Strong Waist

Lucky really didn't expect De Bruyne to be able to defend like this.

After all, he is an offensive midfielder with good dribbling and super passing ability. This can basically lock in the main force or even the core position in the world's major wealthy teams.

But De Bruyne is still not satisfied.

Especially when he continued to fight with Lucky, he was forced to continue to grow.

Because De Bruyne discovered that once he stopped, he would never be able to catch up.

A good player can be achieved through talent.

But a great player must have a good opponent.

De Bruyne believes that Lucky is his biggest opponent, which will not only put pressure on him, but also give him the motivation to keep moving forward.

Just like now, he can not only contribute on the offensive end, but also take on the work of pressing and intercepting when the team is at a disadvantage.

"Go up! I'll come over there!"

De Bruyne has a gentler personality and rarely speaks in such a cold tone.

But at this time, he didn't care about this and immediately directed his teammates to press forward while controlling Wilshere's passing line to Lucky.

This step also forced Wilshere to pass the ball to Aubameyang. This is the center of Manchester City's defense. The space is tight, which is not conducive to passing and breakthrough.

But he just wants to force the opponent to pass the ball here.

Sure enough, when Aubameyang received the ball, he was immediately faced with a crazy press from Gundogan and Kyle Walker.

"Defensive linkage?"

Lucky looked at it very carefully. Manchester City was playing with the defensive linkage in the midfield and backfield. This is what Arsenal is best at.

The most important thing is that these guys are playing well.

And De Bruyne's command is also extremely effective.

Lucky could have created a gap and moved the ball out of the restricted space.

But while De Bruyne directed his teammates to press, preventing Wilshere from passing the ball immediately, he immediately came around Lucky to further restrict the passing channel.

In less than a second, this guy completed an excellent defensive command.

"It's really unexpected!"

Sky Sports commentator Paul Merson also stared with wide eyes, watching De Bruyne who was constantly directing his teammates to defend in the backcourt and joining the press from time to time.

Moreover, the pressing was still decent, which put a lot of pressure on Arsenal.

What kind of player was De Bruyne in the past.

A superb passer and playmaker in attack.

It can be said that all of De Bruyne's talents are concentrated on the offensive end. He is not an all-round midfielder in the traditional sense.

Defense is De Bruyne's weakness.

Not to mention commanding the defense.

And now?

Paul Mawson was even more surprised when he saw the figure running around the field, his face flushed with pain and sweat pouring from his body.

"In fact, since last season, De Bruyne has been able to show this defensive posture from time to time, but at the time we thought it was just his good luck. Even during the World Cup, when Belgium was at a disadvantage, we could also see De Bruyne’s pressing was ineffective due to tactical restrictions and lack of team understanding.”

"And now, De Bruyne's defense was completely fired up in this game."

"Yes! We have reason to believe that De Bruyne is serious about learning defensive skills and positioning, and has produced sufficient results."

Dixon judged seriously.

On the sidelines, Guardiola also kept applauding, on the one hand to encourage his teammates, and on the other hand to praise De Bruyne's performance.

In fact, Guardiola's request for De Bruyne is to attack.

After all, there needs to be a clear division of labor in the team, and there is no need to spend energy on unnecessary work. Some tasks need to be completed by dedicated personnel.

For this reason, when De Bruyne proposed learning to defend, Guardiola was relatively opposed.

But De Bruyne is also stubborn.

He still pestered his teammates and coaches to conduct defensive training, and the results were remarkable.

Guardiola was pleasantly surprised when De Bruyne showed this kind of performance in training matches.

He will not ask De Bruyne to make changes in this regard, but he will be happy if De Bruyne can do more work.

On the field, De Bruyne ran very happily, and he could be seen in both offense and defense.

It can be said that this period was his highlight moment. Because of De Bruyne's performance, Manchester City's offense became smoother and more threatening.

Of course, what excites De Bruyne the most is that he forced Lucky into the backcourt and did not dare to take the lead.

He suppressed Lucky for the first time.

This is what excites De Bruyne the most.

The only pity is that there is no anxiety or anger on Lucky's face, which makes De Bruyne slightly regretful.

In Arsenal's half, Lucky retreated to defend.

He constantly directed his position, and at the same time issued instructions again and again to direct his teammates.

On the other hand, Lucky was also looking at De Bruyne, but there was a hint of emotion in his eyes.

Lucky must admit that De Bruyne's defensive performance is worthy of recognition.

And both defensive skills and positioning have been significantly enhanced.

However, defense is not just a matter of running away.

In the early days, in order to make up for the shortcomings and effects of strength, Lucai also chose this defensive method.

That is to expand the defensive area and keep running around the field.

But this defensive method has a big drawback, that is, it requires a lot of physical fitness, and at the same time, physical fitness passes too quickly.

In less than five minutes, De Bruyne's face had turned red.

This guy was obviously high at this time, and he didn't react at all. His physical energy was losing violently.

The aggressive run is certainly commendable.

But how to retain physical fitness in the game and explode at critical moments is also an extremely important link.

For this reason, Lucai is waiting patiently

"He runs too much!"

Guardiola's expression suddenly became serious.

He knows De Bruyne's desire to perform, but that doesn't mean he can run like this.

45 minutes of physical energy is drained away in 10 minutes.

Once De Bruyne comes to his senses, he may not be able to stand up when he stops.

Stop him!

This was the first thought that came to Guardiola's mind.

"Hey!

Kevin!

stop! You can't run away like this anymore! "

De Bruyne, who was running around happily on the field, was stunned for a moment when he heard the coach's words.

The first thought that came to his mind was why couldn't he run?

But soon, he suddenly felt a little tight in his chest, his breathing was extremely rapid, and most importantly, his legs were a little sore and numb.

De Bruyne's expression suddenly changed.

Yes!

He went too far!

At this time, he looked around with a guilty conscience, hoping that the other party would not notice his problem.

But the next second, he and Lucai looked at each other.

Lucky looked at him with bright eyes, then suddenly grinned, turned around and ran forward.

De Bruyne's expression changed and he immediately turned his head.

At this time, the ball also came to Lucky's feet.

De Bruyne ran over to restrict him, but Lucky barely made any technical moves, flicking and wading the ball to the left.

De Bruyne was passed in two simple steps.

After being passed over, De Bruyne also staggered, unable to regain his footing.

He knew that there was something wrong with his physical fitness.

At this time, Lucky was already heading towards their restricted area.

While you are sick, I will kill you!

At this time, Lucky will not be merciful.

Lucky pressed forward and the Arsenal players followed suit.

They trusted Lucai's judgment and pressed forward directly.

After such pressure, they suddenly discovered that the previous huge defensive pressure seemed to have relaxed a lot.

Manchester City's pressing and defense are no longer so clean, and during the transfer process, there will always be some loopholes that can be exploited.

Although they quickly filled in the gaps.

But as long as the pressure continues, these gaps and loopholes will only get bigger and bigger, until Arsenal's defense is completely torn apart.

At this time, the Arsenal players understood that their time to counterattack had come!

"Aubameyang crosses the ball and Giroud heads for the top"

"Mane hits the goal from a small angle!"

"Kay!

Long shot! "

"Wilshere passed the ball and Mane shot!"

The ball flew past the goal post.

But Arsenal's offensive is extremely vigorous.

"Arsenal began to bombard Manchester City wildly. Manchester City became more and more panicked in the face of Arsenal's attack. If the situation continues like this, then Manchester City's goal will become more and more dangerous!"