I brush achievements in football

Chapter 941 Advantages of State

After a few minutes of attacking with the ball, Manchester City also created the first shot of the game at No. 13 minutes. After passing back and forth, Sterling took the ball on the edge of the penalty area, and then he shot decisively. , Maguire blocked the ball with his body, and the ball that slowed down was easily taken by Mendy.

A full 13 minutes into the game, both sides had an attack and a shot, but they couldn't create any better chances.

The Chinese fans who watched this scene couldn't help but hear the lines from a movie they just watched not long ago...

"It's all taught by the same master, it can't be broken!"

It really makes sense now.

The offensive foundation of both sides depends on possession of the ball, and they are all developed from Guardiola's own ball possession tactics. Guardiola has improved a lot in recent years, and Ji Ya is the basis of Guardiola's tactics. In fact, I have completed my own sublimation and made a breakthrough, but in essence, it is still a set of ball-handling attack and high-position pressing. Both sides have mastered this tactic. Now that they meet in the game, they have also adopted a steady tactic. , so the scene suddenly became awkward.

But in the following time, the game was not so excessive.

Because this effect is actually a theoretical effect, it is impossible for the two sides to continue on the field like this forever, and it is impossible to be so patient all the time. After all, players are not robots, but human beings, and there will be imperfections in their performance.

This "imperfection" is the most moving part of a football game.

Southampton quickly took some advantage in the following time.

After all, it is their home court, momentum, familiarity with the venue, and the support of the fans will put them in a relatively advantageous position.

After passing back and forth, Southampton's two core players teamed up to complete an extremely threatening attack. De Bruyne found an opportunity after passing continuously in the midfield, and then sent a beautiful direct pass. Du Yue understood Using his own speed, he got rid of Otamendi's defense in an instant!

At this time, De Bruyne's pass was already in place, Du Yue did not adjust, but kicked and shot while catching the ball!

The speed, power and angle of this shot in the penalty area are quite excellent. However, Ederson also completed a classic save. He judged or bet on the direction of Du Yue's shot in an instant, and then dangerously Reach out and throw the ball out!

A rather wonderful save!

The Southampton fans in the stands were about to celebrate, but watched helplessly as the ball was saved from the bottom line by Edson!

"It can be called the save of the century! What a wonderful save and reaction! I believe he just made a bet on Du Yue's shot from close range, but even if there is an element of bet, he also showed his agility and reaction!"

Amid the shouts of the commentator, Manchester City's defenders went up to congratulate Ederson one after another. Everyone is knowledgeable and knows how wonderful such a save is.

The Southampton players didn't have much emotion. Although Du Yue missed such a wonderful goal, he didn't have too many emotional fluctuations.

It's just that one attack didn't score a goal, and the next thing is to catch it.

This is actually the most difficult thing for Southampton to deal with. In the Champions League, they often have a strong psychological advantage as their confidence. No matter what kind of magical performance their opponents have, they will always appear not to panic.

Anyway, they will win in the end.

This is the unparalleled self-confidence brought to them by the past five consecutive championships. This kind of self-confidence will only be lost after losing the Champions League. At this stage, it is indestructible.

This is the real Champions League DNA.

Next, Southampton's corner kick did not pose much threat, but in the following time, although Manchester City launched an attack, they were not able to create a shot under Southampton's running and interception.

The next shot came from Southampton. Five minutes later, Cancelo made a beautiful breakthrough on the right, and then passed the ball into the penalty area. Vardy took the lead and shook his head. column.

After 3 minutes, Southampton created another chance to shoot. They passed quickly to De Bruyne to create a chance. The Belgian made a slight adjustment outside the penalty area and then shot. After a while, the ball changed direction and flew to the other side of the penalty area. Maguire, who advanced forward, shot again, but was blocked by Fernandinho again. Ederson, who attacked, got the ball.

As a central defender, Maguire can run to the front of Manchester City's penalty area to launch an attack in the positional attack, which shows how great Southampton's advantage is during this period.

With such a big advantage, the premise is that Manchester City's offense starts to struggle.

This is indeed the case. Southampton's possession of the ball was quite beautiful during this period, while Manchester City's possession of the ball began to encounter some troubles. They did not get a shot until half an hour into the game. , Fernandinho passed the ball directly to Aguero. The Argentine shot after dribbling the ball laterally at the front of the penalty area, but the ball missed the far post under Rudiger's interference.

It was even one of City's only two shots on goal in the first half.

After this shot, Southampton once again controlled the situation on the field, and then continued to attack. Even Manchester City and Sterling and Mahrez had to keep retreating to help defend, otherwise, their defensive strength It will appear to be quite insufficient.

Under such circumstances, Southampton's advantages have been gradually manifested.

Watching from the sidelines, Guardiola began to feel a little anxious.

After all, the two sides are not playing any ostentation now, just fighting for internal strength and ball possession. The fight is completely about the state of the two sides and their understanding of tactics. Guardiola believes that his team is not inferior to Southampton in the latter Yes, but Southampton has such an advantage. There is no doubt that there is only one reason, and that is that their state is much better than their own players in the game!

This is a very troublesome thing. Other things are easy to handle. Through adjustments and tactics, they can always play a role. However, under such circumstances, the opponent's state is better than yours. How to adjust?

This is the most troublesome thing for any head coach, because it is no longer something that the coach can solve...

"In the last game against Liverpool, it turned out that he was still thinking about adjusting the players' state... It was really well-intentioned." Guardiola couldn't help thinking in his heart.

As a top-level head coach, he has never really cared about what methods his opponent uses, but at this moment, he has the urge to scold the opponent...