If you want to ask who has received the most criticism in the Manchester City team this season, it is definitely John Stones. He is an outstanding representative of the defensive attributes of the defense, and he also condenses the criticism of the defense from the outside world.
Among Manchester City's heavy-money signings last summer, in terms of hope gap, Stones is probably on par with Bravo.
The young player who has just turned 23 did not collapse under the torrent of criticism. First of all, it shows that Stones's psychological quality is still quite good.
At the beginning of the second half, Real Madrid suddenly picked up the speed, which was in line with Zidane's rough tactical framework of "recovering in the first half, and Ronaldo rushing to his mother in the second half".
In the 47th minute, Marcelo charged to the center line with the ball and sent a long pass from behind to Ronaldo in front. With four hooves tumbling, there was a scene of Ronaldo and Stones racing in the penalty area.
In terms of speed alone, Cristiano Ronaldo could beat Stones to death with a twist, but Stones has long legs and long arms, and with his arms crossed when running side by side, Cristiano Ronaldo can't pass him. A good running man, the result is
The muscles are so powerful.
Losing his balance during the wrestling, Ronaldo almost threw his liver out in front of the baseline, which was much worse than Zhuo Yang's self-inflicted blow in the first half.
Mr. Luo is Mr. Luo, a man who can never be defeated. He didn’t even cry out in pain after the crash. He shook his arms immediately: “Foul! It’s a foul, the referee~~~~, penalty kick.”
Bruchy ignored him, but raised his fingers from afar: Get up.
Cristiano Ronaldo continued his habitual reluctance: "It's not a foul even if I ask for help..."
Stones was not afraid of the powerful, and rushed up and angrily scolded Ronaldo: "Shameless, diving. Bah, diving Ronaldo, shameless."
‘Diving Ronaldo’ was Ronaldinho’s nickname that resounded throughout the Premier League in the past. It was given to him by Mourinho at Chelsea. When he calls it out now, it is filled with green memories.
Cristiano Ronaldo is not a fierce person in terms of temper. He is good at using false arrogance to justify his retreat in conflicts. But at this moment, the little kid Stones poked at the unbearable pain of his youth, and he couldn't help but become angry.
The two of them sprayed each other, with their heads above their heads fighting cocks. To be honest, Zhuo Yang admired Stones's performance of not being afraid of the powerful.
Kompany, Caballero, Benzema, and Aguo, who were close to each other, quickly surrounded each other. There was pushing and shoving on the court, and the smell of gunpowder started to rise.
Suddenly there was a loud shout: "Mr. Luo, get him! Beat him. Kill Lao Kong and Shitou. If you can't beat him, I will help you."
Who else could it be?
A crow flew over everyone's heads. Meeting such a bastard made everyone feel so hot and cold. Everyone felt that it was boring to keep having sex.
The Real Madrid side rushed here at high speed, and Shui Ye and others, who were trying to cause trouble, had already dispersed before they reached the place.
Seeing Ronaldo being embarrassed and trying to pretend to be calm and calm, Zhuo Yang burst out laughing without hiding it, and then called out to Mr. Shui, who had missed the occasion: "Master Shui, don't be anxious, I want to tell you something.
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This face must be given. Mr. Shui stopped turning back and looked over with kind eyes: What's going on?
"Master Shui, if I... I mean suppose, suppose Mr. Luo and I get into a fight on the court, who are you going to help?"
Ronaldo: "..." I know it's a joke, but I'm still a little shocked.
Mr. Shui said seriously: "I'm going to hide as far as I can to avoid being splashed all over... Damn it!!!"
Before he finished speaking, he was so frightened that his face turned pale. He dropped Zhuo Yang and ran away. The dog behind him smiled even happier: "Ah ha ha ha..."
Caballero quickly took the goal kick and hit Shui Ye with his big foot. If Fat Tiger hadn't risked his life and destroyed Aguero's smooth ball at the cost of a yellow card, Jesus would have single-handedly hit the ball in the penalty area.
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Shui Ye was busy apologizing to his teammates, but Zhuo Yang was already laughing so hard that his stomach hurt. The Champions Cup final has never been so unfair.
He was deceived when he was not paying attention. Fat Hu felt helpless after receiving the yellow card. He felt that Zhuoyang's words in the channel were intentional.
Ding Ding passed the free kick and was saved by Shui Ye with a header. The two sides continued to pull away and fight again.
In the 50th minute, Cristiano Ronaldo broke through and killed Navas, but couldn't get past Zhuo Yang who was returning to defense. But Cristiano Ronaldo was also not shabby. The ball hit Zhuo Yang and flew out of the baseline. It hurts, Zhuo Yang.
Yang felt that Luo always did it on purpose.
Today, Cristiano Ronaldo dyed his hair with a few wisps of rust red highlights, which gave him a very fashionable look. About ten years ago, many young women liked to dye it like this.
A Kuan took a corner kick. Real Madrid had the advantage in both body and strength, so they didn't play any tricks and hit the hard steel. Zhuo Yang defended Shui Ye and Pang Hu one on two, and could only force them to fail to grab points, but
He didn't take it himself.
There was chaos in the penalty area, and Varane suddenly took a kick in the gap. The football was wedged on Stones' nose, and blood immediately appeared.
Varane definitely didn't do it on purpose, as his foot was not so accurate. Fortunately, the team doctor came and wiped it and stopped the bleeding. Stones' nose was fine.
In the 55th minute, Silva forced a breakthrough in the midfield, but Akuang stepped on his foot and could not escape the yellow card.
This was also the final matchup between Manchester City and Real Madrid in offense and defense.
At this point in the game, Real Madrid's physical strength and physical advantages were fully revealed. Zidane's Real Madrid did not need a trump card, and half an hour after the game was their trump card.
It was Real Madrid who was running all over the field and fighting for the ball. Manchester City was still in possession of the ball, and the possession rate was still significantly higher than Real Madrid's. But before, they controlled the ball for offense, but now they control the ball for defense.
Guardiola was mentally prepared for this. Now Real Madrid can rely on physical strength to tear away Atletico Madrid. You can imagine how talented Zizou is. Lao Gua also had a plan. In the 60th minute, he followed the plan and replaced Delph.
Next right back Navas.
After Delph came up, he formed a double midfielder with Fernando to strengthen the interception of through passes from Real Madrid's midfield, and Manchester City's defense changed to three central defenders, Stones, Kompany, and Kolarov.
The development of the battle up to this point was as expected by Lao Gua. Except for the slight regret that the score was not leading, the rest was still under control. There was no way, Zhuo Yang was locked up too tightly, except that he didn't use any tricks. In order to defend him,
Real Madrid used all methods.
The tactics arranged to use Zhuoyang's containment, and Aguero and Jesus did use it, but the effect was only one goal.
After 60 minutes, he will be passive. He knows that three central defenders is his resistance strategy. At the beginning, the left back is Kolarov, not Zabaleta or Clichy, because Kolarov can also play.
Defenders are prepared for the next 60 minutes.
The three-center-back system is very popular now, but Guardiola is not following the trend. He figured out this system at the beginning of the season when he discovered that Manchester City's defenders were always digging holes because of their personal abilities. He firmly believes that the three-center defender can make up for Manchester City's passivity to the greatest extent.
Insufficient defensive capabilities.
Lao Gua is very good at persevering. He is so confident that he can also be called stubborn. Manchester City has also played three central defenders many times during the season. Frankly speaking, just looking at this system, the performance is still good.
Chapter completed!