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Chapter 135 Angry Rossi
Although the new tactics will cause the team's offense to be unsmooth, but in defense, there will definitely not be such a big mistake.

The three lines of defense are too scattered, resulting in the gap between each line of defense, which may become an area for Manchester City to attack.

The flesh on Pearson's face was twitching, showing an extremely fierce expression.

"Always keep an eye on people, don't just follow them halfway."

"Press me on both sides, what are you afraid of?"

Unhappy in his heart, he called the names of several players in a row, and the team finally recovered and put on defense.

In fact, the defense has not changed much, but facing a pass-and-control team like Manchester City, instead of playing a defensive counterattack, they press the frontcourt and confront them, which makes the players somewhat unconfident.

Manchester City took advantage of the opponent's time, organized a smooth cooperation in the frontcourt, and formed two shooting opportunities.

If it weren't for the goalkeeper Schwarzer's concentration, he might have been pierced through the goal.

After Pellegrini took over the team, he gave up defensive counterattacks. In terms of offensive advancement, he lacked speed and was more than stable.

Especially as Yaya Toure grows older, his post-insert explosive power has dropped significantly, and the direct impact is that Manchester City's midfield speed has slowed down.

In order to make up for the loss of team speed, Manchester City concentrated the wing speed on the winger Navas.

Navas, who can serve as a full-back or a full-back, is relatively balanced on both ends of the offense and defense, but he only has the single advantage of speed, which is easily restricted.

After Leicester City's defense stabilized, although Manchester City was very active on the wing, the last pass to the goal was always almost meaningless, which made Boni, who was fighting for the top, very embarrassed.

Despite having a high possession rate, Manchester City's offense could not be converted into goals.

Many times the offense was not going well, and Manchester City also slowed down the pace, trying to use the transfer to make the opponent's defense empty.

Rossi and Vardy stepped forward to oppress, and the midfielder stood in a straight line. Using the offensive and defensive balance characteristics of the formation, Manchester City's offense was at a loss.

That's why Pearson played a 4-4-2.

Rossi played against Yaya Toure, who had crushing speed and body before the switch.

The 32-year-old Yaya Toure is far inferior in speed and explosiveness, but he can still deal with Rossi in physical confrontation.

But Rossi's task is not to grab the ball, but to interfere. If he can't let the opponent pass the ball comfortably, he will achieve his goal.

The compact defensive line makes it difficult for Manchester City's offense to advance, but they still have absolute possession of the ball.

That's where assistant coach Ewell worries.

The game of football is all about ball control and space creation.

In a game, the team only has the ball for more than ten minutes, so what is the offense?

Moreover, Leicester City's oppressive defense consumes a lot of physical energy.

Long-term defense, allowing Rossi and Vardy to retreat to near the middle circle.

Rossi's position should be further back, and he should act as the team's first point of attack in the frontcourt when counterattacking.

Cambiasso has rich defensive experience, and it is up to him to limit Silva's advance and breakthrough, thereby forcing him to stay away from the threat zone.

In view of the single characteristic of Navas, Pearson asked for side defense, which is to suppress him near the sideline and not allow him to pass easily.

Manchester City's threatening points in the midfield have been limited. Even if they are as strong as Aguero, they will not be able to play a role in the front end without the support of the midfield.

Pellegrini saw the opponent's good intentions, and he was not in a hurry because the ball was always in his hands.

He stood in the coaching area with his hands on his hips, watched the changes in the scene, and commanded calmly.

A war of attrition is to consume the opponent's physical energy first, and then wear down their spirit.

He tried to get the full-back Kolarov to attack and cooperate with Silva.

In the 28th minute, Manchester City continued to conduct on the periphery and finally found a chance.

Silva and Kolarov made consecutive passes and cooperated to penetrate Leicester City's defense.

The latter made a pass from the bottom, and Boni in front of the goal finally found a chance and shook his head to attack the goal.

The ball flew to the lower left corner of the goal, the goalkeeper couldn't make a save, and the fans behind the goal had already begun to celebrate.

Captain Morgan flew to the rescue and kicked the ball out.

Manchester City players in front of the goal raised their hands to indicate that a goal had been scored, but the linesman insisted that the ball did not completely cross the goal line.

The disappointed Pellegrini waved his hand and returned to the rest area.

This dangerous situation in front of the goal made the Leicester City team feel like they survived the catastrophe. Pearson shouted towards the field, signaling the players to run.

Facing a pass-and-control team like Manchester City, if there is a slight mistake, it is very likely that they will break the goal.

It was just because Mahrez failed to come back in time to participate in the defense after attacking to grab the ball.

Midfielder Drinkwater was interfered by Fernando when receiving the ball.

After he passed back to Cambiasso, Manchester City's defense had recovered and organized a counterattack near the midfield.

These tactics do not require Pellegrini to explain too much, because the team has rehearsed many times, how to press the opponent to pass the ball at the first time when retreating, these are deeply rooted in the bones of the players.

All you have to do now is wait.

In the 40 minutes of the first half, the Leicester City team did not take a shot, and only a few threatening passes were made.

But relying on tenacious defense, Manchester City's offense won't score.

The cheering voice of the home fans is gradually increasing, hoping to bring strength to the team.

[Leicester City's style of play today is a bit too aggressive. To play against a team like Manchester City, you must first have a stable defense. 】

[So far, the shots from both sides are 12:0. If the Leicester City team continues to play like this, the players' physical fitness will be in crisis in the second half, and they will be sieved by then. 】

Manchester City wanted to use the last 5 minutes of the first half to attack Leicester City with all their strength. This was also a tactic arranged by the head coach in advance.

In the last 5 minutes, the awareness of the defensive players will be more or less slack.

Yaya Toure, who had been silent for 40 minutes, finally broke out. After receiving a pass from his teammate, he first shook Rossi's defense and then advanced with the ball.

His back runs, and the Manchester City players have a tacit understanding. Fernando retreats to defend and protect the space behind him.

Navas and Silva quickly rushed towards the two sides, ready to slant or attract defense at any time.

On the front line, Boni went to the forefront and took away a defensive central defender, while Aguero was behind him, waiting for an opportunity.

After Rossi was passed, he tried his best to catch up, but Yaya Touré was like a bulldozer. During the high-speed running, his body balance was not disturbed by Rossi behind him.

Facing Cambiasso's defense, he simply got rid of it laterally, completely throwing off the frontal defense, and then continued to advance with the ball.

The most terrifying thing is that Rossi has been reaching out behind him to interfere, but it has not affected his rhythm of dribbling in the slightest.

What's terrible is that after Yaya Toure broke through Cambiasso, his teammates didn't help defend immediately, and the defense line was useless.

Because Manchester City's offensive players have created space for Yaya Toure to attack.

Seeing Yaya Toure approaching step by step, Rossi shoveled directly behind him and brought him down with the ball.

drop!
The referee blew the foul whistle and gave Rossi a yellow card.

Pearson was about to curse, and the team had no defense at all. If Rossi hadn't put in a tackle in time, Yaya Toure would have shot from his most comfortable position.

But Rossi was one step ahead of him.

"Defensive marking, defensive marking, why didn't you double-team the first time just now."

Rossi scolded his teammates angrily, and rarely angered him, showing a majesty.

He has been chasing back from the backcourt, and the team's defense has no one to defend, how can it not make people angry.

"If you don't know how to defend, call it out."

Rossi yelled domineeringly again, which surprised his teammates.

Manchester City won a free kick from the left front of the penalty area, and Yaya Toure's shot flew directly to the upper left corner.

The goalkeeper flew to save, the ball hit the crossbar and flew out of the baseline.

Another scoring opportunity close at hand.

In the 42nd minute, Manchester City stole the ball in the backcourt again, and Yaya Toure organized the attack.

This time, the Leicester City players showed tenacious defense, and they used hoarse roars to remind their teammates.

"Number 42 is here."

"no problem."

"Hey!"

"Ugh!"

On the football field, there will be players reminding each other.

However, due to the loud noise and the long distance between players, the communication with each other is not as timely as that of basketball players.

Coupled with the ever-changing football field, the simpler the communication method, the easier it is to understand.

Otherwise, it will distract the attention of teammates, which can only be counterproductive.

Alas, hey.

These simple shouts can remind teammates of your position, so that they can know where you are without looking up.

Or use simple sign language to remind teammates where the offensive player is.

In this defensive mode, Leicester City's defense seemed a bit flustered, but the most critical people always appeared in key positions, resolving Manchester City's offense time and time again.

After grinding away the few minutes remaining in the first half, the two sides entered the intermission with a tie.

Yaya Toure walked into the player tunnel with a dark face.

(End of this chapter)