Football: start copying peak Messi attributes

Chapter 485 Neymar is questioned!
The match between Manchester City and Paris Saint-Germain attracted the attention of not only the fans of the two teams, but also other teams.

Top clubs such as Barcelona, ​​Real Madrid and Bayern almost unanimously sent people to the game to watch.

After seeing De Bruyne's goal, these people couldn't help but frown.

Manchester City's attacking midfielder feels stronger again. When De Bruyne moved to Manchester City, the outside world didn't pay much attention to him.

After all, he is a marginal person who cannot play football at Chelsea, and the transfer fee is not high, so no one thinks that he can make a name for himself in Manchester City.

However, in just one season, De Bruyne slapped everyone in the face with his actual actions, letting them know that they should wait and see with admiration!

After De Bruyne joined Manchester City, his physical fitness, physical confrontation, and ball protection abilities have all improved greatly.

This makes him competent in the fierce competition of the Premier League, and his broad vision, delicate skills and ability to pass threatening balls have been further strengthened.

If you often watch Manchester City games, it is easy to see De Bruyne sending extremely penetrating passes when attacking, feeding the cake to the forwards' mouths, so that they can eat the cake comfortably.

This can be seen from the number of assists De Bruyne has. This season, De Bruyne has played a total of 42 games for Manchester City, scored 16 goals and provided 23 assists.

In the Premier League, De Bruyne ranks first with 18 assists and is very likely to defend this honor.

These gorgeous statistics and his increasingly outstanding performance for several consecutive years have made De Bruyne famous in football.

Today, his worth has soared to more than 5000 million euros. Considering that the transfer fee price in football has just experienced a bubble period, if you want to poach him from Manchester City now, it is probably impossible to ask for less than 7000 million euros.

If Manchester City only has one De Bruyne, that's fine. The configuration in other places is not good. No matter how powerful an attacking midfielder is, he can't make any big waves.

But the problem is that Manchester City's other positions are also very luxurious, and there is also a player in the team who can be called the No. 1 player in football.

What’s even more frightening is that this person is the person who cooperates best with De Bruyne in the Manchester City team.

Together, these two people can play the role of 1+1>2!
This is terrifying!

If Paris cannot prevent the connection between the two, then this game may be difficult to play.

Paris Saint-Germain were obviously a little confused by the sudden loss of the ball. After the restart, it took them a long time to regain their footing and launch another attack on Manchester City.

Compared with the previous attack, Paris' current attack is more fierce, and the number of troops invested and the determination to attack have been greatly increased.

They obviously know their situation very well. They must win the home game. If they don't win, they will be dead.

Under the opponent's fierce attack, Manchester City's defense began to be unable to withstand the pressure.

Neymar, who lost the penalty kick and was a little distracted for a while, has also adjusted his condition at this time.

He imitated his former teammate Messi and reduced the number of showing off his skills and tricks when attacking, and played smarter and more concisely.

This change has brought new vitality to Paris' attack on the left.

In the 37th minute, Neymar made a beautiful pull behind the ball and got rid of Manchester City full-back Zabaleta.

In order to prevent the opponent's attack, Zabaleta was forced to take a tactical foul and received Manchester City's third yellow card of the game.

This is not good news for Manchester City. Their four defenders have already received three yellow cards.

And the most critical thing is that the right back Zabaleta, who has the greatest defensive pressure, has also been booked, which will make it more difficult for Manchester City to restrict Neymar on the wing.

Fortunately, Lin Quan saw that the situation was not good and immediately retreated to assist Zabaleta in restraining Neymar, greatly reducing Neymar's threat.

Although Neymar was restricted, Manchester City's offensive threat was also reduced because of Lin Quan's retreat.

The situation of the game was somewhat stalemate for a while, and both sides seemed to be unable to break the opponent's goal.

At this critical moment, Cavani stood up.

In the 42nd minute, Cavani relied on his outstanding personal strength and intelligent movement. After running out of the gap, he received a pass from his teammate and sent the ball into the Manchester City goal.

The score became 1:1!

The Parc des Princes stadium boiled instantly, and the Paris fans shouted Cavani's name crazily, regarding him as the team's hero.

Although Neymar has a bigger role, Cavani is the veteran who has played for the team longer, and there are many people who like him.

And when Neymar was targeted and unable to stand up to save the team, he stepped forward, which greatly added to his popularity among fans.

Many fans feel that Cavani is the truly trustworthy person. On the other hand, the Brazilian, who is worth as much as 2 million, is far less flashy and practical than Cavani.

Neymar is very depressed. It's not that he's in poor condition or that he lacks aggressiveness. It's because he's being targeted by his opponents.

Originally, when Lin Quan retreated to help defend him, Neymar didn't pay much attention.

How good can an offensive player be on defense?

Facts have proved that what he expected was right, Lin Quan was indeed not outstanding in defense.

But the problem is, this guy doesn't do any fancy things. He gets intense as soon as he comes up and directly engages in physical confrontation with Neymar.

Neymar's physical confrontation is not his strong point, and he is completely at a disadvantage in the confrontation.

Physical confrontation is not an advantage. It is difficult for Neymar to catch the ball, let alone a breakthrough. Even if he catches the ball, it is difficult to turn around under the fierce physical confrontation of the opponent.

The opponent seems to know his way of playing football very well, and the timing of each kick or body confrontation is just right, making Neymar's first touch of the ball uncomfortable, and the movements cannot be connected, making it difficult to complete the breakthrough.

Encountering such an opponent, Neymar wanted to die.

If the opponent hadn't been distracted from attacking and couldn't keep an eye on him anytime and anywhere, otherwise, he felt that his game would have been completely frozen.

If Lin Quan is the only one keeping an eye on him, then Neymar can still find a way, but there is an experienced Zabaleta next to him. If he is slightly delayed, Zabaleta will immediately double-team him.

Neymar had no way of passing the ball to his teammates in front, and was forced to pass it back. Once the ball was returned, it meant that Paris' offense had lost speed. Not only did it need to be reorganized, but it also had to face the fact that Manchester City was already in position. complete line of defense.

This is also the main reason why Paris' offense is not going well. If it weren't for Cavani's coquettish movement and Motta's extremely accurate pass just now, Paris might still be lagging behind!
No, I can't go on like this. I can't continue to struggle with these guys on the wing. I have to move and I can't be limited to one position.

Seeing that Di Maria and Cavani were overshadowing him, and his side was struggling more and more, Neymar began to have thoughts.

After the restart, he took the initiative to retreat and get closer to his teammates so that he could receive support from his teammates at any time.

In addition, in order to avoid being double-teamed, he took the initiative to move towards the center, seeming to play as a full midfielder instead of a winger.

Neymar's position change gives him more room to move.At least Manchester City's full-back Zabaleta did not stick up like before, and after gaining space for movement, the threat of Neymar began to gradually become apparent.

In the injury time of the first half, Neymar passed a defensive player and passed the ball to Di Maria on the wing.

Di Maria dribbled the ball inward, attracted the attention of the opponent's defender and intercepted it, then passed the ball to Cavani in the penalty area.

Cavani was blocked by Manchester City's center back and could not turn around, but when he saw Neymar coming up, he decisively passed the ball back to Neymar.

Neymar met the ball and fired a World Cup shot straight to the lower left corner of the goal.

Navas tried his best to make a save, but was still out of reach.

Just when he had surrendered, he heard a bang and the ball hit the post and bounced out.

Neymar was petrified on the spot:

Heaven, earth, what evil have I done!
The ball didn't go in!

Not only was Neymar dumbfounded, but the tens of thousands of Paris fans in the stadium were also collectively dumbfounded.

Whether it was the cooperation between the players or Neymar's shot, this goal looked impeccable.

But why was it blocked by the pillar in the end?

Li Zhu, Li Zhu, I didn’t expect that you, a thick-browed guy with big eyes, would also betray the revolution!
"It's a pity that Neymar's shot was very beautiful, but he was a little unlucky!"

Even the commentator felt sorry for Neymar. If the goal just now had been scored, everyone would have forgotten the embarrassing incident of Neymar missing a penalty kick at the beginning.

But it is a pity that the goal was not scored. If Paris loses in the end, Neymar will most likely become the target of verbal criticism from Paris fans, right?

After all, if the opening penalty kick could be scored, the situation would probably be completely different!
During the halftime break, after arranging the tactics for the second half, the head coach of Paris Saint-Germain saw that the morale of the players was a bit low, so he comforted the players.

"Hey guys, it's not the end of the world yet, we haven't lost the game yet, don't be so upset!"

"Neymar, your performance in the first half was outstanding, especially in the second half. Forget about those unpleasant things, continue this state in the second half and run more, the team needs you!"

The score on the field is now a draw, and the situation is still unfavorable to Paris.

They will continue to attack in the second half and strive to complete the reversal. If possible, it is best to score a few more goals.

In this case, in the next round, they can go to the away game more calmly.

For Manchester City, Guardiola did not change the team's tactical arrangement when he was in the midfield.

The score of 1:1 is completely acceptable to Manchester City. What they have to do in the second half is to defend well and strive to score another goal.

Considering that the opponent's attack power is very strong, if you really can't defend, it is best to use offense instead of defense.

So he arranged for the players to launch another attack at the beginning of the second half to see if they could gain something.

……

"goal!!!!!!"

"N'Golo Kante!!"

"Oh my God, Manchester City scored a goal only 20 seconds into the second half, and it was not their forwards who scored the goal for them, but a midfielder who is known for his defensive ability. This is really incredible!"

No one can fall on the same stone twice, but Paris did it.

Obviously they were attacked by Manchester City in the first half, but after the start of the second half, they were still as unprepared as they were in the first half and were caught off guard by Manchester City's attack.

Since it was Manchester City who kicked off the second half, Manchester City's attack this time was more sudden than the one in the first half.

In a hurry, the opponent focused on the frontcourt players Lin Quan, Jesus, and De Bruyne, but they did not prepare for Kanter, the defensive midfielder, to come up from behind and take a long shot.

However, the quality of this long-range shot was extremely high. The opponent's goalkeeper was helpless and could only watch the football fly into the net again.

At the beginning of the second half, Paris fell behind again.

This sudden blow not only disrupted their plans, but also messed up the mentality of the entire Paris team.

After the restart, they were eager to equalize the score, although the attack was overwhelming and looked menacing.

However, due to their overly anxious mentality, their offense seemed disorganized, relying entirely on the players' personal strength to act recklessly. Although they took many shots, they did not pose much of a threat.

On the other hand, Manchester City took advantage of the opponent's aggressive attack and launched several threatening counterattacks from the wing.

It's a pity that Son Heung-min was not in very good condition today. His last few shots were a bit outrageous and he failed to take advantage of the situation to expand the score.

But if Manchester City continues to play like this, it will only be a matter of time before a goal is scored.

"It looks like Paris is going to be eliminated!"

The scouts from other teams who came to the scene to spy on the military situation, after seeing the situation on the field, most of them sentenced Paris to death in their hearts.

Once Paris loses at home, their chances of advancing on the road in the next round may be less than 3%.

Manchester City's home stadium is not easy to play at. Over the years, top teams including Bayern, Real Madrid and Barcelona have not taken any advantage at the Etihad Stadium.

The strength of Paris Saint-Germain is still far behind these top teams. If they go to challenge Manchester City away from home when the score is behind, the ending will definitely be miserable.

At this time, the only thing that can lead Paris out of trouble is the stars in their team.

"Where are the Neymar people? Come forward!"

"If we don't stand up, Paris will be taken away!"

"Haha, is this the strength of Mr. 2 Million? If the commentator hadn't kept chanting Neymar's name, I wouldn't have noticed he was on the court!"

Fans are also very dissatisfied with Neymar's performance. With such a high transfer fee and the highest salary in the team, he ended up handing in such an answer?

Although Lin Quan on the opposite side did not score a goal, two of Manchester City's goals were directly related to him, and one of them was even assisted by him.

(End of this chapter)