Chapter 965: Assist Version of Five Sons
In Europe, football is a culture that is widely recognized by all sectors of society.
In football matches, the ritualistic elements that can be seen everywhere are a display of social culture.
For example, before a game, the two teams shake hands; or when a player from one team falls to the ground, the other team always kicks the player out of bounds immediately, and when the game restarts, the team that has the player fall to the ground always throws the ball back to the other team when the ball is kicked out of bounds...
There are many elements like this in football matches, some of which are rules and some of which are tacit understandings.
This kind of football culture is actually a reflection of social culture.
In the UK, sports, or football matches, besides the role familiar to football fans, actually have another meaning, that is, it is a show, an activity to please the general public.
So many people cannot understand why other leagues have a winter break, but the Premier League does not? Not only that, the Premier League always arranges a very tight schedule between Christmas and the winter break?
This is actually not difficult to understand, because as long as you don't treat it as a football game, but as a show or an event, then it's normal.
During Christmas and winter break, people all over the country have holidays. Shouldn't we arrange more activities at this time?
This is just like the Spring Festival in China. Have you ever seen shopping malls, scenic spots, cinemas, etc. closed during this period? Aren’t they all rushing to arrange more activities to attract more customers? In fact, the principle is exactly the same.
Also, because football is a show to please local fans, it is inevitable that the first thing to do is to satisfy the fans.
Winning, that's for sure, but some fans have higher demands, for example, you not only have to win, but also win beautifully.
For example, Real Madrid and Barcelona have extremely demanding requirements for their teams.
But there are quite a few teams like this.
Some fans even feel that you can lose, even badly, but you cannot play conservatively and the game cannot be ugly.
It's ugly, so I won't buy a ticket.
The most typical example is Chelsea coached by Mourinho. At that time, the Blues were invincible, but what many people don’t know is that Chelsea’s attendance rate was declining. This is why Abramovich eventually lost patience with Mourinho, because he felt that Mourinho’s coaching style was too conservative and could not attract local fans to the stadium.
On the other hand, Wenger's Arsenal played very well, but the results were not satisfactory? It doesn't matter, Arsenal's tickets are the most expensive in Europe, but they are still in short supply, and season tickets have been sold out for several years.
Then you will encounter some problems.
Chelsea wants to attract more fans, so they want to try to play better; Arsenal wants to keep these fans, so even if they lose, they have to maintain their current technical and tactical style and play better, because the Gunners' management knows that if they play the kind of football that Mourinho plays, these fans will slowly leave.
In the past three years, the team with the fastest increase in attendance in the Premier League is Manchester City.
The answer is very simple. In Guardiola's first season as coach, the team's performance was not ideal, but the team played well and the gorgeous passing and controlling of the ball were pleasing to the eye. Even if the team lost, the fans still enjoyed it very much.
In the last two seasons, the results have improved significantly and fans are more willing to attend the games.
Understanding the complex relationship between this team and local fans can make sense of many seemingly incomprehensible decisions.
For example, in the 25th round of the Premier League, Aston Villa played against Manchester City at home.
McLash knows the strength of Manchester City. Aston Villa is currently ranked 13th in the Premier League. There is no risk of relegation, but they also want to move forward. After all, the ranking is indeed low.
Judging from the overall strength, Aston Villa did not have much chance of winning against Manchester City, but in their home court, McLash still showed an ambitious look and even fielded a trident combination of Roy Keane, Bent and Heskey in the starting lineup.
The midfield was composed of N'Zogbia, Petrov and Gardner, the defense was composed of two high-level defenders, Dunn and Collins, former captain of Manchester City, to block Su Dong, and the goalkeeper was veteran Given who transferred from Manchester City.
After sitting on the bench at Manchester City, Given finally couldn't stand the loneliness and moved to Aston Villa during the winter break.
Judging from the deployment of the troops, Aston Villa's lineup is actually quite contradictory. It doesn't seem to be defensive, but the attack is not resolute enough. It gives people a feeling that the midfield and backcourt must be strictly defended, but the frontcourt can attack freely.
This kind of deployment is quite tearing.
Obviously, McLash also wants to give local fans the impression that he is not conservative even when facing the powerful Manchester City.
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Manchester City firmly controlled the ball from the start and also took advantage of the loopholes in Aston Villa's lineup to attack.
Just four minutes into the game, Su Dong moved to the right side and received a pass from Trippier. He turned around and got rid of Gardner, dribbled the ball diagonally into the right side of the penalty area, and passed the ball to Sanchez who had moved to the top of the penalty area.
The Chilean winger stopped the ball to the right and then passed the ball straight behind him.
Su Dong quickly broke into the penalty area, broke through Collins' defense with his speed, rushed to the right side of the small penalty area, and passed the ball to the back of the goal. Marcelo, who was unguarded, followed up with a volley and broke through Aston Villa's goal.
One to zero!
After losing the ball, Aston Villa took advantage of the opportunity to re-serve and tried to launch a counterattack.
But just two minutes later, Toni Kroos made a long pass from the backcourt, accurately sending it to the right side behind the defense line.
Su Dong cut in diagonally and caught up with Toni Kroos' pass in the right corner of the penalty area.
One on one, facing David Dunn.
Su Dong slowed down his pace, and when Di Maria and Sanchez were in position, he suddenly started, stopped quickly, and then started again. After shaking off David Dunn, he passed the ball into the penalty area with his right foot.
Sanchez seized the opportunity and shot from the front of the small penalty area, breaking Aston Villa's goal again.
2-0! After scoring two goals in a row, Manchester City seemed to be more motivated.
In the 20th minute, after another midfield interception, the ball was passed back and forth to Marcelo on the left.
Marcelo raised his hand to control the rhythm, and after seeing David Silva coming on, he quickly made a diagonal pass to the left rib.
After David Silva received the ball, he rushed into the penalty area, broke through on the left side of the penalty area, and passed the ball to the penalty spot.
Su Dong leaned on David Dunn and Collins, stopped the ball, and passed it back to Di Maria.
The Argentine didn't think twice and shot the ball with his left foot, and it went straight into the lower right corner of the goal.
Three to zero! Twenty minutes, three goals. Manchester City showed a superb competitive state after a week's rest.
Especially Su Dong.
Anyone could see that Su Dong played very relaxed in this game. He did not try his best to attack. He was more focused on roaming around and creating opportunities for his teammates. As a result, he performed a hat trick of assists.
If the first two goals reflected Su Dong's sideline play and breakthroughs, the third goal demonstrated his strong dominance in the penalty area as a world-class center forward.
Fourteen minutes later, Manchester City once again broke through the middle and launched a quick counterattack.
After receiving the pass from David Silva on the left, Di Maria dribbled the ball wildly, made rapid progress, and went straight to Aston Villa's penalty area. He sent a diagonal pass behind his back with his left foot and sent the ball into Aston Villa's penalty area.
Su Dong was sandwiched between two central defenders, David Dunn and Collins. After making a high-speed run, he was still unable to get rid of the entanglement of the two players. He just intercepted the ball first, turned around to protect the ball, and passed it back to the right side of the top of the penalty area.
Toni Kroos followed up and shot without stopping the ball, and the ball once again penetrated Aston Villa's goal.
Four to zero! After Toni Kroos scored, he rushed straight towards Su Dong.
Four assists! "My God, Su Dong was not trying to score a goal himself tonight, but to create opportunities for his teammates."
"Manchester City was leading 4-0 in the 34th minute of the first half. Aston Villa's entire strategy was completely broken."
"What McLash was most worried about happened. Su Dong showed super dominance. The two central defenders, Dunn and Collins, attacked from both sides, but they still couldn't stop Su Dong from providing assists to his teammates."
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The first half ended with a score of 4-0, with Manchester City temporarily leading away from home.
Throughout the first half, Manchester City's ball possession rate was as high as 78%, which can be said to have completely trapped Aston Villa in the half. The home team was left bruised and battered, and had no ability to resist, let alone launch a counterattack.
After the half-time break, the Blue Moon launched a fierce attack from the very beginning.
In the 53rd minute, Manchester City formed a suppression outside Aston Villa's penalty area. Several consecutive passes failed to get the ball into the penalty area. After Toni Kroos got the ball on the right side of the penalty area, he saw an opportunity and directly passed it with a big foot.
The ball was quickly transferred from the right side to the empty left side.
Marcelo was already in position. After stopping Toni Kroos' long pass with his chest, he made a slight adjustment and glanced at the penalty area. He found that Manchester City's attack had been reversed. Su Dong, who had originally been trying to attack from the front on the right, had now moved to the back point.
But Marcelo did not hesitate because he saw Su Dong raising his hand for the ball.
The Brazilian left-back sent a cross with his left foot, accurately sending the ball into the penalty area and landing at the position of Su Dong. Su Dong jumped high and headed the ball over Collins and headed it back to the front of the small penalty area.
David Silva is not tall, but very flexible. He has the advantage in such a small space. After seeing Su Dong's header pass, he immediately rushed to the front of the small penalty area, met Su Dong's header, and directly hooked the ball with his right foot.
David Dunn tried to block but failed to stop David Silva's shot, which flew behind him to the left side of the goal.
Goalkeeper Given rushed out, but the ball was out of reach and went into the net.
Five to zero! Su Dong performed the assist version of five goals! Manchester City players were in a mess on the field, celebrating the team's big win.
Only veteran Given fell in front of the goal with a sad face.
Damn, this is so disrespectful!
Just transferred here, played only a few games and suffered a terrible defeat. Have you ever seen such a family member?
(End of this chapter)
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