Extraordinary coach

Balotelli got a yellow card that was too unfair.

It was meaningless.

Sun Yi thought that he must talk about Balotelli during the half-time break. He should control his emotions. He should also be careful with his words when criticizing the referee.

Faced with this situation where the goal was blown and the scorer was also given a yellow card, Sun Yi had no better way except to protest to the referee.

In the Premier League, whether it is right or wrong, once the referee blows the whistle, it cannot be changed.

Unlike other leagues, the Premier League does not have VAR, and controversial penalties can be corrected by video referees.

Even if Sun Yi firmly believes that this penalty is wrong, at most he can only ask the team to file a complaint with the English Football Association after the game. As for the complaint, it is just a pretense. It can't even have a comforting effect.

After Balotelli was pulled away and persuaded by Kaka, the game started again soon.

The Balotelli incident can only be regarded as a small episode, and the game returned to its previous track later. Both sides continued to create murderous intentions.

Manchester City created a lot of killing opportunities, which scared Sun Yi several times.

And almost all of these killing opportunities were caused by De Bruyne.

Sun Yi had to consider whether to increase the defense against De Bruyne.

But considering that doing so might not necessarily limit De Bruyne, and might even cause problems with Southampton's formation, he gave up.

Sun Yi finally decided not to make any changes. Lest it break the situation on the field, it might not be beneficial.

Judging from the current situation, Southampton, which has the home advantage, still has a slight advantage in creating threats.

"I don't believe it. If it can be blown off once, can it be blown off every time?"

Sun Yi's confidence is still right.

Although from the scene, the two sides are going back and forth, and there is no winner. However, from the subtle point of view, it is actually the opportunities created by Southampton that are more threatening and closer to scoring.

Ten minutes later, Southampton got a good chance again.

The triangle cooperation between Ronaldo, Kaka and Balotelli gave Balotelli another chance.

Balotelli took advantage of the ball and turned around to get rid of Laporte's frontal interception at the top of the penalty area. When he was about to rush into the penalty area, he was knocked down by Laporte with his hands and feet.

"Beep!"

The referee's whistle sounded quite quickly this time. And he showed Laporte a yellow card without hesitation.

Except for not issuing a red card, which made Southampton fans feel dissatisfied, the referee's penalty was impeccable in other aspects. Even Sun Yi had to admit that the penalty was very accurate.

"This position is not bad. Who should take the penalty?"

The opportunity of a free kick is really important in this game. Grasping it well will be the key to winning or losing.

Sun Yi was considering whether to let Kaka or Ronaldo take the penalty, and even Balotelli himself could take the free kick.

"Oh! NO!"

However, Sun Yi was suddenly disturbed by the noise on the field. He turned around and was stunned.

"Oh my god! Why was Balotelli given a red card?"

"Balotelli is too impatient. He pushed Laporte down after he stood up." Dio next to him said angrily.

"Oh my god! Why is this idiot stupid again!?"

Sun Yi felt a slight headache.

The big screen was replaying. It turned out that Balotelli was very angry after being knocked down. I don't know what went wrong. After standing up, he pushed Laporte down in front of the referee.

Let's not talk about whether Laporte was acting or not. Balotelli's action alone can't escape a yellow card.

The result was naturally that the referee showed Balotelli a yellow card without hesitation.

Two yellow cards turned into one red card.

Balotelli was sent off!

"Balotelli is too impulsive. He was not calm enough today." Allardyce couldn't help but comment.

Martin Taylor also agreed: "Yes. And his mistake not only hurt himself, but also hurt Southampton. In the next game, Southampton will play one less player. If things go wrong, Southampton will lose the game."

"This incident may be the biggest turning point in this game. If Southampton loses today, it must be here."

Many people realized this. Therefore, many people on the Southampton team couldn't help but sigh. "Balotelli, why are you so messy today!"

"Balotelli, you are going to kill the team this time!"

"..."

After seeing the red card, Balotelli realized that he had done something stupid. He hugged his head with both hands in annoyance.

But now it's no use to be annoyed. The mistake has been made, and it can't be changed.

In annoyance, Balotelli could only walk off the field with self-blame and helplessness.

Watching Balotelli walk down with his head down, Sun Yi couldn't help but want to give him a brain collapse.

"I'm sorry, boss."

"What were you doing earlier?" Sun Yi resisted the urge to beat Balotelli up. "Let's go. I'll take care of you later."

Waving Balotelli away, Sun Yi fell into deep thought.

The next game will be extremely unfavorable to Southampton. If things go wrong, Southampton's unbeaten streak at home will be broken today.

Therefore, the free kick opportunity that Balotelli fought for before being sent off became extremely important.

If he could seize it, there might be a chance to win this game.

So who should take the free kick?

However, before Sun Yi gave any instructions, the players on the field had already made their own decisions.

C Ronaldo stood in front of the ball.

Seeing that C Ronaldo wanted to take the free kick, Sun Yi nodded. C Ronaldo is also a master in free kicks, and his falling leaf kick is world-famous.

Let him take the free kick, Sun Yi still trusts him.

C Ronaldo posed his most classic posture of opening his legs and kneeling on his waist. He let out a long breath, started running, and then swung his powerful thighs and hit the ball hard.

"Bang!"

The ball flew out quickly. It was indeed his best falling leaf kick.

Go in! ! !

Seeing that it was a falling leaf kick, Sun Yi clenched his fists excitedly.

"Bang!"

The second sound made Sun Yi look up and close his eyes in pain.

C Ronaldo's high-quality falling leaf kick avoided the wall and the save of goalkeeper Ederson, but unfortunately it could not avoid the love of the crossbar.

The ball hit the post and bounced out of bounds.

Southampton and Ronaldo missed a goal.

"Oh! Just a little bit! Just a little bit!!"

"The goddess of luck abandoned us today."

"..."

Countless Southampton fans lamented.

Even Allardyce and Martin Taylor couldn't help but sigh.

"Southampton was really unlucky today."

"First the goal was blown, then Balotelli was sent off for being too impulsive, and now they are watching the goal that is sure to be scored, but it was rejected by the pillar."

"It makes people feel that today, God is on the side of Manchester City."