Chapter 911: Three Plate Axes
At the beginning of the game, Manchester City followed Gao Han's instructions before the game, focusing on the ball control area in the middle line and in their own half, and Real Madrid's frontcourt players also took the initiative to press.
Only a minute into the opening game, Xavi Alonso took the ball diagonally to the right side, Sanchez retreated to the middle line to get the ball, used his speed to force past Moutinho, and wanted to break through Kolarov again along the right side, but Kolarov knocked him to the ground, the ball was also cut off, and the referee Stark did not whistle for a foul.
Sanchez got up from the ground, looking a little angry, but quickly got back into the game.
Manchester City quickly reorganized another attack, Xavi Martinez half-high ball to Modric, Croatian midfielder stopped the ball past Sneijder, led to the middle, and when they wanted to pass to the front again, Real Madrid had already organized two lines of defense in their own half, and Modric's pass was cleared by Real Madrid.
However, City soon tried again on the right, with Alexis Sanchez picking up the ball on the right after receiving a transfer from Xavi Alonso, but Kolarov and Moutinho both came to cover at the same time, and the Chilean winger could not break through and was forced to pass the ball back along the right touchline to the back line for Mascherano.
After successive attempts failed to reach Real Madrid's 30-metre zone, City finally had their first shot of the game in the fourth minute, a long-range shot from Luka Modric, 30 metres from goal, comfortably picked into the arms of goalkeeper Casillas.
Soon, however, City made a comeback and continued to organise attacks against Real Madrid's defence.
Although the Blue Moon is playing away from home, whether it is the fluency of passing and receiving the ball, or the tacit understanding of the players' running positions with each other, they are obviously better than Real Madrid, so the ball has always been under the control of Manchester City, and there will be some wonderful cooperation on the field from time to time.
In the 11th minute, Modric shifted widely, passing the ball from the right to the feet of David Silva, and the Spanish midfielder, after getting rid of Las Diarra's defence, suddenly dribbled forward and sent the ball to the feet of Cristiano Ronaldo, and the Portuguese cut in from the left side at high speed, and hit the goal with his feet past Arbeloa and Felipe Melo in succession.
However, the shot went just wide of the right-hand post and failed to threaten.
But two minutes later, Manchester City played another wave of attacks, this time it was Modric, Sanchez, Kaka and David Silva in Real Madrid's defensive formation, relying on skillful passing and receiving cooperation, as well as the tacit understanding between each other, passing one foot in a row, so that the ball was like a needle, shuttling through Real Madrid's defense.
But in the end, David Silva's cross from the left side of the box was a little too strong, and when Cristiano Ronaldo cut into the box against offside, he couldn't catch up in time, resulting in the ball being confiscated by Casillas.
But Manchester City cooperated like a cloud this time, and even the fans at the Bernabeu Stadium were amazed, and even faintly applauded, obviously amazed by the performance of the Blue Moon players.
This is not the Premier League team they have in their minds at all.
At the very least, under Gao Han's tutelage, Manchester City plays more like a Spanish team than Real Madrid.
Perhaps angered by City's fancy, Real Madrid quickly launched a counter-attack, Mesut Ozil's diagonal cross was easily cleared away by Junior Cech, and it was Real Madrid's first attack of the game.
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Time finally skipped twenty minutes.
In fact, the roughness that Gao Han was afraid of before the game did not appear.
Real Madrid's performance at home is relatively modest, although the style of play is still dirty, but within the acceptable range, and the fouls are more concentrated on the periphery, obviously Mourinho is also afraid of Manchester City's set-pieces.
Cristiano Ronaldo's defoliated ball, in particular, was very efficient in scoring.
The pace of the game was fast, although it was intermittent, but there was no shortage of wonderful moments, and if it weren't for Sergio Garcia's data every ten minutes, Gao Han would probably have lost track of time.
Possession was 81 per cent and pass success was 96 per cent.
That's the stats for the first 20 minutes, with City firmly in control of the situation, with Real Madrid having very little time on the ball and just one shot on goal, compared to City's four, which is in line with possession.
"Jose Mourinho's defence is very tight, and whenever our players get the ball up front, they tend to have two players at the same time, which has a big impact on our attack. Sergio García analyzed.
Gao Han nodded, Mourinho's starting tactics made the formation press forward, the midfield pressed and pressed, looking brave and proactive, but in fact, he adopted a more conservative tactical style of play than against Barcelona.
"The back three are basically in front of the defence, Sneijder is more of a drop-back receiver, and Ozil and Diego Costa, who are cruising up front, are also actively involved in pressing and pressing, so he basically throws all the forces he can muster into it. ”
On the pitch, it was hard to see the disparity between the two teams in terms of possession time, as the pace of the game was fast.
But if you look at the data, Real Madrid basically didn't think much about putting in the attack, or it should be said that Mourinho did not allow players to participate in counter-attacking attacks, especially the back three, without enough certainty.
Needless to say, the purpose of this is to ensure the solidity of the defence.
With four defenders and three midfielders, these seven players form a defensive formation, and it is not easy for Manchester City to break through.
What's more, Mourinho's defensive tactics are very targeted, with Modric and David Silva both under close scrutiny, not to mention the front three.
Gao Han has long been mentally prepared for this, so he focused on Sanchez's side after the opening, hoping to use the wing to break through the opponent's defense, use the width to open up Real Madrid's formation, and then create opportunities for the players.
"What do we do now?" asked Brian Kidd with concern.
"Cold salad. Gao Han shook his head, "The opponent has to defend strictly, we have no choice, we can only wait patiently for the opportunity, even if his Mourinho's team will not make mistakes, but are they all iron-clad and will not be tired?"
Breaking down dense defenses is an inevitable problem for all strong teams.
Manchester City is relatively good, but in the face of a defensive master like Mourinho, with the strength of Real Madrid's squad, it is also helpless.
Real Madrid adopts this style of play with four defenders and three backs, Manchester City's penetration in the middle is impossible to penetrate, and if you shoot from a distance, it is too far from the goal, and Casillas's goalkeeping ability is not vegetarian, and there is not much threat either.
There are not many attacking methods that can really make Manchester City use, the winger cuts inside, and uses Cristiano Ronaldo's superior individual ability to tear apart Real Madrid's defence, which is one of them, and Manchester City also tried after the opening, and it has a certain effect.
There is also relying on the player's individual ability to form a breakthrough on the side, Sanchez forced the right side to implement this requirement of the high cold, and the effect after the opening was also good and bad, and then we have to see the situation.
Then the last one is to use the interspersing of players to let Benzema, who was originally at the front, retreat more, participate in the offensive organization of the midfield, play the role of a tactical fulcrum, and at the same time attract Real Madrid's defensive players to create better opportunities for the midfielders to insert back, especially Kaka's insertion.
This is the three-way plate axe prepared before the Alpine game, and it is time to come in handy.
So, soon, Gao Han spread his meaning to the pitch, allowing Benzema to retreat and the midfielders to step forward.
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As soon as Gao Han's adjustment reached the pitch, Manchester City launched another attack.
Cristiano Ronaldo dribbled into the box after flicking past Arbeloa on the left, but when he got up to hit the goal, the ball hit Albiol and bounced out of the box before being cleared by Felipe Melo.
Three minutes later, after Benzema retreated to receive the ball, he knocked his heel on the pass, Kaka quickly inserted, caught up with Benzema's pass and went directly to the Real Madrid defense, after the diagonal pass, Sanchez entered the penalty area from the right side of the penalty area, but Kolarov and Bruno Alves both wrapped up Sanchez at the same time, and the Chilean winger kicked the ball on Bruno Alves's body and rolled out of the bottom line, but the referee blew Sanchez for handball.
It was also a very clear decision.
In the 30th minute, Kaka started in the middle, Felipe Melo was fouled, and Cristiano Ronaldo took a free kick that was slightly high above the goal.
Manchester City was not discouraged by successive unsuccessful attacks, and still patiently controlled the ball and rhythm, constantly organizing and planning the offensive against Real Madrid's goal.
In the 33rd minute, Benzema and Kaka combined one-two, the Brazilian forward plugged straight behind, Cristiano Ronaldo forced into the penalty area and kicked the goal, but under the interference of Albiol, the shot was blocked by Casillas.
But soon, Real Madrid launched a counter-attack, penetrating the 30-metre area of Manchester City, Javi Martinez was fouled while fighting for the ball with Diego Costa, Real Madrid sent a free kick, Kompany headed it clear, Manchester City launched a counter-attack, a long pass to the left, Cristiano Ronaldo was pulled to the ground by Arbeloa.
This time, referee Stark showed no mercy and showed the first yellow card of the game.
Soon, however, on a counter-attack, Kompany was also booked for a foul on Mesut Ozil.
The referee's law enforcement of 50 boards each made Mourinho and Gao Han on the sidelines unable to find fault.
As the game went on, both teams gradually showed signs of fatigue, especially Real Madrid.
After the opening game, he lost the ball for a long time, blindly defended passively, and under the strong offensive pressure of Manchester City, the physical consumption of the Galaxy Battleship players was very large, and the defensive formation could no longer be as compact and orderly as at the beginning, and even many mistakes that could have been avoided began to appear one after another.
In the 39th minute, City moved the ball to the right, with Sanchez receiving the ball under the cover of Moutinho and Sneijder, behind him at left-back Kolarov, who prevented him from swooping down the line.
The Chilean winger chose to take the ball to the middle after receiving the ball, Moutinho and Sneijder both attacked at the same time, and the ball at Sanchez's feet was already cut off, and even the Chilean winger stumbled and almost fell, but the ball did not fly far, Sanchez chose to catch up with it at the first time, and passed the ball to the middle.
Luka Modric received the ball and rushed forward quickly, and before Felipe Melo came to defend close to the edge of the penalty area, the Croatian midfielder spotted the opportunity and slotted the ball into the box with a through shot.
Real Madrid's centre-back was drawn to the retreating Karim Benzema, while Kaka took the opportunity to cut diagonally behind Felipe Melo and catch Luka Modric's pass in the box.
Stopping the ball...... Adjust...... Kick the door!!
Kaka's entire movement can be described as smooth, in one go, and it looks extremely chic and calm.
The ball was like a cannonball, sticking to the turf and heading straight for the goal!
(End of chapter)