In fact, Manchester City used to implement the tactics of pressing high, and when they played passing, the formation would inevitably press up.

In this case, if you don't strengthen your pressing in the front court, once you lose the ball and let the opponent play a quick counterattack, then Manchester City's situation will be very difficult.

And the reason why Allegri feels that Pep Guardiola has stolen Liverpool is mainly because Manchester City has a group of substitutes in this game.

Although Manchester City is the top strength in Europe, the strength of their main lineup is naturally unfathomable, but the strength of these substitutes is very far from the main team, and it is difficult to use the substitute lineup to play the effect of passing and controlling.

Therefore, in this game, Manchester City did not adopt pass-and-control tactics, but used conventional tactics, and even actively chose to retract and play defensive counterattacks when Juventus pressed on it.

But Mandzukic's goal made Guardiola realize that the defensive ability of these substitutes is too far from the main team, and if they blindly shrink and play, it can only be a process of slow death.

It's better to go out and give it a go.

After all, what he is best at is always attacking, and only by fully unleashing the offensive potential of these substitutes can it be possible to create miracles.

Even if they lose in the end, or even a big defeat to Juventus, it doesn't matter, anyway, Manchester City have already qualified early, and there is no pressure on them to perform.

Manchester City's side is barefoot and not afraid to wear shoes, while Juventus' side is completely different.

They are not as dashing as Manchester City, they have a heavy burden of results, and if they lose this game, it will be very bad for the next qualifying situation.

So their players are actually very nervous, looking like they want to win and are afraid of losing.

In this kind of crucial game, the more psychological baggage there is, the more the performance on the court will be affected.

In the 35th minute of the first half, Manchester City made a successful steal in front, Son Heung-min dribbled down and sent a key cross, Iheanacho nodded the ball and was held up by Buffon with one palm, and Sagna, who followed up with the follow-up shot, kicked the ball to the defender's lap.

Juventus's penalty area was suddenly overturned and chaos.

In the scuffle, I don't know who stretched out his foot and stabbed the ball into the goal.

The scoreline was magically equalised, and the scorer appeared to be Manchester City substitute Nasri, who was pointing to the sky in celebration after confirming the goal.

Soon, the big screen at the scene gave a replay of the goal just now.

Fernandinho evaded Marchisio's interception after a successful break, and split the ball to Son Xingmin, who dribbled down at high speed and sent a cross.

Iheanacho's position was well chosen, but the angle of the header was a bit positive and the force was not strong enough, which was easily cleared by Buffon.

However, the ball bounced off in a bad position, and the Juventus players did not control it at the first time, but fell into the feet of the Manchester City players.

Fortunately, this time Chiellini and Barzagli coordinated well and blocked Sagna's follow-up shot in time.

But the ball that bounced back was still at the feet of the Manchester City player, Nasri just rushed into the penalty area to look for an opportunity, he saw the football rolling towards him, he wanted to shoot, but because he was too short and his legs were a little short to reach, and Juventus's Sandro had already put a tackle, Nasri didn't have time to think about it, almost without thinking, he fell to the ground, and stabbed the ball with his toes with all his might.

His luck was excellent, and when the penalty area was densely packed with people, the football didn't touch anyone's legs and rolled straight into the goal.

In this way, Manchester City equalised through a chaotic battle.

Is that okay?

Juventus fans were dumbfounded, their hard-won lead was buried like this?

On the side of the field, Lin Quan and others, who were sitting on the bench, saw their teammates equalizing in this way, and they all looked at each other.

"Didn't you say that Juventus were strong defensively? Why did they expose so many defensive problems in that wave of attacks just now? ”

Sagna and Nasri's follow-up shots are the result of Juventus' players' defensive misalignment, and such mistakes often occur in some weaker teams, but in some of the top teams, they should not appear!

"Hehe, probably they're too nervous!"

Lin Quan said with a smile that when defending, it is a difficult question to choose between marking and balling.

Especially for players who are not specifically assigned to marking duties, they all have a defensive area of their own.

In this area, the first thing they have to do is to stand in their defensive position, and then pay attention to the movement of the ball and the opposing players in their defensive area, which is called man-to-man and ball-marking.

It is not difficult for veteran defenders to manage this degree and make reasonable judgments based on the situation of the game.

But even for senior players, in the opponent's continuous, intensive attack, especially in the case of continuous shooting, supplementary shooting, and supplementary shooting, their defensive position will definitely be deviated, at this time unless the mind is very calm, otherwise most people will be attracted by football, forget the task of marking people, and there will be a situation where a bunch of people are chasing the football.

Even the top giants are not immune to this situation.

In fact, for the stronger teams, they are quite afraid of this kind of chaotic battle.

In a chaotic war, the element of luck is greater, and the influence of strength is not so great.

And with their strength, they should not give the other party such a chance, and should firmly grasp the initiative of the game.

Although the process was far from what Guardiola had in mind, he was still happy to see the players work hard to finish the goal, and gave the players on the pitch a thumbs up.

After all, if they can push Juventus to the point of scrambling, the performance of these substitutes is definitely commendable!

Allegri was angry at the goal he conceded, and he stood on the sidelines and shouted to his players to cheer them up and boldly attack Manchester City.

"It's just a bunch of substitutes on the other side, what are you afraid of?"

In his opinion, this Juventus team definitely has the strength of the Champions League quarterfinals or even the semifinals, and the reason why it has not played well in the Champions League is not only due to its own bad luck and encountering strong opponents in advance, but also related to the mentality of the players themselves.

Juventus have quickly returned to the top flight since the phone gate, but they have been out of the Champions League for too long and are extremely uncomfortable with European competition.

Juventus' best results in the Champions League over the past few seasons have been one quarter-finals, two last-16 and two times without even progressing from the group.

This result does not match their identity as a Serie A giant, although Serie A is gradually declining, but as the overlord who has played all over Serie A, Juventus should not perform so poorly in the Champions League.

He knew what his players were worried about, and after being held to two draws by Borussia Mönchenchen in a row, Juventus lost the initiative to qualify.

Coupled with the fact that this game was against the powerful Manchester City, the players had a fear in their hearts, and they could not show their true strength when they shrank on the field.

It's not going to go on like this!

A draw is not quenching the thirst of Juventus, what they need is a win, three points!

And the opposite side is a substitute, not the main force, what are you afraid of?

Allegri's shouting had a certain effect, and at the end of the first half, the Juventus players finally stabilized their mentality, gradually stabilizing their position under the mad dog pressure of Manchester City.

However, there was not much time left in the first half, and before they could take the lead again, the first half was over.

At half-time, Allegri harshly criticized the players who came on.

He doesn't really like to talk too much in the dressing room, and he does very little to give the players a kick and boost morale.

But today, he made an exception.

"Keep your eyes open and see clearly, there are only 3 main players in the opposite lineup, and the others are all substitutes or even young players promoted from the youth team, such a lineup, in Serie A, can only be relegated at most, can't you still play a relegation team?"

Allegri's words are suspected of exaggeration, and the strength of Manchester City's substitute squad should be no problem in the middle of Serie A, so as not to fall to the level of relegation.

However, one thing he said is right, that is, there is a big gap between the strength of this Manchester City team and Juventus on the field, and Juventus should not be so passive.

"Boss, just say, how are we going to play in the second half?"

"Yes, Chief, you tell us how to kill them, and we will do what you say in the second half!"

The players waited until Allegri had finished venting, and then they began to take a stand.

"Very good, that's the attitude you should have, listen, we did it in the second half......

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At half-time, Guardiola didn't make too many personnel changes, and the 1-1 score was definitely acceptable for him.

As for the second half, he plans to wait and see.

Juventus certainly won't settle for a draw, so they will certainly attack aggressively in the second half.

So he prepared a set of defensive counterattack tactics for the team, but compared with the style of play at the beginning of the first half, he made some changes to the team's defense, advanced the defensive formation a little, increased the players' running and pressing, and tried not to give the opponent a direct chance to shoot.

In the second half, Juventus did not attack at the beginning, but patiently organized the attack in the midfield, making full use of the width of the field, and using a large area of transmission back and forth to dispatch Manchester City's formation and players, as if trying to find a flaw in Manchester City's defense.

Seeing the opponent's style of play, Guardiola suddenly felt a little bad in his heart.

The shortcomings of Klopp's tactics are obvious, because of the frequent running and scrambling, the players' fitness will be problematic in the second half, if the opponent is not broken, then once the opponent seizes this opportunity, it is possible to break themselves!

And Juventus's tactics in the second half are clearly to set up a trap for Manchester City's players, increase their running distance, increase their physical consumption, and make their physical bottleneck time come in advance.

"Allegri has a good calculation!"

Guardiola glanced at Allegri next door, turned around and called out several key players on the bench to warm up and get ready to play.

Most of the players on the field are substitutes, and they have not played much time and games this season, so they have a lot of physical reserves and should be able to last up to seventy or eighty minutes.

Juventus's calculations are loud, but they may not succeed.

When the fitness of the players on the pitch is limited, Guardiola can replace them with some fresh players.

He named three people, N'Golo Kante, Virgil van Dijk and Zabaleta.

All three are defensive players.

Obviously, with the limited number of substitutions, he only intends to strengthen the team's defense, and has no intention of sending attacking players to fight Juventus with bayonets.

In the case of the lack of fitness of teammates, sending one or two offensive players up, without the support of teammates, it is difficult for them to play a big role, and it is really useless to change on the field.

Except, of course, Lin Quan.

Even if this guy doesn't have the support of his teammates, he can still make a huge difference.

So when making substitution arrangements, Guardiola was also very entangled, should he send Lin Quan on the field?

Seeing the movement from the bench on Manchester City's side, the Juventus coaching staff and fans at the scene also cast their attention to it.

Obviously, they are also concerned about who City will replace.

Seeing the other party's reaction, Guardiola had a plan, in addition to the players who were named by him before, he called Lin Quan again:

"Lin, go warm up!"

"Good!"

Lin Quan also doesn't know if Guardiola really intends to send himself on the field, or if he wants to deceive the other party strategically.

After hearing Guardiola's words, he took off his jacket without saying a word, checked the equipment on his body in a thoughtful manner, and showed that he was ready to play at any time.

Originally, when Kante and the other three warmed up on the sidelines, Juventus fans were relieved.

The guy they feared the most on the opposition bench didn't show up, which was a great thing for the team!

However, not long after they were happy, they saw Lin Quan appear on the sidelines, and looking at his movements, it seemed that he was really going to play!

Just seeing Lin Quan's figure, many Juventus fans have already made up in their minds the picture of Lin Quan passing five levels and killing six generals after he came on the field, and single-handedly breaking through their goal.

It's not to blame them for making up for their brains, it's really that the other party is too strong, and the impression left on them is too deep.

This man seemed to have imprinted an invincible ideological seal on their hearts!

Allegri saw Lin Quan warming up on the sidelines, and he also felt very nervous, and immediately made gestures, asking the players to seize the time to attack, and strive to rewrite the score before Lin Quan came on the field.

On the field, the Juventus players saw Lin Quan who was warming up and preparing to play on the sidelines, and they didn't need to be reminded by the head coach at all, and they all launched a fierce attack on Manchester City's goal as if they had been beaten with chicken blood.

(End of chapter)