Chapter 416 Countermeasures
Chapter 416 Countermeasures
Tony Pulis watched his players get the ball easily, even though he had a lot of doubts in his heart, but this was a good sign for him.
Stoke City's style of play is indeed rough, and it is not easy to get the ball, but once they get the ball.
Tony Pulis knows.
Their bombing is about to begin.
And the Stoke players lived up to the expectations of Tony Pulis, not long after they regained the ball.
An extremely overbearing air strike appeared on the Etihad Stadium.
After a lob cross from Steven Nsonzi, Stoke City's Peter Crouch quickly grabbed the first spot by virtue of his two-metre height, and then a precise header ferryed the ball in the air. After being pushed, he flew directly to the restricted area.
At this time, their Roberts also moved. Although Roberts is not as tall as Crouch, he is not much worse than Crouch in terms of speed and jumping.
However, Kompany of Manchester City is not a soft persimmon. When Crouch moved, he also moved. Of course, he didn't try to compete with Crouch. He quickly started to get close to Roberts.
But just as he was approaching, a hidden elbow quietly appeared in the direction of his advance.
With a "boom", Kompany suddenly felt like he was about to cough up.
And Kompany's stature immediately gave Roberts an opportunity.
After an acceleration he immediately jumped up.
At the same time, no one from Manchester City followed him.
Wide sea diving, sky high the birds to fly.
Roberts quietly experienced the feeling of being too cold at the height, and before the football was about to fall into his predicted place, he even swayed his waist slightly in the air, and he was about to break the gate of Manchester City with a powerful header .
This goal, I scored.
……
If it is a lingua franca to say that the goal is scored, then Ye Xin believes that many strikers have thought about this sentence silently in front of his goal. After all, when a person grabs the best spot, Getting the best pass and standing in the most comfortable position, everyone probably thinks so.
Roberts was naturally not surprised.
only……
This was just before he saw Ye Xin jump up.
When he saw Ye Xinwan in front of the Manchester City gate, he jumped up a little bit. As Ye Xin's figure became higher and higher, Roberts' hope became less and less.
And when those big hands completely covered the sky above his head.
There was only a dark sigh left in Roberts' heart.
Unfortunately, just a little bit.
Another lingua franca.
Of course, Ye Xin couldn't tell him, and neither could the other strikers who had fallen in front of him.
If they had known, they would have dissuaded Roberts from such an idea.
After all, the greater the hope, the greater the disappointment.
It's a pity that no one can tell him at this time, so Roberts is only annoyed at this time. After landing, he glanced at Ye Xin bitterly, spat and returned to his defensive position.
Ye Xin also frowned and looked at Roberts.
Although his elbow just escaped the eyes of the referee, Ye Xin could see it clearly.
Although Kompany did not do well afterwards, Ye Xin knew that Kompany was just thinking about the overall situation and did not argue with him or the referee.
However, as Kompany's teammate, Ye Xin was not so comfortable.
Although it is normal to have body movements in front of the goal, Ye Xin rarely touches this kind of foul with obvious malicious intent.
And it's not just Roberts.
The action of the whole Stoke City is too much.
Ye Xin really doesn't understand tactics, but he can tell that this kind of play is not aimed at the ball.
Football doesn't seem like such a sport, does it?
Although Ye Xin didn't know why Stoke City did this, it didn't prevent him from preparing to teach them a lesson in the next game.
……
Yes, that's it, Mancini nodded with satisfaction.
To be honest, the leak-proof tactics are very useful, but the unity of the Manchester City players these days makes him a bit reluctant to use this tactics too much in the league. After all, the united Manchester City does not need any special tricks to win the game victory.
They only need to use their strength normally, and then guard the goal with Ye Xin, and they can kill their opponents by fighting head-on.
And for the consideration of the subsequent Champions League games, he does not want his special style of play to be noticed by Manchester City's opponents in the Champions League.
So in these two games, he did not deliberately let the players play this way.
It's just that there are so many bitches in this world.
Stoke City and their manager Tony Pulis managed to draw Mancini's ire.
And the end of Mancini's anger is that he once again opened up the custom tactics around Ye Xin, and he wanted to make Stoke City completely die in Ye Xin's trap.
Mancini wants to let them know what it feels like to have an attacking opportunity but no result.
He wanted to let them know what it was like to have their hopes dashed over and over again.
He wanted to let them know that the end result of the indiscriminate means would always be a feeling of helplessness.
Although Ye Xin always destroys the opponent's forward belief, it is a bit inhumane, but Mancini doesn't care so much, let alone at this moment he wants Ye Xin to destroy the will of Stoke City more.
So when everything was rehearsed according to Mancini's idea, he felt as refreshed as if he had drunk wine.
……
This goalkeeper is really good.
Although Tony Pulis still had a calm expression, but in his heart he had begun to pay attention to the Chinese who was loaned from the Bundesliga in Manchester City.
He is naturally aware of Ye Xin's achievements and the tremendous changes he has brought to Manchester City, but in his opinion, this is not an excuse for him to lose.
Stoke City is just a little short of qualifying for the next Champions League. As long as they work harder, they will be able to successfully get tickets to this world-class stage.
Despite the bleakness of hope, they never gave up.
The Champions League is such an unfamiliar word to them.
After coming out of the English Championship and struggling in the relegation zone of the Premier League for several years, they finally have the qualifications to compete with the giants for glory. They gave up too much in the middle, they gave up their dignity, gave up their enthusiasm, gave up Lost optimism, and even gave up the morals they once abided by.
They gave up too much.
And only victory, they never gave up.
So today.
Let Stoke City be the first team to break through Ye Xin's gate.
Tony Pulis slowly raised his arm, stretched out his index finger, and gracefully drew a circle in the air.
(End of this chapter)