326. Lightning Goal
Boas used to be Mourinho's assistant, but he is a coach with a strong sense of attack. At least he was still working hard on defense during the Porto period. However, since he arrived at Chelsea and returned to the Premier League, Boas began to let himself go and tend to attack more. In this regard, he is more radical than Wensheng. He is not a conservative head coach now. The results he led Tottenham last season were very eye-catching.
Although he received support from senior management before the game, there was really not much way out for him in this game against Manchester City. Tottenham did not win the two previous league games, and it was only three. He had to reverse the team's decline, so he had to insist on attacking and win.
Wen Sheng basically guessed Boas's psychology, and he knew that Tottenham needed to win.
No matter how powerful and domineering his team is, Boas must find a way to win, so Wensheng is of course not in a hurry. The more Tottenham wants to win, the more he needs to invest more attention in offense. The gap on the defense line will definitely appear, and then Manchester City's opportunity will come.
Boas's tactic is to defend at high positions and fight back on the spot, but his luck is really not very good.
Just 13 seconds into the game, Loris made a mistake. He made a pass error under Aguero's press and was intercepted by Aguero. Although Aguero's powerful shot was saved by him, his save was not successful. The ball was sent to De Bruyne's feet. De Bruyne's lob shot outside the penalty area left him helpless.
The 13-second goal is the fastest goal this season in the Premier League and the fastest goal in Manchester City's history!
Who would have thought that such a start would be?!
Wensheng didn't have time to react, so the team was leading the way?!
Boas was so heartbroken that he had just started the ball, but he just passed the ball back to Loris, and then he was in trouble?!
"Idiot!" Boas cursed angrily. Loris' mistake this time was really a scam, which meant that before he played the game, Tottenham had fallen into a passive situation. He could easily guess now that Manchester City would definitely wait for Tottenham to attack next, and then he could play defensive counterattacks.
Loris' mistake is unforeseeable, but Tottenham's defensive position on the defensive end is also really puzzling. One is no one to pick up Loris, and the other is no one to watch De Bruyne.
In just ten seconds of Tottenham’s conceding goal, Tottenham’s defensive end can be described as “collective distraction”!
Mysterious collective distraction!
"Control the ball! Control the ball!" Wen Sheng shouted loudly on the sidelines, reminding his players not to be proud.
Tottenham's offense is indeed bad, but as an opponent, you can't be careless and relaxed. Historical experience tells us that we are too proud to capsize.
Manchester City players were not proud. After Tottenham lost the ball, they immediately started to counterattack, and the formation was pressing forward, and the pressing was very active.
But Manchester City always focused on controlling the backcourt. Kross got the order from Wen Sheng and basically returned to his own half to organize. Dembele's position was a little further ahead. In order to compete for the ball, Tottenham Hotspur's moves are very big. Manchester City players don't really want to lie on the grass, but there is no way. Tottenham Hotspur is a regular operation to cut off the ball. The referee Foy's penalty standard is relatively loose, and Tottenham really has the opportunity to complete the attack.
In the 5th minute, Lennon made a cross from the wing and Soldado almost broke through Manchester City's goal.
Wensheng was very dissatisfied with Foy.
"No. 30 isn't a foul?" Wensheng accused Sandro of pulling Cross and snatching the ball.
What can Oliver do? All I can say is: "Daniel, please calm down!"
Of course, Manchester City is not a vegetarian. Soon Kompany also made a retaliatory move and directly hit Holtby on the outside of the penalty area. What a Foy, his whistle rang immediately, and Kompany was fouled!
Wensheng complained again.
Kompany is also good enough. He complained that Tottenham had made great moves before, but it was useless.
Holtby took the set-up ball. His free kick was quite threatening and hit the corner of the goal. Hart had no response and bounced back into the court. Fortunately, Hills reacted quickly and kicked the ball out of the baseline with one kick. Then Tottenham obtained a corner kick, and Dawson completed the header, which was not very threatening.
Wen Sheng looked at the watch. In ten minutes, Tottenham Hotspur actually completed three shots, while Manchester City only once, but only scored one goal.
Tottenham is not a meat on the felt board, but Wen Sheng even believes that this is the old mess of referee Foy, which has made Tottenham actually gain an advantage in shooting.
Anger is useless, Wensheng can only bear it.
"Calm down! Calm down!" Although he was so angry on the sidelines, Wen Sheng kept asking his players to be calm. Even if Foy had a large scale in the penalty area, Manchester City could not control the situation, at least the team was leading. If his players were not calm enough, the variable factors on the court would increase, and the lead of one goal might soon turn into nothing.
Since he could not control the ball comfortably, Wensheng simply adjusted his tactics and told the team not to take into account the ball rights. If he could control it, he would control it. If he could not control it, he would just look for high Dzeko.
So, with Manchester City's proactive concession, Tottenham, which was obviously weaker, actually took the initiative.
Then Tottenham felt the power of Manchester City's defense. Whether on the wing or the middle, Tottenham was at the bottom of the match and passing skills. Lennon could not play his speed advantage, and Lamela was also mediocre. As for Soldado, he was actually the header at the beginning, and he performed relatively mediocrely at other times.
The Spanish striker transferred from Valencia to Tottenham in the summer, but he was not adapted to the environment. In the previous league, he only helped Tottenham score a league goal.
Manchester City is more relaxed when giving up the ball. On the other hand, when Tottenham got the ball, they fell into the situation they often encountered this season. They don’t know how to attack, but they are seriously tactful, which is relatively easy for Manchester City’s defense.
In the 31st minute, Manchester City seized a counterattack opportunity. De Bruyne made a cross from the side, Dzeko beat Dawson to head the ball. His bounce header was barely saved by Loris, and then Aguero made a follow-up shot, and the ball went in again.
2:0!
"YES!" Wensheng waved his fists. Foy was disgusting in this game. Originally, the move he wanted was to control the backcourt to attract Tottenham to press at high positions, and then counterattack through Kroos. Unexpectedly, under Tottenham's fierce press, the risk of possession increased, and he had to give up the ball like a grandson.
Chapter completed!