Hamburg didn't have their first shot of the game until the 25th minute.

It was a counter-attack after a break in midfield, with De Bruyne dribbling forward and Yaya Toure pulling him down without hesitation, giving Hamburg a free-kick.

Salah curled a left-footed shot at goal, but Joe Hart was firmly in his arms.

Mohamed Salah was not in particularly good form today, with several attempts to break through with the ball but were cut off by Kolarov.

Including this free kick, it was also kicked too positively, and the force was not sufficient.

Even so, it was a rare opportunity for Hamburg to threaten the Manchester City goal.

In addition, the entire first half continued to be dominated by Manchester City.

After Hamburg retreated, the formation was also very meticulous and did not leave too many chances for Manchester City.

Hamburg's defenders, in particular, were very close to City's two strikers, Dzeko and Sergio Aguero, and did not allow them to get comfortable to shoot on goal.

And Manchester City were not discouraged, and continued to send shells to Dzeko's side.

Dzeko is approaching 28 years old this year, at the peak of his career.

As Nagelsmann commented on his "enhanced version of Mitrovic", Dzeko's speed and explosiveness are not his characteristics, and his absolute speed is even a bit slow.

His body is very good, but he is not as strong as Mitrovic, and his sense of strength is not as strong.

And he's not a traditional centre-forward.

He is characterized by a good ability to create opportunities for his teammates, and he can be more of a tandem and more of a ball-making attribute.

Dzeko is also a player who doesn't need to develop tactics around him, tactically able to quickly understand the coach's intentions and execute them without reservation.

Of course, at Manchester City now, he can also play the role of a finisher, after all, he shoots very well and has a good header.

It is because of his versatility and selflessness that City's team-mates trust him.

Even though Hamburg's defenders are very protective of him now, the likes of David Silva, Sergio Aguero and others are still willing to pass the ball to him and then make him think about what to do next.

After all, although Manchester City's first goal was scored by Kolarov's free-kick, it was Dzeko who created this free-kick opportunity!

……

In the 35th minute, Manchester City won a corner from the right side.

David Silva stood in the corner flag area, while all of City's high points, including Dzeko, Kompany, Demichelis and others, were pressed into the Hamburg box.

The Manchester City fans at the Etihad Stadium suddenly let out a long "Oooo

This is "accumulating" for this corner.

This is also a very common way for fans to cheer.

When the penalty taker takes a corner, the fans will shout "Ha! The finishing note builds momentum for the team's offense.

After all, now that the team is ahead, Manchester City fans are still happier in their hearts.

Rudiger was in the box and his mission was to keep an eye on Dzeko.

The previous Manchester City goal was the result of a foul on Dzeko by Toni Rudiger.

At that time, he saw that Dzeko was about to shoot, and in a hurry, he made a tackle action, which is a bit reckless when he thinks about it now.

He'll be more careful this time!

And in the whole stadium Manchester City fans "Ha! David Silva took the corner.

This time the corner did not go to Dzeko, but to find the front point, the position of captain Kompany.

Defending Kompany was Casemiro, who had already stumbled into position and headed the ball out.

But the others were standing in front of the spot and shook their heads, and this header did not fly far.

On the line of the penalty area, Manchester City's defender Yaya Toure was already waiting there.

He's got a great long-range shot!

He can even score more than 20 goals in a single season!

So it's dangerous to let him shoot easily.

Rudiger wanted to pounce on to block the shot, but he thought of Dzeko behind him.

If he goes up and Yaya Toure doesn't shoot and opts for a pass, Dzeko will likely be free to threaten.

It's a dilemma.

In the midst of the lightning, Rudiger moved.

He shifted his body slightly to the right, just in time to block Yaya Toure's shot, but not too far from Dzeko.

It's an option that only experienced defenders would make, as it would allow them to defend against both and induce Yaya Toure to make the passing option.

Sure enough, Yaya Toure glanced up at the back of the goal, only to see a strong big black man appearing in front of him.

He also found that shooting was not a good option at this point, and at this point Dzeko also kicked in.

At that moment, Yaya Toure immediately shook his ankle, turned the shot into a pass, and sent a through kick.

And at that moment, Rudiger almost reflexively followed, chasing Yaya Toure's pass with the fastest speed and explosiveness.

Of course, the reason why he was able to react so quickly was precisely because he had already anticipated Yaya Toure's move!

So, just as Dzeko got the pass and was about to get up and hit the goal, Rudiger suddenly stabbed from the side and stabbed directly to the ground.

Dzeko's shot hit the leg of Rudiger's tackle and bounced high into the six-yard box.

In this place where "there are many masters", a group of people are jumping up and want to fight for this header again, but how can the head be as high as the hand?

A pair of gloved hands steadily picked the ball and defused the attack.

Hamburg's goalkeeper Kylor Navas got the ball!

The Manchester City fans in the stadium also expressed their regret.

If Rudiger had been a little slower, the goal would have been there!

Rudiger's centre-back partner Virgil van Dijk walked up to him and reached out to him to pull him, giving him a thumbs up:

"You're a good boy! I've got my demeanor, haha! ”

The layman looks at the bustle, and the insider looks at the doorway.

Van Dijk, who is also a top central defender, can naturally see the excellence of Rudiger's defense this time, as well as the hidden caution.

Of course, he didn't forget to fart while he was in Rumudiger......

Rudiger grabbed Van Dijk's hand, got up from the ground, and shouted at everyone: "Keep up the good work, everyone!" The Boss is watching us! ”

And on the sidelines, Pan Yi was really applauding them:

"This time it's well defended! Just kick it like that! Excellent! ”

The Hamburg players also nodded their heads and said they had received it!

……

But such a shot is not the same thing from the audience.

What they saw was Manchester City storming Hamburg's goal, and just now it was just another embarrassing clearance for Hamburg.

"Look, what did I say before the game? Hamburg is no match for Manchester City at all! In the press gallery, Gary Neville was boasting to Carragher.

"It's not half the ...... yet"

"It's not even half time like this, you can imagine what the score will be at the fullest!" Neville interrupted Carragher and continued, "As I said, Hamburg is completely out of tune with the rhythm of a Premier League team, look, the whole stadium is suppressed! ”

"The game isn't over yet......"

"It's not over yet, Hamburg will be beaten even worse!" Neville brought the microphone closer to his lips, "Manchester City will settle the battle in one game and then play a light friendly at the People's Park in the next leg." ”

"How do I remember you're a Manchester United legend......"

'I'm a former Manchester United player and I don't like Manchester City. But I just don't like you people blowing hamburgers and blowing Pan Yi's face! Neville snorted, "So now that I see them being beaten, I'm just happy, I'm just cool!" ”

Carragher said helplessly: "Sometimes people just state the facts, how can it become a blow?" Could it be that Pan Yi's achievements with hamburgers in the past two seasons are fake? As someone said, any objective evaluation of Messi by you will make you look like a plum blower......"

"Here you go again!" Neville glared, "Ronaldo is the best!" He was at Manchester United......"

As a result, these two living treasures of Sky Sports have entered the long-term Mero dispute.

……

At the end of the first half, the score was still 1-0, and Manchester City was ahead.

While walking through the players' tunnel, Pan Yi asked Pintus: "How long do you think Manchester City can attack at this pace?" ”

Pintus replied without much thought: "If they had been playing like this at the beginning of the second half, many of them would have been unable to withstand it after twenty minutes. ”

As a strength and conditioning coach, what he observes the most in the game is the running data of both sides.

He then uses the data to analyse the fitness of the players, as well as estimate the consumption of both sides, and make predictions about the future situation.

This is a very important auxiliary for Pan Yi to help the head coach make correct judgments and decisions.

Of course, Pan Yi believes that there will be similar reports on Manchester City's side.

So Manuel Pellegrini should also think about how to allocate City's fitness wisely, rather than really exhausting it all in 20 minutes.

After all, a football game is about 90 minutes, and now there are 45 minutes left in the second half!

Therefore, in the second half, Pellegrini could only let his players attack for another ten minutes at most, and then he had to slow down the tempo to save energy.

Otherwise, if you kick it early, it will be too bad.

And this is the opportunity that Pan Yi has been waiting for.

After returning to the locker room, although still a goal behind, Pan Yi praised the team's performance in the first half.

Everybody's playing really well.

Although City had a lot of attacking chances in the first half, in fact, apart from the free kick conceded, Hamburg's defensive layout against Manchester City was still very successful.

Even like Dzeko and Aguero, they didn't get too good a chance in positional battles.

Dzeko's best chance was when Rudiger blocked the angle.

This shows how successful the Hamburg centre-backs were in marking Dzeko, and how well the Hamburg players executed Pan Yi's tactics.

After praising it, Pan Yi said: "I'll tell you a good news, Manchester City can't attack quickly." ”

All the players looked at Pan Yi and waited for him to continue talking.

They are too familiar with Pan Yi's confident expression!

Whenever the changes on the pitch are under his control and he feels like he has the chance to win, that's how he looks.

Therefore, although Hamburg is still behind, the expressions of the players are the same as that of the young manager, without any doubts and worries, but full of confidence and fighting spirit!

'In the second half, they can go up to one wave and then it will be time for us. Pan Yi said with a smile in a relaxed tone.

'As I said before the game, our match against Manchester City will come in the second half and we will win and they will lose.

'They may feel that a one-goal lead is not safe for them, so they want to try for another one.'

'Unfortunately, my idea is not to lose a goal away from home and then come back at home. I want to win! ”

Hearing this, the players' hands couldn't help but clench.

Away from home, facing Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium, only a manager like Pan Yi would dare to say that he wants to win.

And Hamburg is still on the other side!

This also shows how confident Pan Yi is in his tactics and team execution.

After all, in the knockout stage of the Champions League, in fact, losing one goal, or even two goals away, cannot be regarded as a real loss in the strict sense.

It's 180 minutes of play, and if you lose in 90 minutes, it's just "half-time down".

There are so many examples of losing away and coming back at home, and the list is too numerous to mention, and it is almost a normal pattern.

And if you can score a goal away from home, then you will have a greater advantage when you return to your home stadium, and the chance of a comeback will be much greater.

But it is clear that Pan Yi's ambitions don't stop there.

He just wants to win Manchester City away from home, and then achieve a double, and then advance with his head held high!

'When City are down and ready to slow down, that's when we counterattack. Pan Yi said again.

"When the time comes, listen to me throw the cup...... No, when I started to make substitutions, I immediately went all out! ”

'Kolarov was particularly aggressive in the first half and he was very attritional, so we have to focus on his side.

"As it happens, we've always been very aggressive on the right...... You continue to follow Vardy to create a strong attacking side and kill him completely! ”

"Of course, the other side can't be completely released, it's time to transfer, and it's going to kill them in the way they do best......"

Saying that, the intermission time is almost over, and Pan Yi has arranged everything that should be arranged.

"Everyone!" Pan Yi clapped vigorously and greeted everyone.

The players in Hamburg also stood up one after another and gathered in front of Pan Yi.

"I'm still saying that we're going to make it to the quarterfinals! Manchester City is strong, but we Hamburg are not hellokitty either! ”

"We've all killed the Super Death Group, what else can't be done?" As Pan Yi spoke, his gaze swept over every player in front of him.

The game is played one game at a time, and the confidence is accumulated step by step.

He told everyone when the team was in the group of death, as long as you can get out of such a group, there will be no opponent to be afraid of.

This is the confidence boost that one victory after another brings to the team!

What's more, Hamburg still won consecutive battles in the group of death, and qualified two rounds ahead of schedule!

"In the second half, please! Let's go to Manchester City and go home happily! ”

After speaking, Pan Yi stretched out his right hand.

The players came over one after another, folded their hands on Pan Yi's hands, and shouted in unison:

"Come on, come on, come on!"

……

In the stands of the Etihad, in addition to Manchester City's top brass watching the game, in the other corner, there was also a shiny bald head quietly watching.

He is the owner of Tottenham Hotspur, Daniel Levy.

He brought the team's director, Italian Franco Baldini, to watch the Champions League round of 16 today.

And the purpose of their coming here is certainly not to simply enjoy a ball game.

They are here for Pan Yi!

Since Levy took charge of Tottenham, the north London team has gradually changed from a mid-table team to a strong team that can wrestle with the big clubs.

In recent years, they have become a force to be reckoned with in the Premier League.

The improvement of strength has also brought about the improvement of ambition.

Levy is not satisfied with just competing for a Champions League spot, he has already begun to covet the Premier League title!

Last season, in 2012-13, Levy brought on former Chelsea boss Villas Villas Villas to replace Harry Redknapp as the team's new manager, but in the end, Tottenham still finished fifth behind arch-rivals Arsenal by one point and lost Champions League qualification.

In the summer window of this season, Tottenham sold Bale and raised a huge amount of £100 million to bring in Chadley, Soldado, Capoue, Ziriches, Lamela, Eriksen and other powerful stars, but the team has been humiliated.

The 0-6 away defeat by Manchester City, the 0-3 upset loss to West Ham United at home, and the 0-5 sweep by Liverpool in the 16th round all became the fuse for Boas's dismissal.

At the end of the 16 rounds of the Premier League, Tottenham Hotspur ranked 7th in the Premier League with 8 wins, 3 draws and 5 losses and 27 points.

Because of this, despite Tottenham's six-game winning streak in the Europa League group stage, Villas-Boas was sacked.

Levy has made assistant coach Tim Sherwood an interim manager to lead Tottenham, but of course he still wants a real manager to lead Tottenham into a real giant!

In his eyes, the position of manager has become the biggest obstacle to Tottenham's development.

After Sherwood led the team, Tottenham's results still did not improve, which made Levy even more unable to sit still.

And he naturally set his sights on the hottest talented young coach in world football in the past two years - Pan Yi!

The young dragon coach came out of nowhere in 2012, first as an assistant coach to help Milan win the treble, then to Germany to lead Hamburg to a runners-up finish in the Bundesliga, leading the way this season and reaching the last 16 of the Champions League.

Levy, of course, is not just looking at Pan Yi's results.

He also found a lot of people in the industry to understand, and many people are full of praise for Pan Yi, believing that he is one of the best head coaches in world football now.

The point is, he also has a very likable coaching style, is good at attacking, and can also build a strong team within a certain budget.

Hamburg is the best proof of this.

So today, Levy is full of expectations, and brought director Bardini to the Etihad to watch Manchester City's match against Hamburg.

He wanted to get to know Pan Yi up close.

The result......

Now the game has been going on for more than ten minutes in the second half.

Whether it is the score or the scene, Hamburg is quite passive, and this Pan Yi does not seem to be as magical as everyone says.

Levy just wanted to ask, "This is what you call a genius young marshal?" A young head coach with an attacking prowess? Isn't this just an ordinary team that is being pressed by Manchester City? It's like Manchester United! ”

Levi's heart was indeed skeptical.

Because the British media has always liked to exaggerate their own players, what British stars, what football all day long, in the end it is not very good.

So he also has reason to believe that both the German and Italian media like to tout excessively.

Even the industry insiders he asked were specially picked up what he liked to hear!

This game is played like this, where is there a face to blow any genius?

Bardini, who was sitting next to Levi, saw the boss's doubts and explained: "This game is not over yet, and the result is not easy to say." And this Hamburg is an away game, and it is understandable that they are looking for a draw or a small defeat. ”

Unlike Levy, who was a pure businessman, Bardini was also a professional player who played in Serie A when he was younger, so he knew how to play.

Although he does not have the same insight into all the situations on the pitch as those world-famous coaches, even from the perspective of a veteran football fan, he can understand the reason why the Hamburg scene is "passive" at the moment.

And it's unfair to put it on the players, and it's the same for the coach.

Observing a player or coach, you always have to watch a few games and understand more to be more comprehensive and accurate.

"Really?" Levi muttered, "Then he's going to lose this time?" So what's the point? It's all Manchester City who are in possession and attacking! ”

Baldini said: "Just because you have a lot of possession and a lot of attacks doesn't mean you win. ”

This is indeed the case, and countless matches have proven this thesis.

After all, the game of football is the sport of sending the ball into the opponent's goal, and possession of the ball is just a process that is needed to achieve this purpose.

Just like Spain vs. Germany in the group stage of the 2022 World Cup, Spain had almost twice as much possession as Germany, but in the end they still failed to win the opponent.

"Moreover, according to Pan Yi's past experience, his team will often exert their strength in the second half of the second half, and then pull the score back." Bardini added.

"So you're saying Hamburg will win?" Levy is a little interested at this point, "I just like a manager who can lead the team to win. ”

"That'...... Not necessarily. Bardini had a bit of a headache and didn't know how to explain it to the bald boss.

He is not Pan Yi, how does he know how the ball in Hamburg will be kicked later?

He just told the boss some of the experience of watching Pan Yi's past games.

Besides, even if it is Pan Yi, it is impossible to know which side will win without knowing it!

The main reason is that Manchester City's current offensive is still very fierce, and Bardini actually has no bottom in his heart.

"Uh...... Football is round, and anything can happen. Let's watch the ball. That's all Bardini could say.

Levi nodded reluctantly: "Then let's watch a little longer." I'm millions a minute, and I really don't want to waste time on useless people......"

And while the two were talking, the time of the game had come to the 65th minute.

At this time, the fourth referee of the game also came to the sidelines and held up a sign.

Hamburg requests a substitution!

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PS: It's the end of the month, ask for a monthly pass! Encourage this guy who wants to watch the World Cup and code words! The old rule, the monthly pass is more than a thousand!

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