Manchester City didn't care at all how many goals Zhang Kuang scored. Mancini directed the team to continue attacking, and the effect was obvious. Manchester City almost broke through Manchester United's goal.
If it weren't for bad luck, Manchester United's door would have been broken.
Of course, Manchester United also had several chances, and Zhang Kuang almost scored another one, but failed. It was still bad luck and hit the crossbar.
The two sides switched offense and defense very quickly, and the game time was quickly lost. Soon the first half was coming to an end.
1 minute of added time in the first half.
Finally, the first half of the game ended after Tevez's kick cleared the goal post.
Manchester United leads 2-1 in the away game.
Martin concluded in the studio. "It was 2-1 at halftime. This score is acceptable for Manchester United, but not too bad for Manchester City.
They had a goal, and they played very proactively at home. The key to the second half is whether Manchester City can convert their offensive firepower into goals. If not, the game is over."
Neville: "Yes, I have to say that Manchester City's firepower is really strong. They have at least 4-5 attackers in the frontcourt. Agüero and Tevez are obviously the sharpest frontcourt players.
David·Silva, Nasri, Yaya Toure, these are three back knives and hidden knives that can deliver fatal blows at any time. If Zhang Kuang hadn't been too fierce this season, Manchester City's attack group would have really been able to achieve something, such as the league championship."
Martin: "Yes, maybe Premier League in the next few seasons will be at least a three-power structure, Manchester United, Chelsea, Manchester City, There are three teams: Manchester United, Chelsea, and Manchester City, plus Arsenal, Liverpool, and Tottenham Hotspur. Although these teams are not in the championship echelon, they still have the strength of the top four."
Neville: "Martin, your division method is very suitable, but if you break it down a little more, it is a pattern of one super, two strong and three substitutes. Manchester United is a super, there is no way, it is a broken lead.
Chelsea and Manchester City are the two strongest teams, second only to Manchester United in strength and significantly higher than other teams. The third substitute is Arsenal Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur."
Martin: "Haha, actually they are all the same, but there is nothing wrong with singling out Manchester United as the first super player. In fact, he is far ahead. This is the only one with more than 100 points in a single season, and it has never happened in history."
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As the referee blew the whistle, the second half started. There were no substitutions on either side, they were still the same people on the field.
In the 49th minute, Barry knocked down Carrick in midfield and received a yellow card.
Martin: "Barry's tackle was too big. Webb showed a yellow card. Barry has a heavy task today. He needs to defend Zhang Kuang and also need to protect the defense. This yellow card is very detrimental to him."
Neville: "Barry is a tough guy and he won't back down just because of a yellow card. But he needs to be careful. If he commits another foul like this, he may be off the field."
In the 53rd minute, Silva broke through from the left and made a pass. Agüero headed the ball towards the goal. De Gea slapped the ball in front of the goal line, but Tevez then used his chest to knock the ball into the goal.
2:2.
Manchester City equalized the score.
Martin: "GOOOOOOOOOOAL, Agüero's header was shot by De Gea, but Tevez followed up and knocked the ball in with his chest. Manchester City's offense is quite threatening."
Neville: "There was no way around this ball. There was no way. De Gea's performance was good enough, but there was no way. Tevez hit the ball directly with his chest. It was too close. De Gea couldn't react at all. I have to say that Manchester City's offensive matrix is quite powerful. Mancini's tactics effectively connected the offensive capabilities of several offensive players. This is a difficult thing.
Sometimes, if an offensive player's offensive ability is 70, his offensive ability can be instantly increased to 90 due to good tactical coordination.
Some players with an offensive ability of 90 can lower the offensive ability of offensive players below 70 if they use poor tactics. Obviously, Mancini is as great a coach as Ferguson, and his tactics can release and amplify the offensive ability of the players."
Martin: "Oh, I agree with this statement, but I still don't understand how to improve and restrict it in terms of tactics?"
This is a question that Martin is curious about, because this is a truth that everyone understands but is not familiar with the specific technical details.
Neville: "It's very simple. For example, for a player like Tevez who has a very keen sense of smell in front of the goal, if the coach's tactics arrange for him to only need a player on the wing or center to hold the ball and attack forward, he will have to rush forward desperately. If he encounters an interception, he will cooperate with Agüero who is also rushing forward. This tactical arrangement will allow Tevez to give full play to his abilities.
And if the head coach's tactics are: when the players on the wing or in the center attack forward with the ball, Tevez must wait first, connect with the players in the center, and slowly seek opportunities.
Then the offensive ability of a player like Tevez will drop instantly, maybe from 80 points to 40 points. Then you will find that Tevez can no longer score goals. He can only score three or five goals in a season.
This is because the head coach's tactics severely restricted his characteristics, making him uncomfortable and reducing his offensive ability.
Mancini's Manchester City has a smart forward like Agüero, an explosive forward like Tevez, a fulcrum forward like Džeko, and Balotelli How can such a balanced striker use Agüero's dexterity, Tevez's explosive power, Džeko's fulcrum, and Balotelli's all-around combat power in one attack?
A head coach with a low tactical level cannot formulate reasonable tactics that can bring out the full capabilities of these forwards at the same time, and will only cause internal friction among several forwards.
For example, Agüero's dexterity lies in crossing, passing people, grabbing points, etc. How does Tevez move when he is crossing? How does Džeko cooperate? How does Balotelli contain him?
These are all questions that test the tactical ability of a top head coach. A truly excellent head coach allows each player to exert his 120-point power through tactical cooperation.
For some low-level head coaches, their formations may seem reasonable, but the team members are struggling to coordinate, and each player can only produce 60 points."
Through Neville's explanation, Martin also suddenly understood.
Martin: "Understood, no wonder we always see the same group of players have significantly different results under different coaching tactics. Sometimes like two teams, changing a head coach is like changing the system. It is much smoother. Obviously we see the same players on the field."
Neville:"Yes, this is the value of a head coach."
The two commentators chatted about off-topic topics while the game continued on the field.
In the 58th minute, Zhang Kuang once again created a threat. Zhang Kuang passed Barry and Kompany in the middle and then shot from a long distance. Joe Hart bravely lifted the ball over the crossbar.
Martin: "Zhang Kuang! Passed two people! Long shot! Joe Hart! World-class save! England's national goal saved Manchester City again! Zhang Kuang has scored two goals today, but he could have scored three!"
Neville: "The moment Zhang Kuang passed Barry, Barry was completely shaken away. Then he passed Kompany, and Kompany didn't react at all. This is the scary thing about Zhang Kuang: his speed, technology, and physical confrontation are perfectly combined."
In the 62nd minute, Manchester City made a substitution. Džeko replaced Tevez, and Mancini strengthened the attack.
Although Tevez scored a goal, his impact was only very lethal against mid-to-lower teams. Against a team like Manchester United, his power was limited, and the goal he scored was more or less a matter of luck.
Therefore, Mancini needs a fulcrum center to create space and opportunities for Agüero, Nasri, David·Silva.
Martin: "Džeko came on the field, and Manchester City's offense became more direct. Tevez's performance was average today, and he was restricted by Phil·Jones."
Neville: "Yes, although Tevez is known as a beast, Manchester United understands him too thoroughly, so he can only use half of his abilities."
In the 67th minute, Džeko was very active after coming on the court, creating a lot of space for Agüero, and his ability to fight back was very good. Unfortunately, although Agüero was powerful, his body was not strong enough, and he lost the ball after being hit by Ferdinand.
Ferdinand immediately passed the ball to Ashley Young. Without saying a word, Ashley Young kicked the ball to Zhang Kuang. Zhang Kuang took the ball Barry and others thought he was going to break through, but who knew that Zhang Kuang penetrated Manchester City's defense with a diagonal pass and passed it to Hernández who was fighting offside.
After Hernández got the ball, he faced goalkeeper Joe Hart directly. Joe Hart was very seriously prepared to block the frontal shot.
Just at this moment, Hernández suddenly swept the ball to the left with his foot. At this time, Zhang Kuang rushed over and volleyed without stopping the ball. The ball drew an arc and ran towards the upper right corner of the goal.
Joe Hart was stunned for a moment, and when he wanted to react, the ball had already entered the goal.
The ball went in.
2:3!
Martin: "GOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL, Zhang Kuang, Zhang Kuang again, hat trick, from Manchester United's quick counterattack and the passing and cutting coordination between the frontcourt winger and the center Together, it is quite sharp and smooth, as smooth as mercury leaking to the ground. It is all delivered with one kick. Ferdinand gives one kick to Ashley Young, Ashley Young gives one kick to Zhang Kuang, and Zhang Kuang gives one kick to Hernández.
However, Hernández led forward seven or eight meters, and then passed the ball to Zhang Kuang. Zhang Kuang kept hitting the ball and shot it into the far corner, and then the ball went in.
The four-foot pass took less than 4 seconds in total, and the ball was scored. This kind of counterattack is really fast. Currently, only Manchester United can perform such a fast and extremely fast counterattack.
Manchester City, Chelsea, Bayern Munich, and Real Madrid are all famous for their quick counterattacks, but the quick counterattacks of these teams are still slightly inferior to Manchester United."
Neville: "Haha, yes, Sir Ferguson attaches great importance to the speed and efficiency of quick counterattacks in his usual tactical training. After Zhang Kuang joined the team, this speed and efficiency have been brought into full play.
It's really pleasing to the eye, quite beautiful. Zhang Kuang hugged Hernández after scoring the goal. The two of them have a tacit understanding now."
He Wei: "It's in, it's in, it's in, the ball is in, Zhang Kuang's hat trick, the ultimate quick counterattack from Manchester United, four-foot pass, from Ferdinand's steal to the ball crossing the half court to score, it only took four feet and four seconds."
Zhang Lu: "Hey, Zhang Kuang deceived Manchester City's defense this time. Manchester City's defense used to think that Zhang Kuang would break through from the left and cut inside to hit the goal. Who would have thought that Zhang Kuang would pass the ball the first time?
Then Hernández did not hit the goal after successfully countering offside, but continued to pass the ball. Zhang Kuang rushed to the goal and scored in one go. It was a world-famous shot. It was so beautiful."
Comment area of MyScore live broadcast platform:
"Holy shit, haven't you always broken through all the way, then cut inside and then shot? Why did you change your routine? Instead of breaking through directly? Instead of cooperating with Hernández? Hernández is really generous. He obviously went solo and passed it back to Zhang Kuang."
"Ha, this is not called a big belly, it is called safer. Do you know what the success rate of Joe Hart's one-on-one save is? 70-75%, which means there is a two-thirds chance that Joe Hart can save this one-on-one shot. This is the reason why Hernández passes the ball."
"It's so deadly, right?"
"It's not so deadly. Look at Joe Hart's confident look after seeing Hernández single-handedly attack, which shows that he is very confident. But when faced with Zhang Kuang's sudden cold arrow, his claws were paralyzed."
"Oh... Is this the famous 'Meet Hart and get kicked'?"
"Haha, yes, Joe Hart has been hit by countless fairy balls!"
"..."
The game continues!
In the 71st minute, Manchester United made a substitution.
Park Ji-sung replaced Ashley Young. This was a signal for Ferguson to strengthen his defense. Although Park Ji-sung's offensive ability is also very strong, Park Ji-sung's defense is even stronger.
And Manchester City, which is lagging behind, can no longer wait.
In the 75th minute, Manchester City made a substitution.
Balotelli replaces Nasri.
This is to change the formation to 433, playing three forwards, Agüero is pulled to the right wing, highlighting his dexterity.
Needless to say, this change is really effective.
In the 79th minute, Balotelli got the ball and passed it to Džeko. Džeko turned around and took the ball and passed it back to Agüero. Agüero took a long shot from outside the penalty area. De Gea dived sideways and confiscated the ball.
Martin: "Agüero's long shot was confiscated by De Gea. Manchester City's time is running out."
In the 81st minute, Manchester United made a substitution, and Welbeck replaced Zhang Kuang.
Zhang Kuang scored a hat trick in this game. He was substituted, indicating that Manchester United was not planning to attack. He walked off the court and high-fived Welbeck, then high-fived Ferguson. After receiving the towel, he high-fived his teammates on the bench one by one.
Martin: "Yeah, Manchester United replaced Zhang Kuang. This is preparing to retreat. There are still about ten minutes left. Aren't you afraid of being tied?"
Neville: "So what if we are tied? So what if we lose? We have already won the league championship, why bother to fight so hard?
Isn't it much more important to replace Zhang Kuang and let him stay prepared for the Football Association Cup finals and the UEFA Champions League finals?"
Martin:"That's right."
After Zhang Kuang came off the court, Manchester City's offense was much smoother, but Manchester United's defensive hardness was also a level higher, so Manchester City seemed to control the situation, but it did not gain any benefits.
In the 85th minute, Manchester United continued to make substitutions.
Smalling replaces Rafael. This is a strategy, which is to interrupt Manchester City's offensive rhythm, so that when they are in the mood to fight for the last time, they will interrupt in the middle.
Of course, this is also to strengthen defense.
In the 88th minute, Džeko took the ball from behind the top area of the penalty area and turned around to shoot low. De Gea fell to the ground and confiscated it.
4 minutes of added time.
In the 90th minute, Agüero hit the goal with a free kick, but De Gea confiscated the ball.
This was also Manchester City's last successful attack, and the game ended in a fight between the two sides.
After the referee blew the whistle, the final score was: Manchester City 2-3 Manchester United.
Full game information: Manchester City shot 23 times, 12 times on target, and scored 2 goals. Manchester United shot 18 times, 9 times on target, and scored 3 goals.
Ball possession rate Manchester City 52%, Manchester United 48%. Corner kicks Manchester City 6 times, Manchester United 5 times. Fouls Manchester City 13 times, Manchester United 9 times. Yellow cards Manchester City 2 times, Manchester United 1 times.
He Wei concluded after the game. "At the end of the game, Manchester United defeated Manchester City 3-2 in the away game, avenging the defeat in the first round of this season.
Zhang Kuang hat trick, Kompany, Tevez scored for Manchester City. Manchester United this season The record became 34 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss. Zhang Kuang has scored 90 goals in Premier League, continuing to reset Premier League's single-season scoring record.
Manchester United's Premier League's total points have also reached 104 points. Next, they will face Liverpool at Wembley Stadium on May 5 to compete for the Football Association Cup championship."
Zhang Lu: "Hey, there is still some suspense now. There are two rounds left in the league. Zhang Kuang's league goals are still 10 short of 100 goals. Will he pursue the record of breaking 100 goals this season?"
He Wei: "Well, no one really thinks about this. I guess he doesn't think about it himself, right? In fact, for him, it doesn't matter whether he wants to set a league scoring record of 100 goals. After all, no one can break his record.
Of course, we also hope that he can break this record, after all, the 100-goal record has a better meaning and is more shocking."
Zhang Lu: "Yes, I hope he can break this record. However, there are only two games left. It is very difficult to average 5 goals per game. There is no need for us to demand that he set this record. We just wish him the best."
After the game, Zhang Kuang was asked this question by reporters when accepting the award for the best player of the match.
Reporter: "Zhang, your league goals have reached 90. There are two rounds left in the league. Have you ever thought about breaking the 100-goal record?"
Zhang Kuang: "Ah? I have never thought about it, and it is also very difficult to achieve. It has only been two games, and it is very difficult to average 5 goals per game."
Although the last two opponents, Swansea and Sunderland, are not strong teams, I don't think I can score 5 goals per game in these last two games, so don't be too demanding.
It is meaningful to score 100 goals in a single season, but let everything take its course."
Reporter: "How would you evaluate this game? How would you rate yourself?"
Zhang Kuang: "This is an extremely difficult game. Although we often say that Manchester City has gathered many outstanding players based on their ability, we have to say that regardless of their ability, they are now a strong team and can win the championship.
I never think there is anything wrong with using abilities. As long as you use them properly, why can't you use abilities? They put a lot of pressure on us today.
Of course, we performed better, so we won. As for my own evaluation, today's performance was qualified, worthy of my salary, worthy of Manchester United fans' expectations of me, and worthy of the love of fans around the world. Everything is qualified."