Of the 11 players who started at Manchester City, the happiest was midfielder Mesut Ozil.

In this game, Ozil and Elano Brummer partnered in the midfield combination, Elano Brummer's position is the back midfielder, and Manchester City's midfielder is a diamond-shaped position, so Elano Brummer's main job is defense, and the attack can only provide a little support, so Ozil has undoubtedly become the core of the attack.

Mesut Ozil has always been envious of Morris, because Morris is the core of every appearance, will be the core of the team, and is the most important member of the game.

Now Mesut Ozil has the same chance.

Without Morris and Silva, Mesut Ozil was the only central midfielder, so he took on the responsibility of leading the team's attack.

When Wan Sheng announced the starting line-up for the game, Ozil was very excited, he has been in Manchester City for more than a season, he has become a regular player in the team, but every time he plays, he has to partner Silva or Morris, he is only as a midfield support, leading the team's attacking responsibility, and has little to do with him.

Now, he's finally up to work.

When he heard the coach's announcement of the starting line-up, Ozilton was looking forward to it, and he wanted to prove himself in the game.

However, as soon as the game actually started, Ozil felt the pressure.

If Morris or Silva are on the field, all he needs to do is run according to the tactics, but as the core of the attack is different, he certainly can't be as casual as in the previous games, his main task is to use his own running to lead the team's attack.

As a result, Ozil has more things to think about on the pitch, and his position and style of play are also limited.

It's a terrible feeling.

When partnering with Morris or Silva, Ozil can plug in if he wants, and when he wants to be behind the formation, he will be behind the formation, and as long as the running does not hinder the attack, the position is still relatively arbitrary.

Now it's different.

Mesut Ozil barely had a chance to plug in and do anything. It's just a constant use of passing to revitalize the whole team's offense.

Ozil felt a little distressed.

Watching his teammates perform constantly, and he can only stand on the periphery of the penalty area, and constantly observe the positions of his teammates, opponents, etc., he finds that the feeling of being the core is not very good.

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Wan Sheng kept watching the game, and it was Ozil who was also paying attention.

In the team's 'OS-F' system, the offensive core is very important, and when it comes to the real game, the team looks like there is more than one core, like Morris being defended. Silva or anyone else can also revitalize the attack, but in reality, it is just the result of the team's routine running, and there will always be only one real core.

Even if the core players don't do anything, just standing there, it will become the benchmark for the whole team to attack and defend, and when the core players run to the front, the overall formation will be pressed, and vice versa. The team's formation will shrink.

That's where the core comes in.

To make an analogy, the core players are like the generals of an army, and the fierce generals are of course very powerful, but for the generals. Command is always the most important thing.

Manchester City's style of play is orderly, like an army, and it doesn't matter if the core players don't do anything, as long as he uses his running to direct the team's attack and defense.

Of course. Excellent core players, such as Morris, who is in command of the team at the same time. It's amazing to be able to play a little bit individually, so he's a world-class player, and against Mesut Ozil, Wan Sheng wants to see him show some of the qualities of a top player.

A top player, especially a top midfielder, is not just about his skills or accuracy, he has to have a good sense of the big picture, take every opportunity, give the right command to the team, and have a certain performance as an individual.

Mesut Ozil has the potential to do just that.

Wan Sheng believes this match will be a rare opportunity for him to work.

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Many people think that defensive midfielders, that is, midfielders, are the 'blue collars' of football games, because they are difficult to perform well on the playing field, and most of the time they are doing 'dirty' and 'tired' work, in contrast, forwards and full-backs are 'white collars', they can not perform all over the field, but as long as they occasionally 'flash of inspiration', score a goal, or have other outstanding performances, they will get a lot of cheers and praise.

Now Mesut Ozil feels that the core of the midfield is also 'blue-collar', even blue-collar than 'midfield'.

From the first minute of the game, because the whole team has to be considered for running, Ozil is easily limited by Stuttgart, most of the time to get the ball is in the middle and back, whenever he crosses the halfway, he needs to hand the ball to his teammates, and he also has the ball in the front court, but also how to organize the attack, how to break through the opponent's defense, but the real performance is teammates.

Just now, the team scored a goal, and many of the Manchester City players were cheering, and Mesut Ozil was also cheering, but there was not much smile on his face.

He's a little jealous of his teammates.

Like what...... Ivan Crewe with an excited face!

The guy didn't do anything just now, so he ran to the front, and he was in the back, facing the two Stuttgart defenders in the middle of the attack, and managed to send the ball over.

But it's not an assist!

Ivan Crewe received a pass in the open space and then there was no pressure to send the ball to the left side of the box, where Fernando Torres picked up the ball and fired back to the goal.

The biggest contributor to this goal is undoubtedly himself, but the fans shouted Torres.

“…… I guess the analysis of the media commentators also praised Ivan Crewe's exquisite passing, right? Ozil thought depressedly.

He finally knows that it is not easy to be a core player!

However, Ozil also knows that he can become a core player, because the coach attaches great importance to himself, and this opportunity to play is rare, so he still tries his best to do the task assigned by the coach.

Since then, Mesut Ozil has been working hard to get away from the defence and help him find his chances.

Under Mesut Ozil, Manchester City still played a pressure on Stuttgart.

Although Manchester City only rotates the lineup, the strength of the players is there, even if the rotation lineup is not weaker than Stuttgart at all, not to mention, this is a home game, and Stuttgart is also a 'shortage of soldiers'.

The first half of the match between the two teams ended 1-0, with a goal from Fernando Torres giving Manchester City a home lead over Stuttgart.

At half-time, Wan Sheng didn't say anything about the game, spending all his time on Mesut Ozil, analysing Ozil's performance in the first half and instructing him on what to do in the game.

Morris was also on the side, and he also added some additions to Wansheng's words.

Morris has always been at the heart of the team, he has a lot of experience in this position, if Ozil had heard Morris say before, he would have been dismissive or confused, but now looking at the feeling of the first half, he has a feeling of enlightenment.

With the dual guidance of Wan Sheng and Morris, Ozil was more consistent in the second half of the game.

He knew what he had to do in the game and when he could get in and look for opportunities without disrupting the team's overall attack.

These details are very helpful to Mesut Ozil, who is the core for the first time.

After that, until the 70th minute, Ozil did not make any outstanding performances in attack, but it was clear that he was more relaxed on the field, both in running and defending.

In the 70th minute of the game, the score between the two sides was still 1:0, and Wan Sheng also began to make adjustments for the game.

It's not safe to lead by just one goal, and if a player in Stuttgart breaks out, the win will turn into a draw, and Wan Sheng will not give his opponent that chance, so he chose to replace Ivan Crewe and replace Morris.

In this way, Manchester City has three more players in the middle of the midfield, Mesut Ozil, Morris and Elano Blumer.

As soon as Morris came on, Ozil didn't have to continue to be at the core.

This change did not disappoint Ozil, but he exhaled a long breath.

After 70 minutes of play, the physical exertion was a bit great, but Ozil felt that there was no easier time than now!

After Morris came on, he was no longer the core of the midfield, he was able to follow the lineup and run at will, he no longer had to worry about the team's overall attack, he didn't have to pay attention to the movements of others, he just needed to run according to the tactics, pay attention to finding positions, and find opportunities.

It felt like I was studying complex advanced mathematics, and after studying for a long time, after straining my brain cells, what was in front of me became middle school mathematics...... Perhaps, middle school mathematics is still very difficult for many people, but it is much easier than advanced mathematics.

Ozil felt so relaxed!

He runs at will, chooses to plug in at will, and when he is a little tired, he can drag it back at will, as long as a teammate comes forward, and at the same time, he can also know very well when it is the best time to plug in.

After the first 70 minutes, Mesut Ozil felt his big picture had improved significantly.

After the game felt much easier, Mesut Ozil began to plug in frequently to find opportunities, his movement was very aggressive, and he often received passes from his team-mates, so he became the player who was mentioned by the commentator the most in the final 20 minutes of the game.

Hard work pays off!

In the 87th minute, Mesut Ozil finally got his chance.

It was a through ball from Elano Brummer, and in the past, in the face of such an opportunity, Ozil would have chosen to break through with the ball himself, which would easily form a single knife, and he was still very confident in his footwork.

But this time, Ozil almost subconsciously glanced around and saw Torres quickly cut in from the right, so he decisively pushed the ball over.

"Mesut Ozil, he gave the ball to Torres!"

"Torres ......"

"Torres! Torres—"

With Belbart's excited shouts, Torres dribbled across the line of the box and sent the ball into the Stuttgart goal with a lob shot from the onrushing goalkeeper Shafir. (To be continued.) )