Chapter 545： Ask for your blessings, brother!

"It seems that you are really prepared for this game!"

In the middle of the chairman's stand at St. Mary's Stadium, when Yang Huan saw the opponents walking out of the player channel, he immediately smiled and said to Mubarak.

"That's natural!" Mubarak did not sit in the position, but stood upright, as if he was waiting for the start of the game and after the team scored a goal, it would be more convenient to celebrate.

Judging from his expression, he is indeed confident.

"You chased Southampton so fiercely. The team made a mistake at home in the last round and lost points. You said, if you don’t stand up in this round, if you win Southampton away, our second place in the league will be enough. Can't keep it!"

Yang Huan laughed loudly.

In the last round, Southampton defeated Wigan Athletic in an away game, but Manchester City drew with Liverpool at home in a 2-2 draw, which directly led to the Saints successfully catching up with Manchester City. Both teams currently score 50 points.

Therefore, in this round, Manchester City's visit to St. Mary's Stadium is also regarded by the outside world as a battle for runner-up in the Premier League.

As for Manchester United, after Ferguson's team won Everton early, they accumulated 63 points, far ahead of the standings.

It can even be said that the league championship has been won in advance!

"If you have this ability, welcome to the St. Mary Stadium to score points!"

Young Master Huan also spoke very proudly.

Opponents have come to the door, and if you are timid and weak, then you are really sorry for the team.

Besides, although Southampton is newly promoted, in the Premier League now, the points are the same as Manchester City. What is there to be afraid of?

Moreover, Young Master Huan is quite confident about Southampton's home record.

From the Manchester City team's starting lineup, we can see Mancini's ambition for this game.

He changed!

After several months of playing in the league, after the Christmas Devil schedule and January, entering February, all teams have had problems of this kind. Rotation and changes are no longer worth the fuss.

Even if you don't rotate and stay in the same formation, you might even criticize others for not knowing how to work.

Manchester City played Liverpool in the last round. When they fell behind in the first half, they started to play three defenders in the second half and eventually tied the Reds.

Perhaps, Mancini tasted the sweetness, this time still playing three guards.

But Manchester City's three-back can also be regarded as a five-back.

The goalkeeper is Joe Hart, and the three defenders in the back line are Lescott, Kompany and Sabaletta. The two wingers Kolarov and Maicon are in charge. Midfielder Yaya Toure is behind. Stromman is in the center, and David Silva is ahead.

The front double striker is Dzeko at the forefront and Aguero lags behind.

This is a battlefield that can be attacked and defended.

The whole world knows that Southampton sits on Neymar and Gareth Bale, a set of devil wings.

Mancini used this tactic. When he retreated, Maicon and Sabaletta were able to limit Neymar on the left of the Saints, and Kolarov could target Gareth Bale.

Lescott and Kompany in the middle are teaming up to limit Ibrahimovic.

The midfield matchup is also three-on-three. The combination of Stromman, Yaya Touré and David Silva can ensure that no matter what combination of midfield Southampton produces, Manchester City can at least be invincible. Ground.

From this point of view, Mancini treats Southampton as a well-matched team.

Bielsa's formation for this game also changed.

The goalkeeper is Neuer, the defense is a combination of David Alaba, Xavi Martinez, Varane and Aspilicueta, and the midfielder is Modric, Matic and Vidal. , The front court trident is Neymar, Ibrahimovic and Gareth Bale.

It should be said that Southampton's starting lineup is not too surprising, but the interesting thing is in the details.

Bielsa seems to have guessed from the beginning that Manchester City will focus their defense on their own trident, so they adjusted the duties of the trident. Ibrahimovic is still the defender against the opponent, Neymar pressed It's very forward, but Gareth Bale's position is behind.

In the midfield, Modric’s responsibility is still to connect and organize the midfield. He entangled Yaya Touré on defense. Vidal gained more freedom in this game. He pressed on offense and the goal was to retreat. Stromman.

While Matic stood firmly in front of the defense line to protect the back line, freezing David Silva.

Southampton also insisted on its usual play style as always. At the beginning of the game, it launched a fierce press against Manchester City, and organized and planned multiple attacks. However, Manchester City's defense was in place and did not give Southampton an effective scoring opportunity. .

But once the ball fell to Manchester City's feet, Blue Moon still couldn't make a threat.

Under Southampton's high-intensity press and targeted pressure, Manchester City's ball is difficult to operate effectively, unable to quickly pass the ball through the midfield.

David Silva saw that the teammates behind him could not effectively pass the ball to his feet. In order to get rid of Matic’s defense, he had to choose to leave Matic’s defense zone and retreat deeper to catch the ball.

But in this way, the midfield and the frontcourt are torn apart.

Therefore, once the ball reaches the feet of Manchester City, Manchester City desperately wants to slow down the rhythm, but when Southampton presses, Manchester City easily loses the ball and is very passive on the scene.

Even after the opening, Southampton has an overwhelming advantage.

Seeing this scene, Mubarak looked embarrassed and depressed.

He said he was going to cause some trouble for Southampton, but how could he be so embarrassed when he came up?

Southampton played so aggressively after the start, but how about Manchester City?

It's been a few minutes, and there is not even a chance to enter the restricted area. How did it happen?

"Don't be nervous, don't worry, take your time!" Yang Huan said with a smile.

The pace of Manchester City is really slow enough!

For Southampton, what I like most is to play fast.

"Master Huan, it's useless to have an advantage, you have to score goals!" Mubarak was depressed, but his mouth was very hard.

Just kidding, we are passive, but we can hold it.

In the away game, it was the St. Mary's Stadium again, and the defense could be regarded as retreating.

But as soon as Mubarak’s words came out, they saw Harvey Martinez and Neuer shouting to their teammates and making gestures, as if they were calling for their teammates to flow and stop walking to the end. .

The ball fell again to the feet of Harvey Martinez, who raised his right hand high and signaled his teammates to stabilize.

Seeing Dzeko coming up to fight, the Spaniard passed the ball to Matic.

Matic didn't wait for Aguero to get close, and immediately passed to the right.

Varane moved forward, after receiving the ball, he took advantage of the situation and then moved forward. Naturally behind him, right back Aspilicueta retracted in the middle to make up for him.

As soon as Varane moved forward, Vidal followed the trend and rushed forward, while Modric retreated to respond.

As soon as the ball came to Modric's feet, the Croatian took two steps back to get rid of Stroman and moved to the right.

As soon as Gareth Bale received the ball, Kolarov leaned in immediately.

But at this time, the Welshman's position is close to the wing, far from the penalty area, and can't threaten the goal at all, so Kolarov is not close, for fear that Gareth Bale will be forced by speed.

Who doesn't know that the speed of the Welsh flying wings is a nightmare for all defenders in the Premier League?

But when Gareth Bale saw that he was not pressing, after stopping the ball, he glanced at the penalty area.

I wiped it and pressed it in black, all in sky blue jerseys.

There was Vidal who came in from the front point and Neymar near the penalty point. The two players attracted the attention of the defensive players.

Huh, where is Ibrahimovic?

Later!

Gareth Bale stretched his left foot and a left foot crossed.

The ball crossed an arc and landed in the penalty area.

Mubarak still seemed very calm in the stands. He glanced around and found that there were at least seven Manchester City defensive players inside and outside the penalty area, while there were only four offensive players in Southampton.

Seven defenses and four, absolute number advantage, if you can't hold it, there will be a problem!

Unfortunately, when Gareth Bale's cross fell into the penalty area, Mubarak's eyelids jumped.

"Fuck, how did I miss Ibrahimovic?"

Yang Huan laughed at the side.

On the court, players often have no way of seeing the overall situation and can only adapt to their instincts.

When they saw Gareth Bale about to pass and Vidal and Neymar were in the two dangerous areas of the front point and the center, the first reaction of the defensive players who did not clearly arrange the marking task was to follow and defend!

At that moment, they couldn't think about it, instead of thinking about who they missed.

When the head coach assigns defensive tasks, he will assign someone to mark a certain player of the opposing team.

For example, Kolarov is going to watch Gareth Bale, or Kompany is going to watch Ibrahimovic.

Theoretically speaking, as long as everyone has fulfilled the defensive task, basically no one will be missed.

But this is just a theory, it can't stand the ever-changing situation.

When Gareth Bale’s cross made it past the front point, over the middle, and fell to the back point, Kompany, Lescott and others turned their heads and looked at the thief with shocked smiles. Ibrahimovic.

At this moment, they must be saying in their hearts, that's it, they were cheated!

And Ibrahimovic is smiling triumphantly, hey, as long as we change positions, you will be dizzy!

This goal, brother laughed!

Behind Ibrahimovic, Maicon looked desperate and wanted to stop the Swedish center, even holding him for a foul.

But once the Swede started, it was like a heavy tank that couldn't stop it. It rushed to the front of the small penalty area, aimed at the ball, and gave it a light push with his right foot.

The ball passed Joe Hart and got into the goal!

In an instant, the entire St. Mary's Stadium broke out!

The passion of more than 30,000 fans burst out in an instant, sweeping the entire stadium!

Mubarak slapped his forehead vigorously, "How did it happen? How could it happen?"

In the case of seven defenses and four, with an absolute advantage in the number of people, there has been a low-level mistake of missing people?

Could it be that this group of Manchester City defenders all eat dry food?

Yang Huan laughed and clapped vigorously, applauding Ibrahimovic's goal. At the same time, he also praised Gareth Bale's precise left foot pass.

Who said that the Welsh can only score, only speed?

At the very least, a free kick with his left foot and a pass with his left foot are quite impressive!

"Do you know why?" Yang Huan smiled and looked at Mubarak with a sad face.

"Because your tactics are too mechanical, and even the players' positions and movements lack changes. It is easy to be figured out and used!"

In the goal just now, Gareth Bale’s accurate pass really played a key role, but Ibrahimovic, Vidal and Neymar’s off-the-ball running were also quite critical.

Before the Welshman was about to pass, Neymar ran to the middle, Vidal rushed forward, while the Swede deliberately fell behind and ran back.

This brings trouble to Manchester City's defense.

If according to the original arrangement, Kompany and Lescott will definitely follow the Swedes to the back point, Sabaletta will follow Neymar to the middle, and Yaya Touré will follow Vidal back to the restricted area and hold the front. Point.

But when there was a problem, Kolarov was worried about being forced to break through and was not close, making Yaya Toure worried that Gareth Bale would dribble the ball inward, so he guarded the front of the penalty area to protect, and Sabaletta followed. Marr went, but he could only follow behind the Brazilian and could not stop Neymar from catching the ball.

Kompany and Lescott didn't even follow Ibrahimovic at all.

Because the situation at the time was that the most threatening offensive method for Southampton was Gareth Bale dribbling the ball laterally to find Neymar's cooperation. This is a very threatening offensive routine.

After all, Gareth Bale suddenly hit the goal after dribbling the ball on the right, but his nirvana this season!

Especially considering Neymar, once he gets the ball in the penalty area, Manchester City is over.

In addition, Yaya Touré did not follow Vidal, so Kompany and Lescott’s first reaction was to freeze Neymar and Vidal, so there was no way to follow Ibrahimovic. odd.

When the Swede arrived at the back point, he easily suppressed Maicon with his body and finished the goal.

The whole scoring process is complicated and cumbersome to say, but in fact it changes rapidly and is full of many changes.

Southampton is the active offensive party ~ www.novelhall.com ~ has practiced such a cooperative routine before the game, so it is more skillful in implementation.

Manchester City is a passive defense, unable to anticipate the enemy's opportunities, and can only be passive everywhere.

But the important point is the head coach.

As an Italian coach, Mancini's tactical literacy is not a problem, but he is too mechanical, the overall tactics are not flexible, and he lacks adaptability.

Therefore, the teams he coaches tend to be more tactically targeted in the European arena, and it is difficult to achieve good results.

This is not without reason.

Yang Huan thought of this and looked at the sidelines again and found that Bielsa, who had been squatting to direct the game, stood up suddenly, shouted at the players on the court, gesticulated wildly, and immediately laughed.

Obviously, the Argentine lunatic has seen the loopholes and weaknesses of Manchester City!

"Bless yourselves, brother!"

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