Chapter 1006 Scorpion Tail
When Su Dong fell in the Barcelona penalty area and was pressed on the grass by his Manchester City teammates who were running over to celebrate the goal, the three giants of Manchester City were in the presidential stand to receive Bartomeu, the vice president of Barcelona who led the team to the away game.
Among the three giants, Manchester City chairman Mubarak, general manager Soriano and technical director Begiristain, two are from Barcelona, and Mubarak is basically not responsible for specific affairs, so many people say that Manchester City is actually like a branch of Barcelona.
This became even more obvious after Guardiola took over as coach of Manchester City and created a passing and controlling system that was closer to Barcelona's tradition. Even Barcelona godfather Cruyff said that Barcelona's orthodoxy lies in Manchester City.
Soriano and Begiristain were more responsible for receiving Bartomeu.
The three of them had worked together at Barcelona, so they were familiar with each other and had more topics to talk about.
Bartomeu has been hinting that he still has not given up on Guardiola and wants to ask about the possibility of letting Guardiola return to coach Barcelona, but both Soriano and Begiristain have sternly refused, saying that Manchester City will never let Guardiola return to coach Barcelona.
This made Bartomeu very disappointed, because according to the original plan, they still hoped to persuade the Manchester City management to release the player, and then use an emotional offensive to win over Guardiola and invite this famous club star back to Camp Nou to coach.
But now it seems that there is little hope.
Because of this, when Messi scored the first goal for Barcelona just three minutes into the game and successfully equalized the total score, Bartomeu stood up proudly and applauded Messi vigorously.
This may seem ungraceful, but it's a relief.
So what if Guardiola doesn't come back?
As long as our team can beat Manchester City on the pitch, that's fine.
Just three minutes into the game, Messi's goal made Bartomeu feel as if he saw victory waving at him.
He even couldn't help thinking that if Mourinho could lead the team to reverse Manchester City, reach the Champions League final, or even win the championship, then there would be no problem for Mourinho to stay.
It is impossible to fire the head coach after winning the Champions League, right? Wouldn't this be like the farce of Real Madrid firing Heynckes?
Not only Soriano and Begiristain, but even Mubarak felt a little angry, but there was nothing they could do.
I really didn't expect that Barcelona, playing away from home, would use a big move right from the start.
After seeing Messi score a goal, Bartomeu sat back in his seat and began to discuss the current situation. He looked as if Barcelona had a great chance of reversing Manchester City at home.
As the opponent equalized the score, Soriano and Begiristain were speechless. They could only watch Bartomeu pack up silently, feeling extremely angry but helpless.
Barcelona's start was indeed better than Manchester City's, especially Messi's superstar performance, which made people see his strength as the world's top superstar and we have to admire him.
But just when Bartomeu was in high spirits and even made the "grand statement" that Mourinho had a chance to lead the team to win the Champions League this season, the situation on the field suddenly changed. Marcelo made a diagonal pass behind the penalty area from the left, and Suarez volleyed the ball into the goal, successfully breaking through Barcelona's goal and equalizing the score for Manchester City.
One to one!
In an instant, the entire Etihad Stadium was filled with thunderous applause.
All Manchester City fans rushed out of their seats, shouting Su Dong's name frantically.
Soriano and Begiristain imitated Bartomeu's just behavior. They rushed out of their seats and cheered loudly for Su Dong's goal. At the same time, they also let Bartomeu feel the fanatical atmosphere of Manchester City's home stadium.
Bartomeu sat in his seat in dismay, looking angrily at the Barcelona players on the field, especially Mourinho standing in front of the visiting team's coaching bench, complaining: How did Manchester City equalize the score? "It's okay, it's expected, the game is still going on, we still have a chance."
After Soriano and Begiristain sat down again, Bartomeu chuckled.
The game had just started for less than eight minutes and both teams had already scored a goal. Who said Manchester City had no chance?
But just as Bartomeu finished speaking, the situation of the game changed suddenly again.
Not long after Barcelona kicked off, before they could form an effective attack, the ball was intercepted by Manchester City.
After the ball was intercepted, the atmosphere in the entire stadium suddenly became tense again.
Manchester City made continuous passes, trying to pass the ball to the left. Di Maria stopped the ball too far and failed to launch a counterattack immediately. Instead, the ball almost went out of bounds. Although Di Maria quickly chased to the front of the baseline and got the ball back, he had already missed the best opportunity for a counterattack.
Barcelona's defense has returned to its position.
When Di Maria stopped the ball on the left, Manchester City's central midfielder David Silva suddenly pointed forward and quickly ran straight to the left side of the penalty area. After receiving the pass from Di Maria, in Barcelona's penalty area, facing the front and back teams of three defensive players, David Silva relied on his short stature and flexibility to dribble and change direction continuously, and finally broke through Mascherano, first with a feint, and then passed a low ball in front of the goal with his left foot.
Su Dong, who had been lying in ambush near the penalty spot, suddenly shook off Pique at this time.
However, due to a fake move by David Silva, the ball arrived later than expected, and Su Dong had already rushed over.
Just as the ball was about to pass through Su Dong's crotch, Su Dong had an idea. After supporting his body with his right foot, he gently swept the inside of his left foot in the direction of the incoming ball.
"Scorpion Tail Swing!!!"
"Oh my God, it's a scorpion's tail!!!"
After Su Dong completed the whole set of movements, his body had lost balance and fell directly into Barcelona's penalty area, but the ball was hit by the inside of his foot, changed direction, and rolled directly into Barcelona's goal line.
The whistle signaling Brücke’s goal was valid sounded again!
The entire Etihad Stadium was stunned for a moment, and then burst into thunderous cheers.
No one would have thought that Su Dong would use a scorpion tail to complete this attack.
In just three minutes, Manchester City scored two goals in a row and successfully reversed the score.
It’s true that Messi is a superstar, but Su Dong is God!
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“Wuhu!”
Guardiola looked at Su Dong who fell in Barcelona's penalty area with an expression of disbelief. He didn't know how to describe his excitement at the moment.
Three minutes ago, he was still feeling very confused, but now, three minutes later, he was in unprecedented ecstasy.
This is the power of a superstar!
This is the charm of football!
Messi is a superstar, and Su Dong is also a superstar, even a superstar!
"He must have felt that the first goal was not exciting enough, not powerful enough, and not satisfying enough, so he immediately scored the second goal. He scored it in such a way. It's simply unbelievable." Assistant coach Torrent laughed.
They scored two goals in three minutes and the score was 2-1 in ten minutes. Is this going to turn into a goal-scoring battle?
Of course, even if it really turns into a goal-scoring battle, Manchester City will not be afraid.
For no other reason than that Manchester City has a Su Dong.
Look at Su Dong's current state. If he really lets go, who can stop him? ...
In the stands, Bartomeu was already a little dumbfounded.
He was just showing off, but in just a few minutes he was slapped in the face.
2-1, Manchester City turned the tide in an instant and the total score became 3-1.
Bartomeu was very surprised by the result, especially the fact that they lost two goals in three minutes. Could it be that Manchester City's attack was so terrible? He even thought that Mourinho had said in front of the management that if they played against each other, no one in Barcelona's defense could stop Su Dong, and now it seemed to be confirmed.
Two attacks, one was from behind but was offside, and the other was to directly shake off Pique and do a scorpion kick in front of the goal.
This is simply unbelievable! "Do you regret forcing him to leave Barcelona?" Soriano asked with a smile.
To some extent, Manchester City should really thank Rosell, Bartomeu and others. If they had not forced Su Dong to leave the team, Su Dong would not have been able to join Manchester City.
After all, with the glory of Barcelona in recent years, especially with the assistance of good friends such as Xavi, Iniesta and Messi, Su Dong has every chance to dominate the entire European football scene. This will be an unprecedented achievement, and it is even possible to achieve five consecutive championships, which will be more glorious than Real Madrid's five consecutive championships.
But all of this has now become a beautiful bubble.
It was Barcelona that destroyed it all.
Others may not know the inside story, but as the former vice president of Barcelona, Soriano knows the twists and turns better than anyone else. He even knows better than anyone what Rosell and Bartomeu did back then.
Just because something is not public doesn’t mean no one knows about it.
This is also the reason why Rosell and Bartomeu are now desperate to stay in Barcelona.
They are very clear that as long as they step down and the opposition Laporta takes office, a large-scale purge will follow. The focus will be on how Rosell and Bartomeu coerced the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe, as well as the things that happened back then. These may even send both of them to prison.
This is the sword of Damocles that is always hanging over their heads! Bartomeu did not directly answer Soriano's words, but muttered to himself over there.
"We still have a chance, there must be a chance, definitely!"
But the situation on the court has completely reversed.
With Su Dong scoring twice, especially the second goal with a scorpion kick, Manchester City's momentum was fully aroused. The game went more and more smoothly, and the advantage became more and more obvious, while Barcelona was forced to retreat step by step.
At this moment, many people realized that Mourinho was actually right.
It is indeed very difficult for Barcelona to play offensive games against Manchester City today, because when Barcelona's ball possession is not as good as Manchester City, their defense is as fragile as a piece of tofu and can break in minutes.
And Su Dong is the sharpest knife on Manchester City's front line. He can cut through Barcelona's defense and score goals for the team in minutes.
(End of this chapter)
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