In terms of tactical arrangement, Manchester City's original idea can be said to be very good. Attack first and then defend, from the wild attack to the counterattack, first adjust the momentum, and then prepare to exchange the dead defense for victory, such an arrangement, can be said to be very good, Pellegrini as an excellent coach, although he has not been able to get any decent results, but can consider their own rhythm changes in the game, through the front and back adjustment to defeat the opponent, this is not easy means. Tactical changes are never easy, and compared to many coaches, he can make reasonable adjustments to Manchester City's strengths, and he can also be said to be a top coach based on this.

But many times, people are not as good as heaven, such as Manchester City, which can only be regarded as a young team in the Champions League, because of their own lack of experience, there will always be some mistakes of one kind or another. In this game, because they were too proud, Manchester City lost the lead early in the game, which is the most obvious example. Originally, Pellegrini's tactics were very good, but because the Manchester City players themselves like to die, the result is that his team is at the last moment, should have sat in the backfield, slowly waiting for the opponent to kill themselves, but now, the situation has become that they are being attacked frantically, and their situation is precarious. A home defeat is possible at any time.

It is not an easy process for a team to rise and go from a weak team to a big club. The investment of funds, the polishing of tactics, and the accumulation of experience can be said to be indispensable. City have the first two, but they don't have a third yet, which is why they still struggle to win.

However, if you really want to talk about it, even Chelsea back then spent almost a decade accumulating experience. Having only reached the title of champion, City now have some experience that may make them play better in the future. Even if it's a momentary failure. In the future, they may be able to become the top giants, even surpassing their sworn enemies in the same city. These things are not impossible.

It's just that in that kind of future, the turning point is definitely not in this game. At least in this game, they still don't have any advantage to speak of. After 60 minutes of play, Manchester City were also pressed harder by Wolfsburg, almost completely withdrawing their own half.

This result is certain, because in terms of physical strength, the two teams are not at the same level. Wolfsburg was originally Magath's team. In terms of fitness, they consider themselves second in Europe, and absolutely no one dares to say that they are first in Europe. In the league, Wolfsburg's attitude of turning a blind eye has certainly made them draw in the league recently, but it has also allowed them to accumulate more physical strength in the Champions League. Even if they play away from home, they still have the physical advantage compared to Manchester City at the moment. And after the physical superiority, all they need to worry about is the ability of the players. As long as the players are good enough, they can be successful.

And the players at Wolfsburg. It is also trustworthy in terms of strength. They don't have the reputation of Manchester City's players and they don't have the world's top five value, but the team needs it. They can still play well. Especially now, against a Manchester City who are physically exhausted and basically have no ability to resist, they are playing even better.

Rodriguez, who had come up from the left wing, made his way through the midfield again quickly and, like the last time, he was largely unblocked. And this time it was different from just now, this time he didn't stick to the sideline again, but immediately turned towards the middle after crossing the middle line.

This time dribble forward. He opted to move closer to the middle. As a wide fielder, he can do a lot of things. Whether it's welt or inward, he can do it well. This is one of his strengths. And after the through ball in front of the penalty area that he just did, he also knew very well that he cut inside the middle and would pose more of a threat, because at this time the Manchester City players are also worried about his in-cut and will also focus on the defensive attention here.

And once their defense is concentrated in the middle, then their chances are here.

Running forward, Rodriguez also looked up to watch the movement of the opposing player. In the middle, Wolfsburg's two forwards were attacking forward, and by this time they had both entered the penalty area. In order to defend Wolfsburg's two forwards, Richards on the side of Manchester City has also moved to the middle at this time - Wolfsburg's two forwards are very tall, and Demichelis is not good at art, but his size is not advantageous enough. In contrast, Richards' physicality is one of the best in the Premier League, and the Wolfsburg striker rushed up quickly at this time, and he naturally returned to strengthen the defense.

Of course, he dared to do this, in large part because Turan struggled on the left flank and never attacked quickly. Rodriguez only ran to improve after the cut, and he was already standing at a depth with him. Compared to Perisic, Tulan's insertion was far less aggressive, which also made Richards relax a lot in his defense.

Turan is a right-footed player who plays on the left flank and refuses to plug in, so naturally Richards doesn't feel much of a threat. After all, Turan has been on the right side of Wolfsborg for the past few years, and although he used to play more on the left, those days of playing in Turkey were difficult to get noticed.

However, this kind of relaxation should never be. His teammates at least know very well what he is capable of. Seeing that the opponent relaxed his marking of Turan, Rodriguez did not hesitate any longer, he passed the ball directly and knocked the ball to Turan.

He was slow but quite steady. This one pass can also be said to be very good. Standing on the left side, Turan didn't even have the preparation to stop the ball, he faced the direction of the ball, twisted his body to adjust the angle, and directly kicked the ball into the penalty area!

On the ribs of the wings, Turan's kick-up cross was quite beautiful. Although he is indeed not a left-footed player, and he does not have the skills to cross with his left foot, he still has the opportunity to turn and adjust the angle because of his position relatively far back, and this long pass with an oblique 45 degrees. Even on the left flank, he didn't have the same great crosses on the right as he did, but with his awareness and skill he made up for it.

With a cross, he kicked the ball straight into the box. The combination of Turan and Rodriguez allowed Wolfsburg to tear apart the Manchester City backline at once. The ball was passed into the penalty area, and the final battle horn of Wolfsburg was sounded.

It's just that this attack didn't immediately make Wolfsburg usher in a goal. In the middle, Kompany ran back against a ball flying from the left. Facing the football, he jumped up in the same position as Gao Shunyao. And just after jumping, in the air, he also relied on his strong body, and in the confrontation, he directly supported his arm and pushed Gao Shunyao almost brutally, successfully blocking Gao Shunyao behind him.

In terms of physical condition, Gao Shunyao has never been weak. But even the most physically strong Asian players are not very good when they play against the top stars in the black world. Especially Kompany's movements in the confrontation at this time were not so clean, and at this time, Gao Shunyao was completely squeezed away by him.

Facing the ball that flew over, Kompany, who had the advantage, headed the ball out of the box with a header. Although because of Gao Shunyao's confrontation, he did not have the best angle to exert his strength and could not push the ball out of the bottom line, but even if he could only go to the midfield, he still resolved this attack.

Wolfsburg's attack, in the final link, was stopped by Manchester City.

Players in the Premier League will never fall behind in the confrontation. Especially when the Premier League team plays at home, some large-scale actions will not go wrong, and it gives the Premier League players an advantage. Even in the final stage, Manchester City has been pressed and beaten by Wolfsburg, but Kompany is still not weak in individual confrontation.

Although there is no tactical advantage, compared to other teams, the strength of Manchester City's backline can be regarded as very good, relying on good players, this time Wolfsburg's attack, with his efforts, came to an abrupt end.

However, although the attack on Wolfsburg was aborted, they did not lose all their chances. In the midfield position, when the football fell, the Manchester City players immediately noticed that Gustavo had rushed over, and he headed the ball towards Turan again.

The players of Wolfsburg can be inserted so easily, in the midfield position, they can deal with such a ball directly with a header - looking at this treatment, Kompany on the back line suddenly felt a little helpless: Wolfsburg's insertion was so easy, and it was not even blocked at all, it seems that Manchester City's midfielder is completely lost.

Manchester City had hung Xavi Garcia to defend at the last minute, but now it seems that their defense still has not played much role under the onslaught of Wolfsburg. Wolfsburg's overall pressure was already half-time, and their midfielders could even pass the ball with ease. There is no personnel confrontation in such an important position, and Manchester City's decline is also very obvious.

And everyone knows that in a football game, once the midfield is completely lost, then the defender will have to face the opponent's stormy invasion directly. This time he was able to block the opponent's attack, but how many more times would he have such an offensive? How many times can you stop it? It's scary to think about.

This time, he stopped the opponent's attack, but what he faced was only a more ferocious onslaught. (To be continued)