439. Final 3
According to Carlo Ancelotti, he is not afraid of Manchester City's style of play, Real Madrid will never put a bus, their defensive posture is always positive, but the team can retreat to the half of the field to organize the forward defence, which can also limit the passing space of Manchester City.
However, on the field, Ronaldo is not convinced that his team cannot compete for possession, in his opinion, there is only one reason, that is, his teammates are not thorough enough, Benzema, Bale and him, Di Maria and Modric in the midfield are not that slow, and they have the conditions to move the team's defensive position forward, so he constantly signals his teammates to press forward and put enough pressure on Manchester City's players with the ball at the back.
There is no need to doubt Ronaldo's fighting passion, but this time period is actually inappropriate.
It didn't take long for Real Madrid to pay for their position, and in the 18th minute, after Real Madrid's attack was cut off, they adopted a high-pressure posture in an attempt to block the passing of Manchester City's backfield, but Van Dijk had a very good long passing skill, and he soon found a gap on the side.
Thanks to Shears' courage this time, he gave up Bale and chose to move forward, Van Dijk passed the ball in his heart, and then Shills got the ball, Manchester City quickly formed a counterattack opportunity, under the guidance of Silva and Costa, Shears tore through Real Madrid's defense like a sharp knife, sent a cross, Dzeko rushed to the top, and the ball bounced into the near corner.
Casillas' choice of position was good in itself, but Dzeko's shot was a bit confusing, and in the scramble, Casillas couldn't save his own goal.
βYESοΌβ Wen Sheng raised his arms and shouted, Manchester City fans fell into a frenzy in the stands, and counterattacking is a method that Manchester City often uses, and this time it can be described as neat.
Ancelotti chewed on the gum quickly, with a hint of anger in her heart.
Opponents of Manchester City's level need to be too careful, the problem just now is not that Real Madrid's defense is like paper, the most fundamental problem is that Bale's defense is out of position, and Carvajal moved forward to fill in late.
It's no problem for the team to take a high press, but the focus of the grab is actually to block the opponent's passing route, the side transfer route and the middle transfer route need to be blocked, forcing the opponent's central defender to kick the ball, Bale's pressing just now is just grabbing, ignoring the tacit understanding between Van Dijk and Shears, ignoring the forward movement of Sears, and giving Van Dijk a chance to transfer a long pass to the side gap.
Carvajal hesitated between Costa and Shears, and if he had been the first to get up, maybe a foul would have solved the opponent's attacking problem, but he was late, and then made a mistake, followed by a mistake, and City quickly formed a local advantage on the left, and Sears finally completed the cross.
Real Madrid have made more serious mistakes than this before, but the Real Madrid defence has withstood the test, but you are not so lucky every time.
Speaking of which, this matter is also inseparable from Ronaldo, if it weren't for his strong pressing after losing the ball, Bale should not be so impulsive, running too fast and pushing too fiercely.
Of course, Manchester City's side scored goals, and most of the credit goes to the Manchester City players, and Sears' determined forward movement and Van Dijk's grasp of timing are all textbook and worth emulating.
"Well done!" Ian. Wright shouted excitedly in the live broadcast room.
"Hills is as fast as a bolt of lightning!" Lineker shouted.
"That's why Cole chose to quit the national team!" Ian. Wright was a little proud.
Shears is a youth product of Crystal Palace, and his home is also Croydon's, in fact, this season when he came to Manchester City, Sears's assists are really not too much, not as good as in Crystal Palace, but Wensheng is still very satisfied, not only can defend but also can help attack at the right time to put pressure on the opponent.
Costa, who is in front of Shills, is not the kind of explosive winger who is keen to cooperate, and many times he is a man who gets things done, and when Shears often does it, he helps him to respond, and the crosses are reduced a lot.
Next season, Wensheng will fine-tune the lineup again, and will play the role and energy of Sears.
Not long ago, the England national team squad was announced. With Cole not drafted, Shears a strong contender for the main left wing-back, and of course Everton's Barnes also good, and now it looks like Shills is certainly in the lead.
"Real Madrid have raised their defensive line too high, it's always a bit risky! In particular, we can see that Manchester City are getting better and better now, and the regular passing errors in the opening period are no longer there! Lineker commented.
"Well, in terms of style of play, Manchester City are still quite controlling, maybe Real Madrid should be a little more patient!" Ian felt that Real Madrid were playing too anxiously.
Wen Sheng, who was on the sidelines, was also aware of a problem at this time, Real Madrid was indeed impatient in terms of defensive strategy.
"Hurry, keep hurrying! Sooner or later, you'll have to leave us with a blank slate! When the game restarted, Wen Sheng couldn't help but be full of anticipation, and he also found that Real Madrid was not a god, and these players were actually nervous and afraid.
"Legendary posturing?!" Wen Sheng rated Real Madrid's high post defense as:
Ancelotti and Zidane on the sidelines are reminding the team to calm down and let Manchester City score first, which is definitely a bad scene, Manchester City is famous for grinding foreign workers, but the most important thing for Real Madrid now is to stabilize the mentality, the goal just conceded is not unified enough up and down, and the thoughts are inconsistent.
Ancelotti, Zidane's words are still very effective, Ronaldo and other players also realized that everyone may not have the same idea when they lost the goal, gave up the ball, defended for a while, and stabilized, Real Madrid reunified their thoughts and began to close the control of Manchester City.
With a lead of one goal, Manchester City naturally has to reduce unnecessary loss of the ball, and Real Madrid is not blindly pressing, and the speed of return defense is still very fast when it is time to recover.
Ancelotti's magic showed, Real Madrid's defensive rhythm was fast and slow, and it has to be said that with their relentless running, there were indeed some opportunities.
"Manchester City should change their rhythm, although they have the upper hand in possession, they can't completely contain Real Madrid's attack, and if they continue to do so, they will concede goals sooner or later!" Ian. Wright was pleased with City's tactics.
Few of the commentators were satisfied with Manchester City's tactics, they were too cautious, and they were reluctant to give up the ball to defend firmly, and they were reluctant to take risks in attack, giving people the impression of grinding foreign workers.
On the other hand, Real Madrid did not have much possession, but it was still very threatening to come from time to time, and there were one or two occasions when they almost broke through the Manchester City gate.
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