Players from both sides walked onto the court with their caddies in hand.
"Hello, viewers, what is being broadcast now is the focus of the League Cup, the most anxious battle of this round of League Cup knockout rounds, two teams with hope of competing for the championship meet in advance!"
"Another thing to pay attention to in this game is that Leicester City's double forward combination has changed. Shinji and Ren Jie will appear at the same time. According to the news I got from the commentator, I can tell you secretly!"
"This is a starting battle between these two people. Whoever performs well in this game will start in the next games!"
"This will undoubtedly add more highlights to this game, everyone will wait and see!"
"Let's introduce the starting lineups of both sides. On Manchester City's side, Joe Hart is guarding the goal!"
"The formation given is 4231, and the central defenders are Argentina's double central defender combination Otamendi and Demichelis!"
"Right back Zabaleta, left back Kolarov!"
"The two defensive midfielders are Fernandez and Delph!"
"The left midfielder is the crown prince of the Red Army, Manchester City's happy boy Sterling! But Sterling's ability is actually very good, but he is just a little behind in scoring!"
"The right midfielder is David Silva! The central midfielder in the middle is Manchester City's star player, De Bruyne!"
"The one at the top is the absolute key to the rise of the new star Manchester City, the Argentinian star Sergio Aguero!"
"Next, I will introduce to you the most incredible team this season. Leicester City struggled to avoid relegation last season. This season, Leicester City ranked first in the Premier League standings after more than ten rounds of games!"
"The starting goalkeeper is still Schmeichel!"
"The central defenders in the 422 formation are the unstoppable Morgan and Huth!"
"Fuchs at left back, Simpson at right back!"
"The right midfielder is Mahrez, the left midfielder is Albrighton, and the double midfielder is Kante and Delin!"
"Today, two Asian players are partnering with the double center. It is said that the two will compete for the starting position in the future. From our point of view, the tactical role of the two is indeed the same. Indeed, if one is stronger, he can always be the starter!"
"There is some rationality. Let's see which one of them performs better today!"
Leicester City took the lead to kick off, Ren Jie kicked the ball to the goalkeeper, and the game officially started!
Manchester City immediately started a crazy press in the frontcourt. The most important thing in the frontcourt press is integrity. If only one person can do it, he will definitely not be able to win. Manchester City did a very good job in this regard.
Leicester City's feet are really not that strong, and they don't force it, they just drive forward!
What I found was Ren Jie. Ren Jie worked really hard, but his height of 1.8 meters was simply not big enough in front of the central defender, especially when he met Demichelis who was very good at fighting for the top!
Demi tipped the ball to De Bruyne, who received the ball with his back and immediately passed it back to the goalkeeper. Manchester City completely controlled the ball.
Ren Jie and the others also retreated to their own half to defend. At this time, Manchester City had already won the Premier League championship. Although Pep Guardiola had not yet arrived, they were still a first-class team.
Manchester City's results in the league have been somewhat unsatisfactory at the beginning of this year, but their strength is still there, but they have some bad luck.
And Manchester City has De Bruyne, whose precise knife penetrates the weakest link in Leicester City's lineup.
In the 442 formation, the most difficult thing to defend is the three square areas formed between the eight players of 44. In the middle of these three squares, De Bruyne stands in these positions and repeatedly outputs threatening balls!
In the 13th minute of the game, Leicester City had almost never controlled the ball in thirteen minutes. It was all Manchester City pressing the ball, constantly trying various methods, waiting for opportunities to score.
In the 13th minute, De Bruyne suddenly turned around and passed Delin in the middle. As he quickly moved the ball forward, he looked up at the goalkeeper's position and gave an early warning that he was about to hit the goal.
Leicester City players were highly focused on dealing with De Bruyne. The two central defenders moved in to defend him. When De Bruyne kicked out, his outer instep contacted the ball. The ball turned around on the lawn and found the big player. David Silva.
David Silva inserted his ribs into the penalty area, without any hesitation, and shot directly from a close corner!
The entire defense did not react, including goalkeeper Schmeichel. When he wanted to come over and save, it was already a little late, and the ball hit the net!
"This time, David Silva! In the 14th minute of the game, he opened the scoring for Manchester City and broke through the gate of Leicester City. The score came to 1-0! The goal came so early, this game should be better. !”
Ren Jie covered his face. This pass was truly wonderful. Eighty percent of the credit for the goal must be attributed to De Bruyne who passed the ball.
The tsunami of shouts at the Etihad Stadium turned into pressure and rushed towards the Leicester City players.
Leicester City kicked off again. Manchester City's tactics remained unchanged, and they still used high pressure. Leicester City changed their approach and switched to rapid forward transmission from the ground, all with one kick.
In fact, the purpose is to try to get the ball to the front court, which is similar to kicking. One goes on the ground and the other goes high in the air.
Ren Jie and Shinji struggled to get the ball from the high altitude ball.
Three balls came to Ren Jie's feet. Ren Jie's ball control was still better than Shinji's.
Before the ball reached Ren Jie's feet, Demichelis was already leaning on Ren Jie. When dealing with Asian players, these people always want to use their bodies to crush him.
When the ball reached Ren Jie's feet, Demichelis immediately tried hard to push away Ren Jie and snatch the ball away. Not only did he not move the ball with his force, he was also pressed tightly against Ren Jie. Ren Jie leaned against Demichelis. Kelis immediately turned around.
The ball was firmly under Ren Jie's feet. Kolarov immediately came over to help fill the position. Demichelis immediately moved to the full-back position. As Leicester City's formation moved forward, the other central defender also moved in, assisting at any time. Defense and filling.
The rotation here shows the maturity of the Manchester City team and the tacit understanding of the players.
Ren Jie's Modric template made his judgment on the court different in his mind, and he immediately passed the ball accurately among the crowd to Shinji. This timing was mastered very cleverly.
Their team's Delin has already inserted into the penalty area and can pull away the defensive players in front of Ren Jie after he passes the ball. Ren Jie doesn't have to move much. Shinji can choose to rely on his own ability and pass the ball back to Ren Jie for a smooth pass. Delin these three options.
Shinji chose to rely on his own ability, but he overestimated his ability. As soon as Shinji turned around and broke the ball, Otamendi kicked him out.
Shinji covered his face in annoyance, and Ren Jie's shout came immediately, "Quick, get back on guard!"
Shinji was stunned for a moment. When he was annoyed, Ren Jie had already turned around to notice the change of ball possession and ran back to prevent a counterattack.
Faintly, he felt that there seemed to be a slight gap between himself and Ren Jie!
