I started with Torres, to revive German football

Chapter 283 Battle against the New Galaxy

Neymar's generosity and confidence in the left wing position allowed Bale and Benzema to quickly accept the addition of the Brazilian King, and the three officially reached an agreement!
Because of the positive influence he received from playing in MSN, Ma'er is more team-oriented in his playing style. In other words, as long as you can get Neymar's approval, he will never be stingy with his passes.

As one of the top centers in Europe, Benzema has been willing to serve as a green leaf for Ronaldo for so many years. He himself prefers team football.

As for Bell, because of Neymar's humility in his position and the recovery of his self-confidence, he also showed a different overall view of the situation during the running-in of Real Madrid's new striker.

All three are willing to contribute to their teammates, and the connecting point in the middle is a historical center amplifier like Benzema.

Under the premise that all three people are willing, Real Madrid's new trident showed an unexpected chemical reaction, and their three-game victory in the new season also reflects their power!

Of course, this is true for Real Madrid and the same is true for Manchester City.

Blue Moon's offensive power is also the best in European football. Zidane must be having a headache at this moment how to deal with Manchester City.

After chatting with the two defensive midfielders, Guardiola found David Silva again.

This Spanish midfielder was hidden in the fourth round of the league. Guardiola wants to use him to play in the Champions League. The focus is on Marcelo's side, because the Brazilian left back is strong in offense and weak in defense.

"Judging from the past two games, Zidane has chosen to let Bale play on the left wing. It is obvious that he wants to use the Welsh winger's active pressure and retreat defensive ability to protect Marcelo."

Guardiola reminded David Silva and also asked David Silva to stay calm during the game. The Spanish midfielder is gradually losing his starting position in Manchester City and lost in the competition with Zhao Jinge. Just like Aguero.

David Silva's position in Manchester City's midfield has been replaced by De Bruyne, and he has to compete with Sterling, Mahrez and others for a position!
"I can understand your mood at this moment, but I have to remind you, David, you are an important part of our frontcourt. If you lose your mind, it will seriously affect our offense. This is something I don't want to do. have witnessed."

David Silva understands Guardiola’s concerns;

"Don't worry, boss, I won't mess around. When the time comes, I will play how you want me to."

"I do what you say, I believe you!"

Before Real Madrid left for Manchester, Zidane once again challenged Guardiola and Manchester City in the press conference hall of Valdebebas, saying that he must bring back a victory in the away game.

In response, Guardiola, who was far away in Manchester, responded:

"Real Madrid is an amazing team. It has been, is and will be so in the future. It is an honor for me to compete against a team like Real Madrid!"

Guardiola said that no matter whether he wins or loses, he will stick to his style with Manchester City.

"I believe that Zidane and his team should have analyzed us in depth. They all know that we will adopt proactive and aggressive tactics. They may adopt relatively safe tactics, but we are also well prepared. "

"Facing Real Madrid, no team can say that they are strong and confident of winning. This is impossible."

"Although we are at home, no one can say before the game that we will definitely win, but we have all made very full preparations. The players will be at their best in the game. We are confident to win at home. !”

Regarding Zidane’s coaching ability, Guardiola said very directly:

"Sooner or later Zidane will become a legend in the coaching world! He has the ability to defeat me and Manchester City!"

Just when all the media reporters were surprised and did not expect Guardiola to reply like this, he suddenly changed the subject:
"But it will definitely not happen in this game tomorrow night! Because we still maintain a sufficient advantage!"

After passing through the long and narrow player tunnel, we came to the exit that suddenly opened up.

The waves of heat coming from the Etihad Stadium are getting stronger and stronger, especially the moment the home team players walk out of the tunnel, they are like a tide, rushing towards their faces.

Guardiola has long been accustomed to the Etihad Stadium.This kind of atmosphere.

Since he coached Manchester City, the market at the Etihad Stadium has always been very good, and every game in the league is full.

Especially after the success of last season, tickets for Champions League games are even harder to come by!
This is partly because of Manchester City's results, but more importantly, the team's playing style is very beautiful.

In European football, the professional league is a show.

Facts have proved that even the Italians who value defense the most like the wonderful performances brought by offensive football!

Standing at the entrance of the players' tunnel, Guardiola first looked at the home team's coaching bench, then looked at the visiting team's coaching bench, and easily saw Zidane's figure.

He smiled and walked over.

"Hey Zinedine, welcome to the Etihad Stadium!"

Guardiola smiled and held out his hand.

Zidane also smiled and shook hands with Guardiola.
“Although it’s my first time here, this warm feeling makes me feel like I’m back at the Bernabeu!”

Despite the heated verbal spat between the two in the media before the game, they were actually pretty good in private.

Of course, coaching different teams must be somewhat competitive.

Especially in the current atmosphere, it would be absolutely false to say that Zidane did not want to kill Guardiola.

The same goes for Guardiola.

"You are so adventurous and radical tonight. Are you really so confident?"

Guardiola was talking about Zidane's Real Madrid lineup.

Goalkeeper: Keylor Navas.

Defense: Marcelo, Ramos, Varane and Carvajal.

Midfield combination: Casemiro is alone at the back, Modric and Toni are in the frontcourt.

Forwards: Bale, Benzema, Neymar!
This lineup is not beyond Guardiola's expectations, but it is indeed a bit more radical.

Zidane did not answer Guardiola's question and just smiled faintly.

"I originally thought you were going to play [-]-[-]-[-] in a diamond-four midfield."

That fits Zidane's character.

Zidane is actually good at all formations, but he doesn't achieve the ultimate in each one. He is better at making confusing substitutions and performing performances full of metaphysics when he goes all out!

Everyone has their own unique way of being good at it, so it is indeed a bit surprising that he has put together such a lineup.

To put it bluntly, facing a La Liga team that is weaker than Real Madrid, this method may still work, but in a strong dialogue, this kind of single defensive midfielder position is tantamount to taking a risk, it is a bet on one's ability to win. Open the scene during the attack.

"Because, we at Real Madrid just want to win, and we also want to win beautifully!" "Then, I wish you good luck!" Guardiola reached out his hand again.

Zidane shook hands with Guardiola again, and the two returned to their respective coaching benches.

Looking at Guardiola's leaving back, Zidane's eyes were full of anticipation, but soon became full of fighting spirit.

He must win this battle tonight!
"They are going to get serious tonight!"

Returning to the home team's coaching bench, Guardiola turned around again, glanced at the visiting team's coaching bench, and found that Zidane was nervously shouting to the players on the court, apparently making final targeted adjustments.

At the moment, both teams have already set up their positions in their respective halves.

Manchester City's lineup is still four, three, and three.

Goalkeeper: Joe Hart.

Defence: Clichy, Laporte, Kompany and Kyle Walker.

Midfield: Kante is deep, Yaya Toure and De Bruyne are in the middle.

Forwards: Sterling, Zhao Jinge and David Silva.

"Let them all pay attention. After the start, they can stabilize themselves first!"

Guardiola turned to look at the court and reminded.

The TV live broadcast switched to a shot overlooking the entire field, and Benzema and Modric could be seen in the center circle preparing to kick off.

Neymar and Bale are on the right and left respectively.

On the outside of the center circle are Teacher Toni and Casemiro, and behind them is Real Madrid's defense.

"This is the squad and formation that Real Madrid have tonight."

"Manchester City responded with a four-three-three approach."

"This is a matchup between two of the most expensive teams in history."

"Real Madrid has continued to upgrade its Galaxy Battleship in the past few seasons, and Manchester City has invested more than [-] million euros in the past three seasons. These are incredibly high prices."

"Now, these two teams that won last season's Champions League and the runner-up will meet in the group stage of this season's Champions League."

"It can be described as a rare football feast!"

"This is Zidane, Real Madrid's coach, looking very calm, sitting in the visitors' dugout, waiting for kick-off."

With the referee's whistle and the cheers of Manchester City fans in the audience, this epic battle reached its climax the moment after the opening.

After kick-off, Real Madrid showed more excitement than before, and their willingness to take the lead in changing the situation was strong and obvious.

Without the kick-off right, they started the prelude to crazy oppression at the beginning of the game.

In terms of Real Madrid's offensive routine, Zidane actually made a small adjustment in this game today. In previous games, when Zidane used a three-midfield position, Modric and Teacher Toni There is always one individual who will stay in a deep position to help Casemiro.

But after today's game started, Modric quickly moved forward, and Tony and Casemiro also had to move forward slightly in the middle!

The three generals in the midfield formed a three-midfielder formation with Yaya Toure as the forward figure. Varane, who came to the defensive midfielder position as the back defender, also followed the footsteps of the three in front, playing in the center. The field forms a diamond-shaped position of four people.

The entire team converted into a three-one-three-three formation, completely ignoring their own defense. They looked like they were going to attack and press hard without stopping!

After Manchester City kicked off, seeing Real Madrid looking so crazy, Zhao Jinge immediately transferred the ball backwards, and Real Madrid's midfielder and frontcourt players took advantage of the situation and pressed into Manchester City's half.

"Tsk, tsk, Real Madrid's style of play is so radical! It feels a bit top-heavy. They don't care about the safety of their own backcourt at all, just to pressure Manchester City's midfield and backfield organization!"

Andy Gray watched the situation on the court in the live broadcast room of Sky Sports.

"To be honest, in the past Champions League group matches, it is rare to see a team as aggressive as Real Madrid. Even Barcelona, ​​which was once at its peak, did not show such a strong offensiveness from the beginning."

"Real Madrid should be careful! Manchester City's counterattack ability is obvious to all.

Their formation is so high up, which is definitely an excellent counterattack opportunity for Manchester City.

This depends on whether they can control and organize the ball under the pressure of Real Madrid! "

"Through the live broadcast, we can clearly see the situation on the field. When Manchester City played the ball in the backcourt, the defensive arrangement of the Real Madrid players in the opponent's half was extremely aggressive."

"They adopted an asymmetric pressing structure. In previous games with Real Madrid's [-]-[-]-[-] formation, Real Madrid usually used Benzema and one of the two wingers to press the opponent's two central defenders at the front end.

However, after changing the formation in this game, Zidane's team adopted a more targeted man-to-man defense. Benzema, who was relatively slow to sprint under pressure, retreated more to mark Kompany.

Put Neymar, who is more capable of running and pressing, at the front and work with Bell to press the opponent's two central defenders.

On both sides, we can clearly see that the two full-backs marking Manchester City are Carvajal and Modric, the right backs of this field.

Casemiro and Mr. Tony also consciously separated the connection between Manchester City's midfield and defense.

After Manchester City returned the ball to their own second half, they now had to face an embarrassing question:

They can't easily move the football out!

Under Real Madrid's conscious and extremely intense pressure, the difficulty of Manchester City's backcourt shot skyrocketed! "

"After several failed attempts at organizing, the ball was passed back to Joe Hart, and Neymar and Bale rushed over together!
Oh, Joe Hart chose to directly kick the ball to clear the ball. This was a high ball for insurance. Joe Hart wanted to find the Manchester City player in the frontcourt. "

Zhao Jinge in front quickly moved forward, but Ramos took a step ahead and headed the ball to clear the ball.

Real Madrid's defense retreated very quickly, especially Ramos, who was very mobile.

But the football was snatched away by David Silva, and it was still at the feet of Manchester City. This is the advantage of having enough ball control in the midfield.

Real Madrid tried to apply pressure in the midfield again, with Neymar, Benzema and Bale all actively pressing, but Yaya Toure, David Silva and De Bruyne were very flexible in their positions, especially in Manchester City. When getting the ball.

After the negative impact after the opening, the three people quickly reached an agreement, that is, Manchester City must rely on midfield control to turn the corner!

(End of this chapter)