i don't want to be king

Chapter 983 Five-Man Defense

Except for Asuka who was still inseparable, Otamendi and Kompany still stayed at the end to participate in the man-to-man defense against Li Liang.

The Manchester City fans continued to increase their cheering momentum, and the rest of the Manchester City players began to push forward with a tacit understanding. As the distance between the three lines shortened, the ball was firmly controlled at the feet of the Blue Moon Army!

He Wei exclaimed: "Manchester City suddenly changed their style of play and began to increase the speed and running of the ball. Is their desperate style of play not worth the second half?"

Xue Yang's expression on the side became more and more dignified: "But we don't know whether such a Manchester United can last until Manchester City's physical fitness declines!
He Wei, I now feel more and more that Guardiola is playing a big game of chess!
He used Laporte in the first game, and in the second game he played a no-front lineup. Today's lineup is undoubtedly the strongest Manchester City since these three games! "

After a brief resistance, the Red Devils began to be fully suppressed. In addition to Pogba's super personal ability to control the ball in the midfield, Matic and Herrera began to make consecutive mistakes, which led to Manchester City's midfield advantage. obvious!
Gerrard was a little excited: "Gary (Lineker), which of them do you think has a more obvious lineup?"

Lineker blurted out: "Of course Manchester City!"

"Yes!"

The former Red Army captain continued: "I finally understand Pep's thinking.

From the very beginning, he regarded these three games as a whole!
Except that Pep didn't succeed in the last match, at least until now everything is proceeding according to his plan—”

Not far away, their Chinese counterparts were also having heated discussions. Xue Yang said: "...It's like Tian Ji's horse race. Guardiola definitely didn't try his best in the first race at Old Tford!
In the second game, they returned to the Etihad with reservations——

Do you remember when David Silva was replaced?

Remember when Jesus and Aguero played? "

He Wei suddenly realized: "I understand Xue Yang!
Wait a minute and I'll look at the data——

……

After rough calculations, there may be some errors. The main midfielders of the Manchester City team basically did not play the previous 180 minutes of the game!

Correspondingly, Li Liang, Manchester United's offensive core, did not miss every minute of this Super Series Derby! "

Xue Yang, who was paying close attention to the situation on the field, nodded vigorously: "Yes!
So I speculate that Mourinho may have the same consideration in letting Li Liang play as a center forward——

After all, compared to Li Liang's previous role of No. 10 plus No. 9 and a half, the pure No. 9 position has relatively lower requirements for running distance..."

The Manchester United captain has been shouting loudly on the field: "Marcus (Rashford), Jesse -

Don't retreat too deep, keep a good distance from me! "

The huge "Blue moon" sounded again, and the Red Devils' midfield was almost out of control under Manchester City's efficient pressure. Rashford and Lingard had to continue to retreat even after hearing the captain's shout.

Magic Bird and Faria jumped up and waved their hands at the same time, shouting: "Don't retreat anymore!"

"Calm down, stand still!"

Faria stomped anxiously: "X's!
Our arrangement is not like this! "

Ferguson also exclaimed: "There is something wrong with our overall formation!

The midfield and the frontcourt cannot be connected at all, so Manchester City will invest more manpower in the offense! "

Immediately, just as the old Jue expected, Guardiola strode into the command area and waved vigorously——

Under the command of the Manchester City coach, Walker and Danilo also began to put a lot of pressure into the offense!

Arteta tensed up: "Domenech (Torrent), if Manchester United counterattack..."

Manchester City's first assistant coach Torrent replied decisively and loudly: "Their arrows have no speed today!

And Lee is not a pure striker like Romelu (Lukaku) and Zlatan, he prefers to receive passes like a playmaker..."

In the fierce scrambling, Herrera fell to the ground and sent the ball forward. Li Liang caught the ball and turned around directly. Under the fierce interference of the bird, Otamendi, who was waiting on the sidelines, saw the opportunity and successfully broke the ball.

Amidst the cheers of the audience, even Dongzi was anxious: "Hey...

This good boy should turn his back first!

You can't just turn around like this when you're caught between two people! "

Bald Qiang at the side answered immediately: "That's not right, Dongzi!
In the first two games, Ryoko handled the ball much better. I think he seems to be unable to make the first step today! "

In the 29th minute, Pogba interrupted the ball at Gundogan's feet in the confrontation, and immediately picked up the ball from the outside of his instep!
The audience exclaimed, because apart from Asuka who was almost at the same position as the Manchester United captain who had already started sprinting, Otamendi was still facing the ball and had no time to turn around——

Magic Bird, Faria and others on the bench have already shouted, Guardiola on the side is still as stable as Mount Tai!

The thighs on the bench suddenly found their Chilean compatriots. The goalkeeper Bravo, who replaced Edson in the starting lineup today, took two steps and began to retreat!
The red No. 7 had the upper hand in the confrontation, but the successful delay of the bird also forced him to start sprinting again after getting the ball——

Amidst the loud shouts and screams around him, Henry had already started shaking his head and sighing.

——Otamendi, who was already at least two positions behind, has successfully caught up with Li Liang, and with the assistance of captain Kompany, he successfully completed the "closed door" defense!
The Manchester United captain tried desperately to squeeze away the strong opponent but lost his balance and fell to the ground. Asuka returned the ball to Bravo amidst the cheers of the audience.

Xiao Yu, Mr. Wu and Lao Xu all heard the diehard Red Devils around them complaining: "Why don't you let Marcus, who is faster, play the center forward?
The most suitable position for Li is definitely not at the front! "

"Jose let Lee play almost all positions in the midfield. He should know better than anyone how to use Lee!"

Mr. Wu threw the same question to Mr. Zhang, who shook his head and sighed: "Except for Liangzi, if the big man No. 19 (Rashford) is changed now, Manchester City can only keep two people at most!

In my opinion, the best No. 6 (Pogba) at his feet is not enough to contain the defense of the 3 Manchester City players! "

Lineker was also puzzled: "Jose and Pep, I'm afraid they know each other like Sir Alex Ferguson and Arsene Wenger in the past!
They should understand each other's true intentions better than all the experts and us, but why is there such a situation? "

Gerrard replied: "Yes, if it was Romelu or Alexis just now, they must be able to use the speed to change the situation.

The only explanation I can think of is that Jose may not have planned to use Lee to score today——

If I'm not wrong, Jose will make adjustments in the second half, and no matter who plays center, Lee will definitely return to his more familiar position. "

Lineker replied worriedly: "If this is the case, then Pep must have guessed Jose's intentions.

But the real problem is-

Will he leave Manchester United with a chance to adjust? "

(End of this chapter)