The biggest fanatic in football

"Whoosh~~~"

Watching the football flying into the net, Li Polo smacked his tongue.

Sometimes, he also envies Parejo.

Benefiting from Valencia's overall tactical style, they can get almost ten penalty kicks in all competitions a season, and these opportunities are obviously taken by the captain.

If all these ten goals are added to his own account, Li Polo can definitely compete with Suarez on the scorer list!

——He won’t tell you that in the team’s penalty kick competition, his scoring rate is less than 40%!

Of course, this is also because goalkeeper Alves is so good at saving the ball!

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The game lasted for half an hour, and Li Polo's work was divided into three parts:

Press Gundogan, press Fernandinho, press Silva, press De Bruyne, press Aguero...

Direct pass to Parejo, direct pass to DePaul, direct pass to Perez, direct pass to Cancelo, direct pass to Bernat...

Fighting for the ball from the wing, fighting for the ball through the ribs, holding the ball behind the back...

He frequently travels between the midfield and the forward line. Except for his own penalty area, he covers almost every area of ​​the entire stadium!

"This kid... he seems to have never known what it means to have some energy to spare!"

Admiring his sweaty figure, Neville on the sidelines was very satisfied.

Little Neville smiled and nodded:

"He is indeed a model for every professional player! He knows that his basic skills are too poor, so he not only takes the initiative to practice more, but also takes every game extremely seriously. You can hardly see any signs of laziness in him!"

Volo also added:

"Even every time he takes a vacation, he secretly gives himself intensive training!"

Chief team doctor Alberts frowned when he heard "intensive training":

"This kid has hurt himself several times during his break because he trained too hard, which made me have to work overtime!"

When members of the coaching staff praised Li Polo's "professionalism" in various ways, Li Polo had just bumped De Bruyne away with his shoulder.

【De Bruyne,19!】

Then he passed the ball to Bernat's feet immediately, then turned around with confidence, turned his head and ran forward at a high speed.

10 seconds later, Rodrigo passed the ball from the left, and Lee Polo shook Otamendi away and shook his head!

【Otamendi,24!】

Unfortunately, the header was a little slow this time and was saved by Caballero. However, Cancelo, who was the right winger, hit the ball between Stones and Kolarov and sent the ball through the goal with a supplementary shot.

Wire!

2:0!

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Guardiola scratched his head:

"We are very passive!"

His assistant Arteta is also at a loss:

"The opponent's midfield pressing... really exceeded our expectations! It is difficult for our players to organize the offense calmly!"

Guardiola stared at the white figure on the court with sharp eyes:

"I underestimated Neville's tactical design. He really dared to give up Lee Polo's offensive ability and instead let him retreat to participate in the press..."

Arteta pondered for a moment:

"But in this way, Li Polo's physical energy consumption will increase exponentially. He may not be able to persist for 90 minutes. Oh no, I am afraid that he will be exhausted in 60 minutes!"

Guardiola did not relax at all:

"Maybe, but before that, we were completely behind!"

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Arteta's point of view is not wrong. In fact, when the first half entered the last 10 minutes, Lipolo's running range narrowed sharply. At least he could no longer retreat deep into the team's penalty area.

, to force Aguero.

He just stayed between the two defensive midfielders and harassed Gundogan and Fernandinho with the ball.

In order to get rid of Valencia's high press, the entire Manchester City team also expended a lot of physical energy, which was particularly obvious on De Bruyne's face.

By 40 minutes, Ding Ding's entire little face was already flushed, and it looked like his athletic ability had been developed to the extreme.

His efforts paid off at the last moment when Barragan caused a foul at the edge of the penalty area and Manchester City received a well-positioned free kick in the frontcourt.

De Bruyne, who took the penalty himself, took a few deep breaths to calm his heartbeat a little.

Lee Poirot, Van Dijk, and Jones formed a wall together, but they still didn't stop the Belgian from shooting directly!

The football whirled past Lee Polo's head, and then suddenly fell after flying into the penalty area!

The football, which originally looked like it was going to fly into the stands, scraped the crossbar and went into the goal!

De Bruyne glanced at Lee Poirot, his face expressionless.

But Lee Polo read his mind.

[My height of only 184cm...is the shortcoming of this human wall!]

Li Polo narrowed his eyes.

【Negative emotions from Lee Polo, 50!】

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"The free kick at the end was very beautiful, but you have to play it more resolutely."

During the halftime break, Guardiola specifically briefed De Bruyne:

"You can use the combination of passing and receiving to consume Li Polo's physical energy, but you must not be too attached to the ball. Don't forget how tenacious that guy is in defense!"

Arteta added:

"And...you should also pay attention to his little moves and trash talk!"

De Bruyne nodded slowly:

"I know, coach."

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In the second half, the two sides changed sides and fought again.

De Bruyne has undoubtedly become the core figure of Manchester City.

In fact, there was no need for the assistant coach to remind him. As a top player, he already smelled a hint of crisis after taking that free kick.

But he didn't expect that this crisis would come so quickly!

In the second half, he only caught the ball for the second time and was knocked to the ground from behind by Lee Polo!

Guardiola jumped up from the coaching bench!

He could see clearly that Lee Polo's foul was a deliberate stumbling block between De Bruyne's legs!

"drop!!!"

The referee immediately showed a yellow card, but Li Polo didn't care!

He appreciates talented players like De Bruyne, but it does not affect his methods in the game!

It's nothing more than... this method is not too drastic - such as directly breaking the calf with a flying tackle.

The foul method he just committed was not 20 but 18 times in a 90-minute game!

It's just...De Bruyne has never been an Iron Man on the green field. After this collision, he unfortunately couldn't continue and had to leave the field due to injury in the 47th minute!

But Lee Polo miscalculated.

He thought that by destroying the opponent's core, Manchester City would lose the offensive initiative.

But Fernando, who came off the bench, partnered with Fernandinho as a defensive midfielder, liberating Gundogan!

After 15 minutes, the German midfielder suddenly got rid of Perez's marking and appeared at the top of the penalty area.

Sterling, who had just squeezed into the left rib of the penalty area and was about to go one-on-one with Van Dijk, retreated and chose an inverted triangle pass between shooting and passing!

Gundogan didn't hesitate at all. Facing Sterling's cross, he raised his foot and fired a volley!

If "Flying General" Jones hadn't sacrificed his life to block the hole of the gun with his own face, the two sides would have returned to the same starting line in the 65th minute!

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In a football match, one attack or defense may determine the outcome.

Gundogan's long shot also became Manchester City's closest chance to a three-pointer.

Just 20 seconds later, De Bruyne's corner kick was perfectly cleared by Van Dijk. Rodrigo, Lee Polo, and Cancelo fired three arrows at once, tearing apart Manchester City's fragile defense in minutes!

Otamendi and Stones were both competing for headers in the penalty area. The two full-backs Kolarov and Zabaleta who stayed behind were both 31 years old. After more than an hour of intense competition, their physical fitness improved.

Of course, it is not as good as when he was at his peak. Under the impact of three strong young men in their early twenties, they were instantly defeated!

Cancelo, who ran 70 meters with the ball from the right, was a little weak at the last moment. He decisively gave up the idea of ​​​​shooting himself and pushed easily from the edge of the penalty area!

Li Polo gently released the ball with the instep of his right foot, then pushed the ball directly with a flick of his ankle!

Of course he had studied Caballero's characteristics in advance.

Although Manchester City's second goalkeeper is 35 years old, he is still quite capable of saving at the near post, so Lee Polo chose to shoot into the far corner on the left from the beginning!

"Whoosh~~~"

The ball scraped the turf and flew into the penalty area, but hit the post at the last second!

Caballero felt relieved and quickly prepared to stand up from the goal line, but when he saw Rodrigo, who was outflanking him on the left, he met the ball and fired a follow-up shot!

“Whoosh!!!”

3:1!

Valencia expanded its advantage again in the 66th minute!

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"Made!"

The panting Li Polo put his hands on his knees and staggered towards the scorer.

Although the game will not end for more than 20 minutes, he has already felt the exhaustion after exerting too much force...

The rosy Rodrigo patted him on the shoulder:

"Thank you for your selfless assist! Unfortunately, hitting the post in the Champions League game does not count as an assist! Hahahaha!"

Seeing his unbridled laughter, Li Polo once again realized his shortcomings.

Adjusting shots during high-speed sprints... My proficiency is still far behind!

Gary Neville took a look at the players whose physical fitness was declining on the field, and named three names from the bench:

"Llorente, Figugli, Bastian Schweinsteiger, get ready to warm up!"

Valencia's three substitutes need physical strength, speed and speed. Who else can Guardiola replace?

Iheanacho, Navas, Nolito, or the old captain Kompany who just returned from injury?