Chapter 350: Last hope

Although someone has once criticized that John Mortensen is a clown who laughs often and makes a scream.
He also said that he would not explain the game at all, and would only recite a lot of boring statistics.
But these can't stop this good nobleman from becoming the darling of England fans and the trump card of the TV station.
At this moment, the old gentleman is sitting in the media area on the stands of Manchester City's City Stadium.
The game is about to start.
It can be clearly seen that the captains of the two teams have finished guessing sides and are ready to go back to their own half.
There are a total of three Europa League matches tonight.
At eighteen o'clock it was Manchester United against Athletic Bilbao and Manchester City against Sporting Lisbon.
Southampton’s away game against Valencia was two hours later than the two games.
The TV station has an antagonism with Manchester United, which is well known, so I chose this Manchester City game and arranged it to be broadcast live on the first channel with the most viewers and ratings.
The later Southampton match against Valencia will be scheduled to be broadcast on the sports channel.
The internal is not optimistic about this game.
Southampton was tied with Valencia one by one at home, not only giving the Bats an away goal, at the same time, the team's top defender, Harvey Martinez, was sent off because of a red card.
This Spanish star is the most impressive performance in Southampton's defense this season, and he is also the most general. The limelight has even been overwhelmed by the two years of playing in the team, and he has the title of number one star of hope. Varane.
Harvey Martinez's red card suspension will undoubtedly be a big blow to Southampton's defense.
Moreover, it was another away game, and another away goal was behind, which was a harder blow to Southampton.
Therefore, television stations and almost all the media have turned their attention to the Manchester duo.
One of the most highly anticipated is Mancini's Manchester City.
With a crowd of stars and superb strength, Manchester City and Manchester United have been very tight in the Premier League this season and have hopes of winning.
This also makes people look forward to it, I hope Manchester City can stand out from the crowd when the Premier League is controversial!
John Mortensen thought of this and took a deep breath.
Reached out and touched his gray hair, waiting for the game commentary process, he did not have the time and energy to pay attention to them.
After he calmed down, he raised his hand to the distant colleague and nodded.
The latter was making gestures towards him, counting seconds.
"Dear viewers, welcome everyone to watch the TV broadcast live for you. From the 2011 to 2012 season, the Europa League round of 16 knockout, the second round of the game, I am John Mortensen. Manchester City Stadium, live broadcast for everyone!"
With John Mortensen’s opening remarks, there was a deafening cheer throughout the city stadium.
With a clear whistle from the referee, this much-anticipated focus battle finally kicked off.
"Now we see that the first to kick off is the visiting team, Sporting Lisbon from Portugal!"
"The ball is the Sporting Lisbon midfielder, Fernandez."
"Passed to the Spanish player Capel from the wing. This player was once very popular in Seville!"
"After the opening game, Sporting Lisbon played away, but it seemed that they were not conservative."
"Hey, after Manchester City made a tackle in the backcourt, Kompany calmly broke the ball and handed it to David Silva."
"David Silva passed it again to Yaya Toure, then passed it to Balotelli who was pulled to the side."
"Balotelli is very daring to make moves and wants to force a breakthrough!"
Deafening shouts rang out again throughout the city stadium.
Manchester City fans want this kind of voice to cheer for their team!
But this time, Balotelli failed to create a threat.
"Man City got a corner kick and David Silva took the penalty!"
"The penalty was in the penalty area and the Sporting Lisbon defensive player pushed the ball out. It was another corner kick!"
"Or David? Silva came to take the penalty and fell into the penalty area, Kompany, header!"
"Oh, it's slightly taller!"
"Although Manchester City's first attack failed to break the opponent's goal, the home team fans are still very excited!"
"It can be seen that Manchester City is adjusting well."
"As the game progressed, Manchester City controlled the ball smoothly, with a high ball possession rate. Sporting Lisbon did not have many chances to get the ball. Once the defense was successful, they would just kick the ball directly after stealing the ball and look for the front center Van Wolf. Swinkel."
"Our statistics show that in the first fifteen minutes, Manchester City had an overwhelming advantage, with a ball possession rate of up to 70%. This is a very shocking figure!"
"Sporting Lisbon is basically passively beaten except for some initiative in the opening game!"
"Let us see now whether Manchester City can effectively break the goal of Sporting Lisbon!"
As the commentary progressed, after the fast-paced suppression after the opening, Manchester City gradually exposed its problems.
Sporting Lisbon was clearly prepared for this game. They played away and arranged five players in the midfield.
This is a very obvious tactical attitude, that is, defensive counterattack!
Although Manchester City's offense is strong, there are few opportunities to form it, and the thunder and the rain are small.
Faced with the tenacious defense of Sporting Lisbon, Manchester City could not find an effective attacking opportunity.
After a long time, Manchester City panicked.
After explaining decades of professional leagues, John Mortensen quickly figured out this sign.
"Man City started to play a little anxiously. They should be more patient. Yaya Touré and Pizarro started to move forward frequently. This is not a good sign!"
"Mancini should hurry to stabilize the player. It's only one goal behind now. There are still many opportunities. There is no need to worry. You can play steadily. Manchester City hopes very much. But if you are in a hurry and are attacked by opponents, you will lose out!"
But it seems that Mancini has no intention of making adjustments.
He wants to eat his opponent in one bite!
But when the game went to the 33rd minute, Sporting Lisbon intercepted the ball in the backcourt and drove it to Capel on the wing.
The Spaniard counter-attacked with the ball quickly along the wing.
Manchester City's defense line was too high, and at this time had to retrace hastily.
"Sporting Lisbon's counterattack was very fast and the mid lane has already followed."
"Van Wolfsvenker took the ball, passed it to Ismailov, pass it straight!"
"Danger, Fernandez, take the ball in the penalty area, kick, the ball is in!!!"
"At the 33rd minute, at the 33rd minute, Sporting had a quick counterattack. Fernandez broke into the penalty area and scored with a low shot, one to zero!"
"Man City, Manchester City has paid the most painful standby for his careless advancement!"
"Now the total score is two to zero, and another away goal has been lost. Manchester City must now score three goals to advance!"
At this moment, the entire city stadium fell into deathly silence.
Three balls?
Going to score three goals?
how can that be?
Just now everyone thought that Manchester City could defeat Sporting Lisbon at home.
But who could have thought that a goal from the other side would completely pull Manchester City from heaven back to hell!
Oh my god, why?
What is going on here?
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Not only the Manchester City fans at the City Stadium, but also all the fans waiting in front of the TV were depressed and disappointed.
There was also a mess in the live broadcast room of the TV headquarters.
"What's the matter? What did Mancini do? Can this be scored?"
"Damn, Manchester City is really useless!"
"I can't stand the pressure at the critical moment, what do they do?"
Roger Moses first realized that something was wrong.
"No, the game is so developed, Manchester City is over!"
Barbara Slater, the director of the Sports Department’s program group, also couldn’t help but nod,
It’s really dysfunctional. I can’t attack for a long time. Instead, I was attacked and scored a goal. It hurts morale. Now Manchester City has to score three goals to advance. It's too slim!"
"The most important thing is that the player's mood has changed!"
Roger Moses's words were undoubtedly hit the nail on the head.
"Then what shall we do now?" Barbara Slater was also very depressed.
Why is the chain dropped at a critical moment?
You know, all England fans, and even Premier League fans all over the world, are eagerly waiting for you to stand up and be the savior of the Premier League and support the building of the Premier League.
But you are better off. At home, with such a big advantage, you dropped the chain!
"I hope Mancini can reverse the situation!" Roger Moses had no good way.
He can't replace the team in the game, what can he do?
But this was just said. In less than five minutes, Manchester City was impetuous and fouled on defense, giving Sporting an opportunity to set the ball in the front court. Fernandez took the penalty and center Van Wolf Swinkel made a header.
Two to zero!
Suddenly, the entire headquarters live room was full of grief.
"It's over, it's over, this time is really over!"
"It's only forty minutes, two goals were lost, the total score is three to zero, Manchester City is completely finished!"
According to the current score, Manchester City must score at least four goals!
"Damn, such a good card, such a good opportunity, was lost by Manchester City!"
Roger Moses patted his head vigorously, walking around in the live broadcast room.
"Right, Manchester United, what is Manchester United's current score?"
With Roger Moses's shout, someone immediately extracted intelligence about this game in Bilbao, Spain.
"One to zero!"
"Who scored the goal?" Roger Moses was excited.
He seemed to see a glimmer of life.
But soon, his fire of hope was completely extinguished.
"Llorente, in the 22nd minute, set the record for Athletic Bilbao!"
Everyone in the live broadcast room was dumbfounded.
Manchester City can no longer count on it.
Who would have thought that Manchester United would be so useless!
Ferguson's team has always been the weather vane of English football, but this time, when he was needed, he actually withered!
Lost in the first round by two to three, giving Athletic Bilbao three away goals.
Now the total score has expanded to two to four. If Manchester United wants to reverse the situation, they have to score three goals.
Three balls!
In the home of Athletic Bilbao, score three goals for the Basque Lions. How big is the hope?
The first half of the game ended soon.
Everyone is in distress.
I believe that at this moment, countless England fans are wailing.
If you want to advance, Manchester City will have to score four goals in the second half and Manchester United will have to score three goals.
Based on the performance of the two teams in the first half, is it possible?
Everyone knows that the answer is impossible!
Roger Moses soon woke up, and he immediately realized a problem.
"Quickly, do any of us in Valencia?"
Barbara Slater also reacted quickly.
Yes, with Manchester City and Manchester United being eliminated successively ~EbookFREE.me~ Southampton has become the last hope of the English League in the European war.
Although the hope is not great, the suspense is still there.
At this time, the live broadcast of the Southampton and Valencia game will definitely have high ratings.
But the problem is that before the game, the focus was on Manchester City and Manchester United, and no one was arranged to go with Southampton!
The two games are separated by two hours.
In other words, as soon as the Manchester United game is over, the Southampton game is about to start.
"Think of a way, is there anyone in Valencia?" Roger Moses was going crazy.
Barbara Slater also racked his brains, and suddenly a person flashed in his mind.
"Yes, she must be talking to Southampton!"
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