Chapter 171 Guardiola's Prediction

Looking at Manchester City beating the Serie A giants to a pulp on the field, Bayern fans in the Allianz Arena couldn't help but start talking.

"Didn't the media report that Manchester City was just a mercenary team? Why do they look so strong?"

"Could it be that AC Milan is too weak?"

"AC Milan is a giant in Serie A after all. A lean camel is bigger than a horse. How weak can they be?"

"Indeed, although AC Milan has not won the league title in the past few seasons, they are still capable of competing in the European arena. If they were not unlucky to always face Barcelona, ​​they might be able to go further."

Although Bayern Munich slaughtered Barcelona last season, Bayern Munich fans still recognize Barcelona's strength in the Champions League in the past few seasons.

AC Milan has met Barcelona in the knockout stage for several years in a row, and their luck is indeed bad.

"So, does that mean we underestimated Manchester City's strength?"

If AC Milan is not too weak, then there is only one truth - Manchester City is very strong! "It's possible. They were runner-up in the Premier League last season. With Lin Quan joining this season, their strength has been further improved. They really can't be underestimated!"

"If this continues, if Manchester City wins this game, won't they meet us in the final?"

Bayern fans began to worry, even though another match between Bayern and Sao Paulo had not yet started.

But they are full of confidence in their own team and do not think that the team from the Brazilian league can make any waves.

Once Bayern eliminates Sao Paulo, they will compete with the winner of this game for the championship of this Audi Cup.

Manchester City now has a three-goal advantage, and no matter how you look at it, they have a better chance of advancing to the final.

So if nothing unexpected happens, the final will be between Bayern and Manchester City.

"Alas, I thought that Lin Quan had transferred to the Premier League and we no longer had to worry about how to defend him, but I didn't expect that we would have to face him in the second game of the new season!"

The Bayern fans at the scene recalled the fear they had when they were dominated by Lin Quan last season, and they couldn't help but start to worry.

Last season, he led Werder Bremen, whose lineup was far inferior to Bayern's, to defeat Bayern twice by defeating a stronger team, snatching the Telecom Cup and the German Cup from Bayern.

If the German Cup title had not been snatched away by Werder Bremen, Bayern would have been crowned the treble winner last season.

This has also become a huge regret in the hearts of many Bayern players!

Now, this kid is back with a group of stronger opponents.

This made Bayern fans worry: Will Bayern fall to this guy again? ...

Guardiola is not aware of the "forest phobia" in the hearts of Bayern fans, but as the head coach of Bayern, he will definitely come to watch this game.

After all, studying the opponent's strength and status before the game is the basic job of the head coach.

In addition to this reason, there is another very important reason: this is the first time he and Lin Quan have faced off as opponents, so Guardiola naturally attaches great importance to it.

When watching the first thirty minutes of the game between the two teams, Guardiola first showed an expression of relief on his face.

Then he frowned again, looking worried.

Several assistant coaches looked at each other, not knowing what was wrong with Guardiola.

"Pep, is there anything to worry about?"

Torrent, the assistant coach who has followed Guardiola for more than ten years, asked.

Ten Hag and Grande pricked up their ears, wondering what the world-famous coach would say.

They chose to join and stay in Bayern just to learn new things from this world-famous coach.

"Well, Manchester City's frontcourt offensive firepower has been fully activated because of Lin Quan's arrival!"

Guardiola was generous in his praise for Lin Quan:

“This kid’s kicking is much smarter than I thought.

Apart from the first goal, he didn’t put in much effort the rest of the time.”

Seeing several people staring with wide eyes and looking incomprehensible, Guardiola further explained: "Pay attention to his passing and movement, it seems that he is looking for a comfortable kicking position.

But in fact, he kept running back and forth to test the strength of Manchester City's frontcourt players and to direct Manchester City's offense by distributing the ball and passing the ball. "

Seeing several Bayern assistant coaches looking thoughtful, Guardiola smiled and said:

"If you don't believe it, you can continue to observe. He has passed the ball to other players in the frontcourt before, but he has never cooperated with Manchester City's striker Aguero.

If he hadn't been targeting Aguero on purpose, he would have passed the ball to Aguero next! "

After hearing Guardiola's words, several people widened their eyes and stared at Lin Quan's every move.

…

On the court, Lin Quan once again cooperated with David Silva and dribbled into the penalty area.

AC Milan defenders Abate and Zapata were attracted by him, and a fleeting gap appeared in the middle of the penalty area.

With a striker's keen sense of smell, Aguero caught this gap and immediately ran over to prepare to receive the ball.

However, when he finished the insertion, he suddenly realized:

The one who was attacking with the ball was Lin Quan, and the opponent not only had unlimited firing rights within the team, but also had not passed the ball to him even once before.

Thinking of this, Aguero suddenly felt discouraged.

What’s the use of having a good positioning?

No one passed the ball to him, so no matter how well he positioned himself, he could only compete with the air.

But just as Aguero was feeling frustrated and defeated, the ball slipped past the defender and found the Argentine in an open position.

Aguero didn't even have time to react, he just instinctively stopped the ball and shot.

The football passed over the outstretched legs of the AC Milan goalkeeper and rolled into the goal.

Aguero scored his first goal of the game, and the person who assisted him was Lin Quan! This was Lin Quan's third assist in this game.

He actually passed the ball to him! After completing the shot and confirming that the ball rolled into the net, Aguero still felt a little bit unbelievable.

Lin Quan could actually choose to shoot this ball himself, but he selflessly gave the opportunity to himself.

Did I blame him wrongly? Aguero felt a little embarrassed when he thought of his previous complaints against Lin Quan.

He raised his head and looked in the direction of Lin Quan, gave Lin Quan a thumbs up and praised him for passing the ball well.

Lin Quan also nodded to him. Aguero’s explosion in Manchester City seemed to be reasonable.

This guy was obviously distracted just now, but he still kicked the ball into the goal with an almost instinctive reaction.

This kind of shooter instinct is not something that ordinary people have.

However, whether this goal is a reflection of Aguero's strength or his luck, Lin Quan thinks it still needs to be observed.

Five minutes later, Lin Quan received a pass from Yaya Toure. He stopped the ball, observed the positions of AC Milan players, and then passed the ball to Aguero.

After receiving the ball, the latter passed the ball back despite the push from the defensive players. Lin Quan, who was making a forward run, received the ball and passed it horizontally to Nasri.

The latter dribbled the ball down the bottom line and made a triangle pass to Lin Quan, who then passed the ball to Aguero who broke into the penalty area.

Manchester City played a smooth cooperation in front of AC Milan's penalty area, tearing open AC Milan's defense with one pass after another.

Lin Quan's pass was of very high quality and gave a certain amount of lead time.

In this way, Aguero will have the opportunity to use his speed advantage to receive the ball first and get a one-on-one opportunity.

Obviously, this pass not only tests Aguero's shooting skills, but also tests his starting speed and explosiveness.

Aguero did not disappoint Lin Quan. He shook off the defender and caught the ball before the goalkeeper.

But at this time the goalkeeper was very close to him, the angle of his shot was very small, and the defender who was thrown away was right next to him, leaving him with a very short window of time to shoot.

This ball is very difficult to play. If it were an ordinary forward, there would be a high probability that it would be kicked away or saved by the goalkeeper.

But Aguero did not miss this opportunity. After observing calmly, he chose to push the ball into the goalkeeper's small door.

The ball slipped between the legs of AC Milan goalkeeper Abbiati and rolled into the net.

In the 35th minute of the first half, Manchester City scored the fifth goal of the game.

The goal was scored by Aguero and the pass was made by Lin Quan.

Aguero scored twice in just five minutes!

After scoring this goal, the grudge in Aguero's heart completely disappeared.

He happily rushed to Lin Quan's side, squatted down, put Lin Quan's feet on his knees, and willingly polished Lin Quan's shoes.

If it weren’t for Lin Quan’s two passes, Aguero would still be in a goal drought!

“That was a beautiful fight!”

"You spread it so well!"

The two smiled at each other and hugged their teammates who came to celebrate.

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After two attempts, Lin Quan could confirm that Aguero had the potential to be a striker.

He has excellent shooting skills, is very calm when shooting, and has a strong ability to seize opportunities.

As long as he can be given a steady supply of ammunition, he can seize every opportunity and score the goal.

…

It was seen that Lin Quan gave two consecutive assists to Aguero, helping the latter to score twice in a very short period of time.

In the stands, several Bayern assistant coaches looked at each other in bewilderment.

Guardiola’s prediction just now was simply amazing!

He was like a God who controlled the course of the game and he judged Lin Quan's intentions so accurately.

"Haha, does this mean that no one knows his son better than his father?"

Torrent said to Guardiola with a smile.

Guardiola nodded:

"I guess so. If it were someone else, I wouldn't dare to make such a judgment."

Everyone immediately understood what was happening.

However, the more this happened, the more incredible they felt about Guardiola and Lin Quan, father and son.

Grande, who had played against Lin Quan many times under Heynckes, was full of emotion at this time: This kid has improved since the last time he met him.

Manchester City scored five goals against AC Milan before the end of the first half, almost beating the opponent to death.

"Then we played against Manchester City in the final..."

Seeing Guardiola's high opinion of Lin Quan, Ten Hag couldn't help but worry about the final between the two teams.

Not only Ten Hag, but several of Bayern's assistant coaches couldn't help but show worry on their faces.

With such a strong opponent, can Bayern still secure the championship?

Compared to them, Guardiola seems to be confident:

"Although Manchester City's offensive firepower in the frontcourt has been activated, the defense in the backcourt has not been stabilized and they still have loopholes!"

Yaya Toure couldn't help wanting to move forward and attack several times, but he failed to coordinate with his teammates.

The defensive gaps created by his forward runs are fatal to Manchester City.

In other words, their attacking firepower was too strong in the first half, making AC Milan breathless.

When AC Milan recovers in the second half, they might launch a massive counterattack.

…

In the AC Milan coaching booth, head coach Allegri watched the game with a calm expression.

There was no sign of worry on his face, even when the team was trailing by a large margin of 0:5.

For AC Milan, participating in this Audi Cup was just a warm-up exercise.

The team has no requirements for results, and it doesn’t matter whether or not they can win the championship.

The key is whether you can play what you want and expose the team's problems.

It now seems that the team has big problems on both offense and defense.

So Allegri called El Shaarawy from the bench, pointed at Manchester City's defense, whispered something to him, and then substituted him in.

Salah nodded repeatedly and passed the head coach's arrangements to other players after coming on the court.

Allegri's adjustments quickly produced results.

In the 37th minute of the first half, AC Milan launched a quick counterattack, taking advantage of the empty defense of Manchester City after Yaya Toure's forward run.

After dribbling the ball, Salah ran all the way, and the little Pharaoh's speed was incredibly fast.

He was like a wild horse running away from his reins on the wing, shaking off all his pursuers before calmly pushing the ball into the far corner facing the goalkeeper.

5:1!

AC Milan pulled one back.

This goal was like a replica of the one he scored at Camp Nou. The difference was that at Camp Nou, the little Pharaoh missed the one-on-one opportunity, otherwise, Barcelona would have been eliminated.

But at the Allianz Arena, El Shaarawy seized his chance.

If there was only this one goal, it would not prove that there were problems with Manchester City's defense.

But two minutes later, AC Milan took advantage of a counterattack opportunity and allowed El Shaarawy to score another goal.

The little Pharaoh scored twice within two minutes, less than four minutes after he came on the pitch.

The effect of Allegri's substitutions was immediate.

Seeing that El Shaarawy completed the task assigned to him very well, Allegri was very satisfied with his disciple's performance.

AC Milan’s current lineup is not very strong, and Allegri can only play according to circumstances and try his best to play the cards in his hand.

He is confident that he can achieve better results if he is given a better lineup.

However, Berlusconi, who is embroiled in lawsuits, cannot take care of the team for the time being, and AC Milan will not have an easy time in the next few years.

If you want to achieve better results, maybe you should try another team...

…

Seeing that the situation on the field was developing as Guardiola had expected, several Bayern assistant coaches looked at their head coach with expressions as if they had seen a ghost.

Isn’t this amazing?

Why is he so clear about the game on the field? They don't have such ability at all!

As expected of a man known as a world-famous coach, Guardiola's ability to read the game made them admire him greatly.

Several assistant coaches were very excited at the thought that they would be able to learn from such a world-famous coach in the next few years.

Bayern's assistant coaches were very happy, but Lin Quan on the field was not happy.

After the opponent scored two goals in a row, Lin Quan confirmed that there was a problem with the team's defense.

(End of this chapter)