Chapter 387 Sweet Road Trip

Chapter 387 Sweet Road Trip

In the 85th minute of the game, when Manchester City launched another fast break, Zhao Jinge started from behind the center circle. After receiving Gundogan's pass, he faked a reverse cut and redirected the ball to break through Wanyama. As soon as he passed, he was called back. The chasing Lamela was knocked to the ground from the side and behind.

Zhao Jinge, who was lying on the ground, just sat up and wanted to put pressure on the referee.

However, the Manchester City generals had already surrounded the referee. After the referee blew his whistle, he walked towards Lamela and took out the second yellow card, followed by a red card.

Tottenham were sent off! Manchester City eleven against ten.

Guardiola applauded the referee's decision, and then stood on the sidelines and continued to show off.

Tottenham's situation is over, and the fans have accepted the reality. In fact, no one was optimistic about them before the game started.

Manchester City began to control the tempo, and Tottenham retreated to avoid conceding more goals.

Time passed by and the game entered garbage time.

When Manchester City completed the attack and Zhao Jinge's shot was blocked, Tottenham didn't invest many troops in the attack. The climax came to an end and it ended smoothly.

When the whistle sounded at the end of the game, the cheers from Old Trafford seemed to shake the world!

Three years later, Manchester City reached the FA Cup final again!

After the FA Cup semi-finals, looking at the league start date getting closer, Manchester City also started the final preparations in full swing.

On April 27, Newcastle and Liverpool took the lead in igniting the war in the 34th round of the Premier League.

The tight end-of-season sprint schedule is finally here. Before the Champions League semi-finals, Manchester City still has two rounds of Premier League games to continue, namely the 34th round against Southampton and the 35th round against Manchester City. delsburg

For Manchester City, which has already won the league championship, the following Premier League games are just a warm-up match for them to adjust their status and prepare for strong opponents in the European war.

Guardiola also used a large number of rotation players, but although the subsequent league games are not important, in order to maintain the team's morale, victory is also indispensable!

They relied on the last wave of winning streak to win the Triple Crown last season, and it should be the same this season. Manchester City players have no doubt about it!

On April 28th, at Southampton’s home court, the 34th round of the Premier League is about to begin.

"Okay, brothers, all line up and get ready to play."

Zhao Jinge saw that the referee was waving and was about to come on, so he reminded his teammates.

Sterling grinned and ducked into the team, while the other Manchester City players gradually stopped smiling.

Manchester City used a lot of rotation today.

Sterling, Dzeko, Fernandinho, Clichy, Otamendi and other players will all play.

It is a rare opportunity to have such an opportunity, and the match is against Southampton, which is not in a good state at the moment. All the Manchester City players are gearing up and preparing to perform well at Southampton's home court.

Zhao Jinge still plays the leading role. He and Sterling are Manchester City's biggest guarantees on the offensive end.

Looking around himself, Zhao Jinge suddenly remembered the time when he first came to the Premier League.

At that time, when the team rotated, he had to drag a group of old, weak, sick and disabled teammates to support and grab points.

Looking at it now, even with the rotation of the lineup, his teammates are all very strong.

The hardest days are over, and they now have bigger goals and more ambitions.

As the referee team moved forward, Zhao Jinge took the caddy and took firm steps.

"Let's go!"

"Manchester City is still so bold. Guardiola almost replaced all the main players. Zhao Jinge and Gastrin are in the frontcourt, and only Kyle Walker and Joe Hart are in the backcourt. Isn't it a bit overwhelming?"

"Don't just look at the rotation of the lineup, but also the strength of these players. The defense combination of Otamendi and Kompany is very good. Even if they are substitutes, it is not comparable to Southampton's players. , don’t worry!”

"Southampton's current situation is not good. They have dropped to eighth in the league. They only rely on a slight advantage in goal difference to maintain their possibility of entering the European competition. They basically cannot threaten Manchester City."

"It all depends on whether he can score in the first half. If Zhao Jinge is in good condition today, if he can score one or two goals in the first half, Southampton will basically be doomed!"

Before the game officially started, Blue Moon fans began to study the rosters of the two teams. Although the league had been won, the championship did not affect the enthusiasm of Manchester City fans for the remaining leagues. Analysis and predictions should be made Fans will do it anyway.

Southampton's St. Mary's Stadium is not big, just enough to seat more than 30,000 people, but the fans of the two teams at the scene were very enthusiastic, creating a strong atmosphere for the game.

With the fans talking a lot, the game quickly entered the countdown to the opening.

Kompany did not get the kick-off right, and the Manchester City players retreated to their half-court positions.

With the referee's whistle, the thirty-fourth round of the Premier League officially began.

Southampton's center Gabbiadini clicked the football, and Tadic passed the ball back. Southampton's midfielder Ward-Prowse took control of the ball and began to organize his teammates to move.

Manchester City was not careless. Zhao Jinge and Sterling took the lead to press and interfere with Southampton's midfielder holding the ball.

The rest of the Manchester City players are guarding against Southampton's first wave of tentative long-pass attacks.

Guardiola nodded on the sidelines without saying much.

And one minute later, Southampton launched a long pass attack in the backcourt.

Their midfielder Hojbjerg passed a big diagonal pass forward, and he was indeed looking for their most threatening left winger Raymond.

Redmond, who played double-five at Southampton last season, has already entered the peak period of his career.

With such a qualification, Raymond has been very proud of himself recently.

With a lot of increased confidence, Raymond took the ball and headed towards the defensive area guarded by Clichy.

Sterling's defensive tasks are very light. This is a tactical privilege given to him by Guardiola. Often on the right wing, the midfielder and full-back are required to wipe Sterling's butt.

Fernandinho did exactly this at this moment. He immediately moved closer to Clichy, but Clichy raised his hand to indicate that he did not need to be double-teamed.

"I can handle it!"

Clichy's confident words stunned Fernandinho, but Fernandinho quickly reacted and moved directly to Clichy's side, ready to help defend at all times.

Clichy now looked at the menacing Raymond, took a defensive posture sideways, and deliberately left a space for Raymond to break through from the side.

Raymond took the ball and tentatively swayed with his steps, slumping his shoulders inward to make a cut. When he saw Krissy's footsteps follow suit, he decisively spiked the ball and walked to the sideline! But just as the ball started to pick up speed, Raymond was shocked to find that Clichy completed the turn and chase one step faster than him!

It was as if the adduction posture just now was deliberately deceiving him.

Clichy gave Raymond a solid block, and then quickly passed the football back to Otamendi who came to meet him.

The Southampton fans at the scene immediately booed fiercely, but Clichy didn't care at all and leisurely started to advance from the side of Raymond who looked ugly.

Before the game, many fans were worried that Clichy, who had not played much this season, would become a breakthrough in Manchester City's defense.

But judging from the wonderful single defense just now, Clichy is still an indispensable defensive player in Manchester City's rotation.

He just has fewer opportunities to play, but he has not changed his skills!

Guardiola kept applauding Clichy from the audience.

Guardiola once considered letting Clichy go out to find a more suitable team, just like Zabaleta.

Manchester City can't play the main role here. It's not that they are bad, it's just inappropriate. If they change to a mid-table team in the Premier League, they can also play the main position.

However, Clichy bluntly rejected Guardiola's kindness and planned to go to the MLS to find gold after playing as a substitute at Manchester City for two more years.

So the transfer of Clichy was no longer mentioned by Guardiola.

In Guardiola's view, Clichy has abandoned a lot, but from Clichy's perspective, perhaps he has gained more.

The choice is his own, and Guardiola can only try to give him as much playing time as possible and try his best to get him a generous enough contract extension.

But in Chrissy's heart, having these is enough.

"Oh! Beautiful steal! Fernandinho's tackle caught Tadic off guard and gave Manchester City a chance to counterattack!"

In the live broadcast room of Sky Sports, Andy Gray began his passionate commentary. In the live broadcast footage at this moment, Manchester City's frontcourt quartet quickly began to advance forward, and a violent counterattack was about to take place!

Thousands of Manchester City fans at the scene also cheered. Sterling received a timely long pass from Fernandinho and he advanced very quickly!

Sterling and Dzeko very smartly helped Zhao Jinge take away several defensive players. Zhao Jinge's forward penetration was very eye-catching at this moment.

Almost all fans know that when Zhao Jinge is about to rush into the Southampton penalty area, it depends on whether Sterling can get rid of the defender and pass the ball.

As long as the two of them successfully connect, Manchester City is likely to score a blitz goal in the first half, and the balance of victory will be infinitely tilted to Manchester City's side.

Sterling made an excellent dribbling move to get rid of Ward-Prowse's defense. Just when he wanted to further challenge Bertrand, a shout rang in his ears.

"Here, Raheem!"

There was no time to see who it was, Sterling just thought this was a good opportunity to set the edge.

Bertrand was approaching him, and even if he pulled to the side to defend, it was not too late. Sterling did not hesitate too much and sent the ball directly behind Bertrand with a through ball.

"Chrissy's intervention! He successfully edged it!"

The Sky Sports commentator became excited, and Chrissy, as all the commentators guessed, directly chose to go to the bottom!

If you ask him to play those fancy dribbling tricks, he won't be able to do it well, but he is not unfamiliar with the trick of passing the ball.

Back then, he was the maniac who provided the most assists to Van Persie in the Arsenal team!

A familiar feeling came to mind. Clichy took a step inside and directly sent a powerful low cross!

And at the moment when Krish passed the ball, Zhao Jinge accelerated past Hojbjerg who was chasing him!

One step, two steps,

After bursting out to overtake Southampton's delayed central defender Stephens, Zhao Jinge fell to the ground decisively behind the goal and shot!

The extremely fast football flew into the Southampton goal after Zhao Jinge blocked the shot. Before Southampton goalkeeper Fraser could react, Zhao Jinge quickly got up and ran towards Clichy!

St. Mary's Stadium has almost become an exclusive celebration site for Manchester City fans at this moment.

A beautiful and simple blitz left the Southampton fans speechless!

Guardiola uncharacteristically ran on the sidelines to celebrate. Krish opened his arms and stood in the corner flag area one step ahead, laughing and waiting for Zhao Jinge.

And Zhao Jinge also picked up Krissy high without any politeness!

"It's really beautiful! We still have a good understanding of each other!"

Zhao Jinge roared at Chrissy happily.

As soon as the goal to break the deadlock occurred, for the weak Southampton, the fatal noose had already been put around their necks.

The team's poor record in recent days has made Pierre look very unhappy. At this moment, he was pointing at his temple angrily and yelling.

He wants his players to wake up as soon as possible.

Even if it is difficult for them to score points at home in this game, if they continue to play in this state, their goal difference may be very ugly.

For teams at the top, goal difference is generally not used until the most anxious times.

But for teams ranked near the European theater, every victory is very rare, and the goal difference often becomes an excellent weapon for them to get rid of some opponents in the middle of the season.

Southampton must cheer up, otherwise they will be further and further away from the European theater!

Manchester City is completely immersed in the joy of breaking the balance of the game. Although they will not kill Southampton, they will not care about the troubles Southampton has encountered recently.

The failure of one Premier League team after another paved the way for Manchester City's success.

Manchester City's players have already gone through this championship journey last season, and in the new season, they don't mind playing the role of the ultimate devil again.

If you want to get points from them, you have to show your true ability and 200% determination!

Just saying you tried your best is not enough!

If they only get a draw against Southampton, not to mention Guardiola will be furious, they themselves will not forgive their mistakes.

"Keep this rhythm, they must attack! The momentum of the counterattack cannot be stopped, the advantage of two goals! Don't forget, if anyone slacks off before scoring the second goal, then be careful of the coach. hair dryer!"

Zhao Jinge was in a good mood. After celebrating, he put his arm around Chrissy's shoulders and joked with other teammates.

Guardiola made clear the requirements for today's game before the game, allowing everyone to win the game smoothly!

(End of this chapter)