Chapter 418 The strongest standard for testing strength!
Round 5 of the new Premier League season.
Manchester City is a guest to challenge Crystal Palace.
Battle for the top spot!
Inexplicably, Manchester City leads the standings, and the second place in the real-time standings is actually Crystal Palace.
The team led by Alan Pardew performed well in the first four rounds and achieved an outstanding record with unswerving counterattacks.
But facing Manchester City at home, Alan Pardew was not at all relaxed.
The whole world knows they will resist the pressure at home.
After the FIFA match day, Manchester City conducted a lineup rotation.
Hao Qiang partners with Navas and Aguero on the striker.
In the dual-core midfielder, David Silva was not included in the squad, and De Bruyne was on the bench.
Nasri plays as an attacking midfielder, and Fernandinho and Fernando play as a defensive midfielder.
Otamendi was rotated at the back and Mangala came on.
After the game started, Manchester City fans glanced at Mangala from time to time.
It seems that I am worried that this mine will explode suddenly.
With zero shutouts in the first four rounds, Manchester City's overall performance on both offense and defense has been unanimously praised by the outside world.
Fans naturally expect the team to continue its strong form.
But today they were slow on the road.
When the dual-core midfielder is not on the court, the creativity of the offensive organization drops horribly.
Nasri worked very hard to organize the offensive, but the effect was mediocre.
Manchester City can only go back to the old road and play the rhythm with both wings flying together.
Crystal Palace's tenacious and tight defense resisted their offensive impact.
In the 24th minute of the game, after Hao Qiang and Aguero changed positions, Hao Qiang took the initiative to cooperate with Krarov and Nasri in a triangle pass. After the key pass was passed to Aguero to deliver the shell, Aguero ran
The midfielder collided with Crystal Palace defender Hangeland and failed to turn into a shot.
Instead, he stopped and walked slowly outside the venue.
Pellegrini's face suddenly changed slightly.
I couldn't help but stand up and walk to the sidelines.
Manchester City fans also felt a thump in their hearts.
"Aguero seems to be injured!"
"Ah, is this... coming? Are there any difficulties?"
"We are about to enter a multi-front battle, what should we do?"
Aguero is injured.
Pellegrini could only take the initiative to comfort and encourage, and then replaced De Bruyne.
After De Bruyne came on, Nasri moved to the wing.
Crystal Palace seems to have seen the dawn of victory, at least the situation has shown favorable signals for them.
Manchester City's offensive firepower has dropped sharply!
After Aguero came off the field, Manchester City's offense was completely focused on Hao Qiang.
Nasri's performance on the left wing is average. His ability in attacking situations does not seem to have improved significantly over the years, and his state is even erratic. This may be related to the fact that he has lost his main position for a long time.
Wave after wave of Crystal Palace counterattacks reached the frontcourt, and Manchester City's defense continued to be in excellent condition, including Mangala who did not suddenly explode on the spot.
Nicely stifled Crystal Palace's counterattack.
Alan Pardew looked solemn.
Manchester City are more mature than before.
This makes small teams desperate.
At the end of the half, both teams had no score.
When walking back to the dressing room, Hao Qiang whispered to De Bruyne.
It is obvious that Nasri cannot be expected to play on the left today.
Although they have a more complicated view of Sterling.
But in terms of practicality, Sterling is definitely more useful than Nasri.
The problem is that Sterling didn't even make the squad today.
This forced Hao Qiang to examine how the current lineup on the court can maximize its offensive firepower.
De Bruyne never expected that he would hear such words from Hao Qiang.
"In the second half, I will give you the ball, and you try to seize the long-range shot opportunities!"
De Bruyne nodded in agreement.
But it stirred up huge waves in my heart!
As a superstar, Hao Qiang is willing and proactive to create opportunities for him?
Even in the Belgian national team, he was mostly asked by the forwards to deliver cannonballs.
Lukaku, Miralas, Hazard and other people on the front line have never had the awareness to create scoring opportunities for the midfielder!
What a pattern!
Hao Huang deserves to be a superstar!
After halftime, the two sides changed sides and fought again in the second half.
Crystal Palace's counterattack mode is relatively simple. As long as Manchester City does not expose enough space to the opponent, the pressure on the defense line is actually not great.
But if Manchester City is unable to score for a long time, then they will definitely use crowd tactics to improve the quality and threat of their offense.
This will definitely give Crystal Palace better space and opportunities to counterattack.
The key lies in whether Manchester City can break through Crystal Palace's iron barrel formation.
Nasri and Navas are both tool men on the wing. Hao Qiang acted as a bridgehead after the start of the second half, pressing the opponent's back line to run and respond, then protecting the ball, sizing up the situation, and delivering the ball accurately.
De Bruyne hit several long-range shots one after another, and the quality and threat were acceptable.
He didn't seize the opportunity and felt guilty.
But Hao Qiang didn't care.
The Crystal Palace midfield defense involuntarily strengthened its blockade on De Bruyne.
This makes it difficult for De Bruyne to even find opportunities for long-range shots.
In the 67th minute of the game, Hao Qiang passed the ball back to De Bruyne on the penalty area line.
De Bruyne's forward line was instantly blocked, and he controlled the ball and changed direction and sent the ball directly to the right.
The offensive environment on the wing is already relatively relaxed.
When Navas touches the ball, he changes his direction and rushes inside.
His quick speed outlasted the full-back and then passed the ball in front of the baseline.
Hao Qiang ran quickly to compete for the front spot and volleyed the ball into the goal!
Crystal Palace fans looked depressed.
Alan Pardew almost bit his gum!
It gave Manchester City enough time to patiently organize an offensive. The ebb and flow of offensive threats required that Crystal Palace's defense should not have any flaws in all directions.
But the demands on them are too high.
It's simply impossible!
Manchester City fans cheered.
Finally saw the goal.
Hao Qiang rushed to celebrate, followed closely by the Manchester City generals.
Pellegrini was relieved.
After Aguero retired due to injury, Manchester City's offensive strength will inevitably decline, but they are not impetuous.
Hao Qiang's stability and strength are deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.
With this superstar here, Manchester City can't be in chaos!
Crystal Palace is now embarrassed.
The home score is behind.
Looking at the time, it seems that I can start giving it a try.
But Alan Pardew still thinks it can wait.
He gestured to the team to continue strengthening their defense.
Hold the line of defense.
Pellegrini knows exactly what Alan Pardew is thinking.
When the game reached the 75th minute, Manchester City made a substitution.
Demichelis comes on to replace Nasri.
Alan Pardew almost wanted to rush to Pellegrini and roar: You are the coach of four crowns, how can you be such a dog?!
Well, Manchester City played three defensive midfielders.
Even if Demichelis is a guest star.
But the Crystal Palace position battle did not shake Manchester City's capital at all!
How does this make Crystal Palace fight?
After 80 minutes of the game, Manchester City began to shrink its defense.
As a result, Alan Pardew had no choice but to launch a strong attack.
Go ahead to dangers!
You know it's a trap, but you still have to jump into it!
In the 88th minute of the game, Crystal Palace's positional battle was a mess.
Even their own fans couldn't bear to watch.
When the offense reaches the frontcourt, there is basically no idea.
An average cross from the wing came to nothing.
Manchester City's quick counterattack gradually increased the threat.
When De Bruyne sent a precise diagonal pass to the right side of the frontcourt, Navas did not hesitate at all. He saw the direction of Hao Qiang's movement and directly sent a diagonal pass to the ground.
Hao Qiang moved to the front area of the penalty area to receive the ball, faked a shot and actually dunked past someone, then broke into the penalty area.
A precise push shot sent the ball into the far corner of the goal!
He ran to the sidelines with a smile on his face.
"Hao Huang scored twice! Although Aguero is injured, as long as Hao Huang is here, we are still invincible!"
"But the excitement of our offensive scenes has indeed dropped a lot."
"Don't forget that David Silva was not on the court today."
"Let's see how we perform in the next Champions League game."
Crystal Palace fans sighed.
There is no shame in losing to Manchester City.
But their strong start to the new season was ended.
This time he will probably drop at least three or four places from second place.
Small teams are more worried about gains and losses.
Alan Pardew's face was livid, and he sent greetings to all eighteen generations of Pellegrini's ancestors from the bottom of his heart.
Damn it, you can't win without force!
The race came to an end quickly.
Manchester City won Crystal Palace 2:0 away from home.
In the new season, the Premier League won five consecutive games and also created super defensive data of five consecutive rounds of zero shutouts.
After the game, Pellegrini was very calm. He told the media: "The season has just entered the stressful stage. We have not achieved anything now, and the current results are normal. It is not that I have too high demands on the team, but
It is our strength that determines that we cannot be satisfied with temporary smooth sailing."
Pellegrini's composure was praised by Fleet Street.
In the same round of the league, Chelsea was defeated 3:1 by Everton away from home.
Last season's Premier League runner-up is now more difficult to win than eating shit.
Arsenal beat Stoke City at home.
Manchester United and Liverpool staged an English derby.
The Red Devils Manchester United defeated the Red Army Liverpool 3:1.
Louis van Gaal's side appear to be a few points stronger than last season.
And Liverpool has become less stable.
Rodgers is in a difficult situation at Anfield.
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Aguero's injury is not a big problem.
However, he did not enter the starting lineup in the first round of the Champions League group stage.
Manchester City faces the challenge of Juventus at home.
Etihad Stadium.
The Juventus generals visited this place with awe.
Although it is only the first round of the Champions League group stage, Juventus knows how valuable it is to play against the defending champion.
For Juventus, which has completed its local restoration, returning to the top of Europe has become a goal that must be attacked.
Manchester City's generals are powerful and powerful. As the defending champion, of course they must be strong in posture!
Allegri stood on the sidelines looking serious.
In just one year, Manchester City's status and image in European football have taken on a completely new look.
In the past, Manchester City was strong in its lineup, and when most giants met them, they only regarded them as younger brothers who could be ravaged at will.
But this year everything is different.
Manchester City has become a strong newcomer in front of the traditional giants.
Just like Barcelona and Real Madrid in the past.
Whether you have the strength to win the Champions League or not will be revealed by the battle scenes and results with these teams.
This is the best standard for testing strength.
Pellegrini is calm and collected.
Fleet Street has begun to sow discord recently.
I have been complaining about him.
But he himself was relieved.
Anyway, he has already received the honor and done his job conscientiously. But when the day comes that he is replaced, he turns around and leaves in a cool manner, leaving a team that is not necessarily easy to take over for his successor.
They were arrogant and proud of being the defending champions.
After the game started, Manchester City took the lead in launching an offensive.
De Bruyne and David Silva quickly passed and advanced.
The full-backs provide support on both wings.
When Hao Qiang received De Bruyne's pass at the top of the penalty area, he immediately saw Bonucci and Chiellini shrink the defense to form a closed defense.
The route in front of him is blocked, and it certainly doesn't make much sense to change the direction of the ball.
So he decisively passed the ball to Sterling, who cut in from the left and passed the ball through the left side of the penalty area.
call!
Good guy!
Juventus fans were instantly shocked.
Is this Manchester City's opening move?
That little brat is a fierce one!
Sterling's impact and dribbling skills are certainly no problem.
But when he shot from the left flank of the penalty area, Buffon moved closer to the near post and made a solid save to confiscate the ball.
Sterling hit the far corner and was seen through.
Sterling was stunned.
It was as if his shot was predicted.
Buffon stood up quickly.
Juventus will launch a counterattack.
Although Manchester City fans are disappointed, they can remain calm.
That's Buffon.
If he could shoot through the opponent's fingers with just one shot, he wouldn't be an enduring goalkeeper.
Juventus' fast break quickly advanced into the frontcourt.
Mandzukic acted as the fulcrum, and Morata's long shot from outside the penalty area missed.
Manchester City's defense retreated very quickly and did not give Juventus any space to create great opportunities.
Manchester City picked up the pace and continued to attack.
Hao Qiang took the initiative to move to the right in the frontcourt to meet Navas, who sent a diagonal pass into the right rib area of the penalty area.
Hao Qiang withstood the physical confrontation from Chiellini during his movement, and turned around after touching the ball.
After not advancing but retreating, he saw Hernanes return to the penalty area and fight towards him.
Hao Qiang quickly knocked the ball with his feet and turned it into a backward triangle and passed the ball back to the left side of the top of the penalty area.
De Bruyne is blocked by Pogba and Sturado.
But David Silva received Hao Qiang's precise pass in the open space in a small space.
He kept sending direct through balls.
Sterling is here again!
Juventus fans were stunned.
This young man is incredible!
Sterling got to the area behind Bonucci, and with almost the same opportunity as before, he shot again.
Keep hitting the far corner!
This time Buffon fell to the ground to make a save and blocked the ball with one palm!
