75. De Boer's Gate
The change in West Blumwich lies in Clark. Clark can be said to be an assistant coach that Mourinho is quite close. In addition, Clark himself is a defender, and his ideas are quite close to Mourinho. The reason why he has been favored by many head coaches and is willing to hire him as an assistant is that he has profound insights in defense.
But Clark can become a dark horse at the beginning, and he has to say another player, the little Warcraft Lukaku.
Romelu Lukaku came to Chelsea as Drogba's successor at the end of last season and spent £16 million on Chelsea, but his situation at Chelsea is hard to describe and his development is not ideal.
This summer, Clark took over as West Blumwich head coach. With his good relationship with the Blues, he immediately loaned the young Belgian center from the Blues.
After Lukaku entered West Blumwich, Clark immediately built his own team around him. It can be said that it would be basically difficult to build a tactical system without Lukakuk.
The first thing Clark wants to improve is West Blumwich's defensive system. He needs more players to participate in the team's defense. Lukaku's existence allowed Clark to realize this idea because Lukaku is tall and strong. What is even more commendable is that the tall Lukaku is still very fast.
In the frontcourt, one person can do two strikers' work. Clark's tactical design has been successful, which is why they can be the dark horse in the new season.
Not to mention that West Blumwich is in good condition, Manchester City has also encountered some difficulties, mainly due to the impact of the national team's match day and injuries. Yaya Toure was injured in the game against Sunderland. The situation is not serious and serious. It will take about two months to lose the injury. Then Aguero had a small ankle problem in the national team game. Wen Sheng planned to let him rest in this game.
When meeting a loyal believer like Mourinho like Clark, Manchester City has very few ways to go, so they can only attack the bus.
The game was quite stalemate, and Manchester City finally won, relying on a set piece opportunity, Kolarov assisted Kompany and scored the only goal in the game.
Clark was not so convinced after the game, the main reason was that they actually had several opportunities to tie the score. The lack of Toure won in the midfield and used Dembele. He did not perform well in this game, not very good, and Manchester City was not very stable in control.
The reporters obviously saw this, but Wensheng said: "Each of us misses Toure, but we must also accept the fact that he is not on the court. Moussa and Victor are good players, and I believe they can fill the gap!"
Wen Sheng also named another young player Mane. Mane also got the starting opportunity today and replaced Silva's position. Kolarov's set-piece came from Mane's breakthrough.
"Sadio is very young. He showed his characteristics on the stadium, which is a very beneficial addition to the team! I am sure he has a bright future, but we can't hurry now!"
On the evening of the 24th, Manchester City will challenge Ajax, who has not won a group match at home. After this game, the reporter also asked about this game. Wensheng was very cautious and emphasized that Ajax's strength cannot be ignored, and it is not easy to deal with at home. The team needs to play a twelve-point spirit.
"In the Champions League level, we need to stay calm! Only with a calm mind can we defeat our opponents!"
"Kun has a little injury. I'm not sure if he can come back against Ajax. Yaya will be injured for a while. In addition to them, we also have some injuries in other positions!"
"The current schedule is starting to become dense. We must overcome difficulties and face them. Although it is their home court, we also need to go with the determination to win!"
Just as Wensheng said himself, even though the team is facing difficulties, Ajax is the planned three-pointer. Taking them will help the team determine their advantages in the group stage, which is really important.
Wensheng is very confident in this game, because Frank Debord is just a stubborn person in his opinion. Why do you say that?!
Frank Debor is an idealist. Since the era of full attack and defense in the Netherlands, Ajax has always been a practitioner of this tactical concept. No matter who the head coach is, the concept has never changed. Debor also inherited the tactical ideas of his predecessors in line with each other.
A problem can be seen from the history and pattern of European football in the past twenty years. It is difficult for Eredivisie teams to be the leader in the European arena. Ajax's era is a thing of the past. Ajax participates in the Champions League every year, and there are only a few times when they reach the quarterfinals. Some people think they are amazing. After all, their strength is far worse than the top European giants. Yes, strength is their biggest problem!
Their own strength is no longer enough to support them to achieve excellent results in European wars by relying on the concept of full attack and defense, so their paradox is to either enhance their strength or change their tactics.
Ajax will not change the traditional concept of his club, so they now seem to be the only one who can dominate the country. In the European game, they need state and luck. Are European media players fools?! Obviously not, so as soon as the death group was separated, everyone listed Ajax as a team that was basically impossible to qualify. They are disruptors but they are not seen to be able to qualify.
Frank Debord, the head coach, did not change his mind in the European game. He still used all attacks and defenses against Dortmund away. He lost the game. When he returned to home against Real Madrid, he continued to attack and defend all attacks and defenses. He lost even worse. Looking at Ajax's two games, he found that their tactics had not changed at all. They were too self-centered.
This kind of self-centered play style, good condition and good players' strength, will naturally be awesome, and it is possible to kill the other three teams in the group, which is also an important factor for the media to think they will become disruptors.
If you play well, your condition will generally not work. You can't fight against the other three opponents in the group stage. Real Madrid is not easy to deal with, Dortmund is also difficult to deal with, and Manchester City is also difficult to deal with now.
Wensheng firmly believes that Frank DeBol continues his style, and the probability of Manchester City defeating them away will increase greatly. Of course, he hopes that he will not meet the Ajax who is in excellent form.
During Monday's training session, Mubarak made a special trip to the training ground to visit Manchester City's players. He also knew that this was a critical period. Two games against Ajax were crucial. It would be fine if he won the Manchester City lockdown.
Chapter completed!