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

Chapter 388: The three pillars of Villa's front line, Liu Xing becomes a meteor
As a result, Van Dijk blocked Mandzukic first, and Villa defender Rudiger, who made a mistake, was particularly active and took the initiative to attack, using all his strength to push the ball back.

On the other end, Eriksen and Alaba fought for the ball near the landing point, but neither of them touched the ball when they jumped.

Alaba is only 1.8 meters tall and is a short central defender, with no advantage in aerial duels.

His strengths are his relatively flexible physique, speed and excellent long-pass skills among central defenders.

Alaba and Eriksen turned and chased the football.

On the other side, Javi Martinez was also rushing towards the ball to defend.

Alaba first blocked the pursuit route and blocked Eriksen behind him.

Eriksson immediately gave up and made a move in the direction of Martinez.

This led to Alaba's misjudgment.

Alaba originally wanted to block Eriksen and then let Martinez control the ball.

As a result, Eriksson now passed towards Martinez.

Alaba didn't dare to hold the ball, so he could only pass it back.

boom!
Alaba headed the ball back to Neuer.

However, decisions made in haste are most likely to result in insufficient effort.

Eriksen immediately chased after the football and easily got the ball.

"Oh! Alaba made a mistake!"

"Now we're in trouble!"

"Eriksen has a one-on-one chance, Neuer attacks... and passes the ball horizontally!"

"Salah shot into the empty net, and Egypt's Ribery did not miss the chance this time!"

"One to two! Aston Villa scored a goal."

"Guardiola is furious and he is yelling at Neuer."

"Neuer was a little embarrassed, he was a little rash in the last moments."

"Martinez and Alaba were communicating, and the latter's mistake was quite low-level. This is still a lack of confidence in his own ability, otherwise Alaba could have tried to control the ball himself and there was no need to pass it to anyone."

This shows that the commentator does not understand Guardiola's tactics.

There is actually no problem with Alaba's operation. Guardiola does not allow players in the midfield and backcourt to hold the ball for a long time. His requirement is to "keep passing".

But this Bayern team is not yet 100% adapted to his tactics. Once at the critical moment, continuous passing is prone to errors.

When given the opportunity, it is easy to forget the main principle of short pass penetration.

And just like that, the first half ended with a score of 1 to 2.

Bayern were unable to pop the champagne at halftime.

Fifteen minutes later, the two sides changed sides and continued the game.

In the 46th minute, Modric came up and made a straight pass, which went straight through Alaba.

Salah received a wonderful pass, turned and shot, but the ball hit the post and bounced out.

Salah had a gloomy face, lamenting that he had wasted a great opportunity.

In the locker room, He Tianqi emphasized the tactics targeting Alaba.

As a young defender, the psychological burden is very heavy after making a mistake that causes the team to lose the ball.

He may be Villa's breakthrough.

In the 51st minute, Kroos made a long pass to Ribery.

Ribery made a through pass after a feint.

Mandzukic ran out for a solo shot.

But Rudiger quickly came up to him, which prevented him from shooting the ball in the first place.

By the time he had adjusted himself, Courtois had already rushed out and blocked all shooting angles.

In the end, the ball stuck to Courtois and was hugged by Courtois.

Mandzukic quickly apologized to Ribery.

In the 62nd minute, Robben cut in from the right, passed Cuadrado and collided with Muller.

However, Van Dijk predicted Muller's through pass and successfully intercepted the ball.

Then the ball was passed diagonally to Cuadrado and Villa launched a counterattack.

After receiving the ball, Cuadrado quickly advanced and used his speed to eat up the young old car Kroos.

After all, he is the Serie A dribbling king!
After crossing the half court, Cuadrado moved towards the middle.

Lewandowski moved to the left, distracting Bayern's defense.

Salah advanced on the right.

Eriksen is in the middle, two steps behind Cuadrado.

Four people, three lines and three levels of attack.

Villa's counterattack attack is very three-dimensional and well-trained.

In the end, Cuadrado made a diagonal pass to the right side to Salah at the far end, which was also the weakest defensive area.

Salah shot low into the near corner with his left foot, leaving the defender no chance to make a close call.

Swish!
The football hit the post and went into the goal.

Neuer was powerless to save the situation.

"GOAL! Salah, Salah again!"

"His legs finally got hard today!"

"Ribery and Egyptian Ribery both scored twice!"

"It seems that Salah is still a pressure-type player."

"Two to two, both sides are back to the same starting line."

"Villa's counterattack was quite sharp."

"Alaba has to take responsibility for this ball because Salah was the one he was marking and he completely left him open."

"This is a promising striker. Even though he is just a substitute, the one suppressing him is Bale. Therefore, Salah's strength is likely to exceed everyone's expectations."

"Alaba obviously underestimated the enemy!"

In the 65th minute, Guardiola took the lead in making adjustments.

Replace Muller with Gotze, who was still trying to integrate after being introduced.

Replace Ribery with Swiss Army Knife Shaqiri.

Ribery looked unhappy.

But Guardiola has communicated with these veterans since he came this season. He will be bolder in using new players, combining the old and the new, and always maintaining the impact of the front line.

Not being able to replace Messi is Guardiola's biggest pain at Barcelona, ​​and he will not allow the same thing to happen to Bayern.

He Tianqi also made the substitution.

French genius Martial replaced Cuadrado, who put a lot of energy into the defense and lacked physical strength.

British star Kane replaced Lewandowski.

Kane, who is already 20 years old, has also begun to adapt in the Champions League.

In the 69th minute, Kroos launched an attack with a long pass.

Mandzukic fought hard in the frontcourt and finally got the ball.

He passed the ball back to Gotze.

Gotze passed the ball to Rafinha who came from the right.

Rafinha made a slight adjustment and found that there was no chance in the penalty area, so he passed the ball back to Kroos.

Kroos made another through pass without stopping the ball, and Ronaldinho cut inside the penalty area on the right side, received the ball, and shot with the outside of his foot.

boom!
The ball hit Van Dijk's leg and was blocked.

With his back to the goal, Mandzukic hooked the ball with his foot near the penalty spot and made a reluctant turn to shoot.

The ball hit Maguire and bounced out of the penalty area.

Kroos gained the upper hand over Modric at the top of the arc and passed the ball horizontally.

Schweinsteiger fired a shot into the goal.

Courtois made a great save, and Villa blocked the opponent's shots three times in a row, and the goal was shaky.

Finally, Shaqiri broke in from the left and scored with a follow-up shot.

beep!

The linesman raised the flag, Shaqiri was offside!

"Ah! What a pity, what a pity!" "Bayern is just one step away from scoring! Their attack is very fierce and Villa has a hard time defending!"

"If it was Ribery who scored the goal, he might have scored. Ribery is very good at preventing offside, which is something Shaqiri cannot compare to."

In the 73rd minute, Modric continued to target Alaba and directed Kane and Salah to launch pressing in the frontcourt.

Alaba made a mistake in his back pass after being pressured and passed it too short!

Salah catches up with the ball.

Alaba, who was chasing back, saw that it was too late and could only make a tackle.

Salah then fell to the ground.

"Alaba got a yellow card, but He Tianqi seemed to think he should have gotten a red card."

"Oh, Salah is not in good condition, Villa's team doctor is coming in."

After the team doctor examined him, he looked at He Tianqi.

Salah's injury means he can persist.

But He Tianqi gave them a look, and then they gestured to He Tianqi to replace him.

He Tianqi naturally replaced Salah with Mahrez.

Salah was still a little frustrated. After scoring twice, he must have wanted to pursue a hat trick.

He now has a strong desire to attack.

But after playing at a high intensity for 70 minutes, his physical fitness was actually not good enough.

If he continues to stay on the court, his effect will become smaller and smaller, and it may also cause problems on the defensive end.

Just in time to replace Salah when he was injured.

If Salah had any emotions, he could only lament his bad luck, and would not blame He Tianqi.

This is a non-stick pan.

Having a healthy relationship with players is part of the art of leadership.

This trick doesn't work well for experienced older players, but it works great for young players.

When these players grow up to be able to understand these methods, they are often able to understand the head coach's decision to replace them, so they will not feel resentment.

On the contrary, it is more likely to generate a sense of awe.

In the 78th minute, Modric made another long pass behind Alaba.

Alaba feels bitter.

As a flexible central defender, he is more responsible for attacking and stands relatively forward.

So it is easy to be hit from behind.

Modric's attack from behind is even more sharp, and he always finds opportunities that Alaba cannot make up for.

Alaba believes that no Bayern midfielder is as sharp as this.

At best, the unsociable Kroos's through pass can be as good as Modric's three-pointer.

Mahrez, who came on as a substitute, was fully fueled and started in fifth gear. Alaba was still turning around, but he had already left him far behind.

Neuer made a decisive move and rushed towards the penalty area line.

The football fell from the sky, and after Mahrez caught the ball, Neuer's pupils shook!

Generally speaking, when getting this kind of super one-on-one high-altitude ball, the wing players will stop and cut inside to save time, get into the penalty area as quickly as possible, and get close to the goal as soon as possible.

So Neuer came to the right side of the penalty area to ensure that he could kick the ball away before Mahrez passed the ball for the second time.

but! ! !
Mahrez did stop and flick the ball, but the direction he flicked was not towards the penalty area, but towards the front.

Due to the different angles, the two-way run that Neuer calculated did not occur.

Mahrez can still easily touch the ball before Neuer.

Neuer was in a dilemma. He could neither continue to rush towards Mahrez who was walking outwards, nor could he turn around and retreat back to the goal.

He could only stand in a good position near the penalty area and try to block Mahrez's shooting path while slowly retreating.

This is actually the top-level response.

As a goalkeeper, you must always make sure you can see the ball and have the opportunity to save the ball when the opponent shoots.

boom!
Mahrez kicks!

Lob shot!

Neuer jumped up and reached out in desperation.

But still couldn't touch the football.

The lob is the only shot he cannot block.

Mahrez's choice is also top-notch!

The football drew a rainbow and fell into Bayern's goal.

"GOAL!!!"

"3-2! Villa overtakes Bayern!"

“Mahrez, who came on as a substitute, scored with a lob from outside the penalty area!”

"Neuer made a mistake in his attack. He took it for granted."

"The camera is on Alaba. He is definitely the lowest-rated player among those who played today!"

"Villa scored three goals in a row on the right, and each one was related to Alaba!"

"Salah and Mahrez are not super players, but under Alaba's defense, they played a 'great' reputation!"

"What would have happened if Bale had started today? Wouldn't Bayern's right side have been destroyed long ago?"

Guardiola's face looked quite ugly.

But he had no more substitutions available and could not replace Alaba.

Southgate: "If Guardiola didn't use Dong Fangzhuo, he wouldn't have wasted a substitution quota because of Dong Fangzhuo's injury, and there would still be hope."

Zidane: "Alaba is not suitable to play as a central defender. He may be better as a defensive midfielder or left back."

At this time, the camera also turned to Martial on the field and Mane on the bench.

"Perhaps everyone doesn't know that as Mane has played more and more games for Villa this season, he has also formed his own small group among the fans."

"He, Martial and Mahrez are known as the three 'horses' on Villa's front line!"

"Today, it seems that Mahrez's status as Mane is not just for entertainment purposes, but also because he is very strong. From a transfer price of 500,000 euros at the beginning of the season to now, his transfer value is close to 7 million euros!"

"The pressure is on Martial next!"

In the 82nd minute, Martinez launched an attack with a long pass.

Mandzukic lost the ball in a double-team between Rudiger and Van Dijk.

In the 83rd minute, Pogba followed suit and also used a long pass to Alaba.

Alaba made a mistake in stopping the ball under the pressure of Villa players.

Kane picked up the ball and shot from the right side of the penalty area.

Unfortunately, it was saved by Neuer.

Martinez and Neuer simultaneously made three consecutive passes towards Alaba.

Not to mention them, even the good-tempered Xia Donghai couldn't stand "Liu Xing's" performance today.

This battle directly led Guardiola to sentence Alaba to death.

Poor Alaba has been the team's main force in the past two seasons, with as many as 40 appearances in each season.

In the end, he was eliminated from the team and "Liu Xing" really became a shooting star.

And all this is because of Modric!

Alaba looked at Modric and felt like he was about to bite him.

Modric quickly retreated far away.

It's just football, don't risk your life.

In the 88th minute, Bayern attacked.

After a wall pass with Shaqiri on the left, Gotze broke into the penalty area and shot... but he slipped!
The football was soft and weak and was directly hugged by Courtois.

But what's worse is that Gotze seems to be injured!

He injured his left ankle at the beginning of the season and had just returned not long ago, but... Guardiola on the sidelines already had a bad feeling.

He understands the pain of missing core players of the team very well.

Motta: ???
Moreover, since Bayern has no room for substitutions, Gotze can only stay on the field!

(End of this chapter)