“goal！！！ A lightning goal from Lin Quan! ”

'Just seven minutes into the game, Lin Quan gave City the lead with a long-range shot, and Chelsea are in danger now.'

'Lin Quan is Chelsea's nemesis, he has scored against Chelsea on a couple of occasions and every time it has been crucial!'

"Hehe, I think the Chelsea fans probably hate him to death, every time the team wants to win, it is Lin Quan who stands up and shatters their dreams."

In the CCTV studio, the two commentators said with a smile.

Because of Lin Quan's relationship, the two will inevitably be more inclined to Manchester City when commenting on Manchester City's game.

In fact, it's not just them, in China, the number of Manchester City fans has increased rapidly in recent years.

Many Chinese fans consider Manchester City their home team, and this has become evident since Pep Guardiola joined Manchester City.

Watching Manchester City's game, they can not only enjoy Lin Quan's miraculous performance on the pitch, but also enjoy Pep Guardiola's various wonderful tactical plays.

These are things that you can't see in your home league!

Moreover, the time of the Chinese Super League does not conflict with the time of the Premier League, and watching Premier League games does not affect their ability to watch the Super League.

Although before this, the promotion of the Premier League in China has been done for many years, and it has taken a lot of effort.

But none of the results they have achieved in the past so many years have been as much as what Lin Quan has achieved in the year and a half since joining Manchester City.

It's a pity that Lin Quan doesn't have Chinese nationality, otherwise, his popularity in China would only be higher.

"Lin Huang's shot is too outrageous, it looks like it must be high above the crossbar, but it goes in!"

'It's outrageous, it's just a few centimetres closer to conceding, and if the goal had gone up a few cenbeliums, Chelsea wouldn't have fallen behind.'

"I've seen Lin Huang warm up before a game, and he can hit the same position in the goal frame with several consecutive kicks 30 meters away from the goal frame, which is an accurate head, to be honest, I haven't seen it in other players."

"Messi should be able to do it, I've watched the show where the world football invited him as a guest, and his footwork is scary!"

"Messi's program should not be so far away, 30 meters away, and there is definitely not so much space for the recording site of the program team."

"In any case, Lin Huang's accuracy of shooting must be outstanding, and the goalkeeper must not take anything lightly when facing him, and if he is not careful, he may be broken."

"Speaking of which, Courtois is a guy who can squeeze the Blues' goalkeeper Cech onto the bench, I really feel worthless for Cech!"

"Yes, Cech is obviously in good shape, and there is no problem with his ability, Mourinho shouldn't trust Courtois like that, he should give Cech more chances to play!"

'If you really can't, just leave Chelsea and go to another team, Arsenal next door lack a good goalkeeper, Ospina and Szczesny have not been very good this season, especially the latter, the save success rate is not even 70 per cent.

Seeing Chelsea so violent and not using such a good goalkeeper, Arsenal fans are almost envious.

Petr Cech has only made four appearances in the Premier League this season, keeping three clean sheets and making a 90 per cent save success rate, which makes it perfectly fine to start at Arsenal.

However, given the relationship between Chelsea and Arsenal, Cech, who has been with Chelsea for a full decade, is unlikely to do so.

But if Chelsea don't let him play, the most loyal veteran will have a chill in his heart.

Frank Lampard is both set to move to Manchester City, and it doesn't seem incomprehensible that Cech will go to Arsenal.

……

As the game continued, Chelsea, who had fallen behind, pounced on City like an enraged lion.

In the 11th minute, Oscar's long-range shot slid past the goal.

Two minutes later, Willian broke down the flank and sent in a cross that Diego Costa fired away from a defender and was deflected off the crossbar by Navasto.

Chelsea launched a wave of attacking spurts, but Van Dijk, who was touched by Diego Costa, was furious and wanted to teach the guy a lesson with unclean hands.

Diego Costa plays dirty, and often has some subtle small movements in his hands to interfere with the opposing defenders.

He did this the last time he was at the Etihad Stadium, and after angering Manchester City, they went into furious mode and won the first leg with a 3-1 win over Chelsea.

In the last game against Liverpool, Diego Costa was almost banned by the FA for his dirty actions.

I thought that Diego Costa would be a little more restrained, but I didn't expect him to repeat his old tricks.

This guy is really dead.

Chelsea were awarded a corner and Willian took it to find his own high in the box.

Blues captain John Terry leaps high and flicks his header just over the crossbar as Chelsea miss the chance to equalise.

On the sidelines, Jose Mourinho applauded his players' performances during this period.

The attack has played well during this period, and if they continue to play like this, they will be able to equalize sooner or later.

However, things did not go as he had hoped, when he realised the attacking threat from Chelsea.

At Pep Guardiola's behest, City began to control the tempo of the game.

They take advantage of the width of the pitch and patiently look for opportunities with their feet down, and they definitely don't attack easily without a good chance.

This was a bit of a frustration for Chelsea, as they would press forward and the ball would be passed back to the defenders.

Their strikers went to grab the opposing defenders, but because they were outnumbered, they were played by the opponent's dogs.

Seeing Diego Costa running around in front of the court, Van Dijk and several of Manchester City's defenders felt a bad breath and wanted to slip a few more laps and run to death this guy.

Seeing Manchester City use the inverted foot to consume time, the Chelsea fans in the scene booed.

They hate this kind of pass-and-control football very much, the opponent does not attack, and wastes time all the time, which makes them very anxious and worried that the time of the game will be exhausted.

Mourinho glanced at Pep Guardiola next door, the opponent's tactics were not the same as when he was in Barcelona.

At that time, Pep Guardiola and his Barcelona were not playing so utilitarianly.

Faced with Mourinho's gaze, Guardiola was calm.

In fact, using possession to consume time is not a tactic developed by Guardiola.

Kroos was not on the field in this game, and the person who controlled the pace of the game was Lin Quan, the core of the team.

Was it a decision he made?

Guardiola couldn't help but think in his heart.

This kid is too smart, isn't he?

Keep playing like this, the mentality of the Chelsea players should be anxious!

Seeing the game clock tick by, 20 minutes into the game, and the opposition still in possession, the Chelsea players were furious.

City have been on the back foot for the past 10 minutes, completing only one attack during that time, and immediately counter-attacking after conceding the ball, snatching the ball back and continuing to fall to the ground.

It's a shameless style of play, and if they don't press them hard and press them at the back of the field, the Chelsea players suspect that the guys will fall until the end of the game.

As a result, Chelsea's formation began to press, and both wing-backs were on the verge of rushing into the Manchester City box to grab the ball.

Lin Quan and his teammates slowly retreated, always maintaining an offensive formation, and did not mess up because of the opponent's big pressure.

On the surface, Chelsea dominated the game, pinning City's players into their own half and besieging the City goal.

In fact, because Manchester City's defensive formation is maintained very well, when defending in the low post, it takes advantage of the numerical advantage to greatly limit the opponent's attack.

Chelsea's attack looked like a kick to the iron plate, and it looked like it was huge, but it didn't threaten at all.

On the contrary, on Manchester City's side, after the opponent pressed all the way, the huge void exposed by Chelsea's backfield allowed Manchester City to seize the opportunity!

In the 24th minute, Ivan made a mistake in passing the ball and was tackled by Fernandinho.

After the ball was broken, the football was quickly handed to Lin Quan's feet, and after Lin Quan looked at the position of the front court, he sent a through ball to the feet of Aguero.

The goal broke through the Chelsea defence, but unfortunately Aguero, who had returned from injury, was not at his best, and Thibaut Courtois was very timely to block Aguero's shot on the edge of the penalty area.

Manchester City's counter-attack sent Chelsea in a shock, and in the following minutes, they did not dare to press so high.

However, they didn't dare to press too hard, and City immediately repeated their old tricks and continued to fall at the back.

There were shouts of boos once again, and the Chelsea fans were so discouraged by the shameless behaviour of their opponents.

Mourinho's expression was very serious, he called Nemanja Matic over, gave a few words of advice, and then waved his hand to signal the players to press boldly.

With the manager's endorsement, Chelsea's players have become much bolder.

Mourinho's eyes were as sharp as lightning, staring straight at City's half.

The upside of City's shrinking defence is that they gain plenty of space to counter-attack, but the downside is that it's too close to their own goal.

As soon as Chelsea make a tackle, they can be an immediate threat to Manchester City's goal.

So, now it's time to see whether Chelsea seized the opportunity to beat Manchester City down, or Manchester City gritted their teeth and held on, and then relied on counterattacks to break the Blues!

In such a stalemate, both sides have a lot of offensive opportunities.

In the 29th minute, Ramires stole De Bruyne, and Oscar's long-range shot was saved by Navas.

In the 32nd minute, Manchester City made a long pass at the back, Terry made a mistake in defense, and Aguero formed a single knife after receiving the ball.

However, his low shot after a long run slid out of the door, and at the same time, Lin Quan, who was outflanked in place, couldn't help but sigh when he saw that his teammates had wasted a good opportunity.

It would almost certainly have been a goal if he had been replaced by a shot.

But Sergio Aguero shot hard and didn't notice his position.

"I'm sorry, Lin, for my mistake!"

It was only after the shot that Aguero noticed that Lin Quan had flanked him, and as long as he passed it, it was an empty goal.

After realizing that he was not calm enough to play, and even a little lonely, Aguero apologized to Lin Quan.

"It's okay, you've just returned from injury, and your state hasn't fully recovered, so you don't have to blame yourself too much!"

The ball has already been lost, and it is useless to blame his teammates, not to mention that the other party has realized his mistake and took the initiative to bow his head and admit his mistake, Lin Quan naturally can't continue to blame him.

City's counter-attack threat was even greater than the last, and they were just a fraction of a second away from scoring.

The Blues fans were all in a cold sweat and felt that Mourinho's style of play was a bit too risky.

Chelsea excelled at counter-attacking rather than pressing.

However, Mourinho's face did not change and was not affected by the goal in the slightest.

With a big wave of his hand, he motioned for the players to keep attacking!

Chelsea's players saw the coach's instructions and could only bite the bullet and continue to attack Manchester City.

Both sides played in a way that they were not good at, with Chelsea, who were supposed to be defending and counter-attacking, pressing and attacking, and Manchester City, who were supposed to be pressing and attacking, instead playing defensive counter-attacks.

If the name of the team is obscured, fans even feel that Manchester City is Chelsea and Chelsea is Manchester City.

When both sides are playing with a style of play that they are not familiar with, it is inevitable that various problems will arise.

In the 41st minute, Branislav Ivanovic found Hazard with a long pass.

The Belgian, who had been in a slump for the entire first half, finally had a highlight performance this time.

Hazard rushed through, knocked on the door after entering the penalty area, and Diego Costa grabbed the goal in front of the goal, rewriting the score to 1:1!

Chelsea have finally levelled the scoreline and the two sides are back on the same page!

After seeing Diego Costa score, Mourinho excitedly came to the slide to celebrate!

It was only an equaliser, but it meant a lot to Mourinho!

In football, the enemy he takes most seriously is Pep Guardiola.

The honors of the two are similar, and the achievements of leading the team also have their own merits.

In addition, they are both the most optimistic coaches in the outside world, and the two have accumulated a lot of grievances in the past.

So every time they fight, they can attract huge topics and attention.

Jose Mourinho can accept losing to others, but not to Pep Guardiola.

Especially when you lose on your home turf!

This is absolutely unacceptable!

Pep Guardiola next door didn't react much to this goal, although the timing of the goal was a little bad, but there was still half time, so there was no need to worry.

And a 1-1 draw is not unacceptable for Manchester City, far from the end of the world.

He didn't see Mourinho's exaggerated celebration, the more he paid attention to the other side, the more proud the other party became.

Rather than admiring Mourinho's performance art, Guardiola is more concerned with what tactics should be used in the second half.

The goal just conceded proved that it is very risky to continue to play like this.

Chelsea's attacking prowess has improved a lot this season, especially with the arrival of Diego Costa, which has freed them from the stubborn problem of lack of strikers.

Coupled with a large number of talented players such as Eden Hazard and Oscar, it is very dangerous for Chelsea to press Manchester City to play.

Manchester City should still play with a tactical style that they are more familiar with.

It's just that the use of pass-and-control tactics against Mourinho's team has not worked well in Pep Guardiola's last season in charge of Barcelona.

So, how about using that trick?

Pep Guardiola came up with a great idea, but he hadn't executed it before, so it was risky.

So he plans to make a decision in the second half according to the situation on the field, and if it really doesn't work, he will give this killer weapon at the last moment!

(End of chapter)