Chapter 764 He’s here!
Su Dong’s first impression of the Premier League game was, fast!
It was really fast! When Manchester City kicked off, Tottenham Hotspur rushed straight to Manchester City's defense line at a speed that was too fast to keep up with, and adopted a very high-intensity pressing pressure.
With Crouch and Defoe as the double striker, Gareth Bale and Aaron Lennon on the wings, plus Huddlestone and Palacios in the midfield, the six players in the frontcourt all pressed towards Manchester City's midfield and backcourt.
Even Su Dong, who was in the frontcourt, felt the overwhelming momentum.
After a round of crazy pressing, Manchester City's ball was snatched away and Tottenham Hotspur quickly launched a counterattack, but Crouch's shot was blocked by Kompany.
It’s okay, Tottenham Hotspur continue to press, continue to grab, and continue to oppress.
Manchester City still needs to patiently control the tempo and ball possession, but Tottenham Hotspur looks very "anxious".
At the beginning of the game, they used their active pressing and opposition defense to speed up the tempo of the game and also created a lot of threats. First, Gareth Bale took a corner kick and Crouch headed the ball, which was slightly higher.
Afterwards, they intercepted the ball and quickly counterattacked. Lennon made a cross from the right, Crouch headed the ball, and Defoe volleyed, but was saved by Joe Hart.
Gradually, Tottenham Hotspur almost pressed Manchester City into the half.
We don't have the advantage in ball possession, but after snatching it, we can immediately launch a counterattack.
It feels like I'm just killing a master with random punches.
Manchester City's own passing and organization were indeed a bit messy, because the starters Toni Kroos, Pepe and Marcelo were all experiencing the Premier League for the first time, which made them a little uncomfortable with the continuous fast-paced pressing style of play from the start.
Or it can also be called mad dog pressing.
Not to mention them, even Su Dong had a hard time getting the ball in the frontcourt. He couldn't help wondering: How long can they keep playing like this? Can they handle it physically? Manchester City is like a scholar who meets a soldier. He wants to reason (slow down the pace), but the other side doesn't care about anything and just punches him. If he wants to reason again, he'll punch him with his left hand. If he continues to reason, he'll punch him again...
So Manchester City looked at their opponents with frustration.
Well, you are unreasonable and want to throw a tantrum, right? Fine, I'll see how you play! Tottenham's crazy style of play was really effective. It not only suppressed Manchester City, but also frequently created threats. The most dangerous thing was that in the 18th minute, Tottenham got three consecutive corner kicks.
The right side is free throw away, then it's the left side's turn, and after the left side is free throw away, it's back to the right side.
The game ended with a long shot from Heddlestone from 25 meters away, which was slightly high.
But it has to be said that this wave of attack by Tottenham Hotspur completely ignited the atmosphere in White Hart Lane. This round of attack after the opening made Manchester City quite nervous.
As a rookie in the Premier League, Su Dong was even more nervous.
Are all Premier League teams so crazy?
Is every team doing the same thing as Tottenham? Just go for it without thinking twice? Looking at the sidelines, Guardiola is very calm, and seems to be familiar with this situation.
That's right, Klopp also used this style of play when playing against Dortmund before, and his pressing was even more methodical, but the threat he created was not as great as that of Tottenham Hotspur.
Nowadays, the arrogant ones are afraid of the stupid ones, and the stupid ones are afraid of those who don't care about their lives.
Tottenham Hotspur had a lot of points at the beginning. Anyway, I will risk my life to fight you! This move at the beginning really intimidated Manchester City.
However, a reckless fighting style does not make you invincible.
You fight with others, what if they hide?
Not only do they dodge, but they are also very good at dodging. What do you do? So this scene appeared on the field. Tottenham Hotspur pressed hard and pressed hard. Once they got the ball, they attacked hard, making full use of Crouch's height, Defoe's nose, and Gareth Bale and Aaron Lennon's two-wing attack.
By the way, there is also Helston's follow-up.
But Manchester City's strategy is not to confront Tottenham Hotspur head-on, but to pass and control the ball, try to stabilize the defense while working hard to keep the ball, playing hide-and-seek with you, and not fighting you to the death.
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Harry Redknapp slapped his forehead hard and hissed when he saw that another offensive opportunity failed to score.
"What the hell, hide and seek?"
Who says it’s not true? Except when defending, Manchester City basically played around with Tottenham, which really felt like an eagle catching chickens.
"They are not only hiding, but most importantly, they are consuming us." Kevin Bond frowned.
How could Harry Redknapp not know this? "Guardiola is really patient, and most importantly, the Manchester City players can also keep their temper, especially Pepe, who has been said to have a bad temper before?" Redknapp was very depressed.
How many headers did Crouch grab? Why isn't this guy angry? Manchester City's three midfielders, David Silva, Toni Kroos and Busquets, all looked very calm, as if they were just grabbing the ball and you win.
Redknapp even felt that even if Tottenham scored two goals, these three players would still be able to control the ball.
"What a perfect match!" Joe Jordan said with a wry smile.
How much they wish that Manchester City could have a hot-tempered superstar like Roy Keane and Vieira who could be ignited by just a little bit of effort.
But it seems that these midfielders have no emotions. No matter how Tottenham fights and attacks, they just do what they are supposed to do and have no intention of following Tottenham's rhythm at all.
This is what is most depressing.
"It's been twenty minutes and we've consumed a lot of energy," Kevin Bond reminded.
The problem is not that the consumption is high, but that they did not achieve the results they expected.
It neither disrupted Manchester City's rhythm nor scored any goals. At best, it can only be said that it prevented Manchester City from organizing an effective attack.
Redknapp was somewhat unwilling.
After working so hard to arrange such a lineup and playing style, if we really have to retreat, we can only defend and wait for a counterattack.
The 4-4-2 formation has no advantage in the midfield, not to mention that Manchester City's current three midfielders have strong ball-holding and passing abilities, which makes Tottenham even more passive.
After retreating, there probably won’t be any chance to push it out again.
So, Redknapp was a little hesitant.
Although he is an old British coach, Redknapp is not conservative. He has always hoped to start a continental style of play like Ferguson, Wenger and other famous coaches. Therefore, he is actively introducing Real Madrid midfielder Van der Vaart, just to change Tottenham Hotspur's British style of play.
Because of this, he is unwilling to retreat now.
But just when he was unwilling to retreat, something unexpected happened on the court.
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When Manchester City defended successfully, David Silva quickly dribbled the ball across the center line and passed the ball to Marcelo on the left after being blocked by Palacios.
Marcelo stopped the ball, got rid of Aaron Lennon's entanglement, and passed the ball along the center line.
Toni Kroos received the ball in the center circle, unguarded.
Toni Kroos received the ball sideways, turned to face the direction of attack, and glanced forward. Without waiting for Huddlestone to approach, he made a slight adjustment and quickly kicked a long pass over the top with his right foot, sending the ball directly into the penalty area.
Su Dong had been paying attention to the movement of the ball in the frontcourt. When he saw that the ball was blocked on the left, he immediately gave up the idea of going to the left to receive the ball and ran to the right instead.
He guessed that since the left side was not open, the ball would soon be transferred to the right side and given to Sanchez.
But when Su Dong ran between Tottenham center back Michael Dawson and Hector, he saw that Toni Kroos did not continue to pass the ball to the right, but was adjusting.
Tottenham's defense pressed too close!
Having partnered with Toni Kroos for many years, Su Dong immediately guessed his thoughts. After a sudden stop, he changed direction from the original right side and rushed forward, rushing towards the penalty area at the fastest speed.
Almost at the same time, Toni Kroos made a long pass over the top.
Su Dong's starting speed tore through Tottenham Hotspur's defense in that instant. He shook off Michael Dawson and rushed straight to the right side of the penalty spot in the penalty area, and kicked the ball to stop it in mid-air.
Hector was the first to react and chased all the way behind Su Dong, while goalkeeper Gomez abandoned the goal and rushed directly towards Su Dong when he saw Su Dong stop the ball.
After Su Dong stopped the ball with his right foot, he blocked Hector with his body and pretended to hit with his right foot, causing Gomez who was halfway through the attack to fall directly to the ground. But in fact, Su Dong deflected the ball to the left with his right foot and directly passed it to his left foot.
Without waiting for Michael Dawson to rush over, Su Dong kicked the ball with his left foot.
The ball passed over the fallen Gomez and headed straight to the left side of the goal.
Michael Dawson was a step too slow to stop it.
Ledley King ran forward all the way, straight to the front of the goal, trying desperately to head the ball away, but he ended up crashing into his own goal with the ball.
"GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!"
"In the 23rd minute, during a counterattack by Manchester City, Su Dong scored his first goal since joining Manchester City!!!"
"It's also the first goal of the Premier League this season!"
"My God, Toni Kroos made a beautiful pass, but Su Dong's stop and his calm handling of the ball in the face of multiple defenders and the goalkeeper were definitely a goal that reflected his superb personal ability."
"Only 23 minutes, please remember this time. Su Dong only played in the Premier League for 23 minutes and he scored the first goal for Manchester City!"
"Tottenham played very aggressively after the opening and pressed very fiercely, but Manchester City's sharp counterattack directly tore through Tottenham's defense."
"Such a scene was not seen at all in Manchester City last season."
"Su Dong announced his arrival to the Premier League with this goal!"
"At the same time, it is also telling all opponents that this season's Manchester City is no longer the Manchester City of last season."
"Because, he's here!"
(End of this chapter)
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