Football: God-level striker, all teammates lie down

Chapter 346

Before the match with Real Madrid, Manchester City had another Premier League match.

Away game at Stamford Bridge.

Chelsea has no chance to enter the top four this season and has lost the qualification for the Champions League next season.

There is no relegation pressure.

So, Chelsea treated this match as a training to prepare for next season.

As for Manchester City, Guardiola did not play with all the main players or all the substitutes in order to save strength for the Champions League.

Because the players also need to maintain some on-field status.

So Guardiola asked the players to protect themselves before the game and not to make extraordinary defensive moves.

In this game, Chelsea played with all the main players, and Manchester City only played with half of the main players.

In the eyes of most players and media people, Manchester City is in danger.

It is very likely that the unbeaten record of the season will be broken.

But what no one, including Guardiola, expected was that Manchester City beat Chelsea 3:0 in the first half!

It was shocking.

Aguero, who scored a hat trick in the last game, was still in hot form in this game, scoring two goals in ten minutes.

Stones scored with a header.

In the second half, neither side made any progress and the score remained the same until the end.

Zhao Yi came on as a substitute for Nasri in the last ten minutes, stretched his muscles, and did not score or assist.

This game was unacceptable to many people.

They really couldn't understand why Chelsea, which was gradually getting on the right track, lost 0:3 at home?

It felt that all the players were not in good form.

This is one of the charms of football, the strong will not take everything.

Manchester City, with a semi-substitute lineup, can also perform more strongly than the full main lineup.

Manchester City players did not pay too much attention to this victory.

Because they will soon face a stronger opponent.

Three days later, Etihad.

Face the Champions League king.

Real Madrid.

Among the top four teams, Real Madrid alone has more Champions League titles than the other three combined.

Real Madrid was in turmoil a few years ago, and even became the "Champions League 16" that was ridiculed.

But even Real Madrid at that time was a team that no team wanted to face in the Champions League.

What's more, it is the powerful Galaxy Battleship now?

The person who knows Real Madrid best in Manchester City and even in Europe is Guardiola.

Only your opponent knows you best.

Even Mourinho, who created the league points record and the league goal record, may not know this team better than Guardiola.

Real Madrid's coaches and players have changed one after another, and Guardiola has been watching quietly in Barcelona.

From players to head coaches, Guardiola has always been on the opposite side of Real Madrid.

Now Guardiola has arrived in Manchester City and met this powerful opponent again.

It really makes him feel like a fellow countryman meeting a fellow countryman.

Guardiola shared his experience in La Liga with the players.

He hopes to give the players enough confidence to face this team.

"I am very sure that Real Madrid is the strongest opponent I have encountered in my career." Guardiola never wants to call Real Madrid an enemy.

He loves Barcelona deeply, but he also respects Real Madrid.

"It is difficult not to notice this club in various periods of football history.

Real Madrid has a large number of superstars who can change the world football landscape. It was so before, it is so now, and it should be so in the future.

I have played against them many times, but every time I was impressed.

Even when Barcelona was the strongest, even if Barcelona was unstoppable at that time, I still didn't have enough confidence when facing Real Madrid.

Real Madrid this season is stronger than before.

I don't say this to hit your confidence. I need you to know how strong this team is. I need you to be vigilant at all times."

During the period of tactical master Benítez, Real Madrid played very hard.

Because Benítez is an old-school coach, he needs players to run accurately and strictly implement his tactics.

Play football completely according to his ideas.

This style of play will indeed greatly improve the team's technical and tactical level, and the players' tactical literacy will also improve a lot.

This coaching method will indeed make weak teams stronger and strong teams stronger.

But it is not suitable for a giant team like Real Madrid.

Real Madrid is full of talent and creativity in all positions, and Benítez has killed the spirituality of Real Madrid players on the field.

It caused Real Madrid players to struggle.

It made a group of talented players become engineers.

The scene was extremely ugly.

What is even more criticized is Benítez's handling of the locker room issues.

He is proficient in various tactics, but not good at people.interpersonal communication.

This caused Real Madrid superstars to be very dissatisfied with him.

In the end, he could only leave sadly.

After Zidane coached Real Madrid, he successfully solved the locker room problem.

Zidane, his skills, character, and honors are all first-class in the football world.

Moreover, he is considered a Real Madrid legend, and these Real Madrid players are all juniors in front of him.

Many Real Madrid players regard him as an idol, so he easily settled the locker room.

On the other hand, Zidane is a rookie coach, but he teaches students in accordance with their aptitude, allowing the BBC to truly coexist on the field.

Instead of playing very awkwardly in various positions as before.

The most decisive thing Zidane did was to completely establish Ronaldo as the core, instead of obeying Florentino's intentions and trying to make Bale the right player.

This made Ronaldo very happy.

He agreed with Zidane's coaching philosophy.

Willing to run back and forth between the front and back fields, not only scoring crazy goals on the offensive end, but also seeing the shadow of Ronaldo on the defensive end.

This is Zidane's special requirement on defense.

BBC must have its own defensive tasks, instead of being like Barcelona, with MSN standing in front and moving freely, which greatly increases the defensive pressure on the players in the midfield and backcourt.

As a midfield legend, Zidane can best understand the way superstars play.

He unites these superstars, making them more spiritual and passionate.

It was Zidane who opened the era of Real Madrid's Champions League triple crown and made Real Madrid go one step further.

Suppress Barcelona firmly.

But now, the future has become unpredictable.

Just like the Premier League championship originally belonged to the Blue Fox.

As a result, Manchester City won the championship in advance.

"We have not reached the level of the former Barcelona.

So..." Guardiola looked at the Manchester City players, he had no confidence at all.

The current Manchester City is simply a mess on the defensive end.

Except for the central defender, the double-sided defenders will definitely be hung up and hammered against Ronaldo and Bale.

"Defense is the most important thing. Any mistake may be seized by them."