Chapter 214 Another lore, luckily we have Lin!

"Manchester City made another personnel adjustment, they replaced Jovetic with No. 10 Lin Quan."

"Pellegrini's substitution came too late. The regular time was almost over. Did he substitute Lin Quan at this time and expect him to score in the last few minutes?"

He Wei was too tired to complain, why not change the player earlier?

The game was almost over at this time, and there was not enough time to make substitutions. Manchester City was bound to be dragged into overtime by the opponent.

"Looking at Pellegrini's plan, he probably wanted to give the main players more rest, right? But it seems that he has done something counterproductive."

"Well, even though Manchester City used half of their substitutes, they still had half of their main players on the field. These people played the entire game and even had to play overtime. Their physical energy consumption would be huge."

"They will go to challenge Sunderland away in two days. After such consumption, Manchester City's record in the Premier League may be affected!"

Seeing that Lin Quan was substituted on without even having time to warm up, the two of them criticized Pellegrini even more fiercely.

"Pellegrini is too greedy. He wants everything, but in the end he may get nothing!"

Xu Yang nodded and agreed, "In a multi-front battle, even a wealthy team with a deep foundation needs to make choices, let alone a Premier League upstart like Manchester City?"

"The League Cup and even the FA Cup can be abandoned. I think they should focus on the league and the Champions League!"

"Yes, for Manchester City, which aspires to become a giant, only by winning more league titles and reaching more knockout stages of the Champions League can they gain recognition from the majority of fans and officially squeeze into the ranks of Premier League giants!"

Thousands of miles away on the playing field, Lin Quan naturally couldn't hear any of this.

Lin Quan actually supports Pellegrini's decision not to give up the League Cup.

The reason is very simple. Winning one more game can earn you more points.

In the previous match against Chelsea, he scored that earth-shattering goal thanks to the bicycle kick skill that he exchanged for 30 points from the system mall.

After spending 30 points, Lin Quan now only has 10 points left.

As Manchester City plays more and more games on all fronts, Lin Quan's physical fitness begins to be greatly tested.

If he doesn't want to walk around the front court frequently to save energy like Messi, he must upgrade his physical talent to the next level as soon as possible.

Currently, Lin Quan’s physical talent is a third-level talent worth 30 points, and it will take 70 points to upgrade to the full level.

70 points are too many for him now. He probably won’t be able to get them all if he doesn’t wait until the end of this season.

So he planned to save 20 points first and upgrade his physical talent to level 4.

In this way, the upper limit of physical strength and the speed of passive recovery can be greatly improved, which should be able to meet the needs of current competitions.

For the sake of points, we must win this game! "Lin, you didn't warm up, is that okay?"

Aguero saw that Lin Quan came up without warming up, and was worried that he might get injured due to the sudden strenuous exercise.

"It doesn't matter. Time is running out. We must hurry up and end the battle. We can't let the other side drag the game into overtime!"

"Yes, I understand!"

Aguero nodded heavily. Who would be willing to play for another 30 minutes when he could get off work early?

"Attention, the opponent's number 10 is coming up, keep a close eye on him, or he will ruin our plans!"

Seeing Lin Quan come on the court, Wigan Athletic players immediately became alert.

As the saying goes, a man's reputation is like the shadow of a tree.

As Lin Quan's performance in the Premier League and the Champions League gets better and better, his popularity is also rising.

Even the teams in the Championship have heard of him.

Although Lin Quan was placed on the bench by Pellegrini in this game, in the pre-match tactical arrangements, Wigan Athletic still listed Lin Quan as the team's number one threat.

With the previous experience of successfully freezing Aguero, Wigan Athletic planned to follow suit and use the same method to restrict Lin Quan.

However, they soon discovered that this trick seemed to be ineffective?

Because his position on the field is not fixed, it is difficult to completely restrict him whether it is a dedicated defense or a zone defense.

Moreover, Lin Quan is different from Aguero. He can organize, break through, and score goals.

Once he gets close to his own goal, the defending players will face a difficult choice.

Should we defend against his passing or his breakthrough shooting?

The first time, the defensive players carefully chose to block the position and prevent Lin Quan from breaking through and shooting.

Seeing that the opponent did not choose to get too close, Lin Quan decisively sent a straight pass.

This pass penetrated Wigan Athletic's defense, but unfortunately Aguero started a little too early, and when he received the ball, the linesman had already raised his flag to indicate that he was offside.

The defenders of Wigan Athletic were so scared that they broke out in a cold sweat! They immediately realized how terrifying this guy was!

We can't give him space to pass the ball, we have to stick to him!

However, when they really did so, Lin Quan made a beautiful fried meatball, easily passed the defender who rushed too far forward, and broke into the penalty area.

The players of Wigan Athletic were frightened and they rushed towards Lin Quan, trying to stop him from shooting.

Lin Quan easily passed the ball to Aguero in the open space, who pushed the ball into the goal, helping the team change the score.

1:0!

Manchester City finally broke the deadlock in the 89th minute of the second half.

The Wigan Athletic players were very disappointed! They had persisted for almost the entire game, but were completely ruined because of one mistake.

They were so unwilling to give up! In the end, thanks to Aguero's goal, Manchester City defeated their opponent at home with difficulty and advanced to the next round of the League Cup.

Although Manchester City won the game, it was an ugly win.

After the game, Manchester City players were not in the mood to celebrate, especially the main players who played the entire game, who just ran back to the locker room in dejection.

After being frustrated for a while, Wigan Athletic players quickly adjusted themselves.

For them, being eliminated from the League Cup early may be a good thing.

In this way, they can concentrate on playing in the league and try to accumulate enough points to return to the Premier League.

"Lin, can I exchange jerseys with you?"

After the game, when leaving the field, Wigan Athletic midfielder Jordi Gomez ran over and asked somewhat embarrassedly.

Like Lin Quan, Hoddy is also a player who came from the La Masia youth training camp.

The difference is that he is the kind of person who has not made a name for himself.

In the 2007-2008 season, due to his mediocre talent, Hoddi did not get a contract extension from Barcelona after his contract expired and was forced to leave the Barcelona youth team.

After that, in order to play football, he had to move around to multiple teams in several major leagues.

However, due to his lack of strength, he has never been able to maintain his position as a main player.

This made him feel a little inferior. Although he was nearly ten years older than Lin Quan, in front of Lin Quan, he was humble like a junior.

"Of course!"

Lin Quan was a little surprised at first when he heard the other party talking to him in Spanish.

But if you think about it carefully, it is not surprising. In recent years, Spanish midfielders have been popular all over the world.

It doesn't seem strange that a Championship team would hire a Spanish midfielder.

After taking off his jersey and handing it to the other party, Lin Quan took the initiative to reach out and shake hands with Hodi:

“Keep going, I hope to see you in the Premier League next year!”

"Thank you for your blessing. I hope you can lead the team to win the World Cup next year!"

After receiving Lin Quan's encouragement, Huo Di relaxed a little and mustered up the courage to send out his blessings.

Lin Quan nodded, made a fist pumping gesture to cheer, said nothing more, and quickly returned to the locker room with the opponent's jersey.

…

There are too many weak teams in the League Cup, so the Premier League teams basically get through smoothly.

Liverpool and Manchester United were unlucky as they drew each other in the third round.

But this time, Manchester United, playing at home, had the last laugh.

After 90 minutes of fierce battle, they defeated Liverpool with a score of 1:0, which was considered revenge for the loss at Anfield.

The popularity of the League Cup is not very high. The outside world does not pay much attention to this kind of competition, and even the media reports are relatively rare.

But Manchester City has its own popularity, so after the game, there were still some voices criticizing Manchester City.

There is nothing new in the criticisms from these newspapers. They are still repeating the same old tune, believing that Manchester City is too dependent on Lin Quan.

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They believe that if Lin Quan had not played and helped the team score the winning goal, Manchester City might not have won the game.

"This Manchester City always gives people a feeling similar to Barcelona!"

"People often ask whether Messi is a system player and whether he can survive after leaving Barcelona?"

"I think this game should give the answer!"

Although it is a tabloid, the analysis of one of the newspapers actually makes sense.

"To be honest, it is true. When Messi couldn't play, Barcelona played very badly. The whole team seemed to have no backbone and didn't know how to complete the attack. This was the case in the previous Champions League away game against Celtic. The situation is exactly the same as Manchester City's performance in this game!"

Some fans who follow both Barcelona and Manchester City agree with this view.

"So, I think the debate about whether Messi is a system player can be closed:

Yes, Messi is a system player, but he is the one who brings his own system. Once he is gone, Barcelona's entire system will collapse directly! "

"And Manchester City is gradually becoming like Barcelona!"

…

"Becoming Barcelona? Is there such a good thing?"

After hearing the discussions from outside, Manchester City fans were not worried at all. Instead, their eyes lit up.

Barcelona can be said to be the most successful club in football in the past few years. In the past five years, they have not only won the Champions League twice, but also reached the Champions League semi-finals many times.

If Manchester City can really replicate Barcelona's path to success and become a top team like Barcelona, ​​then the fans of the Blue Moon will wake up laughing in their dreams.

Therefore, they didn't care about the criticism from the outside world! We have such a powerful superstar like Lin, why can't we rely on him? There is nothing wrong with relying on him! Therefore, they seemed to be dismissive of the criticism from the outside world. Before the start of the eleventh round of the game, they organized an expeditionary force of 5,000 people and marched to Sunderland in a mighty manner, ready to cheer for the team.

Sunderland felt that the arrival of Manchester City was a formidable enemy, facing such an undefeated team.

They parked the bus in their home stadium, with only one forward in the frontcourt, and everyone else retreated to their own half. They did not seek to win, but only to get a point from Manchester City.

Breaking through dense defense is a global problem. Facing Sunderland's bus, Manchester City was almost exhausted but could not shake the opponent's defense.

In the second half, the team's shortcomings from continuous fighting began to show, and many Manchester City players began to suffer from lack of physical strength.

Although Pellegrini made timely substitutions, it still did not have a good effect.

When the game reached the 80th minute, the score was still 0:0. In the second half, Sunderland even replaced the front striker with a defensive player to strengthen the defense.

Obviously, they intend to defend this score.

Although the team was beaten badly by the opponent in the half at their home ground, the Black Cats fans who came to the Stadium of Light to watch the game did not feel frustrated at all.

Instead, they felt very proud and sang the team song loudly. Every time the team successfully defended, they would give warm applause.

If they were facing any other ordinary team, they might be booed for playing so conservatively at home.

However, the opponent is Manchester City, the team with the strongest offensive firepower in the Premier League this season and the only team that has remained unbeaten so far.

Facing such a team, it is necessary to be conservative.

“How despicable!”

"It's so shameless, playing like this in their own home stadium!"

"Shameless, so shameless!"

When the Manchester City fans who traveled with the team saw the appearance of their opponents, they all started cursing.

They suddenly felt very worried, not just about the outcome of this game, but also about Manchester City's next game.

If Sunderland's plan succeeds this time and they really get a point from Manchester City.

Then next, other teams, especially the mid- and lower-level teams, will definitely follow suit and park the bus with Manchester City when facing them.

If every team parks the bus when meeting Manchester City, Manchester City's next game will be very difficult.

Seeing that the two teams were about to draw, Lin Quan stood up.

In the last minute of regular time, Manchester City won a free kick in the frontcourt.

Lin Quan chose to take the penalty kick himself. He had two options: elevator ball or falling leaf ball.

The probability of scoring with the elevator ball is higher, but the penalty kick is more difficult and there is a possibility of failure.

The falling leaf ball is more likely to be kicked out, but the quality of his falling leaf ball is not top-notch and it is easier to defend than the elevator ball.

Therefore, after weighing the pros and cons, Lin Quan finally chose the elevator ball, which has greater risks but also greater benefits.

After positioning the football, Lin Quan stepped back step by step.

Sunderland's goalkeeper saw Lin Quan retreat more than ten steps, and his heart was immediately alarmed.

He sensed the danger! However, sensing the danger did not mean he could stop the opponent from scoring.

After the referee blew the whistle, Lin Quan quickly accelerated and rushed towards the football.

One step, two steps, three steps, he had adjusted his pace while running and completed the final accumulation of strength.

Bang! With a loud bang, the football was kicked out of shape, making a "woooo" sound similar to crying, and flew up into the sky with a whistle.

The Sunderland players who formed the human wall jumped up and tried to intercept the ball.

However, the football was much higher than the height they jumped, and they did not touch the ball at all.

Did the ball go unchecked? Seeing the ball fly so high, Sunderland's players couldn't help but wonder.

According to common sense, the ball's flight trajectory is so high that it will definitely fly into the stands.

However, just when they thought the ball was hit high, the football suddenly fell straight to the ground and fell into the net before the goalkeeper could complete his save!

There was dead silence at the scene. Sunderland was stunned. The singing voice was stuck in his throat and could not come out.

Thanks to Lin Quan's goal in the last minute of regular time, Manchester City defeated their opponent away from home! If we count the assist he gave to Aguero in the final stage of the League Cup, this is the second consecutive game in which Lin Quan helped the team to complete the winning goal at the last moment.

In the coaching booth, after seeing Lin Quan score directly from a free kick, Pellegrini excitedly gave a warm hug to the assistant coaches around him.

The Manchester City players on the field also rushed towards Lin Quan like crazy, knocked him to the ground and celebrated wildly.

At this moment, they were thinking exactly the same thing as Manchester City fans: Fortunately we have Lin!

(End of this chapter)