Chapter 196: What a dirty trick!
"Ribery played this ball beautifully, Joe Hart's reaction was very fast, but he still couldn't stop the goal!"
"Ribery's performance has been getting better and better in recent seasons. With him and Robben, Bayern's attack on the wing is simply unstoppable. No one can stop it!"
"Yes, there are rumors that Ribery may win this year's Ballon d'Or. Judging from his performance in this game, he deserves this award."
On the sidelines, Guardiola saw Ribery score a goal so quickly and excitedly waved his fist to celebrate.
This ball was crucial. After taking the lead, Manchester City could no longer launch a defensive counterattack.
Once they change their tactics, Bayern's advantage will become bigger and bigger.
As expected, Manchester City quickly changed its tactics after falling behind.
They intensified their pressing in the frontcourt and the range of players' activities began to expand.
This is exactly what Bayern wants.
In the 15th minute, it was Ribery again.
This time he received a pass from Kroos, cut inside to create a little space, and shot directly, as if he wanted to replicate the previous goal.
But this time, the ball was caught by Joe Hart.
Although Joe Hart is sometimes unlucky and is conceded goals by some strange shots.
But his ability is still very strong, otherwise he would not be able to become Manchester City's main goalkeeper.
He won't fall on the same stone twice! During this period, Bayern was particularly fierce.
Ribery, Robben, Kroos, Muller and even defender Alaba all came up and shot twice.
From the 7th minute until the 32nd minute when Alaba's shot from a small angle in the left penalty area was saved by Joe Hart.
Within 25 minutes, Bayern launched a wave of offensive climax. During this period, they fired 7 shots and hit the goal frame 3 times. For a while, Manchester City's goal was in a panic, giving people a feeling that they might lose the ball at any time.
Fortunately, Joe Hart performed well during this period, making high saves to keep the goal intact.
Although Manchester City looked very passive on the field, the opponent did not expand the score.
However, it would be very disadvantageous for Manchester City to continue to passively take the beating like this, and they need to find a way to solve the current difficulties.
Off the field, Pellegrini frowned and thought about how to break Bayern's tactics.
Guardiola's playing style at Bayern is completely different from that at Barcelona. Bayern does not have a player like Messi.
So he gave up the option of attacking from the middle and instead maximized Bayern's advantage on the wing.
Ribery and Robben's breakthroughs, cuts inside and shots put Manchester City's two flanks under great defensive pressure. Not only were the full-backs unable to assist, they even had to ask the wing forwards to retreat and help defend together.
As a result, Manchester City was seriously short of players in the frontcourt, and not only could they not carry out their offensive tactics.
It also caused Lin Quan and Aguero to be isolated and helpless, and they were easily double-teamed by opponents.
Lin Quan is better, he is very good at protecting the ball and opponents can't easily snatch it away.
But Aguero is not like that. His position is more forward and there are fewer supporters around him. Once the ball is passed to him, it is almost given to the opponent.
The two most threatening offensive players were frozen by the opponent, so Manchester City's attack naturally could not be launched.
Pellegrini glanced at the coaching bench on the other side. Guardiola's two wings were flying together, making him feel tremendous pressure.
If this trick is not cracked, Manchester City will be in great danger in this game!
Thinking of this, Pellegrini took advantage of the dead ball opportunity and called Lin Quan over.
"Lin, the team's tactics need to be changed!"
Lin Quan nodded and waited for the other party's next words.
"Did you see Bayern's left back?"
Pellegrini pointed at Alaba who was moving near the midline and said to Lin Quan:
"In these 30 minutes, Bayern launched six attacks from the left. He did not miss any of them and assisted in all of them. We need to suppress the assists of their full-backs and cut off their connection with the wingers, otherwise we will not be able to curb the opponent's attack!"
Lin Quan nodded. He understood what Pellegrini meant.
"I know what to do!"
Back on the court, Lin Quan conveyed the head coach's tactical arrangements.
The players nodded one after another. At this time, they could only choose to trust the head coach's adjustments.
Guardiola saw the adjustments made by the Manchester City coach and he was very curious about how the other side would adjust.
Bayern's tactics are not impeccable. The tactic of flying on both wings is certainly powerful, but if they encounter opponents who also fly on both wings, especially wingers with extremely strong speed and explosive power, they are likely to be silenced or even suppressed by the opponent.
However, Manchester City is not such a team.
So what will Pellegrini do?
The answer was soon revealed. Lin Quan and Navas swapped positions and he came to the wing.
"this……"
In the Bayern coaching booth, Grande's eyes widened.
"This seems to be Werder Bremen's tactics last season!"
When Lin Quan was at Werder Bremen, he played as a right winger most of the time.
After coming to Manchester City, his freedom in the frontcourt has greatly increased. He is no longer limited to one position. Moreover, Manchester City has people on the right side, so Lin Quan does not often come to this position.
But today, seeing him dribbling the ball and running along the sidelines, it was obvious that he would not leave here easily.
Seeing Lin Quan dribbling the ball on the right, Ribery, who had a strong sense of defense, immediately rushed over and tried to intercept him.
The two had faced off many times on the wing last season, and the result was that neither could defend the other.
The result this time was no exception. Ribery was knocked unconscious by Lin Quan in just a few moves.
He is good at dribbling past others, but not so good at preventing them from dribbling past him.
Bayern is very wary of Lin Quan's attack. Guardiola has emphasized many times that he is the most threatening player in Manchester City, so he asked the players to increase their defensive efforts against him.
Lin Quan had just passed Ribery when Kroos came over immediately.
Moreover, he did not try to steal the ball from Lin Quan, but directly fouled and knocked Lin Quan to the ground.
Alaba is still quite far away from Lin Quan. By the time he arrives, Lin Quan's speed will definitely have increased, and Alaba may not be able to defend against him by then.
If Alaba is passed by, Lin Quan will have the opportunity to cut inside and shoot.
Therefore, if you are not sure of stealing the ball from him, fouling is the best option.
Since Bayern players fouled Lin Quan many times in this game, the referee had only given him a verbal warning before, but this time he could not show mercy.
For this foul by Kroos, the referee chose to show a yellow card as a warning.
Kroos didn't protest or anything. He knew that this was a yellow card accumulated from many previous fouls. If he didn't take it, his teammates would have to take it too.
Moreover, he is not the main defensive force, so if he takes this card, the impact on the team will be the smallest.
On the sidelines, Guardiola felt a little conflicted.
From a coach's perspective, he should applaud Kroos for his decisive interception.
But from a father's perspective, when he saw Lin Quan being kicked down, he felt a sharp pain in his heart, fearing that he would be injured.
Fortunately, Lin Quan brushed off the grass debris on his body and quickly got up from the ground. He didn't seem to be seriously injured.
Because Bayern players did not protest against the yellow card, nor did they surround the referee, but instead chose to retreat and defend in a very disciplined manner.
This meant that Manchester City had no chance to take a quick free kick.
Lin Quan signaled his teammates to go to the penalty area. He was going to use this free kick to see if he could threaten Bayern's goal.
The ball flew into the penalty area, but was controlled by Bayern at the first point and failed to pose a threat.
However, the ball headed out by the Bayern player soon fell into the hands of Manchester City. After Manchester City defender Clichy got the ball, he took a long shot directly.
Neuer reacted with great concentration and punched the ball out.
Yaya Toure controlled the landing point and volleyed the ball without stopping. The ball hit the defender's leg and bounced out again.
Because most of Bayern's players were in the penalty area, there were not many players outside.
This resulted in the ball remaining in Manchester City's hands.
Navas grabbed the ball, but facing the Bayern players who were rushing towards him, he didn't dare to dribble the ball any further and quickly passed it to Aguero.
Aguero passed the ball to the right and broke into the penalty area.
There was no one in the empty space on the right side, but after Lin Quan took the free kick, he quickly rushed over and appeared here.
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Due to Manchester City's two consecutive shots, Bayern's defense was in some chaos.
After seeing Lin Quan get the ball, their attention was drawn to Lin Quan.
"Watch out for the opponent's forward!"
Martinez was the first to rush over, but as he was approaching Lin Quan, he saw Lin Quan making a passing gesture, so he immediately spoke up to remind his teammates.
But it was too late! Lin Quan found a loophole in Bayern's defense and passed the ball directly from Martinez's crotch to Aguero in the penalty area.
Aguero had just run into a little space when the football came in front of him.
He secretly praised the pass in his heart, then leaned against the defensive player and kicked the ball out.
Aguero's shot was less than seven meters away from the goal, which was too close.
No matter how quickly Neuer reacted, he was too late to save the ball.
In the 35th minute of the first half, Manchester City equalized the score. The goal was scored by Aguero and the assist was by Lin Quan.
This goal came at a very timely moment and immediately reversed the previously low morale.
After seeing this goal, the Manchester City fans at the scene immediately cheered.
"Well done, Kun!"
“Good job!”
"Super striker, Aguero!"
"Lin's pass was beautiful!"
"What a soul-stirring pass!"
Before this, they had been suppressed by Bayern and the atmosphere on the scene was very depressing.
At this moment, the team finally scored a goal, and the fans at the scene suddenly felt proud and all the previous gloom was gone.
So, they began to sing the song of Aguero and the song of Lin Quan in turn, praising the wonderful performance of the two! Since David Silva was injured, the cooperation between Lin Quan and Aguero has become more and more tacit.
In the Premier League, we often see their wonderful cooperation.
This made Manchester City fans full of expectations: when David Silva returns from injury, what kind of power will the trio of them have in the frontcourt? On the sidelines, after seeing the team equalize the score, Pellegrini excitedly hugged several assistant coaches.
Guardiola touched his bald head. He was not really depressed, but just felt that his luck was a bit bad.
If the ball could be caught once in the front, the opponent would not be able to make continuous shots.
Bayern's defense is actually very solid, but after being shot at so many times, many players lost their positions and naturally there were loopholes in the defense.
If it were an ordinary team, they might not be able to take advantage of this loophole.
But when we met Manchester City and Lin Quan, there was nothing we could do.
After Manchester City finished celebrating, the game resumed.
Inspired by the goals, Manchester City finally broke free from Bayern's suppression during this period.
They began to form a small climax of offense.
Unfortunately, Bayern's defense was very tight and Manchester City's attack failed to score.
Aguero even received a yellow card when he knocked down Rafinha from behind because he was too eager to get the ball.
However, he is an offensive player, and this yellow card does not have much impact on him.
At the end of the first half, both sides scored a goal and the game ended in a tie.
The second half of the game was played at a different venue, and neither side made any personnel adjustments during the halftime break.
Relying on the momentum at the end of the first half, Manchester City launched an attack on Bayern at the start.
In the 47th minute, Manchester City won a corner kick.
Lin Quan stood in the corner area. After he positioned the ball, he left the area, as if he was planning to let other teammates take the penalty kick.
Navas also saw Lin Quan's gesture, so he slowly walked towards the corner area.
Lin Quan had already left the corner area at this time.
Bayern players thought that it was just a corner kick from the opponent, but it happened too often.
If you don't want to take the penalty, don't go there! However, it was still a long time before the end of the game, so they didn't think the other side was deliberately delaying time.
Manchester City, playing at home, should hope to win the game, so they must attack every minute and there is no suspicion of wasting time.
However, because Navas, who was going to take the free kick, was not in position yet, the Bayern players felt a little relaxed.
But at this moment, something unexpected happened on the field.
Taking advantage of the moment when Bayern players just relaxed their vigilance, Lin Quan unexpectedly counterattacked, suddenly turned around and kicked the football.
The football flew towards Bayern's penalty area along the ground. A blue figure rushed out from the crowd and, before Bayern players could react, he shot the ball into Bayern's goal.
Aguero! Scored twice!
Manchester City leads Bayern 2:1!
"foul!"
"This ball doesn't count!!"
Several Bayern players protested loudly to the referee, saying that they were not prepared for the ball and the opponent took a penalty kick and scored a goal.
They questioned whether the opponent had violated the rules, but the referee signaled that the goal was valid.
Who takes the penalty kick is Manchester City's own business. It doesn't mean that if Lin Quan waves to Navas to come over, Navas must take the penalty kick.
Bayern's players were careless and cannot blame others.
Thinking of this, the referee couldn't help but look at Lin Quan again: How come this guy is so young, how come he has so many clever ideas?
Did he learn it from some bald coach on the sidelines?
The people who play tactics are really filthy! Guardiola on the sidelines complained: I didn't teach him this! Not to mention teaching Lin Quan, Guardiola himself couldn't think of this tactic.
(End of this chapter)