After De Bruyne came on the field, he brought the latest instructions from the head coach.
Van Persie also understood Gao Shen's intentions.
He and Sturridge both began to work together.
Especially when he retreated to respond, Sturridge, who was originally stationed on the left, moved closer to the center and right side of the front, creating a feeling that he wanted to beat Van Persie's retreat.
The feeling of this gap.
This is not an illusion.
If Everton's defensive players don't make up for it in time, Manchester City will really play like this.
But Everton's centre-back caught up with him in time.
After "receiving" Yaya Toure, Van Persie turned around and saw that Distin had been taken out by Sturridge, and Jagelka's position also shifted to the right, especially
When De Bruyne got the ball, Everton's entire defensive position was obviously tilted to the right of Manchester United.
He paused deliberately so that his opponent did not notice his intention.
The two players, De Bruyne and Sturridge, tested and pulled again inside and outside the right corner of the penalty area.
This further attracted the attention of Everton's defenders.
As a human being, wherever you put your eyes, your attention will be focused.
Van Persie knew what De Bruyne was thinking, and when he saw that he did not pass the ball to Sturridge, he immediately stopped hesitating and moved forward as quickly as possible.
Not only that, he did not run towards the frontcourt where defensive players were densely packed, but quickly rushed towards the back point.
This area is Everton's defensive "vacuum".
During Manchester City's training, Gao Shen repeatedly emphasized the practice of De Bruyne's passing, especially these diagonal passes, which are really unique and the landing point of each ball is very comfortable.
And they are all from angles that are difficult for defensive players to resist.
Sure enough, De Bruyne made a diagonal pass and sent the ball from the outside of the right corner of the penalty area to the back point.
The ball was given very quickly and the landing point was so good that as soon as Van Persie penetrated into the penalty area, he realized that he seemed to be a little slow.
As a top center, the shooter's instinct tells him that he must be faster at this time.
Therefore, relying on the inertia of sprinting forward, Van Persie exerted his strength on his legs, and his whole body dived forward at a faster speed.
In an instant, he seemed to be flying!
De Bruyne's pass accurately landed in the unguarded area on the left side of the front edge of the small penalty area, and Robin van Persie's diving header also "glided" here just in time, hitting the falling football.
The ball was given very well, just a touch, a change of direction, and the ball went in.
"GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!!"
"Van Persie!!!!"
“Fish leap to the top!!!”
"Oh my God, what a wonderful goal!!"
"With a diving header from Manchester City center Robin Van Persie, Van Persie broke the deadlock for Manchester City!"
Manchester City fans throughout the Etihad Stadium rushed out of their seats in a frenzy.
On the sidelines, head coach Gao Shen jumped up and cheered excitedly.
Van Persie's goal is so beautiful!
It's like a replica of the diving shot to the top of the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.
The only difference is that now the ball is passed diagonally from the right to the left side of the goal, but this does not affect the excitement of Van Persie's goal.
Even, to some extent, this ball is more exciting and more beautiful!
Van Persie was lying on the grass in front of the goal, patting the vegetable skin vigorously, but he was quickly pressed up by his teammates who were flying over, and Manchester City players surrounded him.
De Bruyne also became the object of congratulations to all Manchester City players.
"This kick is really beautiful!"
"We saw that Kevin De Bruyne, the Belgian teenager who had just been replaced by Gao Shen, used a wonderful diagonal pass to assist Van Persie to break the deadlock."
"Just now we were saying that advanced on-the-spot command has its own unique features and is very worthy of vigilance."
"In less than three minutes, with his first touch of the ball, Kevin De Bruyne made a wonderful diagonal pass to assist Van Persie in scoring, which confirmed our previous judgment."
“The profound adjustments are really immediate!”
"De Bruyne doesn't have Robinho's ability to break through with the ball, but his passing ability is really great!"
"Similarly, we should also see that after De Bruyne came on the field, Manchester City's entire frontcourt offensive tactics were coordinated very cleverly. Van Persie's retreat confused Everton's defensive player, Sturridge.
The gathering of Yaya Toure and De Bruyne on the right attracted the attention of the Everton defense."
"This gives Van Persie's back-footer a chance to show his murderous intent!"
"Of course, this is also due to De Bruyne's precise diagonal pass!"
…
"It's done!"
Gao Shen raised his hands vigorously, looking like a king with a winning chance, which made the entire Manchester City fans at the Etihad Stadium feel excited and at the same time reassured.
"This pass from De Bruyne is really beautiful!" Carlo and others were also convinced.
This was not revealed only after De Bruyne arrived at Manchester City.
Back then, when he was still in Belgium, he had already shown this trait.
After coming to Manchester City, Carlo and others were still hesitating how to use him. His characteristics are really embarrassing, with obvious advantages and disadvantages. After all, he is still so young.
But Gao Shen immediately grasped De Bruyne's instruction manual and trained him towards the core of the midfield, which made De Bruyne improve very quickly.
Now, at a critical moment, he came on as a substitute and helped Manchester City break the deadlock.
Carlo, Brian Kidd and others all admired their profound knowledge of people at this moment.
From De Bruyne, we can clearly see Gao Shen's exploration and training of young players.
The most important thing is that he is particularly keen on capturing the abilities and potential of young players, and he can find the right direction at once. Once the young players find the right direction, their progress can be described as rapid.
"I guess Moyes will have to fight back with all his strength next!" Carlo reminded.
Moyes has always been a tough opponent in the Premier League, and he doesn't look like the kind of person who is standing still.
You know, Ferguson was very optimistic about this fellow Scot, and even appointed him to Manchester United to succeed him early.
So in the eyes of many people, Moyes is equal to Ferguson's successor.
Neither Manchester United nor Ferguson are conservative head coaches.
Moyes, who can be valued by Ferguson, will naturally not be the same.
"Don't worry, you're not afraid of him pressing out, just afraid that he'll keep shrinking!" Gao Shen said confidently.
When a famous coach like Moyes leads a team like Everton to adopt a steel-barrel style of play, even a team as strong as Manchester City will feel a huge headache.
Because it’s really hard to play.
Breaking the iron barrel array is a common problem all over the world.
But as long as it's loose and pressed out, things will be simple.
…
Moyes did make a substitution.
Saha replaced Tim Cahill, which was a signal to strengthen the frontcourt attack.
After the substitution, Everton also changed from its previous strict defense and adopted a more active counterattack strategy to launch an attack on Manchester City.
This is what Moyes really thinks.
He was never satisfied with maintaining a draw or putting the iron barrel array in place to the end.
From the beginning to the end, he never thought about keeping the tie, but wanted to save the counterattack until the end.
Unexpectedly, Manchester City scored the goal first.
If you fall behind, there is no point in continuing to set up the iron barrel array.
So, he started to counterattack, crazy counterattack.
But Manchester City was well prepared for this, and Gao Shen had saved his energy and was waiting there early in the morning.
As soon as Everton pressed forward, Manchester City played steadily and counterattacked whenever they had the opportunity.
In the 81st minute, Manchester City seized an opportunity.
After Fernandinho intercepted the ball, he sent a diagonal pass. After Hazard got the ball on the left side of the frontcourt, facing Hibbert, he made continuous fake moves and passed Everton's right back.
Dribbling the ball diagonally into the left side of the penalty area.
Jagier came up to grab the ball, but Hazard got rid of it laterally. The Belgian cut in laterally and sent a kick from behind.
Sturridge crossed behind him at great speed and scored with his left foot, giving Manchester City another victory.
Two to zero!
This goal can be said to have completely destroyed Everton's confidence and fighting spirit.
Moyes' strategy falls apart!
His original plan was very precise and the iron barrel formation was very tight, but he didn't expect that it would be broken by De Bruyne's diagonal pass.
When the score fell behind, he had to choose to press out, and it was reasonable for him to score again.
In the end, the score ended with 2-0 and Manchester City defeated Everton.
…
"I almost fell into your trap!"
At the end of the game, Gao Shen immediately walked to the visiting team's coaching bench. When facing Moyes, he smiled and extended his hand.
Moyes looked regretful, but still shook his head, "Our skills are inferior to others."
Everton's problem is actually very simple, they only have a relatively strong lineup.
Although Saha is a former Manchester United player, his ability has declined a lot in the past few years, especially his tactical role in holding the ball with his back has been weakened a lot. There is no player in the Everton team who can play his role.
Dominant attacker.
This is actually the tragedy of many small teams.
Many times, they have no choice.
If you want this, you must give up that.
On the contrary, it's Manchester City. If Robinho can't do it, Gao Shen will try De Bruyne instead.
If De Bruyne doesn't work, there are David Silva, Gareth Bale and Giroud sitting on the senior bench. Try replacing them one by one, and it will always work.
This is what makes a wealthy team good.
Of course, Manchester City has another obvious advantage over other giants, and that is its wealth.
Gao Shen only needs to be responsible for producing results, and he doesn't even need to worry about finances and salary.
The only thing he needs to worry about is maintaining the salary structure in the locker room.
As for the financial burden, he doesn't need to think about it at all.
What?
The loss reached the red line?
Tomorrow we will bring another company over to sign a sponsorship contract.
Is £20 million a year enough?
not enough?
That’s thirty million pounds!
Anyway, they are all our own companies, so the left hand is the right hand.
In European football, apart from Manchester City, only Paris Saint-Germain can play like this.
