Golden Greenery

Chapter 356 The top 8 draw the Hornet

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Three weeks ago, after the top 201 matches were drawn, both Guardiola and Zhuo Yang felt that Dortmund was a relatively good choice.

After reaching the quarter-finals of the Champions League, there is no longer a so-called good draw for the underdogs in the true sense. None of the eight strong teams is a fuel-saving lamp. Royal Saren and Juventus Atletico Madrid, apart from Leicester City, are also the Hornets. After all, Guardiola is very familiar with them.

Moreover, Dortmund is not tough in the Bundesliga this season. Needless to say 2 Bayern, Tuchel's team is also overwhelmed by Red Bull Leipzig and his old club Madiburg, and is currently only ranked fourth.

Guardiola said: "We are still confident of being fourth in the Bundesliga, right?"

Zhuoyang: "I'm afraid Tuchel thinks so too."

melon:"……"

Ridiculing people with short legs and forgetting that they are also skinny, Manchester City, who came to Dortmund's Westfalenstadion, were also ranked fourth in the Premier League.

A week ago, after a 3:2 comeback victory over Chelsea, the Manchester City medical team immediately gave three red lights to Zhuoyang's physical fitness and condition after the game. This is no longer a traffic restriction at an intersection, but a curfew throughout the city.

Therefore, in the 32nd round match against Hull City at home four days ago, Guardiola did not let Zhuoyang enter the squad at all. He has been conducting aerobic recovery training under Arteta's care this week.

Not only that, in order to prepare for the big battle with Dortmund, Guardiola sent a large number of substitutes in the game against Hull City. Tintin, Fernando, Stones, Kong, Sterling, Navas and others all watched from the sidelines. .

Fernando, Delph, Lacroft, Clichy, Toure, Zabaleta, Nolito and others all played, leaving only Aguero, Silva and Debich in the front, middle and back respectively.

In the match against Chelsea, veteran goalkeeper Caballero finally lost his timidity. In fact, his hard power was not up to the standards of a main force in a first-tier Premier League team. In the game against Hull City, Guardiola reactivated Bravo, who had been idle for two months.

Being so reckless in arranging the troops actually looks down on Hull City, but Lao Gua can't do anything about it. Currently, the team has a lot of injuries and depleted players, so they can only make choices. But having said that, although there are no weak teams in the Premier League, he still has a good idea when facing a team like Hull City.

In January this year, Mike Phelan was fired by Hull City for leading the team to become deputy squad leader, and then Portuguese young coach Marco Silva took over.

Marco Silva, who only turned 40 this year, became famous in one fell swoop when he led Estoril, a long-time bastard in the Portuguese League (second level), to the Portuguese Super League when he was just starting out. In the following two years, Estoril ranked firmly in the upper reaches of the Portuguese Super League, reached the UEFA Cup consecutively, and became an upstart in Portuguese football.

In the summer of 2014, Marco Silva was poached by the Portuguese Super League giant Sporting Lisbon, but just a month later, he was fired for "not dressing according to the club's regulations." It's really all kinds of weird things.

Next, Silva went to Olympiakos in Greece and led the team to win two consecutive Greek Super League championships. He also defeated Arsenal 3:2 in the Champions League group stage last season. It was this game that made him attract attention in the Premier League.

After arriving at Hull City in January, Marco Silva made extraordinary moves. A record of 3 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss directly pulled the team out of the relegation zone. The loss was against Chelsea.

Although his record has dropped a bit in recent rounds, with consecutive losses to strong teams such as Liverpool, Leicester City, and Arsenal, the heroic and heroic Silva still has a good reputation.

However, smart heads don’t grow hairy. After Guardiola’s in-depth analysis, he firmly believes that Silva and Hull City have nothing to fear.

Marco Silva is known as 'Little Mourinho'. In fact, his tactical thinking does not match Mourinho's. This name is just because all young Portuguese coaches are called that.

Marco Silva advocates passing control and technique. His approach really gave people a refreshing feeling when he first joined Hull City.

Many teams failed to adapt to this change and suffered.

However, with Hull City's personnel composition and configuration, it is naturally difficult to play pass and control thoroughly. The reason for their recent poor record is that their opponents have thoroughly understood their tactics. Besides, are you serious about passing control with Guardiola?

The class master plays with axes, and the second master Guan plays with a broadsword, bragging about his immortality to Yang Yi.

Sure enough, Hull City lasted only half an hour at the City Stadium, and then their Egyptian full-back Elmohamadi couldn't bear the pressure and scored an own goal.

Three people from the Hull City defense blocked the cross. Elmohamadi just fought to snatch away two teammates and force the football into his own door. It was so touching.

In the first three minutes of the second half, Aguero missed the crotch of Hull City's Swiss goalkeeper Jakupovic while receiving a pass in the penalty area. Manchester City 2:0.

After the first cut, Delph made a cross pass and assisted, and Delph took a long shot from outside the penalty area to rewrite the score to 3:0. This was his first goal in the Premier League this season. The goal went straight to the side net and was very beautiful. Zhuo Yang stood up in the stands. Applaud him.

The game went smoothly, Aguero and David Silva have also been replaced by Iheanacho and Sagna. In the first 87 minutes, the shooting ratio between Manchester City and Hull City was 23:5.

In the 88th minute, Hull City's corner kick tactics were coordinated, and Italian and former Inter Milan center back Andre Ranocchia fired the team's first shot. So, Bravo missed it again, and the Regent was simply a 'shot on target'.

The score finally settled at 3:1, an expected victory. The key is that the tired main players have been repaired to a certain extent. When they come to Dortmund, Manchester City plays with the strongest formation currently available.

Zhuoyang is a must. Without him, all Manchester City players will be in trouble in the Champions League. The striker is supplemented by Aguero and Sterling.

Leroy Sane has been in good form recently, but his cowardice against Chelsea a week ago somewhat annoyed Guardiola. After the game, it was diagnosed that nothing happened to him. In fact, as soon as Zhuo Yang replaced him and sat on the bench, his waist no longer hurt.

Sane was benched at Hull City, and that remains the case this time. Although Sterling is often out of tune, he is willing to go out and is passionate and passionate enough.

The third midfielder, Tintin, Feiniao and Silva, is the same. Captain Kompany has rested again, and his thigh is still there. Otamendi has recovered from a minor back injury. Today he is partnering with Stones at center back and Navas on the right, sitting next to Zabaleta.

You can only get lucky when it comes to choosing a goalkeeper. He finally has more experience in the Bravo competition, and it was him today. Caballero took control of Monaco in two rounds and conceded a thrilling 8 goals. Guardiola knew that it was not entirely his fault, but he wanted to change his luck today.

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"Captain Zhuoyang, I never had the chance to say thank you to you in person." Tuchel said, "Thank you for speaking out for justice that year."

"You're welcome, Thomas. You can't write two Madiburgs in one sentence. After all, we are also a family."

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