Chapter 350 The Last Hope

Although someone once wrote an article criticizing that John Mortensen was a clown who often laughed and neighed like a horse.

He also said he didn't explain the game at all, just reciting a bunch of boring statistics.

But none of these can stop this good nobleman from becoming the darling of England fans and the ace of the TV station.

At this moment, the old gentleman is sitting in the media area in the stands of Manchester City's City Stadium.

The game is about to start.

It can be clearly seen that the captains of the two teams have finished guessing and are ready to walk back to their own half.

There are three Europa League games in total tonight.

At 18:00, Manchester United against Athletic Bilbao and Manchester City against Sporting Lisbon.

Southampton's away game against Valencia is two hours later than these two games.

It is well known that the TV station has a hatred with Manchester United, so this Manchester City game was chosen and arranged to be broadcast live on Channel 1, which has the most viewers and ratings.

The Southampton-Valencia game at a later date will be scheduled to be broadcast on Sport.

The inside is not optimistic about this game.

Southampton's 1-1 draw at home by Valencia not only gave the Bats an away goal, but at the same time, the team's top defender, Harvey Martinez, was also sent off for a red card.

The Spanish star is the most impressive performance in Southampton's defense this season, and he is also the most general. The limelight has even surpassed the two years he has played in the team, and he has the title of the number one hopeful star. Varane.

Harvey? Martinez's red card suspension, will undoubtedly be a major blow to the Southampton defence.

Moreover, it is an away game and one away goal behind, which is an even worse blow for Southampton.

Therefore, TV stations and almost all the media have turned their attention to the Manchester duo.

One of the most high expectations is undoubtedly Mancini's Manchester City.

Star-studded and super-strength, Manchester City and Manchester United have a tight grip on the Premier League standings this season, and they have the hope of winning the championship.

This also makes people look forward to it. I hope that Manchester City can stand out from the crowd and turn the tide when the Premier League is full of controversy!

John Mortensen thought of this and took a deep breath.

Reaching out to touch his gray hair, he didn't have the time and energy to pay attention to them during the game commentary.

After he calmed down, he raised his hand towards the distant colleague and nodded.

The latter was gesturing towards him, counting the seconds.

"Friends, viewers, you are welcome to watch the live broadcast of the TV station for you, the 2011 to 2012 season, the Europa League round of 16 knockout, the second round, I am John Mortensen, and now Manchester City Stadium, live for everyone!"

With John Mortensen's opening remarks, the entire city stadium also sounded a deafening cheer.

With the clear whistle of the referee, this much-anticipated battle finally kicked off.

"Now we see that the first kick-off is the visiting team, Sporting Lisbon from Portugal!"

"It was Sporting Lisbon's midfielder, Fernandes, who had the ball."

"It was passed to the Spanish player Capel on the wing, who was once very popular in Sevilla!"

"After the opening, Sporting Lisbon didn't seem to play conservatively although it was away."

"Hey, Manchester City made a tackle from the backcourt. Kompany calmly broke the ball and gave it to David Silva."

"David Silva passed it again, gave it to Yaya Toure, passed it again, and gave it to Balotelli who was pulled to the wing."

"Balotelli dares to make moves and wants to force a breakthrough!"

The whole city stadium resounded with deafening shouts.

Manchester City fans just want this cry to cheer for their team!

But this time, Balotelli failed to create a threat.

"Manchester City got a corner kick and David Silva took the penalty!"

"The penalty went to the penalty area, the defender of Sporting Lisbon took the ball out, and it was another corner!"

"It's still David Silva who takes the penalty and falls into the penalty area, Kompany, header!"

"Oops, it's a little taller!"

"Although Manchester City's first attack failed to break the opponent's goal, the home team's fans were still very excited!"

"It can be seen that Manchester City is in a good state."

"As the game went on, Manchester City controlled the ball smoothly, with a high percentage of possession, and Sporting Lisbon didn't have many chances to get the ball. Once the defense was successful, they would open their feet directly after stealing the ball and look for the center forward Van Wolff. Svenkel."

"Our statistics show that in the first 15 minutes, Manchester City had an overwhelming advantage, with a possession rate of 70%, which is a very shocking figure!"

"Sports Lisbon is basically passively beaten except for some initiative at the beginning!"

"Let's see now if Manchester City can effectively score against Sporting Lisbon!"

Along with the commentary, after the fast-paced suppression after the opening, Manchester City gradually exposed problems.

Sporting Lisbon was obviously prepared for this game. They arranged five players in the midfield for the away game.

This is a very obvious tactical attitude, that is, the defensive counterattack!

Although Manchester City's offense is very powerful, there are few opportunities to form, and the thunder is heavy and the rain is small.

Faced with the tenacious defense of Sporting Lisbon, Manchester City could not find an effective offensive opportunity.

After a long time of attacking, Manchester City was a little panicked.

Commenting on the professional league for decades, John Mortensen quickly figured out this sign.

"Manchester City started to play in a hurry, they should be more patient, Yaya Toure and Pizarro started to move forward frequently, this is not a good phenomenon!"

"Mancini should hurry to stabilize the players. He is only one goal behind now. There are still many opportunities. There is no need to worry, and you can play steadily. Manchester City has great hopes.

But it seems that Mancini did not mean to make adjustments.

He wants to eat his opponent in one bite!

But when the game reached the 33rd minute, Sporting Lisbon stole the ball in the backcourt and opened the big foot to Capel on the wing.

The Spaniard counterattacked quickly with the ball along the flanks.

Manchester City's defense line was too high, and at this time they had to retreat in a hurry.

"Sporting Lisbon's counter-attack is very fast, and the middle has caught up."

"Van Wolfswinkel takes the ball, passes to Ismailov, through!"

"Dangerous, Fernandez, take the ball in the penalty area, kick up, the ball is in!!!!"

"In the 33rd minute, in the 33rd minute, Sporting Lisbon made a quick counterattack. Fernandez entered the penalty area and scored with a low shot, 1-0!"

"Manchester City, Manchester City paid the most miserable standby for their carelessness!"

"The aggregate score is now 2-0, another away goal conceded, City must now score three to advance!"

At this moment, the entire city stadium fell into a dead silence.

three balls?

To score three goals?

how can that be?

Just now everyone still believed that Manchester City could kill Sporting Lisbon at home.

But who would have thought that a goal from the other side would completely pull Manchester City from heaven to hell!

Omg why?

What the hell is going on here?

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Not only the Manchester City fans at the City Stadium, but all the fans waiting in front of the TV are feeling depressed and lost.

The live broadcast room at the TV headquarters was also in chaos.

"What's going on? How did Mancini do it? All this can be scored?"

"Damn it, Manchester City is so useless!"

"I can't stand the pressure at the critical moment, what do they eat?"

Roger Moses was the first to realize something was wrong.

"No, the game has developed like this, and Manchester City is finished!"

Barbara Slater, the program director of the sports department, also nodded, "It's really bad, I can't attack for a long time, but I was attacked and scored a goal, which is too demoralizing, and now Manchester City need to score three goals to advance, the chance It's too small!"

"The most important thing is that the mood of the players has changed!"

Roger Moses' remarks are undoubtedly sharp.

"Then what do we do now?" Barbara Slater was also very depressed.

How to drop the chain at the critical moment?

You know, fans all over England, and even Premier League fans all over the world are eagerly waiting for you to stand up and be the savior of the Premier League, helping the building of the Premier League to fall.

But you're good, playing at home, with such a big advantage, you actually fell off the chain!

"Hope Mancini can turn the situation around!" Roger? Moses has no good way.

He has no way to replace the team to play the game, what can be done?

But just after the words were said, less than five minutes later, Manchester City was impatient and fouled when defending, giving Sporting Lisbon a chance to set the ball in the frontcourt. Fernandez took the penalty and center Van Wolfswinkel made a header.

Two to zero!

Suddenly, the entire headquarters live broadcast room was filled with sorrow.

"It's over, it's over, this time it's really over!"

"It's only 40 minutes, conceded two goals, the total score is 3-0, Manchester City is completely over!"

According to the current score, Manchester City must score at least four goals!

"Damn, such a good card, such a good opportunity, was lost by Manchester City!"

Roger Moses patted his head hard and walked around in the live broadcast room.

"Right, Manchester United, what's the score for Manchester United now?"

Roger Moses shouted, and someone immediately extracted information about this game in Bilbao, Spain.

"One to zero!"

"Who scored the goal?" Roger Moses was excited.

He seemed to see a silver lining.

But soon, the fire of his hope was completely extinguished.

"Llorente, in the 22nd minute, opened the scoring for Athletic Bilbao!"

Everyone in the live room was dumbfounded.

Manchester City can't count on it anymore.

Who would have thought that Manchester United would be so useless!

Ferguson's team has always been the vane of English football, but this time, when he was needed, he wilted!

A 2-3 loss in the first leg gave Athletic Bilbao three away goals.

Now that the aggregate score is extended to two to four, Manchester United must score three goals if they want to turn the situation around.

Three balls!

What are the hopes of scoring three goals for the Basque Lions at Athletic Bilbao?

The first half of the game was over soon.

Everyone was gloomy.

I believe that at this moment, countless England fans are wailing.

Manchester City have to score four goals in the second half and Manchester United have to score three if they want to advance.

Judging by the performance of these two teams in the first half, is it possible?

Everyone knows that the answer is impossible!

Roger Moses quickly came to his senses, and he immediately realized a problem.

"Quick, do any of us in Valencia?"

Barbara Slater also reacted quickly.

Yes, with Manchester City and Manchester United being eliminated successively, Southampton has become the last hope of the English League European war.

Although there is little hope, the suspense is still there.

At this time, the game between Southampton and Valencia will be broadcast live, and the ratings will definitely be high.

But the problem is that before the game, the focus was on Manchester City and Manchester United, and no one was arranged to go to Southampton!

The two games are two hours apart.

In other words, as soon as the Manchester City and Manchester United game is over, the Southampton game will almost start.

"Think of a way, is there anyone in Valencia?" Roger Moses was going crazy.

Barbara Slater also racked his brains, and suddenly a person flashed in his mind.

"Yes, she must be with Southampton!"

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