Golden Greenery

If you want to ask who has received the most criticism in the Manchester City team this season, it is definitely John Stones. He is an outstanding representative of the pitfalls of the defense, and he also condenses the outside world's criticism of the defense.

Among Manchester City's heavy-money signings last summer, Stones is probably on par with Bravo in terms of hope gap.

The young player who has just turned 23 did not collapse under the torrent of criticism. First of all, it shows that Stones's psychological quality is still quite good.

At the beginning of the second half, Real Madrid suddenly picked up the speed, which was in line with Zidane's rough tactical framework of "recovering in the first half, and Ronaldo rushing to his mother in the second half".

In the 47th minute, Marcelo charged to the center line with the ball and sent a long pass from behind to Ronaldo in front. Four hooves were tumbling, and there was a scene of Ronaldo and Stones racing in the penalty area.

In terms of speed alone, Cristiano Ronaldo could beat Stones to death with a twist, but Stones has long legs and long arms, and with his arms crossed while running side by side, Cristiano Ronaldo can't pass him. A good runner turned out to be a muscular fool.

Losing his balance during the struggle, Ronaldo almost broke his liver in front of the baseline, which was much harder than Zhuo Yang's self-inflicted blow in the first half.

Mr. Luo is Mr. Luo, a man who can never be defeated. After the crash, he didn't even cry out in pain. He immediately shook his arm and said, "Foul! Damn it, referee~~~, penalty kick."

Bruchy ignored him, but raised his fingers from afar: Get up.

Cristiano Ronaldo continued his habitual reluctance: "It's not a foul even if I ask for help..."

Stones was not afraid of the powerful, and rushed up and angrily scolded Ronaldo: "Shameless, diving. Bah, diving Ronaldo, shameless."

‘Diving Ronaldo’ was Ronaldinho’s nickname that resounded throughout the Premier League in the past, given by Mourinho at Chelsea. When I shout now, I am filled with green memories.

Cristiano Ronaldo is not a fierce person in terms of temper. He is good at using false arrogance to justify his retreat in conflicts. But at this moment, the little kid Stones poked at the unbearable pain of his youth, and he couldn't help but become angry.

Two people squirted against each other, a pair of cockfighting cocks holding each other's heads. To be honest, Zhuoyang admires Stones's performance of not being afraid of the powerful.

Kompany, Caballero, Benzema, and Akuang, who were close to each other, quickly surrounded each other. There was pushing and shoving on the court, and the smell of gunpowder started.

Suddenly there was a loud shout: "Mr. Luo, get him! Beat him. Kill Lao Kong and Shitou. If you can't beat him, I will help you."

Who else could it be?

Crows flew over everyone's heads.

When I met such a bastard, the hot mood suddenly turned cold. Everyone felt that it was boring to keep showing off.

Shui Ye and others from Real Madrid were sprinting here at high speed in an attempt to cause trouble. They had already dispersed before they could get there.

Seeing Ronaldo being embarrassed and trying to pretend to be calm, Zhuo Yang burst out laughing without hiding it, and then called out to Mr. Shui, who had missed the occasion: "Master Shui, don't be anxious, I want to tell you something. .”

This face must be given. Mr. Shui stopped turning back and looked over with kind eyes: What's the matter?

"Master Shui, if I... I mean suppose, suppose Mr. Luo and I get into a fight on the court, who are you going to help?"

Cristiano Ronaldo: "..." I know it's a joke, but I still get a bit excited.

Mr. Shui said seriously: "I'll hide as far as I can to avoid being splashed all over... Damn it!!!"

Before he finished speaking, he was so frightened that his face turned pale. He dropped Zhuo Yang and ran away. The dog behind him smiled even happier: "Ah ha ha ha..."

Caballero quickly took the goal kick and hit Shui Ye with his big kick. If Fat Tiger hadn't risked his life and used a yellow card to destroy Aguero's downward pass, Jesus would have single-handedly hit the ball in the penalty area. .

Shui Ye was busy apologizing to his teammates, but Zhuo Yang was already laughing so hard that his stomach hurt. The Champions League final has never been so unfair.

He was cheated if he wasn't paying attention. Fat Hu felt helpless after receiving the yellow card. He felt that Zhuo Yang's words in the channel were intentional.

Ding Ding passed the free kick and was saved by Shui Ye with a header. The two sides continued to pull away and fight again.

In the 50th minute, Cristiano Ronaldo broke through and killed Navas, but could not get past Zhuo Yang who returned to defense. But Cristiano Ronaldo was also not shabby, and the ball hit Zhuo Yang and flew out of the baseline. It hurts a lot. Zhuo Yang feels that Luo always does it on purpose.

Today, Cristiano Ronaldo dyed his hair with a few wisps of rust red highlights, giving him a very fashionable look. About ten years ago, many young women liked to dye it this way.

Akuan took a corner kick. Real Madrid had the advantage in both body and strength, so they didn't play any tricks and hit hard steel. Zhuo Yang defended Shui Ye and Pang Hu in a one-on-two, and could only force them to fail in grabbing points, but he himself did not take the lead.

There was chaos in the penalty area, and Varane suddenly kicked the ball in the gap. The football was wedged on Stones' nose, and blood immediately appeared.

Varane definitely didn't mean it, he didn't have such accurate feet. Fortunately, the team doctor came and wiped it and stopped the bleeding. Stones' nose was fine.

In the 55th minute, Silva forced a breakthrough in the midfield, but Akuan stepped on his foot and could not escape the yellow card.

This was also the final tie between Manchester City and Real Madrid in offense and defense.

At this point in the game, Real Madrid's physical fitness and physical advantages were fully revealed. Zidane's Real Madrid don't need a trump card, and half an hour after the game is their trump card.

It was Real Madrid who was running all over the field and fighting for it. Manchester City was still in possession of the ball, and their possession rate was still significantly higher than Real Madrid's. But before, they controlled the ball for offense, but now they control the ball for defense.

Guardiola is mentally prepared for this. Now Real Madrid can rely on physical strength to tear away Atletico Madrid. You can imagine how good Qi Zu is. Lao Gua also had a plan. The first step was to replace right back Navas with Delph.

After Delph came up, he formed a double midfielder with Fernando to strengthen the interception of Real Madrid's midfield pass, and Manchester City's defense changed to three central defenders, Stones, Kompany, and Kolarov.

The development of the battle at this point was as expected by Lao Gua. Except for the slight regret that the score was not leading, the rest was still under control. There was no way, Zhuoyang was too locked up. In order to defend him, Real Madrid used all methods except for not playing dirty tricks.

The tactics arranged to use Zhuoyang's containment, but Aguero and Jesus used it, but the effect was only one goal.

Passively, Lao Gua knows that the three central defenders are his resistance strategy. Kolarov was chosen as the left back at the start, not Zabaleta or Clichy, just because Kolarov can also play as a central defender.

The three-center-back system is very popular now, but Guardiola is not following the trend. He figured out this system at the beginning of the season when he discovered that Manchester City's defenders were always digging holes because of their personal abilities. He firmly believes that the three-center back can make up for Manchester City's passivity to the greatest extent. Insufficient defensive capabilities.

Lao Gua is very good at insisting on his own persistence. He is so confident that he can also be called stubborn. Manchester City has also played three central defenders many times during the season. Frankly speaking, just looking at this system, the performance is still good.

However, Manchester City only needs to play three central defenders. There is not much wrong with the three central defenders, but Manchester City always has bad luck. The three central defenders have never won the ball once.