Chapter 725 Guardiola's First Move

Chapter 725 Guardiola's first move

The anxious scene continued until the tenth minute, and the game changed a little.

In the tenth minute of the game, Manchester City began to organize an offensive.

Griezmann dribbled the ball horizontally and passed it to Dzeko who came back to catch the ball!

After Dzeko stopped the ball on his chest, he swung the ball forward with his right foot, preparing to hand the ball to Kaka who was inserted in front.

Seeing that Kaka was about to be wiped away from Hummels, in desperation, Hummels had to reach out and pull Kaka, preventing Manchester City's rapid attack this time.

But his foul earned him a yellow card in the tenth minute of the game.

It is very unfavorable for Manchester United's defense that the central defender eats cards so early!

Guardiola on the sidelines was also very dissatisfied with the yellow card in this chapter.

But he is not dissatisfied with Hummels' foul, but dissatisfied with the referee Clattenberg of this game.

He thinks this foul is definitely not enough for a yellow card, because Hummels is not a big move, and he is not the last defender besides the goalkeeper. When Dzeko has the ball, the experienced Ferdinand Already moved ahead of time, ready to help Hummels seal the loophole.

Moreover, this is Manchester United's home ground after all, so why not give a yellow card to the home team's central defender?

Could this be the Etihad Stadium?

Guardiola is very dissatisfied with the referee Clattenberg of the factory match.

But then there was something that made him even more dissatisfied.

Just three minutes after Hummels' foul, United had a chance to counterattack.

Manchester City first passed the ball forward from the flank, but when Dzeko, who had retreated to receive the ball, turned around to receive the ball, he was grabbed by Ferdinand one step ahead and stabbed the ball away!

Football falls to Modric!

Modric passed the ball forward to Nani on the wing!

After Nani got the ball, he played a two-to-one match with Rooney, and then moved laterally to catch the ball to take a long-range shot, but Fernandinho quickly filled the position and let Nani go far. The idea of ​​shooting fell through.

So he planned to pass the ball back to Modric and continue to organize the attack.

As a result, he jumped the ball, and the ball hit the arm of Casemiro, the Manchester City midfielder who was going to pinch him.

Then you raise your hand immediately, this ball is a handball foul by Casemiro!

The referee did blow the whistle to suspend the game.

Casemiro opened his arms, indicating that the ball was hitting his hand, that it was the ball hitter, not the hand.

But the referee did not listen to his explanation and signaled Manchester United to take a free kick!

At the same time, he did not give Nani a verbal warning, nor did he give a card.

This made Guardiola frazzled.

The Manchester United fans in the stands were also very dissatisfied, and for a while, there were boos at Old Trafford.

Guardiola in front of the coach turned directly to the fourth official, shook his head and waved his hands, complaining loudly: "Isn't this a card?"

The fourth official pressed his hands down to signal Guardiola to calm down.

But how can Guardiola calm down.

He continued to wrestle the issue with the Fourth Official.

"Guardiola looked very excited. It was only 13 minutes into the game, and Guardiola looked overexcited."

"This game is too important for Manchester United. If they don't win at home, the league title will depend on Manchester City's face. It's no wonder that Guardiola is vying for money."

"This may also be related to the mentality of both sides. After all, Guardiola has never won against Gao Bo, so he is extremely eager to win.

However, he should adjust his mentality to avoid mental imbalance. "

While the narrator was talking, Guardiola was still arguing with the fourth official.

And other Manchester United coaches also shouted their dissatisfaction with the general on the sidelines.

In stark contrast to them is Manchester City's bench.

Manchester City's coaches are all sitting in their seats, watching the pitch calmly, and often turning their heads to chat with the people next to them.

As the leader who has been leading in the league, Manchester City may have a better mentality than Manchester United, which has been in a state of catching up.

In the end, Casemiro did not get a yellow card either.

And Pogba came to take the free kick, and it went directly above the crossbar. Oblak didn't even make a save, and just watched the football fly out of the baseline.

United's attack got nothing.

The telecast gave Guardiola a close-up on the sidelines.

Guardiola in the camera shook his head slightly, looking very helpless.

In the shot, white cotton wool began to float from the sky.

It's snow!

England is still cold in early April.

Snow fell from the air, and Guardiola, wrapped in a towel, looked at the height of Pogba, who had just hit a free kick.

Generally speaking, Guardiola is still a coach who believes in the whole and believes in the overall tactical cooperation.

But there are times when he chooses to trust the team's individual abilities.

Especially in the face of high waves.

He has lost seven times, and it can be said that he has been defeated repeatedly.

Of course, it can also be said that it has been repeatedly defeated!

Gao Bo did not design any secret weapon for Manchester City, but Guardiola, who was psychologically disadvantaged, prepared a lot for this game.

First... Pogba.

......

Pogba was very active in this game.

He is very excited, because before the game, Guardiola gave him a very important task: he will be the focus of the team's attack!

That's right!

Even if Manchester United have Modric and a superstar like Rooney, Guardiola has put the focus of this game on Pogba.

If you want to talk about it, the current Pogba is just a small player who has just been able to play the main force in the team. Although he has performed well this season, he still wants to go to Shengyuan from the role of "the core of the frontcourt".

Not to mention Modric and Rooney, even Pedro and even Thiago are more qualified than Pogba.

But it happened that Guardiola arranged Pogba!

What he values, of course, is Pogba's ability in one-on-one.

In this game, Manchester United is in a stalemate with Manchester City, creating a local advantage.

Overall stalemate, partial attack.

This is Guardiola's train of thought in this game.

And he believes that his first killer move, placed on Pogba, may have unexpected effects.

......

The game continued to stalemate, but Manchester United gradually began to have some offensive.

In the 18th minute of the game, Pogba took the ball from the left of the frontcourt.

With the other players contained, Pogba passed Casemiro one-on-one and then brought a shot from the front of the box that forced Oblak to make a save.

It was the first shot on target of the match.

In general, in the first ten minutes of the game, Manchester United, who started to play at home, had more advantages. Their ball possession rate was higher than that of Manchester City, and they scored more times in the 30-meter area of ​​Manchester City.

In addition to the somewhat controversial penalty at the beginning, it can still be clearly seen that this is indeed the home ground of Manchester United.

In the face of Manchester United's offensive, Manchester City is also true.

On the one hand, they continue to stalemate with Manchester United in the midfield, and on the other hand, they also actively look for opportunities to attack.

However, so far, Manchester United's defense is not bad, and it is difficult for Manchester City to find an opportunity to counterattack for a while.

And Gao Bo also saw something from Pogba's shot, but he is not very sure.

Pogba?

Gao Bo rubbed his chin and thought.