"Judging from the current situation, Vertonghen's absence has a great impact on Tottenham's defense.
Tottenham's three central defenders originally had a clear division of labor, but now that Vertonghen is away, no one takes on the role of interception, making the defense often passive."
"Now Manchester City is overwhelmed by the army in the midfield and frontcourt. Guardiola's idea of playing fast today hit Tottenham's fate."
"Without a tacit defense, Tottenham are now afraid of Manchester City's rushing and attacking style of play. Moreover, the position of Manchester City players is too flexible, which not only prevents you from marking, but also can lead to confusion if you are not careful.
Frequent defensive misalignments.”
"And the midfielder and frontcourt are also hampered by the defense, which means that Alli, Eriksen, Wanyama and Dembélé cannot play."
"We know that the two sides of the three-center-back system are very important, but Ben Davis and Danny Rose were rushed by Sane and Sterling and they didn't dare to go up at all..."
Before Zhang Lu finished her analysis of Tottenham, Manchester City launched the most ferocious offensive in the first half.
In the 25th minute of the game, outside the upper corner of the left penalty area, Kolarov took the ball and saw that the left half was full of Tottenham players, so he moved directly to the right half.
After Otamendi got the ball, he quickly advanced along the ribs.
Seeing Sterling retreating along the ribs, he raised his foot and passed.
Sterling came to the center line of the ribs to catch the ball with his back, his speed slowed down slightly, and Wimmer came directly behind him.
De Bruyne, who was on the right side of Sterling outside the arc of the center circle, saw Wimmer coming up. No one was there to fill the gap in Tottenham's defense near the arc of the center circle. He quickly started to move forward to contain it.
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As soon as he ran, he directly sucked Alderweireld in the middle, causing the distance between Alderweireld and Dier to widen instantly.
Aguero in the center and Sane, who moved in from the left, appeared directly on the left and right sides of Dell, ambushing Tottenham's defense.
On the midline of the ribs, Sterling accelerated again after taking the ball. He did not turn around, but retreated first, then turned to the right, leading Wimmer into a U-shaped turn.
Wimmer really can't keep up with Sterling.
When Sterling came outside the arc of the center circle and faced the center of the frontcourt, the opportunity appeared again.
Because Alderweireld's position is slightly behind, Aguero and Sane, who are slightly behind Dell on Tottenham's defense line on the left side of the center, are not in an offside position.
Seeing Wanyama on the left charging sideways from the center circle, Sterling made a direct pass.
At the moment of passing the ball, Aguero was about to start, but Dell did not follow martial ethics. After realizing the danger, he directly took action and dragged him backwards.
The referee Marina blew the whistle directly, and then ran over and gave Dell a yellow card.
"Manchester City's running coordination is almost perfect and interlocking. Tottenham's defense is simply unable to withstand it." Zhang Lu exclaimed.
"Yes. If Dell hadn't fouled this ball, when Aguero received the ball that jumped between him and Alderweireld, it would have been a one-way goal."
"Tottenham are in trouble now. Two of the three defenders have received yellow cards..."
"Haha!" Zhang Lu shook her head and laughed.
On the field, this free kick was just 30 meters away from the center, about 35 meters away from the Tottenham goal. It was directly opposite the goal. It was not a very good opportunity.
At the front of the penalty area, Tottenham were ready and everyone retreated.
Although Manchester City is not good at competing for high balls, the precise guidance of De Bruyne, Chu Zheng and Kolarov cannot be underestimated.
Although Aguero is small, he has an extremely keen sense of smell in the penalty area and can often win the ball with his head and kick.
After a while, Chu Zheng and De Bruyne were standing on the left and right sides of the ball.
These two guys are both bipedal monsters, and the Tottenham players have no idea who will take the penalty.
Beep!
Whistle!
Chu Zheng lightly kicked forward with his right foot, and the ball was stepped on by De Bruyne in front of him. Then Chu Zheng followed up with a long pass.
The ball soared into the air and turned from the center to the left.
At the same time, Otamendi, who was in the left rib area at the top of the arc, relied on his strong physical fitness to take the lead in breaking through Tottenham's long snake formation.
At the landing point, in the upper left corner of the penalty area, Otamendi met the ball without any interference.
But this guy made a choice that made people explode.
Obviously he could shoot directly, but Otamendi chose to pass the ball to the right center, trying to find Sane at the back point.
As a result, the ball was intercepted and cleared by Alderweireld, who was in the middle of them.
Guardiola was so angry on the sidelines that he was combustible and explosive.
Even Chu Zheng and De Bruyne shook their heads.
But there is no way, Otamendi is a central defender, so it is understandable not to choose to shoot.
If Sterling or Aguero and Sane had caught up, the ball would have been hit directly, where would there be so many thoughts.
On the sidelines, Pochettino has begun to consider whether a change of formation is needed based on the current situation.
But for a moment he was a little undecided.
Changing formations is not that simple. If you are not careful, not only will the effect of changing formations not be achieved, but the situation will further deteriorate.
But Chu Zheng soon helped him make a decision.
In the 27th minute of the game, Chu Zheng, who was retreating in the middle, got the ball from Yaya Toure and saw that the left side of Tottenham's backcourt was a little empty. He suddenly hit a super long low ball at the kick-off point.
A direct pass directly found Zabaleta who was on the right side.
Zabaleta saw Danny Rose quickly approaching from the ribs. He suddenly poked the ball towards the penalty area with his feet, trying to get past him, but he collided with Danny Rose and both fell to the ground.
Aguero took the ball in the upper right corner of the penalty area, followed by a bicycle, then a fake shot, and continued to advance towards the center along the end line of the penalty area.
After successfully getting out of the shooting lane, Aguero raised his foot and shot directly from a long distance.
This shot was powerful and heavy, and the angle was quite right. It went straight to the crossbar in the middle of the goal.
In front of the goal, Lloris saw the ball speeding very fast, and Sane lurked on the left side of the penalty spot. To avoid letting go, he jumped up and dragged the ball over the crossbar with one hand.
Chu Zheng came up along the middle road. When he saw this scene, he frowned and then shook his head helplessly.
This time De Bruyne was at the top of the arc, and everyone was attracted by Aguero to the right side of the penalty area.
At this time, as long as the ball is passed, De Bruyne's long-range shooting ability will definitely be more threatening than Aguero playing by himself.
But Aguero is a striker and his responsibility is to shoot.
If he is selfless, it is a good thing, but if he is selfish, you cannot say that he is wrong.
And Chu Zheng can probably guess Aguero's recent mentality.
Aguero's shot conversion rate from mid-November to the present is only 18%, which shows his sluggish state.
In the past, he was the absolute first choice for the center position in Manchester City, but the arrival of Jesus made Aguero's position no longer so stable.
Jesus is sitting on the bench today, and it's obvious what Guardiola's intentions are.
If you can't do it, replace it with someone else.
Therefore, Chu Zheng can also understand the pressure Aguero is facing. He urgently needs to regain the form he had at the beginning of the season in order to stabilize his position as the number one striker in the Manchester City team.
In the blink of an eye, Manchester City's offensive resumed.
In the 29th minute of the game, Manchester City's backcourt arc hit the left rib, and Kolarov received a pass from the front wing.
But as soon as the ball was secured, Ali entered the ribs from the wing and pressed him.
At the same time, Harry Kane in the middle is also running towards the top of the arc, trying to cut off the connection between Kolarov and Riotamendi in the left rib area at the top of the arc.
After all, he is a veteran who has experienced hundreds of battles and can hold his own under pressure.
This time Kolarov didn't give in. He ran horizontally towards the top of the arc, then turned the ball 90 degrees to the middle, keeping Arica stuck on the back left side along the way.
Arriving at the edge of the 30-meter area in the middle, seeing the two defensive midfielders Dembele and Wanyama blocked in front of the arc of the middle circle, Kolarov was not ready to continue leading the ball and made a quick decision to separate the ball to the right rib area.
ball.
After De Bruyne got the ball, he made a slight adjustment, and without waiting for Wanyama to run across from the left, he directly hit the ball through the ribs.
But this time he passed it too accurately.
In the frontcourt, Sterling used his speed to eat Wimmer alive, leading by half a body.
As a result, the ball did not pass, but hit Sterling's left heel accurately, and then bounced upward, allowing Wimmer to quickly clear the ball and get out of the sideline.
Chu Zheng in the middle was very happy to see it. Sometimes it is not a good thing to pass the ball too accurately.
Soon, Zabaleta sent a side kick.
Relying on the tacit passing and movement cooperation with De Bruyne and Sterling on the wing, the ball continuously avoided the attempts of Wanyama, Alli, Danny Rose and others, and quickly developed to the rib area.
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Seeing that there was no one around Chu Zheng in the middle, De Bruyne met Sterling's back pass and passed directly across the ball.
After Chu Zheng took the ball, he quickly moved forward and directly attacked the top left rib of Tottenham's defensive weak side.
He brought the ball diagonally from the center to the left rib area at the top of the arc, and Chu Zheng fired with his left foot.
Bang!
The ball went straight to the lower right corner of the goal like a shell.
In front of the goal, Lloris, who was very focused, quickly made a save and blocked the ball out of the baseline in time.
"fool!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
Suddenly, a huge exclamation broke out at the Etihad Stadium!
"Chu Zheng's shot is of high quality, and his aiming point and his position are both very good."
"It's a pity that Lori is not Bravo, and he doesn't have the attributes of a dead shot!" Zhang Lu finished speaking, and Zhan Jun suddenly said something arrogant again.
"Haha!!!" Zhang Lu laughed directly.
"Tottenham's five-man defense is a bit deep this time. Only Wanyama and Dembélé are left in the midfield, plus Alli and Eriksen who are returning to defense, so when they are four on four with Manchester City,
Manchester City, who are good at controlling passes, will definitely have the advantage."
"And when De Bruyne turned to Chu Zheng's side, the space at the front of the left rib area at the top of the arc was exposed."
"On Tottenham's side, Wanyama and Dembélé were all out of position again because of the pressing, which really made Guardiola's life difficult."
Soon, De Bruyne in the right corner raised his hand.
Tottenham's penalty area is heavily guarded.
Yaya Toure is in the front, Chu Zheng is on the left in the middle, and Aguero is in the back.
But Tottenham had enough defensive personnel. There were 10 people in the penalty area, and there were really 11 people guarding the goal.
In the corner kick area, De Bruyne saw that Chu Zheng, Yaya Toure and Otamendi, who was trailing behind in the penalty area, were about to be overwhelmed by Tottenham players. He had an idea and then made it in one fell swoop to Saba at the front of the penalty area.
Leta sent a low kick.
On the right side of the free throw arc, Zabaleta possessed the sultry spirit, opened his right arm to maintain balance, turned to the right and raised his left foot to volley directly.
And he still cut with one foot on the ground.
The ball stuck to the turf and went straight to the lower left corner of the goal.
"Oh yo!!!!!!!!!"
"Missed!!!!!!!!"
"Lori is completely unresponsive!!!"
"It was just a little bit close, and the ball just missed the outside of the post!" Zhang Lu and Zhan Jun exclaimed in LeTV's live broadcast room, their voices full of regret.
In the penalty area, seeing Zabaleta miss, Chu Zheng covered his face with his hands and felt very regretful.
On the sidelines, Guardiola also jumped in place in frustration.
Pochettino next to him was already frightened.
After making up his mind, Pochettino quickly walked to the sidelines and shouted to the Tottenham players on the court to convey new tactical instructions.
In the blink of an eye, Tottenham changed their formation.
Dier's position was previously moved to the midfielder, and he played in the 3 midfielder with Wanyama and Dembele, changing to a 4321 formation.
Pochettino's intention is obvious, to get rid of Manchester City's suppression of them in the midfield, and to switch to a four-back system to stabilize the defense.
Guardiola always had a smile on his face when he saw Pochettino changing formations.
Pochettino had already made plans for his choice.
As a result, Guardiola also stood on the sidelines and shouted and directed the Manchester City players on the field.
Soon, Manchester City's pressing became more fierce, giving people the feeling of not caring about the end, and not worrying about being counterattacked by Tottenham.
Manchester City fans are very excited, they like this style of play.
In the eyes of some Manchester City fans, Manchester City's defense is terrible anyway, and they also have a solitaire goalkeeper who dies on target.
Therefore, there is a high probability that you will not be able to defend. It is better to attack quickly and heartily, until the sky is dark and the earth is dark, and the world is turned upside down.
Soon, Pochettino on the sidelines discovered that his change of formation did not have much effect.
Under the full-court press, Tottenham players still made frequent mistakes and found it difficult to attack the front edge of Manchester City's penalty area.
In the 33rd minute of the game, Tottenham were unable to get the ball in their own half, so they had to pass back to Lori continuously.
Seeing that Manchester City's forwards were getting closer and closer, Lori received the back pass for the third time on the right side of the penalty area and directly drove towards the midfield without stopping the ball.
On the left side of the midfield, Clichy quickly reached the landing point and took off, heading the ball forward to Sane, who was also on the wing seven or eight meters away.
Sane let the ball turn, but Ben Davies took the opportunity to squeeze him away and rub the bouncing ball towards his ribs with his chest.
Alderweireld was almost out of his mind. To be cautious, he raised his left foot and passed the ball directly back to Dembélé in the left rib area of the center circle.
But before the ball fell completely, Yaya Toure, who was behind Dembele, quickly jumped up and pushed the ball back to the Tottenham defense in the middle.
Wimmer quickly moved forward to stop the ball.
But before the ball stopped, De Bruyne rushed in front of him and quickly cut off the connection between Wimmer and Wanyama on his left front.
Wimmer thought Wanyama would drop back to catch the ball, so he knocked the ball to the left without saying a word.
As a result, Wanyama stayed where he was, causing the ball to pass directly to Sterling, who was also in the middle on Wanyama's right.
"Another mistake!" Zhan Jun exclaimed.
On the court, Sterling quickly caught Wanyama behind him after taking the ball.
At this time, in front of him is De Bruyne.
Seeing that Sterling successfully got the ball, De Bruyne quickly put it aside and ran towards the top of the arc to the right rib to contain it.
Further ahead is Aguero between Alderweireld and Danny Rose.
Because Wimmer pushed out from the back line again, there was another full four to five meters of horizontal space between Alderweireld and Danny Rose.
As long as the ball is pushed forward, Aguero will directly make a one-on-one shot.
However, Sterling acted like a monster again at this moment.
Although he successfully resisted Wanyama behind him and sent the ball forward, he may have been disturbed, resulting in less force in the through ball.
Aguero, who was in front of the arc in the middle, was forced to slow down and turn around to wait for the ball.
At this time, Aguero waited for Alderweireld and Danny Rose.
The gap in front of him was blocked instantly.
Having no choice but to let the ball pass behind him, Aguero had no choice but to dunk to the left, avoiding Alderweireld's overhand attack, and crossed to the left.
At this time, Chu Zheng was already in place in front of the penalty area line on the left side of the arc. He pointed at his feet and asked Aguero to pass the ball over.
But Aguero's center of gravity was unbalanced due to the spike at this time, and he was unable to distribute the ball immediately.
On the penalty arc, when Aguero regained his focus, Wimmer was already back in front of him.
Alderweireld has also blocked the passing line between him and Chu Zheng who entered the penalty area.
Wimmer grabbed the ball from the back right side, but Aguero had noticed it and dunked it again with his left foot.
Wimmer couldn't stop the car and ran ahead. By the time he turned around, Aguero had successfully passed the ball to the right side of the penalty area.
At this time, Tottenham's defense in the penalty area was in chaos again, resulting in Reid Browne being completely unmarked in the right rib area of the penalty area.
De Bruyne stopped the ball with his right foot, quickly adjusted, and quickly passed the ball directly to the back point with the inside of his right foot.
Seeing the ball coming, Chu Zheng on the left side of the penalty area ejected and knocked away Ben Davis next to him.
The moment he crossed the end line of the small penalty area on the left, Chu Zheng stepped forward with his right foot, kicked hard, lifted his knees into the air, and rushed towards the ball.
At this moment, everyone was dumbfounded!
What a magical jumping height is this!
How about playing basketball on the football field?
Are you running on the football field to do the high jump?
Bang!
A muffled sound!
In front of the left goalpost, Chu Zheng hammered a shot from close range!
The height of the jump made all the fans who witnessed this scene tremble!
In front of the goal, Lloris flew to the right, but the distance was too close. As soon as he reached for the upper right corner of the goal, the ball had already flown into the goal.
"goal!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
"The ball is in!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
"Chu Zheng, Jordan is possessed, this is!!!!!!"
"It has to be Chu Zheng! An unstoppable close-range blast!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
The fans at the scene and Zhan Jun in the live broadcast room shouted out almost at the same time!
At this moment, the Etihad Stadium experienced a long-lost tremor!
The tens of thousands of fans cheered and rumbled at the same time, and the cheers swept away in all directions like a stormy wave.
On the sidelines, after witnessing the goal, Guardiola jumped high on the spot, landed and punched the ground to celebrate.
This kind of explosive hammer has great visual impact and is completely a violent aesthetic!
On the court, after the ball was hammered in, Chu Zheng landed directly from behind the goal and circled to De Bruyne's side, and the two hugged each other heavily.
This ball hammer is so comfortable!
De Bruyne's kick is absolutely perfect!
Next to Guardiola, Pochettino still had a look of horror on his face.
He could see clearly just now that Chu Zheng's jumping height was simply speechless.
From Pochettino's perspective, Chu Zheng jumped higher than the goal crossbar.
The distance from the ground to the top of Chu Zheng's head is definitely more than 2.7 meters, minus Chu Zheng's height of 185cm, which means Chu Zheng's take-off height is more than 85cm.
Pochettino saw it clearly, and Chu Zheng took a running start for a short distance.
If this kid were to completely charge up and jump, it would be awesome. He would definitely have to break 3 meters, and the distance from the ground would definitely break 1 meter.
This kind of jumping ability is simply terrifying!
