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Chapter 1007 Mourinho's Last Willfulness

After Manchester City reversed Barcelona [-]-[-], the two teams completely opened up and played a wonderful confrontation.

First, Barcelona launched a crazy offensive, posing a huge threat to Manchester City's penalty area and goal, and then Manchester City also counterattacked, creating threats again and again in front of Barcelona's goal.

The two teams just came and went, fighting against each other, the pace of the game was fast, and no one was willing to give in.

Both Su Dong and Messi also got chances in a row and created threats, but either the goalkeeper played bravely or went slightly wide, and the other players basically did the same, which made the game a very strange scene.

Both teams played very unrestrainedly, but neither of them could score a goal.

This has to be said to be very surprising, even shocking.

The game was pretty good, the rhythm was fast, the two sides were back and forth, and there were endless threats on the court, but no one could score, resulting in a [-]-[-] score until the end of the first half.

At the beginning of the second half, the situation of the game became different again.

During the intermission, Guardiola was dissatisfied with some of the team's practices, mainly reflected in the rhythm.

He believes that what Manchester City is best at is to pass and control the ball, slow down the rhythm, organize and infiltrate through the advantage of passing and possession, instead of blindly competing with Barcelona for rhythm and attack. This is being pulled to the same level by the opponent, which is not good for Manchester City.

Therefore, after changing sides and fighting again in the second half, Manchester City took the initiative to slow down, patiently controlled the ball, and slowly penetrated forward.

Only 4 minutes later, Su Dong cooperated with Sanchez on the right side of the front court. Sanchez dribbled the ball into the right side of the penalty area and volleyed vigorously. The ball hit Pique and went out of the baseline, giving Manchester City a corner kick.

Toni Kroos took the corner kick and quickly sent a precise pass into the penalty area.

Su Dong feinted a shot and drew the defensive attention of Pique and Yaya Toure. In addition, Kompany responded at the front point, so that Pepe, who was standing on the right side of the penalty spot, was in a situation where there was no high point defense.

The height of Barcelona's defensive players is known all over the world. When Pepe jumped up, the surrounding Barcelona defensive players could basically only look up and watch as Pepe headed the ball into the left side of Barcelona's goal.

Valdez was also attracted by Sudong and Kompany, unable to save Pepe's header.

The ball got into the left side of the Barcelona goal, three to one!

Manchester City fans in the entire Etihad Stadium once again rushed out of their seats and once again fell into a carnival.

Three to one!

From a [-]-to-[-] deficit in the opening game to a three-goal reversal, Manchester City played an excellent offensive football feast in front of the home team fans, especially in the face of the mighty Barcelona. Manchester City has no fear and does not lose the wind at all, which is even more surprising and unexpected.

The pace of the game was fast in the first half, but in the second half, after Manchester City slowed down the offensive rhythm, they played more threateningly.

This also confirms what Guardiola said. The fast-paced attack in the first half seemed exciting, but Manchester City was equivalent to sacrificing part of their ball-handling ability. For Manchester City, they did not give full play to themselves.

And this wave of offense in the second half can be regarded as a manifestation of Manchester City's real advantage.

Pepe rushed out of the field excitedly, slid and knelt on the sidelines to celebrate the goal, and all the Manchester City players chased out one after another, gathered around Pepe, celebrating the goal for him.

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Conceding three goals in a row and being reversed tragically, Barcelona did not become timid because of this, but continued to adopt the onslaught of the first half.

But on the one hand, the physical fitness of Barcelona players is far inferior to that of Manchester City, especially in the second half.

On the other hand, Manchester City let Barcelona take the initiative to press the ball through a slow pass from the midfield to the back, especially the pressing from the midfield to the front.

In this way, Barcelona will press on as a whole, and then expose the back.

Just 10 minutes from the third goal, Manchester City completed a successful interception in midfield.

David Silva launched a counterattack on the spot, took the ball forward, reached the front of Barcelona's 30-meter area, and feinted a shot, which seemed to be passed to Di Maria, but in fact it was passed to Sanchez on the right.

The Chilean winger didn't stop the ball, directly faced David Silva's pass, and pushed the ball into the penalty area with his right foot.

The ball slowly fell into the penalty area.

In the middle of the front of the penalty area, Su Dong quickly threw away Pique and Mascherano, ahead of everyone, caught up with Sanchez's pass on the right side of the penalty spot, stopped the ball, adjusted, and before everyone could react, Su Dong directly volleyed vigorously.

The ball, like a cannonball, once again blasted away the goal guarded by Valdez and shot into Barcelona's goal again.

Four to one!

"GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!"

At this moment, the entire stadium fell into madness.

Four to one, the total score is five to one!

In other words, if Barcelona wants to advance, they must score four goals in the next half an hour.

is it possible?

Especially when the Barcelona players have clearly exposed their physical stamina, can they continue to break through Manchester City's goal?
I couldn't do it when I was physically fit, so what should I do now?
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Guardiola watched in silence as Sudong rushed off the pitch, kissed the wedding ring on his left hand, and celebrated with the Manchester City players.

He was very happy for Su Dong's goal, happy for Manchester City's upcoming victory, but at the same time, he also felt a deep sense of loss and regret, because tonight he was facing the team he swore to be loyal to for the rest of his life, Barcelona.

It's really ironic to say it.

When he was a professional player, he thought that he would play for Barcelona for the rest of his life. Unexpectedly, before he was 30 years old, he was kicked out by Barcelona and exiled to Serie A in a near-disgraceful manner.

After transforming into a professional head coach, he returned to Barcelona and led the second team. He also hoped that one day he could coach the first team of Barcelona. He was even very close to this wish. Ironically, the management finally chose Mourinho.

But at this time, Manchester City extended an olive branch to him.

Do you choose to continue your allegiance?Or another place?
Few people know that before Guardiola coached Manchester City, he talked with Su Dong several times, including in the United States, including in Munich.

Once he thought it was Kluivert, but later found that Su Dong is more perfect than Kluivert.

So, he came to Manchester City.

And now, he beat Barcelona with his own hands!

Someone asked him, since Barcelona is the love of his life, and since he is so eager to coach Barcelona, ​​why did he still choose to renew his contract with Manchester City when Barcelona extended an olive branch to him?

Guardiola remained silent and refused to explain.

Those who asked him must think that he couldn't let go of everything he had built up with great difficulty, and some people would think that he was reluctant to part with the huge annual salary that Manchester City offered him, and some people might even think that he didn't want to miss Manchester City's brilliant record in the next few years.

But only Guardiola himself knows that even if he goes to coach the current Barcelona, ​​he may not be able to do better than Mourinho.

If he goes to coach Barcelona, ​​the first thing he will do is to buy Busquets back from Manchester City.

But Manchester City is not short of money, how much is Busquets worth now?
Can Barcelona buy it?

There is no fourth position who can understand Barcelona's traditional ball control system, relying on Yaya Toure, can the midfield pass and control system work?

On the central axis of Manchester City, Su Dong is at the front, Courtois is in front of the goal, Kompany and Pepe are in the defense, and Busquets is in the midfield.

In the whole team so far, only Busquets can understand and implement his passing and possession tactics well.

Others can't?
Not really, it's just that there is no way to fully utilize it.

Knowing this, why would Guardiola abandon all that Manchester City had worked so hard to build to meet the almost doomed challenge of Barcelona?

He used to have love, but after all these years, this love is no longer enough to make him desperate.

He's an emotional guy, but now he's getting more mature and more rational.

On the contrary, the man standing in front of the coach of the visiting team, the Portuguese madman, became emotional.

If Guardiola didn't understand at the beginning of the game, then he understands until now.

Because Mourinho didn't make adjustments at all, he didn't even plan to change his tactics.

Mourinho is angry.

With the players in the locker room, with the management, with the fans, with the media reporters, with the whole world.

He seems to be using this game to tell the world, don't you always think that Barcelona is invincible and invincible?
Well, I'll go all out and show you the mad attack!

Let you take a clear look, is Barcelona really as powerful as you imagined!

Look at me, Jose Mourinho, am I as unbearable and conservative as you imagined!
Suddenly, Guardiola had some respect for Mourinho.

This is a tragedy.

It's like two people who are not suitable at all are forced to marry. Although life is going well, many conflicts accumulated over the years will always break out at a certain point in time.

Many people criticized Mourinho for letting go of Busquets, but they never thought that for Mourinho, letting go of Busquets is not a matter of course?

If you don't let it go, it's not Mourinho!

Since he was chosen as the head coach, why should he question him on this point?
He is conservative?
From his coaching Porto to coaching Chelsea, which season has he not been criticized for being conservative?
When he led Porto to eliminate Manchester United, how did Ferguson scold him? Have you forgotten all about it?
Guardiola suddenly gave birth to a trace of helplessness, and let out a long sigh.

This should be the last time Mourinho will be willful in Barcelona!

(End of this chapter)