Golden Greenery

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One and a half months ago, in mid-March, Manchester City eliminated Middlesbrough 2:0 away from home in the FA Cup 14th match. Zhuo Yang did not participate that day. During the competition, he, Kou Kou and Ivanovich were in Dubai eating Brother Salt's barbecue.

After that game, Middlesbrough head coach and former Real Madrid assistant Aitor Karanka was fired by the club. But losing to Manchester City and being eliminated from the FA Cup were not the main reasons for Karanka's dismissal. At the end of the 28th round of the Premier League, Middlesbrough were ranked third from the bottom and lying in the relegation zone. This was the reason why Middlesbrough's senior management could no longer tolerate him.

After leaving Real Madrid in 2013, Karanka brought Middlesbrough back from the Championship to the Premier League. For a while, people there wanted to call him the Godfather of Middlesbrough. But in the blink of an eye, before Karanka's dismissal, Middlesbrough only scored one worst offensive award in 28 rounds.

Karanka was dismissed and assistant coach Steve Agnew took over.

Mourinho has many followers in the coaching world, and Karanka is undoubtedly Mourinho's number one fan among the head coaches, and even the chief Mourinho fan. His dismissal made Mourinho very unhappy.

In Agnew's first game after taking office, he met Manchester United. As a result, Mourinho, full of anger, beat Middlesbrough 3:1 at the Riverside Stadium, which could be regarded as a relief for his little friend.

When Karanka left class, Middlesbrough were ranked third from the bottom. After 34 rounds of the Premier League, Middlesbrough are ranked second from last. In the 35th round, Coach Agnew and his Middlesbrough welcomed Manchester City at the Riverside Stadium.

It’s the 35th round. Manchester City, who have one game less, only have 5 league games left. Let’s not talk about the top two players, Liverpool and Chelsea. Looking at it from afar is meaningless. Tottenham, which is third, is still far behind in stable game form. Manchester City The league goal of securing four and competing for three is very difficult.

Zhuoyang's thigh healed and he followed the team to the Riverside Stadium and was placed on the bench by Guardiola. At the end of the season, Lao Gua was very confused.

The Champions League semi-finals with Juventus will be played in three days. This is naturally the highlight, but the situation of securing the fourth place in the league is also very serious, and there is no room for failure in these subsequent games. If you are accidentally kicked out of the top four in the end, it will be great fun.

Behind your butt is the Arsenal of the ‘Four Mad Devils’. I’m asking you if you’re afraid?

Stones and Silva are ailing, but Zhuoyang can save a little bit. Lao Gua bravely lined up three defenders today, Kong, Otamendi and Kolarov. Midfielders Tintin, Fernando, Debich, Navas, Delph, forwards Aguero and Jesus.

In the 0-0 rematch with Manchester United four days ago, Jesus, who had returned from injury, came on as a substitute for less than ten minutes, made two passes and made a yellow card once.

The Riverside Stadium is actually located on the seaside, and Middlesbrough is a coastal city in northern England. The sea is the North Sea, and across the sea are Germany and Denmark.

On paper, Middlesbrough still has many famous players. On the front line, they have former La Liga star Negredo and former Liverpool winger Stuart Downing. Behind them are Fabio, the older brother of the Brazilian twin brothers of Manchester United, and former Arsenal center back Genius Card. Lem Chambers. If you lay them out one by one, it would be quite bluffing.

But the most famous player of Middlesbrough is not on the court today. In the past, Barcelona's "Gamba" Valdez did not pay attention to health as an old man. He twisted his back spine a week ago. It is said that he groaned when he turned over in his sleep.

Nowadays, Middlesbrough and Sunderland, who are temporarily ranked at the bottom two, are not far away from the relegation line. The industry is unanimously optimistic that they will be in trouble this season. If Middlesbrough are really relegated, I don't know how many of these famous players are willing to submit to the Championship. Anyway, Valdes secretly told Lao Gua that he would definitely leave.

Guardiola is very particular about today's formation. On the surface it is 3-5-2, but the left and right wing-backs of Navas and Debich are very flexible, and Ding Ding's activities also pursue depth, so the actual formation can be described in any way.

Maybe it's a matter of estrangement, or more likely it's intentional. I have to say that Aguero and Jesus, two forwards with similar styles, an old man and a young man.

The effect is not ideal. In many cases, there will be overlap in movement, causing mutual constraints.

As a result, the once very familiar Manchester City model appeared on the game scene, with a super high ball possession rate, vigorous midfield suppression and attack, but it was all a bit dry.

This is nothing surprising. In the clash between the two sides at the City Stadium in November last year, Manchester City blasted 33 shots and had a ball possession rate of nearly 80%. The result was a 1:1 defeat by Valdez's iron palms.

When the 33-year-old Stuart Downing played for Liverpool in the past, he was nicknamed "Double Egg Gas" by Red Army fans. Because he joined for a high price of 20 million pounds, but as the main winger, he has zero goals and zero assists in a season, which is so shameless.

Middlesbrough was Downing's team when he debuted. After wandering around for a while, he returned to the Riverside Stadium. This can be regarded as a return to his roots.

In the 35th minute, Manchester City made a passing and running error in the frontcourt. Aguero and Jesus got together again. After Downing stole the ball, a gust of wind blew away the front line.

Both the offense and defense were in chaos, and the person who rushed forward with Negredo turned out to be full-back George Fried. Tangning dribbled the ball to the outside corner of the penalty area and passed it across. At this time, the advantage of prioritizing the offensive end was revealed.

Fulford continued to charge forward, while Negredo braked suddenly, and the two suddenly had a sense of hierarchy. Fred's instep knocked lightly while running, and the football changed slightly and ran backwards to the feet of Negredo, who was emptied in the arc.

The Spanish ‘Beast’ swung his thigh and fired directly. The shot flew over the penalty area and hit the inside of the post before rebounding into the net. Middlesbrough led 1:0.

This thing is a weak team that is about to be relegated! Manchester City, which has a heavy responsibility to secure the fourth place, cannot afford to lose, nor can it afford to tie. During the halftime break, Guardiola emphasized to Jesus that he should move more on the left wing and leave the center to Aguero.

In the first three minutes of the second half, Guardiola arranged for Sane to replace Delph, all for offense and victory.

The waistline of the 5th penalty area was wiped out, and when he changed to the bottom, he was tripped by Middlesbrough Dutch midfielder Drouen, and the referee Kevin Friend awarded a penalty kick.

In fact, Sane was sincerely looking for another penalty kick, and his fall was a bit fake. The young man's acting skills still need to be refined.

Aguero scored instantly and the score became 1:1.

Leroy Sane made great contributions, but he also liked to launch attacks from the left, so he and Jesus constantly overlapped in movement.

Sane's dominant foot is his left foot, and he happens to be a forward crosser, so he has the most freedom on the left wing.

Jesus uses his right foot, but he is an inside shooter, so he also favors the left.

Aguero, Jesus, Sane, this is a story of three monks fighting for water and food.