Chapter 3100 Starting lineup announced, what will Dortmund do in terms of defense today?
A night passed in the blink of an eye.
The entire internet is praising Rice and Salah for their goals!
At the same time, many posts criticizing Cristiano Ronaldo appeared online.
The gist of it is that he's a lazy, opportunistic player who wins without effort.
It doesn't matter who you replace in the forward position...
It has to be said that Lina has always been silently supporting Ye Chen from behind!
Clear away all obstacles for him.
Even Ye Chen's goal was criticized.
Ronaldo, who didn't score, will definitely be criticized even more harshly...
Anyway, this Golden Globe Award has to go to my husband!
The online battles have never stopped.
And the real-world competition is about to begin!
On May 5th, the temperature in Manchester was pleasantly mild.
The fans, dressed in long sleeves, strolled leisurely towards the Etihad Stadium...
It's pink and so cute!
This final is their last Champions League match at home this season, so it's generating a lot of buzz.
Of course, since the oil tycoon acquired Manchester City, the number of fans has been steadily increasing.
Manchester City has now become a symbol of the Premier League...
Dortmund fans were mixed in with the crowd in twos and threes.
They entered the stadium one after another under the escort of the police.
Inside the locker rooms of both teams.
The players, who had finished warming up, gathered together.
Ten Hag began making final pre-match arrangements.
Both teams made some changes to their starting lineups...
However, once the targeted tactics were set up, the next step was to boost morale.
This time, Ten Hag didn't waste any words. Instead, he gave the players three minutes to video chat with their families.
Ye Chen also contacted Lina.
The three little ones were all clenching their fists to cheer themselves on.
Even Ye Chen was excited for a moment!
Everyone knew this game would be tough, but for their families, for the team they played for, and for... to be praised as awesome after the game.
Fight!
Ten Hag gathered the players in the middle and said, "Guys, we've been looked down upon all along. Everyone thought we'd be beaten by Chelsea and eliminated by PSG... But what happened? We made it to the semi-finals!"
"Today, we continue to slap the media in the face, and those football commentators in the face!"
"Let football fans all over the world know that football is won by playing, not by talking!"
Does anyone love this rabbit?
"In Ye's words—'Let's fucking get him!'"
Ten Hag finally shouted something in Chinese.
Ye Chen smiled.
He originally wanted to teach "fuck his mother," but then he thought it was too crude, so he taught "fuck his ass."
I must say, Teng Hai's pronunciation is actually quite standard...
No, it's too early to call him Teng Hai.
After tonight, we'll know whether he's Teng Sheng or Teng Hai!
Just as Ye Chen smiled, Tenhag spoke again.
"Guys, you don't want to disappoint your wives and kids, do you?"
Ye Chen's smile froze.
Does Ten Hag have a coaching experience in Japan?
The smell is really strong...
8:35 p.m. local time.
The players from both sides left the field one after another, led by the referee.
Today's referee is also a renowned one, Danny Makkelie from the Netherlands!
Last time, the referee was also from the Netherlands, but his name was Kuipers.
Although the Netherlands' performance has declined in recent years, their refereeing has been quite good.
"CCTV! CCTV!"
"Welcome everyone to tune in to CCTV on time! Today we bring you the second leg of the 2020-2021 UEFA Champions League semi-final!"
"The two teams facing off are Manchester City, playing at home, and Borussia Dortmund, playing away!"
"I am your host today, and next to me is our special guest, former Manchester City legend, Coach Sun Jihai!"
"Haha, good evening everyone, I'm Sun Jihai!" Sun Jihai immediately greeted everyone with a smile.
During this period, the atmosphere for football in China has improved, and he has also devoted himself to the cause of youth football training.
As more and more talented players emerge, he becomes increasingly happy.
With Manchester City and Dortmund facing off in the semi-finals, Sun Jihai, a former Manchester City player, naturally wants to cheer for Manchester City.
Moreover, Manchester City won the first leg, so Sun Jihai was full of confidence!
He Wei continued, "In the first leg, Manchester City defeated Borussia Dortmund 3-2 away from home."
"If it were last season, it would have been extremely difficult for Dortmund to turn things around, but this season the away goals rule has been eliminated, so Dortmund is not without a chance to win!"
"Coach Sun, who do you think has a better chance of winning this game?"
Sun Jihai smiled and said, "I know there are many Ye Chen fans in China, but in terms of the strength of both sides, Manchester City is obviously more outstanding. In addition, there were injuries and red cards in key positions in this game, so Manchester City has a higher probability of advancing!"
A mild winter~
The key position he was referring to was, of course, the defensive midfielder.
As we all know, the core strength is fundamental to a team's ability to perform well.
And now Dortmund has a problem with their midfield... that's a really big problem!
"Okay, let's take a look at the footage first!"
At this moment, the familiar Champions League theme song began to play in the stadium.
Taking advantage of the busy pre-match ceremony, He Wei began to introduce today's starting lineup!
"Manchester City, playing at home today, are still using their most familiar 4-3-3 formation!"
"Goalkeeper Ederson."
"The four defenders are Zinchenko, Diaz, Stones, and Kyle Walker!"
"The three midfielders are Fernandinho, Rodri, and Gundogan."
"The three forwards are Foden, Wang Chu, and Mahrez!"
As is well known, Guardiola's best strategy is to use a strikerless formation.
This time he skipped Jesus and used Wang Chu as a shadow striker.
At the same time, a defensive midfielder was added, clearly indicating a desire for stability.
Of course, it's more accurate to call it 41212 than 433!
Rodri is the lone defensive midfielder, with Fernandinho and Gundogan running parallel in the middle.
Wang Chu plays as an attacking midfielder, while Foden and Mahrez form the forward line.
However, Manchester City's players are good at running, so their formation is constantly changing.
It can become 41212, or it can become 4231 or 4141!
If necessary, midfielder Rodri can also drop back to center-back and play a 5-3-2 formation!
Guardiola's tactical philosophy is that players need to use running to create space, constantly penetrating until they tear the opponent apart...
Dortmund really penetrated the defense in the last match!
"Dortmund still uses the familiar 433 formation!"
"Goalkeeper Onana."
"The four defenders are Guerreiro, Hummels, Thiago Silva, and Mazraoui!"
"The midfield trio consists of Bellingham, Brandt, and Reus!"
"Left winger: Thorgan Hazard; Forward: Ye Chen; Right winger: Sancho!"
"Dortmund's starting lineup today was quite bold, directly using three attacking midfielders... So the question is, how will Dortmund defend today?"
