I started with Torres, to revive German football

Chapter 353 Monaco in desperate situation
With a somewhat tragic mood, Monaco players stepped into the Etihad Stadium.

After feeling the cold and wet winter in Manchester, England for a long time, Falcao quickly awakened his physical memory of playing for Manchester United and gradually adapted to such an environment during the warm-up.

After all, he has played in this city for a season, so he is not used to such weather.

However, Falcao is not optimistic about the team's promotion this time.

The atmosphere at Manchester City's home court is also hot, and the entire Manchester City team playing here will be more aggressive than usual, running even more sparingly and executing tactics more resolutely.

Such a team is already strong enough in its normal state. If it performs explosively today, Falcao really doesn't know what his defense can do to resist the attack of Manchester City's offensive line headed by Zhao Jinge!
After Germersson was tortured to pieces by Zhao Jinge in the last round of the Champions League, he now has a lot of psychological shadow on Zhao Jinge. Falcao feels that he will definitely not dare to go head-to-head with Zhao Jinge anymore.

But Monaco did not have a stronger defender in the team, so Jardim had to let Germersson continue.

To be honest, this is a huge hidden danger, but Falcao can't control so much. It's still the same as the last game. He can only do his best first. As for the rest, let God decide.

Manchester City's players stepped onto the court with full confidence and fighting spirit. With the support of almost all media in England, the key battle for Manchester City to advance to the quarterfinals of the Champions League officially started on the evening of March 16th.

Manchester City sent out all their main players and used their best four-three-three to challenge.

Looking at Monaco, Falcao and Mbappe continue to partner up front.

However, the positioning of Monaco's four midfielders in this game is different from the previous round of Champions League knockout rounds.

Bernardo Silva returned to the center, Lemar and Fabinho were on the wings, and Bakayoko served as the single midfielder. Monaco set up a diamond-shaped four-midfield formation!
It is foreseeable that Monaco will play offensive football in this game. After Bernardo Silva returns to the center, he will have more opportunities to send threatening passes forward, and as many as five offensive players will be spread out in the frontcourt. Demonstrates Monaco’s determination!
Guardiola was standing on the sidelines at the moment, looking at Monaco's formation. He couldn't help but rub his shiny head with his hands, and his eyes flashed with thought from time to time.

Speaking of paying attention to it, it does need to be taken seriously. Monaco obviously wants to increase their offensive intensity from the beginning and strive to score early. Manchester City needs to spend more time on the defensive end.

But while suppressing Monaco's offensive, it may not be a good opportunity for Manchester City!

With a single defensive midfielder, Bakayoko needs to defend the large space in front of the penalty area, which makes Guardiola extremely greedy.

Not utilizing such a vast space would be a disservice to the many passers in the Manchester City team and Zhao Jinge, the top center.

Bernardo Silva's role on the defensive end cannot be compared to that of De Bruyne. It's okay to expect him to deliver cannonballs forward on the offensive end, but expect him to assist in defense?
Seat B, who has not yet gone to Manchester City for further studies, will only tell you with his more symbolic than actual defense that you are thinking too much.

Yardin is also a sensible person. He knows that no matter how he arranges the defense in the backcourt, it will be difficult to limit Zhao Jinge's one-on-one or even one-on-two attack. Therefore, he changed his mind and found a way on the offensive end, hoping to rely on the numerical advantage to take the lead. Type what he wants.

But the Portuguese coach ignored a very important factor.

But it’s not just their French Ligue [-] team that has home court advantage, Manchester City’s home court advantage also has a bonus to the team’s status and morale.

Manchester City will not give way to any team at home. If you have more people, you will be stronger in attack?Not so!

After the start of the game, Monaco did rely on the offensive numerical advantage to achieve good results in a short period of time.

But Manchester City quickly displayed its specialty of full-court pressing defense after entering the state.

Just arranging the bus from the beginning is not Manchester City's style at home.

Including Zhao Jinge, as soon as Manchester City's frontcourt players retreated to press, Monaco's so-called offensive numerical advantage was instantly wiped out by Manchester City's defense.

When the game entered the tug-of-war in the midfield, Manchester City naturally relied on its stronger field control ability to suppress Monaco's desire to invade.

With complete physical dominance, De Bruyne, Kante, Gundogan, Mane and even Sterling can run to cover the entire midfield area.

Coupled with Zhao Jinge's frequent dropbacks, it became natural for Manchester City to take the initiative in the midfield.

After all, it would be completely unrealistic for Bernardo Silva and Fabinho to cover their runs like this.

Mbappe and Falcao can't retreat as frequently as Zhao Jinge. Falcao is no longer a young boy, so he can't withstand such a physical test.

As for Mbappe, Mbappe only cares about the opponent's goal now, so why should he care about defense? !
Regardless of technology at this moment, Manchester City completely crushed Monaco in terms of physical fitness alone.

Such advantages are obvious.

My players are better skilled than your players and can run better than you. Once the ball is passed on, they can lead you by the nose by running and transferring the football. Why are you playing with me? !

Youth, running, coverage, pressing defense, high-post press, quick counterattacks, and more efficient ball control are what every team striving for success in the future football world will pursue.

To give a real-life example, successful European teams in recent years, such as Liverpool, Bayern, and later the younger Real Madrid, have all achieved the honors and development they want.

And the teams that failed on this road, such as Barcelona and Juventus, have ushered in a big decline after the team lineup has aged, and it is difficult to become opponents of young giants in the Champions League.

This is a typical situation between Manchester City and Monaco at the moment. With the help of technology, Manchester City's midfield control alone makes it difficult for Monaco to parry.

And this simplest physical advantage combined with targeted skills and tactics, the effect is an overwhelming impact, wave after wave of Monaco players rushing away from each other.

In the limited time with the ball, if Monaco relies on better technical advantages to achieve success, then there may be some possibility of a comeback.

But it is a pity that Monaco's players are technically inferior compared to Manchester City.This makes Monaco head coach Jardim very uncomfortable.

The upright duel he was thinking of was not about Manchester City beating Monaco. After all, in the traditional rhythm of the game, no matter how much the dominant side takes the initiative on the field, he will always be affected by his receptors and turn to attack. It’s time to keep it, right?

But Manchester City just refused to give Monaco the opportunity to calmly organize an attack.

Relying on his youth, good health and abundant physical energy, he will never stop easily after attacking. He has a posture of "I will never rest until I kill you", which makes the Monaco fans tremble with fear.

Jardim could no longer maintain his grace at this moment. He walked to the edge of the court and anxiously signaled to the Monaco players to run more aggressively, not only to keep up with Manchester City's rhythm, but at least not to be beaten on the weak side all the time on the defensive end.

No matter how good Subasic is today, he can't withstand such a bombardment!

After a lot of hard work, Monaco's midfielder managed to organize a defensive barrier in front of the penalty area.

However, such a blockage was destined to be only temporary. After Zhao Jinge retreated to the midfielder position to get the ball, Monaco's attempt to struggle for a while was completely shattered.

Because Bakayoko was completely unable to restrict Zhao Jinge from advancing with the ball in his defense zone.

Even if Bernardo Silva retreats to help defend, the two of them can't do anything about Zhao Jinge's arrogant dribbling.

Anyway, as soon as Zhao Jinge encountered a double-team, he would distribute the ball in time. If he did not double-team him, he would directly hit him within shooting range. Subasic finally couldn't bear the torture after enduring it for 10 minutes and rushed towards him. The teammates in front of him roared.

"Don't let him play easily again! Damn it! Don't you know about direct fouls?! Put him down! Don't let him enter the defensive third!"

But obviously, Subasic's venting roar did not make the defensive players in front of him make positive changes.

joke!Jardim had emphasized many times before the game that Manchester City would not be given threatening set-piece opportunities unless necessary. Monaco's two central defenders are the best at defending set-pieces, but Manchester City's players who can perform high-altitude bombing can There are too many.

If Subasic really did what Subasic said and committed a foul to give Manchester City a set kick, then there might be chaos in Monaco's penalty area.

In comparison, it is most cost-effective to let Subasic endure this kind of torture from time to time alone. The two central defenders can relax a little more, and Bakayoko does not need to risk a card to commit a foul. How economical!
Just when Monaco's defensive players were thankful that they still had a goalkeeper to rely on, Manchester City's side changed quickly.

Zhao Jinge's ball-handling offense loosened the position of Monaco's backcourt defense, and Bakayoko's frequent follow-up defense created many gaps on both sides of Monaco's defensive third zone.

So when De Bruyne quietly stepped in, Zhao Jinge also cooperated and pretended to break through again. As a result, Bakayoko quickly knocked the ball back after pulling away. Manchester City's most threatening attack in the first half came naturally. Appeared.

Mane, who had been widening his attack width just now, immediately started to cut inside and advance forward. De Bruyne's overhead pass was just right. Almost in an instant, Mane succeeded in Monaco's penalty area. Removed the football!
Although there were Monaco defensive players in the middle and back of the penalty area at this moment, when Mane stopped the ball, these players subconsciously gathered around the left side of the penalty area where Mane was.

This is an absolutely dangerous moment. No one dares to bet that Mane will not shoot directly, so whether active or passive, Monaco's defenders must make the most timely double-team choice.

But Mane's diagonal pass shocked the Monaco defenders who were double-teaming him at this moment!

Zhao Jinge, who deliberately ran slower, had almost no defensive players around him to intercept him. Glick, who was closest to him, wanted to move laterally to cover, but it was too late!
At the edge of the penalty area, Zhao Jinge adjusted his steps slightly, and then shot without stopping the ball!

This earth-shattering goal made a terrifying roar in the air, so much so that Subasic was mentally prepared to injure his arm when he made the save.

The Croatian national goalkeeper bravely held the football with one hand, but Zhao Jinge's shot obviously went straight to the upper left corner of the goal. No matter how hard he tried, his fingertips were still a little short of the football!
When the football entered the net in the upper left corner of the goal with unstoppable violence, the entire Etihad Stadium became violent and excited, and cheers like a violent wind swept the entire stadium in an instant!
But in the center of the storm, Zhao Jinge spread his hands and curled his lips with an expression that was nothing more than wild, which made countless fans excited and enthusiastic!

"Mane's movement was timely! Is he about to shoot? Pass the ball! Zhao Jinge!"

"GOAL!!!!!!"

"Super invincible shot! Explosive shot in front of the penalty area! Unparalleled violent aesthetics!"

"Subasic couldn't save this goal at all! And Zhao Jinge, Zhao Jinge made a very wild celebration!
Monaco fans wonder if they have any regrets now?

Regretting their provocative actions in the first round, Zhao Jinge is obviously making his counterattack at this moment! "

After Andy Gray saw Zhao Jinge's celebration, he suppressed his excitement and explained, but in his heart he kept cheering for Zhao Jinge!

This taste is just right!

The two sides were already very unhappy in the first round. Why do you Ligue [-] people just want to settle the dispute?

On Manchester City's territory, at Manchester City's home court, Manchester City will only be more flamboyant and treat Monaco even more crazily!
"Go back to Monaco! You will only face a cruel defeat in the great Manchester! This is our territory, this is the glorious Manchester City!"

"Zhao will kick you hard! You rude and dirty French people! In Manchester, you will get nothing but failure here!"

The passionate greetings from Manchester City fans made Monaco players feel great pressure.

In such a hot home atmosphere, most of the players in the Monaco team were affected to a certain extent. The look with their arms akimbo and pursed lips made Jardim feel a pain in his balls.

However, the game still had to continue, and Jardim could only signal the players on the sidelines to stay calm and not to be disturbed by this goal and the noise from the opponent's home court.

But Jardim didn't know whether it had any specific effect. At this time, he could only do his best. Even if he thought it would be difficult to come back, he still had to maintain a confident look to give the players confidence.

(End of this chapter)