Chapter 43 Battle
The latest website: The 7th round of the 2016/2017 Premier League season, Manchester City VS Tottenham Hotspur.
For this battle of focus, many people are paying attention.
Especially in China, CCTV Fifth Channel has warmed up early.
"Yi Le VS De Bruyne, who is the best midfielder for the young generation of the Premier League?" "
Strong duels have always been the guarantee of ratings, and after the warm-up, the fans who are looking forward to this game can't wait any longer.
At 1:30 in the morning, the focus battle finally started.
The starting lineups of both sides were first displayed on the screen.
Manchester City (4-1-4-1):
Goalkeeper: Bravo.
Defenders: Kolarov, Stones, Otamendi, Sagna.
Midfield: De Bruyne, Silva, Gundogan, Sterling, Fernandinho.
Forward: Aguero.
"Manchester City has put out the strongest lineup with all the main players this time. Otamendi and Stones in the defense have performed very well recently. Kolarov and Sagna are also in Guardiola's side. Arrange to move forward frequently."
"The midfield is the highlight. De Bruyne and Yi Le are both rookies in the Premier League and played very well. And this time Silva finally appeared, and the two teams are already the strongest. The lineup starts."
Zhang Lu and Zhan Jun conducted a simple analysis.
Subsequently, Tottenham's starting lineup also appeared.
Tottenham Hotspur (4-2-3-1):
Defenders: Alderweireld, Verhenton, Danny Rose, Kyle Walker.
Midfielders: Yi Le, Sun Xingmin, Dele Alli, Kanter, Eric Dier.
Forward: Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
"Tottenham have a solid formation,
Alderweird's performance has made Tottenham's defense very stable. Coupled with Kanter's interception in the midfield, it will become very difficult to break through Tottenham's defenses. "Zhan Jun said so.
Director Zhang Lu nodded and said, "That's right, and since Tottenham changed to a 4-2-3-1 formation, Yi Le's explosive energy in the central midfielder's position is horrifying. His commanding ability is underestimated." With further development, we can see that Tottenham rely on changes in rhythm to attack suddenly."
"The most important thing is the front line. Tottenham have finally liberated from the scoring shortage. Sun Xingmin's performance has become more and more impressive recently. During Kane's injury, he took on a lot of offensive pressure."
"Ibrahimovic's performance is also worthy of recognition. The Swede is too threatening in front of the goal. No one knows how this long-armed Swede will send the football into the goal."
…
The camera turned to the player channel, passing by every player, but stopped for half a minute between Yi Le and De Bruyne.
For the focus of this game, they naturally need more attention.
The media reporters watched this scene excitedly. They hoped that the two would have some 'communication', such as staring, provoking and other actions.
But to their disappointment, the two didn't have any communication. From the beginning to the end, Yi Le was staring at the front in a daze, while De Bruyne lowered his head and didn't know what he was thinking...
When the commentator shouted Yi Le's name, there were bursts of wild boos from the stands of the Manchester City Stadium.
It's just that Yi Le's expression didn't change at all. He had watched this kind of battle too much.
Kevin De Bruyne poked his head out quietly and glanced at Yi Le, then took a deep breath and said to himself: You are not afraid of him! Kevin, come on!
until the handshake...
"I..I..I will beat you!"
After Kevin De Bruyne finished speaking, his cheeks became flushed and he burst into embarrassment.
Yi Le smiled brightly, stretched out his hand to shake, and said, "Come on!"
Kevin De Bruyne left in disgrace, the first round of confrontation, a complete defeat!
During the preparation stage, Kevin De Bruyne patted his cheek vigorously, he needs to wake up.
He wants to tell everyone that he is better than Yi Le.
For the media, Yi Le has always been the No.1 of the younger generation of the Premier League.
Last season, Yi Le led Tottenham to win the Premier League championship. Although the gods fell that season, Kevin De Bruyne asked himself whether he could replace Yi Le to complete this feat. The final answer told He is very nervous.
Since then, Kevin De Bruyne has regarded Yi Le as his main competitor in the Premier League.
While he was afraid of Yi Le, he always wanted to defeat him.
This is very contradictory, he knows, but it is like this, cowardly and unconvinced!
…
The referee blew his whistle and the game started.
Tottenham were not conservative at all in the away game. Just after the start, they launched a suffocating offensive rhythm. Both the midfielder and the striker were putting pressure on Manchester City's goal.
This is Villas-Boas' football philosophy, fuck it!
It's just that Guardiola is also a head coach who advocates offense, and this game is an extreme confrontation.
But no one expected that a goal appeared just after the game opened.
It's unbelievable even for the most aggressive fans.
In the first five minutes, Yi Le got the ball in the middle circle, divided the football to the right, and then ran forward unsteadily.
At this time, no one was defending Yi Le, which surprised him greatly.
Sun Xingmin also saw this, and he passed the football without hesitation.
Yi Le didn't stick to the ball. Looking at Gundogan who was rushing towards him, Yi Le dragged the football for half a circle, tapped his heel slightly, and the football changed direction and went straight to the neutral position on the left.
Dele Alli cut forward decisively, dribbled the ball to the bottom, and after observing the position in the penalty area, he decisively passed in a cross.
Ibrahimovic took the position, and the whole person soared into the air like a falcon, with a classic upside-down golden hook.
1:0!
In just five minutes of the opening, Tottenham scored a goal!
The entire Manchester City Stadium fell silent in an instant, only a small number of Tottenham fans cheered.
On the field, Tottenham players celebrated excitedly.
On the sidelines, Boas was also shaking his arms excitedly.
…
However, Manchester City equalized the score in the next attack.
Sterling broke through with the ball on the right and made a decisive cross.
Wei Hengtong made a fatal mistake, and this guy actually fell to the top.
Aguero didn't take off at all. Seeing the roof fall, he quickly stepped back, controlled the landing point at the first time, twisted his body and shot a volley.
The distance between Aguero and the goal was less than five meters, and the goalkeeper Lloris didn't even react in time, watching the football enter the net.
1:1, Aguero equalized the score.
Huge noise erupted from the entire Manchester City Stadium, and Aguero raised his index finger high, one more!
"Wilhengtong made a fatal mistake. This goal made Tottenham very passive, and their advantage disappeared!"
Director Zhang Lu also shook his head and said: "Verhengtong was in a hurry. Alderweird had already stood still. Verhengtong only needed to restrict Aguero, and the task of fighting for the top was given to Alderweird. If this is the case, it will not be too late The advantage is handed over to others!"
On the sidelines, Boas was also furious.
He can accept conceding the ball, but this turnover is too low-level, and it is too demoralizing.
After conceding the ball, the entire back side did not slow down for a long time, and Verhengtong even looked stupid.
Guardiola showed a smile that everything is under control.
To deal with the Tottenham team, the breakthrough must not be in the frontcourt, but in the backcourt.
Tottenham's defense is not that strong at all, and it has been supported by Alderweird.
Verhengtong is easy to get on the top, just like the previous one, he will make some unconventional defenses, and this is a hidden danger.
Guardiola's Manchester City only needs to stabilize the midfield while constantly putting pressure on Tottenham's defense. As for Kanter, he just bypassed him.
The effect is obvious, and the problem was kicked to Tottenham.
Now, what should you do?