Hull City did not miss the penalty kick and scored it in one stroke.
Manchester City took the lead twice and was equalized twice.
Their aggressive play put tremendous pressure on the defense.
This is undeniable.
But the line of defense costs money.
Fernando in the defensive midfielder, Mangala in the back line, especially Mangala, almost 50 million euros is considered a sky-high price defender!
But the level he is showing now makes Manchester City fans want to die!
"Are we fooled?"
“Porto is a shady shop, it’s not kind.”
"Suddenly I felt that Demichelis was pretty good..."
At the end of the half, the two teams returned to the locker rooms to take a break.
Pellegrini was very dissatisfied with the performance of the defense.
Being outspoken allowed them to improve their performance in the second half.
If you can't prevent it with your skills, it's a foul, right?
Of course, the foul is not mindless.
It must be a foul at the initial stage of the opponent's counterattack to delay the opponent's attack speed and buy time for the midfielder and frontcourt players to retreat.
Otherwise, waiting for the opponent to carry out the offense to the last stage, there is no difference between committing a foul and committing suicide.
Either you will be given points or you will most likely be asked to withdraw from the game.
Returning to the pitch in the second half, Manchester City continued to press Hull City's defense.
Being able to equalize the score twice has greatly improved the morale of Hull City's military.
The cheers from their fans were deafening.
Hull City patiently looked for opportunities to counterattack.
Manchester City's defense really relies on skill and decisive fouls when they can't prevent it.
Over and over again, many players in the midfield and backfield became yellow.
The frontcourt attack is also constantly switching positions.
Hao Qiang wears many hats in mobile warfare.
Sometimes he switches positions with Aguero, and sometimes he drops back to assist David Silva in his offensive organization.
From time to time, he returns to the center position and does his job.
Manchester City stormed for nearly 25 minutes, and the pace became faster and faster.
When David Silva's cross from the wing flew to the left rib area of the penalty area, Hao Qiang, who had just changed positions with Aguero, cut inside to meet the ball.
Stop the ball and change direction, cross-cutting past the defender in a coherent movement, and then take off and shoot.
The football flew into the lower right corner of the goal!
Manchester City takes the lead for the third time in this game!
"Hao Huang scored twice! I don't believe Hull City can still enter!"
"Mader, if we really take the lead three times and are tied three times, this defense will be too cheating!"
"Kompany is also to blame. Now all the focus is on the defense. Our offense is fine and we can score as many goals as we want."
Hao Qiang ran to celebrate, and Manchester City as a whole relieved a lot of psychological pressure.
But I originally planned to play Hull City in the away game today to vent my frustration after drawing with Chelsea in the last round.
Now playing like this has disappointed their expectations.
It would be great to win!
Pellegrini made decisive substitutions and adjustments to enrich the team's defense and control of the situation.
It seems more appropriate for Lampard to come on stage at this time.
He's not expected to be a hero, but he needs to make a difference.
When Manchester City wants to control the field, Lampard is basically the optimal solution in the midfielder position.
Manchester City's slowing down and controlling the tempo gave Hull City room to prepare a counterattack.
After 80 minutes of the game, Hull City began to sink.
But first we have to compete with Manchester City for midfield control.
In this regard, even if the opponent forces troops to attack the situation, it may not be able to achieve miraculous results.
Instead, Manchester City took advantage of the weakened Hull City defense and launched a fast break to create a threat.
Aguero missed a great opportunity.
In the 89th minute of the game, Hao Qiang made a decisive pass when he was intercepted in front of the penalty area line.
David Silva, who came in from behind, made a stop and entered the penalty area and then passed the ball back to the attacking goalkeeper.
Lampard followed up with the second team and met the ball in front of the penalty area line and shot directly.
The football flew smoothly into the middle of the goal and to the lower right.
Manchester City sealed the victory.
4:2.
Manchester City fans cheered Lampard's goal.
But it is limited to this routine operation.
There is no extraordinary enthusiasm or admiration for him.
Manchester City narrowly defeated Hull City.
The north London derby ended with both defeats and Arsenal drew with Tottenham.
Liverpool also drew in the Merseyside derby.
Manchester United won the game, which disappointed the neutral fans who were not too concerned about the excitement.
Chelsea's performance was almost perfect, defeating Aston Villa 3:0 at home, who had a very strong start to the league.
At the end of September, Manchester City ushered in the second round of the Champions League group stage.
They faced Roma at home.
Since Manchester City defeated Bayern Munich strongly in the first round, the qualifying situation of this group is actually very bad for Roma.
The initial expectation should be that Bayern Munich is the strongest, while Roma and Manchester City compete for a promotion spot.
But now Manchester City's victory over Bayern Munich in the away game is equivalent to putting the opponent in danger.
Rome was also embarrassed.
The 5:1 slaughter of CSKA Moscow in the first round boosted Roma's morale.
Coming to the Etihad Stadium, they had to resist the pressure.
Hao Qiang met his former mentor Rudy Garcia in the player tunnel.
And Gervinho, Lille’s teammate at the time.
He first shook hands with Gervinho and exchanged a few words.
Later, he was hugged by Rudy Garcia and had a cordial conversation.
Rudy Garcia smiled at him and said: "After a few years apart, your growth has always made me incredible."
Hao Qiang replied with a smile: "At least I haven't lost anyone since I came out of Lille."
To this day, Lille's deeds of cultivating the super twin stars Hao Qiang and Hazard are still talked about in European football circles.
As for players like Gervinho, Cabaye, Debuchy and others who have experienced there, Lille in 2010 was also considered to be full of monsters.
Roma is Hao Qiang's old rival.
I haven't encountered many problems playing against Roma in Serie A for two years.
Only once while he was recuperating was Naples sniped by Roma.
He took a look at Roma's lineup.
The one who started the battle was still the familiar man.
Wolf King Totti.
Suddenly a strange question emerged in his mind.
How old is Totti?
If he is a Roma fan, he must know that Totti's 38th birthday was three days ago.
At the age of 38, he is still playing in the Champions League in Rome.
This persistence and maintaining the status of my sports career are truly amazing.
But looking at it from another perspective, don’t say 38 years old.
The Totti whom Hao Qiang met in Rome in the past two years has been unable to make a deep impression on people.
As for Totti today, how many threats can he still create?
You can only watch the performance in the game.
Manchester City fans greeted Roma with a fanatical atmosphere.
They don't think highly of Roma, maybe Juventus would be better.
The current level of Roma is to only occasionally play in the Champions League. It is neither likely to be the favorite to compete for the championship, nor can it cause trouble for strong teams.
Pellegrini showed a certain degree of contempt for Roma in his formation, which was almost like playing in a league game.
