Chapter 213 Manchester City’s defense is on fire

Manchester City possession.

Gundogan holds the ball and prepares to attack.

He and De Bruyne, who was retreating, were about to cooperate, but Krichovica knocked down De Bruyne directly from behind.

The referee's whistle sounded in time.

Sevilla's defensive moves are indeed a bit big.

The game has just begun and such a tone has been set.

Obviously, Sevilla is preparing to strangle Manchester City's offense from the midfield.

This midfield melee style of play will make the pace of the game very slow.

Zhao Yi, who was in front, was also double-teamed.

Not only are the two big central defenders always watching, the other defensive midfielder Ibola has been blocking in front of Zhao Yi, always watching the midfielder's passing route to Zhao Yi.

Fundamentally cut off the contact between Zhao Yi and other players.

In the first ten minutes of the game, Manchester City struggled to penetrate the ball into the frontcourt.

Sevilla's pressing was very fierce, constantly destroying the passing and receiving of Manchester City players.

Either it was a foul interception, or he found the right opportunity to kick the ball out of the court.

Or they can quickly form a containment in a small area and desperately use their physical strength and body to disrupt the operation of Manchester City football.

Needless to say, this kind of kicking method is very easy to use, and the rhythm of the game is cut off.

The midfield play of both sides was extremely chaotic.

It is difficult for the flames of war to reach near the restricted area.

This can only force Zhao Yi to start retreating to get the ball.

Support midfield.

When Zhao Yi retreats, there will be new problems. There are not enough contact points in the frontcourt. Sterling sprinting from the wing alone will only fall into the encirclement.

Either the football goes out of bounds or the ball is exchanged.

But judging from the scene, it seems that Manchester City's offense is not very good.

And Manchester City's previous quick counterattack was also difficult to pull off.

Because Sevilla players have very few offensive numbers.

Once they get the ball, they either advance slowly and leave a large number of players in the backcourt, or they go straight to Gameiro.

Whether you can score a goal or not depends entirely on luck.

They simply don't invest a lot of offensive force.

Sevilla's goal is clear.

We are not here to score goals.

It would be better if I could steal one, but I would be satisfied if I couldn't.

The two offensive players in the frontcourt, Vitolo and Banega, are positioned very far back.

This caused many Manchester City fans watching the game to break the defense.

Is this for playing football?

Come to participate in offensive and defensive drills?

As Zhao Yi retreated, Manchester City's overall formation began to slowly move back.

When Sevilla finds that it has no defensive weaknesses, the formation will slowly move forward.

But it didn't cross the center line.

Three players, Gameiro, Bitolo and Banega, interfered in the frontcourt.

Konopyanka, an offensive frontcourt, actually stood near the midfield and did not participate in the attack.

After Manchester City reversed in the backcourt, Zabaleta tried to find Fernandinho with a lateral transfer.

Banega, who discovered the passing route in advance, suddenly started and made a sliding tackle from the ground!

Completed the steal directly in the middle.

The scene suddenly became dangerous.

In the fifteenth minute of the game, it was the visiting team Sevilla who launched a truly dangerous attack!

Manchester City quickly shrunk their formation, Zabaleta and Kolarov quickly rushed towards the center.

Cooperate with the two central defenders to form an encirclement.

Banega's dribbling skills were good, but he was surrounded at the front of the penalty area and could not go any further.

And he couldn't see his supporting teammates at all.

After Gameiro moved, Banega was unable to pass the ball.

The ball was kicked out by Kompany.

Ebola and Gundogan caught up and rushed together, and Ebola fell to the ground and poked the ball out!

Otamendi immediately planned to attack, but made a mistake in judgment.

While he lost his position, the football went through his crotch!

Gameiro, who was on the weak side, rushed over.

Kompany's position was too far away. When he pounced, Gameiro had already raised his kick and shot directly!

Bang!

Joe Hart reacted quickly and positioned himself into a large font.

Too bad it was another accurate crotch ball!

Football into the net!

Sevilla defended for fifteen minutes and scored a goal in their first decent attack!

Leading Manchester City 1:0 away from home!

Gameiro roared with his mouth wide open and rushed to the side of the court. He slid to his knees and celebrated passionately!

Teammates rushed over.

Emery on the sidelines clenched his fists and roared to the sky.

The whole face was distorted.

This coach who is not suitable for coaching wealthy teams, but can always lead mid-to-upper-tier teams to create brilliant records, is full of passion.

At the Etihad, score first at home to one of the hottest teams in the Premier League right now.

This is definitely something to be proud of and celebrate!

His tactics were very effective.

And because of a little luck, they scored first!

Guardio's face is sinking like water. Manchester City's defense has a very serious problem.

These people will always lose their temper.

Their passing skills and frontal defense are both good.

But there are always things to do at critical moments.

Either asleep or impulsively defensive.

Zabaleta and Otamendi, two fellow Argentines, first passed the ball casually and were intercepted, and then misjudged the choice of defensive position.

Sevilla ended the attack with three men.

Zabaleta and Otamendi lowered their heads, annoyed.

"Manchester City's defense has always had some problems. Zabaleta is actually still a little behind the main force of the giants, but Sagna... has always had injury problems. After adapting to one game in the League Cup, he hopes to return to form as soon as possible.

Otamendi has just joined Manchester City this season, and he still needs some time to adapt as a new aid.

Compared with the other new players, his performance was indeed inferior.

I hope Guardiola can find a way to solve the defense problem as soon as possible.

Otherwise, if they fight on multiple fronts, Manchester City is likely to collapse as the season progresses. "

Zhao Yi looked at Sevilla's defenders, who were very dense and precise.

It makes it difficult for him to get the ball in a comfortable place and even harder to find opportunities to shoot.

But there are two big problems with their way of playing.

First of all, the players' physical fitness is an issue. No matter who gets the ball in the frontcourt, Sevilla's players will form a circle instantly.

Their overall running distance can even reach twice that of Manchester City players.

This defensive strategy will definitely be abandoned in the second half.

Secondly, no matter how sophisticated this regional defense strategy is, there will still be gaps.

Just one precise pass can tear apart the defense.

Unfortunately, Aguero is not here.

No response.

Zhao Yi looked at De Bruyne and Silva again.

It's up to them to pass the ball.

Zhao Yi is not ready to retreat to catch the ball.

He was ready to fight Rami hand to hand.

A wingman is also needed at this time.

Sterling, a powerful winger, came in handy.