Football No. 10: God's Perspective

Guardiola can be said to be one of the most successful head coaches in the 21st century.

Wang Po is not unfamiliar with him. It can also be said that the top management of Manchester City should thank the Dortmund team with Wang Po as the core at that time for being able to join Manchester City Club.

Fate is so wonderful. Who could have thought that the two would meet again in the Premier League.

Of course, there is another old acquaintance of Wang Po in the "Blue Moon" team, Gundogan.

Back then, Dortmund sold Gundogan in the offseason. Many people thought that this was a self-destructive transaction. However, the Hornets used a small part of the transfer fee to buy a pure defensive midfielder Brighton. The introduction of this midfield defender also laid a foundation for Dortmund to win the triple crown that season.

Old friends reunited and talked happily.

Of course, no matter how warm the off-court is, it is still tense on the court.

Chelsea, which is fighting on a single line, aims to win the league championship this season. Such a direct dialogue with competitors will largely determine the ownership of the league championship.

At the Etihad Stadium, as Manchester City's performance has soared in recent years, the attendance rate has always remained at an extremely high level. Entering it gives people a modern feeling.

Manchester City fans in blue jerseys made a huge noise, trying to influence Wang Po's state.

"Beep!"

The game started with a whistle.

Facing the voice deterrence of more than 50,000 Manchester City fans in the stadium, Wang Po did not show any timidity, and took the ball, please.

Compared with other Premier League teams, Manchester City under Guardiola plays relatively "civilized" and does not focus on physical confrontation. On the contrary, the control and dispatch of the ball are world-class, which is also the essence of the passing and controlling tactics.

Because of this, in Tuchel's tactical design, Wang Po needs to use his personal ability to crack the opponent's passing and controlling. As for the method, it is the method used in the Dortmund team, to carry out explosive assaults on the side.

Unlike the Dortmund period, Wang Po has a lot of helpers around him in Chelsea.

Super defender Kante helped him clear the defensive concerns. Young player Mount also has the ability to organize attacks and blast on the wing, which is a great defensive involvement for Manchester City. In addition, Giroud and Wiener on the front line play the role of a traditional center forward. As long as they go into the penalty area, central defenders like Otamendi and Stones who suffer from height disadvantages will not dare to take it lightly.

Although Werner is not stable enough, he is still reassuring compared to the happy boy "Sterling". His unique ability to stir up trouble also brings huge pressure to Manchester City's defense.

With such two visible threats standing there on the front line, how dare Manchester City's defenders move?

Wang Po, who got the ball on the left, shook off Fernandinho after a bicycle. Purely competing for speed and explosiveness, Werner pulled out of the penalty area to respond, and made a wall-to-wall match with Chelsea's No. 10, allowing Wang Po to shake off the wind Cancelo who was marking and Fernando who was chasing, and the ball cut in along the sideline to the penalty area.

Looking up, the penalty area was full of people. Manchester City goalkeeper Bravo was already standing at the near corner of the goal, blocking the space and angle for Wang Po's shot, and Manchester City's defensive players had already positioned themselves to prevent the ball from slipping into the penalty area.

In the case of a mistake in the defense line, Manchester City's defensive players used the most correct defensive position and choice to make up for such a mistake as much as possible.

What to do? This was a test for Wang Po. In a flash, Wang Po chose a lob pass to the back post. A tall Optimus Prime-like player suddenly jumped up in the crowd. At this time, he felt like a crane standing out from the crowd. It was Chelsea's center forward Giroud, who headed the ball. At close range, Bravo couldn't react in time.

1 to 0.

Chelsea took the lead away from home.

Guardiola on the sidelines was very helpless. In the whole breakthrough and passing process, Chelsea's cooperation was smooth, and it was just "smooth". Not only that, as the core figure of the "Blues", the choice of passing and breakthrough in this goal process was perfect. The whole person's brain was comparable to a computer, and the running positions of teammates and the positions of defensive players were all calculated.

Avoiding the real and attacking the virtual, the four-two-pound pick-and-penetration amazed everyone, especially in the Premier League with a "tough" style.

After losing the ball, Manchester City responded quickly. This time, the "happy boy" was not happy. B Silva's surgical through ball directly penetrated Chelsea's three lines of defense. Sterling was very determined for this ball. Without any hesitation, he shot after receiving the ball, and the ball flew into the net.

1 to 1.

Manchester City equalized the score, and the Etihad Stadium was boiling after the goal.

The first half of the game ended in a draw.

Looking back at the first half of the game, apart from Sterling's goal, the Blues actually did not give Manchester City any chance on the defensive end.

A big part of the reason is that when Tuchel arranged the defense before the game, he focused on restricting Manchester City's core player De Bruyne, allowing him to break through but not pass.

It is undeniable that De Bruyne's passing reminded people of the shadow of Manchester United's former star Beckham. The long pass was comfortable and as accurate as a cruise missile, but compared with his passing skills, De Bruyne's dribbling skills seemed a bit rough. Tuchel made special requirements for this disadvantage of Manchester City's frontcourt core.

This is also why Manchester City made little movement on the offensive end in the first half.

Changing sides to fight again, the second half of the game started, and at halftime, head coach Tuchel emphasized the offense and how the players in the frontcourt moved around Wang Po, the refinement of movement, and the precise movement in each situation. Choice, especially Mount.

To be honest, the prince of the Blues has the heaviest burden on the field in this game, and he must take into account both defense and offense.

When defending, he needs to stand on a horizontal line with Kanter, acting as a sweeper and covering midfielder. He even has to participate in the battle for high-altitude balls due to the height disadvantage of his partner Kanter.

In offense, after playing against Ajax in the European War last season, Tuchel keenly discovered Kante's weakness. The single defensive midfielder was too difficult for the Frenchman, and he could not let him move too far away from his position. , Therefore, while most of the ball's movement, reception, and advancement tasks fall on Wang Po, a small part needs to be undertaken by Mount.

This is a huge test for a young player who is 20 years old like Wang Po this year.

Fortunately, based on observations in the first half, Mount completed the tasks required by the coach very well, and the future is promising.