freeallnovels Chapter 360 Demonic Manchester City and Lemon Tottenham
Chapter 360 Demonic Manchester City and Lemon Tottenham
Chapter 360 Demonic Manchester City and Lemon Tottenham
August 8th is the Friday match day of the third round of the Premier League. Among the six giants of the Premier League, Manchester City's away game against Wolves will take the lead at the Molineux Stadium.
The Wolves were the champions of the British Championship last season. They had no wins in the past 16 Premier League games. The last time the Wolves won Manchester City was in 2010.
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Manchester City's Walker and Sterling played in rotation in this battle. Due to Bravo's long-term injury, the 19-year-old Muric, who was loaned to NAC Breda and temporarily recalled, entered the bench.
Manchester City tried to control the game after the opening, but the Wolves' defensive organization was impeccable, which effectively contained Manchester City's powerful offensive.
The Manchester City players, who had been unable to attack for a long time, were a little impatient. Many players were warned by the referee for excessive actions. Even Kompany was given a yellow card for a foul in the midfield.
On the contrary, the Wolves' counterattack was impressive, and they even almost scored first.
In the 20th minute, Kompany made a mistake and Diogo broke into the penalty area and made a diagonal pass from the left, but Jimenez pushed and scored from a far point and was ruled invalid due to offside.
In the first half, the two sides shook hands and made peace, and no adjustments were made during the intermission. In the second half, the old routine continued.
The Wolves unexpectedly broke the deadlock in the 57th minute. Costa broke into the penalty area and shot from a small angle on the left side and was saved. Moutinho made a tactical corner pass from the left. -1!The home team took the lead with a goal.
Although the replay showed that Boli was suspected of a handball foul, the referee still insisted that the goal was valid, and Manchester City unexpectedly fell behind Wolves in the away game.
Two minutes later, there was controversy. Silva took the ball in the melee in front of the small penalty area and was pulled down by Neves, but the referee refused to make a penalty, which aroused the dissatisfaction of the Manchester City players.
Guardiola hurriedly arranged for Jesus to replace Bernardo in order to strengthen Manchester City's offensive firepower in the frontcourt.
After some hard work, Manchester City finally equalized in the 69th minute. Gundogan made a diagonal free kick from the right, and Laporte rushed into the net from the edge of the small penalty area, 1-1.
This is Laporte's first goal for Manchester City. Manchester City relied on the goal of their own central defender to retreat in the away game.
Then the Wolves' new aid of 1800 million pounds, Traore, came off the bench, and the two sides still struggled to perform offensive and defensive battles on the court.
Manchester City almost won the game in the 95th minute. Aguero's free kick from 25 yards directly hit the upper edge of the crossbar and popped out.
This is the second time Aguero has hit the frame and the third time Manchester City has hit the frame.
The two sides finally drew 1-1. Manchester City scored the first draw of the new season and lost 2 points originally planned.
After the game, Manchester City coach Pep Guardiola accepted interviews with the BBC and BT Sports. He believed that the team wasted too many opportunities and 1 point is acceptable. As for VAR, it is up to the FA to decide. .
Guardiola said:
"It's a good one point, I can't complain. We know how good Wolves have been this season, they have a strong body, they also have a very good midfielder, and the goalkeeper is also very brave. But. We also squandered a lot of opportunities."
Guardiola believes that Manchester City's offense played very well, but it failed to convert into goals:
"I think our performance today was as good as last season. We created 4, 5, even 6 chances, especially in the second half, but unfortunately none of them turned into goals, which is normal. Not often. Aguero hit the post in the first half, it was pure luck. But I am happy, we were able to create a lot of chances. I think you can imagine, against a team How difficult it is for a team with 9 people to defend, how difficult it is to create opportunities. At this point, I think our players can be praised, but we did not score more goals in this game, and our defense is not as solid as usual .”
Wolves' goal was a handball, but the referee did not see it clearly because it was too fast, and the Premier League has not introduced VAR video referees.
Regarding this point, Guardiola said: "This is not a matter of my concern. When VAR video referees are introduced, that is an official matter of the Premier League.
Manchester City's 1-1 draw with Wolves ended their two-game winning streak. Although Guardiola himself said it very briskly, the media generally believed that Manchester City's draw was traceable.
In the first three rounds, Guardiola actually used 3 completely different formations. Perhaps few people in this world can guess Manchester City's starting lineup. The Daily Mail said:
"Perhaps Guardiola's starting lineup is the hardest to guess among the 20 teams in the Premier League. First of all, you have to guess whether Guardiola is going to play with three defenders or four defenders, and secondly, you have to guess which players he will use."
This actually shows that on the one hand, Manchester City has too many starting stars and a deep bench.On the other hand, it also shows that Guardiola's excellence in tactics, he always wants to face every opponent with more targeted tactics, and he has a near-perfect pursuit of details.
Looking back, Guardiola used tactics in the first three rounds of the Premier League:
In the first game against Arsenal, Guardiola used a 4-2-3-1 formation.
Silva appeared in the position of the midfielder. This formation was very successful. Silva ran 16000 meters and scored 1 goal. Arsenal was blown out in the position of the midfielder.
This shows that Guardiola has a thorough study of Arsenal.
The second game hosts Burnley.Guardiola also made targeted adjustments.
Due to the home game and the mediocre strength of Burnley, Guardiola used a three-back for this game, making Mendy and Bernard Silva the two wing backs. Gabriel Jesus.
This aggressive lineup completely destroyed Burnley, leaving the opponent almost breathless.
As a result, Manchester City scored 6 goals at home like chopping melons and vegetables, easily defeating their opponents.
Against Wolves in this game, Guardiola used a 4-3-3 formation again.
It should be said that this formation is relatively targeted. Manchester City is still the other side that dominates the offense. The draw in this game also has elements of bad luck in it.
For example, Manchester City hit the goal frame 3 times in the audience, and Wolves' goal was a handball.
Maybe Guardiola's every change is to better target the opponent and get 3 points.
But Guardiola's pursuit of details, his interpretation of every game and every matchup, as well as his tactical revolution in every game and his aesthetics of football, will definitely not succeed in every game, because The football field is unpredictable.
Maybe it's not as risky with a more established, more established starting lineup.
There are also a lot of famous coaches in European football who use exactly the same lineup without injuries.This can also easily score three points for them, but Guardiola's pursuit is obviously a higher level.
At the same time, Guardiola must pay some price in experimenting with tactics.
After all, changing the starting lineup every game and changing the tactics, the requirements for the players are quite high, and their tacit understanding will also be affected to some extent.Perhaps different lineups will make it difficult for opponents to guess, but at the same time it will be difficult for their own players to adapt.
Another prominent question is how Guardiola will balance the playing time of this multi-world star.
The two absolute main players of Manchester City last season, Sane and Otamendi did not get any chances in the new season.
Neither Sane nor Otamendi have entered Guashuai's starting lineup this season, and their psychology may have some negative emotions.
In any case, Guardiola's constant upgrade of his tactics and pursuit of perfect offense is worthy of recognition.
But on the other hand, if you are paranoid about your own tactical revolution, regardless of the team's performance, it is also very dangerous.
So how Guashuai will find a suitable speed in future games, the whole Premier League, especially Liverpool, is always paying attention.
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Compared with Manchester City's small upset draw with Wolves, Manchester United's 0-3 defeat to Tottenham on the last Monday of this round is even more shocking.
At 8:27 on August 20th, the final match of the third round of the Premier League was held at Old Trafford. Manchester United lost 00 to 3 at home to Tottenham. Harry Kane made a great contribution with a pass and Lucas Jr. scored twice .
Manchester United suffered a losing streak in the new season. This is also Dream Theater's 50th Premier League defeat.
As the losing side, Manchester United was naturally criticized by the outside world, and Manchester United was once again pushed to the forefront.
In addition to Mourinho, Pogba, who just won the world championship in the summer, has also become the focus of discussion among fans.
The British "Sun" published an article saying that Pogba did not perform well in the game against Tottenham:
"It was a night where Pogba needed to stand up and be involved in the game. However, if you were to rate him, the only number you would give him would be a four, which is generous. If United fans are losing Looking forward to his performance after the Brighton game, forget about it."
During United's US tour, Mourinho was asked to comment on Pogba's performances in Russia.
Mourinho simply said 'you did it for France, now do it for me'.
But Mourinho has also come under fire in some quarters for that assessment, which also left Pogba unhappy.
Because Pogba hasn't done it so far, not last night.Tottenham did not give him an inch of space to display.
United shelled out £8900m for Pogba to come to Old Trafford, with an annoyed manager, team-mates and fans all expecting him to make a difference in crucial games like last night.
But he didn't, he didn't, for United he didn't.
Mourinho was naturally embarrassed by this disastrous defeat at his own door, and in the end he had no choice but to scold the reporter: I have 3 Premier League champions!
The only gratifying thing is that even if it failed, Manchester United fans still supported Mourinho with applause after the game.
Manchester United vs. Tottenham, the losing side is sad, but the winning side is also unhappy.
In the third round of the Premier League, Tottenham beat Manchester United 3-0 away. Kane accepted an interview after the game.
Regarding victory, Kane's answer is quite satisfactory:
"It's a big win. To come here and win our way, it's the best way to show our quality, it's a good start (to the season). We didn't play very well in the first half, we told ourselves Get up to speed. The first goal is important and we did it. Now the top six teams in the Premier League are very strong and we have to keep up and the most important thing to do that is for us to get the three points."
Regarding his teammates, the England striker did not hesitate to praise:
"Lucas is a great player. He's quick, he's good at pressing the opposition and getting the ball back. He's a player who can create danger and that's what we need. We're a team full of energy to press the opposition. The team, in that regard, Lucas did a great job."
Regarding team goals, Harry Kane is ambitious:
"We're making our own history. At Tottenham, we weren't at the top of the Premier League every year before, but now we're working hard for it and challenging for the title. As players, we have to take the club with drive and hunger. to new heights."
Regarding Liverpool, Kane complained:
"The fans are always talking about Liverpool and other clubs. We can also challenge for the title. Now they talk more thoughtfully."
(End of this chapter)