Chapter 6: Pep Guardiola's predictions

Looking at Manchester City, who beat the Serie A giants all over the field, the Bayern fans in the Allianz Stadium couldn't help but talk.

"Didn't the media report that Manchester City were just a mercenary? How does it look so strong? ”

"Could it be that AC Milan is too weak?"

"AC Milan is a Serie A giant, the skinny camel is bigger than the horse, how weak can it be?"

"Indeed, although AC Milan has not been able to win the league in recent seasons, they still have the strength to fight in Europe, and if it weren't for the bad luck of always meeting Barcelona, they might have been able to go further."

Although Bayern bloodied Barcelona last season, Bayern fans still recognize Barcelona's strength in the Champions League in the past few seasons.

AC Milan have met Barcelona in the knockout stages for several years in a row, and they have had bad luck indeed.

"So that means we're underestimating City's quality?"

If it weren't for AC Milan being too weak, there would be only one truth - Manchester City is strong!

"It's possible, they were runners-up in the Premier League last season, and this season with Lin Quan's joining, their strength has been further improved, which is really not to be underestimated!"

"If this continues, if Manchester City wins this game, won't they have to meet us in the final?"

Bayern fans are starting to get worried, although the other Bayern match against Sao Paulo has not yet started.

But they have a lot of confidence in their team and don't think the team from the Brazilian league can make any waves.

And once Bayern knocks out Sao Paulo, they will have to compete with the winner of this game for the title of this Audi Cup.

Manchester City now have a three-goal advantage and are more likely to progress to the final.

So if nothing else, the final will be Bayern vs. Manchester City.

"Alas, I thought that Lin Quan, this kid, transferred to the Premier League, and we don't have to worry about how to defend him anymore, but I didn't expect that we would face him in the second game of the new season!"

The Bayern fans at the scene remembered the fear of being dominated by Lin Quan last season, and they couldn't help but start worrying.

Last season, he led Werder Bremen, whose squad strength was far inferior to Bayern's, but defeated Bayern twice with a weak victory, and snatched the two championships of the Telecom Cup and the German Cup from Bayern.

If it weren't for Werder Bremen snatching the German Cup, Bayern would have been crowned treble last season.

This has also become a huge regret in the hearts of many Bayern!

Now, the kid is back with a group of stronger opponents.

This makes Bayern fans can't help but worry in their hearts: Bayern won't fall at the feet of this guy again, right?

……

Pep Guardiola doesn't know this 'forestophobia' in the minds of Bayern fans, but as the head coach of Bayern, he will definitely come to watch this game.

After all, it's the manager's job to study the quality and form of the opponent before the game.

And in addition to this reason, there is another very important reason:

This is the first time he and Lin Quan have played as opponents, and Guardiola naturally attaches great importance to it.

While watching the first 30 minutes of the game between the two teams, Guardiola first showed a look of relief on his face.

Then he frowned, looking worried.

A few assistant coaches, you look at me, I look at you, I don't know what's wrong with Guardiola.

"Pep, is there anything to worry about?"

Assistant coach Torptor, who has been with Pep Guardiola for more than ten years, asked.

Ten Hag and Grande pricked up their ears to see what the world-famous coach would say.

They chose to join and stay at Bayern Munich in order to learn new things from the world's leading coach.

"Well, Manchester City's frontcourt offensive firepower has been completely activated because of Lin Quan's arrival!"

Guardiola did not hesitate to praise Lin Quan:

"This kid is much smarter than I thought he would be.

Except for the first goal he used a little bit of effort, he didn't make much effort for the rest of the day. ”

Seeing several people's eyes widen and they looked incomprehensible, Guardiola further explained:

'You look at his shots and his movements, and it looks like he's looking for a comfortable position to kick.

But in fact, he kept running around, he was looking at the strength of Manchester City's frontcourt players, and directing and directing Manchester City's attack by distributing the ball and passing. ”

Seeing the thoughtful looks of several assistant coaches at Bayern, Guardiola said with a smile:

If you don't believe me, you can continue to observe, he has passed the ball to other players up front before, but he has not played with Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero.

If he hadn't deliberately targeted Aguero, then next, he would have passed the ball to Aguero! ”

Hearing Guardiola's words, several people's eyes widened, staring intently at Lin Quan's every move.

……

On the field, Lin Quan once again completed a cooperation with David Silva and then dribbled into the penalty area.

AC Milan defenders Abate and Zapata were both attracted to him, and there was a fleeting gap in the middle of the box.

Aguero, with a striker's keen sense of smell, caught the gap and immediately ran here to get ready to catch the ball.

It's just that when he finished interspersing, he suddenly realized:

It was Lin Quan who attacked with the ball, and the opponent not only had unlimited firing rights in the team, but also did not even pass the ball to himself once before.

Thinking of this, Aguero was suddenly a little disheartened.

What's the use of running a good position?

No one passes the ball to him, and no matter how good his running position is, he can only fight with the air.

But just as Aguero was frustrated and frustrated, the ball slid past the defender and pinpointed the Argentine in the open space.

Aguero didn't react, but instinctively stopped the ball and pushed it to finish the goal.

The ball went over the outstretched leg of the AC Milan goalkeeper and rolled into the goal.

Sergio Aguero scored his first goal of the game, and the person who assisted him was Lin Quan!

This is Lin Quan's third assist in this game.

He actually passed the ball to himself!

After making sure the shot was rolled into the net, Aguero was still in disbelief.

Lin Quan actually chose to hit the goal by himself, but he selflessly gave himself the opportunity.

Could it be that I blamed him?

Aguero thought of his previous complaints about Lin Quan, and he was suddenly a little embarrassed.

He raised his head, looked in the direction where Lin Quan was, gave Lin Quan a thumbs up, and praised the other party for passing a good ball.

Lin Quan also nodded at him, Aguero's outburst at Manchester City didn't look unreasonable.

This guy was obviously distracted just now, but with an almost instinctive reaction, he still kicked the ball into the goal.

This kind of shooter instinct is not something that ordinary people can have.

However, whether this ball is a reflection of strength or Aguero's luck, Lin Quan feels that it is still necessary to observe.

Five minutes later, Lin Quan received a pass from Yaya Toure, stopped the ball and observed the position of the AC Milan players before passing the ball to Aguero.

The latter received the ball and carried the defender's push back to do it, and Lin Quan, who was inserted forward, received the ball and passed it to Nasri.

The latter dribbled down to the bottom and passed to Lin Quan, who then passed to Aguero in the penalty area.

Manchester City played a fluid combination on the edge of AC Milan's penalty area, tearing apart AC Milan's defence with one pass after another.

The quality of Lin Quan's ball pass is very high, giving a certain amount of advance.

In this case, Aguero has the opportunity to take advantage of his speed to get the ball first and get a solo chance.

Obviously, this pass is not only a test of Aguero's finishing skills, but also a test of his starting speed and explosiveness.

Sergio Aguero did not disappoint Lin Quan as he shook off the defender and received the ball before the attacking goalkeeper.

But the goalkeeper was already close to him, his shot angle was small, and the defender who was thrown off was close to him, leaving him with a very short window of time to shoot.

This ball is very difficult, and if you are a normal striker, there is a high probability that you will kick it away or be saved by the goalkeeper.

However, Sergio Aguero did not miss the opportunity and opted to shoot into the goalkeeper's wicket after a calm observation.

The ball slipped between the legs of AC Milan goalkeeper Abbiati and rolled into the net.

In the 35th minute of the first half, Manchester City scored the fifth goal of the game.

The scorer was Sergio Aguero and the pass was Lin Quan.

Sergio Aguero scored a brace in just five minutes!

After scoring this goal, the mustard in Aguero's heart completely disappeared.

He happily rushed to Lin Quan's side, squatted down and put Lin Quan's feet on his knees, and willingly made a shoeshine motion for Lin Quan.

If it weren't for Lin Quan's two passes, Aguero would still be in a goal drought!

"It's a beautiful fight!"

"It's you who passed it on so well!"

The two smiled at each other and hugged their teammates who had come to celebrate.

After the two temptations, Lin Quan can confirm that Aguero has the potential to be a god.

He's very good at shooting, he's calm when he's shooting, he's good at taking chances.

As long as he can give him a steady delivery of shells, he can seize every opportunity and hit the ball into the goal.

……

Lin Quan provided two assists to Aguero in succession, helping the latter score a brace in a very short period of time.

In the stands, several assistant coaches of Bayern looked at each other one by one.

Pep Guardiola's prediction just now is simply god!

He was like a god who controlled the trend of the game, and he actually judged Lin Quan's intentions so accurately.

"Hehe, is this the father of Zhizi Moruo?"

Tollundt said to Guardiola with a smile.

Guardiola nodded:

"Sort of, if it were someone else, I really wouldn't dare to make such a judgment."

Everyone suddenly realized that this was the case.

But the more this happens, the more incredible they feel about the father and son of Guardiola and Lin Quan.

Grande, who had fought with Lin Quan many times under Heynckes, was even more emotional at this time:

This kid has improved again from the last time I met him.

Seeing that Manchester City had not finished the first half, they poured five goals into AC Milan and almost beat the opponent out of the.

"We played Manchester City in the final......

Ten Hag saw Pep Guardiola's high opinion of Lin Quan and couldn't help but worry about the final between the two teams.

Not only Ten Hag, but also several of Bayern's assistant coaches involuntarily showed concern on their faces.

With such a strong opponent, is Bayern's championship still secure?

Compared to them, Pep Guardiola seems to be confident:

"Although Manchester City's offensive firepower in the front court has been activated, the defense in the back field has not been stabilized, and they still have loopholes!"

Yaya Toure couldn't help but want to attack forward several times, but he couldn't form a match with his teammates.

And the defensive void brought by his forward insertion was fatal for Manchester City.

That is, their offensive firepower in the first half was too fierce, and AC Milan was out of breath.

By the time AC Milan recovered in the second half, they might have set off a huge counter-attack.

……

In the AC Milan dugout, head coach Allegri watched the game with a calm face.

There was no worry on his face, even though the team was down 0-5.

For AC Milan, coming to participate in the Audi Cup was originally a warm-up training.

The whole team has no requirements for results, and it doesn't matter whether they can win the championship or not.

The key is whether you can play what you want and whether you can expose the problems of the team.

Now it seems that the team has a big problem on both offensive and defensive ends.

Allegri called El Shaarawy from the bench, pointed at City's defence, whispered to him and put him on the pitch.

Shaarawy nodded repeatedly, and after coming on the pitch, he passed on the manager's arrangements to the rest of the team.

Allegri's tweaks quickly paid off.

In the 37th minute of the first half, AC Milan played a quick counterattack by taking advantage of the lack of air defense in Manchester City after Yaya Toure stepped forward.

Shaarawy took the ball and ran wildly, and the little pharaoh was incredibly fast.

Like a wild horse on the flank, he shook off all his pursuers and calmly slotted the ball into the far corner against the goalkeeper.

5:1!

AC Milan pulled a goal back.

This goal is almost like a copy of his goal at Camp Nou, the difference is that at Camp Nou, the younger pharaoh missed that one-on-one opportunity, otherwise, it would be Barcelona who will be eliminated.

But at the Allianz Arena, Al-Shaarawy took his chance.

If there is only one goal, it does not prove that there is a problem with City's back.

But two minutes later, AC Milan took advantage of another counter-attack to allow El Shaarawy to score again.

The little pharaoh scored a brace in the space of two minutes, less than four minutes after his debut.

The effect of Allegri's substitutions was immediate.

Seeing that Shaarawy had done a good job of completing the tasks he had assigned, Allegri was very satisfied with his disciple's performance.

AC Milan's current squad is not very strong, and Allegri can only watch the food and play the cards in his hand as well as possible.

If we can give him a better line-up, he is confident that he can bring better results.

However, the lawsuit-ridden Berlusconi can't take care of the team for the time being, and AC Milan will not have a good time in the past few years.

If you want to get better results, maybe you have to try a different team......

……

Seeing the situation on the pitch once again developing as Guardiola expected, several of Bayern's assistant coaches looked at their head coach with expressions like ghosts.

Isn't that amazing?

Why is he so insightful about the game on the field?

A few of them don't have that ability at all!

is worthy of being called a man who is known as a world famous handsome, and Guardiola's ability to read the game makes them admire.

The thought that they could learn from such a world-class coach in the next few years made several assistant coaches very excited.

Bayern's assistant coaches were happy, but Lin Quan on the field was not happy.

was scored twice by the opponent in a row, and Lin Quan confirmed that the team's defense had problems.

(End of chapter)