Green Journey

After a while, Zidane walked into the tactics classroom and began his first tactics lesson in preparation for the Champions League final.

With Zidane's explanation, Manchester City's 3241 tactical system has become increasingly clear in the minds of Real Madrid players.

"This is Manchester City's normal formation position. The second picture is a schematic diagram of the running direction of Manchester City players when attacking."

"When attacking, their two wingers will press forward and look for opportunities to cut inside, leaving space on the wing for Kevin De Bruyne and Chu to use side tactics."

After finishing speaking, Zidane motioned for everyone to look at De Bruyne, No. 17, and said: "If De Bruyne pulls aside, then Chu will go to the attacking midfielder position to provide support, and Stones will appear in the defensive midfielder position." Responsible for dispatching from the central midfield position."

"And if the winger has no chance to cut in to the central area, then Manchester City will immediately expand the width of the attack and let Chu or De Bruyne take turns to appear in the attacking midfielder position to take long shots or organize and instigate the attack."

"If Sterling succeeds in cutting inside, then Sane on the other side will come to a position close to the baseline to establish a distribution line for the midfielder, and he will take away a defensive player, causing the top of the arc or two ribs in the middle. When there is space, Chu, De Bruyne or Toure can score from long range."

"In this formation, De Bruyne plays the dual role of midfielder and attacking midfielder, while Chu is the only free man on the Manchester City field. The central midfielder, attacking midfielder, shadow forward, and wing midfielder are all his areas of activity. , sometimes he even appears as a defender."

After saying this, Qida was quite amazed in his heart.

Although Guardiola's 3241 is still based on controlling the ball, making full use of the width of the field and progressive conduction to launch attacks, it is not like the previous flat formation, which has a distinct three-dimensional offensive level. , reaching a true offensive and defensive balance.

In terms of tactics, the Spaniard was indeed a reformer and pioneer, an extremely formidable opponent.

In the audience, Modric looked thoughtful.

He personally feels that Guardiola's 3241 formation is very consistent with the concept of blurring positions in modern football.

Players cover a very large area and are not limited to a certain area on the court. Even if the ball is lost in the midfield, it is easy to press and win it back immediately.

Coupled with the pressure of Manchester City's frontcourt attack group on the defender, the chances of long-range shots from the top of the arc are greatly increased, and the ability of positional warfare is also strengthened.

Next to him, Cristiano Ronaldo also touched his chin and looked at the various movement routes of Manchester City players drawn by Zidane on the big screen tactical board.

But his thoughts are not as complicated as Modric.

He just looks for holes in Manchester City's formation from a forward perspective.

But after a while, Ronaldo frowned because he found that if he wanted to threaten Manchester City's goal, he had to break through Manchester City's strong midfield defense.

Even when he gets into the backfield, he still faces constant trouble.

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At the same time, Guardiola is not idle either.

After returning to Manchester from London for a lively celebration, Manchester City has once again entered a state of closed training and full preparation.

In the Manchester City tactical classroom, Guardiola also analyzed Real Madrid for all the players with pictures and texts.

"Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane emphasized in games that the best defense is to keep the ball at your feet."

"Their average ball possession rate in La Liga this season is 55.39%, ranking only No. 5 in La Liga."

"But please pay attention!" After saying that, Guardiola suddenly raised his voice, "Although Real Madrid's ball possession rate is only 55.39%, their net possession time is 15.7 passes per minute."

"What I need you to pay attention to is this data."

"This data makes Real Madrid the team with the highest passing frequency in La Liga. The gap between them and second place is equivalent to the gap between second and sixth place."

"Even Barcelona now can't compare with them."

In the middle seat of the first row, Chu Zheng frowned when he heard that Real Madrid passed 1 times in one minute.

This means that if they implement high pressure in Real Madrid's backcourt, the risk of being counterattacked will be much greater. Once the high pressure is not implemented in place, what awaits them will be the same super-efficient counterattack as Juventus.

No, perhaps Real Madrid's counterattack will be more terrifying than Juventus.

Because Juventus does not have Ronaldo, Magic Flute, Teacher Tony and Fat Tiger.

On the stage, when he said this, Guardiola suddenly laughed and said: "What's interesting is that Real Madrid now emphasizes the transmission and control system where everyone is involved more than Barcelona."

"But compared to Barcelona, ​​Real Madrid's midfielder actually emphasizes dropping back to catch the ball."

"The way Modric and Kroos play is more similar to Xavi and Iniesta than all Barcelona midfielders except Busquets."

"So, Real Madrid's two passing masters spend a lot of time on the court working with the defense to build a small-scale midfield and backcourt passing system."

Chu Zheng nodded subconsciously. He immediately understood the meaning of Guardiola's words.

Real Madrid's tactical choice is intended to consolidate the advancement of the midfield pass, but at the same time, to a certain extent, Real Madrid's ground pass is not threatening, and even in addition to stable pass control, there will be hidden dangers.

Sure enough, Guardiola on the stage soon called up two sets of data.

[Real Madrid return pass ratio: 14.73%]

[Proportion of forward passes: 31.66%]

Guardiola pointed to the two sets of data on the big screen and said: "This is one of their weaknesses. Their return pass ratio is higher than Barcelona's, and their forward pass ratio is the last in La Liga."

"This is due to Modric and Kroos often prioritizing contact with the defence, which is under low pressure."

"The disadvantage of this pass-and-control strategy of consolidating the ball is that it will lead to Real Madrid's lack of penetrating passes in dangerous areas. The advantage is that they have many players in the backcourt and multiple ball-receiving points, making it difficult for opponents to threaten through high-level pressing. To their goal." "And that's one of the places we need to attack them."

"This season, Real Madrid's midfield and backfield passing is not as solid as people have seen."

"Although they lose the ball at the third lowest rate in La Liga per minute of net defensive time, a whopping 17.20% of the ball lost occurs in their backcourt."

Hearing this, Chu Zheng grinned and shook his head.

Real Madrid's passing and controlling method does not seem to be too threatening at all. However, this slow-paced advancement is not all components of Real Madrid's offense, nor is it the only form of Real Madrid's offensive system.

On the contrary, this is the scariest thing about Real Madrid.

This season, Real Madrid relied on this strong performance after advancement and more diversified offensive routines to score 106 goals in a single season.

After defeating Juventus, Chu Zheng has already started studying Real Madrid.

Although Zidane emphasized passing and controlling when he took office, this guy is not as obsessed with this as the old man in front of him.

Real Madrid is unambiguous in its attack when it should be simple and direct. Although the passes that penetrate the opponent's defense are passed more to the two wings, resulting in very few penetrations in the middle, Real Madrid does not seem to care at all whether they have the middle. penetration.

Ronaldo, Benzema, and Bale are all in their prime, and crosses are the conventional weapon that Real Madrid relies on.

The biggest advantage of maintaining the offense in a relatively simple way of crossing is that it is extremely easy to accumulate relatively reliable shots.

Even if most of these shots are interfered by opponents, they are at least close enough to the goal.

People use frequency to hang and beat you.

Coincidentally, air defense happens to be their weak point.

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In the next few days, as the Champions League final day approaches on June 6, the discussion among outside fans and media becomes louder and louder.

There are countless people who support Real Madrid.

Every Real Madrid fan hopes that Real Madrid can break the history of the Champions League and become the first team to successfully defend the Champions League since the Champions League was restructured.

There are also many people who support Manchester City. Manchester City fans also hope that the team can create team history and win the first Champions League trophy in the club's 137-year history.

According to unreliable statistics, the two sides are evenly matched in this regard.

But there is one point of view that is generally recognized by outside fans and media.

That is, in terms of the depth of the lineup, Manchester City is far inferior to Real Madrid.

The strength of Real Madrid this season is not only the strength of the starting lineup, but also the strength of the team as a whole. Almost every player can start and play an important role.

The strength of Real Madrid's second legion not only allows their main lineup to get enough rest time, but also creates a good atmosphere of unity and unity within the team.

In this regard, Manchester City is far behind.

Manchester City fans looked at the team's bench and were instantly disappointed.

The old is old, the young is young, it is not an exaggeration to say that they are indifferent.

Therefore, in terms of lineup selection, Guardiola is extremely embarrassed compared to Zidane. Only Chu Zheng and De Bruyne, the main members who have fought for the team for a whole season and played almost full season, can choose.

As for Real Madrid, most of the players they randomly pick out from the bench are in the golden period or even the peak period of their careers. They need to be experienced and in good shape.The 11 positions on the field are basically the top players in active football.

Therefore, it is not wrong to say that the UEFA Champions League is about the background.

At this time, the importance of the club's background is highlighted.

At this point, Manchester City is at an absolute disadvantage in terms of player experience and physical fitness.

This worries Manchester City fans.

The intensity of the Champions League final is unimaginable, and ordinary fans don't have a complete idea of ​​it.

Manchester City's main players have played for a whole season and are still fighting on multiple fronts.

Although there are also rotation breaks, compared with Real Madrid, this rest time is really not enough.

But Manchester City is not without advantages.

But this advantage has made many Manchester City dumbfounded.

Because this advantage is reflected in head coach Guardiola.

Comparing Zidane and Guardiola in terms of ability and experience, Guardiola definitely has the advantage.

But the problem is, Guardiola likes to cause trouble.

God knows whether he will give another wonderful gift to fans all over the world in the Champions League.