At the Etihad Stadium, Hammers fans in the stands saw their team being pushed to the ground and being rubbed wildly by Manchester City. Everyone had a look of worry on their faces.
So far in the game, they have not even completed a shot. This was simply unbelievable last season.
Although this is Manchester City's home court, they cannot be suppressed to this point.
The only thing that makes Hammers fans happy is that Manchester City's striker seems to be a little out of shape today.
But they don't know how long this luck can last.
Maybe in the next second, maybe in the next minute, Manchester City's goal may come.
The Manchester City fans were very happy here.
The dominance displayed by the team was refreshing to them. They just felt that Guardiola was so strong that he could actually transform Manchester City.
After many fans saw Manchester City's outstanding performance recently, they suddenly understood why the club's senior officials are so pursuing Guardiola.
For this reason, it was even announced at the beginning of this year that Guardiola would take charge of Manchester City next season before last season was over.
Now it seems that Guardiola is indeed much better than Pellegrini.
Thinking of the two-round contest with West Ham United last season, the gap between Pellegrini and Guardiola is really clear at a glance.
And Chu Zheng.
Chu Zheng, who came to Manchester City, also shocked them.
Chu Zheng was indeed terrifying in Leicester City before, but now under Guardiola's tactical system, Chu Zheng is even more terrifying.
Look at Chu Zheng's performance inside and outside the West Ham United penalty area. He is capable of breakthroughs, through balls, crosses, series attacks, and organization of attacks.
At this moment, countless Manchester City fans are extremely grateful that Guardiola acted quickly enough.
Otherwise, let this kind of monster midfielder go to Arsenal or Chelsea and other wealthy opponents. With Manchester City's current defense, it will definitely be miserable against Chu Zheng.
As for Aguero, Sterling and others took turns wasting scoring opportunities. Although they looked extremely worried, they believed that the goal would come sooner or later.
The premonition of Manchester City fans was correct. Manchester City's goal came soon, and it was an extremely beautiful goal that was very characteristic of Guardiola's coaching style.
In the 23rd minute of the game, Manchester City got their 6th corner kick.
De Bruyne saw that Chu Zheng was trapped in a tight siege again, and he passed the ball directly with his right foot to Fernandinho in front of the penalty spot in the middle.
But Kouyate had already taken precautions. He jumped up almost at the same time as Fernandinho, and used his height advantage to shake his head and directly push the ball out of the arc area.
Zabaleta chased the ball along the middle and returned to the center circle.
Seeing West Ham United forward Ashley Fletcher rushing towards him, he quickly knocked back Clichy at the kick-off point, and then pulled to the right to establish a connection point.
Clichy brought the ball back three meters, then turned around and made a cross pass to Zabaleta in the left rib area of the center circle.
Zabaleta stopped the ball on the midline of the ribs and saw West Ham United's 541 defensive formation quickly press forward. The four players in the midfield were closely connected with each other, making it impossible for him to find a forward pass route.
Fernandinho happened to be back in the center circle, so he passed the ball across.
Fernanho took the ball across the center line and played the ball forward to the right.
Chu Zheng stretched his right foot to stop the ball, and kept observing West Ham United's 541 formation, but he could not find a very good offensive space.
If there is no ready-made one, you have to create it yourself.
Chu Zheng just did what he said, dawdling on the spot for a moment, and suddenly advanced with the ball laterally.
In front of the arc in the middle circle, Stones quickly got into position and established a connection point.
Chu Zheng raised his foot and passed the ball in front of Enna Valencia, and then continued to run forward laterally.
The moment Stones took the ball, Noble, Fletcher, and Valencia beside Chu Zheng quickly formed a triangular encirclement that quickly shrank.
Stones understood Chu Zheng's intention of passing the ball, and he was very competent as a bait.
Stones did not stop the ball, but knocked the ball back in front of Chu Zheng.
With just one pass back and forth, West Ham United's four-man midfield defense was in chaos.
After Chu Zheng got the ball, he saw that there was a gap between Noble and Gokhan Trey. The moment he touched the ball, he moved forward, turned to the right, and drove the ball directly through.
Enna Valencia was chasing after Chu Zheng, and his whole body was almost pressed against Chu Zheng's back.
He first tried to squeeze in front of Chu Zheng, but was blocked by Chu Zheng, and then directly started to pull Chu Zheng.
But Chu Zheng was as hard to shake as a big mountain. Instead, Chu Zheng lost his balance and almost fell down.
The referee Marina was standing nearby. He clearly saw Enna Valencia's foul action, but he did not stop the game because the offense was advantageous.
After killing Enna Valencia, Chu Zheng quickly rushed into the 30-meter area of the penalty area and faced Antonio and James Collins who were standing parallel to the left rib at the top of the arc.
Aguero was one against two in front of the penalty kick in the middle, helping Chu Zheng contain Ogbonna and Winston Reed.
Two seconds later, Chu Zheng entered the left rib area at the top of the West Ham United arc.
Nolito has already come up from the left wing and is making a diagonal pass towards the sideline of the penalty area.
But Chu Zheng did not pass the ball immediately. Instead, he slowly continued to move forward while turning to face Nolito.
When Antonio saw Chu Zheng's obvious passing intention, he quickly turned to the right and faced Nolito's side.
But this is what Chu Zheng wants.
At this moment, Nolito came to the upper left corner of the penalty area.
Seeing that the time was right to pass the ball, Chu Zheng suddenly made a scalpel pass directly to the ribs.
The ball rolled past Antonio and rolled into the penalty area impartially.
Seeing the ball coming, Nolito accelerated again.
The moment Nolito touched the ball more than one meter outside the left sideline of the small penalty area, James Collins, who followed up inside, quickly fell down and threw himself out, trying to block Nolito's shot with his body.
As a result, he made a misjudgment. Nolito didn't shoot at all, but passed directly back towards Sterling's inverted triangle at the penalty spot.
In front of the penalty spot in the middle, Sterling quickly stood up, stuck out his butt and raised his right foot to push directly into the lower right corner of the goal.
Near the goal post, West Ham United goalkeeper Adrian quickly pounced.
But water far away cannot save the fire near.
The angle of Sterling's push shot was too tricky, and Adrian, who was far away from the far side goal post, could only look helpless and helpless.
"goal!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
"goal!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
In the commentary box, Manchester City's official commentators Martin and Smith jumped up at the same time, raising their arms in the air and cheering.
The Manchester City fans in the stands also jumped for joy at the same time, instantly forming a soaring sound wave that swept through the Etihad Stadium.
“Got it!!!!!!!!”
"Sterling! A calm and calm push!!!!"
"It's chaos, it's all chaos. West Ham United's defense allowed Chu Zheng to rush and pass, and all his attention was drawn to the left area of the penalty area. As a result, there was no one around Sterling who was following up in the middle!"
"Although it was not Chu Zheng's assist, most of the credit for this goal must be attributed to Chu Zheng!"
"Yes! Chu Zheng's brain is really great!" Zhang Lu nodded, "His ability to create space and control of the timing of the ball are already perfect!"
"Yes! Enna Valencia chased Chu Zheng for nearly 30 meters, but Chu Zheng didn't even look at him and stayed stuck on Valencia's pursuit route!"
"With five defenders, Bilic failed to prevent Manchester City's combination of wing and center!"
"If you can't defend the frontier, you can't block the middle!" Fan Zhiyi also said cheerfully.
"Nolito passed the ball very well. He was very calm and kept an eye on Sterling to pass the ball!"
"Yes! Although Nolito has just transferred to Manchester City, his performance is obviously better than Sane and Navas, and he adapts to Guardiola's tactical system quickly. This is why Guardiola reuses him!
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The Manchester City coaching bench, Guardiola, Domenech Torun and Arteta suddenly raised their arms and shouted at the moment the goal was scored. All three looked extremely excited.
On the field, Chu Zheng saw Sterling scoring a goal. He was relieved and ran over to celebrate with Sterling and others.