i don't want to be king

Chapter 579 Tactical Wrestling
Under the eyes of everyone, the game finally started.

The two sides already knew each other well, and immediately entered a high-intensity confrontation without any temptation after the opening whistle.

Sure enough, Guardiola did not break his promise, and Manchester City put on a full-scale offensive posture when they pressed forward at the beginning of the game.

Xiwa was very active in the front midfielder position. Under his leadership, Manchester City's attack line was amazing and played wonderful cooperation one after another.

In the 3rd minute of the game, Xiwa made a forcible breakthrough between Bakayoko and Fabinho and then beautifully scored the ball with his back heel. De Bruyne followed up and shot vigorously at a position close to 30 meters from the goal. Subasi Qi didn't dare to neglect and hit the ball out of the baseline with both fists.

De Bruyne took a left corner kick, and several Manchester City players started at the same time. For a while, Monaco's penalty area was turned on their backs. As a result, no one hit the ball, and the ball flew directly out of the right sideline.

Li Liang was a little surprised, Manchester City put on a desperate posture!

The players of Monaco were a little surprised, and they were besieged by their opponents in the half court at the beginning of the game.

Owen watched the live broadcast and said: "I like Monaco's Mbappe very much, this is a player with great prospects.

But he is not mature yet.As a single arrow, his ability to head the ball and hold the ball with his back is too weak, which makes Monaco's forward organization encounter certain difficulties. "

Ferdinand nodded and said: "Michael (Owen)'s speed is almost catching up to when you were young, but he still seems to be a little worse at handling the ball than you were then."

Gerrard continued: "It seems that Manchester City has seized this point and boldly pushed forward the defense, thus putting great pressure on Monaco's midfield."

Henry in the stands said to Grimandi: "Pep is really amazing. It seems that he has predicted Monaco's specific tactics in advance, and his layout is too targeted!"

Watching the half-court where the TV camera kept facing Monaco, Lippi shook his head: "Monaco won't last long if they play like this. It is difficult for them to play their own style in the face of such high pressure!"

Pezzotti also echoed: "At least for now, Guardiola's level is much higher than that of Jardim!"

Looking at Guardiola standing in the command area and commanding fiercely, Manchester City's assistants and substitutes were completely convinced.

This start is almost exactly what Guardiola predicted before the game.

Jardim began to get nervous. He believed that Manchester City would attack in this game, but he did not expect such a situation at all!

Without the reminder from his assistants, he also saw that it was difficult for Mbappe to play a fulcrum role under Manchester City's defense!He immediately made a response, waving his arms and shouting towards the field.

In order to prevent such a passive situation, Yardim also made preparations before the game.

Monaco immediately changed formation, Lemar switched to the right, Mbappe returned to the left, Bernardo-Silva and Li Liang stood in the middle, and Li Liang's position was even more advanced!
Guardiola was a little surprised, he stood motionless on the sidelines and thought about it.

This is the "no front" formation that I tried in Barcelona. It greatly strengthens the control ability of the frontcourt, but the disadvantage is also obvious-the attack power of this method is obviously not as good as that of the real striker. .

Lineker exclaimed: "This is how Monaco respond?

I know that Lemar has played on the right side of the midfield, Mbappe can also play on the left, Bernardo Silva can play in the middle, and what about No. 17 Lee?
Can he play center? "

Owen said: "I think it's best to continue to observe. The game has just started and the subsequent contests will definitely be more exciting!"

In the meeting room of the Hurricane team, Mr. Zhang asked suspiciously: "How did Liangzi get to the front? Can he play forward?"

Feng Yihan couldn't stop shaking his head: "Liangzi's characteristic should be his dribbling organization, his passing ability, and his long-range shots are also good, but throwing him in front of the two central defenders will make it difficult to bring out his characteristics!"

Netizens also commented: "Is Li 17 playing center forward?"

"What kind of tactic is this?"

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Jardim didn't intend to let Li Liang, who was at a disadvantage, fight with Stones and Kolarov. After two rounds, people soon saw his intention.

He Wei suddenly realized: "Monaco's changes are very targeted! Li Liang often retreats after taking the ball. While driving away at least one central defender, he will attack Mbappe, Silva and Lemar's back. Created precious space!"

Xue Yang was also a little excited: "I can't tell that Li Liang has a certain ability to hold the ball with his back. The movements of the center forwards protecting the ball just now are decent, and his running position and support are also quite similar! "

Guardiola walked back to the bench quickly and had a nervous exchange with Torrent and Arteta.

Lineker exclaimed unexpectedly: "No. 17 did a great job! Except that he hasn't completed a shot, he is very good at the role of the fulcrum!"

In the game against Bordeaux, Li Liang's performance without a system impressed Jardim and his assistants very much.

This also gave Monaco's coaching team a new understanding of Li Liang-they agreed that when Li Liang focused on his personal performance, he could fully support such a "no-front formation" attack.

After 10 minutes of the game, Monaco, which had been pushed back to the half by the strong Manchester City, gradually recovered its overall formation. Guardiola's strategy of grabbing the opening game did not achieve the expected success.

Li Liang's personal ability has been brought into full play. In his new position, he still showed a strong ability to control the ball. Coupled with Mbappe, Lemar and Silva's running and pulling without hesitation, the two sides of Manchester City for a while The assists of Sagna and Clichy were obviously restrained.

Even De Bruyne had to return to the backcourt frequently to help the Birds defend with all their strength.When the ball moved more in Manchester City's midfield, the pressure on Monaco was significantly reduced and the overall formation began to gradually come out.

Guardiola's decision was beyond the expectations of the two assistants. He ignored Torrent's dissuasion and insisted on readjusting the tactics on the field.

Under Guardiola's command, the left and right wingers Sane and Sterling were directly pushed to the front line, Xiwa stood behind them, De Bruyne retreated and Asuka stood parallel in the middle.

The most incomprehensible thing is that under Guardiola's loud shouts, the positions of Manchester City's four defenders moved forward boldly.

Jardim's heart sank, he didn't expect Guardiola to make such a decisive response!
On the surface, it seems that Manchester City's defense line moved forward regardless of the situation on the field, but the actual effect was unexpected!

Henry said to Grimandi: "Lee's role has been seen by Pep. He is compressing the space between Lee and the others, and at the same time cutting their passing lanes!"

At the same time, Li Liang also found that the distance between the opponent and him was constantly shortening, so he had to try to speed up the speed of handling the ball.

Li Liang's habit of always playing as an attacking midfielder has gradually become more and more obvious-he began to try hard to face the opponent's goal and organize an attack.

Soon, in the face of increasing pressure, it was difficult for him to play for his teammates like a center, and he had to start falling back.

Guardiola used offense instead of defense, and continued to maintain the lead in the tactical contest.

(End of this chapter)