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

Chapter 159

"Good evening, dear friends in front of the TV and live studio!"

Just as Zhan Jun started to speak, the players from both sides had already stepped onto the court in the broadcast camera.

"Today, I bring you the match between Brighton and Manchester City at home in the 9th round of the 2021/2022 Premier League season. I am today's commentator Zhan Jun, and the one next to me is Coach Zhang Lu."

"Come on, Coach Zhang, say hello!"

"Hello friends! I am Zhang Lu!"

Zhan Jun nodded and continued to comment.

"In the last 10 matches between Brighton and Manchester City, Brighton only won two games."

"One was the 2008 League Cup match, where Brighton defeated Manchester City on penalties, and the other was the 37th round of last season, where Brighton won at home!"

"Trossard performed very well in that game. Today, the Belgian striker also appeared in the starting lineup. Let's see how many surprises he will bring to the fans?"

"Okay, no more small talk, now let me introduce the starting lineups of both teams to you in front of the TV."

"For the home team, Porter arranged a 352 formation."

"Two strikers, Trossard and Maupay, which is also the starting striker choice of coach Porter in recent games."

"In the midfield, from left to right are Cucurella, Model, former Liverpool midfielder Lallana, Gross and Solly March."

"On the back line, Dunk is in the middle, and both sides are They are Dan Burn and Feltman. "

"The goalkeeper is Robert Sanchez."

"Look at Manchester City."

"The official formation is still 433."

"Although Foden's performance as a center forward in the last game was not very good, Foden is a good choice for the center forward position when Ferran Torres is absent for a long time."

"Mahrez did not play. It is estimated that the Algerian will still appear as a substitute today."

"In addition, Sterling, who can play as a center forward, was injured in training and did not enter the roster for this game."

"Three forwards, Grealish, Foden and Jesus."

"The Brazilian international got a chance to start again!"

"In the midfield, Gundogan and Rodri play as double defensive midfielders, and Chen Chen is in the front midfielder position."

"In this case, the actual situation should be 4231, and Foden was pushed to the front?"

Zhan Jun looked puzzled.

The three-forward lineup can be worked on, but if you let Foden go to the front, wouldn't that push him into the quagmire?

Foden is not Aguero. The Argentine could hold his ground and hold his position, but the young Foden today can't do that.

Zhang Lu provided another idea.

"Isn't Jesus on the right wing? Is it possible that Jesus goes to the center forward position and Foden moves to the right?"

"Although Foden is a left-footed player, his right foot is also OK."

Zhan Jun thought about it for a while, and then thought of someone who hadn't been introduced, so he continued,

"Let's look at the back line."

"Cancelo, Laporte, Ruben Dias and Kyle Walker."

"The goalkeeper is Ederson, and the backcourt arrangement is no different from the last game."

The two then talked about the choice of Foden.

It's not that I don't like Foden, but his height of 172cm can't stand up to the opponent's two center backs.

As the two commentators were discussing, the game finally started!

"Beep!"

Today's referee is Englishman Kevin Friend.

The first team to kick off was Manchester City.

Brighton did not choose to press high, but directly gave up the field and all players retreated to defend.

352 is for counterattack. The future Chelsea coach Potter never thought that he could surpass Manchester City in ball possession.

The rhythm of the game was very slow for more than ten minutes at the beginning.

The whole situation was that the Blue Moon turned the ball back and forth, and then back and forth, and the last shot was blocked by Brighton players.

Blue Moon was attacking, Brighton was defending, a proper half-time attack and defense drill.

The scene was very boring, and Zhan Jun in the studio began to find topics to talk about.

The camera happened to give a "seagull sculpture" of Brighton outside the stadium.

So Zhan Jun said,

"Everyone knows that Brighton's nickname is Seagull, but do you know what it means?"

Zhang Lu said,

"Oh?"

"Before 1977, Brighton's nickname, or image, was Dolphin. This comes from the fact that Brighton is a coastal city!"

"Ah?"

Coach Zhang had a clear sense of doubt. Is there such a story?

Of course, this depends on the audience.In everyone's eyes, it felt like "this supporting role is really well done".

However, the fans and the audience were not too impatient, they still enjoyed watching it.

After all, the combination of Zhan, Zhang, Dou and Peng is indeed the most popular commentary combination in the Chinese region.

Zhan Jun continued,

"In an FA Cup match, Brighton's opponent Crystal Palace scored a goal after committing a foul first. Brighton protested, but the referee ignored it."

"Although Brighton got a penalty kick later, fate was not on their side and Brighton lost the game."

"Oh!"

"Then, the then Brighton coach Mullelli broke into the opponent's locker room, threw 5 pounds on the ground, and said to Crystal Palace coach Venables, 'Your team is not worth the price'!"

"Hehehe! What happened next?"

"What happened next was that Mullelli was fined by the English Football Association."

"Later, in order to fight against Crystal Palace, because Crystal Palace's nickname is Eagle, Brighton simply changed the dolphin to the seagull!"

"Oh~!"

Coach Zhang looked as if he had suddenly realized something.

Zhan Jun added with a smile,

"Seagulls are seen as evil animals in England, not representatives of docility, so seagulls versus eagles, this is very interesting!"

Zhan Jun wanted to talk to Zhang Lu, but the sudden change in the situation caught their attention.

"Let's take a look at this wave of offensive attempts!"

"Oh! Just as Coach Zhang said, Foden is constantly changing positions with Jesus, and the attack on the right side has been revitalized!"

"Foden!"

"Foden is holding the ball on the right."

"Cut inside? No, Foden chose to pass back."

"Find Chen Chen who is responding."

"Suddenly kicked!"

"In the 19th minute of the game, Chen Chen opened the scoring for Manchester City!"

In the Yuntong Community Stadium, Brighton fans fell silent.

This! TM! Is that okay?

When Foden passed the ball to Chen Chen, Model was on Chen Chen's right, and the Polish midfielder was about to get on his body.

Then in front of Chen Chen, Lallana was blocking with his hands behind his back. Lallana had stretched out his legs and was waiting.

Finally, it was Dan Burn in front of the goal. The English defender was ready to step forward to make up for the position, but there was no chance!

Because Chen Chen took Model and shot directly!

The Manchester City fans who traveled with the team burst into fierce cheers!

Chen Chen, who scored the first goal for the team, rushed to the corner flag area and then slid to his knees to celebrate!

At the moment of the goal, Guardiola on the sidelines jumped up directly on the spot!

A shocking long-range shot!

Guardiola suddenly realized that the double defensive midfielder could perfectly unleash Chen Chen's offensive attributes!

When Chen Chen does not need to be distracted on the defensive end, Chen Chen can burst out with 100% strength!