With maxed-out heading ability from the start, I became the king of Arsenal.

The course of the Stoke City vs. Manchester City match at Stoke City deviated from the expectations of the English media from the very beginning.

Stoke City, playing at home, took the initiative from the start of the match, bypassing the midfield and launching continuous attacks into the opponent's territory from both flanks.

Italian coach Mancini made Sun Yu understand what Italian football is all about.

A team with a star-studded lineup managed to concede midfield to Stoke City when they weren't in possession of the ball.

This scene left the Stoke City players completely bewildered; they had never seen such a resilient and adaptable strong team.

Manchester City players advanced step by step after receiving the ball, advancing cautiously and steadily, each time pushing forward smoothly.

After losing possession, Mancini would have the attacking line retreat back to the vicinity of the center circle.

Once Stoke City players lose possession in midfield, Manchester City players can immediately engage in a five-man attack.

You can see how leisurely they play, even their counter-attacks and goal-scoring process are clearly visible, but they can't withstand the presence of a star like Silva.

Whenever the ball reached Silva's feet, he would often dismantle Stoke City with a single pass.

Wherever there's a gap, they can actually transmit it there.

Of course, Manchester City won't let Stoke City players do whatever they want.

Stoke City's only crossers, Etherington and Wilkinson, were closely marked, and other players weren't able to get the ball out as easily.

Pennant had shown some promise during counter-attacks, but he appeared vulnerable under the constant pressure from Kolarov and De Jong.

At the end of the first half, the Stoke City players walked back to the locker room looking completely bewildered.

Sun Yu glanced at the statistics and saw that Stoke City had 9 shots on goal, while Manchester City only had 4.

However, Stoke City only had 38% possession, and Manchester City kept possession firmly in their hands, giving Stoke City virtually no chance to get the ball.

Of course, even if Stoke City concedes possession, they won't make much of a splash.

To be honest, Italian football is really frustrating.

Sun Yu recalled that in the World Cup in France, when the Italian team met the Norwegian team in the round of 16, they gave the Norwegian team the attacking opportunities at the start of the game, but did not give up possession of the ball.

Sun Yu was just a child at the time and couldn't understand football at all; it was his father who watched the football game.

When he went out to play with his friends, he glanced at the TV and saw Italian players passing the ball around in their own half.

After he went home, the Italian team passed the ball around on the other side of the field, the only change being that their score went from 0 to 1.

The image on the television screen remained almost unchanged; Mr. Sun was already asleep on the sofa.

Faced with this situation, Pulis didn't have any good solutions.

Once a team like Manchester City lowers its standards, a team like Stoke City, with a maximum squad value of 850 million euros, really doesn't have a good solution.

Pulis was dismissive of Mancini: "Guys, that's Italian football. They're willing to bow down to any opponent in order to win."

"But we can't let our guard down. They are a Champions League team, and we must remain vigilant at all times."

"As long as we keep creating opportunities, we'll eventually score!"

Back on the pitch, Pulis substituted Walters for Pennant, indicating that Stoke City would continue to rely on brute force.

Unexpectedly, after the start of the second half, Manchester City players suddenly pushed their formation forward and started to go head-to-head with Stoke City.

In the 51st minute, Silva passed the ball into the penalty area, and Tevez almost marked Begovic after receiving the ball.

The two faced off for a moment. Tevez first cut across, and tried to shoot at Begovic's small goal the instant he moved across.

Begovic quickly brought his legs together, and the football bounced off his heel.

Balotelli heads the ball!

But his header was headed out of the penalty area by Huth, and Shawcross swung the ball forward.

Sun Yu controlled Barry's touch, but before he could even touch the ball, De Jong tackled him and the ball to the ground.

Manchester City's defensive strategy is very clear: first, they cannot let Stoke City players figure out what's going on; they need to force players with average footwork to launch high balls.

Secondly, we cannot allow Sun Yu to act as a pivot point. If necessary, we should foul him and then play positional football with Stoke City.

In the 59th minute, Stoke City had a good scoring opportunity.

Sun Yu received a long pass from his teammate, leaped high at the edge of the penalty area, and headed the ball to the right wing.

Walters and Kolarov blocked each other as they chased the ball, pushing against each other as they ran. Kolarov almost fell, and Walters took the opportunity to sweep the ball into the penalty area.

Jones feinted past Kolo Toure, then cut inside and shot, the ball going just wide of the far post.

Manchester City responded quickly, with Silva passing the ball to the left side of the penalty area, where Kolarov unleashed a powerful shot that hit the side netting.

In the 65th minute, Manchester City launched another counter-attack.

Silva passed the ball into the penalty area, and Tevez was once again face-to-face with Begovic.

This time, instead of forcing the issue, he passed the ball to Milner on the right.

Stoke City players chased desperately, and Milner passed the ball back to the middle.

Balotelli unleashed a powerful shot with the instep of his foot, but the angle was too straight, and Begovic simply caught the ball in his arms.

Seeing this, Adams in the comments section couldn't hold back: "Balotelli, with the ball two meters in front of him, hit the goalkeeper right into his arms."

"To be honest, his shooting ability is average."

In the 71st minute, Sun Yu almost helped Stoke City break the deadlock.

Delap threw a "grenade" from the sideline, Sun Yu immediately rushed forward, and Kompany immediately accelerated forward as well.

But Sun Yu suddenly stopped and retreated, leaving Kompany behind.

[Kompany's armor penetration value +40]

Sun Yu shook off Kompany, and the ball flew towards the center of the goal. Kompany turned around and charged back, while Barry held off Sun Yu tightly from behind.

Unable to retreat to the landing point, Sun Yu could only jump up and use the top of his head to glide over the far corner.

The soccer ball flew in an arc towards the far corner, and Joe Hart leaned back into the air, using his fingertips to pry the ball out of the goal.

What the hell!

Is this guy that good?

Didn't they say that if you met Joe Hartmond, you could get in?

Does that mean we can only use our feet?

Stoke City launched two corner kicks and one throw-in against Manchester City. This time, Kompany marked Sun Yu closely, making sure he wasn't more than a meter away from him.

Manchester City players then created two more scoring opportunities, and the game suddenly became dangerous.

In the 78th minute, Wilkinson was physically uncomfortable after a tackle with Balotelli and was replaced by Wilson.

Sun Yu was helpless. Balotelli's fighting ability was average, but his physical attributes were truly amazing.

He didn't contribute much on offense, but he was incredibly resilient; both sides suffered the same damage, but he was fine even when others were injured.

Isn't that a Bristleback?

Just when the two sides were locked in a stalemate, Manchester City dealt Stoke City a heavy blow.

Richards intercepted Etherington's pass, dribbled all the way to midfield, passed the ball to Barry, and then continued his charge.

Barry passed the ball to De Jong, who dribbled forward. The two players distracted the defenders, allowing Silva to get out of position.

The ball came to Silva's feet, and he put it into the penalty area.

Tevez unleashed a powerful shot at the goalkeeper, but Begovic made the save.

However, Richards, who had made a run into the attacking third, pushed the ball into the goal.

0 is better than 1!

The game has reached the 82nd minute, and this goal conceded is really demoralizing.

Sun Yu walked back to the midfield and called his teammates over. Shawcross was also gathering his teammates.

The two groups huddled together, and Sun Yu immediately spoke up: "No matter how we play, we must be on the same page, otherwise we'll concede another goal very soon."

On the sidelines, Mancini had already made a personnel change, replacing Milner with the speedy Adam Jansen.

The situation is clear: Manchester City must play defensively and counter-attack.

That's disgusting.