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Chapter 393 Do all of you world-famous coaches like to do some funny things?

The Manchester derby is one of the hottest and most watched derby matches in football.

As one of the most influential clubs in the world, Manchester United has

As a rapidly emerging powerhouse in recent years, Manchester City's fame is also rising rapidly.

Especially after the famous Guardiola took over this summer, Manchester City has become one of the most watched teams in the new season.

Of course, compared with the "traffic internet celebrity team" Manchester United, it is still a little bit behind.

In any case, the derby between the Red Devils Manchester United and the Blue Moon Manchester City is definitely one of the most talked-about games in the Premier League, and it has also produced many classic games.

In fact, a Manchester derby should have been staged in advance at the International Champions Cup held in China at the end of July before the start of the new season.

Unfortunately, the match between Manchester City and Manchester United was forced to be cancelled due to bad weather and venue reasons.

Such an unexpected event also delayed this Manchester derby full of highlights to the fourth round of the league on September 9!
However, a few days before the game, fans and celebrities from both sides had already started a war of words on the Internet.

Neville, Ferdinand, Scholes and other Red Devils legends have all said that under the leadership of Mourinho, this Manchester United team can easily defeat Manchester City!
Manchester City's famous players, such as Whitey Phillips and David James, also came out to refute, believing that under Guardiola's leadership, Manchester City will defeat Manchester United again.

It is worth mentioning that Lineker, a famous Blue Fox player who was watching the game, also came out to show his presence:
"For this match, I predict the final score will be 3-1. De Bruyne or Aguero of Manchester City will score first, and then Ling Feng will take over the game and perform a hat trick!"

Just five minutes after posting his tweet, he followed up with another one:
"Yes, no doubt about it, I am a die-hard fan of Ling Feng!"

This also attracted many comments and likes from Foxes fans.

After all, if they have to support someone, they will definitely support Manchester United where Ling Feng is!

In the past two seasons, Manchester United and Manchester City have played against each other four times in the league, with Manchester United winning two, drawing one and losing one, and having a slight upper hand.

However, if we go back to 2008, when the Red Devils Manchester United were at their peak, no one would have known that this noisy neighbor would actually kick them off the throne of the Premier League in the future!
Since the Abu Dhabi consortium, which has both cash and oil, took over Manchester City, the speed of its rise has amazed everyone.

Among the many classic Manchester derby matches, the afternoon of October 2011, 10 is definitely a painful memory that every Manchester United fan does not want to mention but is deeply engraved in their hearts.

Because that was the biggest score Manchester United lost to Manchester City in the derby!
One to six!

Manchester United witnessed the Blue Moon take off at Old Trafford, but were powerless to do anything.

It is worth mentioning that during Ferguson's 27-year career at Manchester United, he coached a total of 725 official home games.

And this game was the only one he lost by four goals or more!

This game has far-reaching impact.

In addition to causing Manchester United to lose the Premier League title in the 11-12 season due to the disadvantage of goal difference, it also allowed Manchester City to win the Premier League title again after many years and truly entered the ranks of Premier League giants!
Later, according to Ferguson himself, he had planned to retire after winning the league championship that season.

As a result, after the championship was snatched away by the "noisy neighbors", the old man could only lead the team to win the Premier League championship in the next season before he put a perfect end to his Red Devils career.

Against the already popular historical background of the Manchester Derby, the grudges between the two head coaches have also directly attracted maximum attention to this game!

Guardiola!

Mourinho!

This is the most outstanding top coach in football and also the most famous rival.

Fans even gave the duel between the two a very appropriate name - Guardiola and Mourinho!
It is no exaggeration to say that these two are the unrivalled talents in the world of head coaches!
From the Champions League match between Inter Milan and Barcelona, ​​to the La Liga battle between Real Madrid and Barcelona, ​​to the current reunion in the Premier League,

Not only does it make people feel that this is fate's arrangement, it's as if there is a big hand in the dark that threw the two people together to see who is better.

However, strictly speaking, the two have not met head-on on the field for many years.

Since Mourinho returned to Chelsea and Guardiola went to Munich in the Bundesliga, the last time the two met was three years ago!

The two led Chelsea and Bayern Munich respectively to meet in the European Super Cup.

Bayern won the match through a penalty shootout.

Three years later, by some strange coincidence, the two became different sides of the same Manchester flag.

One side represents the passionate red, and the other side represents the calm blue.

Before this much-anticipated Manchester derby, Mourinho and Guardiola had faced each other 16 times, with Mourinho having 3 wins, 6 draws and 7 losses, and was at an absolute disadvantage!

However, judging from the results, Mourinho did not lose too badly.

Because it was these three victories that allowed him to snatch more than one championship from Guardiola!
He once led Inter Milan, a team of frustrated players, to defeat the Dream Team III in the 2009 Champions League semi-finals, and finally won the Champions League for Inter Milan again after 45 years.

He also participated in the Spanish derby in the 2011-12 season, the 2011 King's Cup final, and snatched the La Liga championship and the great King's Cup from Barcelona, ​​ending Barcelona's hegemony in La Liga!
Some people say that Mourinho's defensive counterattack tactics are the nemesis of Guardiola's passing and controlling style!
Some people also say that Guardiola's beautiful passing and control is Mourinho's nemesis!
Is it Mourinho, who has rich experience in the Premier League, or Guardiola, who is new to England, who is more skilled?
let us wait and see.
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Even for the upcoming Manchester derby, there has been a lot of hype from the outside world.

However, as one of the parties involved, Ling Feng did not feel much.

First of all, he is not a pure Red Devil, and he regards the so-called derby as just an ordinary league game.

Secondly, he has an absolute psychological advantage over Manchester City.

In his two years at Leicester City, he played against Manchester City four times, winning two, drawing one and losing one.

Now, his ability to attack the goal independently is stronger than last season, and the overall condition of Manchester United players is good.

Even if the team's defense is collectively sleepwalking, or keeps conceding goals, he can still be confident of scoring more goals than conceding!

Isn't football a game where whoever scores more goals wins? !

Whoever can score more goals will hold the key to open the door to the goddess of victory.

Therefore, Ling Feng could not think of any reason why he might lose.

If you firmly believe that you and the team can win, there will be no pressure or worry.

However, when Mourinho announced the starting lineup in the tactical room the day before the game, Ling Feng showed an expression of a black question mark.

Do you world-famous coaches all like to make a fuss in key battles? !
Compared with the last round of the league, there are three changes in the starting lineup. First, the Dutch backfield all-rounder Blind replaced Smalling, who started three games, and formed a central defender combination with Bailly!
In the first three league games, the combination of Bailly and Smalling was very good.

Bailly is a center back who likes to use his excellent physical fitness to rush out of the penalty area and put pressure on and interfere with the opponent.
Smalling is a defensive central defender who moves slowly and is responsible for helping Bailly to fill in the position and intercepting high crosses.

The combination of the two has a very clear division of labor in defensive responsibilities.

Especially under the protection of Kante's sweep in front of them, the two were not put to much test.

However, there is a very obvious problem with the central defender combination of these two.

That means the ability to pass the ball is insufficient!
Moreover, considering that most of Manchester City's offensive players are small and agile, tall defenders like Smalling turn too slowly and can easily be targeted by opponents.

So, after much deliberation, Mourinho chose Blind, who has outstanding defensive awareness and passing ability, to partner with Bailly.

In this way, when facing pressure in the frontcourt or when switching between offense and defense, Blind's precise long pass can be used to transfer the ball directly to the feet of the two wingers.

With the passing point in the backcourt, Mourinho does not need to add a dedicated passing point in the midfield.

Therefore, in the defensive midfielder position, Mourinho chose Fellaini to partner with Kante.

Because there is Kante, a defensive bug with a large coverage area in the midfield, and Fellaini, a tall and strong defensive player.

The purpose of doing this is very obvious, which is to use Kante's running ability to protect the area in front of the defense, and then Fellaini will control the high balls in the midfield and bully Manchester City's small players.

In this way, no matter it is a ground ball or a high ball, it cannot pass Manchester United's midfield!

Compared with these two temporary changes, Ling Feng's position was swapped with Rooney and he became a right winger.

After announcing the starting lineup, Mourinho also gave a detailed explanation of the tactics used in this game:

"Ling, the right flank where you are will be the team's main attack direction!"

"Once you have the ball, just go for it!"

"Antonio (Valencia), once Ling gets the ball and breaks through, you also move in from behind and push your defensive position closer to the midline, ready to support him at any time."

Although he nodded in agreement, Ling Feng couldn't help but murmur in his heart:
Is this a targeted arrangement or an on-the-spot event?

It is obvious that the central defender combination and the defensive midfielder partnership played well in the previous few games and did not make any obvious mistakes.

Why choose to make substitutions in such an important game as the Manchester derby?

You know, changing the formation on the spot is a big taboo.

Personnel changes in two key positions alone may cause flaws and loopholes in the already solid defensive system!
Moreover, the tactical concept that Ling Feng has always believed in is to put myself first!
In short, it is to do what you are good at, rather than targeting the opponent's tactical style and then responding and cracking it!

Ling Feng believes that as long as he is strong enough and his teammates are strong enough, no matter what lineup and tactics the opponent adopts, it will be of no avail!
Even though I don't quite understand Mourinho's tactical arrangements.

However, as a player, he can only follow the tactical arrangements of the head coach.

Fortunately, Manchester United’s head coach is Mourinho, not Southgate, who has no tactics at all and only relies on metaphysics.

He also believes that Mourinho's tactical level will not be aimless.
. . .

At the same time, it is not uncommon, or perhaps it is a telepathic connection.

Inside Manchester City's training base.

"Next, I will announce the roster for tomorrow's game."

In the spacious tactical room, Guardiola held a marker in his hand and began to write down the names of the starting lineups one by one on the tactical whiteboard beside him:
"Goalkeeper, Claudio (Bravo)!"

After loaning Joe Hart to Serie A Turin, Guardiola finally bought the last piece of his team building plan from Barcelona.

That is the Chilean goalkeeper Claudio Bravo!

Therefore, even though Caballero started the first three league games, Guardiola couldn't wait to put Bravo in the starting lineup, thus completing the last step of the tactical transformation.

In addition to the goalkeeper, Kolarov replaced Clichy as the starting left back.

He formed the back line with Otamendi, Stones and Sagna.

In the midfield, Fernandinho was lagging behind, while the "Blue Moon Double Core" of David Silva and De Bruyne were on the left and right.

The left winger is the Spaniard Nolito, the right winger is the British hot-butt Sterling, and the youth training prince Iheanacho replaced the suspended Aguero and became the starting center forward!
Compared with the last round's 3-1 home win over West Ham United, Guardiola made a very bold change in formation!

The tactical formation changed from 4231 to 433!

After hearing that he was not in the starting lineup, Yaya Toure, who was sitting below, obviously looked unhappy.

With Guardiola taking over Manchester City, Yaya Toure, who had criticized Guardiola many times in public, was directly abandoned.

So far, this former Premier League's top midfielder has only played for a total of 30 minutes in the first three rounds of the league.

He thought he would start in the Manchester derby.

After all, the opponent is Manchester United, which has that kid Ling Feng!
Unexpectedly, Guardiola would rather change the formation and reduce one defensive midfielder position than let him start and partner with Fernandinho.

Yaya Toure's expression showed no clues about Guardiola's decision, but he had already sneered in his heart.

Sure enough, you are still the stubborn and self-righteous bald man in Barcelona!

As one of the many Premier League midfielders who played against Ling Feng last season, Yaya Toure may be the one who has experienced firsthand how strong Ling Feng is.

In his opinion, even if he and Fernandinho joined forces, they might not be able to stop Ling Feng.

But now, Guardiola is so bold as to only send Fernandinho to play as a single defensive midfielder? !
This is no different from sending a player to defend Messi alone.

It’s simply courting death!
In Yaya Toure's mind, the scene of Ling Feng breaking through Manchester City's defense and Guardiola furious on the sidelines has already emerged!

When he thought of this, his mood suddenly became much better.
(End of this chapter)