I started with Torres, to revive German football

Chapter 284 The fierce battle is in full swing

Real Madrid's frontcourt players failed to control the ball played by Navas. The ball was quickly transformed during the competition between the two sides. After nearly 5 minutes of pressure from Real Madrid in the opening game, Manchester City successfully took control of the ball. The situation above also changed accordingly.

After seeing Manchester City in possession of the ball, Real Madrid's three lines began to retreat collectively, and Benzema even retreated a distance to the position between the midfield line and the striker.

The entire defensive formation of Real Madrid presents a parallel [-] feeling. At this time, Manchester City's offense has broken through Real Madrid's first layer of defense.

Yaya Toure dashed through the gap between Neymar and Bale with the ball vigorously, and continued to press forward with the ball.

Zhao Jinge was ready to respond not far in front of him, but behind him were two Real Madrid midfield defenders, and the possibility of being intercepted was extremely high.

Although there is a certain amount of open space around De Bruyne and David Silva on the two sides, it is more difficult to move forward under the opponent's squatting defense.

At this time, Stones in the backcourt actively overwhelmed the center line, and Real Madrid's line fell further behind. Stones was actively intercepted by Benzema in the process of dribbling the ball forward, so he could only continue to dribble the ball horizontally Find space.

The ball was passed back to Yaya Toure, who was moving to the left of the midfield. Before Toure could stop the back pass from Stones, Modric quickly leaned over to prevent him from making this move. Side continues forward.

At the same time, Bell also withdrew from the striker to follow Stones who wanted to go forward.

After many tugs between Yaya Toure and Stones, Carvajal, in order to better defend David Silva, who is most likely to receive the ball on the left,
There was a huge gap between him and his own central defender, and Dasha was pushed out at the sidelines at this time.
I didn't care at all. Stones, who could be used as the actual forward target in front of his right, was very relieved to hand over the defensive responsibility in the gap of the assistant to Tony Kross, who came to supplement the defense.

Looking at Teacher Tony in front of him and the Great Sage who had been following him all the time, Stones let out a long sigh. He never thought that one day he would be able to enjoy the pleasure of being double-teamed by his opponent while participating in the attack.

Yaya Toure glanced at Stones, who was tightly wrapped, and gave up the idea of ​​passing the ball to him.

This is no longer a simple pass that can be used directly to take advantage of the space between the center backs. This is completely a ball possession trap deliberately exposed by Real Madrid for the purpose of stealing the ball.

At this time, on Real Madrid's left wing, while Marcelo followed Teacher Ding to move in, Neymar also fell back to take charge of Kyle Walker, who was in charge of the forward penetration on this wing.

After Manchester City continued to pass laterally and re-transferred the football to the right, when De Bruyne ran out to receive the ball, Real Madrid's defense remained unmoved.
Carvajal at the far end immediately moved into the middle to keep a distance from the central defender.

In Real Madrid's well-founded defense, Manchester City has been unable to find an opportunity to penetrate into the area between the two lines of Real Madrid, and can only be forced to transfer the football back to the backcourt to reorganize the attack.

"The offense and defense of the two teams after the start have been extremely good.
Whether it is Manchester City's high pressure forcing Navas can only take a big kick, and then through further pressing to win the ball,
Still, Real Madrid resolutely implemented Zidane's defensive principles of active coverage through running and combining zone defense with man-to-man defense, and firmly blocked Manchester City's penetrating offense from outside its own defensive third zone.

Both teams have entered an extremely focused state after the opening, but for now, Manchester City still has the upper hand in the battle for the ball, it depends on whether they can find their own offensive rhythm! "

Half a minute later, Manchester City's offensive players made a comeback. At this time, Real Madrid's midfielders all came to the left side of their defense.

The space on the right side of the midfield line exposed a relatively large open space. After receiving a long pass from Kyle Walker, Kanter pushed forward with the ball.

During most of the season after transferring to Manchester City, Kante, under Guardiola's careful arrangements, has become a driving force for Manchester City's midfield transition attack.

In addition to making defense a top priority, Kanter has also developed the ability to advance with the ball and accurately transfer the ball in a small to medium range after a steal or when organizing an offense in the backcourt.

As Manchester City pressed on the right wing, Real Madrid's defense quickly fell back. Bell, as the left forward, chose to quickly push out and quickly filled the gap on the left.

In a one-on-one with Carvajal after David Silva finally received the pass,

Real Madrid midfielder Casemiro's first choice is to protect the space between Carvajal and Varane.
And in the case of large-scale retraction, Zhao Jinge, who has no further prerequisites, is placed in front of him,

After David Silva had an idea and sent a through ball directly in front of Zhao Jinge from the gap between Carvajal and Dasheng,

He quickly turned around again, and went straight forward to start a close-fitting grab.

Casemiro pressed tight and fast, and Zhao Jinge didn't have time to stop the ball. After taking a step back following the oncoming football, he directly arched his right foot forward, and brought the football back to the right side of Real Madrid's penalty area.

But Carvajal also closely followed the forward running position. David Silva, who wanted to catch the ball, intercepted the football first and passed it back to goalkeeper Keylor Navas, without giving Manchester City any chance. .

Navas looked at Manchester City, whose formation was extremely high, and directly drove out to find Benzema in the frontcourt.

However, since Real Madrid's own midfielders are mostly in their own half,
Therefore, Real Madrid did not invest too many people in the counterattack.
In addition, when Manchester City switched offense and defense, their own defensive position was also well done. Real Madrid did not make good use of this counterattack opportunity.

Before Neymar, Kompany intercepted Benzema's pass to the right and regained control of the ball.

Manchester City began to organize the ball in their own half, and the players on both sides running back and forth on both ends of the offense and defense also took this opportunity to catch their breath.

Toni Kroos and Modric looked at each other, and after confirming each other's eyes, they immediately realized that they had been deliberately targeted by Guardiola.

From the moment the referee blows the game whistle,

Real Madrid's midfield pivots Toni Kroos and Modric found themselves in the cage Manchester City had carefully prepared for them.

Toni Kroos initially moved on the right side, but it was difficult to get the ball. Around him, Manchester City players arranged layers of obstacles.

Tonight, Real Madrid adopted a traditional four-three-three formation, NBB, three midfielders, and the defense lines were arranged from front to back, with a strong sense of hierarchy between the three lines.

But Manchester City's formation is a little different.Yaya Toure and De Bruyne are positioned very high forward, putting huge pressure on Real Madrid's midfield organization.

The full-back on the left, Clichy, never got in, as if to prevent Bale and Carvajal from advancing on this side.

On the right, Kyle Walker directly pressed Real Madrid's half.

So, Kyle Walker, De Bruyne, Yaya Toure, David Silva, plus Kanter who plugs in from time to time, this looks a bit like a five-middle arrangement.

Among them, De Bruyne is always on the side of Toni Kross, and Zhao Jinge and Yaya Toure are located along the middle road.
Coupled with David Silva who is close to Modric on the other side, this looks like an encirclement, firmly wrapping Real Madrid's two offensive hubs in the middle.

It is difficult for other Real Madrid players to pass the ball here, which is the indirect reason why Navas directly chose two big feet after the opening,
After all, the quality of his big-footed attack, apart from being fast enough, is far inferior to the quality of Real Madrid's counterattack after being organized by the midfielder!

Manchester City's multi-person encirclement that doesn't talk about martial arts makes it difficult for Real Madrid's two most important midfielders to get the ball unless they choose to actively leave their accustomed area of ​​activity.

But once they leave, they will affect the activity area of ​​the rest of the team. After all, this is the scope of responsibility planned in the tactical drill before the game, and there is also the reason for their own habitual positions.

After the opening, Real Madrid kicked off first, and Manchester City immediately organized a wave of high pressure against Real Madrid.

This is actually not beyond Real Madrid's expectations. Guardiola is already very good at attacking.

But what makes Real Madrid uneasy is that in the first two minutes or so, it was difficult for them to hold the ball. Although it was also difficult for Manchester City to penetrate Real Madrid's defense,

But as the top team in La Liga, when Real Madrid can't even control the ball in the midfield, it hurts their self-esteem a bit.

Zidane, as a top midfielder, watched the game for nearly 10 minutes after the opening from the sidelines, and he had already made clear the tactics used by Guardiola in the first half.

Manchester City wants to cut off the link between Real Madrid's frontcourt and backcourt, so that Real Madrid's sharpest counterattacks will lose the creativity and attack power they are usually proud of when they switch offense and defense.

While destroying Real Madrid's offensive organization, it protects Manchester City's exposed defense after pressing forward, and further limits the number of Real Madrid's offensive players participating in the counterattack.
Under Manchester City's relentless pursuit and defense, Real Madrid's counterattack could only use the personal abilities of the NBB trio to show its power.
And they had to be attacked by Manchester City with almost twice as many defensive players as they did.

With this kind of offensive intensity, if Real Madrid wants to pose a fatal threat, they must either count on the NBB trio to perform a god-like operation, or they can only wait for Manchester City's defense to get sick!
But after Guardiola reorganized Manchester City's defense, at least when team captain Kompany is healthy, it is quite competitive, and at least it will not be easily penetrated by the opponent's offensive line!
Soon, when Manchester City reorganized their offense, Real Madrid retreated quickly.

With this retreat, Manchester City's midfielders unceremoniously occupied the pitch space sent by Real Madrid.
Zhao Jinge's position is very active, he can hit the ball from the side, and he can even actively return to defense following the counterattacks of Benzema and Neymar.

Kyle Walker was also very active following Zhao Jinge and De Bruyne.

In the previous Manchester City attack, it was obvious that Kyle Walker was higher than De Bruyne.

Moreover, after the England full-back pressed up, when he switched from offense to defense, he immediately counterattacked in front and cooperated with several teammates to snatch the ball back, fully demonstrating his strength on both offense and defense.

This attack was the same again. After the forward penetration was blocked, Kyle Walker sent the pass backward.

De Bruyne was in a deep position. After receiving the ball, he cut inside and passed a long diagonal pass with his left foot to find Zhao Jinge.

Varane took the lead and beat Zhao Jinge with a header to push the football out.

Seeing that the attack was fruitless, Manchester City quickly settled down again, without the slightest sloppy.

Real Madrid failed to form an advantage on the right and immediately moved to the left, trying to hit Kyle Walker's side, but David Silva made a beautiful tackle on the wing, tripping Bell to the ground. But the referee only gave a foul ball and did not call a foul.

Manchester City's defense is also very well organized.

The most important thing is that the three lines are very compact, and the advance and retreat are well-founded.

Neymar was on the right and tried to run out of space several times, trying to receive and get the ball, but his teammates failed to pass the ball. Real Madrid's attack on the right was jointly checked and balanced by Zhao Jinge, Clichy and others.
It was always passed around, and control of the football was snatched by Manchester City's defenders.

After several consecutive offensive failures, Neymar decisively abandoned the idea of ​​​​creating a world on the right wing, crossed with Benzema and began to look for opportunities in the middle.

At No. 14 minutes, Carvajal crossed the center line. After receiving a pass from his teammate, he glanced at Bell's position and sent a long pass to the back of Manchester City's defense.

But when the ball just fell into the Manchester City penalty area, Joe Hart had already abandoned the goal, jumped high, and took off the football that had already flown above Bell's head.

Real Madrid's offense returned in vain again, and the offensive and defensive battle between the two teams began to become more intense.

Just when Joe Hart took off the football and was about to transfer the ball forward,

Benzema immediately inserted into Manchester City's penalty area, wanting to fight back on the spot and interfere with Joe Hart, but he couldn't think of it. He just had an idea,
Joe Hart just kicked the ball directly to the frontcourt, looking for Zhao Jinge who was already ready to catch the ball with his back.

Although Zhao Jinge had already secured his position, Ramos's physical confrontation ability was not bad at all. He just grabbed the first spot and headed the ball back.

After Casemiro took possession of the ball, he wanted to go to Modric, but De Bruyne took the first step to block the ball.

The football changed hands back and forth between the players of the two teams, and the game between the two teams was fierce and there were no more opportunities.

(End of this chapter)