Chapter 193 Are we surrounded? (Daily transition)

Time passes slowly.

The tens of thousands of spectators at the scene were equally confused.

In the first five games, although Manchester United scored many goals, they only won one game.

The home fans were apprehensive about the match.

Because Manchester City has been so strong this season.

As a result, Van Gaal did not send Di Maria and Falcao to this game. How could he suppress Manchester City on the field?
Why?

Give up midfield.

Manchester United used a “big circle” formation to trap Manchester City!
“The charm of a master tactician.”

“Use your strengths to attack the other party’s weaknesses, and use your weaknesses to eliminate the other party’s strengths.”

“Van Gaal knows his own midfield cannot beat Manchester City’s midfield.”

“Hide the shortcomings.”

“Manchester City doesn’t have the rhythm of one explosion and one draw. It’s a normal high pressure. The wingers don’t have an advantage in the positional game, so it’s difficult to break the circle.”

“Textbook restraint!”

Studio.

Barrage flying.
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[Wow, I can’t even create a scene like this in the game! Lao Fan is awesome! ]
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[It is estimated that it will be reproduced after the major version update next year. 】
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[Van Gaal’s tactics are so awesome, they fully cover up the players’ shortcomings. Can our school team learn from them? ]
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[It is not a good reference. Manchester United’s players are just relatively ‘unsophisticated’ and do not meet the fans’ expectations. However, if they were placed in other clubs, they would all be treasures.]
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[Gao Qi and Manchester City haven’t encountered any strong opponents this season, and they will suffer tonight! ]

Gao Qi’s mentality is okay.

He won’t think alone like he used to.

Manchester City has many excellent players with excellent tactical thinking.

No need to try this alone.

Just unify your thinking.

Van Gaal’s desire for control is so strong that Manchester United’s response will not change much.

“Joe Hart, stop shouting, the Old Trafford stands are so noisy, your teammates can’t hear you!”

“De Gea is very reserved.”

“Gao Qi turned around and gestured to his teammates, and then he pressed Blind who was moving forward.”

“Yes, it’s useless to press alone. De Bruyne should move to the side to support Zabaleta!”

“Hey?”

“In this way?”

“Wasn’t Manchester City’s midfield empty?”

Yaya Toure reacted quickly and followed Fellaini closely.

Kompany and Demichelis do not follow anyone, but serve as anchor points for the defense, moving vertically in a small range to determine the opponent’s attack direction, allowing the Blue Moon defense to change between low and middle positions.

Manchester City players were not used to Gao Qi’s desire for control at the beginning of this season.

However, he gradually felt Gao Qi’s clear instructions, unified thinking, thumbs-up praise, and the club’s tiered bonuses.

Make them feel that there is nothing wrong with kicking like this.

Courtside.

Manchester United assistant coach Giggs looked confused.

Why has Manchester United’s ‘big circle’ been gradually squeezed back?
“Boss, are you…”

“Well, I showed Gao the manuscript of this tactical system during the summer transfer window.”

“.”

Van Gaal sat calmly in the coaching booth, without even raising his head, and continued to write and draw in his small notebook.

“It’s okay, I changed it.”

“not that simple.”

The situation gradually reversed.

The blue moon moves from back to front, breaking the circle.

There is no obsession with blocking in the midfield and backcourt.

Instead, the key point of breaking the circle is given to the striker.

“Manchester United still have the ball.”

“The big circle system can cover up the weakness of the midfield, so that the ball will not be lost easily.”

“There is an interesting statistic. On average, Manchester United have to make 76 passes to get a chance to shoot.

“Last in the Premier League.”

“Hehehe, being last in the ranking doesn’t mean Manchester United is weak, on the contrary…”

Coach Zhang sighed. With the development of the times, more and more “tactical paradoxes” appear in football matches.

The ball was passed around and was “hit” back to Manchester United’s defense line.

Carrick, the midfielder, was dragged in front of the defense line.

He is responsible for backcourt organization, ball dispatch, and cleaning dirty balls.

During this historical period, Busquets’ performance in the 2010 World Cup in South Africa made many viewers realize that some midfielders with average statistics seem to have advanced playing styles in the game.

“I never thought that Carrick, 33 years old, would become the core of the big circle tactics.”

“When Busquets mocked Vidic, he also praised Carrick.”

“Says Carrick is a similar type of player to him.”

“But looking at Carrick’s growth trajectory, he was educated as an English midfielder since he was young. His footwork was also very rough in the early days, and he had no place in the national team for so many years.”

“Self-transformation, strong resistance to injuries, becoming more powerful as he gets older.”

Carrick observed ahead.

Before Morata could press, he moved the ball to the other side.

The result came a few seconds later.

The ball was passed back.

Morata, who was in a sideways position, quickly fought for the space to receive the ball.

He had a clear and profound understanding that if he wanted to break Van Gaal’s big circle, he had to hold down the “eye of the formation” Carrick.

There were bursts of exclamations at Old Trafford.

Carrick raised his arm and pressed it against the Spanish genius’ chest.

Step sideways.

Resolve confrontation with ease.

“Hey?”

“Morata fell?”

“The referee indicated that there was no problem!”

“I never thought that Morata, a guy with thick eyebrows, big eyes and a righteous face, could be so cunning!”

“coming!”

A battle of wits and courage between the big circle and those who break the big circle.

As Manchester City broke through the big circle, their midfield was left empty.

Pellegrini was stunned: he was fooled. Van Gaal incorporated Simeone’s low defense to lure space into the big circle system.

Snapped!
The ball left Carrick’s left foot with ease.

That’s right.

This old Manchester United monster has a rare ability to pass the ball with his left foot!

The commentator and Coach Zhang were stunned.

The two spoke rapidly, explaining at length the scarcity, importance, and diversity of attacking methods of left-footed defensive midfielders and left-footed defenders in modern football.

The football has penetrated the empty midfield space with reckless abandon.

“Rooney!”

“Why did he dare to retreat at will when there were no teammates to hold up the Blue Moon defense?”

“The wait is now!”

“Pretty!”

Courtside.

Van Gaal showed no excitement.

Ten seconds ago, Morata pressed Carrick.

Gao Qi has already made a “switch to low defense” gesture to his teammates behind him: David Silva and De Bruyne quickly retreated
“Really annoying.”

Lao Fan’s memory brings to mind several players who were good at commanding their teammates on the football field.

So is he.

Forty-three years ago, when Van Gaal was a teenager, he came from a wealthy family and looked down on the poor kids with suburban country accents in the Ajax youth training camp.

Although his talent was recognized by Michels, the second-generation leader of the “Total Attack and Defense School”.

However, he played in the same position as Cruyff.

So he couldn’t get a chance to play in the first team.

There was a wave of cheers at Old Trafford.

The cheers soon stopped.

Rooney, who was once omnipotent, has gradually lost his explosiveness this season, as if all his attribute points have been moved to the level of offensive organization.

He was double-teamed by De Bruyne and Fernandinho.

“If it was ten years ago.”

“Rooney will be like Gao Qi, charging forward recklessly.”

“Not impulsive.”

“He saw where Jesse Lingard was in advance.”

“Pass it on.”

“oops!”

“David Silva, who returned to defense, successfully intercepted the ball!”

“Manchester City’s transition attack!”

In a football match, the ever-changing situation affects everyone’s emotions.

The cheers of Manchester United fans have not yet ended.

The cheers from Manchester City fans poured down like a flood again.

Courtside.

Pellegrini crushed the water bottle.

Van Gaal clutched his pen tightly.

In the game of big circle and breaking the big circle, the midfield is empty.

“Gao Qi’s position is critical.”

“Pretty!”

“David Silva’s long pass penetrated the empty midfield with reckless abandon.”

“Exquisite to the extreme!”

“It just happened to roll in the direction of Gao Qi’s dominant foot.”

“Good pass.”

“Good run.”

Coach Zhang spoke incoherently and gave a long analysis of the changes in the big circle and breaking the big circle, and having the ball and not having the ball.

Studio.
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[Both sides are kicking the ball blindly? The midfield is so empty, shouldn’t we just break through it in one go?]
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[The duel between masters and noobs is often defined in an instant. 】
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[It’s too simple. ]

From a bird’s-eye view.

While running, Gao Qi took the ball and rushed towards the Manchester United defense line which consisted of ‘only’ two people!

The director’s camera seemed to have malfunctioned, and inexplicably gave a close-up of Manchester United goalkeeper De Gea’s face.

(End of this chapter)