Chapter 368: Continuously creating tragedies, Guardiola’s wing midfielder tactics shocked Europe!

After the start of the second half, Chelsea fans quickly discovered that the opponent had made a substitution.

Kroos comes on, replacing Fernando.

This substitution was within Chelsea's expectations. Manchester City is currently at a disadvantage in attack, so they naturally need to make substitutions to strengthen the attack.

However, when the second half of the game started, they found that the substitution was not that simple.

Kroos' position is no longer as a defensive midfielder, but he has moved to the frontcourt, but there are still two defensive midfielders in Manchester City's formation.

What happened? Looking closely, it turned out that Zabaleta moved forward to the defensive midfielder position, and Manchester City's four defenders became three central defenders.

What kind of weird formation is this?

3241?

Not to mention Chelsea fans who couldn't understand it, even Mourinho on the sidelines was a little confused.

Is Guardiola up to something again?

Only he could come up with the idea of ​​letting the full-back Zabaleta play as a defensive midfielder! ?

Mourinho couldn't quite figure out Guardiola's tactical intentions, so he decided to observe for a while longer.

After experiencing several attacks and defenses, he noticed that Manchester City used a pure three-back formation when attacking, but when defending, Zabaleta would retreat back to his defensive formation, and Manchester City still used four defenders.

This change allowed Manchester City to have one more person in the midfield when attacking, and the increase in the number of people had a significant effect on improving Manchester City's offense.

In the 59th minute, Manchester City launched an attack on the left side of the frontcourt. Lin Quan received the ball and shot with his left foot, causing Courtois to miss the ball. Aguero finally seized the opportunity and cleverly stretched his foot to shoot the ball into the goal.

Manchester City took the lead again and the score became 2:1!

The Chelsea players lost their temper after losing the ball, as the opponent's attack was just good.

Before Lin Quan shot, they had already found many opportunities to shoot. If Courtois and Chelsea's defenders had not been focused and intercepted Manchester City's attacks time and time again, they would have lost the ball long ago.

Mourinho's brows furrowed, he was sure Guardiola was working on something new for the defensive midfielder.

However, he had no idea how to break the opponent's tactics.

"Good shot, Kun!"

"Thank you, it's you who created the opportunity, I just took advantage of it!"

After scoring the goal, Aguero's mood improved a lot.

The pressure and psychological burden on his shoulders were also swept away. As expected, a striker has to prove himself by scoring goals.

Mourinho was still struggling to think of a countermeasure, while on the field, Chelsea's players launched a desperate attack on Manchester City after falling behind.

In the 62nd minute, Matic was hooked down from behind by Navas while dribbling the ball near the wing, and Navas received a yellow card.

The foul in this position seemed inexplicable because it was still far away from Manchester City's goal and Navas seemed to have no need to commit a foul.

But after Navas committed the foul, Mourinho noticed that Guardiola on the sidelines not only did not blame him, but applauded instead.

Mourinho instinctively feels that there seems to be a problem with Manchester City's wing defense?

However, before he could make any adjustments, Manchester City scored again!

In the 67th minute, Navas made a cross from the flank, and Lin Quan leaned on the defender and scored the ball with a half-turn overhead kick.

This ball was extremely difficult, even the Chelsea players defending him did not expect him to complete the shot in this way.

Not only did they not expect it, Chelsea goalkeeper Courtois did not expect it either.

It wasn't until the football flew in front of him that he waved his arms wildly, but this was obviously of no use.

There was an uproar at Stamford Bridge, and some Chelsea fans subconsciously wanted to applaud Lin Quan's wonderful goal.

However, when they raised their hands, they realized that the goal was scored by the opposing player!

"Fuck, is there no one who can stop this guy from scoring a goal?"

Chelsea fans were very frustrated. Not only did Lin Quan score again, but he also scored twice.

He is simply Chelsea's nemesis, and he gets particularly excited every time he plays against Chelsea!

“Damn it!”

After seeing Lin Quan's goal, Mourinho was stunned for a moment and couldn't help kicking the post of the coaching bench.

The Chelsea players sitting on the bench were startled and subconsciously moved their butts away, trying to get away from the furious coach.

In the Manchester City coaching booth next door, after seeing Lin Quan's goal, Guardiola hugged his head in disbelief, and his mouth opened into an 'O' shape.

"Torrent, did you see that? Did you see Lin's goal just now?"

Guardiola excitedly grabbed the assistant coach's arm and spoke incoherently.

Torrent thought to himself, "I saw it. Damn it, can you please let go of your hand? It hurts me so much!" Lin Quan's goal boosted the morale of Manchester City players. They had originally doubted Guardiola's new tactics and did not dare to let go in the attack, but now they have completely dispelled their concerns.

They dispelled their concerns and let Chelsea fans see how terrifying Manchester City can be when they are firing on all cylinders.

Manchester City was more aggressive in the second half and they frequently attacked Chelsea's goal.

Chelsea was pressured and could only stay in their own half and defend firmly. They wanted to attack, but they couldn't get out at all.

In the 76th minute, Manchester City made the first substitution, with Lampard replacing Fernandinho as a substitute.

The last time at the Etihad Stadium, Lampard came on and scored a crucial goal, shattering Chelsea's dream of winning.

This time, at Stamford Bridge, I wonder what kind of surprises this former Blues player can bring to everyone.

In the 78th minute, Milner received a pass from Wass and headed the ball but Courtois saved it over the crossbar.

A minute later, Manchester City took a corner kick and De Bruyne tried a long shot from the outside, but the ball hit the post and bounced out of the bottom line.

In the 80th minute, Mourinho used up his last substitution.

He replaced William with Drogba. Drogba was once Chelsea's lucky star and helped Chelsea win many championships.

Seeing the veteran come on the field, Chelsea fans at the scene stood up and applauded.

After leaving Chelsea, Drogba went to the Chinese Super League, intending to make some money.

As a result, he was very unhappy about Shenhua's unpaid wages, and when he returned to Chelsea, he was already 37 years old.

The 37-year-old Warcraft still possesses very strong physical fitness.

In the 82nd minute, Chelsea launched a quick counterattack after a steal. Drogba received the ball and squeezed away the defensive players. When he was about to dribble towards Manchester City's goal, he was knocked down by Lampard who rushed up from the side.

The referee showed Lampard a yellow card, and Lampard took the initiative to reach out and pull up Drogba who had fallen to the ground, and apologized to him.

Drogba patted his butt and seemed unconcerned.

Everyone serves their own master, and there is nothing wrong with Lampard's foul just now.

It's just that the two old teammates who once fought side by side became enemies when they returned to Stamford Bridge. This scene still made the fans feel very sad.

Things are unpredictable! In the final stage of the game, neither side was able to create better opportunities. In the end, Manchester City defeated Chelsea 3-1 in the top battle at Stamford Bridge.

The score was exactly the same as the one at the Etihad Stadium in the first half of the season, and even the course of the game was similar.

After defeating the Blues twice, Manchester City finally caught up with them in the standings.

The two teams currently have the same points, and there are 15 rounds left in the league, after the two direct matches between the two sides are played.

Who will have the last laugh in the championship battle depends on the stability of each team in the league in the final stage.

And stability has always been the strong point of Guardiola's team!

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After the game, major media outlets praised Guardiola and his team for their outstanding performance in the game.

In particular, Guardiola's substitutions and changes in formation in the second half were seen by the outside world as the finishing touch to Manchester City's victory over Chelsea.

As for Mourinho, who lost the game, his days were much more difficult.

The big words he had said in front of all the media before the game turned into a boomerang and landed on his own head.

Not only that, according to gossip, Chelsea owner Abramovich is very dissatisfied with Mourinho. After losing to Manchester City, the two had a very unpleasant exchange and reportedly had a fierce quarrel.

Although this news is not authentic, based on the outside world's understanding of Abu's temper, everyone feels that this matter is almost certain.

Abramovich is notoriously impatient, and Mourinho is notoriously self-important.

It's hard for these two to get along well.

In addition, Mourinho has never been the most ideal coach in Abramovich's mind. His sweetheart is Guardiola next door, not Mourinho.

This point will probably become more prominent after Mourinho lost to Guardiola again.

Therefore, the outside world speculates that if Chelsea's performance fails to meet Abramovich's requirements, he is very likely to fire Mourinho in anger.

After all, he has done this kind of thing before, and he has fired many famous coaches.

Ranieri, Mourinho, Ancelotti and others are all victims! It is not incomprehensible to fire Mourinho again.

But if Mourinho is fired again, where will he go next? Chelsea's troubles can only be left to the Chelsea people to worry about.

After winning the top battle with Chelsea, Guardiola was in a good mood and gave the players three days off so that they could have a good rest.

Being eliminated from the League Cup and FA Cup in succession turned out to be a good thing for Manchester City.

Before the knockout round of the Champions League starts, they have no other games to play.

The current pace of the Premier League is one game a week. This pace makes Manchester City players feel very comfortable. They no longer have the danger of being drained of their physical strength and being on the verge of injury at any time.

Guardiola also took this opportunity to begin instilling his tactical ideas into the players, trying to complete the transformation of Manchester City.

On February 7, the 24th round of the Premier League kicked off, with Manchester City hosting Hull City at home.

There was a huge disparity in the strength of the teams in this match, with Manchester City at the top and Hull City third from the bottom.

Before the game, the outside world was not optimistic about Hull City.

However, the result of the game was beyond everyone's expectations.

In the first half alone, Hull City lost 5 goals under Manchester City's crazy attack.

Lin Quan completed a hat trick in the first half, but was kept on the bench by Guardiola for even a minute in the second half.

Aguero's condition was also getting better. He scored a goal in each half of the game, completing a brace.

In the end, Manchester City defeated Hull City 8:0 at home, giving their opponents the most painful defeat in the 111 years since the team was founded.

On the other hand, Chelsea, who lost at home, performed somewhat poorly when facing Aston Villa away.

In the first half, Aston Villa led Chelsea 1:0 thanks to O'Krey's goal. The Blues, who were in a daze, did not launch a desperate counterattack until the second half under the leadership of Hazard. They finally reversed the opponent with difficulty and won the victory, barely keeping the same points as Manchester City and not being left behind by Manchester City.

But the status of the two teams is obviously very different! Hull City left heartbroken, and the big devil Manchester City created another tragedy on the road.

In the 25th round of the Premier League away game against Stoke City, Manchester City defeated their opponent 7:1, scoring 15 goals in two games, and their offensive firepower topped the top five leagues, which shocked the entire European football world! People have noticed Guardiola's new tactics and their terrible power in offense!

On the home team side, Arnautovic, who transferred in during the winter break, helped Stoke City score a face-saving goal.

After this game, a friendly meeting between Lin Quan, De Bruyne, Arnautovic and other old team members turned into a complaint meeting for Arnautovic.

He had just arrived and was full of ambition to learn from his two old teammates and let them see his progress and growth.

As a result, Manchester City scored 7 goals in a row, which scared the children!

Is this the intensity of the Premier League? It's terrible!

Mom, I want to go back to the Bundesliga!

"Your heading level is not bad at all. You were able to beat Van Dijk and score a goal. That's not easy!"

When he was at Werder Bremen, Lin Quan was deeply impressed by Arnautovic's headers. Stoke City didn't have many good chances in this game, but this guy relied on his excellent headers to turn several bad chances into goals, and finally scored a goal when Manchester City's defense was slack.

This is indeed commendable!

"Is that guy strong? I think he's just a newcomer!"

Arnautovic didn't know Van Dijk, so he didn't react much to Lin Quan's praise.

"Yeah, very strong!"

De Bruyne nodded seriously.

Lin Quan joked: "I think you can buy a newspaper tomorrow and cut out the picture of you scoring the goal that beat Van Dijk and keep it well. That way, when he becomes famous in the future, you will definitely feel proud and proud when you take out the picture of today's goal!"

On the bus back to Manchester, Van Dijk, who was listening to music with headphones on, suddenly sneezed.

The Dutchman rubbed his nose, feeling a little puzzled. Did he catch a cold from taking a cold shower after the game?

(End of this chapter)