Game review: Guardiola has made a new move, and the low post defense is the answer to Tottenham s return to the front

Winning the UEFA Cup last season, Postkoglu rarely played low-post defense and counter-tactic tactics, with a ball possession rate of less than 30% to win the championship. It was an atypical victory for Tottenham Hotspur. Perhaps since that game, Tottenham Hotspur found the key to improving the results, which was to find a coach who was proficient in low-post defense and counter-tactic tactics. With the support of counter-attack speed, he strengthened his sense of defensive position and shot the ball to find the counter-attack point in the frontcourt.

Since the start of yesterday's game, Manchester City's chances of winning were greatly reduced, and all new players started. Coach Zhang Lu said that Manchester City's start was not like winning, but instead practiced the lineup to run in with new players, which really confirmed this after the game. Goalkeeper Trafford started two consecutive games. Even though Ederson had the potential to leave the team and straightened Trafford, it was still very risky to grab such an important strong dialogue at the beginning of the season to play the starter. During the game, he faced Tottenham's incoming balls and high-pressures many times. Trafford was obviously not used to making mistakes. He attacked outside the penalty area and was suspected of handball. He made a mistake in the front and back court and was scored by Palinia. This is all a reflection of Trafford's personal ability or mentality. Aitnuri retreated in 20 minutes, and the left wingback passively adjusted to replace Ak. Ak had defense but poor speed. The first goal was Risalisson assisting Johnson. Ak and Johnson were completely at a disadvantage in their speed competition. Active and passive personnel adjustments have become the key factor in Manchester City's conceding goals. Although the five-man on the offensive end created many opportunities, facing Tottenham Hotspur that compressed the defense, Manchester City's siege was like tickling, and the offensive threats mostly came from Marmush on the left. If Scario had not been in a stable state, Marmush might have rewritten the score. Haaland was invisible, with only one shot in the whole game, and two clearing headers became a famous scene in this game. Reindes' offensive attributes were not reflected at all in this game. Instead, due to the unsuccessful shots, Serky, who was still creative in the frontcourt, frequently returned to the back midfield to receive the ball and take the ball, slowing down his offensive efficiency. In the second half, Doku, Foden and B-seat were on the court. Guardiola hoped Doku to replace Marmush to score a wide-range explosive point effect to strive to catch up with points, but the data in the first half was not as good as Marmush, and this substitution was also a bad move. The old minister slowed down his pace and handled the safe ball. I personally think that Guardiola would shoot from 55 minutes.

Tottenham can be said to be a typical Frank-style victory, with three-line contraction and compressing the defense line space. Romero and Van der Fen, who were beaten by various positions last season, made various switches to make up for defense. The middle ground did not give Manchester City too much shot space, and Vicario continued to play stably, and the defensive end was stabilized. The arrival of Palinia made Tottenham's waist become extremely hard. After resolving the opponent's offenses many times, it produced a very impressive data. Unlike Aobo, the defense line + back midfielder has a stable position and the front pressure frequency is very low, which fills the major defensive problems of last season. Palinia + Bentancur's two midfielder interception lines have limited Manchester City's counterattack for most of the time. The wide coverage of the two players is also the key to winning this game and helping Vicario win. When Madison returns, Tottenham's midfield structure is creative, covering and intercepting. Under Frank's system, Tottenham's midfield combination will shine.

The offensive end gave Richarlisson enough freedom, and he appeared in the backcourt and both sides. Johnson Kudus also switched positions continuously, Lewis Aker's wing defense zone in succession. The counterattack method is simple. Vicario from the backcourt finds the front point and completely overturns the backcourt frequently and slowly organizes slowly during the Aobo period. In Brentford for many years, Frank knew how to break the defense zone of a strong team, not to mention that Tottenham's counterattack speed and personal ability of the forward line are stronger than Mbewumo and Visa. Judging from the tactical arrangements and arrangement of troops in this game, Frank and Tottenham can be regarded as a match made in heaven.

For Manchester City, it seems that they are going to say goodbye to the dynasty. Guardiola always wants to prove his and the players' talents through subjective employment methods, but it has been a new job since many seasons of key games, which also shows that Guardiola wants to change something new at the tactical level. The old slow pass control style has been understood by competitors and even mid- and downstream teams. At present, Guardiola has to solve the problem of inconsistent preludes in the front and back courts and imbalance in the offense and defense in the midfield. Otherwise, if you continue to follow the old path, the new season may be very dangerous again.