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87. Win over Tottenham

In the first twenty minutes, Manchester City was in a slightly better condition, with one or two good opportunities, while Tottenham did not perform well, and Bale's performance was relatively quiet.

Bale's position this season is very different from before. In order to liberate Bale's combat effectiveness, Boas usually places Bale in the front midfielder position. I have to say that this is a good note. Bale has greater freedom. Since the start of this season, Bale has scored 6 goals for Tottenham, which is developing on the road to becoming a superstar in the future.

More than twenty minutes later, Tottenham Hotspur hit a climax of attack, Bale began to get angry, and several incisive cuts and teammates' passes and cuts were more threatening.

In fact, Boas's offense is not very smooth in this game. Bale is used to facing opponent's goal at the front midfielder position. In fact, it is enough to send him a supportive center on the front line. Adebayo is enough, but Boas used the double center tactic in this game, which requires continuous crossing between the two wings. Bale is no longer willing to cross it, and the double center tactic is easy to fail.

In the 28th minute, Bale relied on his personal ability and shot after cutting in. The full moon scimitar on his left foot made Johart helpless, and he fell behind at home for the first time in Manchester City's league.

Barry looked very embarrassed when Bell cut in and couldn't keep up with Bale's speed at all. He handled the ball on the court more mature than Dembele and Wanyama, and his sense of position was also good. The problem was that his reaction ability had dropped a lot. Even if he stood at the position, Bale could easily tear him apart with his own speed.

Bale's shot also has a lot of luck. The ball runs very well, and Manchester City's defense is not very open.

Wen Sheng had no choice but to face the goal concealed, but fortunately his depression did not last long. In the 32nd minute, De Bruyne from Manchester City also stood up. He received a pitch from Dzeko and swung away Sandro and entered the penalty area to pass the ball. Aguero followed up and scored a shot, and Lori also failed to defend Tottenham's goal.

Both sides returned to the draw, and the game returned to silence. Both sides used a lot of effort to create opportunities in defense, and the half-time ended without any pain.

During the halftime break, Dzeko's ankle was swollen. When he was entangled with Tottenham defenders in the first half, he was stepped on by Galas. In order to be safe, Wensheng simply replaced Drogba with veteran Drogba.

Dzeko's role in the first half was quite good. It can be seen that his understanding of his position is getting deeper and deeper. The only thing that made Wen Sheng popular was that this guy's condition was really hard to explain. Sometimes he was in good condition, but sometimes he was speechless. In the last game against Ajax, his success rate in the first half was very bad. Alderwild completely restricted him and improved in the second half.

Back on the court, Wen Sheng's substitution brought him good luck. In the 51st minute, Drogba received a straight pass from Nasri and passed the ball to Aguero. Aguero forced a shot in the penalty area. The ball hit Galas' arm and bounced to Drogba. The veteran shot and sent the ball into Tottenham's goal.

Wen Sheng couldn't help but jump up on the sidelines, deeply feeling that Drogba is really his blessing. The last time Drogba went on the court to change the situation of the team. This game is this veteran again. I remember that he and Drogba had a "ghost hatred" back then, and now the two are actually working together.

Boas was speechless on the sidelines. Manchester City's goal was just lucky. Aguero had no room to shoot at all. He didn't know what this Argentine striker was thinking. The three Tottenham players chose to shoot when they blocked the way. It was purely a chance. Unfortunately, he had a good luck.

Aguero is also interesting, and his shooting motive made Fuen Sheng come back to his senses and even doubted.

At that time, the ball hit Galas' arm. Aguero's first reaction was to raise his hand high and loudly report to referee Oliver that the ball hit Galas' arm. Then Drogba sent the ball into Tottenham's goal. Aguero's complaint turned into a celebration. It's hard not to suspect that this guy clearly intends to kick the ball towards Galas' arm.

The second half started well. Wensheng adjusted the team's strategy and started to maintain health. He asked De Bruyne to reclaim the position and change the lineup to 433.

Boas also reacted quickly. He replaced Defoe with Dempsch, and the team changed to 4231.

Tottenham, who returned to normal track, began to gradually pose a threat. Manchester City's condition was indeed not good. Even Van Dijk, who did not make frequent mistakes, almost made an own goal once.

In order to win the goal, Tottenham also adopted a high-pressing strategy. It has to be said that Adebayo is really a natural rebellious guy. He often gets very excited when playing his old club. He performs poorly when he is a double center. When he is a single forward, this guy's range of activities has increased a lot, and he runs very actively, which brings a lot of trouble to Manchester City.

Unfortunately, the biggest problem for Tottenham is their physical fitness problems. In the past eleven days, they played a total of four games. After more than 70 minutes of the game, they were already a little weak under the slow pace of Manchester City, and Adebayo's running ability was also declining.

At the end of the 90-minute game, Manchester City completed the mission and defended the Etihad Stadium without letting Tottenham take away even a point.

"Injuries and the impact of the schedule have caused us to not perform well in this game! I am very satisfied to be able to win this game!" Wen Sheng also admitted in a post-match interview that his team's performance in this game was not better than Tottenham.

"We have to play nearly fifty games every season, which needs to be completed in just ten months, which is a huge test for any team! But if we want to win the championship, we must be mentally prepared. Sometimes it may not be in good shape, but everyone needs to work hard for victory and do more!"

Wensheng also proposed to praise the role of the substitutes, "Garres is a good player. He has not gotten too many opportunities this season because the team is very competitive. There are only thirteen players in each game. I regret that he can't get too much time, but in my heart, I have never excluded him from the team. We only have eleven players in each game, but our first team is composed of more than twenty players, and everyone is one of them!"

"I've always been sure that everyone can contribute to the team, just like today! Gareth did a great job! Worth learning from other players!"

"I didn't surprise Didier's goal. He was still as strong as a young man in his early twenties. Maybe this old guy can fight until he was fifty!"

Drogba reminded reporters of another veteran, Klose.

Klose also performed well when he was under Wensheng, so the reporters took the opportunity to ask Wensheng if he had any secrets to use veterans.

Wensheng immediately gave the high hat to Drogba and Klose.

"Actually, this is not my credit! It is their own credit. They are all warriors full of fighting spirit. They are challenging themselves! With such determination, all I need to do is to give trust!"
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