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Of course, it’s worth the season. No team is more tired than Manchester City, but no team is more tired than Manchester City. Manchester City has won a League Cup, and now they are still pursuing the League Cup and the Europa League, and they are so close.
"Really?" Linsen still grinned, but this time he gave a question.
"If we lose this game today, if Chelsea win another game, if we lose the 13th game … then do you still think it’s worth it?"
The locker room was suddenly silent.
"You know what I want to say, don’t you?" Lin Sen smiled at the silence in the dressing room, and then his face turned positive. "I have heard a lot of words, and I believe you have heard something similar. Even if we lost to Chelsea in the league, we have already had a perfect season. Even if we finally won the runner-up in the Europa League, we have made history …"
"Bullshit!"
Lin Sen looked straight at all the players. "I don’t want to respond to these words, but I can tell you my thoughts here. My thoughts are that these words are bullshit! No one will remember who came second in the league! No one will remember who is the runner-up in the Europa League! There is a champion! Guys! Only a champion will be remembered forever! "
"And now the champion is in front of us! At this time, luck and excuses are bullshit! We need to believe! If we want it, we can do it! Because we have this ability! Because I believe you have this ability! "
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Look at just a gentle face, eyes just like a pair of fierce Linsen Brian Kidd was startled and even a little excited. His eyes looked at the players, and the players’ eyes were already glowing green.
How can a fierce head coach have a flock of trembling sheep in his hands?
At this moment, Kidd seemed to see that figure in another part of the city many years ago, and then he said silently in his heart
"Watch out, Sir."
"… it’s not hard to understand why Manchester City fans are so excited today. Chelsea’s opponent is Liverpool, and the outcome of the away game is really unpredictable. If Chelsea loses to Liverpool away from home and Manchester City can beat Aston Villa at home, then Manchester City will win the league title in the previous round. It is still in 1996 that Manchester City won the top league title for the first time …"
Martin Taylor is still analyzing the possible results of the game for the audience, and at this time, the players of both sides have entered the stadium under the leadership of the referee.
O ‘Neill didn’t sit on the bench in the drizzle. From the beginning, he was on the sidelines wearing a hoodie and couldn’t see his face …
The "feud" between Northern Ireland coach and Linsen is now well known in the whole Premier League. However, in the face of reporters’ intentional provocation at the pre-match press conference, both of them chose to keep silent, but put more emphasis on the game. After being scolded by Linsen for nagging about a penalty for two months, I don’t know if he deliberately avoided O ‘Neill, and O ‘Neill didn’t want to expose his old scars, because Linsen took advantage of Manchester City.
Of course, O ‘Neill kept a low profile, which also had a record.
In the middle of the season, Aston Villa can be called a giant killer. Liverpool, Manchester United, Chelsea and other teams all suffered losses in them. O’ Neill was a little arrogant, but in the half season, Aston Villa was basically paying off debts, especially when it was washed away by Chelsea seven to one. O’ Neill naturally lost his pride
However, as Tomlinson thought before the game, Aston Villa has no retreat in this game. At present, O’ Neill, the only unbeaten home in the Premier League, has or does not have to.
Unlike O ‘Neill in the rain, Lin Sen shrank to the coach’s seat early in the morning and even his hands were shrunk to the sleeve, leaving a pair of eyes looking at the stadium.
In terms of importance, this game means much more to Manchester City than Aston Villa, but Linsen has every reason to be more confident that his team is better equipped, higher in rank and more skilled. What’s more, he just gave his team a circle of buff in the dressing room.
Manchester City was once restrained by a style of play in the second half of the season, that is, the United English style was 3-3 with Tottenham Hotspur, and Aston Villa lost 1-1 to Bolton 1-3. All of them were played in this way. In the second half, with the tacit understanding of Manchester City teams, they became familiar with each other’s tactics, which gradually improved, and Aston Villa still maintained this style of play in this game.
Strike Norwegian striker Kalugatu striker Agbonlaho is one tall and one fast, and Ashley Yang plus Downing are two England marginal international midfielders, while Leo Cook and Barry are attacking and defending. It is with this set of semi-rich midfield and frontcourt configuration that Aston Villa has reached the seventh place in the league. If they were not dragged down by their weak defense, their performance would have been better.
Such an Aston Villa gave Linsen the feeling that when he coached Atletico Madrid, Villarreal and Villarreal finally reached the runner-up position in the league, and the difference between the two teams, in Linsen’s view, ruled out the gap in head coach, and the biggest difference from the face of the card was the lack of an old monster like Pires.
Like this, it seems as if a team is holding its breath in the game. It may start well and be amazing, but it is generally difficult to get to the end. Because the league is a long-distance race rather than a sprint, it can be held in one breath, but it is impossible for a long-distance race not to breathe. It is with this breath that Pires can go further, but without this breath, it becomes a puff, another decline and three exhaustion …
Lin Sen really wanted this "breath" when he coached Malaga. Unfortunately, there was no such role in the team and Malaga’s conditions did not allow Malaga to rush to the runner-up position. However, he relied on the winning streak at the beginning to come to Manchester City. At one time, he thought it was necessary because he had 200 million yuan. However, as the league went on, he felt that if Manchester City had such a "breath" in the season, maybe this game was very important for Manchester City.
Chapter one hundred and seven Two combo
Not 4231, more like 4411.
Lin Sen’s game was dominated by Petrov and Wright-Phillips, two more English wingers, and Harvey Martins Adriano, a partner in midfield, made a sudden appearance. Royce was lurking behind Adriano. A few days ago, he started against Standard Liege and the front trident department sat on the bench.
"It seems that it’s not only the weather that didn’t give Mansour a face-to-face game, but also how to give Mansour a face-to-face game. Manchester City’s starting lineup can be regarded as a semi-main force …" Martin Taylor said in a teasing tone, and the live footage was given to Mansour in the stands at the right time. Mansour still looks in a good mood. The game has already started. Both sides seem to be in no hurry to attack, but no one has created any good opportunities to attack and defend. Most of the cases stay in midfield.
Linsen naturally doesn’t want to give Mansour a face and let Luo and others sit on the bench, on the one hand, because of physical fitness, on the other hand, because of tactical reasons.
During the season, Tomlinson has always felt some understanding of what will be restrained by the British 4421. At one time, he blamed the tacit understanding problem, and the situation did improve halfway, but the practical problems have never been completely solved. The two rounds of Tottenham Hotspur are typical examples. One game is three to three, and the other two games are very thrilling.
Lin Sen found that the British style works well for the British style, but in Lin Sen’s view, it is appropriate after all, because it is different from holding a pistol but having to fight with each other unarmed.
It’s not a weapon problem, it’s a tactical problem.
For most fans, the most famous representative of the winger is Manchester United, where Giggs and Beckham once broke through the golden wings, and the two styles almost became the representatives of the winger at that time. In fact, the evolution of the winger can be seen from some aspects from the changes of their later styles.
To put it simply, the winger’s offensive skills are more comprehensive and the winger’s offensive and defensive skills are more balanced. However, when these two roles collide on the scene, it is suspected that the winger will encounter greater resistance because he needs to face not only the opposing full-back, but also the entanglement from the winger, and the resistance from the winger will be smaller. Because of the role positioning, they do not need to entangle with each other too much, and the responsibilities are different.
In recent years, wingers have become very popular. Many people think that wingers are replaced by wingers, which is actually an illusion. However, the role of wingers has always been there, but fans are less familiar with the giants. The wingers and wingers depend largely on two environments, namely, the league environment. For example, in Serie A, the winger’s health is worrying because there is a lack of wingers who need it most, and the fast-paced Premier League is a hotbed for giving birth to excellent wingers, while the small environment is the team’s situation.
For example, the defense of the strong teams in the Premier League is still the main theme of most weak teams, including Aston Villa. At the same time, they have high center Salomon Kalou and fast-paced Agbonlaho, which are more suitable for them than wingers and avant-garde. Unlike Manchester City, in most games, they need to consider not how to defend, but how to score goals. The winger is their choice.
The problem of Manchester City is not the winger’s problem, but that their overall attack is too dependent on the winger. This can be seen from the fact that they scored more than one goal in the season and came from two wingers. Once they hit the winger, it is inevitable that the defensive tough team will affect the attack. It is precisely because of this that Linsen put the main attack direction in the middle Petrov, and he can find Adroit to cooperate with Loi Siu Tower.
Of course, if Ronaldinho and Bell have no physical problems, Tomlinson will probably start them as well, but the attack style will definitely change.
Judging from the progress of the game, Linsen’s game strategy has achieved some results. Manchester City no longer repeatedly let the other side threaten the ball on the side like the first meeting between the two sides, but because he was not qualified for the game and did not go to Royce with the team, he became the most active player in the game. In the thirteenth minute, he caught Wright-Phillips’s ball at the front of the restricted area and made a shot, which forced the old goalkeeper friedel to make a wonderful save. Five minutes later, he hit the crossbar with a kick …
On the other hand, after Aston Villa got into a dogfight with each other on two flanks, although the offensive pressure on the flanks was much less than that in the first meeting, there were few opportunities to get the support from the flanks. Aston Villa’s defensive line Kalou and Abbang Laho didn’t get a good chance of height and speed, so Abbang Laho had to retreat frequently to get the ball in their midfield. Barid is not a vegetarian.
Generally speaking, take the initiative in Manchester City.
As the saying goes, people have to bow their heads in the eaves.
Manchester City’s strength is even worse at Aston Villa. They are passive at home. Aston Villa did not make O’ Neill unhappy.
Although O ‘Neill has always denied how high Tomlinson’s tactical level can be, at the same time he has to admit that Tomlinson’s "vision" is as good as his luck.
It is said that spending 200 million Manchester City in Linsen’s hands in one season really reflects the value of 200 million. Not to mention that famous players such as Luo, David Silva and Suarez introduced Adriano all gave convincing performances in the Premier League.
It is easier to say than to do, and it is easier to think than to say.
Like most people at the beginning of the season, O ‘Neill believed that if he had Linsen cards in his hand, he could also compete for the championship, but soon O ‘Neill, like many people, discovered the fact that his "if" was not as simple as before. If you were given 200 million yuan, would Linsen buy these "cards"?
The answer doesn’t have to be an absolute one. You don’t have to admit that at least Manchester City is not looking for the wrong person.
The reason why Ashley Young and Downing are still slow to get into the "state" is clear to O’ Neill. However, it is not a problem because the entanglement is as good as the two wingers in Manchester City.
The real difference lies in the middle road.
Royce is doing what he is good at, while Aston Villa Abbonlahor is doing what he is not good at.
The deadlock was broken after half an hour in the game, but the first goal was not to take the initiative in Manchester City, but Aston Villa because of Manchester City’s own mistakes.
In this game, England coach Fabio Capello watched the ball in the box of the city stadium. Most of his main targets in this game were Aston Villa players such as Barry, Ashley Young and left-back Warnock. First, Warnock was Capello Bridge’s replacement.