Chapter 772: Don't always try to make a big news!
After the second half, neither side made any adjustments during the halftime break.
Manchester City, playing at home, took advantage of the kick-off and firmly locked possession of the ball from the first second, seizing the initiative of the game, while Liverpool adopted a defensive posture from the very beginning.
Obviously, Hodgson is well aware that the most important thing for his team now is to defend their own goal.
After taking control of the ball, Manchester City played very patiently and did not launch an attack in a hurry. Instead, they passed the ball back and forth in the front area of the 30-meter area, and took turns to test the attack on the left and right flanks.
The benefits of this style of play are very obvious. It can not only stretch the opponent's defense and create defensive loopholes, but also consume the opponent's physical energy and even attack the opponent's psychological defenses.
Especially this kind of long period of difficulty in touching the ball is a huge blow to the players' psychology.
As the person involved, Su Dong clearly felt that Guardiola's style of play was completely different from Rijkaard's style back then.
Rijkaard's playing style at the time was offensive, fully utilizing the personal abilities of Su Dong, Ronaldinho, and even Messi in the frontcourt to create offensive threats through personal abilities and teamwork.
The most important task for midfielders such as Xavi and Deco is to deliver ammunition to the frontcourt.
But Guardiola is obviously different. He is more patient in controlling the ball. The focus of the entire team is actually in the midfield area. Once the midfield finds a loophole and passes the ball to the frontcourt, the speed is immediately increased.
Don't underestimate this seemingly insignificant difference, it is actually two completely different concepts.
Although he had talked a lot with Guardiola before and was not unfamiliar with his tactical ideas, Su Dong could only barely understand them, let alone master them.
Even after the summer training camp, he and several new players were only able to play the game smoothly, and the players had not yet established a tacit understanding in their cooperation with each other.
Therefore, at critical moments, the best performance is often the cooperation between a few old acquaintances.
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When the game reached the 52nd minute, the attack of Sanchez and Micah Richards on the right was curbed and the ball was passed back to Toni Kroos.
The German midfielder stopped the ball, glanced to the left and found that Marcelo was already in position. He immediately made a long pass with his foot.
Marcelo was close to the left sideline. With no one guarding him, he stopped the ball with his left foot and without waiting for the defender to get close, he quickly kicked the ball to Di Maria in front of him.
Di Maria stopped the ball with his back to the goal, with right-back Glen Johnson behind him. The Argentine winger failed to create a threat after stopping the ball, took a step back, and quickly passed the ball back to Marcelo who was running inside.
After Marcelo got the ball, he quickly moved forward and rushed to the left side of the penalty area. After attracting the attention of Gerrard and Glen Johnson, he passed the ball diagonally back to the left sideline.
In an instant, Glen Johnson was shocked and immediately abandoned Marcelo and rushed to the left sideline.
Di Maria rushed to the bottom line at the fastest speed. After receiving the pass from Marcelo, he stopped, looked, and passed the ball with his left foot.
In the penalty area, Su Dong, who had just wanted to receive the ball from Marcelo, suddenly turned around and went straight to the left side of the goal. He met Di Maria's cross at the front point and headed the ball into the goal without even jumping.
Reina stood on the left side with his hands raised high to intercept, but Sudong's header still passed through his hands, hit the bottom of the crossbar, and hit the Liverpool goal behind him.
"GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!"
"Su Dong scored a goal!!!"
"In the 52nd minute, Di Maria's cross came from the left, and Su Dong scored a precise close-range header to break Liverpool's goal. This was Manchester City's third goal in this game and also Su Dong's third Premier League goal this season."
After landing, Su Dong didn't wait for others to react. He quickly turned around and rushed to the sidelines, straight to the bottom of the stands where Wang Chuqing was. He pointed to the area where she was and kissed the ring on his left hand hard.
At this moment, the Etihad Stadium was boiling with excitement.
More than 40,000 Manchester City fans were shouting Su Dong's name at the top of their lungs.
On the big screen, the live TV camera also captured Wang Chuqing's position in the stands and gave her a close-up.
"We saw that Su Dong was celebrating the goal with his signature ring-kissing gesture on the sidelines, and he was also expressing his love to his fiancée in the stands. The two have a very good relationship and can be regarded as a model couple in professional football."
"According to German media, in the past three and a half years, it has been his fiancée who has been picking up and dropping off Su Dong at the training base. In interviews, Su Dong has expressed his gratitude to his fiancée more than once, believing that she has given him great support."
"Now, we can see that the two are interacting remotely and celebrating Su Dong's goal."
"3-0, Manchester City is basically sure to win!"
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Being behind 0-3 is a catastrophic blow to any team.
Liverpool can be described as an iron army, but even the most iron-blooded team will still be exhausted physically and mentally after facing such a one-sided gap.
If Manchester City only had amazing ball control last season, then this season, Manchester City has shown not only passing and controlling the ball, but also sharp attack.
Di Maria and Sanchez have been playing in the Premier League for a year, but they have never caused so much trouble to their Premier League opponents as in the past two games.
Behind Sanchez are still Micah Richards and Zabaleta, while behind Di Maria is Marcelo instead of Bridge.
But can this explain the sudden explosion of the two wingers this season? Not only the wing attack, but Manchester City's entire offensive system has become more threatening and more three-dimensional.
The only reasonable explanation is that Su Dong’s joining has greatly enhanced Manchester City’s offensive firepower, while also motivating the performance of his teammates around him, allowing everyone to play at their expected level.
This is the quality of a core player!
Not only can they demonstrate their superior strength, but they can also motivate their teammates around them and help them perform beyond their normal level.
So much so that a team would suddenly fall into decline after losing a certain player.
In fact, this example is Liverpool in front of Su Dong.
After losing Xabi Alonso, the Reds really went into a rapid decline. Not only Benítez, but also Hodgson this season, failed to stop the decline.
The same case is the Galaxy battleship back then. After losing Makelele, didn’t it collapse? …
After leading 3-0, Manchester City continued to maintain their advantage in passing and controlling the ball and continued to look for opportunities patiently.
Liverpool didn't even make any substitutions.
Hodgson currently has no good substitution options.
Whether it is Babel, Pacheco, or Maxi Rodriguez, they do not have the ability to turn the situation on the field, especially in the face of Manchester City's passing and controlling style of play.
All Liverpool can do is stabilize their own defense.
In addition to defense, Liverpool also launched a counterattack. Gerrard's long shot hit the post and was firmly held by Joe Hart, so he failed to make a shot.
Then Torres' shot was blocked by Pepe again.
Torres' performance tonight was sleepwalking.
But as for Torres' slump, others still think that it is due to long-term injuries and being away from the court and training ground, which has caused his body to be far from being in good shape. As the game progresses, he will gradually return to his peak.
Su Dong is more inclined to Nuno Cruz's analysis and judgment, and he is afraid that it will be difficult for Torres to return to his peak.
Next, he should consider transformation.
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After Liverpool created threats with two consecutive counterattacks, Manchester City's attack once again delivered a fatal blow.
Marcelo made a cross pass from the left, David Silva passed the ball to the right, Sanchez dribbled into the penalty area from the right rib, facing Daniel Agger's defense, the Chilean forced a breakthrough on the right side outside the penalty area.
When the two came into contact, Agger bumped into Sanchez with his body, causing the Chilean winger to stagger and almost fall to the ground, but Sanchez barely managed to steady himself and continued to rush into the right side of the penalty area. After catching up with the ball, he passed a low ball to the front of the small penalty area.
Su Dong, who had been lying in ambush, quickly rushed forward and shot the ball before Carragher, sending the ball into the lower right corner of Liverpool's goal again.
"GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!"
“Four to zero!!!”
"Score twice!"
"Su Dong scored twice!"
"This is the third consecutive game in which he has scored twice."
"Before, in the first round of the Premier League and the Europa League qualifiers, he scored two goals and made one assist, but tonight, he scored two goals and made two assists!"
"Oh my god, Su Dong has shown his superb personal ability. From the very beginning, he has shown his superstar level that stands out from the crowd, allowing everyone to clearly see the strength of a world-class superstar!"
After scoring the goal, Su Dong rushed to the sidelines again and kissed the ring on his left hand again.
But this time, he was hugged by his teammates.
Everyone was excited and thrilled by his goal.
Before the game, Drogba had five goals and three assists, topping the scorer and assist lists. In comparison, Su Dong's two shots and one assist seemed a bit shabby, and he was even ranked outside the top ten.
Unexpectedly, after one game, Su Dong caught up with the amazing performance of two shots and two assists, and even reversed the situation. Now he has four goals and three assists, tying Drogba in the assist list, and is only one goal behind Drogba in the scorer list.
We have to admit that the Ivory Coast Elephant King has had a pretty crazy start to this season.
However, with Su Dong's amazing performance tonight, I believe the situation will suddenly reverse.
No one will doubt the potential of the Soviet Union and East Asia.
On the contrary, everyone should be more worried about Drogba, wondering how long he can maintain this form?
You know, Su Dong is a monster who scored more than 50 goals in a single season! The most depressed person in the game was Hodgson.
When Su Dong returned to the field after celebrating the goal, he looked at Su Dong, as if he saw a mockery in Su Dong's seriousness.
You, better be honest.
Don't always try to make a big news! Look, this is a big deal, isn't it?
(End of this chapter)
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