Chapter 355 Manchester Derby

Chapter 355 Manchester Derby

While waiting to play, the Manchester United players didn't talk much, and the Manchester City players would get together to chat or something.

If you just watch this scene, you will easily come to the conclusion that "the Manchester United players are nervous and at a loss, while the Manchester City players are relaxed."

In fact, it may be true that Manchester City players are relaxed, but it must be false that Manchester United players are nervous and at a loss.

Most Manchester City players have their sights set on Bruno.

As the core of Manchester United's midfield, an absolutely indispensable important figure, a FIFA Ballon d'Or winner, and the first player in football history with a transfer fee of 2 million euros, Bruno has long been a name they have heard of.

Guardiola focused on introducing Bruno, but other Manchester United players simply passed him by. Guardiola told his players that as long as Bruno can be frozen, Manchester United can be frozen. As long as Bruno can be made to perform abnormally, the entire Manchester United team will perform abnormally... and so on.

Manchester City players are very curious about what the person who is said to be so powerful is like. There are not many people among them who have played against Bruno on the court, that is, De Bruyne is the only one.

Bruno has watched a lot of game videos, but after all, they are separated by a TV screen. To understand football, it is not enough to just watch it. If you have the conditions, you have to experience it yourself. Now they have the conditions.

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Of all the Manchester City players, Fernandinho spent the most time staring at Bruno because Guardiola left him in his own hands to contain Bruno during the game.

Because Manchester City plays 433, there are only three people in the midfield, and two of these three are players who are better at offense than defense. It can even be said that they can only attack but not defend, so the heavy responsibility of man-to-man defense is all It fell to Fernandinho.

He must restrain Bruno, and the outcome of his contest with Bruno can even affect the outcome of the game.

What Guardiola told him, Fernandinho felt that his head coach was a little too cautious. He feels that it is not a problem for Manchester City to win. Marking Bruno will only affect the score but not the result.

He knows that Bruno is a very powerful midfielder, good at both offense and defense, and can score points, but after all, he is only one person. As long as he is cut off from other teammates, he will naturally not be able to cause any big troubles.

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Bruno did not look at the Manchester City players. He looked ahead, waiting for the referee to announce his appearance.

When the players from both sides stepped out of the tunnel, there was a huge cheer. Fans have finally waited for this moment.

The live broadcast is taking turns to introduce the starting eleven of both sides.

Huge cheers and the Champions League were heard in his ears. Bruno stood on the court with his teammates. The two sides lined up on both sides with the referee as the center, allowing the media to take pictures.

After the ceremony, he followed his teammates and walked forward to shake hands with the referee and opponents respectively.

He shook hands with each one, not staying in front of anyone for more than a few seconds, nor did he greet the other person, he just shook hands without saying a word.

Whether it was Manchester City's De Bruyne or midfield master David Silva, he never stopped or raised his head to look at the opponent.

From the moment he joined Manchester United, he and Manchester City were already enemies. Since they are enemies, there is nothing to be polite about.

He never smiled or showed kindness to his enemies.

After the two sides shook hands, they dispersed, and the captain gathered around the referee, preparing to pick sides.

Rooney and Manchester City captain David Silva first exchanged team flags and then took sides. Rooney deliberately lost the right to pick and got the kick-off.

For a team of Manchester City's level, the start of the game is very important. Even if you can't score, you can't give Manchester City an advantage. Therefore, controlling the football at the beginning of the game can effectively reduce the pressure on your defense. , and can also launch an attack at the same time. If you are lucky, you might get in.

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"Now that the game is about to begin, let me introduce to you the starting lineups of both sides!"

"First of all, Manchester City's starting lineup - Manchester City still uses a 433 formation for this game. The goalkeeper is Bravo, the center backs are Otamendi and Stones, the left back is Kolarov, and the right back is Sagna. The three midfielders are Fernandinho, De Bruyne and David Silva, and the forwards are Iheanacho, Nolito and Sterling.”

"Manchester United's formation is also 433. Goalkeeper De Gea, center backs Maguire and Van Dijk, left back Luke Shaw, right back Valencia, the two defensive midfielders are Kante and Gundogan, and the forward It’s Rooney, Ibrahimovic and Rashford. Juan Mata, who started the previous three consecutive games, was on the bench for this game.”

"It can be seen that Manchester United and Manchester City have fielded the strongest lineup they can field. Both sides attach great importance to this game..."

This is nonsense. How can there be no reason not to pay attention to Manchester City Derby?

All pre-match ceremonies are over, and players from both sides stand in their formations, waiting for the game to begin.

The referee became the focus. He stood outside the center circle and was checking the time.

The huge Old Trafford stadium slowly became quiet, and everyone was looking forward to the whistle.

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The referee put the whistle into his mouth, looked left and right to make sure both players were ready, and then he blew the whistle hard!

"Good evening, viewers! Welcome to watch with me a focus match in the 2016th round of the Premier League in the 2017-4 season! The two teams against each other are Manchester United and Manchester City, two teams from Manchester! Now the game has started, hosted by Manchester United kick off……"

On the field, Ibrahimovic has passed the football to Bruno.

Seeing Bruno take the ball, the Manchester United fans in the stands cheered.

Bruno caught the ball and stopped the football very well. From this action, it can be seen that he was very relaxed, behaved normally, had a soft body and smooth movements.

Bruno stopped the ball and dribbled horizontally instead of passing the ball in a hurry, while Manchester City players rushed towards him.

"Iheanacho's target is obviously Bruno! They want to steal the ball directly and launch a counterattack!"

"Bruno will definitely face a very difficult situation in this game... passed! Good! Good shot! Beautiful!"

Looking at Iheanacho who rushed to steal the ball, Bruno did not pass the football out in a hurry. Instead, he made the intention of passing the ball to the side. When Iheanacho was deceived and shifted his center of gravity, he turned back. With one dunk, he dunked the football to the other side of his body, then turned around and got stuck in front of Iheanacho, protecting the football.

After passing Iheanacho, Bruno suddenly accelerated and moved the ball forward. Manchester City players thought he was about to launch an attack. Nolito even rushed to intercept, but he suddenly passed the ball diagonally to the back. Manchester United Left back Luke Shaw received the ball.

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Bruno was soon up against Fernandinho.

After the football fell around in the middle of the back line, it returned to Bruno's feet. At this time, Bruno was already in the circle, and Fernandinho came up unceremoniously.

Bruno did not lose his position due to Fernandinho's pressing. He turned his back to protect the football, stretched out his hand to hold Fernandinho, and then passed the football out.

Everyone originally expected him to pass Fernandinho, but Bruno did not do so. I did it in the beginning because it was to create an atmosphere and boost morale. There is no need to act heroic now, it is better to be calm and practical.

After passing the ball, Bruno ran elsewhere to distance himself from Fernandinho.

Fernandinho did not follow up. He was the only defensive player in Manchester City's midfield. If he rushed out without authorization and lost his position, Manchester City's back line would directly face the impact of the opponent's offensive players.

Once that happens, it can only mean that his midfielder has failed in his duty.

So seeing Bruno move to other positions, Fernandinho also returned to his position.

Anyway, Bruno has other Manchester City players to deal with.

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Bruno has heard of Fernandinho's name for a long time, and he has to admit that Fernandinho is very capable and has the ability to cause some minor troubles for himself in the game. I cannot take it lightly and relax my vigilance.

Why do you say it's a minor trouble? Because in Bruno's view, Fernandinho is not too much of a threat. It can be seen from his running position that once he returns to half court, Fernandinho will not catch up.

This is related to Manchester City's formation and tactical style. Manchester City is 433. Only one of the three midfielders, Fernandinho, has defensive ability. De Bruyne and David Silva's defense is often just a show-off. That’s all.

Therefore, his only defensive midfielder is very important, and among all the qualities of the defensive midfielder, his position is the most important. Once he leaves his position without permission, it may bring disaster to the team, so Fernand Dinho is destined to only interfere with himself in a limited area, but he is not a player who will stay in one place, so he is not too worried about Fernandinho.

He is not worried about Manchester City's defense, he is worried about Manchester City's offense.

Compared with the defense, Manchester City's offense is more powerful. Any one of them has the ability to solve a game alone, and together they are more terrifying.

Manchester City's first three league games this season were all settled in the first half, and the remaining time seemed redundant.

Therefore, special attention must be paid to Manchester City's blitzkrieg ability, so Bruno wants to take the kick-off in the hope that he can take more initiative in the game at the beginning of the game.

In addition, Manchester City's attacking lineup is so strong that they won two of the first three rounds by big scores, averaging 3 goals per game.

The first key to defeating Manchester City is to never concede a goal in the first thirty minutes of the game.

Of course, it would be better if we could hold on to the first half.