I started with Torres, to revive German football

Chapter 344 Strong suppression!

After a series of opening ceremonies, Falcao and Bernardo Silva, who got the kick-off right, stood at the kick-off point. With the referee's whistle, the final game of the first round of the Champions League knockout match One of the two games has officially begun!
After Andy Gray quickly read the opening remarks, he handed the microphone to Lineker, another host of Sky Sports, and asked him to introduce today's lineup of players from both sides.

"The home team Monaco's double forwards today are Falcao and Mbappe. The four midfielders from right to left are Bernardo Silva, Bakayoko, Fabinho and Lemar. The defense is Germerson, who has been in good form recently, partners with Glik as a central defender, and the goalkeeper is Croatian national goalkeeper Subasic.

Manchester City's lineup is almost the same as when they played Manchester United in their last FA Cup game.

Zhao Jinge partners with Mahrez and Mane on the striker, Yaya Toure, De Bruyne and Kante are in the midfield, and the defense is the combination of Stones and Laporte. "

With Lineker's introduction, Blue Moon fans quickly learned about today's matchup between players from both sides.

As a young guard with the old leading the new, the youngest player in the Monaco team is Mbappe.

Mbappe, the forward, is now considered a supernova player in the French Ligue [-].

He has played 10 times in Ligue [-] this season, scoring ten goals and contributing five assists in an average of less than [-] minutes per game.

With an efficiency of nearly one goal per game, he is an out-and-out scoring machine in Ligue [-]. Coupled with such a young age, the French media has already regarded him as one of the strong candidates for this year's Golden Boy Award. one!

But facing the Manchester City center back combination of Stones Garaport, who is increasingly known as the number one center back combination in the Premier League, the performance of this French Ligue [-] supernova may be greatly reduced.

The key to Monaco's offense still depends on how much success Falcao, the current team's top scorer, has recovered.

If Falcao can continue to play a fulcrum role under Stones' marking, Mbappe's life may be easier.

But if Falcao has nothing to do with Stones now, then Monaco's offense may have to rely more on the performance of players on both wings.

Both Lemar and Bernardo Silva have just played the best performances of their careers. Apart from other aspects, they are both very good in terms of spirit and technology. Faced with the opportunity to become famous with one goal, they are the kind of young people. The momentum was completely aroused.

Not to mention how well they perform on the defensive end, if they are fully committed to the offense, Manchester City also needs to respect these two players.

But just when everyone was preparing to see how Manchester City responded to Monaco's first wave of offensive, Manchester City's players did not retreat past their own half. Instead, they formed three echelons in the midfield and pressed directly towards Monaco. past!
Mane and Mahrez retreated to the center circle. Guardiola used another tactical design at the beginning. The false [-] turned into [-] in seconds. Together with Zhao Jinge who was not willing to use physical strength to follow the press, he was forced to press in an instant. Monaco had to pass the ball back to the backcourt first.

The home fans, who had been arrogant just now, quickly stopped cheering and booed the Manchester City players with all their strength.

This is their home field!

Manchester City's high-position press is all over them, it's simply intolerable!

However, their boos seemed to have lost their magic at this moment, and Manchester City's players continued to put pressure on Monaco unaffected.

At the critical moment, Bernardo Silva retreated and took the ball out. Facing Mahrez's tackle, Bernardo Silva calmly pulled the ball and dodged it, and then passed the ball to the center.

Fabinho, who responded, was about to turn around with the ball and launch a counterattack. The Monaco fans at the scene also opened their throats and were ready to cheer for the attacking players.

As a result, Yaya Toure made a decisive and smart early foul, so the Monaco people had to swallow back the cheers that were spitting out of their mouths!
Fabinho, who was kicked in the calf and fell to the ground, was obviously very dissatisfied. He was not a player who could swallow his anger. Last season in Ligue 32, Fabinho received nine yellow cards in [-] games!

How could such a character tolerate Yaya Toure's actions?

Fabinho got up from the turf and saw that the referee didn't even give a verbal warning, but just cursed and walked towards Toure.

As a result, a figure flashed over faster than Yaya Toure and stood directly between Fabinho and Toure.

"If you want to cry, go back to your mother to nurse! Don't just look for trouble!"

Seeing Zhao Jinge suddenly hitting his head and spitting, Fabinho, even though he had a bad temper, was dumbfounded.

What a shame, he was kicked to the ground first by Yaya Toure just now!
Why is it now as if he took the initiative to cause trouble for the Manchester City players and Zhao Jinge came out to stop him? This script seems to be reversed!
Although Fabinho sometimes has a bad temper, his IQ is online. Looking at Zhao Jinge, who is almost a full circle older than him, he very wisely pushed Zhao Jinge away and distanced himself.

Naturally, the referee hurried over with his whistle at this time. The game had only started three or four minutes ago, and the players on the field gave him this. It was really annoying!

The fans of both sides at the scene began to vent their anger, not only scolding the opponent's players on the field, but also scolding the opponent's fans on the field.

Although the number of Manchester City fans was small, they were not afraid at all when they shouted at people. They raised their middle fingers and uttered a series of elegant words starting with F.

The hot atmosphere on the scene made the audience in front of the TV call it wonderful.

Manchester City was too tough. They directly faced off against Monaco at the beginning. The scene when Zhao Jinge forced Fabinho to retreat was also a classic. He dared to play tough at the opponent's home court. Many neutral fans gave Manchester City a thumbs up.

Enough man!
Because Zhao Jinge had his hands behind his back when he was shouting angrily, and his attitude was quite good after the referee came over, so in the end the referee only gave Zhao Jinge and Fabinho a verbal warning, and then lightly motioned to them Come back to the game quickly.

Zhao Jinge was very satisfied and left with a smile, leaving Fabinho standing there with a confused look on his face.

Why was he warned by the referee in the end?
This is so fucking unreasonable!

Shouldn't Zhao Jinge apologize to him and then get a warning?Referee, you are off base!
As a victim, Fabinho felt very aggrieved. He only cursed a few words from beginning to end. Why did things become like this?Falcao saw this and shook his head helplessly.

Zhao Jinge was becoming more and more sophisticated, and immediately attracted the referee's attention to the confrontation between him and Fabinho.

At that time, they were all fighting, and Fabinho pushed Zhao Jinge in the end. The referee didn't care who the two of them were causing trouble. In order to stop the development of the situation, it was natural for both sides to hit fifty boards first.

Zhao Jinge is the center forward, so it doesn't matter if he gets a warning. Fabinho is the most important defensive midfielder in Monaco's formation, shouldering the important task of switching offense and defense. If he gets a yellow card early, Monaco will be too passive.

Looking at the referee's final handling, Monaco's head coach Jardim was naturally very dissatisfied.

The Portuguese head coach didn't necessarily have a gentle temper. He started to spray while standing on the sidelines, prompting the fourth official to rush forward and give a warning.

Guardiola on the other side felt extremely comfortable.

Zhao Jinge and De Bruyne are both from the Premier League. Manchester City are also known for their tough playing style in the Premier League these two seasons.

Guardiola will not be used to a team like Monaco that plays tricks before the game. Manchester City's style has gradually changed, but at its core it is still a tough team.

And, where is this?There are still tricks in the future, and I will play with you slowly today!

Guardiola sat on the coaching bench and crossed his arms, wondering what tactics he was thinking about. After Monaco took a set kick on the field, he immediately wanted to pass the ball to Falcao. It seemed that he couldn't bear his temper. I want to make several concise and effective attacks as soon as possible.

But Stones and Yaya Toure, who had been prepared for a long time, squeezed Falcao's ball-taking space and decisively went around to destroy the path of the ball!
Today's Tiger is no better than he was when he was young. Falcao, who is around 24 and [-] years old, can withstand the pressure of two defensive players and have the Tigers shoot and score!
And now, Falcao, who is about 29 days away from turning [-], is indeed unable to withstand the double-teaming of two top defensive players.

If Falcao had not left the declining Ligue [-] after the first or third seasons, but had chosen to stay in La Liga, his form would not have declined so quickly.

But when he made the choice to leave La Liga and faced continued injuries, such a day would inevitably come sooner or later.

Old players are like this. The older they are, the more time they have to spend on maintaining their bodies, and they cannot easily leave the top league stage.

Without the high-standard pre-season preparation training, the almost rigorous physical reserve work, and the strong body that you rely on for a living, how can you compete with those players who are in their prime!

Tiger, Monaco's most threatening point, was blocked by Manchester City, and Monaco had to rely on their team's supernova Mbappe.

Director Mu has not played much since the start of the game. He just wanted to rush with the ball in Manchester City's rib area, but was forced to the wing by Laporte. In the end, he had to pass the ball back. To Lemar who came over to respond.

Both centers were uncomfortable to watch, and the organization of the midfield and backfield was very cramped by Manchester City's pressing. Monaco's offense came to a standstill for a while.

However, although they are in trouble offensively, Monaco's defensive skills are still relatively good.

Jardim has obviously studied the characteristics of Manchester City's fast-advancing tactics from the wing. Monaco's two consecutive decisive fouls on the wing prevented Manchester City from counterattacking.

De Bruyne observed for a while, and after getting the ball again in the 17th minute of the first half, he made a tactical gesture, obviously making tactical changes.

De Bruyne retreated to Yaya Toure's side, almost side by side. Kante also ran back from the frontcourt. With Mane and Mahrez on the wings, Manchester City was calmly organized in the midfield and backfield. .

This attempt to slow down the pace of the game and drag the game into a positional battle is unacceptable to Monaco.

They were going to take advantage of the hot atmosphere at home to score an early goal. If Manchester City wants to slow down the rhythm at this time, isn't that disrupting their tactical deployment?
Besides, their two high center forwards are restricted by Manchester City's backcourt defenders. In this case, playing a positional war with Manchester City is asking for death.

After all, Manchester City can stop the aging Falcao and the young and inexperienced Mbappe, but Monaco is not sure that they can stop Zhao Jinge and Mane and Mahrez who have found opportunities to move forward!
To put it bluntly, Monaco's current defense looks pretty good in the French Ligue [-], and it can still hold up in the European wars relying on its defensive system.

But when a superstar like Zhao Jinge ignores the pressure at their home court and leads the offensive line to play, it will be an outright disaster for their defense.

They don't have a central defender who can limit the big center, and how Zhao Jinge ravaged the Premier League central defenders, these Monaco players also know very well.

Therefore, Monaco's players know very well that they must increase the rhythm of the game, add more offensive rounds, and then break the deadlock on the field as soon as possible.

Before the game, those Monaco fans who were immersed in the fact that Monaco had returned to the top of Ligue [-] after so many years, their mentality was a little drifting, and they even didn't care much about Manchester City. At this time, they had to admit that Manchester City's strength was indeed far beyond them. anticipation.

And their home field advantage is not as great as expected.

Manchester City's players have really seen too many big scenes, and it's not something that Ququ's home advantage can sway!
There were so many boos and curses at the scene, as if he didn't hear them, and he was stunned to confront them head-on!
After the opening, Yaya Toure turned the tables and gave Monaco a disastrous start. Zhao Jinge immediately stepped forward and made Fabinho suffer a loss. And judging from the feelings of the game so far, the Monaco players only felt that Manchester City's defense was So fucking hard!

This defense and physical fitness are nothing like the one he had just four days ago against Manchester United. His physical fitness is also very good.

The more I thought about Monaco's players, the more I felt something was wrong. In the end, I could only put aside distracting thoughts and increase my energy to force Manchester City to speed up.

At this time, De Bruyne showed his style as the core organizer of the Belgian national team. He transferred the ball while constantly interspersing and running, and was stunned to escape Monaco's press in his own half and near the center circle. The players are like ants on a hot pot, anxious both physically and mentally!

(End of this chapter)