Messi was so scared that he cried when he maxed out his header talent at the start of the game

Chapter 698

"ESPN Sports Satellite TV!"

"ESPN Sports Satellite TV!"

"Welcome to watch the live broadcast of the sixth round of the 2007-08 Premier League!"

"Manchester City plays against Aston Villa at home!"

"I am the commentator Zhan Jun!"

"Hello, I am Wang Tao!"

"The game is about to start. First, let me introduce you to the main starting lineups of both teams!"

"Home team, wearing blue, Blue Moon Manchester City!"

"Starting goalkeeper: James!"

"Defenders: Zambrotta, Kompany, Sun Jihai!"

"Double defensive midfielders: Pepe, Martinez!"

"Left and right midfielders: Rakitic, Knight!"

"Attack midfielder: Su Fei!"

"Double strikers: Cassano, Balotelli!"

"Manchester City's lineup today is 3-4-1-2! Kompany and Rakitic replace Cannavaro and Modric, two regular starters who were injured in the European qualifiers!"

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"Visiting team, wearing white, the lion Aston Villa!"

"Starting goalkeeper: Scott Carson!"

"Defenders: Wilfred Bouma, Olof Mehlberg, Martin Laursen, Zat Knight!"

"Double defensive midfielders: Gareth Barry, Leo Koke!"

"Attacking midfielder: Stylian Petrov!"

"Three forwards: Ashley Young, John Carew, Gabriel Agbonlahor!"

"Villa's starting lineup is 4-3-3. I believe that fans who have been following the Premier League in recent seasons will be familiar with this 4-3-3 formation with three forwards in the midfield triangle."

"Because this is the favorite formation of Chelsea head coach Mourinho in the 04-05 and 05-06 seasons."

"By the way, mentioning Mourinho."

"Taoer, there is a lot of talk about Chelsea's coaching change recently. Do you pay attention? "" Teacher Zhan Jun, so big, I definitely heard that Mourinho was going to end. "The header scrambled, the difference, hit it on the beam!" "The first attack of Vera's opening!" "Almost, I broke Manchester City's goal at Etihad!" -[Must -Brothers, this buddy was a player of the Hornet Waterford before, and the Wiccallial Road Stadium tragedy has been kicked well since he came to Villa. He is only 22 years old this year, and has a promising future. 】

-[Hey, hey, hey, what were Wang Tao and Zhan Jun talking about just now? Mourinho is going to be fired? Is it true? Damn! Is there any big shot who can say something? 】

-[It shouldn't be possible, right? Without Mourinho, is Chelsea still Chelsea? Chelsea's performance in recent years is not bad, although it has only won one league championship, but its competitiveness is not bad. 】

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The live broadcast room is constantly discussing, and Aston Villa has started from the backcourt and reorganized another attack on the field.

As the head coach of the Scottish Premier League triple crown, Martin O'Neill is definitely something. Under his training, Aston Villa's offense is in good shape in today's 4-3-3 formation.

Barry and Koke stabilize the center, Bouma and Zat are the double defenders who advance to coordinate the attack, the attacking midfielder Petrov leads the midfield attack, and the left and right wingers Ashley Young and Agbonlahor run around the center forward Kalu, cross and pull the defense line.

What are the characteristics of the 4-3-3 formation? High offensive flexibility!

The three forwards can open up enough width in the frontcourt to find loopholes in the opponent's defense. The two wingers can not only launch a fast bottom cross tactic to create a ball for the center forward, but also cooperate with the inside cut to attack the opponent's center defense line.

The average age of the midfielders and frontcourt players of this Villa team is very young. Ashley Young is 22 years old, Leo Koke is 23 years old, and Agbonlahor is 21 years old... Although being young means less experience, it also means being aggressive and energetic!

So!

Even when facing the newly crowned treble winner Manchester City, this Villa youth team was still able to boldly pass and cut, launch attacks, and use their creativity and imagination to try some risky but chance-generating passes.The ball.

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The third minute of the game.

Petrov made a cross pass from the frontcourt position and gave the ball to the defender Bouma who was advancing on the left.

Bouma took the ball to Rakitic.

A straight pass.

The ball was sent to Ashley Young in front.

The moment of leading the ball.

Ashley Young directly turned on the explosive mode. Facing Pepe's obstruction, he did not hesitate at all, cut the ball and changed direction, and started to cut inside.

Seeing that Pepe, his partner as a defensive midfielder, was pulled away, Martinez immediately rushed to Ashley Young to make up for the defense.

Ashley Young turned around and passed the ball back, giving the ball to his teammate Petrov who was inserted in the middle.

Stylian Petrov!

28 years old, 1.8 meters tall, Bulgarian international, former Celtic captain. A capable player under Martin O'Neill during the Scottish Premier League treble period, he followed his mentor to join Villa for £6.5 million in the summer of 2006.

Last season, Petrov's personal data was 30 appearances, 2 goals and 0 assists. Judging from the data alone, the Bulgarian seemed to have little presence. But he is definitely one of the core midfielders of Villa. His pass success rate ranked first in the team last season. Even in the frontcourt, he can still steadily and accurately send the ball to the feet of his teammates in front. He is the offensive "commander" of Villa's midfield and frontcourt.

"Petrov!!"

"Through the ball in the middle!"

"Karou!"

"Another chance for Villa!"

"Petrov's through ball is very accurate!"

"Karou!"

"Shoot in the penalty area!"

"This ball..."

"Oh my, beautiful! Manchester City goalkeeper James holds the ball firmly."

"How long has it been since the start of the game?"

"Villa has already launched two threatening attacks in succession!"

"Villa is in good shape today!"

-[What's going on? Does Villa really want to replicate last season's 2:0 win over Manchester City? ]

-[Manchester City players are a little slow to improve today. Are they tired from playing in the European qualifiers and haven't recovered yet? ]

-[Don't tell me, there is such a possibility. Look at the main players of Manchester City today. Apart from Kompany, Balotelli and Sun Jihai, the other eight players all played in the European qualifiers and just returned to England for two days without rest.....]

-[Hold on! The game just started and I almost took a quick-acting heart-saving pill... I'm all in for Manchester City to win...]

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