In the 33rd round of the 2017-2018 Premier League season, the Manchester City Derby came into the first half and forty minutes. The scoreboard at the Etihad Stadium showed the score as 0:2, with the home team in front and the visiting team behind.

The fanatical home atmosphere is no longer there now. Only a small number of die-hard fans spare no effort to cheer for the struggling home team on the court, hoping that they can get out of the predicament and narrow the point difference.

The offensive trident composed of Sane, Aguero and Sterling worked very hard and ran actively, but the defense led by Van Dijk was very solid and watertight, giving Manchester City's offensive system no chance at all.

In addition, De Bruyne, the core midfielder, was marked by Herrera, which greatly affected his performance. He was unable to organize the offense with all his heart, and even almost caused Manchester United to launch an efficient counterattack.

In the last five minutes of the first half, neither side contributed anything exciting. As the referee Oliver blew his whistle, the first half of the Manchester Derby in the second round of the 2017-2018 Premier League season came to an end.

The on-site director continuously showed the players from both sides of the game walking towards the tunnel. Through the broadcast, it was easy to tell that the leading Manchester United players were smiling and chatting and laughing in twos and threes, which was very comfortable. On the other hand, the home team Manchester City players were frowning and worried.

Manchester City head coach Guardiola, who entered the player tunnel early, strode to the home team's locker room. While expressing his dissatisfaction with the team's performance, he also returned to the locker room early so that he could plan the game tactics for the second half in advance.

Players from both sides returned to their respective dressing rooms, the frenzied atmosphere at the Etihad Stadium was reduced to a minimum, and the commentators in the on-site commentary box were able to rest and prepare for the second half of the game.

Taking advantage of this gap period, many commentators took out their mobile phones and opened online social media platforms to interact with fans.

INS、World-renowned apps such as Twitter, Weibo, and Dianqiudi all have new hot topics about whether Van Kerry can surpass Dixie Dean's single-season scoring record in England's top league in the Manchester City derby.

Chinese domestic fans and Dutch fans have full confidence in Van Carey, saying that Van Carey will set a record in the second half and kill the game.

Manchester City fans are extremely worried. Van Carey is in excellent form and the possibility of wearing a cap is infinitely increased. Then the team they support will become Van Carey's best background.

By this time, missing out on the league title had become irrelevant.

The fifteen-minute intermission passed quickly, and the players from both sides returned to the court for the 45 minutes of the second half.

As was the case at the end of the first half, the Manchester United players were relaxed and comfortable, while the Manchester City players were nervous and worried.

After changing sides, Manchester United, which had a kick-off advantage, did not rush to launch an attack. Instead, it involved Manchester City's defense through a wide range of passes and reasonably consumed the game time.

Van Carey, who acted as an arrow in the first half, cooperated with Mata, Van de Beek and Matic to organize the offense in the second half, putting pressure on Manchester City's defensive half.

Guardiola's team never expected that Manchester United would play technical football in the second half. The players relied on their rich game experience to make subconscious defensive strategies.

Obviously, this choice is very passive.

The offensive side is always proactive, and the problems caused by the defensive players' continued passivity will continue to extend, leading to defensive problems.

In the 49th minute of the game, Van Carey, who retreated near the arc of the center circle, took advantage of the change in rhythm to shake away Aguero who was rushing forward, and suddenly made a long pass in the reverse direction. Ashley Young intervened at high speed, which was just right.

Precise guidance from ball to person!

Ashley Young kept passing the ball and vigorously swept the ball into the middle of the penalty area. Kompany almost scored an own goal under the pressure of Rashford. Fortunately, goalkeeper Ederson reacted quickly and stretched his arms on the spot to block the ball from the crossbar.

"wowoowowoooooooooo——"

The Etihad Stadium echoed with huge exclamations from Manchester City fans that left a lingering fear in their hearts.

PP sports commentator Zhan Jun smiled half-heartedly:"The disaster for Manchester City fans may not end there."

Commentator Zhang Lu laughed:"Ederson saved Manchester City, but he gave Manchester United a corner kick. As we all know, corner kick defense is Guardiola's team has a shortcoming. On the contrary, corner kick attack is a stable scoring point for Manchester United, especially Van Kerry's success rate in the top challenge is extremely high.……"

Immediately, Mata took a corner kick from the left. Van Carey beat Laporte and Gundogan to complete the header. However, the crosshair was not found correctly and the football missed the right goal post, which shocked the Manchester City fans in the audience. Cold sweat.

Before Ederson took the goal kick, Manchester City made the first adjustment of the game. Veteran David Silva replaced Gundogan, who had little effect, and adopted a dual-core offensive strategy.

Gundogan, who is both offensive and defensive, was somewhat comprehensively affected, and his ability to organize offense was not pure enough. The purpose of replacing David Silva was clear, which was to penetrate Manchester United's defense and reduce the score in the next game.

However, the ideal is very full and the reality is very skinny.

David Silva, who returned from injury, was affected by Manchester United's tight marking on the offensive end. He did not play his due role and even almost lost the ball at a key position. If Fernandinho hadn't organized Manchester United's quick counterattack through a tactical foul. , Fan Kerry, who gets the ball, has a probability of continuing to score goals.

At the 54th minute of the game, Manchester City had Fernandinho, Kyle Walker and Kompany receive yellow cards while defending Van Kerry, which was a severe test for the remaining 30 minutes of the game.

Guardiola has very rich coaching experience, how can you not see it?

But he is not willing to give in!

Playing at home and falling behind, how could you prioritize defense?

About the past five minutes, Manchester United also made substitution adjustments. What is different from what the outside world imagined is that this adjustment was for offense.

Martial, who has relatively good speed and dribbling skills, replaced Mata to increase the speed of switching from defense to offense.

This substitution adjustment plays a vital role, Martial's dribbling skills well share the important task of Van Kerry's breakthrough with the ball in the frontcourt.

In the 65th minute, Martial received a long pass from Matic, stopped and passed, and broke through Delph and De Bruyne. Left center back Laporte saw Martial preparing to pass to Van Kerry who ran out of space. Pass the ball and take the foul decisively.

Referee Oliver blew his whistle to signal Laporte for a foul and awarded Manchester United a direct free kick on the right side of the attack.

According to the distance given by the broadcaster, it is 29 meters.

A direct free kick that's perfect for a left-footed player.

Of course, right-footed players with superb footwork are also suitable.

The Manchester City fans at the Etihad Stadium panicked, realizing that Van Carey might kill the game with this good direct free kick!

In fact, for them, it doesn't matter whether they kill the game or not. Even if they win the game, there is a high probability that they will not be able to change the final destination of the league championship. On the contrary, they cannot let Van Kerry, who has scored 60 goals so far this season, score another goal. heavy.

After Van Kerry scored two goals, Manchester City's defense did a good job and did not give him too many opportunities. The fouls that should have been committed were decisive.

As a result, Van Kerry still found a good opportunity in the second half, possibly scoring a hat-trick and breaking Dixie Dean's single-season scoring record in England's top league.

Edson stood in front of the door very depressed and had the urge to cry.

Could it be... is this a destined disaster?

Am I going to be a stepping stone for Van Carey to set a record?

Woo hoo... shiitake mushroom blue skinny!

Head coach Guardiola also had the same idea, and he was in an extremely bad mood.

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