Starting from playing as a defensive midfielder for Real Madrid

Mancini is a great team-building coach.

Let him steadily build the team's foundation from scratch and give him two or three seasons. He will not spend a lot of money, but the team building effect will not be bad.

He can lead the team to the top four of the league steadily, and there is a Champions League to play in. With some luck, he can also win the league championship during this period.

But if he is to achieve results in the European war in a short period of time, there is nothing he can do.

The shortcomings of being relatively stiff on the spot and lagging in adjustments made Mancini's performance in leading the team in cup matches very average.

At least he is still like this now.

After Manchester City lost a goal to Real Madrid, he did not choose to stabilize the team's position and direct the Manchester City players to reorganize their formation.

Whether it is offense or defense, if a clear tactical instruction is issued at this time, the Manchester City players will not be too panicked.

It's a pity that Mancini did nothing.

Yes, he calmed the mentality of the Manchester City players and signaled that they should still keep their heads clear.

Then, there is no more!

Mancini stood on the sidelines with his hands folded.

Mourinho can probably guess what Mancini is thinking.

Mancini should not think there are any mistakes in his tactics.

There was an element of luck involved in this conceded goal, and Real Madrid might not have such an effect if they counterattack again.

Therefore, he believes that Manchester City now only needs to maintain its previous offensive ideas, and there is a high possibility of equalizing the score in the first half.

So he chose to continue to trust his players and his own tactics.

This idea is correct. The head coach has to show some courage to continue to trust his own tactics at certain moments when he is lagging behind.

But Mourinho completely disagrees with Mancini's approach.

If it were him, he would continue to believe in his own tactics and make adjustments in a timely manner.

Yes, it is a "gesture". Even if it is just a show, it is better than doing nothing.

To put it bluntly, as the head coach, whether you have measures in mind to deal with changes in the situation and whether you have confidence in your mind is one thing.

It's another thing to give your players more confidence that you can turn things around.

Football is not a sport that simply involves strength and tactics. Many times the players on the field also have to compete with their mentality and tenacity!

Mourinho is undoubtedly the top master of chicken blood in this regard.

Even sometimes he thought in his heart that the game would be difficult to win.

But he will still try to make tactical adjustments on the sidelines. He will tell the players:

Which side we focus on, we must devote more of our limited defensive energy to which area.

In this case, at least Real Madrid players will always have hope in their hearts.

They will have a psychological support, knowing that their head coach still has a solution and is still thinking of a solution!

So Mancini's "trust" at this moment is actually throwing tactical problems to the Manchester City players.

Continue to play the same game as before?

But the ball has been lost, will continuing to play really have any effect?

Would it be better to focus on defense/offense first at this time?

The thinking was not unified. The players in the front wanted to seize the time to attack a few more times, but the players behind were afraid that Real Madrid would counterattack like this again and were unwilling to press forward significantly.

The Manchester City players in the midfield were even worse.

They should be blamed for not being able to get the offensive ball in the front, and they should be constantly called back to defend and intercept if there is no defensive security at the back.

After this pull, let alone maintaining the previous offensive rhythm, Manchester City's performance on the field highlighted a "fragment".

Real Madrid's counterattack was more resolute every time.

Mourinho was also a little confused. He even thought Mancini was setting some kind of tactical trap.

"Could it be that Mancho thought of a deeper tactical aspect and wanted to take advantage of our counterattack to press back and steal the ball to attack our counterattack?"

Mourinho thought from Mancini's perspective, and a seemingly feasible plan actually appeared in his mind.

But before he could signal Li Ang not to advance too frequently, in the 33rd minute of the first half, Real Madrid counterattacked again after stealing the ball.

Li Ang has already pushed forward decisively with Matuidi!

After attracting the attention of Yaya Toure while dribbling the ball, Li Ang distributed the ball to Matuidi who was running in front of him on the right.

Matuidi then passed the ball to Carvajal, who was inserted in. Callejon cut inside and took Kolarov away. Carvajal took advantage of the situation and sent a pass to the ground!

Cristiano Ronaldo once again used Morata's cover to catch up, and Kompany quickly shot from the front of Manchester City's penalty area!

The ball clung to the turf and penetrated Joe Hart's wicket and the Manchester City gate behind him!

Cristiano Ronaldo, who scored twice, was all smiles and celebrated by sliding on his knees at the Etihad Stadium.

A familiar feeling came to my heart. Even in the face of the boos and middle fingers from Manchester City fans, Ronaldo still smiled very happily.

More than 4,000 Real Madrid fans at the Etihad celebrated happily again!

Mourinho's eyes widened, and his first reaction was not excitement and joy, but confusion.

Without a collective pursuit, or even arranging someone to protect Kompany, Real Madrid just broke through Manchester City's goal again? ? ?

What about playing? !

It wasn't until this moment that Mourinho really reacted.

Emotional Mancini was not setting him up by thinking too much, but simply not thinking about anything at all!

"Hey, I'm a little confused about who needs these three points more, or is the formation we put out today enough to hold them down in Manchester City's midfield?"

Mourinho couldn't help but complained, and Karanka also covered his mouth to suppress laughter.

If we really want to talk about the strength of the lineup, if Manchester City has a normal starting lineup, it will still have the upper hand against Real Madrid's rotation lineup.

But I can't stand it anymore. Mancini just has to work hard today.

In the 3-5-2 starting lineup that Mancini arranged, the front midfielder is Silva, and the two back midfielders are Yaya Toure and Nasri.

Yes, neither the defensive Barry nor Garcia started today.

This midfield combination is simply betting on offense and control, with almost no defensive interceptions.

Doesn't that encourage Real Madrid to fight their counterattack?

This time it was better, they lost 0-2 at halftime, and Mancini couldn't sit still at all.

Maybe he still felt particularly aggrieved and angry in his heart.

Because he exchanged his trust for worse and worse results.

But when he saw something was wrong with the expressions and atmosphere of the Manchester City players, Mancini endured it and did not do anything wrong again.

As soon as the whistle blew at the end of the first half, Mancini greeted his disciples and quickly returned to the tunnel.

There were sporadic shouts of dissatisfaction at the scene.

That was Manchester City fans venting their emotional dissatisfaction.

It’s okay to lose when Real Madrid played with all their main players before. This time at their home court, playing against a Real Madrid team that rotated most of their main players, it was still a life and death battle!

As a result, they lost two more goals in the first half. No matter how die-hard Manchester City fans are, they really can't bear it!

Before the start of the Champions League this season, Manchester City had high ambitions and was not afraid even if they were assigned to the group of death.

Even if they couldn't beat Real Madrid, Manchester City fans were confident that they could at least draw with Dortmund and steadily beat Ajax.

As a result, in just two months, Manchester City only had two draws and two losses, and it looked like they were about to lose again.

Disgusting, this record is really disgusting for the fans!

If they lose this game, Manchester City will basically miss the Champions League knockout rounds this season.

If Dortmund on the other side draws with Ajax again, then Manchester City does still have a theoretical chance to qualify.

But will Dortmund lose their belt again like they did?

Manchester City fans only feel that the prospects for qualifying are bleak.

However, the Manchester City players who played again in the second half seemed to have regained their morale.

Mancini, who did not dare to reorganize, removed Maicon and replaced him with Barry.

The formation also changed from 352 to 442.

Silva and Nasri joined forces and paired Yaya Toure with a defensive midfielder who wiped his ass.

In this way, Manchester City's performance finally became normal.

At least the offense and defense are relatively balanced. Even if they continue to attack from all fronts, there will at least be Barry in the midfield.

Real Madrid's counterattack momentum slowed down. In the 60th minute of the second half, seeing that there were no good opportunities for a quick counterattack, Mourinho simply took Ronaldo off to rest.

Cristiano Ronaldo, who scored two goals today, had no objections. When he came off the field, he hugged and laughed with Mourinho cordially on the sidelines.

Jese, who came on as a substitute for Cristiano Ronaldo, seemed very active. Facing Zabaleta, who is now the Premier League's number one defender on the right, he was not afraid at all and dared to make moves.

Seeing this, Li Ang simply squatted in the backcourt to keep an eye on Silva and Aguero, leaving all the ball rights for counterattacks to Matuidi and Jese.

Real Madrid has entered a squatting and occasional counterattack mode that is more inclined to stabilize the score.

Li Ang and Essien covered the third defensive zone, and Manchester City could only play more wide.

Fortunately, Dzeko was in good condition today. Facing the still immature Varane, he had the upper hand in the confrontation.

So when Manchester City finally abandoned their redundant offensive routines and began to frequently play the ball on both wings, Dzeko's advantage in fighting for the top gave Manchester City fans hope again.

Unfortunately, at this point, there are only the last twenty minutes of the second half.

Dzeko's header in the 76th minute helped Aguero get an excellent shot opportunity at the back of the goal.

Aguero also lived up to Dzeko's opportunity this time. With a spiritual poke, he directly broke through the door guarded by Cassie!

But Manchester City's entire audience was able to come up with this great opportunity.

After Albiol came on for Callejon, Dzeko fell silent again, and Manchester City lost the offensive initiative.

When the game ended, many Manchester City players looked numb and stood silently on the court with their arms akimbo, looking at the desperate score of 1-2.

Real Madrid's rotation players were naturally laughing, high-fiving and hugging each other in celebration!

This is a big achievement for them. They won at the home court of the defending Premier League champions. To say they are not happy and proud would be a lie.

After the game, when faced with an interview request from a domestic acquaintance reporter, Li Ang readily agreed.

After talking about the feeling of defeating Manchester City, Li Ang also made a humorous joke.

"I think it doesn't matter whether we are happy or not, Dortmund should be happy to thank us."

There was a burst of laughter at the scene, but Li Ang secretly added the next sentence in his heart.

"Ajax will have to beat Manchester City in the next round~"