In the Atletico Madrid locker room, the players were relaxed. They were communicating with each other, and some people listened to the songs casually to relieve their emotions, and discussed how to play in the second half.

The atmosphere at Manchester City is completely wrong.

Mancini's face was gloomy. He stared at the players, like he was staring at the prisoner who might have committed a crime - he wanted to find problems from the players.

No one is willing to admit that it is his own problem. As a relatively successful head coach, Mancini is the same. He is unwilling to admit that he is worse than that young Chinese. He knows in his heart that his tactical thinking and team-leading ability are different from the opponent, so the match between Manchester City and Atletico Madrid is so bad. But he is unwilling to admit that.

So Mancini wanted to find problems from the players. If it was a problem of the players' performance, it was not a problem of his leadership.

But after thinking for a long time, Mancini still couldn't find it.

Every player worked very hard, although he was two goals behind, by the last minute of the first half, no player did not play seriously.

Mancini found that he could not blame the players.

Of course, he can put the responsibility on the players regardless of the scruples, but after that, he will lose all his prestige and all control in the team, and no player will be willing to continue to trust him.

For the sake of a game, it is not worth it.

He must face failure.

Through the first half, Mancini knew very well that this Manchester City still has a long way to go to beat Atletico Madrid, not the ability of the players, but the tactical issues.

The game between the two teams perfectly interprets the importance of tactics and cooperation.

The personal abilities of Manchester City players are by no means worse than Atletico Madrid, but in terms of overall coordination of the entire team and the tactics familiar to the players, the gap between the two teams is too big.

This is the root cause of failure.

It is precisely because of knowing the reason that Mancini is even more helpless. This cannot be solved in a short period of time, nor can it be solved by just one transfer. It may take one season, two seasons, or even several seasons to make the team really improve.

Thinking of this, Mancini was puzzled.

After that young Chinese arrived at Atletico Madrid, it took only one season to build Atletico Madrid into such a player. The tactical style changed drastically, and most of the lineup was changed. Then their strength improved by leaps and bounds... From the eyes of a normal coach, it was simply incredible.

The opponent's speed of transforming the team...it's too fast!

When the same thing comes to him, he can't solve it in a short time. He can't think of any good solution for this game.

A feeling of powerlessness surged into my heart.

Could it be... no matter how hard you work, can't Manchester City completely get rid of the other party's influence?

As long as you coach Manchester City, do you have to live in the shadow of the opponent?

Mancini is unwilling to admit defeat!

The Italian gritted his teeth and clenched his fists. He decided to go all out. Anyway, losing one goal is also losing two goals, three goals, and even more teams also lost three points. Don't consider other issues and let the team relax and attack.

Haven’t those fans always hope that Manchester City can play the offensive football that they used to be? Let’s try to do this to satisfy your wishes and let you see what it would be like to have a completely blown offensive in Manchester City now!

So in the rest of the time, Mancini adjusted the tactics.

He gave up the pre-match arrangement and proved ineffective defensive strategy in the game, but instead allowed the team to attack completely and play against Atletico Madrid.

Many players breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this.

They don’t want to continue defending for 45 minutes. The game that only defends and cannot see hope for goals is simply a mental breakdown!

After the second half of the game started, Manchester City made substitution adjustments, and they replaced De Jong with Aguero.

De Jong is a member of the Dutch national team. His performance on the wings has always been very stable and his offensive and defensive abilities are not bad. He is a midfielder with relatively balanced offense and defense. Needless to say, Aguero is the number one star of Atletico Madrid last season. His "transfer bidder" this summer, his 77.5 million euros value proves his ability, and he can be said to be a pure offensive player.

This substitution means that Manchester City will launch an offensive, and at the same time, it also means that Mancini admitted his failure in formulating tacticals. His defensive counterattack did not work, but instead he will temporarily adjust his offensive tactics now.

Wansheng was not surprised to see this substitution.

At Manchester City's crisis, Aguero must be on the stage. Although he has not fully integrated into Manchester City's tactical system and it is difficult to compete with Dzeko for the main position, Aguero is not limited to the center position. He can also perform well in the midfield and wing forward position.

This is the ability of the world's top players.

Manchester City's offensive methods are actually only those, and the system relies on the side and the middle, but in fact, their offensive methods are simply based on players and the performance of the stars.

The middle is David Silva, and the flank is Nasri and Aguero. There is no choice on the forward line, only one Dzeko.

Wan Sheng is not worried about Manchester City's attack.

In the world football world, it can be said that this way of attacking by relying solely on players' abilities has long lagged behind the times. Although it can sometimes exert good power, in front of Atletico Madrid, this alone is far from enough. Not to mention Aguero, Nasri, Atletico Madrid, even Messi and C-Ronaldo are not afraid of.

In fact, the key point is also the blockade of Manchester City's middle lane, that is, the core David Silva.

As long as we can defend David Silva's point, it will be difficult for Manchester City to cooperate. Without cooperation, the players will fight on their own, so the threats they can pose will be limited.

Before the game, Wan Sheng had an explanation for David Silva. Under the "special care" of Morris and Thiago Silva, what could this former disciple perform?

Wansheng is looking forward to it.

He raised his legs and watched the game patiently.

When setting up a play against Manchester City before the game, Wan Sheng mainly targeted David Silva, and even Aguero didn't mention it.

But when it comes to the game, the one who feels most depressed is Manchester City striker Dzeko.

In the 2008-2009 season, who was the hottest striker in the Bundesliga? In the first half of the season, more people remembered Hoffenheim's Ibisevic, and looking around the whole season, many people found that Wolfsburg's Dzeko has become the representative of the new generation of bombers.

More and more fans remember this 1.93-meter Bosnia and Herzegovina big man, remembering his various shots and goals.

Before joining Wolfsburg in Bundesliga in 2007, Dzeko only played in Teplis in the Czech League One.

Due to his outstanding performance in the Czech Republic, Magat, who was then the coach of Wolfsburg, signed him for 4 million euros from Teplis. In his initial Bundesliga debut season, he scored five goals and three assists in 12 games.

In the 2008-09 Bundesliga season, Dzeko's second season, the Bosnia and Herzegovina striker began to explode.

The black and white double-sat composed of Dzeko and Grafitt led Wolfsburg all the way. Dzeko scored 25 league goals in 33 games. In May 2009, Dzeko scored a hat-trick against Hoffenheim and Hannover. In just 4 games in May, he had already won 9 goals.

In the 2009-2010 season, Dzeko scored in the Bundesliga and was awarded the Bundesliga scorer.

With his outstanding performance in the Bundesliga, Dzeko has attracted the attention of other league giants. On January 8, 2011, Manchester City officially announced the signing of Wolfsburg striker Dzeko. The contract was signed until June 2015. English media disclosed that Dzeko's transfer fee was about 27 million pounds, which is about 32.5 million euros.

In just half a season, Dzeko determined his main position, and it was difficult for Aguero to shake the arrival of him.

Although he was born in Bosnia and Herzegovina, which is not a football powerhouse, Dzeko's career can be said to be smooth sailing, so he is very confident and even a little arrogant. Even if Manchester City was suppressed in the first half, he still believes that it is the entire team, or the teammate's performance problem, which has nothing to do with him.

He believes that as long as he has the chance, he can help Manchester City score a goal.

Mancini changed his tactical strategy in the midfield, letting the team attack and striving to score goals. Dzeko felt that the opportunity had come. He and David Silva had always cooperated well. He didn't think that Atletico Madrid's defense could block his impact, so he felt that it was not difficult for him to score.

But soon reality shattered his fantasy.

Dzeko met Morris.

It was this before that the 34-year-old midfielder he "looks down on" made him feel powerless.

Dzeko is 1.93 meters tall and is a strong big guy on the football field. His original idea was that when he met Morris, he would use his body to break through...and then, he failed.

Three consecutive failures!

The first time was at the front of the penalty area. After Dzeko got the ball, Morris came to defend. Dzeko's position was very good. As long as he broke through Morris, he could create a single shot.

But this time, Dzeko just started and the ball was cut off!

"This guy's judgment is really accurate!"

Dzeko sighed, feeling unwilling to admit defeat, and soon the second chance came. Manchester City launched a fast counterattack, Nasri passed Dzeko diagonally in the middle, Dzeko dribbled the ball and ran forward, Morris once again blocked the front.

Dzeko took the ball, stared at Morris, changed direction twice in a row, and then rushed forward directly.

This direct breakthrough is very beneficial to the attacking side.

If two people collide, the defensive side is likely to block the foul, otherwise it will be difficult to stop the ball-holder.

Morris decided to choose...tackle!

Morris fell directly to the ground, and the soles of his feet were accurately shoveled on the ball. Dzeko and Morris came to the opposite side, but the standing side must have kicked the side that fell to the ground, so the ball was kicked aside again, and Dzeko fell to the ground without any suspense.

Dzeko stood up with a grin, Morris gave him a smile and pulled him up friendly.

It's like embodying the 'competitive spirit'.

But in Dzeko's opinion, that was simply a direct provocation!

So the third time came again.

Dzeko and Morris competed with the ball together, and the two collided directly. Morris took a step back, and Dzeko fell to the ground, covering his arms and grinning.

This is a reasonable reinstallation.

The referee did not give a penalty, Dzeko fell to the ground, and Morris did not continue to play football, but kicked the ball out of the sideline, showing the spirit of fair competition again.

Dzeko is completely convinced...

It was not because it was cut off three times in a row, nor because of the "competitive spirit" shown by Morris, but because of the direct collision just now, he took the initiative to hit Morris, but it felt like he was on an iron plate.

Dzeko grinned in pain and took a long time to get up from the grass.

He finally understood what his teammate David Silva said, "He is much more difficult than he imagined."

Dzeko's offense is also a microcosm of Manchester City's overall offense. In other positions, their cooperation is difficult to play, and their personal offense is also greatly restricted. After 20 minutes of the second half, Manchester City's offensive effect was not good. They only had two shots, and once threatened Atletico Madrid goal, but Adam Johnson's shot did not make any effort and was easily saved by De Gea.

In the past twenty minutes, Atletico Madrid also had bad news - Raul Garcia was injured.

Raul Garcia was injured in a fight with Yaya Toure. He sprained his leg when he was lying on the ground and did not stand up.

The referee hurriedly signaled the team doctor to enter the field.
To be continued...