John Stones was slapped in the face and was inevitably confused.
But being confused does not mean being idiots. Those who should be idiots will come as promised without a ball slapping the ball in the face.
Eliaquim Mangala knew that Guardiola disliked him for not controlling the ball under his feet and did not pass the ball forward, but Mangala did not say anything, but was not convinced.
He felt that he was just a little inferior in this regard, and was definitely not to the point where he was nothing, but Lao Gua had too high demands and refused to give him the privilege of holding the ball in the game.
In other games, Mangala dared not do anything easily in the Premier League and Champions League, but he didn't take a Champions League team seriously.
After being cautious in the half, Mangala decided to try it and let Guardiola see if he was alive.
In his early years, when Mangala was training in Standard Liege, he played as a striker and his agent Michael Baker suggested that he play as a defender instead. Baker was also Barack's agent back then, and he had a very good relationship with Chelsea.
In the summer of 2010, central defender Mangala was already infinitely close to Chelsea, but at that time it was two-choice, and my head coach An Pang naturally preferred Pongpong Louis.
Mangala was very disappointed when he failed to go to Chelsea that time. After arriving in Porto next year, he changed his agent and replaced it with the famous Portuguese agent Mendes, who is the one from Ronaldo and Di Maria.
Peregrini's agent is also Mendes, so Mangala came to Manchester City where Peregrini coached in 2014.
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In the 44th minute, Bristol City's counterattack was blocked by Manchester City's midfielder. The football was passed back to the back line. Stones received the ball and Mangala pulled the side to meet.
The robin retreated like a tide, and Stones pushed it to Mangara.
It floated. Mangala knew that the opponent's wing forward Brown Hill was pushing over, but she still aimed at the frontcourt with confidence, wondering if she would give a Pirlo-like pass and show it.
Brown Hill said in his heart: Who the hell do you look down on?
Mangala was not panicked at all. He just squirted to the side and wanted to throw away the unknown pawn. Unexpectedly, Brown Hill, who was 176, was much faster than him, and was more flexible than him. He did not slow down at all, and then snatched him.
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Mangala panicked and chased Brown Hill to counterattack. As a result, he was stopped outside the corner of the penalty area and turned around, which made him feel chilled.
Pushing straight to the middle, Reed slid his side and broke into the penalty area.
Forced Stones to put the shovel behind him and rolled around the ground.
Bobby Reed is a Jamaican descendant and is extremely fast at 169. It is quite difficult for Stones to be able to shovel out when he is caught off guard.
As soon as the referee Taylor whistle sounded, Stones yellow dot set meal.
Stones pit, Stones pit, Stones pit, Mangala pit...
Stones was tricked by Mangala.
Although we have Zhuo Yang's penalty shot bug, we can't cheat our teammates like this. Mangala knew that he was in the wrong, and his face became even darker, so dark that he turned into nonsense when he saw my face.
Reed is the top scorer of the Robins, and he personally took the penalty kick.
At this moment, for a shooter of his level, it is natural to not get in. If you get in, you get in a goal and become famous. What else should you worry about? Just be passionate.
Since Bravo became a dead substitute this season, he no longer had a 'fire shot'. In the first half, he saved Bristol City's counterattack shot.
The 35-year-old Manchester City's number one veteran has a very relaxed mentality.
‘Bee~’
Reed was confident, but his footwork was a little bit lacking and he didn't catch up with the dead corner. The football was touched by Bravo's finger and hit the right post and then popped up.
Manchester City has a plan, Bristol City also has it. In an instant, the people from both sides rushed to fill the landing point.
Delf was the fastest, faster than Reed, who was upset for a moment.
But perhaps because he thought it was very low to just go out of the baseline and give the opponent a corner kick. Delf took a step and turned around and drove towards the sidelines of the frontcourt.
Mangala finished the Delf pit.
The ball kicked on Corey Smith and bounced back into the crowd. Jamie Patterson shot and shot it again on Zhuo Yang's leg.
Very messy.
Delf finished the Mangala pit.
Mangala swung his legs and relieved the siege...the flaw was gone.
The football strangely passed through the crowd and landed in front of the relatively lonely Reed, and he was in the small penalty area in front of the goal.
Without saying a word, Bravo didn't know where the ball was.
1:0, Bristol City took the lead.
Zhuo Yang rubbed his head hard, and he felt that he should have a concussion.
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"Zhuo Jue, are you okay?"
"Never ask if a man is OK."
Manchester City shot 13 times in the first half, and Zhuo Yang took 6 shots. Only he knows whether it is OK or not.
Manchester City's game condition is indeed not very good, and Zhuo Yang is no exception. At this moment, the season's struggle has reached a period of adjustment for Manchester City as a whole.
Bristol City is indeed not very strong, but they are very excited. This excitement is enough to increase the competitive level to the original 120%. The extra 20% may be the gap between the Championship and the Premier League.
Guardiola did not get angry during the halftime because he didn't care about the goal conceding. Instead, he verified Mangala's pit attributes at critical moments, which made him determined to introduce a central defender.
Is it easy to buy one, but how bad can I get better than Mangala?
As for the game, so what if you lose? In the next round, he didn't believe that Bristol City could be upset in both games and 120% in both games.
There was no substitution because Guardiola was not in a hurry because he actually thought Zhuo Yang was okay.
Johnson Jr. thought it was OK. During the half-time break, he emphasized that he should be more determined in the second half. Once the offense and defense change, he should immediately retreat to the end as soon as possible.
It’s not that he doesn’t want to follow the tactical trend of pressing on the spot, but he knows that there is a gap between the team and Manchester City in hard power. Pressing on high positions is a double-edged sword. If Bristol City doesn’t do well, it will be easier to hurt himself.
But full-speed contraction also has obvious disadvantages.
In the 55th minute, Bristol City failed to counterattack, and Stones got the ball and gave Zhuo Yang who returned to the penalty area.
Then, the whole game started, with Manchester City running forward and Bristol City running backward.
Zhuo Yang took the ball and strode the meteor, and no one came up to slow down his pace, and his opponents were desperately retreating home.
In this case, even if the old nest is withdrawn in time, the formation will be scattered.
Zhuo Yang took the ball and rushed to the opponent's penalty area in one breath, and then a defender hurriedly came to block him. There was no nonsense, nor did he do this. Zhuo Yang saw Gundoan who was brushing down the air beside him.
When Teacher Jing dribbled the ball and reached the bottom line in the penalty area, Bristol City's defense was in chaos.
When the inverted Triangle comes back, Zhuo Yang is as empty as if he is heartbroken.
Such a good shooting opportunity for a king-level old shooter is neither too many, nor can it be a scandal if he can't shoot in.
It's impossible to be happy, Zhuo Yang is not Sterling.
For goalkeeper Frank Fielding, who has been in Premier League team Blackburn for five years but has never played a Premier League game, this is the first time he has faced a legendary scorer in his career.
Chapter completed!