I brush achievements in football

Chapter 1203 Manchester City in Difficulty

"We shook hands for the second time in four days. We played a lot this year." Ji Ya sighed and said to Guardiola.

"Doesn't this mean that we are all doing well?" Guardiola replied.

Ji Ya laughed, this is indeed the reason, and it can still be encountered on all fronts at this time, which really only shows that the performance of both sides is very good.

"I'm more looking forward to seeing how you deal with our new tactics," Guardiola continued.

"Look, you will see it soon." Ji Ya smiled.

Seeing Ji Ya's confident appearance, Guardiola couldn't help but start to mutter again, is he really so confident?You must know that changing tactics does not mean that you can change by changing them. If you use new tactics without a few games, the players themselves are not adaptable enough. How can you talk about dealing with opponents?

However, after the game started, Guardiola was stunned.

From the very beginning of the game, Southampton played... defensively and counterattacked.

That's right, the defensive counterattack.

Guardiola was stunned to find that facing his interspersed running back and forth to attack and switch positions, what else is more suitable than defensive counterattack?

And this tactic does not need to be adapted... How did Southampton beat Atletico Madrid and Chelsea in a row before?It's all about defending, killing time, and lightning strikes from forwards!

Southampton is also quite familiar with this tactic.

If Manchester City returns to the old way of attacking the ball, then the old problem will emerge again-how can they tear apart the opponent's defense without an outstanding scorer in the face of a Southampton defense that is ready for battle?

At this moment, Guardiola was a little at a loss...

On the field, Manchester City's players were actively attacking. Facing Southampton's defense, they began to keep possession of the ball and constantly look for opportunities.

This is also the way they are used to playing.

However, this is also the way Southampton is used to playing!

Resisting Manchester City's ball possession attack, and then they began to counterattack continuously, creating opportunities.

Before Manchester City's attack was effective, Southampton launched a beautiful counterattack. Grealish passed directly to Vinicius who went forward. Vinicius broke into the penalty area and passed a cross. Du Yue kicked in and broke the goal easily!

The Southampton fans in the stands began to cheer loudly, but they were quickly booed for the simple reason that the linesman's flag was raised, not because Du Yue was offside, but because Vinicius had received the ball. At the time, he was already offside...

The Southampton players protested a few times, but they dispersed quickly - this counterattack was just the beginning, and there will be more and better counterattack opportunities in the future. There is no need to be too entangled at this time.

This mentality proves their confidence at the moment.

They are indeed quite confident. No matter how good Manchester City's offense is, it will be difficult to affect their defense, and their counterattack is not what Manchester City's defense can do!

The game restarted, and Manchester City, which escaped unharmed, began to launch a counterattack, but it was still Southampton who created the next opportunity. In a counterattack, Cancelo advanced to attack, and then made a pass into the penalty area from a small angle. Edson made a dangerous attack early and cleared the ball out of the penalty area.

It was not until the 10th minute of the game that Manchester City made a threatening shot. After receiving the ball, Mahrez shot a curved ball outside the penalty area, which was steadily confiscated by the well-positioned Martin.

A few minutes later, Southampton hit Manchester City's penalty area again with a counterattack. Vinicius stepped on several bicycles in a row, and then crossed the ball to the goal. Fortunately, Laporte made a timely clearance.

"Manchester City is in trouble now. It is difficult for their offense to hit Southampton's penalty area. Although Southampton's counterattacks are less frequent, they are quite threatening! If this continues, Manchester City can only play more and more awkwardly. .”

A commentator sighed.

Almost everyone can see this, but seeing it doesn't mean there is a solution. At least Guardiola can only think of letting the players control the ball and attack while reducing Southampton's chances of counterattack.

The game began to enter a stalemate. Manchester City reduced the play of changing positions and tearing up the defense, and began to pass more and more back and forth in the midfield to minimize Southampton's chances of counterattack.

But in this way, the game inevitably fell into a stalemate and boring...

For the rest of the first half, the game looked dull. Southampton's counterattack was not a big threat, and Manchester City's attack was difficult to create opportunities. At one point, the camera was given to Southampton Southampton coach Southampton in the stands. Getter, the national team coach yawned in front of everyone...

"It seems that Southgate can't help it...but the game is really boring."

A commentator said with a smile that many fans watching TV nodded with sympathy.

Southampton's most dangerous attack of the remainder of the first half came when Cancelo's long-range shot went just wide.

And Manchester City is similar. The most threatening attack was Mahrez's cross from the wing. Fernandinho, who advanced into the penalty area, grabbed a point and shook his head to attack the goal. The ball also missed.

Compared with the last game where the two sides played offensive football, this first half was indeed quite boring.

"The referee blew the whistle for the end of the first half and the score was [-]-[-]! I have to say that the game has been really dull so far... I don't say this because the score is [-]-[-], but the game In itself, the total number of shots from both sides in the first half may be less than ten, and there are only two or three shots within the goal frame! Martin also made a save, while Ederson did not make an effective save! I have to say that this game was really surprising, Southampton's defense did a good job!"

Amidst the shouts of the commentator, the players of both sides left the field. The expressions of the Southampton players were relatively calm, while the expressions of the Manchester City players were quite rich.

"We did a good job in the first half. We don't have to worry too much. Even if it is a draw, there is no problem. What's more, as long as they continue to attack, they will always have a chance. Manchester City will also worry that we will seize the opportunity to counterattack madly." Ji Ya smiled and said to the players.

The players nodded one after another. Although they recovered their defense in the first half, they also had opportunities to counterattack. Both Vinicius and Du Yue had excellent personal breakthrough abilities. Valverde's breakthrough was worse, but his running and response were also top-notch. , plus there are enough players in the midfield and backcourt, there are not many opportunities, one is enough.

Under such circumstances, they will lose their composure. It must not be them, but Manchester City.

Now Manchester City has been caught in a dilemma.