Football's No. 1 Prodigal Son

The victory of Manchester City impressed everyone.

Lineker, who was commentating the whole game, commented on the game in an incredible tone: "Manchester City showed us a very tactically disciplined team. The ability they showed in this game really shocked me. If they can maintain this state, they are enough to qualify for the Champions League!"

And Van Gaal's tactical arrangement in this game was also widely praised.

People praised that the Dutch coach is indeed a famous coach and made Manchester City very strong.

Yang Luo read these comments and couldn't help but sneer in his heart.

The media usually praises the high and tramples the low. Once a game does not perform well, they are the first to jump out and scold you.

Seven days later, Manchester City returned to their home ground and faced the challenge of Portsmouth.

In this game, Manchester City still fielded the strongest lineup, but the result was very unsatisfactory.

Facing Portsmouth's layers of defense, the young Eto'o lost himself and failed to get any good opportunities.

After Van Gaal replaced Luca Toni at the beginning of the second half, the situation improved a little.

Manchester City finally scored a goal with Ronaldo in the 70th minute of the game.

But in the 85th minute of the game, the young Evra made a mistake in a grab on the left, allowing the opponent to seize the opportunity and equalize the score.

In the end, the result of this game was fixed at 1:1, and Manchester City was tied by Portsmouth at home.

Such a result naturally made the fans at the scene very dissatisfied. We came to see a big win, and you only showed me this?

The fan leader Gran Stone even brought his small group of extreme fans to boo in the stadium to express his dissatisfaction.

Yang Luo, who was watching the game in the VIP area, also had a bad expression, but he was not too disappointed. After all, it was normal for a newly integrated team to have ups and downs.

As he expected, after the game, David Jones of the Guardian jumped out immediately: "Sure enough, the first round of the game was an accident. This game exposed Manchester City's shortcomings. The forwards were weak and the defenders were reckless. This is the price to pay for being too superstitious about young people. And the head coach Van Gaal did not have the magic of the last game. The mistakes in the tactical arrangement led to the failure of this game to achieve the ideal result. According to this trend, Manchester City is unlikely to compete for the top four this season."

After seeing this report, Fiona couldn't help but complain to Yang Luo: "This reporter is really annoying "I hate him. He started to make sarcastic remarks after only one game. Why didn't he come out and say something in the last game?"

Yang Luo said while eating breakfast: "This guy is a rat shit. I and Van Gaal scolded him before, and now he is specifically targeting us, just wanting to see our jokes."

Fiona pouted: "This guy is really annoying, you should continue to find opportunities to scold him."

Yang Luo waved his hand: "What's the point of arguing with such a person? When Manchester City really overwhelms his home team Manchester United, that will really slap him in the face."

Three days after the match with Portsmouth, Manchester City went to challenge Blackburn away again.

After Blackburn sold Duff to Chelsea this summer, its overall strength was greatly affected.

From the perspective of strength, Manchester City naturally has the advantage.

But the progress of the first half of the game surprised many people.

With the goals of striker Tikov and defender Todd, Blackburn led Manchester City 2-0.

During the halftime break, Alan Hansen couldn't help but comment: "It seems that Manchester City's young army has too many ups and downs. If they play well, everything is possible, but if they encounter obstacles, they may fall into a long trough."

Lineker on the side also nodded: "This is a common problem of young teams. Now it depends on Van Gaal's skills."

At this time, at the Guardian headquarters in Manchester, the unshaven David Jones was writing an article with excitement.

In the first half, Manchester City's 0-2 made him feel like he was floating. At this time, he was full of ideas and was writing line after line of words that belittled Manchester City.

"Throughout the first half, Manchester City seemed at a loss, especially in the midfield and backcourt. The young Essien seemed to have lost himself after the highlight of the first game. Is this the legendary rookie wall? It's just that his rookie wall came too early..."

"Van Gaal's tactical arrangement also seems very radical. It seems that he does not understand the style of Premier League games and the strength of Premier League teams. Past success cannot represent the present. He seems to have run out of ideas..."

And now the Manchester City locker room is experiencing a Van Gaal-style hair dryer.

Everyone hung their heads and said nothing.

The team doctor was busy massaging Robben.

At the last moment of the first half, Blackburn's evil right-back Andy Todd knocked him down with a fierce tackle. Although he got a yellow card, Robben's right leg was bruised.

After Van Gaal finished spraying, he couldn't help but walked over: "How is Robben's injury? Can he still hold on?"

The team doctor hesitated: "Although he can still hold on, my suggestion is to let him rest."

Van Gaal's brows frowned immediately.

The team was behind 0-2, and Robben was still injured...

Although Ronaldo can play in this position, once Ronaldo goes to the left, Wright Phillips will be the only one left on the right.

And Milner... is still too young.

When he needs to score, he still doesn't trust Phillips and Milner.

At this moment, a light bulb went off in his head, and he thought of what Yang Luo had said to him before: "Ronaldinho's favorite position to get the ball is on the left side of the front court, so there is another way to coexist with Kaka. For example, Kaka is in the middle, and Ronaldinho goes to the left."

When he thought of this, he looked up suddenly, and his eyes showed excitement.

In training and games, he had already discovered Ronaldinho's habit of getting the ball, but Robben was always on the left, and he had not seriously considered letting Ronaldinho move left.

This time, it's time to try it!

So he stood up: "In the second half, Kaka will play, and Ronaldinho will go to Robben's position."

At this time, Manchester City's frontcourt configuration became Kaka, Ronaldo, Ronaldinho and Eto'o.

And Van Gaal also made a small arrangement.

Because the attack starting point is left-leaning, Ronaldo on the right has to move forward more into the penalty area to grab points.

This is also the advice Yang Luo once gave him.

After all, he is the tallest and best jumper among the frontcourt players, so this move can also catch the opponent by surprise.

Yang Luo, who was watching TV, saw Van Gaal's tactical adjustment and immediately realized that he had listened to his advice!

Next, it depends on whether this change of formation can work!