Football: The butcher in the midfield at the start, the magic bird stunned

Chapter 376 Guardiola: The strongest man is already in the opponent's lineup

Chen Xiaoliang: "Coach, we have to attack a little bit higher and let their formation retreat a little bit. If we keep defending like this, we still have to lose the ball."

Ten Hag: "We can't change our tactics halfway, and the preparations before the game will be wasted."

Chen Xiaoliang: "But the current situation is that we overestimated our defensive resilience and underestimated the opponent's ability to pass and control!"

"I'm not saying it's wrong to counter-attack, of course we have to counter-attack, but we can't all huddle in the penalty area with 11 men and just expect to counter-attack, either on the wing or in midfield, we have to try when the counter-attack doesn't work. The possession of the ball is not to fight against them, but to let their formation retreat a little, so that even if the ball is switched, their formation must press forward collectively from the backcourt, then we can be in the high position. Enough to put pressure on, instead of just standing in our half and passing the ball without pressure," he said.

Ten Hag was obviously a little unhappy. The team's last No. 7 also questioned his tactics and employment: "The game will continue soon. You are now back on the court. I am the head coach. I will be responsible for tactical matters!"

Chen Xiaoliang: "I have no intention of challenging you, but coach, I must tell you the true feelings of the team on the field!"

After speaking, Chen Xiaoliang turned his head and ran into the arena.

"Beep!" The referee John Brooks blew the kick-off whistle for the third time in this game. Cesco pushed the ball back to Chen Xiaoliang. After receiving the ball, Chen Xiaoliang called his teammates to move forward as a whole. Under Bellingham's double-team, he just used his speed to get rid of it, and then passed the ball to Kwa on the left.

An embarrassing scene appeared between Kewa and Kyle Walker, just like when Real Madrid played Manchester City last season, Vinicius was not the unstoppable Kyle Walker, but the speedy The superb England full-back turned and chased the dribbler back.

Unless it is in the penalty area, after breaking through, you can send a deadly pass or directly attack the goal, otherwise, like Kwa, who just crossed the center line, shook Kyle Walker and didn't run a few meters, and he turned around and was caught up by him.

Moreover, Kyle Walker is well versed in the technique of wing defense, and he can play superbly with a "hands-on".

When a winger without absolute speed wants to overtake forcibly, he turns around and presses his left hand on the opponent's right hand, pressing down with his arm to reduce the opponent's start.

Seeing that Kewa couldn't break through, he could only smash the ball back.

Luke Shaw received the ball and Manchester United entered a long-lost positional attack.

Manchester City didn't want Manchester United to be able to comfortably control the ball in their own half, and the midfielder immediately launched an on-the-spot double-team counterattack.

And because Ten Hag's tactical requirement in this game is to quickly hit the frontcourt, Luke Shaw passed to Lima, Lima passed back to De Gea under the pressure of the B seat, and De Gea saw Harland pounced On the other side, there was Grealish dangling beside Varane, and he hurriedly chose to drive forward with his big feet.

This kick was inaccurate and flew directly over the center line and out of the right sideline.

All the Manchester City fans jeered, "Yeah!", and the camera first focused on De Gea, who shook his head helplessly, and then pointed at Ten Hag, who frowned and stared at the field. .

At this time, Chen Xiaoliang made a gesture to De Gea, meaning "If you can't find the ball, you can pass it to me." De Gea raised his right hand and gave a thumbs up to express "understanding".

After finally throwing the ball away, it is difficult to get it back from Manchester City's feet.

Although Chen Xiaoliang consciously marked De Bruyne more, intercepted the ball passed by other players to De Bruyne twice in the rest of the first half, and raised the progress of the superstar task to [2/5]. But Manchester United only has one Chen Xiaoliang, Manchester City does not only have one De Bruyne, the B seat, Rodri, and even Bellingham all have the ability to pass the ball with one kick.

In the past, when Chen Xiaoliang focused on the core of the opponent's midfielder, Casemiro would defend and intercept behind him, but now facing Manchester City's delicate midfielder group, the waist composed of B Fee and Eriksson is really tough. Can't get up.

After the B seat, Grealish and Bellingham completed three shots, the first half was over.

Zhan Jun: "At the end of the first half, thanks to the goals of Xiaoliang and Haaland, the two sides temporarily drew 1 to 1, but in terms of other statistics, including ball possession, number of passes and shots, etc., Manchester City's It's a big lead in all directions, Zhang Zhi, what do you think of the performance of the two sides in the first half?"

Zhang Lu: "Manchester City's control is still too strong, especially in the midfield. There are basically seven midfielders in the offense, including Stones, B seats and Grealish, interspersed back and forth. To be honest, Manchester United can only lose one. The ball is also rare."

"I feel that Manchester United is still playing too conservatively. In fact, we can attack a little bit and mobilize Manchester City's formation. Like this, Manchester City can comfortably control the ball and attack in the half.

There is also a mocking sound in the barrage:
[Man carried 9 rookie teams and thought he was invincible, but when he met melon today, he immediately showed his true self]

[If it wasn't for Xiao Liang, I wouldn't even have the last fig leaf]

[Xiao Liang is such a pity, why not go to Manchester City, with Gua, there must be too many stats and trophies to count]

[Today's ball, I believe that Mourinho has returned to Manchester United to coach]

...

Of course, there are also many speeches in support of Chen Xiaoliang:

【Why go to Manchester?Grab data with Harland?Or send cakes to Haaland, and then give away the Golden Globes? 】

[That is, if you can beat Manchester City in Rome, why can't you beat Manchester City in Manchester United, which has no worries about money? 】

[The league still looks at the long-term. It’s okay even if you can’t play today. There is a new boss and a new management team. Just like Rome, adjust and adjust for a season, next season will definitely beat the cousin]

...

Chen Xiaoliang returned to the locker room without saying a word. Players should not override the club and challenge the authority of the head coach openly. He understood this truth when he first arrived at Rangers, and he also understood it when he first arrived in Rome. Now it is even more important. I understand, but the opponent is the mighty Manchester City, defeating Manchester City is one of the reasons why he came to the Premier League, and the passive performance of the team made him eager to change the situation on the field.

There is no way, a new head coach has to work with each other and understand each other. If it is changed today, it is Gerrard and Mourinho on the sidelines. He only needs to make a gesture and shout a sentence, and his teammates will actively cooperate. He adjusts the game's style of play according to the team's prepared tactics.

Ten Hag didn't say much for a while, the ball possession rate of 71% to 29% was visible to the naked eye, not to mention there were only two shots, although one almost scored and the other scored, but they were all based on Chen Xiaoliang's super strength In terms of his personal ability, it seems that he has nothing to do with his tactics.

However, the derby results of these two teams are very sensitive. Just like when Mourinho first arrived at Real Madrid, he tried to play against each other in the first national derby. As a result, he was kicked 5-0 by Guardiola's Barcelona. Since then, Mourinho has pragmatically used anti-counterattack and dismembered midfield connections to deal with Barcelona, ​​and never thought about counterattacks.

Today is the same, the scene is a little bit close, if you lose one or two goals, there is still a chance to adjust in the future, but once you attack rashly and output a tragedy, it will have an impact on your coaching status.

During this stalemate, Fei B came out to speak:

"I think we can be more positive. Chen created two chances for us in the first half and he scored a goal. We didn't fall behind in such a difficult situation. We should be bolder."

No one was surprised that these words came out of B Fei's mouth. He was like this in the locker room. He would say what he wanted to say when he was excited, but everyone knew that he had no ill intentions and was not angry with anyone.

Casemiro, who was on crutches, immediately echoed: "Bruno is right, we want to fight back too much, so after a few fights, the opponent knows how to defend against us, and it will be difficult to use the same routine again."

Varane: "We beat them 2-1 at home last season. We only had 30% of the ball in that game, but we had more shots than them, whether on goal or on target. I really think we can try."

After the two former Real Madrid players finished speaking, they looked at De Gea and Rashford, and they immediately said: "Yes, our mentality was too conservative in the first half."

If B Fei spoke out of instinctive excitement, then Casemiro and Varane pretended to be confused, using their status as "big bosses" to say what ordinary players and rookies dare not say.

Eriksson nodded, and so did Kwa. Everyone looked at Chen Xiaoliang and Ten Hahe from time to time.

Chen Xiaoliang: "I don't want to talk about what happened in Rome before, because I am the captain of this team now, but I just want to say that if the overall strength is too different, it is understandable to choose a conservative style of play. No one would have believed that Roma could enter the Champions League final before the season, but today is different. Whether it is defense or pressure, we can ignore the ball, but we must attack and shoot. We must let the fans see us Aggressive and competitive."

"No one likes to play against the wind. As long as we make them feel uncomfortable and make them feel that things have developed beyond their expectations, then we will have a chance!"

Three team captains and four big-name players expressed their opinions together. Ten Hag clearly saw the attitude and determination of the players, and he had no choice.

After regular encouragement, he adjusted his tactics and tactical mentality in the second half, adding multiplayer cooperation in a single area while counterattacking.

Although he and Chen Xiaoliang have differences, they are the same in one point, that is, everyone must increase their running to press Manchester City, so that the process of advancing from the backcourt becomes unsmooth.

The second half started quickly, with Manchester United kicking off.

Facing Manchester City's double-team press, the Manchester United players tried to control the ball, and then looked for opportunities to penetrate deep and send the ball forward.

In terms of ball handling ability, they are still not as good as Manchester City, but they have Chen Xiaoliang.

In terms of dribbling and technique, Chen Xiaoliang is not better than Seat B, De Bruyne and others, but he has a huge advantage, that is, unparalleled physical fitness.

He can easily get the ball while leaning against any of Manchester City's midfielders, and can easily get rid of opponents in one-on-ones.

The more he catches the ball and the more he performs, the more he will attract Manchester City's double-teams and key defenses.

Just like other games with him in the past, once he is double-teamed on the scene, it means that his teammates have more opportunities.

The reason why Guardiola is Guardiola is that he insists on playing only his own tactics. With me as the main player, his team only has pass control and offense.

Faced with the changes in Manchester United, he can be said to have anticipated and not expected.

In the 49th minute, De Bruyne received a pass from Stones to the right of the midfield. Before the ball arrived, Chen Xiaoliang arrived first.

De Bruyne ran along the ball, did not immediately stretch his foot to control the ball, but made a fake move to the left, trying to interfere with Chen Xiaoliang's prediction, and then caught the ball and got rid of it to the right.

But he didn't expect that fake moves are only useful for slow people, but for Chen Xiaoliang, there are not so many complicated steps at all. He rushed from the side with a sliding shovel and protected him between De Bruyne's feet. The ball was shoveled to the left!
[Superstar mission: 5 interceptions of the ball passed to De Bruyne]

[Task progress: 3/5]

Luke Shaw passed the ball forward to Kwa, and Manchester United immediately pressed forward as a whole.

Due to the change of sides in the second half, the confrontation between the two was in front of the Manchester City bench. Seeing De Bruyne being shoveled at close range, Guardiola couldn't help shouting: "Catch the ball and pass it! Pass it ! If it gets out, he won’t be able to shovel it!”

Who would have thought that as soon as these words came out, De Bruyne, who was about to run back after losing the ball, and Chen Xiaoliang, who got up from the ground and was about to charge forward, turned their heads at the same time, and shouted back at Guardiola: "Shut up!"

After the roar, the three of them were stunned for a moment, and then Chen Xiaoliang stepped on the accelerator, and immediately threw De Bruyne away and rushed forward.

Kwa, who received the ball, pushed forward for a while, but still couldn't get rid of Kyle Walker. Seeing Chen Xiaoliang plugging in, he immediately crossed him.

Bellingham and Rodri immediately came to double-team. Chen Xiaoliang made a direct cross with his left foot on the left side of the penalty area and passed it to the back of the penalty area. Quickly plug in from the side, and the arch of the right foot is facing the ball, which is a pad shot!
Zhan Jun: "Rashford!"

"The ball... missed the post! Missed a chance to score again..."

Zhang Lu: "But it can be seen that Manchester United dared to press up and hold the ball in the second half. According to their current configuration in the midfield, they can create threats."

"At least from the fan's point of view, this game can look good."

Ten Hag let Fred and others start warming up on the sidelines, while on Manchester City's side, the substitute players on the bench still sat still.

For Guardiola, who likes to pursue perfection, the first 11 players on the field are the most perfect 11 players in his eyes. He doesn’t like to replace any one of them at will unless he has a last resort or a big lead and a sure victory. .

That would shatter his sense of perfection.

But in this world, there has never been a perfect player.

At least not in the past.

Ederson took the goal kick, but he looked up and began to hesitate to take a big kick.

Kwa, Rashford, Sesco, and Chen Xiaoliang, all four of them were inside and outside Manchester City's penalty area, blocking Manchester City's defenders and midfielders.

No, you will be scolded by Guardiola for opening your big feet, and Ederson immediately gave up the idea.

Dias made a sudden start, breaking away from Rashford from the left side of the penalty area and running towards Ederson, who passed it.

Sesco, who was blocked in the middle, immediately ran to the right, trying to double-team Dias with Rashford.

Rodri retreated, Dias passed the ball, but the ball did not kick to Rodri, but used Rodri as a wingman and passed the ball to Bellingham a little further ahead.

The next scene allowed Guardiola to see perhaps the most imperfect and most traumatic scene on his quest for perfection.

This scene has also been encountered by diehard fans of Manchester United. As early as 2018, Solskjaer, who was still coaching Molde, recommended Harland in the team to Manchester United. At that time, it only cost 400 million euros, but Manchester United It was rejected from top to bottom.

Today, Manchester City has completely closed the door for Chen Xiaoliang to join with a final that forced Chen Xiaoliang to collapse, and Guardiola found that the most perfect player appeared in the team of the sworn enemy.

As an excellent defensive midfielder who has played for Barcelona and Roma in his career, Guardiola is a typical player who plays with his brain. There are two meanings in this. On the one hand, he can use his brain and think on the field. On the one hand, it implicitly expresses that he is not physically fit.

From ancient times to the present, there are players like Riquelme and Pirlo with delicate skills and lack of physical fitness, and there are also players with explosive bodies like Drogba and Vieri, but they only specialize in one type of player.

Even for hexagonal fighters like Rijkaard, Matthaus, and Beckenbauer, there are relative shortcomings in the ability classification.

But the red countryman in front of him, he seems to have nothing he can't do except for corner kicks and sideline kicks.

He can explode from the side, pass from the bottom, shoot from a long distance in the middle, grab points when he is in the middle, bounce in the air defense, and tackle the ball when he retreats. Even in one-on-one physical confrontation, few people can beat him.

Guardiola became irritable, and the scene that appeared in front of his eyes was that after Chen Xiaoliang turned around and started, he unexpectedly rushed from Rodri's side to catch up with the ball passed to Bellingham by Dias!
Dias didn't expect that he passed too hard and passed lightly. Bellingham didn't expect that Chen Xiaoliang could intercept Rodri as a false target. Those in the frontcourt were going to run after Bellingham received the ball. More Manchester City players did not expect that Manchester United's high-position press was successful!
Bellingham hurried back to chase and press, but Chen Xiaoliang, who stepped on the ball, arched his back and fought with his hands, and Bellingham was firmly blocked behind him.

The fans of Manchester City saw that the next-generation British star that their team bought for 1.2 million euros was so uselessly stopped behind and had no choice but to feel uncomfortable. They wanted to rush to the field to help Bellingham push a handful.

But the problem is that only Bellingham himself can experience this disparity in strength.

With the power of the opponent behind him pushing forward, Chen Xiaoliang, who stepped on the ball and turned around, adjusted his center of gravity and rushed forward like a fighter jet ejected from an aircraft carrier.

Rodri came sideways to intercept, Chen Xiaoliang flicked him away to the right, Akanji on the side was too far ahead, it was too late to catch up, Chen Xiaoliang was only in front of Dias, but beside him was another Wandering Rashford and Sesco!

Stones saw that the situation was not good and ran over ahead of time, Rashford ran to the right side of the penalty area to give way to the frontal space, and Sesco ran to the penalty spot, ready to respond.

Chen Xiaoliang appeared on the right side of the arc top of the penalty area, Edson moved to the left post, and at the same time Dias had no choice but to rush forward!

Zhan Jun: "Xiao Liang kicked the door!"

"Stick the earth!"

"It's later!!!"

"This goal is scored!!!"

"No. 7 passed to No. 77. In the 52nd minute of the second half, Kvaratsheria scored a goal and the score was 1-2!"

"Manchester United's crazy press with three tricks caused Manchester City's defense to make huge mistakes. Dias's pass was blocked and Xiao Liang launched this attack!"

Zhang Lu: "There's one thing to say. Strictly speaking, it can't be regarded as a mistake by Dias. The strength of his short pass is not small, and Rodri is swaying to the side to distract the defensive attention. It can only be blamed. The speed at which Xiao Liang suddenly started is really too fast."

Zhan Jun: "Edson didn't react. He probably thought that Xiaoliang had kicked the ball crookedly. According to his visual observation, the ball's rolling trajectory was going to roll out of the far post. He didn't expect Kwa to put in a push shot. There was no defense It's easy to push the shot into the net under the circumstances!"

"Huh? The referee John Brooks is listening to the earphones and seems to be confirming whether there is an offside situation."

Kwa, who was celebrating after the goal, immediately stopped celebrating and looked anxiously at the referee.

Chen Xiaoliang hooked him:

"What are you panicking about? Continue to celebrate. If the ball is offside, I'll eat it!"

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