'The Manchester City players have been very strange on the pitch during this period and they don't seem to be able to attack.

On the commentary seat, He Wei also discovered Manchester City's abnormality.

"Manchester City is playing one less now, and the opponent has also risen during this time, so it seems understandable to play conservatively!"

Xu Yang tried to find some reasons for Manchester City, trying to explain why they chose the way they did.

"Isn't that right? If that's the case, then why did they replace Lin Quan in the final stage? Isn't it okay to just change a defender? ”

He Wei obviously didn't believe in his partner's explanation, because Manchester City's replacement of Lin Quan meant that they wanted to win the game by attacking.

……

On the field, taking advantage of a dead ball opportunity, Lin Quan found captain Kompany.

"Captain, we need to strengthen our offense, we can't defend like this!"

Kompany was a little hesitant, he was in poor form in this game, there were several mistakes, and the red card of Pantilimon was directly related to him.

"It's better to be careful, we have one less person, and if we attack at this time, if the opponent counterattacks once, we are likely to lose."

"If you lose, you lose, there is no difference between 0 and 1 in my opinion, and if we defend passively like this, we may not be able to hold on to this draw."

Lin Quan was a little unhappy with Kompany's hesitation, and in his opinion, Manchester City was stronger in attack and weaker in defence.

If we continue to attack, there may be a chance of survival.

But if they keep defending passively like this, then they will really lose!

Kompany knew that what Lin Quan said made sense.

I was in such poor form in this game, and I had already made several mistakes before.

If he continues to defend passively like this, it is difficult for him to guarantee that he will not make the same major mistakes as before.

Thinking of this, he gritted his teeth and nodded heavily:

"Okay, listen to you, attack!"

Lin Quan breathed a sigh of relief, Kompany was the captain, and it would be simple to convince him and then convince others.

Sure enough, when he attacked again with the ball, the Manchester City players were finally willing to step forward to join the attack.

Although Manchester City has one less person on the field, their lineup is a lot more luxurious than the opponent after all, coupled with the presence of Lin Quan, under the unity of Manchester City's players and their full attack, West Bromwich Albion was quickly suppressed.

After a threatening attack from Manchester City, West Bromwich Albion's coach also calmed down.

"Hold on!"

"All back to defend!"

The game is about to end, and if they are killed by the opponent at this time, then they are really busy in vain.

Although he would love to beat Manchester City and get three points, the opposition is far more dangerous than them in this position.

If you continue to attack Manchester City, it will be the opponent who will score first.

The game is at this point, and whoever can score first will almost be a stunner.

West Bromwich Albion's attack is not strong, at least a lot weaker than Manchester City, so it is obviously unwise to fight with the opponent at this time.

Instead, withdraw all their forces to join the defense, and use the bucket formation to hold these last minutes, and they will be able to hold on to a draw.

A draw is 1 point, and it is 1 point from Manchester City, and he is content with this result!

The West Bromwich Albion coach did not know that what seemed to him to be the right order was the decisive reason for their defeat at the last minute.

Manchester City's players are involved in the attack, but they are very afraid of West Bromwich Albion's counter-attacking ability, the back line does not dare to press too forward, and the midfield has been on the lookout for the opposition counter-attack.

In this case, Manchester City's offensive firepower is far from being used to the extreme!

However, West Bromwich Albion took the initiative to withdraw all the players and put them on the bus, which made Manchester City breathe a sigh of relief.

Kompany and others saw that things were as Lin Quan said, Manchester City suppressed the enemy with attacks and defused the threat posed by the opponent to their own backline, so they were reassured.

They no longer have any worries, and they have boldly pressed on to deliver shells and provide reinforcements to the offensive players in the front court.

For a moment, the situation on the field became Manchester City's goal of besieging West Bromwich Albion.

On the sidelines, West Bromwich Albion's coach couldn't help but rejoice in his heart when Manchester City's offensive firepower was so ferocious and the team's full retreat was still so difficult to defend:

Fortunately, I withdrew all the players in advance, if I still have a fluke mentality at this time, and still think about playing against Manchester City, I am afraid that my goal will have been broken by the opponent a long time ago.

Before you know it, the game has come to 90 minutes, and the score on the field is still 2:2.

The fans of the Hawthorn Stadium stood up nervously one by one, craned their necks to look at their own half.

In the past few minutes, City's offensive has been overwhelming, pinning their players to within 30 metres.

Several of West Bromwich Albion's defences have been compressed to the extreme, and the box is densely packed with people.

Lin Quan tried to break through, but because there were so many people, he would often be destroyed by someone else reaching out to destroy the ball after passing one or two players.

No way, there are too many people!

It's not like it's two fists against four hands, it's like one person against a whole team.

Moreover, there are too many people in the penalty area, and almost all the forward passing lines are cut off by the opponent, making it difficult for him to pass the ball to his teammates.

This may not be due to the excellent defensive awareness of the opposing players, but simply the effect of piling up too many people.

Since this doesn't work, let's shoot long!

Two ways to break down a dense defence: set-pieces and long-range shots!

Set-pieces are a waste of time, and City don't have much time at the moment, so if they want to use it, they will have to wait until the last chance to attack.

Thinking of this, Lin Quan no longer forced the penalty area, he withdrew from the penalty area, passed the ball to David Silva, and came to the area near the top of the arc of the big penalty area.

David Silva made a gesture to break into the box from the left, and after attracting the opposing defenders, he decisively passed the ball to his team-mate at the bottom.

Keylor Navas receives the ball and crosses quickly to find a team-mate in the box.

Kompany and Yaya Toure both jumped to their feet and tried to get to the top of the header.

West Bromwich Albion's players couldn't get them right, interfering with the duo while also joining in the battle for the ball, trying to get to the ground and destroy the ball.

Kompany, who was not in good shape throughout the game, actually grabbed the landing point bravely this time.

However, he was pushed by his opponent, his center of gravity was unstable, and his body posture was difficult to adjust, and it was difficult to make offensive movements.

At this time, he saw Lin Quan at the top of the arc of the big penalty area, and when the defenders' attention was focused on football, Lin Quan was empty!

Golden opportunity!

Kompany didn't think much about it and gave the ball to Lin Quan with his forehead in the air.

Well passed!

Seeing Kompany pass the ball to himself, Lin Quan secretly praised in his heart.

West Bromwich Albion's players were terrified when they saw Kompany pass to the unguarded Lin Quan.

Oops, missed this guy!

Lin Quan did not pose much of a threat in the battle for the top because of his height, and he left the penalty area, so West Bromwich Albion's players lowered their guard against him.

However, this choice was a fatal mistake, because the biggest threat in the Manchester City team was always Lin Quan!

Seeing the flying football, Lin Quan didn't wait for the opponent's defenders to rush over, he omitted the stop ball, and directly picked up his leg and aimed at the oncoming football and made a volley!

Boom!

With a loud bang, the ball flew out and towards West Bromwich Albion's goal.

The West Bromwich Albion players, who had just completed the battle and had not yet landed, had no time to jump twice to intercept Lin Quan's shot at this time.

And what is even more tragic is that the goalkeeper's vision was blocked by the players who jumped up and fought for the top on both sides, and he failed to find Lin Quan's shot at the first time.

"Be careful!"

"Danger!"

The West Bromwich Albion fans in the stands behind the goal were shocked one by one, shouting loudly, trying to alert the goalkeeper.

However, the speed of the ball was so fast that almost the goalkeeper heard their warning, the ball was already flying in front of him.

Swish!

The goalkeeper symbolically raised his hand and heard the sound of the ball flying into the goal and making intimate contact with the net.

Seeing the football fly into the goal, all 21 players on the field were stunned.

Lin Quan, who was the first to react, ran excitedly and took off his jersey while running!

He threw away his jersey, showed his muscles, ran to the corner where the visiting fans were, and yelled at the camera in the corner!

Reporters on the sidelines pressed the shutter one after another to record the moment.

"Ah, so handsome, Lin Quan, I'm going to give you a monkey!"

Lin Quan rarely strips to celebrate, so even Manchester City fans rarely see his true figure.

At this time, after seeing Lin Quan's strong muscles, the fans on the scene suddenly went crazy.

Some female fans even had stars in their eyes and screamed again and again.

Lin Quan's original appearance is not low, and this strong muscle adds a lot of points to him.

Not to mention the female fans at the scene, even the fans who watched the live broadcast in front of the TV and on the Internet were in a commotion at this time.

"Damn, Emperor Lin's tendon and flesh, it's okay!"

"No wonder Lin Huang's physical confrontation ability is so strong, and he doesn't fall behind in the face of the defenders of the Premier League, it turns out that he is still a hidden devil muscle!"

"Hey, these Yan dogs, when they see that Emperor Lin is handsome, they want to throw themselves into their arms!"

"Hehe, Lin Huang is not only handsome, but also has a good figure, good playing skills, and is very rich......"

"Don't say it, don't say it, I'm already autistic, thank you!"

Seeing that the fans' reactions were so enthusiastic, Lin Quan was about to respond to them with a few more handsome poses to the camera.

However, his group of incomprehensible teammates had already rushed up by this time, and a group of people went crazy and threw him to the ground.

The ups and downs of this game made the Manchester City players very depressed, and at this time, Lin Quan staged a stunner again, so that a big stone in their hearts finally landed.

At the same time, Manchester City's players also felt a little puzzled in their hearts, how could a small West Bromwich Albion feel so difficult to play?

The opponent's performance didn't feel very strong, did he?

By the time they finished celebrating, stoppage time was almost up.

After the restart, the referee did not give West Bromwich Albion any chance and blew the whistle for the end of the game.

In the end, with Lin Quan's strike in the 92nd minute, Manchester City won a thrilling 3:2 away from home.

After 14 rounds, Manchester City currently has 13 wins and 1 draw, accumulating 40 points.

It's a pity that Arsenal also won this round, and the difference between the two sides was not widened.

Since losing away to Manchester United, Arsene Wenger's side have been in excellent form of late, winning three in a row to clinch the point gap with Manchester City.

But it doesn't matter, the two teams are about to meet directly after two rounds, and maybe in this game, Manchester City can open up the gap with them.

However, what is surprising is that before the game with Arsenal, Manchester City dropped the chain early.

In the 15th round of the league, in the away game against Southampton, Manchester City, which scored first, was reversed by the opponent again.

This time, Lin Quan was unable to save the team, and Manchester City were eventually held to a draw by Southampton.

Fortunately, Arsenal also dropped the chain, and they were also held to a draw at home by the Toffees Everton.

The difference between the two teams has not changed, it is still 6 points.

After learning of this result, fans of both teams were very sorry.

Manchester City fans feel they have missed the chance to open up the gap and if they can win this round, they will be eight points clear of their opponents before the Arsenal game.

Arsenal fans, on the other hand, are frustrated by their own team's drop at home, and if they are not held to a draw by Everton, the gap between them and Manchester City will be reduced to four points.

If they can beat Manchester City in the next round, the gap between the two teams will be reduced to 1 point!

In this way, the situation of Arsenal in the title race has changed significantly.

If City's form continues to slump, they will not be able to snatch the halfway title away from their opponents at the end of the half-term.

Speaking to reporters after the game, Arsene Wenger said he had found a way to deal with Manchester City, with Arsenal ending City's unbeaten run and home win at the Etihad Stadium.

Regarding Wenger's statement, many people think he is bragging.

After all, Manchester City's record at home is too terrifying, and it leaves too deep an impression on the outside world.

"I don't think the professor is bragging, Manchester City may have been invincible a month ago, but now they are like a tired and weak beast, with a terrifying skin, in fact, they are not as strong as before.

Otherwise, why did they play so badly against West Bromwich Albion and Southampton? ”

If you think about City's first two games, it seems that something has gone wrong with their form.

Manchester City, which can slaughter Tottenham 6:0 at home, has been reversed one after another away from home, if it weren't for Lin Quan's bravery, several times to save the savior, it would be impossible for Manchester City to lose.

"I don't think we need to continue to guess, the next game is the Champions League, whether Manchester City's form is a problem, just see what they can do away from home with Bayern!"

"That's right, neither Manchester City nor Bayern can afford to lose this game, so we have to go all out to fight for the top spot in the group, which gives us a great opportunity to see how Man City are doing!"

"If they resist Bayern's attack, or even overturn Bayern, then it is enough to prove that Manchester City's current form is not a problem; On the contrary, if they are completely defeated by Bayern and lose by a big score, then Manchester City may really have a problem! ”

On December 11, under the watchful eye, Manchester City came to the Allianz Arena to challenge the mighty Bayern Munich.

This is the last and most important group stage!

(End of chapter)