Chapter 876 Harry Kane
Chapter 876 Harry Kane
Mbappe swung his right foot and pushed the ball with the arch of his foot, but chose to pass the ball.
Harry Kane, who was running at high speed, finally arrived at the right time. Facing the rolling football, Harry Kane shot it directly.
At this point, it was completely impossible for Ederson to adjust his center of gravity and position to block Harry Kane's shot.
The football flew into the net without any suspense.
"GOOOOOOOOOOOALLLLLLLL!!!!!!"
"Harry Kane! Harry Kane!! Harry Kane!!! - GOOOOOOOOOALLLLL!!!!" Lineker was very excited and shouted.
This goal was Harry Kane's second goal in today's game. The England national team's star player scored twice.
In addition, Rashford's goal was also assisted by Harry Kane.
Of Manchester United's three goals, Harry Kane shot two and assisted one!
In such a crucial match as the Champions League semi-final, Harry Kane's outstanding performance made the English commentators including Lineker very excited.
As the new England number one star and captain after Rooney retired, Harry Kane shoulders a very heavy responsibility. However, after joining Manchester United, Harry Kane was suppressed by Bruno in the team and saw no hope of becoming the top player of Manchester United, the club that bears the honor of British football.
Although Manchester United has swept the Premier League and Europe in recent seasons, when people mention Manchester United, Bruno and Mourinho are the first two Portuguese players that come to mind. Although Harry Kane is an important member of Manchester United, his presence is not strong.
The British are also very helpless about this. Mourinho, as the head coach of Manchester United, is the world's top coach in the world of football and his popularity is unquestionable. Bruno, as the captain of Manchester United, is the world's top football player. Even Ronaldo and Yosi, the two world's top players, have been suppressed by them, let alone Harry Kane.
However, in today's game, Harry Kane had an explosion, which is undoubtedly a very happy thing for the British, especially with the European Cup about to begin.
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Harry Kane was also extremely excited after scoring the goal. He tore his jersey excitedly and was soon overwhelmed by his equally excited teammates.
Mourinho was also very excited. He waved his arms vigorously on the sidelines, then opened his arms and hugged his assistants to celebrate.
3: 2!
The score was surpassed before the end of the first half, and the score entered the halftime break with 3:2. If nothing else, this goal would have a huge psychological impact on Manchester City.
Just look at the frustrated expressions of Manchester City players at this moment.
One minute later, the German referee Brüch blew the whistle to end the first half.
Guardiola immediately found the referee and insisted that for Manchester United's third goal, Mbappe and Stones collided, which was an offensive foul by Mbappe, so the goal was a foul first and should be invalid and should be cancelled.
Mourinho did not join in the fun. Seeing Guardiola protesting to the referee with a red face and thick neck, he shook his head and wanted to advise Guardiola to "listen to the referee."
Of course, from Mourinho's point of view, the collision between Mbappe and Stones was a reasonable collision and there was certainly no foul.
Commentator Lineker also holds this view: In the Premier League, this kind of confrontation is commonplace and it is impossible to call a foul, blah blah blah...
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At the end of the first half, Manchester United fell behind twice, equalized twice, and finally overtook the score in the final stage of the first half.
There were five goals in the first half. Except for the fans of the home team Manchester City, all the fans watching the game were excited and enjoyed it very much.
In the away team's locker room at the Etihad Stadium, Mourinho stood at the door, watching the players enthusiastically discussing the first half of the game.
Harry Kane, who scored two goals and made one assist, was obviously the number one contributor. The players surrounded Harry Kane and congratulated him.
When everyone had calmed down, Mourinho walked into the locker room, coughed, and everyone quickly returned to their seats.
Mourinho picked up the tactical board and began to explain the tactics for the second half of the game.
"In the first half of the game, we conceded two goals. I won't say much about the first one."
De Gea rubbed his face. Mourinho did not criticize him by name and saved his face, but he knew what happened and felt very guilty.
"The second goal." Mourinho paused, "Our defense wasn't a big problem either."
The defender breathed a sigh of relief.
"However, could you have been more careful in defending Aguero? This is something your defense should reflect on and improve."
"The focus is on the attack by Manchester City before we scored the third goal."
"We didn't do a good enough job of protecting and pressing the ball at the top of the penalty area!" Mourinho's expression suddenly became serious. "I don't want similar problems to happen again next time."
Kante took the initiative to take responsibility, saying that it was his problem and he would pay attention to it.
"After talking about the problems in defense, let's talk about offense." Mourinho clapped his hands and smiled. "Speaking of offense, I want to praise you two words."
Everyone laughed happily.
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In the home team locker room at the Etihad Stadium, Guardiola was explaining the tactics and requirements for the second half of the game.
Guardiola's tactics can be summed up in two sentences.
The first sentence is: Manchester United's defense in the middle is dense, and their two wingers Luke Shaw and Cancelo like to assist, so we will focus on the flanks.
The second sentence is: No more conceding goals! We must not let Manchester United score away goals again.
“In defense, we need to be more proactive.”
"Don't play passive defense, that will only put you at a disadvantage."
When Guardiola said this, his eyes swept around and seemed to stay on Stones for a little longer.
Stones frowned, he felt that the coach was criticizing him.
More proactive defense? I was indeed quite passive in the first half of the game, and was always led by the opponent...
The time is almost up. In the visiting team's locker room, Manchester United players have come out early and are ready to return to the field.
Team captain Bruno walked side by side with Mourinho and said steadily: "Boss, Stones, Dias, Rodri... Who should we focus on attacking?"
"Stones," Mourinho thought for a moment and said, "He is too nervous and prone to making mistakes."
Bruno nodded to show that he understood.
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The second half of the game began.
Manchester United took a defensive stance, hoping Manchester City would attack.
The score of 3:2 gave Manchester United the upper hand in the two-round knockout match.
If Manchester City want to keep hope of a comeback in the second round, they must press forward and attack.
Manchester City did as Mourinho wished and launched a crazy and massive attack almost as soon as the second half started.
Guardiola frowned. During the halftime break, he also guessed that Manchester United would play a defensive counterattack in the second half.
The feeling was not particularly strong when we were playing against Manchester United in the first half. At this moment, seeing Manchester United paying more attention to defense, Guardiola frowned.
Kante alone was enough to give Manchester City a headache, and Gundogan also began to focus on defense. Cancelo and Luke Shaw simply retreated to the half court and stopped pressing forward. This made Guardiola's tactic of playing on the wing and attacking the empty space after Manchester United's two full-backs pressed forward fail before it even started.
Guardiola really suspects that Mourinho has installed eavesdropping devices in Manchester City's locker room, otherwise why would he make such a tit-for-tat deployment?
Of course, this is a joke. Guardiola knows very well that this is Mourinho's ability and fear, he is so meticulous and has thought of everything in advance.
Manchester United's defense was excellent, but Manchester City had no choice but to attack. The score of 2:3 left Manchester City with no choice.
Moreover, from another perspective, offense is the best defense, which can also keep Manchester City's goal away from crisis temporarily.
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Fifteen minutes into the second half, the score was still Manchester City 2:3 Manchester United.
Manchester City spent fifteen minutes looking for a goal but didn't get any decent chances. Manchester United's defense was very good, making Manchester City players feel like a dog biting a hedgehog and having no way to bite it.
At this time, Mourinho raised his wrist and looked at his watch on the sidelines: it was almost time.
He and the players agreed that they would defend for fifteen minutes in the second half and then suddenly push out to attack, trying to catch Manchester City off guard.
Pogba was holding the ball on the field, looking for a passing lane, when he suddenly heard Rodri shouting behind him: "Paul, be careful!"
Pogba realized that something was wrong, but it was too late. Kante suddenly rushed forward, and at the same time, Luke Shaw surrounded him from the side.
In a panic, Pogba chose to pass the ball to Foden, who was closest to him, and there was no one defending the Manchester City youth player.
This was the pass Manchester United was waiting for. Maguire rushed forward and intercepted the ball midway, then quickly passed the ball to Gundogan.
"Counterattack! Manchester United's counterattack!"
"This is the characteristic of this Manchester United team. Their counterattacks always come suddenly without any warning. Most teams can't withstand it."
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Manchester United's counterattack was very fast, with almost no stops, all passed in one go. Maguire passed the ball to Gundogan, who passed the ball diagonally to Bruno.
The Manchester United captain dribbled the ball along the wing for a distance and then made a low pass to Harry Kane in the middle of the penalty area.
Harry Kane was just about to sprint for the ball, but Stones, who was guarding him beside him, was much faster than him this time. He got ahead of him and almost couldn't wait to make a flying tackle.
The football suddenly jumped up, and then... flew into Manchester City's goal.
The ball...the ball...goes in!
