Gurkuf was a little afraid of Rongguang, which was normal.

Yoan Gurkov became famous in the French Ligue 1 club Rennes. In the second half of the 203264 season, he was promoted to the first team and got the chance to play in the league. The next 205266 season was a season when Gurkov became famous. He wore a No. 10 jersey at Rennes, and played 36 times in the league, scoring six goals, helping Rennes to win the seventh place in the French Ligue 1.

Then in the summer of 2UU, he was spotted by AC Milan and bought it.

However, at that time, he couldn't even play the main player in AC Milan.

But at the same time, Rongguang is already at its peak in the entire European football world. When Gurkuf just debuted, Rongguang won the Champions League top scorer for the first time in the Champions League.

When Gurkuf was sitting on the bench in AC Milan, Rongguang led Bayern Munich to defeat AC Milan where Gurkuf was located in the Champions League final.

Gurkuf was sitting on the bench at that time and was impressed by the final.

He watched Kaka, who firmly suppressed himself, be defeated by Glory, and AC Milan lost the Champions League title.

From that time on, he knew the power of glory.

However, even though he was afraid of Rongguang, he did not want to give up on pursuing victory.

After all, Manchester City's team is glorious for stoppage time.

If the entire Manchester City are proud and underestimated, Bordeaux still has a chance.

When the game started, it seemed like what Gurkuf expected, and Manchester City players seemed a little unhappy about the game.

They have already qualified in the first place in the group in advance. Bordeaux is not a very powerful team. They have easily defeated their opponents 20 away games before, and now it is really difficult to get excited at home.

However, Bordeaux is more motivated than Manchester City. They run more actively than Manchester City players and have a higher desire to win.

They kept running and fighting in every corner of the stadium, causing a lot of trouble for Manchester City.

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The game lasted thirty minutes and neither side scored a goal.

But even fools can see that Bordeaux has the upper hand.

In the first fifteen minutes, Manchester City did not take Bordeaux's enthusiasm into consideration. This was their home court after all, and they believed that they had the advantage in their strength. It would be a matter of minutes to win Bordeaux?

But now they don't think so.

Because they found themselves completely trapped in the rhythm of Bordeaux, it was already difficult to find their own rhythm of the game, and they were led by Bordeaux.

Their attack did not pose much threat to Bordeaux. However, Bordeaux's attack was very exciting, making Manchester City's defense nervous.

Here, Bordeaux's core midfielder, Gurkuf, wearing the No. 10 jersey, is very active. He connects the team's midfield and frontcourt and sends threatening passes again and again. Not only that, he also has the ability to shoot.

A front midfielder who can pass the ball and assist teammates and shoot himself is really uncomfortable for Manchester City.

Moreover, Bordeaux is not only strong in this year, but the overall strength of this team is very strong.

They just won the league championship last season, and their morale is high and they are in a championship cycle.

The European powerhouses who participated in the Champions League were so powerful that they had originally looked down on them were very embarrassed.

In this game, they also made Manchester City feel this embarrassment.

The Manchester City fans in the stands were very happy at first, cheering constantly, and their mentality was as relaxed as they were out for a picnic.

But after half an hour of the game, they stopped watching it.

Manchester City fans lost their cheering intentions, their brows frowned, and their expressions became solemn.

Although they thought they had already qualified in the group first in advance anyway, they could accept whether they lost or won in the last two group matches.

But when Manchester City really encountered trouble in the game, Manchester City fans had long since lost this idea.

They still hope to win, even if it is an irrelevant game, they hope to win...

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When Benitez saw that the team was in this situation, he quickly made adjustments.

He did not substitute people, but made tactical adjustments.

He asked the team to shrink their defense and gave up the idea of ​​playing offensive football at home. Manchester City played passively in the previous thirty minutes because Manchester City originally planned to attack Bordeaux at home to try to easily win the game. As a result, it was found that Bordeaux was not a good bone. Their attack caused the defense line to be empty, which gave Bordeaux many opportunities.

And for some reasons, Manchester City can't find the rhythm of the offensive now.

Since that's the case, it's better to give up the offense for the time being and defend with peace of mind first, at least maintain a draw without conceding the ball in the first half.

This way, wait until the halftime break before making adjustments.

Fortunately, Manchester City players have already reacted and know that the opponent is not weak today. So they have begun to pay attention to their opponents in their mentality. Benitez said that they can adjust as much as they adjust, and they will not think that the head coach asked them to shrink their defense to adjust.

After shrinking the defense, Bordeaux's offense is not that threatening.

Bordeaux didn't dare to pass the exam too much, and they were also worried about Manchester City's counterattack.

Manchester City is not scary when it comes to attack, but Manchester City is the most scary when it shrinks its defense. Benitez is very good at playing defensive counterattacks.

In addition, the glory made Bordeaux dare not neglect at all.

So they slowed down the pace of the offense.

In the end, both sides tied at 00 in the first half.

Although they did not score, the Bordeaux players were quite satisfied because they had the advantage on the field. As long as they continued to play like this, they believed that they would definitely be able to score.

However, Manchester City players still had a trance when they left the court.

They don't know why they played like this in the first half...

However, during the halftime break, Benitez's adjustments were made. When they thought of this, their confusion was not so deep.

When Benitez first arrived at Manchester City, he was suspicious of Manchester City players.

But now, no one doubts him anymore.

The reversal in the second half of last season was not only a credit to glory, but also Benitez made an indelible contribution.

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During the halftime break, Bordeaux head coach Blanco kept encouraging the players to praise them for their good first half and to continue working hard in the second half. Just play like this, the victory will definitely belong to them.

Blanco was once the legendary central defender of the French national team. In the French team that won the World Cup in 196, he was the main central defender. It was his injury time in the quarterfinals that he scored a golden ball in Paraguay and helped the French team to reach the quarterfinals. At that time, if it weren't for his goal, the French team might have been eliminated, and the history of the World Cup would have been changed, and even the entire European football world might have changed.

The scene of his kissing French goalkeeper Badz in every game has also become a classic scene in that World Cup.

After he took over Bordeaux, the Bordeaux team also underwent earth-shaking changes. He led Bordeaux to end Lyon's seven consecutive championships in the Ligue 1 League.

He led Bordeaux to the Champions League this season, and he didn't think he would just play soy sauce in the group stage.

Just like Manchester City, he has ambitions and is unwilling to accept his fate.

This game against Manchester City is also part of his ambition.

If you can't win, the situation in Bordeaux will be very dangerous.

At the same time, in the locker room next door, Benitez is also making adjustments to the team.

He did not criticize the team's performance in the first half, not because of his kindness, but because he was unwilling to waste his saliva, energy and time on such meaningless verbal disputes. He is a person who can't say anything beautiful but is more inclined to be realistic.

He began to set up the second half tactics for the team since the players entered the goal.

Judging from the observation in the first half, Bordeaux's offensive was very fierce.

If Manchester City plays against them, although they are not going to win, the cost will be a bit high.

With the team already qualifying first in the group ahead of schedule, Benitez does not want to pay too much to win a game.

He chose to play a defensive counterattack in the second half to let Bordeaux attack. Over time, if they are unable to score a goal, they will become more impatient, because it is them who must win the game, not Manchester City.

In this way, Manchester City will have many opportunities to easily counterattack, and as long as they can seize one of the opportunities, it will be enough to kill the game.

"A calm mindset is very important. Our mindset is better than them. It is them who should panic, not us."

Finally, Benitez put down the pen in his hand and said to his players.

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Before the second half, Gurkuf and his teammates walked out of the locker room and walked out of the field along the passage.

Here he saw the glory of coming from the Manchester City locker room.

He couldn't help but turn his eyes to Glory.

In his opinion, if he wanted to lead Bordeaux to qualify from this group, this person would be a mountain in front of him.

He must turn over and conquer him.

Although this was difficult, Gurkuf did not lose his confidence and courage.

Football is a contest of wisdom, no one can win forever, he can definitely defeat Manchester City

Rongguang suddenly noticed that someone was looking at him, so he turned his head to look at him and saw Gurkuf.

The Bordeaux No. 10 player is staring at him.

Out of courtesy, Rongguang nodded to the other party.

Gurkuf was stunned for a moment, then nodded to Rongguang quickly.

Although the two are opponents on the court, they don’t have any personal grudges and don’t have to be too nervous off the court.

After saying hello, Rong Guang turned around and continued to move forward.

Gurkuf followed him and walked towards the court.
Chapter completed!