Chapter 783 This is the gap!
"I understand! Everyone has worked hard, leave the second half to me!"
I don’t know what happened, but when Su Dong listened to the analysis and arrangements of head coach Guardiola, and then heard clearly about the situation encountered by his teammates, he just said this lightly, and then everyone felt relieved.
As the team walked out of the player tunnel and stepped into the Red Bull Arena again, David Silva looked at Su Dong's tall and burly figure at the front of the team, and for no reason he felt a sense of security and protection in his heart.
Su Dong is such a player, he always makes people feel at ease.
David Silva believes that not only he, but his teammates around him should have this feeling.
That is, seeing him makes me feel relieved.
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As the large group of people returned to the court, they each set up their formations.
Salzburg Red Bull's Dutch coach Stevens was obviously surprised when he saw Su Dong come on as a substitute.
He didn't expect that Guardiola would make a substitution during the half-time break, and he didn't expect that he would directly replace Santa Cruz.
Did he not intend to give the Paraguayan center forward another chance? But soon, he had no time to think about this problem.
At the beginning of the game, Salzburg Red Bull took the lead and tried to launch a wave of attacks to suppress Manchester City.
But just four minutes later, Manchester City launched a quick counterattack.
Bridge made a lob pass behind him from the left, Di Maria drove straight into the penalty area with the ball, running all the way to the left side of the penalty area, and made a low cross into the penalty area. Su Dong, who received the ball in the middle, thought that Di Maria would pass the ball in front of the goal, but he was disturbed by the defensive players and the ball was passed behind him.
Caught off guard, Su Dong turned around swiftly, blocked the center back with his body, and kicked the ball to stop it.
After all, Su Dong acted in a hurry and did not stop the ball properly, which caused him to miss the best opportunity, but he quickly took a step forward, protected the ball, and quickly returned to the penalty spot.
David Silva quickly came forward and shot the ball into the lower right corner with his left foot, sending the ball into the Salzburg Red Bull goal.
After the Spanish teenager scored the goal, he opened his arms and ran out of the stadium.
Su Dong and Manchester City players also rushed forward one after another, pushing David Silva to the sidelines and celebrating the goal loudly.
“That’s the key!”
"As we analyzed during the halftime break, the quality of Santa Cruz's passes in the first half was not high, but in Manchester City's attack just now, we can see the role of Su Dong."
"Di Maria was disturbed by the defender, and the pass was not ideal. If Santa Cruz had received the ball in the middle, the ball would probably have been lost. But Su Dong reacted quickly, turned around and stopped the ball, and quickly protected the ball."
“That’s the difference!”
"Although Su Dong did not get a chance to shoot directly, he not only stopped the ball but also protected it, turning around an attack that was doomed to fail, creating a new attacking opportunity, and sent a comfortable pass to David Silva, who followed up and shot directly."
"The same pass was also made by Santa Cruz to David Silva in the first half, but during the half-time break, we could see from the replay that the pass was not comfortable for the player and David Silva barely kicked the ball."
"But Su Dong's pass was right on David Silva's sprint route, and his timing was spot on."
“It may seem like there is no difference, but in fact, the difference is astonishing!”
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Guardiola cheered loudly on the sidelines, cheering for the players' performance on the field.
As the team's head coach, he knows better than anyone how important Su Dong is to Manchester City.
This is not even something that can be measured by goals and assists, but also by his tactical role and his ability to stabilize the morale of the team on the court, which are unmatched by any other player.
Su Dong is the undisputed king of this Manchester City team!
Thinking of this, Guardiola couldn't help but secretly breathe a sigh of relief. Fortunately, he decisively replaced Su Dong during the halftime break.
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At the entrance of the player tunnel, Santa Cruz, who was arranged to take a shower during the midfield, stood there and watched his teammates play.
He never thought that Manchester City would score a goal in just four minutes!
Is this a coincidence?
But where do so many coincidences come from in the world?
There were so many opportunities in the first half, but he and his teammates didn't score a single goal. However, as soon as Su Dong came on the court, he immediately scored.
Santa Cruz has extremely complicated feelings towards Su Dong.
On the one hand, he admired Su Dong's achievements and the strength he had demonstrated, which made him feel ashamed of himself.
But on the other hand, he felt deeply an irresistible oppression.
The reason he chose to leave Bayern was because Su Dong's joining made him see no hope.
Unexpectedly, with the passage of time, after his outstanding performance in Blackburn, he came to Manchester City. He originally hoped to make further progress in his career, but who would have thought that Su Dong is here again!
He even had a feeling that Su Dong was deliberately targeting him? This was of course a false fantasy, because Su Dong did not regard him as an opponent at all. Su Dong had stood too high, so high that he might not even see the existence of Santa Cruz.
Just like in this game, Santa Cruz fully realized the despairing gap between himself and Su Dong.
He knew very well that as long as Su Dong was there, he would not have any chance.
What a despairing reality! ...
With Su Dong coming on the field, Manchester City's offense began to gain momentum.
In the 52nd minute, David Silva returned the favor and sent a through ball. Su Dong sprinted forward and forced his way through the double-team of two central defenders. After rushing into the penalty area, he passed the ball to the right when he was in a one-on-one situation.
Sanchez, who had been following closely behind, quickly came forward and calmly shot the ball into the goal, reversing the score for Manchester City, 2-1!
The Chilean winger was also extremely excited after scoring the goal.
This was Guardiola's first official European game, and it was also his first. After reversing the score, Manchester City's offensive became stronger and they created offensive opportunities continuously.
In the 63rd minute, David Silva received a cross from Di Maria on the left and passed the ball to Gareth Barry.
The England midfielder came on and shot directly, a powerful long shot.
But Gareth Barry's shot was directly saved by the opponent's German goalkeeper Tremmel.
The ball was saved into the penalty area. Su Dong quickly appeared at the most critical position. Facing the saved ball, he easily pushed the ball into the empty goal. He picked up a goal for nothing and couldn't stop smiling.
Three to one!
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After conceding three goals, Stevens replaced two players in a row to strengthen the team's defense.
Manchester City also stopped while they were ahead and did not continue to pursue.
The game soon entered a stalemate in garbage time. Salzburg Red Bull lacked fighting spirit and Manchester City had no intention of continuing to score goals. After all, this was a kind of respect for the away team.
A 3-1 comeback was enough to ensure Manchester City a win away from home, so why bother annoying the home team? Sometimes football matches are like this.
It’s like when Ronaldo first entered the Premier League, he was often kicked by others, and some fouls were even intended to hurt him. Why?
Because he plays too fancy and recklessly!
Defensive players will all have this feeling. When they are passed by others, they are already very depressed. If you continue to play tricks on them and keep teasing them, then I'm sorry, don't blame me for kicking you hard.
The same is true for football games.
When playing away from home, sometimes you should just quit while you are ahead and don't always try to beat the opponent by a large score.
Especially when fighting in a foreign country, it is a prudent move to restrain one's edge.
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Manchester City eventually reversed Salzburg Red Bull 3-1.
In the post-match press conference, Guardiola specifically praised Su Dong, believing that his coming on as a substitute turned the situation of the game around and was the key factor in the team's reversal of the opponent.
"My biggest hope now is that Su Dong can be intact and healthy every day to participate in competitions and training. This is more important than anything else!"
The fact that Guardiola could say such things also shows how important Su Dong is to this Manchester City team.
The media and fans basically agreed with Guardiola's remarks, because Su Dong did turn the situation around.
In another match taking place at the same time, Juventus played at home against Lech Poznan from Poland.
After selling the Golden Boot winner Lewandowski, Lech Poznan's overall strength has obviously declined, but unexpectedly, Juventus performed even more sluggishly at home.
Shortly after the start of the first half, the Zebras lost two goals in a row, which put them in a desperate situation.
Afterwards, Juventus scored three goals in a row and finally reversed the opponent.
Just when everyone thought that the Zebras were going to defeat their opponents, in the stoppage time, Poznan Lech made a fatal combination. Center forward Rudnevs, who replaced Lewandowski, used a powerful long shot to break Buffon's goal for the third time and tied the score to 3-3.
Rudnevs also scored a hat trick with this long shot! When Manchester City received the news from Italy after the match against Red Bull Salzburg, everyone was stunned.
What did Del Neri do? With Juventus' strength, he actually let the opponent's center perform a hat trick?
It would be fine if he was a famous player, but this Rudnevs is only 22 years old, a Latvian international, who previously played in the Latvian domestic league and the Hungarian league. He has been unknown before, but I didn't expect that when facing Juventus, he would directly use a big move on you, and it was a critical hit!
Having said that, it can still be seen that Del Neri still has a long way to go in transforming Juventus.
You know, this summer, Juventus invested more than 60 million euros in transfer fees to further enhance the team's competitiveness on the original basis. But from now on, the league started with one draw and one loss. First, they lost to Bari in the first round, and then lost 3-3 to Sampdoria at home last weekend.
Now, they lost 3-3 again in the Europa League, and their opponent was a weaker team from the Polish league.
This is really worrying.
(End of this chapter)
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