In the first round of the Premier League, Manchester City defeated Blackburn 5-0 away from home!
After a night of fermentation, it quickly caused an uproar in European football.
Everyone believed that after the accumulation in Naples, his advanced coaching skills had begun to show up, but no one thought that he would show such an aggressive momentum from the first round.
Facing Allardyce's Blackburn, Manchester City scored two goals in less than ten minutes in the first half, allowing Blackburn to swallow three goals in the first half. Not long after the start of the second half, Suarez scored again.
The ball, and the subsequent long-range shot by Rakitic, helped Manchester City beat the violent away game 5-0.
The entire Premier League was stunned by Manchester City's debut.
Although Arsenal beat Everton 6-1 away from home, Manchester City was the brightest focus on the first match day of the first round.
Allardyce said at the post-match press conference that Manchester City's performance was completely beyond his expectations.
"We have done enough preparations. We dare not be careless at all. Everyone is playing hard, but the result is still very helpless. Manchester City is playing a kind of football that we have never encountered before. We are faced with such a situation.
The team cannot do anything with this kind of tactics."
The Times conducted an in-depth analysis of Allardyce's remarks.
In fact, Manchester City's dominance in the game was indeed quite astonishing, with a ball possession rate of 68%, 23 shots on goal, and five goals scored. The overall performance was quite outstanding.
On the other hand, Blackburn had only three shots in the game, and none of them posed a threat. The Times even jokingly said that the test of Neuer in the first round of the league was not his goalkeeping.
It's about his number of passes and pass success rate.
Neuer passed the ball 28 times, which was more than Blackburn's centre-backs, which is outrageous.
What is even more surprising is that Neuer's passing success rate reached an astonishing 82%.
Twenty-eight shots were taken, and twenty-three were successful. Among the five mistakes, three were long passes.
This data has to be said to be very surprising.
At the same time, Neuer also had eight interceptions, yes, that's right, eight interceptions, which was nearly three times as many as England goalkeeper Robinson at Blackburn, and he also had one steal.
Yes, that's right, he rushed out of the penalty area and intercepted the opponent's pass.
The Times also published a heat map of Neuer's game and found that his movement range not only covered the entire penalty area, but even a large area outside the penalty area, so his running distance in the entire game actually reached 5,000.
rice.
You know, the Blackburn goalkeeper Robinson on the opposite side barely made it past three thousand meters.
Even if you look at the average data of a Premier League goalkeeper, if it can exceed 4,000 meters, it is already very good. If it reaches 4,500 meters, it will be very active. But Neuer reached 5,000 meters.
So much so that The Times said something provocative, "Berbatov, who plays for Manchester United, said that even goalkeepers are so involved now?"
In addition to running, Neuer has performed very amazingly in various aspects of data such as passing and defense, and his heat map shows that his coverage is not only in the penalty area, he can almost explore the area.
We have reached the thirty-meter area of our own side.
"This has almost never been seen among previous goalkeepers!"
The Times believes that the football displayed by Manchester City in this game is obviously better than that of Napoli coached by Gao Shen, especially in the frontcourt and goalkeeper positions.
In the past, Cavani also actively ran and covered, but it seemed that he still had some problems with the coordination with other technical players in the team. He often did not hit the right rhythm points, so he was more of a run-and-gun scorer with a touch of
Strong defensive attributes.
But when it comes to Suarez, he is almost connected with players such as David Silva, Robinho, Robben and Rakitic. Whether it is scoring the first goal or receiving David's...
Silva stopped the ball, turned around, and took a long shot. He then stepped in after countering offside, stopped the ball with his chest, and shot the ball, but he failed to score.
"In the two offensive collaborations, we can see that Suarez has the technical skills to cooperate with several players in the Manchester City team. Coupled with a wide range of active running, this makes Manchester City's entire frontcourt more integrated.
close."
In the back line, Neuer actively integrates into the team's passing and defense, and in the front, Suarez integrates into the organization and offense of the midfield and frontcourt. This makes Manchester City integrated from front to back.
The Times analysis believes that just one game cannot explain much for the time being, but it is believed that as the schedule progresses, Gao Shen and his Manchester City will gradually reveal more technical and tactical ideas.
"I believe that by then, all of us will have a more comprehensive understanding of the Manchester City built with a lot of money."
But the Times also reminded Gao Shen that the second round match against Moyes' Everton will be a tough battle.
"We lost miserably to Arsenal at home in the first round. Moyes will definitely face Manchester City in the second round."
"This team is difficult to deal with!"
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The Premier League has reignited war in the new season, and with the arrival of Gao Shen and Ancelotti in the Premier League, the Premier League suddenly has five world-class coaches, four of whom are Champions League champion coaches, and three of them have won two Champions Leagues.
, is this okay?
For a time, almost the whole world was scrambling to pay attention to the Premier League, especially Gao Shen and Manchester City who bore the brunt.
Compared to Ancelotti's mediocre first round, with Drogba scoring twice, they reversed Hull City 2-1. Manchester City defeated Leicester 5-0 in the away game, which is amazing.
Especially since Manchester City played so poorly in the warm-up match before.
It can be said that as much as Gao Shen and Manchester City were scolded by the media before, they are now being praised fiercely.
Almost the entire British media is singing praises for Manchester City.
This is also a major feature of the British media: if you love someone, you will be born, if you want evil, you will die.
The age of entertainment to death!
Relatively rational and authoritative media such as The Times and The Guardian are reminding Gao Shen and Manchester City that the second round is not easy at all.
But as the team's head coach, Gao Shen is very rational.
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Last night, after returning from Blackburn, the coaching staff held a meeting overnight to analyze the away game against Blackburn.
In this game, the team still exposed many problems.
The next morning, after Buenaventura presided over the recovery training, Gao Shen held a special analysis and summary meeting, mainly to allow the coaching staff and players to actively analyze and summarize the first round game.
Both coaches and players can raise their own questions and even criticize coaches and teammates.
Of course, this kind of criticism can only be directed at things, not people!
This is also an atmosphere that Gao Shen deliberately cultivated during his coaching career in Naples, which can maximize the team's internal communication and cohesion.
But this is not enough. In the next few days, Gao Shen will chat with each player one by one to know their truest thoughts and their experiences in the game.
Gao Shen is quite satisfied with this game overall, but he did not do enough in many areas.
The two wings are not active enough, and Robinho and Robben are not particularly adapted yet.
In comparison, Robinho was actually pretty good. He got several opportunities, but he only grasped the best one, which was the time when David Silva assisted with his heel. Robben seemed sluggish.
Quite a few.
I tried several times to cut in from the right wing, but I didn't hit the right spot. I made several attempts and ended up screwing up.
Everyone knows that if Robben's left foot is cosmic, then his right foot is disabled.
If you really want to go to the bottom, what can you do?
Blackburn actually knew this, so after Allardyce saw Robben playing on the right, he immediately asked Warnock on the left to pinch the inside, and let Robben take the ball and go outside.
The Dutch were also very helpless about this.
Whether it is Robinho or Robben, Gao Shen is actually more patient. He said that he is full of confidence and patience for the two players.
The problem on the wing actually lies in the two full-backs, who are not bold enough.
Felipe and Zabaleta do not belong to the type with super personal abilities and outstanding offensive power, such as Marcelo or Alves. In fact, they are more capable of both offense and defense.
Whether Felipe was at Deportivo or Zabaleta was at Espanyol, they could not invest more in offense because the defender's first priority was defense.
But in the advanced tactics, he still hopes that the two can let go of their worries, actively participate in the front attack, and provide more support to the two wingers.
"Actually, I found that many of the problems exposed in this game are quite normal."
After Gao Shen finished saying what he wanted to say, he summarized with a smile.
He tried his best to let all the players feel his mood.
When you win, you feel good, but you still have to pay attention to problems.
"Some of our players are in transition, some need to change their concepts, and some need to re-adapt to the teammates and tactical environment around them... All of these require time and the accumulation of games."
Gao Shen's words were nodded in agreement by the players and coaches present.
No change can be accomplished overnight.
"But what I want to tell you is that there is one thing that is most important to a team and a player, now and in the future, and that is trust!"
"Players trust the head coach, so they are willing to change their playing habits and styles, as well as their concepts of the game; players trust their teammates, so they can safely leave their backs to their partners because they believe that their teammates will be behind them
Protect him."
"We may not be doing well enough now, but this is only our first official game. I believe that as the number of games increases and as we play side by side more and more times, we will understand each other better and naturally
There will be more trust.”
When Gao Shen said this, he paused and looked at the players seriously.
Although, many of them may not be much younger than him.
"I hope that both our coaches and players will cherish the trust that everyone around us has in us, and we will do our best to protect it, because it is the most valuable asset in our team!"
Gao Shen's words were recognized by the players and coaches, and also received a burst of warm applause.
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Everything at Manchester City was under Gao Shen's control, but what happened on the second match day of the first round of the Premier League surprised Gao Shen.
