Chapter 469 Pique is sick again
Sterling caught up with the football and was already near the penalty area line on the right.
Ter Stegen opened his arms and tried his best to block Sterling's possible shooting angle.
Umtiti rushed through the middle and put pressure on Sterling.
Sterling bared his teeth and saw two defenders in two directions. Ter Stegen was already rushing towards him.
Because of happy football and many missed opportunities, Sterling has always been under some psychological pressure.
At this time, he hesitated again.
"Don't adjust, just stare directly at the opponent's crotch and don't shoot."
Sterling had consulted Zhao Yi before, and the advice Zhao Yi gave him was not top-notch.
At this time, lobbing is of course the best choice, but few players can still have such soft footwork in such high-speed running situations.
It’s too hard to lift the ball.
So Zhao Yi told him to ignore it and not to adjust it. He just pumped hard between his legs!
In Sterling's mind, Zhao Yi was gnashing his teeth and dancing.
Push hard, use your maximum strength.
Aiming between the legs.
In the flash of lightning, the running Sterling slowed down slightly, raised his right foot and arched his upper body.
The toes were almost straightened, and the arches of the feet hit the football fiercely.
When Ter Stegen saw Sterling's action, he immediately opened his arms wide, quickly stretched out his right leg, and sat on the ground with a big split.
Sterling has not yet adjusted to the best shooting posture, but precisely because of this, Ter Stegen has much less time to react.
The moment Ter Stegen hit the ground, he felt the football pass through his wicket and rub his thigh!
Not blocked!
Ter Stegen could only sit on the ground and turned around in fear, hoping that the shot would miss.
Or the pillars can make meritorious deeds.
The Etihad pillar, this time, was not on Barcelona's side.
Sterling fired a shot, the football stuck to the lawn and hit the far corner of the goal.
Wow...
The net makes a pleasant sound.
Manchester City scored!
Sterling scores!
More than 50,000 Manchester City fans cheered, and cheers accompanied by fierce applause enveloped the entire stadium.
Sterling rushed out of the court and fell to his knees passionately.
"Sterling! This speed!
Zhao Yi! This pass!
Stopping the ball in the backcourt without any adjustments, just a big kick in the air!
Overcame all Barcelona defenses!
Barcelona players are still waiting for the second opportunity to attack!
This precise long pass is like a meteor streaking across the night sky, extremely fast and pleasing to the eye.
But for those who are unfortunate enough to be hit by a meteor, it may be fatal!
For Barcelona, they were the unlucky ones hit by this meteor!
Sterling shot this time without too many adjustments. While dribbling the ball forward, he shot directly with one kick. His growth is obvious to all.
Before that, he also wasted a lot of passes from Zhao Yi and De Bruyne.
This time, he did not waste the opportunity and gave Barcelona a fatal blow! "
Enrique shook his head. Zhao Yi, the most aggressive frontcourt player, could also pass such a threatening ball from the backcourt.
Zhao Yi has also appeared in the midfielder position before, and most of the time he served as the team's propeller, allowing the ball to pass the half smoothly.
Today, Enrique did not expect this sudden pass.
"Oh my God! So far, so accurate?"
"No adjustment, just pass it directly?"
"Are you blind?"
"The number one Meng in China?"
"After stopping the ball with my chest, I have already adjusted it. I have already thought about what to do next and there is no need to adjust it anymore!"
"This is really unexpected. When Zhao Yi runs back, he will dribble the ball forward, and then Kanter will supplement the position behind him to prevent the ball from being intercepted and counterattacked. This directly eliminates the intermediate process. It's perfect!"
"This guy started out as a striker, then played in the frontcourt, and then played as a defensive midfielder. It seemed to work well. This kind of long pass, taking the ball in the defensive midfielder position, is almost a devastating blow to the opponent. Why doesn't Guardiola try it? Are you going to continue to let him play as a defensive midfielder?”
"It's not cost-effective to put him in the back!"
"With his interception and speed, he can be used as a defender, but it's not necessary!"
The Barcelona players felt a little uncomfortable looking at Sterling celebrating crazily.
The ball was thrown a little too fast, and the balance on the field was broken.
After the kick-off in the center circle, Barcelona's players still chose to stabilize the situation on the court.
Messi and Neymar continue to drop back to get the ball.
Once Manchester City's frontcourt pressure is found to have a breakthrough point, it is easy to find opportunities based on Barcelona's frontcourt attack power.
As the game continued, Barcelona players gradually began to adapt to Manchester City's rhythm.
Alba and Roberto began to move forward to support their teammates' offense.
Busquets' position is also very high. As Barcelona's stable contact point, he must take on the task of offensive organization.
The ball was hit into Manchester City's offensive third, and David Silva, De Bruyne, and Sterling all retreated very deep.
Barcelona can't find any solution.
No loopholes will be seen in the short term.
But Kanter can still play to his strengths, running around the front of the penalty area and following the ball, putting enough pressure on Barcelona players.
When there is no good offensive line, Barcelona can only hand the ball to Busquets and then look for opportunities through conduction.
As soon as Busquets got the ball, Kanter immediately followed, and Gundogan also quickly approached.
Busquets could only turn around and hand the ball to Pique near the center line.
"Pique...Pique is sick again!!"
Manchester City only has Aguero and Zhao Yi in the frontcourt, while Barcelona only has Pique and Umtiti in the backcourt.
Busquets kicked the ball to Pique. Zhao Yi was not far away, and with the sound of wind, he rushed towards Pique with a roar.
Pique, who was half-turned, stopped the ball with his right foot and was unable to pass it forward. Zhao Yi rushed from the side and behind, which made Pique feel nervous. He wanted to push the ball to Umtiti, but found that Aguero had already advanced. Standing on the line.
Just when Pique was about to pass the ball to Ter Stegen, Zhao Yi had already rushed in front of him, stretched out his legs and stabbed hard.
After the confrontation between Pique and Zhao Yi, both fell to the ground.
The football was pushed forward, and Aguero took the ball forward with a kick, shaking off Umtiti!
