On the Naples side, Benitez is also in the 4231 formation.

Goalkeeper: Reina

Defenders: Mesto, Federico Fernandez, Britos, Zuniga

Middleback: Behrami, Inle

Attack midfielder: Hamsik, Karehon, Insinie

Forward: Pandefu

As for this game, both sides have important players absent, Manchester City is captain Kompany, while Napoli is absent from Higuain.

Even if Higuain is absent, Napoli's front-court attack combination is still very good. If Manchester City wants to win today, they must limit their performance.

At the end of the pre-match ceremony, the referee Kao Shoi blew the whistle to the start of the game.

The visiting team Napoli took the lead in kicking off. Wen Sheng originally thought that Napoli were almost all small players in frontcourt configuration, and it was difficult to launch an attack in the air. They would not have an advantage in this regard. Who knew that Benitez did this, and their wings were pressing against each other, specifically picking up Walker and Hills to play behind him.

The effect was not very good. In three minutes, Naples made two such attempts, no more or less, one left or one right, and without exception, they were all blocked by Manchester City.

"Pay attention to the ball control right!" Wen Sheng shouted to his players on the sidelines.

Just now, the players of both teams seemed more excited and the ball rights exchanged quickly. Wen Sheng didn't like this very much. It seemed that everyone had forgotten the rhythm control.

Napoli now wants to make a fuss through the speed and breakthrough ability of the two-wing wing wingers. Wensheng hopes to use the ball control to suppress the opponent and use positional battles to make a fuss with Dzeko's high point. Napoli's performance in the new season in Serie A is very good, mainly due to the credit on the offensive line. Their central defenders are actually weak in defense.

Naples comes from Serie A, Benitez is also a famous tactical master, and Wensheng has been made Italian by many people, meaning that he is conservative in his style.

Well, it is not fair to say this, but it is not difficult to find out from the style of the Champions League last season that Wensheng is more cautious, and he also played more cautiously against Marseille Manchester City in the first game of this season.

Lang has love and concubines have intentions, Wensheng and Benitez are good, and the game is slow.

Overall, Naples' control is not as good as Manchester City. They have used weather factors several times to hit Manchester City's defense line but failed. In addition, Manchester City's stable control, they gradually shrank back.

After passing the ball in the midfield, Manchester City was not in a hurry and slowly made a comeback. Napoli, who was defending passively, had a relatively positive defensive attitude in his own half. He kept running and intercepting, and the two sides were considered equal.

Hawking handed the notebook to Wen Sheng. Wen Sheng saw the data above. The game had been going on for more than ten minutes, and Manchester City had only three passes to the penalty area, forming a shot once.

"We're passing too little in the penalty area!" Hawking gave his own opinion.

"Don't worry!" Wensheng didn't care. "The routines are obvious, and the players have their own qualities! We can pass many balls into the penalty area, but what's the point of shooting?! Naples' counterattack speed is also very fast, and if you are not careful, you will be hit! Be cautious!"

More than ten minutes later, Napoli was unable to set up attackers on both wings of the frontcourt. Manchester City's formation was pressing, and the pressure on Napoli was getting stronger and stronger.

As the personnel followed, Silva or De Bruyne was more at ease with him, and he was much more bold in creativity and breakthroughs.

Silva himself was injured after coming to Manchester City, and his speed and explosive power were obviously reduced. If the space was too large, he would probably be a little weak, but if the space was small, he could use his agility and extraordinary technology to make a fuss.

Silva is not Wensheng's direct line, but Wensheng has always liked to use him because of his characteristics. When attacking opponents with oppressive style, Silva is very effective. He has strong ability to shoot the ball with one kick and is also clever. The short distance and narrow space dribbling is not a problem. The most important thing is that he knows the timing.

In the 15th minute, Silva and Kroos made a wall in the middle and passed it straight, and Dzeko countered offside. Unfortunately, Dzeko was still a little slower and confiscated the ball by Reina.

In the 23rd minute, Manchester City finally opened the deadlock on the court. In fact, this goal first came from Manchester City's pass mistake in the midfield. Napoli got the opportunity to counterattack on the spot, but Hamsik was successfully retaliated by Milner while dribbling, and Manchester City launched a counterattack.

Dzeko, Silva, Kroos, and De Bruyne made a series of passes in front. Finally, De Bruyne crossed the ball from the bottom and knocked back on the left. Silva kept hitting the ball at the far end and scored a close-point.

Benitez made a helpless gesture, how can I say this?! The ability to play determines everything.

His counterattack was not done well, but his counterattack was done no matter what. When De Bruyne passed the ball, the left side was completely empty. The Napoli defense line could not defend at all. He could only take care of Dzeko and Kroos in front, and Silva at the far end.

From the moment De Bruyne passed the ball, the fate of the Naples goal was handed over to Reina.

Reiner was the only person who noticed the far end. The choice of position was relatively good, but it was the most surprising thing that Silva did not make any adjustments at all. He pushed the ball with the trend and went straight to the dead corner. Reiner tried his best, but the ball also entered.

"I think I know why you bastard are so sturdy!" Benitez looked at Wensheng who was celebrating passionately, and had a hint of enlightenment in his heart.

I am stronger than you, my players have excellent personal abilities, and my players are more delicate and wise in handling details, so you can't make mistakes, you will lose the ball if you make mistakes!

If I can't break your goal, I will change the rhythm and rely on the stars' personal abilities to solve problems.

All I need to do is stay patient, I am careful of my defense, staring at you like a wolf, waiting for your mistakes!

This is how Manchester City is. They don’t need to play crazy, they just need to wait quietly.

"Impact them?! Or not?!" This is a question, and Benitez doesn't know how to make a decision.

Manchester City is much stronger than Napoli, which is recognized, and Benitez also admits that Manchester City is now killing the game in the most secure way. Napoli is not very likely to change and want to get a goal back.

But Benitez was determined to attack Manchester City for life, and he couldn't help but worry that he would be injured if he could not kill the tiger.

Benitez still didn't gamble after all. Manchester City's players were obedient today. When they encountered too much resistance in the frontcourt, they immediately passed the ball back to attract Napoli players to grab it. The cycle continued. At the end of the first half, Manchester City only completed 5 shots, while Napoli was even worse. They had only two shots, and the ball control ratio was as high as 71%.

What Wensheng hates most is the sleepy pass like Barcelona, ​​but Manchester City is worse than them today. He always makes a fuss in the backcourt, has fewer opportunities in the frontcourt, and is as stable as a dog in the backcourt.
Chapter completed!