Green Journey

Chapter 486: The Killing Bird!exposed!
The Monaco fans in the stands fell into a brief silence after conceding the ball. The excitement and joy in their hearts had disappeared at this moment.

The aggregate score is now 7-5 and they are two goals away from leveling.

If they can score two more goals and keep the goal without conceding, then they will be able to eliminate Manchester City with two away goals and advance to the next round of the Champions League final.

This is not impossible. With the explosive state of this group of players on the field today, it is very promising.

Thinking of this, the frustration in the hearts of countless Monaco fans dissipated instantly, and they immediately began to cheer for the Monaco players on the field in the stands.

That's the only thing they can do for the team.

On the field, the Monaco players looked at the Manchester City players who gathered in the corner to celebrate. Everyone's face was a little frustrated and dignified.

Manchester City is different, this is a clear feeling shared by all Monaco players on the field.

At the beginning of the second half, Manchester City made the Monaco players who played the first leg feel the pressure they faced at the Etihad again.

For a while, some of the younger Monaco players suddenly panicked.

Mbappe stood on the kick-off point and looked at Chu Zheng who was trotting past beside him. He thought of Chu Zheng's series of actions in the penalty area just now, and the passing footwork that he had never seen before.

Really show!

This allowed Mbappe to see the gap between him and Chu Zheng. Whether it is body, sense of the ball, or ability to control the ball and body, Chu Zheng is much better than him.

Although he was very reluctant to admit it, Mbappe knew that he could not reach Chu Zheng's level.

And Aguero's pass, that kind of powerful pass, if it was him, there is a high probability that it will directly hit his foot and lose the ball.

But Chu Zheng performed a force-relieving action on the ball in an instant, and took advantage of the momentum to let the ball jump up and fall behind him, and then completed the dribble. The control of power in this made him terrified.

On the sidelines, Jardim and his two assistant coaches sat on the coaching bench, writing and drawing on the tactical board, obviously looking for the weaknesses of Manchester City's new tactics.

After observing during the second half, Jardim finally saw the whole picture of Guardiola's new tactic of rotating between 3241 and 4411 or 4141.

But it's a pity that even if he saw the whole picture clearly, he didn't know how to make targeted adjustments for a while.

He needs time.

Guardiola's set of tactics is very personal and as complex as ever, it is not so easy to be studied through.

On the court, Chu Zheng also had another experience at this time.

From the time the team began to practice this tactical formation, Chu Zheng realized the power of this tactical formation.

But I didn't expect that the actual combat effect would be so good, and Monaco was suppressed in one fell swoop.

In the past, they played as a midfielder, so that when the team attacked with the ball, the backcourt was a three-back system.

Therefore, once the wingbacks on both sides cannot be in place in time due to various reasons during the transition from offense to defense, once there is a problem with the coordination among the three backs, the opponent can immediately use the gaps in their two ribs to make a spot Blast, or use more to fight less.

But now, Stones, the midfielder, will fall back from the midfielder when he switches from offense to defense.

Either he or De Bruyne will retreat quickly, forming a double midfielder position with Yaya Toure.

Sterling and Sane on both sides of the wing also quickly fell back, directly forming a 4411 defensive position.

When Chu Zheng first learned about Guardiola's tactic, an idiom automatically appeared in his mind, that is, kill two birds with one stone.

It turns out that you can have both.

Because this rotation of the formation not only stabilizes the defense, but also allows the team to quickly use the numerical advantage to gain absolute control of the midfield and a large number of frontcourt possessions when switching from defense to offense.

In this way, whether it is a quick counterattack, high pressure in the frontcourt, or slow play with the ball, they can play with ease.

Chu Zheng glanced to the sidelines and saw that Guardiola was walking back and forth, he seemed a little uneasy, and he also became nervous.

Because he knows why Guardiola is restless.

In Manchester City, everyone knows where the weak point of this tactic is.

And because of the mismatch of players and tactics, there is more than one weakness.

As long as they are caught by Monaco, it is enough for them.

Thinking of this, Chu Zheng turned his head and looked at Jardim who was busy next to Guardiola. This time he smiled, and it seemed that Jardim was still a little confused.

Soon, the referee Rocky blew his whistle and Monaco kicked off.

After the game started, Monaco once again used hard and black magic and mad dog-style siege to encircle Manchester City.

But compared with the first half, the effect of this tactic has been greatly reduced.

Because Manchester City did not have an advantage in the frontcourt in the first half, they succeeded repeatedly.

But now Manchester City's frontcourt often has 6 players.

Coupled with the flexible running and switching of Manchester City players, Monaco will fall into a numerical disadvantage no matter where it is in the midfield.

In fact, this is the performance of the improvement of midfield control.

Chu Zheng is very happy to see Monaco's mad dog performance.

Crush it!

grab it!

Run more, in another 20 minutes this group of young people probably won't be able to run anymore.

Under the control of Chu Zheng, a rare scene appeared in the second half, that is, Manchester City used pass control to walk the Monaco players back and forth.

Seeing this scene, the Monaco fans who felt familiar suddenly became vigilant.

Because that's how they were walked to death by Manchester City in the first round.

In the 58th minute of the game, after Sterling got the ball from the right side, he saw Chu Zheng running from the middle to the top of the arc, and he stuffed the ball without saying a word.

But before the ball came to Chu Zheng, it was kicked by Lemar in front of the upper corner of the penalty area, causing the ball to suddenly change direction and hit the inside of Chu Zheng's left foot and rolled past his crotch.

Behind Chu Zheng, Bakayoko quickly pushed out from the penalty area, and passed the ball straight to Mbappe in the left rib area of ​​​​the center circle.

Fernandinho was right in front of Mbappe. He kept in mind Guardiola's instructions during the intermission and could not let Mbappe start.

So he went straight to the top when Mbappe stopped the ball.

Mbappe stopped the ball and was bumped instantly, causing the ball to stop big.

So Fernandinho quickly got in position and successfully separated Mbappé from the ball.

After receiving the ball, Fernandinho circled in place to get rid of Mbappe's amateur-level tackle, and then quickly advanced along the ribs.

But Mbappé is also persistent enough, relying on his speed to catch up in a blink of an eye, and using his physical advantage to squeeze Fernandinho desperately.

Soon Fernandinho was squeezed and slipped.

But even though the man fell down, Fernandinho didn't stay idle, and quickly grabbed the ball in front of Bakayoko before he came up and passed the ball back to the middle.

Stones got the ball after coming from the middle. He kept in mind Chu Zheng's instructions in the player channel, and quickly raised his head to observe.

Seeing that Sterling suddenly started on the right front side, he swung the ball on the spot, and the ball was passed on the turf from the Monaco player's position on the ribs.

Two seconds later, Sterling cut in from the sideline of the penalty area and received a through pass from Stones.

Taking the ball to the upper corner of the small penalty area, Sterling saw that the connection between him and Aguero on the penalty spot was cut off by Raj, and he raised his foot and hit the goal without saying a word.

"Raheem!!!!!!!!!"

"shoot!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

"fool!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

Seeing Sterling's shot was blocked by Subasic sitting on the ground and stretching his feet out of the baseline, countless Manchester City fans shook their heads and exclaimed, and then jumped their feet in annoyance.

On the court, although no goal was scored, the offense was played extremely beautifully.

Chu Zheng smiled and gave Stones two thumbs up. The ball surprised him.

In fact, this is why Guardiola valued Stones and brought him to Manchester City.

Playing as a central defender, Stones' frontal defense is not his strong point, his characteristic is his ability to play the ball.

Now the premise of Guardiola's position is to give full play to his excellent ability to play the ball and help Yaya Toure, who is in the midfielder position, to sort out the midfield to the greatest extent.

On the sidelines, Guardiola was also applauding and smiling, this direct disciple he brought to Manchester City with his own hands finally lived up to his expectations.

In the coaching area next door, Jardim frowned until his brow lines appeared.

Stones' kick also surprised him. It was incredible for him that a central defender has such excellent midfielder footwork.

But when he thought about Chu Zheng, who also played as a central defender, Jardim didn't feel much for Stones in an instant.

On the field, Stones saw Chu Zheng, De Bruyne, Sterling and others all beckoning him to pass the ball beautifully, and his always stern face finally showed a smile.

From the beginning of the second half to the present, Stones has always stretched the string in his heart, and he is really nervous.

After all, there is still a big difference between actual combat and team training offensive and defensive drills.

At the thought of making a mistake, he felt a false urge to urinate in his bladder.

But now, he has tasted the wonderful taste of the midfielder's play, and he has begun to enjoy this feeling, and most of the tension has disappeared.

Soon, the Manchester City offensive came again.

In the 62nd minute of the game, Stones retreated to the top of the arc to get the ball, and then quickly started to push forward, directly breaking Monaco's high press.

In the BBC live broadcast room, seeing Stones quickly dribble the ball along the middle, Lineker laughed and said: "John's performance in the second half was great. Although he and Bobby were born in different eras, we can see the two They have a lot in common."

"Stones liked to dribble forward when he was at Everton, thanks to his excellent game reading ability." Ferdinand also praised him.

Only Gerrard didn't say a word, because the Jie team was still looking for a flaw in this groundbreaking tactic.

But like Jardim, he has not found any obvious weaknesses in Manchester City's defense for the time being.

On the field, after Stones dribbled the ball into his own center circle area, he was chased behind by Germain behind him.

In front of him, Bakayoko was also standing on the line where he continued to move forward, waiting for him to pass.

Soon, Stones was forced to cross the left rib direction.

At the same time, four Monaco players lined up on the center line to intercept him.

As long as Stones continues to move forward, he will be surrounded soon.

It's a pity that Stones didn't have this thought, and he shot the ball to the left wing in a blink of an eye.

After Kolarov came from the wing, he saw that Chu Zheng in front of him had turned around and activated. He quickly passed the ball with the inside of his left foot, trying to get the ball from the outside to Chu Zheng.

In the ribs of the 30-meter area, just before Chu Zheng received the ball, Sidibe and Raj immediately surrounded him on the left and right sides in front of him.

As a result, Chu Zheng aimed at the ball that turned from the left side to the front of his body, and kicked it directly, and stuffed the ball to the side behind Sidibe without stopping.

The pass caught Sidibe off guard.

But Raj was prepared and quickly accelerated to the sideline of the penalty area.

In a blink of an eye, Raj caught up with Sane from outside the sideline, and he fell to the ground and slid directly before Sane touched the ball.

But Sane's movements were obviously much faster than him. He first used the inside of his left foot to dial the ball towards the penalty area, then jumped up, and even avoided it perfectly.

After catching up with the ball again, Sane quickly made an inverted triangle cross from the sideline of the small penalty area before Sidibe was in place.

On the small restricted area line in the middle, Aguero's astute retreat temporarily got rid of the entanglement of Remelsson in front of him.

Facing the incoming ball, Aguero poked his toe, but the ball did not fly forward, but jumped up, and then flew out of the baseline from above the crossbar.

"fool!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

There was an uproar in the audience!

On the sidelines, Jardim became more and more flustered at this moment, and the bad premonition in his heart became stronger, but he still couldn't find the weakness of Manchester City.

Jardim knows very well that a tactical master like Guardiola, even if there are weaknesses in Manchester City's tactics, he will hide them tightly.

If you want to find it, you can only look for it in mobile warfare.

However, during this period of time, a large amount of ball power was concentrated at the feet of Manchester City, and they never attacked Manchester City's defense at all.

They didn't even fight in front of others, so how could Manchester City's tactical weaknesses be exposed in sports warfare.

Next to him, the smile on Guardiola's face became more and more intense. He was very happy when he saw Jardim who was anxious like an ant on a hot pot.

But soon he couldn't laugh, because Manchester City's tactical weakness was exposed to everyone's sight in an accident.

In the 68th minute of the game, Manchester City's midfielder made a mistake, and the ball was directly taken away by Mbappe who was on the center line behind De Bruyne.

After getting the ball, Mbappe soared in an instant.

Fortunately, this time Manchester City's defense did not press too far forward, causing Fernandinho to have enough depth advantage to retreat.

In a blink of an eye, Fernandinho blocked Mbappe in the upper corner of the penalty area and forced take-off and landing speed.

However, in the next moment, Mbappe suddenly kicked the ball, and suddenly rushed past Fernandinho.

Fortunately, Ederson was vigilant enough and quickly attacked with a sliding tackle, shoveling the ball out of the sideline ahead of Mbappé.

This scene immediately made the eyes of countless commentators light up.

In the coaching area of ​​Monaco, seeing Mbappe pass Fernandinho with ease, Jardim was stunned for a moment, and then his eyes showed ecstasy.

He has found it!

It turns out that the real weakness of Manchester City is still on both sides.

Next to him, Guardiola smiled bitterly when he saw Jardim quickly turned around and rushed back to the coach's bench after being stunned for a while, but he was finally discovered.

In his set of tactical ideas, after Stones goes up, the defenders on both sides should actually be full-backs.

As the name suggests, it is to use the central defender to play the full-back, and the ability of individual soldiers to be explosion-proof must be strong enough.

But in fact, except for Kompany and Walker, no one in Manchester City's bench lineup can meet his requirements.

Kolarov and Fernandinho were unable to achieve the explosion-proof level of a real central defender after all when facing individual blasts.

In fact, his tactical weakness has always been on the surface, and he didn't even hide it, but many people were confused by the appearance.

On the field, Chu Zheng felt a little bit in his heart after seeing this scene, and he subconsciously looked at Guardiola.

But at this time Guardiola has returned to the coaching bench and is talking with Arteta and Torrent, obviously discussing countermeasures.

However, Chu Zheng was more worried about whether another weakness of Manchester City would be exposed.

If it really explodes, then today's game, Chu Zheng thinks it will turn into a goal fight again.

(End of this chapter)