Ace Young Marshal

Chapter 814 The Battle of the Champion

The new Wembley Stadium can accommodate 9 spectators. If it weren't for the fact that the League Cup final is a contest between Liverpool and Manchester City, I am afraid that the stadium would not be full today.

The much-anticipated match was about to begin. When the starting players of the two teams entered the field, Situ Yunbing immediately showed a dignified look when he saw Manchester City's starting lineup.

Because something unexpected.

"Good evening, viewers, and welcome to the 2015-2016 English League Cup final!

The two teams that have reached the final this year are Liverpool and Manchester City.

It can be said that this is a matchup at the pinnacle of English football!

Liverpool has already established a terrifying lead in the league. The only other giants can compete for is the League Cup and the FA Cup. Looking at it now, Liverpool may not even let go of the local cup. They broke into the final of the League Cup , reached the quarterfinals of the FA Cup.

Let's first look at the starting lineups of the two teams.

Liverpool played their best today and dispatched the strongest lineup, with a formation of 433.
Goalkeeper: Ter Stegen.

Defenders: Azpilicueta, Van Dijk, Koulibaly, Robertson.

Midfield: Kante, Eriksen, Casemiro.

Forwards: Gareth Bale, Lewandowski, Coutinho.

Manchester City's starting lineup today is also 433.
Goalkeeper: Caballero.

Defenders: Sagna, Kompany, Otamendi, Clichy.

Midfielders: Fernando, Yaya Toure, Fernandinho.

Forwards: De Bruyne, Aguero, Silva.

What is more surprising is that Pellegrini put both Sterling and Mahrez on the bench today.

Although it is undeniable that De Bruyne and Silva are both very powerful stars, they are not strong in side attack. Can rely on the pass to advance.

In any case, Pellegrini's starting lineup may bring some trouble to Liverpool, let's take a look at this battle! "

It seems that Pellegrini has set up a formation with three midfielders, but Yaya Toure will definitely go to the frontcourt unwilling to be lonely.

Manchester City's formation not only reflects the strengthening of defense, but also pays attention to the improvement of ball possession, but in this way, their role of terminator is relatively small.

Situ Yunbing didn't have mind reading skills, so he had no way of knowing how Pellegrini made the battle plan, and could only observe it through the game.

There is no doubt that Pellegrini has changed from the idea of ​​playing Manchester City's own strengths to restricting Liverpool as the starting point for tactical design.

The referee blew the whistle to start the game, accompanied by a huge uproar from the fans of both teams.

Manchester City took the lead in the kick-off and behaved very cautiously after the opening.

The inverted triangle system presented behind Aguero, with De Bruyne, Silva, and Yaya Toure as the core, and the other two midfielders and full-backs stepping forward to support, Manchester City's possession of the ball is very stable!
Situ Yunbing suddenly had a ridiculous idea.

Manuel Pellegrini seems to be leaving it to City to prove that he can handle the ball deftly and powerfully, taking the initiative on the field!
Everyone knows that Guardiola is best at this, and Manchester City played Liverpool today but also played control of the field.

But here comes the problem, Manchester City only controls the field but lacks rushing!
On the basis of field control, two full-time defensive midfielders, Fernando and Fernandinho, will be used, which will cause a lack of offensive resources and a waste of personnel. In the final analysis, there is still a lack of confidence.

I want to control the field, but I am worried that if I can't control it, the defense line will collapse!
When Liverpool's striker and attacking midfielder quickly encircled and countered the frontcourt, Manchester City also had to speed up, and then the disadvantages of configuration became apparent.

When they launched a threatening offensive forward, Aguero's goal was too ostentatious, and he was directly marked by the Liverpool defender, and then the offensive points that could bring impact were almost only Yaya Toure, De Bruyne and Silva. Not the type of player who goes into the box and creates a threat.

When Yaya Toure just stopped the ball at the front of the penalty area, he was flanked by Kanter and Casemiro. If Manchester City's midfielder can follow up at this time, it may be able to generate a new attack. It is a pity that the two defensive midfielders are waiting and watching near the midfield, obviously because they are afraid of being counterattacked by Liverpool after the team loses the ball!
After making trouble for a long time, Manchester City is still a paper tiger!
Situ Yunbing secretly laughed in his heart, today's Manchester City is much stronger than Manchester City's defense when they played Liverpool last time!
After all, their defense is not Demichelis, but captain Kompany!
Pellegrini's tactical design seems to have many conflicts!

Yaya Toure failed to even hit a long shot before being intercepted by Casemiro.

However, there is no need for Manchester City to panic. Liverpool's counterattack was also a bit difficult. Manchester City countered the harassment in the frontcourt, forcing Liverpool to quickly attack the frontcourt, and then their tight defense in the backcourt also contained Liverpool's offensive threat.

After Coutinho sent a diagonal plug to Lewandowski, Kompany completed the interception immediately.

Liverpool's attack was frustrated.

In this way, the two teams played back and forth repeatedly, which made the coaches of both teams feel a little bad.

Manchester City can guarantee a smooth offensive organization, but the offense finally hits the front line without any threat. Liverpool's offense is prone to passiveness in the frontcourt. The strength of Manchester City's two full-time defensive midfielders in confrontation has limited Eli to a certain extent. Kesen's performance, although Gareth Bell's strong attack from the side is effective, it is still a little short of creating a goal.

The situation is stalemate, offensive and defensive stalemate.

Even the audience can see that the current scene is in an embarrassing stalemate for both teams. If there is a turning point in the game, one side must take the initiative to make a big breakthrough!

After 25 minutes of the game, Situ Yunbing, who had always put his hands in his pockets and looked calm, suddenly took advantage of a dead ball and gestured to the disciples on the field to change their style of play!
The past 25 minutes of the game also made the Liverpool generals realize that in this level of competition, they are not unstoppable, and Situ Yunbing still needs to judge the situation from the sidelines and give them instructions.

Basically, 80% of Liverpool's opponents now don't need Situ Yunbing to worry too much. The team's own adjustment ability is enough to adapt, but facing some strong teams, the coach's on-the-spot command role will be very important.

After Liverpool's adjustment by Situ Yunbing, the most notable change is that the two full-backs assisted and killed the frontcourt together!

Although Manchester City looks like a 433 formation, in fact, at least one of De Bruyne and Silva will be very close to the center, so that they can better connect with their teammates and give full play to the advantages of passing and control skills. Everyone is close to the middle to form a direct coordination.

Therefore, the threat of Manchester City's attack from the wing itself is very limited. Secondly, in order to break the deadlock on the field, Liverpool must make full use of the width of the field. There is nothing better than full-backs participating in the attack to achieve such a tactical effect.

In the end, the involvement of the full-backs in the attack is only the most obvious change. The real change in Liverpool is the change in the overall tactical posture!
In the 27th minute of the game, when Robertson received a pass from Kanter on the left side of the front court, he quickly pushed forward. When Coutinho ran to the left in front of the penalty area, Robertson suddenly made a move in Sagna. Pass the ball obliquely in front of the left rib bottom line of the penalty area.

Kompany chased after Lewandowski, who took the initiative to run to meet him. Unexpectedly, Lewandowski knocked the ball back with his heel without looking back when he touched the ball.

Coutinho took advantage of the trend to go forward and meet in place, but Fernando also returned to the penalty area, which made Coutinho destroy the ball by Fernando when he was about to take advantage of the trend.

The football rolled towards the goalkeeper Caballero, who made a clearance with his feet!
The football flew to the middle circle.

Aguero was looking at the football falling in front of him with his back, but found someone behind him to fight against him. He tried his best to lower his center of gravity, but unexpectedly, the people behind him retreated suddenly, and Aguero sat down on the ground!
The Red Army fans in the stands couldn't help laughing.

Aguero got up and looked back, as expected, Van Dijk!
If it weren't for his good position, Van Dijk would have had a chance to clear the ball with a header, but since Aguero had to focus on the ground to fight him, Van Dijk simply made him lose his balance by surprise.

After chasing back to control the football that hit the ground for the second time, Van Dijk quickly passed the ball to Casemiro who retreated to respond.

Liverpool's offensive continued.

Pellegrini looked serious at this time, and Liverpool's tactical change was obvious.

Overall pressure, high position pressing!

Only in this way can Liverpool hope to break through Manchester City's defense!
In this kind of championship decisive battle, if Pellegrini can deal with Liverpool before the game, then judging from the on-the-spot scheduling during the game, Situ Yunbing is the first to take a positive step!
Whether this change will make Manchester City passive is still unknown.

Liverpool continued to attack. When the offense shifted to the right, Azpilicueta quickly stopped the ball and dribbled forward. Fernandinho quickly helped defend the side. Yaya Toure also retreated to defend .

Azpilicueta crossed the ball as Fernandinho got in front of Eriksen, who came running to meet him, who had the ball blocked by Yaya Toure. A diagonal pass to the right of the frontcourt.

Gareth Bell took the lead to withdraw the ball from the side. When Clichy followed up and planned to press, Gareth Bell suddenly smashed the ball to the bottom line, and at the same time exploded with acceleration and quickly went down to the bottom to throw Clichy away. When he attacked before, Fernandinho was able to quickly return to the ribs of the penalty area, but this time without Fernandinho!

Gareth Bell turned the ball to the penalty area before the baseline!

For a while, Manchester City's defense was jittery!

(End of this chapter)