Five Hundred and Seventy-Nine, the Ball Has Been Divided

Giroud is very tall and has excellent physical fitness. He is also a high school striker. He almost instinctively reacted. It is so.

To say that Distin's reaction was not fast enough, he rushed over immediately to block Giroud, but he did not expect that Giroud made a left-footed pass directly in midair.

I don't know if it was intentional or not, but Giroud's cross was just above his and Distin's chest.

And everyone knows that in the penalty area, this height is actually very, very sensitive, and a little carelessness is handball.

With almost no reaction time, Distin could only judge that the ball would not threaten the goal, so he almost instinctively shrank his body and let the ball fly past his chest.

He felt that there was teammate Kabul behind him, and it was impossible to have a goalkeeper.

It can be seen that Giroud's cross is actually not powerful.

Unexpectedly, Suarez slanted to the back point like a ghost. At the front of the small penalty area, before Kabul, he stabbed his foot directly and sent the football passed by Giroud into Portsmouth. The bottom right corner of the goal.

The entire stadium has been until this moment, and the exclamations of the fans of the Pompeii Legion broke out.

"GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!"

"Manchester City scored again!!!!"

"It's Suarez again, scoring twice!!!"

"The Uruguayan striker has scored the seventh goal in the first four rounds of the league!"

"God, the French center Olivier Giroud, who just came on as a substitute for Manchester City, sent a pick from the left rib of the penalty area. It was just right. Suarez calmly seized the opportunity and stabbed the goal in front of the goal!"

"Two to one! Manchester City lead again!"

After Suarez scored, he rushed out of the pitch in excitement, shouting Giroud's name all the way.

The other Manchester City players also chased out, one by one surrounded by Giroud and Suarez.

There is no doubt that a lot of credit for this goal should go to Giroud.

His pass was really beautiful!

Of course, Suarez's keen grasp of the opportunity, as well as David Silva's well-placed pass, all played a part.

"The 22-year-old French centre forward, Olivier Giroud, made his debut for Manchester City since joining Manchester City. The result was a crucial goal for Manchester City in a crucial game."

"Let's see a slow-motion replay of the whole goal again."

"David Silva's pass is very subtle, Giroud's turn and pick pass is also very beautiful, and Suarez's final stab in front of the goal reflects the killer's calm and sharpness."

"This goal from Manchester City is fantastic!"

"Now, the situation is beginning to move in Manchester City's favor again. There are still more than ten minutes in the game. Let's see if Portsmouth will press out at the last minute to fight?"

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"pretty!"

After seeing Suarez's goal, Gao Shen was so excited that he jumped up, applauded and cheered vigorously.

The key point of this goal is still Giroud.

He suppressed the Distin point and created space in the penalty area.

If it were Suarez, in front of Distin, he would not be able to take such advantage.

That's what a high center does.

They are able to rely on the tyrannical body to create such opportunities in the penalty area.

"This kid needs more training,

Haven't quite figured it out yet. "Gao Shen also has high hopes for Giroud.

If it is purely based on the standard of a main center, Giroud's foot skills can only be regarded as sufficient, but he has no speed and explosiveness, and his leg swings in the penalty area are not fast enough, which caused him to shoot in this fast-paced high-pressure environment. The scoring ability is not ideal.

This is also the reason why many players who shine in leagues such as Ligue 1, Portuguese Super League and Eredivisie can't play in the top leagues.

Because they are not under as much defensive pressure, they can get more space.

Just like the ball just now, if Giroud did not pass, but chose to hit the goal, Distin would block it, and the shot was so weak, let alone the goalkeeper, he could hold it from a high level.

So why is the shot strength weak?

Because Giroud didn't work hard to gain speed.

If he wants to exert his strength, he needs to put his body in a good posture, and his leg swing must be sufficient. He can hit it with strength, but the shooting opportunity is gone. Nine times out of ten, it is stolen by Distin.

Master tricks, often in those tenths of a second.

"Seriously, this kid is hard-working and easy to use." Sarri also praised.

The eyes that looked at Gao Shen also became more admirable.

He was very curious, where did Gao Shen hear about Jirou?

Could it be that he also has his own scouting resources in Ligue 2?

But why haven't you heard of it before?

Gao Shen didn't pay attention to Sarri's expression, and he devoted himself to the game.

Especially when he saw that there was movement in the home team's bench, knowing that Paul Hart was unwilling to get a point and was won by Manchester City, and wanted to launch a counterattack at home.

Looking again, it was Utaka and Kanu who went out to warm up.

Utaka can play as a right winger and a striker, while Kanu is a high center forward.

It was clear that Portsmouth wanted to step up their attack.

In this regard, Gao Shen really admires these teams in the Premier League.

Whether it was the slaughter of Blackburn and Everton before, or the Wolves later, and Portsmouth today, these Premier League teams seem to have always been full of blood, and they will never surrender willingly. Strictly guard against death.

Many people say that La Liga advocates offensive football, but it is not necessarily true, because many teams in northern Spain actually play very pragmatically, but in the Premier League, even teams like Wolves and Portsmouth, They all dared to go out of their way.

Of course, this may have something to do with the overall environment and style of the Premier League.

Everyone knows that the Premier League advocates physical confrontation and the game is fast-paced.

Under such a fast pace, even if you want to play a defensive counterattack, it will not be the iron barrel formation that Serie A can't shrink from.

Especially at home.

In Brian Kidd's original words: offend anyone, don't offend your fans!

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Portsmouth made a substitution.

Utaka replaced Tommy Smith and Kanu replaced Piqueone.

These two times were substitutions to strengthen the attack, and at the same time signaled to the players on the pitch that the Pompeii Legion was about to counterattack.

Manchester City, under the advanced arrangement, stabilized the midfield and waited for Portsmouth to press out to play.

The game once again entered a fast-paced offensive and defensive battle.

But at this time, the physical advantages of Manchester City players and the advantages of passing the ball are more obvious. After more than an hour of consumption, Portsmouth's physical performance has been greatly affected.

As for Kanu, although he is famous, he is not too young.

Neither Kompany nor David Luiz nor Harvey Martinez are fuel efficient lamps.

In front of Manchester City's midfield and backcourt, he is less than a little cheap.

In the 86th minute of the game, Portsmouth wanted a long ball to find Kanu, but Xavi Martinez grabbed the spot and headed it back.

Giroud retreated from the front and blocked Distin with his body. After the ball fell, he returned the ball to Rakitic in the space.

As soon as the Croatian midfielder stopped the ball, the diagonal pass was transferred to the empty left side and handed to Robinho.

After the Brazilian winger stopped the ball, he dribbled the ball diagonally into the penalty area. After gaining speed, when facing Van den Bore one-on-one, he made a series of bicycle fakes and suddenly stabbed the ball into the penalty area of ​​Portsmouth, and went around from the side. past.

"Beautiful people have divided the ball!"

"Robinho forcibly broke through Van den Bore on the left rib and broke into the penalty area of ​​Portsmouth, forming a single-handed shot."

"The ball is in!!!!"

"GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!"

"Robinho has another win for Manchester City!"

"Three to one!"

"In the 86th minute, Robinho scored Portsmouth's goal."

"This is definitely a reflection of the Brazilian winger's personal ability. Although his previous consecutive fake moves failed to confuse Van den Bore, the sudden passing of the ball took the Belgian defender somewhat unexpectedly."

"That's the character of Brazilian players, they tend to be on the pitch and give you unexpected surprises."

"Three to one! Gao Shen made a miraculous substitution again!"

"Olivier Giroud, the French centre-forward who won't turn 23 until September, has been playing in the lower leagues in France, but I don't know where he was selected by Gao Shen and joined Manchester City."

"Before tonight, he was a non-existent player, even though he has been in the squad twice."

"But tonight, he was involved in two of Manchester City's goals, and he used his strong body to create space for the team's attack, which left a deep impression on us."

The live TV footage gave Gao Shen on the sidelines. After he celebrated with his assistants, he returned to the court, instructing the players and asking them to continue to maintain the overall formation. The game is not over yet.

"As early as when he was coaching Real Madrid, Gao Shen was known for being good at digging out young players. When he arrived in Naples, he spent three years and cultivated more than a dozen very outstanding European first-line stars, even top stars."

"Now, at Manchester City, he still hasn't changed his style, he has recruited a group of stars like Robben, Rakitic and David Silva, but also players like Giroud, Sturridge, Young rookies like Hazard, and they're all doing really well."

"Tonight, by winning Portsmouth, Manchester City will continue to lead the Premier League table with four consecutive victories, and we have absolutely reason to believe that with such a good performance, Manchester City must be a strong contender for the Premier League title this season."

"If he can win the Premier League championship this season, then Gao Shen will create a new record, that is, he has created a legend of winning the championship in the first season of coaching in La Liga, Serie A and the Premier League."

Andy Gray is more about summing up and wrapping up the game.

Because, after the restart of the game, everyone can see that Portsmouth has been hit hard.

The strength and morale are not as good as Manchester City, the physical energy consumption is similar, and the score is two goals behind, the possibility of catching up is almost gone.

Facts have also proved that Manchester City finally won Portsmouth three to one on the road.