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Chapter 1286 Quick Gunner Real Madrid
Mourinho doesn't care what tactics Manchester City use, anyway, he will let Real Madrid play a defensive counterattack.

If Manchester City want to have the ball, let them do it.

In Mourinho's view, Manchester City's approach is to die.

Because in fact, Manchester City is not used to playing like this at all. Of course, they do occasionally play like this when facing weaker teams, but because the opponent is too weak, it is impossible to pose any threat to them, and they cannot even press.

So their style of play wasn't really tested in a meaningful environment.

Their style of controlling the ball is more like a tactic of playing for tickets, rather than a true experience of blood and fire.

In terms of controlling the ball, Real Madrid led by Mourinho had a direct dialogue with Barcelona in La Liga.

Barcelona people are the masters of ball control.

Mourinho was not afraid of them either.

And in many matches, Mourinho also figured out some tactical ideas for dealing with Barcelona.

He is not even afraid of Barcelona, ​​how can he be afraid of Manchester City, a poor imitator?

Sitting on the coach's bench, he didn't even lift his butt, looking very calm.

He and his team are waiting for the opportunity that belongs to Real Madrid.

But if you can't wait for the whole game, Mourinho is not in a hurry. He has already told his players that this game must be very, very patient, because a little carelessness in this level of competition may make the team fall into a situation where there is no redemption.

If there is really no good chance, even an away draw in the end is acceptable, but you can't lose.

Back at home, Real Madrid's performance will be stronger than on the road, and it will be possible to win by then.

The game played for 10 minutes, and both teams were cautious.

Manchester City did not dare to press on the offense easily, they were more often in the midfield, and even passed back, all the way to the feet of goalkeeper Joe Hart.

Then pass forward and pass to Real Madrid's penalty area. If there is still no good chance, then continue to pass back and cross.

Anyway, possession of the ball must not be handed over easily.

This is also what Benitez specifically urged.

Before the game, Benitez also showed the players a selection of M's Real Madrid's quick counterattack goals that he had edited and selected.

There are a lot of Real Madrid's counterattack goals in it, and many of them were mistakes made by the opponent's attack, or the shot was taken down by the opponent's goalkeeper, and then they directly launched a counterattack.

In fact, the Manchester City players are no strangers to this, because they do it themselves, waiting for the opponent to make a mistake in the backcourt, or forcing the opponent to make a mistake.

Then hit a counterattack and end with a goal.

Now, seeing an opponent use something that he is very familiar with against him, there is always a subtle feeling...

10 minutes passed quickly, and Manchester City's siege did not receive any effect.

Mourinho guessed right, Manchester City is not the kind of team that is good at this tactic, although they can play a fight occasionally, but when facing a really strong opponent, their tactic is a bit unworkable, they still prefer and are good at playing defensive counterattacks.

But now Mourinho's Real Madrid took the lead in counterattacking, forcing them to have no choice but to press the offense.

Ineffective.

Instead, Real Madrid's counterattack made two threatening attacks in these 10 minutes.

Under such circumstances, Benitez adjusted his tactics, and he stopped attacking. Manchester City also started to recover, and then attacked leisurely.

This makes the scene not very good-looking.

Because both sides are not very active on offense, the most important thing is defense.

Naturally, this scene is not going anywhere.

Some neutral fans expressed disgust with such football, but fans of both sides did not.What they care about most is not the beautiful scene, but which team can win.

Real Madrid fans are also very supportive of Mourinho's work now, because they have seen what changes Mourinho's football has brought to the team.

They love the change.

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When the minds of both sides are not on the offense, the performance of offensive players is lackluster.

Kaka was very active in the game.

But helplessly, the tactics were wrong, and his enthusiasm could not be turned into a threatening attack.

Kaka still needs to have room to counterattack.

So in fact, after Mourinho went to Real Madrid, everyone thought it was good news for Kaka. As a result, Kaka participated in the World Cup with an injury and was forced to play with a blockade, which made Mourinho furious and was directly sent to the sidelines.

There is no place for Kaka in Real Madrid's counterattack tactics at all.

Kaka's outstanding performance in Manchester City also has a lot to do with Manchester City's insistence on playing defensive counterattacks.

Many of Kaka's goals for Manchester City were scored on quick counterattacks.

But now, Mourinho's Real Madrid has shrunk its defense, giving Kaka no room to sprint at all.

So Kaka is no different.

In the first half of the game, the stalemate between the two sides passed quickly.

When the referee blew the whistle to end the first half, everyone was a little surprised——huh?Is this the end of the first half?I feel like there was nothing in the first half...

Everyone's feeling is right, there was really nothing in the first half.But that was the first half Mourinho had hoped for.

He believes that as time goes by, Manchester City, who are playing at home, will definitely become more and more impatient.

If they can't score by then, they will be eager to attack, and then Real Madrid will have a chance to score!
In the dressing room, Manchester City's players were slightly silent.

They played very uncomfortable in the first half, because they couldn't play in the way they were familiar with, which was very awkward.

And Benitez repeatedly emphasized two words in the locker room: "Patience."

"...Be patient, be patient! What they are waiting for is the time when we are impatient! Let me tell you, what if the home game ends 0-0? We went to the away game in the second leg, and it's our turn to play Real Madrid's counterattack..."

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What Benitez repeatedly emphasized during the intermission is reasonable. If the positions of the two sides are swapped in the second round, the mentality will be different.At that time, Manchester City can leisurely shrink the defense and let Real Madrid attack.After all, it is Real Madrid's home court, and Real Madrid will be under pressure to win at home.

At that time, Manchester City will also use defensive counterattacks to deal with them, so they are not afraid that Real Madrid will not give in.

And Real Madrid still has a problem. The second round is at their home court, which means that they have no way out. If the tie is 10:0 in 0 minutes, then they will directly play 10 minutes of overtime.

Will not give Mourinho a chance to adjust.

We will find out tonight.

Under such circumstances, Benitez believes that even if his team is forced to a 0:0 by Real Madrid at home, he is not very worried.

His biggest concern is that the team conceded a goal in this game, allowing Real Madrid to score away goals.

In this case, even if the two sides draw in the end and return to their home court, Mourinho will be much calmer.He has an away goal, and if the score is tied, he can qualify directly without any overtime.

Benitez's analysis and decision are correct.

But the correct analysis does not mean that the players on the field can be completely obedient.

After all, players are also thoughtful, they have their own ideas, and in the ever-changing football field, it is very likely that the things that the head coach arranged before the game and during the intermission are not applicable.

Coupled with the fact that the two sides are in a relatively fierce confrontation, and the emotions are up, then nothing can be taken care of.

It is precisely because of these uncertain factors that football games are so fascinating.

Because no one knows what will happen next...

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After the start of the second half, at first, Manchester City still played according to the arrangement made by the coach during the intermission.

But when Real Madrid central defender Pepe knocked David Silva over in a physical confrontation, it was obvious that Manchester City's anger had risen.

In defense, Real Madrid players move more.

And Manchester City is not to be outdone.

The two sides are quite a bit of the meaning of the tip of the needle.

With the name of the name, the anger came up.

In 3 minutes, when Manchester City was defending Real Madrid's attack, Kompany fouled Benzema who was holding the ball about 40 meters away from the goal. The referee gave Kompany a yellow card and awarded Real Madrid a free kick.

Manchester City players have objections to this yellow card. They think that the referee is too strict and this foul is not worthy of a yellow card.

Three or four Manchester City players surrounded the referee, intending to ask for an explanation.

But at this moment, Real Madrid suddenly took a free kick!

After Ozil got up, he quickly set up the football, and then pushed the football out directly, with a straight kick!
When Manchester City's players were still competing with the referee, Cristiano Ronaldo had already stepped in from the gap and received the ball from Ozil. Without marking, he dribbled the ball towards the penalty area!
"Free kick quickly!!"

The sudden boos from the stands woke up the Manchester City players who were still surrounding the referee. Some of them turned their heads to see what was going on, some looked at the linesman, and some turned around and chased back.

Goalkeeper Joe Hart raised his arm at the beginning, indicating that the opponent had violated the rule.

But he found that the referee did not blow his whistle, and the linesman did not raise the flag...

This is a successful quick free kick tactic!
Cristiano Ronaldo broke into the penalty area and faced a panicked Joe Hart. The chance was too easy for him, and he kicked and shot!
The ball slipped past Joe Hart, headed for the far corner, and rolled into the net...

"Goal! Ahhh! Goal! Manchester City behind! Cristiano Ronaldo! Ronaldo!!! They broke the deadlock with a quick free kick!"

"Oh oh oh oh! Ronaldo! Ronaldo! Ronaldo!! Cristiano Ronaldo!" The Spanish TV commentator was very excited. "Real Madrid scored an away goal! It was a brilliant free kick!"

There was a shrill booing throughout the Manchester City Stadium. Manchester City fans believed that Real Madrid had violated the free kick and they should wait for the referee's whistle before kicking off.

But the referee did not mean to call the goal invalid.He turned around and pointed his finger at the middle circle, indicating that the goal is valid!

Some Manchester City players ran to the referee to argue again. They also believed that Real Madrid's free kick was wrong and they should wait for the whistle and wait for them to stand on the wall.

But the referee upheld his decision.

"Manchester City players are too careless..." Alan Hansen criticized. "They go to the referee to argue, but they forget that anything can happen in the game. Real Madrid are smarter than them... Now Real Madrid is one goal ahead, which is really good news for them who are good at defensive counterattacks..."

The implication is that for Manchester City, this is definitely bad news!

Real Madrid, who are good at fast, are not only fast in defensive counterattacks, but also fast in free kicks!
(End of this chapter)