When Guardiola replaced Zhuo Yang in the 70th minute of the game, he was almost speechless.
Before the game, I thought that Crystal Palace would be very tenacious, but I didn't expect it to be so tenacious. After all, he had not allowed it to be a team on the edge of the relegation zone with 3 wins, 2 draws and 6 losses in the previous 11 games!
Moreover, Crystal Palace does not have a very powerful star player. French national team midfielder Cabaye is considered the biggest player. He is short, unshaven and has yellow hair. In addition, the Crystal Palace jersey is also blue and red. At first glance, Cabaye is still
Really a bit like Messi.
There is no underdog in the Premier League, and Manchester City did not underestimate the opponent. Everything was prepared as fully as possible before the game, but today Crystal Palace really seemed to be Barcelona, ​​fighting for every inch of ground with Manchester City without falling behind.
Manchester City didn't take its first shot until the 16th minute, and Feiniao shot a nonsensical long-range shot that was better than no shot at all. Before that, Crystal Palace was the one taking the shots.
Manchester City's first serious shot could not be counted until Aguero's outflanking shot in the 33rd minute, but it missed the target.
And it was quite unlucky. In the 36th minute, Cabaye passed the ball into the penalty area to find Belgian center Benteke.
The 26-year-old Christian Benteke is also considered a famous player. He was bought by Liverpool last summer with a direct payment of liquidated damages, but just one year later, he was sold to Crystal Palace at a low price.
Benteke is 1.9 meters tall, but Manchester City captain Kompany is also unambiguous, retreating quickly to meet the target. Goalkeeper Bravo takes it as his duty to attack at all times, and would rather miss the kill than let it go.
As a result, both of them looked up at the football. Benteke had nothing to do with it. Kompany and Bravo collided viciously like they were killing their father.
Killing each other! After the killing, Bravo was fine. Captain Kong couldn't stand up anymore, and he was lifted off after a while while rubbing his legs.
Vincent Kompany is a good defender, not top-notch, but good enough. But such a sturdy man has the attributes of a man of glass. He has been injured at Manchester City for nine years. Today is the 17th time he has been injured. In nine years, he has been injured.
Never played a full season.
Zabaleta on the left side of Zhuoyang took over urgently and replaced Kompany in the 37th minute.
Zabaleta is the same age as Zhuoyang. He is also a wonderful person. When they are not familiar with each other, he cherishes his words like gold. After getting familiar with him, he becomes a comedian by making jokes. Before his butt left the bench, Zabaleta reached out to Zhuoyang.
"Lao Zhuo, let's take the relay. Give me your good luck."
Everyone will smile. Zhuoyang is now recognized as the lucky cat of Manchester City. After arriving, the team won all five games he played this season, and in the ten games he did not participate, Manchester City won 3, drew 2 and lost 5.
Zhuoyang also smiled and gave Zabaleta a high-five.
It really works.
Manchester City's attack failed, and Crystal Palace center back Tomkins passed to No. 10 Townsend. Zabaleta pressed the ball in time, and Townsend didn't care to turn around and quickly pushed back to full-back Kelly.
The ball was pushed a little too far. Kelly caught up and made a clearance, but passed the ball directly to Zabaleta. This was the first time the Argentine defender touched the ball after coming on.
Zabaleta passed to the top of the arc. Toure and Aguero on the left played a boring rhythm, back and forth, and suddenly played a one-two with Nolito in the penalty area, and then fired from close range.
, the football hit the top of the net.
Toure scored on his first appearance at Manchester City, so maybe he is the lucky cat.
According to conventional inference, the game will be easier to play after breaking the deadlock. After all, there is a gap in strength between the two sides.
But no.
At the beginning of the second half, coach Pardew made a sudden change. 23-year-old high center Connor Wickham replaced midfielder Townsend. Crystal Palace began to use a two-center tactic.
Afterwards, the game was still evenly matched. Apart from being ahead in score and possession rate, Manchester City could not be seen as a much better team than Crystal Palace.
Thinking of the stoppage-time draw by Middlesbrough after leading the game in the last round, Guardiola couldn't sit still, took a look, and asked David Silva to replace Nolito in the 65th minute.
Silva sat on the right side of Zhuo Yang. Before leaving, he also extended his hand in the same way: "Old cat... No, Lao Zhuo, give me a hand too."
This time, even Guardiola smiled, and there was a joyful and relaxed atmosphere on the Manchester City bench.
However, it didn't work.
Crystal Palace's attack failed, and Manchester City made a clearance. Kolarov passed the ball to the midfielder. The pass was a little small. Silva, who was advancing at high speed, could only slow down and stretch his legs backwards to reach the ball. As a result, it got stuck with Cabaye's foot.
Together, the two people twirl like acrobats and both fell down.
The football fell at the feet of Jason Pangchon. He turned around to get rid of Ding Ding and passed it diagonally to Wickham at the top of the key.
Zabaleta rushed too hard to make up the position, and was blocked by Wickham in a small change of direction. Then he relied on his tall and strong body to push Zabaleta into the penalty area and score the goal.
Guardiola: "..."
In the 67th minute, 1:1, Manchester City did not wait for stoppage time and tied.
The Crystal Palace people were celebrating, and Guardiola looked at Zhuo Yang sadly, with a clear expression on his face, and then asked: Lucky cat, the bench is divided, why is it not working?
Zhuo Yang took off his pants directly.
Now Guardiola doesn't dare to look at the bench in the second half. As soon as his eyes glance at Zhuoyang, he can't help but take off his pants immediately. The legendary baron in piano teaches football, making him look like a street girl who can't wait.
The kind that hasn't been open for two months.
You still have to let him go. The whole world has witnessed him taking off his pants, so you ask him to put them back on? Even the street girls won’t agree. Don’t even think about it if you don’t pay.
In the 70th minute, Lucky Cat Manchester City came on the scene, and Zhuo Yang replaced Kolarov.
On the other side, Crystal Palace also made quick adjustments, with South Korean winger Lee Ching-yong replacing center Benkert. This was not because Pardew coach Xiao Fu was resting on his laurels, but to highlight Wickham's header advantage in the penalty area.
Li Qinglong is a winger, fast and has a good cross ball. If it weren't for the poor physical confrontation, his achievements would not be limited to this.
Li Qinglong was very active after he came up. On the other hand, Zhuo Yang, who had the hope of all mankind, was almost invisible and had no performance at all.
In the 79th minute, Zhuoyang was on camera for the first time. He received a pass from Ding Ding with his back on the penalty area line. He leaned on Crystal Palace captain Scott Dann to protect the ball for a moment and gave it to the center midfielder.
Sterling cut into the penalty area and made a single shot.
Facing the lone goalkeeper Wayne Hennessy and the tantalizing goal behind him, Sterling fired the ball straight into the London night sky.
Do you think Zhuoyang can be blamed for this?
In the 84th minute, Zhuo Yang appeared in the camera again. He ran in front of the penalty area and pulled the Crystal Palace defense line. While opening the door, he used the sole of his foot to step on Ding Ding to a fixed firing position.
Tintin’s angry shooting makes the London night sky no longer lonely tonight.
Tell me, can Zhuo Yang be blamed for this?
In the 87th minute, Sterling brushed aside to get a corner kick for Manchester City. Because Manchester City's average height is at the bottom of the Premier League, corner kick tactics pay more attention to ground and tricks.
Ding Ding kicked into the penalty area. Silva swept forward and kicked the air, but he also shook a lot of people behind him.
There was no time to react. Joel Ward subconsciously stretched his legs to make a clearance, but he kicked the football and gave it rotational acceleration. Inexplicably, it collapsed through the gap and hit the chest of Zhuo Yang, who was in the back.
Also too late to react, Zhuoyang just pushed his chest up. It was unclear whether he wanted to stop or pass, but the football happened to roll to the middle. Toure rounded the ball and kicked it, almost missing the net.
Yaya Toure scored twice, Manchester City 2:1, unintentionally, the assist was counted on Zhuoyang.
Chapter completed!