Football: The king of midfield, Guardiola is crying with envy

Chapter 245

Soon the time came to the 34th minute.

Chelsea got a corner kick opportunity.

Ziyech took the penalty.

The Moroccan passed the ball to the middle of the penalty area.

Among a large number of players, Rudiger, who is 190 cm tall, is particularly eye-catching.

The future Real Madrid central defender beat Ruben Dias to grab the ball!

"Bang!"

The angle of this ball is very good, and the force is also very strong!

Everyone's eyes at Stamford Bridge are focused on Ederson.

Year after year, day after day, the save training has made Brazilian goalkeeper Ederson develop a subconscious save reaction.

Rudiger's header is difficult to block, but Ederson made a great save with his outstretched single hand!

Then B Seat at the front point made a sideways kick to clear the ball, and this dangerous attack from Chelsea came to an abrupt end.

"Uh~!"

The Chelsea fans at the scene sighed, and they were all dumbfounded.

All this is possible?

But overall, the Blues fans are still very happy.

Because although this header did not score a goal, as long as there is an offensive opportunity, as long as it can create an opportunity in the opponent's penalty area, it is worth everyone's happiness!

After the sigh, the cheers and cheers of Chelsea fans continued to ring out at Stamford Bridge!

They have begun to look forward to the team giving the Blue Moon a head-on blow at home, and then ending Manchester City's winning streak in various competitions!

Near the center circle, Chelsea continued to attack with the ball.

But Manchester City, who had completed their position, did not give them another opportunity like just now.

The two sides returned to a certain balance again.

Chen Chen, who was defending with Sterling on the left, was a little anxious.

The current situation of the team made him feel very anxious, and he knew clearly that the team needed him to play!

Guardiola on the sidelines also saw the crisis of the team. For this reason, the Spaniard quickly stretched out his arm to direct, and he wanted to adjust the position of the players on the field.

Guardiola's choice is very simple.

The reason why Chelsea can get a lot of offensive opportunities is that there are enough offensive players in the frontcourt, and Manchester City has few defensive players. At this moment, Chelsea has formed a situation of more people against fewer people.

So Guardiola arranged B席 to retreat and partner with Fernandez to play as a double defensive midfielder.

B席 is best at the right winger and central midfielder positions, but this does not mean that he will not play as a defensive midfielder.

It's better than nothing!

In addition, Chen Chen and De Bruyne will move forward, and Manchester City will change to 4231.

In this way, Chen Chen will have a sufficient degree of freedom in the frontcourt, which will help him to coordinate the overall situation.

Of course, the formation has changed, but it is impossible to change immediately. Manchester City still has to lie dormant and wait for an opportunity.

Tuchel over there is not stupid either.

The German asked Saul and Ruo Niao to pay attention to Chen Chen's position. Others can defend if they can, but Chen Chen must not defend!

In the Migu studio, Zhan Jun and Zhang Lu are analyzing the situation on the field.

"Manchester City hasn't been so passive for a long time. Let me think about it? It seems that this season it has only been so passive when facing Paris and Crystal Palace."

"Coach Zhang, do you think Manchester City can take away the goal difference at Stamford Bridge today?"

Zhang Lu put away her usual smiling face and analyzed seriously,

"We all know that Guardiola always says that the health of the team is very good, and there is indeed no problem with this. Just like today, Chelsea injured 4 players, and Manchester City seriously said that there are none."

"But it should be noted that health means that the players are not injured, so what about fatigue and exhaustion?"

"From December to now, Manchester City has played... I counted, including today, it is 11 games."

"Especially they have played away games in these rounds. You see, playing against Brentford, away, playing against Arsenal and today's Chelsea is also away. In addition, playing in the FA Cup later, Still away from home. After four consecutive away games, they must be in a very exhausted state. "

"This is a test of Guardiola's coaching level. At least, at least I think it is not a wise choice for Fernandinho and B席 to start. "

"Of course, considering that this is a cup game, the substitutes and rotation players in the team need to get a chance to play, which may be stated in the contract. "

Zhan Jun nodded in agreement, and then asked,

"Then do you think it will be difficult for Manchester City to win today?"

Zhang Lu chuckled twice, tapped the table with his fingers, and replied,

"At the beginning of the game, I said that Chelsea would maintain a draw and win today. Now I reiterate that I still think so. "

"Even to the extreme! Of course, this is based on the direction of the game, and the fans and viewers in front of the screen just watch it for fun. To the extreme, I think Chelsea will fail if they get a draw today. ""They are short of people on defense, but not on offense! Right!"

Zhang Lu's analysis resonated with the fans, and more comments were posted.

In fact, most people don't care about the outcome of this game, as long as both sides play well.

It is also worth mentioning that the drama of the weak defeating the strong is very popular everywhere.

Today, Chelsea is the weak side, because they are the weak in the league and the team that is chasing the standings.

Manchester City is the first in the league and the first in the Champions League group. Recently, they have won 14 consecutive games, so the Blue Moon is a strong representative.

Manchester City at this stage is a bit like Leverkusen, which has not lost a league game in the 23/24 season. Many people are waiting for them to make mistakes and lose!

And today is the day when Manchester City is most likely to lose!

The game on the field is still going on, and the offense of both sides has evolved to a white-hot level.

The time came to the 37th minute.

Saul took the ball, and Chen Chen immediately went up to press.

Chen Chen, who moved to the front midfielder position, had more freedom and was present on both the offensive and defensive ends.

Seeing Chen Chen coming up to press, Saul was not in a hurry.

The Spaniard pulled the ball back and hooked it to the right sideline.

Chen Chen immediately gave up Saul as his target and ran over to help Sterling press Azpilicueta.

Azpilicueta kicked forward, but was blocked out of the sideline by Sterling's body.

Unfortunately, the ball hit Sterling's chest.

Happy Lin fell to the ground.

This is really playing with his life!

The referee Craig quickly blew the whistle and signaled the Manchester City team doctor to come and take a look.

After confirming that he would stay in the team, Sterling really played seriously without any slackness.

Because whether he wanted to regain Guardiola's trust or sell for a good price in the summer window, he had to improve his personal data.

As early as October last year, that is, October 2021, Sterling had publicly said, "If I have the opportunity to go somewhere else to get more playing time, I am willing to accept it."

In other words, Sterling has long wanted to leave Manchester City.

But isn't there a suitable place?

Later, after Sterling moved to Chelsea, The Times said this,

"Despite this (meaning that Sterling did not leave Manchester City and he did not get Guardiola's trust), Sterling never wasted any opportunities. He continued to exert influence on the court and helped Manchester City defend the title again and again."

So, although Sterling is sorry for Liverpool, he is definitely worthy of Manchester City.

Taking a step back, at least Sterling left a lot of transfer fees for Manchester City.