We agreed to play football together, and you will be the head coach?

Chapter 315 Becoming a Different Player
In the 36th minute, Taylor kicked the ball out of the goal and Zabaleta headed the ball near the center line, trying to send the ball into Villa's half.

But Motta made a forward run from the backcourt and kicked the ball.

Kicked the ball back to Manchester City's half.

The terrible thing is that this was a very purposeful through pass, unlike Zabaleta's casual pass.

This is the difference between top players and average players.

If you say yes, both sides will.

But the former is full of thought and planning in every move.

Lewandowski turned and let the ball go, then turned around and caught up with the ball, dribbling forward.

Vera strikes back!

Bale cut in without the ball from behind Lewandowski and headed towards the middle.

Lewandowski cursed in his heart, "cunning monkey."

After all, whoever is closer to the center will have a greater chance of shooting and scoring.

But Lewandowski didn't dare to show it, because He Tianqi's tactics required players to serve each other.

The Sun: ???

Lewandowski dribbled the ball slightly to the right, then looked at Bale who was rushing forward from his left.

boom!
De Jong thought Lewandowski was going to make a diagonal pass, so he positioned himself in advance to intercept.

As a result, Lewandowski made a through pass!
The next moment, Bale in the middle made a run towards the right forward.

He Tianqi clenched his fist and shouted at the sidelines: "That's it! Change! Change is the soul of offensive tactics!"

You think I'm going to go mid?

No, I'm actually going to the side!
Bale broke into the penalty area and received the ball.

Zabaleta and Onuoha immediately double-teamed Bale.

boom!
Bale passes the ball sideways.

Lewandowski easily shot the ball into the net from the center.

Don't make this goal too easy.

"GOAL! 2-1! Villa takes the lead again!"

"Lewandowski and Bale staged a perfect two-man cooperation! The two of them played an offensive storm like four or five people!"

"Manchester City were completely dismembered by their movement and passing!"

On the court, Lewandowski also hugged Bale to celebrate and whispered: "I shouldn't miss you so much. I will never curse you in secret again!"

Almost at the same time, he muttered to himself: "I knew you couldn't make a pass like De Bruyne's. You could only make a rough through pass. My judgment turned out to be correct."

Lewandowski: CNM!

In the 44th minute, Dzeko retreated from the frontcourt and was brought down by Boateng while heading the ball.

The referee awarded Manchester City a free kick in a good position.

Hargreaves fired a curved ball over the wall and into the net, scoring directly from a free kick.

Several serious injuries at Manchester United destroyed his body but could not destroy his skills.

The score of this game is 2-2.

The total score between the two sides is 3-2, and Villa still maintains the lead.

……

In the second half of the game, both sides changed sides and started again.

In the 57th minute, Arteta made a straight pass to the right, trying to connect with Bale.

But this time Zabaleta actually made a successful defense, blocking Bale and successfully intercepting the ball.

However, Bale kept chasing and continued to press.

After Zabaleta turned and dribbled two steps towards the penalty area, he made a diagonal pass to try to find De Jong in the defensive midfielder position.

The idea is good.

At this time, if the ball is passed directly to the goalkeeper, the goalkeeper will be under a lot of pressure.

The ball is passed to the nearest center back, who has no room to maneuver.

If it is given to the defensive midfielder, it can not only resolve a pressing attack, but also directly launch a counterattack.

But Zabaleta didn't know that the reason he chose his own midfielder as the pass target was because this was the only open space in Villa's encirclement.

Villa's encirclement is like a U-shaped pocket. It looks like an opportunity, but it is actually a trap!
Especially since the defensive midfielder is De Jong, who specializes in defense, rather than Hargreaves, who has better personal passing and control abilities.

As the ball was passed, Lewandowski immediately retreated and kicked the ball behind De Jong, which was the direction of his own half, before De Jong could do so.

And De Bruyne is already there drawing his bow and arrow!

boom!
De Bruyne made a straight pass behind De Jong, who had just turned around and was completely unable to intercept it.

After the pressing ended, Bale, who was staying on the right side of the penalty area, successfully received the ball and passed it straight.

Lewandowski, who had just completed the interception, turned forward, passed by Bale and successfully caught up with the football.

boom!
Lewandowski volleyed the ball with his right foot from the right side of the small penalty area.

At the critical moment, Savage fell to the ground to block and completed an extreme defense.

The football stayed where it was.

Lewandowski immediately followed up with a left-foot shot, which was a half-high ball.

But the opponent's goalkeeper was prepared and saved the ball.

boom!
Dong Fangzhuo made a follow-up shot into the empty goal.

The football went into the net.

"GOAL! Dong Fangzhuo is in great form! He is scoring goals in all competitions!"

"The score of this match is 3-2, and the total score is 4-2! Manchester City is in trouble!"

"To advance to the final, they have to score three goals!"

Manchester City immediately chose to make a substitution.

Aguero replaced Kolarov, Nasri moved to left midfielder, and the formation changed to 442.

In the 68th minute, He Tianqi also started to make substitutions.

Lukaku replaces Lewandowski.

Vardy replaces Bale.

In the 73rd minute, Courtois took a goal kick.

De Jong got the first point and headed the ball to Nasri.

Nasri turned and sent a long pass.

Dzeko moved to the left rib and used his size advantage to hold Walker back and passed the ball to the middle.

Aguero changed direction and got to the landing point of the football first, and kicked the ball without stopping, showing the Argentine's abnormal footwork.

He just picked up the ball and turned around to pass Bonucci.

Then Aguero adjusted his step and volleyed the ball.

Courtois flew to save the ball and successfully caught it.

But the football was so powerful that it broke through Courtois's defense and went into the net.

Three to three!
Manchester City started to chase points.

Oblak on the bench kept shaking his head.

Although Courtois is slightly stronger than him, especially in attacking and footwork.

But in terms of pure goal-line technique, Oblak is better.

This save was related to Courtois' hand shape.

His two palms were too far apart.

With Oblak's goal-line skills, he either can't catch the ball or not.

Either he pounced on the ball, but the distance was not enough and he only touched it with his fingers, which was not enough to change the course of the ball.

This kind of situation where one throws the ball with both hands but allows the ball to break through the checkpoint successfully will never happen.

The camera was always on Courtois, and it was obvious that the director knew that this was a mistake in the save.

In the 78th minute, Kante brought down Nasri and was given a yellow card.

He Tianqi replaced him with Fellaini. In the 84th minute, Nasri controlled the ball on the right and got rid of the pressure and sent a long pass again.

The English long-ball header appeared when it should have.

Any team that uses this method as a regular offense is a weakling.

But this trick is still very useful at critical moments.

Dzeko's interference at the front post affected Villa's defensive players' judgment of the ball's path.

Aguero then made a flying tackle and the ball rolled into the goal.

"GOAL! 4-3! Manchester City turned the game around! The total score between the two sides is now 4-4!"

"Villa are leading only on away goals."

"If Manchester City can score one more goal, they will be able to truly defeat Villa and end Villa's three consecutive years of reaching the League Cup final!"

"Aguero! He is definitely one of the best scorers in the Premier League this season!"

"He came on as a substitute and scored twice. He dominated the game!"

Manchester City fans are passionate.

This passion lasted for a total of ten minutes.

But as the referee blew the whistle three times, the scene suddenly became quiet.

Looking at the total score board, Manchester City players sighed helplessly.

Four to four!
Villa advances to the League Cup final with away goals advantage!

Hope to complete the League Cup three consecutive times!

After the game, He Tianqi praised Aguero's performance: "Aguero is undoubtedly an excellent striker. I think the championship battle between Manchester United and Manchester City this season is likely to fall on Aguero."

These words inspired Aguero.

The Premier League Committee also rarely agreed with He Tianqi.

After the Premier League entered the era of money, the Premier League Committee has been consciously trying to avoid the situation where a team wins the Premier League title consecutively, so that the value of the Premier League will be greater.

They also hope that Manchester City can beat last year's Premier League champions Manchester United this year.

Especially when Manchester United also strengthened the team by introducing Ashley Young.

……

January 27th, FA Cup fourth round.

He Tianqi sent out a lineup of young stars.

The team easily defeated Swansea 3-1 and advanced to the next round.

But there was a big incident in this game.

In a defensive move shortly after the start of the second half, Rudiger taunted his opponent by running with his legs raised high while chasing back.

Perhaps he didn't mean to be sarcastic, but it sparked a dispute between the two sides.

The opponent and Rudiger pushed each other and both received yellow cards.

After the game, the impact of the incident expanded.

Rudiger was blamed by everyone.

Sky Sports: "Rudiger's attitude towards the game is very unserious, he doesn't deserve to be a professional player!"

Manchester Evening News: "It is recommended that Villa fire Rudiger and let Manchester United save this mediocre young central defender!"

"BBC": "Rüdiger's attitude also shows Villa's changes. They are becoming arrogant! They haven't realized that they are about to be eliminated in the Champions League!"

The English Football Association then intervened and banned Rudiger and the opposing players for three games.

This punishment is not a big deal for Villa because Rudiger would not have had many opportunities to play anyway.

Rudiger: NM!

On the contrary, it was Swansea's main full-back who was suspended, and the suspensions were all from the Premier League games, which was a huge loss!
Villa said it would not appeal, but in the face of these negative public opinions, He Tianqi still stood up for an interview: "Villa is an inclusive club with players from all over the world."

"So we always respect each player."

"Players and coaches who have worked with me should know that I am a person who allows everyone to have their own different understanding of football."

"But correspondingly, each of us needs to pay a price for this understanding."

"Rudiger's high-leg action may not have been meant to be sarcastic or insulting, so he did it."

"But he also suffered the consequences. He was pushed, he was criticized, and he was suspended."

“This is what he has to face.”

"Therefore, I will not specifically order Rudiger to stop doing such actions. He can continue to maintain his own understanding of football in the future, and I firmly defend his right to do so."

"But the fouls, suspensions, on-court conflicts he caused will be taken into account in his overall assessment."

The outside world expressed approval of He Tianqi's handling of the matter.

Compared with the "Western-style democracy and freedom" that is both legitimate and irresponsible, He Tianqi's theory of "self-responsibility" is obviously more reasonable.

I allow you to show off, but you must be prepared to pretend to be an idiot.

Rudiger is very young and can hardly understand what He Tianqi really means.

This kind of thinking also affected his performance in training.

De Bruyne then found Rudiger and asked him questions in the name of the captain.

Don’t forget, my teacher Ding used to be a typical team leader, very cool.

Rudiger expressed his confusion.

De Bruyne smiled and said: "Who are the players with the highest achievements that the boss has coached? At least the ones that impressed the fans the most."

Rudiger said: "Ribery, Ronaldo, Modric, Van Persie, Bale, you...these are the first ones that come to my mind."

"Of course, Toni, Vidic, Motta, Valencia, Eduardo, Dong Fangzhuo are all top players, but I don't know why these names didn't come to my mind at the first time."

De Bruyne nodded: "Didn't you notice? The players you mentioned first are the ones who don't listen to their boss very much. In other words, they are the players who have the right to make their own decisions on the court."

"Although the subsequent players are also top-level players and have the right to make their own decisions, they generally do not exercise such authority and they play relatively well."

Rudiger frowned, as if that were the case.

This is particularly evident in Bell and Dong Fangzhuo.

Dong Fangzhuo has been in high form for three consecutive seasons and has exploded this season.

When he plays football, it feels like... eight-legged essay!

Very standard!

Perfectly meets all of He Tianqi's requirements!
But... there is always something missing, so that after removing external factors such as race and nationality, his popularity is not as high as Bale's.

De Bruyne looked at Rudiger who seemed to be thinking deeply and said: "So, the boss gave you the opportunity to choose what kind of player you want to be."

“To be a top player who follows the rules, or to be a player who can act on his own?”

"The former is not necessarily a bad thing, because the boss will bear all the negative impact for you."

"The latter may not be a good idea, because if you are not strong enough, your career may be ruined. And if there is a serious conflict with the boss's tactics, you may be optimized out."

"There is Cristiano Ronaldo, but there is also Arturo, who was in his first season as coach at Palermo. But do you know Arturo?"

The answer is obviously I don’t know!

Rudiger finally understood: "So which one should I choose?"

De Bruyne spread his hands: "Don't ask me, this is the choice given to you by the boss, you need to make it yourself."

"But I can remind you that not all players have this opportunity."

"Getting this opportunity itself means that you are different from other players."

"Even players as strong as Bonucci and Boateng don't have this qualification. If I guess correctly, Van Dijk does, and the boss is training him to be a defensive leader."

"And if you accept this challenge, you will become a vanguard in defense, and even reproduce the glory of the German sweeper and become a new era style Beckenbauer!"

Rudiger's face turned red with excitement!
Is there any need to choose?
"I accept this challenge!" Rudiger shouted.

On the other side, He Tianqi, who was surrounded by the players, suddenly turned around and said, "Good! Very good. You see, I said that adding five kilometers of long-distance running every day is not a difficult task."

"Rudiger was the first to step up and say he was willing to take on this challenge. Are there any other players?"

Players including Van Dijk, Boateng, Bonucci, Maguire, Walker, Trippier and others glared at Rudiger.

You are so capable!

Soon, most of the young players in the team reluctantly "took the initiative" to participate in the "Vera Physical Reserve Plan" formulated by He Tianqi.

(End of this chapter)