Chapter 190 The whole audience sang Lin Quan’s song

“CCTV, CCTV!”

"Dear viewers, we are broadcasting live the fifth round of the 2013-2014 Premier League, the focus of the game, Manchester City vs. Manchester United at home."

"I am the host He Wei!"

"I'm Xu Yang!"

He Wei glanced at the current Premier League standings and said:

“The two teams are currently ranked first and fifth in the standings respectively. Manchester City has won all four games so far and is at the top of the table with 12 points.

Manchester United has two wins, one draw and one loss in four games, ranking fifth in the Premier League with 7 points. ”

Xu Yang added: "Although Manchester City is in the lead in the standings, the gap in strength between the two teams is not as big as the standings show."

"That's right, who wins this game depends on who performs better!"

"Enough of small talk, let's take a look at the starting lineups of both teams..."

"Manchester City played in a 442 formation today, with Lin Quan playing as a front midfielder. However, he may not stay in this position. He is likely to be a free man in the front court, just like in previous games."

"Yes, he can play in all positions in the frontcourt. Only by giving him enough tactical freedom can his power be activated. If he is restricted to a certain position, his role will be weakened."

"With the referee's whistle, the game begins!"

"Manchester City had the ball, Aguero kicked it to Lin Quan, who passed it back to captain Kompany. Manchester City played very patiently and did not rush to attack."

Seeing Manchester City patiently passing the ball back in the backcourt, Xu Yang and He Wei started chatting.

"After Pellegrini came to the team, he did not make many adjustments to Manchester City's offensive system. His focus was on organizing the team's defense."

"Yes, Manchester City's offensive firepower is undoubted, but their defense is not solid enough.

If facing only some mid- to lower-level teams, Manchester City can use its strong offensive firepower to suppress its opponents, thus covering up its own weak defense.

But once they encounter a strong team, their weakness will be exposed quickly and they will be targeted by their opponents, which is why they failed to make further progress in the Champions League last season. ”

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After Kompany received the pass from Lin Quan, he and his teammates passed the ball several times to attract the opponent's forward to press, and then he decisively kicked a long pass, intending to kick the ball to the frontcourt to find his own forward.

This was somewhat beyond the expectations of Manchester United players. Since Manchester City introduced a large number of Spanish players, their offense has basically been based on ground infiltration.

This kind of long pass attack is rare, so Manchester United is not prepared for it.

Aguero received the ball and Carrick immediately rushed up to intercept it.

Aguero didn't dare to carry the ball any further and immediately passed it back to Lin Quan, who moved to the right and passed it to winger Navas.

Navas ran quickly, shook off Evra's interception and completed a cross near the baseline.

The pass was not very good, Manchester United defenders Ferdinand and Vidic were stuck in position, and neither Aguero nor Negredo could get the ball.

After defending a fast break by Manchester City, Moyes applauded the Manchester United players for their defense on the sidelines.

Although Vidic and Ferdinand are not young anymore, especially Ferdinand, he is 35 years old this year.

However, their roles in Manchester United's defense are still irreplaceable, and Ferguson's era had to rely on them to guard the defense.

Even if Moyes comes, he can't do anything about them, and he has to continue to use them.

However, both of them have only one year left on their contracts. If Manchester United fails to achieve success in the league and the Champions League this year, it is possible that they will leave the team next year.

It was United's turn to counterattack, and Carrick passed the ball to Rooney.

Relying on his excellent physical confrontation ability, Rooney rushed forward after getting the ball, and then passed the ball to his teammate Welbeck.

Everyone says that Lu Xiaopang has rough footwork and is a famous rough guy.

But his pass was very beautiful. As long as Welbeck could get the ball, he could have a one-on-one chance.

As a result, the latter somehow slipped and missed the opportunity.

"Damn it, the lawn is watered too much, otherwise I would have been able to get the ball!"

Welbeck felt embarrassed for not getting the ball and made an excuse to explain it.

Pellegrini on the sidelines was very dissatisfied with this goal. The team's midfield failed to form an interception barrier, allowing Rooney to break through and complete the pass.

Fortunately, Manchester United made a mistake, otherwise, Manchester City would have most likely lost the ball in that attack just now.

He gestured to the players on the field, signaling them to intensify the confrontation in the midfield.

The team's midfield, especially Yaya Toure and Fernandinho, must toughen up and not allow the opponent to pass through their midfield so easily.

After receiving instructions from the coach, Manchester City's midfield increased their efforts in fighting and intercepting, and the two teams soon fell into a midfield stalemate.

In such a stranglehold battle, the mistakes made by players on both sides are increasing.

In the third minute of the game, Evra intercepted the ball in the midfield and passed it to Fellaini. Fellaini was about to pass the ball to the side when it was intercepted by a Manchester City player.

Manchester City launched a counterattack on the spot, with Fernandinho passing the ball to Negredo.

As soon as Negredo got the ball, he was double-teamed by Manchester United players and quickly lost possession of the ball.

It was Manchester United's turn to attack again, but the ball still failed to pass through the midfield and was cleared out of the sideline by Yaya Toure.

The battle between the two sides on the field was fierce, with constant tackles and fouls.

With each foul, the tension between the players on both sides began to rise.

Seeing that the situation was not good, the referee had to tighten the standards of punishment to prevent the situation from getting out of control.

In the fifth minute of the game, Manchester City defender Nastasic knocked down Smalling and was shown the first yellow card of the game by the referee.

This yellow card served as a good warning, and both sides restrained their actions a little.

However, due to the fierce fighting between the two sides in the midfield, neither side was able to organize an attack and the game fell into a stalemate.

In the stands, Guardiola held his chin and began to think.

If he were the coach of both teams, how would he solve this problem now?

It seems that placing the organizing core in the defensive midfielder position is not enough. The position should be retreated deeper, such as in the central defender position.

But if this happens, the team's defensive ability will inevitably decline. If they encounter a team with strong offensive ability, they may end up in trouble.

If you can't retreat, can you put the organizing center on the wing? How about the wing defensive midfielder or the wing attacking midfielder? This idea is very bold because no one has done it before.

Guardiola himself was not sure whether this would work, but after he came up with this idea, he couldn't help but want to go back and try it!

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On the field, seeing that his teammates could not gain any advantage in the midfield, Lin Quan retreated back and worked with his teammates to press Manchester United's players.

Lin Quan's joining gives Manchester City one more person in the midfield, which not only provides an additional passing point, but also increases their defensive coverage area in the midfield.

As a result, Manchester City gradually gained the upper hand in the midfield battle.

In the 15th minute, Manchester City organized an attack.

After being passed through the midfield, the ball came to Aguero's feet.

As soon as the latter got the ball, he was double-teamed by Manchester United players.

Manchester United continued with the tactics they used against Chelsea. They could leave some space on both sides of the field, but they would increase the defensive strength in the middle and increase the interception intensity to prevent the opponent from having a chance to break through.

Aguero is not very tall and is clearly at a disadvantage in the confrontation with the defenders.

Just as he was about to lose the ball, he suddenly saw his teammate Lin Quan coming over to receive the ball.

Aguero passed the ball to Lin Quan without thinking.

As soon as Lin Quan got the ball, Manchester United players immediately changed their double-team target, gave up Aguero and went for him.

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Seeing that the opponent was coming at him aggressively, Lin Quan did not fight them head-on, but dribbled the ball back and got rid of Manchester United's double-team.

At this time, he was almost bringing the ball to the center circle. Several Manchester United defenders hesitated and did not move forward. They retreated to their positions and left the task of pressing Lin Quan to their teammates.

Lin Quan noticed the other party's choice and had an idea in his mind.

Manchester United's defense has strict area restrictions. They will only move forward to intercept when they enter the opponent's defender's defense area.

Once out of that zone, their interceptions aren’t as aggressive.

So, how to find this specific dividing line? He decided to try a few more times!

The Manchester United defender had just retreated when he found Lin Quan coming towards him with the ball again.

Lu Xiaopang tried to steal the ball, but was easily passed by Lin Quan.

In front of the agile Lin Quan, Rooney was as clumsy as a wild boar. It was impossible for him to snatch the ball from Lin Quan's feet unless he adopted a foul tactic.

Carrick and Fellaini had to step forward to intercept, Lin Quan chose to pass the ball to his teammates on the wing, and then he resolutely moved forward.

Manchester United's defense on the flanks was somewhat loose, allowing Navas to easily cross the half court to assist his teammates.

After receiving the pass from Lin Quan, he made a straight pass without any interference and passed the ball back to Lin Quan's feet.

At this time, Carrick and Fellaini had been left behind by Lin Quan who suddenly started.

Manchester United defenders had to step forward to intercept!

Lin Quan repeated the same trick and dribbled the ball back.

Manchester United's defenders began to hesitate again, watching Carrick and Fellaini approaching Lin Quan from the left and right, about to double-team him.

They decided to retreat! Now!

Seeing that the opponent gave up the double-team on him, Lin Quan seized the opportunity, he started quickly and rushed towards Ferdinand.

If you ask who is stronger between Vidic and Ferdinand, Lin Quan thinks Ferdinand is stronger, but that was a few years ago. Now 35 years old, Ferdinand faces many problems of older players: declining physical function and slow reaction speed!

This is a fatal weakness for a central defender! Seeing that Lin Quan did not retreat but advanced, he suddenly made a comeback.

Vidic and Ferdinand were both shocked! Especially the latter, when he saw Lin Quan coming towards him, he subconsciously wanted to stretch out his foot to intercept.

But he suddenly remembered that this guy's fake moves were so real that they were indistinguishable from the real thing, and the frequency of his feet was ridiculously fast.

If I rashly extend my foot, I will definitely be killed by him!

Thinking of this, Ferdinand quickly gave up the idea. He chose to retreat and wait for help from his teammates.

However, Lin Quan would not give him so much time. Seeing that Ferdinand did not stretch his legs, Lin Quan rushed forward and planned to eat him alive with speed! Ferdinand was furious! Good boy, you are looking down on me! While he reached out to pull Lin Quan's jersey and prevented the opponent from breaking forward, he quickly turned around and wanted to block the position.

If it was Ferdinand ten years ago or even five years ago, Lin Quan might not have the upper hand in such a confrontation.

However, Ferdinand is already 35 years old and his physical functions have declined.

It's not difficult to defeat him!

Shaking off Ferdinand's pull, Lin Quan got the first step to touch the ball.

When De Gea saw him trying to pass Ferdinand, he chose to attack. At this time, he was less than two meters away from Lin Quan. In another half a second, the ball would be caught by De Gea.

Lin Quan did not panic. He calmly dribbled the ball, passed it to his left foot, and after creating a little space, he decisively chose to lob the ball.

De Gea quickly reached out to intercept. His reaction speed was already very fast, but Lin Quan's shot was even faster.

The football passed over De Gea's head, drew an arc in the air and fell into the net.

The Etihad Stadium was boiling in an instant, with more than 50,000 fans in the entire stadium cheering and celebrating the goal crazily.

"pretty!"

After seeing this goal, Guardiola couldn't help but exclaim in admiration.

Not only was the shot beautiful, but the game before the goal was also very exciting.

"This kid has improved again. It seems like every time I see him, he can bring me some new surprises!"

While applauding Lin Quan, Guardiola couldn't help but say to assistant coach Ten Hag.

Ten Hag just thought that Lin Quan's dribble and shot were very beautiful, but he didn't notice anything else.

But since Guardiola said so, there must be a reason for it, so he also applauded.

After scoring this goal, Lin Quan also seemed very excited.

He ran to the corner area, put his hands to his ears, and asked for applause and cheers from the fans on the scene.

Manchester City fans naturally would not let him down. The entire stadium was shouting his name crazily, with the sound almost deafening people's ears.

Some Manchester City fans even started singing the personal song they wrote for Lin Quan - Lin Quan's Song.

This song was written by the fans themselves, and not many people can sing it.

But because the melody was catchy, after it was sung live, it was quickly learned by more and more Manchester City fans.

So, before long, the entire Etihad Stadium was singing Lin Quan's song.

(End of this chapter)