Chapter 359 The End of Dream Theater
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Tuo Lei Si Bu Xiang Ti Dan Dao
Chapter 359 The End of Dream Theater
After the start of the second half, Manchester United's offensive suddenly increased. The long-lost ferocious pressure in the midfield and frontcourt shocked the fans and Manchester City players.
Only Guardiola, who was sitting firmly on the coaching bench, knew that Mourinho was using this desperate method to engage in tactical confrontation with himself for the last time.
Anyway, procrastinating will mean losing. Manchester United chose the most spectacular way to announce the outcome of this game.
For Guardiola, Mourinho's counterattack only looks fierce. As long as he chooses to deal with it calmly, with Manchester United's current offensive firepower, it will undoubtedly be harder than reaching the sky to break through Manchester City's goal!
Looking at Guardiola sitting opposite him on the coaching bench, Mourinho also felt a hint of envy in his heart. In today's European football, any practitioner can see that, as long as Guardiola does not want to leave, , as long as the record is acceptable, Manchester City's head coach will always be him.
Guardiola will exert his influence on all aspects, including the first team, youth training, etc., mix his football philosophy into Manchester City's DNA, and use a long enough time to build the soul of Manchester City!
This is an absolutely special choice, because the current era no longer allows a coach to spend more than ten years building a mature tactical system and team culture for a club.
Club owners only want to see victories and trophies, so it will be difficult for coaches like Ferguson and Wenger to appear again in the future.
Compared to Manchester City's trust in Guardiola, Mourinho is undoubtedly a mercenary in the eyes of Manchester United. Even in the mouths of some extreme Red Devils fans, the madman has even destroyed the DNA of Manchester United.
The strong contrast made Mourinho, who was extremely determined, couldn't help but lament the difference in fate, especially when the guy on the opposite side got Zhao Jinge again after meeting Messi. It's hard not to envy such luck.
Manchester United fans still didn't know Mourinho's intention to break the boat. As usual, they sang the team song and cheered at the top of their lungs when Manchester United launched an offensive.
But now, glory no longer belongs to Manchester United. Even at Old Trafford, Manchester United's players have received a morale bonus, but under Manchester City's defensive system, there is still little chance.
When Mourinho saw this, he looked in the direction of the Manchester City coaching bench and laughed and cursed.
It seems that the failure at Bayern Munich has had a greater impact on Guardiola, an old boy, than imagined. I, a person who is based on preventing counterattacks, have risked my life. How can you, Guardiola, remain immobile? !
Shaking his head, Mourinho finally saw that Guardiola was determined to secure these three points today and would not leave him any chance today.
The Manchester City players on the field quickly stabilized their position after being surprised. When Manchester United speeded up, they also speeded up.
As for shrinking defense, that is not the style of Manchester City and Guardiola at all. While sitting firmly on the Diaoyutai, torturing opponents with ball control and organization is actually the specialty of a team with superior skills like Manchester City.
Guardiola will not make any adjustments, and the Manchester City players on the field will continue to grind. They are the best among the Premier League teams in terms of rhythm. Manchester United can only play for a while.
With this confidence, Manchester City's midfield and backfield also accelerated and continued to put pressure on Manchester United's offensive players.
But what I have to say is that within the limited burst time, Martial and Pogba really relied on their personal abilities to successfully help their teammates break into Manchester City's defensive third zone several times.
But whether it is Herrera who cuts in from behind, or Rashford who relies on momentum on the left to directly enter the Manchester City penalty area, they are all weaker than Pogba in handling key balls.
Pogba went up and down, and after a few rounds of attacking with the ball together with Martial, both of them were exhausted physically and could only watch anxiously as their teammates continued to waste opportunities.
It's not that they don't want to go to the front to connect with Ibrahimovic. If they press forward, there will be no candidates in the midfield and backfield who can hold the ball and advance.
In other words, they sacrificed their offensive ability and dropped back to play a supporting role in exchange for the continuous offensive that Manchester United has organized now.
Once Pogba or Martial returns to the offensive line, such an offensive will be suspended instantly.
Manchester United will then return to the passive situation of being pinned in their own half, unable to get out from the wings, and Herrera and Carrick can only continue to cross the ball to find opportunities.
Can't move it, really can't move it!
When Fellaini, Mkhitaryan, and Mata were injured, Manchester United's midfielder was even worse, and they had to rely on Martial to partner with him to control the field.
Martial is a midfielder, but he didn't expect that at the end of the season he would have to play as a midfielder to put out the fire. That is to say, the horse director in the past few years has been obedient, otherwise Lingard would probably be the only one in this position. !
Pogba felt very unwilling and felt tired looking at his teammates.
Even if they were lucky enough to equalize in this game, in this final sprint stage of the league, Manchester United's subsequent performance is not likely to be much better. The camp is full of injured soldiers, what else can you do? !
When he thought of this, Pogba, who was still a little energetic, had spent all his last bit of energy.
After another futile attack, anyone with a discerning eye could see that Pogba, Manchester United's core midfielder today, seemed to be no longer in the state of actively looking for opportunities just now.
Manchester United's offensive naturally slowed down.
And when the offense is not well-known and the formation is slightly forward-pressing, Manchester United's midfield will inevitably become a bit out of touch.
Zhao Jinge saw the opportunity to threaten and counterattack, and he made a tactical gesture to his teammates behind him.
Seeing this, Mahrez slowly moved closer to the left wing, while the other Manchester City players in the midfield and backfield began to press more actively.
Guardiola's eyes lit up at this time. Manchester City was obviously ready to counterattack. Manchester United had not completely retreated yet. If Zhao Jinge and Mahrez successfully connected, this counterattack would be promising!
After thinking for a moment, Guardiola directly called De Bruyne and Fernandinho to warm up.
If this counterattack is scored, he will replace his new force and go up to play midfield control first, wear down the last trace of Manchester United's energy, and then turn to the defense.
It doesn't matter if the counterattack fails to score, calling a few players to warm up is like setting off smoke bombs, and it's okay to cause a little trouble for Manchester United's coaching staff.
With the mentality of taking it as a matter of fact, Guardiola's performance did attract Mourinho's attention, which allowed Manchester United's coaching team to focus more on the substitution adjustments that Manchester City may need to make. Come up.
The Manchester United players on the field naturally still want to find an opportunity to launch an offensive, and retreating is not within their consideration at all.
So when, in the 607th minute of the second half, Manchester City once again launched the most direct long-pass counterattack to find Zhao Jinge, Manchester United's hinterland area once again suffered a heavy blow!
"Oh! Here it comes, a long pass from Yaya Toure. Zhao's back makes Carrick dare not move!" Andy Gray's tone revealed excitement. Zhao Jinge faced Carrick, and the back was How can I catch the ball?
Manchester United's midfielders and frontcourt players just started to return to defense at this moment. If Zhao Jinge distributes the ball in time, this counterattack will at least reach the vicinity of Manchester United's penalty area.
At that time, it will depend on the quality of the last pass. The most important thing is to let Mahrez and Zhao Jinge cooperate directly!
At this time, Mahrez, who was on the sidelines, was accelerating with all his strength. Zhao Jinge pointed the ball with his chest to Gundogan, who stepped in to connect, and then he also moved towards the right wing.
Gundogan was so brave that he didn't immediately pass the ball towards Mahrez on the left, but continued to drive in with the ball himself!
Carrick, who was returning to defense, wanted to make a decisive foul before Gundogan entered the penalty area, but Gundogan used a pull ball and turned around to dodge Carrick's tackle.
Amid the cheers of more than 1 Manchester City fans at the scene, Gundogan did not continue to stick to the ball this time. Before the interference of Valencia, who was returning to defense, he hoisted the ball directly into Manchester United's penalty area!
Phil Jones and Rojo quickly formed a double-teaming posture against the running Zhao Jinge. In their view, once they formed a circle, Zhao Jinge, no matter how powerful he was, would not be able to complete the challenge for the top goal.
But Zhao Jinge's instant burst of speed still gave him a chance to take off.
Although this opportunity is not enough for him to complete a powerful head swing attack, but in the case of attracting Manchester United's double central defenders, it is still no problem to play a header ferry!
"Gündogan's pass! Zhao Jinge is in place! Faced with a double-team, Zhao Jinge!"
During Andy Gray's passionate commentary, Zhao Jinge held his breath, and at the moment when he collided hard with Phil Jones, he took the first step to point the football behind the Manchester United goal!
The moment Zhao Jinge took off, Mahrez seemed to be stepping on a somersault cloud and passed by Herrera who was trying to defend.
Facing this excellent opportunity created by Zhao Jinge, Mahrez did not hesitate at all, quickly fell to the ground and completed the tackle, and before De Gea's palm could block it, he sent the ball into the Manchester United goal again!
At this moment, Zhao Jinge and Phil Jones both fell to the ground. Rojo interfered on the flank and did not bear the full impact of Zhao Jinge, so the situation was slightly better.
"Holy shit, it hurts so damn much!"
Singer Zhao Jin leaned on the turf and took in a breath with a grin on his face. Phil Jones on the other side also slowly sat up with a painful expression on his face. Both of them were a little confused, but fortunately no one was injured.
With the cheers of Manchester City fans, Mahrez ran over and pulled Zhao Jinge off the turf, and then rushed to the corner kick area to celebrate wildly, leaving only the completely desperate Manchester United players as their background!
When the game restarted, Guardiola wasted no time and took advantage of a dead ball opportunity to replace De Bruyne and Fernandinho.
Gundogan and Kanter were delayed for a while when they came off the field, which caused considerable dissatisfaction from the Manchester United fans at the scene, and they booed loudly for a while.
However, the two old fritters are already used to it, hugging their teammates and applauding the fans. A set of procedures is so smooth.
After some tossing, the game has almost reached No. 705 minutes of the game.
At this moment, Manchester City was controlling the ball on the court. With the support of David Silva and Mahrez, there were almost six people in the midfield of Manchester City. They were not afraid of Manchester United's fight when they were controlling the ball.
Anyway, time is on Manchester City's side now. If you make a big move, I will fall to the ground. If it doesn't work, let Mahrez and the others come back to dribble and protect the ball on the wing. If it doesn't work, just kick it.
It's very comfortable to drive the kind of big feet that prevent the football from flying out of the baseline quickly and make Manchester United players have to consume energy to reach the ball.
In this mentally tortured style of play, Manchester United's offensive players naturally became irritable.
If Mourinho hadn't stood on the sidelines and told his disciples to stay calm, I'm afraid there would have been another player conflict at the venue.
If you have a conflict with Manchester City at this time, you are completely helping Manchester City. The coach can see it clearly from the sidelines, but the players are all emotional, and once the boss is in charge, they can't care so much.
Fortunately, Guardiola replaced Mahrez with Cancelo as soon as 10 and [-] minutes passed.
Let Cancelo, who has better defense, play as left back, move Otamendi to the left midfielder position, and Manchester City also switches to defense across the board.
This tactical adjustment allowed Manchester United to finally get the opportunity they dreamed of pressing forward.
It's just that there is not much time left for Manchester United. Including injury time, the total is only about 15 minutes.
The players on the Manchester City bench also stood up and stared nervously at the situation on the field, as long as the ball could be won smoothly.
That four-win lead is just around the corner!
The temptation to win the title several rounds in advance makes it difficult for every Manchester City player and coach to remain calm.
That is to say, Guardiola promptly stopped many players from stepping off the bench and standing on the sidelines.
He doesn't want to put more pressure on the players on the field. No matter how high the expectations are, if the referee doesn't blow the whistle for the end of the game, there is a possibility of being overturned.
In 3, Manchester United only needed [-] minutes to come back and defeat Bayern Munich and win the Champions League!
Mourinho and the players at Manchester United have a spirit of adventure in their bones.
Guardiola doesn't want to lose the [-]-point advantage he's about to gain to Manchester United. That would undoubtedly be a blow to Manchester City's morale.
He only wants the safest victory, so at this moment, not putting any pressure on the players on the field is the most responsible approach.
Facing Manchester United's final offensive, Zhao Jinge also retreated to the midfield, shouting loudly for his teammates to block Manchester United's attacks from both sides.
Manchester United is not afraid of Manchester City playing in the middle. No matter whether they are holding the ball or playing a lob, the high point of Manchester City's middle is enough to make Ibrahimovic and other Manchester United offensive players despair.
But Manchester United needs to be vigilant at all times in their wing attack. Whether it is Martial or Rashford on the wing, they all have very good passing skills.
Especially when Rojo and Phil Jones press into Manchester City's penalty area later to grab points, so we must not take Manchester United's crosses lightly!
(End of this chapter)
After the start of the second half, Manchester United's offensive suddenly increased. The long-lost ferocious pressure in the midfield and frontcourt shocked the fans and Manchester City players.
Only Guardiola, who was sitting firmly on the coaching bench, knew that Mourinho was using this desperate method to engage in tactical confrontation with himself for the last time.
Anyway, procrastinating will mean losing. Manchester United chose the most spectacular way to announce the outcome of this game.
For Guardiola, Mourinho's counterattack only looks fierce. As long as he chooses to deal with it calmly, with Manchester United's current offensive firepower, it will undoubtedly be harder than reaching the sky to break through Manchester City's goal!
Looking at Guardiola sitting opposite him on the coaching bench, Mourinho also felt a hint of envy in his heart. In today's European football, any practitioner can see that, as long as Guardiola does not want to leave, , as long as the record is acceptable, Manchester City's head coach will always be him.
Guardiola will exert his influence on all aspects, including the first team, youth training, etc., mix his football philosophy into Manchester City's DNA, and use a long enough time to build the soul of Manchester City!
This is an absolutely special choice, because the current era no longer allows a coach to spend more than ten years building a mature tactical system and team culture for a club.
Club owners only want to see victories and trophies, so it will be difficult for coaches like Ferguson and Wenger to appear again in the future.
Compared to Manchester City's trust in Guardiola, Mourinho is undoubtedly a mercenary in the eyes of Manchester United. Even in the mouths of some extreme Red Devils fans, the madman has even destroyed the DNA of Manchester United.
The strong contrast made Mourinho, who was extremely determined, couldn't help but lament the difference in fate, especially when the guy on the opposite side got Zhao Jinge again after meeting Messi. It's hard not to envy such luck.
Manchester United fans still didn't know Mourinho's intention to break the boat. As usual, they sang the team song and cheered at the top of their lungs when Manchester United launched an offensive.
But now, glory no longer belongs to Manchester United. Even at Old Trafford, Manchester United's players have received a morale bonus, but under Manchester City's defensive system, there is still little chance.
When Mourinho saw this, he looked in the direction of the Manchester City coaching bench and laughed and cursed.
It seems that the failure at Bayern Munich has had a greater impact on Guardiola, an old boy, than imagined. I, a person who is based on preventing counterattacks, have risked my life. How can you, Guardiola, remain immobile? !
Shaking his head, Mourinho finally saw that Guardiola was determined to secure these three points today and would not leave him any chance today.
The Manchester City players on the field quickly stabilized their position after being surprised. When Manchester United speeded up, they also speeded up.
As for shrinking defense, that is not the style of Manchester City and Guardiola at all. While sitting firmly on the Diaoyutai, torturing opponents with ball control and organization is actually the specialty of a team with superior skills like Manchester City.
Guardiola will not make any adjustments, and the Manchester City players on the field will continue to grind. They are the best among the Premier League teams in terms of rhythm. Manchester United can only play for a while.
With this confidence, Manchester City's midfield and backfield also accelerated and continued to put pressure on Manchester United's offensive players.
But what I have to say is that within the limited burst time, Martial and Pogba really relied on their personal abilities to successfully help their teammates break into Manchester City's defensive third zone several times.
But whether it is Herrera who cuts in from behind, or Rashford who relies on momentum on the left to directly enter the Manchester City penalty area, they are all weaker than Pogba in handling key balls.
Pogba went up and down, and after a few rounds of attacking with the ball together with Martial, both of them were exhausted physically and could only watch anxiously as their teammates continued to waste opportunities.
It's not that they don't want to go to the front to connect with Ibrahimovic. If they press forward, there will be no candidates in the midfield and backfield who can hold the ball and advance.
In other words, they sacrificed their offensive ability and dropped back to play a supporting role in exchange for the continuous offensive that Manchester United has organized now.
Once Pogba or Martial returns to the offensive line, such an offensive will be suspended instantly.
Manchester United will then return to the passive situation of being pinned in their own half, unable to get out from the wings, and Herrera and Carrick can only continue to cross the ball to find opportunities.
Can't move it, really can't move it!
When Fellaini, Mkhitaryan, and Mata were injured, Manchester United's midfielder was even worse, and they had to rely on Martial to partner with him to control the field.
Martial is a midfielder, but he didn't expect that at the end of the season he would have to play as a midfielder to put out the fire. That is to say, the horse director in the past few years has been obedient, otherwise Lingard would probably be the only one in this position. !
Pogba felt very unwilling and felt tired looking at his teammates.
Even if they were lucky enough to equalize in this game, in this final sprint stage of the league, Manchester United's subsequent performance is not likely to be much better. The camp is full of injured soldiers, what else can you do? !
When he thought of this, Pogba, who was still a little energetic, had spent all his last bit of energy.
After another futile attack, anyone with a discerning eye could see that Pogba, Manchester United's core midfielder today, seemed to be no longer in the state of actively looking for opportunities just now.
Manchester United's offensive naturally slowed down.
And when the offense is not well-known and the formation is slightly forward-pressing, Manchester United's midfield will inevitably become a bit out of touch.
Zhao Jinge saw the opportunity to threaten and counterattack, and he made a tactical gesture to his teammates behind him.
Seeing this, Mahrez slowly moved closer to the left wing, while the other Manchester City players in the midfield and backfield began to press more actively.
Guardiola's eyes lit up at this time. Manchester City was obviously ready to counterattack. Manchester United had not completely retreated yet. If Zhao Jinge and Mahrez successfully connected, this counterattack would be promising!
After thinking for a moment, Guardiola directly called De Bruyne and Fernandinho to warm up.
If this counterattack is scored, he will replace his new force and go up to play midfield control first, wear down the last trace of Manchester United's energy, and then turn to the defense.
It doesn't matter if the counterattack fails to score, calling a few players to warm up is like setting off smoke bombs, and it's okay to cause a little trouble for Manchester United's coaching staff.
With the mentality of taking it as a matter of fact, Guardiola's performance did attract Mourinho's attention, which allowed Manchester United's coaching team to focus more on the substitution adjustments that Manchester City may need to make. Come up.
The Manchester United players on the field naturally still want to find an opportunity to launch an offensive, and retreating is not within their consideration at all.
So when, in the 607th minute of the second half, Manchester City once again launched the most direct long-pass counterattack to find Zhao Jinge, Manchester United's hinterland area once again suffered a heavy blow!
"Oh! Here it comes, a long pass from Yaya Toure. Zhao's back makes Carrick dare not move!" Andy Gray's tone revealed excitement. Zhao Jinge faced Carrick, and the back was How can I catch the ball?
Manchester United's midfielders and frontcourt players just started to return to defense at this moment. If Zhao Jinge distributes the ball in time, this counterattack will at least reach the vicinity of Manchester United's penalty area.
At that time, it will depend on the quality of the last pass. The most important thing is to let Mahrez and Zhao Jinge cooperate directly!
At this time, Mahrez, who was on the sidelines, was accelerating with all his strength. Zhao Jinge pointed the ball with his chest to Gundogan, who stepped in to connect, and then he also moved towards the right wing.
Gundogan was so brave that he didn't immediately pass the ball towards Mahrez on the left, but continued to drive in with the ball himself!
Carrick, who was returning to defense, wanted to make a decisive foul before Gundogan entered the penalty area, but Gundogan used a pull ball and turned around to dodge Carrick's tackle.
Amid the cheers of more than 1 Manchester City fans at the scene, Gundogan did not continue to stick to the ball this time. Before the interference of Valencia, who was returning to defense, he hoisted the ball directly into Manchester United's penalty area!
Phil Jones and Rojo quickly formed a double-teaming posture against the running Zhao Jinge. In their view, once they formed a circle, Zhao Jinge, no matter how powerful he was, would not be able to complete the challenge for the top goal.
But Zhao Jinge's instant burst of speed still gave him a chance to take off.
Although this opportunity is not enough for him to complete a powerful head swing attack, but in the case of attracting Manchester United's double central defenders, it is still no problem to play a header ferry!
"Gündogan's pass! Zhao Jinge is in place! Faced with a double-team, Zhao Jinge!"
During Andy Gray's passionate commentary, Zhao Jinge held his breath, and at the moment when he collided hard with Phil Jones, he took the first step to point the football behind the Manchester United goal!
The moment Zhao Jinge took off, Mahrez seemed to be stepping on a somersault cloud and passed by Herrera who was trying to defend.
Facing this excellent opportunity created by Zhao Jinge, Mahrez did not hesitate at all, quickly fell to the ground and completed the tackle, and before De Gea's palm could block it, he sent the ball into the Manchester United goal again!
At this moment, Zhao Jinge and Phil Jones both fell to the ground. Rojo interfered on the flank and did not bear the full impact of Zhao Jinge, so the situation was slightly better.
"Holy shit, it hurts so damn much!"
Singer Zhao Jin leaned on the turf and took in a breath with a grin on his face. Phil Jones on the other side also slowly sat up with a painful expression on his face. Both of them were a little confused, but fortunately no one was injured.
With the cheers of Manchester City fans, Mahrez ran over and pulled Zhao Jinge off the turf, and then rushed to the corner kick area to celebrate wildly, leaving only the completely desperate Manchester United players as their background!
When the game restarted, Guardiola wasted no time and took advantage of a dead ball opportunity to replace De Bruyne and Fernandinho.
Gundogan and Kanter were delayed for a while when they came off the field, which caused considerable dissatisfaction from the Manchester United fans at the scene, and they booed loudly for a while.
However, the two old fritters are already used to it, hugging their teammates and applauding the fans. A set of procedures is so smooth.
After some tossing, the game has almost reached No. 705 minutes of the game.
At this moment, Manchester City was controlling the ball on the court. With the support of David Silva and Mahrez, there were almost six people in the midfield of Manchester City. They were not afraid of Manchester United's fight when they were controlling the ball.
Anyway, time is on Manchester City's side now. If you make a big move, I will fall to the ground. If it doesn't work, let Mahrez and the others come back to dribble and protect the ball on the wing. If it doesn't work, just kick it.
It's very comfortable to drive the kind of big feet that prevent the football from flying out of the baseline quickly and make Manchester United players have to consume energy to reach the ball.
In this mentally tortured style of play, Manchester United's offensive players naturally became irritable.
If Mourinho hadn't stood on the sidelines and told his disciples to stay calm, I'm afraid there would have been another player conflict at the venue.
If you have a conflict with Manchester City at this time, you are completely helping Manchester City. The coach can see it clearly from the sidelines, but the players are all emotional, and once the boss is in charge, they can't care so much.
Fortunately, Guardiola replaced Mahrez with Cancelo as soon as 10 and [-] minutes passed.
Let Cancelo, who has better defense, play as left back, move Otamendi to the left midfielder position, and Manchester City also switches to defense across the board.
This tactical adjustment allowed Manchester United to finally get the opportunity they dreamed of pressing forward.
It's just that there is not much time left for Manchester United. Including injury time, the total is only about 15 minutes.
The players on the Manchester City bench also stood up and stared nervously at the situation on the field, as long as the ball could be won smoothly.
That four-win lead is just around the corner!
The temptation to win the title several rounds in advance makes it difficult for every Manchester City player and coach to remain calm.
That is to say, Guardiola promptly stopped many players from stepping off the bench and standing on the sidelines.
He doesn't want to put more pressure on the players on the field. No matter how high the expectations are, if the referee doesn't blow the whistle for the end of the game, there is a possibility of being overturned.
In 3, Manchester United only needed [-] minutes to come back and defeat Bayern Munich and win the Champions League!
Mourinho and the players at Manchester United have a spirit of adventure in their bones.
Guardiola doesn't want to lose the [-]-point advantage he's about to gain to Manchester United. That would undoubtedly be a blow to Manchester City's morale.
He only wants the safest victory, so at this moment, not putting any pressure on the players on the field is the most responsible approach.
Facing Manchester United's final offensive, Zhao Jinge also retreated to the midfield, shouting loudly for his teammates to block Manchester United's attacks from both sides.
Manchester United is not afraid of Manchester City playing in the middle. No matter whether they are holding the ball or playing a lob, the high point of Manchester City's middle is enough to make Ibrahimovic and other Manchester United offensive players despair.
But Manchester United needs to be vigilant at all times in their wing attack. Whether it is Martial or Rashford on the wing, they all have very good passing skills.
Especially when Rojo and Phil Jones press into Manchester City's penalty area later to grab points, so we must not take Manchester United's crosses lightly!
(End of this chapter)
