I thought it was a game without any suspense, but now, Manchester City's players have to try their best! In the game, Manchester City still keeps attacking.

In the 58th minute, Richardson fouled David Silva and was shown a yellow card by the referee.

David Silva got a good free kick opportunity on the right side of the Southampton penalty area.

David Silva made a Beckham-like curved shot, but he failed to control the height of the ball and it flew over the crossbar.

David Silva also looked annoyed.

In the 63rd minute, Manchester City continued to create dangerous situations in the midfield and frontcourt.

Right back Kolarov made a straight pass, and David Silva had no chance to cut inside due to Gu Ran's blocking. He then dribbled the ball to the bottom line, and then made a triangle pass back to the top of the penalty area. Yaya Toure who followed up knocked Lambert away and forced a long shot with his left foot!

However, the football hit the post and went out of the end line.

Manchester City fans howled! Manchester City's offensive was a bit impatient, and Manchester City players were also eager to equalize the score, but Southampton's defense was very good, and the midfielder guarded by Gu Ran made the error rate of this defense line extremely low, and Manchester City could not seize the opportunity.

As time went on, the situation became more and more favorable for Southampton, and the pressure on Manchester City increased.

Mancini, who had been sitting on the bench with a gentle look on his face, could no longer sit still and was standing in the technical area yelling with an impatient look on his face.

In the 70th minute of the game, Balotelli took the ball from 40 meters away and took a long shot!

But this ball was far inferior to Gu Ran's world-class long-range shot, and Balotelli looked depressed.

Mancini, fed up with his players' poor performance, turned back to the bench to talk to Tevez.

It is obvious that Mancini wanted to replace Tevez to save the situation.

Tevez looked a little unhappy because Mancini had promised him that he would just sit on the bench to rest and would not come on as a substitute.

But now, Mancini wants him to be Milner's substitute.

I, Tevez, played with Cristiano Ronaldo! What level are you, Milner? Are you worthy of me being your substitute? However, Tevez finally nodded, stood up, took off his pants, and prepared to warm up.

At this time, Tevez and Mancini are still in the honeymoon period. Tevez is the captain appointed by Mancini, so even though Tevez is unhappy, he still does not disobey the head coach Mancini.

In the 72nd minute, Manchester City began to make substitutions.

Tevez came on, replacing No. 14 midfielder Arturo Vidal.

James Milner, who originally played as a right winger, retreated to Vidal's midfield position, while Tevez moved to the right winger position.

Manchester City's right winger position is also tailor-made for Tevez. Therefore, as long as Tevez is on the court, the entire Manchester City's offensive mode will quickly switch to the right winger offensive mode, and all ball possession will be given to Tevez.

Such is the privilege of having the No. 1 star on a team.

When Tevez came on the pitch, the entire Etihad Stadium was boiling, as if Tevez could save Manchester City right away.

Kompany took the initiative to run to Tevez and respectfully handed the captain's armband on his arm to Tevez.

The game continues.

Manchester City's basic tactics have not changed, except for the change of the striker.

After replacing Arturo Vidal, Manchester City's waist strength was obviously weakened.

In fact, Milner's defense is also good, and Milner is also an iron man type, but in terms of confrontation, Milner is indeed not as good as Vidal.

The pressure on Gu Ran and Lambert also eased a lot.

Southampton's voice in the middle began to increase.

In the 75th minute of the game, both sides began to enter the fatigue window period.

Gu Ran intercepted Milner's pass to Tevez in the middle, and then passed the ball behind Tevez.

Tevez naturally would not chase the ball. After Chamberlain easily got the ball, he immediately broke forward along the side.

Richards and Yaya Toure blocked Chamberlain at the same time. Richards used his speed to suppress Chamberlain's speed. Yaya Toure followed up and fiercely tackled Chamberlain out of the sideline. Richards took the opportunity to stop the ball and made a long pass to Tevez who had penetrated into Southampton's half within 30 meters!

Chamberlain raised his hand to appeal before he even got up! But the referee ignored him!

The referee's penalty today was very large! And the bias was very obvious! After Tevez got the ball, he dribbled at high speed and cut into Southampton's penalty area! Hammond went up to intercept Tevez, but Tevez changed his direction with a spike and passed him directly!

Seeing that Tevez was about to rush into the penalty area, Gu Ran rushed over with a violent aesthetic, and made a fatal sliding tackle in front of Tevez! This sliding tackle was very sharp and fast! Tevez had no time to react!

Bang! Gu Ran first tackled the ball and sent it flying out of the sideline, then he pulled his leg back and shoveled Tevez into the air as well!

Tevez fell heavily to the ground, rolled over and over, and couldn't stand up for a long time.

And this was because Gu Ran consciously retracted his foot. If he didn't, Tevez would have been scrapped for the season! All the Manchester City fans at the scene cried out in anguish.

Sure enough, the referee ran over with a frown on his face, and showed Gu Ran a yellow card without hesitation! Gu Ran now had a total of 4 yellow cards, and he had to shuffle the cards to avoid being suspended for accumulating 5 yellow cards in an important knockout match.

Faced with the yellow card that was clearly in favor of the head coach, Gu Ran simply smiled and accepted it, then stood up from the grass.

Tevez is so sharp that Southampton's defense, which is almost exhausted by the impact of a world-class striker like Tevez, is only a matter of time before it collapses.

Therefore, sending Tevez off the field is the best option for Southampton.

A yellow card and a free kick is a price that Southampton can fully accept.

Manchester City's team doctor rushed to the field and after confirming that Tevez could not continue the game, he immediately called an ambulance and drove it directly to the field.

Tevez was immediately carried into the ambulance.

He came on the court for less than 3 minutes before he was substituted off.

Coach Mancini was about to collapse! He wanted Tevez to help change the situation, but he didn't expect that he would lose both the wife and the army! This League Cup knockout match is actually nothing. Mancini's goal this season is to win the Premier League championship! Manchester City is currently ranked second in the Premier League, 6 points behind Manchester United, the first place! The season is not even halfway through, as long as Tevez, the last Premier League Golden Boot, is there, Manchester City has a chance.

But now…

Tevez will be out for at least two or three months! He may even have to wait until long after the winter transfer window before he can play again! How can he win the championship?

Unless... Gu Ran is bought during the winter transfer window!

Now, Mancini didn't care about that anymore and quickly ordered No. 11 winger Adam Johnson to take off his pants.

Adam Johnson is 23 years old and is known as the British Imperial Star.

He is very fast, has good skills, and his playing style is like a young Giggs. Both Manchester City Club and the Three Lions national team at the time had high hopes for Adam Johnson.

But... this guy made the same mistake as Wu Qian in 2015 and was sentenced to 4 years in prison. Since then, he has completely bid farewell to the football world.

The title of "British Imperial Star" was made increasingly discredited by people like Adam Johnson, and finally became a word that people complain about.

While Adam Johnson was warming up urgently on the sidelines, Manchester City began to take free kicks.

The ball was very close to the goal and in a good position, so David Silva took the penalty.

David Silva kicked a backspinning ball that went around the wall and into the far corner of the goal! Davis was a little slow to react and missed the ball! The ball went in! Manchester City tied the score again with David Silva's set-piece!

The entire Etihad Stadium was boiling with excitement, and the score on the big screen was immediately changed to Manchester City 3:3 Southampton!

The Southampton players on the field shook their heads helplessly.

David Silva's footwork is indeed amazing.

But fortunately, it is still a draw, and the biggest threat, Tevez, has been injured and left the field, so Southampton still has a chance! The game continues!

Adam Johnson came on the court after warming up.

The captain's armband was returned to Kompany, and Manchester City's ball possession was redistributed among the three forwards.

Manchester City, having already used up two substitutions, continued to attack.

As Southampton's physical strength was almost reaching its limit, they changed their half-court pressing style and started to press throughout the court.

This change in rhythm will require Southampton to expend more physical energy, but it will also make their opponent Manchester City extremely uncomfortable.

The two sides are still tied so far, which gives Coach Adkins the courage to try his best.

The two sides played back and forth in the midfield and frontcourt.

Although Manchester City was eager to attack, their attack seemed a bit messy under Southampton's high pressure.

The only offensive method they can use is to pass the ball directly from the backcourt, compete for the ball in the frontcourt, and rely on the personal abilities of the three forwards to attack.

This type of offense resulted in many mistakes, especially in the second half when the team’s physical strength dropped significantly.

The offense and defense transitions between the two sides were extremely fast.

In the 85th minute, Coach Adkins started making substitutions - forward Gurley was replaced by vice-captain Walton.

Walton did not go to the central defender position, but to the defensive midfielder position - this position is also the position where Walton is like a fish in water.

Gu Ran, who was originally in the defensive midfielder position, was directly pushed to the attacking midfielder.

Southampton defended for a long time, and in the final stage, they finally changed their tactics to offense!

...(End of this chapter)