Marseille's head coach Eli Bop is already an old man who is almost 60 years old. He is an old man in French football. He once led Bordeaux to win the league championship. However, his career has not been very smooth in recent years. Marseille's choice to be the head coach after Deschamps is a rather questionable decision.

Fortunately, Marseille is not ashamed under his leadership, and he has entered the Champions League from the qualifying round this season.

Bup can't speak English, Wensheng's French is good. The two met in front of the camera. Wensheng greeted Bup in French, which also aroused Bup's surprise.

"You speak French very well! Text!"

"I plan to come to France in the future!" Wen Sheng joked.

Bop also smiled happily. It was obvious that Wensheng was unlikely to go to France. Hey, it seems that it is impossible to say it. At least Paris Saint-Germain still has hope to invite Wensheng.

The communication between the two was very short, and both sides quickly returned to their respective positions.

The Champions League March rang, and Kompany and Marseille captain Mandanda led their teammates to the stadium.

Marseille's home court, Verodrome Stadium can accommodate more than 6 fans. Under the leadership of the live host, they sang team songs to try to create pressure on Manchester City.

Of course this is useless. Manchester City has seen many demons at home. I won’t talk about the Premier League teams. They have been to the football temples such as Bernabeu, Allianz, West**, etc. in the European arena. Those places are worse than the momentum here.

The weather today is quite good, giving people a feeling of relaxation and joy.

Manchester City starts at 4231, with Navas in the goalkeeper position, Milner, Savic, Kompany and Hills lined up in the back line, and Casemiro and Kroos in the midfield, attacking midfielders Silva, De Bruyne, Nasri, and the forwards are still Dzeko.

The choice of the central defender Wen Sheng chose a more secure combination, using Savage and Kompani. After all, the two of them have worked together for several seasons, and Albiol has richer experience than Savage and is slightly stronger. However, he and Kompani have only started to have a partner this season. Wen Sheng is a little worried about their tacit understanding. Kompani is a man with strong defensive aggressiveness. If he doesn't wipe his butt in time, it may leave behind any problems. This requires his teammates around him to understand his habits.

Marseille is also in a 4231 formation, with goalkeeper Mandanda, defenders Nkuru, Morel, Mendes, Van Nie, midfielder Imbra, Romao, attacking midfielder Payet, Balbuena, Andre Ayu, and forward Ginniak.

This game was the first encounter between Manchester City and Marseille in the Champions League, and the first encounter between the two teams in history.

Wen Sheng's team has studied Marseille's tactics. Obviously, in the league, Marseille is a team that is more aggressive in the offensive style, but this is not of great reference significance for Wen Sheng. It is hard to say whether Marseille changes in the Champions League stadium.

Wen Sheng is confident that Manchester City's tough defensive ability is something that Marseille has to worry about. You say that your offensive ability is good, but if you can't beat Manchester City's defense, you'll be waiting to be broken by Manchester City's attack!

There are six group stage games, and in every game, regardless of strength, they will score as much as possible. Marseille's strength is weaker than Manchester City. Their most likely expectation is that it is also good to score a point from Manchester City.

But who can say whether Marseille is crazy or not?

Wensheng simply made two plans. Of course, Manchester City’s main focus is to play the football he wants. Wensheng will not pursue big scores in this game, he wants control!

In the past, when coaching Crystal Palace, Wen Sheng occasionally pressed at high positions. That's because Crystal Palace is not famous and is not a wolf, so it is easy to take advantage of others' loopholes. But now the situation in Manchester City is obviously different. Manchester City is a wolf. After drawing lots, the whole group knows that the wolf is coming. Everyone is guarding against you. It's really not easy to make a mistake.

Portugal referee Ben Crenza blew the whistle to start the game, and cheers were heard from all the fans of the audience.

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Bop is really a bit awesome. Manchester City took the lead in kicking off the ball, and Marseille immediately used a high-pressure strategy. Their fighting attitude is very positive and conservative. Manchester City is not nervous under the pressure of the opponent. The flow of the backcourt is still quite good, but the accuracy of handling the ball is still lacking, especially for Navas, his long pass is a bit inaccurate.

"Marseille's pressing at the beginning is very active!" Brother Jun was a little surprised. He believed that Marseille would also tend to be conservative at home. After all, Manchester City is a huge monster for them.

"Their strategy is good!" Mr. Li likes to watch the fun. Marseille's approach is likely to speed up the pace of the game, and it is more fun for everyone to attack and attack.

"Now we have to look at the performance of Kroos, who is worth 35 million pounds! He appears more in the front midfielder at Bayern Munich, and wins at Manchester City will allow him to fill the gap in Toure!"

"Toure is more comprehensive than him. Last season, Toure did a very good job in defending and controlling the ball in the backcourt. Kroos' defensive ability is a bit poor!"

Before Mr. Li finished speaking, Cross gave the opponent a set piece in the frontcourt.

"Look, he didn't stand at this defensive position, and his defensive movements were not standardized! In fact, there was no need for this foul!"

In the fourth minute, Kroos made a foul in the backcourt, Marseille got a set piece opportunity in the frontcourt, and Mendes took the ball and completed the goal, but the threat was almost gone.

Wen Sheng stood on the sidelines without saying a word. The high-pressure at Marseille at the beginning made Manchester City a bit disappointed, but he was not in a hurry. He still trusted him very much in defense. As long as Kroos slowly found his state, the problem will be solved.

The players on Manchester City did not control the ball well, so they simply did not force it. Marseille was a bit of a push to play, but Marseille didn't have many ways to attack. The two wings tried to break through, but it was always difficult to use personal abilities to create murderous intent. The routine was basically used to die. Ginniak was difficult to do his job well when Marseille had a ball, and Kompany looked at him firmly.

"Marseille's offense lacks changes! It's difficult to pass the ball into the penalty area! This Giniak performed poorly!" Mr. Li commented.

"I couldn't go in the middle, and I made too many crosses on the wing. Fortunately, they retreated very quickly, otherwise it would be difficult to deal with Manchester City's chances! Manchester City dominates the Premier League more than just attacks!" Brother Jun commented with a smile.

"There is also defense!" Mr. Li followed up.

While speaking, Marseille gave Manchester City a chance to counterattack.
Chapter completed!