Golden Greenery

Chapter 254 Five minutes of fighting Mane

He came on as a substitute in the 53rd minute, which was the earliest time for Manchester City Zhuoyang.

If it doesn't go up, it won't work. The score of 0:2 is not the most critical. The ball possession rate that depends on survival is only 48%. Guardiola's team, even if they lose 10,000 goals to their opponents, will their ball possession rate be the same as before?

Only once did the 2nd Sa face AC Milan, Ancelotti’s ‘Five Number 10s’. But today against Liverpool, a similar scene happened again.

It's not that the ball possession rate is low and the ball cannot be played, but it should be the other way around. It is precisely because Manchester City was completely suppressed everywhere on the court that the ball possession rate is lower than Liverpool.

Manchester City itself is a team that pays attention to extreme possession of the ball, which is the basis of all tactics. Basically, 55% is the standard configuration. If you reach 55%, it means you are evenly matched with your opponent.

But now it is at a disadvantage of 48%. If we don’t adjust, we will be beaten into a sieve.

Manchester City's entire midfield could not handle the three players of Detu and Henderson. Coupled with the constant interference of Mane and Lallana on the wings, Liverpool very effectively blocked Manchester City's ground passing routes. As a result, the most direct consequence is that Aguero ran around for about fifty minutes before he got a shot.

In fact, this comeback after lifting the ban does not mean much to Akun. He is still banned on the court, which is almost as if he didn't come.

The two central defenders of Liverpool were also very effective in 'catching' Akun. From the growth of Dejan Lovren and Ragnar Klavan, we can also see Uncle Zha's training methods that make full use of their talents.

In fact, both of them are not considered young anymore. Although the 27-year-old Croatian Lovren came to Liverpool in 2014 with a worth of 20 million and quickly became the main force, it was only in the past two years under Uncle Zha that he showed his performance properly. A world-class central defender.

Although the 30-year-old Klavan is the captain of the Estonian national team, he can only be unknown in European football, and he is only a dead substitute in Liverpool. But today, Cameroon central defender Matip was absent due to injury, and Klavan filled the gap perfectly. He was a ghost in front of Aguero.

Fortunately, Manchester City's two central defenders Stones and Otamendi performed equally well today. This time, Agen and Liverpool's attackers in the frontcourt failed to succeed. The goals of Wijnaldum and Detu were mainly attributed to the personal defensive errors of Kolarov and Toure.

Yaya Toure was very bad today. In front of the almighty Detu, he seemed like he couldn't play football. He only passed 2 invalid passes and incomplete passes in more than 50 minutes, and his passing success rate was just over 51%. .

In the 53rd minute, Zhuoyang replaced Toure and played as a shadow forward behind and on both sides of Aguero. Manchester City changed to 4-4-2.

Zhuo Yang came on as a substitute 14 times before, and the time was basically within 20 minutes. Only three or two games could reach half an hour, which is the best chance.

The fact that his playing time can be reduced is based on sports science. The ultra-high efficiency of 11 goals in 14 appearances also shows that careful handling is correct, including 1 goal in the league and the national team.

It came on the scene shortly after halftime today, which is also a scientific judgment. Being able to play half-time, full-time and starting is actually just around the corner.

After Zhuoyang came on the court, there was no nonsense. After receiving a sudden pass from Silva, he first fired a long shot from a distance of 35 meters, allowing Mignolet to make a save.

The position and situation are not very reasonable shooting opportunities.

But Zhuoyang didn't care so much. Manchester City had only shot four times in total before. They were suppressed by Liverpool and lost the confidence to score. The most important thing at this time was to heighten the offensive atmosphere.

Next, Zhuoyang will mainly be active on the left wing and left rib area, specifically looking for trouble for Liverpool right back Nathaniel Klein.

After observing on the bench for a long time in the first half, Zhuo Yang discovered that compared to Liverpool's overall strong defense, their right side is the weak side. The 2nd out is faster and he is a full-back who assists in the usual sense. The problem lies in Klavan, who plays the right center back today.

Klavan's frontal defensive ability is very strong, which made Aguero suffer a lot, but perhaps because of the long time in the battle, the cooperation between him and Klein has always been a bit awkward.

Sadio Mane, who came back to help defend during the retracement, is a replica of Sterling. He belongs to the defensive style of eyes and cannot give Klein much substantive help. At best, it is moral support.

It was originally Silva's job to hit this side, but today he was so tortured by Detu and Henderson that he had no energy to concentrate on catching the opportunity, so he was confused and became a midfielder.

On the fifth cut from the left, Klein and Mane were stuck in front of him like bull horns. Zhuoyang dribbled the ball and made a gesture for Silva to slide backwards to the baseline, luring Klein to distract him and defend the back. The fried meatballs were fried at a sudden speed, leaving Mane in a mess.

He rushed into the penalty area in two steps, only to be met by Klavan, who came up to him. He moved downwards and in a breath, sent an inverted triangle to Aguero in the center of the penalty area.

Akun was so happy. He hit the ball with a volley from a very tricky angle, but it was a pity that Mignolet saved it.

This is Manchester City's most threatening attack since the start of the game, and it is also the second shot in the game that hits the goal frame. The first shot was Zhuo Yang's knock on the mountain just now.

After Zhuoyang bullied Mane and Klein again, sent Sterling a small angle shot at the other end, and once again threatened Mignolet, Uncle Zha couldn't sit still.

Zhuoyang's move is as uncomfortable as eating flies. If Liverpool wants to continue to suppress Manchester City's midfield, they must endure Zhuoyang's hegemony on this side. The bet is to watch. Whoever scores first.

Manchester City doesn't matter, it's already 0:2 anyway, what else can you do to me? But as long as one goes in from the front, today's offense will be alive.

Uncle Zha was now the winner, so there was no need to gamble, so he quickly replaced Mane with Brazilian midfielder Lucas Leiva. The Senegalese young man was so depressed that he scratched his head as he walked down.

Sadio Mane came to Liverpool this summer for a high price of 34 million pounds, three times more than when Southampton bought him a year ago. Now Mane is basically the same type as Sterling.

Like Sterling, returning to defense is not something Mane is good at, but he is willing to run, diligent and studious, which is similar to Sterling.

In terms of differences, Mane's ability to shoot and seize opportunities is a little bit less, but Sterling is happier than him. In any case, Mane is not yet at the stage where he will be a good horse in the future.

This is where the no-forward formation is particularly challenging. Total offense and total defense requires that no player has any obvious weaknesses. Even if Mane is a flower on the wing, he must also become a suitable star when he drops back to help defend. screw.

Zhuo Yang knows this best, so he can target the weak side and beat him hard in five minutes, forcing Uncle Zha to adjust.

The 30-year-old Lucas Reva was just called Lucas, but now he has become Big Lucas. Because the 24-year-old Lucas Moura is now prosperous in both the Brazilian national team and Paris Saint-Germain, and the waves behind him push the waves ahead, so he was originally called Lucas Jr., but now he is Lucas.

It's a bit like it used to be Ronaldo, Ronaldinho, Ronaldinho, but now it's Ronaldinho, Ronaldinho, Ronaldo.

In fact, Lucas is the oldest player in Liverpool today. He came here in 2007, six or seven years earlier than Henderson. At that time, Alonso and Mascherano left one after another, and it was all thanks to Lucas to survive the difficult years of Liverpool's lack of waist.

However, with the rapid growth of Henderson, Lucas gradually lost his absolute main position. Especially this season, the arrival of Detu and Wijnaldum completely reduced him to a substitute player.

The pony is in trouble, and now it's up to Lucas to take advantage of Yao Zhuoyang.

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