Messi was so scared that he cried when he maxed out his header talent at the start of the game

Chapter 657

Chapter 657: With the team name covered, is this Barcelona?

"Blue Moon~"

"You know just what I was there for~"

"You heard me saying a prayer for~"

Manchester City's first home game of the new season, the Etihad Stadium was packed, surging like a blue ocean.

After the expansion this summer, the total number of seats in the stadium has increased from 55,000 to 60,000.

Even so.

Manchester City's retail tickets for this game were still sold out on the day of sale.

Especially the seats near the front row, it is even more difficult to get a ticket.

However, according to tradition.

The north stand of the stadium still has a small space vacant, which is given to Derby County fans as the away team fan area, with about 2,000 people.

2,000 people vs. 58,000 people.

These Derby County diehards shouted at the entrance ceremony, but they could not change the fact that the volume was easily drowned out by Manchester City fans.

So.

They could only wave the iconic rams flag to express their support for the Derby County players on the field.

After the huge disparity in the treatment of the appearance.

After the appearance ceremony, the starting players of both sides stayed in their respective halves, and the referee came to the center circle and looked at the watch.

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"ESPN Sports Satellite TV!"

"ESPN Sports Satellite TV!"

"Welcome to watch the live broadcast of the second round of the 2007-08 English Premier League!"

"Manchester City vs. Derby County at home!"

"I am the commentator Zhan Jun!"

"Hello, I am Wang Tao!"

"The game is about to start. First, I will introduce you to the starting lineups of both sides."

"Home team, wearing blue, blue moon, Manchester City!"

"Starting goalkeeper: James."

"Defenders: Zambrotta, Kompany, Alves!"

"Double defensive midfielder: Pepe , Martinez!"

"Left and right midfielders: Modric, Juan Mata!"

"Attack midfielder: Su Fei!"

"Double strikers: Cassano, Balotelli!"

"Manchester City's formation is still 3412, but unlike the opening game, Cannavaro and Sun Jihai did not appear in the roster due to personal reasons and injuries. "

"Kompany, a young player transferred from Hamburg, and Alves, a Brazilian defender who played for La Liga powerhouse Sevilla for four seasons, will play as central defender and right back in this game respectively."

"In addition."

"Juan Mata, who came from Real Madrid's youth training and joined Manchester City as a free agent this summer, also started in this game!"

"Manchester City 11 players, 3 players Premier League debut starting lineup!"

"Guardiola is still very bold in his use of players and rotations, but this is also expected. After all, Manchester City has 10 new players joining this summer, and the early season is a good time to hone and run-in."

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"Visiting team, wearing yellow and black jerseys, Rams, Derby County!"

"Starting goalkeeper: Stephen Bywater!"

"Defenders: Paul Connolly, Claude Davis, Dean Laycock, Tyrone Mills!"

"Double defensive midfielders: David Jones, Benny Felhaber!"

"Three forwards: Matt Oakley, Stephen Pearson, Ian Taylor!"

"Single striker: Kenny Miller!"

"Derby County's starting lineup is 42. 31, double defensive midfielders, five midfielders and a single striker. "

"In the opening match against Portsmouth, Derby County successfully tied Portsmouth through this lineup of midfield passing and cutting, as well as quick counterattacks on the wing. "

"As a single striker, Kenny Miller is only 1.78 meters tall, not a traditional single-arrow center forward, but his forward penetration and speed burst are impressive!"

"Beep!"

"With the referee's whistle, the game officially begins!"

"The visiting team Derby County has the ball!"

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On the court, the moment the whistle sounded.

Derby County striker Miller directly gave the ball to his teammate Pearson behind him.

Su Fei led his teammates to immediately start a grab.

Facing the demon Su rushing towards him.

Pearson continued to pass the ballSent it to the back of the defense, to the defensive midfielder Benny Felhaber.

In the next half minute.

It became a battle of wits and courage between Manchester City's high-pressure defense and the continuous passing and cutting cooperation of several Derby County midfielders.

The pre-match speech of head coach Billy Davis did successfully arouse the fighting spirit and passion of the Derby County players.

But it did not make the Derby County players lose their composure, fantasizing about relying on a burst of momentum to go head-to-head with the giant Manchester City.

Instead, they showed great teamwork and calmness on the offensive end.

Actively move your legs.

Run to respond.

Carefully handle every pass.

1 minute....

2 minutes!

3 minutes! !

"The situation since the start of the game is really surprising!"

"For a full 3 minutes!"

"Derby County has firmly controlled the ball!"

"Manchester City's high-pressure defense is very active, but the effect is average at present."

"However!"

"In these 3 minutes, they did not send the ball out of the center circle!"

"To sum it up in one sentence."

"Derby County played very patiently and cautiously."

In the ESPN live broadcast room, Wang Tao weighed his words.

To be honest.

Whether as a football commentator or from the perspective of a fan, Derby County's style of play seems very boring.

It doesn't seem like playing football.

It's more like playing a game of "dodgeball" with Manchester City.

This style is more like La Liga.

Wang Tao, who is used to watching the Premier League, is very uncomfortable. If he wasn't facing the camera, he would have yawned.

The barrage in the live broadcast room was also full of question marks and scolding.

-[What the hell is this game? It's so boring. Is Derby County scared by Manchester City? After half a day, there was not a single long pass, all close-range short passes. Are they afraid of being blamed! ]

-[Who would have thought that this was the Premier League after covering the names of the two teams? Those who don't know would have thought they were watching La Liga and Barcelona. No, even Barcelona didn't take so long...]

-[Uh... Uh... Derby County is not going to control the ball for 90 minutes and play a 0-0 with Manchester City. If that's the case, then I can only say that Derby County is awesome and helped Manchester United find a tactic to avoid being captured by Manchester City seven times...]

-[Can Manchester City confront Derby County, bump into them, put some pressure on them, they are so damn slow. ]

Not just the commentators and fans.

On the court.

Manchester City's players are also getting more and more impatient with Derby County's style of play.

The front line is constantly moving forward.

Continuously send players to the midfield to increase the strength of the high-pressure tactics.

On the side of the court.

Guardiola scratched his bald head.

Frowning.

He couldn't help but glance at Derby County coach Billy Davis not far away.

Seeing the latter's calm expression.

Frowning deeper.

Seeing that even Pepe on the court was impatient to participate in the forward pressing, the uneasiness in my heart became stronger...

As expected.

The game time on the big screen just jumped to the 4th minute.

Derby County suddenly launched an offensive.

Midfielder Jones faced Modric's steal, but did not choose to pass the ball to his teammates, but pulled horizontally and sent a straight pass.

The moment Oakley took the ball.

Follow the trend.

Accelerate along the left road.

At the same time.

Led by striker Kenny Miller, several Derby County players started running at the same time and crossed the center line!

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