Chapter 146: Who Do You Want to Replace?
City were comfortably down at the back for less than a minute and they soon found their opponents pressing.
Manchester United's formation also began to press up, and the overall front court pressed. Compared with Li Qingshan's single-handedly pressing before, the overall pressure is more organized, and it also makes Manchester City feel more pressure.
City were under a lot of pressure and they had to speed up their passes at the back.
Fullback Kolarov just received the ball, Mata has already posted up, although Mata's defense is not good, but in this position Kolarov does not dare to choose to pass - there is nothing to pass successfully, Mata still has Manchester United's midfield defense behind him, as well as the back line, but if once the pass is unsuccessful, Mata can directly dribble the ball to score, of course Kolarov will not do this kind of high-risk and low-return thing, he is not Pogba.
So Kolarov opted to pass back, and he went straight to the feet of goalkeeper Bravo.
Li Qingshan, who is in the middle, has been quietly moving forward, he knows that now his teammates are pressing, Kolarov's ball points are not many, and the other points are all seen to death by Manchester United players, and Kolarov's only point of action is the goalkeeper.
However, Li Qingshan was hiding behind Kompany, he did not reveal his intentions in advance, if Kolarov found out about his forward move, maybe the other party would not have passed back!
Now Kolarov really didn't have time to pay attention to Li Qingshan's running position under Mata's pressure, he chose to deal with safety and passed directly back to the goalkeeper.
Li Qingshan started the moment Kolarov passed, anyway, now Kolarov has no regret medicine to take!!
"Be careful!!!
In the stands behind Bravo, Manchester City fans screamed.
Bravo originally planned to stop the ball directly and continue to organize the attack, but when he heard the movement behind him, Bravo knew that the situation was not good.
He glanced to his right, his hair standing on end.
Li Qingshan pounced like a cheetah!!
This ball.......
It's dangerous!!
Bravo immediately made a judgment, and Kolarov gave him a knife mountain ball!
Judging from the speed of the football and Li Qingshan's speed, it is possible for Li Qingshan to break the ball directly!! Bravo didn't dare to slack off, and he rushed out.
Kolarov: This is a trick for Bravo.
Bravo gritted his teeth and rushed out.
Li Qingshan almost took the ball down, but the ball was moving in the direction of Bravo, and Bravo also found Li Qingshan's forward run in time, when Li Qingshan was about to catch up, Bravo fell to the ground and shoveled the ball to the side, fullback Kolarov was also scared out of a cold sweat, when he ran back at high speed, Bravo's tackle just shoveled to Kolarov's feet.
Kolarov, who was still in a cold sweat, cleared the ball directly in a panic, but he didn't kick it too far, and the ball landed near the center circle.
Yaya Toure and Herrera fought for position, and in the end it was Yaya Toure who came out on top and took the ball down.
Pep Guardiola breathed a sigh of relief, this time Manchester City almost played with fire at the back, and he still has a long way to go to transform Manchester City's team.
But what happened next left Guardiola furious.
After Yaya Toure took the ball down, De Bruyne and Sane both stepped out of the gap to meet Yaya Toure, he only needed to distribute the ball to De Bruyne or Sane in the open space, and then the situation for Manchester City could suddenly open up, they could break the high pressing of Manchester United's front, and then get a chance to break fast.
But Yaya Toure seemed to be very confident in his footwork, and he faced Herrera's defence, dribbled and tried to turn around after a false shot.
At this time, Pogba came up, and the two completed a match, and as a result, the young and strong Pogba won the somewhat old Yaya Toure, and he broke the ball!!
After the break, Pogba took the ball directly to the middle to kill, and the back of Manchester City was very empty at this time!!
Li Qingshan, Juan Mata, Di Maria, plus Paul Pogba, and City's defence is now reduced to five men - De Bruyne, who has dropped back to receive the ball, is now the only midfielder in the City backline.
Pogba dribbled the ball to the top of the box and then stuffed the ball to the feet of Li Qingshan in the box.
Li Qingshan took the ball with his back, and then knocked the ball to his right back with his right heel!
Di Maria stepped in, caught up with the ball and crossed directly!
The ball passed between goalkeeper Bravo and centre-back Otamendi and Mata ran to the back post!
It's an empty door opportunity!!
Juan Mata doesn't have to make any adjustments, Di Maria's cross ball couldn't be more comfortable, and Mata is now unguarded!
Juan Mata easily slotted the ball into the empty net.
Three to zero!
"The ball went in again!! The first half is not over yet, Manchester City are already 0-3 behind! Who would have thought that before this game started, Pep Guardiola's Manchester City were about to suffer a rout on their home turf!! ”
Yaya Toure is responsible for the goal conceded, and if he hadn't tried to get past Herrera, his ball wouldn't have been broken – in fact, City could have had a counter-attack before Manchester United scored, and although Manchester United's forward pressing was quite embarrassing for Manchester City, when Kolarov cleared the ball, United's forward pressing was broken. It's just that Yaya Toure's sticky ball gave Manchester United another chance to break the ball and counterattack!! ”
The Manchester City fans at the Etihad Stadium were already desperate as they watched their rivals score their third goal on their home turf, and the cheers of the Manchester United fans were clearly heard at the Etihad Stadium, and even the audience in front of the TV could still hear the singing of the United fans clearly.
What could be more exciting than a 3-0 win over a bitter rival on the road?
Pep Guardiola jumped on the sideline in a rage, kicking a level off the sideline before taking off his suit jacket and throwing it to the ground.
When he conceded the previous two goals, Guardiola was not so angry, because although Manchester City conceded the goal, Guardiola knew that the players had tried their best, and Li Qingshan couldn't prevent it.
But this conceded goal is obviously because Yaya Toure is too confident in his footwork, and he chooses to carry the ball forward on his own initiative - this is something that Guardiola has not allowed before!
This is in your own backfield, once the ball is broken, that's the consequence!
Pep Guardiola will never allow players in his squad who do not follow tactical discipline – unless he is Messi.
"Fernando!! Go warm up!! "A furious Pep Guardiola is very rare, and City's bench is silent.
Fernando was stunned for a moment when he heard Guardiola's shouts, and went to warm up at this time? Are there any substitutions before the first half is over?