Manchester City played Bayern 3-0 in the first round, basically established their own qualification situation, almost did not leave a chance for the opponent, even if they lie down directly, there is a high probability that they can advance... As you can see, even with such a positive outlook, a responsible writer still needs to use speculative adverbs in bold and bold in case Manchester City suddenly overturned.
After all, Manchester City were possessed by various moths in the Champions League knockout round, two goals were reversed, the big package exploded, and the whole work tradition of the boss led to the Blue Moon Legion giving people an ominous premonition that "wealth cannot win, mighty can yield" every time they do big things.
As a result, Tuchel has not given up hope of qualifying and has made three targeted adjustments.
First, in the left-back position, Cancelo replaced Afon, who was blown up in the previous round, and used the old man in Manchester City Palace + Portuguese family book to launch a family offensive against the B seat.
Second, the striker started with Shubo Moting, allowing him to solve the problem of Bayern's central midfield loss through a large number of retreats.
Third, the opening game rushed up and launched a high pressing for Manchester City.
Countless failures have taught us that pressing Manchester City is a thankless task. First, because the players will always form countless triangular positions through the running position, so that everyone can connect with each other. Second, because the players hoarded in the backcourt of the old melon have solid basic skills, they are forced to bypass the encirclement with a mid-range pick.
What's going on here? Tuchel used a clumsy solution.
A. Put a Bayern triangle in Manchester City's triangle station, and arrange people to cut the line at each point.
B. Push the ball to City's least good passing players to deal with and see how you can break through.
Diaz's mistake in the 6th minute and Diaz's forced trip in the 15th minute were Tuchel's blackboard for everyone.
Overall, Bayern's pressing volume is full, and Shubo Moting's containment has given Sane and Koeman more room to maneuver, the only problem is that there is too much investment in the midfield, resulting in Upa often left alone in the backfield. So, in the 18th minute, Upa had the following experience.
In words, it was: "The night was dark, there was no one around me, a dark shadow suddenly passed by me, I reached out and pulled, but a bloody red appeared in front of my eyes." At that moment, the whole world was only my heartbeat and sighing, and then the camera outside the three-dimensional space rustled, and a voice floated leisurely from outer space, low and hoarse saying: Haaland offside first, red card canceled, Upa, you survived. ”
Yes, every 1v1 of Upa, you can even use it as a ghost story.
Moreover, Manchester City quickly adjusted their tactics after feeling the pressure. For example, cut off Ake's assist button to prevent Coman from hitting him behind him; For example, the B seat repeatedly retreated to assist in the left flank, physically scaring Sane and Cancelo; For example, to concentrate a large number of people on the line of midfielders Chekimich and Gretska is what I would like to call "the middle press".
Bayern did a really good job of forcing City like this, but it was like the first leg – every time he saw a goal hope up front, Upa would strike at the back.
In the 37th minute, Gundogan got a long-range shot, Upa stood in position, Pavard assisted in position, Sommer had good sight and was ready to save, and then between the electric flint, Upa's small hand that had been carried for a long time suddenly had nowhere to be placed, and stretched out in the posture of a serpentine executioner to block the trajectory... The referee awarded a penalty.
Then, Haaland missed the ball with a heavy kick.
Although the score remained the same, Upa sat for more than 20 minutes and sat twice on the jumping machine, and his mentality had begun to collapse. And we all know that the Bayern captain is notoriously easy to take, from Effenberg to Kahn, from Van Bomer to Kimmich, all of them are ancestral temperaments. Therefore, from the "chicken brother, calm chicken brother" before the end of half-time, the Bayern team was full of impatient painting style.
It is precisely because of this that Manchester City deliberately slowed down the tempo of Bayern in the second half. They are constantly paddling on the ice rink, including: part of the possession that he voluntarily abandons, Ederson who slowly picks up the ball by changing gloves, Gundogan who is flexible on his back but falls when touched, and shaker who dances wildly on the bottom line... In short, let Bayern further lose emotional management.
Moreover, as Manchester City's defensive line became deeper and deeper, Bayern's two-wing advantage was exhausted, and they could only force the middle of the field. So a new problem arises: when you defend with Kimmich and Gretska , the opponent basically can't get the ball; But when you attack with Kimmich and Gretska on your own, you basically can't get the ball in front of you.
Yes, the positioning of the chicken magnet duo is the top wingman around the core, if they are paired with Fat Tiger and Magic Flute, they can be a bankrupt version of Kroos, but let them pick up the beam of attack and defense alone, these two waists can make the team lose kidney.
Moreover, on the football field, not similar characteristics can have the same effect. It's like the same slouch words, Jay Chou's voice is suitable for singing, and my voice is only suitable for nucleic acid.
The attacking ability of the waist is worrying, and Tuchel can only continue to keep Musiala and Upa, because on the road of advancing in the middle, others are developing horizontally or passing back to watch the family, and only they can bring out the depth.
However, under Nagelsmann, Upa playing three centre-backs are living ancestors, but under Tuchel, Upa playing double centre-backs is Maquay's successor. Throughout the game, Upa sent an astonishing 25% success rate, 5 passing errors, 2 passes, 1 penalty, 1 loading 99% red card, and finally a slip that completely buried the entire game.
Watching Upa's final performance in the 57th minute, a question popped into my head.
"One punch can kill yourself, does it mean that you are too strong or too weak?"
Later, I figured it out, and the answer was: "That's stupid." ”
With Upa's three-ball in two games and the Allianz ice rink, the dignified German mechanic was lost in his vegetable field. Although Kimmich later saved some face with a penalty, Bayern mainly proved two points throughout the game:
A. Bayern coaches who don't use Mueller or who don't use Mueller won't go far.
B. If you have spare money, you should change the turf first, what coach to change in a hurry?
Yes, Thomas Tuchel has won 2 wins, drawn 2 and lost 2 of his six games, turning the three-tier title race into a one-line battle, and the only new manager in European football who has been more crotch-pulling in recent times is Frank Lampard. As a result, senior officials such as Sully and Kahn have been burned at the stake by public opinion, and Allianz stands have even put up signs pointing at them: "Yesterday's heroes, today's losers." ”
After this battle, Tuchel, who is quite bald, still has a long way to go. And at the other end of the game, the winner is already preparing for the next battle.
– Pep Guardiola is the first coach in history to lead the team to the semi-finals of the Champions League 10 times.
– Real Madrid have reached the semi-finals 11 times in the last 13 years.
Semifinals, is it a master's paradise or Waterloo?
Anyway, no matter what, Ancelotti and Gua Shuai, the old brothers are visiting the Louvre again~~