His analysis is basically correct and is consistent with the relevant parts of Pellegrini in Pan Yi's system tutorial.

Pellegrini is different from the "proud ones" like Guardiola. He has worked his way up from the bottom.

Peigong's playing career was silent, but after retiring and turning to coaching, he slowly grew.

After working hard in domestic and South American football for several years, he coached the Argentine powerhouse River Plate and began to attract the attention of European football.

In 2004, "Engineer" became the head coach of Villarreal and became one of the few South American coaches to coach in Europe.

After the Yellow Submarine won second place in the league and the quarterfinals of the Champions League, Peggong was poached by Real Madrid.

But he failed in all four projects in the second phase of this heavily-financed Galaxy Battleship, and finally ran away from Malaga.

Then he succeeded again.

In the 2011/12 season, Malaga finished fourth in La Liga, won the right to participate in the Champions League for the first time in history, and reached the quarterfinals of the Champions League the next season.

Therefore, after Manchester City fired Italian coach Mancini, Pellegrini officially entered the vision of Manchester City's senior management and successfully entered the Etihad Stadium.

In the process of climbing for many years, he also summed up his own tactical system, or tactical thinking.

Although it is said that every time he takes over a team, he has a clear goal and makes specific adjustments based on the current situation of the team, but there are traces to follow.

For Pegong, the formation is not very important. What is important is that the overall organization is tight and the operation is orderly. He also hopes that the team can play a smooth offensive with various methods.

Therefore, in his team, positional roles change more frequently, and only the roles of center backs and full-backs on the defensive line change relatively little.

Of course, this does not mean that the defenders under Pei Gong have less responsibilities.

Manchester City's full-backs will make full use of the width of the field, playing a particularly important role in organizing in the midfield and backfield, or moving forward.

When controlling the ball in the midfield, the two full-backs also frequently move in high positions, occupying the sidelines and providing width.

Due to the positioning of the full-backs, the midfielders and forwards can choose their positions more freely in the center, which also makes Manchester City more efficient when advancing forward.

"Today Manchester United played a high-pressing game, and they were very fierce from the beginning." Nagelsmann suddenly stopped his tactical analysis of Peigong and pointed to the court.

Pan Yi also saw that after the start, Manchester United's three arrows pounced directly on Manchester City's defense, trying to take advantage of the fact that everyone was still warm at the start and force the opponent to make a mistake.

But Pan Yi quickly shook his head and said: "Pellegrini seems to have his own way of resolving high-post presses. Did you see that the two full-backs, Clichy and Zabaleta, are both there?"

Pull the opponent's pressing formation and make it difficult for the opponent to close all passing routes."

Nagelsmann thought thoughtfully: "Yes. And at this time, their players' position selection is flexible and free, and their advantages of greater mobility are also reflected. The two midfielders in the middle, Yaya Toure and Fei

Hernandinho's positions are closely connected, occupying two lines of space. As long as one of them receives the ball, the other can provide the line, which is indeed not easy to be blocked."

Pan Yi nodded in agreement with Nagelsmann's words: "Since the full-backs on both sides are widely spaced apart, Manchester City's center is extremely important. They not only have to ensure that the two midfielders are closely connected when organizing the offensive and are not isolated.

"It's just in case, once the ball is lost, the two of them can ensure the numerical advantage in the middle."

Nagelsmann thought: "Except for the full-backs and midfielders, the other players..."

Pan Yi said:

"Whether it is left midfielder David Silva or right midfielder Navas, they will often move into the center, close to Fernandinho. In addition, shadow forward Aguero will also retreat deeper to meet the needs of Aguero.

Ature."

"In Pellegrini's Manchester City system, Aguero and the two wide midfielders can choose their positions flexibly and freely, rather than being limited to the initial position on paper."

"At any moment in the backcourt organization phase, any one of Aguero, David Silva, and Navas can drop back to receive the ball. The first benefit of this approach is: disrupting the opponent's pressing team.

shape."

"It is worth noting that when they retreat, how will striker teammate Dzeko react? He usually maintains a high position and maintains close contact with the teammates behind him. This way the division of labor is clear and avoids too many players retreating.

The pass, as this often results in the defender being drawn toward the ball carrier."

"In this case, if Manchester City's ball goes forward, Aguero, David Silva or Navas can quickly pass the ball to the dangerous area in the middle, and Manchester City has the numerical advantage in the middle.

The area can form a through-ball opportunity..."

At this time, Nagelsmann suddenly shouted: "Really! Look!"

On the field at this time, Manchester City's David Silva held the ball across the center line, and then handed it to Aguero who retreated to get the ball.

After receiving the ball, Aguero turned around and immediately sent a threatening through ball, hitting the opponent's back line.

Manchester City center Dzeko used a clever movement to dodge the opponent's defense, half-turned and volleyed, and the ball went straight into the dead corner!

Less than five minutes into the game, Manchester City took the lead in the away game!

The originally noisy Old Trafford stadium suddenly became quiet like a speaker that had been turned off.

"Awesome, awesome." Nagelsmann shook his head for a while and nodded for a while. I don't know whether he was praising Manchester City's sharp offense or praising Pan Yi's analysis.

"It's really good." Pan Yi also followed, but he was praising something else. "Dzeko is a very good center. He is tall and strong but not bulky. He is also very smart in playing football. He is very difficult to guard."

"It feels like an enhanced version of Mitrovic." Nagelsmann laughed. "He is a little taller than Mitrovic, but a little lighter. I don't know why Manchester United didn't play Vidic today. I feel

Jones can't guard him."

"I heard it was a minor injury," Pan Yi said, "but to be honest, I think even if our team sends dedicated personnel to guard against Dzeko, they may not be able to guard against it."

"Oh?" Nagelsmann was slightly surprised, "But he doesn't score many goals. Is he harder to guard than Messi?"

"Players of his type are not measured by goals." Pan Yi answered the question, "You also said just now that he is an enhanced version of Mitrovic. Now he is at the peak of his career.

The fulcrum role in the team is still very prominent. Besides, when the team needs him to score goals, he will also step up. Didn't he just score one?"

Nagelsmann thought for a moment and nodded: "Indeed. This kind of more comprehensive player is indeed more difficult to guard because there are fewer weaknesses. So what should we do?"

Pan Yidao: "It's very simple. It means that he has less contact with his teammates and makes Peigong's rotation system not run smoothly. Let's watch the game first and you can think about it later."

The game on the field continues.

Nagelsmann also gradually realized that Manchester City's offense really relies heavily on their front four, namely Dzeko, Aguero, David Silva, and Navas.

On paper, these players have at least three different positional responsibilities: center, shadow forward and winger. In today's actual combat, they are rotating positions all the time, playing different positional roles in the same game.

The linkage, rotation, and passing and receiving cooperation of the four frontcourt players are key factors in Manchester City's smooth attack.

Aguero and David Silva will drop deep, but at the same time, they will frequently penetrate behind the opponent's back line.

In the 25th minute, Aguero moved to the left and played a one-two with David Silva at the front of the penalty area, while Navas and Dzeko were responsible for rushing towards the penalty area and outflanking him.

This outflank also resulted in a shot. David Silva passed the ball to the small penalty area, but unfortunately Navas followed up and hit the ball too high.

A few minutes later, Aguero dropped deep to respond, and David Silva rushed into the penalty area, but the shot angle was not good and was caught by De Gea.

Although neither goal was scored, Nagelsmann also understood Manchester City's offensive method.

Although it may look like "random flow", there are many guiding principles included to make it seamless and effective.

First, the players are close to each other. This means that the two wide midfielders, or wingers, rarely stay on the wings.

As long as Manchester City advances the ball, the forwards basically occupy the center and are close to each other, making it easier to cooperate in a small area and cross the opponent's defense line.

Second, passing and running, every player in the frontcourt is good at using this method to tear apart the opponent's defense.

Third, penetrate behind the back line and push forward. Manchester City is not only good at controlling the ball, but also is unique among Premier League teams with its excellent ability to penetrate forward and pass the ball behind.

In the 42nd minute, Aguero received the ball in the low post and advanced with the ball. Dzeko on the striker saw the opportunity and immediately penetrated behind the opponent's back line.

This time, Aguero sent a precise pass without hesitation. Dzeko took the ball and shot again. Another exquisite goal appeared!

The first half is not over yet, Manchester City leads by two goals in the away game!

"So do you understand?" Pan Yi suddenly asked.

"I probably understand." Nagelsmann replied. "It seems that Dzeko scored two goals, but the key to both goals is actually Aguero. He connects the two wingers and the center. If he can Suppressing his performance is equivalent to suppressing Manchester City's offense."

Pan Yi nodded slightly: "You are right, but not entirely right. Akun is very strong, just because of his comprehensive ability. But Manchester City's offense does not rely entirely on him. The current four-man field is not playing smoothly. When the time comes, their midfielders, especially Yaya Toure, will step up, so we also need to make targeted arrangements for their midfield..."

In the second half of the game, Moyes asked the Manchester United players to increase their focus on the wandering style of Manchester City's frontcourt personnel. This also had a certain effect, and Manchester United also gained some offensive opportunities.

But Manchester City's defense is also very tough.

They adopted a proactive man-to-man high press in an effort to prevent their opponents from possessing the ball.

And if the pressure on the opponent's two central defenders results in the midfielder being at a numerical disadvantage, one of Manchester City's central defenders, usually Demichelis, will step forward to support the midfielder to implement the necessary pressure.

This is also the high requirement Pellegrini places on his players: to be consistent and disciplined when pressing.

For example, Manchester City winger Navas must not only mark his target, but also block the opponent's forward passing line.

The Manchester City players carried out the coach's intentions and moved as a unit, so they could often drive the Manchester United players back and restrict the opponent's possession of the ball.

Even against Manchester United on the road, Manchester City still maintained a very aggressive defensive strategy most of the time, leaving Manchester United with nothing to do.

However, Manchester City is different from other teams that press high: they prefer to regain the ball in the midfield rather than just forcing the opponent to play long passes.

Therefore, although Manchester City is good at controlling the ball, its number of tackles and interceptions still ranks high in the Premier League.

Manchester City defended Manchester United's attack and its own counterattack was sharp.

As if to verify Pan Yi's statement, in the 80th minute, Yaya Toure took the ball directly to the front of Manchester United's penalty area during a counterattack, and shot a powerful shot through the door guarded by De Gea again.

0:3!

In the end, Manchester United ended the Manchester City derby with a disastrous defeat at Old Trafford.

Although Manchester is not by the sea, it seems that the entire city tonight is sea blue...
Chapter completed!