Chapter 725 Guardiola's first move

The scorching scene lasted until the tenth minute, when the game changed a little.

In the 10th minute of the game, Manchester City began to organize an attack.

Griezmann dribbles the ball laterally and picks up Dzeko, who comes back to receive the ball!

Dzeko chested the ball and flicked it forward with his right foot, ready to give the ball to Kaka, who was cutting forward.

Seeing that Kaka was about to pass past Hummels, in desperation, Hummels had no choice but to reach out and pull Kaka to stop Manchester City's rapid attack.

But his foul earned him a yellow card in the 10th minute.

The centre-backs eat cards so early, which is very bad for Manchester United's defense!

Pep Guardiola, who was on the sidelines, was also unhappy with the yellow card.

However, he was not dissatisfied with Hummels' foul, but with the referee Clattenburg.

He didn't think the foul was enough of a yellow card, because Hummels' movement was not big, and he was not the last defender other than the goalkeeper, and when Dzeko got the ball, the experienced Rio Ferdinand was already moving ahead of time, ready to help Hummels plug the hole.

And, after all, this is Manchester United's home stadium, so why not give a verbal warning first, where is there a yellow card for the home team's central defenders?

Could it be that this is the Etihad Stadium?

Pep Guardiola was very unhappy with the referee of the factory game, Clattenburg.

But then there was something that made him even more dissatisfied.

Just three minutes after Hummels' foul, United had a chance to counter-attack.

Manchester City first passed the ball forward from the wing, but Dzeko, who retreated to receive the ball, was grabbed by Ferdinand one step ahead of him and stabbed the ball away when he turned to receive the ball!

Football falls to Modric's feet!

Luka Modric passes the ball forward to Nani on the wing!

After Nani won the ball, he played a one-two with Rooney, and then received the ball laterally for a long-range shot, but Fernandinho quickly made up the position, and Nani's long-range shot idea was frustrated.

So he planned to pass the ball back to Modric and continue to organise the attack.

As a result, he jumped the ball and the ball hit the arm of Manchester City defender Casemiro, who was about to pinch him.

Then you immediately raise your hand to indicate that this ball is a handball foul by Casemiro!

And the referee did blow the whistle and stopped the game.

Casemiro opened his arms to indicate that the ball was in his hand, that it was the ball hitter, not the hand.

But the referee didn't listen to his explanation and motioned for Manchester United to take a free kick!

At the same time, he did not give Nani a verbal warning and did not give cards.

This makes Guardiola furious.

The Manchester United fans in the stands were also very dissatisfied, and for a while, the Old Trafford stadium was booed.

Pep Guardiola in front of the coach's bench turned directly to the fourth official, shook his head and waved his hands, and complained loudly: "Doesn't this give cards? ”

The fourth official pressed down with his hands and signaled Guardiola to calm down.

But how can Guardiola calm down.

He continued to dwell on the issue with the fourth official.

"Pep Guardiola was very excited, and it was only 13 minutes into the game and Guardiola was too excited."

'It's such an important game for Manchester United, if they don't win at home, it's up to Manchester City to win the league and it's no wonder Pep Guardiola has to fight.'

"It may also have something to do with the mentality of both sides, Pep Guardiola has never won against Gao Bo after all, so he is extremely hungry for victory, but he should adjust his mentality to avoid being unbalanced."

While the narrator spoke, Guardiola was still arguing with the fourth official.

And the other United coaches also shouted at the stadium from the sidelines to express their displeasure.

In stark contrast to them is Manchester City's coaching box.

Manchester City's coaches sit in their seats, calmly watching the pitch, and often turn their heads to chat with the people next to them.

As a leader who has been leading the league all the time, Manchester City's mentality is probably better than Manchester United, who have been in a state of catching up.

In the end, Casemiro was also not booked.

And Pogba came to take the free kick, which was also directly over the crossbar, and Oblak didn't even make a save, just watching the football fly off the bottom line.

Manchester United's attack yielded nothing.

The televised gave a close-up of Pep Guardiola on the sidelines.

Guardiola in the shot shook his head slightly, looking very helpless.

And in the shot, the sky begins to fall with white cotton wool.

It's snow!

It was still cold in England at the beginning of April.

Light snow fell from the sky, and Guardiola, wrapped in a towel, set his eyes on Pogba, who had just taken a free kick high.

All in all, Guardiola is also a manager who believes in the whole and believes in the overall tactical coordination.

Sometimes, though, he chooses to trust the team's individual abilities.

Especially, in the face of high waves.

He has lost seven times, so to speak, repeated defeats.

Of course, it can also be said that it is a repeated defeat!

Gobo didn't design any secret weapons for Manchester City, but Guardiola, who was psychologically inferior, had a lot to prepare for this game.

First of all... It's Pogba.

.......

Pogba was very active in this game.

He was very excited because before the game, Pep Guardiola gave him a very important task: he would be the center of the team's attack!

That's right!

Even if Manchester United has Modric and Rooney have superstars, Guardiola has put the focus of this game on Pogba.

If you want to talk about it, the current Pogba is just a young player who can just play in the team, although he has performed well this season, but he is still far from the role of "front court core".

Not to mention Modric and Rooney, even Pedro, and even Thiago, are more qualified than Pogba.

But Guardiola arranged Pogba!

What he values is Pogba's ability in one-on-one.

In this game, Manchester United was in the middle of holding on to Manchester City and creating a local advantage.

Hold each other as a whole and attack locally.

That's Pep Guardiola's thinking for this game.

And he thinks that his first killer move, placed on Pogba's body, may have a surprise effect.

......

The game continued to be deadlocked, but the Reds gradually started to attack a bit.

In the eighteenth minute of the game, Pogba won the ball on the left side of the field.

With the rest of the players pinned down, Pogba got past Casemiro one-on-one before bringing in a shot from the edge of the box to force Oblak to make a save.

It was the first shot on target of the game.

Overall, in the opening minutes, Manchester United had the advantage of playing at home, with more possession than Manchester City and more attacks into the 30-metre zone of Manchester City.

Aside from the controversy surrounding the decision at the beginning, it was clear that this was indeed Manchester United's home stadium.

In the face of Manchester United's attack, Manchester City is not without fail.

While they continued to be locked with United in midfield, they also began to actively look for attacking opportunities.

However, so far, Manchester United's defense has done a good job, and Manchester City has struggled to find a counterattack opportunity for a while.

And Gao Bo also saw something from Pogba's shot, but he was not sure yet.

Pogba?

Gao Bo touched his chin and thought.