Football: From becoming a god-level striker

"In this game, for both sides, there is no retreat. The two sides played against each other in the first round, and Manchester City lost [-]-[-] to the Nou Camp.

Messi scored a hat-trick and won the game at the end of the game. He is still proving to the world that he is still the omnipotent king of Camp Nou and one of the best players in the world.

Throughout the game, Manchester City actually had a chance to take away a draw, and even won Barcelona at the Nou Camp. Unfortunately, Sterling's must-go goal was miraculously resolved by Umtiti. The single-handed ball was also bravely saved by Ter Stegen.

Manchester City showed a very good confrontation at the Nou Camp, causing Barcelona a lot of trouble on both ends of the offense and defense.

The strength gap between the two sides is not as big as some media thought before the game.

This Manchester City team is no longer the Blue Moon that was slaughtered by Barcelona last season!

In this rematch at the Etihad, it may be difficult for Barcelona to win Manchester City, which has undergone a makeover!

In this game, Manchester City did not make adjustments to the lineup. It is still a three-four-three formation. Otamendi, Stones and Kompany's backcourt three central defender combination was very successful in restricting Suarez in the last round. , It is also difficult for Neymar to take too much advantage, but unfortunately the defense against Messi is still a bit worse.

Midfielder, De Bruyne, Fernandinho, David Silva, Zhao Gang.

In a specific game, the positions of the four are actually very flexible. Zhao Gang and De Bruyne will stand in front of Fernandinho and Silva at any time to support the offense.

When defending, Zhao Gang will also retreat to the back and form a double midfielder position with Fernandinho. This is a very severe test for Zhao Gang's physical fitness.

In the last match, we could already see that even if it was Iron Man, Zhao Gang didn't have much strength to rush forward to attack at the last moment.

In this game, if he continues to play like before Zhang, it shows that Manchester City still has some problems in defense.

The frontcourt three, Jesus, Aguero, Sterling.

For Barcelona, ​​​​it is still a four-three-three formation... Andre Gomez started as a substitute for Iniesta.

Considering Iniesta's age and physical fitness, Enrique should hope that Iniesta can appear as a substitute.

Among them, Umtiti's defense against Zhao Gang was a disaster, but at the end of the game, he saved Barcelona.

The fans joked that he is a demigod. His defensive task in this game is also very important. He has to partner with Pique to limit Aguero's performance. At the same time, as the last line of defense in front of the goalkeeper, there is a high probability that he will be recalled. The impact of Zhao Gang in the middle! "

Players from both sides stood still and followed the referee's whistle.

The whole Etihad fans cheered wildly, cheering for their home team.

Manchester City took the side and Barcelona had the ball.

Busquets was still the playmaker in the midfield and got the ball. It was almost the same as the opening of the previous game. Zhao Gang faced Busquets again.

Busquets has too much experience, and he will never compete for this moment, let alone show off his extraordinary ability and dribbling ability in front of Zhao Gang.

Fans all know Zhao Gang's shooting and passing, but only those who have played against Zhao Gang know his stealing ability.

Busquets is very afraid, and if he is not careful, he may make an irreparable mistake.

One of the things Enrique emphasized is that we must pay attention to Zhao Gang's defense.

Busquets passed the ball back directly, and Jesus also quickly followed up and continued to press.

Sterling and Aguero also quickly followed.

Unlike the previous game, Manchester City showed a very positive tactical thinking from the beginning.

Alba gave the ball to Rakitic, Zhao Gang ran to Rakitic, David Silva, Fernandinho kept up with the players he was defending, forcing Rakitic to choose return.

After Pique received the ball, Aguero rushed over like a joy, Pique kicked up his feet, and just drove out with his big feet for safety!

Stones stopped the ball with his chest, turned around, leaned against Suarez who was leaning over, and knocked back to Kompany.

Kompany moved forward with the ball, and the tactics of both sides had an idea that other teams rarely used, that is, the central defender as the starting point of the attack.

Kompany stepped forward, and the other two would form protection at the back.

Sometimes, Stones will also stand in the midfield to form more exit points.

This time, it was Kompany.

And Barcelona's midfield strength is also extraordinary. After they encountered Manchester City's press, they also started to counterattack on the field.

This is different from what Guardiola imagined. He thought Barcelona would be more conservative.

It may be because of the player's personal ability that Enrique felt that Barcelona should not defend, but should be ready to steal and launch a counterattack at any time.

Players from both sides began to press in the midfield. If they failed, they immediately retreated, and they continued to try to grab the ball and launch a counterattack at the front of the penalty area.

Therefore, both sides made a lot of mistakes, but at the same time the scene was extremely intense, and it was not like the semi-finals of the Champions League, not conservative at all.

It will often attack the opponent's hinterland, forming a dangerous attack.

The fans are happy, this kind of scene is only comfortable to watch.

The fans who came to the Etihad were like riding a roller coaster. Manchester City players scored in Barcelona's half, and they cheered and cheered.

Barcelona quickly grabbed the ball, exchanged the ball and scored in the Manchester City half, and they would swallow their saliva, hold their breath, and watch carefully.

Every time Barcelona made a successful breakthrough on the pitch, the hearts of the Manchester City fans were raised. Seeing Manchester City grab the ball, they all felt relieved and danced and cheered again.

Countless waist drum sounds sounded at the same time.

The fans are definitely not more tired than the players on the field, but they are definitely more nervous and busier than the players.

After receiving the ball, Rakitic passed it forward with one foot.

Neymar got the ball and started juggling on the side. Facing David Silva who was approaching, he made a fake move, made a hard move, then changed direction, and cut inwards lightly to approach the center.

Fernandinho and the retreating Aguero quickly double-teamed him, Messi was running, Neymar blocked the ball with a kick, Zhao Gang behind took the lead and blocked the ball.

Messi immediately turned around and grabbed Zhao Gang on the spot, and Neymar also ran over.

According to the previous rhythm, Zhao Gang will distribute the ball to Silva or Stones, and then run back to receive the ball.

This rhythm has been going on for fifteen and six minutes.

Unexpectedly, this time Zhao Gang didn't make a short pass, nor did he dribble forward.

Instead, a big foot directly!

Neymar leaned against Zhao Gang, still confused for a moment, why didn't this kid play cards according to the routine all of a sudden? ?

Zhao Gang, who was in the backcourt, directly and accurately found Sterling on the right.

Maastlin, who is fast on the wing, hardly left a deep impression on the audience except for the head attack in the first round of the match between the two sides.

Most of Manchester City's offenses are initiated by De Bruyne on the wing, or Zhao Gang who occupies the wing and actually wanders into the center.

At Sterling's point, Barcelona's marking is a little lax.

And Zhao Gang basically chooses whoever has the opportunity to pass on.

This time, Sterling's gap is very large.

As a matter of course, Zhao Gang shifted with a long kick and found Sterling who was advancing.

Sterling's most prominent is the running position and impact.

His speed is considered to be a must. When he realized that the ball was picked by Zhao Gang to the right, he had already accelerated his impact.

Rakitic could only follow behind and eat dirt, while Sterling, who was running, jumped and bumped.

After stopping and passing, he passed Alba directly.

"Sterling! This stop is absolutely world-class!!"

Except for shooting, Sterling seems to be good in all aspects.

Especially now that he is still in the growth stage.

If you can polish it well, you can definitely grow into a first-class player.

After passing the defender, Sterling rushed into the penalty area in one go!

Pique and Umtiti quickly rushed to the wing, ready to block Sterling's breakthrough and goal.

Ter Stegen stared fiercely at Sterling, preparing to deter him first, then sealed the near corner of the goal, opened his body, and rushed towards Sterling.

Sterling entered the penalty area and saw Pique and Umtiti rushing to see Ter Stegen who was blocked in front.

He raised his foot, instinctively wanting to adjust it.

But abruptly changed his mind, he slammed into the football and hit the goal!

"Don't think too much. You are a striker first. What is the most important thing for a striker? It is shooting and scoring! What is the most important thing for a top striker?

It is the ability to seize opportunities and the ability to shoot the ball with one kick!Do not give the opponent any time to block preparations!

Just a kick to the goal!Without adjustment, there is no weakness.

What if it is kicked away?

Come on, it's better to get kicked away than to be defended by someone else, right? ? "

During training, Zhao Gang kept telling Sterling to rush forward, either pass the ball to find teammates, or just kick the ball, don't think about other things.

Sterling was a little awkward, but he followed Zhao Gang's words and did not adjust.

And this look.It really surprised Pique. They have studied every striker in Manchester City. Sterling always hesitates when faced with opportunities and always makes unnecessary adjustments. Therefore, defending him, even at a distance, can blocked in time.

This time, when Sterling came in with the ball, he would definitely adjust it before hitting the goal, but he just shot the goal while running?

Something went wrong!

Ter Stegen reacted much faster than Pique, and goalkeepers have this quick reaction ability.

He saw Sterling lift his feet, subconsciously opened his arms, stretched his legs, and fell down.

The football went straight through his legs and was touched by the thighs that fell to the ground, but it still hit the goal line firmly!

wow...

The football crossed the goal line and hit the net.

A pleasant voice sounded in Sterling's ears, Sterling opened his mouth wide and rushed out of the field.

Finally proved myself!

With this ball, he was finally able to prove that he was not a parallel importer!

In the knockout round, Manchester City is behind, and I can score key goals! ! !

Whoa! ! !

Tens of thousands of Etihad fans cheered together.

powerful!

fierce!

There must be a goal in the first leg.

In the second round, the first shot, goal!

Manchester City equalized the score!

Because of the advantage of away goals, Manchester City now has the initiative!

Great job, Sterling!

After the fans celebrated excitedly, Sterling knelt down and released his emotions, he got up and hugged his teammates tightly.

Sterling stretched out his hands and pointed at Zhao Gang, expressing his gratitude to him for his assist, and more importantly, his guidance on his shooting.

"Hey, this Sterling seems to have heard what we said, stopped thinking, and hit the goal immediately." Director Zhang once discussed Sterling with Mr. Zhan, and believed that he had the talent to become a top player. Qian always likes to think a little more, as if he doesn't know how to make a move.

The more you think about it, the easier it is to have an accident, and the more you waste opportunities, the more you want to think more.

"Manchester City! Sterling's goal! [-]-[-] ahead of Barcelona!

Barcelona must score a goal, or they will be eliminated!

This means that this game will become more intense and crazy! "

"Zhao Gang's retreat still had an effect. The position where he appeared made Barcelona's backcourt players a little careless. They thought he might take the ball forward to organize. Unexpectedly, he directly passed a long pass to find Stern. Forest.

In the first round, the number of passes between Zhao Gang and Sterling was very small, which made Barcelona's defenders misjudge, thinking that Zhao Gang was more willing to cooperate with Aguero, De Bruyne or even Jesus!

As a result, Barcelona paid a very serious price for this! "

"Manchester City has taken the first step, Barcelona must respond, otherwise something big will happen!"

Messi stands in the frontcourt with his hips akimbo, his face does not have the determination of Ronaldo, but no one can relax his vigilance against him.

In the last round, when Manchester City was in the lead, it was Messi who fought back and scored two goals in a row to reverse the score.

Barcelona kick-off from the center circle.

However, Barcelona's tactical play is still biased to the left, allowing Neymar to dribble the ball.

This new Brazilian core player has outstanding skills, but because he is in Barcelona, ​​the light is still covered by Messi a lot.

In the end, he couldn't stand the fans' preference for Messi. The original Barcelona prince fled the Nou Camp and went to France. Except for money, Neymar didn't get anything he wanted.

Now, Neymar uses his personal ability to face Otamendi. Manchester City's three-back position is very flexible. Otamendi is young and flexible, so he can play these fast strikers as a full-back.

Stones and Kompany are far behind in this respect.

However, Otamendi was still confused when he faced Neymar. Even if Otamendi tried his best, it was still difficult to restrain Neymar.

This requires Zhao Gang to retreat and defend.

But in this game, Guardiola asked Zhao Gang to stay in the front. If he retreated to the back, he could only be in the position of the midfielder, and he must not run to the back line.

So it was Fernandinho who went to defend.

The restriction of the two kept Neymar from overwhelming, but he still easily dodged his position and found the angle of passing the ball.

With a precise pass, Stones in the middle blocked Suarez desperately, twisted his head and pushed the ball out of the penalty area.

In this game, the three defenders really tried their best to switch defenses in turn, and David Silva, the midfield commander, also supported the rear several times to liberate Zhao Gang.

Andre Gomez, who caught up, kicked the ball towards the audience with an anti-aircraft gun, and then hugged his head, full of annoyance.

Messi on the right ran to his position, staring at Gomez in surprise, embarrassed to point to the space in front of him.

This is Messi, this kind of personality, very peaceful, low-key, very pleasing, will not offend his teammates, but he is also very pampering to his teammates, and will waste very good opportunities.

This is the opposite of Ronaldo.

Ronaldo will teach all teammates who waste opportunities and tell them when and what choice to make.

The personalities of the two determine the way they play on the field. As for who is right and who is wrong, everyone has their own opinions.

Bravo ran fast, received the football from the caddy, quickly returned to set up the ball and was ready to go with a big kick.

And his such abnormal behavior, of course, attracted the attention of Barcelona players.

This guy hugged the ball in the last game, got up quickly, and found Zhao Gang with a strong hand throw, leading to a goal.

This time, can you succeed?

Barcelona's defensive players noticed Zhao Gang's quick start and ran over immediately. They must not let them succeed again!

Zhao Gang quickly crossed the midfield and advanced, Busquets and Mascherano double-teamed Zhao Gang without the ball.

Bravo flicks the ball over to Kompany.

Zhao Gang's speed dropped at the same time, and Busquets felt a little relieved, slowed down, and wandered around Zhao Gang.

Zhao Gang, who stopped, walked around, and Kompany stood in the backcourt, directing his teammates to stand, ready for them to respond and deal with Barcelona's pressing.

Zhao Gang, who stopped at this time, suddenly accelerated and ran forward again.

Just as Busquets stopped, his reaction was half a beat slow, and Mascherano went to mark his own players.

Swipe, Kompany, who is in command, sees the opportunity, builds the plank road openly, and keeps the warehouse in the dark.

It looked like he was going to pass and catch the ball with David Silva or even Stones, but he made a long pass over the top to find Zhao Gang who was rushing up.

This was obviously planned long ago.

Busquets gritted his teeth, knowing that he had been tricked, and chased him desperately.

Mascherano also quickly started to support from the wing.

At the same time, Umtiti also rushed over.

The football was still moving forward in the air, and Zhao Gang was running without the ball, so Busquets couldn't catch up.

When the football fell, Zhao Gang had to slow down and unloaded the ball with his head.

When he adjusted his position, Busquets had already rushed over, Mascherano and Umtiti formed an encirclement at the same time.

Zhao Gang swung his leg and kicked the football vigorously. Umtiti saw Zhao Gang's possible passing route and fell to the ground with a sliding tackle!

The football was swiped, it was not pulled out by Zhao Gang, but rubbed up by him!

The ball was too deceptive, and the football passed Umtiti and came to De Bruyne's side.

Zhao Gang accelerated and passed Umtiti directly. Umtiti fell there, turned his head and stretched out his hands, trying to pull Zhao Gang's legs. It looked funny, but he could also see his unwillingness and dedication.

Unfortunately, it's useless.

De Bruyne didn't stop the ball, and sent the ball to Zhao Gang who was forward in the middle with a volley.

Pique and Alba quickly formed a siege, while Mascherano and Busquets chased after them, and Rakitic not far away also desperately chased back for support.

In an instant, Zhao Gang fell into a four-person double-team that was even more difficult than before.

Of the rest of Manchester City's teammates, only De Bruyne has a vacancy, and the rest have not yet come to support.

Rakitic quickly locks De Bruyne, preventing him from receiving the ball.

Pique's tall body can well block the opponent's breakthrough route and Alba's defense, it is difficult for anyone to break through directly.

The two of them retreated in front of the border defense, which also slowed Zhao Gang down. Mascherano rushed over and looked for a physical confrontation. He wanted to grab Zhao Gang's ball and interfere with him. Wait until Busquets The support came, and the two still didn't take him down?

Boom!

Brother Xiao Ma saw Zhao Gang lean forward and slammed into Zhao Gang hard.

Zhao Gang was also polite, and the two of them bumped their shoulders fiercely.

Brother Xiao Ma rolled two times in a row before stopping. Zhao Gang staggered two steps and was still moving forward.

Alba saw the opportunity of Zhao Gang's unstable center of gravity, and rushed forward!

Zhao Gang saw Alba's grabbing action and knew that the opportunity had come.

He stood with Pique, and the two of them jointly forged a defensive line. It was difficult for Zhao Gang to break through, but one-on-one was different, and the chances increased too much!

Before Zhao Gang could stand still, Alba put his foot in front of Zhao Gang, ready to forcibly control the ball.

Before his body could resist Zhao Gang completely, Zhao Gang staggered twice, fell to one side, using both hands and feet, stood up abruptly, and ran from Alba's side to the front.

Alba moved quickly around the ball to stop Zhao Gang.

As soon as the two collided, Zhao Gang stabbed his foot, and the football left Alba's control.

Alba kept pestering Zhao Gang, stopped him, and let his teammates control the football.

The two slapped and bumped twice, and Alba immediately fell to the ground covering his face.

"This? I didn't even touch my face, why did I fall while covering my face???"

Zhao Gang was bumped twice, but rushed towards the football forcefully, and Pique also rushed over immediately.

Seeing that Pique couldn't control the ball 100%, he shoveled directly!

Zhao Gang poked the ball away with one kick, and then was shoveled to the ground by Pique!

drop! ! !

The referee's whistle rang immediately.

Zhao Gang clutched his feet, his face was quite painful, Pique and Alba, who had fallen to the ground, quickly got up and went to the referee to argue.

I was knocked to the ground, you didn't blow the whistle, now you whistle, isn't it too much? ?

Manchester City's players also rushed over quickly. De Bruyne checked Zhao Gang's condition, and the rest ran to the referee, complaining about this terrible foul, and he must be sent off with a red card! !

The referee waved at the players on both sides, signaling not to get excited.

Then a yellow card was drawn and given to Pique.

Alba was still chattering, pointing at his face, my face was swollen from the beating, don't you blow it, don't you blow it? ?

The referee shook his head helplessly, yellow card!

Alba was directly pulled away by his teammates. If this continues, you will be fined!

"Zhao Gang...it seems...no big deal, and stood up again! There is really no big problem. This foul...let's take a look...it was very fierce, and it was indeed directly shoveled to the foot. Guardiola's face was also very ugly. Afraid of getting hurt!

Fortunately, it's not a big problem! !

Let's look at Zhao Gang's series of breakthroughs just now, this physical confrontation!After knocking over Mascherano and Alba who stepped forward one after another, he did not touch Alba's face. Why Alba covered his face after falling to the ground, he had to ask himself. "