Chapter 563 Accident
Fernandinho, who had just returned to the penalty area, was a step too late and failed to keep up with Harry Kane. Seeing that the opponent scored so easily in front of his own goal, he threw his hands angrily and cursed: "Damn it! "
"2:2! 2:2!! Manchester United equalized the score again!"
"Being behind twice and equalizing twice, this Manchester United has shown extremely strong resilience! They can still maintain an unbeaten season because they are not only good at hitting tailwinds, but are also extremely resilient in adversity! They have been able to remain undefeated this season. They fell behind many times during the game, but without exception they equalized the score and even came back to win! ”
"It seems that Manchester City's many shameful records may continue!"
The Etihad Stadium, which had been extremely noisy before, fell into dead silence at this moment. More than 50,000 Manchester City fans collectively fell into silence. Many people looked at the Manchester United players celebrating wildly below the stadium with confusion in their eyes.
Ederson was obviously dissatisfied with the defense of his teammates. He shouted at the defenders: "Mark man! Mark man! Where the hell are our defenders?!"
No one answered him, everyone lowered their heads, looking very annoyed and frustrated.
It is really difficult to defeat such a powerful and tenacious opponent!
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As Manchester City's captain on the field, Kompany was also disappointed, but he was only disappointed for a few seconds before he realized that he was the captain on the field and now was not the time to be disappointed.
It's only the 58th minute now, and the game only ends in 32 minutes. Even if we can't win, we can't lose.
If a tie can be maintained, then falling behind by 8 points with six rounds left is not without hope of reversal. After all, they have done this once six years ago.
So he ran into the goal, picked up the football, then ran back to the center circle, placed the football at the midpoint, and waited for the kickoff.
The Manchester United players were still celebrating, and he used this time to think about how he could break the opponent's defense. How far shot? Combination of edge and center? Personal breakthrough? Set piece?
The purpose of the offense is to get the football into the opponent's penalty area as much as possible. Only in this way can it create a threat.
But Manchester United, which has the strongest defense in the Premier League and even in Europe this season, makes it very difficult for opponents to put the football in their defense.
Yes, before this game, Manchester United had only conceded 16 goals in 31 Premier League games. Even including today's two goals conceded, they only conceded 18 goals, a full 11 fewer than Tottenham, which conceded the second fewest goals!
Looking at the five major leagues, Atletico Madrid has conceded the fewest goals in La Liga. Atletico Madrid, known for its iron-blooded defense, has conceded 14 goals in the 30 rounds. Juventus has conceded the least goals in Serie A. The number of goals conceded in the 31 Serie A games that have been played is 18 goals; Bayern Munich has conceded the fewest goals in the Bundesliga, and Nanjing has conceded 21 goals in the 29 Bundesliga games that have been played; Paris Saint-Germain has conceded the fewest goals in the Ligue 1 , Paris has conceded 21 goals in the 31 French Ligue 1 games that have been played.
The Manchester United in front of them not only has the strongest spear in the Premier League and even Europe, they also have the strongest shield. Such an opponent is simply disappointing!
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Kompany now recalls that Manchester City took advantage of the opportunity before Manchester United entered the state at the beginning of the first and second half and took advantage of the situation and scored two goals. At other times, they did not create any offensive threats. Opportunity goal opportunities...
"The strength gap is too big..." Looking at the Manchester City captain who bowed his head and said nothing, Lineker shook his head and said, "Manchester United has been very mature after two seasons of running in under Mourinho. But Manchester City is still in the process of During the rebuilding period, in many positions, the abilities of Manchester United players are not at a higher level than those of Manchester City.”
"Modern football is an industry with high investment and high returns. In the past two years, Manchester United has invested the most in the Premier League and even in Europe. They are also the team with the best results in the same period; they have won what they could get last season. All 6 championships, this season, we still maintain an unbeaten record in all official games.”
"Although Manchester City's investment capital is second only to Manchester United, the gap between first and second place is quite large, more than 260 million euros! The net investment is also 220 million euros less than Manchester United. Such a large investment gap will soon be It shows in the results.”
"However, this cannot be blamed on Manchester City's management for being unwilling to spend money, but that they dare not spend it even if they have money. After all, there are financial fair play rules."
"In fact, Manchester City's investment in the past two seasons has risked violating the principles of financial fairness. It is said that relevant agencies have launched a financial investigation against Manchester City."
"Then why can Manchester United invest almost unlimited money? This is related to their strong revenue capabilities. As the most profitable super club in world football today, Manchester United's ability to make money in recent seasons is enviable."
"In the 2015-2016 season before Mourinho took charge of Manchester United, Manchester United's commercial revenue reached 689 million euros, creating a new high in the history of Manchester United and a new high in football. Manchester United surpassed Barcelona and Real Madrid to rank first this season. , with a total revenue of 60 million euros higher than Real Madrid and Barcelona.”
"In the subsequent 2016-2017 season, with Manchester United signing Bruno and other stars, coupled with the overall recovery of the team's performance, Manchester United received 776 million euros in commercial revenue, once again refreshing their revenue record, surpassing the second place Real Madrid is 100 million euros higher."
"This season, according to estimates, if Manchester United wins the Champions League and the Premier League, their revenue may exceed 900 million euros, and the gap with Real Madrid may widen to 150 million euros!"
"It is precisely because of such a strong revenue capability, coupled with the strong financial support of the boss behind them, Prince Jassim from Qatar, that Manchester United can keep waving checks to buy in the transfer market. Sign any superstar they want!"
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The celebrations of the Manchester United players finally ended, they returned to the pitch, and the game resumed.
The lead was equalized twice, which caused a huge psychological blow to the Manchester City players. In the subsequent games, they never performed like they did at the beginning of the second half.
However, Manchester United's offensive became more and more sharp, and they equalized the score twice, which boosted the morale of the Manchester United players and restored their self-confidence that they were invincible. Their players could play as much as they wanted, and they had a kind of "how to fight, you will win." "a feeling of.
During this period, Manchester City could only switch to full defense again to prevent their goal from being beaten into a sieve.
Even Manchester City's midfield playmaker David Silva had to devote all his energy to defensive work. Together with Fernandinho and Mkhitaryan, he was in front of his back line. A great wall was built.
Although I can't find a suitable solution in offense, my job in defense is much simpler.
David Silva is actually not good at defense, but at this time the team is passive, and he can only rush the ducks to get on the shelf, running tirelessly at full speed in front of the defense, from one side of the court to the other side, constantly Interception of the opponent's pass, or physical confrontation with the opponent's ball carrier.
Not only did the three Manchester City midfielders devote their main energy to defense, but even the forward Bernardo Silva also retreated outside the penalty area to help the team defend.
In today's world of football, Manchester United is probably the only one who can suppress Manchester City to this level. Even the current Emperor Saren may find it difficult to do so.
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Time passes minute by minute in such a game. Although Manchester United has been actively attacking to suppress Manchester City, they still have not scored a goal.
For the current score, most Manchester United players, and even the coaching staff including Mourinho, are able to accept it, so they have gradually become more conservative on the court, and their offense is not like the time they just equalized the score. Take the initiative.
Manchester City was afraid of Manchester United's strong counterattack ability and did not dare to attack with all their strength.
They can accept the result of a draw, but if they fully attack and give Manchester United a chance to counterattack, resulting in the team conceding the ball and losing the game, then it is really unacceptable.
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Seeing that there were fifteen minutes left in the game, Bruno was not willing to end the game like this. He had to re-enter the attack and find a way to crack it.
During this period of forced defense, his brain never stopped thinking for a moment, and he was also thinking about ways to crack it. But unfortunately, so far, he has not found it...
Bruno began to try frequent long-range shots in the game, hoping to use long-range shots to blast away the opponent's goal. But unfortunately, his shots were either high or wide of the goal, or were blocked by the opponent's goalkeeper Ederson, and some were directly blocked by Manchester City players with their bodies.
When he dribbled the ball upfield again, Manchester City's players knew that to defend him was to prevent his shot.
This time when Bruno raised his right leg high while running, Fernandinho turned his body and blocked his shot with his back.
But Bruno missed the football. The football suddenly jumped on the turf, and his right leg was completely empty!
It was a hilarious mistake, but no one in the stands at the Etihad Stadium laughed. Because they discovered that Bruno's right leg drove his body to jump up, but his left foot as a supporting foot actually poked the falling football, and the football was unexpectedly passed to the side!
Fernandinho and other Manchester City players did not expect Bruno to pass the football in this way, let alone them. Not even Bruno himself or his teammates expected it.