Chapter 160: Lin Quan's World Wave, Manchester City's Tactical Victory!
Just when Zida was uneasy in his heart, something happened suddenly on the court.
Kroos took the ball, De Bruyne was about to retreat as before, and Casemiro of De Bruyne passively followed De Bruyne to move.
Real Madrid's defensive line in midfield was forced to move with Casemiro in order to maintain the integrity of the formation, which resulted in those they were marking falling behind them.
In normal times, this is not a big deal, after all, in the defensive strategy, it is not necessary to keep an eye on the player, and blocking the opponent's passing line is also a successful defense.
Today, however, this strategy is a bit less appropriate.
If you can't see the defender behind you, you lose the initiative.
Just when Real Madrid thought Kroos would pass to De Bruyne, and Casemiro was ready to make a tackle less than two metres from De Bruyne, the two men in front of Manchester City suddenly retreated together.
Kroos also completed the pass at the same time, but this ball was not passed to De Bruyne, but crossed the midfield and went directly to Lin Quan, who retreated to the center circle.
Before Lin Quan received the ball, he had already half-turned around in advance and was ready to receive the ball.
The moment the ball came to his feet, the two actions of catching the ball and turning around in one go, the rhythm suddenly accelerated, and it quickly moved to the left.
Ramos secretly said bad in his heart, and while speeding up and staring at Lin Quan, he gestured to his partner Pepe to make him pay attention to Manchester City's striker Sergio Aguero.
Aguero has cooperated with Lin Quan many times, and they have a tacit understanding with each other, seeing Lin Quan with the ball, he quickly crossed and ran in the opposite direction with Lin Quan in order to open up the distance between the two Real Madrid defenders and create opportunities for Lin Quan to pass and break through.
Ramos was quick to catch up and was ready to put his feet in the tackle.
However, at this moment, Lin Quan passed the ball along the diagonal line and handed it to Aguero, who ran ahead of time and opened his position.
If it were under normal circumstances, this pass would definitely be offside.
But because De Bruyne's retreat before drove the entire defense of Real Madrid, making Real Madrid's midfielder and two central defenders passively move forward, while the full-backs were adducted and dragged at the end, so this goal is not offside at all!
Although Pepe was scolded as a warrior monk Pepe, he was not ambiguous at all when defending.
He quickly followed Aguero and bumped him from the side to unbalance him before snatching the ball from his feet.
However, Aguero had no intention of sticking to the ball, and by the time Pepe bumped into him, he had already passed the ball one step ahead of him into the empty space ahead.
City's wide players didn't catch up and Sergio Aguero's pass was clearly to Lin Quan.
Although Ramos has caught up with Lin Quan, he must be distracted to see the ball carrier.
And Lin Quan didn't have to look at Aguero's choice, he believed that Aguero would pass the ball.
Therefore, when running, Lin Quan was one step ahead of Ramos, which left Ramos with only one option: fouling.
Ramos didn't hesitate and reached directly for Linquan's jersey.
The jersey was pulled, but the person didn't.
Lin Quan just stumbled, and when he was about to fall, his right hand was propped up on the ground, barely regaining his balance, and catching up with the football.
Courtois opted to attack, and although the ball was not yet in the box, he could not wait in the box.
Real Madrid's two full-backs also accelerated towards Lin Quan at this time, trying to block before he could shoot.
Lin Quan glanced at the position of the goalkeeper, then at the distance of the goal, and shot without hesitation.
His shot was in front of the left side of the penalty area, about 28 metres from the goal.
The shot was so powerful that the ball flew towards Real Madrid's goal like a cannonball.
Courtois, who had already run to the edge of the six-yard penalty area, reacted quickly and flew to make a save.
However, his save was too late, and the ball went straight into the Real Madrid goal, making it 1:0!
In the 22nd minute of the game, Manchester City took the lead in the Champions League final.
At the moment of the goal, the San Siro stadium 'boom' sounded, and a wave of sound exploded, like a shock wave, almost toppling the roof of the stadium.
At this moment, countless Manchester City fans raised their arms excitedly and shouted.
We're ahead!
On the other side of the stands, the Real Madrid fans looked a little gloomy.
It's not good news to concede the ball so early!
Thinking of this, many Real Madrid fans turned their attention to the number seven player in the white jersey on the pitch.
Lin Quan, the number one star on Manchester City's side, has already stood up, and now they can only believe in their own number one star!
At the moment when Ronaldo scored Lin Quan's goal, he was stunned for a moment, as if he didn't expect the other party to score so quickly.
But soon, he adjusted, not only was he not hit by Lin Quan's goal, but he also ignited a more vigorous fighting spirit.
Only in the face of adversity does it need a king to stand up and lead everyone to complete the reversal.
And he, Cristiano Ronaldo, is obviously the king of Real Madrid!
On the field, Lin Quan ran to the corner kick area after scoring a goal, raised his hands, and faced the stands, looking like he was dominating the world.
This domineering celebration with his serious expression made him look cold and domineering, causing some fans nearby, especially some female fans, to scream again and again!
It's a pity that the teammates are too puzzled.
Before Lin Quan could enjoy this feeling for a few more seconds, he was ruined by his teammates who rushed up from behind.
Especially De Bruyne, the kid, rubbed it wantonly on Lin Quan's head, one hand was not enough, and even stretched out two hands, kneading Lin Quan's flowing hair into a chicken nest.
Come on, I can't pretend to be able to do it at all.
On the sidelines, Guardiola also excitedly hugged and celebrated with the assistant coach and substitutes, and then stood on the sidelines and applauded the players on the field with great strength.
It was a beautiful shot, a textbook attack.
Manchester City didn't go crazy with a siege, they didn't go crazy with a pressing attack, they just simply reversed their feet, passed, picked up speed, and counterattacked...... Just scored.
Real Madrid on the opposite side was obviously stunned, and they didn't expect to lose the ball so easily!
Zidane's brows were about to wrinkle into a Sichuan character, and he couldn't help but start reaching out and scratching his head.
Thanks to his lack of hair, he would have had to go bald.
What went wrong with Real Madrid's defense just now?
How do you feel that no one makes mistakes in defense, but the opponent still easily tears apart the defense and completes the goal?
Something must have gone wrong!
Zidane used his brain and thought quickly.
It's a very important issue and if they don't figure it out soon, they could concede again.
In a game like the final, one goal is enough to kill the game, and if the opponent scores another goal, then Real Madrid can really announce that it has been carried away.
After all, something like Ishtaple Night, a miracle that has been rare for decades, will not happen so easily!
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On the commentator seats of major TV stations, commentators from various countries were praising Manchester City's attack.
Sky Sports took the game very seriously, not only letting Martin Taylor and Andy Gray be the golden duo as commentators, but also inviting Arsenal's legendary coach Professor Arsene Wenger to be the guest commentator.
"Mr. Arsène, what do you think of Lin Quan's earth-shattering world wave just now?"
Professor Wenger smiled mildly and said:
"Manchester City's attack is very beautiful!"
"It was their continuous passes and inverted feet that made the Real Madrid players lose their vigilance, and this goal was achieved!"
"From this point of view, Pep Guardiola's offensive tactics are very successful, as for the players, Lin Quan's excellence I don't think I need to repeat it, his kick just now is of extremely high quality, whether it is the timing of the shot or the way of shooting, it is the most reasonable choice.
It's hard to imagine that this is a young player who is only 20 years old, because in him, I see a maturity and stability that most young players do not have! ”
Wenger's love for Lin Quan is almost overflowing the screen.
So after hearing Wenger's words, many fans in front of the TV laughed:
"It seems that the professor is still angry with Emperor Lin!"
"The person the professor regrets missing the most in this life, I'm afraid it's Emperor Lin!"
"Alas, if Arsenal had been a little more generous, maybe our factory would have been able to rise!"
Watching Lin Quan's performance in Manchester City getting better and better, leading Manchester City not only to successfully complete the rise, but also to win countless honors, the greed of Arsenal fans!
Andy Gray is a fan of Lin Quan, and he was very happy to hear Wenger praise Lin Quan so much, and echoed it on the side, making Martin Taylor a little speechless.
Who can't blow the rainbow fart, since Wenger has been invited, then hurry up and let him do it!
So he quickly changed the subject:
"Mr. Arsène, what do you think City's tactics are in this game?"
Wenger thought for a moment and said:
"Pep Guardiola's level is too high, I'm afraid I can't fully understand his intentions, so I can only try to analyze it!"
When everyone heard Wenger's self-effacing words, they couldn't help but admire him.
A man who is almost seventy years old, and he is still so humble in the face of a junior who is only in his forties, this Wenger is really a humble gentleman!
"Manchester City mobilized Real Madrid's backline through the first 20 minutes of kicks and passes, lowered the vigilance of Real Madrid players, and took advantage of Real Madrid's weakness to focus on De Bruyne, using De Bruyne as a bait, deliberately attracting their players to the high position, so that there was a disconnect between Real Madrid's back line and midfield."
With Wenger's explanation, a replay of Manchester City's attack just now appeared on the TV screen.
'You see, when Kroos made that pass, the distance between the Real Madrid midfielders and the backline was more than 30 metres.
Casemiro got to the edge of the box, while centre-backs such as Ramos were still near the centre circle.
Such a long distance has given Manchester City's players, especially the frontcourt players, a huge space to receive the ball.
In this case, it was a stroke of genius to have Kroos skip midfield and pass the ball directly to the strikers.
This move not only reduced a link in the attack, accelerated the pace and speed of the attack, but also completely deprived the opponent's midfielder of the opportunity to participate in the defense, so that his own strikers had the opportunity to go head-to-head with the opposing defender.
If City's frontcourt players were someone else, the threat of this tactic would not necessarily be as high.
But Manchester City has such an existence as Lin Quan in the frontcourt, and the ball is handed to his feet, and the defenders of Real Madrid must be desperate! ”
Such a big demon king, let alone one-to-one, even if it is one-to-two, no one dares to pack a ticket and will definitely be able to stop it.
Therefore, the moment the ball was handed to Lin Quan's feet, Manchester City's counterattack was already successful.
Hearing Wenger's analysis, everyone nodded again and again, worthy of being a famous handsome, and sure enough, there were two brushes.
After listening to Wenger's analysis, the audience also suddenly realized, and then began to sing praises to Guardiola!
"He is worthy of being the best in the world!"
"Although our brother Gua is bald, he can still afford the title of Shiyi Shuai!"
"Hehe, do you know why the melon bald is so strong?"
"Is it because 'I'm bald and I'm stronger'?"
"That's right, the melon is bald, and it's changed with hair, so do you understand?"
"I see, master, I've come to my senses!"
……
Zidane is also a bald man and has a lot of strength, and what Wenger can figure out, he can also think of.
After recalling City's attacking process a few times, Zidane realised what was wrong.
Manchester City is taking advantage of Real Madrid's psychology of actively seeking war and adopting a tactic of luring the enemy into depth?
If Real Madrid hadn't put the defensive line, especially the midfield, so far ahead, their own middle would not have exposed so much space, and there would have been no subsequent goals.
Before the start of the game, he predicted that Manchester City would attack from the wing, but he did not expect the opponent to break through the middle.
The defensive density in the middle is usually the highest, so it is also the most difficult to penetrate from the middle.
However, unexpectedly, the other party predicted his psychology and did the opposite, but easily completed the breakthrough in the middle.
Thinking of this, Zida was a little jealous of Guardiola in his heart.
Is this person really that powerful?
But even so, Zidane is unlikely to give up.
Like Cristiano Ronaldo, the stronger the opponent, the more he can be motivated.
He is close to Pep Guardiola in a similar age and position, and even in his playing days, he achieved far more than Guardiola.
He has won the World Footballer of the Year and the Ballon d'Or, and Guardiola is far worse than him.
Therefore, Zidane does not think that he is worse than Guardiola, and what the other party can do, he will definitely be able to do!
After calming down, Zidane immediately began to make adjustments.
He called a player and told him that Real Madrid's tactics were starting to change!
(End of chapter)