Chapter 1361 Is This Plausible?

"There is no doubt that Manchester City is a strong team, but this team is not good at tough games."

In a communication before the game, Yang Yang told Zidane very confidently about his judgment on Manchester City.

Because he has watched all Manchester City's Champions League games so far this season, as well as all the strong dialogues of Blue Moon in the Premier League, Manchester City's poor record can be described as appalling.

Although many people cried out for Pellegrini's dismissal, in fact, his dismissal was not wronged at all.

So far this season, Manchester City has played two rounds with all the top-ranked teams in the Premier League. Except for beating Chelsea 3-0 at home and away, they have not won even one game in other games.

Against Arsenal, it was 1-2 away, 2-2 at home; against Manchester United, it was 0-0 away, 0-1 at home; against Tottenham, it was 1-4 away, 1-2 at home; against Leicester The city team is 0-0 away, 1-3 at home; against Liverpool is the worst, 1-4 at home, 0-3 away.

Such a strong dialogue result, can it be achieved?

In the Champions League, Manchester City had four wins and two losses in the group stage. The two games they lost were home and away against Juventus, 1-2 at home and 0-1 away.

In the knockout round of the sixteenth against Dynamo Kiev, Manchester City was 3-1 away and 0-0 at home, while the quarter-finals against Paris Saint-Germain was 2-2 away and 1-0 at home, and they entered the Champions League semi-finals.

Looking at all the matches of Manchester City this season, it can be clearly seen that Blue Moon was almost in a mess in the dialogue between the strong and the strong. This made the Manchester City management determined to change coaches and replace Peleg with Guardiola Rini.

Of course, this should also be a coaching change that Manchester City's management has planned for a long time.

After Yang Yang listed Manchester City's many matchup data this season, he told Zidane his conclusion.

"Entering the semi-finals of the Champions League, Manchester City is already at the end of their battles, and I even have a feeling that if it wasn't for Aguero's penalty that saved Manchester City's life, maybe Blue Moon would fail in the quarter-finals and lose to Paris Saint-Germain. "

"At least from the two rounds of the game, Manchester City did not show convincing strength to beat Paris Saint-Germain, and they were able to beat Paris Saint-Germain, which in itself is an extraordinary display of their own strength."

"Facing such a team, we should give the opponent a head-on blow, and catch the opponent by surprise directly at the Bernabeu, causing them to lose their position. As long as we vent the breath they are holding on to, Manchester City will be on the chopping block. fish."

"Pellegrini is undoubtedly a very good coach. He was able to lead teams like Villarreal, Malaga and Manchester City to the semi-finals of the Champions League. This coach is not simple, but his natural weakness It is also very obvious that it is not enough to fight tough battles. If you want to win, you are afraid of losing, which is very terrible in a dialogue between strong and strong."

As the saying goes, the brave wins when we meet on a narrow road.

The head coach is the leader of a team. If the head coach is weak and timid in the dialogue between the strong and the strong, how can the team be effective?

"From the Champions League knockout rounds, no, from the away game against Juventus in the group stage, Manuel Pellegrini has been insisting on using a three midfield combination of Fernando, Yaya Toure and Fernandinho. Yeah, sometimes Yaya Toure pushes forward, sometimes he's back in the midfield."

"Playing away at the Bernabeu, Pellegrini's first consideration must be a draw. He doesn't want to lose. He uses a three-back formation to defend and defend. Then, like when playing Paris Saint-Germain, Aguero, Navas and Sterling tries to steal one, that's his tactic, if it doesn't work, then defend until the second leg, or even until the final penalty shootout."

"Judging from Manchester City's games against Paris Saint-Germain and Juventus, this team's defense is very good. With the configuration of three midfielders, there will not be too many opportunities for the opponent, so we have to create more on the one hand. On the other hand, we must try our best to seize the opportunity, and the start is very important, as long as they can score goals in the start, Manchester City will be chaotic and they will not be able to defend!"

"If I want to get the goal at the beginning, I need Suarez's help from the side. Whether it is Casemiro or Mascherano, this game will not play a big role. Toni Kroos and Modri Odds are enough to cope, with Hazard and Di Maria on the wings, the reason why we don’t have James Rodriguez is because we need to attack from the side.”

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Zidane stood in front of the Bernabeu's home team coach's bench, and the judgment that Yang Yang introduced to him before the game emerged in his mind, and now it has really become a reality on the court.

Pellegrini's formation is indeed three midfielders. He really wants to defend, and he really wants to let the front trident play guerrilla and try to steal a goal, and Real Madrid's opening attack also worked. Yes, both goals were cut into the penalty area from the wing.

Toni Kroos, Modric, Hazard and Di Maria, helped Real Madrid firmly control the situation, the ball possession rate was far ahead, and as long as 20 minutes after the opening, they did not give Manchester City even a direct threat to the goal What an amazing achievement!

This is the Champions League semi-final!

No matter how many problems Manchester City has, how many corpses of strong teams did he step on all the way to reach the semi-finals?

But this team is so fragile in front of Real Madrid.

Yang Yang guessed right again!

After scoring two goals in a row, Real Madrid slowed down their offensive slightly, but Manchester City still did not dare to press out and play.

Pellegrini's psychology was pinched to death by Yang Yang, he wanted to win but was afraid of losing!

In fact, everyone has this kind of mentality, so in many games, fans will feel very puzzled, why some teams refuse to take a little risk after losing the ball early, and take the initiative to press out to organize and plan offenses, but let time Wasted in vain, and ended up losing zero to one?

The answer is very simple, not because the opponents have no fighting spirit, nor because they don't want to score goals, or even because of their timid mentality, but because they know that if they rush to attack, they will only be defeated by their own defensive position. If there are more and bigger gaps left, then it will not be a matter of losing a ball.

That's what Manchester City is now.

They dare not press out to play, even if Real Madrid has slowed down, they still hold on tight, because they all know that Real Madrid is the best offensive team in European football, and even in the world, especially their team. fight back.

The two wings of Hazard and Di Maria, Yang Yang and Suarez in front, once Real Madrid is given a chance to counterattack, can Manchester City stop it?

It is difficult for Manchester City to resist any offensive formation of three players.

Besides, if they take the initiative to press and attack, will Manchester City have a chance?

One of the important reasons why Manchester City's strong dialogue this season is bad is that their offensive methods are too single and lack of change, which makes them face the Premier League heroes, Juventus and Paris Saint-Germain. Sometimes, I haven't been able to play many threatening offenses, so it's enough to face Real Madrid?

Real Madrid say they are strong offensively and weak defensively, but that is because their offensive power is the best in the world, which makes their defense a bit weak. If we really want to talk about defense, Real Madrid will never lose to any team in European football today.

Therefore, Pellegrini watched Real Madrid slow down the offensive, and he did not dare to attack.

Let alone a Chilean engineer, any other head coach would not have such courage.

...

Zidane thought of this, and suddenly wanted to laugh.

He remembered what Yang Yang once told him, there is a sentence in the essence of the art of war handed down by the Chinese ancestors, go to war.

In this game against Manchester City, Yang Yang taught Zidane a lesson very vividly.

Almost from the beginning of the game to the subsequent intermission, to the second half, and finally to the end of the game, Manchester City did not escape Yang Yang's deduction. Pellegrini was like a pawn on a chessboard, following the route Yang Yang set for him. , complete the game step by step.

No surprises, no danger, no waves!

But this is also one of the most dominant games that Real Madrid have played so far this season, and unlike other big victories, Real Madrid only won two goals, but the game was not at all dangerous.

So much so that when the referee blew the whistle for the end of the game, Zidane felt a little bored.

This is the end?

The score of two to zero was won like this?

It wasn't until he saw the Real Madrid players walking off the pitch in high spirits that he was truly convinced that his ball had won.

And when seeing Yang Yang walk off the field and come straight in front of him, Zidane reached out and scratched his bald head, clicked his tongue twice, and sighed, "It's not interesting!"

Yang Yang almost fell over, is this plausible?

Is there such a head coach?

It's all right to win, isn't it?

However, the Frenchman was joking with Yang Yang. He quickly showed a smile, hugged Yang Yang, and then walked over to celebrate with the Real Madrid players who were leaving the field one by one.

Two to zero at home, as long as the away performance is not too bad, reaching the final is a high probability event.

Of course, Real Madrid can't be careless because of this.

As the so-called careless loss of Jingzhou, the lessons learned from facing Wolfsburg before still need the team to be vigilant.

After Yang Yang left the field, he explained a few words to the coach and his teammates, and then walked towards the players of the visiting team.

Yaya Toure was his old teammate when he was at Ajax. The two haven't seen each other for a long time, and they only saw it through the media and games. This time they met, and the two chatted on the sidelines.

Speaking of it, the Ivorian is also unlucky. Whether he is in Barcelona or transferred to Manchester City, he has never been able to make a breakthrough in the Champions League, which makes him regret.

This season, Manchester City finally reached the semi-finals of the Champions League. They thought they had a chance to make a breakthrough, but they didn't expect to meet Real Madrid.

Football is a competitive event for short boards, which is suitable for the bucket theory. Today's Manchester City is obviously not yet ready.

"Unfortunately, if Dzeko hadn't been sold last summer, we would still have had a chance to charge in the last 20 minutes of this game, but now..." Yaya Toure felt deeply regretful.

Dzeko is a high center forward with excellent skills. His characteristics and role on the court are different from Aguero and others. It is a trick to enrich the team's offensive tactics, but he was sold to Rome last summer.

Therefore, in many cases, it is not on the field that determines the outcome of a football game, but off the field.