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

Chapter 195

"This is a ball with an outward deflection arc, Navas is not to blame at all!"

"Frustration and helplessness are the true portrayal of the Paris players at this moment."

"The hope they finally recovered was shattered by the opponent in an instant!"

Chen Chen, who scored again, happily ran to the corner flag area, and then stretched out three fingers to the Blue Moon fans.

This represents the three goals he scored in this game!

The media said that the efficiency of the striker's goal is worrying?

Then I will do it!

On the other side, some people are happy and some are worried.

The camera slid past the lonely Paris players on the court, and everyone's expression was very solemn and serious.

Messi, not far away, was touching his chin and looking at the celebrating Blue Moon players. The Argentine must be unwilling.

But what can we do?

De Bruyne didn't play, Chen Chen was really leading the team alone!

The 0-2 loss in the last game was not the true strength of the Blue Moon!

Like the Paris players, the Paris fans who came to Etihad with the team were also very frustrated. Looking at this momentum, the team is likely to lose.

The happiest people at Etihad now are Manchester City fans and Chen Chen fans!

Punch Ronaldo and kick Messi!

What those "third man in the world" couldn't do before, Chen Chen will do!

Soon the game started again.

Maybe Chen Chen's pressure was too great, and Paris didn't dare to disperse its forces too much forward.

They didn't choose to attack in a big way at the last moment of the first half, but chose to move forward steadily, trying to press forward without losing the ball.

Finally, with Ederson saving Mbappe's inbound shot, Paris' offensive round ended in stoppage time, and the referee Orsato blew the whistle to end the first half.

Guardiola didn't enter the player tunnel immediately, but waited for a while.

He wanted to talk to Messi.

But before that, Guardiola and Chen Chen hugged each other, and the two chatted and laughed for a few words.

As we all know, Chen Chen is indeed Guardiola's favorite player now.

But, how can a natural beauty fight against a young girl!

Although Messi was very dissatisfied with the team's performance and the disadvantages in the situation, he didn't think too much when he saw Guardiola coming over. His originally cold and serious face was smiling again. He walked over and hugged Guardiola.

Then the two chatted and left side by side.

It is criticized everywhere for a player to chat with the opponent's coach side by side. After all, it is "in the game", and being too close is not okay.

The video and photos of Hazard laughing while chatting with his old teammates after Real Madrid lost the game spread throughout the football world, and the Belgian received a lot of criticism.

This is also considered by many fans to be one of the reasons why Burger King left the Bernabeu.

Now, take a closer look, oh, it's Messi and Guardiola, then it's okay.

When Messi and Guardiola walked into the player tunnel, the camera was interestingly given to Pochettino who had stepped into the player tunnel first.

The Paris coach and Spanish legend was walking forward with his hands in his pockets without saying a word.

His expression was very solemn, his eyes were drooping, I wonder if he was thinking about the tactical arrangements for the second half or was dissatisfied with Messi and Guardiola getting too close?

This also caused some media speculation.

After the game, the media pointed out the potential discord between Messi and Pochettino.

Many media people and reporters vowed that the Argentine superstar was not satisfied with the starting right winger position. Although they are all Argentines, this cannot prevent the relationship between the two from becoming tense.

Later, French reporter Baglar stood up to refute the rumor.

It should be noted that no one will generally believe this kind of rumor refutation by outsiders, because it is no different from refuting rumors with chat screenshots.

If someone really believes it, then you need to mark it and sell health products to him when he is old.

Later, Pochettino refuted the rumor after the winter transfer window, saying that he had a good relationship with Messi and there was no problem.

This indirectly shows that there was indeed a period of time when the relationship between Pochettino and Messi was very tense.

Of course, all of the above is a story for later.

In the two locker rooms at the Etihad Stadium, both sides were racing against time to make tactical arrangements.

In the second half, Paris will definitely press forward to carry out high-level offensive and pressing, so defense is very important.

So in the locker room, Guardiola emphasized the connection of the back line.

Then Guardiola also said that he would make substitutions when appropriate.

Which ones will be replaced?

Although many times the substitution arrangements are determined according to the situation on the field, Guardiola clearly determined in the locker room that Ake and FerNandinho will play.

Ake can play as a central defender or a left back, while Fernandez is a defensive midfielder.

Guardiola's meaning is very clear. He hopes that the players will not be stingy with their physical strength, defend well, and counterattack well. Don't be afraid of wasting physical strength, and change if they can't hold on.

After talking about defense, Guardiola chatted with Chen Chen for a while.

Chen Chen, who performed a hat trick in the second half, may leave the field, and B席 will return to the center.

Then let Jesus come on the bench to stir up the situation.

This is a supplement to the counterattack point. After all, blindly defending is not advisable.

In Paris, Pochettino is very dissatisfied with the performance of the team's midfield.

So the Argentine waved his hand, Herrera and Paredes left the field, and Danilo Perreira and Verratti came on.

In this case, Gay is still on the left, Verratti is dragged back, and Perreira comes to the right.

Italian Verratti is quite versatile, and he can play in these midfield positions.

Soon, the fifteen-minute break passed in a flash.

Pereira's interception and blocking ability is very good. He wants to cooperate with Verratti to do a good job of midfield defense, let Messi organize the attack, and the two full-backs move up and down to participate in the attack.

Pochettino's idea is very good, but can it really be achieved?

51st minute of the game.

Manchester City's quick counterattack opportunity!

Chen Chen gave the ball to Rodri, and Rodri went directly to Mahrez in front!

The polo king and B 席 crossed their positions, and now the Algerian stood in the center position.

This is Guardiola's arrangement. The offensive weight of the wing is reduced, and B 席 needs to help the midfielders intercept and defend.

After getting the ball, Mahrez rushed forward.

After attracting the attention of Verratti and Marquinhos, Mahrez gave the ball out.

Sterling got the ball smoothly.

Then the British star pushed back with a light pass, and Chen Chen followed up with a cross!

In the crowd in the penalty area, Mahrez and Rodri jumped high!

Rodri grabbed a little bit, but he didn't hit the right spot.

The ball was directly hit over the crossbar, and Navas in front of the goal just jumped symbolically.

After Paris's defensive crisis was resolved, Navas quickly ran to the side of the goal post and waved for the ball. Now every minute and every second is precious, after all, the team is still behind!

Looking at the players in the front court, Navas immediately kicked the ball!

The force was so strong that the ball crossed most of the court and came to the front court.

Ruben Dias had been waiting, and when he saw the ball coming, the Portuguese easily hit the ball back.