Nine Hundred and Twenty-Eight What the Hell Is Guardiola Doing?

The Manchester derby over the weekend attracted the attention of fans around the world.

This is evident in the number of media reporters who attended the pre-match press conference from Carrington.

It was more than half more than usual.

Obviously, after they attended Manchester United's press conference, they could walk to Manchester City's training base on the opposite side to attend their press conference, which was also Ferguson's intentional arrangement.

He just wanted to get ahead of City on purpose, he wanted to put some pressure on City.

The team's 18-man roster is actually not too surprising.

Even, if you take into account the cost of traveling to Romania for the Champions League group stage in midweek, Ferguson's starting lineup is not particularly difficult to guess. There may be some discrepancies, but the problem is basically not too big.

Of course, it is impossible for Ferguson to directly tell others what his starting lineup and tactics are.

Ferguson took the initiative to talk about last season's rout at Old Trafford, before going into the free question.

That one was hailed as the most tragic loss of his coaching career.

Ferguson knows the character of the media very well. He knows that this is a topic that cannot be avoided. Since it cannot be avoided, he simply brings it up and plays down the media's hype about last season's game as much as possible.

During the discussion, Ferguson used a certain style of writing, and did not mention too much about Manchester City's strengths. More importantly, he mentioned Manchester United's own mistakes. He even believed that Manchester United's own mistakes caused that one. A rout, not because City were too strong.

What scene have the media reporters not seen?

A statement like Ferguson’s is a technique they are very familiar with, so they unceremoniously asked Ferguson in the subsequent free questioning session, the outside world’s statement that Manchester City is the number one favorite to win the Premier League this season, after the draw with Liverpool. , Manchester United are also four points behind Manchester City in the standings, what does he think?

Ferguson said it was too early to say.

"I have coached Manchester United to play in the Premier League for decades. We have experienced many teams, from Liverpool to Arsenal to Chelsea. At each time period, we will face the challenges of different teams, and now there is a new one. Manchester City."

Ferguson smiled, "You know, even two or three years ago,

No one will notice Manchester City. We all call this team a noisy neighbor. Except for the excitement and talk of the Manchester City derby every year, the result is no suspense. "

"Yes, in the last two or three years, Manchester City have grown in strength, and the petrol sterling from the Arab Sheikh has turned them into another team, a reborn team with a very strong lineup and even looks very strong, but I What I want to say is that it's not enough to want to challenge Manchester United just by doing that."

"We have faced many opponents, there will always be various challenges, and we have even lost a lot of titles, but over the past few decades, one thing has been proven repeatedly, and the last laugh must be Manchester United! "

"From Liverpool, to Arsenal to Chelsea, and now Manchester City, I believe that Manchester United will still have the last laugh."

Ferguson has enough qualifications and confidence to say these words. Looking at the entire world football, he is the only one who has experienced so many dynasty changes, and only Manchester United has always stood at the top of the Premier League.

Therefore, he despised this "noisy neighbor" in his mouth.

Specific to this game, Ferguson believes that being four points behind is nothing.

"For now, we can't see the significance of this game in a short period of time, maybe it is important, but maybe not, it needs to wait until the end of the season to review, but one thing is clear, this game loses And to win, it's actually worth six points, and whichever team wins, it's going to matter."

But Ferguson also said that this game is important, but for Manchester United, it is not so important.

In the history of the Manchester United club, it has experienced many, many games like this, even more important and more difficult than this game. Manchester United has been able to get to today because they won these games, and the calculation is that they lost, and they can quickly recover from it.

"We're not a team that's used to following other people's ass, like we were behind Arsenal and Chelsea, but we've both come back and that's our style and tradition.

Finally, Ferguson repeatedly stressed that Manchester United players should show a stronger desire to win in the game and insist on maintaining the tradition and style of Manchester United.

"I can't guess how good the game will be, there might be some goals, but it might be disappointing."

"It's a big game, and in a game like this, it's rare to see a lot of goals."

"The one last season?"

"Believe me, it was just a once-in-a-century accident, and we will never let the same accident happen a second time!"

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Compared with the movement on Ferguson's side, the movement on Manchester City's side is much smaller.

Guardiola has always been the kind of suave image, rarely bombarding others in press conferences, he is more announcing his 18-man squad and his expectations for the next game.

He wants to get those three points.

The only thing that is special is that Guardiola said that Manchester City will still take a large rotation.

"In fact, since the second half of last season, we have been sticking to the rotation, we can form two high-level lineups, which can help us cope with different competitions, and also give our players enough time to rest. "

Guardiola's words are somewhat Versailles.

But one thing is recognized by everyone, that is, Manchester City really has the most luxurious lineup in the Premier League, and even European football.

If nothing else, Gareth Barry, Dzeko, Aguero, Milner, David Luiz, Xavi Martinez... Which of these Manchester City players is not the other team in Europe coveting star?

But they can only play as a substitute at Manchester City.

Some media even believe that Manchester City and the youth team can form three sets of lineups to deal with the Premier League, the Champions League and the domestic cup.

This is definitely an exaggeration, but it also reflects the thickness of Manchester City's bench.

The Abu Dhabi consortium has invested so much money, which has basically been transformed into the overall strength of Manchester City.

However, Manchester City also has some hidden dangers.

For example, right-back Zabaleta has played two consecutive games, and Leighton Baines is also injured in training. Should Marcelo continue to play the Manchester City derby?

Guardiola did not give a clear answer, but he said that Manchester City hope to play a wonderful Manchester derby.

The implication is actually to stimulate Manchester United and Ferguson.

Nima, if you have the ability, let's not defend, just press it out and attack!

The following media reporters all laughed heartily. Will Ferguson play against Manchester City?

MMP, he's just a little older and not stupid!

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The fighting style of the two coaches before the game did not cause too much controversy.

In terms of war of words, Guardiola couldn't catch up with Ferguson by killing four horses.

The media is analyzing and hyping this crucial Premier League battle.

Needless to say, Manchester United's problems are indeed many, and even many people believe that in front of Manchester City, the three lines of the Red Devils plus the goalkeeper are all risky, because they are not as good as Manchester City.

But Manchester United is not without a chance.

"The biggest bargaining chip for the Red Devils is that they have Ferguson!"

"Ferguson is always able to create enough surprises and perform miracles when others don't expect them."

Manchester City's overall strength is stronger and the lineup is stronger, but it is not without weaknesses.

The first is the two full-backs. Zabaleta has always been the main force, but Trippier has not yet met the requirements of the main level for the time being, especially for him to appear in such a game, which can easily lead to problems for him.

After all, what he has to face this time is Valencia and Nani, a powerful winger in Europe.

If Trippier does not play, Zabaleta will continue to start, can the Argentine bear it?

There is also the left back. The rotation between Leighton Bynes and Marcelo has been going well, and even the cooperation between Marcelo and Hazard has appeared. It can be seen that Manchester City's running-in is getting better.

But now that Leighton Bynes is injured, can he make it to the game?

According to the rotation system, Hazard should be in the Manchester derby. If Baines can't play, will there be problems with Marcelo's cooperation with Hazard?

Another problem is the central defender. Since Harvey Martinez played central defender, most of his performances have been unsatisfactory, with occasional flashes, but now facing Manchester United, facing Rooney, Berbatov and other top attackers, Can Harvey Martinez handle it?

The most amazing thing about Ferguson is that his keen tactical sense of smell can always capture fighters that others can't catch, and then by hitting a single point on the opponent, he can disintegrate the opponent's entire offensive and defensive system, and repeatedly create classic victories.

Now, Manchester City has the advantage and Manchester United is at a disadvantage. Is it possible for Ferguson to lead Manchester United to a counterattack to win again?

The odds offered by the three major bookmakers are also very interesting, Manchester City let Manchester United half a goal.

Obviously, they all think Manchester City are the favourites and have a chance to win, but a more reasonable score is to win by a goal.

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At noon on October 23, Old Trafford, Manchester.

The ninth round of the Premier League, Manchester derby, Manchester City away to Manchester United.

Before the game, both sides got each other's starting lineup list.

Manchester United, who are playing at home, really still adopted rotation tactics. After all, the expedition to Romania was a huge consumption for Manchester United. Without rotation, Ferguson could not guarantee the tactical execution of the players.

He adopts a four-four-two tactics that are evenly balanced. De Gea is the goalkeeper, Evra, Evans, Ferdinand and Smalling are in the back line, and Ashley Young, Anderson, Fletcher and Nani are in the midfield. The two strikers are Welbeck and Wayne Rooney.

Compared with the Champions League in midweek, Ferguson's rotation is not small, which shows the impact of that game on Manchester United.

But when Ferguson got the Manchester City starting lineup, he was surprised and lost his voice.

"What the hell is Guardiola doing?"