The boss has to show his respect. Besides, the whole team is now fully equipped, and the main players, especially Wang Ai, are in good condition. So when everyone set off to the stadium at 6 pm on April 1, the Chilean engineer was there.
The bus was full of words: "Tonight's Etihad Stadium will go down in history!"
Wang Ai, Dzeko, David Silva, Navas, Yaya Toure... the starting lineup walked into the stadium with high spirits, and there was a lot of noise from the stands during the warm-up. This scene made Manchester City fans quite emotional: every team this season
The good results on this front have finally warmed up the deserted stadium. Although it still cannot achieve the same effect as next door, it is not far away.
Dzeko performed well in the last Manchester Derby red-blue battle, scoring two goals, so he was sent to partner with Wang Ai. Manchester City's formation once again changed from a slightly conservative 4231 to a brave and advanced 442! When Manchester City's
When the starting list appeared on the Sky TV screen, the commentator asserted: "It is precisely because of Wang's presence that Manchester City thinks they can win through attack power without having to adopt a conservative strategy as many people speculated to enter the quarter-finals for the first time. Maybe.
This kind of boldness will go beyond Simeone's expectations, but in any case, facing Atletico Madrid who are good at defending, an ambitious Manchester City team will make the game more interesting."
When 8:40 pm came and the two sides officially took the stage, the commentator's words became: "This is Wang Kong's appearance again after two games. With his arrival this season, Manchester City has played with an unprecedented high-spirited attitude.
Moving forward on all fronts, according to statistics, Manchester City has never lost a game in which the King has played. On the contrary, there have been many big-score victories. This super player was hired from Germany at a cost of huge transfer fees, countless resources and even national resources.
The superstar is creating the legend of Manchester City and writing the miracle of the Premier League with his performance beyond his salary."
When shaking hands with an unfamiliar Atletico Madrid player, Wang Ai didn't have any super-powerful demeanor. He just went through the motions and didn't care about the vigilance, awe, and hostility of the Atletico Madrid players. When Kompany was standing next to him, he walked up to him.
The center circle quietly waited for the game to start.
At 8:45, as the whistle sounded, Atletico Madrid forward Costa knocked back, Wang Ai stepped forward, Atletico Madrid midfielder Turan pushed across, Wang Ai ran across to steal, Atletico Madrid midfielder Suarez saw Wang Ai and pounced
He was so fierce that he wanted to trick the super giant, so he got the ball and turned around. Unexpectedly, Wang Ai was very fast. As soon as he turned around, Wang Ai went around. He was so frightened that he quickly passed the ball to his teammates, and he did not dare to be careless again.
Among Manchester City's 442 forwards, although Wang Ai is 192 centimeters tall, no matter who he partners with, he actually plays the "fast" one, even if his partner is Aguero, who is 171 centimeters tall. Dare to underestimate Wang Ai
The speed has become the peripheral vision of his Golden Boot trophy. Only Atletico Madrid, a new team that has emerged in recent years, still has the courage to give it a try. Teams such as the Cosmos and others who have played against each other many times have never dared to play like this.
However, the opening song did not make Atletico Madrid retreat all the way. On the contrary, Manchester City quickly fell into Atletico Madrid's mad-dog defense. It was fierce, wild, and tenacious. Manchester City's sharp offensive was repeatedly frustrated, causing the game commentator to exclaim repeatedly:
"This is not a La Liga team, more like a Premier League team!"
Although Pellegrini repeatedly emphasized the intensity of the opponent's defense before the game, just like the Atletico Madrid people wanted to try even though they knew how good Wang Ai was, the Manchester City people knew the intensity of Atletico Madrid's defense, but they always didn't give it a try.
It's because I don't have a deep understanding.
It wasn't until more than 20 minutes into the game that the Manchester City players, including Wang Ai, adapted to Atletico Madrid's defensive strength. Not only were they tough individually, they were also well organized. The four midfielders often fought in groups and cooperated very closely with each other.
It was decided to either die suddenly through a set piece, or to take a shot at a faster speed, or to tear Atletico Madrid's defensive organization into a mess by running without the ball.
I had practiced set pieces before the game, but I hadn't had the chance yet. To take a faster shot, I needed the captain's order. Wang Ai couldn't direct his teammates, so the only thing he could do was run without the ball.
So starting from the 25th minute of the game, Wang Ai's position became erratic, sometimes left, sometimes right, sometimes deep between Atletico Madrid's central defenders, sometimes retreating to the center circle, and the entire frontcourt was full of him. And
, he is off camera a lot of the time and has nothing to do with football.
Except for a few people, such as Pellegrini, no one knew the reason for Wang Ai's energetic running until the 37th minute of the game. At that time, Navas was on the right side, and Wang Ai followed him for five seconds.
At a distance of six meters, it was like two-on-two or crossing the middle to connect. Atletico Madrid's full-back was at a loss. Just when he subconsciously stepped forward to block Navas, who threatened the most, Wang Ai suddenly had his head turned.
He ran away without returning.
There was Dzeko in the middle of the penalty area. He didn't know what Wang Ai, who had been out of line for more than 10 minutes, was going to do. He had to go deep and wait for Navas to pass the ball. Silva, who was lying behind in a triangle between the two, was also at a loss.
, and the Atletico Madrid players between them don’t understand even more.
Navas took advantage of the opponent's full-back's momentary confusion to force a breakthrough. At this time, his position was close to the bottom line. Just as he continued to go deeper and felt that there was no chance to score, he found that another player ran past him across the entire Atletico Madrid defense.
A giant in "no man's land" suddenly stopped and turned around, right near the back door pillar.
Navas didn't have time to think about it and quickly passed a high ball. Wang Ai easily bowed his waist, swung his upper body, shook his head and pushed the ball into the goal with a bang.
In the stands that cheered for a moment, among the players who were running towards a certain point in an instant, only a few people noticed the whole process just now, and noticed that during this change just now, no one of the Atletico Madrid players who defended fiercely and tenaciously.
Meet a super giant.
When the TV replayed the slow-motion video a third time from a different angle, Sky TV's commentator finally understood: "Mr. Ballon d'Or greatly increased the number of Atletico Madrid players through a long period of meaningless running."
The difficulty of defense. After all, any offense and defense have traces to follow, and defensive training for attacks also has relatively mature routines. However, an offensive player who runs meaninglessly will greatly increase the calculation difficulty of defensive players. Especially
If this player is a superstar, they must use their brains to barely analyze the meaning of his running. In my opinion, there are indeed many runs that are meaningless and have no tactical significance. However, its greatest significance is to force
Atletico Madrid's defense gave up analyzing his movement and changed from active defense to passive and reactive defense, which is fatal for a superstar with all-round offensive skills, all-round body awareness and speed."
