Chapter 428: A young football fan whose childhood shadow has been cast out

Author: Sanjingshou

Chapter 428: A young football fan whose childhood shadow has been cast out

Football tactics are the rational use of space.

When talking about any tactics, this is a sentence that many world-famous coaches will mention.

Guardiola is no exception.

His innovation in tactics is a completely new study of space division.

With the most reasonable space, you also need the most suitable players.

In this game, Guardiola sent left-footed player Sane on the left wing, which is worth savoring.

Sane's specialty is cutting in and shooting.

Generally speaking, if a left-footed player wants to cut in from the left, he must dribble the ball in the other direction from the inside of his left foot.

Not only is this not as efficient as the outer instep, but it is also easier for defensive players to intercept the ball.

Therefore, Sane's best choice from the wing is to make a pass from the bottom.

Didn't Guardiola consider this?

No, it's precisely because he thinks too carefully.

Manchester City's frontcourt attack, Sterling on the right and Aguero in the center have a good interweaving effect, which is their characteristic.

If Sane cuts in from the right, it will inevitably compress the defense and also compress the space for Aguero and Sterling to move.

After repeatedly weighing the pros and cons, Guardiola decided to focus on Aguero and Sterling as the main offensive focus.

Sane was placed on the left, taking advantage of his other advantage - making crosses with his left foot.

He can create width on the left wing, cross or create space for his teammates.

Players use their own reasonable playing methods to handle the ball in reasonable areas. This is something Guardiola has been constantly optimizing in recent years.

In this way, the offensive efficiency becomes very high.

The diagonal attack just now also followed Guardiola's instructions during the halftime break.

You must constantly attack the penalty area and create opportunities.

To give another example, Bayern's two wings were flying together at their peak.

The left-footed player Robben is on the right, taking advantage of his ability to cut in and shoot.

Ribery, a right-footed player, is on the left and can break through and cross.

These all revolve around how to rationally use space.

On the contrary, another team in Manchester City, the club spent huge sums of money to recruit a lot of stars, but their offense was poor, and they entered the Europa League from the Champions League.

These are the most basic things that have not been studied, and the head coach cannot be entirely blamed.

In the 58th minute of the game, Manchester City led 2:1 at home, and the total score of the two sides was 4:4.

Manchester City not only takes the initiative in the score, but also controls the rhythm of the game. If this continues, Bayern will have to concede goals.

Seeing that the situation was not good, Heynckes immediately made substitutions.

Removed Alphonso Davies and replaced him with Raytona.

Manchester City's two goals came from mistakes made by this youngster.

The Etihad Stadium was filled with boos and jeers, like a public trial, humiliating him severely.

The distance from the right back position to the middle of the sideline is only thirty meters.

The shame and self-blame made him want to find a crack in the ground and crawl into it.

Suddenly, someone hit his spine hard.

"Don't lower your head, straighten your back, the game is not over yet!"

Davis turned his head, his panic eyes suddenly blurred after seeing Rossi.

"No one will sympathize with the weak here!"

After finishing speaking, Davis gritted his teeth, held back tears, and nodded heavily.

After Retona came on the field, he whispered a few words into Rossi's ear and returned to the defensive area.

Manchester City kicks off.

Heynckes pushed forward with both hands, signaling for the team to press forward.

High pressure in the half is Bayern's most striking feature.

Rossi presses the ball carrier forward, with three or four teammates behind him as a screen, and the remaining players must be between the opponent and the defense.

With the single defensive midfielder Vidal positioned deep, he filled the gap between the forward pressing players and the defense.

If Manchester City controls the ball in the backcourt, Bayern's midfielders and frontcourt players will immediately press.

When the ball is passed to the frontcourt, Bayern's defense also ensures sufficient defensive numbers.

Although it can suppress Manchester City's counterattack, if Bayern wants to attack, they must expect to steal the ball in the frontcourt or defensive counterattack.

It is not an easy task to steal the ball from the feet of Manchester City players who cooperate well.

Manchester City, who were in the lead, were not in a hurry to attack and passed the ball slowly.

Pressing in the frontcourt is a very physically demanding job. After Heynckes took over the team, the first thing he did was to strengthen the players' endurance.

Even Rossi’s current average running distance per game is higher than before.

Although it is very hard, Heynckes has been encouraging the players off the court.

five minutes,

ten minutes,

fifteen minutes,

Heynckes firmly believes that continued high pressure will definitely cause invisible pressure on the opponent, causing the opponent to make passing errors.

Under such continuous pressure, Manchester City players began to rarely pass the ball back to their own half, but instead passed it in the midfield area.

Even if they lose the ball, they can still have space to press.

After the opponent's formation pressed forward, Rossi and a full midfielder were positioned forward, ready to counterattack at any time.

The rest of the people positioned themselves defensively and formed a formation.

During this period, the players from both sides were in a stalemate on the court, and neither side had a good chance to score. Guardiola walked to the rest area to take a break and drink water.

Heynckes relied on this sharp set of anti-counterattack tactics to win the Triple Crown.

It's also because Robery, at his peak, was one of the best wing combinations in the world.

Now, Coman's technique is not mature enough and Gnabry is not mature enough, so the two of them cannot exert their anti-counterattack power at all.

Bayern, what a shame.

Entering the 80th minute of the game, Heynckes saw that the team's pressing intensity had declined and immediately made personnel adjustments.

Remove Vidal and Gnabry and replace them with Goretzka and Ribery.

Manchester City also made substitution adjustments, with Delph replacing David Silva and Jesus replacing Aguero.

Both sides have used up three substitutions, and the last ten minutes will be the ten minutes that determine the outcome.

The fans at the scene cheered and cheered louder and louder.

For a long time, Manchester City's performance in the Champions League has not been as strong as their performance in the league.

The reason lies in the rich heritage.

If we can eliminate the defending champion Bayern and enter the quarterfinals of the Champions League, it will be a victory of great significance.

In the "family seats" of the North Stand, young Manchester City fans with the team logo printed on their faces happily waved the team flag.

For them, this may just be a lively place.

But as football culture continues to be implanted in the mind, this will inevitably become the inheritance of football culture.

These young fans may become professional players in the future, or even enter Manchester City's youth training, or they may become loyal fans of the team.

Bayern continued to press harder, and defender Boateng also began to press forward.

The more critical the moment, the more the players' endurance is tested.

As time passed, Manchester City players began to pass the ball into the backcourt, using the width and depth of the court to control the ball.

Rossi quickly pressed towards the goalkeeper.

The closer to the end of the game, the more aggressive his pressure became.

Goalkeeper Moraes did not dare to stop the ball and passed it directly to the wing.

Rossi immediately pressed towards the wing, and his teammates behind him also quickly moved towards the wing.

It is hard work for offensive players to press, but the mental pressure on defensive players is also very high.

In the 89th minute, Kyle Walker couldn't bear the pressure and passed the ball forward.

If Aguero was still on the court, Manchester City would not be so passive in controlling the ball in the frontcourt.

But Sane, Jesus and Sterling are not as good as Aguero in their back-up ability.

The ball was intercepted by Boateng who was returning to defense and passed to midfielder Goretzka.

Although they lost the ball, Manchester City did not intend to retreat, but immediately counterattacked.

Boateng showed his rich competition experience and vision at this moment.

He pointed to Retona on his right and signaled his teammates to pass the ball to the wing.
To be continued...