Chapter 369: Wenger: Not being able to sign Lin Quan is my lifelong regret!
"Who can stop Manchester City?"
"Guardiola is slaughtering the entire Premier League!"
"15 goals in two games, the terrifying power of Lin Quan + Guardiola!"
After these two games, the entire Premier League was shocked.
After Guardiola's transformation, Manchester City has continuously slaughtered its opponents by large scores, showing an unstoppable momentum.
This makes all the Premier League teams, especially those who will face Manchester City in the next schedule, tremble.
Other wealthy families are even more worried:
Guardiola has only been at Manchester City for a short time and has just begun to transform the team, but the results are already so remarkable.
Once he has completely transformed Manchester City according to his own wishes, what will happen to the other Premier League giants?
Any tactic has weaknesses, and Guardiola's wing-back tactics certainly have them too. As long as we can find their weak links, we won't be helpless when facing them in the future.
On February 22, the 26th round of the Premier League kicked off.
Before the game started, all the major Premier League clubs, and even some teams from other leagues, sent people to watch the game on site, trying to find Manchester City's weaknesses.
Especially Arsenal head coach Wenger, after defeating Crystal Palace away, he rushed to the Etihad Stadium to watch the game between Manchester City and Newcastle.
After the game started, Manchester City continued its crazy momentum.
Playing at home, they used a frenzied attack to defeat Newcastle.
In the end, they swept the visiting Newcastle with a score of 5:0, avenging their elimination from the League Cup.
After watching the game, Wenger's face turned pale.
He feels that his team might be eliminated in the round of 16!
There are many teams that feel the same as Wenger. They are also worried about how they will defend if they are drawn against Manchester City in the knockout stage of the Champions League . Manchester City's crazy momentum has attracted the attention of the whole of Europe.
In addition to the British media, media in Spain, Italy, France and Germany have also begun reporting on Manchester City's series of big victories.
Manchester City has scored 20 goals in the last three games, averaging 6.6 goals per game, and its offensive efficiency is the best in Europe.
Moreover, as the team's main players gradually recover from injuries and return to the team, Manchester City's offensive firepower will be further enhanced.
When reporting on Manchester City, media from all over the world began to use words like "shocking, terrifying".
"Just as he pioneered passing and controlling football at Barcelona, Guardiola's new tactics at Manchester City will inevitably bring new changes to football."
"The wing-back tactics improve Manchester City's offense in all aspects. If we can't find a way to limit them, then I'm afraid no one can stop this crazy Manchester City!"
"Perhaps, when facing Manchester City at home, setting up a defensive formation becomes a necessary choice!"
The report from Real Madrid's mouthpiece AS brought this wave of panic in the football world to a climax.
Even Real Madrid is considering using a solid defense to deal with Manchester City, so how can other teams play?
Of course, some people hold different opinions.
Relying on the powerful firepower of MSN, Barcelona, who have been killing all over the league and the Champions League, said that if they really meet Manchester City in the knockout stage, they will use a strong attack to prove themselves and avenge last year's defeat.
It seems that Barcelona are still upset about being eliminated by Manchester City in the quarter-finals last year.
In fact, Real Madrid, with the BBC combination, may not be worse than Manchester City in offensive firepower.
Among the five major leagues this season, Real Madrid, Barcelona and Manchester City are undoubtedly the three teams with the strongest offensive firepower.
Coincidentally, all three teams have superstars.
Teams with superstars are gradually widening the gap with other teams without superstars.
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On February 26, the Champions League knockout stage kicked off.
In this round of games, Manchester City will face a Premier League civil war. They will visit the Emirates Stadium to challenge Arsenal.
Manchester City has been in hot form recently with consecutive victories, and coupled with Guardiola's groundbreaking tactics, it has attracted the attention of the whole of Europe.
As a result, this game attracted a large number of media reporters to follow and report.
Considering that Manchester City had previously defeated weaker teams, everyone had doubts about the effectiveness of Manchester City's tactics when facing top teams.
If Manchester City can continue their previous crazy performance in this game and beat Arsenal into a state of confusion, it will prove that this tactic is also applicable to giants. In that case, the giants will really panic.
Before the game, Wenger said that he had found a way to limit Manchester City.
This statement made Arsenal fans feel a little relieved and made the outside world full of expectations for this game.
After the opening, Wenger's team launched a fierce attack on Manchester City's right wing, as if they felt that Manchester City's weakness was on the wing.
This move seemed to have some effect, as Manchester City's offensive threat in the first 20 minutes was not as great as in the previous few games.
However, when Kroos broke the deadlock with a long shot in the 28th minute of the game, the situation of the game changed completely.
Before the end of the first half, Lin Quan scored directly from a free kick, extending the score to 2:0. After the start of the second half, Aguero's goal further extended the score to 3:0.
The game has entered garbage time, and Arsenal’s experience tells everyone that Manchester City’s tactics are equally effective when facing giants!
On the sidelines, Wenger frowned, thinking hard about countermeasures.
The flank attack was effective, but it could not completely limit Manchester City's offensive.
So, where is Manchester City's weakness?
Wenger couldn't find a solution, and Arsenal players were mentally unbalanced after being beaten at their home ground.
After Aguero scored the third goal, Coquelin, Bellerin and others were given yellow cards for fouls.
Their rough fouls did not seem like they were executing team tactics, but more like they were venting their own anger.
Seeing that the opponent's actions were becoming more and more aggressive, Guardiola quickly replaced several key players, including Lin Quan, to prevent them from getting accidentally injured.
Since Guardiola came to Manchester City, unless the team has used up all its substitutions, it is very unlikely that Lin Quan will play the whole game.
Guardiola usually replaces him after he scores a goal or when the team is leading by a large margin.
In his words, when the outcome has already been decided, there is no need to let the main players continue to consume energy on the court.
He didn't protect Messi enough and over-used him, which led to a series of injuries to Messi.
In fact, Messi did not suffer many injuries under Guardiola. It was only after he left Barcelona that Messi's injuries began to escalate.
But even so, when Guardiola saw Messi suffering from frequent injuries later, he still felt very guilty.
If Lin Quan had not emerged, Messi would probably be Guardiola's favorite player in the world, no doubt about it!
And now, this love has been transferred to Lin Quan.
Guardiola wants to compensate Lin Quan in full for the regret he left with Messi.
I tried so hard to protect him, this kid must be very touched! When Lin Quan left the field, Guardiola took the initiative to hug Lin Quan, thinking so in his heart.
However, Lin Quan was speechless. Damn it, every time he wanted to improve his stats, Gua Bald would replace him. How could he still have fun?
And aren’t you afraid that other players on the team will get jealous by openly favoring yourself like this?
He began to understand how Haaland felt after scoring 5 goals in the Champions League and being substituted!
Being spoiled by a bald guy is not a good thing!
After Lin Quan was substituted, Manchester City's offensive threat decreased a lot.
Without Lin Quan's threat, Arsenal players collectively breathed a sigh of relief.
They can't defend against Lin Quan, but that doesn't mean they can't defend against other Manchester City players.
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After filling the defensive gaps, Arsenal's performance became better and better, and their offense also improved.
In the second minute of injury time, Chamberlain, who came on as a substitute, scored a goal for Arsenal, changing the score to 1:3, which saved some face for the Gunners.
In the end, at the end of the game, Arsenal, playing at home, lost 1:3 to the powerful Manchester City.
This score basically killed the suspense of promotion. Arsenal will probably be in trouble in the next round when they visit the Etihad Stadium.
When shaking hands after the game, Wenger praised Guardiola and his team:
"Your team did an outstanding job, congratulations on your victory!"
Guardiola also respects Wenger very much. In his opinion, it was Wenger's arrival that changed the Premier League and injected the genes of technical football into the Premier League.
If the Premier League was still the simple and rough playing style that only knew long passes and lobs, he would definitely not join such a league.
“Thank you for your compliment. You and your players are also excellent. I wish you good results in the next games!”
Wenger smiled bitterly. The good results Guardiola mentioned were nothing more than maintaining the top four position in the league.
He has been doing this work for many years and has gained a lot of experience in it.
Although Southampton's unexpected rise this year has created some difficulties for Arsenal in maintaining their top four, Liverpool's decline has increased their room for error.
After playing against strong teams, the remaining games are relatively easy for Arsenal. As long as the team does not make any more mistakes, it will not be difficult to maintain the top four.
But, what’s the point of staying in the top four every year and being eliminated in the first round of the Champions League?
Whether it is the league or the Champions League, Wenger really wants his team to win a championship!
"I really envy you for being able to coach such an outstanding player like Lin!"
Wenger makes no secret of his love for Lin Quan. The thing he regrets most now is that he did not take the initiative to snatch Lin Quan in the summer two years ago.
Given his good reputation for making good use of young people, if he makes a move, he may have a chance to bring Lin Quan to the Emirates Stadium.
It’s a pity that once you miss it, you’ll miss it forever.
He failed to get Lin Quan when his price was not very high. After Lin Quan became famous, with Arsenal's financial resources, he was afraid that he would no longer be able to get Lin Quan.
Guardiola heard the sadness and regret in Wenger's voice, and for a moment he didn't know how to respond.
When facing Wenger, Guardiola actually felt a little guilty.
When he was coaching Barcelona, he poached Fabregas from Wenger.
Everyone knows that Wenger likes Fabregas, but Fabregas betrayed him and Arsenal in a tragic way.
The extent of the damage that transfer caused to Wenger was completely underestimated by the outside world.
You know, after Fabregas transferred to Arsenal, Wenger even sent away the old captain Vieira in order to make room for him.
Wenger really treats Fabregas better than his own son! …
In this round of the Champions League, the three Premier League teams that advanced had 1 win, 1 draw and 1 loss.
The team that drew the game was Mourinho's Chelsea, who were tied 1:1 by Paris Saint-Germain away from home.
However, getting an away goal is also good news for the Blues.
As long as they don't lose the next round at home, or allow the opponent to score more away goals, they will basically advance to the quarterfinals.
In other matches, Barcelona, Real Madrid and Bayern all defeated their opponents.
Among them, the game in which Bayern Munich slaughtered Shakhtar Donetsk 7:0 at home allowed people to witness the terrifying firepower of Bayern Munich under Heynckes.
This victory made Bayern and even the fans all over Germany extremely excited!
It's back, everything is back! This is the real Bayern!
This is the taste of German football!
They should not play passing and controlling football, but should continue to carry forward their glorious traditions.
If they hadn't done that last year, Bayern might not have been eliminated and Germany might not have lost in the final.
Fortunately, everything is not over yet and they still have time to stop the losses.
This big victory is undoubtedly a shot in the arm for them.
Before, the entire football world was hyping up how invincible and unstoppable Manchester City’s attack was.
But in this round of the Champions League, the biggest limelight was stolen by Bayern, who used a massacre to prove that they were the real massacre-makers.
"Champions League champion? Why not? My players and I are aiming for this goal!"
During the post-match press interview, coach Heynckes made no secret of Bayern's desire for the Champions League title.
His return is to correct the chaos left to Bayern during Guardiola's time.
The best way to prove that the reforms Guardiola made during his coaching career at Bayern were wrong is to win the Champions League again.
In this way, the year Guardiola coached between Bayern's two Champions League titles was naturally a failure! When Guardiola heard Heynckes's statement, he was very calm: "Congratulations to Bayern for their victory. I sincerely hope that they can go further in the Champions League!"
Since coming to Manchester City and being able to coach Lin Quan personally, Guardiola has long stopped caring about criticism from the outside world.
He doesn't need to prove anything, now he just wants to enjoy football!
(End of this chapter)