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

Chapter 256 The World's No. Defensive Midfielder
In the 49th minute, Dong Fangzhuo retreated and suddenly ran back.

Motta made a through ball.

Dong Fangzhuo, who had run half way to a one-on-one chance, was brought down by Lescott outside the penalty area.

Villa players immediately rushed over and put pressure on the referee.

He Tianqi also complained on the sidelines, saying that this was definitely a red card foul!
However, the referee only showed Lescott a yellow card in the end.

In fact, there is nothing wrong with this judgment.

Villa won a free kick in a good position.

Unfortunately, Bale's direct free kick lacked luck and hit the crossbar and bounced out.

In the 55th minute, Abanglaho attacked Sylvinho on the right and scored, then passed the ball back in a triangle.

De Bruyne passed the ball to the middle, and Motta made a long shot.

Given makes another amazing save!

Motta sighed, if it had gone in, the game would basically be over.

However, the camera was given to Motta for a long time, and then to Gareth Barry and Vieira.

It seems that the three defensive midfielders are being compared in this way.

So far, Vieira and Barry have performed well.

But Motta showed unique abilities on both offense and defense.

Motta and Vieira were once very close, and everyone thought that 2006 was the point where their strengths intersected. Since then, Motta has been on the rise, while Vieira has been on the decline.

As a result... Motta was silent for three years in Barcelona and fell to the bottom.

Vieira continued his peak career at Real Madrid and forced the world's best defensive midfielder to stay on his head for three years.

It was not until this year that the two sides truly completed the intersection three years ago.

But Mancini's decision was correct.

As Manchester City retreated, they did gradually stabilize the situation.

In the 63rd minute, they created a corner kick with an attack.

After Bellamy took a corner kick, Vieira got a good chance to score with a header thanks to the involvement of Adebayo, Kolo Toure and others.

Schmeichel failed to save the shot.

"GOAL! 2-3! Manchester City still has a chance!"

"Vieira is still as good as ever, and he strikes back at his former master! He uses a header to tell He Tianqi that he is still very capable!"

"After He Tianqi left the team, it might be a mistake for Real Madrid to let Vieira leave."

"This season, Real Madrid failed to reach the quarterfinals of the Champions League and returned to the 16th place. This is the worst record in the Champions League since He Tianqi coached Real Madrid!"

"Florentino may have made the same mistake as when he let Makelele go!"

"In contrast, Barcelona, ​​which was suppressed by He Tianqi, has emerged as a dark horse under the leadership of Guardiola this season and is completing the great revival of the red and blue army!"

In the 68th minute, He Tianqi started to be substituted.

Giroud replaced Heskey, whose physical condition was declining.

In the 72nd minute, Barry made a through pass.

Clark was half a body length behind, but he slowed down Ireland's pace through confrontation and eventually got in front of the opponent, allowing Schmeichel to attack and seize the ball.

This is a self-redemption.

Otherwise, if Ireland shot from close range in the penalty area, Schmeichel might not be able to save it.

After the 76th minute, Mancini also started making substitutions.

Nigel de Jong replaced Vieira, whose physical strength was reduced.

Compared to Vieira, who only has enough energy for half a game, De Jong is Manchester City's real main midfielder.

Yes, it’s the bald De Jong between Pepe in the South and De Jong in the North.

Rather than the future Barcelona's De Jong or Luke de Jong.

Just two minutes later, De Jong's ability was evident.

He brought down De Bruyne with a rough defense, causing De Bruyne to retire injured.

He Tianqi was furious on the sidelines, even though the referee had already given De Jong a yellow card.

In the end, in order to appease He Tianqi, the referee also gave He Tianqi a yellow card.

Fortunately, He Tianqi saw through the panel that De Bruyne's injury was not serious and he would probably miss the game for a week but less than two weeks, otherwise he would definitely not forgive Manchester City.

If he has any bad ideas, Manchester City will definitely not qualify for the Champions League this season!

In the stands, Manchester City's oil dads also frowned.

The Abu Dhabi consortium is affiliated to the UAE. Its main purpose is to actively integrate into the Western world through Manchester City as a window, while showcasing the UAE's economic culture and playing a promotional role.

Therefore, rough players like De Jong have damaged Manchester City's image to a certain extent.

The top management didn’t like it.

On the other hand, although Manchester City's top management has formulated a huge investment plan for several years, it does not mean that they will give Mancini several years.

If Mancini fails to lead the team into the Champions League this year, fails to win a championship for the team next year, and fails to make a breakthrough in the Champions League the year after.

Then Manchester City will definitely look for someone else.

And let us ask ourselves, in the world of football, is there anyone better than He Tianqi?

Therefore, Manchester City’s top management does not want to ruin the relationship with He Tianqi.

They have already formulated several plans to win over He Tianqi, starting from the identity of being a common third world capital, to Manchester City introducing Aston Villa players to establish friendship, to private communication and so on.

Take this game for example. Before the game, they had already invited He Tianqi to attend tonight's oil dinner.

As a result of your behavior, De Jong, the leaders had to take the initiative to apologize to He Tianqi by drinking two glasses of wine after finishing their meal.

So annoying!
For Aston Villa, Milner came on as a substitute, replacing De Bruyne.

In the 81st minute, Bellamy made a wonderful diagonal pass.

Once Ireland gets the ball forward, it will be a good opportunity to score.

But before Ireland could even think about shooting, Kante knocked them to the ground.

He stood up angrily and saw Kante's innocent big eyes.

The referee showed Kante a yellow card.

But it was a very worthwhile foul.

If Kante had hesitated, it would have been a red card.

This kid has a very strong defensive sensitivity!
It's definitely a talent.

An analogy could be to being able to anticipate what is coming in defense.

De Bruyne has similar abilities, but in attack.

Of course, this foresight is not a superpower, but an exaggeration, which is the deductive ability of their brain.

He Tianqi then replaced Kante with Fellaini.

Fellaini is an all-around midfielder with a strong presence on both offense and defense.

In terms of defensive hardness, height and strength, he is far stronger than Kanter.

It’s just that most of the defense the team needs is actually Kante-style “low-score, low-risk” defense, rather than Fellaini’s high-score but also high-risk defense.

At the same time, Kanter's coverage ability is much stronger.

With Fellaini on the field, he, Motta and Milner formed a three-man midfield and controlled the ball. This is also where Fellaini is better than Kante at this stage.

In the 87th minute, Fellaini passed the ball back to Motta, who passed the ball to the right.

Trippier received the ball and made a cross.

Giroud worked hard to get the first point.

Kolo Toure grabbed the second spot and headed the ball away.

Dong Fangzhuo received the ball a little bit outside the small penalty area on the left side, but there was no angle to shoot, so he passed it back a little to Giroud's feet.

After Giroud turned with the ball, he immediately turned and shot.

Such a tall man actually completed a 360-degree turn in a relatively small area.

boom!
The French artillery bombarded the goal.

Given never expected that a go-kart could run at the pace of a supercar.

The football went straight into the net.

"GOAL! Giroud scores! Beautiful shot!"

"If you said this gorgeous dance was performed by Real Madrid striker Benzema, I would believe it, but it turned out to be Giroud!"

"Four to two! Giroud helps Villa widen the score again."

"Manchester City is desperate! Trailing by two goals basically means they have lost the game!"

"Mancini's expression was very ugly. It seems that his freedom in arranging the team's lineup is not as great as the outside world imagines."

"Manchester City's oil aircraft carrier is more difficult to control than he thought!"

Injury time.

Manchester City is already in its death throes.

Gareth Barry sent a through ball, and the tactics couldn't be more complicated.

The result was easily intercepted by Motta.

Motta's counterattack pass was also straight, but his long pass ability was much better than Gary's!
Milner received the ball in the middle, dribbled it forward, and at the same time observed the running positions of his teammates on the left and right.

Dong Fangzhuo and Abanglaho have both scored one goal and one assist in this game.

Their movement immediately attracted Manchester City's entire defense.

When Milner saw this situation, he took a long shot.

He hit a world-class goal from over 25 meters away!

The key point is in!
"GOAL! Five to two!"

"The goal was scored by James...Milner!"

"Before this game, Irish fans slammed him and said he was not worthy enough to play against Ireland."

"After all, Ireland is a key player for the Premier League powerhouse Manchester City. Milner is only a key player for the Championship team."

"But now, surely no one would think that Milner is inferior to Ireland?"

"He is one of the most promising English midfielders after Gerrard and Lampard!"

In the end, the score of the game was five to two.

Surprisingly, however, Milner's goal was widely circulated on American social media.

Countless NBA Cavaliers fans left messages under this goal:

“James is the best!”

"James scored a three-pointer with a super long shot!"

"With the goal of the little emperor James, the Cavaliers defeated Manchester City!"

"This is James, he will stay in Cleveland, one man, one city!"

"What the hell are you guys talking about upstairs? This is fucking football!"

It turned out that it was a group of digital beings that were swiping the screen.

The United States always uses some advanced concepts in advance.

Digital life, control lists, system backdoors, remote detonation... There is nothing they haven't done, except what you can't think of!
After the game, Motta took the initiative to find Vieira to exchange jerseys, and this scene was called inheritance.

From this moment on, Motta returned to the ranks of the world's top midfielders, even though he is only a Championship player!
Sky Sports also said: "Motta has become the undisputed first core of Aston Villa! De Bruyne can be responsible for the offense and his statistics are better, but the real stabilizer is still Motta!"

At the same time, he also became the best player of the game.

Although Dong Fangzhuo and Abang Laho made many assists, Motta only provided one assist.

But in fact, he set up four goals, and two of them came directly from his key interceptions.

It can be said that it played an absolutely core role.

This almost gave Barcelona fans a cerebral hemorrhage.

Despite their full recovery this season, La Liga has surpassed Real Madrid to take the top spot.

Reached the quarterfinals of the Champions League.

But their defensive midfielder is far inferior to Motta.

If it weren't for Ibrahimovic and Messi who were so powerful in the frontcourt and used offense to cover up the problems on the defensive end, they might not have achieved such good results.

And with the weakness of the defensive midfielder, it is difficult for them to reach the final summit!

The Daily Sports immediately questioned Motta's MVP award: "In just the English Championship, how dare you claim to be the world's best defensive midfielder? He Tianqi is in a state of self-satisfaction at Aston Villa!"

Clara's Global View immediately refuted the Catalan media: "As a Championship team, being able to reach the FA Cup semi-finals is a proof of strength in itself."

"What is really puzzling is that Barcelona, ​​as a La Liga giant, didn't even make it to the last 16 of the Copa del Rey. Is it because Barcelona doesn't want to win the Copa del Rey?"

Barcelona fans were scolded so much that they shut off their microphones.

……

After the game, Mancini complained: "Our players are not bad, but our players are too old."

"I wanted to use more young players, but someone told me that I should focus more on the league and Champions League qualification, so I was forced to arrange this lineup."

“And then we went out of the FA Cup because of it.”

"It's a shame, we should be strong contenders for the FA Cup."

"As the head coach, I am not trying to shirk responsibility for the defeat, but there are many things that are beyond my control, which prevents Manchester City from bursting out its strongest power."

Mancini was passing the buck while using this as an excuse to force the oil daddies to give up power.

Little did people know that the media captured the scene of the Manchester City club owner entertaining He Tianqi that evening.

The next day, the media asked He Tianqi about this matter. He Tianqi could only change the subject by saying that De Bruyne was injured: "As a football media, I think you should pay more attention to what happens on the pitch."

"For example, De Bruyne was injured by De Jong."

"I have never approved of De Jong's defensive style... Yes, he may not have been targeting anyone at first, but we all know that his defense can easily cause injuries to opposing players. There is no reason for him not to know this."

"When you know you might hurt the other person, you still insist on doing it. Isn't that intentional?"

"In contrast, Kanter of our team is an excellent example in terms of defense."

"His defensive statistics are excellent, but his performance on the court is even better than the statistics, because there are many key defensive skills that cannot be reflected in the statistics!"

"But Kante rarely causes injuries to opposing players. He is a very clean player! If the Premier League wants to get rid of the rough label, attract more outstanding stars and prevent their value from being greatly reduced due to injuries, it must look to Kante-style defensive players!"

“He is a benchmark and will remain so for a long time to come!”

"I wouldn't be surprised if someone said, 'There are no obstacles in the world that can't be overcome, only Kante who can't be overcome'!"

(End of this chapter)