Guardiola finally decided to fight for possession of the ball with all his strength.
He announced this decision in the locker room before the game, but before that, he revealed it to Su Dong in private.
In this regard, Su Dong also expressed support and promised to do his best to cooperate.
It's hard to say which of the two options is better and which is worse. It's just that different personalities, different ideas, and different decisions have been taken.
Guardiola struggled for a whole day, which shows that he also attaches great importance to Su Dong's opinion. If it had been anyone else, he would probably have been killed without even listening.
You know, Guardiola is a very characterful head coach.
Su Dong is a professional player and he has his own professional ethics.
What is professional ethics?
That is, no matter whether the decision made by the head coach goes according to his own wishes, he will unconditionally and do his best to implement it on the court, and will even try his best to help the head coach achieve this goal.
This is the professional ethics of professional players.
The relationship between Soviet Union and Guardiola is based on mutual respect, which includes Soviet Union respecting Guardiola's opinions.
Of course, if he finds that Guardiola's tactics are not effective or relatively poor during the game, he will definitely put forward his opinions again and even try his best to persuade Guardiola.
But before that, the head coach still needs to be respected.
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Manchester City players did not resist Guardiola's decision because this is the tactical play that Manchester City is best at.
Guardiola also continued the past regular lineup in terms of lineup arrangement.
The goalkeeper is Courtois, the defense is Marcelo, Pepe, Kompany and Zabaleta, the midfielder is Busquets at the back, David Silva and Toni Kroos are up front, and the forwards are
The field trident is the combination of Di Maria, Sudong and Sanchez.
This is Manchester City's main lineup in the Champions League this season. Except for some adjustments in individual games, it basically follows this set of play. This is also the lineup with the strongest combat effectiveness and offensive firepower of Manchester City.
Guardiola's request is very simple, that is, to compete for the team's possession and try to suppress Chelsea.
Bayern Munich's two-leg semi-final is indeed worthy of Manchester City's vigilance, but the problem is that Manchester City has Su Dong, which is what Bayern Munich lacks. How effective Su Dong can be, no need to say more, look at Bayern's loss in the semi-final
Later, you can see how the German media, Bayern legends and professionals around the world evaluated it.
Almost everyone misses Su Dong. Even Beckenbauer believes that Bayern has stopped in the semi-finals for two consecutive seasons because of the loss of Su Dong. This has weakened the team's frontcourt offense and now has no confidence.
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Manchester City's ability to pass the ball, create opportunities, and pressure opponents is even better than Bayern Munich. Coupled with a powerful Sudong, Guardiola believes that Manchester City has every chance to be like Bayern.
Things that cannot be done.
That is to score Chelsea's goal!
In such a Champions League final, as long as the goal is scored first, the balance of victory will tilt towards Manchester City.
The reason is very simple. After scoring first, Chelsea will definitely have to press out and play. Then the defense will inevitably make mistakes, which will naturally bring more opportunities to Manchester City.
Su Dong also encouraged his teammates when mobilizing before the game, saying that as long as everyone strictly implements the coach's tactics, Manchester City will definitely be able to defeat Chelsea and win the first Champions League championship in the club's history.
And this will also make Manchester City a legend, the sixth team in the history of the Champions League to win the championship for the first time.
This honor also makes everyone at Manchester City very excited and full of expectations.
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The referee of this final is Pedro Proenca from Portugal.
Speaking of which, he is no stranger to Su Dong, because when Su Dong played for Sporting Lisbon in the Portuguese Super League, he was still the chief referee of the Portuguese Super League. At that time, he did not have the status he has now.
Su Dong led the Manchester City players out of the locker room and came to the tunnel. He high-fived the Chelsea players along the way and hugged Drogba, Lampard, Terry and Cech.
They are relentless rivals on the court, but in private, the relationship between the players is actually quite good.
For example, Juan Mata from Real Madrid respects Su Dong very much, because when he played for Valencia, he heard many legends about Su Dong, and he also has a close relationship with David Silva.
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Proenka simply shook hands with Su Dong, said hello, and said a few words. After all, he still had to avoid suspicion before the game. He didn't want to be criticized for being close to Manchester City.
As for what he wanted to talk about with Su Dong after the game, that was another matter.
Over the years, Su Dong has often encountered the referee looking for his autograph in the tunnel after the game.
It's nothing more than asking for an autograph or photo for your child.
Even the world-class British referee Webber took the child's mobile phone and took a photo with him, saying that it would be used as the mobile phone wallpaper.
Before the game, you and I are talking, but when it comes to the game, the referee has his own set of standards for how to enforce the law.
The same goes for players.
Just like Pepe, he is reminding Drogba to be careful later.
"You're not young, don't get hurt later."
Drogba sneered and snorted, "I am indeed not as good as before, but I am still more than enough to bully you."
The two of them had a bit of a quarrel, which was very interesting to the people around them.
Pepe is one of the most physically strong players in world football after Lucio, not even inferior to Lucio and Vidic back then. Moreover, he is very flexible, has skills at his feet, and is very comprehensive, which makes him
He didn't suffer any disadvantage when facing Drogba, a monster, so the two have a long-standing feud.
As the two teams entered the stadium one after another under the leadership of referee Proenka, the overwhelming cheers from the scene made everyone feel excited, and everyone's emotions seemed to be ignited.
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Following Proenka's whistle, Chelsea, who took the first kick, kicked the ball back into their own half.
The Manchester City players led by Su Dong pressed forward as quickly as possible, approaching Chelsea's half, and flew towards the two central defenders Terry and Cahill in the defense. This made Chelsea's defense a little nervous, and they quickly returned.
Pass to the goalkeeper.
Needless to say, Cech kicked the ball forward and Pepe knocked it down first.
The ball changes hands.
Chelsea had long been accustomed to this and were not in a hurry. Instead, after losing the ball, everyone organized a tight defensive formation from the front to the thirty-meter area of their own penalty area.
When Manchester City advanced to Chelsea's half, they were shocked to find that the Blues had organized three tight lines of defense.
Marcelo and Di Maria face the defense of Ivanovic and Ramirez, while Sanchez and Zabaleta face Ashley Cole and Juan Mata.
Busquets, who was lagging behind, was interfered by Lampard, while David Silva and Toni Kroos faced Mikel and Meireles.
Gary Cahill and Terry were cruising on the left and right sides of Sudong.
It can be said that Chelsea's entire defense is very tight, leaving no gaps for Manchester City. At the same time, the three lines are kept very compact and meticulous, and the players' tactical execution is also very high. Everyone helps each other to defend and fill positions, and in Manchester City's pass and ball control
With the support of the pull and the movement of players, there was not much space left.
It wasn't until the seventh minute that Manchester City fired their first shot of the game, which came from Su Dong. However, Su Dong's shot was blocked by the eye-catching Cahill who flew forward and failed to threaten the goal.
Manchester City then continued to attack Chelsea, but was never able to form an effective threat.
Every time they broke into Chelsea's penalty area, the Blues organized a tight defensive formation. There were defensive players everywhere inside and outside the penalty area, which made it difficult for Manchester City's offense to pose a threat in such a dense area.
Manchester City played very patiently, and Su Dong kept directing his teammates on the court. Busquets and David Silva also controlled the midfield skillfully, but Chelsea also defended very patiently.
They were in no hurry and didn't even plan to organize a counterattack.
Is it conceivable that Chelsea didn't even have a shot in the first twenty minutes?
The Blues looked like they were determined and determined to hold on until the end.
Breaking through dense defenses, especially iron barrel formations, is a common problem all over the world.
Breaking down Chelsea's super-iron formation composed of world-class defenders is even more of a difficult problem.
Chelsea's style of play trapped Bayern to death. Now, Di Matteo has even organized a tighter defensive formation than against Bayern to freeze Manchester City.
When it comes to defense, this is definitely what the Italian head coach is best at.
Di Matteo's defensive tactics, coupled with the defensive genes from Ranieri to Mourinho, and the strong execution ability of Chelsea players, together formed an unbreakable iron defense line.
Facing Chelsea's defense, Manchester City hit the wall again and again and failed again and again.
Chelsea are not greedy for success, nor are they in a hurry. They move forward when they have the opportunity, and immediately fall back to defend if they lose the ball. They are not reluctant to fight at all.
This made everyone at Manchester City feel very depressed.
One thing is certain, that is, in terms of ball control and footwork, Manchester City has an overwhelming advantage, but when it comes to physical and strength confrontation, except for Su Dong and the defender, Manchester City players basically cannot take any advantage.
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But in the intensive defense organized by Chelsea, physical confrontation became an inevitable contest.
In a tight defense, it is difficult for Manchester City players to gain space to get the ball, but their bodies are always in contact with their opponents. This allows Chelsea, who have the physical advantage, to take advantage, and also allows Manchester City to control the ball more in the midfield and backcourt.
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This looks like data brushing.
In the stands of the stadium, the fans of both teams shouted very enthusiastically, but they could see that the game was quite boring, more than intense, but seriously lacking in excitement.
Many times Manchester City can only play back and forth in the midfield and backcourt. Although Su Dong is active in running in the front, he cannot withstand the opponent's large number of people.
Just imagine, as long as he gets the ball, there are at least two players around him. When he gets to the dangerous center, there may even be three or four people surrounding him. What can he do?
