Chapter 637
Chapter 637
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This was also the final score of the first half. Although half time had just passed in the first half, Manchester City was not scoring. Of course, Manchester City created a lot of opportunities, but unfortunately Manchester City always missed the goal.
Wigan also created a few chances, half of Martinez's madness can be seen, but Martinez's choice is not wrong. Anyway, they are already two goals behind. Instead of changing the tactical defense at this time, it is better to give it a go.
Since Martinez moved in, defense has not been the director of Wigan Athletic. They are good at offense, but the strength gap between the two teams is too large. Unless there are some special circumstances, it will be absolutely difficult for Wigan to win against Manchester City.
After returning to the locker room, Van Basten specifically asked, "You know what kind of team Wigan is. I don't think you need to say too much."
Analyzing each opponent before the game is not only a matter for the coach, players also need to understand their opponents, as the saying goes, knowing yourself and the enemy can win every battle.
Martinez is not someone who gives up lightly, otherwise he would not play pass control tactics in a small team like Wigan Athletic, so when players from both sides returned to the court again, Martinez made changes to Wigan's lineup.
De Santo came on the stage, and Cruzat, who had no performance in the first half, was almost invisible throughout the first half under the defense of Zabaleta.
The appearance of Di Santo gave Wigan a fulcrum in the frontcourt. In fact, Di Santo performed well this season, but in Martinez's tactics, Di Santo can only be regarded as a surprise player, or when the team needs to change.
After all, De Santo's height is there, and his appearance can support Wigan Athletic in the frontcourt. Players can run around this fulcrum to pass the ball.
De Santo pushed to the front and back, and Moses moved back to the side. In fact, the threat of African Messi on the side is far greater than that in the middle. In addition to De Santo, Ben Watson also appeared on the stage at the same time, replacing McCarthy who was carrying a yellow card.
"Oh~~~ Martinez didn't give up, it seems that Wigan Athletic is ready to let go of the last fight," the commentators said excitedly when they saw Martinez's substitution.
At the same time, excited and neutral fans, they don't care who wins and who loses, they are more eager to see a wonderful game than winning or losing.
Sure enough, Wigan Athletic's tactics in the second half revolved around Di Santo's. The first point of attack was Di Santo, and Di Santo also tried his best to express himself.
Once upon a time, De Santo was also a young talent. With his amazing performance in Chile's first division, he attracted the attention of Chelsea and was eventually brought to London.
However, De Santo once again proved that it is not a good thing for young talents to join the giants. At Chelsea, De Santo did not get any chances, and finally came to Wigan Athletic after wasting two years.
At Wigan Athletic, he couldn't gain the trust of the head coach, or he wasn't suitable for Martinez's tactics, so he performed well this season, but he could only sit on the bench and wait for an opportunity.
In the No.409 minute of the second half, Wigan got the first chance to hit the goal in the second half. Moses and African Messi used their speed to break through Sabaletta's defense, and then made a pass from the bottom.
In the penalty area, Lescott and Di Santo competed for the top. The overall physical fitness of the two was similar, but Di Santo's speed was faster than Lescott's, and even his bounce was better than Lescott's. Coupled with his eagerness to show his obsession, Di Santo finally overwhelmed Lescott and headed the ball to the upper left corner of Manchester City.
"Oh~~~Joe Hart, Manchester City goalkeeper's world-class save, Di Santo's header is very tricky, it is a dead corner in an absolute sense, but Joe Hart hit the ball out of the baseline with his excellent reaction and bounce."
The next corner kick was still for Di Santo, but this time Lescott was prepared and the ball was finally cleared by him, but the ball still fell at the feet of the Wigan player.
MacArthur, the Wigan midfielder swayed Li Feng and shot a long shot, but the direction of the ball was far from the goal.
Three minutes later, Aguero staged the most exciting moment of the second half. Li Feng sent a direct pass, and Aguero rushed into the penalty area with the ball. Then in the penalty area, Aguero played with Figueroa, Caldwell and Alcaraz.
Under the activeness of Aguero, Li Feng looked a little bleak. Of course, this does not mean that Li Feng's performance is poor. At present, the two goals of Manchester City are related to him.
Aguero's goal was a direct assist from Li Feng, and Silva's goal was also from Li Feng. It can be said that Li Feng definitely contributed to Manchester City's victory in this game.
It's just that compared to Li Feng's assists and organization, fans prefer to watch Li Feng score a goal. You must know that in the previous game, although Arsenal lost, Van Persie still scored a goal.
Naturally, it is impossible for Li Feng to know what the fans think. So far, Li Feng has only hit the goal with one kick in the whole game, and even this kick is Li Feng's only kick in the whole game.
Because Li Feng did not still miss the shot, but he sent the second direct assist of the game, No. 60 minutes of the game.
Li Feng divided the side, Aguero's breakthrough on the side was blocked, and he passed the ball to Dzeko who came to meet him. After getting the ball, Dzeko wanted to rely on his good chance to break through Alcaraz, but was directly brought down by him. Manchester City won a long-distance free kick in the frontcourt.
The referee whistled, Li Feng swung his calf, and the ball flew into the Wigan penalty area. It was still a war between Dzeko and Alcaraz. In this match, Dzeko has always had the upper hand in the contest between the two, and this time there is no doubt.
"GOAL~~~ Goal scored, Dzeko~~~ Dzeko, after relying on penalty kicks to break the scoring drought in the last round, Dzeko finally broke the scoring shortage in the open game, almost two months, this is definitely a long time for a top striker, let us congratulate Dzeko."
"3:0~~~3:0, the game is over. Martinez's last effort did not bring hope to Wigan Athletic. Although Dzeko scored the goal, the one who extinguished Wigan Athletic's hope was the wind. The core of Manchester City sent two assists in this game. This is also his 29th assist in the Premier League this season."
However, Martinez still did not give up. Immediately after the game restarted, the last substitution was used, but this substitution did not bring any changes to Wigan.
At the same time, Van Basten also began to deploy troops. Li Feng, De Jong and Dzeko were replaced in turn. Manchester City finally kept the score of 3:0 and won the 21th game in the 18 league rounds.
(End of this chapter)