Legend of Green: Rise of the Red Rebels

Manchester City players in blue shirts were taken aback when they first walked into the red stadium, which is different from the grandeur of Old Trafford and the classic elegance of Stamford Bridge, where crazy roars and loud singing are the hallmarks of this stadium.

The FC United players did not appreciate the look on their opponents' faces and returned to the dressing room to await the manager's instructions.

"The first thing we have to do in this game is to defend, Guardiola is a pass-controlled football in his bones, the reason why Manchester City is in good shape this season is entirely because their offensive system has been perfected, Aguero, Sterling and Sane, Silva and others complement each other, everyone is very flexible in the front, everyone can pass, everyone can score, but their single breakthrough ability is not strong, all attacks have to be solved by passing, we let them pass slowly, But you just can't let them pass into the forbidden area and disgust them. These

are the words of Lu Wei when he laid out the tactics before the game, and judging from the results after 20 minutes of the game, this sentence is slowly becoming a reality.

Manchester City has an absolute advantage in possession, but there is not much to do about FC United's defense, FC United has been shrinking its own defense, well restraining Manchester City's attack.

Guardiola watched his players besiege his opponents, but there was no relief on his face, and seeing the serious look of the manager, assistant coach Arteta couldn't help but comfort him.

"It's okay, Pep, defense is always the passive side, as long as we take a chance, the scales of victory will tilt in our side."

"Not so."

Guardiola shook his head.

'They're not the average stick in the box, their defense is very layered and it's very aimed at our players, you see the defender, Sergio has a few shots on goal he has stood in the front position, didn't leave him a good shooting angle, I think we still underestimate them, this promoted team definitely has the strength of the top four in the Premier League, and we are not familiar with them, so we are likely to fall into passivity."

After saying this, Guardiola stood up and took advantage of an opportunity when the football was cleared by Maguire out of the touchline to call Kyle who was closest to him. Walker, whispered a few words to him.

After a few minutes, Manchester City's playing style immediately changed, Sterling and Sane began to withdraw more from the box to get the ball, while Vincent Kompany and Fernandinho in the back began to constantly insert forward attacks, using their height and impact to constantly create problems for FC United's backline, Manchester City is no longer just playing ground football, but a combination of air and ground to continuously attack FC United's defense.

The withdrawal of Raheem Sterling and Sane into midfield does not mean that Manchester City have slowed down the frequency of passing, and the two wingers of the little fast spirit can play their advantage in places with a lot of space, and they can cause huge problems for FC United by passing even away from the goal.

"Tavernir! Keep an eye on Sterling! Harry! The ball is over to you! Lu

Wei immediately shouted from the sidelines after seeing Manchester City change tactics.

The retreat of Manchester City's two wingers has put a lot of pressure on FC United's defense, although Sterling and Sane are both wingers, but the styles of the two are not very similar, one has a stronger ability to break through with the ball, and the other has a better ability to create chances without the ball.

Apart from them, City's biggest threat to FC United is De Bruyne, who has not been so visible in the past two seasons.

Since arriving at the Etihad Stadium, De Bruyne has begun to show great passing talent under Pep Guardiola, and his passing often helps the Manchester City striker score goals that are not chances, and in these 20-plus minutes, De Bruyne has completed two consecutive wonderful passes to Sergio Aguero.

Although under the defense of Maguire and Tarkovsky, these two shots failed to directly create much threat to FC United's goal, but can FC United keep defending like this?

"John!"

Lu Wei shouted again from the sidelines, and when McGim turned to look over, Lu Wei pointed to De Bruyne at the far end.

"Go help Isaac!"

McKim nodded, silently took a few steps back, Lu Wei turned back to the coach's seat, looked at Steele's somewhat puzzled expression, and whispered.

"Don't underestimate this person, be sure to stare at him, this guy, is a dangerous person."

In the face of the mighty Manchester City, Lu Wei used the simplest way to block the opponent's most threatening attacking method, even if this defense sacrificed some attacks.

And offensively, Lu Wei put all his bets on counterattack speed, which is why he sent Daniel in this important game. The reason for the offensive combination of James, Lozano and Barbosa.

After getting the ball in midfield and being caught by Hayden and McGim, De Bruyne couldn't find space to pass the ball for the first time, and his passing skills were among the top three in the world, but if you want to pass the ball well, you must have enough time and space to get out of your feet, and if you don't control the ball well, you can't play it no matter how good your skills are.

Hayden and McKim are both very capable players, and De Bruyne can't hold the ball in midfield.

"Creating art requires inspiration and talent, and stifling art requires physical strength and strength."

Lu Wei thought silently after seeing De Bruyne fall to the ground depressed after losing the ball.

Manchester City this season and the previous Arsenal are representatives of gorgeous football, and their strength is not only based on one or two star goals, but also the unity and cooperation of all players on the field, but in a strong team, there must always be a core figure who can lead the whole team's attack, and De Bruyne is the core of Manchester City.

In his previous life, as a fan, he loved to see beautiful assists from midfield masters such as De Bruyne, Modric and Zidane, and he also wanted to see smooth attacks and brilliant goals, but now he is a manager, and helping the team to win is what he pursues.

And there are many ways to win, in the lower leagues he never spared the team's attack, because at that time you can win the game with attack, but now in the Premier League, FC United can no longer use hard power to crush the opponent, in such a game, even if it is a ten-zero formation, as long as it can win, Lu Wei will not hesitate to use it.