one!

Su Dong knew it was there when he got up, and quickly rushed out of the court, running all the way.

There were deafening cheers from Manchester City fans across the Etihad Stadium.

All the fans rushed out of the seats in an instant, shouting Su Dong's name frantically.

Su Dong, on the other hand, rushed to the sidelines and kept waving his hands towards the fans in the stands, signaling them to be more enthusiastic.

Inspired by Su Dong, the fans made more enthusiastic voices in solidarity with the Manchester City players in the stadium.

The players rushed up one by one, and the group surrounded Su Dong in the middle.

One to one, the score was tied.

They are also at ease.

Su Dong is right, as long as Manchester City follow the steps, step on their usual rhythm, and firmly grasp the initiative in their hands, there is no need to fear any opponent at all.

Not to mention Stoke City, even Manchester United and Arsenal were still sacked by Manchester City?

Continue to play like this, we have to score again! Su Dong said loudly.

Teammates also responded.

At this moment, Manchester City are starting to regain their confidence.