Extraordinary coach

Watching Adriano turn around and leave, Balotelli, who understood what was going on, looked a little unhappy.

Seeing Balotelli like this, Sun Yi simply said directly: "I can't give you too much time to find your feeling in this game!"

This is the truth, and it is true for any team. No head coach will allow a striker who can't find the feeling of shooting to stay on the court. Unless there are no strikers available.

Balotelli himself understood this, so he lowered his head and said nothing.

"In the second half, I don't think I need to say much, we need to score goals..."

In terms of offensive tactics, Sun Yi didn't say much. Because in the current offensive tactics, Southampton still has many opportunities, but it's a little bit of luck.

And Sun Yi is most concerned about the defense. In the defensive counterattack, Manchester City's threat is still very huge.

If they fail to defend well and lose another goal, Southampton's game will be hopeless.

After briefly talking about the defensive requirements, the break was over, and Sun Yi let the Southampton team leave the locker room.

With a one-goal lead, the Manchester City players who returned to the field looked quite relaxed. But their head coach Guardiola was not so relaxed.

Guardiola did not show any emotion on the surface, but those who knew him could see the solemnity in his eyes. It seemed that he was still a little insecure.

Although he had made sufficient preparations for the second half, the situation in the first half made him realize that no matter how much preparation he made, it was not foolproof. Especially Southampton still has super players like Ronaldo who can carry the team forward in adversity.

Seeing Ronaldo's extremely determined mental state when he returned to the field, Guardiola confirmed that his concerns were not unreasonable.

All the players of the Southampton team returned to the field, except Balotelli. After a closer look, he found that he had put on his coat and sat on the bench.

"Balotelli is sitting on the bench, is he going to be replaced?"

"Balotelli is replaced, who will come on?"

"It should be Rebic."

When they found out that Balotelli was not on the field, Manchester City fans were speculating who would replace him, but they thought it should be Rebic.

Southampton fans also thought so. Because in most of the previous games, Rebic would replace Balotelli. So everyone thought it would be the same this time.

However, when they saw the person who came to follow the fourth official to prepare for the field, everyone exclaimed.

"Adriano?"

"Oh! No. It's Adriano! My God!"

The fans of Manchester City reacted so strongly. Southampton fans were surprised, but they didn't think it was a big deal. After all, they haven't seen any outstanding performance from Adriano for a long time.

"Oh no! They actually put Adriano on the field."

"I don't know why, but I feel a little nervous when I see Adriano."

"Although I don't want to think so, I feel that the second half gives people a very dangerous feeling."

"Adriano is coming up, which will be a huge challenge for our defense!"

"What should we do? I hope Guardiola can come up with a good way to deal with it. Otherwise, this game will be in big trouble!"

"..."

When Manchester City saw Adriano on the field, they were actually very nervous.

The players on the field of Manchester City saw it, and their expressions that seemed a little relaxed at first immediately became cautious. The eyes looking at Adriano also became very vigilant. Especially Stones and other defenders, you can clearly see the tension on their faces.

Even Guardiola swallowed his saliva, and there was more solemnity between his eyebrows.

And he was nervous at this moment: Oh, Nima, I almost forgot that there was this killer.

We must pay attention to this killer. Should we send more players to guard him?

Guardiola also immediately considered whether to replace another defender.

Seeing that Manchester City suddenly changed color because of Adriano's appearance, most of the Southampton players had bright eyes and became more confident.

Yes! We still have Adriano, the killer.

If he doesn't play, it will be fine, but once he plays, it will bring devastating consequences to the opponent.

Many Southampton players remembered the final battle with Manchester City last season. At that time, Adriano was simply a superman. God killed God, Buddha killed Buddha. No one on the opponent could withstand him.

With Adriano on the court, Southampton felt that they had won the game instantly.

"What's going on? Why do I feel that they are suddenly nervous?"

Ronaldo and Paulinho, the two players who joined this season, did not know this inside story. So they felt a little strange about Manchester City's big reaction.

"Because Adriano came on." Kaka explained.

"He came on and Manchester City became like this? Are you kidding?" Ronaldo thought the joke was a bit exaggerated. But he saw Kaka's expression was very serious and didn't seem fake. "Are you serious?"

"Of course!"

"Why? How is it possible?"

"You will know later." Kaka said with a smile, without further explanation.

Seeing Kaka's attitude, and seeing that everyone else except Paulinho seemed to be the same, Ronaldo believed it a little, but he thought it was ridiculous. He and Messi could not bring such pressure to the other side. Unless the opponent was not up to the standard.

As Adriano's teammate in the Brazilian team, Paulinho still believed it a little. After all, Adriano contributed a lot to the World Cup championship.

"Okay. Get ready to kick off. Let's kill them!" Kaka and Van Dijk both began to greet their teammates with confidence.

Seeing the emotional changes of the players on both sides after Adriano came on the court, Sun Yi couldn't help laughing. This was a surprise. It felt like he had turned on "The Mighty".

"I feel that the morale of the team is different when Adriano comes on." Dio couldn't help but say in surprise.

"Yeah."

"Haha. Looking at this situation, we have hope in the second half."

Soon, the second half of the game began.

And Southampton immediately showed an amazing momentum that gave people hope.

They had the right to kick off in the second half and immediately launched an attack on Manchester City. Their first wave of attack quickly formed a very threatening shot.

Although Southampton's first wave of attack in the second half did not score a goal, Guardiola couldn't help shouting on the sidelines: "Stay steady. Don't worry about anything."

"We are one goal ahead. We have an advantage. The initiative of this game is in our hands."

"Play patiently, we will definitely win."

And Southampton's first wave of attack made Southampton fans excited.

"Did you see it? When Adriano came on, our team immediately felt different."

"Also, Manchester City gave people a different feeling. It feels like they are more nervous."

"It feels like this game, our Southampton team still has a great hope of winning."

"..."

Even the fans felt the changes on the field, not to mention the players on the field.

After completing the shot, Ronaldo couldn't help but say to Kaka: "Why do I feel that Manchester City is not as difficult to play as in the first half?"

"Because Adriano is here!" Kaka answered as a matter of course.

"..." Kaka's answer made Ronaldo feel that Adriano was the absolute thigh of the team, not him.

However, Ronaldo did not start to envy Adriano because of this. What he thought in his heart was that he had to work hard, he had to score for Southampton, and let the people of Southampton really recognize him.

Later, Manchester City kicked off.

But Manchester City did not immediately attack Southampton as in the first half. Instead, they passed and controlled cautiously in their own backcourt.

Seeing Manchester City like this, Southampton was not in a hurry. They followed Sun Yi's instructions in the midfield, first organized the backcourt defense, and then patiently grabbed the ball at Manchester City's feet.

One side was not in a hurry to attack, and the other side was not in a hurry to grab the ball, which made the scene suddenly eased a lot.

Although it took a lot of time, Southampton finally successfully defended Manchester City's first attack in the second half.

Seeing the ball return to Southampton, Guardiola immediately waved his hand and said, "Retreat quickly. Set up the defense. Watch their forwards."

Under Guardiola's command, Manchester City quickly retreated to the backcourt and established a defense.

Seeing this, Southampton quickly crossed the midfield unhindered and then launched an attack on Manchester City.

As soon as they passed the midfield, Southampton was immediately blocked by Manchester City.

After some organization, the football came to Ronaldo's feet.

At first, seeing that there was only one defender facing him, Ronaldo was ready to force it. But soon, Laporte came to help. This made Ronaldo give up forcing it, and chose to knock the ball to Kaka in the middle.

Facing Ronaldo's pass, Kaka did not stop the ball, but kicked it directly to Adriano who was carrying Stones with his back near the top of the penalty area.

Despite Stones' interference, Adriano still held the ball steadily.

Then Adriano immediately turned half-way and dribbled horizontally. Stones, who was originally nervously facing Adriano, saw this and hurriedly wanted to catch up to block the position. But he found that he seemed to be a little slower than before. This made him unable to block the space in the first time.

This gave Adriano the opportunity to kick. Adriano was not polite and turned around and made a violent volley.

"Bang!"

With a sound, the ball burst out from Adriano's feet, but Stones, who fell to the ground desperately to block it, failed to touch the ball.

Stones failed to touch the ball, and Ederson, who was in great form today, behind him, failed to block the ball.

Adriano's shot was too violent and the speed was too fast. As soon as Ederson threw himself out, the ball had already hit the goal like a cannonball.

So~

GOAL!!!

"Oh wow!"

"Goal!"

"Adriano!!"

"..."

All the people on the Southampton team instantly cheered wildly.

"Damn! It turns out that we can't stop him!"

Looking at the Southampton team cheering and jumping wildly, the Manchester City team was helpless.

After celebrating for a while, the Southampton team players began to return to the backcourt.

"It's a goal?! This feeling seems to be..."

At this time, Ronaldo looked at Adriano's figure like a god of war, and he suddenly felt that he seemed to have a big gap.

Since the first half, he has fired many kicks at Manchester City's goal, but he didn't score a goal. And Adriano came up, the first time he received the ball, the first shot, and scored.

This goal seemed as simple as eating fried noodles.

"Southampton, must win!!!"

Adriano's goal not only made the score 1-1, but also made all the Southampton players think they had won.

The morale of the Southampton team reached its highest point in one fell swoop.

As the Manchester City team was about to restart, the players' faces showed panic. It was obvious that their morale had been hit hard and their confidence had been shaken.

"What should we do? What should we do next?"

Many of the Manchester City fans began to get scared. They felt that they saw the game when they were reversed by Southampton last season.

Are we going to be reversed?

Even Guardiola had such a terrible idea in his mind. However, he is a legendary coach who has experienced countless storms. He quickly calmed down.

Not only did he use words to motivate the players on the field, but he also made substitutions.

He decided to send an additional defender. Before, he thought that he would try his best to win a victory at home. Now he no longer thinks so. He thinks that getting one point is also okay. Anyway, they have a goal difference advantage, and if they draw, they are still the leaders.

But Guardiola soon discovered in horror that his idea of ​​keeping a draw was so extravagant.

Just ten minutes after the tie, Southampton once again blasted the door of Manchester City.

However, this time it was not Adriano who scored. Instead, Ronaldo, who was attracted by Adriano and got the opportunity to score in front of the goal, scored by taking advantage of the defense.

2 to 1. Ronaldo's goal completely changed the situation and the mentality of both sides on the field. Let Southampton take the lead in this game for the first time.

Falling behind at home? How can this be?

Finding that they had no way out, the players of Manchester City tried to launch a massive counterattack under the command of Guardiola.

It was only a short time after the substitution that Manchester City had to change the formation again. There was some confusion in the tactics of Manchester City.

Facing the Southampton team, whose morale and momentum had completely risen, no matter how Manchester City cheered up, their attack always failed.

Although Guardiola continued to deploy troops and tried to give it a try. But their massive attack allowed Southampton to seize the opportunity to score a goal again.

This time, the goal was no longer scored by Ronaldo or Adriano. Instead, they attracted a lot of defensive attention from Manchester City and Kaka suddenly shot from the outside.

Kaka's goal made the score 3-1. Southampton led by two goals away from home.

Such a situation immediately shattered Manchester City's hopes.

In the end, Southampton defeated Manchester City 3-1.

But at the end of the game, Manchester City fans were a little disappointed and frustrated. But they seemed to think that this situation was not so surprising.