Chapter 894 Accidentally Lost the Ball

Manchester United won two consecutive headers, but neither was able to break Manchester City's goal.

Giggs still took the third corner kick.

In the previous two times, Giggs sent a forward shot, but the cooperation was unsuccessful. Once, Gao Xiaodong's header was saved from the front of the penalty area. This time, Giggs decided to serve a back shot.

The players of Manchester United have been working together for a long time. Corner kick tactics do not need to be discussed at all. They can all be understood with a gesture.

Giggs sent the corner kick very far back and was directly grabbed by full-back O'Shea.

O'Shea headed the ball a little and went back to the front of the penalty area to find Gao Xiaodong.

Gao Xiaodong was waiting at the edge of the penalty area. Tevez was very close to him, almost inseparable.

When O'Shea headed the ball over, Gao Xiaodong wanted to push Tevez and then grab the point, but Tevez was also very cunning. He pulled Gao Xiaodong and neither of them pushed the other. Shake off.

Gao Xiaodong did not leave Tevez aside. If he took a kick, he would probably be blocked by Tevez.

Gao Xiaodong wore super glasses and had a wide field of vision. Out of the corner of his vision, he saw Evra crossing over. Gao Xiaodong gave up the shot and leaned in front of Tevez, blocking Tevez. The line of contact with the ball passed the ball.

Evra didn't expect Gao Xiaodong to give the ball over. He even slowed down his advance just now.

Seeing the ball pass by Gao Xiaodong, Evra was surprised and happy. He ran two steps and volleyed at the rolling ball.

Evra's long-range shooting ability is average. This kick was hit, but the angle was too right and goalkeeper Hart jumped into his arms.

Manchester United attacked three consecutive corner kicks and twice resulted in threatening shots, which boosted the morale of the Manchester United players and proactively increased their offensive strength.

The anger of Manchester City players was also aroused, and they also increased their offensive intensity.

Players from both sides of the game started to attack, and the pace of the game suddenly became faster.

Manchester City's attack mainly took the wing. Kolarov and Silva broke through from the wing, and Yaya Toure and Barry moved forward.

In Mancini's tactics, the midfielder's forward penetration is very important, even more important than the forward. Many important scores are almost completed by the midfielder's forward penetration.

Manchester United's offense is also based on the wings. They do not have players with delicate skills in the middle. Gao Xiaodong and Rooney are both impact players. There is no hope of expecting them to penetrate.

Both teams mainly attack the wings, and it depends on which wing can overwhelm the opponent.

The players of Manchester City and Manchester United are now about equal in strength, but the players of Manchester United cooperate more tacitly. The two sides engaged in an offensive battle. Manchester United gradually gained the upper hand and got several shooting opportunities.

However, football is so strange. The dominant side does not necessarily mean that it will score goals, and the disadvantaged side does not necessarily mean that it cannot score goals.

In the 27th minute of the game, Silva broke through to the baseline from the wing. He made a move and passed the ball. O'Shea rushed over to block it, but Silva made a fake move. He didn't pass the ball and dunked the ball back quickly. The inside cut is towards the penalty area.

O'Shea was tall and not too slow, but he suffered a disadvantage when turning around. When he turned around, Silva had already broken through. O'Shea chased behind Silva, and Silva had already entered. In the penalty area, O'Shea did not dare to foul, so he could only find a way to go around from one side.

Silva will definitely not give O'Shea time to get around. He rushes into the penalty area, attracts the defense, and immediately passes the ball to the front of the penalty area in an inverted triangle to find his forward teammate.

This is Manchester City's regular tactic, but when Silva reaches the bottom line, Manchester United's defensive players must enter the penalty area. If Manchester United's offensive players cannot come back, Manchester City's players who insert behind them will be unmarked.

Yaya Toure has already been waiting at the front of the penalty area for Silva's return pass.

The ball flew back, and Yaya Toure adjusted his steps slightly and went forward to hit the goal directly.

However, Yaya Toure had just started to kick, and Gao Xiaodong arrived. He stretched his foot from the side to block the ball. The ball hit Gao Xiaodong's foot, but it still flew towards the goal, but in a different direction.

This change of direction was fatal for Van der Sar. He had already made a move based on Yaya Toure's movements, but the ball flew to the other side. Van der Sar had no choice but to watch the ball fly towards the goal.

1:0

Manchester City unexpectedly took the lead on the road.

When Yaya Toure's shot was blocked by Gao Xiaodong, he felt cold and felt that the shot was gone. Unexpectedly, the ball flew into the net.

Yaya Toure was very excited. This was a goal scored at Old Trafford. He jumped high and waved his fist domineeringly.

Gao Xiaodong shook his head helplessly. It was a mistake to defend too aggressively. There was nothing he could do about it. If he had known this would be the result, he would have waited in front. It was bad luck. He even breathed wrongly.

Balotelli on the bench was the first to rush out to celebrate, faster than coach Manic, and yelling.

Manic was very satisfied. He felt that Balotelli finally had some team spirit and might be able to give him a chance in the second half. However, Balotelli was cheering because Gao Xiaodong finally scored an own goal in the Manchester Derby like him.

The team had the advantage in offense, but fell behind by one goal. Ferguson was helpless. He smiled bitterly and said to himself: "Mancini is so lucky."

Meulensteen said seriously: "Coach, a team that relies on defense has good luck. This is not a good thing."

Ferguson said calmly: "It's okay, we have been creating opportunities. Gao Xiaodong and Rooney will not be unable to seize any of them."

Mullan echoed: "Gao has now scored 29 goals in the league, averaging more than one goal per game. He is second in Europe. Only Cristiano Ronaldo has more goals than him. Messi's goals are not as good as Gao's. I believe he will definitely He'll score goals."

Meulensteen is a technical coach with low emotional intelligence. He said worriedly: "If you are not lucky, none of them may get in. "

Mulan: "——"

Ferguson: "——".

In the VIP box, Manchester City boss Mansour was beaming. He was very satisfied with the fighting spirit shown by the team and even more satisfied with the goals. It didn’t matter that the scene was not good-looking. After all, this was a newly formed team. It's impossible to have an advantage at Old Trafford both in terms of results and appearance, and all he wants now is results.

But Joel is as calm as Ferguson. He is a true Manchester United fan. He believes in Manchester United's strength and fighting spirit. At Old Trafford, Manchester United will not easily admit defeat when facing any opponent, let alone their city rival Manchester City.

Among the Manchester City fans, there was another Manchester City fan wearing a hat who was silently following the game. When Silva passed the bottom line back to Toure for the goal, the fan recorded it in his notebook and wrote " Pay attention to Gao Xiaodong's defensive response."

At this time, a Manchester City fan was too excited when celebrating and knocked off the Manchester City fan's hat. The Manchester City fan quickly picked it up and put it on. However, if there are Inter Milan fans here, they will definitely recognize that it is Inter Milan who is watching the game. Milan's new coach Leonardo.