Chapter 771 How many goals can he score tonight?
Just seven minutes after the last goal, Manchester City once again launched a strong attack on the right.
Relying on his personal ability, Sanchez dribbled the ball and broke through on the right side, cut inside from the front of the penalty area, and tried to contact Su Dong, but was blocked by Lucas who returned to defense in time, and was forced to pass the ball back to Toni Kroos.
After Toni Kroos got the ball, he seemed to slow down and reorganize, but suddenly he made a long pass and moved the ball horizontally to the left side. At this time, Marcelo had already quickly moved forward, stopped the ball on the left side, and drove straight in.
It was not until this moment that everyone realized that Toni Kroos was not trying to slow down the pace, but was waiting for Marcelo to move forward.
After the Brazilian left-back got the ball, he rushed along the left side to the left side of the penalty area and completed a beautiful two-pass combination with Di Maria. Marcelo passed the ball to the front point near the baseline.
Su Dong used his body to block the position and blocked Scottel behind him. After stopping the ball with his left foot, he knocked his heel behind him.
David Silva quickly inserted himself behind Su Dong and Skrtel, stopped Su Dong’s pass, and shot into the far corner, scoring another goal for Manchester City! “GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!!”
“Two to zero!!!”
“Manchester City scored again!!!”
“Another assist from Su Dong!”
"The one attacking this time is David Silva!"
Manchester City players once again rushed out of the field to celebrate the goal.
Su Dong also caught up with David Silva, reached out and touched his head hard, smiling from ear to ear.
Other Manchester City players also caught up and surrounded the two.
"Manchester City's offense is very active now, creating threats back and forth on the left and right flanks, making it difficult for Liverpool's defense to defend. Su Dong is the key node of the team's offense. He can not only shoot and score himself, but also create opportunities for his teammates. This is his most terrifying aspect."
"He already had two assists tonight."
"Hodgson should reflect on his tactics tonight. At least before the game, he vowed that he was confident that the team could freeze Su Dong, but judging from the course of the game, that was not the case at all."
"Whether it was Skrtel, Carragher or Agger, none of them could limit Sudon, and even the defense of Manchester City's two flanks was not ideal. Di Maria and Marcelo on the left and Sanchez on the right were all very active."
"Liverpool conceded two goals in less than ten minutes. They should really reflect on themselves."
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"Tony Kroos is such a talent!"
In the home team's coaching booth, Guardiola praised with a smile.
From the process of scoring the goal just now, he thought of many interesting offensive routines and many possibilities. He decided to try them out in the next training or game to further enrich Manchester City's offense and organization.
"His long passes are very threatening and quite accurate. Su Dong is right, he is a rare midfielder." Manchester City's chief assistant coach Torrent also nodded with a smile.
When Guardiola came to Manchester City, he only brought four assistants, all of whom were Guardiola's close friends or partners with whom he had in-depth cooperation during his time at Barcelona. They all understood Guardiola's tactical intentions very well. Domenech Torrent was one of them, and he was Guardiola's right-hand man, and was best at game analysis.
"In addition to Su Dong's brilliant heel kick, a very important point in the goal just now was Toni Kroos' long pass. His long pass was not only accurate but also fast. Combined with Marcelo and Di Maria, it was quite threatening." Torrent analyzed.
"True or false, with the presence of such a player with outstanding long-pass ability, our offensive means will be much richer. In this regard, the report that Su Dong gave us was still very strategic." Another assistant coach, the former Olympic water polo champion Estiat, admired Su Dong even more.
Of course, Bayern executives and head coach Heynckes are aware of Toni Kroos' characteristics and potential, so Heynckes desperately wants to stop Bayern from selling Toni Kroos, but on the one hand the player wants to leave, and on the other hand Bayern executives also consider the issue from a higher level.
For example, Bayern really cannot promise Toni Kroos a starting position because Modric and Schweinsteiger's positions are unshakable, so they are forced to choose to sell Toni Kroos.
"Carls, please give me a special video of Toni Kroos' passing later," Guardiola reminded.
Video analyst Carles Planchatt raised his hand to show he heard it.
He is also an old partner of Guardiola who has worked with him for many years.
The last of the four assistants is Lorenzo Buenaventura, a physical coach from Real Madrid. He also tailored the summer training plan specifically for Manchester City, with the aim of fully improving the running ability of Manchester City players.
Judging from the first two rounds of the league, Manchester City players' running has obviously improved a lot.
After explaining everything, Guardiola turned his attention back to the court.
After the game resumed, Manchester City still controlled the situation on the field.
"Two assists, Su Dong should start preparing to score!" Guardiola said expectantly.
He knows Su Dong too well.
This guy is not only a picky Virgo, but also has a stronger competitive spirit than anyone else. He can't accept the reality that he is not as good as Drogba, so he will catch up and completely disappoint all the media and fans who question him.
Guardiola never doubted that Su Dong could score a goal tonight, there was only one suspense.
How many goals can he score tonight?
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After all, Hodgson is the head coach who led the team to the Europa League final, and Liverpool's defense has been personally trained by Benítez for many years. If the Reds are united in their thinking and concentrate on defense, Manchester City's offense will not be able to be broken through easily.
After helping the team score two goals in a row, Su Dong began to try to score goals himself.
Of course, if given the chance, he will still help his teammates score goals.
But it’s a bit weird to say the least.
After taking a two-goal lead, Liverpool paid more attention to defense, while Manchester City's offense was always just a little short of the mark.
It’s not that Su Dong didn’t have chances, but he was always just a little bit short.
For example, in the 14th minute, David Silva made a straight pass, Su Dong broke into the penalty area and shot, but the ball hit the outside of the post and went directly out of the bottom line.
He then took another long shot, which went slightly wide.
The most threatening moment came in the 30th minute, when Micah Richards made a cross from the right, Su Dong stopped the ball at the penalty spot, dribbled past Lucas and Carragher, and shot, but Reina made a great save and the ball went out of the bottom line.
Two minutes later, Su Dong kicked the ball again, but it was cleared by Agger.
Manchester City almost dominated Liverpool, but the Reds held on to Manchester City's attack and even launched several threatening counterattacks.
Torres was clearly not in his best form. Several counterattacks reached his feet but he was unable to create any threat. The only time was near the end of the first half when Torres wanted to break through Pepe but was knocked to the ground by Pepe. Fortunately, he got ahead and passed the ball to Gerrard.
After getting the ball, the Liverpool captain took a long shot, which was slightly off target.
This shot also ended the first half of the game.
Gerrard was so angry that he yelled on the spot, obviously very depressed about the situation in the first half.
Torres hung his head, obviously very dissatisfied with his condition.
No one knows whether Torres is aware of his physical condition. Perhaps he just feels that his body has not yet adjusted to its best condition due to long-term injuries.
As for whether he can get back to his best physical condition, who knows?
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Returning to the locker room with a two-goal lead, Manchester City players were all jubilant.
Su Dong did not feel regretful for missing opportunities in the first half, because those opportunities were not actually very good.
Being able to score goals reflects Su Dong’s strength, but not being able to score goals is also normal.
However, the problem is that Liverpool's defense is really tight.
Although Su Dong only played under Benítez for one year, it was in that year that Valencia won the La Liga and the Champions League.
What impressed Su Dong the most was Benítez's rigorous tactical system. He even claimed that if he was given eleven robots, he could win all the games.
This is definitely not an empty boast!
From 2004 to 2010, Benítez coached Liverpool for six years. The team's offense has always been unsatisfactory. It only improved slightly after Torres' arrival. However, they were able to achieve outstanding results entirely relying on their solid defense.
Xabi Alonso's departure certainly dealt a blow to their organization, but their defensive level has not declined significantly.
Even though they ranked seventh in the league last season, Liverpool's number of goals conceded was only second to Chelsea and Manchester United, ranking third in the Premier League. It is conceivable how strong the Red Army's defense is.
Guardiola was satisfied with the team's performance in the first half, but also pointed out this problem.
"We didn't pull Liverpool's defense enough. I hope you all remember that our passes are more to pull the opponent's defensive players, preferably to make them leave their own defense area and create defensive loopholes."
Guardiola's possession of the ball is never to pass threatening balls, but to pull the opponent's players.
As long as you pull the opponent's players enough, you can make the opponent's defense lose order, and loopholes will naturally appear.
The next step is how to exploit the vulnerability.
The strategy given by Guardiola is that the two wings should be more active in the second half, and the long-range transfers on the left and right flanks can be more frequent to create more scoring opportunities for Su Dong in the middle.
"I'm looking forward to seeing a great victory tonight!" Guardiola said excitedly.
It can be said that his performance in the first round of the league and in the first half of tonight gave him strong self-confidence.
This is something Manchester City failed to do last season.
Especially Su Dong.
(End of this chapter)
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