Chapter 48: Stubbornness
Mourinho didn't feel that a one-goal lead was enough to put himself on his laurels, but at half-time he could go back to the dressing room with a more cheerful mood.
Of course, Mourinho's happiness is based on Linsen's depression.
At halftime, Lin Sen had two issues to solve.
One is how the team played in the second half, and the other is the yellow card for Cesar Azpilicueta.
The first problem is an established problem, although conceding a goal in the first half is not what Linson wants to see, but it is not a sudden situation, and one side must always score first in the game, whether Manchester City want to or not. Compared with this question, the second question requires Lin Sen to make a decision.
Azpilicueta started this game, and the problem of adaptability was one of Linsen's considerations, but as the commentator said the most in the first half, the effect was not good, not only bad, it was a stupid trick, because it was a rash foul by the young Spaniard that gave Ronaldo the opportunity to score from a free kick.
In this regard, Lin Sen does not want to put the responsibility on Azpilicueta, saying that he has lived up to his trust Yunyun, and it is his responsibility to choose the starter, so what kind of performance does the player have, the head coach naturally has to take the corresponding risks, otherwise winning is his own wisdom and martial arts, and losing is the team's lack of courage, how can there be such a good thing?
Of course, having said that, Azpilicueta's yellow card is also real, and Lin Sen can't just ignore it.
In the first half, Azpilicueta, who was not "yellow" and light, ended up in a complete defeat, so if the current Azpilicueta is allowed to go on like this, it is like writing a sentence on his forehead: Come to me, Ronaldo obviously can't let go of such a good rake.
Once Cesar Azpilicueta is off...... Lin Sen didn't dare to imagine the consequences-
Jose Mourinho returned to the dugout early on the pitchside.
Seeing Mourinho's move, Martin Taylor joked that madmen generally only have such a move in two situations, one is when the team is doing well, because there is no need for any tactical arrangement. The other is when the team table is terrible. Because he needs to use his own actions to tell his team members that he is very dissatisfied, very dissatisfied.
And now, it is clearly closer to the former.
Real Madrid was running well, the game was clear, and the score was temporarily ahead.
Now, everyone is waiting for Linson to come up with a response, however, when the second half resumes, Martin Taylor surprises to find that Azpilicueta is still on the pitch.
"Nope." Soon. Martin Taylor saw the difference, "The young Spaniard stood on the right, Zabaleta came to the left, it seems that Linson still made some adjustments, but whether this adjustment is really effective or not, can only be tested by the game......"
As Martin Taylor said, the results were quickly tested.
As a result, Lin Sen's "best of both worlds". It's just a good wish.
Neither Azpilicueta on the left nor on the right has been able to change the fact that he is afraid of a yellow card, not to mention that Real Madrid's two sides will change positions frequently, and Linsen's adjustment is actually not very effective. Even if he doesn't change positions, although Kaka's current form is not as good as before, he is still not something that Azli Piqueta can deal with lightly.
In the 66th minute, Kaka broke through Azli Piqueta's side. The latter hesitated for a moment and did not dare to pull people.
It's right not to pull people, if you pull people. The referee, who was almost standing in front of him, would not hesitate to give him another yellow card. But it would be a mistake not to pull people, because he missed this defensive opportunity, Kaka passed, and Higuain, the small smoking gun that was always roaming in the Manchester City penalty area, grabbed the point and scored.
The score became 2-0.
A score that couldn't have been worse.
At this point, Linson knew he had no choice, and he made a more daring substitution in the eyes of many: Di Maria, replacing Azpilicueta.
Zabaleta returned to the right, Gareth Bale dropped to left wing-back and Di Maria took over as Bale's left winger.
There is no doubt that this is a signal to attack.
But it was also at this time that Mourinho made his first substitution at the same time: Las Diarra replaced Kaka.
At 1-0, Real Madrid continued to attack, because a goal does not guarantee that Real Madrid will have much advantage away from home, even if it is a clean sheet. But when the score became 2-0, Real Madrid had the premise of defense, because the two-goal advantage was enough for Real Madrid to go away with a calm and confident mentality.
Mourinho's strain seems to many to be just right, but in contrast, Linson seems to be passive everywhere.
This match, before the game, was seen as the old and the new"
In the 71st minute, Manchester City's attack failed, and after Las Diarra came on the field, the game strategy obviously changed to a quick counterattack, and if it weren't for Ronaldo's greed and not passing the ball to Higuain, who was almost facing an empty goal on the other side, Manchester City would almost face a three-goal deficit.
In the 78th minute, Manchester City ushered in the best opportunity since the start of the game, Bale, who returned to his old left full-back, broke the ball and ran for a long time, and the opponent's right full-back Ramos was too big to stop the Welsh in time, so even if he was strong, he could only watch Bale go away, but Bale's last near-perfect pass made Falcao smash his head on the opponent's goal frame.
Unable to believe that he had missed such a must-score, Falcao held his head in his hands and fell to his knees with a look of chagrin.
Lin Sen on the sidelines also shook his head and smiled bitterly.
He took a look at the time of the match and began to think about his next move.
At the moment, Real Madrid have begun to shrink their defence, but if you think that this will allow Manchester City to attack with impunity, then you are miscalculated, even if Kaka comes off and replaces Las Diarra, Real Madrid still have players like Mesut Ozil, Higuain and Cristiano Ronaldo up front, and even if you dare to let your guard down, they will make you pay a bloody price.
In this case, Linsen didn't dare to let his midfield press in an all-round way, let alone advance the entire backline, so the problem still came back to square one, that is, the wing.
In the middle, Manchester City's game is actually on par with Real Madrid, whether it is the opponent's Ozil or Manchester City's David Silva, under the respective "care" of both sides, the role that can be played is compressed to the minimum, and on the side, the opponent's Ronaldo decided a qiē.
On the wing, Linson currently has three cards to play: Royce, Wright Jr., and Suarez, who can pull the side. All three have their own characteristics, with Reus's pace likely to work wonders in the closing stages of the game, with Wright Jr. having the same advantage and Suarez's skill as he can attack the opposition's backline.
Theoretically, all three of them have the value of playing, but now Lin Sen is thinking, who to replace?
On the side, naturally on the side.
The left side has just made a substitution and got a great opportunity, and it is obviously irrational to continue to change, so, the right side? Robben?
Compared with Ronaldo, who is almost deciding the game, the star of Robben on Manchester City's side is undoubtedly much bleaker, in the face of the double strangulation of Khedira and Marcelo, Robben is proud of the success rate of this game I don't want to look at the statistics, Lin Sen knows that it must be very pitiful.
In that case, it seems that Linson should replace Robben and give himself a chance, as well as a chance for Manchester City.
But he is actually not willing to change Robben.
Not only because Robben is the kind of player who can be silent for most of the game, but a flash of inspiration will decide the game, but also because in his eyes, even if the ball is cut off again and again, Robben is still looking for opportunities to break through.
Defeat after defeat, defeat after defeat.
The doorway in this is not what Lin Sen wants to say, but because the color of Robben's love has never changed.
That is, he is always confident in himself!
After much hesitation, Lin Sen finally decided to continue to be stubborn.
In this game, he has already been stubborn once, and in the use of Azpilicueta, the result has cost him. And now, he is stubborn again, and what the result is, still only the score can tell him.
The clock of the game continues to pass minute by minute.
In the eighty-third minute, Robben finally made Marcelo, who defended him, pay a yellow card, because this time, Robben completely deceived the Brazilian. City were awarded a free-kick, but Bale, who took the penalty, eventually fired an anti-aircraft gun.
Three minutes later, Robben was back in action when he received a pass from midfielder Yaya Toure and flashed Las Diarra's first tackle before facing Marcelo again.
Facing Robben alone, Marcelo did not feel nervous, although he had just received a yellow card because of the opponent, but he knew that as long as he was not completely thrown off by the opponent, Robben could not escape the fate of being trapped.
Marcelo fought and retreated, and Robben approached.
Robben couldn't be clearer about Marcelo's calculations, because for most of the game, the opponent was not all this routine, but this time, he didn't plan to give the other party such a chance.
Just as Marcelo's gaze shifted slightly to observe the position of his teammates, Robben activated instantly!
A flick of the ball with his left foot went under Marcelo's crotch, and then Robben forced an overtake from the left side of the opponent!
Marcelo almost had fire on his head, and he was pierced through the crotch, which has always been one of the biggest shames for defenders, and he turned around and chased a few steps and found that he couldn't catch up, so he wanted to pull people, as if he didn't care that he had a yellow card on his body, but at this time, he found that Robben's footsteps were another beating.
Then, he originally saw that he could hold Robben's hand, so he "poked" Robben straight, not only that, but he even hit it directly without braking the car.
In an instant, a group of people turned on their backs.
The whistle blew.
Marcelo's head buzzed.
At this time, the whistle obviously could not be a blow for Robben to fake fall, and everyone almost rolled together, not to mention, the distance between the linesman and them was not even a meter. (To be continued......)