The Greatest Performer on the Football Field

Nowadays, the Manchester City Derby has become one of the most popular derby games recognized in the world. The number of stars and tactical level are among the best in Europe.

The various messages before the game were dizzying, with fans from both sides fighting, club spokespersons angrily accusing each other, and the police with guns blazing publicly issuing warnings to both sides for two consecutive years.

One has an 18-game winning streak, and the other has a 14-game winning streak in two rounds. Everyone thinks this will be a battle between Mars and the Earth.

If Manchester United loses, it's hard to say where Manchester City's winning streak will go, but it might be possible to recreate the miracle of winning the title undefeated in the season.

If Manchester United wins the derby and Manchester City's winning streak comes to an abrupt end, then this season's title race will become more and more exciting.

When Sun Wu took the lead to walk out of the tunnel amidst the cheers of the fans, he first saw Guardiola sitting on the coaching bench, with no intention of coming over to shake hands.

Hum, that’s fine, I saved myself a glass of red wine after the game!

But the second thing Sun Wu saw was the large pattern spelled out by the fans in the stands opposite, and he couldn't help but twitch the corners of his mouth.

Two busts, one in red and one in blue.

One hand was covering his forehead, and the other was wiping his eyes.

There is no doubt that this is a repetition of Sun Wu's contrasting comments about blood and tears, Milner and Sterling last season.

Sun Wu quietly glanced at Kompany beside him. Well, this guy's face was ashen and his eyes were spitting fire...

The players from both sides have already appeared, and the game is about to start. Zhan Jun in the commentary box tried to raise his tone. There are no surprises in the starting lineups of both sides.

For Manchester United, De Gea, Pavard, Van Dijk, Alderweireld, Lucas, midfielder Kante, Sun Wu and Herrera, frontcourt trident Griezmann, Falcao and Bernardo Silva.”

For Manchester City, Bravo, Walker, Kompany, Laporta, Baines, midfielder Fernandinho, De Bruyne, David Silva, the trident is Sane , Sterling and Aguero.”

Although individual positions have been rotated, such as JD.com, Douglas Costa, Vidal, Harry Kane, and Milner are all on the bench. Zhang Lu commented: But both sides have left room for adjustment.

You have to have some backup.

Yes, that's the truth. Vidal, Jingdong'an and Harry Kane may all become surprise players. Zhang Lu laughed and said: Hahaha, I don't know if Falcao can score in this game, Harry... Kane has a good chance...

Okay, Clattenberg blew the whistle to start the game, and the 170th Manchester City Derby has begun. Let's wait and see!

Everything before the game pushed the atmosphere of this derby to the highest level, but at the beginning of the game, the tacit understanding between Sun Wu and Guardiola poured cold water on the heads of all spectators.

Although Sun Wu and Guardiola have very different tactical philosophies and different tactical styles, the former insists that victory and honor are the only goals, while the latter insists on self-awareness.

But one thing they have in common is that they are very cautious.

This is not to say that both of them regard not conceding as their first goal, but that they are both vigilant enough in heavyweight competitions. In this level of competition, once the ball is conceded first, at least 60% of the chances of winning are lost.

It's okay to reverse the mid- and lower-tier teams, but it's not that easy to reverse in such a heavyweight competition.

Guardiola is quite wary of Manchester United's attacking combination in the midfield and frontcourt, while Sun Wu knows that dealing with Manchester City requires more patience than in other games.

The 22 players on the field faithfully carried out the tactical arrangements of the two coaches. Passing and receiving were mostly cross passes and back passes. They always maintained a sufficient numerical advantage in the midfield and backcourt. Once the ball was lost in the frontcourt, they immediately counterattacked and forced the opponent. Send the ball to a safe area instead of your own dangerous area.

It doesn't look like a Manchester derby. After watching it for almost 10 minutes, Zhan Jun couldn't help but comment: Both sides are working hard...or to put it another way, are they ready to go?

Among the Premier League teams, Manchester City, Manchester United and Liverpool are recognized as the teams that are best at high-position pressing. Zhang Lu shook his head, They tend to put most of their defensive tasks in the midfield or even the frontcourt. On the one hand, they reduce the pressure on the defense. On the other hand, it is also to shorten the attack distance and time, but from these more than 10 minutes... it can’t be seen at all.”

After receiving Pavard's cross pass, Sun Wu immediately pushed the arch of his foot to Alderweireld, then ran back to receive the ball, and without stopping the ball, he rubbed his left foot and sent the ball to Lucas on the other wing. .

Sun Wu looked back and saw that only Aguero was running horizontally to grab the ball. Neither Sane nor Sterling entered the 30-meter area. Their positions were more like a full midfielder than a winger.

In this game, Guardiola still maintained the tactical system based on passing and running, but made changes in the high-position pressing. In several encounters with Sun Wu, he saw that Sun Wu's vision may be all over the world. The best one can often use movement and passing to create scoring opportunities for teammates in the frontcourt.

The disadvantage of high-position pressing is that Guardiola can't do anything about it. Once it is cracked by the opponent, the number of people in the backcourt will not be advantageous, and the opponent's attacking combination can easily penetrate the defense, and this is Sun Wu's advantage.

After observing for a quarter of an hour, Sun Wu organized an offensive. He received a cross pass from Bernardo Silva in the center circle, made a move to catch the ball with his right foot, suddenly turned around deftly, and lifted the ball with his left foot. The ball bypassed David Silva and accelerated through the middle.

At this moment, the Manchester United midfielders and frontcourt players, who were originally a little stiff in their stance, all started to move, as if someone had suddenly pressed a button, and they who were originally Trojans became flexible.

Sun Wu...breakthrough acceleration...direct pass...Falcao...pick-and-roll cooperation!

Oh, there's a foul. It's De Bruyne. The Belgian midfielder pulled down Sun Wu.

De Bruyne scratched his hair regretfully and made a first foul gesture to Clattenburg, who came over. The latter did not give a yellow card, but only gave a verbal warning.

There was a burst of boos in the stands.

It's a pity, it's a pity. This was a good opportunity. Zhan Jun sighed, Let's take a look at the replay... Sun Wu suddenly accelerated and attracted Fernandinho to pounce on him, but he and Fall retreated. Kao hit the wall and cooperated, accelerated to bypass Feiniao and then received the ball. The moment Sun Wu was about to pass the ball, he was pulled down by De Bruyne.

Griezmann is ready to start... Zhang Lu also regretted, A very typical penetration through the middle. Through the forward penetration of the midfielder and the retreat of the center, it creates a formation for the winger or the second forward to insert into the penalty area. Shot opportunity.

Being dragged down by De Bruyne, Sun Wu was not angry at all. It can only be said that although Ding Ding was average in defense, he had a broad vision. He immediately discovered what Sun Wu wanted to do, which also has a certain relationship with his own technical characteristics. .

But Griezmann was so angry that he jumped inward. He moved silently inward from the left wing and appeared quietly inside Walker. Falcao's retreat had already taken Kompany out. As long as Sun Wu was like this When the pick is teleported to the right place, Griezmann can form a single sword.

The Manchester United coaching staff realized it later, but Manchester City had already discovered the problem. Guardiola stood on the sidelines with one hand in his pocket, feeling in his heart that Sun Wu had such a vicious vision.

Because of the fear of Sun Wu's pass, Manchester City did not press high in this game. The two center backs in the position defense adhered to their duties, which directly caused the midfielder Fernandinho to bear a lot of pressure.

Under normal circumstances, Manchester City's two central defenders will have a position with slightly better conditions to assist Fernandinho, assist in defense, assist in grabbing the first landing point, and even assist in distributing the ball.

But today, Fernandinho is a single defensive midfielder.

Less than 20 minutes into the game, Sun Wu keenly discovered this loophole and decisively accelerated from the center to bring out Kompany and Fernandinho. If it weren't for De Bruyne's foul, this cooperation would have been successful. .

However, Guardiola also has countermeasures for this.

Soon Sun Wu noticed the change. De Bruyne, who was originally playing as the right midfielder, came to the center to play as a midfielder or even a defensive midfielder.

The Belgian midfielder not only makes up for the weak points in the center, but his ability to accelerate the ball in the center is also very good.

In the 26th minute, Bernardo Silva's cross pass was destroyed by Fernandinho. De Bruyne quickly took the ball through the midfield and passed it to Sterling with the outside instep, who brought it to the corner of the penalty area. After passing the ball back, De Bruyne took advantage of the opportunity and took a long shot.

De Bruyne takes a long shot!

De Gea chose his position well and confiscated the ball.

Sun Wu turned back and glanced at Guardiola on the sidelines from a distance. What could this cooperation mean?

At least one thing is certain. Guardiola's decision to let De Bruyne play in the middle is by no means a temporary adjustment. It should be due to long-term practice on the training ground.

After that, the first half of the game fell into a period of silence again. Neither side created any threatening offensive, and were more interested in controlling the ball and counterattacking.

The battle between Sun Wu and Guardiola was back and forth, and it was a draw for the time being.

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