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Chapter 1138 Ball Control vs. Ball Control

Regarding the current situation, Guardiola is actually not in a hurry.

He admitted that Southampton is indeed very strong, but Manchester City's current results are not very good, and they are relative. Last season, Southampton almost made a comeback when they fell behind so much, so this season, Manchester City can't say There is no chance.

The reason why Southampton's performance is so good this season, apart from Ji Ya's strong rotation, is actually a key factor, Du Yue's performance is so good...

A striker who scores goals every game and starts with one goal is on the field, isn't that a tactic that is easy to do?

Du Yue's performance fully proves the importance of forwards.

If you can score goals, you can win - this is an extremely simple truth.

It even started to make Guardiola feel that the direction of his tactical evolution is to add super forwards on the basis of possession of the ball, otherwise, it will be really difficult.

After all, when he was in Barcelona, ​​he also had Messi under him. Without Messi, it would be impossible to achieve such outstanding results with only Habaibu.

But now, instead of Messi in his hands, Ji Ya has Du Yue in his hands.

So this is the most troublesome thing for Guardiola.

When the ball-handling ability of both sides is similar, if the opponent has a center forward who can score more goals, it will of course be more advantageous.

The two consecutive draws that Manchester City encountered recently also exposed their weak points in scoring ability, which was exposed, especially when Aguero was injured and unable to play.

Although they have many top players, their shortcomings in this area have not been well made up for.

In this game, it was also because Aguero was unable to play and Jesús was in poor condition and sat on the bench, so Guardiola was forced to send a lineup without a serious center on the field...

Goalkeeper Edson, the two full backs are Walker and Mendy, the central defenders are partnered by Dias and Stones, the midfielders are Rodri, Gundogan and Seat B, and the forwards are Foden, Ferran Torres and Sterling, Mahrez, Fernandinho and others are all on the bench.

And Southampton's starting lineup is much more reasonable. Goalkeeper Martin, two full-backs Cancelo and Chilwell, central defenders De Ligt and Araujo, midfielder De Bruyne lead, with McCarthy Lister and Grealish, forward Du Yue, flanked by Valverde and Vinicius.

"Now you have so many good defenders."

When shaking hands with Guardiola, Kiya said something sincerely.

For a while, Guardiola didn't know whether he was mocking or telling the truth...

"How can you buy a central defender with accurate vision." Guardiola can only answer this way.

Ji Ya laughed, of course he wouldn't say that he bought someone because he had cheats...

"In any case, I am very much looking forward to this game. Manchester City is very strong this season, although it is still in the transitional stage." Ji Ya said.

Guardiola nodded slightly. In terms of overall strength, Manchester City is indeed very strong. Although there are weaknesses, it is mainly due to Aguero's injury, and Jesus' progress in the past two years has not been as expected. no problem.

It's a pity, meeting Southampton at this time, it seems that in the league, it is difficult to compete with Southampton, but in other cups, they can still compete with Southampton.

Regardless of whether it is the Champions League or the two cup competitions, if there is one game that can prevent Southampton from succeeding, it is considered a victory.

Guardiola can naturally see that this season Southampton is obviously planning to hit the honor of the quadruple crown. If he is Kiya, he will definitely go for the quadruple crown.

Since it is difficult to fight in the league, it is still possible to work hard in other cups.

Of course, this is not the reason why he will retain his strength in this game.

Even if they can't beat, Southampton has to be a little more exhausted.

It's easy for Ji Ya to think of his thoughts...

After all, in many cases, the ideas of the coaches are interlinked.

The players on the field don't have too many complicated thoughts, they only think about the game at this time.

Although there is no main center forward on the field, Sterling is quite confident. He feels that at this time, it is time for him to stand up!

There is nothing to say about Sterling's strength and talent. His skills and physical fitness are top-notch, but sometimes whether a player is good or not depends on these two points alone. .

Asking is joy.

So as soon as the game started, he made everyone happy.

After receiving a pass from Gundogan, he began to break through along the wing. Chilwell stuck up cautiously, and then used his physical advantage to entangle with him. In this entanglement, Sterling led With it, the ball is taken out of the baseline...

When the referee awarded a goal kick, there was joyous laughter in the stands, and the field was filled with a happy air.

Guardiola could only shake his head helplessly. In his second season in charge of Manchester City, Sterling suddenly seemed to be enlightened, and his performance became better and better. This once made him quite gratified. However, in the following time, He began to become ups and downs again, which also made Guardiola lose the idea of ​​​​hoping that he would become the next Messi.

Players like Messi are hard to come by.

The opponent played this way when they came up, but it didn't let the Southampton players relax the rhythm of the game. After all, for Southampton, they clearly know how difficult Manchester City is to deal with.

After a few cautious attacks, Southampton created a good opportunity. Du Yue retreated to get the ball, and then distributed the ball to the left. Vinicius pretended to break through and then passed back. The ball was a strong shot, and the ball was blocked by Walker with his body.

After resisting Southampton's attack, Manchester City also began to counterattack. They kept passing the ball in the midfield, looking for opportunities to score.

Their level of ball control is indeed quite good. In Southampton's press and confrontation, they still controlled the ball and patiently looked for opportunities to score.

After a few minutes of continuous possession of the ball, Manchester City also got a good chance. Sterling broke through and created a corner kick. Gundogan took a tactical corner kick. Shot, the ball roared and flew towards the far corner of the goal. Martin made a beautiful save and flew to block the ball.

"Good job!"

Ji Ya stood up and slapped his hands. During the opponent's long-term possession of the ball, the Southampton players did not slacken any slack. This is the scene he most hopes to see.