Green Field Eunuch

Chapter 510 Shan Yongzhuo's words couldn't possibly be luck.
Guardiola frowned on the sidelines. He had also seen the problem. He knew that the opponent had tightened their defense and used active running and pressing to threaten Manchester City's ball carriers. Although Manchester City's attack looked advantageous, it was not smooth.

Manchester City's problems are actually quite obvious; anyone who has studied Manchester City knows what their problems are.

Manchester City is a tactically immature team. They are more like a collection of star players, a disjointed team that relies on the performance of those stars.

In the past, during Mancini's era, it's hard to say that Manchester City really had any tactical philosophy.

Although Guardiola tried his best to change this after his arrival, he still couldn't truly achieve it.

First is Shan Yongzhuo.

This is one of the players Manchester City relies on the most. He accounts for more than 70-80% of Manchester City's goals, and it can even be said that his form directly affects the team's overall performance.

Secondly, there's Silva. He's the true playmaker in Manchester City's midfield. Rather than saying the team relies on a tactical system, it's more accurate to say that the attack is largely orchestrated by Silva's on-field performance, at least in many matches.

Guardiola tried his best to lead the team and get the players to adapt to his tactical ideas, but the time was too short and there weren't enough midfielders.

Apart from Silva, Yaya Toure is a striker positioned in midfield, whose mind is almost entirely focused on making runs forward and scoring goals.

Barry, on the other hand, is too old and his strength is limited.

Javi Garcia, on the other hand, is more of a sweeper and is unlikely to take on a major role in the attack.

For Manchester City to truly mature, it will take more than two or three seasons of adjustment; they will also need to provide Guardiola with the right personnel to achieve the transformation he envisions.

Many people are actually aware of this.

Manchester City under Mancini had a very good squad, but it still resembled a cobbled-together mercenary team. Their brilliant achievements relied on Shan Yongzhuo's individual stunning performances.

This is why Manchester City ultimately gave up on Mancini and chose Guardiola; in the long run, it was definitely the right choice.

However, Guardiola still has a long way to go.

Therefore, when facing Dortmund's blatant defensive tactics, Manchester City's options are very limited, and they can basically only rely on Shan Yongzhuo's individual ability to break the deadlock.

In the end, Guardiola could only look at Shan Yongzhuo with a wry smile.

Breaking through Dortmund's defensive style isn't actually that difficult; it just requires individual player ability to score. However, it's easier said than done, and Manchester City can only rely on Shan Yongzhuo in their squad.

On the field, Shan Yongzhuo's performance was rather casual.

Hummels was always by his side.

Hummels eventually took on the responsibility of guarding Shan Yongzhuo one-on-one, and his defensive focus was on limiting Shan Yongzhuo.

Of course, it could only be him.

Hummels is Dortmund's top defensive player. Compared to Subotic, he is stronger in physical duels and has better defensive positioning.

At the start of the match, Hummels was a little nervous. Even though he was a seasoned veteran, he still lacked confidence when facing Shan Yongzhuo.

But now, fifteen minutes into the game, Hummels felt a little more confident. He noticed that Shan Yongzhuo was not receiving the ball for a long time and was not running actively, as if he was just there to kill time.

However, Hummels also knew that the real test was yet to come.

He remembered what Klopp had told him: when Shan Yongzhuo performed poorly and successfully confused the defenders, that was often the most dangerous moment.

Therefore, Hummels became even more persistent.

That was truly a physical entanglement.

It wasn't easy for Shan Yongzhuo to move freely. The continuous physical confrontations with Hummels had made his arms a little sore. It has to be said that this guy is really strong, a typical German tough guy.

then.

Dan Yongzhuo seemed to have given up, ceasing his run and standing on the wing outside the penalty area. Seeing Silva dribbling towards him, he lazily took a few steps towards the center. "Pass it over!"

Shan Yongzhuo shouted at Silva, and Silva immediately passed the ball to him like a tool.

Hummels was defending Shan Yongzhuo alone. No matter how hard he tried, he couldn't prevent Shan Yongzhuo from receiving the ball at all. For example, on this ball, he lost the initiative and could only desperately squeeze behind Shan Yongzhuo to prevent him from rushing forward.

Dan Yongzhuo showed no intention of rushing forward. He held his position on the right side of the penalty area line, and when the ball rolled over, he instinctively stretched out his foot.

As the football rolled down his toes to the instep, Shan Yongzhuo made a backflip pass.

It looks like a bicycle kick pass; no one would associate this move with a shot.

but……

Under the influence of the powerful Vajra Leg.

To everyone's surprise, the football soared high above Hummels, reached its highest point, and then plummeted downwards with a rapid spin, heading straight for the goal.

"Danger!"

"That's a shot!"

Several players loudly alerted goalkeeper Weidenfeller.

Weidenfeller hadn't expected the ball to suddenly change direction. He had been standing on the right side when he saw the ball flying towards the far corner, and he quickly ran back a few steps.

However, Weidenfeller underestimated the speed of the ball.

By the time Weidenfeller had run to the center of the goal, the ball had already crossed the goal line. He instinctively reached out to intercept it, but to no avail.

The football crossed the goal line and plunged into the goal.

"Hula..."

As the football slammed into the goal, the surrounding stands erupted in uproar.

"How did it suddenly get in?"

Weidenfeller stared with his mouth slightly open at the ball still rolling in the goal, then turned to Hummels, about to shout something, but the words stuck in his throat.

Once he calmed down, Weidenfeller realized that Hummels couldn't be blamed for the goal.

Hummels looked at Weidenfeller looking at him, his mind still blank; he was even more surprised than Weidenfeller.

"How could this be considered a shot on goal?"

"Wait a minute! That's clearly a pass!"

Hummels judged that the ball was a bicycle kick pass that was sent back into the penalty area. Even if it was flicked up with the instep, it would at most be a high ball. Who would have thought that the ball would be lobbed directly into the goal?

"This goal was so sudden!" The commentators were no less surprised than Hummels and Weidenfeller.

Almost everyone can understand Hummels' feelings; he must have felt as uncomfortable as if he had swallowed a fly.

That was clearly a lob pass, how did it become a goal?
Is it luck?

Some people think so.

But it was overturned immediately.

That's Shan Yongzhuo.

For others, it must be luck, but for Shan Yongzhuo, it couldn't be luck!
(End of this chapter)