Chapter 465 Midfielder and three central defenders, Zidane cracks Manchester City’s tactics

Schmeichel's outstanding personal performance could not reverse the decline of the overall situation.

Manchester City took control of the game shortly after the start and suppressed Leicester City.

Although Leicester City's players worked hard to reverse this unfavorable situation, Manchester City suppressed them at the tactical level.

Guardiola's three central defenders and the tactical configuration of the central and defensive midfielders make it difficult for Leicester City's frontcourt press to threaten Manchester City's ball carrier.

They could calmly organize attacks again and again, and thanks to the numerical advantage in the center, Manchester City firmly controlled the midfield from the beginning.

This allowed them to push the ball upfield again and again, making full use of the openings in the wide corridors and constantly attacking Leicester City from both sides.

Manchester City's style of play made Leicester City very uncomfortable. The opponent's left wing was okay. After David Silva retired from injury, Navas or Son Heung-min appeared in this position.

The passing and dribbling abilities of these two people are much weaker than that of David Silva, so they can only act as a blaster. After getting the ball, they don't change much. They either pass down the bottom or cut in and shoot.

But Manchester City's active right winger is Lin Quan, the best winger in football. Once the ball comes to his feet, there are too many choices.

Therefore, Leicester City paid special attention to the defense on Lin Quan's side and did not hesitate to station heavy troops here to deal with him.

But as a result, their formation inevitably tilts a little to the right, which gives Manchester City players a wide space to move on the left.

As Manchester City's dealer, Kroos, who took the ball in the midfield, saw this and decisively moved the ball to the open left side in a wide range to create opportunities for Son Heung-min.

Son Heung-min understood this and took the initiative to retreat. After lowering the defensive players' alertness, he suddenly turned around and accelerated, rushing towards Leicester City's half.

The opponent's full-back was caught off guard, and when he turned around to pursue him, he was already one step away from Son Heung-min.

"Manchester City's one-on-one!"

"Opportunity! Son Heung-min hits the goal!"

"Little Schmeichel made another contribution. He saved the ball. Wait, Manchester City's offensive is not over yet. De Bruyne got the ball, and Leicester City's defenders all pounced on him!"

"De Bruyne passed the ball, who did he pass it to?

It's Lin Quan! !

The ball was scored and the score became 0:1. Leicester City players made a fatal mistake when defending. They actually left Lin Quan unmarked. This was a very, very huge mistake! "

In the commentary box, the commentators were very speechless about Leicester City's conceded goal.

The reason for being speechless is that Lin Quan's fight was too easy.

He took advantage of his teammates to attract the opponent's attention and quietly entered the penalty area. As soon as he ran out of the gap, De Bruyne's pass came as promised. What he had to do was to easily catch the ball and then push the empty goal.

Such a comfortable shot is really not difficult for a top shooter like Lin Quan. If he is given a hundred chances, he may not miss even one shot.

After scoring, Lin Quan gave De Bruyne a thumbs-up: Good pass, Ding Ding!

At least three Leicester City players pounced on De Bruyne just now. Surrounded by the opponent, De Bruyne not only did not lose the ball, but also accurately passed the ball to Lin Quan's feet. This His ability to withstand pressure and his ability to handle the ball can truly reflect the value of an attacking midfielder!

De Bruyne straightened his chest proudly: That's right, don't even look at who is passing the ball to you?

He was also very proud of the ball just now. In fact, he didn't see whether Lin Quan was really here, but when the opponent pounced on him, he judged that there was an opening here.

If he can pass the ball out, no matter who his teammates are, as long as one of them is in place to respond, they will have an excellent chance to score.

Facts have proved that his judgment was correct, and Lin Quan also had enough tacit understanding to actually appear here.

On the sidelines, Guardiola clenched his fists excitedly after seeing Lin Quan's goal.

Lin Quan's last shot of this ball was not brilliant, but De Bruyne's handling of the ball made his eyes shine.

This kid can always create some unexpected surprises for himself.

There seems to be no ball at his feet that he cannot pass, and his choice and method of passing the ball always surprise and surprise.

This guy is a top passer!

As long as he is paired with a few top forwards, his assist data will definitely be indispensable.

It just so happens that Manchester City has such a striker in their team.

So Guardiola has a hunch in his heart that De Bruyne's statistics this year may explode.

This made him feel happy, but also a little worried.

As the saying goes, people are afraid of being famous and pigs are afraid of being strong. Once De Bruyne becomes famous, more and more wealthy clubs will be interested in him.

The thought of these wealthy clubs coming to poach people with checks in hand gives Guardiola a headache.

Since last year, every year during the transfer period, there have been a large number of offers to buy some players from Manchester City.

Kroos, Aguero and even Lin are all among them.

During the transfer period every year, just rejecting offers from these clubs makes him feel overwhelmed.

Now that there is another De Bruyne, the workload has increased again.

In fact, it is very simple to reject offers from other clubs, but what is difficult to deal with is the work on the player's side.

If some players are seduced by other clubs and insist on leaving, it will be difficult for the club to force them to stay.

However, these players, especially the main players, are very important in Guardiola's tactical system. If they are kidnapped, Manchester City's strength will inevitably be affected.

After this game is over, the transfer window during the winter break will begin.

He has already foreseen that many teams will inquire about De Bruyne's price.

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When Lin Quan shot, Schmeichel realized something was wrong and tried his best to defend, but it was still a step too late.

By the time he completed the save, the football had already flown into the goal.

This made him feel very unwilling to let the opponent break the goal he was guarding so easily.

He obviously performed very well before, but why did he still lose the ball in the end?

In the stands, Schmeichel couldn't help but sigh when he saw his son's frustrated expression.

The special thing about the goalkeeper position is that even if you have made a hundred and a thousand wonderful saves in front of you, as long as you make one mistake, it will become meaningless.

Before Manchester City scored, the situation on the field was already very unfavorable for Leicester City.

Encouraged by the goal at this time, the opponent's morale was greatly improved, but on the other hand, Leicester City's morale suffered a heavy setback.

Under the circumstances, the game may become even more unfavorable to Leicester City.

Thinking of this, Schmeichel became a little worried for his son.

In the next games, the goal he guards will definitely face more and more severe tests than before.

I wonder if he can withstand it?

Now, what he is most worried about is that Manchester City played an exaggerated score in this game, and conceding a large number of goals will shatter a goalkeeper's confidence and make him fall into self-doubt.

On the sidelines, Ranieri obviously realized that the situation was not good for him.

But he has nothing to do against Manchester City's offense. Manchester City's midfielder and wingers are too strong.

With the strength of Leicester City, they can only concentrate their efforts on one area and cannot take care of both sides. After all, their players' personal strength is not as good as the opponent's. They can only rely on the numerical advantage of the local area to limit the opponent.

But in this way, the troops in other areas will be reduced, and the opponent's offensive threat will become greater.

But if you don't do this and spread your troops evenly, then the wind will leak everywhere and you won't be able to defend against it.

what to do?

How can we crack Manchester City's offensive tactics?

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"Haha, it's interesting. Guardiola's tactics are better than I thought!"

"Manchester City's dominance in the Premier League looks even stronger than we thought!"

In one of the stands at the King Power Stadium, Real Madrid coach Zidane smiled and said to his assistant.

It was the winter break of La Liga, and he had nothing to do, so he came specifically to watch the highlight of the Premier League.

Although it is not certain whether Real Madrid will encounter Manchester City in the Champions League knockout round, Real Madrid has to guard against it.

If they really encountered it and they didn't do their homework in advance, it would probably be a disaster.

After all, Real Madrid fell at the feet of Manchester City two years ago and missed an excellent opportunity to win the championship.

Every time Real Madrid people think about this, they feel aggrieved and never want to repeat the same mistakes again.

"Would it be better if we gave up the pressure on the opponent's back line and instead cut off the connection between Manchester City's two wings and the backcourt?"

The assistant coach asked a question.

Zidane shook his head: "No, Manchester City's backcourt ball point is at the midfielder position. If they don't press their defenders, then their connection with the midfield will be closer, and the ball can be passed to the side. At the feet of the road players.”

In today's football, there is a trend that the position of the team's organizer is moving back.

From the front midfielder at the beginning, to the back midfielder, and now to the midfielder midfielder.

Now, the classical attacking midfielder in football has completely disappeared.

The reason why the classic attacking midfielder disappears is also very simple. The closer a player is to the frontcourt, the higher the defensive intensity will be. It is difficult to effectively organize an offense under the opponent's pressing or even encirclement.

And once the playmaker is restricted, the team's offense becomes misfired.

Therefore, in order to allow the team's playmaker to hold and handle the ball more comfortably, their position is placed in the midfielder.

In this position, the only thing that can threaten them is the opponent's frontcourt players, which are much smaller in number. They face much less pressing and pressure, and can handle the ball more calmly.

However, in today's football world, the development trend of football is becoming more and more tactical and holistic.

The tactic of high-post pressing is becoming more and more popular, which means that even if the core position of the playmaker is moved to the midfielder, he will still face a lot of pressure.

Therefore, in order to reduce this pressure, someone came up with such weird things as the side midfielder and the midfielder.

Although it sounds ridiculous, this corner position makes it really difficult for the opponent to press, and it can indeed reduce the pressure on the midfielder.

The reason Zidane is not optimistic about Leicester City is because they have not posed much of a threat to Cross so far.

This allows Cross to command and dispatch very calmly, using his broad vision and overall view to move the ball to areas where the opponent's defense is weak.

And every time he successfully transfers the ball, he can pose a threat to Leicester City's goal.

If things go on like this, Leicester City will have no chance of a comeback, and will instead be further widened by their opponents.

"What should we do?"

The assistant coach is a little helpless. If Real Madrid really encounters Manchester City in the Champions League and Guardiola uses this tactic again, how will Real Madrid respond?

"Zidane thought for a while and had two ideas in mind to solve the problem, but he still doesn't know whether his idea is feasible?

"There are only two ways to win: offense and defense!"

"The main threat of Manchester City's tactics lies on the wing. Therefore, the defensive side can arrange a five-back formation to completely eliminate the threat from the opponent's wing."

"Of course, you can also choose another method, using the tactic of flying together on both sides, taking advantage of the opponent's weakness of having only three defenders and weak side defense, to attack the opponent's two sides."

Attack is the best defense. If the opponent tries to use the wings to attack, then our own side will also use the wings to make a fuss and completely suppress the opponent's wings. In this way, Guardiola's tactical system will be self-defeating. .

Of course, these are just idealistic ideas in his mind. Whether it can work or not, you have to go back and test it before you know.

Ranieri also made a choice quickly. He saw that Manchester City's two wings were extremely active, so he asked the team to shrink the formation and strengthen the defense of the wings.

Once the opponent's attack reaches the thirty-meter area, let Leicester City's No. 4, Brother Drinking Water, move back and join the back line to form a five-back position.

In this way, the defender's formation is wide enough to intercept the opponent's wing attack. Whether the opponent is going down or cutting inside, someone will be watching them anytime and anywhere, and they will not be given too many opportunities.

Real Madrid's assistant coach was secretly surprised when he saw Ranieri's choice and couldn't help but glance at Zidane:

The head coach's prediction was actually correct. Coach Zidane's strength seems to be stronger than he imagined.

Sure enough, to be so favored by Chairman Florentino, he is certainly not a mediocre person.

I just don’t know if he can lead Real Madrid back to the throne and win the tenth Champions League trophy they dream of?

Zidane did not notice these thoughts of his assistant. After seeing Ranieri make a conservative choice, he immediately cheered up and stared at the field intently, wanting to see whether this choice would have an effect.

If the defense of five defenders can really restrict Manchester City, then Manchester City's life in the Premier League may not be easy!