Chapter 330: Launch an attack on the seven-time champion!
In the second half, the two sides changed sides and Real Madrid, unwilling to fall behind in the score, began to make substitutions.
They replaced Isco with James Rodriguez, who had just joined the team.
As the top signing in this summer's transfer market, James Rodriguez received unanimous expectations from the fans when he appeared on the field.
Everyone wants to see how strong the star player that Real Madrid bought for 82 million euros is.
After James Rodriguez came on the pitch, he was very active and worked hard both on the offensive and defensive ends.
This attitude made Real Madrid coach Ancelotti nod with satisfaction on the sidelines.
Although James Rodriguez is worth a lot of money, he is still far behind the two older brothers in the team.
If he wants to integrate into Real Madrid's tactical system as soon as possible, he must show a more positive attitude. James Rodriguez worked very hard, but his teammates did not have much tacit understanding with him.
Apart from a few outstanding performances when he first came on the court, he quickly became invisible on the court in the following time.
Such performance disappointed the Real Madrid fans who came to the scene. They spent 82 million to buy such a guy? Why did they feel that the money was wasted? Although James Rodriguez's performance was "not as good as expected", other players in the Real Madrid team stood out.
After a summer of hard practice, Benzema's shooting skills have improved greatly.
In the 62nd minute of the second half, he received a pass from his teammate and completed a difficult goal that was almost impossible to score before.
This goal was so unexpected that Manchester City goalkeeper Navas was not well prepared and failed to save the ball in time, accidentally becoming the background board for Benzema's goal! Being able to turn the best goalkeeper in La Liga last season into his background board shows how beautiful Benzema's goal was!
After scoring the goal, Benzema excitedly slid on the track to celebrate, and roared at the camera while sliding on the track.
After being eliminated from the World Cup, Benzema has been burdened with too much criticism.
It's okay to take the blame in the club, but it's outrageous that he has to take the blame in the national team! When the entire French fans were scolding him, he once wanted to quit the national team.
Later, under Deschamps' persuasion, Benzema changed his mind, but the anger in his heart was always held in his heart and he couldn't vent it! Now, he finally vented this emotion!
Seeing Benzema so excited, Manchester City players were a little puzzled.
Isn't it just a warm-up match? Is it necessary to be so excited?
The opponent felt as if they were still playing in the Champions League semi-finals! However, not all players in Manchester City's team cared little about Benzema's goal.
Rookie defender Van Dijk, who played in four consecutive games, was very concerned about this goal loss.
After conceding the goal, he took the initiative to run to goalkeeper Navas and apologized to him, saying that it was his defensive mistake that caused the goal.
He had just positioned himself well and forced Benzema to the end line.
The opponent's shooting angle was close to zero. Van Dijk felt that the opponent would not be able to complete the shot in this situation. Even if he forced the shot, it would not pose a threat to the goal.
However, he underestimated the strength of the top stars.
Benzema happens to be the little prince of the baseline, and his threat near the baseline should never be underestimated.
"It's okay, I didn't expect the other team to shoot!"
Navas generously forgave the other party. In fact, he never blamed the other party at all.
Van Dijk had never played against Real Madrid before and was not familiar with the personal characteristics of the opposing players. It was normal for him to make mistakes in that situation.
Navas had played against Real Madrid in La Liga and should have been more aware of Benzema's characteristics, but he still did not guess that the opponent would do that.
If we really want to hold someone accountable, Navas feels that he has a bigger share of the blame! Several defenders were reviewing their defensive mistakes, while Manchester City's midfielders were also discussing how to curb Real Madrid's midfield passes.
"Modric is crucial to Real Madrid's attack. We focus on marking him and limiting his passes, so as not to let Real Madrid's frontcourt players receive the ball and shoot comfortably!"
In subsequent games, Modric received special attention from Manchester City.
Although he relied on his rich experience and abundant physical strength to try to reduce the impact of the opponent's pressing and double-teaming, he still could not avoid making many mistakes.
Manchester City has a very strong ability to seize mistakes. Taking advantage of the opponent's midfield mistakes, they scored two goals in the 77th and 89th minutes of the second half by Lin Quan and Aguero.
In the end, Manchester City defeated Real Madrid 4:2 and entered the final.
This script is almost exactly the same as the one when the two sides met in the Champions League semi-finals. Manchester City also eliminated Real Madrid, entered the final and won the championship.
This time, they seem to be able to replicate the miracle! In another match, Liverpool and Manchester United started a double red battle.
The game was equally intense, with Liverpool taking a 2-goal lead in the first half.
But in the second half, Manchester United's stars began to exert their strength.
Especially Di Maria, his breakthrough made Liverpool miserable.
After Di Maria came on the pitch, he helped the team create a penalty kick and also scored a goal himself.
Under the leadership of Di Maria, Manchester United launched a vigorous counterattack and eventually defeated Liverpool 5:3, winning another Manchester derby victory.
In the end, the two Manchester teams made it to the final and will stage another Manchester derby for global audiences three days later.
Last season, Manchester City defeated Manchester United twice, and both times were by big margins.
This made Manchester United full of desire for revenge. They desperately wanted to defeat Manchester City on the field and prove to the world that the Red Devils are the boss of Manchester.
With this desire for revenge and anticipation of victory, Manchester United's stars spoke to Manchester City or directly challenged them in the media and social platforms before the game, saying they would teach them a lesson.
Manchester City reacted coldly to this.
Including Lin Quan, Manchester City stars hardly responded to this.
There is actually nothing to say! The other side is desperate for revenge, but Manchester City does not have such a need.
They are the leaders now, so there is no need to provoke the defeated opponents, as that would be too embarrassing.
As for the real response, it is of course to teach Manchester United a good lesson on the field and let them know that the sky of Manchester is still blue!
On August 5, the Manchester derby officially took place at the Suncity Stadium in Miami.
The difference is that this time the derby does not take place in the UK, but in the United States, thousands of miles away.
But even so, the derby atmosphere in Yongming Stadium is not weak at all.
As the most influential club in the world, the Red Devils have a large number of fans in the United States.
In the stadium that can accommodate 80,000 people, there are nearly 40,000 Manchester United fans wearing red jerseys.
Compared with them, Manchester City, which has only risen in recent years, has a much weaker foundation.
Therefore, the number of fans who showed up to support them was only half of that of the other side, about 20,000 people.
Most of the remaining 20,000 fans were neutral fans, and some fans wearing jerseys of other clubs, such as Real Madrid, Barcelona and Bayern, came to join in the fun.
As the last game of this International Champions Cup, both sides attach great importance to it.
Both teams played their main players in this game, and even Van Dijk, who had played consecutively before, sat on the bench this time.
Although Manchester City does not value this so-called international cup championship, they value another championship - the European Super Cup!
After finishing this warm-up, Manchester City will immediately return to Europe to play a game against last year's Europa League champion Sevilla to compete for the European Super Cup trophy.
Due to the previous Super Cups and Champions League champions’ successive upsets, this tournament has become a hotbed for upsets.
Several former Champions League champions, including Manchester United, Inter Milan and Chelsea, have fallen to the Europa League champions one after another.
In the match between Bayern and Chelsea last season, Bayern almost capsized.
If Chelsea striker Lukaku had not missed the penalty in the final penalty shootout, it would be hard to say who would win the championship.
As the new European champions, Manchester City is participating in the European Super Cup for the first time.
So they attach great importance to this event. After all, it is a shame for the Champions League champion to lose to the Europa League champion.
Out of respect for Sevilla, Manchester City plans to practice against its city rivals Manchester United and practice the tactics for the Super Cup.
After the game started, Manchester United players pressed all over the field like mad dogs.
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They were eager to score a few more goals against Manchester City to avenge their previous defeat! However, Manchester City was completely unmoved. Facing Manchester United's pressing, they calmly passed the ball and made full use of the width of the field to mobilize the opponent back and forth.
In order to attract the opponent to rush out, they would even actively move their formation back, causing Manchester United's formation to press out involuntarily, exposing the gaps in the back line.
After seeing the gap in the opponent's backcourt, Manchester City seized the opportunity and launched a quick counterattack.
The entire Manchester United team retreated at full speed, and their players seemed to be playing according to the Dutch team's all-out attack and defense tactics.
However, this tactic requires very high personal abilities from the players.
Sure enough, after several attacks by Manchester City, the opposing players began to make mistakes.
In the 27th minute, Manchester City made several cross-position substitutions in the frontcourt, disrupting Manchester United's defense.
This kind of cross-position switching tests the experience of the defensive players. There are certain rules for when to follow and when to hand it over to teammates who are assisting in defense.
If you are not careful, it will cause defensive coordination errors and create opportunities for the opponent.
Lin Quan keenly captured the loophole in the opponent's defense, suddenly accelerated, and forced his way through the gap between two Manchester United players.
The two players failed to coordinate and failed to stop Lin Quan, and they didn't even have time to commit a foul.
Lin Quan dribbled into the penalty area, and Smalling tried to steal the ball rashly, but was easily passed by him.
Facing his national team teammate De Gea, Lin Quan boldly continued to move forward, and after breaking into the small penalty area, he calmly shot into the far corner.
De Gea, who doesn't like to attack, was completely passive in this match. Although he made a save, the angle of the ball was too tricky. De Gea couldn't touch the ball and could not change the result of losing the ball.
1:0. Manchester City temporarily leads Manchester United!
After scoring this goal, Lin Quan did not celebrate wildly.
There is nothing to celebrate about such a goal. The opposing stars bought a lot of goals, but it felt a bit top-heavy.
Lin Quan feels that Van Gaal's tactics may not be suitable for Manchester United.
Although Lin Quan did not celebrate wildly, other Manchester City players might not give face to Manchester United.
Captain Kompany ran to the sidelines and made a gesture to the audience asking for applause.
The fans at the scene were very considerate and gave them applause and cheers, but more than 40,000 Red Devils fans booed collectively.
They can't stand seeing Manchester City players celebrating on the field!
They began to shout the names of the Red Devils players on the field, hoping that these people would stand up, equalize the score and lead the team to victory.
Manchester United has a large number of top stars, including Van Persie, Rooney, Mata, Falcao, Di Maria...
With so many people, is it really impossible to score a goal? Impossible! Under the encouragement of the fans at the scene, Manchester United's players launched an even more fierce attack.
Especially the little tiger Falcao, he tried his best to score goals and prove himself.
No matter what Champions League title it is, the little tiger is not afraid of anything when it gets angry! However, Manchester United's attack only looks powerful, but in fact their coordination in the front field is very chaotic.
With so many stars piled on the court, how to distribute the ball, who will be the main attacker and who will be the supporting player, these are all problems.
Before Van Gaal had everything in place, Manchester United didn't play like a team, but more like a pile of loose sand.
Taking advantage of Manchester United's crazy attack, Manchester City launched a series of quick counterattacks.
In the 44th minute, Manchester City scored again.
De Bruyne's deadly through pass broke through Manchester United's defense, and Aguero successfully made an offside move and scored the goal.
Manchester City extended their lead again before the end of the first half.
In the second half, Manchester City played more and more calmly, while Manchester United played more and more anxiously.
The more anxious they are, the harder it is to score a goal.
On the contrary, Manchester City was ready to stop and save their energy for the Super Cup, but the opponent made a mistake and gave them a big gift, which Manchester City had to accept with a smile.
In the 76th minute, Manchester City further expanded the score by taking advantage of the Manchester United defender's mistake in passing the ball back.
In the end, the game ended with Manchester City defeating Manchester United with a score of 3:0.
In this game, Manchester United had 23 shots but failed to score a goal.
On the other hand, Manchester City only completed 8 shots but scored 3 goals.
If De Gea hadn't made several key saves, the score would probably be even more exaggerated.
The loss of this game made everyone in Manchester United very depressed.
It is obvious that the team has put a lot of effort into recruiting players and spent a lot of money.
Judging from the strength on paper, their lineup is not much different from Manchester City.
But why did we lose so badly?
Isn't it said that you can become stronger by spending money?
Why does it feel like Manchester United has spent so much money but their strength has not improved? What went wrong? For the first time, Manchester United fans began to doubt the money-driven football! While they were doubting their lives, Manchester City had already left the United States and returned to Europe to prepare for the upcoming European Super Cup!
After the treble, there is a six-crown title!
For Premier League teams, there is even a chance to win seven titles! Manchester City has already won three championship trophies. Since there is a chance to challenge the achievement of seven titles, they naturally cannot let it go! Therefore, this time, they are determined to win the Super Cup!
(End of this chapter)