On the evening of September 30th, Manchester Etihad Stadium.
In the second round of the Europa League group stage, Manchester City faced Juventus at home.
When the game progressed to the ninth minute, after Juventus intercepted the ball in the midfield, Marchisio instigated a quick counterattack. After Del Piero got the ball on the left side of the penalty area, he cut in laterally and suddenly with his right foot
Kicked a curveball.
The ball made a beautiful arc and hit the right side of the goal.
One to zero!
The entire Etihad Stadium fell into a deathly silence.
All Manchester City fans looked at the stadium in surprise and at the helpless goalkeeper in front of the goal.
Joe Hart's positioning is really problematic!
When Manchester City was preparing to press forward and attack just now, his position was relatively outside, but when he retreated, he seemed to be caught off guard. When Del Piero got the ball, he seemed to be hesitating to stand further to the left.
Or stay in the middle?
In the end, he chose to stand on the left side. Del Piero used a wonderful curve ball in the Del Piero area he was most familiar with to score Manchester City's goal, which should not have happened in the first place.
Joe Hart was stunned throughout the whole process, and didn't even react. He was obviously confused.
Only nine minutes into the game, Manchester City conceded the first goal.
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This was a sudden goal that caught Manchester City off guard.
From the start of the game, Manchester City actually firmly controlled the ball and occupied the advantage on the field.
Guardiola made rotations for this game. Jerome Boateng replaced Zabaleta and served as the team's right back. Gareth Barry replaced Toni Kroos and Moutinho replaced the captain.
Defender Silva, with Busquets behind him, form a three-man midfield, with Adam Johnson on the left at the front, Sanchez on the right, and Su Dong as the center forward.
Not only Manchester City rotated, Juventus also made a substantial rotation.
After the Bianconeri play Manchester City, they will return to Serie A and face Inter Milan's derby. According to Del Neri, the Europa League is not particularly important, but the derby must be won.
If Juventus, which has been in poor shape recently, loses another derby match, Del Neri's coaching position will be in crisis.
Therefore, Juventus rotated five players for this game, including Mohamed Sissoko, Marchisio and Decelli, all of whom entered the lineup, obviously to reserve strength for the weekend derby.
Manchester City played very proactively from the beginning.
In the second minute, Boateng used a long shot with his left foot to threaten Juventus' goal.
Manchester City then took control of the ball and patiently organized and planned the attack.
But who would have thought that Juventus scored a goal in their second counterattack.
It is worth noting that Juventus also had a counterattack just now, and it was in the same area, on the left side of the penalty area, but that time it was not Del Piero, but Iaquinta, and that attack was blocked by Joe Hart.
The bottom line was saved.
Unexpectedly, after a few minutes, after Juventus made a comeback, Del Piero scored a goal he was most familiar with in the area he was most familiar with.
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Delneri cheered excitedly after seeing Del Piero score.
But soon, he ran to the sidelines again, calling to the players, indicating that they should stabilize their defense and patiently guard the goal.
Manchester City's advantage is passing and controlling the ball. If Juventus takes the initiative, it will be difficult to defend Manchester City's offense. Therefore, Delneri's strategy is to grab a goal, patiently defend the counterattack, and wait for Manchester City to make mistakes.
This is also a consistent characteristic of Italian head coaches. They all have strong confidence in their team's defensive capabilities.
Moreover, in his pre-match plan, this game was an away game, and even a draw was acceptable. The best result was to win, which could make up for the embarrassment of being tied at home in the first round of the group stage.
The group stage of the European war is different from the league. There are only a few games in total, and every point must be won.
But just when Delneri was looking forward to seeing the team's solid defense, he found that Manchester City immediately invested heavily in the right wing after the restart, with Sanchez attacking the right wing of Juventus where Decelli was, and even Mourinho even
Tinho ran to this side to meet Sanchez, plus Zabaleta inserted behind him.
Soon, after a breakthrough with the ball, Sanchez shook off Decelli from the right and was about to rush into the Juventus penalty area with the ball.
But at the critical moment, Chiellini quickly rushed out and knocked Sanchez over with the ball in the outer right corner of the penalty area.
This immediately triggered a protest from the Manchester City players. Captain Su Dong took the lead in putting pressure on the referee, thinking that Chiellini's action just now was too brutal. "It was obvious that he was not going for the ball, but wanted to fight!"
Sanchez fell to the ground, and the Manchester City team doctor quickly came in and carried him off the field.
The referee gave Chiellini a yellow card, which triggered boos from the audience. It was obvious that he was not satisfied with the penalty.
However, Sanchez was fortunately not injured and quickly got up from the sidelines and returned to the court.
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"How about it?"
Taking advantage of a dead ball opportunity, Sanchez returned to the court. Su Dong immediately ran over and asked with concern.
"It's okay." Sanchez shook his head, "That Decelli is easier to deal with than I thought."
Su Dong's eyes lit up.
The strategy formulated by Manchester City before the game was to attack Juventus's wings and give full play to Sudong's center role.
This is also based on the experience of Lech Poznan's 3-3 away draw with Juventus in the first round of the Europa League group stage. The Polish team's center scored a hat trick, which shows that Juventus' defense does have hidden dangers.
Heavy.
"Are you sure you can handle it?" Su Dong asked again.
Sanchez nodded confidently, "Leave it to me!"
He has played in Serie A before and knows how to deal with Italian defenders. He is very confident in this aspect.
Su Dong patted his shoulder encouragingly, turned to look at the sidelines, and gestured towards Guardiola.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Soon, Guardiola on the sidelines responded, signaling the team to strengthen the two wings, especially the attack on the right, and continue to attack Juventus.
On the left, Decelli must be crippled and destroyed.
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Manchester City's offensive started with Gareth Barry's long shot, which missed slightly.
Subsequently, both Sudong and Sanchez got consecutive opportunities to kick, but they were basically long-range shots and never penetrated into Juventus' penalty area, posing a real threat.
But Manchester City's wings are becoming more and more active as they play. Sanchez is the main force in attacking Juventus' left wing. Adam Johnson replaces Di Maria and makes full use of his speed and impact to contain Grigra on the right wing of Juventus.
, stretching Juventus's defense as far as possible, and then stretching it further.
Facing Manchester City's style of play, Juventus really has no good solution.
The ball is controlled by Manchester City, and the Bianconeri are destined to only defend passively, and with a center like Su Dong sitting in the middle, Juventus cannot guarantee that they can defend it when the ball reaches the middle, so they must guard the two wings to limit Manchester City's two wings.
Pilling.
Manchester City also seized on this mentality of Juventus and decisively widened the formation, allowing Adam Johnson and Sanchez to move almost on both sides, leaving more space in the center.
Therefore, Gareth Barry and Moutinho frequently get opportunities to step in from behind.
They lost the ball in nine minutes and continued to attack until the 32nd minute. During this period, Manchester City was slow and fast, and the rhythm was completely in their own hands, which created huge psychological pressure on Juventus.
In the 32nd minute, Sanchez once again made a breakthrough on the right. After passing Decelli, he dribbled the ball to the right side of the penalty area and made a pass to the penalty area with his right foot.
Gareth Barry quickly moved forward to grab the upper hand, attracting the attention of Juventus' defense.
But in fact, Gareth Barry just feinted a shot, and Sanchez's cross fell to the back point.
Su Dong, who was moving like a ghost, disappeared in the middle of the road and appeared on the unguarded right. He met Sanchez's pass and volleyed the ball directly into Juventus.
left side of the goal.
"GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!!!!"
"Man City equalized!"
"One to one!"
After Su Dong scored, he clenched his fists excitedly and quickly hugged Sanchez and Gareth Barry, who were running towards him. One on the left and one on the right, he raised the arms of his two teammates high.
The key to this goal lies in Sanchez's cross and the support of Gareth Barry. Su Dong's final volley was actually not difficult, so he gave the credit for this goal to his two teammates.
, they are the real goal scorers!
The fans at the scene were also shouting the names of the two players, and even Su Dong applauded them vigorously.
He scored the goal. No matter what, it is recorded in his name. This advantage cannot be escaped.
Therefore, Su Dong does not need to argue with his teammates, but should be more generous.
As Beckenbauer said, as the leader of the team, Su Dong should not compete with the people he leads for credit. On the contrary, he should take the initiative to let them make contributions and recognize their contributions.
Because no matter who makes the credit or makes the greatest contribution, as long as he is under the leadership of the captain, he must have a part of the credit, and this cannot be escaped.
Not to mention, Su Dong is a center forward, and he scored this goal.
"Everyone!" Su Dong shouted, calling all the Manchester City teammates who came over to celebrate and forming a circle.
"The situation is great now. We must take advantage of the victory and pursue the victory without giving our opponents a chance to react. We must work hard to kill them in one go!" Su Dong shouted loudly.
The players of Manchester City are also holding back their energy. Chiellini's foul on Sanchez just now was indeed rough, which made everyone at Manchester City very unhappy. After all, this is Manchester City's home court. How dare you act wild here?
Therefore, the Juventus players and the sideline coach Del Neri were unlucky to find that after the equalizer, Manchester City played more aggressively than before when the kickoff started, just like a hungry wolf staring at its prey.
And Juventus is the delicious zebra in the eyes of Manchester City, a hungry wolf.
