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In front of the Manchester City coaching bench, Estiyat said impatiently.

The Manchester City assistant referred to him, of course, referring to the rival Chelsea coach Di Matteo.

The game has been played for half an hour and Chelsea have not even had a shot, which is simply outrageous.

Why is this happening?

Because Chelsea is unwilling to invest in the attack, Juan Mata is difficult to launch the attack under the imprisonment of Zabaleta, Lampard is more suppressing Busquets, but also unable to enter the attack, resulting in Chelsea's former There was no one on the field who could hold the ball and attack.

As a result, Drogba was alone in the frontcourt, and in the contest between Pepe and Kompany, it was even more difficult to match with four hands.

In fact, even at his peak, in a one-on-one situation, it is difficult for Drogba to take advantage of Pepe and Kompany, not to mention that Drogba is no longer at his peak, and he is still a player. On the other hand, the Ivorians are even more embarrassed.

Since his teammates can't pass the ball, it is difficult for him to take advantage of Pepe and Kompany. Drogba is not stupid. He immediately chose to pull the side and ran to the right, which is Manchester City's left. Specially pick Marcelo to bully.

Nima, I can't stand against you Pepe and Kompany, can I still bully Marcelo?

More importantly, Marcelo often moves forward, saying that he is a left-back, but in fact it is more like a left-back, or even a left-winger, so Manchester City's left flank, which is Chelsea's right flank, is basically empty. of.

Ramirez followed Marcelo forward, so the entire right flank was vacated, and Drogba ran over to receive a long pass from his teammate.

But I have to say that Chelsea's long pass accuracy is really poor. Even if Drogba can barely catch it, it is too far away from the middle, which makes it difficult for Chelsea's attack to play a threat.

To put it bluntly, Drogba is not a star with super personal abilities such as Sudong, Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. His advantage has never been dribbling the ball, so after letting him pull the side, no one around him responds. No one keeps up, so how can the attack be effective?

This formed the current situation, Chelsea had zero shots in the first half hour of the game!

Chelsea's situation is indeed embarrassing, but Manchester City's situation is not particularly optimistic.

seven-footed shot,

Four long-range shots and three shots inside the penalty area, but none of them were able to pose a threat.

Including Su Dong's two-footed shots, they were blocked by Chelsea's defenders with their legs or bodies.

To put it bluntly, Chelsea's current defensive strategy is desperate.

First, the iron barrel tactics were used to strictly guard against the dead. If a crack was cut by Manchester City, the defensive player would use his body to block it.

It may be an exaggeration to say it. The most eye-catching block is three times, from Gary Cahill, and two of them are blocking Su Dong, which shows how hard these Chelsea defenders are.

Strictly guarded, the soldiers used their lives, Chelsea's iron barrel formation also allowed Manchester City to pass and control the ball, and failed to play a real threat.

This also made Estiat look a little angry and anxious on the sidelines.

Especially on the pitch, the occasional foul scene of Chelsea players infringing on Manchester City players is even more worrying.

This is actually a very normal tactic, but in this range, everyone will be dissatisfied.

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Chelsea's defense tonight is more conservative than when they played against Bayern in the previous two rounds, and the formation is more careful, leaving us less space, almost no space for us. Guardiola analyzed lightly, without the slightest bit. Emotional color.

Only those who know and understand him know that, in fact, Guardiola said that, it already means that he regrets it.

Su Dong said before the game that he could not force his opponent to death.

Rabbits even bite people in a hurry, not to mention Chelsea is a fierce tiger.

Although old and sick, a tiger is a tiger.

Manchester City forcing Chelsea like this will only push the Blues even tighter, and in the end they will become monolithic.

According to what Su Dong said before the game, a kind of strategic thinking of the Chinese, what is this...

Di Matteo is truly an Italian! Torrent said sarcastically.

Italy also tends to represent conservative.

Di Matteo's tactics tonight are indeed very conservative, but very practical.

At least until now, Manchester City has not been able to come up with an effective solution, resulting in more than 70% of the ball possession rate, but it has never been able to create a real threat.

Do you want to adjust now? Estiyat asked concerned.

Guardiola stared blankly at the game on the pitch, his brows furrowed, and he did not answer.

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Just like the solemnity on the Manchester City bench, the atmosphere on the Chelsea bench is also not easy.

Almost every attack by Manchester City will make Di Matteo worry and make everyone nervous, because Manchester City has a super scorer like Su Dong in the team, who dares to be careless?

Even a slight slack, no matter how inconspicuous a mistake, may be caught by Su Dong and score a goal.

Fortunately, Chelsea's defenders are very experienced, so so far, they have zero turnovers.

Yes, Chelsea's defensive players, including midfielders, have so far not made major mistakes in defense, which makes almost every attack by Manchester City seem to be ironclad, and it is difficult to form a threat.

But Di Matteo did not dare to be careless.

The initiative is in the hands of Manchester City, in the hands of Guardiola.

The Blue Moon has the advantage of passing and controlling the ball, has a stronger bench lineup, and has more options. Chelsea can only respond passively, so Manchester City may make adjustments at any time.

Di Matteo had no idea what adjustments Guardiola would make next.

Put on Hazard?

Well, there is such a possibility.

The Belgian winger is completely different from Di Maria. He is shorter, has better dribbling ability, and is more capable of creating threats and fouls, especially fouls, in dense defense.

Su Dong's free-kick accomplishments are obvious to all. If Hazard comes up to dribble the ball and lure Chelsea's defenders into fouls, it will be dangerous, and this has to be guarded against.

Or replace Aguero to share the pressure of Su Dong?

Or, to directly become a three-back and further strengthen the offensive?

Di Matteo was worried.

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Although both sides had their own thoughts, in the end, at the end of the first half, Manchester City did not make any major adjustments to the tactics on the field.

Guardiola only fine-tuned the local position, but the effect is not particularly obvious.

Shots were nine to zero and Chelsea went the entire first half without a single shot.

This took everyone by surprise and at the same time took it for granted.

Manchester City's possession rate has exceeded 80%, which can be said to be outrageous, but the score is still zero to zero.

The game was very intense, but also very dull. Both sides attacked and defended. Most of the football was back and forth in Manchester City's midfield and backcourt. It was difficult to open the situation in the frontcourt, which was very depressing.

But this is the Champions League final!

As long as you can win, no matter what strategy is, it is a good strategy.

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When the Manchester City players returned to the dressing room, Guardiola and other members of the coaching staff also followed.

Intermission time is precious, and the coaching staff and players are racing against time to prepare.

Guardiola began to summarize some of the team's gains and losses in the first half. He believes that the team's 80% possession rate in the first half seems to be a lot, but in fact, there is not much time for threatening possession of the ball, and more in the middle. Back footing.

In the second half, we should retreat the entire formation appropriately and focus on the midline.

Busquets has been disturbed to a certain extent. The positions of David Silva and Toni Kroos have to come back and be closer to our No. 4 position. At the same time, the movement can be more flexible, and there is no need to stick to the position. Try to get Mikel and Meireles out as much as possible.

In the second half we have to prepare for the threat from the opposing midfielder.

Guardiola's words surprised everyone in the locker room, and then they all turned to look at Su Dong.

Su Dong didn't give much reaction, but suggested lightly: Our flank in the first half put a lot of pressure on the opponent, but I think the opponent's defense should be stretched further in the second half, and try to stay on the side as much as possible. I can handle it one-on-one, breaking through or cutting inside.”

The proposal was immediately endorsed by Guardiola.

In fact, everyone knows that Guardiola is adjusting the team's starting tactics and letting the formation retreat. In fact, it is to reduce the pressure on Chelsea. This is to listen to Su Dong's advice before the game, but he refuses to say it explicitly.

No one knows if the Blues will press out and play if they pass some ball rights to Chelsea.

However, after the overall retreat, Manchester City will have more space, especially David Silva and Toni Kroos will be more behind, which will make Chelsea's defense also pressed out, and the space in the frontcourt will be relatively bigger.

This is what Su Dong proposed. Let the wing players spread out the formation and form one-on-one as much as possible. Whether it is a cross from the bottom, or an inside cut and cooperation, Su Dong can be competent.

Another very important reason why Manchester City dared to move the midfield back is the long pass of Toni Kroos.

You must know that in the entire first half, under the pressure of Manchester City, Chelsea's success rate of long passes was very low. One of the most important points is that Chelsea lacked long pass masters.

But Manchester City is different. Everyone knows how sharp Tony Kroos' long pass is.

Even if they drop back, Manchester City is sure that, when necessary, Toni Kroos can pass the ball to the most threatening area at any time, and it is also the weakest area of ​​Chelsea's defense.

More importantly, after David Silva and Toni Kroos retreated, with Busquets as the anchor, the two players can move more flexibly, which will inevitably make Chelsea's double midfielder feel embarrassed.

If you follow, the whole formation will definitely become loose; if you don't follow, with the ability of David Silva and Tony Cross, once they get the ball, they may pass a good ball to Su Dong and others in front at any time. .

This is the adjustment Guardiola made on the basis of Su Dong's suggestion. As for the risk, from the attitude of Chelsea in the first half, this team never thought of attacking.

In other words, Di Matteo's counterattack was more like a stroke of luck.