ASTNovels Chapter 470 Talented people emerge from generation to generation!
Chapter 470 Talented people emerge from generation to generation!
Manchester City are obviously not perfect.
They still have huge room for improvement.
From the replacement of personnel at each position, improving capabilities, to the chemical reaction of the technical and tactical system.
Therefore, it is normal for them to have an advantage, but it is also normal for them to be unable to completely control the game and let their advantage be weakened.
Shen Hao calmly gestured to the team and asked the team to keep up their efforts.
Roberto Mancini, who had seemed calm and confident from beginning to end, became nervous at this time. At the same time, he continued to substitute players to strengthen the defense. His expression became much tougher when giving instructions on the sidelines.
Ronaldinho was finally substituted.
Even Leeds United fans applauded Ronaldinho and paid tribute to him.
Manchester City began to defend.
Originally leading by three goals, they thought they could suppress Leeds United from start to finish. Unexpectedly, they fell into panic at the last moment of the game.
Roberto Mancini at least didn't make a stupid mistake.
Work hard to make amends when momentum goes south.
Shen Hao never questioned Robert Mancini's coaching level.
Speaking of which, he also learned a 442 defensive counterattack from Roberto Mancini coaching Inter Milan.
But obviously Roberto Mancini was just forced to arrange his troops at that time.
However, in the hands of Shen Hao, he improved and refined it, turning it into a unique set of defensive counterattack techniques and tactics for Leeds United.
It is no exaggeration to say that the core idea of the defensive counterattack that defeated Barcelona in the Champions League final last season originated from that style of play.
Manchester City strengthened its defense, and Leeds United launched a strong attack.
The situation is reversed.
Unfortunately, there is not enough time.
Leeds United's indiscriminate bombardment lasted less than 5 minutes, and then the whistle sounded to end the game.
Roberto Mancini and countless Manchester City fans breathed a sigh of relief.
At least he won.
It's just that Manchester City's anticlimactic performance made all Manchester City fans calm down a lot from the pure excitement and joy.
They see their own shortcomings.
However, Manchester City is still on a strong rise, and their pace of replacing players to strengthen their strength through the transfer market will not stop. On the contrary, it has just begun.
Shen Hao and Mancini shook hands after the game and then left.
Regarding this defeat, Shen Hao's response to the media after the game was very dull.
In fact, it is very simple. Kyle Walker and Kanter are both on the road to leveling up, and they have left the novice village. However, when they encounter Ronaldinho, whose strength has slightly declined after reaching the full level, they can only continue to pay tuition.
The team was able to recover two goals in adversity. Except for the unsatisfactory result, Shen Hao could accept other aspects.
Chelsea slaughtered Aston Villa at home in this round of the league.
Leeds United's lead over Chelsea changes from 6 points to 3 points!
The fluctuations in the gap between the two teams were like a roller coaster, leaving Fleet Street in shock.
There are 6 rounds left in the Premier League.
The next round will begin with the final sprint phase.
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The first leg of the Champions League quarter-finals came as scheduled.
Shen Hao led his team to France to challenge Lyon.
Before the game, Shen Hao did not give the media any topics to hype.
Leeds United does not need to suppress public opinion when facing Lyon.
Lyon is not what it used to be. Although the lineup looks good, it is still no longer the class leader in Ligue 1.
Gerland Stadium.
Shen Hao sat on the coaching bench after entering the field, while Lyon coach Claude Pierre stood on the sidelines with a serious face to supervise the game.
Lyon started 4231.
Goalkeeper: Lloris.
Defenders: Reveille, Chris, Bodmeier, Ali Sissoko.
Midfielder: Delgado, Tulalan, Pjanic, Markun, Bastos.
Forward: Lisandro Lopez.
Leeds United started 433.
Goalkeeper: Neuer.
Defenders: Belletti, Thiago Silva, Helguera, Van Bronckhorst.
Midfielder: Kante, Kaka, Modric.
Forwards: Deisler, Ronaldo, Reus.
Lyon left Benzema and replaced him with Lisandro Lopez, who at least has a good scoring efficiency in Ligue 1.
Among the remaining players, only Piania is expected to reach the world level. The mainstays are Brazilian center back Chris and goalkeeper Lloris.
The rest of the players are top-notch players, some close to the top, but not many.
Lyon has dominated Ligue 1 for many years, but due to the constraints of the football market, it has not been able to become stronger and bigger in the European arena.
There has only been one Champions League championship in the history of the French Ligue 1 team, so the overall competitiveness is more suppressed by the ceiling, making it difficult to catalyze the top teams in the European competition.
Even in the era when Lyon dominated for seven consecutive years, they never reached the Champions League final.
If this were placed in the other four major leagues, even if the local overlord does not reach the Champions League finals, it will definitely be a regular in the Champions League semi-finals.
From this we can also see the difference in competitiveness of the league.
Lyon fans are uneasy.
Facing the European hegemon, the defending champion Leeds United, they are of course the weak side.
But they believe football is round and anything can happen.
In particular, Leeds United's lead in the league has been narrowed recently. I don't know whether Fleet Street's collapse theory will affect Leeds United. At least Lyon fans will be more or less lucky after watching it.
Maybe they encountered a European overlord who was in a "weak" stage!
Then it may not be impossible to stage the myth of dragon slaying.
But when the game started, Leeds United quickly turned away and launched a fierce attack.
Modric organized the offense smoothly and quickly with the assistance of the two full-backs, with Reus and Deisler supporting the frontcourt.
Every wave of Kaká's forward movement can catch Lyon's defense off guard and panic.
The two defensive midfielders Markun and Tularang were unable to keep up with Kaká at the critical step. Even if they occupied the position, they could not stop him.
So Lyon could only retreat step by step in defense to compress the space.
Leeds United's impact made them panic in their hearts!
After a strong attack in the middle to provide strong intimidation and pressure, Leeds United quickly shifted their attack to the right.
Deisler's two consecutive shots from the right rib area of the penalty area were bravely saved by Lloris.
Lyon's formation has been cut.
In this unexpected disadvantage and passivity, Pjanic's state was suppressed by Kante's close-fitting pressing like a dog-skin plaster.
Bastos and Delgado did not have particularly ideal fast break conditions because Lyon's backcourt defense was frequently clearing the ball.
In the 14th minute of the game, Leeds United attacked continuously. Van Bronckhorst suddenly went down from the left. Modric sent an oblique overhead pass after receiving Kaka's return pass.
The football accurately fell into the left rib area of the penalty area. Van Bronckhorst cut in from the outside and entered the penalty area to meet the falling football and directly volleyed it back.
Lyon's defense retreated in front of the goal, expecting Van Bronckhorst to send a cross.
Unexpectedly, he passed the ball back to Royce, who stopped the ball and then passed the ball across.
I saw Kaka enter the penalty area and shoot the ball!
The next second, a stream of light flashed in front of everyone's eyes.
After regaining consciousness, the football was already spinning in the goal!
Lloris looked back at the football bouncing off the top of the net in the goal, sweating profusely!
He captured only the vague trajectory of the ball as it flew into the top left corner of the goal.
The ball speed is too fast!
Leeds United 1:0 Lyon!
Lyon fans instantly put on masks of pain.
The little fantasy that he had before to stage a dragon-slaying myth has long since disappeared.
It completely turned into fear of Leeds United's violent offensive!
Claude-Pierre could not hide his disappointment and actively gestured to make adjustments.
But soon after Lyon kicked off, when Leeds launched another offensive, it seemed that the situation had not changed.
Leeds United's offensive organization is too stable!
Modric controlled the rhythm with ease, and every forward shot seemed to be the optimal choice.
Choose the area with the best offensive environment for Leeds United to launch a threatening offensive.
When Kaka once again blasted a high-quality long shot from the penalty area, Lloris's heroic save amazed the fans at the scene.
What a world class save!
Lyon's defense was trembling.
But they also learned from the experience that they must limit the threat of Kaka!
They began to strengthen their sweeps in front of the penalty area, which will inevitably give Ronaldo a looser space to move in the penalty area.
Just after 30 minutes of the game, Royce controlled the ball from the left side of the frontcourt and cut in, then passed the ball back in an inverted triangle.
Modric took the initiative to move to respond, but retreated instead of advancing while controlling the ball. After adjusting his direction, he sent a mid-range cross pass.
Belletti quickly stepped in from the right, stopped and continued to dribble at a faster speed. After entering the dangerous offensive area, he collided with Deisler and cooperated with Deisler to break through Lyon's wing defense area.
When the young Ali Sissoko turned around and returned to defend in the penalty area, Belletti's cross ball had already been sent to the center of the penalty area.
Ronaldo outflanked the middle and volleyed directly.
The football flew straight into the lower right corner of the goal!
Lloris's save came belatedly. He saw the ball and then jumped again, too late!
Ronaldo smiled and ran off to celebrate.
After transforming into a pure shooter, he became much more relaxed.
Although his physical abilities began to decline very slowly.
However, the ability value has always remained at the ceiling in terms of shooting skills.
As long as Leeds United does not have problems creating opportunities, then Ronaldo's shooting skills will have the best platform to display.
If you carefully analyze his season highlights in Leeds United over the years, it can be clearly found that starting from last season, the vast majority of Ronaldo's highlights focused on the final kick.
He controls the ball and gets rid of people, basically either against defenders or goalkeepers.
There are a lot less scenes of running from 20 to 35 yards like in the past, and making breakthroughs during the period.
Leeds United 2:0 Lyon.
Lyon fans felt that not only was the sky above them darker this night.
Moreover, the night wind was particularly cold in April.
Pierre felt helpless.
Leeds United is like an oncoming tsunami, leaving Lyon with nowhere to escape.
As the coach of Lyon, no matter what instructions he gives to the team, the results will not change.
This gap seems to tell Lyon that they have no other way out except being crushed.
Two goals behind.
This is the home court.
The Lyon generals felt that the score gap was a bit big and their blood pressure was a bit high.
They forced themselves to improve their status and speed up the offensive and defensive rhythm. Whether they were trying to disrupt Leeds United's rhythm or struggling to resist, they should do something.
But when it comes to playing fast-paced games, Leeds United, as the Premier League champions, are of course professionals.
In the seemingly chaotic tug-of-war, Leeds United gradually improved the quality of their offense.
The defense did not suffer a particularly violent impact, but the offensive organization was somewhat affected.
Before the end of the half, Modric sent a key pass in front of the center line.
On the way, Royce and Kaka, who was running to meet him, hit the wall and passed the ball. After the ball was released, he pushed forward and Kaka passed through.
Royce successfully countered offside and penetrated Lyon's defense and passed the ball in the penalty area.
Ronaldo outflanks again.
But this time Lloris abandoned the goal and blocked Ronaldo's shooting route for the first time.
Ronaldo didn't try to pass anyone, but instead passed the ball diagonally to the left.
Lloris braked suddenly and turned around to save, but Royce was the first to sweep the ball into the goal!
Lloris stood up and raised his hand to signal that Royce was offside, but the linesman did not raise the flag.
Leeds United 3:0 Lyon.
Reus ran to the sidelines excitedly and opened his arms to the Leeds United fans in the visiting team's stands.
The gorgeous beauty under the camera has made countless Leeds United female fans crazy.
"The new generation in white is growing up, and seeing them become a blockbuster is really exciting!"
"Reus, who started today, performed very well. It can be said that in his first season in the top level, he put in an absolutely impressive performance."
"In just a few years, our front line has changed too much in terms of winger positions. Lennon, Ribery, Robben, Rivaldo, Ronaldinho, and now Gareth Bale and Royce are starting to rise. , I really look forward to the heights they can reach.”
Lyon fans looked like they were mourning for their heirs.
0:3 behind.
How to play this?
The European overlord is so terrifying!
Halftime is over.
After the halftime break, the two teams returned to the field to continue fighting in the second half.
Shen Hao always sat on the coaching bench and watched the game carefully.
He seemed relaxed to the audience.
But his requirements for the team before the game were very clear.
A fight to the death!
When he leaves France tonight, he will have a ticket to the Champions League semi-finals in his pocket!
In this way, whether it is the league or the second round of training, he will be able to be more comfortable in arranging his troops when the final sprint phase of the season begins.
Leon recognized the situation, or chose to compromise with fate.
They strengthened their defense and seemed to be able to withstand the impact of Leeds United's attacking group head-on.
But it was still difficult to resist when Van Bronckhorst or Belletti took turns to speed up from time to time.
The defense line was shaking, and the sirens never went away.
In the 63rd minute of the game, although Van Bronckhorst's cross from the wing was cleared, Modric quickly launched a continuous offensive after controlling the ball in the frontcourt.
Deisler retreated from the penalty area to receive the ball and passed it crosswise. After passing the ball, he turned around and quickly moved forward.
Kaka sent a diagonal pass to the ground. Deisler completed the wall-hitting cooperation with him and then played a pass-cut cooperation with Ronaldo from close range.
Lyon fans were dazzled by the combination of continuous passes in a small area.
Dessler penetrated Bodmeier's defense and blasted a low shot from the right side of the penalty area.
The football flew straight to the lower left corner of the goal!
Lloris made the ultimate save but could only watch the ball and sigh.
The slightest difference.
The football rolled into Lyon's goal again.
Leeds United leads Lyon 4:0 away from home!