Starting from Manchester United, starting with Maguire

Chapter 28 The Scary Manchester Big Waist

Champions League 1/4 knockout group results: Manchester United VS Manchester City, Bayern VS Villarreal, Benfica VS Liverpool, Chelsea VS Real Madrid.

According to Gao Changfeng's guess, apart from Chelsea and Real Madrid, the promotion places for the other three games have basically been determined, which are nothing more than Manchester City, Liverpool and Bayern.

Facing the strong enemy Manchester City, Manchester United has no possibility of winning at all. The only thing they can hope for is not to lose too embarrassingly.

In the face of absolute strength, any mysterious tactics are nonsense, not to mention Rangnick, who only talks on paper and is soft-spoken in the dressing room. Manchester United can only play at home in a 4-2-3-1 conventional formation hoping to save a few goals.

Goalkeeper De Gea guards the goal, Maguire and Lindelof partner as central defenders, Luke Shaw and Dalot left and right fullbacks, Gao Changfeng and McTominay double midfielders, B Fernando's midfielder, Sancho, Elanga left and right winger, Ronaldo center forward.

Before the game, Rangnick, who advocated "high pressure", actually changed his tactics: "Everyone has experienced the strength of Manchester City. The defense line must be shrinked as much as possible, and the less goals must be conceded. The less losses are the wins!"

The fans can say this, the players can say it, and the management team can say it, but the coach can't say it. If the coach is impulsive, where does the fighting spirit of the whole team come from?

Sure enough, most of the Manchester United starters on the field were downcast and did not have the momentum they should have in a home game. Only Ronaldo and Gao Changfeng, who have never lost their fighting spirit, were so nervous that they almost bit their lips.

Gao Changfeng stared fiercely at De Bruyne, Manchester City's top player, and the accusations of his teammates were still lingering in his ears. He must prevent De Bruyne from proving himself to this group of contemptuous "old Manchester United players" today.

Due to last season's Champions League final, Pep Guardiola missed the Champions League trophy. Therefore, no matter what kind of opponent they face in the Champions League this season, Manchester City will meet the enemy with a familiar 4-3-3 formation.

Goalkeeper Ederson; Stones, Laporte central defenders; Cancelo, Ake left and right full backs; Rodri Hernandez single midfielder; De Bruyne, Gundogan left and right central midfielders; Mahrez and Sterling left and right wingers; the midfielder's B seat topped the center forward.

Except for the lack of a Zhengyin center, this lineup is impeccable, and the midfield strength is even more creepy:

"Defensive midfielder" Rodri has rich experience, can attack and defend; De Bruyne is known as "the world's number one midfielder"; Gundogan is slightly inferior to these two, but he is skilled His long-range shooting skills often make opponents startled.

Since Gao Changfeng became Manchester United's starting player, this is the first time he has faced such a strong opponent, and he was sweating from nervousness before the game started.

[Main goal: win the game, talent points x 5
Secondary goals: complete seven passes, talent point x 1; complete three interceptions, talent point x 1]

"Marking, De Bruyne."

[The target has been locked. 】

Fans who often watch games should know that De Bruyne's precise passing can always deliver shells to the frontcourt, so Gao Changfeng believes that as long as he is defended to death, most of Manchester City's offensive methods can be blocked.

This idea is correct, but unfortunately the strength does not allow it.

Guardiola gave De Bruyne the right to be a "full court free man", which means that as long as he thinks it can help the game, he can give up his position and run around the court at will, using a flexible range of running Mobilize the overall rhythm of the team.

Finding that Manchester United's midfielder Gao Changfeng has been marking him, De Bruyne didn't want to waste his energy recklessly with this "midfield interceptor", so he took the initiative to retreat to his own half and partnered with Rodri to play a double midfielder.

At this moment, Gao Changfeng only had the idea of ​​"preventing De Bruyne from death", so he naturally followed up decisively to the opponent's half regardless of his own position, sticking to the opponent like a plaster.

This was tricked by De Bruyne. He pretended to stop the ball with his back to Gao Changfeng, but when the opponent was close to him, he decisively threw the ball back and then turned around, passing Gao Changfeng who hadn't reacted. Clean up.

This time it was broken, because Gao Changfeng's misplaced De Bruyne looked like a plain in front of him, and McTominay kept staring at Manchester City's midfielder Gundogan before he had time to make up the defense.

Holding the ball and advancing to the frontcourt, De Bruyne observed that his left forward Sterling was inserting diagonally into the middle, and after a slight adjustment, he kicked and sent a signature "long pass to the ground".

At first the football was just moving in a straight line close to the ground, but Maguire suddenly changed his course when he thought of clearing the ball with his feet, and drew a strange arc on the ground to pass under him, and accurately found the formation of Sterling who was diagonally inserted into the middle. single-handedly.

Although Sterling's shot was as stable as ever, De Gea hit the opponent's chest with a strong shot in the face of the attack, but De Bruyne created such a good chance to score in the first 2 minutes. I broke out in a cold sweat.

Looking at Manchester United in a state of confusion, C Luo Qiang stood up and presided over the overall situation: "Changfeng, return to your position, don't run around! This is the Dream Theater, this is our territory, and we all have some home games. Get momentum!"

Encouraged by Ronaldo, the lifeless Manchester United players are finally willing to run a few steps on the field, but unfortunately the fighting spirit is not high, and the situation is always in the hands of Manchester City.

After seeing De Bruyne's unreasonable pass, Gao Changfeng decided to use the 13 talent points and a football skill he had hoarded: "System, 13 talent points are added to explosive power. Is there a football skill for midfield interception? "

[Football skill "Interception" can help you better block the opponent's passing route. 】

"Add!"

In front of Gao Changfeng's eyes, there are countless lines of different thicknesses. These are the passing routes that the enemy ball holder can choose. The thicker the lines, the greater the probability that the passer will choose this route.

Retreating to the midfielder position, relying on football skills "vision" and "interception", coupled with the speed of 87 and the explosive power of 53, Gao Changfeng's strength doubled, and De Bruyne's long passes in the backcourt were also intercepted by him. .

Although a few wonderful interceptions could not change the situation that Manchester United was always suppressed by Manchester City, it caught Guardiola's attention. The world famous coach stroked his bald head in puzzlement: "This kid looked like a sb just now, why did he work so hard for a while?" Is it like a different person?"

De Bruyne also noticed the changes in Gao Changfeng, and the interception of several long passes aroused his fighting spirit, and he ran to the front midfielder decisively to compete head-on with Gao Changfeng, an amazing Asian monster.

Seeing that De Bruyne played the role of the front midfielder, Gundogan tactfully retreated and partnered with Rodri to build a midfield barrier with double midfielders. Manchester City's formation became 4-2-1-3, and the offensive strength increased greatly.

The "front midfielder" is De Bruyne's best position, so some fans respectfully call him "Manchester's big waist". In the front midfielder position, his passing, vision, and long-range shots will be maximized. The degree of terror Enough to make any defense line tremble with fear.

Gao Changfeng noticed that Manchester City's formation had changed, so he decisively marked De Bruyne, vowing to guard the midfielder until he was cornered.This is exactly what De Bruyne wanted. He ran to the front midfielder just to see what else Gao Changfeng could do.

With the help of "man-marking", Gao Changfeng can always appear in the best defensive position in time to prevent De Bruyne from stopping the ball, but De Bruyne does not need to stop the ball at all. With a light flick, it can accurately deliver shells to the front field.

Ronaldo saw that Gao Changfeng could not do anything to De Bruyne on his own, and Manchester United was suppressed by the opponent and ravaged in his own half, so he simply retreated to the midfielder position and defended with Gao Changfeng De Bruyne.

The defense between the two really made De Bruyne very anxious, but Ronaldo's retracement also caused Manchester United to lose the threat to Manchester City in the frontcourt.

Another Manchester City midfielder has no defensive burden, so he decisively presses forward to support De Bruyne, who is weak and weak. He is about to use his actions to tell Gao Changfeng what is a top "defensive midfielder".

　Kevin De Bruyne's three nicknames: Ding Ding, Manchester's big waist, and the world's number one midfielder.

　　
　
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