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Chapter 178 Bayern's chapter play!

Chapter 178 Bayern's Rhythm!

In fact, the encounter between Manchester City and Bayern Munich was a bit embarrassing.

In this season's standings, both teams rank first, and both have great hopes of winning.

As a result, the two leaders met in the next-level UEFA Cup.

So the handshake between Duncan and Heathfield before the game was a little bit awkward.

This season, the Premier League has seen unprecedented prosperity.Even if UEFA "blocks" all the way, in the UEFA Champions League, Chelsea, Liverpool, and Manchester United will meet in the semi-finals to encircle Barcelona. If Barcelona fails to advance to the final, then this year's Champions League final is likely to be an unprecedented civil war in the Premier League.

In the UEFA Cup, Manchester City's opponents range from Fiorentina, to Eindhoven, to Sporting Lisbon, and now it is Bayern Munich, almost all of them are tough.

Behind this, it is said that there is no "help" from UEFA, Duncan will not believe it.

Fortunately, they overcame many obstacles and finally stood on the stage of the semi-finals.

Standing in front of the bench, Duncan took a deep breath of air. This tense and suffocating atmosphere is so good!

In addition to Duncan, two people who are particularly emotional are Shevchenko and Hargreaves.

Shevchenko has a unique memory of Bayern. In his debut season 14 years ago, the young Shevchenko earned his first Champions League goal in Bayern Munich.

Since then, he has faced Bayern many times, and he has won many times.

Hargreaves is a bit more complicated. He joined Bayern's youth training at the age of 17, entered the Bayern first team at the age of 20, and has been playing for Bayern for seven years.Here, he won four Bundesliga titles and a Champions League title.

So he has a different feeling for Bayern.

Before the game, in the player tunnel, Hargreaves went to greet Lahm, Schweinsteiger and other old teammates.

Of course, everyone's friends off the field and opponents on the field.

When they met in a game, they didn't think twice except to win.

At the beginning of the game, Bayern kicked off first. They did not take advantage of the home court to make an opening three tricks, but first controlled the rhythm of the game and let the team slowly press on.

The visiting team's Manchester City did not have the idea of ​​grabbing the start. They stabilized their position first, and then a few frontcourt players would occasionally press Bayern's ball.

Bayern's midfield control is very strong. The midfield composed of Ze Roberto, Schweinsteiger, Van Bommel and Ribery is one of the most powerful midfield combinations in Europe.

Van Bommel took two steps forward, and Pedro came up to pester him, but Van Bommel didn't bother with him, and the football was passed back to Lucio in the defense.

Then the football was given to Ribery on the left, Silva came up to defend, Ribery did not break through, but chose to cross to Schweinsteiger.

Even once, Schweinsteiger passed the ball to Lahm in the frontcourt. Lahm didn't find a good opportunity, so he chose to pass back.

Football is back in Bayern's half.

For five full minutes, Bayern were in possession of the ball.

"It seems that Bayern is trying to control the situation in this game." Duncan said.

"Is it because we are afraid of our attack?" Jim Cassell said.

"That's right, Heathfield planned well. He knew that we had strong attacking power, so he tried not to let us get the ball at home, and didn't give us a chance to counterattack."

"In this way, their attack will not be able to fight, right? This is hurting the enemy by a thousand, and hurting yourself by a thousand!"

"They are in control, naturally not only in offense, but also in defense." Duncan said.

Bayern played very patiently. Not only were they very cautious in defense, but they also sought stability in offense.

In the 9th minute of the first half, through effective conduction, Bayern routed Franck Ribery on the left and made a cooperation with Lahm who plugged in. Lahm made a cross. The ball went sideways.

Manchester City kicked off, Hargreaves retreated to catch the ball, and when it was brought to the frontcourt, Schweinsteiger posted it up. They were teammates for seven years, and the two were so familiar.Schweinsteiger knew many of Hargreaves' movements and habits.

Hargreaves wanted to get rid of it several times, but he was entangled by the little pig.

In the last three games, Hargreaves has become Manchester City's ball brain, and the brain was watched, and Manchester City's offense suddenly faltered.

In the first few games, Hargreaves was the connecting point of Manchester City's front and back courts, and his large-area coverage of running positions also made it difficult for the opponent to stare at him.

Just met Schweinsteiger, Hargreaves is a bit difficult to display.

Ze Roberto pinched and lost the ball.

The football was assigned to the left, and Ribery was no longer conservative this time. He dribbled the ball on the left for a while. Trabelsi did not dare to neglect, and followed Ribery's movements step by step.

Ribery dribbled the ball to the edge of the penalty area step by step. Trabelsi knew that he could not retreat, so he was heartbroken and directly posted it.

Franck Ribery was waiting for Trabelsi's move. He pulled the ball back and picked it up again, passing Trabelsi.

But Joel Luka made a timely replacement and destroyed the ball.

Hitzfeld stood up and applauded Bayern for the wonderful cooperation.

As a strong team, Bayern has its own rhythm, and what Bayern has to do in this game is to establish its own rhythm and drag Manchester City into its own rhythm.

Bayern's one-on-one rhythm change makes Manchester City uncomfortable.

Bayern's offensive methods are not limited to crossing from the side, but they are also very skilled in penetrating the center and playing short passes. Moreover, Ram and Schweinsteiger will often advance to support the team's offense.

So to defend, you must be full of energy!

And Bayern Manchester City's defense was very targeted, they pinched Hargreaves' point of delivery.

Often when Hargreaves gets the ball, at least two people come up to double-team.Or simply wait behind Hargreaves and cut off Manchester City's offense directly, preventing them from turning from defense to offense.

In the first 10 minutes, Manchester City didn't even take a shot.

Although Bayern didn't have any good chances, at least from the situation, Bayern has controlled the game.

It was not until the No. 204 minute that Shevchenko snatched the ball from Bayern himself and took a long shot from outside the penalty area, which was considered Manchester City's first shot.

Although Bayern didn't create a good opportunity now, they just concentrated on controlling the situation, but who knows if they will suddenly accelerate at the next moment and catch Manchester City by surprise?

Manchester City's defense line, everyone is facing a big enemy.

Hitzfeld was a little uneasy, and he instructed the players to stabilize the situation and not to worry.

He believes that Manchester City will be nervous in such a game, and if they are nervous, they will be impatient and make some rash moves.

That's why the team is allowed to control the rhythm and grind the patience of the Manchester City players.

However, although Manchester City was passive on the field, the formation has been maintained very reasonable, and there is no particularly obvious loss of position.

This gave Heathfield a tinge of appreciation for Duncan.

Although there are big-name players such as Hargreaves and Shevchenko in the team, Manchester City is still a civilian team on the whole, but I did not expect Duncan to turn Manchester City into such a mature team for more than one season.

That being the case, then take my next move!

(End of this chapter)