Maresca's City still dominate the ball, but they look for the space in front of them much sooner than Guardiola's did.
“Η Σίτι εξακολουθεί να κυριαρχεί με την μπάλα, αλλά αναζητά πιο γρήγορα τον ελεύθερο χώρο.”City still dominate with the ball, but look for the free space more quickly. our translation
Maresca's City go man for man high up the pitch to stop the other side passing out from the back.
“Manchester City started the game on the front foot, jumping into an aggressive player-oriented press to restrict Manchester United’s ability to play out from the back and progress.”A new manager, the same City: they still want the ball, and a lot of it.
“They’re still playing the same possession-hungry soccer.”City will hog the ball for long stretches, shuffling it side to side and pushing players up until you are pinned in your own half.
“Large swathes of possession are needed to gain the control he wants, and from a 4-2-3-1 base you will see Man City in a 3-2-2-3 shape when building attacks on the ball.”They deliberately crowd the middle of the pitch so their wingers are left standing alone by the touchline. Watch for a winger taking on a defender one against one.
“Maresca loves to pack out central areas to free up his wingers for 1v1s or 2v1s, so he will be thrilled to have Antoine Semenyo and Jeremy Doku at his disposal.”