Green Field Eunuch

Chapter 470 What to do
As a former French prodigy, Nasri experienced a period of decline after joining Arsenal in 2008.

Once hailed as Zidane's successor, he was not happy at Arsenal, only truly showcasing his abilities in the 2010-2011 season.

However, since joining Manchester City in 2011, Nasri has been very happy.

Especially this season, Guardiola promoted Nasri to the starting position, making him the preferred player on Manchester City's right wing, ahead of Milner.

Shan Yongzhuo is undoubtedly the most formidable player in Manchester City's squad, but when Nasri broke into Shakhtar Donetsk's defense with ease, Shakhtar didn't dare to be careless in the slightest. After all, Nasri is no nobody, and his strength is widely recognized.

Rakitic, who was defending Aguero, could only move over to block Nasri, leaving Aguero unmarked at the near post.

Left with no other option, Hübschman had to go over and cover Aguero. After all, Shan Yongzhuo was formidable, and Aguero was no pushover either. Leaving him open would be too disrespectful to the Argentine golden boy.

As soon as he left, Shan Yongzhuo immediately felt much more relaxed. He made a nimble breakaway and rushed into the penalty area. Just then, Nasri's pass arrived.

Nasri's pass caused chaos in the penalty area.

Aguero was at the near post, but his attempt to get a header failed, and he ended up exchanging passes with Hübschman.

After the exchange of passes, the ball continued to travel along a peculiar trajectory within the penalty area.

Javi Garcia rushed forward and made a diving tackle. Fernandinho, who was beside him, made the same move, but both of them were a beat too slow. The ball had already flown past, and neither of them managed to touch it.

Teixeira, positioned near the far post, put all his effort into clearing the ball with a long kick, but miraculously miskicked. After this series of actions, the ball continued to bounce around in the Miners' penalty area, creating a somewhat chaotic and awkward scene.

The miners' goalkeeper wasn't unwilling to make the save; he had simply failed at the near post and was just getting up from the ground.

But in the midst of the chaos, a figure suddenly appeared.

The previous shots and clearances all failed to find a way through, which gave Shan Yongzhuo a good opportunity.

Even when Shan Yongzhuo effortlessly evaded Chiglinski and kicked the ball into the empty net, he was still surprised.

Do you guys really want me to score that badly?
What do you mean by an impregnable fortress?

What happened to the plan to park buses and hold out?
Your attitude is a bit improper!

The chaos in the penalty area ended, and for a moment, the Donbass Arena fell silent, with the Shakhtar Donetsk fans unsure of what to say.

Happiness is so fleeting.

They were only leading for two minutes, and then they got tied?
And in this way?
Manchester City players rushed over excitedly, pinning Shan Yongzhuo down and celebrating the goal with unbridled abandon.

This goal wasn't particularly spectacular; it was just a typical poacher goal in front of the goal, not a classic Shan Yongzhuo-style goal.

But who cares? This is the Champions League knockout stage, and this is an away goal.

Going away from home is a huge advantage.

Even if the score remains the same until the final whistle, and the next match ends 0-0, Manchester City can still eliminate Shakhtar Donetsk with this goal.

However, no one thinks Manchester City's goal tally will end with just one.

In fact, whenever Shan Yongzhuo is involved in a match, Manchester City usually scores at least two or three goals.

One goal?
Who are you looking down on?
Therefore, as the game continued, Manchester City continued to bombard Shakhtar Donetsk relentlessly.

Meanwhile, the English media and the Manchester City players on the field were basically sitting back and watching, with no one believing that Shan Yongzhuo wouldn't score next.

This is somewhat unpleasant for miners.

Although Shakhtar Donetsk made it to the Champions League Round of 16, and even beat Chelsea in the group stage to reach the Round of 16, their actual strength is indeed somewhat lacking.

Moreover, they are not a team that is very good at defense.

So, in the 19th minute of the match, they conceded another goal. This time, Manchester City's attack was cleared by Shakhtar Donetsk's defensive midfielder Fernandinho with a long ball. Javi Garcia, who was in midfield, received the ball and immediately launched a long pass to Silva.

After Silva made a series of skillful maneuvers in the middle, he delivered a short pass to Shan Yongzhuo.

Then, Silva made a forward run to receive the ball.

This move successfully fooled the Miners' defender.

Taking advantage of that brief opening, Shan Yongzhuo activated his Ghost Shadow Grappling Hand, then easily slipped through the gap, broke through to the penalty area line, and easily took a shot with the outside of his foot from the right side of the penalty area.

1 is better than 2!

"Shan Yongzhuo! Scores twice!"

Sky Sports' England commentator excitedly shouted: "It's Shan Yongzhuo again! The Shakhtar Donetsk are clearly unprepared for Shan Yongzhuo."

"Chigrinski actually thought Shan Yongzhuo would pass the ball back to Silva. His momentary misjudgment allowed Shan Yongzhuo to easily break through him and complete the goal!"

"In fact, such a mistake is simply impossible in the Premier League."

“In the Premier League, all defenders know that once the ball reaches Shan Yongzhuo’s feet, it’s a battle of warriors. What you need to guard against is his dribbling and shooting.”

"Because Shan Yongzhuo absolutely cannot pass the ball!"

The English commentator spoke with absolute certainty, and almost everyone agreed with him.

It's definitely a derogatory term to say that a player will never pass the ball. After all, football is a team sport, and a player who never passes the ball is usually called a lone wolf and is certainly not a popular or good player.

But when it came to Shan Yongzhuo, almost everyone took it for granted.

Even Silva, who didn't receive the pass, had an expression that said, "I saw through everything."

Ok.

The score is what matters most.

Manchester City came from behind to win 1-2 away from home, and it only took them a dozen minutes.

In the stands, the miners' fans were somewhat frustrated. They had thought that their team's early lead would make for a wonderful night, but now they had been overtaken in a very short time.

Moreover, scoring two away goals is not good news.

The miners' players now realized the seriousness of the problem.

With their home form performing like this, it's safe to say their path to the next round is essentially over. After all, trailing by one goal and with two away goals from the opponent, they'll need to score another goal without conceding one in order to eliminate Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium.

This is a bit too difficult.

On the sidelines, Shakhtar Donetsk's head coach, Lusicu, seemed somewhat helpless, unsure of how to adjust the situation.

Continuing to maintain strict vigilance is clearly pointless.

However, shifting the tempo to offense is clearly not that easy.

Not only has the team's rhythm been shifted to Manchester City's, but Shan Yongzhuo is also an unavoidable topic.

"How to do it……"

Lusiku seemed somewhat bewildered; he had never expected the team's defense to be so easily breached.

(End of this chapter)