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Chapter 172 The Second Half of the Game

Etihad Stadium.

The second half of the game has begun.

No matter how much morale the Manchester City players try to boost their mood, they will definitely still be impatient.

After all, they are one goal behind at home.

As for Real Madrid, Wang Yi didn't see any excitement or joy on their faces.

In the second half of the game, Wang Yi did not cling to the left side, he started to try to get the ball in the middle.

Swapping positions with Aguero, this is not arranged by Guardiola, but it is very difficult to break Real Madrid's defense now, even if Guardiola did not intend to play the traditional British style of holding high, it is normal to pass from the wing Offensive routine.

But Aguero is in the middle and Wang Yi is in the middle. The effect of such a cross from the side is also obvious.

However, Aguero is old after all, his athletic ability is not as good as at his peak, and he is also a little weak on the sidewalk, which is definitely not a long-term solution.

And Wang Yi received a pass from Zinchenko at the top of the penalty area in the middle. Wang Yi jumped high, and finally Manchester City had the commanding heights in the opponent's penalty area during sports games.

But Wang Yi's top of the ball was slightly off.

It was also a little soft, and was hugged directly by Navas.

As soon as Wang landed, he saw Navas about to throw the ball to Carvajal. He immediately understood Navas' intention and wanted to break through Aguero while he was on the wing.

Wang Yi immediately made a gesture, which was discussed with Aguero just now.

As soon as Wang returned to the walking position, Carvajal saw this and gave the ball to Casemiro in the middle.

And Casemiro kept Zidane's midfielder's words in mind, and after receiving the ball, he directly distributed it to Ronaldo on the left.Then he himself began to push forward slowly.

In this way, in fact, no one in Manchester City thinks there is a problem, it is just that Real Madrid is about to attack again.

But Ronaldo has no good chances here.

After several times, the ball went to the midfield again.

Manchester City wants to grab it, but Real Madrid's three midfielders have too much tacit understanding.

Even though De Bruyne is now the number one midfielder in the Premier League, there are still some shortcomings in front of Modric.

Unwillingly, Wang Yi watched the time pass by.

He barely touched the ball in the second half.

This made him very uncomfortable.

He hit the middle again.

This will bring you closer to the opposing player in possession of the ball.

"Wait, you can replace Bernardo, replace Aguero, and put Wang Yi in the middle. Wang Yi's threat in the middle will be greater this time. On the wing, Wang Yi didn't get the ball a few times. .”

Guardiola made a decisive decision and decided to change his substitution strategy.

So, he called Bernardo Silva over.

"Bernardo, after you come on the pitch, play as a winger on the right. I will let Sterling play on the left, so that you can create more chances for Wang Yi to get the ball in the middle. Do you know what I mean? ?”

Bernardo, of course, nodded.

As for creating more chances, Bernardo understands very well, just crosses.

Since he was asked to go to the right and Sterling to the left, Wang Yi would be in the middle. Think about it, Wang Yi is the tallest in the middle and front court, so being in the middle is the best result.

So, Bernardo Silva took Guardiola's will on the pitch.

"Raheem, the boss told you to go to the left, and I'm on the right."

"What did the boss say?"

"Yes!"

Sterling was stunned for a moment. He is a right-footed player and doesn't cut in much on the right, but if he goes to the left, he will cut in very frequently.

Doesn't the boss mean to let me cut in more?

After Sterling understood, he ran to the left.

At this point, the second half of the game has reached 60 minutes.

Wang Yi is now fixed in the middle.

But after all, he rarely played center in official games before.

So Wang Yi still needs some time to adapt.

But time is running out.

At this time, Bernardo faithfully performed his task, which was to pass the ball from the wing.

Bernardo's pass is very good, Wang Yi's top is very comfortable, but the top is a little bit high.

Wang Yi knows that his heading ability still needs to be practiced.

An attacker's arsenal is, of course, the richer the better. Wang Yi can shoot with both left and right feet, but his free kicks are slightly worse, and headers are even worse.

If these two items can also be practiced well, Wang Yi's strength will undoubtedly rise to a higher level.

After Wang Yi moved to the middle, the pressure on Real Madrid's defense increased immediately. After all, walking on the ground is difficult for Real Madrid's midfield defense, but now Manchester City seems to have adopted a simpler method.

In this way, it will be more efficient for Wang Yi to fight for the high ball in the penalty area than before walking on the ground, after all, he is directly in the penalty area.

However, both Ramos and Varane have strong header abilities. Just now Wang grabbed the header a few times.

Next, Wang Yi lost the upper hand in the header competition with Varane.

Wang Yi saw that he couldn't do it, and knew that his current heading ability might not be able to compete with the opponent, so he made a decisive gesture and pointed to his feet.

Wang Yi didn't know if Bernardo could understand, but the next pass proved that Bernardo understood. Bernardo broke through and then passed the ball in an inverted triangle.

However, in this game, Navas really performed at a god-level level, high-resisting and blocking, and Wang Yi's two direct shots from the ball were saved by Navas.

"Raheem's performance is not good. The few inward cuts with the ball are very ineffective. Carvajal can easily guard him. He is really bad on the left."

Guardiola said to his assistant.

"Do you want to replace it with a new force to attack the opponent's defense line?"

Guardiola looked at his watch, almost 75 minutes.

"Let's do this, let Ford board."

"Foden!"

The assistant didn't expect it at all. After all, Foden's entry into the squad had shocked many people.

A player who is only 18 years old, one year younger than Wang Yi, everyone thought he was here to fill up the numbers.

How come it's time to play?
"But after Foden goes up, will he play 442?"

The assistant was right. Foden had played as a central midfielder before and had played several times in the cup.

There are also substitutes in the league, but they are all in the central midfielder position, but Foden's advancement ability and speed are very good.

"No, let Foden go up and play on the left. Foden's dribbling ability is very good, his passing is also very good, not enough in the center to fully utilize his dribbling ability, let him go up and control the tempo on the wing and then Pass the ball, now Raheem is like a headless chicken."

So, in 77 minutes, Foden, who was suddenly called up, played after a short warm-up for 2 minutes.

And Sterling was replaced with a dazed look.

"What, Foden replaced me? He wants to play wide?"

Sterling suddenly felt a strong sense of crisis.

Originally, there was already a competitor for his position, why now there is another competitor.

(End of this chapter)