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Chapter 397

Chapter 397

This FA Cup final has attracted the attention of fans. A few days before the start of the game, the heat has already been fired.

On the day of the game, Wembley Stadium was packed.Everyone is waiting for the arrival of this final showdown.

Coincidentally, the two sides in this game are the two teams from the beginning and the end of the Premier League this season.

"This shows that in our Premier League, the strength gap between teams is still very small." In the commentary room, Martin Taylor said when explaining why the relegated team would also rush to the FA Cup final.

"Perhaps in this game, out of sympathy for the weak, most neutral fans will side with Portsmouth." Andy Gray said.

If Portsmouth can win the FA Cup, then next season, they will play in the Europa League as a Championship team.

I have to say that this is a very black humorous thing.

Portsmouth played their best in this game, and the goalkeeper was James, a member of the England national team.

The defenders from left to right are Finnan, Rocha, Mokena, and Mullins.

Four midfielders, Michael Brown, Diop, Boateng, O'Hara,

Double forwards Picquioni and Dindani.

As for the frontcourt player Kranica, it is a free card.

In this game, whether it is due to the desire for the FA Cup or the performance of potential buyers, the Portsmouth players will definitely do their best.

They had nothing left anyway.

Compared with them, Manchester City's players will definitely worry about gains and losses and be cautious, because they want to play in the Champions League, so they will definitely stay strong and try not to hurt themselves.

At least Grant thought so.

So as soon as the game started, Portsmouth's actions became very big.

Portsmouth started fiercely. Grant knew that they were not strong enough. The only thing he could use for a fight was fierce tackles and unscrupulous body movements.

At the beginning of the game, under Grant's deliberate arrangement, the scene showed the effect of being turned on its back.

After all, Portsmouth's overall strength is weak, making Grant dare not easily press out to play. Instead, he adopts a shrinking defense, and then uses the ferocious movements of the frontcourt players to grab the ball.

At the same time, use the speed of O'Hara and Dindani to counterattack.

At first glance, it has a feeling of Barcelona.It's just a lot simpler than Barcelona's tactics, leaving almost only one frame.

Facing the opponent's deliberate provocation, the Manchester City players showed a mature side.

Manchester City played very patiently, and Toure calmly dispatched the team's offense in the backcourt.

After David Silva fell into the quagmire of fouls, Toure's dispatch allowed the Manchester City team to still play their usual rhythm.

In Manchester City's familiar rhythm, no one can beat them!

While Portsmouth were trying to disrupt City's attack, City were using their inherent rhythm to continue their control of the game.

David Silva retreated and handed it to Sneijder after stealing the ball. Sneijder looked up and then sent a 40-meter long pass.

The football passed over Mokona's head with precision and precision. Mokona jumped hard and tried to hit the ball, but Sneijder's long pass was so wonderful that Mokona missed the ball by a little bit.

The football fell behind the Portsmouth defence.

Portsmouth's active fighting, but because of the running of Manchester City players, caused them to run, which disrupted their own formation.

Their back four are not even standing in the same straight line.

Aguero slashed out from a diagonal stab and was not offside at all.

When he received the ball, the nearest Portsmouth player was even six or seven meters away.

So the first reaction of the Portsmouth players was that Aguero was offside.

They raised their hands.

But the linesman saw clearly that there was no offside.

The next thing is simple.

Aguero used light feints to sway past the goalkeeper's defense, and in the terrified eyes of the opponent, he scored the ball into the goal.

After the goal, Aguero jumped happily while pointing at Sneijder passing the ball happily.

Sneijder's precise long pass is perfect in terms of arc, strength and landing point!

With just one pass, Grant's painstakingly arranged tactics were cut bloody.

One goal behind, the Portsmouth players became more anxious, and their pressing action became bigger.

And Duncan is also concerned about the players' injuries, signaling the players to control the football and avoid unnecessary injuries.

Anyway, as long as they lead, the initiative is in the hands of Manchester City.

So the two sides came to a stalemate, Portsmouth could not create a threat, and Manchester City would not risk injury to attack.

This situation continued until the second half.

At the beginning of the second half, Portsmouth's formation pressed forward, and the players began to press from the back of Manchester City.

Obviously, Portsmouth wanted to take advantage of the start of the second half to attack.

In a match that determines the outcome, there won't be too many chances to turn around.

But such a routine is obviously not suitable for a small team like Portsmouth.

In particular, their target is Manchester City.

A little chance will be seized by Manchester City.

In the 48th minute, a Portsmouth counterattack was blocked, and Sneijder and David Silva completed two very clever two-two cooperation on the wing to get the ball out of Portsmouth's heavy defense. Picked it out.

Pedro dribbled the ball on the left. He didn't stick to the ball. When Tatou saw his teammate's running position was bent, he immediately passed the ball.

The football passed to the back of the penalty area, and Shevchenko beat Rocha, jumped high, and returned the ball to the middle of the penalty area.

Lichtsteiner, who inserted into the penalty area, kicked in front of the goal and sent the ball into the goal.

2: 0!

When Portsmouth wanted to attack, Manchester City quietly stabbed them in the heart again.

Portsmouth are already two goals behind.

Grant walked up and down the sidelines anxiously, and the situation on the court was already out of his control.

This wonderful goal almost secured Manchester City's victory.

Two goals behind, Portsmouth had no other choice and began to counterattack frantically, trying to get back the score, but Manchester City began to adopt defensive counterattack tactics.

In the 69th minute, Pedro broke in from the left, and after encountering the defense, he suddenly cut inside and passed through. Ashley Young jumped out from behind him and got the football.

Pedro's active performance this time attracted most of Portsmouth's defensive attention, while Ashley Young's forward drive seemed sudden and fast.

Ashley Young's sudden appearance disrupted Portsmouth's rhythm.

But his speed was so fast that he didn't give Portsmouth any time to react.

Ashley Young kicked suddenly when he entered the opponent's penalty area 30 meters.

The Portsmouth keeper, apparently unresponsive to such a shot, stared blankly at the ball as it arced across a long 30-metre arc before landing on goal.

3: 0!

The game has ended early!

Facing Portsmouth, Manchester City played relaxed and did not leave any good opportunities for the opponent.

In the next time, Duncan replaced players such as Milito, Otamendi, Fellaini, etc. On the one hand, he let the substitute find a feeling, and on the other hand, he also protected the main players from injury.

In the end, at the end of the 90-minute game, the Pompeii Army failed to break through Manchester City's goal and could only lose the FA Cup final with a score of 0:3.

At the moment when the referee blew the whistle for the end of the game, the Manchester City fans cheered!

This is another championship that Manchester City has won after the Premier League championship.

After this game, there is only one goal left for Manchester City-the Champions League champion!

(End of this chapter)