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Chapter 911 Three Axes

At the beginning of the game, Manchester City followed Gao Han's instructions before the game and focused the ball control area on the center line and the half-court of his own side, and Real Madrid's frontcourt players also took the initiative to push forward.

Just one minute into the game, Xavi Alonso got the ball and passed it to the right. Sanchez retreated to the center line to get the ball. After forcibly passing Moutinho with speed, he wanted to break through Kolarov again along the right, but was knocked to the ground by Kolarov and the ball was cut off. The referee Stark did not whistle and foul.

Sanchez got up from the ground and seemed a little angry, but soon returned to the game.

Manchester City soon reorganized another attack. Xavi Martinez passed Modric half-high ball. After Croatia stopped the ball and dunked Sneider, he led the ball to the middle and wanted to pass it to the frontcourt again. Real Madrid had already organized two defense lines in their own half. Modric's pass was cleared by Real Madrid.

But Manchester City soon tried again on the right. After Sanchez received the transfer from Xavi Alonso, he picked up the ball on the right, but Kolarov and Moutinho came to double-team at the same time. The Chilean winger failed to break through and was forced to pass the ball back along the right line to the back line to Mascherano.

Even after continuous attempts, Manchester City finally scored the first shot of the game in the fourth minute, a long shot from Modric, was thirty meters away from the goal, and was easily carried into his arms by goalkeeper Casillas.

But soon, Manchester City made a comeback and continued to organize an offensive towards Real Madrid's defense.

Although Blue Moon is away, it is obviously better than Real Madrid, whether it is the smoothness of passing and receiving cooperation or the tacit understanding of players in running positions. Therefore, the ball has always been under the control of Manchester City, and some exciting cooperation will appear on the court from time to time.

In the eleventh minute, Modric transferred a large scale and passed the ball from the right to David Silva's feet. After the Spanish midfielder got rid of Las Diarra's defense, he suddenly dribbled the ball forward and sent the ball to Cristiano Ronaldo's feet. The Portuguese cut in from the left high speed, passed Aveloa and Felipe Melo in succession and then shot.

But this shot slightly missed the right post and failed to create a threat.

But two minutes later, Manchester City made another attack. This time, Modric, Sanchez, Kaka and David Silva relied on the skillful pass and receiving cooperation and tacit understanding between each other to pass one continuous kick, making the ball shuttle through Real Madrid's defense line like a needle thread.

But in the end, David Silva's cross from the left side of the penalty area was a bit too strong. After Cristiano Ronaldo reversed offside and penetrated the penalty area, he could no longer catch up in time, resulting in the ball being confiscated by Casillas.

But this time, Manchester City cooperated like a flowing cloud and water. Even the fans at the Bernabeu Stadium were amazed, and there were even a lot of applause. They were obviously amazed at the performance of the Blue Moon players.

This is no longer the Premier League team they think of.

At least, under Gao Han's training, Manchester City played more like a Spanish team than Real Madrid.

Perhaps it was because he was fancy and got angry after being played with by Manchester City this time. Real Madrid quickly launched a counterattack, Ozil made a diagonal pass, and Diego Costa's long shot was easily taken away by Cech. This was Real Madrid's first attack in this game.

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Time finally skipped twenty minutes.

In fact, the roughness that Gao Han feared before the game did not appear.

Real Madrid's performance at home is quite restrained. Although his playing style is still dirty, it is within an acceptable range, and the fouls are more concentrated on the periphery. Obviously Mourinho is also afraid of Manchester City's set pieces.

Especially Cristiano Ronaldo's fallen leaf ball, the scoring efficiency is very high.

The pace of the game was very fast. Although it was intermittent, there were many exciting moments. If Sergio Garcia had not sent a copy of data every ten minutes, Gao Han would probably have forgotten the time.

The ball possession rate is 81%, and the pass success rate is 96%.

This is the data from the first twenty minutes. Manchester City firmly controls the situation on the court. Real Madrid has pitifully few ball possessions, and only once shots, while Manchester City has four. This ratio is very consistent with the ball possession rate.

"Murinho's defensive formation is arranged very closely. As long as our players get the ball in the frontcourt, two players will often double-team at the same time, which greatly affects our offense." Sergio Garcia analyzed.

Gao Han nodded. Mourinho's tactics allowed the formation to press forward, pressing and oppressing the midfield, and he looked very brave and proactive, but in fact, the tactical style he adopted was more conservative than when he was against Barcelona.

"The three midfielders are basically guarding the front line, and Sneijder is more likely to retreat to catch the ball. Ozil and Diego Costa, who are cruising in the frontcourt, are also actively investing in pressing and oppressing, so he basically put all the troops that can be mobilized into it."

From the scene, it is difficult to see the huge gap in the time between the two teams in possession, because the pace of the game is very fast.

But if we analyze it based on data, Real Madrid has basically never thought about investing in the offense. Or, it should be said that Mourinho does not allow players to participate in counterattack attacks without sufficient confidence, especially the three midfielders.

Needless to say, the purpose of doing this is to ensure stability in defense.

Four defenders plus three midfielders, these seven players form a defensive formation, making it not easy for Manchester City to break through.

What's more, Mourinho's defensive tactics are very targeted, and Modric and David Silva are under the tight control of the opponent, not to mention the frontcourt Trident.

Gao Han was mentally prepared for this, so he focused on playing Sanchez after the opening, hoping to use the wings to break through the opponent's defense, use the width to open up Real Madrid's formation, and then create opportunities for the players.

"What should we do now?" asked Brian Kidd with concern.

"Cool." Gao Han shook his head, "The opponent must be strictly guarded, and we have no choice but to wait patiently for the opportunity. Even if Mourinho's team will not make mistakes, are they all fighting hard and not tired?"

Breaking intensive defense is an inevitable problem for all strong teams.

Manchester City is relatively good, but facing a defensive master like Mourinho, the iron barrel formation set up with the strength of Real Madrid's lineup is also helpless.

Real Madrid adopts this kind of four defenders and three midfielders. Manchester City's middle penetration is impossible to penetrate. If you shoot from a long distance, it is too far away from the goal. Casillas' goalkeeper ability is not vegetarian, and there is no threat.

There are not many offensive methods that can really be used by Manchester City. The winger cuts inward and uses Cristiano Ronaldo's extraordinary personal abilities to tear open Real Madrid's defense line. This is one of them. Manchester City also tried it after the opening, which has a certain effect.

Also, relying on the players' personal abilities to make breakthroughs on the wing. Sanchez made a strong breakthrough on the right to implement Gao Han's requirement. The effect was good and bad after the game. Let's take a look at the situation next.

The last one is to use the interlude of players to allow Benzema, who was originally at the forefront, to retreat more, participate in the offensive organization of the midfield and frontcourt, play a tactical fulcrum role, and at the same time, it can attract Real Madrid's defensive players to create better opportunities for the midfield and backcourt players to insert the back, especially Kaka's insertion attack.

These are the three axes prepared before the game at Gao Han, and it is time to come in handy.

So, soon Gao Han conveyed his meaning to the court, allowing Benzema to retreat more and the midfielders to step forward more.

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Gao Han's adjustment was just conveyed to the court, and Manchester City launched another offensive.

Cristiano Ronaldo drifted past Aveloa from the left and drove into the penalty area. However, when he shot, the ball hit Albior and bounced out of the penalty area and was cleared by Felipe Melo.

Three minutes later, after Benzema retreated and received the ball, heeled, Kaka quickly inserted it, caught up with Benzema's pass and directly rushed to Real Madrid's defense line. Behind his diagonal pass, Sanchez broke into the penalty area from the right side of the penalty area, but Kolarov and Bruno Alves double-teamed Sanchez at the same time. The Chilean winger kicked the ball on Bruno Alves and got out of the baseline, but the referee called Sanchez's handball.

This is also a very clear judgment.

In the 30th minute, Kaka started in the middle, Felipe Melo made a foul, and Cristiano Ronaldo took the free kick, slightly higher than the goal.

Manchester City was not discouraged after failing to attack continuously. They still patiently controlled the ball and rhythm, and constantly organized and planned the offensive against Real Madrid goal.

In the 33rd minute, Benzema and Kaka cooperated with one pass, Brazil's front midfielder passed directly behind him, and Cristiano Ronaldo forced himself into the penalty area to shoot, but under Albiol's interference, the shot was blocked by Casillas.

But soon, Real Madrid launched a counterattack and entered Manchester City's 30-meter area. Xavi Martinez fouled while competing for the ball with Diego Costa. Real Madrid sent a free kick, Kompany headed the ball to clear, Manchester City launched a counterattack, and passed it to the left, and Cristiano Ronaldo was knocked to the ground by Aveloala.

This time, referee Stark did not show mercy and showed the first yellow card of the game.

However, soon, during a counterattack, Kompany also received a yellow card for a foul on Ozil.

The referee's law enforcement of each of them hits 50 boards has made Mourinho and Gao Han on the sidelines unable to find fault.

As the game progressed, the two teams gradually showed signs of fatigue, especially Real Madrid.

After the game, he lost the ball rights for a long time and kept defending passively. Under the strong offensive pressure of Manchester City, the players of Galaxy Battleships consumed a lot of physical energy, and the defensive formation could no longer be as compact and orderly as they were at the beginning. Many mistakes that could have been avoided began to appear one after another.

In the 39th minute, Manchester City transferred the ball to the right. Sanchez received the ball under the double-team of Moutinho and Sneider, and behind him was left-back Kolarov who was guarding him from attacking the bottom line.

After receiving the ball, the Chilean winger chose to lead the ball to the middle. Moutinho and Sneider attacked at the same time. Originally, Sanchez had already broken the ball under his feet. Even the Chilean winger staggered and almost fell, but the ball did not fly far. Sanchez chose to catch up and pass the ball to the middle.

After receiving the ball, Modric rushed forward quickly. Before approaching the opponent's penalty area, Felipe Melo came to defend, the Croatian midfielder took a good chance and passed the ball straight and sent the ball into the penalty area.

Real Madrid's central defender was attracted by the retreating Benzema, while Kaka took the opportunity to penetrate Felipe Melo and caught up with Modric's pass in the penalty area.

Stop the ball...adjust...shot the ball!!!

Kaka's entire movement was flowing, and it was done in one go, looking extremely chic and calm.
Chapter completed!
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