During Pellegrini's coaching career, there were very few conflicts with players. The most famous one was at Barcelona.
Both sides of the conflict are now at the Etihad Stadium. One is warming up hard on the court, and the other is thinking about tactics on the sidelines.
"Romi, what's wrong with you?" Riquelme's pass from Kaka just stopped, which made Kaka a little puzzled.
With Riquelme's ability, he would not make such a mistake.
Riquelme waved his hand: "I was a little distracted just now and remembered some past events."
Kaka looked at the side of the court, and he had heard about the grudge between master and apprentice in Barcelona.
"Romi, let him let go of the past. Didn't you kill his Malaga last season? Don't you still have a balance in your heart?"
Riquelme shook his head: "It was my first season in Europe. I still remember the rejection and benching I suffered that year. But it doesn't matter. It won't affect the game. I won't make such mistakes in a while." .”
Kaka wanted to persuade him a few words, but in the end he didn't speak.
Putting yourself in someone else's shoes, isn't it painful for me now that I recall my experience at Real Madrid?
Riquelme was indeed true to what he said. Until he returned to the locker room, his state was no longer distracted. Although his eyes were calm, Kaka could feel the murderous intention inside.
In fact, speaking of Manchester City, there is also some connection with Kaká.
When he was in Milan, Manchester City also offered a high price to buy Kaka, but in the end Kaka chose Real Madrid, which made countless Manchester City fans extremely resentful of him. Even when he was warming up on the court, sporadic boos could be heard from the stands almost every time he touched the ball.
At this time, he looked at the names of Manchester City players on the tactical board and felt a little emotional.
If he had joined Manchester City, he might have been happier than during his Real Madrid career, right?
The players each have their own thoughts, and Yun Sheng is doing pre-game mobilization.
"This Manchester City team is very strong, with world-class stars on three lines! Aguero on the striker, Silva and Ozil in the midfield, and Kompany and Yaya Toure on the defensive end. These stars are all in their respective positions. A star who can be ranked among the top ten in the world, this opponent will be difficult to deal with!"
"So my biggest request for you is that you must improve your defensive focus in this game and don't give your opponents offensive opportunities easily; and you must seize offensive opportunities, because the possibility of them making mistakes on the defensive end is very small!"
"However, their goalkeeper Joe Hart is weak in saving long-range shots. If we can't open up the situation, we can try more long-range shots."
At this time in the home team's locker room, Pellegrini also gave Depor high praise.
"This team of Depor is world-class! Although it is not at the top of the odds list, Depor is the favorite in my heart! There are almost no holes in their three lines! We must play more creatively to find goals. Opportunity!"
The two teams left the locker room and ran to the court. This much-anticipated game finally began!
"The referee's whistle sounds and the game begins!"
"Depor took the lead in the first half, and they still used what they are best at to get the ball started!"
"Riquelme and Gattuso controlled the ball in the midfield, and the Argentine distributed the ball to the right!"
"Maicon moved forward quickly after receiving the ball! He used his speed to get past Ozil!"
"This right back still maintains top competitive status. It is worth mentioning that Manchester City originally made an offer to Inter Milan last season, but in the end the Brazilian defender was taken to Deportivo by Yunsheng!"
"Pass the ball to Irving! Irving advances quickly! Yaya Toure follows him closely, and Irving's continuous shaking fails!"
"Knock it across the penalty area and hand it to Drogba! Meeting a familiar British opponent again, will Drogba score?"
"He collided with his body, but did not knock down Kompany! This central defender, who is known as the top five in international football today, did not suffer in the contest with Drogba!"
"Drogba knocked back to Carrasco, and the Belgian youngster shot hard! The ball slipped out!"
"Wu Lei was not included in the squad for this game, and Carrasco took his place. However, judging from the opening stage, the Belgian boy did not get into the rhythm very quickly."
Just two minutes into the game, Depor launched a threatening attack.
A few minutes later, Riquelme once again attracted the attention of the defense and passed the ball to Kaka. Kaka dribbled the ball past two people. His shot from outside the penalty area was blocked by Fernandinho and missed the goal. Chance.
Less than ten minutes into the game, Depor took the absolute advantage, and the visiting team's Depor fans were excited.
And next to these fans wearing blue and white jerseys, a group of England fans wearing red are very dazzling. They occupy thousands of seats and are completely on Depor's side. During the exchange with Manchester City fans, , they even surpassed the excitement of Depor fans and became the main force in the conflict.
This made many Depor fans look at each other.
Are we a little redundant here...
The game has been controlled by Depor's rhythm. Not only the fans are happy, but the coach and bench of Depor are also very happy.
Li Tie smiled broadly: "I have a hunch that we can break the deadlock in less than ten minutes."
Guti also nodded: "Yes, until now, Manchester City has not organized a very effective attack. Do they just want to maintain a draw today? This is not the character of Peigong."
Yun Sheng frowned, he saw that the situation was not as good as he imagined.
Although Deportivo has been suppressing its opponents, there are almost no absolute chances. The defensive iron triangle composed of Kompany, Yaya Toure and Fernandinho firmly controls the midfield position and pulls During this period, Ke's offensive seemed to be fierce, but in fact, the thunder was loud and the rain was light.
Now that Depor's two full-backs Balzaretti and Maicon have also gone up, Depor's defense is now empty. If the opponent suddenly counterattacks, it will be very dangerous.
Should we continue to attack, or should we retreat appropriately?
Yun Sheng was thinking, and the scene changed instantly!
Carrasco was intercepted by his opponent for the third time. Yaya Toure had figured out his way and successfully intercepted the ball cleanly.
As the defensive core of Barcelona's six-time champion in 2009, Yaya Toure was once called the best defensive midfielder in the world. After coming to Manchester City, his role was also very obvious. Now facing the young Belgian boy, his defensive experience is completely crushing the opponent.
After stealing the ball, Yaya Toure took two steps forward, then quickly released the ball and handed it to Ozil not far away.
At this moment, Depor's formation quickly recovered and wanted to prepare for defense as soon as possible. After all, Manchester City's offensive players have already moved forward quickly.
Despite this, Depor players were still a step slow...
