Chapter 420
Sampaoli looked unhappy.
He had made a lot of preparations.
Targeting Zhao Yi.
In the five midfielders, Vazquez and Kiyotake Hiroshi were ready to support the defenders at any time.
In a small area, Zhao Yi was double-teamed.
Forced him to make mistakes.
As a result, Zhao Yi's position and style of play have changed. He no longer forced himself from the wing and then cut inside to shoot.
He started passing the ball again.
And the route of the pass was elusive.
Sampaoli felt like he was punching cotton with a heavy punch, and he was powerless.
No matter how he adjusted, it seemed that he could not target Zhao Yi.
The best way was to squat and defend, not only to guard Zhao Yi, but also to keep an eye on all Manchester City players.
Otherwise, Zhao Yi would activate other teammates.
Last season, Zhao Yi's assists required a breakthrough first, and then he watched his teammates' running positions and passed threatening balls.
This season, he can pass the ball first and lead his teammates to run.
What's more amazing is that he doesn't even need to observe his teammates.
It was as if all the running positions of teammates were under control.
Sampaoli shook his head. This season, Zhao Yi and Manchester City have evolved again.
Apart from luck and unremitting defense, he didn't know how a team like Sevilla should fight against Manchester City.
After Emery left, Sevilla is undergoing a transformation.
With Sevilla's current combat effectiveness, it is really difficult to pose a threat to Manchester City.
Sampaoli, the head coach, has a somewhat paranoid personality, and it is difficult to change what he insists on.
Therefore, Sevilla did not change the formation, and all squatted in the penalty area to defend.
They are still 352, trying to maintain an offensive posture.
Of course, after the restart, they still passed the ball to the backcourt, hoping to open up the formation.
Cause some problems in Manchester City's defense.
Manchester City has changed its formation, Zhao Yi's position retreated, and Sterling and Aguero were in front.
Waiting for a counterattack.
Silva and Kante formed a double defensive midfielder, with Zhao Yi and De Bruyne sandwiched between the striker and the defensive midfielder.
It was like a 4222 formation.
This just made it possible for Sevilla's two flanks to attack.
The two wingbacks began to move forward frequently.
However, because Zhao Yi and Kante were both on the left side of the team, Sevilla's right side was more of a distraction.
They began to look for opportunities on Manchester City's right side, which was their own left side.
Manchester City had Silva to assist on the right side, and a fast and strong Kyle Walker.
This allowed Sevilla's attack to reach the front court, but it was difficult to complete a breakthrough cross.
They could only force a 45-degree diagonal kick and hoist it into the penalty area.
It seemed that there were opportunities and gaps on the two flanks, but it was difficult to really launch a threatening attack.
In the penalty area, Ben Yedder was restricted by Kompany and Stones and basically did not play.
Bilotto couldn't rush up again.
Sevilla's attack was like constipation.
It was difficult to penetrate the middle and it was difficult to break through the wing.
Vitolo finally forced a pass to the bottom, but still couldn't break through Kyle Walker.
He could only force a kick, and the ball was blocked by Kyle Walker.
"The joining of Kyle Walker is really a big improvement for Manchester City's defense.
Manchester City spent a lot less this season, but the improvement on the defensive end is very obvious.
Kyle Walker and Kante have raised the hardness of Manchester City's midfield and backcourt to a higher level.
Judging from several friendly matches of Bravo, it seems that he did not meet Guardiola's requirements.
On the contrary, Ederson, the young goalkeeper, has a good ability to pass the ball.
Not afraid of the stage, confident.
Let's see Sevilla's corner kick opportunity this time, which is precious for Sevilla!"
"Sarabia takes the corner kick."
Sarabia raised his hand to signal, and the Sevilla players in the penalty area began to move.
As the ball was lifted high into the penalty area, the point was good, but the speed was a little bit off.
If the ball was too slow, it would be easy for the goalkeeper to determine the landing point.
The goalkeeper in the penalty area can use his hands.
So Ederson rushed to the landing point of the ball and made a big jump.
He caught the ball directly with both hands.
In the small penalty area, the goalkeeper has a great advantage. After controlling the ball, the opponent will not have a reasonable confrontation and collision.
Ederson threw the ball out.
Zhao Yi, who retreated, stayed on the left, turned around and pushed with the outside of his right foot, and ran with the ball.
Manchester City's quick counterattack was very fast.
Kante, who was originally near the penalty area, ran like a small piece of black and blue lightning.
He rushed into the Sevilla players with a swish, and rushed out of the encirclement with a swish.
Not only on the defensive end, but also on the offensive end, Kante's support and pulling are first-class.
His speed and dedicationAttitude, Guardiola kept nodding.
40 million bought a treasure.
Kante's forward ability and shooting ability are good, but his passing ability is a little worse, which is why Guardiola did not think highly of him at the beginning.
Judging from this game, Kante does lack passing coordination with his teammates.
But after he got the ball, he knew to look for Zhao Yi, and he knew to run without the ball.
More active in retreat.
Excellent interception ability.
He is a good counterattack player.
Even if he can't be a top receiving point or a passing point.
But Manchester City has enough players in the frontcourt who get the ball.
It can cover up Kante's shortcomings.
In a specific lineup, Kante can be a surprise soldier.
If you insist on playing a ball control system, you can let Gundogan play.
After Zhao Yi got the ball, his left foot was the axis and his right foot was close to the ball.
As soon as Filho behind him got close, the football flew from the left to the right.
De Bruyne ran like a small tank.
Sterling quickly received the ball and ran along the sideline.
After De Bruyne cut inside, Sterling passed the ball.
Then he moved forward along the sideline again.
At the moment of being offside, De Bruyne kicked the ball behind the defender.
Sterling circled half a circle and rushed behind the defender.
He took the ball and rushed into the penalty area.
A series of quick passes tore Sevilla's defense to pieces.
After Sterling entered the penalty area, he was intercepted.
In this game, it seems that Sterling was infected by his teammates' precise passes.
Sterling also wanted to show off, so he didn't force a breakthrough and sent the ball out of the penalty area!
Kante, who had already rushed from the backcourt to the front of the penalty area in the frontcourt, received the ball.
This is the most typical B2B midfielder.
He ran back and forth between the front of his own penalty area and the front of the opponent's penalty area.
He has him in defense and offense.
For a while, Guardiola even thought about playing Zhao Yi as a B2B.
Later, he thought that this was a waste of talent, so he simply gave up the idea of this transformation.
"Kante, another kick!!"
This time, Sevilla's defense was not in place.
Let him take full power, and there was no obstruction.
The football went straight to the far corner.
Rick couldn't intercept such a high-quality shot.
"The ball went in! ...
