As for why Guardiola didn't use the regular center Mandzukic and insisted on using Mueller to play Wu's forward, only he himself really understood the reason. Generally speaking, he should dislike Mandzukic's skills at his feet were not good.

Because Dante could not play with a red card, Guardiola placed Martinez in the central defender position and partnered with Boateng. Martinez turned out to be a midfielder. When Guardiola arrived, the situation changed again. He disliked Dante.

Dante is the more traditional central defender, Mandzukic is the more traditional center forward, Guardiola wants foot skills and passing ability, so Dante is about to lose his temper.

Manchester City is also 4231:

Goalkeeper: Navas

Defenders: Milner, Van Dijk, Kompany, Hills

Middleback: Casemiro, Kroos

Attacking midfielder: De Bruyne, Silva, Costa

Forward: Dzeko

Aguero was in a bad mood. In such an important game, Wen Sheng once again put him on the bench and Dzeko got the starting position.

Wen Sheng did not deliberately drive Aguero away, but because of tactical reasons.

Manchester City is not a regular formation. Silva is named as the front midfielder. In fact, when defending, his position is more inclined to the side of Costa to return to defense instead of Costa. What is Costa doing? He will assume the responsibility of blasting and play a role similar to the Shadow Front. He will rely on each other with Dzeko.

Dzeko is also a traditional center forward, but Wen Sheng is unwilling to give up Dzeko's high point. His physical fitness is better than Aguero.

In other words, Wensheng thinks that Costa exists, Manchester City can play behind Bayern Munich, and can play in the air. As for the effect, it can only be determined during the game. If Aguero chooses, it will not be used for a long pass in the air. There may be too many points behind him, but it is not three-dimensional enough.

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The referee Quipels from the Netherlands blew the whistle, and Manchester City, who played at home, took the lead in kicking off.

Guardiola's tactics are basically two points, fast backward passes in the ball state, and high-pressing in the ball state.

So after Manchester City kicked off, Bayern Munich's players moved very quickly, pressing up the formation and pressing at high positions.

Wensheng's strategy is also very simple. If you can pass, can I not pass? According to his tactical arrangement, the players should run actively in the backcourt. The midfielders should be recycled and the ball points should be increased. They should not easily kick their feet. When the Bayern Munich players reach a certain level of pressure, they will directly attack Bayern Munich's right.

Bayern Munich's right defense is Rafina, which is a relatively weak link.

Manchester City has been preparing for this game for a long time. During this period? What Manchester City does the most is to shoot and counterattack under high pressure.

Bayern Munich grabbed a lot? But Manchester City was calm and recovered step by step, and the ball was still not easy to throw away? De Bruyne got the ball and got rid of it? A beautiful diagonal transfer ball was transferred directly to the right, and Costa got a chance to counterattack? Bayern Munich ignored his point a little, and was caught by Costa in a careless way and drove straight in. However, Bayern Munich returned to defense very quickly. Costa was a little sloppy in handling the ball? After dodging a gap, he immediately shot, well, and missed the close post a lot!

The team's first handling of the ball achieved the effect Wensheng wanted, which is very good? Although Costa was a little impatient to handle the ball, it should still be encouraged? Wensheng applauded for Costa's shot, and Etihad also heard applause on the spot.

Guardiola had a keen sense of smell. He immediately discovered Wen Sheng's wishful thinking and began to remind the players to pay attention to Costa on the sidelines. He suspected that Dzeko was just a cover.

It was Bayern Munich's turn to attack. Manchester City did not press high like Bayern Munich. The forwards just harassed and bought time for the midfield defense. So Bayern Munich easily sent the ball to Manchester City's half, but after halftime, the difficulty they faced was relatively high.

Manchester City, which has always been relatively slow to warm up, seems to be in a state very quickly today. Bayern Munich encountered a tenacious blockade from Manchester City. Once the ball is lost, Manchester City may not be in a hurry to counterattack. On the contrary, small cooperation is also done one by one. Players can always pick the ball out and avoid the opponent's high-pressure.

After trying it, Guardiola felt that his team might be in trouble today. Manchester City is different from many teams he has played against.

First, this team has really good skills and is suitable for passing and controlling play.

Secondly, this team does have a defensive style. Guardiola is a little amused and crying. Manchester City’s most playful thing is to set up a bus. Once it is done, Bayern Munich is really difficult to bite. When it is most disgusting, their midfield control is very stable and they don’t panic. They won’t make mistakes when facing two or three double-teams. This is really rare.

Guardiola's team is not only his team, but all teams that use high-level pressing use fast running and moving to create psychological pressure on their opponents, but it is obvious that this move is not so effective against Manchester City.

Guardiola remembered the battle with Wensheng two years ago. Wensheng actually broke the control by controlling. Now he still remains in line with his own goals and uses control to counter-control. However, the two teams have completely different defensive attitudes. Manchester City adopts a passive defensive strategy, while Bayern Munich has an aggressive defensive strategy. Who is better? It seems that Manchester City is.

The two sides fought for ten minutes, and the scene was stalemate. Bayern Munich had the advantage in possession of the ball, but they only completed one shot. This time the shot was blocked by Manchester City after the ball was passed into the penalty area. The piglets did not have much long-range shooting skills.

Manchester City completed two shots, Costa started once, and then in the eighth minute, in Manchester City's positional battle, Dzeko received a pass from De Bruyne and headed the ball. This time the threat was quite high, and Neuer flew to block the ball with one hand.

Mubarak was very happy to watch. Bayern Munich seemed to have a lot of possessions, but Manchester City obviously played better. They were always able to make good use of their ball rights and attacked.

Manchester City players have increased their confidence. They have never questioned the correctness of the Wensheng tactic, but their opponent is Guardiola and Bayern after all. Now it seems that as long as they do a better job in defense, it is still very promising.

Wen Sheng did not dare to relax and kept calling his players on the sidelines to move and run.

Manchester City's lineup is not bad at all compared to Bayern Munich, especially the midfield's technical content is higher, which is a little better than Bayern Munich. If you can control many things, you can solve them easily.

Of course, necessary foul methods are indispensable. Both sides have many fouls after the opening, especially Bayern Munich, whose defensive strategy is more radical, and it is very dangerous to not stop the ball when the midfield position is too high.
Chapter completed!