Manchester City's lineup is very different from what "Manchester City" announced in advance.
But the formation has undergone certain changes.
Torres, Adriano
Deng Kai, Mascherano, Toure, Fabregas
Ashley Young, Thiago Silva, Kompany, Maicon
Cech
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The only difference may be that Ribery is on the bench.
If the situation is really bad, he may still go into battle.
But having said that, this is a 442 formation.
"Man City actually used a 442. They must not be very familiar with this style of play, right?"
"Ribery can play as a right midfielder, but Cesc Fabregas obviously doesn't have this ability."
"However, the young Cesc Fabregas has very comprehensive skills, even if he is explosive, he has a good sense of the ball and a strong imagination. It is not impossible to have wonderful cooperation with Maicon on the right."
A similar situation can be found in La Liga.
Zidane, who plays as an attacking midfielder, gradually moved to the left midfielder position after joining Real Madrid.
But he can still cooperate with Carlos to play a strong attack on the left.
Of course, this is different from Ribery's breakthrough.
Zidane and now Cesc Fabregas use more passes to penetrate this path.
"As for Deng Kai, who is on the left midfielder, I am afraid he can only imitate Zidane's playing style. After all, Deng Kai has always been a technical midfielder since his debut."
Deng Kai:? ? ?
There is a saying that people's impressions are so lagging behind reality.
It's so easy to be fooled by appearances.
Why do some fans think Deng Kai is a technical midfielder?
Because Deng Kai was known for being short when he debuted.
However, he is now 1.83 meters tall, which is considered to be at the upper reaches of the midfielder's height level.
But people will still never forget when he was in Yodel.
A small midfielder is not a technical midfielder.
But in fact... even when Deng Kai was short, his playing style was not a technical midfielder.
His little skills were pretty crude at the time.
Cristiano Ronaldo vividly remembers how surprised and excited he and Deng Kai were when Deng Kai used the Marseille slalom and fried meatballs for the first time!
Deng Kai even wanted to show off this by making fried balls and Marseille spins all the way into the opponent's empty goal, triggering a fierce conflict between the two sides.
Robben, Van Persie, Van der Vaart, Sneijder, Iniesta are all victims.
On the contrary, in the past two years, Deng Kai's various skills have matured and he has mastered them, and he can play football with ease.
But in terms of disk control, Deng Kai is still not top-notch.
The reason why it gives people the feeling that Deng Kai has strong control of the ball is because Deng Kai is very good at using his now grown body.
His confrontation and his core strength have been strengthening as early as his Sporting Lisbon days.
Ronaldo once wanted to imitate Deng Kai, but Triguera stopped him.
The reason is that Ronaldo, who is half a year older than Deng Kai, is still in the physical development stage, and premature strength training will damage his talent.
Ronaldo also believed it at first.
As a result, now I look at Deng Kai.
This horse-riding Deng Kai has practiced the Sunflower Book so early, and now he has not turned into a sissy.
The first page of the book you co-authored to ward off evil spirits says, "If you want to practice this skill, you must first practice it from the palace," and the last page says, "You can practice the martial arts even if you don't practice it from the palace," right?
Grass!
So why is it said that Deng Kai, whose skills are gradually becoming more comprehensive and excellent, is still not a technical player?
Because since the beginning of this season, Deng Kai has strengthened breakthrough training.
His speed has improved significantly.
His breakthrough methods and breakthrough options are also starting to become comprehensive.
People know that Deng Kai's breakthroughs are sometimes sharp, but most of them are attributed to "a flash".
But in fact, Deng Kai's absolute speed has improved greatly this season.
In addition to passing, running, and confrontation, Deng Kai's fourth magic weapon in the middle is actually his speed and explosion.
No one would consider him a speed dog.
But the reality is that there is really one more fast horse on the green grass of football!
Ronaldo: When I am here, I am a speed dog, but when you are here, you are a fast horse? Don’t think I don’t know that dogs are cursed in your East!
Deng Kai: Don’t say that. Dogs are human beings’ best friends.
Ronaldo: Haha, round, let me see how round you are!
Deng Kai: You are also my good friend!
Ronaldo: Damn it!
…
As the whistle blew, this third-to-last game in Europe this season finally began.
Second minute.
Manchester United struck first and gained the upper hand.
Giggs came up against Cesc Fabregas on the left and sent a through ball.
Cristiano Ronaldo ran out and cut behind Maicon to get the ball, and then sent a back pass in an inverted triangle.
Scholes, who moved forward, took a long shot.
This is a pretty classic style of play from Manchester United's left wing.
Dang!
Scholes had a good touch, but was a bit unlucky and the football hit the post and popped out.
boom!
Saha, who followed up without the ball on the right, shot a follow-up shot immediately.
Dang!
Thiago Silva flew up and raised his leg, successfully blocking the football.
Saha held his head in disbelief.
This is an empty door.
As long as Thiago Silva doesn't block it, this is a genuine goal!
Al-Hasa needs to score goals to prove themselves at this stage.
But it is such a good opportunity, others can come to it.
If he comes, he won't be able to do it.
Saha was almost stunned.
This is really a kind of... luck.
Very metaphysical.
But many times you have no choice but to disbelieve.
Eighth minute.
Manchester City fought back.
That's right...this 442 Manchester City team actually played a quick counterattack, can you believe it!
However, Manchester United retreated quickly, and Manchester City's counterattack was not really successful this time.
"Fabregas is a bit sticky." Zhan Jun expressed his opinion.
However, Guardiola on the sidelines was nodding frequently.
now it's right.
Manchester City wants a quick counterattack?
Impossible, absolutely impossible!
This is just an illusion.
In other words, Manchester City's defense today is indeed more conservative, more stable, and deeper.
But once they gain the ball, the offensive rhythm must return to their comfort zone.
And they also have this ability.
Just now, Fabregas used his control ability to make a detour in the midfield. It seemed that he wasted a counterattack opportunity, but in fact he was waiting for his teammates to come up.
Teams that cannot create offensive opportunities will cherish counterattack opportunities.
But a team like Manchester City that is extremely capable of creating offensive opportunities does not like to disrupt its ID rhythm in order to counterattack.
The gain outweighs the loss.
Soon, the football returned to Fabregas' feet after circulating in Manchester City for a while.
Xiaofa kicked the ball straight.
Maicon, who was passing by, took off directly.
Of course Ribery is gone.
But Manchester City's offensive nature on the right has not been lost because of this.
In fact, Fabregas' passing level is much higher than Ribery's.
I just said it would be a bit hard for Maicon.
boom!
Maicon dribbled the ball downfield and sent a cross ahead of Phil Neville.
(End of chapter)
