Football: The king of midfield, Guardiola is crying with envy

Chapter 144

Guardiola makes substitutions based on the players' on-the-spot status. Whoever is in good condition will stay on the field and continue to play.

Whoever is in bad condition will come off.

Logically speaking, if this is done, the high-priced players will curse, and there may be chaos in the locker room.

But Guardiola is not afraid of these.

When Zinchenko and Jesus complained to Guardiola that they did not have many opportunities to play, Guardiola gave them the choice of staying or leaving.

As a result, the two left Manchester City not long after.

They all thought that they had achieved Manchester City's championship feat.

But what is the reality?

It was Manchester City that made them!

Or to be more precise, it was Guardiola who made them!

Guardiola can be said to be the best coach in football to train players. Players from Manchester City are all players who can stand on their own!

For example, in the 17/18 season, former Manchester City veteran and goalkeeper Caballero, who left for free, became Chelsea's starting goalkeeper of the season.

Kolarov, who went to Serie A to retire in his 30s, ended up becoming Roma's first choice for the left back position, a real starter!

This is the charm of Guardiola's training of players.

Many teams have bad deals that make mistakes in buying players, but Manchester City rarely has them.

This is all thanks to Guardiola.

In addition, Cancelo's departure from Manchester City is also quite regrettable.

After Ake switched to left back and Rico Lewis rose, giving up Cancelo was not an unbearable choice.

So why did Cancelo leave Manchester City?

It was mainly because Cancelo's own attitude was not correct and he did not give 100% effort to the game.

The most important thing was that other players were dissatisfied with Cancelo's "too self-centered" offensive play.

Coupled with the fact that he contradicted Guardiola and Foden on the training ground, it was only a matter of time before he left.

Unlike the Red Devils players led by Pogba who fought Mourinho away, the City Group gave Guardiola the most trust.

The key is, Manchester United later gave Ten Hag a lot of trust, but the team's performance did not improve.

So much so that Mourinho also expressed his own views on this.

It can be seen that the Magic Bird is still very upset about being dismissed from the Manchester United coaching position.

In the locker room, Grealish confirmed his departure.

Guardiola chose to let Mahrez play.

The polo king can break through and resist, has good physical strength, can play as a winger and a center forward, and is the most suitable candidate.

In addition, Guardiola also asked Ake and Stones to be prepared. If the team further expands the score, then he will immediately make substitutions and adjust the defense to the end!

The second half will be played again.

Liverpool will make substitutions first.

Jota left the field and the handsome man Firmino came on.

Jota did not play his passing and long-range shooting ability in the first half. Since his state is average, he should be substituted early to make a burst point.

Firmino is the best explosive point in Klopp's mind.

Seeing that Manchester City also made substitutions, Klopp wiped his face.

Uncle Zha was a little helpless.

Grealish scored a goal in the first half.

But apart from that goal, Grealish actually didn't have many opportunities to perform. Now that Mahrez has been substituted, Liverpool's defense line must be pushed to death?

"Beep!"

The game begins!

Mahrez passed the ball to Rodri behind him, and then immediately called Foden and Jesus to rush into the opponent's penalty area.

Rodri passed the ball to the left.

Chen Chen chose to pass the long pass to the penalty area before Salah forced over!

Jesus was stuck by Robertson and it was difficult to receive the ball, while Van Dijk watched Mahrez.

Fortunately, Mahrez got the ball in the end.

But the last turn and volley was really weak, and Alisson was not threatened at all and easily caught the ball.

In the locker room, Guardiola emphasized a tactical arrangement.

That is to try to get a start in the second half.

In the 0-2 situation, the Red Army Liverpool must attack in a big way, which is an inevitable fact.

Then the team's style of play must be changed to defensive counterattack.

Shrink the formation, wait for the opponent to attack, and then use the forward players' running ability to launch a quick counterattack!

But the problem is, Manchester City kicked off in the second half, you can't give the ball to the opponent easily, right?

Finally, Guardiola said that you can try to get a start, if you have it, you have it, if not, hurry back to defense.

So this wave of Rodri gave the ball to Chen Chen, and Chen Chen kicked the ball into the penalty area with a design!

It's a pity that Van Dijk and Matip were very focused, and Mahrez and Jesus returned empty-handed in the end.

The ball was transferred, and Liverpool began to prepare for the attack.All Blue Moon players retreated to defend.

49th minute of the game.

Mane was knocked down by Kyle Walker while dribbling on the left, out of bounds.

Jones threw the ball to Fabinho.

The Brazilian midfielder kicked the ball directly!

"Samba connection!"

"Fabinho is looking for Firmino!"

"Ah! What a pity."

"Ruben Dias headed the ball back first."

"Rodri took the opportunity to kick forward."

"This wave of attack from Liverpool failed."

Zhan Jun paused and continued,

"In this game, it can really be said that you have Van Dijk and I have Dias!"

"The two central defenders played a pivotal role in today's game!"

Zhang Lu nodded and then continued,

"Yes! One is 193cm tall and the other is 187cm tall. This is too restrictive for the forwards! Mahrez and Firmino failed to create a good opportunity in their first touch after coming on the court."

The game continued.

54th minute.

Manchester City defensive counterattack opportunity.

Rodri immediately looked for Mahrez in front after stealing the ball.

Mahrez got the ball by Matip's position.

Foden immediately crossed positions with Mahrez, and the young 60 million man came to the center position.

In addition, Robertson went to Jesus on the right side one-on-one.

Foden is only 171 cm tall, and he is definitely not as strong as Van Dijk, but as long as he occupies the position, Van Dijk dare not lose his position casually.

Jesus made several fake moves, but Matip was not moved.

After seeing Chen Chen's sideline, Jesus took the initiative to pass the ball.

Milner hurried up to defend Chen Chen.

The 35-year-old Milner did not stretch his legs rashly, but followed Chen Chen's steps step by step.

Before dribbling the ball to the bottom line, Chen Chen dribbled the ball from the left foot to the right, and then kicked the ball in place!

In fact, for Manchester City, penetrating the middle would be a better choice.

But there is a hidden danger, that is, after the ball is intercepted, the opponent's counterattack speed from defense to offense will be very fast!

After all, the five ghosts knocking on the door is Liverpool's masterpiece!

And what Manchester City needs now is stability, not as many goals as possible. Going to the side is the best choice.

The ball was passed into the penalty area.

Mahrez at the back point quickly inserted and then shot the ball!

Unfortunately, the shot was not accurate, and the ball went directly into Alisson's arms.

The Brazilian goalkeeper hugged the ball with both hands, and then immediately ran to the penalty area line to prepare to kick forward to counterattack!

But it didn't work.

Because Foden was standing in front of Alisson, ready to step forward to block at any time.

This made Alisson dare not kick the ball easily.

The incident of Karius's own goal assist was still vivid in my mind, so I couldn't be careless.

After a few seconds, the Blue Moon Army had successfully returned to defense.

Liverpool's excellent counterattack opportunity was fleeting.