Chapter 831

The ball fell heavily to the ground!

Although it was just a rubber ball, just by listening to the sound, Stephen even felt that it was a shot put falling next to him, and this shot put actually bounced back!

Subconsciously diving in the direction where the ball bounced, Stephen failed to touch the ball. Looking backward with despair, he saw his teammate appear at the goal post!

Stones relied on his own judgment to stand in front of the goal at the same time as Ake, and they both stretched their feet at almost the same time!

The ball did somewhat rush into the goal, but was then knocked away by Ake's knee!

The referee immediately looked at the goal-line technology on his watch, and Ake's legs helped Manchester City block Lin Chen's shot!

"Didn't get in!"

"The referee is very sure that the ball did not go in, the ball was blocked by Ake!"

"Lin has started using this type of shot again, a heavy shot with backspin, which made Handanovic suffer in the last Champions League knockout match."

"Stephen will also have to endure this kind of test in this game. I have said it long ago that the next team must think carefully about how to not give Lin any chance to shoot, not even once."

"The opportunity just now was actually a breakthrough opportunity, not a shooting opportunity. Lin could have continued to break through, but he used this opportunity to shoot directly!"

Gullit knew that Lin Chen should be very confident in his shooting ability at this time, so he would choose to shoot more instead of breaking through!

Neither Bernardo Silva nor Gundogan saw Lin Chen's leg swing clearly.

Stephen observed Lin Chen's movements. The only thing he could do now was to stay in front of the goal, no longer moving around randomly, and no longer being distracted by Salah.

Compared to Salah's shot, Stephen is now more afraid that Lin Chen may suddenly shoot from the midfield at any time.

Manchester City could only passively start defending in the middle again. When defending in the middle, it is difficult for your attack to quickly shift to the wing.

Therefore, Guardiola asked his players to attack from the flanks during the half-time break, which in the second half was incompatible with their own defensive tactics.

The tactical thinking of Manchester City players is not consistent now. After getting the ball, Gundogan has been waiting for Zinchenko to come up and help him, but Zinchenko doesn't dare to go up at all. Stones' passes mostly only go to Foden, and Foden can't find his teammates after dribbling the ball.

Bernardo Silva lost his presence in the back position of midfield, and only when Lin Chen appeared, did the fans see Bernardo Silva.

"If he keeps playing like this, Bernardo Silva might not want to play in midfield anymore!"

"There's really no other way. Otherwise, let Foden attack on his own. Now without Aguero shooting in the frontcourt, I think the quality of our shots is also declining."

"I miss the time when we played against Liverpool. Even if we didn't have many chances, with Aguero we could at least grab one, sometimes many times. But now Grealish, Sterling and Jesus, their shooting ability really can't compare with Aguero."

What Manchester City fans are worried about is that Manchester City’s current forwards are not center forwards, so their shooting skills are definitely not as good as those of the center forwards.

But Manchester City doesn't have many chances, and in the limited opportunities, these wingers with poor shooting skills always waste opportunities.

How can Manchester City score a goal if they continue playing like this?

Want to win the FA Cup without scoring a goal?

That's even more impossible!

Guardiola was hesitating because the player he wanted to play was Mahrez, still a winger.

In the 63rd minute of the game, Guardiola still made a substitution. Seeing that the Manchester City players on the field were gradually disappearing because of Lin Chen, especially Bernardo Silva, he had to change the status quo!

"Guardiola is going to make a substitution. The winger Mahrez bought from Leicester City is going to play. The player he is replacing is Sterling!"