Chapter 427 The King of Pestle—Lukaku!

As the saying goes, good things come to those who wait. In the third round of the Premier League, Manchester City challenged Everton away.

Neither side made any progress in the first half of the game.

Manchester City created a lot of chances, but their forwards seemed to have forgotten to bring their shooting boots and missed many good chances to score.

Everton's goalkeeper is the 36-year-old American international Tim Howard. The veteran was in excellent form in this game.

He blocked all of Manchester City's shots with his high jump shots, and even saved Lin Quan's sure goal.

The opponent's goalkeeper was in such good form that everyone in the Manchester City coaching bench couldn't help but worry: the Toffees' home court seemed to be difficult to conquer! As Manchester United's younger brother, Everton would definitely fight to the end when facing Manchester City, otherwise they would not be able to explain to their big brother.

Seeing Manchester City's fierce attack, Everton simply retreated across the board, gave up the fight for victory, and just wanted to maintain a draw.

As long as we can tie with Manchester City, we can slow down Manchester City and create opportunities for the big boss Manchester United.

Seeing that the team was unable to make a breakthrough, Son Heung-min, who was sitting on the bench, became worried: the team had yet to take the lead, and now it was a positional battle or even an offensive battle, which he was not good at. In this case, Guardiola might not bring him on the field.

Does that mean that he will have to wait for his debut at Manchester City? Just when Son Heung-min was feeling frustrated, something unexpected happened on the field.

In the 67th minute of the game, Kroos' long shot hit the post.

The ball was so powerful that it should have bounced away from the penalty area. However, a tall and big black player was standing in the penalty area, and the rebounded ball hit his bald head squarely. Before the goalkeeper could react, it flew into Everton's goal...

The Everton fans at the scene were stunned for a moment, and then burst into an uproar.

What happened? How did our striker head the ball into our own team?

Could this guy be an undercover agent sent by the other party?

No way, wasn't this guy from Chelsea before? Not only the Everton fans were stunned, but even the Manchester City fans and players were all stunned.

Lin Quan stared at Lukaku blankly. Did this kid activate the passive ability of the King of the Pole in advance? In Lin Quan's impression, this kid activated this attribute when he came to Manchester United, and brought this attribute to the extreme in Inter Milan.

How come it’s ahead of schedule now, and so much ahead of schedule?

Before Lin Quan traveled through time, he saw a picture on the Internet. It was a picture of Lukaku who couldn't tell his own goal apart and helped Manchester City break Manchester United's goal twice, making Mourinho so angry that he vomited blood.

Seeing Lukaku's classic reproduction at this time, Lin Quan couldn't help but laugh out loud.

This guy seems to have a natural tendency to make own goals. He is a forward, but he often makes own goals.

It would be fine if he just flopped on weekdays, but the key was that he was able to perform steadily in a game like the Champions League final, blocking his teammates' sure-shot goals and causing Inter Milan to lose the championship.

This, I really don't know what to say...

Lukaku, who created the own goal, was also stunned. He was only concerned about the team's defense and wanted to go to the penalty area to help, but he didn't expect that his good intentions would lead to worse consequences.

"Tim, I didn't mean it!"

Seeing Howard and other teammates looking at him with angry eyes, Lukaku said with an innocent look.

He really didn't mean to do it, it was just that his positioning was bad and his luck was very bad that led to such an incredible goal.

Howard resisted the urge to punch someone. He was in very good shape in this game and thought he could shut out Manchester City, but he didn't expect to be stabbed in the back by his own teammate.

"Go attack, we are behind now and need to score a goal!"

Howard suppressed his anger and told Lukaku not to get close to his goal and to quickly roll to the front court to attack.

There is still a lot of time, and if they seize the time, there is hope of equalizing the score.

Although they failed to keep Manchester City scoreless, getting a point was considered mission accomplished for Everton.

However, the advantage brought by the lead in the score is very great, which greatly reduces the difficulty of Manchester City's attack.

Everton, forced to attack, could no longer devote a large amount of manpower to defense as before, which reduced their defensive intensity a lot and exposed their defensive weaknesses.

In the 72nd minute of the game, Manchester City played a series of cooperation on the wing. Lin Quan and De Bruyne used wall passes to complete two-on-one and two-on-two passes, and finally both of them broke into the penalty area.

Howard seemed to be sure that Lin Quan would shoot, so he ran towards Lin Quan.

As a result, as soon as he left the goal, Lin Quan passed the ball to De Bruyne.

De Bruyne accepted the gift with a smile and easily shot into the empty goal, changing the score to 2:0. The Everton fans at the scene felt as if they were poured with a bucket of cold water, and their hearts sank.

In just five minutes, the situation on the field changed dramatically.

Their team fell from the clouds into the abyss. Not to mention victory was out of reach, even the hope of maintaining a draw and getting a point was completely shattered.

Seeing the team quickly expand its lead, Guardiola smiled and applauded the players.

Although there were some twists and turns in the process, he was still very satisfied with the result.

After taking a look at the match time, Guardiola turned to Son Heung-min on the bench and said, "Son, go warm up!"

"Yes, Boss!"

Son Heung-min jumped up from the bench, ran to the sidelines and started warming up.

"This kid is full of fighting spirit!"

Assistant coach Torrent said to Guardiola with a smile.

“Well, that’s a good thing!”

Guardiola nodded in response, still looking forward to Son Heung-min's performance.

This kid surprised himself in the European Super Cup last time. I wonder how he will perform in this game.

A few minutes later, Son Heung-min, who had finished warming up, came on as a substitute, replacing De Bruyne, the goal scorer.

From a positional perspective, it would be better to replace Lin Quan.

However, the player with whom Son Heung-min cooperates best in the team is Lin Quan. His cooperation with other teammates is not tacit enough. If Lin Quan is replaced, he may not even get the ball after he comes on the court, because his teammates will trust their old teammates more and will subconsciously pass the ball to other players!

From this point of view, Guardiola still takes good care of Son Heung-min.

For this game, there were some Korean fans at Goodison Park.

Some of these people are Korean students studying in Europe, and some are Korean fans who have come all the way from Korea.

Needless to say, they came here specifically for Son Heung-min.

After Son Heung-min transferred from Leverkusen to Manchester City, his popularity in South Korea has greatly increased and he has become a national star.

Although Manchester City is not a top club like Barcelona and Real Madrid, they are the strongest team in Europe in the past two years. Joining Manchester City means a bright future and countless honors, just like Park Ji-sung when he joined Manchester United.

Moreover, compared to Park Ji-sung, Son Heung-min is an offensive player, closer to the opponent's goal, and has more opportunities to shoot and score.

This means that he will have more opportunities to appear in front of the camera and have more chances to be in the limelight.

Therefore, compared with the support for Park Ji-sung, the Koreans' support for Son Heung-min is even greater than before! At this time, seeing Son Heung-min finally play, these Korean fans cheered loudly, shouting Son Heung-min's name in unison, and holding up the banners they made to support Son Heung-min.

After hearing the cheers from his hometown fans, Son Heung-min felt his blood boiling and he wished he could run dozens of meters with the ball and kick it into Everton's goal.

However, after he came on the court, his teammates seemed to be unaware of his existence and rarely passed the ball to him.

Manchester City players are still more accustomed to passing the ball to Lin Quan.

After all, it is safest to pass the ball to Lin Quan. If you pass it to the newcomer rashly, if the ball is lost and the opponent counterattacks, it will be troublesome.

Lin Quan has no prejudice against Son Heung-min, but this guy's positioning is not very good and there are always people watching him nearby.

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Lin Quan is very aware of his ability to get rid of the ball. When there are people guarding nearby, passing the ball to him is almost useless, and the ball may even be intercepted by the opponent.

So Lin Quan didn't pass the ball to Son Heung-min.

Guardiola frowned, but he certainly wouldn't blame the players on the field.

Instead, he gestured to Son Heung-min to run and create an open space himself so that he could receive the pass from his teammates.

After seeing the coach's gesture, Son Heung-min immediately did as he was told.

The Everton player who was marking him had been playing for more than 70 minutes, and his physical fitness was no match for Son Heung-min who had just come on the field.

So after Son Heung-min started running, he quickly couldn't keep up.

In the 83rd minute, Lin Quan seized the opportunity and finally passed the ball to Son Heung-min.

The timing and strength of the ball were just right. Son Heung-min received the ball comfortably after starting, accelerated a few times and then dribbled into the penalty area.

Perhaps the Everton players looked down on Son Heung-min because the Manchester City players had not passed the ball to him before, and they did not send anyone to assist in defense immediately, which led to Son Heung-min cutting inside and having a one-on-one opportunity.

Guardiola stood up from the coaching bench, his eyes fixed on Everton's penalty area.

He is very concerned about what choice Son Heung-min will make?

Everton's goalkeeper has already blocked Son Heung-min. Given Howard's condition, if Son Heung-min shoots, the probability of scoring may be less than 50%.

But if he knocks the ball horizontally in front of the goal, Lin Quan who has followed up from the middle will have the opportunity to shoot into the empty goal, which will be a 100% sure goal.

Faced with the temptation of scoring a goal, Son Heung-min did not choose to shoot himself.

While he was dribbling the ball, he saw out of the corner of his eye that his teammates were outflanking the middle.

So he knocked the ball sideways before the opponent's goalkeeper could pounce.

The quality of this pass was not high, the route was a bit too close to the goal, and the speed was also very fast.

But it was a blessing in disguise as the opponent's defender was unable to clear the ball immediately.

Just as the football was about to slip through the goal, a blue figure rushed over from behind, fell to the ground and slid, shoveled the ball into the goal.

3:0!

Manchester City completely killed the training for the game.

After scoring the goal, Lin Quan quickly jumped up from the ground, smiled and pointed at Son Heung-min, indicating that he should celebrate with him.

Son Heung-min was also very happy. After he completed the pass, he felt that his pass was not good, but he did not expect that Lin Quanlian could score this goal, giving him an assist.

In the end, Manchester City defeated Everton 3-0 away and continued to lead the standings.

In this game, Son Heung-min came on as a substitute and played for a total of 21 minutes. Although he did not score a goal, he got an assist. This debut was very good for him.

However, the lack of tacit understanding between him and other teammates is his top priority to resolve.

As for how to gain the trust of teammates, this requires gradual accumulation in daily training and competitions.

After the third round of the Premier League, the standings have changed dramatically.

The four teams that had previously maintained winning streaks all failed in this round. Except for Manchester City which won three consecutive victories, the winning streaks of Manchester United, Leicester City and Liverpool were all ended.

Among them, Manchester United was tied 0:0 by Newcastle United at home, Liverpool drew 0:0 with Arsenal away, and Leicester City drew 1:1 with Tottenham at home.

After the three teams drew, the biggest beneficiary was obviously Manchester City.

Only three rounds of the league have been played, and they have already taken a 2-point lead in the standings.

It seems that just as the outside world expected, this season's Premier League championship is indeed in Manchester City's pocket.

It is worth mentioning that Mourinho, who had made big remarks before, suffered backlash from public opinion after the draw with Newcastle at home this round, mainly from attacks from Chelsea fans.

In this round of games, Chelsea defeated West Bromwich Albion with difficulty in an away game and won valuable three points, which gave them hope of getting out of the quagmire.

Moreover, Abramovich has also finalized an agreement with Hiddink, and Hiddink is about to move into Stamford Bridge and take over the coaching position of Chelsea again.

When Hiddink arrives, Chelsea's current chaos may end, and then they may be able to catch up with Manchester United and other teams.

After all, the current points gap between the two teams is only 3 points, just one win. With Chelsea's foundation, it is not impossible to catch up.

On August 27, the draw ceremony for the 2015-2016 UEFA Champions League group stage was held in Monaco.

As the number one favorite, which group Manchester City will be assigned to is a topic of great concern to fans of all major teams.

After all, no one wants their team to meet Manchester City in the group stage.

The final draw results are out, and Manchester City has been placed in Group D, together with its old rival Juventus from the last Champions League.

This result made Juventus fans wail. In last year's Champions League, it was Manchester City that eliminated them in the quarter-finals and made them stop in the quarterfinals.

I didn't expect to meet this bitter enemy directly in the group stage this year. Their fate is too miserable! Being in the same group with Manchester City means that they will most likely only get second place in the group, and then they will face the first place of other groups in the knockout stage! (End of this chapter)