I started with Torres, to revive German football

Chapter 277 Gradually regaining dominance!

On the afternoon of September [-]th, Manchester United’s Old Trafford Stadium was filled with people.

In the focus of the fourth round of the Premier League, Manchester United faces Manchester City at home.

Before the game, Guardiola sat in the coaching area of ​​the visiting team's locker room and got Manchester United's starting lineup.

Goalkeeper: De Gea.

Defence: Valencia, Smalling, Blind and Luke Shaw.

Midfielder: Pogba, Rooney and Fellaini.

Forwards: Mkhitaryan, Ibrahimovic and Rashford.

At first glance, there is nothing special about Manchester United's starting lineup. It is just the regular four, two, three and one.

The difference may be that Pogba in the midfield is forward, and Rooney and Fellaini are behind.

But Guardiola carefully studied Manchester United's recent games and tactics, and he found that Mourinho was not restless at all.

This can be seen from his arrangement of Rashford and Luke Shaw starting together.

Mourinho, who is in charge of the Old Trafford Stadium, does not want to defend at all. For this game, Mourinho is definitely preparing with the idea of ​​winning.

Most of the time, a lot of potential can be seen from the opponent's starting lineup.

For example, if Mourinho only wants a draw, he will play Mata and Bailly, and then let Blind play as a full-back instead of using Luke Shaw.

Mata, Carrick, Martial, Herrera and Ashley Young are all on the bench.

It is obvious that Mourinho is making multiple preparations. Uncle Mata and Martial are definitely his back-up players for the second half. The former replaces Rooney and the latter can be used as a new force on the front line.

Guardiola knows this old rival very well. He definitely belongs to the type who looks arrogant, but is calm and calm in his heart. He is fully prepared and wants to trick you at any time.

“Watch the start of this game.”

After the players finished their pre-match warm-up and returned to the locker room, Guardiola immediately explained to them the tactics after the start of the game and raced against time to explain some precautions.

"I can basically tell you with certainty that Manchester United will launch a fierce attack on us after the opening. The pressure will be very strong. You must be mentally prepared for me. It will be a very difficult start!"

Guardiola said at the end, almost through gritted teeth, that he wanted every player to cheer up and pay attention.

Rashford, Pogba, Mkhitaryan, Fellaini, and Rooney who will almost certainly only need to play half the ball. Just look at the names of these players and you will know that when they apply pressure wholeheartedly, then Manchester United's How intense the pressing will be!

"Don't forget how embarrassed we were when we faced them last time. If Zhao hadn't turned the tide, we would have been beaten by our neighbors at the beginning of the season!

Although they didn't succeed in the end, I will never forget that hot feeling!

Now, many of our important players have returned to the team, so the result goes without saying. I don't care what new faces appear in their lineup.

What I want is to defeat Manchester United in this game! "

"You must be mentally prepared and don't let me relax for a second, do you understand?"

Guardiola waited for the answer of his disciples with a serious face, and glanced at the Manchester City players surrounding him.

"Understood! Let that kid who just came back from Italy know who is the number one midfielder in the Premier League!"

"Oh, Kevin De Bruyne!"

Zhao Jinge took the lead in shouting, and other Manchester City players also followed suit. De Bruyne, who was used to it, blushed slightly and glanced at Zhao Jinge who was causing trouble with a look of shame.

Guardiola almost didn't come up with a breath. Seeing that the atmosphere he was about to build was broken by Zhao Jinge's words, he couldn't get angry. He just made a note in his heart. If you can't win today, you Zhao Jinge will do it. Just wait and see!

When the players became quiet again, Guardiola took a deep breath, calmed himself down and continued:

"But one thing is, you don't need to put too much pressure on me. I can say this, Manchester United is very strong this season, but we are stronger than Manchester United.

Because we have never lost to them since last season, not even a draw. After tonight, we will have five consecutive kills against them! "

When the players heard this, a flash of excitement flashed in each of their eyes.

That's Manchester United!The Red Devils, Manchester United, who once treated Manchester City like a fool, are so superior!
But now, their noisy neighbor can't help but keep pace with Manchester United, or even completely trample it.

Everyone present knows that fans are always very forgetful. The results are like this in one season, the results in two seasons are like this, and if things go on like this, it will be like this for several seasons.

I'm afraid those Premier League fans who have formed new muscle memory will establish a new common sense, that is, Manchester City is naturally better than Manchester United, and Manchester City wants to stand on top of Manchester United!
Manchester will completely usher in a new pattern!

The long history is about to change, and every player present will be a witness and initiator of this history!
If such changes can really happen in the future as they imagined, then every Manchester City person present will be proud of it for life! C
"At the beginning of the game, if Manchester United attacks very hard, we will make an appropriate concession to our opponents, but we must not make things easier for our opponents. We will try our best to consume our opponents' physical energy in every possible way."

"The intensity of this game will be very high and Mourinho will definitely use all means to win.

So we must play very rationally and don't take too many cards like last time. We will lose money against Manchester United!

You must remember, whoever laughs to the end in the nine-to-10-minute game is the real winner! "

Guardiola will not compete with Manchester United to start the game, because this is Manchester United's home court.

Manchester United is at its own home court, having already won three games in a row, and all the Red Devils fans are clamoring to show Manchester City some color.

Even as stubborn as Mourinho, he will no longer choose to be conservative against everyone's wishes, but will desperately attack Manchester City.But Manchester City must consider the pressure of Manchester United at home. Once Manchester United takes the lead, under the pressure of [-] Red Devils fans at Old Trafford, Manchester City will immediately become much more passive. It is impossible to experience that amazing momentum. It cannot be felt.

Therefore, when playing away games, it is best to be more stable.

Football matches are not a place for gambling. In such a crucial city derby, the most important thing is to win steadily!
Although this is not the first time he faces Manchester United at the Theater of Dreams, Zhao Jinge still feels excited every time he comes here. In the history of European football, this is undoubtedly a monumental stadium.

Every time he conquers this place, it will bring Zhao Jinge the ultimate enjoyment!
With the referee's whistle, Manchester United, who took the first kick, immediately launched an attack towards the enemy's position.

The football kicked out by Da Feng was passed back to Rooney after several passes from Manchester United's midfield to the front.

The retreating England captain relied on his many years of experience to spot an opportunity. He sent a long pass from the back of the center circle and sent it directly to the frontcourt to find Ibrahimovic, who had moved forward immediately after the opening. Himovich.

Manchester City captain Kompany, who officially returned from injury this season and played with Stones, took the lead and beat Da Bong to head the ball back. However, Manchester United's entire formation quickly pressed forward, all pressing Crossing the midline, it formed a strong pressure on Manchester City.

The two warring parties immediately formed a melee in the area between the center line of Manchester City's half and the penalty area.

Although Guardiola had been mentally prepared for this, he was still surprised by the intensity of Manchester United's high press.

Looking at Manchester United's situation after the opening, we know that Manchester City worked very hard to control the ball.

But Manchester United is not like that. They just play high and high, pass forward when they have the chance, and pass back to organize when they don't have the chance.

The players in the midfield and frontcourt treat the ball as if they have hot feet. They pass it and leave. Except for Pogba, almost no one can hold the ball for a long time.

Of course, it can also be said that this is due to Manchester City's counter-pressing and counter-pressing.

At least, in Manchester City's frontcourt, the trident of Mane, Zhao Jinge and Sterling is still very strong in pressing.

These three players, except Sterling, the other two are the kind of physical monsters who can run for 10 minutes, [-] kilometers, and even speed up at the last moment.

Especially Zhao Jinge, whose physical fitness has been greatly improved now.

A normal-intensity game is like a warm-up for him before 10 or [-] minutes. The invincible physical fitness that Matthäus gave him is really too strong!

Let me ask you, how do you fight against such an opponent?
Let's defend it. The ball is given to Manchester City. Let's not talk about whether we can defend it. Even if we can defend it, in terms of physical consumption, Manchester City will definitely have the advantage.
Blue Moon's physical fitness itself is very advantageous, even for a few core players who do not have an advantage, such as De Bruyne and others. However, after more than a month of recuperation and physical reserves, these people who have just returned to the team On the contrary, it is the one with the best physical fitness in the Manchester City team!

It was not an advantage to begin with, but after the game was exhausted, it became even more difficult in the final stage.

Therefore, Mourinho's choice is actually a helpless move.

His skills are inferior to those of others, and there is no other way. Mourinho's idea is very simple. After the opening, he will attack crazily to see if he can score a goal by taking advantage of the home court. If not, he will defend later and wait until the second half to bring in fresh troops to fight with Manchester City. bayonet!

Guardiola walked to the sidelines and signaled Yaya Toure to pay attention to Pogba. Although the performance of the Ivory Coast midfielder in the previous few games was not good, Guardiola still chose to believe in the former world number one in this tough battle. B2B midfielder!

After all, Kanter and Fernandinho's bodies are really unable to match Pogba, and Gundogan is still not as good as the mature Yaya Toure in terms of active offense!

As long as Yaya Toure blocks Pogba's point, Manchester United's ball path will become relatively fixed, either from the wings or from long passes. There is no third solution!

Mourinho is indeed very stubborn sometimes, and today he is going to play high-position counter-attack until death!

In the first two and a half minutes, Fellaini and Pogba pressed into Manchester City's penalty area, forcing Joe Hart to make a long pass.

After that, the two teams went back and forth like this, and most of the game was played in Manchester City's half.

In the 3rd minute, Manchester United had a chance to break into the penalty area. Luke Shaw used his speed to overtake from the left and sent a low ball into the front of Manchester City's penalty area to find Ibrahimovic!

When Da Feng stopped the ball first, he was interfered by Kompany and had to turn around to protect the ball. When he wanted to pass it to Pogba, he made a mistake in passing the ball. Yaya Toure, who was recovered, cleared the ball first.

This is actually a problem for Manchester United now.

After all, Da Fengxian is old. Although he can still make a lot of cool moves, his ability to pass and receive in high-pressure situations no longer seems stable enough. Facing the double-team defense of Kompany and Stones, he It is also difficult to connect Manchester United's midfield and frontcourt.

"Mourinho should miss Diego Costa."

Guardiola smiled cheerfully.

There is indeed news that Manchester United wanted to introduce Ding Costa from Chelsea, but due to conflicts between him and Mourinho, it did not happen.

Mourinho personally prefers to buy Everton's Lukaku.

Rooney is no longer qualified for the forward position, Martial is too young, and although Da Fengxian can play a role, he is no longer at the top level.

For Manchester United, a center player who can be relied on for a long time is still what they are looking for.

……

In the previous 10 minutes of the game, Manchester City didn't even have a chance to break into Manchester United's penalty area. They were all blocked outside Manchester United's penalty area!

Moreover, this situation seems to be very difficult to break, because Manchester United is really going all out.

Manchester United's players do a very good job of rhythmic siege and pressure, and they are not afraid of fouling. They just deliberately control their body movements to prevent themselves from being booked prematurely!
Mourinho's attitude is more determined than Guardiola imagined. He has a "I won't give up until I score a goal" momentum, which makes Manchester United indomitable on the court.
With the crazy cheering of the fans at the scene, the energy was really high after the opening!

On the contrary, Manchester City's offensive end has not been able to open up the situation, but Guardiola has explained before the game, so the players are not in a hurry and still play steadily, which seems to be relatively slow.

This is also a major feature of Manchester City this season. It was difficult to gain a clear advantage at the beginning and was forced to become more composed.

In the words of the media and fans, this is called the process of regaining dominance.

(End of this chapter)