Starting from playing as a defensive midfielder for Real Madrid

"Man City still allowed Chelsea to seize the opportunity to counterattack! Manchester City hoarded heavy troops in the center to strengthen the attack, while Chelsea made a fuss on the wings. This three-back system is really powerful for counterattacks!"

"Manchester City's players also have physical problems. I said it before when Manchester City and Real Madrid played in the Champions League knockout rounds. They are fighting on four fronts this season, and the physical loss of the main players is much greater than that of other competitors.

At the end of the season, Manchester City was actually relying on one breath to hold on. It was not easy to complete a game with a strong confrontational rhythm. "

In the live broadcast room of LeTV Sports, Zhan Jun and Zhang Lu, the golden pair of Premier League commentators, analyzed the reasons why Manchester City lost the goal early today.

The restraint of tactics is only one reason. The more important and fundamental reason is that Manchester City is too ambitious this season and has spread the battle line too wide.

There is actually no problem with Manchester City's current third-line operations. Looking at the mainstream European leagues, the top teams operate on the third line almost every season.

This has basically become the basic manifestation of the strength of the powerful teams in Europe now.

After all, how can we call it a powerful team if we don't have the depth to play third-line combat?

But if we want to open up another front and advance on all four fronts, it will be too reluctant for Manchester City now.

The requirements for a team in a fourth-line battle are not just as simple as having a sufficient depth of bench.

Like Chelsea last season, there were a large number of capable veterans with rich game experience sitting on the bench.

Coupled with the fact that the three core midfielders are all durable and have good luck without major injuries, they have achieved great success in the season while fighting on the fourth line.

If any of Chelsea's three main midfielders failed to hold on and fell in the middle of the season last season, Chelsea would not be able to achieve the achievement of four crowns in a single season.

Manchester City's bench obviously lacked veterans who could hold the line, and Guardiola's rotation also had problems. At the most critical time point at the end of the season, he injured two core players in the front and backcourt.

In this case, Manchester City is obviously on the edge of a morale collapse.

Failure in the season is already a highly probable event for Manchester City.

But before the game officially started, Guardiola and his disciples were still holding their breath, thinking that they could survive the current difficult moment with their strong will.

It's a pity that reality is cruel. Li Ang's goal at this moment completely broke the "lucky" in the hearts of all Manchester City players.

This time they really had no way out.

Lose this game and they will lose everything this season.

Not to mention the FA Cup semi-finals that have not yet started, an FA Cup championship cannot make up for the Manchester City team's season regrets.

At least Guardiola cannot accept such a season result calmly.

Even if the Manchester City management still has 100% trust in him, they will still give him the green light on the transfer fee.

However, he only won one FA Cup title in three seasons after coming to Manchester City. This is a complete symbol of failure for the ambitious Guardiola.

Second place in the league and the quarterfinals of the Champions League are not honors in Guardiola's heart. Only the championship is his pursuit.

At this time, he seemed to have lost the calmness and calmness he used to have.

Against the background of the Chelsea players celebrating, he rushed to the sidelines and roared to the Manchester City players to "wake up" as soon as possible.

They have no excuses or retreat. If they lose this game, what's the point of winning the next few league rounds?

We must grit our teeth and fight to the end!

Even if you really have no confidence, you must force yourself to have the belief that you can turn the tables!

Guardiola, who showed a "tyrant" momentum, made many Manchester City players on the field shrink their necks subconsciously.

It was quite uncomfortable for them to be scolded by their head coach in such a critical game.

But what has to be said is that Guardiola's excessive behavior still made them quickly break away from their frustration.

It's unlikely to boost morale, but it does the job of clearing your head.

The game quickly restarted, and Guardiola quickly made tactical adjustments, signaling Sterling and Nasri to take more balls on the wing and try to break through.

At the same time, he also asked Kolarov and Zabaleta not to have too much psychological pressure and continue to maintain the previous rhythm of forward penetration.

Guardiola's adjustments are still very targeted.

Manchester City must maintain the offensive rhythm now. It is impossible to retreat from defense, so they will shift the focus of attack to the wing.

As long as Manchester City's wing attack is good enough and threatening, Chelsea's two wingers must drop back to assist the defenders in defense.

As a result, most of Chelsea's side counterattack threat has been reduced, and Manchester City has replaced defense with offense, which can be regarded as reducing the defensive pressure on the back line.

Mourinho sat on the coaching bench and watched the changes in Manchester City's offensive style. He rubbed his chin and just smiled.

Chelsea's quick counterattack will indeed be limited by Manchester City's targeted attack, but so what?

They have now reached the half-time goal they set before the game.

Taking the lead also greatly consumed the physical energy of Manchester City's midfielders.

So what if the threat of counterattack is restricted?

Mourinho is completely able to accept the status quo. If he can't counterattack, he can just sit down and defend. How simple.

Another glance at Guardiola, who was calling Sane on the bench to warm up, Mourinho also decisively made his own tactical adjustments.

Cross, who was close to the coaching bench, first received Mourinho's tactical instructions, and then he went directly to Li Ang to relay them.

So before Manchester City could change their tactics and launch an attack on both wings, Chelsea shrunk their formation and assumed a defensive stance.

However, Chelsea's squat defense is not like ordinary teams that gather in front of their own penalty area, directly leaving the entire midfield to let the opponent calmly organize the offense.

Li Ang, the retreating Hazard and De Bruyne formed the first line of defense, blocking the top area of ​​the center circle and constantly strangling the organizers of Manchester City's midfield.

Kroos and Matic protect the areas on both sides of the penalty area, and Li Ang will drop back at any time to help them defend.

This defensive system made Manchester City's entire midfield and frontcourt offense quite uncomfortable.

Not to mention the effort of the offensive organization, it was rare to break through Chelsea's first line of defense and had to face the blockade and interception of at least two Chelsea midfielders.

It's really difficult to break into Chelsea's penalty area!

And looking at Li Ang flying up and down, seemingly appearing in every area of ​​Chelsea's midfield and backcourt, Manchester City's offensive players felt even more helpless.

But no matter how difficult it is, they must persist in attacking now, and they must work hard to find their status in the detailed offensive rhythm.

Guardiola looked at the grim competition form off the court and frowned.

He could see that Manchester City's frontcourt offensive players were already working very hard to find offensive opportunities, and they did not make too many mistakes.

But in the face of Chelsea's backcourt players who are more active in running and very oppressive in defense, Manchester City's offense at this moment is not quite as good as it should be.

Guardiola actually knows what Manchester City's shortcomings are on the offensive end.

They need faster pass transfer, faster running support, and faster assault speed.

But all this requires abundant physical fitness to support it, but what Manchester City lacks most right now happens to be physical fitness!

Guardiola knows how to solve the team's existing offensive problems, but this is a dead end.

Manchester City's players can only last for a short time just by playing chicken blood. How can they last for a full 90 minutes of game time? !

The sullen Guardiola watched as his disciples failed to attack Chelsea's defense again and again.

The game time is still passing ruthlessly, and the situation on the court has never tilted towards Manchester City in the slightest.

Finally, amid the lamentations of many Manchester City fans, the referee on duty blew the whistle to end the half-time game.

Guardiola also turned around and walked towards the player tunnel immediately at this moment. He seemed to have figured something out and seemed to have made some determination at this moment.

In sharp contrast to him, of course, is Mourinho, who is smiling all over his face at this time.

Lao Mu waited in the locker room for his disciples to come in, all chatting and laughing. He praised all the main players without hesitation in praising them.

Then he quickly arranged his team's tactics for the second half of the game.

The scope of tactical adjustments is still relatively large, but in the final analysis, Mourinho's requirements are still to "run" and proactively fight a "war of attrition."

To deal with the current tired Manchester City, there is actually no need for too many complicated tactical arrangements.

Just to defeat them!

When Manchester City's midfielders are stretched to the limit of their physical fitness, Chelsea can easily complete the harvest of the game.

Li Ang has the same idea as his head coach. He has personally played against Manchester City players on the court, and naturally knows better that his opponents have indeed reached the critical point of physical fitness at this moment.

Therefore, continuing to fight a war of attrition with Manchester City is undoubtedly the most correct decision.

This approach seems a bit rogue, but who made Manchester City reveal its fatal flaw...

At the beginning of the second half, Chelsea's style suddenly changed. They no longer defended the half-court, but took the initiative to seize control of the midfield with Manchester City.

Chelsea's game of rushing to start the game is actually very common. The entire Manchester City team seemed to have expected it and soon started to play the tactic of controlling the ball in the backcourt.

When Manchester City used this tactic against Chelsea for the first time, Mourinho made a tactical compromise, and Chelsea eventually made peace with Manchester City.

But today, once again faced with Manchester City's attitude of luring the enemy deeper, Chelsea very resolutely chose to press high!

In the first half, it was Li Ang who took the lead in defense and disrupted Manchester City's offensive rhythm. Now it is Li Ang who takes the lead in pressing forward and constantly pressuring Manchester City's ball-handlers. It is still Li Ang who disrupts Manchester City's ball control rhythm!

He seems to have never-ending physical fitness, supporting the team's tactical tasks on both offense and defense.

Fabregas could only cast envious glances at Li Ang at this moment.

His physical ability is not as outstanding as Li Ang's. At this moment, his ability is limited by his physical ability, and he can only use 80% of his strength at most.

The same goes for most of the rest of Manchester City's players.

After playing Real Madrid, they were exhausted physically and mentally. As a result, they had to fight a life-or-death battle with Chelsea before they could get enough rest time.

It’s easy to shout out the last slogan, but it’s so difficult to actually do it.

Just after the 60th minute of the second half, Manchester City once again showed the same embarrassing state of being overwhelmed and unable to do so in the second half of the first half.

Upon seeing this, Guardiola could only play his tactical trump card and substitute Sane and substitute midfielder Delph.

Nasri, who he had high hopes for, did not show his usual strength in today's game.

In the end, he could only transfer his hope to the young Sane.

Delph's appearance further demonstrated Guardiola's decisive attitude at this moment.

Fernandinho came off the field and Manchester City directly changed to 433.

They only have Gundogan as a defensive midfielder on the field, Delph and Cesc Fabregas serve as central midfielders, and Sterling and Sane have also been pushed to the forward positions.

The clarion call for Manchester City's counterattack had sounded at this moment, but something that surprised everyone soon happened.

Chelsea did not choose to retreat and set up the bus, but continued to compete with Manchester City using high-pressure tactics!

This allows Manchester City's frontcourt players to see more offensive opportunities, but accordingly, Manchester City's defenders have to bear more defensive pressure at this moment.

Mourinho chose the most un-Mourinho tactical play at this moment, and the game really entered a white-hot stage!

The chances are truly equal for both teams at this moment.

If Manchester City can score the equalizer first, then they can continue to "survive" in this game.

Manchester City players, who were constantly squeezing their physical potential, put everything on the line!

They finally started running again. At least on the scene, their attack against Chelsea was evenly matched and they were not at a disadvantage.

Manchester City fans once again had hope. They prayed in front of the TV, yelled, or gritted their teeth and kept encouraging their players from the bottom of their hearts, hoping that they could hold on!

However, after the chicken blood effect gradually faded, and the team's momentum was still unable to be converted into goals, the main players of Manchester City who were physically exhausted finally lost at the feet of reality.

They can't beat Chelsea!

The smile on Li Ang's face at this moment seemed a bit ferocious.

After completely defeating Manchester City, the game came to its real end.

In the 77th minute of the second half, Li Ang took the ball and accelerated past Cesc Fabregas and Gundogan who intercepted him.

The moment he entered Manchester City's defensive third zone, he smoothly handed the ball to Hazard, who cut inside to meet him.

Zabaleta wanted to block Hazard from the penalty area in advance, but the Belgian winger took the ball and spiked the ball twice before changing direction and directly shook Zabaleta's defensive position!

Hazard, who successfully entered the Manchester City penalty area, went all the way down. Mangala had no choice but to abandon his defensive position to block Hazard's shooting angle.

But Hazard, who noticed Li Ang's follow-up movement, quickly chose to pass back in an inverted triangle.

Li Ang, who advanced to meet the ball, did not choose to shoot immediately, but passed the ball across the ball the moment Otamendi came over to defend!

At this moment, Suarez, who was at the back of the Manchester City penalty area, suddenly moved forward, pushed the ball lightly, and sent the football into the Manchester City goal again before Bravo could save it!

After scoring this goal, Suarez took off his jersey in excitement, held it in his hands and waved it openly!

All the Chelsea players - including Oblak - rushed towards the corner flag area of ​​Manchester City's half with excitement at this moment!

After Li Ang "angrily rubbed" Suarez's hair, he roared directly to the live camera:

"it's over!!!"

Yes, it's over!

Not only did this game end early, the tangled battle between Chelsea and Manchester City this season also ended early!

Mourinho and Holland embraced passionately on the sidelines, and the Chelsea players on the bench also rushed out and rushed towards their large group gathered near Manchester City's bottom line.

Li Ang took one last look at the frustrated Manchester City players before celebrating with his teammates.

This is a group of powerful opponents.

They are very good and work hard, but it's a pity...

They are competing with the strongest Chelsea of ​​their generation!