We agreed to play football together, and you will be the head coach?

Chapter 255: Emperor Star Returns, Returning a Favor

Aston Villa's starting lineup is:

Dong Fangzhuo, Heskey, Abang Laho

De Bruyne
Kante, Motta

Bale, Clarke, Bonucci, Trippier

Schmeichel
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Abanglaho returned from injury and caught up with this important match.

Many Manchester City fans said this was a "battle to inspect the goods."

Because Manchester City is very rich now, as long as the player is good, they will definitely buy him.

They made a crazy signing spree last summer, and if nothing unexpected happens, this madness will continue this summer.

Instead of buying super strikers from other countries, it’s better to buy our own super strikers from England, right?

In addition, Kante's starting lineup was interpreted by the media as "targeting Shaun Wright."

This time the media interpreted it correctly.

Bale's return to the full-back position is somewhat puzzling.

After all, he played so well in the Carabao Cup final.

But there are reports that He Tianqi's move was for the sake of team stability.

Rashly letting Bale move to the winger position will bring unpredictable changes to the team. At least his teammates may not be able to get used to Bale's style.

Playing well in one game does not mean that you can play well in all games.

However, He Tianqi has already arranged a summer training plan for Bale, which will help Bale complete the transformation from full-back to winger.

With a whistle, the game officially begins.

Manchester City is the more proactive side.

In the third minute, Shaun Wright took advantage of the opportunity on the right and sent a cross.

Adebayo won the header, but due to Bonucci's interference, he was unable to make a shot and ended up rubbing the ball from behind.

Bellamy on the left got the ball on the left side of the penalty area and made a horizontal pass.

The football slipped past the goal, and Clark was unable to avoid it and touched the football, causing the football to go to the sideline and almost form a momentum to attack the goal.

But the ball finally slipped past the far end.

Shaun Wright's shot from a zero angle hit the side net before the ball went out of the baseline.

This attack was quite dangerous.

Manchester City showed off their financial strength right from the start to scare the opponent.

In the eighth minute, Villa was not the kind of person who would not fight back when being beaten.

Although he was suppressed, Motta made a diagonal pass to Dong Fangzhuo in front.

Dong Fangzhuo made a horizontal pass.

Instead of looking for Heskey to attract the firepower, the ball was given to De Bruyne who was a little further back.

De Bruyne made a forward run and shot, but unfortunately it was too high.

In the ninth minute, Trippier made a mistake in passing the ball from midfield.

Amid Manchester City's pressing, his long pass hit Vieira who was rushing forward.

The ball bounced behind Trippier.

Bellamy received the ball and cut inside, unguarded.

Bonucci was forced to attack.

Bellamy made a through ball.

Adebayo caught up with the ball and shot it hard.

However, Schmeichel made a bold attack, and the distance between the two was less than one and a half meters when Adebayor shot.

In order to prevent the ball from being blocked by Schmeichel, Adebayo adjusted the angle, but the ball slipped out of the goal.

Schmeichel theoretically blocked all shooting angles.

His attacks became more and more fierce.

In the twelfth minute, Manchester City continued to attack.

Shaun Wright sped up the right, then stopped suddenly, shook off Bale and made a cross pass.

Ireland got in on the ball and volleyed.

Bonucci stretched out his foot to block the ball, causing it to change direction and slow down.

Schmeichel easily confiscated the ball.

In the 14th minute, Bale regained the ball and made a run in on Dong Fangzhuo on the wing.

He took down Zabaleta at explosive speed and then swept him with a kick.

Kolo Toure cleared the ball out of the goal line.

After De Bruyne took a corner kick, Vieira won the first point, Gareth Barry controlled the second point and made a long pass to the left to launch a counterattack.

Bellamy on the left received the ball and moved towards the center.

However, Villa players returned to defense very quickly.

If Bellamy continued to carry the ball, his advantage would be gone and he could only take a long shot from the left rib.

Schmeichel successfully saved the ball.

This wave of counterattacks established Manchester City's advantage on the field.

The two sides attacked each other continuously and there was no boring moment.

In the 17th minute, Shaun Wright attracted Bale and pushed the ball forward. Zabaleta came in from the side and made a cross.

Adebayo and Bonucci had a high-intensity confrontation, both of them staggered and no one jumped up.

The football bounced off the ground.

Adebayo adjusted faster and volleyed the ball.

However, Clark got there before him and made a difficult clearance with a high leg lift.

Adebayo's leg then kicked Clark, but he used less force, but Clark still fell to the ground.

The referee showed Adebayor a yellow card.

Although Clark's studs were visible during his clearance, there were no other players in front of him, so there was no such thing as visible studs.

And Adebayo actually kicked Clark.

There was a round of boos at the Manchester City Stadium.

They didn't even give a home whistle, how disrespectful.

If this were Manchester United, wouldn't you have to take back the yellow card?
The UAE tycoons in the box were deeply dissatisfied with this.

Compared to Manchester United, they have much less power.

It is difficult to say whether this is a privilege of the rich or a privilege of British capital.

In the 21st minute, Shaun Wright continued to attack Villa's left side and faced Bale one-on-one.

Bale calmed down and vowed to keep up with Shaun Wright.

Sean Wright slowed down and observed, entering the preparation stage before breaking through.

But at this moment, a short leg suddenly stretched out from behind and blocked Sean Wright, completing the steal!
"Kante! Kante came over silently and snatched the ball away."

Sean Wright looked at Bell angrily, meaning, is this what you call a one-on-one fight?

Bale's face turned a little red. He saw Kante coming and did not remind Sean Wright.

There's nothing you can do about it. It's the boss's arrangement. If you want to blame someone, blame He Tianqi.

Kante passed the ball to Motta, who made another long pass to launch a counterattack.

Heskey and Lescott confronted each other fiercely in the frontcourt, competing for the landing point.

In the end, Heskey, the "fresh version of Lukaku", won the confrontation, received the ball and leaned on Lescott to make a through pass.

He then fell to the ground due to Lescott's withdrawal force.

The next moment, Abanglaho rushed towards the football.

"Single Blade! Abanglaho Single Blade!"

"Shay Given attacks!"

"GOAL! Abanglaho scored with a powerful shot! He did not waste this great opportunity!"

"One to zero! Aston Villa takes the lead!" "Although he has been suspended due to injury, Abang Laho's condition has not been affected at all. He has regained his footing almost instantly, and he continues to top the FA Cup scorer list!"

"Villa fans are cheering for Agbonlahor, but sometimes being too aggressive is not necessarily a good thing."

"Abanglaho's performance has attracted the attention of the England national team and major Premier League clubs. According to his current performance, Villa may not be able to keep him!"

"Especially if the super rich Manchester City makes a move!"

With the appearance of this goal, the clubs associated with Abanglaho on Transfermarkt added the Manchester City icon, with 25% written on it.

This means that there is a 25% chance that Abanglaho will transfer to Manchester City in the future.

In addition, Transfermarkt hates predicting the transfer prices of English players.

Because the transfers of English players in the Premier League often have a high premium, which is much higher than the players' own prices.

This would make Transfermarkt's predictions appear to be inaccurate and damage their brand value.

So annoying!
After taking the lead, Villa played with much more confidence.

In the 23rd minute, Dong Fangzhuo pretended to cut inside from the wing, but actually went down the flank, broke through Sabaletta and sent a cross.

Heskey failed to head the ball under the double-team of Toure and Lescott, and the ball was cleared by Sylvinho.

In the 28th minute, Motta made a diagonal pass that broke through Manchester City's defense and directly connected with Abang Laho.

Abanglaho cut inside without the ball, got to the ball on the right side of the penalty area and shot.

Unfortunately, Shay Given performed exceptionally well this time and made a wonderful save, using his excellent subconsciousness to block the ball.

This kind of uncontested shot at close range is almost certain to score a goal.

Manchester City’s money was not wasted after all.

In the 29th minute, Villa took a tactical free kick.

In the early stages of this season, their corner kicks and free kicks were basically direct crosses.

But in the later period, there were gradually a lot of tactical coordination.

This time too.

After two consecutive passes outside the penalty area, De Bruyne made a straight pass and scored a goal in danger.

However, Vieira saw through his intention to pass the ball and intercepted it.

De Bruyne frowned, expressing his incomprehension of Vieira's interception.

I didn't expect that I was fooled by an old guy.

Vieira was also a little confused. Why was De Bruyne's passing style so similar to Modric's?

However, compared to Modric, who has no bottom line on the court, De Bruyne's passing is still too civilized.

boom!
Vieira passed the ball to Barry, who sent a through ball to initiate a counterattack.

Adebayo held on to Clark to receive the ball, colliding with him several times, and waited until his teammate on the left came up before passing the ball.

Bellamy fired a powerful shot from the left.

The conditions were almost the same as Abang Laho's shot just now.

They are all must-goals.

But Bonucci made a tackle and the ball hit his calf, bounced high and finally hit the crossbar and bounced out.

A brilliant defense.

The camera turns to the 23-year-old Bonucci.

I thought He Tianqi bought him from Italy to use him as a substitute, but I didn't expect that Hua Guiren would become the main player after he came, and he played better and better, and has become the most reliable player in this defense line.

And this season, Maldini has been teaching him skills such as command and long passes.

In time, won’t there be another Nesta?

In the 31st minute, Bale and Dong Fangzhuo played a small cooperation on the left.

In the end, Dong Fangzhuo feinted and shot in the left penalty area, but Given saved the ball again.

When Manchester City bought Given for 8 million pounds at the beginning of the season, many people thought it was not worth it because he was too old, already 36 years old.

But now it seems that he is as strong as Van der Sar of Manchester United next door!

In the 39th minute, Clark made a mistake in passing the ball from the backcourt. His pass to Motta was intercepted by Vieira.

Vieira then made a through pass.

Adebayo made a deadly shot and completed the goal.

"GOAL! One to one! Manchester City equalized the score!"

"Aston Villa made a fatal mistake! Clarke is a player who performs well in all aspects and can play in multiple positions, but he always makes some low-level mistakes when people have high hopes for him!"

"It is precisely because of this that the England senior team has been slow to call up him as the captain of the U23 national team."

Clark was very frustrated.

But no one expected that just three minutes later, Manchester City would return the favor.

Their home defender Lescott dribbled the ball to the right in his own penalty area, shook off Heskey and showed off his superb skills.

Then, facing the onrushing De Bruyne, he passed the ball comfortably to the right.

Unexpectedly, De Bruyne, who looked gentle and polite, was quite reckless in grabbing the ball. He fell to the ground and made a flying tackle in the shape of a "big" character, predicting Lescott's passing route.

The left foot successfully touched the football.

Dong Fangzhuo on the left rushed towards the football and kicked it, which was even easier than shooting training.

Shay Given is powerless!

"GOAL! Two to one!"

"Lescott also made a fatal mistake!"

"De Bruyne assisted Dong Fangzhuo to score, his pressing was crucial!"

"Mancini was furious on the sidelines, he was obviously unhappy with Lescott's self-assertion."

"In fact, fans who know He Tianqi should know that He Tianqi strictly forbids players from taking risks in his own penalty area. Even the midfielders and frontcourt players with excellent dribbling skills cannot do this, let alone the backcourt players."

"But in the Premier League, this kind of behavior is not uncommon. Some players regard this kind of risk-taking behavior as a magic weapon to remove the label of "English player" and "rough skills" from themselves!"

Finally, the first half ended.

Villa took the lead 2-1.

After returning to the locker room, He Tianqi adjusted Bell's assignment.

In the first half, Manchester City's engine was Shaun Wright. Bale had to give up his offensive intention and focus on defense to freeze this Blue Moon engine.

……

In the second half, Manchester City attacked.

Want to equalize the score quickly.

However, Motta made a crucial interception, and Ireland's through ball was nowhere to be found due to his prediction.

Motta hits Trippier across the goal.

As soon as Trippier saw the position of his teammates in front of him, he made a straight pass to the wing.

Abanglaho rushed forward, received the ball, dribbled it, and took advantage of the aging Sylvinho, and made a horizontal pass!
Dong Fangzhuo cut diagonally into the middle, disrupting Manchester City's defense, but did not touch the ball.

Because he knew someone would come to make up for it.

as predicted!

De Bruyne advanced from the left flank, entered the penalty area through the gap left by Dong Fangzhuo's diagonal run, and scored with a shot at the back post.

Had a Palermo-style cooperation with Dong Fangzhuo!
"GOAL! Beautiful combination! Simple yet elegant!"

"Abanglaho's breakthrough was extremely violent!"

"Dong Fangzhuo's involvement is absolutely genuine!"

"De Bruyne's final shot was so easy, it was a goal that even O'Neal's grandmother could score!"

"Three to one! Aston Villa extends their lead."

"Manchester City fans were silent. They didn't expect their team could lose to this challenger from the Championship!"

"Mancini must find a way. If he is eliminated from the FA Cup at home, it may be difficult for him to report to the oil father! Especially with so much investment in transfers!"

Manchester City were a little at a loss after their plan to get off to a good start failed.

Mancini could only signal everyone to calm down, temporarily retreat and keep the tempo steady.

Villa therefore easily won the ball.

(End of this chapter)