Chapter 273: In This Era, I Am Destiny!
Aguero, who scored the crucial goal, was also very emotional in the face of the boiling fans in the stands.
After roaring and beating his chest, he seemed to want to take off his jersey to vent the excitement in his chest.
However, David Silva was quick to hold down his movements first, and did not let him do such a stupid thing.
All the players on the pitch felt empowered at the moment.
Because they relied on their unwavering confidence in their tactics to get the result they wanted most at the start of the second half!
This shows that their persistence is correct, and the tactical concept they believe in is also correct!
The fact that it is a mistake for a professional player to accept that his team-building tactics is a mistake compared to the outcome of a game or two is brutal.
And look at it the other way around. It can make the players have extremely firm confidence in the team-building tactics of the coaching staff, which in itself is the most rapid and effective booster!
The metaphysical thing of "team morale" has always been unable to be stably controlled on the playing field.
The head coach played chicken blood, and it was only effective for a while.
What is rare is that it has been continuously playing for a long time.
A man like Manchester City, who were already two goals down early in the first half, were able to start the second half with momentum and pull one back with a goal.
It's also rare in the professional arena.
This can't help but remind Leon of the team in his memory that almost overturned Real Madrid's domination of the Champions League on the original timeline and almost dominated Juventus, which had a miraculous turnaround.
The Juventus team in the 17-18 season was on the side that was absolutely behind in the score, and the hard power was also at a disadvantage.
In the first round of the Champions League quarterfinals, Juventus allowed Real Madrid to score three away goals, but they did not score a single goal.
Under the premise that there is almost no hope of a turnaround, Juventus can still unite and push Real Madrid, which is much stronger than itself, into a desperate situation!
It relied on their high morale throughout the second leg and their desperate attack from the start of the match!
A crucial Champions League quarter-knockout game is a bit of a stretch compared to the Premier League fixtures of Chelsea and Manchester City today.
But Manchester City in the second half of this game does have a lot of similarities with Juventus in the Champions League knockout game that Leon remembers.
They all chose to take unexpectedly determined risks tactically.
And after the initial success of the adventure, their team momentum has further stimulated their potential in the game.
You could say that these two teams were given the chance to continue to battle strong opponents because of some of their luck.
If the first goal they were hoping for was delayed, Real Madrid and Chelsea seized their chance to score the game-killing final goal.
Then their fight for their lives becomes quite ridiculous.
But no one can deny that they really relied on their courage to fight for a chance that would allow them to continue to stand in the ring!
Leon likes and respects such opponents.
But he also doesn't want to be a supporting villain who is used as a stepping stone in a shocking reversal!
Pep Guardiola and Manchester City's players on the pitch have their own ways of fighting for the offensive initiative in the game.
And Li Ang naturally has his own methods to interrupt the illusions of his opponents and reverse their ambitions!
He has fought against Dream San Barcelona, who is at the tail of his peak, and he has also faced off against Cosmos Bayern and Peak Bumblebee.
At the most embarrassing moment, he was turned into a stake by Messi, who was still able to play perfect statistics for passing under his full-court marking.
Even in those difficult moments, against a tougher opponent than the current Manchester City team, Leon never panicked and doubted himself.
He enjoyed a big share of the prestige dividends in the establishment of the Muhammad Real Madrid dynasty.
But don't forget, every tough battle Real Madrid has fought in those two seasons has been soaked in his inexhaustible blood and sweat!
"You're already strong, but unfortunately, it's not strong enough... Far from enough! ”
In the live broadcast camera, Li Ang, who had already stood in advance of his position, suddenly showed a completely hideous smile at the Manchester City players!
Yes, unlike the calm and gentle smile in the past, Li Ang's smile at this moment, showing his two rows of white teeth, was full of excitement and hideousness!
His insolent smile, which had never been shown in front of the public before, was immediately reflected in the eyes of tens of thousands of Manchester City fans at the scene!
And the Etihad Stadium, which was still boiling and cheering, also erupted into an angry boo in an instant!
Guardiola pulled away the joy in his eyes, and looked at Leang, who was very different from the past, and his heart tightened inexplicably.
And Mourinho, who was standing not far from him at this moment, was looking at him, and he had more expectations for Leon between his thoughts!
If Leon wants to take on more tactical responsibility in moments like these.
There is no doubt that he can unconditionally trust the core of the midfield that he has single-handedly adjusted!
For Leon, what is he worried about now?
Once the most improved supernova in La Liga.
The MVP of the Champions League final, the MVP of the Copa del Rey final against Barcelona, and the Premier League MVP selected by the three authoritative selection bodies of the Premier League last season!
Perhaps today's home fortune will indeed bring a lot of power to Manchester City.
But Mourinho still believes that Leon will be the lucky boy with his own metaphysics.
At least in last season's Premier League, Leon has proven it many times.
He's the most powerful and capable superstar in the league right now!
Thinking of this, Mourinho put on hold the idea of making an emergency substitution.
He also failed to deliver updated tactical instructions to the Chelsea players on the pitch.
Now it doesn't take for Leon to understand what he means first.
Every Chelsea player on the pitch understands that Jose Mourinho has made the decision to give Leon unlimited power!
Their tactical tone is the same as before, they still have to continue to fight against Manchester City, but the tactical details on the field are controlled by Leon himself.
This is an absolute trust from the coaching staff that will make all the Chelsea first-team players feel envious, even envious, except for Leon!
But in fact, at the moment, the players on the field, including the Chelsea first team players on the bench, were not dissatisfied with the trust that Leon had received so "favoritism" from Mourinho.
On the one hand, Li Ang's super strength made them sincerely admire in their hearts, and on the other hand, it was the huge responsibility that was visible to the naked eye and pressed on Li Ang's shoulders along with trust!
The enjoyment of tactical rights and the assumption of tactical responsibilities often go hand in hand on the field.
Kroos, the heart of Bayern's midfield last season, now knows better than any other Chelsea player what it means for Leon to take over such a tactical responsibility.
He felt a heartfelt relaxation of his body and mind, and he admired Li Ang even more in his heart.
At the most critical moment, with such a core of the team and a midfield partner to rely on, Kroos only felt that his emotions had suddenly calmed down.
The same is true for most of the rest of the Chelsea players.
Li Ang dares to come forward and has the responsibility of being the boss, so they will naturally feel down-to-earth.
And Ibrahimovic and Terry, who are used to playing games, helped Leon further settle the mentality of his young teammates before and after the team.
Leon's strong self-confidence soon affected the few Manchester City players closest to him.
When he showed his momentum as a football supergiant, Aguero and Cesc Fabregas inevitably increased their psychological pressure!
After all, he was beaten by Leon on the field several times last season.
Whether it is prudence or inertia, Manchester City's players on the field have subconsciously paid more attention to the marking of Leon.
This out-of-spec bag targeting didn't annoy Leon.
On the contrary, he sees more opportunities for offensive options in an increasingly difficult environment with the ball.
Leon still handed over most of the organizational scheduling to Cross.
Compared with the current Manchester City's high-level pressing, Kroos in Leon's memory is a super playmaker who is not even afraid of the peak Atletico Madrid.
And the facts soon proved the correctness of Leon's trust in Cross.
With Leon not pulling back too much to get involved in the organisation, Kroos was able to transfer Chelsea's central midfield possession to order with the help of Nemanja Matic.
His body is not as agile as Iniesta, but his ability to protect the ball is no worse, and his ability to play the ball with his left and right feet is balanced.
As long as it is not for a ball-grabbing machine like Leon who can put down his body and mark closely throughout the game, then Kroos's play will be difficult to be interfered with by opponents.
At least that would have been the failure of City's midfielders' attempts to press Kroos.
Once again, Pep Guardiola felt an inexplicable sense of tension.
City are getting slower and slower to get the ball back on the pitch.
Among them, Kroos is playing better and better, and there are almost no passing errors in it.
At the same time, Pep Guardiola is also very aware that his disciples have reached a critical point in time when they must slow down their fitness.
Not all teams are suitable for training as athletics teams.
Compared to last season, the new Manchester City team has improved a lot in terms of running ability.
However, compared to Chelsea, this Manchester City team is still at an absolute inferior.
It was not easy for the Manchester City players to be able to fight Chelsea for more than 60 minutes, to be tough and to fight back.
Of course, the current Manchester City will not be forced to run by Chelsea.
But if they are to withstand the pressure in the final moments and continue to hardcore with Chelsea, City will have to find at least five minutes between the game to slow down the tempo.
That five-minute break is City's lifeline.
Pep Guardiola was very keenly aware of this, and he also called Nasri directly to warm up.
If nothing else, Manchester City will switch to 442 in the end, further strengthening the consistency of the rhythm and the ability to penetrate the attack in the midfield.
Compared to the conservative on-the-spot adjustments in other games, Guardiola believes that he has shown an extraordinary on-the-spot performance in this game.
But while Nasri was still trying to warm up.
Leon, who had always made a rational response to Manchester City's defensive bag, suddenly held the ball and forcibly knocked away Cesc Fabregas who was forcing him, and then started a brutal forced advance!
Guardiola looked at Leon who was suddenly in trouble, and a strange thought suddenly occurred in his heart.
"Could it be that he is also waiting for such a time node to forcibly continue to speed up with the game?!"
A big question mark has come to Guardiola's eyes.
And Li Ang's forced advance this time, although it was finally forced to stop by Kolarov and Fernandinho.
However, City's midfielders did not succeed in recovering possession.
Because Leon protected the ball at the last moment and passed it back to Azpilicueta who stepped forward to receive him!
After going around and around, Kroos got the ball again in the Chelsea half, and the Manchester City players subconsciously exhaled a breath and thought to themselves:
You can always stop for a while, right?
But Leon soon took the initiative to retreat to ask for the ball, and then took the initiative to face Fabregas again and made a brutal advance!
The rest plan of the Manchester City team was completely ruined, and Leon led his frontcourt teammates to continuously launch attacking attacks on Manchester City's half.
Fernandinho immediately became the most tired Manchester City player on the pitch.
In the 68th minute of the second half, after receiving the ball, Li Ang suddenly changed the previous forced advance mode, and turned his back to return the ball to Kroos, who was inserted forward.
And this time, Kroos also did not hesitate to send a straight kick along his right side!
De Bruyne, who had been silent for almost 15 minutes, tacitly stepped forward, and then took a step into the defensive third zone of Manchester City, and swept the ball vigorously to the middle!
Ibrahimovic, who had withdrawn from the box early, did not choose to stop the ball, and after withstanding Kompany's close marking, he directly knocked the ball back again.
And the Manchester City midfield and backfield defense, which was previously involved by De Bruyne and Ibrahimovic's passing and running cooperation, can't stop Leon and Kroos who are inserted in the back at the moment!
Hazard's diagonal insertion on the left side made Mangala dare not leave the penalty area easily!
After easily winning the ball, Leon had at least two threatening passing routes at this moment.
However, he did not give the ball to Kroos and Hazard who slotted diagonally into the City penalty area.
After winning the ball, Leon himself rushed to Manchester City's penalty line.
Fabregas, who followed him all the way back to defense, was slow in speed after all, and Fernandinho could only completely let go of Kroos and pounced on Leon who held the ball!
The two of them arrived one after the other, and they could be regarded as forming a defensive posture against Li Ang.
But at the moment when Fernandinho was about to tangle with Leon.
Leon swiped the ball with his left foot, and then the whole person dodged Fernandinho's steal!
This is almost an instinctive dribbling action made from Leon, and there is still a slight sense of disobedience, so that Fernandinho, who was passed, was stunned for half a beat!
Leon's current tall figure makes him not look very chic and beautiful when he makes extraordinary movements.
But being able to shake off a space that is enough to get up at this moment is completely enough for Leon!
Looking at the several tall and strong men blocked in the Manchester City penalty area at the moment, the corners of Li Ang's mouth hooked upward, and then quickly swung his legs, and fully pumped the ball to the upper left corner of the Manchester City goal!
Valdés relied on his rich saving experience and was able to make consistent saving choices for shots that could be followed.
And what about this kick that was completely unexpected?
Valdés, who was distracted by several players tangled in the box, barely saw Leon's leg swings.
He stood in front of the goal in a daze, and when he saw the trajectory of the football clearly, the football that cut through the air had already plunged into the corner of the goal behind him!
Quiescence!
The Etihad Stadium fell into complete silence at this moment!
Leon spread his arms and ran wildly towards the corner flag area of Manchester City's half again!
His figure also seems to have turned into a huge shadow, pressing on the hearts of all Manchester City fans!
"Want to turn the tables?
I'm not going to give you that chance.
The era of the past Mero was indeed wonderful enough.
But you have to remember it from today.
In this new era.
I am destiny! ”
(End of chapter)