[Football] Bad Boy Batty

[Unbelievable! Unbelievable! Unbelievable! ! !]

As the first half was coming to an end, the commentator, whose voice was almost broken, used "unbelievable" three times in a row to express his surprise. In fact, not only him, but also the players and team staff on the scene, as well as the fans in the stands and in front of the TV were stunned.

They never expected that Manchester United, after losing Casemiro, seemed to have lost their fighting spirit. Everyone was sleepwalking, the offense couldn't be pushed forward, the midfield couldn't hold the ball, and the defense was a mess. Just like that, they conceded 10 goals in 3 minutes to Manchester City!
【如果有的球迷朋友刚刚正好去了厕所，请不要惊讶, 你没有穿越时空, 现在确实是22-23赛季英超第9轮曼市德比的直播，曼城也的确实现了从0-0到3-0的大跳跃。】

This situation is actually not uncommon. The most well-known example is the famous Brazil-Germany tragedy. How many people looked away from the TV and came back to see that the German team was leading 4-0.

At least that was the case with Batty back then.

And today, he also became a quick goal maker.

First, in the 38th minute, Manchester United goalkeeper De Gea made a mistake in kicking the ball to the midfield, Manchester City seized the ball, De Bruyne tried to attack from the right, B Silva was hit hard by Teoka and had no choice but to pass the ball back, De Bruyne passed it to Messi, Messi quickly passed it to the left, Neymar dribbled past Ashraf and passed the ball to the front of the goal.

Varane was out of position and Lima was attracted by Messi's advance. Batistuta received the ball and shot into the goal, 1-0.

Manchester United then kicked off from the center circle. De Bruyne and Messi surrounded and scrambled for B Fee, but after several unsuccessful attempts, they chose to pass the ball back. Akanji deliberately pulled Manchester United's defense, and after passing the ball back from the backcourt, he passed it to the midfield again. Walker assisted from the right and made a two-on-one combination with B Silva near the sideline.

For some unknown reason, Walker, who was near the center, did not pass the ball but chose to shoot himself. Guardiola roared in dissatisfaction on the sidelines, but soon the roar was replaced by celebration.

Although Walker's shot missed the target, the defense line changed after being touched by Varane. B Silva's follow-up shot at the back post hit the post and bounced back. Batistuta followed up in the middle and accidentally fell down when confronting Martinez. He was about to raise his hand to signal the referee for a foul, but the ball bounced back into the field and hit his shoulder and bounced back again.

Before he could react to what was happening, Batistuta, who was lying on the ground, was attacked by his teammates. They pinned the little king down and kissed and kneaded him. Poor Batistuta didn't even get to see his goal until he was pulled up from the ground in a daze by De Bruyne.

"I still feel like you guys are lying to me," Batty complained, rubbing his sore back. "I can't believe that we can unite with the fans."

De Bruyne smiled but said nothing, just pointed to the scoreboard above the stadium, where it indeed said 2-0.

"You really are a lucky bastard." He ruffled Barty's light hair in a sweet teasing. "Three minutes left, keep going."

Batistuta reasonably suspected that it was De Bruyne's words above that led to them scoring another goal.

Three minutes later, entering the injury time of the first half, Messi got the ball again. He dribbled past Bruno Fernandes and passed the ball directly to Batistuta.

This time Lima learned his lesson. He predicted and blocked the ball in advance. The only bad thing was that his block knocked down Batistuta by the way. The referee of this game was strict, so Manchester City got a free kick in the frontcourt in an excellent position.

"Are you coming?" Batistuta looked at Neymar.

Neymar thought about it and shook his head.

"You should do it." He took off his hat in a very concealed way and winked at Batty. "I believe you!"

Batistuta took the free kick, but Manchester United's wall forgot to block the ground, so the Manchester City king scored a low shot that won applause from the audience.

10 minutes, 3 goals, Batistuta hat trick.

It doesn't get any better than this!
It was also because of this that the Manchester City captain's suppressed impulse and publicity before the game all burst out. He still remembered the agreement he made with someone at the filming site half a month ago.

and so--

"Oh, poor Kiki." At halftime, Batistuta approached Mbappe, who had no expression on his face, and flirted with him by gently pinching his jaw. "Win the derby first and then the trophy, that's what you said. Now I've done it, how do you feel?"

Mbappe narrowed his eyes angrily.

But Batistuta didn't care about that. He gave the French striker a warm and charming smile, deliberately stretched out his hand and made a heart shape with his thumb and index finger, then turned around and danced the samba back to the locker room.

Go to hell!

Mbappe was almost furious, he clenched his fists and took a deep breath - the game is not over yet, wait until the second half, we will see if you can still laugh!
Looking at the direction where Batistuta disappeared, the French striker cursed under his breath, but just as he turned back to the locker room, Mbappé saw his captain and boss.

I don't know how long he stood beside him.

"...What's wrong?" Mbappe asked.

Augustus didn't answer the question directly. He just stood there with his arms folded, looking down at Mbappe condescendingly and meaningfully.

"Kiki ha." He said sarcastically.

Mbappé: …

Can you please get the hell out of here! He had just prepared his emotions for the second half!

……

And at this time in the Manchester City locker room.

"3, 2, 1——"

[Bang! !]
Golden liquid sprayed out, and Batistuta took the champagne bottle and sprinkled it on everyone. Since the change of positions, he had not scored a hat trick in the first half for a long time.

"I think this is the most inappropriate thing." Haaland said, smoothing his hair. B Silva just wanted to stop him, but failed in the end.

"What?" Batistuta looked over. "What did you say, Erling?" "I meant to open the champagne." Haaland pointed to the bottles in his hands and at his feet. "When I was very young, I heard the story of Milan opening champagne at halftime in the Champions League final and leading by 3 goals but being reversed. So, I thought few people would do this again, especially when they are leading by 3 goals at halftime."

The Manchester City captain stopped and looked at him, his expression could not be described as happy or angry. Just as the noise in the locker room gradually faded away, Batistuta moved.

He quickly opened a new bottle of champagne and pointed the bottle at Haaland.

"This is Manchester City! I have the final say! I can open the champagne if I want! We'll still win in the second half!" Batistuta laughed and gave most of the bottle to the Norwegian in front of him. "Before the game, we all thought it was a evenly matched game, but look at it now, tell me, who's 3-0!"

"We're 3-0!!" everyone shouted in agreement.

"And I haven't had a decent hat in a long time, so why can't I open champagne at halftime?" Batistuta turned his gaze to Guardiola, who frowned as soon as he entered the locker room, "Hey Pep! Erling said I can't open champagne, tell him to shut up, otherwise he won't be substituted in the second half!"

Guardiola slapped the little bastard on the head hard, and when he was sure that he had just opened the champagne but didn't drink it, the Catalan's brow finally relaxed a little.

"He's right, Batistuta, you shouldn't do this," he said. "If you keep playing with champagne, I'll take you off at the start of the second half."

Batty's eyes widened.

The head coach gave him a look that said "I'm serious", then ordered someone to take away the remaining champagne. He then dragged the tactical board to the middle and knocked it, saying, "Attention everyone, there's nothing to be proud of with a 3-0 lead. We've had bigger scores before. There are still 45 minutes left, so you should think carefully about how to maintain this score until the end of the game. I want you to promise that they will make changes in the second half, and I want you to not let down your guard. Treat this as the last game of the season and don't give them any chances. Do you understand?"

……

In the second half, the team changed sides and fought again.

Manchester United did make adjustments, but only in terms of their positions on the field. Mbappe moved from the right to the middle as a center forward, Sterling came to the right, and Ronaldo went to the left.

Neither side has made any personnel changes yet.

It can be seen that Manchester United still has fighting spirit and still wants to win. Ronaldo keeps encouraging his teammates. He has seen big scenes and 0-3 is not a big deal. Soon, Mbappe also followed in the footsteps of his idol and began to speak out.

But unfortunately, although the attitude is in place, the actual situation has not changed much.

It was even worse because of the position change in the second half.

In the 51st minute, Manchester United's right flank, which was already under great pressure because Mbappe rarely participated in defense, was penetrated. Messi and Neymar played a wonderful combination that surpassed the MSN era. In the end, Neymar made a fatal shot in the ribs and the score was expanded to 4-0.

[I smell blood!] The commentator was amazed, [With 40 minutes left in the game and 4 goals to go, Manchester United is almost unable to catch up!]

We are 4 goals behind and it will be too late if we don’t change.

In the 53rd minute, Manchester United put up a substitution board, but no one expected this substitution. When they saw the board showing that number 9 was replaced by number 5, almost all the fans were shocked.

Replace Ronaldo with Maguire?
I’ve never seen any team start defending when they are trailing by a large margin. Did Mourinho’s head get hit by the goal?

Not only the fans didn't understand, but all the coaches on Manchester City's side, including Guardiola, didn't understand what the other side was trying to do. They were discussing tactics quickly with tablets in hand.

then.

Amid everyone's confused gazes, Maguire walked onto the court with a serious expression, crossed most of the field, and stood at the center position.

Everyone: ? ? ?
[Oh my god, I must have seen it wrong! Mourinho replaced Maguire, but he didn't want to increase the team's defense, but to add a center forward. Oh my god! Maguire! The aircraft carrier unexpectedly stood at the front of the team and acted as the No. 1. What kind of wonderful chemical reaction can happen? I am really looking forward to it! ]

The commentator expressed everyone's thoughts. After the initial shock passed, they began to seriously analyze the pros and cons of letting Maguire play as a center forward.

After he went forward, Mbappe returned to the right and Sterling also returned to the left. Although Manchester City's defensive players were confused, they still had to devote their attention to him with multiple people in front of them. In addition, with a 4-goal lead, they inevitably relaxed mentally. Griezmann gradually became at ease in the frontcourt.

"Hey! Hey! Cheer up, don't let the center back beat you!" Seeing that the situation was not right, Batistuta retreated and loudly reminded his teammates, "Kyle! Go back and pay attention to the distance between you and the center back!"

But once a gap occurs, it is difficult to make up for it in the same game.

then--

Batistuta watched helplessly as Manchester United, under the cover of temporary center forward Maguire, passed the ball into the penalty area from the outside. Taking advantage of the gap between Manchester City's full-back and the central defender, Griezmann and Sterling relied on their personal abilities to quickly get rid of the goal.

The guest center who made great contributions looked dizzy in the past few minutes, as if he had no idea what he was doing. He even got the offensive direction wrong a few times.

Relying on this makeshift frontcourt, Manchester United successfully reduced Manchester City's lead to 2 goals.

[Substitute surprise! Who would have thought that Maguire, who suddenly became a center forward, could play such a big role, turning an aircraft carrier into a tank, clearing all obstacles for his teammates! ] The commentator was very excited, and it was obvious that he hadn't seen such a wonderful and bizarre game for a long time. [There are 30 minutes left, Manchester City! Be careful! ]

In the 60th minute, Guardiola also made a substitution.

The Nordic giant, the center forward, came on the field, Haaland replaced Messi and went forward, Batistuta retreated to midfield and partnered with De Bruyne, completely taking on the burden of the offensive organizing midfielder, that is, the No. 10 position.

There is still half an hour left until the end of the game.

The final storm is coming.

(End of this chapter)