Chapter 113 Scouts from all the big clubs gathered at the Allianz Arena!
Neither side was able to score in the remaining time of the first half, and the score remained at 1:1 until the halftime whistle.
Hearing the whistle at the end of the half-time game, the players of Werder Bremen breathed a sigh of relief and surrounded Lin Quan, chatting and laughing as they walked towards their own locker room.
On the other hand, the players on Bayern's side all had serious expressions, especially the defensive players, who looked quite ugly.
In the visiting team's locker room, Schaaf praised the players one by one.
When it was Lin Quan's turn, he smiled and said:
"Lin, how did you find out Bayern's defensive weaknesses?"
While Lin Quan was trying, Shaf also came up with some ideas.
Before he could arrange his players to execute the tactics he had thought of, Lin Quan broke through Bayern's defense and scored a goal.
This surprised and delighted Shaf!
"To be honest, there was an element of luck involved in that goal!"
Lin Quan explained with a smile that he originally went to the left to see if he could avoid Martinez.
But he didn't expect the opponent to catch up, so he thought of taking advantage of Robben's dislike of returning to defense, and under the cover of his teammates, he tried to bring Martinez to the sidelines of the court to create a one-on-one opportunity.
“This trick worked once, but I’m afraid it won’t work a second time.
Robben will most likely return to defense in the second half. If he still refuses to do so, Bayern's coach will definitely replace him with someone who is willing to do so."
Lin Quan knew that he scored this goal by luck. If it was Ribery instead of Robben on Bayern's left wing, this goal would not have been so easy.
"Well, you're right, but your idea gave me inspiration. Let's play like this in the second half..."
Schaff began to explain his new tactics on the tactical board, and the players listened to him attentively.
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On the home team side, Heinrich did not criticize the players, but found Robben alone:
"Aryang, I don't need your explanation. I just need you to answer me a question. Can you answer it truthfully?"
Robben's eyes were a little evasive, not daring to look the old coach in the eye.
Although Heinrich did not criticize him, he knew in his heart that he was responsible for the goal lost in the first half.
"Um!"
Robben nodded heavily. As a man, he must be brave enough to take responsibility.
If it's your own fault, don't try to avoid it. It's just taking responsibility. What's the big deal?
Although I, Robben, have a bad temper, a bad personality, and play football in a unique way, I am not a person who shirks responsibility!
"Well, in the second half, if the opponent's No. 10 continues to appear on our left, you need to return to defense in time and assist Martinez to stop him. Do you understand?"
Robben nodded heavily again, raised his head, and his eyes no longer dodged.
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During the half-time break, Bayern fans in the audience went to the toilet or drank water.
Because the lead was equalized by Lin Quan's earth-shattering shot, the mood of Bayern fans was generally low, and no one even sang the noisy team song.
However, Chelsea scout De Visser, who came from afar, was in a very good mood.
"Haha, this kid is even better than I thought. In time, he will definitely become a phenomenal figure in European football."
Although De Visser only watched half of Lin Quan's game, he already had a very high opinion of Lin Quan.
George Evans on the side nodded repeatedly and agreed, "Sir, you really have a keen eye. I have already submitted an investigation report to the club, reporting Lin Quan's detailed information to them and suggesting that the team bring him in. But for some reason, my report was not taken seriously."
Every time George talked about this, he felt frustrated and angry.
If the club really read his report and introduced Lin Quan according to his suggestion.
If Lin Quan becomes famous in the future, he will become famous as the scout who discovered Lin Quan.
Devizer sighed. Although he didn't know the details, he roughly guessed the reason.
The club probably thought that the player was too young and would not be liked by the club chairman Abramovich, so they just kept the matter to themselves.
"You don't know, there are many scouts who are interested in Lin Quan. For example, in this game, the guy sitting in the corner is a scout from Atletico Madrid, and the guy in black is a scout from Juventus.
The guy wearing sunglasses and a baseball cap is a scout for Inter Milan, and this one is a scout for Paris Saint-Germain in Ligue 1.”
Seeing that DeVisser remained silent, George Evans became anxious and, like a detective, exposed several scouts from other teams in one breath.
"Are these scouts here to investigate Lin Quan?"
De Visser was surprised. These colleagues were so quick! "Yes, most of them are here to observe Lin Quan's performance, and some are here to observe De Bruyne!"
De Visser nodded, said nothing, turned around and looked around to see if he could see anyone he knew.
Suddenly, his sight paused at a certain place. George followed his gaze and saw a familiar face: "Is that Ferguson's son, Ferguson Jr.?"
Devizer sneered:
"It's him, Jason Ferguson. He has an agency under him, recruiting young players everywhere under the guise of his father!"
It is said that in order to make money and gain fame, this guy once leaked information within the Manchester United team and even the locker room to the media, which aroused Ferguson's wrath.
I didn't expect that Ferguson, a hero in his life, would give birth to such a son. He is truly a son of a kind.
He didn't want to waste time on such a person, and his eyes searched the stands again.
Suddenly he stopped again, and George took a look. He didn't recognize this man and had never seen him before.
"Is that a scout as well?"
De Visser was not as sure as before: "Well, he looks like someone from AC Milan, an old guy in the scout world. I haven't seen him for so many years. I didn't expect him to appear here!"
George immediately thought of the news that had been revealed by reporters before, that AC Milan was planning to offer 45 million euros to Barcelona to take Lin Quan away.
This news has not been confirmed by both parties, so it is impossible to tell whether it is true or false.
But the appearance of AC Milan's scouts here at this time seemed to prove that the rumor was not groundless.
"Those two guys over there don't look like ordinary fans..."
George made another new discovery. Devizer took a quick look, his pupils suddenly contracted, and he said seriously:
"That's Real Madrid's senior scouts Juni Calafate and Manuel Romero!"
"He is actually the chief scout of Real Madrid?"
George was shocked when he heard this. These two people were very famous in the scout circle, and even he, a newcomer, had heard of them.
Real Madrid has also been rumored to be dating Lin Quan, and their two senior scouts showed up at the Allianz Arena together. The purpose is self-evident!
De Visser felt something was wrong in his heart. The person they were going to investigate seemed to be more popular than they thought!
In fact, Chelsea's scouts missed one person. In an inconspicuous corner of the stadium, Josep Minguella, a senior Barcelona scout who once discovered Messi, also came to the scene.
Minguella was not commissioned by the Barcelona club to come to the scene. He was commissioned by the former honorary Cruyff of Barcelona to come to the scene to inspect Lin Quan.
"It doesn't matter if Rosell deprives me of the title of honorary president. I don't need or care about this kind of vanity, but I don't want to see him destroy Barcelona and the La Masia youth training camp.
He drove me away, forced Guardiola out, and now he's leaving the most outstanding young players of our La Masia academy to wander around. I really want to ask him, what on earth is he trying to do? "
Minguella still remembers Cruyff's excited tone when he called him.
Cruyff's words touched him deeply: Yes, why are our outstanding players who came out of La Masia unwilling to renew their contracts with us and no longer want to put on the red and blue jerseys and fight in the Nou Camp?
Why is this? ...
The 15-minute halftime break ended quickly and the game resumed.
After the start of the second half, Bayern launched continuous attacks, as if trying to speed up the pace of the game.
The goal conceded in the first half made them realize that defense alone was not enough and they had to score more goals if they wanted to win.
Lin Quan's incredible goal doesn't happen often. As long as they have a one or two-goal lead, it's hard for them to lose! Without Kroos and Muller, Bayern's offense was very simple.
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After their two wingers got the ball, they ran wildly along the sidelines, one made a crazy cross from the bottom, and the other cut inside and shot wildly.
The combination of Ribery and Robben turned Werder Bremen's backcourt upside down.
As a last resort, Werder Bremen had to retreat and fight with the opponent near their own penalty area.
A draw at the Allianz Arena was acceptable for Werder Bremen.
Because the cup competition is not a league, they can go into overtime after a tie. If the game is still tied after overtime, they can also go into a penalty shootout.
However, this may not be the case for Bayern, so they can only continue to increase the intensity of their attack.
"Robben cut inside and tried to break through, but was intercepted!"
"The ball is still in Bayern's hands, pass it to Ribery, and Ribery shoots directly!"
"The goalkeeper made a crucial save, blocking Ribery's sudden cold shot!"
In the commentary booth, the commentators were all sweating for Werder Bremen.
Bayern's offensive was too intense during this period, and they formed a siege on Werder Bremen's goal.
This can't go on. Everyone in the Bundesliga knows that Werder Bremen's defense is terrible.
You have to attack, you can't defend against Bayern's attack! But to the commentator's surprise, Werder Bremen actually held on.
Without Kroos and Muller, Bayern's attack seemed to revolve around the two flanks, but the real threat still came from center forward Mandzukic in the penalty area.
When Werder Bremen accumulated a large number of troops outside the penalty area, Robben and Ribery's breakthroughs were restricted, and their cut-in shots were also not effective.
At this time, the only option was to pass the ball into the penalty area and rely on Mandzukic's personal ability to score.
But Mandzukic was very successfully marked by them today. There were always two tall and strong men beside Mandzukic staring at him, leaving him no room for maneuver.
There was no other way. After fighting with the opponent's central defender in the penalty area for a long time and failing to gain any advantage, Mandzukic tried to leave the penalty area and act as a fulcrum for his teammates to set up their attacks.
With Mandzukic acting as a fulcrum, Schweinsteiger had several chances to shoot, but it seemed that the little pig had forgotten to bring his shooting boots today.
Several shots failed to pose a threat and Werder Bremen's goal remained unbroken.
The game time passed little by little, and soon it was the 75th minute.
Schaaf made the first substitution, replacing central midfielder Hunter with a defender, further strengthening the defense against Mandzukic and preventing him from serving as the fulcrum of Bayern's attack.
Now, the little pig who was making a forward run couldn't find any chance to shoot.
Bayern's attack seemed to be muted.
But Heinrich was not in a hurry. Instead, he waited for a while and observed the status of the players on both sides of the field before making substitutions.
He replaced Gustavo with Kroos.
"Tony, when you come on the field, swap positions with Schweinsteiger. You play as attacking midfielder and he plays as defensive midfielder."
Kroos remembered the tactics arranged by the head coach in the locker room and nodded heavily.
After replacing Kroos, Heinrich called Shaqiri and Gomez and asked them to start warming up.
He had a feeling that the game might go into overtime.
If the game really goes into overtime, Bayern must score a goal and not give the opponent a chance to go to a penalty shootout.
After Kroos came on the pitch, with him and Schweinsteiger as the two core organizers, Bayern's offense became smoother and more threatening.
For a moment, there were dangers lurking in front of Werder Bremen's goal.
In the 83rd minute, Kroos' long shot hit the goal frame.
After the ball bounced back, Mandzukic grabbed the ball.
But due to the interference of the defensive players, his lion's head was a little off and the football was headed away.
This attack frightened the players of Werder Bremen. They no longer tried to attack Bayern. They all retreated to their own back half and parked the bus.
Facing Werder Bremen's bus, Bayern didn't have any better tricks and could only keep kicking high balls into the penalty area to find Mandzukic.
Mandzukic has been fighting with several defenders of Werder Bremen for the entire game. Most people would have been exhausted after a confrontation of this intensity.
But he relied on his tenacious fighting spirit and strong willpower, gritted his teeth and persevered, and every time his teammates passed the ball, he jumped with all his might regardless of whether he could reach the top or not.
In the 92nd minute of the game, Mandzukic got the best chance of the game.
After Ribery dribbled the ball down the bottom line, he made a pass, and the ball accurately found Mandzukic.
Mandzukic gritted his teeth, exerted his strength fiercely, jumped high, and faced the flying football.
Through the camera footage at the scene, you can clearly see the protruding blue veins on his neck and forehead.
For this goal, Mandzukic really risked his life!
The ball was hit with great power and high quality, and it flew towards the lower left corner of Werder Bremen's goal.
Milic was helpless in the face of this header. Although he made a save, he was out of reach and couldn't touch the ball at all.
It's over! We're going to lose the ball!
Milic couldn't help but close his eyes, not daring to look at the scene of the ball being lost.
The Bayern fans at the Allianz Arena stood up and stretched their necks to look at the football flying in the air the moment Mandzukic shot the goal.
Seeing the ball pass through Milic's fingers, they were ready to celebrate.
But the next second, a green figure appeared in front of the goal and used his body to block the ball outside the goal line.
Seeing the numbers on the other team's jerseys, Bayern fans wanted to bite their teeth off! Why is it you again! It's that damn number 10 again! He blocked Bayern's winning shot outside the goal line! The referee also blew the whistle to end the second half, and the game was about to enter overtime! (End of this chapter)