super football star

Chapter 533
After the game restarted, the Villarreal players found that their offense seemed to be much more difficult than before. This change naturally made the Manchester City players work harder on defense.

If the goal is counterattacked immediately, it will inevitably have a great impact on the morale of the team. Therefore, in order to avoid this situation, Van Basten ordered as early as the end of the celebration to be careful of the opponent's counterattack.

On this point, Manchester City did a good job. Immediately after seeing the team being tied, Garrido waved his hand, indicating that the game would start to counterattack immediately.

Manchester City's preparations made Villarreal very helpless. Even while resisting Villarreal's offensive, Manchester City also relied on a quick counterattack to rewrite the score again.

This was a huge blow to Villarreal. In the 404th minute of the game, Kompany made a very dangerous move in the penalty area, making a tackle on the ground. If he was not careful, this would definitely give his opponent a penalty.

However, the result was good, Kompany's clean tackle, cutting the ball directly from Rossi's feet, Manchester City's quick counterattack.

The broken ball was passed to Li Feng's feet, and Dzeko rushed towards Villarreal's backcourt crazily.

If Li Feng still hesitates to make a direct diagonal pass, this opportunity to counterattack quickly, he will not be able to perform as he is now. Kolarov is full of energy and directly distanced himself from Zapata.

Gonzalo, as a last resort, the Argentine central defender had to turn to Kolarov, which greatly relieved Dzeko's pressure. After Gonzalo turned to Kolarov, Dzeko only had to face Marchena's entanglement.

In the cross, after successfully attracting Gonzalo to his side, Kolarov chose to trust Dzeko, and the Bosnian striker did not disappoint his teammates' trust in him.

Marchena may have had good speed when he was young, but now he is over [-] years old. Seeing Kolarov's pass, Dzeko took a step on his thigh, broke free from the Spanish defender's entanglement, and then headed a little, pointing Kolarov's pass, and smoothly rushed into the penalty area.

"GOAL~~~~ A goal has been scored. Only 6 minutes have passed since the last goal. Manchester City's quick counterattack, Kompany intercepted the ball, Li Feng made a diagonal pass, Kolarov made a cross, Dzeko shook off Marchena's header and scored a single goal. Although Lopez attacked decisively, he still failed to stop the Manchester City striker's goal."

"Dzeko's goal is undoubtedly great news for Manchester City. This is the Bosnian striker's first goal since his fourth goal in the third round of the league. With the upcoming Manchester Derby, Dzeko's return will undoubtedly give Van Basten more choices and virtually increase the pressure on Manchester United."

After scoring the goal, Dzeko celebrated wildly. During the winter break of last season, Dzeko came to Manchester City from Wolfsburg, but his performance disappointed Manchester City.

In the new season, the consecutive goals in the first three rounds once allowed Dzeko to conquer Manchester City. Then, after that crazy big four, Dzeko seemed to return to the state of last season.

The ruthless ridicule of the media undoubtedly brought extra pressure to the Bosnian striker. In the team, Balotelli's excellence also made Dzeko feel threatened.

But even so, Van Basten still chose him in this game instead of Balotelli, who performed well in the last round, so during the celebration, Dzeko deliberately ran to the sidelines and hugged Van Basten.

"Dzeko repaid Van Basten's trust with practical actions. Balotelli's state is very good, but Van Basten still chose Dzeko in this game. Maybe Van Basten really has a preference for Dzeko. After all, in Dzeko, Van Basten can see his own shadow."

In fact, this is indeed the case. Balotelli's talent is beyond doubt, but his personality is too weird. Van Basten has not spent time on Balotelli during this period, but the effect is not obvious.

Although Dzeko's talent is not as good as Balotelli's, Dzeko is obedient. Van Basten's teaching is even more sacred, and the tactics arranged by Van Basten are meticulously executed on the court. In contrast, it is understandable why Van Basten would prefer to choose Dzeko instead of Balotelli.

From leading to falling behind, the morale of the Villarreal team can be imagined at the moment. Faced with this kind of opportunity, Manchester City is naturally unwilling to let it go. It will kill you while you are sick. Before the victory is established, there is no such thing as mercy on the court.

In the next few minutes, Manchester City directly pressed Villarreal at halftime. If the referee hadn't blown the whistle at the end of halftime, Manchester City might have been able to rewrite the score again, expanding the advantage by two goals, and completely establishing the outcome of the game.

But there was no if in the game, and the referee had already blown the whistle for the end of halftime. Even if the Manchester City players were reluctant to give up, they could not change this situation.

On the contrary, from the head coach to the players and fans of Villarreal, the moment the whistle sounded, they couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. Just now, they felt like a lonely boat in the sea, and the ship might be destroyed at any time.

"Villarreal has no retreat, so in the second half, you have to be careful, they will definitely counterattack crazily. At this time, we only need one goal. As long as we score another goal, we can completely solve this game." In the locker room, Van Basten was not proud of his lead.

In the world of football, anything can happen. Miracles have never been lacking. Villarreal has the strength to create their own miracles. What Van Basten and Manchester City have to do is not to give Villarreal the hope of creating miracles.

This is indeed the case. In the locker room of the visiting team on the other side, "We have no way out. If we can't score in this game, then I will not only need to work hard, but also wait for a miracle, otherwise we will have no chance of qualifying. Now, we are only one goal behind. It is not the end of the world. As long as we score a goal in the second half, we can hope to control it in our own hands."

When the two sides re-appeared, Villarreal swept away the sluggish morale in the first half. As coach Garrido said, as long as they can get points, they still have hope of qualifying for the group.

As for Manchester City, it is natural to extinguish Villarreal's little hope. This group is too chaotic, and every point is crucial. Before they can't establish their qualification, Manchester City can't take it lightly.

(End of this chapter)