extraordinary coach

Chapter 561 Battle against Manchester City
"Brothers in the Blue Army, you have worked hard!"

"The next game is up to us. We will not let you down."

Chelsea drew with Southampton. Although it didn't affect the league points in the slightest, the people of Manchester City were really happy.They also thanked Chelsea on the Internet for this.

They really feel that they want to thank Chelsea.

Because of this game Chelsea brought huge consumption to Southampton.Especially forward players like Ronaldo are very tired after the game.

And a draw, so that the Manchester City team has a lot less psychological pressure on the psychological level.

"Without Hazard, the Chelsea team can draw against Southampton. Couldn't we win the game with overall stability and stronger strength?"

Such psychological hints have made the Manchester City team more confident.

Even Pep Guardiola felt more confident in the game.

Whether it's self-consolation or self-hypnosis, Chelsea's draw with Southampton in the FA Cup has indeed encouraged Manchester City.

And Guardiola also told himself: "This game is my last chance. In any case, I must beat Southampton."

"This is an explanation to the whole Manchester City team, and it is also an explanation to myself."

With such determination, Guardiola and Manchester City came to Southampton.

Sun Yi is aware of these arguments from the outside world, and also knows that the Manchester City team has been greatly encouraged.

At the pre-match press conference, Sun Yi couldn’t help but say when asked by reporters if he would lose to Manchester City due to the influence of Chelsea:

"What is losing?"

"I haven't known what losing is for a long time."

"Obviously, we did have a lot of wear and tear in the previous two games. Especially against Chelsea in the FA Cup."

"However, these two times, the opponents we faced were busting and defending blindly. If Manchester City is also planning to bust, then why not give them a draw?"

Sun Yi hates the opponent's bus, but he really doesn't mind that Manchester City also learn to ride the bus.

At present, Southampton is still 4 points ahead of Manchester City. After a draw, they are still 4 points ahead of Manchester City.

Although in this way, Liverpool will benefit.But no matter how profitable the Liverpool team is, they will still fall behind Southampton by as much as 5 points.

After playing Manchester City, in the remaining five rounds of the Premier League, there was no stronger opponent.All of them are mid-lower teams.

Therefore, Sun Yi felt that as long as Manchester City dared to imitate Chelsea's bus, then why not give a draw?
"Manchester City, come on. We Red Army support you!"

People from Manchester City had been cheering for Manchester United and Arsenal before, and this time Liverpool fans also came to support them.

This made the Manchester City team not know whether to be happy or depressed.

Whatever Manchester City may have thought about the online outpouring of support from Liverpool fans, they stepped into St Mary's Stadium with the intention of fighting for a win.

"Welcome Manchester City to St Mary's, you will see us claim glory once again."

"Southampton, must win!"

"The ownership of the championship belongs only here!",

This is a decisive battle in an absolute sense. As long as Southampton wins, there will be basically no suspense about the Premier League championship this season.

Therefore, fans belonging to the Southampton team almost packed the entire St. Mary's Stadium.

Many people also had to gather outside the stadium to watch the big screen because they did not have tickets.

In this game, all the senior leaders of the Southampton team were dispatched.The female boss Katharina and the team chairman Keglu also appeared in the VIP seats.

Seeing that the stands were all overcrowded, Katharina once again lamented the narrowness of St. Mary's Stadium.

But when she thought of the new stadium that had already started construction, she smiled expectantly.

She invited the Chinese engineering team with the world's strongest engineering ability to build the new stadium. She believes that by this time next year, she will be able to sit in a box at the new stadium and watch Southampton win the championship.

In order for Southampton to beat Manchester City in order to establish the advantage of winning the championship, she did not tell anyone about her presence in this game.

Not to mention going to the locker room to cheer for the team.She doesn't want to put pressure on the team.

Anyway, she just trusts Sun Yi, and the performance of the team in the past few years has proved that Sun Yi is worthy of her trust.

This time, she firmly believes that Southampton will definitely win the game.

"Welcome to St. Mary's, we meet again."

Sun Yi smiled and shook hands with Guardiola on the sidelines.

"Yeah, we meet again. This time, I hope to take the victory away." Guardiola said with a smile.

"Dreams are always beautiful. I don't mind anyone doing it a few more times." Sun Yi smiled nonchalantly.

"Dreams are indeed beautiful, and many people have realized them. I have also realized them." Guardiola also responded indifferently.

"Oh, I guess it was at Barcelona? It's a pity you've left and now you're at Manchester City."

"No matter which team I am in, I firmly believe that I can always realize my dream." Guardiola said firmly and seriously.

Looking at Guardiola's expression, Sun Yi nodded. "Then I wish you the opportunity to realize your dreams."

"Thank you for your well wishes, I think, I will."

"Oh, let's kick and watch."

"OK!"

Without saying anything more, both of them returned to their teams with smiles on their faces.

Seeing Guardiola encouraging the Manchester City players over there, Sun Yi had a calm smile on his face.

"I hope you will like the surprise I gave you later."

Later, after various entrance ceremonies, the game officially began.

Then, the Manchester City team was really 'surprised'.

"Oh my God. Am I reading it wrong?"

"They didn't play Ronaldo, and they didn't play Balotelli. That's all, but what's going on with their 541 formation?"

"And most of them are only half-time, what is this for? Couldn't it be to drive the bus?"

The starting lineup and formation that Sun Yi sent out today really made the Manchester City team a little dumbfounded.

In fact, not only the Manchester City team, but also the supporters of the Southampton team were a little dumbfounded.

Because what they saw was completely different from the Southampton team in their imagination and impression.Southampton even set up a bus on the field.

Southampton team bus?

When did that happen?

Perhaps it has to be traced back to the season when Sun Yigang took over.

But today's Southampton team leaves the world with the impression that it is definitely a team with a strong offense that makes people collapse.

It was simply unacceptable to see Southampton busting out all of a sudden.

Many people are doubting their eyes.

"What are you kidding?"

"It's no fun for Southampton to set up a bus."

"This should be fake, it's a joke!"

After the game went on for a while, everyone confirmed that this was not a joke.

Nima, the Southampton team is really driving the bus.And it's a bus on its own home court.

Guardiola was really dumbfounded, watching the game on the field, completely dumbfounded.

All this was beyond his expectation.He hadn't considered this situation at all before the game.

Not to mention Guardiola was dumbfounded, the Manchester City players on the field were even more dumbfounded.I didn't know how to play for a while.

"Sun, what the hell are you doing?"

Guardiola couldn't help but look at the bench next door.

After meeting Guardiola's eyes and seeing the puzzlement on his face, Sun Yi showed a smug smile.

"Are you surprised? Are you surprised?"

"Thank you to Manchester United and Chelsea, they gave me this inspiration."

Earlier, Sun Yi thought of a draw, which was not unacceptable to the Southampton team.

And considering the advantages of the Southampton team, Sun Yi simply gave everyone a surprise in this game.

Seeing how the Manchester City team was at a loss on the field, Sun Yi felt that this surprise was very good.

"SHIT, Sun, you are shameless!"

Seeing Sun Yi's smile, Guardiola quickly figured out the joint, and was so depressed that he couldn't help shouting at Sun Yi.

And this only caused Sun Yi to smile even more proudly.

Later, other people slowly thought of the reason why Southampton set up the bus.

As a result, many people, especially Manchester City fans, couldn't help but cursed.

"Sun, you are shameless."

"If you have the guts, you should let the team attack."

"Cowards, cowards, you can only use this kind of dirty moves."

Sun Yi's arrangement left Southampton fans speechless.

They also thought that they would see a wonderful and powerful dialogue.I didn't expect to see such a scene.

Suddenly they didn't know what to say.

And Sun Yi doesn't care what the fans are thinking, let alone the scolding of the opponent's fans.

As long as the game can go according to his idea and let him control the rhythm of the game, no matter how bad others say?

And the surprise arranged by Sun Yi is also very effective.

The unprepared Manchester City team played very awkwardly.

Southampton's defense was originally one of the strongest in the Premier League. Their bus out made Manchester City want to cry.

A Chelsea team with a bus has deflated an offensive firepower as strong as a Southampton team.

Facing the Southampton team with the bus, Manchester City was really speechless and had a headache.

The mentality of Manchester City and Southampton is very different. They are 4 points behind in points and must win.

Therefore, they became very anxious instead.

However, the Southampton team's bus arrangement really made them feel too uncomfortable.

Manchester City has always been a team of pass control and ground penetration, and the offensive players in the team are very short.

Like Aguero, Sterling, and the two Silvas are all just over 170cm tall.

Facing the Southampton team, which has a much taller average height and is still densely positioned, Manchester City really can't play to the strength they really should have.

And this situation also made the two sides play 0-0 in the first half.

Sun Yi was very satisfied with this. When he left the field and went back to the locker room, he smiled happily.Even seemed a little proud.

This made Guardiola couldn't help but send in the taller midfielder Rodri when the second half was about to start.

Rodri has a long shot and good header ability, but the main ability is actually the interception in the midfield.

But Guardiola was forced to have no choice but to let Rodri play as a high center forward.

However, what made Guardiola want to vomit blood was that just after he sent Rodri, Sun Yi also started to make substitutions.

Sun Yi's substitution was not just one, but two people in succession.

He sent Ronaldo and Balotelli.

"I copied! Sun is too cunning!"

Seeing Ronaldo and Balotelli playing together, Guardiola almost spit out a mouthful of old blood.

He really wanted to replace Rodri immediately.But he can't do that.

The signal of Sun Yi sending Ronaldo and Balotelli is obviously to attack.At the same time, he asked Southampton to change the formation back to the commonly used 4231 formation.

"The real game begins."

After Ronaldo and Balotelli came on the field, they immediately led the Southampton team to launch an offensive frenzy.

After holding back for a first half, the Southampton team was also holding back.Now it's time to attack, and they will burst out with all their offensive energy.

After only playing for 2 minutes, Guardiola couldn't help but make another substitution.

He did not replace Rodri, but sent the orthodox center Jesus, and then let Rodri return to his most familiar midfielder.

Guardiola's response is considered timely.

However, this also made the Manchester City team feel that they have been being teased by the Southampton team, and their psychology has also fallen.

After the Southampton team went all out to attack, it also brought huge defensive pressure to Manchester City.

As the game progressed, the Manchester City team was not only psychological, but also fell into a disadvantage in the actual scene.

Although Manchester City, under the command of Guardiola and the encouragement of De Bruyne, wanted to counterattack.But under the strong offense of the Southampton team, they can only play more and more passively.

When the game reached No. 607 minutes, Ronaldo blasted the goal with an unsolvable long shot after cutting inside.

The morale of the Manchester City team collapsed in an instant.

Having been led by the nose by Southampton throughout the first half and now falling behind, Manchester City's confidence has really taken a huge hit.

"do not give up."

"We have no way out. We can only fight them to the end!"

"We have to fight until the last second of the game!"

Guardiola doesn't want to give up.He prepared for a long time, thinking that he could find a chance to beat Southampton.

After Guardiola tried everything, the Manchester City team finally rose up for a while.

Even with a strong will to fight, the Manchester City team regained their disadvantage a little bit, and formed a close relationship with the Southampton team.

However, there is not much time left for them in the game.

Before the end of the game, Manchester City still spelled out their chances.

They won a free kick at the edge of the penalty area in stoppage time.

It's a pity that De Bruyne, who used free kicks to break through Southampton's gate several times, failed to grasp it this time.

His free kick misses the far corner of the goal.

As De Bruyne's free kick flew out of the bottom line, Manchester City's hope of equalizing flew away.

"Beep~beep!"

After the whistle for the end of the game, Southampton cheered throughout St Mary's Stadium.

And Guardiola could only turn around and leave in a little silence under the cheers.

Later, news of Guardiola's resignation came out.

(End of this chapter)