Football: Take away half of Boss Mei's skills at the beginning

When Guardiola heard De Zerbi's evaluation of him, he quickly said: "Mr. De Zerbi is also a coach I admire very much. He plays a more modern football. Parma's current record in the two-line competition is enough to explain everything."

Mateo couldn't help but snickering on the side.

These two guys are playing each other's praises.

However, their tactical thinking is really similar, and it is reasonable for them to appreciate each other.

Of course, the harmony at the press conference does not mean that they will hold back in the real game.

For such aspiring coaches, they will definitely try their best to win this kind of battle of proof.

Parma's starting lineup for this game is Vicario, Di Lorenzo, Dotti, Kim Min-jae, Cambiasso, Rossi, Tonali, McAllister, Kulusevski, Jota and Matteo.

On the Manchester City side, the starting lineup is Ederson, Walker, Otamendi, Laporte, Mendy, Rodri, Gundogan, De Bruyne, Mahrez, Bernardo Silva and Jesus.

This game also attracted a lot of attention. The Etihad Stadium, which can accommodate 55,000 fans, was full.

Mateo couldn't help but look up at the stadium after entering the stadium.

Although the stadium does not accommodate too many spectators, their facilities still look very good.

After acquiring Manchester City in 2008, the white turbans invested in them in all aspects, and finally built the team into the current top team step by step.

They are also the most successful team among this group of local tyrants, which is much stronger than the French capital team.

Since Guardiola took over the team, their competitiveness in the league has reached a higher level, and they have won two consecutive league titles.

Now they are eager to prove themselves in the Champions League, so they also attach great importance to this game.

If they beat Parma, they will have a great chance to secure the first place in the group, which will lay a good foundation for their journey to the knockout stage.

Parma, on the other hand, is fighting with a completely challenger mentality. They are not afraid of those wearing shoes if they are barefoot. Just do it!

With the referee's whistle, the game officially began.

Manchester City kicked off first.

They were not in a hurry to attack as they were playing at home, but first passed the ball to the backcourt.

The football was passed from forward Jesus to midfielder Rodri. The Spaniard stopped the ball calmly, and waited until Mateo rushed to grab it before passing the ball back to Laporte.

Parma's frontcourt players were all in position at this time, ready to press Manchester City's backcourt players.

But Manchester City's players were very calm, and the players on the back line were very calm when they got the ball. Moreover, when each of them held the ball, their teammates would work together, which made them usually have more than two points of passing, which made Parma's pressing effect not obvious.

After Laporte passed the ball to Ederson, Ederson immediately chose to pass the ball to Walker on the right. Walker had no one pressing him at this time, so he took a few steps forward and attracted Jota's pressure before passing the ball forward.

Mahrez retreated to receive his pass, but he did not choose to dribble the ball, but passed it to Gundogan in the middle.

Gundogan also passed the ball to De Bruyne on the other side, and then he quickly moved forward.

His acceleration was like a signal, and the entire Manchester City team, which was slow just now, immediately began to speed up and move forward.

De Bruyne took a step forward after receiving the ball, and before Rossi pressed over, he passed the ball diagonally to Bernardo Silva on the left.

The Portuguese took the ball and took it, and immediately stuck Di Lorenzo behind him.

He took the ball forward a few steps, and then passed it horizontally to Mahrez who had cut into the middle.

Mahrez brought Cambiasso to the middle, he took two small steps forward, and then suddenly chose a small straight pass, passing the ball to the empty space on the side!

At this time, Walker had already inserted at high speed, he received the ball and sent a flat sweep directly into the penalty area!

Jesus in the penalty area inserted at high speed, ready to grab a shot.

But Kim Min-jae threw his body directly, and used a sliding tackle to shovel the cross pass out of the baseline before Jesus!

The clearance of this ball is very difficult, and it will cause an own goal if you are not careful.

But he is still skilled and bold, and completed this thrilling clearance!

The position of the ball out of the baseline is less than 50 centimeters away from the goal post, and even Vicario was shocked.

After coming to his senses, he immediately walked to Kim Min-jae and clapped his hands with him, indicating that he cleared the ball beautifully.

Kim Min-jaeZai was also very excited. He roared to encourage himself!

Such a beautiful defense can indeed improve one's self-confidence!

However, although Manchester City did not score a goal in this attack, their offensive routine was very clear, and Parma could only passively choose to deal with it, which made De Zerbi scratch his head.

This can be regarded as a warning from Manchester City to let him know how terrible they are.

Of course, De Zerbi is not someone who is easily frightened. Since defense can't limit them, he can also use offense to show them his power.

And Manchester City's attack is not over yet, they still have a corner kick opportunity.

After the players all stood in the penalty area, Bernardo Silva did not drive the ball directly into the penalty area, but handed the ball to Walker in the corner of the penalty area.

After Walker got the ball, he chose to kick the ball directly, but Dotti headed the ball out before Rodri!

At this time, McAllister at the top of the penalty area got the ball. He lightly dribbled past De Bruyne's pressing, and then quickly dribbled forward!

In an instant, the offensive and defensive momentum reversed!

After advancing a few steps, McAllister saw that Jota had already inserted at high speed on the left, and he directly passed the ball to him with a diagonal pass!

But just after Jota received the ball, Walker had already made up for it. He used his strong body to stick tightly to the Portuguese, making it impossible for him to speed up!

At the same time, Bernardo Silva had also quickly retreated to the defensive position and double-teamed Jota with Walker!

Jota knew that he could not continue to dribble the ball, so he reluctantly passed the ball to the middle, hoping to send it to McAllister's feet.

Since Mateo was still participating in the defense in the penalty area just now, his only contact point was the Argentine.

But before McAllister received the ball, a tall figure had already run in front of him, gently poked the ball, and passed it to the full-back Mendy near the center circle!

It was Rodri, who had quickly returned to defense and resolved Parma's counterattack!

The speed of Manchester City players' return defense was also amazing!

De Zerbi on the sidelines couldn't help but be a little surprised.

Manchester City's offense and defense were quite oppressive!