Chapter 374 The lesser of two powers harming each other
Author: Thief Cao
Chapter 374 The lesser of two powers harming each other
At Celtic Park, Manchester City's celebrations continue.
Aguero excitedly jumped on Chu Zheng's back, and others gathered around Chu Zheng to send congratulations.
This goal is no small matter.
Although Chu Zheng's goal is not completely similar to Ice Prince Bergkamp's century-turning goal, it is even better in terms of smoothness and enjoyment.
Moreover, Chu Zheng was one against two, directly toying with three players on the Celtics' defense, including the goalkeeper.
The whole process of Chu Zheng's turning goal perfectly reflected his delicate skills, excellent on-the-spot adaptability and unconstrained imagination and creativity.
Therefore, it is foreseeable that Chu Zheng's goal will be recorded in the history of the Champions League and will be remembered by the world.
Chu Zheng was also happy from ear to ear.
He just had a sudden inspiration and had no time to think about it so much.
The muscle memory gained from years of training quickly responded to the situation.
Fortunately, he really succeeded.
At this moment, Chu Zheng, who scored such a goal that could be recorded in the history of football, was also very excited.
Of course, Chu Zheng was more excited about the colorful talents and fragments scattered in every corner of the court.
His goal just set off the whole crowd.
But looking at the locations where these fragmented talents dropped, Chu Zheng knew that most of them were dropped by his own teammates.
There is another person in London who is even happier than Chu Zheng, even excited.
Mario was almost crazy with joy.
This kind of goal is of great benefit to Chu Zheng's popularity.
After witnessing Chu Zheng's goal in the office, Mario jumped up from his chair and rushed out of the office to greet more than a dozen employees in the workroom.
"Now, immediately, immediately, within fifteen minutes, I saw the video of Chu's goal on YouTube, Twitch, Vimeo, Netflix, Dailymotion..."
"If you do it within fifteen minutes, each person will receive a bonus of 200 pounds!"
Mario was so excited that he rattled off a list of video website names from various European countries.
"OK! Boss!"
"We only need ten minutes!" As soon as they heard that there was a bonus, all the studio staff immediately got excited, echoed loudly, and quickly lowered their heads to work.
After finishing his work, Mario returned to his office and continued to watch the game.
After the restart at Celtic Park, Manchester City quickly regained the ball through the midfield.
After Chu Zheng got the ball, he saw a Celtic player in every key position in front of him, so he directly passed the ball back to the backcourt.
Kolarov, Otamendi, Fernandinho and others all clearly understood Chu Zheng's intention, so they took control of the ball, actively slowed down the pace of the game, and played very patiently.
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On the sidelines, after seeing the situation stabilized, Guardiola returned to the coaching bench, whispering to Arteta and Torrent while writing and drawing on the tactical tablet.
Next to him, Rogers could also see that Manchester City had broken free from the predicament in the first fifteen minutes and got rid of their rhythm control.
In today's game, Rogers' tactical strategy was to play fast and grab madly.
He asked the Celtic players to speed up the game as much as possible and let Manchester City follow their game rhythm.
He and the coaching staff did a very thorough job of collecting and analyzing intelligence on Manchester City before the game.
Rogers knows that once the game situation is controlled by Manchester City through this kind of overall passing control, it will be difficult for them to gain the ball.
Therefore, the key to this game is how to limit Manchester City's passing and control and let Manchester City follow their rhythm.
In the first fifteen minutes, his tactical strategy was implemented very smoothly.
But now, that monster's midfielder simply retreated, using his powerful personal ability to make his plans go to waste.
Also as a head coach, Rogers really envies Guardiola.
Whether in Liverpool or the current Celtics, he cannot buy the players he likes as he likes like Guardiola.
"Manchester City are playing very patiently now."
"Yes! Especially after Chu Zheng retreated, he took back the right to control the rhythm from David Silva."
"The effect of Chu Zheng's retreat is immediate."
"But the situation is still a bit unfavorable for Manchester City."
"The positioning of the Celtic players on the court today has cut off many of Manchester City's short passing routes on the ground, often forcing Manchester City to launch an offensive with medium and long-distance passes in the backcourt," Zhang Lu said with a smile.
"This is one of the reasons why Manchester City frequently lost the ball today. They are better at keeping the ball at their feet." Zhan Jun nodded, "Chu Zheng is back now, but there is another person responsible for advancement and organization in the frontcourt. De
The impact of Browne's injury on Manchester City's offense now appears to be huge."
"Yes! Chu Zheng also made a choice between two powers that harmed each other."
"Furthermore, Manchester City's recent schedule is too intensive, and Guardiola's tactical play consumes the players' physical energy, so the Manchester City players look a little tired today."
"Yes, the players' reasonable distribution of physical fitness on the court is also a key factor that affects the outcome of the game. Even if Chu Zheng can run back and forth in a wide range, he will not do so until the last minute."
Not long after the two spoke, the Manchester City goal was in danger again.
In the 18th minute of the game, the Celtics went to the left in the middle of the half.
After Tierney received the pass from the backcourt near the midline, he was grabbed by Sterling who stuck out his butt and was completely unable to turn around and face the frontcourt.
In order to avoid losing the ball and being counterattacked by Manchester City, the petite and nimble Tierney made a feint smash and quickly passed the ball back behind him.
Svichenko gets the ball in the ribs.
Seeing Aguero approaching quickly and Manchester City's formation quickly pressing up, he did not panic.
Because this is exactly the offensive opportunity they are looking for.
Realizing the opportunity to attack, Sviatchenko quickly continued his lateral movement.
But as soon as the ball was passed, Aguero turned to the left halfway and went straight to the passing line.
Suddenly everyone was frightened.
But Aguero was still half a beat slow in the end, and his legs were not long enough, so he failed to intercept Sviatchenko's cross.
After Kolo Toure got the ball four meters away from the arc in the center circle, he saw David Silva also rushing up, and he continued to move to his right.
Nolito in the ribs quickly sprinted to the side and pressed Lustig who had the ball.
But Lustig didn't give him a chance to get close at all. He quickly adjusted and used his right foot to pass a long pass to the left rib of Manchester City's midfield circle.
At this time, Manchester City's defense line has reached near the center arc, and Moussa Dembele, who retreated from the center to serve as the fulcrum of the attack, is at the landing point.
Facing the incoming ball, he quickly turned his back and trapped Otamendi who was brought out from the back line.
Although Otamendi did not have a positional advantage, he still jumped hard and did not give up.
At the same time, Sinclair, who followed up in the middle, ran directly into the space behind Otamendi.
The next second, Moussa Dembélé won the aerial challenge and headed the ball backwards, and the ball fell just in front of Sinclair.
The front edge of the arc was slightly to the right. Sinclair took advantage of the trend and thought of a quick and powerful breakthrough.
But this time Zabaleta and Kolarov in the right rib area at the top of the arc reacted very quickly.
The two quickly ran in both directions, and in time they closed the door in front of Sinclair to defend him.
Sinclair had no choice but to turn the ball back with the outside of his right foot and turn his back to the goal.
At this time, the area on the right side of Manchester City's backcourt was completely empty.
After Sinclair turned around completely, Rogic ran diagonally towards Manchester City's right half in front of him, and he immediately wanted to pass the ball.
But the next second he had just adjusted his position and was about to release the ball, when Chu Zheng hit him.
The location chosen by Chu Zheng amazed countless people!
This position accurately cuts off the passing lanes of Sinclair and Rogic, as well as Tierney who runs behind from the other wing.
Sinclair was also decisive enough, spinning the ball continuously on the spot, facing Kolarov in the right rib area at the top of the arc, preparing for a breakthrough.
But Sinclair soon ran out of ideas.
Before he could start to rush inside, Otamendi and Fernandinho came back, completely blocking the center of the inside line.
Forced into desperation, Sinclair moved the ball to the right with his right foot and broke through to the outside.
Kolarov found the right moment to grab the ball, but Sinclair's feet were faster than his, causing him to stretch out his foot and trip Sinclair.
"Oh, another free kick!"
"This location is a bit dangerous!"
"It's about 20 meters away from Manchester City's goal, right in front of the penalty area line!"
"Hey!" Zhang Lu laughed, "Sinclair's dribbling today really caused a lot of trouble for Manchester City's defense."
"Yes, this is already the fifth frontcourt free kick the Celtics have received in the first half!"
"It's all because of fouls in the backcourt of Manchester City!"
In the stands, seeing the team once again have the opportunity to threaten Manchester City's goal, Celtic fans cheered wildly again, making the noise intensified.
"Right, a little to the right!"
"Chrissy, what about you!"
"OK! That's it!"
Bravo bent down and stood in front of the near post to direct the wall on the right side of the penalty spot.
Chu Zheng saw two Celtic players standing on the left side of the wall, with the intention of breaking down the wall and hitting the far corner.
To be on the safe side, Chu Zheng came to the far right side of the wall and stood next to Otamendi to protect the near corner.
Sinclair and Rogic, who were on the left and right sides of the ball, saw Chu Zheng suddenly appear, and they both frowned.
Sinclair, in particular, looked helpless.
Chu Zheng's position was just below the line where he selected the curve ball to hit the near corner.
Chu Zheng is not very tall, but his NBA-level bounce is really scary. He knows that it is unlikely that the ball can go around smoothly.
Therefore, Sinclair quickly gave Rogic a look on the right.
"Beep!" Not long after, the referee Rizzoli blew the whistle.
Sinclair jumped over the ball in his run-up, and it was Rogic with his left foot who took the penalty.
After Rogic took a run-up, he directly hit the ground with his kick, and the ball went straight to the lower corner of the far goal.
In front of the goal, Bravo chose his position accurately, fell to the right, and with a flick of his right hand, the ball rubbed the outside of the post and rolled out of the baseline.
"Ouch!"
"Ouch!" Zhan Jun and Zhang Lu exclaimed immediately!
There was also a short exclamation in time at the scene!
Countless Celtics fans held their heads and rubbed their faces with regret on their faces.
This penalty was too dangerous!
On the sidelines, Guardiola was also frightened and his heart was pounding.
The threat of Celtic's free kick today cannot be underestimated. It is full of tricks.