The air above Etihad Stadium suddenly became thinner.
Because all Blue Moon fans took a breath of cold air.
Their midfield maestro actually got distracted while controlling the ball in the midfield.
Damn it!
This behavior is really annoying!
Some old fans couldn't help but widen their eyes, because Li Mingyu's distracted look was exactly the same as that of the talented black guy Manchester City.
Balotelli possessed?
Fortunately, this time my mind wandered only for a short second.
Li Mingyu came back to his senses and saw that Son Heung-min was only about two meters away from him, and the football was in the middle of the two of them. However, Son Heung-min was rushing forward, while Li Mingyu was standing there. If nothing else happened, Son Heung-min would hit the ball first.
If Son Heung-min is allowed to touch the ball, the possibility of him passing Li Mingyu is still very high. Next, he will directly threaten Manchester City's defense.
However, Li Mingyu suddenly felt that his brain was extremely clear. The positions of all the players on the entire court were displayed in his mind, including the expressions on their faces and every move.
It felt like a high-speed camera was placed in front of each player, capturing everything about them.
Li Mingyu quickly ran forward and stretched his legs to block the football.
This move shocked Son Heung-min.
Originally, Son Heung-min thought that Li Mingyu was just showing off, trying to attract him to defend, and then get past him.
But when he rushed in front of Li Mingyu, he found that Li Mingyu's eyes were dull and he was obviously distracted.
Son Heung-min will never give up this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
However, Li Mingyu recovered in time, forcing Son Heung-min to have a head-to-head confrontation with Li Mingyu.
Son Heung-min didn't know much about Li Mingyu, but looking at Li Mingyu's body, which was as thin as his own, he confidently raised his right foot and attacked fiercely.
With a "bang" sound, the right feet of Li Mingyu and Son Heung-min hit the football almost at the same time.
Son Heung-min felt as if his right foot had kicked a car that was passing by. The huge reaction force made Son Heung-min scream and fall to the ground with a mouthful of mud.
The fans at the scene let out a loud exclamation.
The referee not far away also made a gesture to continue the game with his arms stretched forward, and did not call any fouls.
Although Son Heung-min looks quite embarrassed, his opponent just now, Li Mingyu, did not commit a foul.
Li Mingyu took the ball two steps forward. Two seconds had passed for his Super Brain. The positions of the players on the field had changed, and Li Mingyu had already predicted the next movements of the players.
Li Mingyu flicked the ball with his right foot, stepped hard on the side of the football with his left foot, and made a long pass across half the court, directly passing the football into the penalty area.
Gabriel Jesus's running position was just perfect. When he saw Li Mingyu swinging his legs to pass the ball, he rushed forward with joy. Just at the moment when Li Mingyu passed the ball, Gabriel Jesus passed by the last defender.
The football crossed half the court and entered the penalty area.
Gabriel Jesus started first and occupied a favorable position. He spotted the ball coming from the side and behind and did not choose to stop the ball. He directly volleyed the ball and kicked the football hard towards Tottenham Hotspur's goal.
Goalkeeper Lloris never expected that Gabriel Jesus would directly hit the goal, so he could not make any reaction at all. He could only give a helpless gaze to the football and watch the football enter the goal behind him.
Blue Moon fans at the scene felt their scalps numb. What kind of magic operation was this?
I originally thought that Li Mingyu was distracted in the backcourt and was about to be hit by the opponent for a counterattack. Who would have thought that after Li Mingyu recovered, an opponent knocked down Son Heung-min who was coming to steal it, and then passed the ball nearly fifty meters directly to Gabriel Jesus.
And Gabriel Jesus was also in great form today. Faced with this pass, he did not choose to stop the ball, but directly volleyed it, hitting the opposite goalkeeper without any reaction.
This goal can definitely be selected as the best goal of FIFA this year.
Gabriel Jesus was overjoyed after scoring the goal. The first goal of the season was scored by himself. It was so handsome!
Gabriel Jesus rushed to the stands on the side and performed a very handsome kneeling slide.
But when he turned his head and prepared to celebrate with his teammates, he was embarrassed to find that he was the only one in this half zone, while all the other Blue Moon players rushed to the midfield and hugged Li Mingyu who had completed the long-distance assist.
Gabriel Jesus looked embarrassed, stood up quickly, ran to the midfield with frowning eyes, and hugged Li Mingyu.
Gabriel Jesus was kneeling on the sidelines with a domineering look on his face, then suddenly changed his face, stood up awkwardly, and ran back to the midfield with his head lowered, which was made into a gif by the fans.
As long as I am not embarrassed, others will be embarrassed.
However, being able to score this goal makes Gabriel Jesus very satisfied.
Although it's a bit embarrassing not to celebrate with myself, being able to score goals is the way to go.
Seeing this goal, Son Heung-min, who was still in Manchester City's half, also had a dull look on his face.
What happened just now? Wasn't it supposed that I stole the ball from Li Mingyu and then scored the first goal in the Premier League league this season?
Aren't you supposed to be the one who attracts all the attention?
Why isn't the current script like this?
Who took away my male lead script?
He didn't react until Son Heung-min felt a pair of probing eyes falling on him.
The football has been placed in the center circle, and Manchester City's players have returned to their own half, waiting for Son Heung-min to go back and kick off.
Son Heung-min looked embarrassed, stood up quickly, limped back to the center circle, and kicked the football out.
Son Heung-min and Li Mingyu were not injured just now after they had a foot fight, but he still had to act like he was injured to explain his sadness just now.
However, everyone's eyes were not on him.
After the kick-off, Tottenham Hotspur once again encountered Manchester City's high-position pressing.
Li Mingyu also passed through the middle circle and formed an encirclement with his teammates.
Li Mingyu felt disgusted for a while. Although the super powerful brain just now was really easy to use, he must have looked stupid when he was "wandering around in the world" before.
I don't know if this passive skill is triggered frequently or not. If it happens more than ten times in a game, then my status as Balotelli will be guaranteed.
Damn it, I don't want to be taken as a fool!
However, what makes Li Mingyu feel at ease is that in the next ten minutes or so, "Wandering to the World" was not activated.
It seems that this passive will not be activated frequently, which is good.
Tottenham Hotspur was unable to make any effective attack under the high pressure of Manchester City.
Without Kane and Tottenham Hotspur, even if they play long passes, they have lost the only fulcrum in the frontcourt.
Son Heung-min is not the material to play center at all, and he soon got lost in Manchester City's defense.
In the twenty-fifth minute, Manchester City's chance to counterattack came.
Tottenham Hotspur's helpless long pass in the midfield was picked up by Rodri in the backcourt and passed directly to Li Mingyu who was retreating.
Li Mingyu quickly separated the side, then turned around, passed the players behind him, received a knock back from the wing, and performed a beautiful one-two, quickly bringing the football to Tottenham Hotspur's frontcourt.
Tottenham Hotspur's defense has lost its sense of hierarchy, and the continuous high pressure has forced Tottenham Hotspur's midfield and backcourt into a line.
Li Mingyu just crossed the midfield, directly used his right foot to hit a beautiful through ball, passed two Manchester City defensive players, and passed the football to the wing to Sterling.
Like riding on hot wheels, Sterling stepped on the bicycle twice in a row, knocking Tottenham Hotspur's full-back out of sight.
Sterling quickly went to the bottom and looked at the defense in the middle. Gabriel Jesus and Mahrez had already outflanked them, but they were trapped in a heavy siege.
Suddenly, Sterling's eyes lit up and he hit the football hard with his left foot.
The football was not passed towards the goal, but was kicked in front of the arc of the penalty area by Sterling in an inverted triangle route.
Since Tottenham Hotspur's defense line has been pressed into a single line, all the players have crowded into the penalty area, while the outside of the penalty area is completely empty.
At this position, a player wearing the blue jersey No. 10 stepped in at high speed.
After Li Mingyu passed the ball to Sterling, he ran forward desperately because there was a huge open space in front of him.
Sure enough, Sterling saw his running position, passed the ball in an inverted triangle, and sent the football in front of him.
With Lampard in the back row and Gerrard's long-range shooting ability, Li Mingyu is now possessed by "Double Virtue". Facing Sterling's pass, he shoots furiously. The football finds a barely passable route in the crowd and flies directly to the goal.
Because there were too many players in front of the goal, goalkeeper Lloris's line of sight was blocked. By the time he saw the football, it was too late to make a save.
For the second time in this game, Lloris paid attention to the football and watched it go in.
2:0, Li Mingyu used a long shot to open Tottenham Hotspur's door again.
After scoring the goal, Li Mingyu stood there, spreading his hands, holding his head high, and looking around, like a king patrolling his territory.
All the fans in the audience were excited by Li Mingyu's domineering celebration and screamed loudly.
His Majesty the King has arrived.
As reported by the media, Manchester City, your king is here!
Li Mingyu Twenty-five minutes, one pass and one shot, completely conquering the hearts of Blue Moon fans.
In the 40th minute of the first half, Li Mingyu once again instigated Manchester City's attack. The midfielder passed the ball to Sterling. Sterling cut inside and shot directly. The goalkeeper blocked it with his right hand. Mahrez succeeded in making a supplementary shot.
In the first half of the game, Manchester City led Tottenham Hotspur 3:0.
In just two years, the Tottenham Hotspur that was causing trouble for Premier League has been unable to fight back against Manchester City.
In the first half, Manchester City's ball control was as high as 78%, and its passing success rate was over 90%. It took seven shots, four of which were on target, and scored three goals.
Tottenham Hotspur didn't have a single shot in the entire first half, and it didn't even enter Manchester City's penalty area. Almost all the time, the football was rolling in Tottenham Hotspur's half.
In the first half, Manchester City's goalkeeper Ederson became the most idle person in the game. When the camera captured him, he actually caught Ederson yawning. You can imagine how boring Ederson was in this game.
After the second half of the game started, Manchester City still maintained a high-pressure state.
Originally, Tottenham Hotspur wanted to struggle at the beginning of the second half to show his stubbornness.
However, in the 60th minute, Li Mingyu took a direct free kick from 30 meters away, completely extinguishing the desire in Tottenham Hotspur's heart.
Come on, kill me if you can, I won't resist!
Five minutes later, Guardiola directly replaced Li Mingyu.
Li Mingyu, who was replaced, looked confused. What's wrong? He was replaced so early. Boss, I can still hit ten more!
Guardiola and Li Mingyu hugged each other warmly and said a few words in his ear. Li Mingyu then shrugged his shoulders, okay, who calls you the boss!
Since this season coincides with the start of World Cup in Carta, the schedule of this season is very tight. After all, one month will be used to play World Cup. Even if the subsequent leagues and Champions League have to be postponed, the intensive schedule makes Guardiola use every player very carefully.
Especially Li Mingyu, he not only wants to ensure that Li Mingyu is in good condition, but also ensures Li Mingyu's health. After all, Li Mingyu is the person Spain National Team needs most after two months.
Enrique has already called, with numerous warnings and instructions, never let Li Mingyu get hurt.
Enrique almost said directly, please let Li Mingyu rest for two months, old man!
As for Guardiola, he also doesn't want Li Mingyu to have any problems. After all, he is also Espanyol. He is also anxious about Spain National Team's situation in recent years. Finally, this year the team has some hope, and he will not let this hope disappear.
Therefore, when the victory of the game has been determined, let Li Mingyu rest and let him rest more, not only for World Cup, but also for the sprint in the second half of the season after World Cup.
In the end, in the opening match of the Premier League League, Manchester City bloodbathed the Tottenham Hotspur team, which had no fighting spirit, with a score of 5:0 at their home stadium Etihad Stadium.
Li Mingyu had one pass, two shots and an indirect assist, helping the team get off to a great start.
With the end of this game, other games of the Premier League League began to kick off one after another.
Manchester United, Liverpool, Chelsea, Arsenal, these four England veteran teams won the first round of the competition.
However, Manchester City still ranks first in the Premier League league with an advantage of five goals.