As time passed, Guardiola's expression in the coaching area on the sidelines became a little grim.
Within the first five minutes, the situation was extremely obvious. Their defense seemed a bit out of step with Tottenham's running and fighting.
Not only that, the defense was also compressed very tightly, and there was nothing that could be done against Tottenham's rib penetration and wing attacks.
For a moment, Guardiola felt helpless, really afraid of what might happen.
Although Guardiola had guessed what tactics Pochettino would adopt before the game, he didn't expect this guy to be so crazy. He is indeed Bielsa's direct disciple, and he learned this crazy energy from Bielsa.
On the court, Guardiola did not impose strict restrictions on Chu Zheng because he learned the lesson from the last game against Celtic.
Therefore, Chu Zheng is free and can do whatever he wants.
Seeing that the backcourt was in a bit of a mess, Fernandinho and Fernando were busy putting out fires and repairing holes. Chu Zheng simply retreated to the backcourt to participate in the defense, preparing to stabilize the defense first.
There's nothing he can do, unless he comes back he won't be able to get the ball, let alone attack.
At this time, Chu Zheng missed De Bruyne a little.
In the past, when De Bruyne was on the court, although the two of them pressed forward at the same time, they would also retreat to the midfield and backcourt in a tacit understanding to help the team pass the ball forward.
Now that he was suddenly missing, Chu Zheng felt a little frustrated.
Go back, although he can get the ball, he can't immediately connect the frontcourt offense and can only play forward layer by layer.
If you don't go back, it will be even worse. You won't be able to get the ball, and it will be a pain in the ass to play in front.
In the 6th minute of the game, Tottenham got a byline ball on the right.
Kyle Walker threw the ball directly to Sissoko in front of the upper right corner of the penalty area.
Chu Zheng was right behind him and pushed forward directly. As soon as the two of them came into contact, Sissoko was knocked to the ground by Chu Zheng.
The referee Marriner was watching not far behind the two men without saying anything.
After Chu Zheng took the ball, he quickly started to advance along his left rib.
Ali, who was on the right side of Chu Zheng, quickly approached and wanted to steal the ball.
As a result, Chu Zheng moved forward and directly competed with Ali for speed.
Ali is a talented player that has emerged in England in recent years, but speed is really not what he is good at. In the blink of an eye, he was forced to overtake by Chu Zheng and was left behind.
Soon, Wan Yama was blocking Chu Zheng's advancing route.
Chu Zheng glanced to the front left and found that Aguero, who was pulling wide, was already almost parallel to Alderweireld. His speed suddenly slowed down, and he raised his right foot and sent a through ball to the wing.
The ball passed by Wanyama's left foot, but the tall and powerful Wanyama was unable to turn his center of gravity for a while, and could only watch the ball slip away from his feet.
In full view of everyone, the ball curved along the ribs to the side, like a bent chopstick.
Alderweireld quickly turned around and leaned towards the sideline, trying to block Aguero on the sideline and buy other teammates time to return to defense.
But as a central defender, although he has the speed to chase back, he is not good enough in front of Aguero's speed.
And Chu Zheng's pass was very comfortable for Aguero.
Facing the ball coming in the forward direction, Aguero not only did not need to slow down, but instead pushed the ball forward vigorously and accelerated again.
Three seconds later, Aguero broke into Tottenham's penalty area from the left. Facing goalkeeper Lori who was attacking in front of him, he directly pushed the shot into the far corner of the goal.
The moment Aguero shot, Lori stretched out his left foot to the left, but the ball passed by the sole of his foot and did not touch the ball.
Suddenly Lori's heart skipped a beat. In the eyes of the experienced Lori, this ball was definitely within range of the door.
At this moment, Vertonghen, one of the two oldest players in Belgium, rushed in and accurately blocked Aguero's shot from the far corner in the small penalty area.
"fool!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
Seeing that the crisis was over, countless Tottenham fans in the stands suddenly gasped. They were so nervous that they subconsciously held their breath.
"Chu Zheng passed the ball so beautifully!"
"Aguero also ran very timely!"
"What a pity! Vertonghen came back just in time!"
Tottenham coach Pochettino was frightened on the sidelines, but at the same time he also knew that this was Chu Zheng.
During this summer transfer window, Pochettino also had a strong interest in Chu Zheng, who was still at Leicester City. However, his request for Chu Zheng to Levi was rejected because he had no money to buy him.
, he had no choice but to give up his pursuit of Chu Zheng.
Pochettino played as a defender during his playing days, and he knows very well how terrifying and difficult a player with comprehensive skills like Chu Zheng is to mark.
If you compete with him for speed, he will be faster than you.
If you fight him physically, he will be stronger than you.
If you seal this foot, others will use that foot.
Even if you can block the opponent at the moment when they switch from defense to offense, they still have sharp breakthrough skills and passing skills, so they are simply impossible to guard against and difficult to target. You can only use foul tactics to stop them.
Although Chu Zheng's breakthrough dribbling skills are not as high as Messi's, they still have their own characteristics. His weird rhythm changes and outrageously delicate skills are simply a nightmare for all defensive players.
Mourinho once said something to the media, that is, 'When you face Messi alone, you are dead! You will definitely be passed!'
Pochettino felt that this sentence was equally suitable for Chu Zheng.
Because Chu Zheng's dribble success rate is also very high so far, most players will only be fooled when facing Chu Zheng's breakthrough.
Back then, Pochettino would have a headache every time he encountered those players with comprehensive skills, because such players could not be restricted at all.
Soon, Manchester City took a corner kick.
Kolarov went directly to Chu Zheng who was in front of him.
Chu Zheng failed to win the ball under the harassment of two tall men, Alderweireld and Vertonghen, who are nearly 190 meters tall.
But after the ball was cleared by Walker, it fell to the right wing.
Navas quickly sprinted into the penalty area to get the ball, stepped forward, and passed directly down the field. This move is what he is best at.
Just as Chu Zheng was about to exit the penalty area, he saw the ball flying over again. He quickly ran back and forth, leaving Alderweireld behind who was shown to be slow, and then used the power of his run-up.
He jumped up and hit the ball close to the goal with a header in the air.
Seeing the height of Chu Zheng's jump, Vertonghen's eyes widened.
No matter how hard he fights with this kind of bounce that's at least 80cm off the ground, he can't even reach his head!
The next second, Tottenham survived the desperate situation!
The ball hit the crossbar with a clang and bounced directly back to the top area of the arc.
Fernandinho rushed to the landing point immediately, took off first, overpowered Eriksson who was a step behind, and pushed the ball back to Stones.
When the ball was stopped by Stones, Chu Zheng also retreated from the penalty area.
Seeing Chu Zheng coming to the top of the key and turning his back to ask for the ball, Stones gave it to him without saying a word.
After Chu Zheng got the ball, Wanyama stepped forward directly, but perhaps out of fear of Chu Zheng's breakthrough ability, he did not dare to directly attack.
This was exactly what Chu Zheng wanted, and he scored the ball directly to the right rib.
The moment Aguero passed the ball with his back, Sissoko, Vertonghen and Danny Rose quickly gathered in the upper right corner of the penalty area.
Being hit from behind by Sissoko, Aguero not only didn't lose the ball, he also turned around, faced the wing, and quickly passed the ball to Navas.
Tottenham also reacted very quickly and quickly performed their duties.
Danny Rose quickly retreated along the sideline of the penalty area and blocked Navas outside the sideline.
Facing Danny Rose, Navas slowly dribbled the ball and forced Danny Rose back little by little.
At this time, Chu Zheng in the middle was running forward amid Tottenham's dense defensive position.
After Navas crossed the center line, he spotted Chu Zheng's rapidly crossing figure in the middle of the penalty area, and immediately understood Chu Zheng's intention.
The next second, Navas suddenly moved the instep of his right outside foot to the right. After turning around, he quickly hit a low ball that swept in front of the near post.
Vertonghen was right in front of Chu Zheng, but he stretched out his foot and failed to block it. The ball was too sudden and extremely fast.
On Chu Zheng's side, when faced with the ball that jumped in front of him, he did not stop the ball. Instead, at the moment when the ball passed under his crotch, he lightly rubbed it with his right heel, and the ball immediately changed significantly.
Line, fold directly back to point at the lower corner of the goal.
Faced with Chu Zheng's unconventional shot, Lori, who had his near corner completely blocked, was completely helpless.
In full view of everyone, the ball quickly rolled towards the other goal post.
The next second, the ball hit the inside of the goal post and bounced towards Walker at the back.
Walker was so frightened that he didn't dare to take the ball in his own penalty area. He swung his right foot and kicked the ball directly to the left sideline. It was so scary!
"Ah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Zhan Jun and Zhang Lu exclaimed again!
"Chu Zheng's shot slipped through the door!! What a pity!!"
"Genius-like imagination and creativity!!" Zhang Lu is always amazed by Chu Zheng's performance!
On the sidelines, Guardiola held the braised egg with both hands. Although he was very sorry, the team was obviously in the game, which was a good sign.
In the coaching area next to him, Pochettino, like countless Tottenham fans, was so frightened by Chu Zheng that his heart skipped a beat.