I am the king of football

Chapter 276: All-in
The match was thrilling with twists and turns and back and forth. When Manchester City equalized the score, people thought that the Blue Moon was about to reverse the Red Devils, but now it seems that the plot is always unimaginable.

"Manchester United's offensive force is almost always ready. Qin Hu's double goal forced the opponent to change its defensive strategy, and then soon Van Persie used his strength to prove that any team that dares not pay attention to Robin will be severely punished!"

In the final analysis, this is the benefit of having two top forwards. Whether it is Qin Hu or Van Persie, they can serve as the offensive core of any top club, but now the Red Devils have two.

For a moment, Manchester City's defense was a little confused. Under Mancini's call, they had to change their defensive strategy again. Mancini also made decisive substitutions during this period when Manchester United was celebrating wildly after losing the ball.

"Kolo Toure replaced Nastasic, Dzeko came on as a substitute for Balotelli, Manchester City made two substitutions to strengthen the front and back."

When both sides stood on the field, both coaches made substitutions. Zhan Jun first reported Mancini's adjustments and then looked at the Manchester United lineup.

"On the Red Devils side, oh~, Evans seems to be injured. He was replaced by Smalling. Manchester United also adjusted their own defense."

Ferguson had not expected Evans' injury. In his plan, this should not have been a tactical substitution for the team. He had wanted to make adjustments to the team's midfield and frontcourt, but now that is no longer necessary.

"Both coaches left one substitution spot in reserve. There were still more than 3 minutes left in the game, and the score of 2- still didn't look like the end."

If it was an ordinary match, the situation between the two sides might have been very clear at this point, but as the game started again, it was still difficult for the fans to see which team had complete control of the situation.

"Manchester City pressed forward again immediately. Newcomer Dzeko looked in good shape~"

Dzeko, the Bosnian striker, is definitely a player whose strength is greater than his fame. People don’t always have a very deep memory of him, but any coach of a top club will feel at ease because he has such a stable center forward.

If Dzeko had not been diagnosed with a slight muscle strain after the game in the last round of the league, this striker, whose pecking order under Mancini has surpassed the beast Tevez, might have already started.

At this moment, Dzeko was substituted on. It was obvious that Mancini had no more cards to play. He was betting that Dzeko would pose a greater threat after his appearance and create loopholes in Manchester United's defense.

On the court, due to the temporary adjustment of Manchester United's defense, Smalling obviously has not adapted to Manchester City's enhanced offensive rhythm. He can only keep pressing up and down under Ferdinand's command, which directly exposes him as the shortcoming of the Red Devils' defense.

Fortunately, the performance of other Manchester United players remained stable. They tried to make up for the problems in the Global Team's defense through constant assisting defense, and no huge loopholes appeared in a short time.

The two sides remained in a stalemate for more than ten minutes, with the ball constantly rotating back and forth on the court, but in the end, it did not fly into either team's goal.

In the 87th minute of the game, at another dead ball moment, Mancini and Ferguson simultaneously used their last substitutions.

"Tevez came on as a substitute for Barry. Manchester City, who were one goal behind, chose to go all in. It seemed that they were going to change to a 433 formation."

There was not much time left as the team failed to equalize the score. From standing on the sidelines as steady as a rock at the beginning to wanting to push Tevez up when making substitutions at the end, Mancini finally could not sit still anymore.

The possibility of Dzeko scoring a goal in a short time after coming on was blocked by Manchester United's defense. Seeing that the possibility of his team's victory was getting smaller and smaller, if he didn't score again, Mancini would really lose to his team's city rivals at the Etihad.

Mancini couldn't even imagine that scene.

In contrast, Ferguson's substitutions were intended to stabilize the current situation. With little time left in the game, all he had to do was to secure victory.

So, Welbeck came on as a substitute to replace Cleverley, who was exhausted after the high-intensity collision. The task assigned to this player with outstanding physical speed was simple - to block the opponent's right wing after changing to a three-forward formation. When the game started again, the coaches of the two teams, who had used up all their trump cards, no longer stood still. They kept shouting at the field in their respective areas, commanding every player to do their best.

Time passed by minute by minute, and this game, which was destined to be extraordinary, changed again in the 89th minute.

"Manchester City's players are just like crazy, everyone from back to front is biting Manchester United's players madly!"

Zhan Jun described the scene on the field in very controlled words. He could not accept the defeat at their home ground and the pace at which the Manchester City players rushed forward had reached a crazy point.

When Carrick dribbled past the opponent again, he was intercepted by Yaya Toure who was pulled back and Kompany who was rushing forward. Kompany then kicked the ball to Tevez, the right winger who came on as a substitute.

Welbeck approached Tevez at the fastest speed, but the beast, who seemed less intimidating due to his height, taught the young black man a lesson with his powerful physical strength.

"He knocked Welbeck over directly, and Tevez's whole body burst out with great strength!"

When Tevez finally rushed forward to the right side of Manchester United's penalty area, Rafael rushed over to make a second defense, but the Argentine striker did not hesitate to kick the ball to his teammate Aguero who was still in the middle after adjusting.

"After quickly getting in and getting the ball, Aguero attracted the attention of Ferdinand and Smalling. How will he deal with the ball at his feet???"

"Shh!"

The answer is simple. When Aguero took the ball and took a few steps to the left and right as if to move forward, Dzeko on the left had already shaken off Evra and rushed diagonally towards the penalty area. Then, a lob pass was cleverly sent out in the next second.

"The ball was lifted to the left side of the penalty area, and Dzeko and De Gea came to the ball almost at the same time!!!"

"Oh!"

"Boom!"

A fierce collision occurred the next moment. Dzeko's head hit the ball first, and then his face hit De Gea's fists.

"Shu~"

"Shhh!!!"

When the two men fell in the Manchester United penalty area, the referee blew the whistle to indicate that the goal was valid.

"The ball goes in, it's equalizer! Dzeko scored the team's third goal with a reckless header!!!"

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