Chapter 407 Ozil's Core Experience

Of the 11 players in Manchester City's starting lineup, the happiest is Ozil in midfield.

In this game, Ozil and Elano Blumer are paired in midfield. Elano Blumer's position is the midfielder, and Manchester City's midfield is a diamond. Then Elano Blumer's position is a diamond. The main job is defense, and only a little support can be provided on offense, so Ozil has undoubtedly become the core of the offense.

Ozil has always envied Morris, because Morris is the core every time he plays, he will be the core of the team and the most important member of the game.

Now Ozil has the same chance.

Without Maurice and Silva, Ozil is the only central midfielder, so he shoulders the heavy responsibility of leading the team's offense.

When Wansheng announced the starting lineup for the match, Ozil was very excited. After coming to Manchester City for more than a season, he has become the team's main player, but every time he plays, he has to partner with Silva or Morris. Just as a midfield assistant, leading the team's offense, has nothing to do with him.

Now, he finally has the responsibility.

When he heard the coach's announcement of the starting roster, Ozilton was looking forward to it, and he hoped to prove himself in the game.

However, after the game really started, Ozil felt the pressure.

If Morris or Silva is on the court, all he needs to do is to run according to the tactics, but as the core of the attack, it is different. He must not be as casual as in the previous games. His main task is to Use your own running to lead the team's offensive.

As a result, Ozil has more things to consider on the field, and his position and style of play are also limited.

This feeling is uncomfortable.

When paired with Maurice or Silva, Ozil plugs in whenever he wants, and he sticks behind the formation if he wants to, as long as his movement doesn't hinder the offensive. The location is rather arbitrary.

It's different now.

Ozil has almost no chance to step in and do anything, just keep using the pass to revitalize the entire team's offense.

Ozil felt a little distressed.

Watching teammates continue to perform, and he can almost only stand on the periphery of the penalty area, and constantly observe the positions of teammates, opponents, and so on. He found that being the core didn't feel very good either.

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Wan Sheng has been watching the game. Note also Ozil.

In the team's 'OS-F' system, the attacking core is very important, when it comes to the real game, the team seems to have more than one core, like Morris is defended, Silva or others can also Revitalize the offense, but actually. That's just a result of the team's routine running. There is always only one true core.

Even if the core players do nothing and stand there, they will become the benchmark for the team's offense and defense. When the core players run to the front, the overall formation will be overwhelmed, otherwise, the team's formation will shrink.

That's what the core does.

To make an analogy, the core players are like the generals of an army. Strong generals are of course powerful, but for generals. Command is always the most important.

Manchester City's play is orderly, like an army. It doesn't matter if the core player does nothing, as long as he uses his movement to direct the team's offense and defense.

Of course, excellent core players, such as Maurice, can have some individual performances while commanding the team, which is very remarkable, so he is a world-class player, and for Ozil, this game In the game, Wansheng hopes to see him show some of the qualities of a top player.

A top player, especially a top midfielder, is not only about excellent personal skills or accurate shots, he must have an excellent overall view, seize every opportunity, give the team the correct command, and he must also have a certain amount of personal skills. Performance.

Ozil has that potential.

Wansheng believes that this game will be a rare opportunity for him to exercise.

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A lot of people think that defensive midfielders, also known as defensive midfielders, are the 'blue collar' of football games, because they are hard to perform on the field and spend most of their time doing 'dirty' and 'tired' In contrast, forwards and full-backs are all 'white-collar workers', they may not perform in the whole game, but as long as they have an occasional 'flash of inspiration', score a goal, or have other outstanding performances, they will get a lot. cheers and praise.

Now Ozil feels that the core of the midfield is also a 'blue-collar', even a blue-collar bluer than the 'back midfielder'.

From the first minute of the game, Ozil was easily restricted by Stuttgart due to the consideration of the whole team in running. Most of the time he took the ball was in the middle and backcourt. If you hand it over to your teammates, you also have the ball in the frontcourt, but you can also think about how to organize the attack and how to break through the opponent's defense line. Instead, it is the teammates who really perform.

Just now, the team scored a goal, many Manchester City players were cheering, Ozil was also in the ranks of cheering, but there was not much smile on his face.

He was jealous of his teammates.

For example... the excited Ivan Kru!

This guy didn't do anything just now, so he ran to the front, and he was behind, facing the attack of two Stuttgart defenders, and successfully sent the ball over.

But this is not an assist!

Ivan Crewe received the pass in the open space, and then there was no pressure. He sent the ball to the left side of the penalty area with one foot. Torres took the ball and turned around and shot and scored the ball.

The biggest contributor to this goal is undoubtedly himself, but it is Torres who is shouted by the fans.

"...It is estimated that the media commentator's analysis also praised Ivan Kru's exquisite passing?" Ozil thought depressedly.

He finally knows that being a core player is not easy!

However, Ozil also knows that he can become a core player because the coach attaches great importance to him. This game opportunity is rare, so he still tries his best to do the task explained by the coach.

Since then, Ozil has been working hard, trying to get rid of the defense and help himself find opportunities.

Under the leadership of Ozil, Manchester City still suppressed Stuttgart.

Although Manchester City only rotates the lineup, the strength of the players is there. Even the rotation lineup is not weaker than Stuttgart. What's more, this is a home game, and Stuttgart is also a "major general lacking troops".

The first half of the game between the two teams ended 1:0. With Torres' goal, Manchester City led Stuttgart at home.

At halftime, Wansheng didn't say anything about the game and spent all his time on Ozil. He analyzed Ozil's performance in the first half and guided him on what he should do in the game. .

Morris was also beside him, and he also added some supplements to Wan Sheng's words.

Morris has always been the core of the team. He has a lot of experience in this position. If Ozil heard what Morris said before, he would definitely be dismissive or feel very confused, but now referring to the feeling in the first half, He felt a sense of relief.

With the dual guidance of Wansheng and Morris, Ozil was more consistent in the second half of the game.

He knows what he should do in the game, and he knows under what circumstances he can step in and look for opportunities without disrupting the team's overall offensive.

These details are very helpful for Ozil, who is the core for the first time.

After that, until 70 minutes, although Ozil did not have any outstanding performance on offense, it was obvious that he was more calm in both running and defense on the field.

In the 70 minutes of the game, the score between the two sides was still 1:0, and Wansheng also began to make adjustments for the game.

It is not safe to lead by only one goal. If a player in Stuttgart breaks out, the victory will become a draw. Wansheng will not give the opponent such a chance, so he chose to replace Ivan Kru and Murray. s.

In this way, there are three more players in the midfield of Manchester City, Ozil, Morris and Elano Blumer.

Once Morris comes on, Ozil doesn't have to continue to be the centerpiece.

This change did not disappoint Ozil, instead he let out a long breath.

Seventy minutes into the game, the physical consumption is also a bit large, but Ozil feels that there is no time easier than now!

After Morris played, he was no longer the core of the midfield, and he was able to follow the lineup to run at will. He no longer had to worry about the team's overall offense, and he no longer had to pay attention to other people's movements. He only needed to run according to the tactics. Find a place and find an opportunity.

It feels like learning complex advanced mathematics. After studying for a long time, after struggling with brain cells, what is in front of you becomes middle school mathematics... Perhaps, middle school mathematics is still very important to many people. Difficult, but much easier than higher mathematics.

Ozil feels so relaxed!

He runs at will, chooses to plug in at will, and when he is a little tired, he can delay at will, as long as a teammate comes forward. At the same time, he can also clearly know when it is best to plug in. opportunity.

After the first 70 minutes of the game, Ozil felt that his overall situation had improved significantly.

After the game felt a lot easier, Ozil began to intervene frequently to look for opportunities. He was very active in running and often received passes from his teammates, so he became the last 20 minutes of the game. The player with the most mentions by name.

Hard work pays off!

In the 87th minute of the game, Ozil finally got a chance.

This is a straight pass from Elano Blumer. Usually, in the face of this kind of opportunity, Ozil will definitely choose to dribble the ball and break through by himself. It is easy to form a single-handed shot. Very confident.

But this time, Ozil glanced around almost subconsciously, and saw Torres quickly inserted from the right, so he decisively pushed the ball over.

"Ozil, he gave the ball to Torres!"

"Torres..."

"Torres! Torres—"

With Berbatt's excited shouts, Torres dribbled the ball across the penalty area line, faced the attacking goalkeeper Shafir, and sent the ball into the Stuttgart gate with a lob. (To be continued ~^~)