Chapter 126 Unexpected Rain Battle

At 4 a.m. Chinese time on February 25, Manchester City's home stadium was held at Manchester City Stadium. The same blue ocean, but the blue of Manchester City is sky blue. Of course, the dark color belongs to the fans of the visiting team. The stands over there are full of loyal fans of Everton. Today, the visiting stands are also full.

Manchester City had 9 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss in the previous 13 home games, and their home results were even better than Chelsea's.

In the previous six home games against Everton, Manchester City also achieved 5 wins and 1 loss, which has a clear advantage in the heart of Manchester City at home.

His head coach, Swedish Eriksson, is also very first among Chinese fans, especially the old Serie A fans. During his teaching in Italy from 1984 to 1997, he coached Rome, Fiorentina and Sampdoria, and won two Coppa Italia. He left Italy only three years after returning to Benfica. In 1991, he directed Benfica to win the Portuguese league championship again.

However, it was not until he became the Lazio Club in Rome that he won the most brilliant achievements in his coaching experience. He led the Rome club to achieve unprecedented achievements in both Italy and Europe. After winning the 1998 Coppa Italia and the 1999 European Cup Winners' Cup, Eriksson led the team to win Lazio's first Serie A championship in 25 years in 2000.

Erickson then arrived in England as one of the most popular head coaches of European football, becoming England's first foreign head coach. The news about him has never been interrupted, and his supporters stressed that his record in competitive competitions has also been excellent since then.

In addition to being brutally eliminated by Brazil and Portugal, Eriksson lost only one game in 31 games. Although their 0-1 defeat to Northern Ireland in the 2006 World Cup qualifiers for Germany was only a small setback, he was asked to be dismissed by many people.

After he entered Manchester City, Erikson, who was idle at home, took charge of Manchester City. At present, he ranked 8th in the league with 44 points, but the team in front of them did not have many points ahead of Manchester City. If he wins Everton in this game, Manchester City's ranking is likely to jump to the fifth position. It is only a score of one game from the club's qualification threshold for the League Cup this season, and Everton's recent comeback of Li Yu has rebounded, but the media is still not optimistic that they can finally win the first place in the league in the sandwich between Manchester United and Arsenal. Everton now also wants to get points, the two teams At this time, there is only one way to meet face to face, that is, to defeat the opponent and take all three points!

"Goodbye, everyone. I finally met you again. The golden partner is here to give everyone an old age!"

Huang Jianxiang is still in his previous style. No one knows what he will say.

"First of all, let me introduce the lineup of the home team. The Huaxia derby you want to see is likely to wait until the second half. Chinese player Sun Jihai did not appear in the starting lineup. It is said that if Manchester City head coach Erikson knew that Huaxia had a derby, Sun Jihai would not have appeared in the game. In the big list of the game, since it has appeared now, I think that in order to take care of the majority of Chinese fans, Sun Jihai should play as a substitute in the second half. Without further ado, let's first introduce the starting lineup of Manchester City. The goalkeeper position of No. 25 Hart gradually replaced Gwen's main goalkeeper in the starting lineup of this game. No. 4 Onoha, No. 2 Richards, No. 22 Dunn and No. 3 Boer on the guard line, there are also 4 players in the midfield position, No. 12 Vaser, No. 21 Harman, No. 28 Jason, No. 15 Pedrof, No. 7 Ireland on the front line, No. 27 Mwarwarwari, from the appearance of Manchester City's formation today. It's more like 4-4-1-1. In fact, there is only Mwarowari on the front line. This Zimbabwe high school striker has only scored 2 goals for Manchester City so far this season!"

"Jianxiang said that the home team lineup is very detailed. The game is about to start, and I will read the visiting team lineup to you. Everton's lineup is really familiar to everyone. No. 24 goalkeeper Howard, No. 2 Hibbert, No. 4 Yabo, No. 16 Jagerka, No. 5 Lescot, Lescott appeared in the full-back position, and Moyes put Yabo, who returned from the African Cup, in the centre-back position. In the midfield line, No. 20 Pinal, No. 18 Phil Neville, No. 26 Casley, No. 21 Osman, No. 17 Cahill and No. 22 Li Yu on the front line. In fact, Everton's appearance lineup is also the same as the main. The team is not right. Cahill is not a real striker. His position is more flexible. The Everton lineup is also 4-4-1-1.

At the beginning of the game, Everton played a wonderful cooperation on the left side. Pinar sent a low-level pass after breaking through. Li Yu, who staged a hat-trick in the League Cup in the middle of the week, scored a grab point in the crowd, but ran slightly over the head. As a result, his speed was slightly over, and he barely shot was hit out of the bottom line by the defender.

In the first attack, Li Yu's shot shocked the home fans into a cold sweat, which was really dangerous. If Richards didn't stretch out a foot, the ball would have been scored. Li Yu, a young man, left a deep impression on the home team fans at the beginning.

Chinese fans are not familiar with the names of the players in Manchester City's list today, but when it comes to strength, Manchester City's players are not weaker than Everton. They are not well-known but very powerful.

It's Manchester City's turn to attack. Today, their main attack direction is on both sides, and the extra Ireland is wandering back and forth on both sides. Ireland will be there if there is a chance. Manchester City's offensive routine is somewhat like the tactics of the England national team. Eriksson successfully copied the tactics to Manchester City. Ireland and Pedrove formed a tacit understanding on the sidelines. The latter suddenly knocked the ball across the middle of the penalty area. The sudden score was unexpected by the Everton players. The defense was a little chaotic. Fortunately, captain Neville returned to the defense in time and successfully cut off the ball just stopped by Mvarwari in the middle.

At this time, the sky began to rain, and the sudden light rain added an unexpected factor to the game. How much strength can the speed-type Li Yu play in the face of the slippery field? Even the head coach Moyes himself had no ability. At this time, the Scots were already standing when it was just raining. On the sidelines, he watched nervously at the performance of the players on the field.

In the impression of the Premier League, the quality of the lawn is still good. In addition to the Bundesliga lawn, which has always been known for its rigor, the Premier League is better maintained than the lawn of Serie A and La Liga, but today I don't know if it is a problem with the Manchester City Stadium. It doesn't rain, but the venue seems a little slippery.

Just now, Everton player Cahill got a good opportunity in the penalty area, that is, the field was a little slippery. The Australian's support foot obviously slipped when shooting. The original wonderful shot turned into an anti-aircraft gun. Cahill himself also fell on his buttocks, which attracted the ridicule of many home team fans.

"They will see it later!"

Li Yu went over and pulled up her teammates and ran to her position.

It's strange to say that when many teams in the Premier League face Everton, as long as Li Yu is on the court, the opponent will definitely make some targeted tactical arrangements. I don't know why. It is rumored that some stubborn Swedes did not arrange such tactics. The whole Manchester City has been defending as a whole, and there is no Any player deliberately keeps an eye on Li Yu.

I have to say that the Swede's arrangement still has his reason. He calculated that Moyes will definitely focus on the space left by Li Yu. Instead of giving the opponent a gap, it is better to choose to believe in the team's overall defense. As long as the defense is leveled, the old Swedish man believes in his The team will not make too many mistakes. In the media's opinion, this may be called stubbornness, but what's wrong with believing in your own team?

Manchester City has been doing well since the opening. It can defend and attack. The game between the two teams is gradually under the influence of rain, and the technical things have faded. What is more about the experience of physical and rain.

Neither side thought of this rain game. Even the weather forecast before the game did not show any signs of rain. If there was London, no one would be too surprised. But the problem is Manchester. The players on the field were also unprepared. The first unlucky person appeared. Manchester City's No. 21 Harman, in a time In the turn of the confrontation, he suddenly made a substitution gesture to the coach seat outside the court. Li Yu, who was still in the attack, found that the German in the middle was limping and walking, and decisively kicked the ball out of the sideline, so that Harman could leave the field quickly.

Manchester City immediately made a substitution decision, No. 11 Elano and No. 21 Harman.

"Li Yu's action won the applause of all the fans at the Manchester City Stadium. This is the British football environment and the professional ethics on the court. Li Yu has set a good example for us!" Su Dong did not expect that Li Yu would take the initiative to stop the game when the defensive player in front of him could not keep up with him. This move deserved the praise.

When Manchester City Dunn waited for the substitution to end, a strong hand threw the ball and exchanged the ball directly to the Everton defender, and there was also applause in the stands!

On the slippery court, every tackle looks thrilling. Moyes doesn't know when he started. He is always worried about Li Yu's injury. Although he knows that the boy is the best physical condition in the team, he is still very nervous. Now Everton can lack any player, only Li Yu is an exception. Without his team, it seems that something is missing now. It's unclear. Moyes doesn't like this feeling and has to be nervous on the court.