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Chapter 1201 Manchester City Sees Hope

Manchester City needs to accumulate confidence in such a game. After all, they have lost two games to Southampton this season, and they have already won a runner-up. The league runner-up is basically a certainty. If they win the championship in other games, then Manchester City The season is a very sad result.

Fortunately, the FA Cup match against Southampton is a semi-final. If it is also a final, it may be a real tragedy...

So from the start of the game, they immediately launched a fierce attack, while controlling the ball, they kept interspersed and running, looking for more good opportunities.

They do not have a serious center on the field, but from the midfield to the frontcourt, except for Fernandinho, they all have good scoring ability, whether it is Rodri, Gundogan, B seat, or Mahrez and Foo. ascend.

Of course, such a lineup means that its own defense will be weakened.

The two sides kept scrambling to find opportunities in the midfield. Manchester City seized an opportunity first by passing. This was a goal that met Guardiola's needs. Dias made a long pass from the backcourt and Zinchenko received the ball forward from the left. , and then crossed the ball, Foden broke into the penalty area and took a shot after receiving the ball, was saved by Martin, but the ball flew to the feet of Rodri, who went forward and assisted, the Spaniard immediately took a supplementary shot, and the ball hit the crossbar Bouncing into the goal below.

The city stadium became a sea of ​​joy, and the fans of Manchester City shouted Rodri's name excitedly. It seems that it is an extremely correct choice to poach Rodri from Southampton in the first two seasons!

However, Southampton's offense was not idle during this period, and they began to launch a counterattack quickly in the following time. Although Du Yue was closely watched by the opponent, the rest of Southampton still had a great threat.

Not only the possession of the ball, Southampton's fierce frontcourt pressing also created a lot of threats. When the game progressed to No. 309 minutes, Du Yue's forward drive allowed him to cut off the opponent's pass. When City's defenders rushed to surround him, he passed the ball.

Valverde, who received the ball, took a horizontal kick at the front of the penalty area, dodged the angle of the shot, and then took a shot with his foot. The ball drew a beautiful arc in the air and went straight to the dead corner. One to one tie, Southampton Equalizer!

The equalizer did not deter City's players, and they quickly attacked again. Before the end of the first half, Riyad Mahrez and Rodri kicked a beautiful kick into the wall, then broke into the penalty area, and then kicked out of the angle. Shot, the ball hit the far post and bounced back to the penalty area, and Gundogan followed up with a supplementary shot, giving Manchester City the lead again!

"Manchester City's performance in the first half was quite good! They once suppressed Southampton in the confrontation and seized two opportunities! If you continue to play like this, Manchester City's chances are really good."

Many commentators commented that Manchester City had lost their temper in the previous two losses, but judging from the current first half of the game, this style of play can really give them some advantages.

Although the advantage is not large, it can also give Manchester City some hope of victory.

"It's really a good choice for them to play against us, and their performance is enough to make people admire." Ji Ya said to the players with a smile.

The players looked at him one after another, wanting to hear what he said about how to deal with it.

"They opened the fight like this, do we need to worry and be afraid? Of course not, we are also good at this kind of play, so we will open and play with them in an upright manner! Let Manchester City know that we can beat them, It's not because our tactics restrained them, but because our overall strength and state are better than theirs!"

Kiya waved his arms and said loudly.

The players waved their fists one after another. This kind of statement is very powerful, and it also fits their current mood!

That's right, let's start the serious confrontation!

In the past, we used ball possession tactics more, not because we didn’t know how to attack, but because we have to play so many games, using ball possession tactics is the most cost-effective tactic for grabbing points.

Now against you Manchester City, both sides have almost the same possession of the ball, so let's fight for the goal!

With this in mind, Southampton's players took to the pitch to prepare for the second half of the game.

"The pace of the game has started to get faster, and Southampton has also started to attack more with running and changing positions!"

Amidst the chanting of the commentator, the pace of the game in the second half was obviously accelerated. Both sides were constantly interspersed and running, looking for opportunities to score goals. The scope has always been very large, and there is no pressure to change places with others.

So the problems encountered by Southampton's defense, Manchester City's defense also encountered.

"It's really a well-rounded team."

Guardiola sighed in his heart, but he was not in a hurry. When the ball cannot be controlled by the opponent, opening up the confrontation with each other can make Manchester City's disadvantage less disadvantageous. This is an improvement in itself.

Under such circumstances, the decision of the outcome of the two parties depends on who can seize the opportunity better, rather than letting a certain person seize the opportunity with Du Yue...

That approach is too cruel, whether it is for Aguero or Sterling.

Now, it seems to be a good result for everyone to share.

Opportunities are no longer concentrated at the feet of one person, and the gap in the center position has been evened out. Although Du Yue is still on the court, it is still an opportunity to implement it.

Guardiola silently thought in his heart that this game was mainly for experimentation, and now it seems that the effect is quite good.

After the start of the second half, the two sides continued to entangle on the field, and Manchester City's fast attack did a good job. Nine minutes after the start of the second half, Fernandinho also completed a beautiful interception in the midfield. Soucek's pass, and then passed the ball to Foden, Foden crossed, Mahrez continued to shake after receiving the ball, and still opened a gap for shooting from De Ligt's marking, and then Decisive kick low shot!

The ball flew to the far corner of the goal. Although Martin made a save, he was still a step too slow, and the ball quickly flew into the dead corner of the goal!

"The goal was scored! Three to one! Manchester City expanded their lead at home! Is Southampton's unbeaten record going to end in this game? Although losing this game has no effect on Southampton winning the league title , However, this will still be a victory with enough excitement to encourage Manchester City to perform better in the next game!" The commentator shouted loudly!