On the field, as time went by, after Manchester City repeatedly threatened Leicester City's goal through a large number of short passes in the frontcourt, the players became more confident and their cooperation became more and more tacit.
Especially in the right half where David Silva is located, this top Spanish midfielder relies on his top vision, dribbling and ball delivery, and has repeatedly sent extremely penetrating passes. In Leicester,
City University found Sterling and Aguero in the penalty area.
Therefore, Sterling and Aguero, the two Manchester City forwards, relied on their top starting speed to take turns attacking Morgan and Huth.
In the 21st minute of the game, Manchester City received a left corner kick.
This was the fourth corner kick that Manchester City received in the first half. Seven players immediately came up to participate in this corner kick attack from inside the penalty area.
On Leicester City's side, except for Vardy who stayed forward to wait for a chance to counterattack, the other nine players all entered the penalty area to defend.
Kolarov soon took the corner kick.
Chu Zheng was marking Yaya Toure in the middle and saw the ball flying along the baseline. He and Toure took off almost at the same time to compete for the top.
There was no suspense in the result. Chu Zheng's take-off height once again crushed all players in the penalty area.
But Chu Zheng still failed to win the header.
Kolarov's kick was very high. The ball followed the bottom line of the penalty area and came to the goal before turning towards the right edge of the penalty area.
The landing point is just inside the restricted area line on the right rib of the top of the arc.
Sterling, who was wandering around the penalty arc, saw it and quickly chased back to the right rib area.
But when he came to the wing and got the ball, Leicester City had already pressed out of the penalty area, and the two defense lines in the midfield and backfield quickly formed, once again making the fence inside and outside the penalty area unbreakable.
Sterling turned around after taking the ball and stopped on the wing, confronting Kanter who was defending in front of him.
Kanter didn't immediately make a move and got stuck in front of Sterling.
Sterling looked at Kanter, who was even thinner than him, and did not dare to act rashly. At the same time, he could also feel the pressure that Kanter put on him.
In the Premier League this season, no Premier League forward dares to say that he can easily get past Kante.
Sterling is no exception. Counting the first round, he has been defeated several times by Kanter.
Seeing Yaya Toure enter the right rib area at the top of the key and coming towards him to receive the ball, Sterling raised his foot and passed.
Kanter was slow for a moment, and when he saw the ball grazing his outstretched right toe, he quickly turned around and returned to defense.
In the right rib area at the top of the arc, Yaya Toure takes the ball with his back to the top area of the arc.
Before he could stop the ball completely, Chu Zheng pounced from behind him in an extremely swift and fierce manner.
Even though Yaya Toure was well prepared for the impact, Chu Zheng staggered a little when his body came into contact for the first time.
"Chu!!"
"Chu!!!"
"Chu!!!!" Seeing Chu Zheng grabbing Yaya Toure, Leicester City fans cheered collectively throughout the Etihad Stadium.
On the court, Yaya Toure quickly made the right choice.
After he staggered after being hit, he half-turned with his back to the penalty area, stuck Chu Zheng behind him and quickly passed the ball back to Delph in the middle with his outside instep.
"Tsk! Chu Zheng's current physical fitness can really be said to be that of a small group of players at the top of the Premier League." Seeing Yaya Toure's slightly embarrassed look just now, Zhan Jun said with an increasingly full smile on his face.
"I'm so relieved that there is a successor!" Fan Zhiyi also saw a smile on his face.
What level of player is Yaya Turena?
He is a legendary top player in football. At his peak, his physical strength could kill 90% of the world's football players.
Although Yaya Toure's condition has declined somewhat in recent years, he is not so embarrassed in the confrontation.
In the physical confrontation with Chu Zheng just now, Yaya Toure was made extremely embarrassed by Chu Zheng, which shows Chu Zheng's strong physical fitness.
"Ha ha!"
"Ha ha!!"
Hearing Fan Zhiyi's words, Zhang Lu and Zhan Jun both laughed loudly. They knew what this guy meant.
Fan Zhiyi was praised by domestic fans as the most physically fit player in the history of Chinese football.
But after Chu Zheng came to the Premier League, his physical fitness has obviously improved, surpassing that of Fan Zhiyi at his peak.
On the court, Delph did not stick to the ball and split forward to the left after taking the ball.
The ball reached the feet of Kolarov who retreated along the wing after taking the corner kick.
Seeing Mahrez standing in the upper left corner of the penalty area, Simpson quickly retreated into the penalty area. Kolarov suddenly made a cross pass to David Silva who came to meet him in the left rib area at the top of the arc, and then stepped forward. Insert the bottom.
Mahrez took a few steps back and saw Albrighton grabbing David Silva from behind. He quickly stopped and no longer cared about Kolarov, but prepared to fight with Albrighton. Preparing for a front and back attack on David Silva, it also cut off the passing line of David Silva and the winger Kolarov behind him.
This time, Mahrez's defense was quite correct and beautiful.
Faced with this situation, David Silva, who was facing the wing at this time, also made a quick decision.
The next moment he stopped the ball, he put his left foot on the ball and led it to the right. At the same time, he completed a turn to the right. Not only did he get rid of Albrighton's entanglement behind him, but he also shook Mahrez.
Mahrez did not expect that David Silva would choose this deft way to break through directly. When he changed his focus, David Silva just passed by him.
After a successful breakthrough, David Silva faced Simpson in front of him.
Seeing the dense defensive positions of Simpson, Morgan and others in the penalty area in front of him, David Silva wanted to pass the ball across.
But as soon as he was thinking about it, he saw Chu Zheng retreating quickly in front of the penalty spot, directly cutting off his connection with Sterling at the top of the arc.
At this moment, David Silva knew that Chu Zheng had seen through him.
But top players are top players.
The pass failed and David Silva directly started to break through.
Facing Simpson in front of him, David Silva continuously changed his center of gravity while dribbling the ball, making Simpson spin around in front of him.
After throwing Simpson's center of gravity away, David Silva moved his right foot to the right, turned around and followed up, raised his foot and struck.
David Silva's move was within Chu Zheng's expectation.
The moment David Silva shot, Chu Zheng had already rushed in front of him, forming a defensive triangle with Simpson and Morgan.
Chu Zheng fell directly to the ground and slid to block the ball.
David Silva shot the ball and was accurately tackled by Chu Zheng.
But an accident also occurred at this time.
In full view of everyone, the ball shoveled out by Chu Zheng hit Simpson's heel in front of Chu Zheng, and then turned towards the goal against the turf.
Faced with this unexpected ball, Morgan was caught off guard and let the ball slip past his feet.
In front of the goal post, when he saw the ball going straight to the back post, Schmeichel quickly moved sideways and pounced.
Schmeichel, who was lying on the ground and missed the ball, breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the ball scrape the back post and roll out of the baseline.
"Bluff!!!!!!" A burst of violent exclamations broke out at the Etihad Stadium at this time. The Leicester City fans in the stands were frightened, while the Manchester City fans all looked regretful.
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"It was almost an own goal!"
"Chu Zheng's blocking of this ball was very accurate and timely, but the ball hit Simpson's foot and changed the line. Fortunately, the ball was not within the goal frame, otherwise Schmeichel would not have been able to save it even if he had four hands!" Zhan
Jun smiled.
Ranieri was so frightened on the sidelines that his heart was pounding.
No matter how good a team's defense is, they can't guard against such an unexpected ball.
