Chapter 205 The Gap Between Manchester City and Atletico Madrid

In fact, Mancini knew how Atletico Madrid played.

After Atletico Madrid won the La Liga championship and entered the UEFA Champions League this season, many football professionals are studying Atletico Madrid, and Mancini is no exception. What's more, he took over from Manchester City, which was greatly affected by Wansheng. , Although he is against the influence of Wansheng in his heart, he also hopes to find some tactical inspiration in Atletico Madrid's play style.

Mancini knew very well that playing against Atlético Madrid would not allow them to take the lead.

If Atletico Madrid takes the initiative, it will master the rhythm of the game, and the opponent will have to follow the rhythm and directly fall into the disadvantage.

Mancini wanted to rely on the team's midfield to limit Atletico Madrid's offensive, so he arranged five midfielders and explained to everyone, especially on defense, David Silva, Nasri, Yaya Toure and others must shoulder heavier defensive tasks. They need to create a solid defense line for Manchester City from the front of the penalty area to the midline area and block Atletico Madrid's cooperation within this range.

But so far, this blockade has not worked.

Under the strong offensive of Atletico Madrid, Manchester City's formation was getting more and more compressed. Mancini wanted to stand up and tell the players to press out, but rationally told him not to do that, otherwise he would give the opponent more chances.

The only good news is that the opponent has not scored yet.

But the goal...seems like it's only a matter of time? Even Mancini has this pessimistic view.

Manchester City did not succeed in restraining Atletico Madrid, but instead was accelerated by Atletico Madrid.

The more the game is played, the more difficult it is to play.

The rhythm of the game is not familiar to Manchester City, they are running with the rhythm of Atletico Madrid.

Physical exhaustion and mental exhaustion are not the point. The point is that the game is not something they are familiar with. They are playing a kind of football that they are not familiar with. It feels very uncomfortable.

The only one who adapts to the game is David Silva. As a player cultivated by Wansheng, he is very adaptable to fast-paced games, but he has performed quite well in defense. He has twice passed Atletico Madrid by him. destroyed.

The Manchester Stadium commentator couldn't help but say, "Silva's performance is quite good! If everyone else is like Silva, we won't worry about the game..."

On the Atlético de Madrid coaching bench, Wansheng is also very pleased to see Silva's performance. More than three seasons have passed, and Silva's game experience has undoubtedly improved a lot. He is stronger and more experienced than three years ago. Also richer.

This is not surprising.

When Wan Sheng coached Manchester City, David Silva was only the 'second choice' of the midfield. After he left, David Silva gradually replaced Morris and became the absolute core of the midfield. He is the midfield engine of Manchester City and the core player in the transition of offense and defense. In such a position, no matter in terms of game experience or stability of performance, there will definitely be great growth.

Wansheng is pleased with this, after all, David Silva is a player who has his own label.

David Silva is also working hard on the court. He can be said to be the most fierce player in the Manchester City team. He has not had any games before and can be more motivated than now. In front of his former teacher, he hopes that he can show his strength, to illustrate their growth.

It's a pity... the teammates are not very strong.

David Silva tried his best, but he couldn't regain the team's disadvantage. He could only work hard on defense, and offense... It became so difficult to just hit the midline.

This is the 'boss' team!

It was the same with Manchester City in the past, but now it is completely different. The gap between Mancini and the 'boss' is too great. The two are not coaches on the same level at all, and they are not comparable.

Under the leadership of Mancini, the team's strength and performance have improved, but it is far worse than the former Manchester City!

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Manchester City has been playing with the rhythm of Atletico Madrid, and in the occasional counterattack, they are subconsciously driven to speed up the rhythm.

As the game continued, anyone could see that City would collapse sooner or later.

In fact, it didn't take too long. In the 28th minute of the first half, Atletico Madrid broke the gate of Manchester City.

Before Diego Costa sent the ball into Manchester City's goal, Manchester City's goal had been completely torn apart by Atletico Madrid's running and passing. They could not organize an effective defense at all. In the end, Diego Costa easily put the ball away into the goal.

There was a sigh from the stands at Manchester Stadium when Atlético de Madrid scored.

Manchester City fans are not too angry. The game is as they imagined. Although Manchester City is not weak and has performed well in the Premier League, is Mancini a match for Wansheng?

Certainly not!

So Manchester City will not be the opponent of Atletico Madrid!

This is the logic of Manchester City fans, and the Atletico Madrid goal also represents the correctness of their logic.

Many Manchester City fans shouted the slogan "We need 10,000 wins", which embarrassed Mancini sitting on the coaching bench. He has been in charge of Manchester City for more than two seasons, and he has been working hard to lead the team. He tried to eliminate the legacy of Wansheng, but the effect was not very good. More importantly, he failed to lead the team to achieve any breakthrough in the Champions League. As long as he did not achieve this, Manchester City fans will always remember Wansheng, because Wan Sheng led Manchester City to the UEFA Champions League, the only UEFA Champions League trophy in Manchester City's history!

Manchester City and Atletico Madrid are now a strong contrast!

Manchester City got a lot of money, and Atletico Madrid also got a lot of money. In comparison, Manchester City spent more, and they already had a squad that won the European championship.

On the basis of the winning lineup, after spending a lot of money, Manchester City fans did not see the stability of the team's performance, but played worse and worse in the Champions League. Add some competitiveness to the league, and it is difficult to satisfy Manchester City, who have won three consecutive Premier League titles. Let's take a look at Atletico Madrid. Manchester City fans seem to see the former Manchester City-the first season to win the La Liga championship and the Spanish Copa del Rey. Now it is the second season. Wansheng led Atlético de Madrid in In the 'Group of Death', they won the first two games without any pressure at all, and now it's the third game... I guess they will win too, right?

There is no problem in qualifying from the group, the question is how far Atletico Madrid can go.

If Manchester City lose this game, there is almost no chance of them qualifying from the group. They can only compete for the third place in the group... In the eyes of many fans, this is not something they can win for sure. If they accumulate one point in three games, they The results are no better than Naples.

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