Chapter 346: The super god De Gea, the even more godlike Lin Quan!

After Van Gaal finished expressing his feelings, he stared at the court intently.

He tried hard to see through Manchester City's tactics so as to find the flaws as soon as possible.

The sooner Manchester United sees through the opponent's tactical weaknesses, the better it will be for them.

If the game continues like this, and the opponent scores a goal, it will be difficult to play.

However, missing these two scoring opportunities did not affect Manchester City's morale.

In the 18th minute, Lin Quan performed an unstoppable dribbling move, breaking through from the right to the front of the penalty area with the ball.

Manchester United defender Rojo was forced to make a tackle and knocked Lin Quan to the ground at the edge of the penalty area.

The referee showed Rojo the first yellow card of the game without hesitation. The referee's decision in this game was obviously much better than the previous one.

This made Manchester City's big boss Mansour, who came to the stadium box to watch the game, nod slightly.

If the FA still dares to target Manchester City, he doesn't mind giving Fleet Street reporters some explosive information that they are very interested in.

The free kick was in a good position this time and Lin Quan chose to take the penalty himself.

It’s a pity that De Gea had trained with him when he was in the national team and was more familiar with his free kicks.

He predicted the direction correctly and narrowly saved Lin Quan's free kick.

If we change the goalkeeper, we probably won’t be so lucky.

Manchester City's attack was not over yet. In the 20th minute of the first half, Fernando made a long pass from the backcourt, and Lin Quan stopped the ball and challenged Rojo.

Rojo, who had a yellow card, didn't dare to kick easily this time. After he didn't dare to commit a foul, his threat to Lin Quan was greatly reduced.

Lin Quan used his excellent dribbling skills to make two consecutive quick stops and changes of direction. After breaking away from Rojo's defense, he broke through to the right side of the small penalty area and completed a shot at a small angle.

It was De Gea again! This time he chose a very good position, and after trying his best to expand the defensive area, he once again saved Lin Quan's shot in a very thrilling way.

Seeing De Gea save the team again, both Manchester United fans who came to watch the game and fans who watched the game at home couldn't help but call De Gea "big daddy" in their hearts! Although De Gea is not good at attacking, his saving skills in the small penalty area are really beyond reproach.

A goalkeeper with obvious shortcomings can still secure a starting position for a giant club like Manchester United, which shows how terrifying his abilities in other aspects are.

Seeing the opponent's goalkeeper perform so well, Manchester City fans couldn't help but wail: "This guy is like a wall of sighs, it feels like there is no way to get past him!"

"That's outrageous. Lin Huang's shots were saved three times in a row. In today's football world, there aren't many goalkeepers who can do this, right?"

"Lin Huang has played against almost all the top goalkeepers in the football world, including Buffon, Neuer, Cech, and Casillas, but I have never seen anyone who can push Lin Huang to this extent!"

"De Gea is still quite impressive. I wonder if he can keep his starting position in Spain after Casillas retires!"

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Although the outside world and the fans at the scene were praising and admiring De Gea's wonderful performance, De Gea himself, as the person involved, only felt lucky.

Although he predicted these shots in advance, he still managed to save them with great difficulty.

This shows how exaggerated Lin Quan's shooting ability is! Thinking of this, De Gea dared not be careless.

The goalkeeper position cannot tolerate any mistakes. One mistake may wipe out all previous achievements and may even make you the sinner of the team!

He felt that he was lucky the previous few times and was able to make the saves.

The next time he faces Lin Quan, he may not be so lucky! Seeing the opponent's goalkeeper in hot form, Lin Quan immediately changed his attacking choice.

In the 21st minute, Manchester City made a series of exquisite cooperation. De Bruyne passed the ball directly into the penalty area, and Lin Quan received the ball and dribbled past the opponent in a very stealthy way.

As others moved forward, the football flew into the penalty area.

This time, he got the chance to face the goalkeeper directly.

Lin Quan just took a look at the goal, raised his foot and shot without any hesitation.

De Gea's form in this game was really amazing. Facing Lin Quan's shot, he used his body to block this sure goal.

However, before Manchester United fans could cheer, the blocked football was blocked into the goal by Lin Quan using his body.

He seemed to have expected that his shot would be blocked! Boom! An unimaginable roar erupted in the Etihad Stadium, and countless Manchester City fans jumped up from their seats excitedly, waving their fists wildly and roaring.

Finally scored a goal! Finally kicked the ball into the opponent's damn goal! When they saw De Gea use his body to block Lin Quan's shot, they were all disappointed.

Fortunately, the ball went in in the end!

“Damn it!”

When Van Gaal saw Manchester United lose the ball, his face suddenly changed and he couldn't help but curse in a low voice.

Manchester United fell behind after only 20 minutes of the game.

This result was beyond his expectations, and he couldn't help but worry about the future direction of the game.

In this game, Manchester City was in much stronger shape than he had imagined.

Especially the opponent's core player Lin Quan, he was extremely active in the frontcourt and could be seen in almost every attack.

Van Gaal has arranged defensive tactics against Lin Quan, and Manchester United players have also tried hard.

But all these efforts failed!

It's impossible to defend this guy one-on-one. If he's double-teamed, he's very smart and can always find an open space to pass the ball.

Moreover, it is not just a matter of passing the ball. His passing is more like organizing an attack, and each pass can create a new threat.

This made Manchester United's defense very passive! How could there be such a monster player in football? Manchester City has many stars. In addition to Lin Quan, there are also stars such as De Bruyne, David Silva and Yaya Toure on the field.

These stars also have the ability to make the final decision!

If we don't defend strictly and give them opportunities, they can still score.

This is Manchester City after being weakened. If Manchester City did not have so many injuries, they would have more threatening points and it would be more difficult to defend.

When Van Gaal thought of this, he couldn't help but feel a little nervous: Can his team still beat Manchester City in this state? After scoring the goal, Lin Quan ran to the sidelines, took off his jersey in front of the camera, revealing a white vest.

The words on his vest were displayed on the big screen at the scene: I hope the coach will recover soon! In the hospital ward, Pellegrini, who insisted on watching the live broadcast of the game despite his family's opposition, felt a little sour after seeing this scene: "This kid always comes up with new tricks for me!"

Although I said this, I was still very touched in my heart.

But when he thought of his illness, he couldn't help but sigh.

According to the doctor, he will not be able to return to the team to continue coaching in a short time.

I really don't want to let go of these players. We still have a lot of things to accomplish and I really don't want to give up halfway...

After taking the lead, Manchester City's offensive not only did not weaken, but instead intensified further.

In the 25th minute, Zabaleta dribbled the ball to the bottom and made a cross with the outside of his left foot.

Lin Quan at the front point cleverly passed the ball to Jovetic behind him.

The latter received the ball and calmly pushed it, trying to kick it into the lower left corner of the goal.

However, De Gea, who doesn't like to attack, attacked early this time and fell to the ground to block the sure-shot goal.

Jovetic held his head in disbelief, as if he couldn't accept the result that his shot was saved by the opponent.

He finally felt what it was like when Lin Quan's shots were blocked by De Gea in the previous times!

Manchester United fans applauded De Gea for his wonderful performance, but they also began to worry.

The better the goalkeeper's performance, the more unfavorable the situation on the field is for them.

It is not enough to rely on De Gea's outstanding performance alone, players in other positions of the team need to step up!

If they continue to be ineffective and fail to threaten Manchester City's goal, Manchester United will definitely lose!

However, after De Gea passed the ball to his teammates, the ball was intercepted by Manchester City players before he could pass it a few times.

Di Maria, who lost the ball, fell to the grass and did not get up immediately, but Manchester City players ignored him and continued to attack Manchester United's goal.

Taking advantage of the fact that the opponent's defense focused on Lin Quan and several teammates in the frontcourt, Yaya Toure intercepted the ball and dribbled forward, even trying to break into the penalty area.

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Blind accidentally hooked Toure while diving to make a tackle and was shown a yellow card by the referee.

This is the second yellow card Manchester United received in this game!

The position of this free kick was also good, but Lin Quan did not take the penalty himself, but gave the ball to Yaya Toure.

This was an opportunity created by the opponent himself, and Lin Quan planned to let him kick it himself.

Yaya Toure was full of confidence. He had seen De Gea's outstanding performance before, so he thought about it for a long time before taking the penalty kick, intending to make the ball into as tricky a position as possible so that the opponent would not be able to save it.

Yaya Toure's idea is good, but his footwork does not seem to support his idea.

After he took a run-up, he kicked the ball away and failed to pose a threat to Manchester United's goal.

Yaya Toure himself felt a little embarrassed when he saw the ball fly into the stands.

After being besieged by Manchester City for half an hour, Manchester United finally launched a decent attack.

In the 30th minute, Luke Shaw broke through on the left and Zabaleta hooked him to the ground while defending.

The referee verbally warned Zabaleta and gave Manchester United a free kick.

Van Persie took the free kick and tried to find Fellaini in the penalty area, but the ball flew in the air and was cleared in advance by Van Dijk.

Manchester United failed to seize the opportunity to counterattack.

After holding back for half an hour, they finally launched such a counter-attack, which made the players seem anxious.

When Navas was about to kick the ball, Smalling dawdled in front of him several times and was given a yellow card by the referee.

The latter retreated back to his own half, cursing!

Not only did he not get any bargain, he also got a yellow card. He ended up losing the rice while trying to steal the chicken.

However, Smalling's bad luck does not seem to be over.

In the 39th minute, Manchester City's attack once again reached Manchester United's 30-meter area.

Lin Quan dribbled the ball on the right and Smalling came forward to intercept.

Lin Quan didn't do any fancy tricks. He simply used the change of his center of gravity to easily dribble past him, then cut inside to the front of the penalty area and completed the shot.

Maybe it was because he was furious about the referee's decision, or maybe it was because he felt humiliated by being dribbled past by Lin Quan so cleanly.

It was unknown what Smalling was thinking. After Lin Quan passed half a body length past him, he tackled Lin Quan from behind and knocked him to the ground.

The referee took out the second yellow card to warn him without hesitation, and then took out the red card to send him off the field.

Generally speaking, the referee will be more cautious when showing yellow cards to players who have received yellow cards.

But Smalling was too arrogant. If such an obvious and serious foul had not been called, it would definitely have caused countless debates after the game.

In addition, the English Football Association repeatedly stressed before the game that the game must be fair and strictly follow the standards.

In this case, Manchester United’s defender can only be sent off the field to rest.

"madness!"

Seeing Smalling voluntarily request a red card, Van Gaal couldn't help but change his expression and cursed angrily.

He hadn't felt so worried before when the team was behind.

But at this moment, when the team was sent off, Van Gaal's heart suddenly tightened.

Although Manchester City is not in its best form now, it is still too much for Manchester United to fight with 10 men.

The difference in numbers would prevent him from using his tactics effectively. Even if he saw through the opponent's weakness in the second half, it would be difficult for him to use it effectively! Lin Quan was pulled up by his teammates. Without even looking at Smalling who had applied for a red card, he came to the foul spot with the football in his arms, ready to take the free kick.

The position of the ball was not very good. Lin Quan did not shoot directly, but instead lifted the ball into the penalty area for his teammates to compete for the header.

It’s a pity that neither Van Dijk nor Demichelis got the chance to pass the ball, and it was cleared by Manchester United players.

Manchester United quickly made a substitution, replacing Januzaj with Carrick to ensure the integrity of the defense.

Carrick played as a central defender and Manchester United's formation changed to 432.

After taking advantage of numbers, the situation of the game fell completely into Manchester City's control.

In the 42nd minute, Yaya Toure sent the ball directly into the penalty area. When Lin Quan stopped the ball and turned to shoot, he was knocked down in the penalty area by Fellaini.

The referee decisively awarded a penalty kick.

Seeing Lin Quan standing at the penalty spot, De Gea felt extremely nervous.

He has seen Lin Quan's penalty kick training, and this guy will definitely choose to shoot in the blind corner of the goal!

But the question is, which corner will he hit? De Gea has no way to predict in advance and can only wait passively.

As expected, Lin Quan chose to attack the blind spot, and it was the blind spot in the upper left corner.

But De Gea could do nothing about it and could only watch the ball go into the net.

Before the end of the first half, Manchester City extended the score to 2:0. Considering that the opponent only had 10 players, Manchester City, with a two-goal lead, seemed to have already declared victory in the game! However, Manchester United did not seem to intend to surrender.

During the half-time break, Van Gaal indeed made adjustments to Manchester United's lineup.

After the start of the second half, Manchester United's offensive intensity increased a lot, and the players' performance on the field became more active.

It seemed that after a deep sleep in the first half, they finally woke up!

(End of this chapter)