Green Journey

Chapter 460 The most powerful firepower in paper defense line PK!
The next day, February 2, is the first match day of the first round of the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals. On this night, there will be two heavyweight duels.

Manchester City VS Monaco

Paris Saint-Germain vs Barcelona
Although the first round of confrontation between Paris and Barcelona was very topical and various points of view that could ignite public opinion, the media did not neglect Manchester City and Monaco because of this.

Although Manchester City has recently achieved a four-game winning streak with zero opponents, doubts about Manchester City's defense are still widespread.

Therefore, many European media believe that the highlight of today's game is the duel between Manchester City's defense and Monaco's fierce attack line.

Once Manchester City's defense cannot withstand the test and is attacked to reveal its true colors, even if Monaco is playing away, it is bound to score multiple goals.

This is not blind speculation, but Monaco's powerful attack power is right under everyone's noses.

Even though the overall level of Ligue 10 is not high and their strength is not strong, Monaco's [-] goals in the Champions League group stage have fully demonstrated their offensive strength.

And if Manchester City's defense is really improved, then the outside media and fans believe that Monaco may be in a disadvantageous situation in turn.

In terms of offensive ability, Manchester City has scored 71 league goals this season.

If you count Manchester City's 15 Champions League goals in the Champions League group stage and those goals in domestic cup matches, Manchester City's total goals so far this season have exceeded [-].

This kind of powerful attack power is not only stronger than Monaco, but also slightly inferior to La Liga duo Barcelona and Real Madrid.

So once Manchester City's defense resists the impact of Monaco, the situation may become that Monaco will be tested by Manchester City's strong offensive firepower.

And Monaco's experience in the Champions League is not rich.

After entering the 21st century, Monaco has missed the Champions League for nearly ten years.

It was not until the 2014-15 season that they returned to the Champions League, but unfortunately they also stopped in the quarter-finals that season.

This year is the second time for Monaco to play in the Champions League after entering 2010. There are very few players in the team who have experience in the Champions League.

Even their head coach Jardim is not a head coach with a wealth of Champions League experience like Guardiola.

Jardim has no football experience.

Like Mourinho and Boas, he is an academic coach who started from the grassroots.

So this is again a disadvantage for Monaco.

And why is the Champions League so difficult to play?
It is because this kind of top cup competition not only depends on the team configuration, but also depends on the tactical ability and experience of the head coach, and it also tests various factors such as the unity and mental strength of the players.

If you compare the league with the Champions League, the league is a marathon.

It compares comprehensive strength, long-term strategy and endurance.

No one will disrupt their rhythm in a marathon to compete with their opponents for a one-kilometer acceleration. This is the difference between the desire to win in the league and the Champions League.

The Champions League is a 100-meter sprint, and all opponents are here to fight you.

At the moment when the gun rang, everyone had to fight for their lives, and what they fought for was explosive power.

Being behind at the start does not mean that you will eventually fail, even if you are half a hair ahead of your opponent at the moment of crossing the line, you will be the final winner.

Although the Champions League also requires a contest of comprehensive strength, luck and the mentality and fighting spirit of fighting the enemy to the death are also more important.

It's like the big Paris in these years, spending money like water to buy various luxury goods in the transfer market every year, and they have also become the dominant team in the Ligue [-] as expected.

But Paris, which dominates the country, is always disappointing in the Champions League.

In fact, the strong team has no secrets at all, and it can be said to be naked under the crazy research of the opponent.

But even if everyone in the world knows how to play it, the strength of others is that even if I tell you how to play it, you will not be able to prevent and win.

This is the background of a strong team, and the horror of a strong team.

On the other hand, for Manchester City, the age structure of the team is indeed too large, and the defense can even be said to be aging.

But being old has its benefits, and the seasoned veterans in the Manchester City team can sometimes play a vital role.

Guardiola has also won the Champions League trophy twice, and his own experience in the Champions League can also help Manchester City to a certain extent.

Therefore, from all aspects of analysis, Manchester City has the advantage.

But this is just an analysis, after all football is round.

At 18:[-] local time, there are still nearly two hours before the start of the game, but Manchester has already ignited under the night.

On the road leading to the Etihad in all directions in Manchester city center, pedestrians stopped and cars stopped on the side of the road.

At this time, thousands of fans wearing Manchester City's blue home jerseys held the Manchester City flag high on the road, like an army marching towards the Etihad Stadium.

Along the way, the singing was loud and clear, and pedestrians and vehicles moved one after another.

For Manchester City fans, tonight's game is a battle.

Football is actually war in another sense of peace.

"without a dream in my hert"

“without a love of my own”

"Papa, papa, papa!!!!" The melodious and soothing singing fell, and the group of Manchester City fans who were marching suddenly burst into applause.

Afterwards, the rhythm of the singing became brighter and more exciting.

“You saw me standing alone”

"without a dream in my hert"

“without a love of my own”

"I said Blue Moon"

“You saw me standing alone”

"without a dream in my hert"

“without a love of my own”

"I said Blue Moon"

"..."

The loud singing became faster and faster, accompanied by occasional applause, resounding through the night sky of Manchester.

At this moment, it is easy for you to distinguish the camp of the pedestrians around you.

Those who watched silently were probably from Manchester United next door.

Under the call of this collective chorus, Manchester City fans began to echo on the side of the road, or directly entered the fan square.

This night will belong to Manchester City and has nothing to do with Manchester United.

Outside the Etihad Stadium, faint singing voices could be heard from all directions, and the Manchester City fans who arrived early and waited for the game also started singing in chorus, which continued to push up the atmosphere of the game.

"There's a fairy in the nest, the atmosphere is so right!!!"

Outside the VIP entry channel, a group of Asian-faced men and women were about to enter the arena. Seeing the marching fan phalanx pouring in one by one, everyone was a little dazed.

If Chu Zheng saw this group of people, his eyes would definitely pop out of shock.

His parents, sister's family, second uncle and third uncle's family all came.

In addition, there are Zhao Dudu's parents.

"Scary claws!!!" Chu Zheng's elder sister, Chu Ling, burst into vehemence as soon as she opened her mouth.

Lin Gou smiled awkwardly and didn't dare to speak back.

Up to now, Lin has completely fallen in love with football and realized the charm of football.

He has watched the Bundesliga and the Premier League live.

But the Champions League is the first time. He personally feels that this atmosphere can directly kill the atmosphere of the Bundesliga and the Premier League.

Next to him, Chu Zheng's second uncle, Chu Nan, and third uncle, Chu Bei, also looked like Grandma Liu entering the Grand View Garden.

These two people, a university teacher and an honest countryman, have never seen such a big scene.

Chu Zheng's second aunt and third aunt beside them also had an eye-opening expression.

In front of Chu Ling and Lin Gou, Chu Zheng's niece Lin Mengmeng was not at all timid like the two-year-old uncle and aunt beside her.

This little thing has already been infected by the atmosphere of the scene and became excited.

If it wasn't for her mother, this little thing would have rushed into the Manchester City fans' phalanx to have fun together.

After a while, Zhao Dudu ran out from the VIP passage, and smiled at everyone: "Parents, uncles and aunts, let's enter!"

During the Chinese New Year, Zhao Dudu went to Chu Zheng's house a few years ago.

Knowing that Chu Zheng's family planned to go abroad in the next year, it happened that his parents were also going abroad for fun, so fortunately she brought them all.

The group of them arrived in Manchester just this afternoon.

As for the ticket, Zhao Dudu secretly asked Mario to prepare it, and it was an excellent position next to the Manchester City bench in the front row.

Zhao Dudu has always known that Chu Zheng is a family-loving person.

But because there are two elderly people in the family, the family's UK trip has been delayed.

So this time she was lucky enough to bring it along, giving Chu Zheng a big surprise.

"Are you hungry?" After a while, Zhao Dudu brought everyone to the dining area for VIP fans.

Outside the single-transparent glass is the channel for waiting players to line up to enter the stadium.

"Don't eat if you want money, just eat if you don't want it!" Lin Mengmeng raised her hand to speak, which immediately made the Chu family burst into laughter.

Zhao Jie and Gu Jie didn't stop either.

They saw Zhao Dudu's shadow in Lin Mengmeng when he was a child, and he was also so mischievous and mischievous to make people feel safe.

"It doesn't matter if you ask for money, my sister guarantees that Mengmeng can fill up our bellies!" Zhao Dudu smiled and hugged Lin Mengmeng, then looked up at everyone, "Why don't you just wait here, wait From here, you can see Chu Zheng and the others lining up to play."

Hearing what Zhao Dudu said, everyone nodded their heads one after another. They happened to be a little tired, so they sat down to eat and rest for a while.

Not long after everyone sat down, bursts of cheers came.

Outside the stadium, the mounted police cleared the way, and there were also police officers on the side of the road to restrain the Manchester City fans who gathered on the side of the road.

On the wide road, a sky-blue bus with a huge Manchester City team logo and a group photo of Manchester City players is slowly driving towards the Etihad Stadium.

There was even a special police car accompanying the Manchester City bus for protection.

There are also multiple mounted police guards on both sides of the bus.

Not long after, the Manchester City bus drove into the stadium, but the crowd around the roadside did not disperse. They still had tasks to do, and only some fans began to enter the stadium.

It didn't take long for the Monaco bus to arrive slowly.

Immediately there were boos on both sides of the road.

Before the game started, the Manchester City fans stood up for the team, frantically creating psychological pressure on the Monaco players.

Compared with the home team Manchester City's bus, Monaco's bus has no mounted police, and no special police accompanying it. It is lonely and makes people feel a bit bleak.

Even the Monaco bus doesn't take the same road as the Manchester City bus.

The Monaco bus takes a relatively narrow road.

The bus came outside the entrance of the stadium, and there was only one staff member in front of the car to guide it.

This is the treatment of away games.

An away game is an away game, and this is how the visiting team should be treated.

Some fans are actually very curious about why some teams have to drive the bus to travel thousands of miles away.

In fact, this is precisely part of European football culture.

As a visiting team, players and coaches have to get off their own buses no matter how far away they are.

Because in other countries, the team bus is the closest home to them.

For Manchester City, the players got off the bus and went straight to the dressing room.

After Guardiola explained to the two assistant coaches Arteta and Torrent, he turned and went to the pre-match press conference.

Chu Zheng hung behind his teammates, looking behind him as he walked.

"Chu? What are you doing?" De Bruyne turned around and found Chu Zheng stopped at the fork between the home team and the visiting team. He shouted at Chu Zheng with a puzzled face.

"You go back to the locker room first, I'll be there later!" Chu Zheng smiled and waved his hand to signal De Bruyne to go back to the locker room first.

Soon De Bruyne left with a puzzled look on his face.

After a while, Chu Zheng waited for the players from Monaco.

Jiang Lai was talking and laughing with a black player in the Monaco player team who was so black that his teeth were white.

Seeing Chu Zheng suddenly, he immediately smiled.

"Brother!" Jiang Lai yelled, then trotted forward quickly, and hugged Chu Zheng directly.

The two haven't seen each other for half a year.

Since Jiang Lai joined Monaco, he has also become more and more busy.

Now Jiang Lai is very valued by the head coach Jardim in Monaco.

Although Jiang Lai is not yet the absolute main player of Monaco, he can be regarded as a semi-main player, basically starting every other game.

Sometimes it even starts in a row.

Even if he didn't enter Jardim's starting lineup, Jardim would put him on the bench, and then let him come on as a substitute in the sixth and seventh 10 minutes of the game.

Jardim's intention to focus on training Jiang Lai is very obvious.

The reason why Jiang Lai didn't lack playing time was not only because of Jardim's attention, but also thanks to Mario, his agent, who helped Jiang Lai fight for it by relying on his words and swords.

And Jiang Lai did not disappoint Jardim's trust. Jiang Lai's performance in Monaco this season is much better than that in Ajax.

Seven of Monaco's 75 Ligue 7 goals were scored by him.

In addition, Jiang Lai has 6 Ligue [-] assists.

Now he is also well-known in Ligue [-], and it can be said that he has gained a foothold.

Compared with his time at Ajax, his reputation growth is not the same. His development is much better than that of Niu Benben and Hao Xiao.

Mario once told Chu Zheng that he was very optimistic about Jiang Lai's future, and believed that Jiang Lai would have the ability to gain a foothold in the wealthy clubs of the five major leagues if he continued to develop so steadily.

"Can I ask for leave after the game?" Chu Zheng asked with a smile.

"It should be possible!" Jiang Lai nodded.

After this Champions League game, the next round of Ligue [-] will be in a week.

"Okay!" Chu Zheng nodded and smiled, "Then wait for me in the parking lot and go home with brother!"

At the head of the crowd in Monaco, Mbappe frequently turned his head to look at Chu Zheng who was talking to Jiang Lai behind him.

It was this villain who continuously robbed him of the celebrations he had racked his brains to come up with.

Since then, Chu Zheng has become a thorn in the flesh.

Seeing Manchester City draw them in the UEFA Champions League draw last year, Mbappe was a little happy in his heart. He has been waiting for today for a long time.

He is going to show Chu Zheng some color today, he will use his best speed to make Chu Zheng suffer.

Chu Zheng and Jiang Lai didn't chat for long, they had to go on stage to warm up, and they separated soon.

　Gundogan has been a real monster recently.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)