Chapter 722
Chapter 722
The right to kick-off belongs to Barcelona in the away game. Messi passes the ball to Sanchez, and the latter passes back to Harvey. Harvey kicks again and finds Busquets.
Players from the two teams began to penetrate the opposing half. Silva, Dzeko, and Aguero went three ways, and the same was true for Barcelona on the other side.
The midfield has always been a battleground for strategists. Whether it is Barcelona or Manchester City, the midfield is the most important part. Li Feng strode forward.
Busquets is very similar to Yaya Toure, and the two have competed before. As a result, it is obvious that he is a player in the Barcelona system. How could Yaya Toure, an outsider, win the competition.
Look at Mascherano and you will know that the little Ma in Liverpool is very brilliant, but after coming to Barcelona, the midfielder has no place for him at all. If he wants to play, he can only run to play as a defender.
The comparison between Yaya Toure and Busquets has never stopped, but if you really want to say who is stronger and who is weaker, it is really hard to say, after all, the performance of the two is not bad.
Born in La Masia, his skills are naturally not bad, but Busquets is obviously taking it for granted. Maybe Harvey and Messi can play skills in front of Li Feng, but Busquets is definitely killing himself.
A prediction, Li Feng stretched out his foot, and the ball immediately escaped Busquets' control. Unfortunately, there were no Manchester City players behind Busquets, but Mascherano ran up with a very good sense, so the ball was still at the feet of Barcelona.
However, Mascherano did not have too much control, and found Fabregas with a diagonal push. In 09, Li Feng rose in the Bundesliga, and Fabregas ushered in the most brilliant season in Arsenal.
At that time, the two were once compared, but now three years have passed, and the two are no longer at the same level.
For players, the right choice is very important. There is no doubt that Cesc Fabregas' decision last summer is definitely not a good choice for his career, because in Barcelona, the core of the midfield will always be only one, and that is Harvey.
Of course~~~Perhaps the person concerned doesn’t think so much, after all Xavi is 31 years old~~~No~~~ Now he is 32 years old, Fabregas thinks that he can replace the aging Harvey and become the new core of Barcelona’s midfield, so he can’t wait to choose to return to Barcelona.
Facing Fabregas was Yaya Toure. After being intercepted by Yaya Toure, the former didn't miss the ball too much, and sent it to Xavi's feet.
Seeing this, De Jong was not in a hurry to grab the ball. Regarding Harvey's ability to control the ball, Van Basten gave a lot of advice before the game, as long as he blocked Harvey's passing route, don't think about going forward to steal it.
Seeing that De Jong couldn't step forward, Harvey was not in a hurry. He passed back and the ball returned to Fabregas' feet. The latter kicked again and the ball came to Busquets' feet again.
This is Barcelona's football. When there is no good chance to go forward, the ball is passed back, and then it starts to back and forth in the midfield.
Seeing this situation, Li Feng and the Manchester City players could only yell at Barcelona's rascals in their hearts, but they couldn't stop their feet and stepped forward to fight, which was finally found by Xavi.
One kick was sent to Iniesta's feet, and the latter swayed past Kompany and went straight to the Manchester City penalty area, but just as he was about to start shooting, another blue figure appeared in time and stabbed the ball at Iniesta's feet, No. 17 Boateng.
The ball came to Joe Hart's feet, and the Manchester City goalkeeper made a long pass without hesitation. The ball crossed the entire half and came to Barcelona's backcourt. Manchester City counterattacked.
Dzeko and Puyol are competing for the top. Barcelona's defense has been criticized. Pique is sitting on the bench at the moment. The central defender has been plagued by injuries this season and his state cannot be compared with the previous two seasons.
There are rumors that the reason why Pique is so good this season is related to his girlfriend. The reason for such rumors is that Pique's girlfriend is not an ordinary person, the famous Latin queen Charaki.
Now that Pique is sitting on the bench, Barcelona's defensive line, except for goalkeeper Valdes, has no one who is 1.8 meters tall.
Captain Puyol is only 178, Mascherano is 4 centimeters shorter than Puyol, not to mention Adriano and Alves, they are 2 centimeters shorter than Makoto.
A defensive line with an average height of only 174 can expect to do anything in terms of headers, so there are very few corner kick goals in Barcelona's games.
Dzeko jumped high. Although Puyol worked very hard, the captain of Barcelona is a 34-year-old veteran after all. At this moment, he naturally cannot compare with Dzeko, who is much better than him in terms of physical fitness and height jumping.
Dzeko flicked the header, and Silva on the left understood. He accelerated and tried to get rid of Alves, but unfortunately it was unsuccessful. Manchester City will study Barcelona, and Barcelona will naturally study Manchester City thoroughly.
Manchester City's offense is initiated by Li Feng in the middle, but the left can also initiate an offense. Silva is the second starting point of Manchester City's offense.
In the end, under the entanglement of Alves, Silva failed to control the ball, and Valdez attacked and confiscated the ball directly from Silva.
The first wave of attacks by both sides was not considered a success. Iniesta was stabbed by Boateng without a kick. Similarly, Silva's ball was directly confiscated by Valdes in Manchester City's counterattack.
But this wave of offense fully reflects the respective football of the two teams. Barcelona's control and Manchester City's profile are effective. Of course, as the two most watched people on the field, neither of them made any contribution in this wave of offense.
In the next few minutes, the ball returned to Barcelona's feet again, and the situation after that was almost exactly the same as before the first attack.
However~~~ The final result has changed. Li Feng took the lead in attacking. He relied on an accurate prediction to judge Busquets' pass. The best player on the field has been humiliated by Li Feng for the second time.
Manchester City had a chance, Li Feng turned around and made a straight pass, Dzeko controlled the turn and used his good skills to deceive Mascherano. Unfortunately, Dzeko couldn't get any closer. Puyol's replacement was very timely. Coupled with Mascherano who immediately chased back, Dzeko could only choose to pass the ball.
Aguero on the right side is also from South America, but he is from Brazil Adriano. Barcelona's defenders on both sides are all from Brazil.
Possessing the ball and changing direction, Aguero chose to break through Adriano from the inside, and smoothly came into the penalty area, and completed Manchester City's first official shot in this game.
(End of this chapter)