Chapter 464: Can half of the substitutes fail to play?
"In this attack, Pogba went straight to find Ibrahimovic. The ball was passed very beautifully!"
The advancing Ibrahimovic received a through ball and blasted a shot in the penalty area.
Otamendi fell to the ground very timely to interfere.
The football is very powerful and does not create angles.
Bravo faced up and blocked the ball.
Kolarov took advantage of the situation and cleared the ball.
Otamendi is not very stable on the defensive end and often misses people.
However, there was only Ibrahimovic in the Manchester United penalty area, and he had no chance to miss anyone.
This defense was very successful.
Ibrahimovic clenched his fists and bared his teeth.
This shot is a very good opportunity, if you can open up a little angle.
It can change the score.
Kanter got the ball, and Manchester United didn't invest much in this attack, so the defensive position was very tight, layered, and there were no loopholes.
You can only slow down the pace.
Manchester United's offensive tactics are based on height and speed, and their counterattacks are precise and sharp.
It stands to reason that against a team like Manchester City that plays a pass-and-control style, it has a certain degree of restraint.
Unfortunately, Manchester United only counterattacked and had no defense.
This problem is too big.
Mourinho's tactical system starts with defense.
As a result, after buying a forward and Pogba who is extremely capable of distributing the ball, there is no suitable defender.
And Manchester United's frontcourt players are all eccentric, sometimes good and sometimes not good.
Asking them to shrink their defense depends on their willingness.
It's okay if they are willing, but if they are unwilling, the team's defense will have problems.
After being stolen two goals by Manchester City, Manchester United's players became more willing to defend.
Pogba began to retreat and actively surrounded Zhao Yi.
Herrera followed Zhao Yi directly, and another defensive midfielder Fellaini was also waiting on Zhao Yi's path, ready to block Zhao Yi at any time.
This time, the defensive intensity of the midfield suddenly increased.
With Manchester City's current lineup, it is indeed difficult for anyone to stand up and help Zhao Yi in the midfield.
For the rest of the first half, Zhao Yi seemed to disappear.
Manchester City had almost no effective attack.
Manchester United used Rashford's speed and Ibrahimovic's height to launch two very successful attacks.
"These Manchester United players are good at defense and offense, but their attitude is a bit worse. If they had played like this earlier, this kind of scene would not have happened!
This attack! Ibrahimovic! "
Rashford received a long pass from Pogba on the wing, accelerated, and directly shook Delph away.
Kolarov quickly made up the position, and Rashford went all the way to the bottom line.
When he was about to leave the baseline, he passed an inverted triangle back.
In the penalty area, Ibrahimovic blocked Otamendi's body and stretched out a kick.
This time it was pushed to the far corner.
Bravo was slow to respond.
Injury time.
Ibrahimovic helps Manchester United get a goal back!
Old Trafford erupted instantly.
It has to be Ibrahimovic.
We still have to rely on this veteran.
At the most critical moment, this group of young people at Manchester United are just unreliable.
Lingard was invisible throughout the half, and his defense was not good either.
In the end, it was Ibrahimovic who stood up.
Change the tide of battle.
Manchester United players surrounded Ibrahimovic, celebrated, and then returned to the field.
Aguero kicked the ball to Kante.
Manchester City really had no one to organize the offense, so they had no choice but to give the ball to Kanter.
There were two passes between him and Fernandinho.
Seeing that injury time was approaching, I thought about ending the first half with a kick.
As a result, Zhao Yi made a horizontal move and Herrera failed to follow.
Fernandinho stuffed the ball with one kick.
Herrera and Fellaini roared towards Zhao Yi.
Zhao Yi half-turned around and made a hard pass with his left foot.
The ball flew through the air and past United's backline.
Nolito appears behind Valencia.
A precise ball from behind!
Valencia immediately turned around and Nolito shot from a small angle!
The football hit the near post and bounced into the penalty area. Valencia followed very quickly and kicked the ball out of the sideline before Aguero.
Nolito held his head and stared blankly at the goalpost.
"Ouch! Manchester United's defense was distracted at the last moment...
This little space was captured by Zhao! It's a pity that Nolito's kick...if it had been Sterling or Aguero, the score might have been changed! "
Guardiola stood on the sidelines and lowered his raised fist.
The 18 million may have been wasted.
Fellaini and Herrera broke out in cold sweats.
Fortunately Nolito didn't score the goal.
This was a bullet dodged.
Then, the referee blew the half-time whistle.
Players from both teams head to the locker room.
Nolito expressed his apology to Zhao Yi, but Zhao Yi didn't say much.
However, Nolito's performance must have made Guardiola a little dissatisfied.
Foden has been following Zhao Yi, and the smile on his face has never stopped.
He walked all the way to the locker room, his eyes never leaving Zhao Yi.
As soon as Zhao Yi turned his head, he could see Foden grinning.
He couldn't help but rub Foden's head. This kid is still very spiritual.
He was not timid at Old Trafford and performed quite well.
It's just that his technical level is a little bit worse. After two or three years of polishing, he should be able to become a qualified starter.
The overall mood of the players on both sides was not very high.
Manchester United fell behind at home, while Manchester City lost the ball at the last moment and missed a good opportunity to expand the score.
At halftime, Guardiola once again emphasized the defense of Ibrahimovic and the restriction of Rashford.
In the midfield, he needs Kante to step up and support Zhao Yi.
To share the defensive pressure faced by Zhao Yi, if Kanter cannot do it, a substitution will be needed.
De Bruyne, Gundogan, and Silva can all complete this task very well.
The movement of Nolito, Foden and Aguero can also distract Manchester United's defense from surrounding Zhao Yi at all times.
At the beginning of the second half, Mourinho made substitution adjustments, and Martial came on instead of Lingard.
This time Aguero pushed the ball directly to Zhao Yi.
Then he turned around and started sprinting.
This tactic has appeared in Manchester City's previous games.
Using Zhao Yi's long pass, he directly looked for Aguero who was penetrating forward.
Manchester United responded quickly. Bailly and Smalling closed the door to double-team Aguero, forcing Aguero to slow down.
At the same time, Herrera blocked Zhao Yi and Fellaini helped defend, forcing Zhao Yi to pass the ball to Aguero.
Zhao Yi pushed the ball horizontally.
Kanter arrived in time.
At the same moment, Aguero immediately ran in the opposite direction.
Kanter took the ball forward and pushed the ball to Aguero who turned around.
There was inevitable chaos in Manchester United's defense.
Fellaini was taken away by Kanter, and two central defenders stuck to Aguero to prevent him from turning successfully.
Herrera has been following Zhao Yi.
Zhao Yi was already one position ahead, blocking Herrera from behind.
The moment he advanced, Aguero pushed the ball away.
Zhao Yi took advantage of the situation and dribbled the ball forward.
Herrera has been thrown away. At this time, Smalling could only give up his defense on Aguero and immediately fill in the position.
At the same moment, Blind on the wing also stood in Zhao Yi's possible passing route.
But he didn't dare to completely block it.
Before the double-team between Herrera and Smalling was fully formed, Zhao Yi kicked the ball and sent it diagonally.
Smalling raised his leg and the ball was too fast for him to block in time.
He could only turn around quickly and follow the football towards Aguero.
Aguero successfully turned around and left Bailly behind.
He held Bailey behind him and followed the football forward.
When Smalling was about to catch up, he kicked the ball.
The football shot out.
wow...
Single ball.
The ball went in.
At the beginning of the second half, Aguero scored a goal.
Manchester City leads Manchester United 3:1 away from home!
