"In the first half, the number of shots taken by both sides was 1 to 8, the accuracy of the shots was 1 to 5, the ball possession rate of Everton was 23%, and Manchester City's was 77%..." In front of the studio, he looked down at the statistics of both sides on the table.
Zhan Jun shook his head and laughed.
"Whether it's from the data or the scene, Manchester City has an overall advantage. So Zhang Zhi, what do you think is Manchester City's problem?" Zhan Jun raised his head and looked at Zhang Lu on the left and asked with a smile.
Zhang Lu grabbed the pen and lowered her head to write something in her notebook. After hearing this, she raised her head, smiled in her signature style, and then said: "Now the problems in the Manchester City team have spread from the backcourt to the midfield and frontcourt.
Manchester City's current three lines all have big problems.
On the offensive end, Aguero is in very average form.
Chu Zheng and De Bruyne are in very good condition, but the problem is that most of the opportunities they create cannot be grasped by other players on Manchester City's offensive line."
Hearing this, Zhan Jun nodded and said: "Iheanacho is too young and is not trusted by Guardiola. Guardiola does trust Aguero, but he has not regained his form for a long time, and
There is also a question mark whether the new Jesus can adapt to the Premier League."
"Manchester City indeed squandered the opportunities created by Chu Zheng and De Bruyne in the first half!"
After patiently listening to Zhan Jun's words, Zhang Lu continued: "In the midfield, Gundogan was seriously injured and was reimbursed for the season. Fernandinho was sent off again with a red card in the last round and was suspended for 4 games, so now Manchester City is alone.
Yaya Toure and Zabaleta cannot quickly complete the offensive and defensive transition and defensive coverage."
"As for the defense, I have said it more than once. Guardiola must transform or even dismantle and rebuild this defense. Otherwise, I would not be surprised if Manchester City fails to make the top four at the end of this season."
After finishing speaking, Zhang Lu changed the topic and said: "There is actually no problem with Guardiola's coaching ability. A famous coach at the top of the world football food chain understands football many times better than us, so he should be very aware of the problem.
Where did it come from?"
"Yes, judging from the two signings that Manchester City is about to complete, Guardiola should have chosen the path of transformation. Even if reconstruction is required, it will be a matter of next season." Zhan Jun adjusted his glasses and looked at the camera with a smile.
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Zhang Lu nodded, looked down at the notepad, and said: "As for Everton, if you want to say what Koeman did right, it is that he used three central defenders. This season, the teams in the Premier League that use three central defenders are a bit crazy."
"The same goes for Everton today."
"In Koeman's tactical system, the two players, Baines and Coleman, who play as left and right backs, are placed on the two wings of the midfield. They assist the center backs in defense, but they boldly press forward when attacking, with speed.
Very fast.”
"Defensively, Everton used non-stop running to intercept from the midfield, and used more physical advantages to squeeze Manchester City's ball control and passing."
"In terms of offense, Everton attacks very quickly. Although they invest less personnel each time, their success rate is quite high. And today their players not only handle the ball quickly but also very reasonably."
"This resulted in Everton's offense being very efficient. Although there was only one shot in the first half and all other counterattacks were destroyed by Manchester City players, the threat was really not small."
Time passed in the sound of the two talking.
In a blink of an eye, the whistle blew and the second half began.
After the game started, it was quickly apparent that neither side made any tactical adjustments during the halftime break, and there were no changes in personnel.
There is no need, especially for Manchester City.
Although Manchester City did not seize the opportunity in the first half, it can be said that the situation was completely dominant.
Soon, the attack planned by Chu Zheng came, living up to his reputation as an efficient midfielder.
In the 49th minute of the game, Otamendi dribbled the ball from the backcourt and advanced along his right rib channel.
When he came to the ribs of the center circle, he saw that Ross Barkley in front of him did not rush to grab him, so he raised his foot and made a long diagonal pass.
The ball went straight to the left side of the frontcourt.
Chu Zheng, who was on the ribs, quickly moved to the wing to get enough space to stop the ball, and stretched his feet to stop the ball perfectly.
Everton's right center back Holgate made consecutive advances, forcing Chu Zheng step by step to retreat to the sideline.
Perhaps because of the continuous retreat, Holgate felt that Chu Zheng was easy to bully. He was very happy to grab it, and he got a little carried away and took advantage of it.
Then he was tragic.
After Chu Zheng brought Holgate to the sideline, he suddenly moved the instep of his right outside foot forward to the right, and suddenly started to rush over with the ball, cutting laterally into the middle.
Along the way, Chu Zheng relied on slumping shoulders, feinting and quick rhythm changes to continuously pass Coleman and Davis in the ribs to pursue.
When Chu Zheng came to the top of the arc, Everton's right wing was completely cleared by Chu Zheng.
Facing Coleman who was following him laterally on the left, Chu Zheng came to the middle and suddenly made a fake dunk action.
After tricking Koeman into stretching his feet and losing his center of gravity, Chu Zheng, who turned backwards, directly passed the ball across to De Bruyne in the upper left corner of the penalty area.
De Bruyne held the ball without moving, attracted Holgate up, and waited for Koeman to rush back before stuffing the ball toward the baseline.
On the left side of the penalty area in front of the baseline, Klich came in from behind and passed the ball without stopping.
From the back, Sagna wanted to pass the ball directly to the left to Sterling and Zabaleta, who had no one around the penalty spot.
But seeing the goalkeeper move to the right from the left post, he quickly changed his mind, jumped up and headed the ball directly towards the far goal.
The next second, Guardiola was so angry that his liver ached at what he saw.
The ball indeed fell straight into the top corner of the goal. Sagna hit it accurately, but Temiao lacked the speed of the ball, allowing Davis to head the ball directly from the goal line to clear the baseline.
Guardiola saw this goal very clearly. As long as Sagna sits in the middle of the penalty area, either Sterling or Zabaleta can hit the goal directly.
On the court, Chu Zheng was helpless. Sania's choice was to lose the watermelon and pick up the sesame seeds.
Sterling and Zabaleta also seemed a little angry in their actions.
Soon, Chu Zheng once again created an excellent scoring opportunity with De Bruyne.
This time Manchester City took a short corner kick.
Everton directly pressed out of the penalty area and concentrated its defensive forces on the right outside the penalty area and in the ribs.
Chu Zheng, Sterling, and De Bruyne relied on their tacit understanding of passing the ball and running without the ball to firmly control the ball on the flanks.
But Everton players are not vegetarians. If they can't catch them, they change their strategy, trying to force Chu Zheng and the three to the wing little by little, reduce the defensive area, and then catch them all.
Seeing De Bruyne take the ball with his back to the center and being pushed to the sideline by Davis behind him, Chu Zheng, who was standing in front of Coleman on the wing, quickly retreated forward to the sideline.
Seeing Chu Zheng in place, De Bruyne raised his foot and passed the ball, then turned and ran from behind Davis, trying to have a one-two with Chu Zheng.
But Chu Zheng didn't pass it on.
De Bruyne, who did not receive the ball, was a little confused, but when he saw Coleman was hooked up after Chu Zheng took the ball, and the depth of the outside of the penalty area behind him was completely exposed, De Bruyne immediately knew that Chu Zheng
What's your idea?
De Bruyne was truly impressed by Chu Zheng's planning ability, and no pass was without purpose.
After reacting, De Bruyne quickly rushed up.
The young Davis had not reacted until this moment and was directly left behind by De Bruyne.
The next second, Chu Zheng swung his legs on the spot, and bang! The ball went straight to the bottom line of the wing.
Two meters before the baseline, on the left side of the penalty area, De Bruyne followed the ball into the penalty area, and then passed directly across the center to the front of the small penalty area.
The passing route chosen by De Bruyne made goalkeeper Robres afraid to attack.
At this time, in front of the penalty spot in the middle of the penalty area, Aguero, who was originally heading to the right, suddenly ran to the left. The Everton center back Mori beside him was shaken off balance, and he fell down.
At the front end of the small penalty area, Aguero tackled the ball and shot.
"fool!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
"oops!!!!!!"
"Aguero missed a great opportunity!!!!!!!!" Zhan Jun and Zhang Lu in the live broadcast room jumped in anger.
"Only half an inch missing!!!!!!!!!"
On the field, Aguero lay on his back in front of the goal line in the small penalty area, covering his face with his hands. It was okay, but he knew he was too embarrassed to see anyone.
Seeing Aguero miss this almost one-on-one opportunity, the Manchester City players on the field acted surprisingly unanimously, and they all held their heads in their hands like Chu Zheng.
It was almost a single goal scoring opportunity. With Aguero's ability and sense of touch in front of goal, he didn't even touch the ball. It was a rarity.
On the sidelines, when he saw the ball leaking to the back post and being cleared by Baines in time, Koeman breathed a sigh of relief, then pointed at the Everton players in the penalty area and roared, spitting venom, showing extreme disapproval of the team's defense.
dissatisfied.
Next to him, Guardiola was so angry that he squatted on the ground. He was probably not far from autistic.