Ace Young Marshal

Chapter 931 The Battle to Defend Dignity
On March 3, when Liverpool entered Manchester by bus, it began to rain lightly, and the gloomy sky made people feel a little depressing.

The atmosphere at the Etihad Stadium was not as frenzied as expected, and Situ Yunbing could easily see the worry on the faces of the fans.

It is probably because Manchester City's current league ranking makes them unable to be optimistic. In addition, facing Liverpool today is a difficult battle after all!

Guardiola was standing on the sidelines wearing a trench coat. He had no communication with Situ Yunbing before the game.

Watching the media report on Situ Yunbing's pre-match remarks today, Guardiola suddenly felt a little guilty, probably because his point of view of belittling Situ Yunbing's achievements may indeed seem a bit villainous.

Of course, he was also forced to do nothing. He thought that Situ Yunbing would definitely attack him and make him a target of public criticism, but Situ Yunbing actually spoke a few words of justice for him!
But he responded to Situ Yunbing with a stabbing knife.

When he was in La Liga and Bundesliga, Guardiola only watched Situ Yunbing from a distance, but after coming to the Premier League, he felt a sense of mystery that he couldn't see through this magical young coach.

Situ Yunbing does everything with a clear conscience, as he said to Guardiola before, this is a war!
War must meet with swords and soldiers, but it does not necessarily need to be vicious and insidious.

The Manchester City club can give Pellegrini three years, how can it be impatient with Guardiola?
Instead of criticizing Guardiola again and again like a clown and humiliating the opponent with ridicule, it is better to relax from time to time, maintain a good rhythm, disturb the opponent, and decompress yourself.

People stumble and horses stumble, and if it is too full, the gutter will inevitably capsize.

Just how bad is Manchester City?
Not necessarily.

Guardiola is right in one point. If Situ Yunbing came to the Premier League that year, it was more like taking the city-wide unified examination, then what Guardiola had to take immediately after coming to the Premier League was the national unified examination!
The level of competition is completely different.

At that time, the Premier League had not had a Champions League champion for many years. At that time, the Premier League was also in a melee. In the past three years, Chelsea, Manchester United, and Manchester City took turns.

Liverpool's dominance since then has indeed increased a lot of difficulty for new competitors.

Standing in the Etihad Stadium, facing the bleak wind and cold rain, Situ Yunbing's heart is not easy.

The heights are so cold!
It's not difficult to beat an opponent in this age of gods' war, but he does have a headache at times when Liverpool are under siege.

Also not easy is Guardiola.

He understands better than anyone that top teams have more than top lineups, and weak teams lack more than top players.

It may be difficult for ordinary people to understand this connotation, but as long as you think about it in reverse, it will make sense.

Not every team with a top lineup will be successful!
Looking at team building at Guardiola's level, the lineup is always just the foundation. When the outside world laughs at how much money Mourinho spent but didn't do a few big things, why isn't Guardiola?
Is Liverpool's prosperity today just because of the foundation laid by the large investment in the past few years?

Yes, but not all!

Where did they dedicate countless classic battles in the European War in the past four years?

How could Situ Yunbing be pushed to the altar?

Guardiola once enjoyed it all, and now he is eager to relive the thrill of that time.

Just as a player has to be famous as early as possible, and when he comes late, he is not so happy.

But after a wave of quick success and quick profits in Manchester City, Guardiola discovered that although the core of Manchester City's central axis for many years is not an English player!

Kompany at the back, Yaya Toure in the midfield, Silva in the offensive organization, and Aguero in the striker.

How can these players have nothing to do with British players!
But the Premier League has its own set of rules!
Here, if he wants the team to play that kind of tepid pass control, it is impossible!

The fast pace of the Premier League has already had a deep-rooted impact on every team here!

If you don't emphasize confrontation and fight fast-paced, you will be eliminated!
How about Wenger's Arsenal?

Once upon a time, it was also a unique scene, but so what?
Has the champion favored them?

Manchester City has taken a bit of a step this season, resulting in huge fluctuations in the record!

Guardiola has also been reflecting recently and reorganizing the team. Perhaps when Manchester City's goal was downshifted due to reality, Guardiola really woke up and learned from the pain.

Since his debut as a coach, this season may be Guardiola's worst coaching performance!
When did he lead the team to compete for the top four in the league instead of the championship?
That's it for this season!
Even if Manchester City is not overthrowing and starting again, it has entered a stage of remodeling and correction.

In view of the fact that they failed to win Manchester United at home and were also tied by Stoke City, not to mention that the fans do not have much confidence in them facing Liverpool. I am afraid that Guardiola is also a little worried.

What he fears the most is that Situ Yunbing suddenly goes crazy!
Once the madness of the team he coaches comes up, it will really block and kill gods and Buddhas!
The starting players of the two teams walked into the Etihad Stadium. Judging from the expressions of the players, the expressions of the players of the two teams were not relaxed!

It is obvious that the mood for this game is slightly heavy.

Liverpool is about to reach the sprint stage of the season, so they must concentrate on it at this time, and Manchester City is an opponent that cannot be underestimated, even if Liverpool defeated Manchester City in the first half of the season!

Manchester City is under great pressure in the league, especially after being eliminated from the Champions League, if they can't get the top four rankings in the league, it will be ridiculous!

Besides, they can't accept being double-killed by Liverpool in the league!

As the season draws to a close, the pressure from all aspects will be concentrated on the team. Both Situ Yunbing and Guardiola know this well.

"Good afternoon, everyone, it's raining in Manchester today. Under this weather condition, we came to the Etihad Stadium to witness the match between Manchester City and Liverpool at home!

There are only 10 rounds left in the league. Liverpool leads Chelsea by 6 points and Manchester City by 16 points!
So there is no doubt that Manchester City has withdrawn from the championship ahead of schedule.

The most realistic goal for Manchester City is to strive for the top four rankings in the league. If they can't get it, Manchester City will refresh the lowest league ranking in the past seven years. This must be a shame for Guardiola's coaching career!

Liverpool is still unswervingly moving towards their five consecutive league titles and four consecutive Champions League titles!

No one doubts that once Liverpool can continue their dominance, then Liverpool may not only be the strongest team in the contemporary era, but they may create the strongest dynasty in European football history!

The first in history!

Today's contest is very critical, I think the top three in London will pay attention to this confrontation.

Chelsea will expect Manchester City to beat Liverpool at home so they have a chance to close the gap to the top, Arsenal could be a bit more complicated, if City win the fourth is a threat but if Liverpool win Arsenal can pretty much declare Out of the championship ranks!

Tottenham definitely support Liverpool, they don't want Manchester City to get 3 points worth a thousand dollars!
Manchester City is not only fighting for the top four Champions League tickets at home, but more importantly, they need to defend the home and their own dignity!
Was the season double-killed by Liverpool?
It doesn't sound strange, but Guardiola shoulders the heavy responsibility of leading Manchester City to glory. How to break the psychological shadow brought by Liverpool is an absolutely important task!

Liverpool is now plagued by injuries. The injuries of Casemiro and Eriksson have recently led them to adopt a simple British parallel 442 formation. I don't know if Situ Yunbing will continue to use this tactic today.

Let me introduce the starting lineups of both sides.

Manchester City sits at home today and starts 4141.
Goalkeeper: Caballero.

Defenders: Fernandinho, Stones, Otamendi, Clichy.

Midfield: Mahrez, Silva, Yaya Toure, De Bruyne, Sterling.

Forward: Aguero.

Manchester City's formation today looks very aggressive. The midfield must be well-organized, creativity is by no means lacking, and the wings are even more aggressive!
I just don't know what effect it will show in actual combat.

Liverpool's guest starting today is 442.
Goalkeeper: Ter Stegen.

Defenders: Azpilicueta, Van Dijk, Koulibaly, Robertson.

Midfield: Sane, Henderson, Kante, Gareth Bale.

Forwards: Mbappe, Lewandowski.

Sure enough, Situ Yunbing continued to use the 442 formation used in recent games.

The pre-match kick-off ceremony is over, let us enjoy the powerful dialogue staged in the 29th round of the Premier League together! "

Situ Yunbing stood on the sidelines facing the wind and rain with a calm expression. He hoped that Manchester City could play more aggressively, so that Liverpool could play the threat of a counterattack.

Although his formation in the away game today seems to be the same as the previous games, his actual tactics are more conservative.

Manchester City has two problems that have not been resolved this season. One is that the veteran Zabaleta cannot meet Guardiola's tactical requirements, and the other is that the defensive leader Kompany has been injured for a long time.

Guardiola wanted to rely on a strong offense to cover up these two problems, but found that the Premier League really has no underdogs!
Therefore, one of these two problems can only be solved by signing in the summer, and the other is naturally that Kompany can return from injury and quickly improve his state!
The game is about to start, Guardiola looked at Liverpool's formation, and felt a sense of urgency that the opponent was approaching the city, but at the same time, he also hoped that Liverpool could play more aggressively in the away game!
Because Manchester City has no capital to oppress Liverpool, this has been proved in the first half of the season's confrontation!

And those games where Manchester City was upset have also proved it repeatedly!
The biggest flaw is that Otamendi's state is not stable enough, and Stones seems to be playing awkwardly under him from the beginning to the end!

If Liverpool can attack, Manchester City will be able to take advantage of their strong creativity and speed advantage in wing attacks!
Both coaches have their own ideas, what will happen to the game?

Only after the war will the answer be revealed.

(End of this chapter)