bayedsolid Chapter 258 I Can Still Score Two Goals!
Chapter 258 I Can Still Score Two Goals!
Chapter 258 I Can Still Score Two Goals!
The two goals in the first half allowed Naples fans to see the gap between the two sides.
The mentality of the players on the Naples field has also been greatly affected.
In the No.405 minute of the first half, the fourth official on the sidelines raised a sign for 5 minutes of stoppage time.
Due to a conflict in the first half, a lot of time was delayed, so the referee team gave such a long stoppage time.
Due to the fierce fighting in the first half, the players on both sides were already unable to run.
City had the ball at the back and Napoli were no more than half-time.
In desperation, the Manchester City team could only press the front line forward.
Li Mingyu retreated to the middle circle and received a pass from Rodri.
Since Naples was already unable to attack, the two full-backs of Manchester City also consciously pressed forward, putting tremendous pressure on Naples.
Ukrainian full-back Zinchenko has a strong ability to assist and insert.
In modern football, the requirements for two wing backs are very high.
The two wing backs of the Manchester City team, right back Kyle Walker and left back Zinchenko, are currently very good wing backs in the Premier League.
Li Mingyu continued to dribble forward to attract Naples' defense in the middle.
Looking down from the sky above the court, it can be seen that when Li Mingyu took the ball forward, five or six players in Naples moved towards him or showed signs of moving, and almost all the players in Naples looked in Li Mingyu's direction.
For Naples, Li Mingyu is a big devil. After he got the ball, the pressure he put on the team made the Naples players a little breathless.
Seeing the three defensive players surrounding him from three directions, Li Mingyu could only pull the ball back helplessly, turning around 180 degrees, with his back to the Naples goal, as if he wanted to pass back and continue to organize.
Li Mingyu's behavior also made the Naples players relax instantly.
Unexpectedly, Li Mingyu suddenly turned around halfway, and with his left foot, made a long diagonal pass, and directly found the foot of the winger Zinchenko who had sneaked in from the side.
Li Mingyu's pass reflects his super vision and anticipation, and also his trust in Zinchenko. He believes that Zinchenko will definitely be able to run in place.
After Zinchenko received the ball, he poked the ball towards the ribs in the middle and passed it to Sterling.
After Sterling received the ball, he flicked it with his heel, and the football passed between the defender's legs and rolled towards the bottom line on the left.
After the pass, Zinchenko quickly lapped the edge and continued to run to the baseline, just in time to catch up with the pass.
Zinchenko glanced down the middle, and kicked in a powerful cross with his left foot.
Jesus and Foden hit the goal with double ghosts, desperately squeezing towards the goal, preparing to seize the best header position.
However, Naples' defense in the middle is still very tight. Although Zinchenko's pass was fast and flat, which was a very good cross, he was still ahead of the opponent's central defender. A lion shook his head and pushed the football outside the penalty area.
All eyes were on the landing point of the football. Sterling, who was outside the penalty area, spread his legs and was about to fight for the landing point. Suddenly, he saw a black figure rushing out from the middle and came to the landing point.
Sterling stopped immediately and raised his hands, ready to celebrate the goal.
Because, this person is Li Mingyu.
After Li Mingyu passed the ball, the three defensive players stopped caring about Li Mingyu. After all, the ball had already passed to the other sideline.
Li Mingyu slowly ran forward from the midfield.
When he saw Zinchenko preparing to cross, Li Mingyu had already run to a distance of about 35 meters from the goal, and in front of him, the defensive players were all brought into the penalty area.
Seeing the dense crowd in the restricted area, Li Mingyu suddenly made a bold prediction, so he started to quicken his pace and rushed to the front of the restricted area in Naples.
Sure enough, when he just ran, the football was pushed out by the opponent's defender.
Ball speed, height, position...
Excellent long shot opportunity.
Naturally, Li Mingyu would not let go of this opportunity. To use a sentence in the movie to describe it, the position of the ball is so handsome that I couldn't help but kick it.
Moreover, Li Mingyu used his left foot this time to shoot a powerful volley. The football did not rotate in the air, as if it suddenly appeared in front of the goal from outside the penalty area. With such a speed, goalkeeper Alex Meret did not react at all, and could only watch the football crash into the goal behind him.
3:0, the first half is not over yet, the game is basically over.
The Naples players all looked dejected.
Li Mingyu had become a nightmare in their hearts.
Shortly after kick-off was resumed, the referee blew his whistle to end the first half.
The Naples players bowed their heads like bereaved dogs and left the court quickly.
The complacent Manchester City team chatted in twos and threes, smiling and walking towards the player tunnel.
Coach Guardiola stood at the door of the player tunnel, high-fiving every Manchester City player. Guardiola was generally satisfied with their performance in the first half.
When Li Mingyu came over, he and Guardiola smiled at each other, they clapped their hands lightly, and passed by.
During the intermission, commentators from various countries were analyzing the first half of the game.
Basically all commentators believe that the strength gap between the two sides is too large, and Naples simply does not have the strength to wrestle with Manchester City.
As for the conflict in the first half, anyone with a discerning eye could see that Naples wanted to use this method to irritate Li Mingyu and make him behave irrationally.
But Li Mingyu, who has already experienced the experience of the World Cup, is not so easy to get ahead.
Another surprising thing is that Sterling has become a name that everyone praises.
Sterling's shovel made him a good brother in the hearts of Li Mingyu's fans.
"Wow, Sterling is really Li Mingyu's good brother!"
"Standing up for my little brother, Sterling shows the style of Manchester City's big brother!"
"My happy football, I will guard it!"
"Whoever dares to touch my brother Yu, I will shovel you to death!"
"Sterling, Li Mingyu's patron saint!"
"Sterling, love love love!"
"Sterling, Li Mingyu, together forever!"
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The scene where Sterling stood up for Li Mingyu in the first half really made many people cry.
Sterling, who usually looks heartless, can still stand up at critical moments.
In the locker room, Sterling sat beside Li Mingyu, chatting with Li Mingyu with a smile.
"Li, pass the ball to me more in the second half. I think their wing is like a sieve, and it will leak!"
Looking at the still heartless Sterling, Li Mingyu said with a smile, "No problem, in the second half, I'll let you perform well!"
There was a surprised expression on Sterling's face, because Sterling would talk to Li Mingyu almost every game because of this kind of magnetism, but every time Li Mingyu just smiled perfunctorily and didn't speak.
Unexpectedly, Li Mingyu actually gave himself an answer today.
Sterling didn't know, but with his shovel in the first half, Li Mingyu regarded him as one of his own.
Seeing Sterling, who was smiling all over his face, Li Mingyu laughed too, and patted him on the shoulder.
Guardiola opened the door and came in. Seeing the heated discussion, he said with a smile, "In the second half of the game, everyone can take some shots. Don't fight too hard. Players with topaz God of War cards should not play in the second half, so as not to get another card."
Hearing this, Sterling's face immediately became ugly. He wanted to show off his power in this game, but who knows, the head coach didn't let him play in the second half.
Seeing the change in Sterling's expression, Li Mingyu coughed lightly and said, "Boss, in the second half, I need Sterling's side attack, let him stay on the field!"
Hearing this, everyone looked at Li Mingyu in surprise.
Because Li Mingyu has never refuted any of Guardiola's decisions.
This is the first time ever.
Guardiola also glanced at Li Mingyu and Sterling in surprise, understood in his heart, smiled, and said, "Okay, but, Raheem, you have to watch your movements, so you don't want to be punished!"
Sterling couldn't believe his ears. Guardiola had established his absolute prestige in the Manchester City team. Even the captain Gundogan, after expressing his dissatisfaction, was directly taken down by Guardiola.
Unexpectedly, what Li Mingyu said could change Guardiola's decision.
It seems that Li Mingyu has a very high status in Guardiola's heart!
Li Mingyu also knew that what he said just now touched Guardiola's majesty, and he felt a little uneasy.
However, Guardiola didn't think so much. For Li Mingyu, he already knew this young man very well after getting along with him for half a year.
Honest, tenacious, trustworthy, without any bad habits, it may be that he has been with Messi for a long time, and some don't like to talk.
Guardiola was still very surprised that Li Mingyu was able to express his opinion this time. However, he understood what Li Mingyu meant, not to challenge his own authority, but to win some opportunities for his brother.
The ready-to-play bell rang and Guardiola clapped his hands and said, "Go, guys, take this game down!"
The Manchester City players filed out, and Li Mingyu deliberately walked last.
Walking to Guardiola's side, Li Mingyu leaned into Guardiola's ear and whispered, "Boss, I'm sorry for what happened just now!"
Guardiola patted Li Mingyu on the shoulder and said with a smile, "If you score another goal, I will forgive you!"
Li Mingyu smiled, and said seriously, "Can I get two?"
Guardiola was taken aback, then laughed.
Laughter came from the locker room, and the teammates of the Manchester City team who hadn't gone too far looked back with some doubts.
What are you so happy about? Did you find any money?
The second half began with the whistle of the referee.
Naples kicks off first.
Insigne took the ball from the wing and wanted to break through Li Mingyu's defense.
Li Mingyu accurately judged the direction of Insigne's breakthrough, stuck his body directly in front of him, and poked the ball out with his foot.
The kicked football landed at Kyle Walker's feet on the left, and Li Mingyu rushed forward quickly.
Kyle Walker passed the ball to Rodri in the middle, Rodri passed to Gundogan on the other side, and Gundogan passed the ball to Li Mingyu who had already run to the hinterland of Naples.
Li Mingyu received the ball about 35 meters away from the opponent's center. He didn't stop the ball. Before the opponent's defender came over, he pushed with his left foot to the left. Just like playing table tennis, the football flew to Sterling's feet on the left.
After Sterling took the ball, he rushed towards Naples' side defense with the ball.
Facing Sterling, Mario Ruy looked a little flustered. The expression on his face told everyone that I am in a panic now, what should I do, wait online, I am in a hurry.
Sterling's dribbling was perfect, the football was so close to his feet that Mario Rui didn't dare to stretch his feet at will.
But Mario Ruy has already retreated into the penalty area, and there is no way to retreat. He can't retreat all the way into the goal!
At this time, Sterling made a move to cut in, and Mario Lui could no longer tell whether it was a fake move, and his body had already taken a step towards the middle without listening to his brain, but he immediately regretted it.
Because Sterling is a fake move.
I saw Sterling dunking his right foot the moment Mario Lui moved, leading the ball and breaking through towards the baseline.
Mario Lui sat down on the ground.
After the unguarded Sterling passed Mario Rui, he directly entered the penalty area, flicked his right foot, and began to cut inside.
Goalkeeper Alex Meret lowered his weight and opened his arms, like an eagle catching a hen among chicks, staring at Sterling, the eagle, carefully guarding the goal.
The two central defenders quickly surrounded them, and they saw that if Sterling didn't shoot again, he would fall into the encirclement of three people.
However, happy football Sterling is happy after entering the penalty area, which everyone knows.
But this time, Sterling was not as hesitant as usual. He used a false shot to make the goalkeeper Alex Meret completely lose his center of gravity and kneel on the ground, but the goalkeeper had almost blocked the angle, and the angle of Sterling's shot was already very small.
The two central defenders were only about one meter away from him, and they could come to him in an instant.
After Sterling knocked down the goalkeeper, he used the outside instep of his right foot to flick the football towards the center of the goal.
Following the two central defenders, Jesus' face changed drastically, because the ball had passed behind him, and he couldn't help but prepare to look up to the sky and sigh.
However, the ball from Sterling was not passed to him, but...
(End of this chapter)