Chapter 560 Guardiola's Change

"Manchester City's lead is gone! Bruno's goal ignited Manchester United's hope. And this goal also made many Manchester City fans worried. They were worried that the team's tragedy of not winning against Manchester United in four years and ten official games would continue..."

The TV broadcast gave a shot of Manchester City fans in the stands. There were indeed Manchester City fans holding their heads with regret.

"Haha!" There was a burst of laughter from the bar where Manchester United fans gathered. They were not only laughing at Manchester City, but also seeing Bruno score a goal, everyone was happy.

"Before this period of time, Bruno's goals decreased, and Manchester City people were still saying that Bruno was not in good shape. Now those idiots are dumbfounded, right? Ha! In bad shape, can he score at Manchester City's home ground? In bad shape, can Guardiola be furious? Haha!"

"Bruno! Score more goals! Although you are not a striker, we also like to see you score goals, oh——"

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No matter when, what kind of difficulties Bruno encountered, how bad his performance was, this group of Manchester United fans are his eternal supporters, never doubting him, never denying him, and never criticizing him.

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"Manchester United showed their tenacity. Manchester City's advantage did not make them give up. After the panic, they found their way back to the track... Most importantly, their core, Bruno, performed normally and found the rhythm. Guardiola's team should be careful in the next game!"

"Bruno is really a king-level performance! He is Manchester United's brain, he is Manchester United's heart, and he is also Manchester United's lungs! Let's put it this way, he is Manchester United!"

Lineker gave all the compliments to Bruno.

Although Manchester United is far ahead of Manchester City in the standings, and although Manchester United has been unbeaten in nine games against Manchester City in various official competitions, in today's game, Manchester City led by Guardiola is obviously the strong side, while Manchester United is the weak side.

Everyone is used to sympathizing with the weak. Bruno, as a representative of the weak, can still score the key goal to equalize the score without fear of strength, so he will naturally be praised by so many people.

Fernandinho was very annoyed. He clenched his fists when he saw Bruno and his teammates showing off under the Manchester City fans' stands.

As the main defensive midfielder of Manchester City, he has the heaviest defensive task, and Bruno is naturally his main target, not to mention that the goal just now was lost under his own defense.

The Brazilian did not expect Bruno's shot to be so sudden, and he was not prepared at all.

If he had known earlier, he would have kicked it anyway.

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"Don't be upset, Fernando, it's nothing. They just tied the score." His teammate, Manchester City's captain Kompany, came up to comfort him.

As an old captain, Kompany has played for Manchester City for ten years. What kind of storms has Kompany not seen?

Isn't it just the score being tied? It's far from losing fighting spirit and calmness.

As soon as Kompany spoke, Fernandinho calmed down, and he said to Kompany: "I'm fine, Vincent."

Kompany smiled at him.

I don't know why, I was a little anxious after losing the ball, but after seeing the captain's smile, Fernandinho felt that it was not a big deal.

Losing the ball is very common in the game, and being equalized is also commonplace. Their opponents are not weak and are good at attacking. Isn't it normal to score a goal?

"Go back and continue the game, it's just..." Kompany turned his head and glanced at the big screen above the court, which had the game time, "It's only 34 minutes."

Fernandinho nodded and ran back.

At the same time, he thought to himself that if Manchester United thought that this goal could hit Manchester City, it would be too naive. Because we have a Vincent, he is unique. With him, Manchester City will not be defeated!

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The goal also made Mourinho very excited. After equalizing the score away from home, the next step is naturally to pursue a bigger victory, that is, victory!

As long as Manchester City is defeated at the Etihad Stadium today, the league championship this season will basically be stable!

So after celebrating the victory with the people around him, he walked to the sidelines and shouted to Bruno: "Attack! Keep going! Bruno!"

After the game resumed, Manchester United planned to take advantage of the momentum of the goal just scored and score another goal against Manchester City, but their wave after wave of offensives were stubbornly blocked by Manchester City.

Just now, when Manchester United's players were celebrating the goal, Guardiola did not complain about the players, but pulled a few players to him to give instructions. Fernandinho, Delph, Kompany, and Otamendi were basically defensive players.

He knew what kind of team Manchester United was. Once they played smoothly, they would win no matter how they played. They were used to playing with the wind. So Manchester United always scored first in the Premier League, and whenever they scored first, their chances of winning were amazingly high.

In any case, this team cannot be allowed to play smoothly. There are such signs now, so this momentum must be curbed.

He gave instructions to the team to pay attention to shrinking defense.

During this period, Manchester City should not attack, just shrink back to defend, and then talk about it.

The three lines remain intact, and no matter how the opponent moves, there is no panic.

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During this period, the TV broadcast gave the ball possession ratio of both sides. Manchester United actually had the upper hand with 66%, while Manchester City, as the home team and also the representative of tikitaka football in the world football, only had a pitiful 34%.

From the scene, Manchester City was also a little embarrassed under Manchester United's bombardment. They could only defend by blocking the eye-catching way.

As one of the teams that are best at controlling the ball in the world football today, Manchester City was really embarrassed to be suppressed at home.

The commentators also ridiculed Manchester City's style of play.

But as the initiator, Guardiola stood on the side of the court, with a calm face, not caring at all.

Although he and the tikitaka tactics that became famous because of him are famous for controlling the ball, and even controlling the ball has become synonymous with him and the team he led, this does not mean that Guardiola does not understand... the famous skill of the guy on the opposite side - parking the bus!

They are all coaches from Barcelona. Although that guy is an outlier, he understands it. Guardiola also understands it. It’s just that the teams he leads are usually in a strong position, so he will emphasize the control of the ball.

When the tactics require it, he can also park the bus!

And facing Manchester United, the strongest team in the world today, this kind of tactics is undoubtedly needed.

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Yes, in Guardiola’s view, Manchester United is the strongest in the world today. Even Real Madrid, which won the Champions League for the first time since the reform last season, and Barcelona, ​​the old club that is invincible in La Liga this season, are not as strong as Manchester United in Guardiola’s view.

With Bruno, the strongest midfielder in the world today, Mbappe and Rashford, two geniuses, and Harry Kane, a world-class center forward, as the front line, and the defense line led by N’Golo Kante, the world’s first defensive midfielder, this Manchester United is simply perfect. They have almost no weaknesses.

This is also the fundamental reason why this Manchester United team has remained unbeaten in all competitions so far this season and has the hope of becoming the first team in history to win seven championships in a year.

Many media have praised Manchester City, saying that they are as strong as Manchester United and are the only team that can threaten Manchester United, but Guardiola knows that the strength of his Manchester City team is really not as good as its city rivals.

Facing a strong team, it is nothing to temporarily adopt a more conservative tactic.

What's more, he only let Manchester City defend the last few minutes of the first half, not like the guy on the opposite side, who kept parking the bus all the time.

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Facing Manchester City, which huddled together and built a copper wall and iron wall defense in front of the goal, Manchester United had no way to do it.

No matter how much praise Bruno received, he was not a superman and could not fight against eleven players on the other side alone.

During this period, Manchester City's offense was almost zero. Even if there was an occasional opportunity to hit the front court, Manchester City's players seemed to lack aggressiveness. Except for Bernardo Silva who controlled the ball alone in front, there was no other point of contact.

Many times, Bernardo Silva controlled the ball for a long time, but was finally intercepted, and the attack ended.

Guardiola's plan was to drag the score of 1:1 to the halftime break, and he would make some adjustments to the team's tactics in the locker room during the halftime break.

The more important reason was to use the 15 minutes of halftime break to interrupt Manchester United's high morale rhythm. Now they are playing smoothly, but after a 15-minute break, their feet are cold, and they can't find the feeling after playing for half a day.

When they find the feeling again, Manchester City has re-established the leading advantage.

So Guardiola's idea is to make full use of the halftime break.

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Bruno also realized that the halftime break might not be a good thing for Manchester United, whose morale is currently high. If he could choose, he would rather let the team enter the second half without resting, and he didn't want this halftime break to disrupt the situation.

So he stepped up the team's offensive organization and kept trying to pass the ball into the penalty area.

If there is resistance on the ground, then pass the ball in the air. If you can't get in the middle, try the wing. If the opponent saw through his intention of a simple pass, he would pass the ball in the opposite direction. If passing the ball didn't work, he would just shoot directly...

In short, he tried everything he could use on the football field, and he used all the methods he had mastered to organize the attack, hoping to score another goal and take the initiative of the game into his own hands.

He almost found such an opportunity.