Chapter 961 Ittihad Guardian
In the 22nd round of the Premier League, Manchester City faced Tottenham Hotspur at home.
When the game reached the 75th minute, Aaron Lennon failed to break through on the right and passed the ball to the middle, giving it to Gareth Bale. The Welshman dribbled past Thiago when he stopped the ball, kicked a curved ball with his left foot, passed Joe Hart, and went straight to the left side of the goal.
2-2! Tottenham Hotspur scored two goals in a row to equalize the score after falling behind by two goals.
This surprised the Manchester City fans at the Etihad Stadium.
When the team was leading by two goals, they were already sure of victory, but unexpectedly Tottenham Hotspur scored two goals in a row and actually tied the game. This Tottenham Hotspur team did show very strong strength.
Of course, what is more important is Manchester City itself. After fighting on multiple fronts for a long time, everyone is exhausted physically and mentally and is not in very good shape. Coupled with the team's large rotation, there was an obvious low point in tonight's game.
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Su Dong sat on the bench and shook his head as he watched.
It's only a matter of time before Manchester City loses. It's impossible for a team to win all the time. It's just...
"Joe Hart is probably going to cry again." Su Dong smiled bitterly and shook his head.
Pepe on the bench couldn't help laughing.
The team was equalized, which is definitely not a good thing and indeed should not be laughed at, but Joe Hart is obviously more comedic.
Sometimes it really makes people wonder what kind of evil has happened to him?
Why did they pick him to play in the game? It doesn't make sense, does it?
Could it be that when the ball is lost, people are divided into different groups?
Or maybe, goddess of luck saw that he was ugly?
Not to mention anything else, just the two goals conceded tonight, the first one was due to David Luiz's mistake in clearing the ball with his head, the ball was high but not far, creating chaos in the penalty area, and Defoe seized the opportunity to sneak in and score a goal.
It was a close-range shot. To be honest, even if Courtois was in the team, he might not be able to save the ball.
The second goal couldn't be blamed on Joe Hart either, as Gareth Bale's curved shot was very beautiful.
Tottenham Hotspur is now training Gareth Bale towards a superstar direction. The purpose is very clear, which is to promote him, make him a superstar, and then sell him for a sky-high price, so on the tactical level, they are also tilting him to the maximum extent.
For example, tonight, Gareth Bale not only played as a left winger, but also as a right winger, and even frequently appeared in the middle. The shot just now was made from the front of the penalty area.
He now looks like Tottenham's front-line attacking free man. This tactical authority is really great. With the increase of authority, Gareth Bale's tactical position in Tottenham and his performance have also improved.
There is even a feeling that he is going to be used as a weak winger and a free man in the frontcourt.
There's nothing we can do about it, this is professional football.
For a team like Tottenham Hotspur, even the benefits of training a star player must be considered.
"Tottenham are playing quite aggressively now. When you go up later, just focus on Kaboul and Ledley King. No matter if you attack with your back or from the front, I guarantee you can take care of them. These two guys are the most ferocious you have ever encountered." Pepe was very confident in Su Dong, and felt somewhat gloating.
As both are central defenders, Pepe is not particularly optimistic about these two central defenders of Tottenham Hotspur.
Ledley King has an excellent body, but his development is far below expectations, not to mention Kaboul.
Su Dong raised his eyebrows. Even Pepe could see it. He had to go up tonight.
Guardiola originally wanted to keep Su Dong to play against Liverpool in the middle of the week, but who could have let Gareth Bale score at this time?
It's impossible to put Su Dong on the bench and watch Manchester City being tied by Tottenham Hotspur at home, right? ...
In the 79th minute, Su Dong had just returned from warm-up when he was called over by Torrent.
In the 80th minute, Guardiola replaced Dzeko with him.
At this time, the entire Etihad Stadium was filled with applause and cheers, and the fans were shouting his name.
When Su Dong ran into the court, his teammates around him all ran over to high-five him.
They were all exhausted and everyone was already panting.
Replacing Su Dong at this time is definitely an effective way to boost the team's morale.
After all, after taking a two-goal lead, Manchester City's morale was low as their opponents equalized two goals in a row.
Su Dong was also not vague. His first touch of the ball after coming on the court was on the left side of the penalty area, at least 20 meters away from the goal. He received the pass from David Silva with his back to the direction of attack and used his body to block Kabul.
The 1.92-meter-tall French central defender tried to hold Su Dong with his body, but unexpectedly, as soon as the contact came, Su Dong directly knocked him away. When Kabul retreated, Su Dong quickly turned around, and without waiting for Ledley King to get close, he kicked directly with his right foot.
The shot was fast and sharp, and the angle was very tricky. Fortunately, goalkeeper Friedel reacted quickly enough and dived sideways to block the ball out of the baseline.
After a powerful shot, Su Dong gave Friedel a thumbs up from afar, turned away with a smile.
There was thunderous applause at the scene, and all the fans were cheering for Su Dong.
Although no goal was scored, this sudden shot was sure to severely dampen Tottenham Hotspur's morale.
Redknapp rushed to the sidelines very nervously, reprimanded Kaboul for his impulsiveness, and signaled the team to pay attention to defense and not give Su Dong a chance to shoot. He even quickly replaced Van der Vaart with Livermore to strengthen the midfield.
This is a signal that couldn't be more obvious.
Tottenham Hotspur have to defend.
Su Dong kept comforting Manchester City's players, continued to firmly control the ball and the situation, and patiently passed the ball and penetrated.
Guardiola on the sidelines also signaled the team to stay calm.
You know, Tottenham Hotspur has a very strong counterattack capability. Gareth Bale and Aaron Lennon are both extremely fast wingers. Once they pose a threat, Manchester City is likely to lose the ball again.
Both Su Dong and Guardiola firmly believed that after Tottenham Hotspur had persisted throughout the game, they would definitely make mistakes at the final moment of the game.
Even if there were no mistakes, with Su Dong's ability, he would definitely be able to create mistakes.
With such confidence, Manchester City carried out the passing and control in an orderly manner, exhausting the opponent.
Just when the fourth official on the sidelines had just raised the sign for three minutes of extra time and the Tottenham Hotspur players seemed to be secretly relieved, Manchester City suddenly made a midfield steal.
Busquets, who rarely rushes to the ball, suddenly rushed forward, intercepted Parker's pass, and poked the ball to David Silva.
The Spanish midfielder did not stop the ball and passed it forward to the left side of the frontcourt.
Di Maria started quickly, seized the opportunity, used his speed to break through Kyle Walker, and sent a cross from the left side of the penalty area to the front of the small penalty area.
Su Dong was closely marked by Kaboul and Ledley King. The moment David Silva passed the ball, he entered the penalty area from the top of the arc, but his speed was very slow, like he was taking a walk.
But at the moment when Di Maria started to break through Kyle Walker, Su Dong first stopped suddenly and pretended to run to the left to meet the ball. After confusing Kaboul and Ledley King, he suddenly shook off the two central defenders and sprinted towards the goal.
Di Maria shook off Kyle Walker and kicked the ball directly. Su Dong sprinted forward quickly. When Di Maria's pass reached the front of the small penalty area, Su Dong arrived just in time and pushed the ball before Friedel.
Tottenham Hotspur goalkeeper fell to the ground to block the shot, but he was too slow and the ball passed under his body and went into the goal behind him.
"GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!!!!"
"In the 90th minute, Manchester City scored another goal!"
"A goal from Su Dong, 3 to 2!!!"
"Oh my God, Manchester City scored a goal at the last minute of the game, a decisive victory!"
"Tottenham played very well but they were unable to leave the Etihad Stadium unscathed."
"After coming on as a substitute, Su Dong once again played the role of Manchester City's savior and Etihad's guardian. We have even forgotten how many times this has happened this season, but Manchester City fans all have a belief, that is, as long as Su Dong plays, he will definitely score goals and Manchester City will definitely win."
After Su Dong scored a goal, he didn't run out to celebrate, but opened his arms in the stadium to celebrate the goal.
The other players also rushed forward to celebrate Su Dong's decisive goal.
The Tottenham Hotspur players all looked listless and were obviously frustrated about losing the ball at the last minute of the game.
Especially Gareth Bale.
His goal was very beautiful. If the game ended like this, he would become the focus of the whole game, and he would definitely be the talk of the town in major newspapers around the world tomorrow.
But now, although Su Dong's winning goal after coming on the court was so casual and seemed very relaxed, its significance was too great. It helped Manchester City win precious three points again. This is bound to make his goal attract the attention of the media and fans.
More importantly, he is Su Dong.
Media and fans all over the world are closely watching his every move. Every goal he scores will make him appear on the important pages of major newspapers, or even on the front page.
Gareth Bale can only look on with envy at this.
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While Manchester City narrowly beat Tottenham Hotspur 3-2, Manchester United, who went south to challenge Arsenal, also experienced many dangerous situations and won 2-1 away from home. Scholes played a key role.
This also made Ferguson extremely excited, and he praised his favorite disciple again and again.
Liverpool continued to be sluggish, losing 1-3 to Bolton away.
Chelsea drew 0-0 with Norwich away from home, and Villas-Boas's position as coach became more dangerous, especially after African players such as Drogba went back to participate in the African Cup, Chelsea's overall strength was greatly affected.
Manchester City no longer needs to pay attention to other opponents. After playing against Tottenham Hotspur, the team will continue to stay in Manchester, recuperate and wait for the arrival of Liverpool.
(End of this chapter)
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