Three weeks ago, after the 2016-17 Champions League quarter-finals were drawn, both Guardiola and Zhuo Yang felt that Dortmund was a relatively good choice.
After reaching the quarter-finals of the Champions League, there is no longer a so-called good draw for the underdogs in the true sense. None of the eight strong teams is a fuel-saving lamp. Real Madrid, Juventus and Atletico Madrid, except for Leicester City, are also the Hornets. After all,
Guardiola is very familiar with them.
Moreover, Dortmund is not tough in the Bundesliga this season. After 29 rounds, it goes without saying that Bayern is the long-time leader. Tuchel's team is also overpowered by Red Bull Leipzig and his old club Madiburg, and is currently only ranked fourth.
Guardiola said: "We are still confident of being fourth in the Bundesliga, right?"
Zhuo Yang: "I'm afraid Tuchel thinks so too."
melon:"……"
When people laugh at people with short legs, they forget that they are skinny themselves. Manchester City, who came to Dortmund's Westfalenstadion, are also ranked fourth in the Premier League.
A week ago, after a 3:2 comeback victory over Chelsea, Manchester City's medical team immediately turned on three red lights regarding Zhuo Yang's physical fitness and condition. This was no longer a traffic restriction at an intersection, but a martial law throughout the city.
Therefore, in the 32nd round match against Hull City at home four days ago, Guardiola did not include Zhuoyang in the squad at all. He has been conducting aerobic recovery training under Arteta's care this week.
Not only that, in order to prepare for the big battle with Dortmund, Guardiola sent a large number of substitutes in the game against Hull City. Tintin, Fernando, Stones, Kong, Sterling, Navas and others all watched from the sidelines.
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Fernando, Delph, Laklof, Clichy, Toure, Caballero, Nolito and others all came on the field, leaving only Aguero, Silva and Debich in the front, middle and back respectively.
In the match against Chelsea, veteran goalkeeper Caballero finally lost his timidity. In fact, his hard power was not up to the standard of the main force of a strong Premier League team. In the match against Hull City, Guardiola reactivated
Bravo, who has been idle for two months.
With such an unbridled arrangement, I actually look down on Hull City, but there is nothing I can do about it. Currently, the team has a lot of injuries and depleted players, so we can only make choices. But having said that, although there are no weak teams in the Premier League, there is no way to face it.
He still has some understanding of Hull City.
In January this year, Mike Phelan was fired by Hull City for leading the team to become deputy squad leader, and then Portuguese young coach Marco Silva took over.
Marco Silva, who only turned 40 this year, became famous in one fell swoop because he led Estoril, the perennial bastard of the Portuguese League (second level), into the Portuguese Super League when he was just starting out. And in the following two years, Estoril
It is firmly in the upper reaches of the Portuguese Super League, has reached the UEFA Cup continuously, and has become an upstart in Portuguese football.
In the summer of 2014, Marco Silva was poached by the Portuguese Super League giant Sporting Lisbon, but just one month later, he was fired for "not dressing according to the club's regulations." It's really all kinds of weird things.
Next, Marco Silva went to Olympiacos in Greece and led the team to win two Greek Super League championships in a row. In addition, in last year's Champions League group stage, Arsenal was defeated 3:2. It was also this time.
game, he attracted attention in the Premier League.
After arriving at Hull City in January, Marco Silva made extraordinary moves. A record of 3 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss directly pulled the team out of the relegation zone. The loss was against Chelsea.
Although his record has dropped a bit in recent rounds, with consecutive losses to strong teams such as Liverpool, Leicester City, and Arsenal, the heroic and heroic Silva still has a good reputation.
However, smart heads don't grow hairy. After Guardiola's in-depth analysis, he firmly believes that Silva and Hull City have nothing to fear.
Marco Silva is known as "Little Mourinho". In fact, his tactical thinking is not in line with Mourinho's. This name is just because all young Portuguese coaches are called that.
Marco Silva advocates passing control and technique. His approach really gave people a refreshing feeling when he first joined Hull City. Many teams failed to adapt to this change and suffered.
But with the personnel composition and configuration of Hull City, it is naturally difficult to play pass and control thoroughly. The recent poor performance is because the opponents have thoroughly understood their system. Besides, are you serious about passing and controlling with Guardiola?
The class master plays with axes, he plays with a sword in front of Mr. Guan, and he brags to Yang Yi about his immortality.
Sure enough, Hull City only lasted for half an hour at the City Stadium, and then their Egyptian full-back Elmohamadi could not withstand the pressure and scored an own goal.
Three people from the Hull City defense blocked the cross. Elmohamadi just fought to steal two teammates and forcefully swept the football into his own door. It was very touching.
Three minutes into the second half, Aguero missed Hull City's Swiss goalkeeper Jakupovic's crotch while receiving a pass in the penalty area. Manchester City 2:0.
In the 64th minute, Debich made a cross pass after cutting inside, and Delph took a long shot from outside the penalty area to rewrite the score to 3:0. This was his first goal in the Premier League this season. The goal hit the side net very beautifully.
Zhuo Yang in the stands stood up and applauded him.
The game went smoothly, and Aguero and David Silva had been replaced by Iheanacho and Sagna. In the first 88 minutes, the shooting ratio between Manchester City and Hull City was 23:5.
In the 88th minute, Hull City was cooperating with corner kick tactics. Italian and former Inter Milan center back Andre Ranocchia shot the team's sixth goal and the only shot on target. So Bravo missed again
, the regent simply 'shoots right and dies'.
The score finally settled at 3:1, an expected victory. The key is that the tired main players have been repaired to a certain extent. When they come to Dortmund, Manchester City plays with the strongest lineup they can currently produce.
Zhuoyang is a must. Without him, all Manchester City players will be in trouble in the Champions League. The striker is supplemented by Aguero and Sterling.
Leroy Sane has been in good competitive form recently, but his squeamishness against Chelsea a week ago somewhat annoyed Guardiola. After the game, he was diagnosed with nothing. In fact, he had just been replaced by Zhuo Yang and sat on the bench.
His waist no longer hurts.
Sane was benched at Hull City, and it was still the case this time. Although Sterling is often out of tune, he is willing to go out and has enough passion and blood.
Midfielder Ding Ding, Fernando, and Silva's senior three are the same. Captain Kompany is resting again, and his thigh is still there. Otamendi has recovered from a minor back injury. Today he will partner with Stones as a central defender, and Navas will sit on the right.
Next to Zabaleta.
The choice of goalkeeper can only be a matter of luck. He finally has more experience in the Bravo competition, and today it is him. Caballero took charge of Monaco in two rounds and conceded a thrilling 8 goals. Guardiola knew that it was not entirely his fault, but today
Want to change my luck.
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"Captain Zhuoyang, I never had the chance to say thank you to you in person." Tuchel said, "Thank you for speaking out for justice that year."
Chapter completed!