Not many people are optimistic about the current Manchester City.

The Barcelona fans chanting "BARCA" in the stands were convinced that their team would crush the visiting Manchester City, and slapped the man sitting in the dugout on the sidelines in the face, and the tone-of-tone of the non-standable commentator was also full of a strong sense of distrust for Manchester City's promotion, even most of the Manchester City fans who were far away in Manchester at this time, although they still supported their team, in their hearts, they already felt a little confused about the team's promotion.

What left fans at a loss was not only the strength that Barcelona showed in the first half, but also the fact that their own team did not give the table they wanted to see.

But if there is one person who is still wary of Manchester City at this time, then this person will be an unexpected person.

Pep Guardiola.

The referee blew the whistle for the start of the second half, and Guardiola came to the sidelines to stand still, and did not snuggle up in the dugout like Linson.

Yes, there are no changes to Manchester City on the surface, but Pep Guardiola may not be able to say what kind of person Linsen is, but he knows very well what kind of coach the other side is, so, as he said in the dressing room: In the second half, I ask you to keep your nerves tight, I know we are two goals ahead, but you should know that now we are just on the same line.

It's not that Guardiola is too conservative or how wary he is, he's just stating a fact.

Every away goal is a very, very big problem for Barcelona.

A simple hypothesis: if City had scored a goal in the second half, they would have to score two more goals for Barcelona to make sure they qualified.

And Pep Guardiola, the biggest task of the second half. It's to make sure that this ifs don't happen.

Thankfully, unlike the first round, this one, he not only regained the right time and place, but also recaptured the people. Andres Iniesta, who was out injured in the previous leg, returned in time for this game and delivered a near-perfect performance, at least from the first half, Messi's goal came from him and Xavi in midfield, and he himself scored the second goal.

If Pep Guardiola is to prevent what if. Then, Lin Sen is trying to make this if-if appear as much as possible. Barcelona's hidden danger is not a secret, of course, Lin Sen can't not know it, the other party's hidden danger, in other words, isn't it his own opportunity? Of course, City failed to do that in the first half.

In this game, Lin Sen continued his lineup in the second half of the first leg, four-three-two-one. The forward midfielder is placed in the back, and the defense is counterattacked.

This lineup and this formation, Lin Sen has been practicing on the training ground for a long time, and he also tested it in the first leg. It stands to reason that when it comes to Camp Nou, Manchester City, although it may not be as good as at home, will not collapse to the point of collapse. But judging from the first half, Manchester City's overall table was close to disaster, and Linsen did not watch the number of games in the first half. But he knows it's absolutely unimpressive, especially the pass success rate.

You can lose most of the possession against a pass-based team, but if you have a poor pass success rate in the few hours of possession, the result can only be really pitiful.

Linson knows where this shift comes from, and in addition to the reasons for the Manchester City team itself, it has a lot to do with a person's play.

Iniesta.

In many cases, Lin Sen does not believe that one person can change a team, of course, except for Messi Ronaldo, but even if it is a person like them, it is more of a reflection of changing the situation of the game by himself. And now, he sees another type, and that is the sublimation type of player. If Messi is called the jewel in the crown of Barcelona, Iniesta's survival is to make this crown even more dazzling.

It was Iniesta's saving that made Manchester City's invincible midfield pressing in the first leg a little powerless, Manchester City had three yellow cards in the first half, two of which were eaten on Iniesta's body, a kind of Cheng dù, and it was precisely because of these three yellow cards that occurred in the first 20 minutes that Manchester City became completely timid.

Lin Sen, who was sitting in the coach's seat, clasped his hands to his chest and looked at the court.

Ten minutes had passed before the second half had passed before we knew it, and nothing had changed in the score.

Number of shots? Zero!

Whether it's Barcelona, or Manchester City.

The number of fouls? Seven against three.

Of course, the more side is Manchester City.

The boos in the stands were getting sharper and sharper, and just after Yaya Toure used a tough kick to tip Busquets and roll on the grass for three and a half weeks, when the referee only warned Yaya Toure, the boos in the stands finally reached its climax, because Yaya Toure had already carried a yellow card on his body.

Lin Sen on the field pinched a handful of sweat, at this time, he no longer had the heart to think about why Yaya Toure, who played earlier, was warned.

The frenzy in the locker room at halftime finally took effect, at least, the Manchester City players no longer floated with the "strange" feelings that made Lin Sen grit his teeth, but at the same time, the counter-effect of playing "doping" was also there.

"Shouldn't we think about yellow cards?" At this time, Kidd, who was sitting next to Lin Sen, whispered.

Lin Sen didn't answer immediately, he still looked at the field in silence, as if thinking about something.

Kidd didn't ask either, as an assistant coach, reminding was what he should do, but the decision belonged to the other party.

The three yellow cards on Manchester City belong to Yaya Toure, Suarez and Bale, in addition to the former, the latter two are pure attacking players, which is why Linson dares to ignore the threat of yellow cards and continue to maintain the lineup in the first half, but at the moment, Yaya Toure yellow card and warning, is undoubtedly a dangerous person.

So, Kidd's reminder makes sense.

It's just that if Yaya Toure is gone, then, who will he replace? Yaya Toure's role in this Manchester City team needs no detailing. In other words, now Lin Sen needs to make a choice, a choice that is not correct at all, but only a choice related to the size of the risk.

Change. Linsen must bear the risk of reducing the midfield defense by one level, and if he does not change, Linsen must bear the risk of possible attrition.

Pep Guardiola did not protest the referee, because he did not need to protest at all, the nearly 100,000 fans in the stands had already given him the best protest, and, although Yaya Toure did not come off the field, in fact, the situation may be a little better, and sometimes the effect of such a thing as a rat trap is far greater than the thing itself.

But. His wishes were soon frustrated.

Just three minutes after Yaya Toure was cautioned, Linson made the decision to make a substitution.

David Silva comes into play.

"Silva?" ESPN's commentator was a little surprised by Linson's seemingly orthodox substitution, and the surprise was actually not because of the substitution, but because of the shape, in his opinion, Manchester City's defense was still too busy to take care of itself, and now they actually replaced an attacking player?

It seems that Lim's intention is to use David Silva's possession to solidify the midfield, of course. I have to admit that Yaya Toure's yellow card is the key. The guests on one side gave an explanation that seemed acceptable to most people.

However, less than five minutes after this explanation was uttered, the shape of the game changed again.

Iniesta again.

He was in midfield after receiving Xavi's pass. After beating Vidal and Zabaleta in quick succession, and providing a brilliant assist to Villa in the middle, the Spanish striker did not waste this opportunity, and Joe Hart could not do anything about the close-range shot.

His goal was pierced for the third time.

Zero to three!

The aggregate score is 2-3!

Barcelona leads!

Pep Guardiola leaps high on the sidelines. At this time, he did not hide his joy at all, and the entire Camp Nou stadium. It instantly became a sea of joy.

Lin Sen finally walked out of the coach's seat, came to the sidelines, and began to think about the strategy to deal with it.

0-3 means that Manchester City has no way out, this is a desperate situation, they have to attack, whether it works or not!

Linson glanced back at the bench, and from the eyes of his passers-by, in terms of the bench alone, Manchester City is no worse than Barcelona, and it can even be said that it is still victorious, Di Maria, Reus, Falcao, De Jong, Cahill...... In a few years' time, who would have imagined that these people would be able to sit on the bench and wait for the head coach to come up?

It's just that now, judging from Lin Sen's other eyes, not all of these people are willing to play the role of heroes at this time.

It is said that the times make heroes, but unfortunately, for Manchester City now, sometimes there is no power.

Lin Sen's gaze finally stayed on Royce.

Linson has been in charge of Manchester City for nearly two seasons, and most of the Manchester City team has been brought in by him, but if there is anyone with the highest loyalty, there is no doubt that it is Reuss. Because the German was almost single-handedly discovered by Linsen from Germany, cultivated in Malaga, and then came to Manchester City, in the second half of last season, Reus once became a Manchester City wonder player, and played an important role in Manchester City's eventual realization of the treble, and this season, due to Bale's good performance and the introduction of Di Maria, Reus had to move to the middle to compete with David Silva, but many times, Linson still trusts David Silva more, although Reus's playing opportunities are not few, but definitely not much.

Of course, it's not that Lin Sen doesn't pay attention to him, although he didn't give Reus more opportunities in terms of playing opportunities, but in fact, in training, he proposed that Reuss was the most proposed, and the Premier League is a league that attaches importance to physical confrontation, so Lin Sen even specifically asked Dina to make a diet plan for Reuss again, so it can be said that in the use of Reuss, Lin Sen is selfish.

However, the reason why Linson has his eyes on him at the moment is not because of selfishness, but because: Reus is the only player on the bench who is in a state of excitement, and he has broken through Barcelona's goal, and more than once. (To be continued......)