I started with Torres, to revive German football

Chapter 279 Mourinho’s Shackles

Following Zhao Jinge's goal, Andy Gray in the live broadcast room began to shout excitedly:

"This is Manchester City's offensive line. It is the first time in this game that it has an organized attack into Manchester United's penalty area!"

"This was one of the few times Manchester City attacked in this game, but they scored directly!"

"This is the power of a superstar!"

"They can be contained, frozen, defended, and even violated, but once they are given a chance, they can immediately show their most deadly murderous intent!"

"It may be just an inconspicuous loophole, but it is enough to be fatal!"

"This group of Manchester City players are undoubtedly becoming, or have already become, the top stars, and Zhao Jinge is on his way to becoming the best in the world!
For his unparalleled performance now, I dare to believe that the suspense of this year's Golden Globe Awards is over. Everyone should vote for him. The person who can break Melo's dominance is right in front of him! "

The entire stadium echoed with the cheering shouts of Manchester City fans. After the Red Devils fans came to their senses, they were replaced by even more harsh boos and screams from Manchester United fans!

Why is it still like this? Isn't hard power still incomparable? !
Mourinho stood in front of the home team's coaching bench with a stern expression on his face. He was suppressing his emotions and forcing himself to think calmly.

He expected to concede the ball first, but it was hard to accept. If it weren't for the pressure from Manchester United's senior management, he would never have worked so hard in the first half!

Because the reason why he attacks desperately is to avoid the dilemma of setting up a bus at home and in a derby in the same city!
It was like this when facing Barcelona in Spain, and he still couldn't escape it in Manchester. He still remembered the white handkerchiefs flying in the sky by those Real Madrid fans in the El Clasico!

Whether he is winning conservatively or pursuing beautiful losses, there are always controversies accompanying him.

But now at a different location, it is still chasing after you. In such an important game, as long as you can't have the best of both worlds, doubts will always exist!
In terms of strength, skills are not as good as others!
Mourinho really had nothing to say.

Manchester United almost suppressed Manchester City in the half, even sacrificing their physical fitness in the second half. The effect was indeed very good, but they failed to create a threat on the offensive end.

The double midfielder combination of Yaya Toure and Kante, these two complementary midfielders are really strong and outstanding.

Especially when Yaya Toure's performance is normal today, this is the best defensive midfielder combination in the Premier League and even in the world!
Especially Kanter, who has shined since last season.

Even after Mourinho was dismissed from Chelsea, he has been paying attention to him. After all, he is too similar to his former favorite Makelele. Mourinho has always wanted to renew his relationship with such a player, but he was rejected by Manchester City. Got on first.

This makes him really uncomfortable now. If he could stay at Chelsea, I am afraid that he would definitely compete with Manchester City for Kante's ownership in the winter window last year!
Mourinho sighed. He came here wanting to be the next Ferguson, but ended up being shackled.

Apart from anything else, the defensive players in the backcourt still need to be supplemented. Manchester United's players only know how to defend very conservatively, and the players are not good enough at grasping the intensity and timing of close pressing.

The thought that Zhao Jinge was able to turn around freely in front of his own penalty area just now under the pressure of his own defender, this simply gave Mourinho a myocardial infarction!

Look at other people's waist, and then look at my own waist and central defender. In terms of pressing and defensive abilities, they are not even a little bit worse!
Although Mourinho is a little dissatisfied with the abilities of Manchester United players, he doesn't have much to criticize. Being conservative also has its advantages.

It is not difficult for the central defender to go all out and press closely, but once he is close and Zhao Jinge gets rid of him, his own goal may be missed immediately, and there is no need for Manchester City to continue to pass two or three waves later.

De Bruyne, Sterling, Yaya Toure, Zhao Jinge,

Among Manchester City's midfielders and frontcourt players, who doesn't have excellent foot skills and escape ability?

It is easy for the central defender to get close to the ball rashly, but it is very fatal to be shaken off.

So how do you weigh whether to have a close fit?
Many times, players have to make choices in an instant. It is impossible to ask them to always make the best decision. This is unreasonable because players are not machines and cannot always make the optimal solution.

If a coach does not provide enough room for error when arranging tactics and always requires his players to make optimal solutions, then the team is destined to be doomed.

If you want to solve it, there is only one way, and that is to make Manchester United's overall strength stronger than Manchester City!

If Manchester United's overall strength is better than Manchester City, then Manchester United can in turn suppress its opponents, such as passing and controlling the ball, physical fitness, overall pressure, and defensive ability.
But in fact, in all of these, Manchester United is inferior to Manchester City.

Even the appearance is the same. Compared with Manchester United, which is half black, the average appearance of Manchester City is really much higher!
After conceding a goal, Manchester United finally chose to retreat.

In fact, Mourinho knows very well that if he really continues to grab the ball, as the physical strength of Manchester United players is exhausted, they will concede more and more goals. By that time, they may even be beaten by a big score.

Since we lost the ball first, there's nothing to say. Let's stabilize our position and then counterattack.

This is the wisest choice for Manchester United when facing Manchester City.

If the top management hadn't wanted to see the beautiful football belonging to Manchester United in the Manchester Derby at Old Trafford, Mourinho's team would never have used the previous tactics!
How do fans feel?The team’s confidence!Play well and win more to get better business contracts!

Off-field reasons like this can even make the stubborn Mourinho compromise. There is no way, Manchester United's wages are indeed high!
And although many Manchester United fans are unwilling to accept it, they must admit that Manchester City's current strength is better than that of Manchester United after reinforcements, because Manchester United's previous foundation was so poor!
But when the Red Devils stabilized their position and defended well, especially when the overall defense was in position, Manchester City did not dare to advance too easily.

Guardiola has experienced the threat of Mkhitaryan and Rashford in counterattacks, especially when Pogba and Ibrahimovic cooperate!
As a result, the style of painting in the stadium began to change again.

Manchester City began to control the ball and rhythm steadily, playing in a leisurely manner; Manchester United stayed patient and waited for the opportunity to counterattack.

Both sides started playing very cautiously and did not leave too many opportunities for the other side.

This is also the most common scene in football matches when there is a gap in strength between the two sides.

It must also be said that Manchester United's current lineup configuration is indeed decent on the offensive end, but the defense in the midfield and backfield can only be said to be barely adequate, and it has not yet reached the point where the defense line will be full of landmines in the future!
The arrival of Fellaini has improved Manchester United's midfield defense. Pogba also showed both offense and defense when he was willing to actively defend.

As a result, the situation fell into a stalemate.

In the remaining twenty minutes of the first half, the most threatening attack from both sides came from Zhao Jinge's direct free kick, which slightly missed the crossbar and sent Manchester United into a cold sweat.

Now Zhao Jinge not only has a super stable scoring ability in sports battles, but also has amazing speed and explosive power. After being re-strengthened, his free kick ability has also reached an extremely terrifying level!Junior Junho combined with Pirlo's free kick skills, coupled with Zhao Jinge's terrifying shooting power, it makes people's scalp numb just thinking about it.

The first half ended at [-]-[-], with Manchester City scoring a goal and temporarily taking the lead.

During the halftime break, Guardiola affirmed the team's performance and encouraged the players to keep up their efforts, especially in the second half.

"In the first [-] minutes of the first half, they attacked too hard and the energy consumption would be very high."

“When we started the second half, we took advantage of their unsteady footing and had not yet entered the game state to grab a wave, pull up the rhythm, and have a chaotic battle with them!
But be careful behind you and don't let your opponents counterattack. Mourinho's team's counterattacks are all ancestral instincts, and they are definitely good at it!

Be careful not to steal the chicken but lose the rice. "

The Manchester City players sitting in a circle nodded one after another, like chickens eating rice, staring at Guardiola's shiny head.

"In the second half, we fought hard against our opponents and exhausted their energy. Time was very beneficial to us."

"Unless there is an injury, I will not make substitutions before 10 or [-] minutes, because I believe that you will give our opponent the most fatal blow when the opponent's physical energy is almost exhausted!"

Guardiola's trust was echoed by the players.

"Everyone!"

Guardiola clapped so hard that all the players stood up and gathered around him.

"A score of one to zero is not safe and is not enough to ensure that we can smoothly take away the victory from Old Trafford, so I hope you can continue your efforts and we will try to score another goal in the second half."

"I know this is difficult, but I believe you can do it!"

Seeing Guardiola's rare excitement, every Manchester City player was in high spirits.

Especially when Guardiola stood at the door of the locker room, hugged them one by one, and sent them out of the locker room, the faces of every Manchester City player were full of perseverance.

In the second half, the game changed sides again, and the cheers of the Red Devils fans resounded from Old Trafford again, but this time the voices were not as energetic as they were at the beginning, and instead contained sadness and indignation.

Manchester City gradually dominated the situation on the court after the opening. With the control of the ball, they once again attacked Manchester United's right wing.

Kyle Walker's forward penetration formed a cooperation with Mane on the right, reaching near Manchester United's bottom line.

But the Red Devils' defense retreated quickly, leaving no more space for Manchester City.

Two Manchester City players tried unsuccessfully to break through and were forced to pass the ball back to Yaya Toure on the outside for reorganization.

After the Ivory Coast midfielder stopped the ball, he stabilized it slightly and did not move immediately. Instead, after seeing Mane and Kyle Walker retreat to a position that was not offside, he immediately passed the ball straight to De Bruyne. feet.

Teacher Ding stopped the ball with his back, but Pogba was close behind him. Unable to turn around, he immediately passed the ball across to Kyle Walker on the sideline.

Manchester United's entire defense tilted towards this side.

Because even Zhao Jinge, who had been operating in the middle of Manchester United before, began to move closer to the right side, Manchester City's offensive line had a posture of forcibly breaking through Manchester United's defense on the right side.

It is now the 604th minute of match number.

The score is still one to zero.

As their physical fitness declined, Manchester United continued to be at a disadvantage.

Mourinho made a substitution, replacing Lu Xiaopang, who could no longer run, with Carrick to strengthen the team's defense in the middle and provide as much offensive creativity as possible.

When Captain Britain was replaced, his expressionless hug with Mourinho was more of a show-off.

Of course Rooney knows that with his current tonnage, being able to play for 10 minutes in such a high-intensity and fast-paced game before getting off the field is Mourinho's way of saving face for himself.

But knowing it does not mean agreeing!

As the double captain of England and Manchester United, he was replaced just 15 minutes into the second half, and this was despite having sufficient physical reserves this season. What does this mean?it goes without saying!

Mourinho and Manchester United are stripping Lu Xiaopang of his core status. Even if Lu Xiaopang knows that he is no longer the same person as before, he is torn from his high position abruptly. The frustration and anguish in it It is also inhumane to outsiders!

After Mourinho arrived, Lu Xiaopang did not play well in these games. The active running required in the madman tactics is completely unachievable by Lu Xiaopang. Although he has tried his best, The physical drag is still too great.

Needless to say, compared with Cristiano Ronaldo's tendons, the swimming ring on Xiaopang's belly at this time can compete with the abdominal muscles of the national football team.

The British captain's career has entered a countdown, and how to make him leave the team smoothly is also the focus of Mourinho's follow-up work!

Of course Mourinho knew of Rooney's dissatisfaction, but the zero-to-one home score was what really made him anxious.

If he loses to his city rival at home, his hard work over the past two months will be ruined.

It is even more difficult for him to resist when facing the boss's instructions. After all, the so-called right to speak must be fought for by strength!
Mourinho can't accept a zero to one now, and Manchester City can't accept it either. They were beaten so badly in the first half and still scored. How could they not score in the second half when they gained an advantage!

Manchester United's strength is a bit worse than that of Manchester City, but it is definitely not a soft persimmon to be handled. As long as it does not completely kill the opponent and eliminate the suspense of the game, then the game is still not over.

(End of this chapter)