I started with Torres, to revive German football

Chapter 380 Because of Zhao Jinge

Yaya Toure, Stones and Laporte, the three high points in Manchester City's backcourt are enough to give Diego Costa no advantage in the high-altitude ball competition and can firmly control the ball.

Even if viewed from the wing, Hazard and Pedro are no match for Kyle Walker and Clichy when competing for the top.

Chelsea's counterattack on the ground at the beginning was a very smart move. It avoided their own shortcomings and made Manchester City's defense unable to use its excellent ability to defend against high-altitude balls.

But now that Guardiola has made decisive adjustments, he directly throws the tactical problem back to Mancini.

Don't you want to play a ground confrontation with me?

Then I will leave you with the only option to counterattack at high altitude!

Either you play a long pass and the ball is most likely won by me, or you wait to make a mistake and lose the ball under my high pressure.

Manchester City's pressing has never been for simple defense. After stealing the ball, they immediately launched a quick attack!

As for Chelsea relying on its own skills to calmly deal with Manchester City's strangulation and pressing, that is simply impossible.

Chelsea's players are not as technical as Manchester City's stars.

Facts have proved that Chelsea not only couldn't do it, but when Manchester City really showed off their special skills, the little technical advantage they showed at the beginning of the game disappeared.

Zhao Jinge smiled ferociously and tirelessly pressed the Chelsea midfielders' ball routes, feeling very happy in his heart.

I have said it many times, don't play with skills in front of Manchester City. A wide-open attack can put more pressure on Manchester City's defense.

When your passing control has not reached the level of exquisiteness of Barcelona but you still force your performance, then you are courting death.

Under the guidance of Guardiola, Manchester City is the master of technical skills among the Premier League teams. When physical fitness and confrontation have the upper hand, as long as the referee does not blow the whistle, it will be a one-on-one hit against a technical team. !

Who knows that Guardiola is good at training traditions?

Guardiola is not only able to fine-tune the entire team's passing and control system, he also likes to instruct his players to further improve their passing and control skills whenever there is nothing wrong.

It can be said that no matter how bad the passing control awareness of the new players who joined Manchester City was before, after one season they can grow to the point where they are rated as good passing players by the fans.

"The ability that Manchester City started with can never be lost!"

This is not only mentioned by Guardiola, Zhao Jinge also keeps mentioning it over and over again in the locker room and training field.

No matter how well-established their offensive system is, how smooth, beautiful, concise and clear their attacks are.

But at their core, Manchester City is still a team that relies on passing and controlling. It can enter the high position to press, retreat to defend and counterattack, and the variety of tactics are the distinctive characteristics of this Manchester City.

And it's not just the offense, Manchester City's defensive system is also quite complete.

Without defense, there would be no possibility of becoming the European champion. Without the championship, without glory, there would be nothing they have achieved today!

Even Zhao Jinge, a superstar center, usually works hard on the defensive end without complaining. What else can the other Manchester City players complain about?

The large collective of Manchester City has successfully assimilated new members one after another.

Now that their special skills have come out, many Blue Moon fans have started to cry.

At the start of the game, other Premier League fans said online that Manchester City was in trouble, but they did not refute it.

Because they know that Manchester City cannot endure in front of the championship.

Sure enough, now that Manchester City is strangling Chelsea and they are in chaos, these Blue Moon fans are also starting to speak out.

"That's it? The London team still can't do it!"

"Humph, let me see who dares to say that Manchester City is in trouble! Please slow down in the future and taunt. If you taunt too quickly, you will slap yourself in the face!"

"Chelsea? The gap is too big. There are still more than 70 minutes left in the game! Manchester City can maintain this strangulation intensity for a whole game!"

Faced with the ridicule of these Manchester City fans, many fans who had previously been dissident also suppressed their anger and did not dare to go against the wind.

But now that there is a melee of public opinion among fans, no one can care about accidental injuries.

As soon as the map cannon was fired, it turned into a shouting match among the fans every minute. The dissident fans could only pray that Chelsea would show up in an upset state so that they could vent their anger.

However, Chelsea's players are now in a state of distress, fearing that it will be difficult to satisfy the wishes of these fans.

Mancini was also anxious, constantly signaling Hazard and Pedro in the frontcourt to retreat to help with the ball and relieve the pressure on the backcourt.

The two of them were locked in Manchester City's half before in order to better launch a counterattack.

But now Chelsea is facing Manchester City's constant pressing and rapid offensive. The defense is almost unable to hold on, and they still have to fight back!

At this moment, Mancini only wants to protect the city goal first. As long as Manchester City does not break the goal, it will not be too late to slowly make tactical adjustments later.

His idea is beautiful, but once the ferocious meat grinder of Manchester City is started, it cannot be stopped without achieving the slightest results.

The Manchester City fans who were aroused at the scene also shouted wildly and cheered the players on the field.

The momentum was overwhelming and the roaring continued!

Underneath the surging crowds and various homemade celebration banners, there were ferocious and excited faces!

Many rising middle-aged fans even took off their shirts directly, cheering for the home team with their necks flushed and shirtless in the increasingly cold autumn night!

Zhao Jinge knocked over Chelsea center defender Gary Cahill in a duel. The referee called Zhao Jinge an offensive foul this time, but Zhao Jinge didn't care at all.

After he stood up, he roared and waved his arms towards the away team fans' stands, and the response to him was naturally an even more terrifying wave of cheers!

Under such noise, many Chelsea players felt physically and mentally uncomfortable. They were actually affected by their opponents' momentum in their own stadium.

It won't affect their technical movements, but it will inevitably cause a real setback in terms of morale.

Zhao Jinge's movement is more active. With his active pressing between the wing and the center and his retreat to help defend, Manchester City's midfield and frontcourt have become more stable.

At least if Chelsea wants to advance to the 30-meter area of ​​Manchester City, it will take a lot of time.

This uneconomical offensive investment obviously does not meet the expectations of Chelsea players. In the subsequent attack, Chelsea found that their right-side attack was unable to get through, so they had to shift their offensive resources to the left. With Hazard here and more penetration and cooperation, Chelsea would be more likely to have opportunities on the left.

Therefore, under Chelsea's deliberate scheduling and transfer, the main offensive and defensive battlefields on both sides quickly shifted. This also made Mancini see clearly and was frightened.

Manchester City's sense of discipline is really engraved in the bones of the team.

It doesn't matter if the two wingers actively return to defense, Zhao Jinge can also actively fight and strangle!

There is one more defender in this area. Without considering the physical consumption, the defense has a natural advantage!

And when the defensive midfielder combination of Gundogan and Yaya Toure gradually improved as the game progressed, their efficient and rapid defense and interception made Mancini's heart beat.

David Silva retreated, and Mahrez also began to retreat frequently!

Once the midfield stranglehold tactic starts, Chelsea can't even think about advancing the attack quickly along the sideline. Let's stabilize the ball first and grasp the situation on the field!

"The classic Manchester City pressing defense is here! This is the collision of strong physical confrontation and midfield technology!

Manchester City's suppression of Chelsea's wing attack is very good. Even if it sacrifices its own early attack, it will still strangle Chelsea's offensive in its infancy!

Either you fight with me to strangle me in the midfield, or you just retract your formation and prepare for my attack. Guardiola's tactical pressing is as simple and direct as ever! Mancini may have to face tactical adjustments! "

Andy Gray excitedly expressed Guardiola's tactical intentions at the moment.

Guardiola is actually a thief. He didn't come up and pressed Chelsea in the same high position as before.

He first put on a stable offensive stance, and then hooked Chelsea up to conduct probing attacks on both sides.

This is both a test for Chelsea and a test for Manchester City.

If you know yourself and the enemy, you can fight a hundred battles without danger.

This new Chelsea has changed a lot. Although they played against each other once in the first half of the season, Chelsea are also constantly adapting and changing. Therefore, this time against Manchester City, we must first understand the changes in the opponent's strength before considering the next step. tactical adjustments.

This kind of tactical arrangement is smooth and stable, just don't take risks in the opening stage.

Facts have proved that Guardiola's tactics did work.

If they really want to press high on this current Chelsea team, then with sufficient skills and refined tactics, Chelsea might actually be able to calmly pass out a few side counterattack routes!

But now Manchester City has placed the main battleground near the center circle. There are enough defenders in the back. First of all, they are not afraid of Chelsea's sudden attack.

Secondly, Chelsea has now invested enough troops to try to open a gap from the midfield line, reaching a small intersection of tactical decisions.

If they continue to compete with Manchester City for offensive dominance, how long can Chelsea players persist in this simple and crude war of attrition without falling behind in the face of Manchester City's more advantageous fighting, confrontation and physical fitness?

Instead of fighting for offensive dominance, how can Chelsea's advantageous sidelines create the expected situation?

You know, if you choose to shrink the formation, you will basically have to play defense. How can Chelsea's defense be the opponent of Manchester City, which has Zhao Jinge, a great weapon in breaking defense and counterattack? !

The situation suddenly became much clearer.

Guardiola is waiting for Mancini to make a decision.

Either Stud continues to fight Manchester City under physical pressure and maintains control of the situation, or it obediently gives up the ball and lets Manchester City rush and attack.

Amid Guardiola's smiling expectations, Mancini quickly made his own tactical choice.

"Attack! Don't stop! We have to score first! Without a goal, no matter how we avoid the attrition battle with Manchester City, it will be difficult for this game to go as we expected!"

Mancini gave decisive tactical instructions to his assistant. His assistant also got up excitedly and rushed directly to the sidelines, yelling at the Chelsea players not to back down!

This is not only a competition of will and skill between the players of Manchester City and Chelsea, but also a competition of faith between the two coaches!

If we say, Guardiola’s blood is flowing with the gene of passing and controlling offensive football.

The bones that cut open Mancini are also filled with the marrow of offensive football!

Mancini wants to score first.

Because he knows that when Manchester City scores the first goal in the game, the balance of the game will be infinitely tilted towards Manchester City.

Facing such a team whose skills and tactics have evolved to the peak, if we really want them to smoothly start their offensive rhythm, let alone Chelsea, which has not yet completed its transformation, even if Barcelona comes at the peak, I am afraid who will win and who will lose. can not say it clearly!

Chelsea has its own self-confidence, and Mancini believes that it is completely possible to take a gamble!

It's worth it to fight for an unreserved half. As long as there is a goal, Chelsea can use the advantage of this goal to make a lot of things.

Guardiola chose to strangle with all his strength and fight in the half, which was actually a gamble!

Just as Mancini believes in the offense of the team he regulates, Guardiola also believes in the fighting ability of his team.

Moreover, he has one more variable than Mancini, the biggest variable!

Even if saying this would make him appear less masterly, it would appear that he is bullying others.

But he just played his cards right and always had full confidence!

I still have Zhao Jinge! This is my biggest advantage Guardiola!

"Mancini did not back down! Chelsea will continue to fight Manchester City! At least throughout the first half, Chelsea players will not have any physical crisis. If Manchester City really wants to outlast Chelsea, it will have to wait until the second half. It’s decided!”

Lineker clenched his hands tightly, and some beads of sweat reflected his nervousness at the moment.

After all, Manchester City's high-pressure press seemed a bit too risky under Chelsea's full counterattack. A large number of midfielders and frontfield players were backlogged in Chelsea's half.

If Chelsea is lucky, as long as there is a loophole in Manchester City's pressing system, Chelsea may really poke a hole out of it.

However, Andy Gray, who had been sitting next to Lineker in silence for a few minutes, spoke firmly at this time:

"No, it won't. Manchester City won't take that long!"

Before Lineker could ask curious questions, Andy Gray clicked on the tactical prediction draft in front of him and suddenly continued confidently:

"Because they have Zhao Jinge!"

Along with Andy Gray's slightly metaphysical explanation, many Blue Moon fans also had their hearts skipping a beat.

At this moment, the game time has reached the 23rd minute of the first half. Players on both sides are playing in their best form, fighting for every inch of ground, and the fight for the ball is very fierce!

(End of this chapter)