By the time Luis Enrique and Pep Guardiola were thinking to become coaches, and shared their thoughts and ideas in the room they shared as players in Barcelona, in the late 90s, probably not ourselves imagine the influence that could bring the current football season. Quite possibly that is what we saw yesterday in Etihad Stadium has greatly surpassed their imagination 15 years ago. Because it is difficult at this time to imagine that today you can behave as basketball coach, with regard to participation that have a match from the bench. Nine or ten years ago, when both of them started in coaching, not on planet football coaches who teased so much and so often the game of the group against the development. And so it counted as both innovative coaches, trying to pierce the ceiling and walls of coaching football and put the nature of coaching in another dimension. And as such the attempt and led to excesses and innovations, so we enjoy the privilege of fortune that we are contemporaries of Pep Guardiola and Luis Enrique, and tasting football experience like the one we experienced as viewers Tuesday night.
The second game was a continuation of the first, that was done 15 days ago in Barcelona. And to assess the audience yesterday as the need should have seen the first part, that of the Camp Nou. In the first quarter gladiators resembled beasts, after a strong fight, looking at each other waiting for one to attack the other, and this was because of the choice made by both coaches to leave each other initiative and keep everyone for himself the option to surprise the opponent. Guardiola did not asked City with aggressive defense in the defensive third of Barcelona, as it was launched in Barcelona. And Enrique, who had announced that it would give time to himself to read the game and tactics of Pep, did not tried anything different from usual, the careful passing game of Barcelona.
After 11 minutes in the game, the scene changed. City suddenly began to make aggressive defenses when they didnot have the ball, but also revealed a surprise to Enrique. Caballero and Otamenti - Stones began to lift it up and carry it with big passes to strikers and not the midfield. It was the first sign that Guardiola took the lessons that gave him the Barcelona match. "We played with long balls because we are not yet ready to continuously hold the ball and build attacks with many passes," he explained after the game. So simple, so naturally, Pep proved that he is more flexible than we thought, less obsessive with slow development game.
When City started pushing up, Enrique began to show the terrain his own surprise to Guardiola:Oumtiti, Mastserano, Ter Stegken started searching with diagonal balls to Neymar, Messi, Rakitits and Andre Gomez who waited skirmished in the middle third of the field and forwards to get the pass to attack. Something that had not been tried in the Camp Nou. "This change surprised us and put us in big trouble," he admitted after the game Guardiola. Because yes, two coaches who know eachother so well, can still be surprised by each other, just because they are changing strategies and generate new data with great frequency during a game.
From 21' minute, Messi and Neymar effectively exhibited such a quick counter attack by displaying the greater development and enlargement sign of the offensive repertoire of Barcelona in the time of Luis Enrique, and Barcelona began to dominate, as shown by the ball possession percentage in 39' minute: 28% -72%. "At this time we saw the best team in the world," said Guardiola said. "This 40' was probably our best of the season," Enrique said.
All changedby the mistake of Serge Roberto, which caused by the City with the aggressive defense. The Spaniard, a midfielder who plays back, functioned as midfielder and attempted to play horizontal and not to remove the ball. And like this 1-1 happened, which proved to be the turning point in this match. This goal of psychology, stimulated the City so that she was able to rejoin the game. 45 'percentages possession of the ball had been 40% -60%. "After the 1-1 we felt and realized that difficult time had passed," said Pep said.
The larger and ultimately more decisive surprise in the match was made by Guardiola to Luis Enrique. He worked with the team counter attacks and showed essentially for the first time against Barcelona. This created the foul - goal of De Broine, thanks to the very fast transition of City from defense to attack, which brought the free kick won by David Silva from Busquets. The same way happened the third goal on 74, in yet another display of intellectual flexibility of Guardiola, who previously gave the impression that he hates counter attacks. "I learned things about the abilities of my players tonight. I saw how well we can play against the attacks and realized that we can use as an additional weapon in the future, "he said after the game. The glow on his face revealed enthusiastic coach who just discovered the "suddenness" of basketball coaches. This solution of counter attacks came from Camp Nou lesson, when City had a hard time, and the conclusion that the team is not ready yet to serve his own passing game. He had to pay dearly this course, with the heaviest defeat of City in Champions League. These, however, the Spanish courses perceives as necessary for the maturation of the group. And he has the courage to put his team in such trials. Where it draws this courage? "We want time, the City was not living in the Champions League over the last 30 years, is not easy to go up and stabilize at this level. People do not give us time, but the club gives us, "he said after the match. And this is the explanation. Unlike the English media and perhaps the rest of planet football, thrilled with the first samples of City of Pep and raped believe that has been transformed with the magic wand, and therefore begin with the same high intensity of post questioning the compatibility of the methods of the English football just wrong the first results came, the club shows how trusts. And so here it is enough to keep him calm.
In order to effectively manage the new situation after the game, 2-1, the Guardiola proceeded to change formation. He left the 4-1-4-1 after 60 minutes and went 4-2-3-1 with a view to do in Barcelona that he had done at the Camp Nou after 60 ': use two central midfielders, Fernando and Gkintogkan to push very Barca in the first contacts with the ball out of the big area, ie each attack event start to steal the ball and give the City the right to play on the counter. The frustration of the Barcelona players grew, and like this they failed to react after 74 ', in a match which could comfortably be clear from the first half.
The end of this game gave Guardiola a statistical illustration - lesson. His team beat Barcelona although only held by 41% the ball at her feet (the Camp Nou had to keep 48% of the time). With less time occupation, the City expressed large number of attacks (33 versus 39 FCB) and had more final effort (13) of the opponent (9). Although about half succeeded accurate passes (240) than actually Barcelona (498), and had fewer passes in critical piece of terrain, in attack (84 vs. 123 FCB) the City with the ball. Not beat the classic way of Guardiola. Win a new way of Guardiola.
The larger and ultimately more decisive surprise in the match was made by Guardiola to Luis Enrique. He worked with the team at the event against attacks and showed essentially for the first time against Barcelona. Thus created the foul - finish De Broine, thanks to the very fast transition of City from defense to attack, which brought the free kick won by David Silva from Busquets. In the same way and made the third goal on 74, in yet another display of intellectual flexibility of Guardiola, who previously gave the impression that the cashier counter attacks. "I learned things about the abilities of my players tonight. I saw how well we can play against the attacks and realized that we can use as an additional weapon in the future, "he said after the game Guardiola.
The glow on his face revealed enthusiastic coach who just discovered the "suddenness" of basketball coaches. This change has confirmed the main conclusion has been exporting watching him closely about the last four years coaching the biographer, Marty Penarnaou that you lived in Germany and those already living in England change him and make better and more versatile coach. This solution of the Pep attacks against the used precisely because he learned the Camp Nou, as his team a hard time, that the City is not yet ready to serve his own passing game. He had to pay dearly this course, with the heaviest defeat of City in the Champions League. These, however, the Spanish courses perceives as necessary for the maturation of the group makes. And he has the courage to put his team in such trials. Where it draws this courage? "We want time, the City was not living in the Champions League over the last 30 years, is not easy to go up and stabilize at this level. People do not give us time, but the club gives us, "he said after the match. And this is enough to keep him calm.
The second game was a continuation of the first, that was done 15 days ago in Barcelona. And to assess the audience yesterday as the need should have seen the first part, that of the Camp Nou. In the first quarter gladiators resembled beasts, after a strong fight, looking at each other waiting for one to attack the other, and this was because of the choice made by both coaches to leave each other initiative and keep everyone for himself the option to surprise the opponent. Guardiola did not asked City with aggressive defense in the defensive third of Barcelona, as it was launched in Barcelona. And Enrique, who had announced that it would give time to himself to read the game and tactics of Pep, did not tried anything different from usual, the careful passing game of Barcelona.
After 11 minutes in the game, the scene changed. City suddenly began to make aggressive defenses when they didnot have the ball, but also revealed a surprise to Enrique. Caballero and Otamenti - Stones began to lift it up and carry it with big passes to strikers and not the midfield. It was the first sign that Guardiola took the lessons that gave him the Barcelona match. "We played with long balls because we are not yet ready to continuously hold the ball and build attacks with many passes," he explained after the game. So simple, so naturally, Pep proved that he is more flexible than we thought, less obsessive with slow development game.
When City started pushing up, Enrique began to show the terrain his own surprise to Guardiola:Oumtiti, Mastserano, Ter Stegken started searching with diagonal balls to Neymar, Messi, Rakitits and Andre Gomez who waited skirmished in the middle third of the field and forwards to get the pass to attack. Something that had not been tried in the Camp Nou. "This change surprised us and put us in big trouble," he admitted after the game Guardiola. Because yes, two coaches who know eachother so well, can still be surprised by each other, just because they are changing strategies and generate new data with great frequency during a game.
From 21' minute, Messi and Neymar effectively exhibited such a quick counter attack by displaying the greater development and enlargement sign of the offensive repertoire of Barcelona in the time of Luis Enrique, and Barcelona began to dominate, as shown by the ball possession percentage in 39' minute: 28% -72%. "At this time we saw the best team in the world," said Guardiola said. "This 40' was probably our best of the season," Enrique said.
All changedby the mistake of Serge Roberto, which caused by the City with the aggressive defense. The Spaniard, a midfielder who plays back, functioned as midfielder and attempted to play horizontal and not to remove the ball. And like this 1-1 happened, which proved to be the turning point in this match. This goal of psychology, stimulated the City so that she was able to rejoin the game. 45 'percentages possession of the ball had been 40% -60%. "After the 1-1 we felt and realized that difficult time had passed," said Pep said.
The larger and ultimately more decisive surprise in the match was made by Guardiola to Luis Enrique. He worked with the team counter attacks and showed essentially for the first time against Barcelona. This created the foul - goal of De Broine, thanks to the very fast transition of City from defense to attack, which brought the free kick won by David Silva from Busquets. The same way happened the third goal on 74, in yet another display of intellectual flexibility of Guardiola, who previously gave the impression that he hates counter attacks. "I learned things about the abilities of my players tonight. I saw how well we can play against the attacks and realized that we can use as an additional weapon in the future, "he said after the game. The glow on his face revealed enthusiastic coach who just discovered the "suddenness" of basketball coaches. This solution of counter attacks came from Camp Nou lesson, when City had a hard time, and the conclusion that the team is not ready yet to serve his own passing game. He had to pay dearly this course, with the heaviest defeat of City in Champions League. These, however, the Spanish courses perceives as necessary for the maturation of the group. And he has the courage to put his team in such trials. Where it draws this courage? "We want time, the City was not living in the Champions League over the last 30 years, is not easy to go up and stabilize at this level. People do not give us time, but the club gives us, "he said after the match. And this is the explanation. Unlike the English media and perhaps the rest of planet football, thrilled with the first samples of City of Pep and raped believe that has been transformed with the magic wand, and therefore begin with the same high intensity of post questioning the compatibility of the methods of the English football just wrong the first results came, the club shows how trusts. And so here it is enough to keep him calm.
In order to effectively manage the new situation after the game, 2-1, the Guardiola proceeded to change formation. He left the 4-1-4-1 after 60 minutes and went 4-2-3-1 with a view to do in Barcelona that he had done at the Camp Nou after 60 ': use two central midfielders, Fernando and Gkintogkan to push very Barca in the first contacts with the ball out of the big area, ie each attack event start to steal the ball and give the City the right to play on the counter. The frustration of the Barcelona players grew, and like this they failed to react after 74 ', in a match which could comfortably be clear from the first half.
The end of this game gave Guardiola a statistical illustration - lesson. His team beat Barcelona although only held by 41% the ball at her feet (the Camp Nou had to keep 48% of the time). With less time occupation, the City expressed large number of attacks (33 versus 39 FCB) and had more final effort (13) of the opponent (9). Although about half succeeded accurate passes (240) than actually Barcelona (498), and had fewer passes in critical piece of terrain, in attack (84 vs. 123 FCB) the City with the ball. Not beat the classic way of Guardiola. Win a new way of Guardiola.
The larger and ultimately more decisive surprise in the match was made by Guardiola to Luis Enrique. He worked with the team at the event against attacks and showed essentially for the first time against Barcelona. Thus created the foul - finish De Broine, thanks to the very fast transition of City from defense to attack, which brought the free kick won by David Silva from Busquets. In the same way and made the third goal on 74, in yet another display of intellectual flexibility of Guardiola, who previously gave the impression that the cashier counter attacks. "I learned things about the abilities of my players tonight. I saw how well we can play against the attacks and realized that we can use as an additional weapon in the future, "he said after the game Guardiola.
The glow on his face revealed enthusiastic coach who just discovered the "suddenness" of basketball coaches. This change has confirmed the main conclusion has been exporting watching him closely about the last four years coaching the biographer, Marty Penarnaou that you lived in Germany and those already living in England change him and make better and more versatile coach. This solution of the Pep attacks against the used precisely because he learned the Camp Nou, as his team a hard time, that the City is not yet ready to serve his own passing game. He had to pay dearly this course, with the heaviest defeat of City in the Champions League. These, however, the Spanish courses perceives as necessary for the maturation of the group makes. And he has the courage to put his team in such trials. Where it draws this courage? "We want time, the City was not living in the Champions League over the last 30 years, is not easy to go up and stabilize at this level. People do not give us time, but the club gives us, "he said after the match. And this is enough to keep him calm.
