"Off the pitch, our opponents are more imaginative than on it."
At the post-match press conference, Guardiola faced many media reporters and publicly satirized and ridiculed AC Milan's tricks and tactics, expressing his dissatisfaction with the game process and results.
Guardiola said that if reasonable, Manchester City should win this game.
"Anyone who has watched this game will definitely not think that we should get a draw."
"We have more than 70% of the ball possession rate and more than 20 shots. The opponent only has five, and they have not yet had a shot on target. They have not had a corner kick opportunity, whether it is pass success rate or other statistics.
, we are all far ahead of our opponents, and we have no reason to lose this game."
So why did Manchester City draw in the end?
Guardiola took the lead in pointing the finger at referee Kaushoy.
"During this game, the referee missed at least two of our penalty kicks, including the one in the first half when Su Dong was knocked down by Abbiati. I believe everyone can see that it was a no-brainer.
It was a controversial penalty, but the referee did not make the correct call."
"There was another opportunity in the second half. It was an opportunity created by Su Dong in the penalty area. Nesta had torn his jersey behind him. As a result, the referee still refused to call a foul. This should also be a penalty kick.
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These two were actually quite obvious fouls. Needless to say, the one in the first half, this time in the second half, Su Dong’s jersey had been torn. Looking at the slow motion, it was really Nesta who was beaten by Su Dong.
After throwing it away, he grabbed his jersey hard from behind. In the end, he couldn't hold it anymore and it broke. Su Dong also lost his balance and fell in the penalty area.
It can be said that both times were penalty kicks, but neither time was awarded.
"Can I understand that this is an enforcement strategy of the referee? They didn't want to lose the suspense of the two-round game too early, so they deliberately refused to award our penalty kick and left the suspense until the second round?"
When Guardiola said this, he had a sneer on his lips, obviously deliberately saying it to ridicule the referee.
Another very important reason is the venue.
Guardiola directly targeted AC Milan this time, criticizing them for not keeping their word.
"In the morning, representatives of both sides reached a consensus under the witness of the referee and UEFA officials, but AC Milan did not perform its duties. This is a very irresponsible behavior because the field was too dry and slippery.
It was very dangerous, and our players slipped and fell many times during the game."
Guardiola said that he had met with UEFA's game supervisor after the game, and the other party said that he would write his feedback into the game report. He also admitted that AC Milan did not perform well before the game.
agreement reached.
"I know that this is a life-and-death battle. Both sides want to win and no one wants to lose. But I have always felt that in addition to winning, football should do more. At least consider it.
To your own demeanor?"
Guardiola made it clear that when returning to the Etihad Stadium, Manchester City will definitely win a victory in an honest way.
"Many clubs have their own magic weapons to deal with Manchester City, but in the face of these opponents' methods, we have only one way to fight back, and that is to win and advance smoothly!"
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Su Dong also took the rare initiative to walk to the comprehensive interview area after the game and accept interviews from media reporters.
This is really rare for the media reporters at the scene, so they all know that Su Dong has something to say.
Basically, it's about the obvious misjudgments that occurred during the game and the reasons for the venue.
Su Dong said the same thing as Guardiola, they were all criticism, and he also said that the team will definitely be able to defeat their opponents when they return to their home court.
However, when reporters asked him to comment on AC Milan players, Su Dong mentioned goalkeeper Abbiati.
"Yes, he should have been sent off in the first half, at least a yellow card and a penalty kick. The referee let him go, but it will not affect his outstanding performance in this game at all.
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"We had 21 shots, eight on target, and didn't score even a single goal. This is evident from Abbiati's performance."
"Without him we would have won a big victory tonight at the San Siro."
Regarding other AC Milan players, including Nesta and Sudong, they don't have very high evaluations.
It’s not that Nesta performed poorly, on the contrary, the central defender combination of Nesta and Thiago Silva is the key to AC Milan being able to freeze Manchester City tonight and keep a clean sheet against Sudong.
The greatest recognition for the central defender combination.
Of course, there is also the help of the referee and the venue behind this.
But Sudong does not have a very high evaluation of Nesta, and the same is true of Thiago Silva.
In fact, his evaluation of Nesta is obviously a high start and a low end.
Once upon a time, he had a very high opinion of Nesta, who was synonymous with elegance, calmness, comprehensiveness and excellence, and was hailed as the most perfect central defender in the world.
But later, as the number of matches increased, Su Dong's evaluation of him gradually declined.
Elegance and calmness are all based on crushing opponents with strength.
When Su Dong's strength increased to a certain level, when he met Nesta again, he found that this guy was also very insidious in his defense. He had many small tricks and many damaging moves, and there was no elegance or calmness at all.
As for Thiago Silva, he is very stable, but a little off track.
how to say?
It's like the combination of Thiago Silva and David Luiz. The latter is very fierce, likes to grab and makes mistakes easily, while Thiago Silva seems very stable, always lagging behind and easily making mistakes.
Without action, it's like wiping David Luiz's butt all the time.
If you look purely at the game scene, Thiago Silva will definitely receive a higher evaluation, because he basically makes no mistakes, while David Luiz makes more mistakes, and his evaluation will be very low, with mixed praise and praise.
This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! But as Guardiola said when defending David Luiz, the things are there and someone has to do it.
Everyone follows the example of Thiago Silva, but if his defense is to retreat again and again, how can he hold on?
Cannavaro was very aggressive when he was young, but as he got older and more experienced, he began to stabilize. Is this a good thing?
This is actually a sign of being old-fashioned. Anyway, if you don't do something, you won't go wrong.
David Luiz is one of those people who does too much and makes too many mistakes.
Guardiola admires him very much because of this characteristic of his.
The players in the Manchester City team also know this, and they all understand David Luiz very well.
In comparison, Thiago Silva was too smooth in Italy.
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Manchester City was held to a goalless draw by AC Milan in an away game, sparking intense debate in the British and Italian media.
The British media criticized AC Milan's actions and the referee's omission of two penalty kicks for Manchester City during the game, believing that this was an intentional attempt to harm Manchester City.
The Times believes that judging from the course of the game, Manchester City may not be in the best condition, but defeating AC Milan will not be a problem.
"The final result was zero to zero, which is extremely unfair to Manchester City."
In addition, The Times also expressed disdain for AC Milan's approach, believing that if you have the ability, you should fight on the court for real, but AC Milan uses this kind of off-the-table trick, which is really unacceptable.
Hall.
"The first leg was zero to zero. Although Manchester City did not take advantage, they did not lose. In the second leg at the Etihad Stadium, AC Milan will really see the strong side of Manchester City."
Compared with the British media, the Italian media generally believe that AC Milan has found the secret to restrain Manchester City's passing and possession of the ball.
Gazzetta dello Sport believes that Allegri's formation fully reflects his understanding of the game, and AC Milan's tactics are also strictly defensive. Once they find that they cannot get the ball, they will not hesitate to fight and withdraw immediately.
Go to your own half, or even the penalty area, and be ready to block Manchester City's passing routes.
The system of three defensive midfielders makes it difficult for Manchester City's passing and ball control to effectively penetrate into AC Milan's penalty area. The combination of Nesta and Thiago Silva once again performed to a very high level, almost perfectly freezing
Su Dong.
The Italian media also believed that Guardiola's two substitutions were questionable because they did not change the trend of the game.
Especially after Hazard came on as a substitute, he did not get a good opportunity to perform amid AC Milan's intensive defense.
"From this game, everyone can see the biggest gap between Hazard and Messi."
Even for Su Dong, the Italian media generally believed that he was not in the best condition.
"He looks a little tired."
"This is not surprising, because he has not had any rest time since August and has been playing almost every week, especially from Christmas to now. In more than two months, he has not had even a day.
s holiday."
"Iron men will be tired, not to mention that Su Dong is only made of flesh and blood."
Italian media predicts that the first leg will be zero-0, which will be beneficial to AC Milan because there is no away goal for Manchester City. In the knockout format, it means that AC Milan can have a free hand in the second round.
"As long as Allegri's team can score a goal away from home, Manchester City will be at an absolute disadvantage."
Gazzetta dello Sport believes that Manchester City is participating in the Champions League for the first time in history, so they lack experience, while AC Milan is obviously more sophisticated when dealing with this kind of knockout round.
Especially after the 0-0 draw in the first round, Manchester City suffered a big blow. AC Milan had a chance to upset Manchester City in the away game and successfully advance to the quarterfinals.
Allegri also said at the post-match press conference that there is no way to guarantee victory with a score of zero to zero. AC Milan will encounter greater difficulties in the away game, but it is not completely hopeless.
"I believe we can continue our excellent performance in the first round and continue to surprise and surprise our fans in the away game."
Allegri said that Manchester City's strength has actually been exaggerated.