Green Field Eunuch

Chapter 445 Club World Cup Champion

Shan Yongzhuo completed a hat-trick, and within 30 minutes, which greatly boosted Manchester City's confidence and put immense pressure on Corinthians.

Fortunately, Shan Yongzhuo did not score again before the end of the first half.

The score remained unchanged until halftime.

Guardiola was beaming with joy. The championship was secured, and he became the head coach of the team that successfully defended the Club World Cup title.

Although the Club World Cup doesn't have much prestige, it's still a significant achievement to add to one's resume.

The best performer was Shan Yongzhuo, who scored a hat trick all by himself.

Therefore, Guardiola decided to keep him in form. After all, the league has entered a busy period, and scoring three goals in the first half will definitely frustrate the opponent, who may then be targeted in the second half, which could lead to injury.

and so.

"Stan, you can rest in the second half. You've done enough. Give others a chance to shine," Guardiola said in a very friendly manner.

Although Shan Yongzhuo was a little annoyed, he felt that Guardiola was right, and since his attitude was so good, he should listen to him.

The others were also smiling.

Everyone gave him a thumbs up. In this game, Manchester City once again made the mistake of starting slowly, conceding a goal right away. In the end, it was Shan Yongzhuo who stabilized the situation. The others felt that they should just participate in defense and pass the ball to Shan Yongzhuo.

And the other side.

When Corinthians coach Tite returned to the locker room, he didn't know what to say. He felt he should say something to boost morale, but when he tried to speak, he realized that no one would listen.

He simply stopped talking.

Tite went straight into the tactical setup phase, instructing everyone to strengthen their defense against Shan Yongzhuo.

In addition, there's the offense.

Corinthians are capable of counter-attacking, but their counter-attacks are of low quality and too simplistic, mostly consisting of crosses from the wings. They need their players to be more refined in their play.

The players, however, were not listening at all; they were thinking about other things.

Many players were deeply impressed by Shan Yongzhuo's performance in the first half, while some short-tempered players thought, "If he continues like this in the second half, we'll teach him a lesson!"

South American players have never been known for their good tempers; they are all hot-tempered and engage in a lot of dirty tricks on the field. Many teams play a very dirty style of football.

For example, Uruguay, the most notorious villainous team in South America, has had its playing style criticized worldwide.

Brazil can't be considered a country with a dirty playing style, but their league has its share of such teams, and Corinthians has adopted this style to some extent.

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However, after the start of the second half, these players became somewhat discouraged when they saw Shan Yongzhuo grinning on the bench.

It's like holding your breath, wanting to unleash your most powerful punch, but the punch lands heavily on thin air.

This is really frustrating.

However, Corinthians performed quite well.

On the one hand, with Shan Yongzhuo gone, their defense no longer has to worry about this ticking time bomb, greatly reducing their defensive pressure.

On the other hand, they were also holding their breath, and every player went all out, fighting more aggressively and fiercely.

This made Manchester City feel somewhat uneasy at the start.

Manchester City had a slight advantage in overall strength, but their overall playing style was a bit too soft, which resulted in them being evenly matched with the aggressive Corinthians.

In the 59th minute, Corinthians pulled one back. This time, it was Paulinho's shot from outside the box that deflected off Kompany's leg, causing Joe Hart to misjudge the shot.

3:2.

No one expected that Corinthians would be able to tenaciously pull back a goal.

The game suddenly turned against Manchester City, and their lead dwindled to just one goal.

Guardiola became extremely annoyed on the sidelines.

However, there was an element of luck involved in this goal. The attack had stalled, and with no better options available, they just took a random shot, and luckily it went in.

In the following matches, Manchester City played with even greater initiative and aggression.

In the 68th minute, Manchester City's attack reached the wing. Nasri dribbled past his opponent on the wing and delivered a cross. Dzeko used his body to push past his opponent and widen the score gap again.

4:2.

Dzeko celebrated his goal with great excitement.

Scoring a goal in the Club World Cup final is truly exhilarating.

What made him even happier was that he scored a goal, while Aguero did not.

Zheke had long since given up on competing with Shan Yongzhuo. He was well aware of his own limitations and knew that he was no match for Shan Yongzhuo.

He considered Aguero his rival.

In Guardiola's system, there are two starting striker positions. Shan Yongzhuo occupies one of them, and the other is actually a competition between him and Aguero.

For most of the time, Aguero was a starter, while Dzeko could only sit on the bench.

However, Dzeko's performance this season has actually been better than Aguero's.

Now, having scored in the Club World Cup final, Dzeko is even happier.

Dzeko was very happy, but not many fans responded during his celebration.

After Shan Yongzhuo left the field, most fans lost interest in the game. In their view, when Shan Yongzhuo was on the field, there were all sorts of wonderful goals.

Now, Corinthians are even more aggressive, which makes the game intermittent. Although there are two goals, it doesn't have the same enjoyable feel as the first half.

Dzeko's goal was also the last goal of the match.

In the final 20 minutes of the match, both sides fought fiercely but failed to score again.

Manchester City ultimately defeated Corinthians 4-2.

The Manchester City players were ecstatic when the match ended, and they embraced each other in celebration.

Although it's just the Club World Cup, which doesn't have much prestige, it's still a very happy thing to have another championship.

"Congratulations to Manchester City! They beat Corinthians 4-2 to win the 2012 Club World Cup!"

"Last season, Manchester City achieved unprecedented success, winning the Community Shield, the Premier League, the Champions League, the League Cup, the FA Cup, and now they've won the Club World Cup!"

"Aside from their unexpected defeat in the European Super Cup, they won every title they could!"

"Congratulations to Manchester City, they have won an amazing sextuple!"

(End of this chapter)