I started with Torres, to revive German football

Chapter 332: Teaching Bureau for Lukaku!

After the game against Leicester City, the entire Manchester City team had a day off
Then by the evening of January [-]th, Guardiola had already taken the rotating lineup and went to the away game for the night, preparing to challenge the opponents in the third round of the FA Cup the next day.

Now Manchester City is like clockwork, running in an orderly manner. The current situation of the four-front battle makes all the players live a fulfilling life every day. Under this enrichment, they are full of ambitions for the championship. and desire.

On the evening of January [-]th, Guardiola and his rotating Manchester City players defeated West Ham United [-]-[-] away from home and successfully entered the next round.

Steady progress is being made on all fronts, and Manchester City's excellent form has attracted the attention of the entire English football world.

Fans are more lamenting that Guardiola's arrangement of team rotation is very scientific, but other clubs are starting to worry.

They can't compete for the league championship, but won't they lose their share in the FA Cup and League Cup this year?

Looking at Manchester City's attitude of entering the League Cup semi-finals in the make-up game, and looking at Manchester City's attitude that they don't even want to let go of the FA Cup, if Manchester City really wants to win the three major domestic championships in England this year, then let other Premier League The team goes to drink the northwest wind!

But they are worried about them. Manchester City's players don't care at all about the gossip from the outside world.

They were originally here for more championships, so how could they care about the opinions of other teams.

In the club's history of more than a hundred years, there are only a few championship trophies. Now that they have the opportunity to win the championship, of course they must win as many as possible.

It's a good year, but maybe next year we won't be able to watch England's domestic cup competitions, and then let other teams compete.

With the mentality of "we want it all", the entire Manchester City team welcomed the No. 20 Premier League round against Everton with high morale.

Zhao Jinge looked at his opponent's lineup and asked, "Isn't this our member Lu?"
However, now Lukaku is not as confident as he was when he met Manchester City in the first half of the season. Before the game, he kept saying that he still needs to learn more from superstars like Zhao Jinge. His "honest person" temperament has made many fans They all feel that this guy is quite good.

But Guardiola will not underestimate Everton because of Lukaku's honesty.

Although the ranking has dropped a bit compared to the first half, Everton is still in the top six and may replace Southampton into the European theater at any time. They have their own tactics.

At least Everton is fully qualified to be a spoiler. Tottenham, Arsenal, Liverpool and Chelsea don't dare to pat their chests and say they can guarantee three points from Everton. Although Manchester City is strong, their recent schedule So now is the time to be vigilant.

Lukaku, like Harry Kane, is a powerful center that has emerged in the Premier League recently. He is already famous in the Premier League at the age of 19.

He has already scored [-] Premier League goals this season, and is about to reach the [-]-goal mark for the season. His physical talent is really impressive, and his shot after rushing up is also worth mentioning.

In the original history without Zhao Jinge, Lukaku scored 25 Premier League goals this season, second only to Harry Kane in winning the Premier League Silver Boot.

Guardiola naturally had to focus on arranging tactical marking for him, but after studying Lukaku's playing habits, Guardiola also encountered difficulties.

Because after several seasons of training in the Premier League, Lukaku's style has gradually emerged.

Wide range of activities, likes to play and cooperate with teammates, fast speed, strong impact, these seem to be the advantages of a modern center.

But this guy's advantages are only revealed when he is pulling wide or fighting on the counterattack. He rarely stands in the middle and fights with the central defender in a static situation.

So you say arrange central defenders and defensive midfielders to restrict him. He doesn't move much in this defensive zone, but arrange wing players to restrict him. He is too big. Kyle Walker and Cancelo face him one-on-one. Maybe you really will suffer a loss.

At this time, Lukaku seems to have grown a lot compared to when Zhao Jinge met him last season. Being able to guard him on the wing at that time does not mean that he can still be guarded against him now. Guardiola still likes to look at it from a developmental perspective. of young players.

Didn't Zhao Jinge grow up the same every two months?

After thinking about it, Guardiola and the coaching team finally came up with a way to let the defense practice the tactics for two days. It felt okay and is being used today.

At three o'clock in the afternoon on January 15th, when Manchester City's roster came out, Andy Gray was very surprised when he saw Guardiola's arrangement today.

At this time, fans from all walks of life in the Premier League are also very surprised, because Guardiola has arranged a defense combination that has never been used before today.

Kompany plays left back, Kyle Walker plays right back, and Aymeric Laporte and Stones partner at centre-back.

Clichy and Cancelo are both on the bench today. The key is that there was no news that the two were injured before the game, so fans don't know what Guardiola's intention is in arranging the defense in this way.

But when the game started, it didn't take long for the fans watching the game to react.

Andy Gray even praised Lukaku after watching Lukaku's attempts to attack on both sides failed:

"It turns out Guardiola is here waiting for Lukaku to jump into the trap!

Today, the little monster was manipulated by Guardiola again. His habit of changing things really needs to change.

Although other clubs do not have as many defensive players as Manchester City, and the types of players are not as rich.

But once targeted tactics are deployed for him on the wing, he might as well return to the center to help his teammates. "

Lineker also scratched his head and looked at Lukaku giving his teammates the customary thumbs up with a strange look on his face.

"You have to say that your health is not good! I can understand it, just like Firmino.

But I have watched Lukaku play several games this season. His physical fitness is so good and his momentum when rushing is amazing. Why is he not willing to develop more in the middle?
If you're not good at heading the ball, you can practice it. It's not like you can only use headers when standing in the middle. You need to stand still and withstand the defensive pressure of the central defender to play the ball, or to grab points. It's all possible. This guy I I can’t understand it! "

Lineker said that he did not understand Lukaku's playing habits and choices at all, but let alone him, fans will not be able to understand Lukaku's playing choices in another ten years.

If he could really understand, Lu Yuanwai would not have so many stalks.

This is Lu Yuanwai who has created countless classic scenes from the Premier League to Serie A to the national team.

Zhao Jinge looked at Lukaku's thumbs raised again and again and sighed in his heart.

Yuan Lu is the only one who can make the thumbs-up gesture so distinctive.Everton used Lukaku as an offensive arrow to reach the position where they are now half-footed in the European theater. I have to say that their head coach Ronald Koeman is a really capable person.

It is impossible and impossible to lead Everton to achieve results at this level.

However, Lukaku's playing habits prevent him from stably occupying the center and radiating offensive threats to both sides. This also allows Everton to stop there.

Because Lukaku's playing style is destined to be very effective when he is not restricted, but once he is locked up in the starting space, once he is unable to make a situation on the wing, the Toffees' offense will follow. Otherwise, Everton would have had a chance to overtake Manchester United, which can only be said to be a pity.

Manchester City taught everyone at Everton another good lesson today.

Zhao Jinge, in particular, gave Lukaku a good insight today on how a big center can use his own advantages to play football.

Lukaku doesn't like to stand in the middle, so Zhao Jinge happened to be stuck in the middle today.

When the fake little monster was frustrated again and again because he couldn't get in from the side, the real little monster had used his strong body to help his teammates lay out offensive threats in the frontcourt.

In the 17th minute of the first half, Zhao Jinge almost assisted Sterling to score a goal. Unfortunately, Sterling's accuracy in shooting today seemed to be a bit poor. The volley in the penalty area actually missed the target and cost him himself. Laughed at it.

No.20 In the second minute, Manchester City went on the offensive again.

This time Sterling advanced with the ball, and Zhao Jinge outflanked the ball in the middle to grab a point. Sterling swept the football into the penalty area. As a result, Zhao Jinge's intelligence leaked, and Everton's entire defense was in chaos.

De Bruyne, who followed up from behind, chose to push and shoot into the near corner, but in the end he pursued the angle too much and the football hit the goalpost and bounced out of the penalty area, causing Mr. Ding and the Manchester City fans at home to hold their heads and scream.

Guardiola slapped his forehead on the sidelines, his eyes full of depression.

These two times were considered must-win opportunities. It was really unjustifiable that he couldn't score. He didn't know if Sterling and the others had been given a long break some time ago, which made their bodies relax a little.

In desperation, Guardiola subconsciously looked at Zhao Jinge, and many Manchester City fans also immediately turned their attention to Zhao Jinge.

"It still depends on whether Zhao Jinge can do it on his own. Today, Sterling and De Bruyne seemed a little unexcited. Zhao Jinge created two excellent scoring opportunities in the middle, but Manchester City wasted them both. At this time, it is still You have to score a goal as soon as possible. If you waste too many opportunities, you will be punished."

Andy Gray made a few jokes in the live broadcast room, but he also said what many Manchester City fans are worried about.

It is indeed not a good omen to waste too many opportunities in the football world.

And Zhao Jinge also stood up at this time. He first told Sterling and De Bruyne that it didn't matter. Don't hesitate when the opportunity arises later, fight when it's time to fight, and try to be decisive.

Then he signaled to the teammates behind to slow down the pace a bit and stop blindly pressing the offense. They can take their time and don't rush.

Today, Manchester City played a [-] formation. Once the pressure is too high, there will be only Kante behind to defend. If Everton counterattacks quickly, regardless of whether they score or not, the defensive pressure faced by the central defender line will be huge. too big.

Seeing this, De Bruyne controlled the tempo and slowed down. He was playing as an attacking midfielder today, and just now he felt that the team was pushing a little too close. Now Zhao Jinge has spoken, and it is good to cool down appropriately.

After the rhythm slowed down, Everton's defense took a breath, but as Manchester City organized and controlled the ball in the midfield and backfield, Everton's overall formation showed the momentum of pressing forward.

This is why Manchester City deliberately hooked Everton's players to attack and stretched Everton's formation again, so that Zhao Jinge and the others could continue to look for offensive opportunities in more gaps.

Faced with Manchester City's deliberate retreat, Everton's players also tried to intercept in the midfield. They had not organized an offensive for nearly 10 minutes, and it would be annoying for anyone to be beaten all the time.

According to common sense, Manchester City is usually about to lose the ball at this time.

After all, after ten minutes of attacking, the players' physical fitness needs to slowly recover. The next step should be Everton's offensive round.

But Manchester City's midfielders controlled the ball very steadily. Just 10 minutes into the first half, De Bruyne, who was retreating to get the ball, suddenly took off and lifted the ball directly into Everton's half. .

There was no transition, and the person he was looking for was very clear: Zhao Jinge, who was stuck in his position and raised his hand to ask for the ball.

Everton's midfielder Barry tried to squeeze Zhao Jinge out, but Zhao Jinge stopped the football with his chest and directly took the ball and completed the turn!
Barry was completely blocked by Zhao Jinge. At this time, Sterling cut straight into the wing. Zhao Jinge was about to pass. Everton's other midfielder Barkley quickly pulled to the side. Zhao Jinge deceived the defense. area, he directly took the ball and made a strong breakthrough!

"Oh! Zhao Jinge got room to start! He faced Everton's defense!"

Andy Gray became excited, and Zhao Jinge also stared at the movements of Everton's two central defenders after getting rid of Barry.

Williams, who was more balanced in strength, did not dare to give Zhao Jinge room to kick at this time, so he pounced out immediately, while another tall central defender Morrie delayed to intercept.

Zhao Jinge saw this, and when Williams was about to approach him, he used a fried meatball technique to dribble the ball into Everton's penalty area simply and cleanly!

This made Mory and Everton goalkeeper Hoel feel cold.

I saw Zhao Jinge decisively swinging his right leg at this time, taking two steps in the penalty area and directly choosing to volley into the far corner of the goal!
The football with astonishing momentum plunged into the net in the upper left corner of Everton's goal almost instantly.

Hoel, who had only made half of the save, looked very embarrassed. The football hit the ground before anyone else could hit the ground.

At this time, Morrie, who was lagging behind, spread his hands towards his partner Williams who had just been passed, as if he was asking:

"Brother, what happened to you just now?"

Zhao Jinge stepped forward and scored a hard goal to help Manchester City take the lead.

Such a goal seemed to silently tell Lukaku, who was helplessly rushing to his teammates on the other side.

"Kaku! A center who doesn't want to score goals in the middle is not a good center!"

(End of this chapter)