Chapter 443 Guardiola’s life & black technology?

Three defensive midfielders? After seeing Manchester City's starting lineup, Mourinho couldn't help but raise his eyebrows.

Guardiola's arrangement did indeed surprise him.

Manchester City's midfield and backcourt are generally the Kroos + Kante combination, and the frontcourt is the attacking group of Lin Quan, De Bruyne, David Silva and Aguero.

After adding a defensive midfielder to the backcourt, Guardiola will definitely remove one of the players in the frontcourt. So who will be removed? The answer is Aguero!

Manchester City's formation is very strange. It seems to be a 433 formation, but the 3 is not a combination of two wingers and a center forward, but two attacking midfielders plus a free man.

What the hell is this lineup?

Mourinho said he didn't understand it and had never seen anyone play like this! Without a striker in front, who would the attacking midfielder pass the ball to?

The audience at the scene and the TV commentators also noticed Manchester City's strange formation.

"Guardiola seems to want to try out his new tactical style on Manchester United, but I don't know what kind of surprises this new tactic can bring us?"

I have to say that Guardiola is very talented in this area.

And the more critical the occasion, the more he likes to make trouble.

This makes the outside world even more excited about this already very exciting game.

Guardiola himself did not think that there was anything wrong with his approach. The reason why he did not arrange the main striker to play was because he felt that he would not be of any use.

Manchester City does not have a center forward, and with the opponent's dense defense, Aguero can only play a limited role in the penalty area.

On the contrary, Mourinho's quick counterattack posed a greater threat to Manchester City.

Therefore, Guardiola chose to replace the forward with a defensive midfielder to strengthen the defensive ability and to curb the opponent's counterattack.

Of course, this adjustment does not necessarily weaken the team's offensive capabilities, because under this formation, he has made detailed arrangements for the team's offensive routines.

Guardiola is looking forward to seeing what effects his tactics will have in the game.

If this trick works well, maybe I can use it frequently in the future.

The game started on time at 7:00 p.m.

Manchester United had the ball. After their player kicked off, Manchester City quickly pressed the Manchester United player who had the ball.

Moreover, this kind of pressing is not the action of a single player or a few players in the frontcourt, but the overall tactics of the entire team.

Manchester City players quickly crossed the half court and launched high pressing in the opponent's half.

The opponent's fierce attack at the beginning made Manchester United's players a little uncomfortable for a while and they quickly lost the ball.

In Manchester United's coaching booth on the sidelines, Mourinho was indifferent to this scene.

Guardiola's passing and controlling football pursues control of the football, and what he pursues is efficiency. Losing the ball is expected, the key is how the opponent will launch an attack after gaining control of the ball.

Thinking of this, Mourinho sat up straight and watched carefully.

Manchester United fans sitting in the stands could clearly see that Manchester City players maintained a very tight formation as they pressed forward.

The defense line has passed the half court, the midfielder line is in the middle of their own half, and their forward line, no, their attacking midfielders, have entered Manchester United's 30-meter area.

If you look closely, you can actually see that Manchester City's six players in the midfield and frontcourt form a double-sandwich cheese for Manchester United's midfield.

These Manchester City players completely cut off the passing line between Manchester United's defense and midfield. There were one or two Manchester City players beside almost every Manchester United midfielder.

This made their backcourt players afraid to pass the ball forward easily, and without the transition from the midfield, the three forwards in the frontcourt were unable to touch the ball.

Manchester United's overall formation was completely divided by Manchester City, and they were put in the dilemma of fighting alone.

Mourinho had anticipated this. He waved his hand, signaling the players on the front line to retreat and help their teammates in the midfield to stabilize the situation. There was no need to rush the attack first.

Anyway, Manchester City's formation is so high up, there are plenty of opportunities to attack from behind.

Manchester United does not pursue ball possession, they only pursue efficiency. As long as they are given a great counterattack opportunity and they seize it, they can kill the game.

As for whether the game is good or not, it doesn't matter to Mourinho.

People only remember the names of the winners, and never the losers, unless the losers are as interesting as AC Milan...

Seeing Mourinho so calm, the fans at the scene gradually felt relieved.

Although from the field, the game fell into Manchester City's control.

But the opponent just kept passing the ball back and forth and did not launch any threatening shots or attacks, so there is no need to worry for the time being.

As always, Manchester United's legendary coach Sir Alex Ferguson also came to the scene.

At the beginning of the game, he was so shocked to see Manchester United's strange lineup and aggressive tactics that he even forgot to chew the gum in his mouth.

But soon, seeing that Manchester United had stabilized its position and did not give the opponent any chance to take advantage, he felt relieved and started chewing gum comfortably.

This season, under the leadership of Mourinho, Manchester United's performance has improved significantly.

What's more, Mourinho achieved such results when the team was fighting on two fronts, which is even more commendable.

Although Ferguson's coaching philosophy is very different from Mourinho's, it has been proven that Mourinho's approach is also applicable to Manchester United today, and that is enough.

If they had known this would happen, they should not have chosen Moyes and Van Gaal, and should not have messed around for the past two years, causing serious damage to Manchester United and allowing Manchester City next door to become completely dominant.

But then again, Ferguson felt that even if he had not retired, judging by the momentum shown by the two teams in his last few years in charge, it would have been difficult for them to suppress their neighbors.

Although money is not everything, but without money is absolutely impossible.

Manchester City’s rise is mainly due to two points: money!

Buy the right person!

The former is the basis of the latter. Without money, even if someone promising the future appears, there is no way to win it.

The latter is the basis for achieving results. Only by buying the right people can you rise quickly!

Manchester City also spent money lavishly in the early years and bought a lot of stars, but in the end they proved to be of little use. The money was spent, but the effect was not obvious. Instead, because of repeated failures in the Champions League group stage, they were often ridiculed and mocked by fans.

Without Lin Quan's joining, Manchester City would still gradually gain momentum, but it might not be so fast.

If Lin Quan's joining gave Manchester City the impetus to take off, then Guardiola's arrival put the rudder on this giant ship of Manchester City and helped them find the right direction.

Last season and the season before, Manchester City was also very strong, but not as dominant as the current Manchester City under Guardiola.

Manchester City under Pellegrini has had some superb performances, but there have also been times of downturn and their form has not been stable enough.

At that time, Manchester City's defensive problems forced Lin Quan and other offensive players in the frontcourt to work hard to score goals.

But under Guardiola, all three lines of Manchester City have been adjusted very well by him.

At this time, Manchester City's offensive and defensive capabilities are at the top level in the five major leagues.

Manchester City has conceded very few goals this season, and several young players on the back line have grown very fast, especially the Dutchman Van Dijk.

With the accumulation of game experience and his own continuous growth, Van Dijk is now showing more and more like a general. His one-on-one defense success rate is very high, and few forwards can break through his defense.

Thanks to his outstanding performance in Manchester City, he was not only selected for the latest Dutch national team roster, but also directly secured a starting position, becoming the mainstay of the Orange Army's defense.

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According to the latest data released by the German transfer market, Van Dijk's value has soared from 6 million euros when he joined Manchester City to 50 million euros.

As we all know, for young players, if other teams want to buy them, they have to pay at least 1.5 times their market value in the German transfer market.

In other words, if a team wants to poach Van Dijk from Manchester City at this time, the offer must be at least 75 million euros! If this price can be reached, it will directly break the highest transfer record for a defender.

Of course, considering how much Guardiola values ​​Van Dijk, even if there is a team willing to pay such a large sum of money to buy him, Manchester City will most likely not let him go.

In addition to Van Dijk, Sir Ferguson is also jealous of two other young players in Manchester City's defense - Rudiger and Kimmich.

Especially Kimmich, although he is not very old, his talent has amazed Sir Alex Ferguson.

With extremely high football IQ, excellent running ability, solid basic skills and strong mental attributes, plus the careful training of Guardiola, this man will definitely become a world-class midfielder in time.

On the other hand, our own team...

These players in the team, whether it is Martial, Fellaini or Herrera, all feel inferior to the opponent's midfield.

Manchester United is not without midfielders, Mata is one of them! Mata is very strong, but his shortcomings are also obvious: poor physical confrontation, weak running ability, and poor ball protection ability.

In his early years in Valencia, he had good explosiveness and could get rid of defenders. Now, with multiple factors such as his age and decreased explosiveness after injuries, it is becoming increasingly difficult for Mata to dribble past opponents, and he rarely even has outstanding performances.

In this game, Manchester City adopted a high-pressure tactic. Facing the repeated attacks from Manchester City players, Mata couldn't hold the ball at all, and his teammates didn't dare to pass the ball to him.

Without the ball, Mata is really useless and becomes completely invisible.

Ferguson feels that Mourinho will soon realize that Mata is useless on the field and may use a substitution to replace him.

Mourinho actually noticed this, Mata's position on the field was very awkward.

But he has no plans to move Mata for the time being.

Now the ball is in Manchester City's hands most of the time, and Chelsea's ball possession time is very limited, so Mata's inability to hold the ball is not particularly serious.

As long as he can seize an opportunity and use his passing ability to make a great pass, no matter how bad his previous performance was, Mourinho will list him as the number one contributor to the victory of the game.

I just don't know if Mata can seize these opportunities.

Fifteen minutes into the first half, Manchester City had already completed three shots, while Chelsea had not even one shot.

This made the fans at the scene feel a little worried. Although they knew that Mourinho was playing a defensive counterattack tactic, now they only saw defense and no counterattack!

If they can't launch a threatening counterattack, they will really die under Manchester City's beating.

Mourinho remained unmoved by the fans' concerns.

He saw that the opponent had many shots, so what? As long as the opponent didn't score, everything would remain the same! Moreover, in his opinion, the opponent's series of attacks just now did not threaten Manchester United's goal at all, so he was completely calm.

On the contrary, when the opponent has been attacking for more than ten minutes, their momentum will sooner or later run out, and that will be the time for Manchester United to sound the clarion call for a counterattack.

Mourinho is looking forward to his team's attack later. Can Manchester City resist? The coach of Manchester United, who is under siege, can sit calmly in the coaching seat. Why can Guardiola not sit still? Although the team has not scored yet and the players' several shots have not been threatening, he does not seem to be worried at all.

If you don’t score, keep shooting until you score!

As for Manchester United's counterattack? Haha, let them try it later and we'll know if they can launch a counterattack!

Both head coaches seemed to be looking forward to the time when Manchester City's attack would end, and on the court, the experienced Schweinsteiger had already taken a step ahead and came to De Bruyne's side.

In the 17th minute of the game, David Silva failed to break through with the ball, and his intention to pass the ball to De Bruyne was too obvious, so he was intercepted by Schweinsteiger.

After getting the ball, the latter immediately looked up to find his teammates in the frontcourt, ready to pass the ball to them.

However, what made him feel heavy was that his passing routes seemed to be blocked by the opponent's midfielder.

If the ball is passed directly to the forward, it will fall into the opponent's offside trap.

This ball is not easy to handle! At the moment he hesitated, De Bruyne started to counter-grab the ball on the spot, and Lin Quan also rushed towards him.

Schweini had no choice but to pass the ball to Mata who was close to him.

Mata had a wider vision than Schweinsteiger. He saw an opportunity to pass the ball, but before he could pass the ball, Lin Quan blocked him.

Mata had seen how good Lin Quan was when he was in the national team. He knew that this guy was not only good at attacking, but also had excellent defensive skills among forwards.

So he didn't dare to delay and quickly passed the ball to the frontcourt, wanting to give it to Martial.

Martial is very fast and good at cutting in from the wing. If this really happened to Martial, it would be very dangerous for Manchester City.

But how could it be so easy? Mata's footwork was really amazing. The ball was passed very accurately and precisely to Martial's feet. However, as soon as Martial received the ball, the linesman blew the whistle and raised the offside flag. He fell into Manchester City's offside trap.

(End of this chapter)