After some laughter, the afternoon training session soon began.
But because there is a game tomorrow, the afternoon training is still mainly to help the players maintain their condition and not consume physical energy.
But after practicing for less than an hour, Chu Zheng and the others walked to the tactics classroom at Guardiola's greeting.
This is the last tactical lesson before the game to help Manchester City players deepen their tactical strategies for tomorrow and their impression of Monaco's playing style.
On the way, De Bruyne bumped into Chu Zheng and said, "Chu, recommend me some books on psychology and micro-expressions."
Hearing this, Chu Zheng was happy and said: "No problem, I have it at home. Come and get it when you get home tonight."
De Bruyne looked very happy after receiving Chu Zheng's answer.
Although De Bruyne knows very well that even if he learns this knowledge, he will not be able to reach the level of Chu Zheng, he feels that it should be more or less helpful to him.
As long as it helps, that's enough.
People are different.
When he first met Chu Zheng, he felt that he was superior to Chu Zheng in terms of talent and skills.
But now, he couldn't even think about this idea.
Fortunately, this monster is a teammate standing by his side.
If he were standing on the opposite side, it would be hard for him to imagine how he would be kicked when facing Chu Zheng.
For example, last season, when he met Leicester City twice, he was severely hit by Chu Zheng.
A few minutes later, everyone in the Manchester City first team rushed into the tactics classroom and sat down.
After a while, Guardiola came to the podium with his laptop.
"Through the demonstrations and tactical simulations in the past few days, I think you should have a preliminary impression of Monaco's style."
After Guardiola took the stage, he turned on the projector, and Monaco's 442 formation suddenly appeared on the huge curtain behind him.
After finishing his words, Guardiola paused and then continued: "But what I want to say is that this team is extraordinary and can even be said to be a difficult opponent."
"Strong enemy! Really strong enemy! Their attack power is not even weaker than the Barcelona we played against before!" Guardiola seemed to be afraid that the players in the audience would not listen. Guardiola emphasized it again.
Chu Zheng and others in the audience all nodded.
"Head! In terms of offense, I think we are better than them!" Captain Kompany said with a smile, which was immediately recognized by many people.
Chu Zheng frowned and did not agree.
He knew very well how terrifying the turtle in Monaco was, which had yet to show its prowess.
Although the team's defense has now stabilized due to the return of captain Kompany, Chu Zheng really doesn't know whether Kompany and the others can withstand the terrifying impact brought by that super turtle.
At the beginning of this season, Monaco was definitely not the favorite to win the title in Ligue 1. In Ligue 1, where the overall strength is relatively average, Monaco's competitiveness is by no means among the top ranks.
But what is unexpected is that so far this season, Monaco, which has played the 25th round of Ligue 1, has trampled on the Ligue 1 hegemon Paris Saint-Germain.
In 25 games, they only lost 3 games, drew 4 games, and won all the other 18 games.
What's even more frightening is that they scored a total of 75 goals in 25 French Ligue 1 games, 4 goals more than them, while only conceding 23 goals on the defensive end.
Analyzing from this data, Monaco's offensive strength cannot be underestimated, and the same is true for the defensive end.
Some people may think that Monaco scores so many goals because other French Ligue 1 teams are average.
But we can’t look at one thing too one-sided, and we can’t ignore Monaco’s performance in the Champions League.
In this year's Champions League group stage, Monaco was assigned to Group E, along with Bayer Leverkusen, Tottenham and CSKA Moscow.
After the six rounds of the group stage, Monaco defeated Bayer Leverkusen and Tottenham and advanced strongly as the first in the group.
Leverkusen Chu Zheng understands that this is not an easy team to play.
Tottenham are even more familiar, a bunch of lunatics.
However, Monaco faced the young guards led by Pochettino and defeated the powerful Tottenham in the first and second rounds of the group stage.
This can prove that Monaco's offensive power is not set off by the weak overall strength of Ligue 1.
This is really strong!
And Monaco is also a young guard.
Playing against a team with an average age of around 20 years old is actually difficult and easy, just like tossing a coin.
Once you let this kind of young team play crazy, they will probably kick you out directly.
But once the situation between the two sides reaches a stalemate, this kind of team may be dragged down by their strongest weapon, 'youth'.
It is possible to get into trouble.
"Monaco's formation tomorrow will most likely be 442!"
"This is the formation that Monaco players are most familiar with, and it has a very clear purpose."
"Judging from Monaco's data in the first half of the French Ligue 1 season, they are completely different from us, and they are not as oppressive as Liverpool."
"Monaco does not advocate possession of the ball during the game. They are more willing to give up possession of the ball on the field, and then use the speed of many players in the team to find opportunities to counterattack."
After finishing speaking, Guardiola turned around and glanced at the curtain, and then continued: "But please note that Monaco does not have the ability to control the ball."
"On the contrary, Monaco's tactics are quite flexible. They will make rapid changes according to the opponent's formation and playing style during the game."
After finishing speaking, Guardiola reached out and tapped on the laptop on the table in front of him, and a brand-new 442 formation diagram was projected onto the curtain.
Then Guardiola pointed at the curtain with a small iron rod and preached: "When they face an opponent with a single forward, the space for the two center backs to hold the ball will become very large.
In such a situation, Monaco's two central defenders will increase the ball possession rate, use repeated passes between each other to attract the opponent's defensive formation, press them forward, implement pressure, and create opportunities for the midfield and frontcourt.
Teammates create more space."
Speaking of this, Guardiola looked a little solemn and said: "Once we are unable to put enough and timely pressure on the Monaco defense in the frontcourt, the passing and control system created by Monaco coach Jardim will start from their backcourt.
Launch and then quickly penetrate into the midfield and frontcourt areas."
"Once our midfielder is broken through by the opponent, Monaco's two full-backs will use their strong forward attack ability to penetrate from behind, cooperate with their full-backs in a small area, and even use their personal abilities to directly attack
Break through and look for opportunities to pass or shoot.”
After finishing speaking, Guardiola turned around and tapped the laptop on the table again.
Suddenly, highlights of Mbappe's sprint games in Ligue 1 appeared on the screen.
Seeing Mbappe, everyone in the audience except Chu Zheng was stunned.
In the previous few tactical classes, Guardiola basically didn't mention the young French forward.
If you take it out now, there must be something special about it.
They soon understood, and were stunned by Mbappe's terrifying impact in the video highlights.
"Mbappe's position on the field is very flexible."
"Falcao focuses on grabbing points during the game, and he can change his position in time according to changes in the situation on the field."
"Sometimes he will even come to the midfielder position to participate in the organization of the offense..." Guardiola used the video to give players a detailed analysis of Mbappe.
A few minutes later, when the video ended, Guardiola suddenly laughed and said: "Whoever is confident that he can guard him immediately, then I will start him tomorrow."
As soon as he finished speaking, there was silence in the tactical room.
Foden, who is a new born calf next to Chu Zheng and is not afraid of tigers, is eager to try and get a starting spot in the Champions League.
As a result, Master Chu Zheng glared at him, and he instantly became weak and aggrieved, which made Chu Zheng feel happy.
Everyone else smiled knowingly when they saw Chu Zheng and Foden's little actions.
Guardiola was very satisfied when he saw that the Manchester City players in the audience were silent.
He deliberately left Mbappe until today to analyze.
Only in this way will the player's impression be the deepest. Tomorrow, he will be alert enough to Mbappe anytime and anywhere, and be wary of this young French forward.
"Chu!" After a short moment of silence, Guardiola raised his eyelids, looked at Chu Zheng in the middle of the front row and shouted.
"I understand, head! Leave the middle route to me." Chu Zheng raised his hand with a smile on his face, "I am confident that I can kill him within forty meters. Leave this little guy to me!"
"Good!" Guardiola tilted his head and smiled even more for a while.
Next to him, Fernandinho looked at Chu Zheng with admiration.
Also, if there is anyone in the Manchester City team who can catch up with Mbappe immediately, it is Chu Zheng.
Chu Zheng is unrivaled in the 30-meter sprint in the Manchester City team.
Sane, Sterling, Aguero, Nolito and Navas were all easily killed.
There was no way, Chu Zheng's ejection method from the aircraft carrier was too powerful, and he jumped out in a swish.
After more than an hour, the tactics class ended.
Chu Zheng had just come out of the tactical room and was about to go back to the locker room to pack his things and go home, but he was called away by Guardiola as soon as he walked out.
Not long after, Chu Zheng and Guardiola appeared on the empty stadium.
Not long after leaving, Guardiola spoke first and said: "Chu, what do you think about me letting Kyle play as right back tomorrow?"
Upon hearing this, Chu Zheng instantly knew what Guardiola was trying to do.
Mbappe's activity area in Monaco is more on the left. Guardiola is afraid that Mbappe will be overwhelmed by Chu Zheng and run to the wing.
It would be difficult for Chu Zheng to restrict it immediately.
And if Kyle Walker starts at right back, the two will just match up.
Chu Zheng did not answer immediately, but began to think about Walker's performance in the training matches during this period.
After a while, Chu Zheng answered: "There should be no problem. I believe Kyle can do the job."
Hearing Chu Zheng's answer, Guardiola smiled.
The reason why he sought Chu Zheng's opinion was not only because he found that Chu Zheng played with a coach's thinking on the court, but also because there were some things that only the players on the court could see more clearly.
Especially Chu Zheng, who has a God's perspective, can discover more problems that others cannot see.
The two chatted for more than ten minutes before Chu Zheng trotted to the locker room.
"Kyle, I want you to go to his office!" Chu Zheng shouted over Walker as soon as he returned to the locker room.
Walker, who had already put his bag on his back and was about to leave, looked at Chu Zheng in confusion when he heard this.
Chu Zheng raised his eyebrows and said with a smile: "Go! Good thing!"
Walker was stunned for a moment, suddenly thought of something, and then smiled extremely happily.
After a while, an excited Kyle Walker came out of the locker room and sprinted straight to Guardiola's office.
