Chapter 267 Lightning goal, reversal within reversal!
Although the opponent equalized the game in the final moments, Ancelotti did not criticize his players. Instead, he praised their performance in the first half.
"You did a great job. The score of 2:2 is an acceptable result for us."
"But I think you guys deserved a win for your performance!"
After hearing Ancelotti's words, the players who were originally worried and felt they might be criticized, all breathed a sigh of relief and even looked at Ancelotti with gratitude.
As for the offensive players, after receiving Ancelotti's praise, they all puffed out their chests and looked proud.
Compared to Mourinho's strong personality, Ancelotti is obviously more popular in the locker room.
This is inseparable from his high emotional intelligence and language skills.
Seeing the players' reactions, An Pang nodded with satisfaction and continued, "So, keep attacking in the second half and defeat them with the offense that Manchester City is most proud of!"
This statement was strongly supported by offensive players such as Ronaldo and Bale. These players are good at offense but not defense, and they don't like to retreat to their own half to do the dirty work.
Of course, if it is for the sake of victory, they are not necessarily unable to accept it, but they will definitely be reluctant in their hearts.
The reason is simple. For stars like them who specialize in offense, it is easy for them to shine and attract attention in offense, but it is easy for them to suffer setbacks and embarrass themselves when defending.
In addition, if they waste too much energy on defense, they will not be able to get outstanding statistics on offense.
Therefore, Ancelotti's arrangement meets their psychological needs.
As for the home team, Pellegrini could not accept the 2:2 result.
If they fail to beat their opponents at home and concede two away goals to them, their chances of advancing to the next round are probably less than 30%.
If the opponent scores another goal in the second half and we lose the game at home, we will be eliminated!
"In the second half, we need to continue to strengthen our offense. The specific tactical arrangements are as follows..."
Based on his observations in the first half, Pellegrini took out his tactical board and arranged the offensive tactics for the second half.
The players nodded to show that they understood.
Afterwards, he explained the defensive strategy for the second half.
"Bale and Ronaldo are both very strong, if they defend together, we will definitely not be able to defend them.
But they don’t seem to be coordinating with each other. If they continue to fight alone in the second half, then as long as they see any one of them holding the ball, they can relax their defense on the other and concentrate on defending the one holding the ball! ”
Pellegrini speculated that there might be a conflict between the two wingers of Real Madrid, otherwise it would be impossible to explain why they did not cooperate with each other? He did not know whether Ancelotti knew this and whether he could solve this problem during the halftime break, but he thought he could try it out.
If there is still no connection between Ronaldo and Bale, Manchester City's defensive pressure will be greatly reduced!
The 15-minute halftime break ended quickly and the two teams returned to the field.
After changing the field, Manchester City kicked off.
After Lin Quan kicked the ball to Aguero, he immediately rushed forward.
Aguero passed the ball back to Lin Quan with a straight pass. Lin Quan easily dribbled past Benzema and continued to charge towards Real Madrid's territory.
At the same time, Manchester City players began to rush towards Real Madrid's half at high speed.
This posture clearly shows that they want to start the game with an offensive!
"Stop him and don't let him pass the ball!"
Ancelotti was shocked. He had a feeling that Pellegrini would strengthen the attack in the second half, but he didn't expect the opponent to be so aggressive and rush to attack at the beginning. Wasn't this a bit too desperate? In Pellegrini's eyes, Real Madrid's defense was very solid and it was very difficult to break through them, so he designed such a tactic of rushing to the beginning, hoping to catch them off guard before they were fully in the game.
There are risks, but the rewards of success are too tempting.
Isco and Modric were both attracted by Lin Quan and rushed towards him almost immediately.
Lin was surrounded by Real Madrid players. In this situation, the Real Madrid players all thought he was going to pass the ball, and it was impossible for him to take on the entire defense line of Real Madrid by himself.
So Modric stood in front of Lin Quan and Isco cut off his passing line.
But Lin Quan had no intention of passing the ball. When he saw that Isco did not come over to double-team him, he immediately chose to break through Modric.
Modric tried his best to stop him, but failed.
Modric has no way to deal with a player like Lin Quan who can break through, dribble and has agile feet.
However, compared to the previous time, Modric was not very panicked even though he was overtaken.
There are still a large number of teammates behind him. He doesn't believe that so many people can't stop Lin Quan? Real Madrid's players also hold the same idea. Although they are surprised that Lin Quan has passed Benzema and Modric in succession, they don't think that Lin Quan will directly attack their defense line.
Because normal people wouldn't do that! So, while they were staring at Lin Quan, they were also wary of Aguero, De Bruyne and other Manchester City players who came in from behind.
However, not everyone thinks so. Xabi Alonso and Ramos are extremely wary of Lin Quan because they were teammates with him and they suffered a great loss at his hands in the first half.
Both of them came towards Lin Quan at the same time, and Ramos blocked Lin Quan's way forward.
Xabi Alonso rushed over from the side, trying to entangle Lin Quan and help his teammates steal the ball from under his feet.
Seeing the two people's actions, Lin Quan still did not give up the attack.
He avoided two people and continued to dribble the ball towards the right side of the penalty area and broke into the penalty area!
Real Madrid players originally thought that Lin Quan was definitely going to pass the ball, but the opponent had led the ball all the way and now had entered the penalty area, but still had no intention of passing the ball.
This shocked them, and they all had a thought in their mind: No way? Is this guy really going to challenge our entire defense? This idea was too crazy, so crazy that they couldn't believe it! But when they saw Lin Quan rushing into their own penalty area, they had to believe that this was actually true! This time, not only Xabi Alonso and Ramos were facing a formidable enemy, but all the other players on Real Madrid's defense line began to feel nervous.
If Lin Quan really scored this goal, then all of them would be nailed to the pillar of shame and laughed at.
So, except for Xabi Alonso and Ramos, almost all the players on Real Madrid's defense line were attracted by Lin Quan and moved towards him, and the entire defense line began to lean towards the right.
After Xabi Alonso and Ramos were taken away by Lin Quan, Aguero also successfully broke into Real Madrid's penalty area.
This made Real Madrid's other central defender Pepe feel like he was facing a formidable enemy. He hurriedly called out to Arbeloa to come over and assist in defense.
However, just as Arviloa came over to defend, he felt something flying over his head.
I looked up and saw, oh, it turned out to be a football!
etc!
football?
Arviloya woke up instantly and subconsciously looked towards Lin Quan, only to find that the football under Lin Quan's feet had disappeared! Arviloya was shocked and broke out in a cold sweat! No way, the opponent was going to attack from the right just after he left the right side? According to Murphy's Law, the most worried things usually happen!
At this time, on the right side of Real Madrid and the left side of Manchester City, a short player wearing the No. 21 blue jersey appeared in the open space and received Lin Quan's pass.
David Silva stopped the ball and observed Casillas' position, then shot the ball towards the goal before Arbeloa rushed over! The ball was so powerful that it flew to the front of the goal in an instant.
Casillas had just made a save when the ball flew into the net.
3:2!
Manchester City launched a lightning attack and scored a goal just 14 minutes into the second half, reversing Real Madrid and regaining the lead in the game!
Because the ball was scored so quickly, many spectators who had gone to the toilet during the half-time break and had just returned and had not had time to sit down did not have time to see the process of the goal clearly, and were awakened by the huge cheers from the scene.
"What? We're ahead? Who scored the goal?"
They were upset that they missed such a wonderful goal and asked other fans around them to find out who scored the goal.
"It was David Silva, he received the pass from Lin Quan and scored!"
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"Haha, we are ahead again!"
"Look at the expressions on the faces of those Real Madrid fans. Do they look like they've eaten shit?"
It wasn't just Real Madrid fans who had such expressions; their coach and substitutes on the bench also had similar reactions.
Manchester City had no moral principles. They attacked right from the start. Most of their players hadn't gotten into the game yet and didn't even touch the ball before the other team scored! "Damn, I underestimated how crazy this old man is!"
Ancelotti cursed under his breath in self-blame. It was his mistake and he should have expected Manchester City to do this.
"Arveloa shouldn't have lost his position!"
An assistant coach said somewhat annoyed.
"This has nothing to do with Arweloa. Our defense has been diverted by Lin Quan."
Ancelotti did not blame Arveloa. He did have some responsibility for this goal, but the biggest responsibility did not lie with him.
Lin Quan didn't pass the ball when everyone thought he would pass it, but he passed the ball when everyone thought he wouldn't pass it.
It was this contrast that caught Real Madrid players off guard and caused them to make mistakes.
The second half of the game had just begun and they had not yet fully entered the game state, so it was understandable that such mistakes occurred.
But they can't make any more mistakes. Ancelotti can barely accept the score of 3:2, but if Manchester City scores another goal and changes the score to 4:2, the situation will be very unfavorable for Real Madrid!
Thinking of this, Ancelotti couldn't help feeling a little hesitant.
Should they change their strategy, give up the offensive against Manchester City, and switch to defensive counterattack? Ancelotti's team is very good at defensive counterattacks, and Real Madrid's defensive ability is already strong under Mourinho and his training.
Once they start to counterattack, it will be difficult for Manchester City to score again.
In this way, Real Madrid may be able to maintain this score until halftime and avoid the opponent expanding their lead.
Moreover, if the opponent's attack is too fierce and Real Madrid steals the ball in the midfield, they will quickly seize the opportunity of the opponent's mistake and launch a threatening and quick counterattack.
Maybe this will even the score?
Ancelotti was hesitant. He promised the players in the locker room that they would play offensively in the second half. Now the second half of the game has just begun and he overturned his decision. The players on the field must be at a loss.
Ancelotti guessed correctly. After Manchester City scored, Real Madrid players began to have different opinions.
Ronaldo, Bale and other frontcourt players were eager to launch an attack immediately to equalize the score.
However, the players on the back line were a little scared by Manchester City's attack just now. They wanted to stabilize the situation first and then proceed steadily after the situation stabilizes.
The consequence of this internal disagreement was that Real Madrid was out of touch, unable to attack and unable to hold on defensively.
On the other hand, Manchester City's morale was boosted after David Silva scored this goal.
They all became very active and launched a crazy attack on Real Madrid.
The Blue Moon fans at the scene were very excited to see their team beating the star-studded Galacticos to the ground. The cheers were one after another, one wave higher than the other.
With the cheers of the home fans, Manchester City completely took the initiative on the field. From the start of the second half until the 55th minute, for a full ten minutes, they firmly suppressed Real Madrid in their own half and they were unable to push the front line across the midfield.
If it weren't for the heroic performance of Real Madrid goalkeeper Casillas, who blocked several threatening shots from Manchester City, Real Madrid would probably have fallen behind Manchester City by a large margin.
Seeing that the situation on the field was unfavorable to his team and the team's defense was shaky, Ancelotti finally made up his mind.
He began to shout to the players on the field, asking them to change their tactics and retreat to their own half to play a defensive counterattack.
Ancelotti's decision made Real Madrid players, especially those on the defense line, feel relieved!
If Fat An didn't give such an order again, they felt they would not be able to hold on any longer.
However, after hearing Ancelotti's call, the expressions on the faces of stars such as Ronaldo and Bale became ugly.
Didn’t we agree to play offensive football?
How did it turn into a defensive counterattack again?
Bale may be better, but Ronaldo is in a very bad mood.
Before Bale came, he was the key point of Real Madrid's counterattack in the frontcourt.
But after Bale came, he became the key man.
There is no way, who told this guy to run fast, and have a speed advantage when playing a quick counterattack? Therefore, this adjustment by Anpan greatly reduced Ronaldo's chance of scoring, but provided Bale with many opportunities! Facts have proved that Ronaldo was a little overthinking.
After seeing Real Madrid switch to defensive counterattack, Manchester City quickly changed its strategy.
From the previous aggressive attack, they changed to controlling the rhythm, keeping the ball firmly under their feet and not giving the opponent a chance to counterattack.
Seeing this scene, both the Real Madrid players on the field and the Real Madrid coaching staff on the sidelines felt extremely familiar.
If Manchester City players were given red and blue jerseys, they would even feel that their opponent is Barcelona! (End of this chapter)