69novels Chapter 707
Chapter 707
The first round of the 2007-08 UEFA Champions League group stage, Manchester City vs. Rosenborg, is about to begin.
In the main stand of the Etihad Stadium, Manchester City fans used colorful handheld boards to spell out a huge "M.C.F.C." Tifo pattern, which was full of momentum.
On the court.
The starting players of both sides stayed in their respective halves, waiting for the referee who was looking at the clock to blow the whistle for the start.
"First, let me introduce you to the starting lineups of both sides!"
"Home team, wearing blue, Blue Moon Manchester City!"
"Starting goalkeeper: James!"
"Defenders: Zambrotta, Kompany, Dunn, Sun Jihai!"
"Double defensive midfielders: Pepe, Martinez!"
"Double attacking midfielders: Rakitic, Mata!"
"Double forwards: Cassano, Sufei!"
"Guardiola has always done a good job in giving people surprises. In the first game of the new season's Champions League, the Spanish young coach has put out a new starting lineup, 4-2-2- 2!"
"Rectangular midfield position! This formation means that Zambrotta and Sun Jihai, the two full-backs, will frequently join in and participate in the offense and defense on both sides of the midfield. The individual running requirements for the four midfielders are very high!"
"It can be seen that Guardiola is very confident in the personal abilities of his players!"
"..."
"The other side!"
"The visiting team, Rosenborg, who is dressed in black and white and is known as the Norwegian troll!"
"Starting goalkeeper: Hillsfield!"
"Defenders: Roel Strand, Ole Basma, Mikael Dorsin, Mika Koppenen!"
"Double defensive midfielders: Frederik Stoll, Brede Hangeland!"
"Three forwards: Trond Olsen, Per Sigurdsson, Daniel Braaten!"
"Single striker: Stefan Iversen!"
"The Norwegian troll Rosenborg has set up a 4-2-3-1 formation with five midfielders and a single arrow."
"I almost forgot to tell the fans that the current head coach of Rosenborg is the meritorious coach during the team's 11 consecutive championships. Nils Eggen took office temporarily three days ago. "
"Rosenberg also experienced the situation of the head coach being suddenly dismissed this season, just like Chelsea. As for Eggen, his position in Rosenborg is a bit like Sir Alex Ferguson in Manchester United..."
"Beep! !"
"With the referee's whistle, the game officially begins!"
"Rosenberg has the ball!"
-[Chelsea fans didn't expect to be stabbed while watching a Manchester City game...]
-[Hey, hey, hey, aren't you Chelsea playing away against Porto? Why are you here to join in the fun!]
-[I don't dare to watch it, brother! Psy is fired, I don't even know the new coach, Porto is too strong, I'm afraid of being beaten...]
-[Ahem, come on, Manchester City welcomes you, taking in heartbroken Chelsea fans, gender requirements are female, under 25 years old, fair skin and beautiful, not only like to watch football, but also like to play football...]
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There has always been a controversial saying in the football world, but it is recognized to a certain extent.
The higher the competitive level of the league, the more emphasis is placed on passing and cutting, and on the contrary, the more emphasis is placed on using physical confrontation to create offensive points, positioning, passing... and defensive blocking advantages.
Although this statement is one-sided.
But to some extent, it can still be concretized on the field, such as the Championship, which is more rough and violent than the Premier League. For example, on this field, Rosenborg actively sought confrontation after the kick-off and violently advanced...
After the kick-off!
Manchester City, who implemented high pressure on the defensive end, did not expect that they had not actively approached and pressed the opponent.
On the contrary, when Rosenborg's players were running forward.
Intentionally or unintentionally!
They bumped into Manchester City players, especially Juan Mata, who was only 1.7 meters tall and looked the thinnest among the 22 players on the field!
Rosenborg's tall central midfielder Sigurdsson ran without the ball in the middle and directly collided with Mata.
Mata had no time to dodge.
After hitting Sigurdsson's chest head-on, he lost his balance, his feet softened, and he fell to the grass.
"Rosenborg attacks..."
"Mata fell down without the ball!"
"The referee didn't blow the whistle!"
"Isn't this ball blown?"
"It seems that the penalty standards today are relatively loose, and the determination of players' fouls is relatively loose..."
"Mata climbed up with his nose covered... It should be fine!”
“It’s still Rosenborg’s attack!”
“Hangland!”
“This ball is well-stuck, finding the gap in the middle of Manchester City!”
“Look at this ball!”
On the field, in the hinterland of Manchester City’s backcourt, the ball rolled past Martinez’s feet and went straight to Rosenborg’s center forward Iverson who was inserted in the middle.
Watching!
Iverson got ahead of Martinez and successfully led the ball, about to take the ball in the threatening gap at the top of the penalty area.
The next moment.
“Bang! !”
The blue figure suddenly rushed out and knocked Iverson to the ground, and the ball was also shoveled out of the sideline.
“Oh my, beautiful! !”
“Pepe! !”
“A violent sliding tackle successfully cleared the ball at the moment when Iverson got the ball!”
“Pepe looks a little cruel this time! ”
“Iverson lay there for a long time before he slowly stood up, but the referee still didn’t blow the whistle!”
“No problem!!”
“It’s okay to blow the whistle loosely, as long as both sides are consistent, it’s fair.”
On the court, Pepe ignored Iverson’s angry eyes, opened his mouth, and smiled at Mata who came back to defend.
“Juan, I’ve avenged you! Remember to buy me a drink tonight!”
“Ah? ...Okay!! ”
Although Mata subconsciously wanted to say that it was not this guy who bumped into me just now, he was embarrassed to ruin Pepe's mood in the face of Pepe's "loyalty" behavior.
Instead, it was Pepe himself.
Suddenly, he scratched his head and found that he seemed to have made a mistake. Although Iverson and Sigurdsson looked a bit similar, they were not the same person at all.
"Damn, white, strong, blond hair... Why are all Norwegians the same..."
Su Fei, who happened to be standing next to Pepe and preparing to defend Rosenborg's frontcourt serve, couldn't help twitching his mouth.
Pepe's ability to summarize is indeed good.
Aren't white skin, blond hair and blue eyes the characteristics of pure Norwegians? Including Haaland, the stinky boy, is a typical Norwegian representative.
As Rosenborg kicked the sideline with a strong hand throw.
The game continues......
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