Three back waists?

After seeing Manchester City's starting list, Mourinho couldn't help but raise an eyebrow.

Guardiola's arrangement did make him a little unexpected.

Manchester City's midfield and backfield are generally Kroos + Kante combination, and the frontfield is Lin Quan, De Bruyne, David Silvao, and Aguero's attacking group.

At this time, after adding a midfielder at the back, Guardiola will inevitably remove one of the front, so who is removed?

The answer is Aguero!

Manchester City's formation is very strange, it looks like a 433 formation, but this 3 is not a combination of two wingers and a center forward, but two forwards and a free man.

What the hell is this lineup?

Mourinho said he couldn't understand it, he had never seen anyone else play like this!

If there is no striker in front, who will the forward midfielder pass the ball to?

The audience and the TV commentators also noticed the odd formation of Manchester City.

"Pep Guardiola seems to want to test his new tactics with Manchester United, but I don't know what kind of surprises this new tactics can bring us?"

I have to say that Guardiola is very talented in this part of the whole life.

And the more critical occasions he gets, the more he likes to work.

This made the outside world look forward to this already very exciting game.

Pep Guardiola himself didn't think there was anything too wrong with his approach, and the reason why he didn't play the striker was because he didn't feel it was needed.

City don't have a high striker and Aguero is limited in the box when the opposition is defending closely.

On the contrary, it was Mourinho's quick defense that posed a greater threat to Manchester City.

As a result, Guardiola chose to replace the striker with a midfielder to strengthen the defensive ability and use it to contain the opponent's counterattack.

Of course, this adjustment does not necessarily weaken the team's attacking ability, because in this formation, he has meticulously arranged the team's attacking routines.

Pep Guardiola is looking forward to seeing how his tactics can work in the game.

If this trick works well, you may be able to use it often in the future.

At nineteen o'clock in the evening, the game started on time.

Manchester United's possession, after their players kicked off, Manchester City's side quickly pressed Manchester United's ball-handlers.

And this kind of pressing is not the action of a single player or a few players up front, but the overall tactic of the whole team.

City's players quickly pressed past the half, pressing high in the opposition half.

The opponent grabbed so fiercely at the beginning that the Manchester United players were a little uncomfortable for a while, and the ball was quickly lost.

In the dugout on the sidelines, Jose Mourinho was indifferent to the scene.

Pep Guardiola's pass-and-possession football pursues control of the ball, while he pursues efficiency, and it is expected that the ball is lost, and the key is how the opponent will attack after mastering the ball.

Thinking of this, Mourinho sat up straight and watched carefully.

Manchester United fans sitting in the stands can clearly see that the Manchester City players are very tight when they press forward.

The backline was half-time, the midfield was in the middle of their own half, and their forward line, nay, their midfielders, had entered the 30-metre zone of United.

If you look closely, you can actually see that Manchester City's six midfielders have formed a double bread of cheese for Manchester United's midfield.

These Manchester City players completely cut off the passing line between the Manchester United backline and the midfield line, and almost every Manchester United midfielder has one or two Manchester City players next to him.

This makes their players at the back afraid to pass the ball forward easily, and without the excesses of the midfield, the three strikers in the front line are unable to touch the ball.

Manchester United's overall formation was completely divided by Manchester City, and they fell into the dilemma of fighting alone.

Mourinho had expected this, and with a big wave of his hand, he signaled the players on the front line to retreat, helping his teammates in the midfield to stabilize the situation, and then stabilize the position first, and then there is no need to rush about the attack.

Anyway, Manchester City's formation is so high that there are opportunities to hit behind them.

United don't want to have possession, they just want efficiency, and if they just give them a great counter-attack opportunity to take advantage of it, they can kill the game.

As for whether he played well on the pitch or not, it didn't matter to Mourinho.

People only remember the names of the winners, never the losers, unless the losers are as memesical as AC Milan.........

Seeing Mourinho so calm, the fans on the scene gradually became relieved.

Although judging from the scene, the game fell into the hands of Manchester City.

However, the opponent just kept passing the ball back and forth, and did not form a threatening shot and attack, so there is no need to worry about it for the time being.

As always, Manchester United's legendary coach Sir Alex Ferguson was also on hand.

At the beginning, he was really taken aback by seeing such a strange lineup and such aggressive tactics of Manchester United, and he even forgot to chew the gum in his mouth.

But soon, seeing that Manchester United stabilized its position and did not give the other party a chance, he was also relieved in his heart, so he chewed gum comfortably.

This season, Manchester United's results have improved greatly under the leadership of Jose Mourinho.

And Mourinho still achieved such a record in the case of the team's two-front operation, which is even more commendable.

Although Ferguson's coaching philosophy is very different from Mourinho's, it has been proven that Mourinho's approach also applies to Manchester United now, and that is enough.

If he had known this, he should not have chosen Moyes and Van Gaal in the first place, and he should not have tossed around for the past two years, which caused Manchester United's vitality to be greatly damaged, and also made Manchester City next door completely bigger.

But then again, Ferguson feels that even if he doesn't retire, it will be difficult for them to overpower their next-door neighbors based on the momentum shown by the two teams in the final years of his leadership.

Money is not everything, but no money is impossible.

Manchester City's rise is mainly due to two points:

Rich!

Bought the right person!

The former is the foundation of the latter, and without money, even if there is a promising person, there is no way to take it.

And the latter is the basis for results, and only when you buy the right person can you rise quickly!

Manchester City also spent a lot of money in the early years and bought a lot of stars, but in the end it proved that it was not very useful, the money was spent, but the effect was not obvious, but because it was planted in the Champions League group stage, it was ridiculed and ridiculed by fans.

Without Lin Quan's joining, Manchester City will still gradually gain momentum, but it may not be so fast.

If Lin Quan's joining gave Manchester City the impetus to take off, then the arrival of Guardiola put the rudder on the giant ship of Manchester City and allowed them to find the right direction.

Last season and last season, Manchester City, although also strong, are not as dominant as the current Pep Guardiola's Manchester City.

Manchester Manchester Pellegrini's Manchester City certainly had supernatural performances, but there were also times when they were in a slump and their form was not consistent.

At that time, Manchester City once had problems with the backline, which caused Lin Quan and other attacking players in the front court to score desperately.

But under Pep Guardiola, all three lines of Manchester City have been adjusted very well by him.

At this time, Manchester City, both offensive and defensive capabilities, can be called the top level of the five major leagues.

City have conceded very few goals this season and several youngsters at the back have grown at a rapid pace, especially the Dutchman Virgil van Dijk.

With the accumulation of game experience and his own continuous growth, Van Dijk is now more and more of a general, with a very high success rate in one-on-one defense, and few strikers can break through his defense.

Thanks to his outstanding performance at Manchester City, he was not only selected for the latest national team squad of the Dutch team, but even directly sat in the main position, becoming the anchor of the Orange team's backline.

According to the latest value data released by the German transfer market, Van Dijk's value has soared from 6 million euros when he joined Manchester City to 50 million euros.

As we all know, for young players, if other teams want to buy them, they have to pay at least 1.5 times the market value of the German market.

In other words, if a team wants to poach Van Dijk from Manchester City at this time, the offer must reach at least 75 million euros!

If this price can be achieved, it will directly set a new record for the highest transfer by a defender.

Of course, judging from the importance that Guardiola attaches to Van Dijk, even if a team is willing to pay such a large sum of money to buy people, Manchester City is unlikely to let them go.

In addition to Virgil van Dijk, Sir Alex Ferguson is also eyed by two other young players in the Manchester City backline – Toni Rudiger and Kimmich.

Kimmich, in particular, is not very old, but his talent has amazed Sir Alex Ferguson.

With a high ball IQ, excellent running ability, solid fundamentals and strong mental attributes, coupled with the careful training of Pep Guardiola, this man will surely become a world-class midfielder in time.

On the other hand, look at their own team......

The guys in the squad, whether it's Anthony Martial, Marouane Fellaini, Herrera, feel like they're a cut behind the opposition midfield.

Manchester United are not without a midfielder, Juan Mata is!

Mata is very strong, but his shortcomings are also obvious:

Poor physical confrontation, weak running ability, poor ball protection ability.

In the early years at Valencia, his explosiveness was okay and he was able to get rid of defenders, but now with the increase of age and the decline in explosiveness after injury, Mata is becoming more and more difficult to pass, and even his wonderful performances are rare.

In this game, Manchester City used a high-pressing tactic, and in the face of the onslaught of Manchester City players, Mata couldn't hold the ball at all, and his teammates didn't dare to pass the ball to him.

Without the ball, Mata really has no effect at all and is completely invisible.

Ferguson thinks Jose Mourinho will soon realise that Juan Mata is ineffective on the pitch and may use a substitution to replace him.

Jose Mourinho has actually noticed this, with Juan Mata in an awkward position on the pitch.

However, he does not plan to move Mata for the time being.

With the ball at the feet of Manchester City most of the time and Chelsea's time on the ball is very limited, Mata's inability to hold the ball is not particularly serious.

As long as he can take a chance and use his passing ability to deliver a brilliant pass, then Mourinho will be the number one contributor to the victory, no matter how bad his previous performances were.

It's just not known if Mata will be able to seize these opportunities.

Fifteen minutes into the first half, City had three shots on goal, while Chelsea had not had even one.

This made the fans at the scene can't help but be a little worried, although they know that Mourinho is playing defensive counterattack tactics, but now they only see defense, not counterattack!

If they can't fight back with a threat, then they will really die under the siege of Manchester City.

In the face of fans' concerns, Mourinho was unmoved.

The opponent has a lot of shots, he sees it, and then what?

As long as the opponent doesn't score, it's business as usual!

What's more, in his opinion, the opponent's series of attacks just now did not threaten Manchester United's goal at all, so he was completely calm.

On the contrary, when the opponent attacked for more than ten minutes in a row, their breath would have to be released sooner or later, and that was when Manchester United sounded the horn of the counterattack.

Jose Mourinho is looking forward to seeing if City will be able to resist when his team makes a move.

The besieged Manchester United coach can sit calmly in the dugout, so why can't Guardiola sit still?

Although the team is yet to score and the players have failed to threaten with several shots on goal, he does not look worried at all.

Keep shooting if you don't score, shoot until you score!

As for Manchester United's counter-attack?

Hehe, let them try it later to see if they can launch a counterattack!

Both managers seemed to be looking forward to the end of City's attack, and on the pitch, the experienced Schweinsteiger was already a step ahead of the curve and came to De Bruyne's side.

In the 17th minute of the game, David Silva was unsuccessful in breaking through with the ball, and the intention of distributing the ball to De Bruyne was too obvious, and he was tackled by Schweinsteiger.

After the latter got the ball, he immediately looked up to his teammates in the front court and prepared to pass the ball to them.

However, what made him feel solemn was that his passing lines seemed to be stuck in the opposition midfield.

If you pass it directly to the striker, you will fall into the opponent's offside trap.

This ball is not easy to handle!

At the moment when he hesitated, De Bruyne launched a counterattack on the spot, and Lin Quan also rushed towards him.

Piggy had no choice but to hand the ball to Mata, who was close to him.

Mata's vision was wider than Schweinsteiger's, and he saw an opportunity to get the ball out, but before he could pass it, Lin Quan stopped in front of him.

Mata had seen Lin Quan's strength when he was in the national team, and knew that this guy was not only strong in attack, but also very good in defense among the forwards.

So he didn't dare to delay, and hurriedly passed the ball to the front of the field, wanting to hand it to Anthony Martial.

Anthony Martial is quick and very good at cutting inside the wing, which would be dangerous for City if it does get to Martial's feet.

But how can it be so easy?

Juan Mata was on the ground and the ball was well crossed, pinpointedly to Anthony Martial's feet, but as soon as Martial received the ball, the linesman blew the whistle and raised the flag for offside, and he fell into the trap of Manchester City's offside trap.

(End of chapter)