Chapter 177: Difficulty in making choices

Chapter 177: Difficulty in making choices

Chapter 177: Difficulty in making choices

Seeing Song Wen's full enthusiasm at the start of the game, Ipswich fans instantly became excited.

They know that their god today is not the god of new energy, but the god of perpetual motion machine!

Although Song Wen can always contribute to a series of wonderful reversal games in the new energy mode, which makes many fans feel excited.

But as Ipswich fans, they naturally want to see the team win every game steadily.

As long as Song Wen starts charging, it means his motor will never stop.

His range of action will cover almost the entire court, from offense to defense, all in one hand.

I can only say that seeing Song Wen like this makes me feel warm and at ease.

In addition to Song Wen, other Ipswich players also pressed forward to carry out high-pressure defense.

For Ipswich players, perhaps they are far from being able to compare with Manchester City's stars in terms of talent and footwork.

But in terms of physical fitness, they may have more advantages than Manchester City players.

Physical fitness is something that can be best improved through acquired training.

Under the leadership of Song Wen, Ipswich players train frantically almost every day.

You know, every time Song Wen trains, he trains until he is almost exhausted.

With such a high level of training, there is no need to say much about the physical fitness of Ipswich players.

High-pressure pressing is a tactic that consumes a lot of energy.

But for Ipswich, physical fitness is one of their advantages.

In fact, in many games where Song Wen did not choose to play, the reason why Ipswich was able to maintain an unbeaten record was largely due to the high-pressure tactics.

However, it is the first time for Ipswich to adopt such a high-risk defensive strategy when facing a top club like Manchester City.

After seeing Manchester City's pass, Delmos immediately rushed towards Gundogan.

In the team, if Song Wen has the most abundant physical fitness, then the second one is naturally this guy who vowed from the beginning to learn from Song Wen.

After going through half a season of training, Diaomao is no longer the young man who was sent off with a red card shortly after coming on the field in the friendly match.

In addition, he often practices offense and defense with Song Wen every day. With good physical fitness, Diaomao's defensive ability is also excellent.

In the value ranking list given on the website, Diaomao's value has surpassed Ipswich's original core midfielder Skuse, becoming the youngest defensive player in Ipswich's current lineup and is considered by the outside world to have certain talents.

Diaomao is a tall and strong man, with a height of 1.93 meters, but this big guy's sprinting speed is not slow at all.

Perhaps because the game had just started and Manchester City players had not yet entered an excited state, Fernandinho's pass to Gundogan was a little lacking in power.

This meant that just when Gundogan was about to get the ball, Diao Mao had already rushed in front of him!
Facing Gundogan, Diaomao fully demonstrated what it means to be a newborn calf that is not afraid of a tiger. He stretched out his foot to forcibly block Gundogan from receiving the ball.

But after seeing the move, Gundogan did not hesitate at all and stretched out his foot to hook the ball back in advance.

The two of them kicked almost at the same time, but at this time, if Gundogan did not retract his foot, Diao Mao's kick would most likely hit Gundogan's ankle directly.

In a flash, the two people's gazes seemed to converge in the air.

Dale Moss looked puzzled.

"Why not avoid it?"

Gundogan is ready to die.

"Because I'm not afraid."

"Why aren't you afraid?"

"If you're not afraid, you're not afraid."

In a trance, the two people's consciousness seemed to communicate rapidly.

At the critical moment, Diao Mao could only force his foot to retract, which allowed Gundogan to successfully pass the ball back.

Although Song Wen had instructed before the game that they should just play with all their might in this match.

It doesn't matter even if it's a foul.

But the game has just begun. If the referee's judgment had been a little stricter and Gundogan's performance had been a little more exciting, Diao Mao would most likely have received a yellow card.

As a result, he will be restricted in his actions during the rest of the game because of this yellow card.

Now Manchester City still has the ball in their own backcourt, so there is no need to commit a foul.

There is nothing wrong with the judgment made by Diaomao.

In fact, there was nothing wrong with him stretching his feet so aggressively at the beginning.

Generally speaking, when seeing Diaomao, a 1.92-meter-tall guy, rushing towards you risking his life and stretching out his feet, most people's reaction would be to avoid him first.

Especially for those stars who have already lived up to their worth.

You know, these stars will take better care of their reputation than ordinary players.

Even coaches will ask them to avoid behaviors that may cause injuries in many cases.

But Gundogan's behavior today was undoubtedly abnormal.

In the Manchester City lineup that was bought with a lot of money, Gundogan is not the most valuable star, but looking at the entire football world, Gundogan can still occupy a place in the top defensive midfielder position.

As a core player of Manchester City, Gundogan is also the starting main force of the German national team, which means that he is one of the top stars in the world.

Top stars naturally have various talents and abilities, but basically every player who reaches this position will take good care of himself and avoid injuries.

Because once he gets injured, the impact on both the team and himself will be huge!
Therefore, in a confrontation like the one just now, there is no reason for Gundogan to go for the ball head-on.

Diaomao couldn't figure it out. He thought the only possible possibility was that their good captain Song Wen might have cheated on Gundogan.

After all, Song Wen is good in every way except that he has made countless enemies.

If the other party has any inexplicable malice towards you, then don't even think about it, you can't go wrong by blaming everything on Song Wen.

But today, Diaomao was really wrong.

Because in today's Manchester City, there are more than one player like Gundogan who plays extremely tough football!
But the entire Manchester City team!

Facing Skuse's interception, Ding Ding, who used to choose to pass the ball early to avoid physical collision and then look for opportunities, waited until Skuse was about to rush to his face before choosing to pass the ball.

The purpose is to consume more of the Ipswich players' physical strength and create opportunities for fouls.

After Fernandio got the ball, he did not pass the ball frequently in the midfield and frontcourt as usual, but stayed where he was, waiting for Song Wen to run over and steal the ball before passing it back!
Because they had received instructions from Guardiola before the game started.

If they can win today's game, they will become the only Premier League top club to defeat Ipswich.

By that time, every one of the players in Manchester City today will see a surge in their value and popularity!
You know how much attention this game today has received!

It was clearly just an ordinary league match, but the number of online viewers watching the global live broadcast was almost as high as that of the Champions League final!
So in Guardiola's words, today's game should be played with the attitude of the Champions League final!

After seeing Ipswich's 4-2-2 formation before the game, the smart and bald Guardiola guessed Ipswich's intention.

He knew that the opponent wanted to take a risky tactic and use high-pressure defense to suppress his passing and controlling tactics.

So he made two tactical arrangements for the players.

The first thing is to never be afraid of physical confrontation!

After all, Ipswich players are still lacking in experience and ability. They dare to press high up the pitch, while Manchester City players can use their rich experience and flexible footwork to tease the opponent and cause fouls.

When using high-pressure tactics, once a team accumulates more than three yellow cards, this tactic is equivalent to being defeated without attacking.

Because the players have yellow cards, they naturally dare not continue to make drastic pressing moves.

And if you don't even dare to take action, how threatening is your pressing?
The second thing is that there is no need to rush to get started, you just need to keep the tempo steady and it is best to suppress the passing tempo.

The purpose is to consume the physical energy of Ipswich players.

As the passing and controlling party, Manchester City players only need to run slowly, and when the ball comes, they can lightly kick the ball out.

The Ipswich players will run around madly following the ball.

There is a huge gap in physical energy consumption between the two sides.

And it is obvious that Guardiola's tactics have achieved success.

At least from the scene, Ipswich players are now like monkeys, following the ball and being kicked around by Manchester City.

In the Douyin live broadcast room.

Zhan Jun looked at the game screen and frowned.

The game had been going on for ten minutes, and the two teams' ball possession rate had reached a terrifying eight to two!
The ball was almost always rolling around Manchester City's feet, and Ipswich could only follow the opponent's passes with their eyes.

Although this terrifying ball possession rate was achieved by Manchester City with zero shots and only one dangerous attack in ten minutes.

But anyone with a discerning eye can see that Manchester City’s current idea is to consume Ipswich’s physical strength.

In this game, there is a high possibility that no goals will be scored in the first half.

But once it reaches sixty or seventy minutes, it is definitely the time for Manchester City to launch a terrifying attack!
By then, Ipswich, exhausted, might not be able to withstand Manchester City's violent attack!

Zhan Jun said with some concern:
"Manchester City's play today was very slippery. They were not in a hurry to attack. They knew that Ipswich were going to press, so I passed the ball in the midfield and even near our own backcourt."

Fan Zhiyi also said irritably:

"Manchester City doesn't have the vision of a big club. You play like this against a Championship team. This vision is really too small."

Hearing Fan Zhiyi's words, Zhan Jun wanted to laugh, and he turned and said:

"I think this is probably the reason why Manchester City can only catch up with Ipswich in terms of points. In fact, if you think about it carefully, although Ipswich has defeated so many top clubs, in fact, when other top clubs meet Ipswich, they always subconsciously look down on them. They can't let go of their status. Look at Manchester City today, they fouled when they should, without any hesitation. Look at the two times that Song Wen got the ball, Otamendi took it directly before the ball reached Song Wen's feet! He didn't give you a chance to play against him at all, and directly interrupted the game!"

"These two moves reminded me of something. It reminded me of when Ipswich was still in the Championship. The powerlessness of those Championship teams when facing Song Wen. They couldn't defend Song Wen, so what could they do? As soon as Song Wen got the ball, they would foul directly. But when you look at Ipswich in the Premier League against other top clubs, whether it was Liverpool or Arsenal Hotspur, were they so harsh in defending Song Wen? They still couldn't bring themselves to do that. To be honest, if Liverpool had put aside their so-called top club's face and fouled Song Wen, the final outcome might not have been so easy to reverse."

Fan Zhiyi glanced at Zhan Jun and said sarcastically: "It seems that Mr. Zhan Jun, a Liverpool fan for 40 years, still feels very sorry about that game."

Zhan Jun ignored Fan Zhiyi's ridicule and said:

"The problem now is that I think Ipswich really needs to find a way to change their style of play. You can't keep running like this! Even if your players are in good physical condition, if you keep running like this, sooner or later you will be overdrawn. You can't always be led by Manchester City by the nose."

At this time, Song Wen in the field was also a little annoyed.

Although he turned on the nuclear power mode, Manchester City simply lost all their dignity today and started to play with a stubborn style of play.

No matter how fast he runs, he can't fly as fast as the ball.

Moreover, Manchester City's passing is extremely stable. If there is any risk of losing the ball, they will not choose to pass forward, but pass directly back.

This left Song Wen with no good way to intercept Manchester City's pass.

Unless they make mistakes themselves, or push Ipswich's defenders forward and directly press the opponent one-on-one in the frontcourt.

But in this way, Song Wen can be sure that with Manchester City's ability, it only takes one minute to pass the ball directly into Ipswich's goal.

Song Wen's eyes swept back and forth between Manchester City players.

For Ipswich, facing Manchester City's shambolic style of play, they may have no choice but to park the bus.

Unless, his stealing skills allow him to steal anything from the opposing player and break the game.

But the question is, who to steal from?

Sterling, Aguero, Sane, or De Bruyne?
There are too many people to steal from, and I’m having difficulty making choices!
(End of this chapter)