Chapter 436 Lin Quan: It’s over. I can’t explain this to De Bruyne!
In this round of matches, except for Chelsea which continued to be in a slump, several other strong teams all won.
It is worth mentioning that this season's dark horse Leicester City was beaten by the Gunners in the home game against Arsenal.
The Gunners were in hot form in this game. Sanchez scored a hat-trick, Walcott and Giroud each scored a goal, and they scored five goals away from home, leaving Leicester City in a state of panic.
Although Vardy also scored twice for Leicester City, the defense of Leicester City was still quite poor without Kante, and could not stop the Gunners' attacking group who were in hot form.
After this game, Leicester City dropped to 8th place in the Premier League standings, gradually losing its dark horse status.
Fans who were originally very optimistic about Leicester City have to admit that there is still a big gap between them and the top teams.
This defeat calmed down the players and fans of Leicester City a lot.
Ranieri also humbly stated after the game that their goal this season is to avoid relegation.
His words made those who had previously looked up to Leicester City realize that this was a team that had only been promoted to the top league for less than two years, and it was unrealistic to expect them to snatch the championship trophy from several top giants who were as fierce as wolves and tigers.
The team's fluctuating form makes Guardiola a little worried.
He felt that the players' fluctuating state might be affected by the previous FIFA match day. Many players participated in two national team games, and some players who were far away even experienced a long flight of more than ten hours.
Intensive competition will exhaust them and increase their risk of injury.
In view of this, Guardiola decided to start rotation early.
On October 1, the second round of the UEFA Champions League group stage began.
In this round of the game, Manchester City will visit Borussia Park Stadium to challenge the Bundesliga team Borussia Mönchengladbach.
Monchengladbach is not very strong, but many people know their name because there is a joke about Monchengladbach: eat, sleep and play Bayern! Somehow, they seem to be mutually reinforcing and mutually exclusive.
Every time they meet Bayern in the league and cup competitions, Borussia Mönchengladbach is particularly excited and always makes Bayern suffer.
But Manchester City is not Bayern, they are not afraid of Borussia Mönchengladbach at all.
In this game, Guardiola did not use all the main players when arranging the lineup, but instead kept many of them on the bench.
Players like Aguero, Kroos and David Silva did not play in this game.
This behavior naturally made the Borussia Mönchengladbach players feel humiliated, so as soon as the game started, they rushed and attacked fiercely, as if they wanted to use the Bundesliga team's usual tactics to beat the old master to death and defeat Manchester City.
However, Manchester City has long been aware of the style of the Bundesliga teams. Guardiola has coached in the Bundesliga, and Lin Quan, De Bruyne and Son Heung-min have also played in the Bundesliga. Naturally, they are not afraid of Monchengladbach's tactics.
Following his outstanding performance in the previous game, Son Heung-min was once again reused this time, and Guardiola included him in the starting lineup for the first time.
This arrangement is mainly based on the following considerations:
Firstly, Son Heung-min has played fewer games before and is in better physical condition than other players.
Secondly, Son Heung-min has played in the Bundesliga for several seasons and is most familiar with the style of Bundesliga teams, so it is most appropriate to arrange him to play.
No matter what the head coach's considerations were, the fact that the opponent gave him a chance was enough to make Son Heung-min overjoyed.
So, he was very active in this game.
Taking advantage of Monchengladbach's massive attack, he performed several of his signature stunts on the wing.
Borussia Mönchengladbach attacked fiercely for more than ten minutes at the beginning of the game, but found that Manchester City's defense was unshakable and they could not break through at all.
On the contrary, on our side, as the formation was pushed too far forward, the loopholes in the back line became more and more obvious.
They didn't lose the ball because of luck, but if they left things alone, it would only be a matter of time before they lost the ball.
So, Borussia Mönchengladbach honestly began to retreat and prepare to counterattack Manchester City.
As Monchengladbach's formation shrank, Son Heung-min's threat suddenly decreased.
After all, without the space to sprint, his speed advantage cannot be brought into play.
But Manchester City does not have only him as an attacker. After Son Heung-min failed to score, Lin Quan and De Bruyne stepped up.
The two players' passing and cutting cooperation in the frontcourt made Monchengladbach nervous in front of the goal, and the goal was almost breached several times.
However, they were lucky. Until the referee blew the whistle to end the first half, the score on the field was still 0:0, and Borussia Mönchengladbach temporarily defended their home court.
"Huh, it's finally over. The opponent's pressure attack is simply suffocating!"
The Borussia Mönchengladbach fans at the scene were all worried about their team. It is true that hearing about the team is worse than seeing it in person.
Everyone says that Manchester City is very strong, but if you haven't seen it with your own eyes and have no personal experience, you can't intuitively feel how strong the opponent is.
Now, after 45 minutes of competition, they finally have a rough idea in their minds.
Manchester City is indeed strong and is not something they can deal with.
We don't expect to win this game, as long as we can defend our home court and a draw will be acceptable.
With this idea in mind, after the start of the second half, Borussia Mönchengladbach parked the bus!
Seeing the other side park the bus, Guardiola was stunned for a moment, with a look of surprise on his face.
Is this still the Monchengladbach that he knew? Monchengladbach was not like this when he led Bayern to play against Monchengladbach several times before? The opponent was determined to park the bus, making Manchester City's attack much more difficult.
Breaking through dense defense is a global problem. Even the strongest team will have a headache when facing an opponent who is only focused on parking the bus.
Manchester City tried various methods, set pieces, long shots, etc., and exhausted all means.
But Borussia Mönchengladbach’s goal remains unmoved!
Guardiola began to scratch his head. He was not afraid of the opponent's ambitions. Manchester City had a strong ability to seize opportunities. As long as the opponent launched an attack, they could seize the loopholes in the opponent's offense and defense transition and catch them off guard.
What I’m afraid of is that, like now, the opponent has no ambition and only wants to get one point.
On the field, after Manchester City attacked fiercely for more than ten minutes without success, the ball came to Lin Quan's feet.
He was not in a hurry to organize an attack, but instead passed the ball back to his teammates, then retreated to get the ball, as if he was preparing to control the tempo of the game first.
The continuous fierce attacks consumed a lot of physical energy of the players on both sides. Seeing that Manchester City seemed to be planning to suspend the attack, the players of Borussia Mönchengladbach breathed a sigh of relief. While Manchester City had no chance to attack, they pushed out a little, pushed their formation out, and made the defensive formation regain its flexibility.
This choice is correct, but the other party’s choice is exactly what Lin Quan wants to achieve.
After seeing the players of Borussia Mönchengladbach disperse, Lin Quan immediately stopped dribbling the ball slowly, switched to rapid mode on the spot, and rushed towards the penalty area of Borussia Mönchengladbach with the ball again.
The players of Borussia Mönchengladbach were shocked: Still coming?
However, before they could think too much, Lin Quan had already dribbled past one player and broke into the top of the penalty area.
Without thinking too much, Monchengladbach's midfielder Xhaka rushed towards Lin Quan, but he was too fierce and Lin Quan took advantage of the change in rhythm and easily passed him.
Xhaka didn't dare let Lin Quan break through so easily, so he was forced to commit a tactical foul and pulled him to the ground.
The referee blew the whistle very timely, giving Xhaka a yellow card and giving Lin Quan a free kick in a good position.
Seeing the location of the foul, the head coach of Borussia Mönchengladbach couldn't help but feel suspicious.
This location is too dangerous!
But the ball just now was neither a foul nor a non-foul.
If Lin Quan was allowed to break through like that, he might have scored a goal directly by entering the penalty area and shooting.
Although the foul blocked the ball and gave a very dangerous free kick, it at least avoided the opponent's direct shooting opportunity.
I just don’t know how Manchester City will deal with this free kick, will they make a tactical coordination or shoot directly?
Under his curious gaze, Manchester City's No. 10 came to the serving point with the football.
When the Borussia Mönchengladbach fans saw this scene, they couldn't help but feel a little panicked.
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He is a free kick master. He has scored many free kicks in the league and the Champions League.
Whether it is an elevator ball, a falling leaf ball or an S-shaped free kick, he is good at it.
This is a big test for Borussia Mönchengladbach goalkeeper Sommer.
Sommer was also a little nervous. He had heard about Lin Quan's free kick ability. Former players like Neuer and Buffon had all been scored by this guy's free kicks. Could he defend against it? What was coming would come. After taking a look at the upper left corner of the goal, Lin Quan took a few steps back, accelerated his run-up, and the ball went straight to the upper left corner of the goal.
Sommer was shocked to see the trajectory of the ball.
He also noticed the other party's eyes just now, but he thought it might be a trick to interfere with his judgment, so he didn't take it too seriously.
I didn't expect the opponent to be so straightforward. He really hit the ball here if he said so. Moreover, the quality of this ball was extremely high, and it was really aimed at the blind corner.
Facing such a ball, the goalkeeper was powerless. Sommer had tried his best, but he was still far from reaching the ball.
With a crisp sound, the football flew into the goal from the blind corner and made an intimate contact with the net.
The score on the field was finally changed.
The Borussia Mönchengladbach players on the field, the Borussia Mönchengladbach fans in the stands, including Sommer, who was lying on the grass, staring blankly at the football in the net, were all silent.
Is this a free kick?
It's like a guided missile, it hits wherever it's pointed!
"Lin, how did you do that? This is amazing!!"
De Bruyne praised his teammates from the bottom of his heart. If it were him, he would never be able to do it.
"Haha, if I say I guessed it, would you believe me?"
Lin Quan has some idea of his own strength. If he could really shoot wherever he was directed, he could just commit fouls and take free kicks in every game. There would be no need to work so hard.
In fact, there was a lot of luck involved in this goal going in.
Although he was indeed aiming at the blind corner of the goal, it was not up to him to decide whether the ball would go in after it was kicked.
"Tsk, I've seen you take penalty kicks, and you basically just aim for the dead corner of the goal. Isn't that just hitting wherever you point?"
De Bruyne looked unconvinced, and the expression on his face clearly said, "I'm not well-educated, don't lie to me! " "Haha, if you don't believe me, I'll try it again later and you'll know!"
Lin Quan did not force an explanation. As long as he missed the penalty once and De Bruyne saw it, he would understand.
"Okay, it's a deal!"
Under Manchester City's siege, the opponent committed quite a few fouls.
In the 78th minute, when De Bruyne was dribbling the ball, he seemed to be a little too sticky and was knocked down from behind by the opponent. Manchester City once again got a free kick in the frontcourt.
"Hey, kid, why didn't you hide just now?"
When Lin Quan saw De Bruyne lying on the ground, he hurried over to check on him.
In Lin Quan's opinion, the foul committed by the opposing player just now was completely avoidable, but De Bruyne did not dodge it in time. Although it resulted in a free kick opportunity, it would have been too much of a loss if he had been injured as a result.
"Ahem, I wanted to hide too, but I just ran out of energy and was a beat too slow!"
De Bruyne blushed a little. He was not good at lying and felt embarrassed every time he lied.
Fortunately, his face was already red after the intense exercise, so his embarrassment was not easily noticed.
But Lin Quan has been with De Bruyne for a long time and knows this guy's habits. If he lies, he will blush and likes to touch his nose with his hand.
Just like just now!
As expected, this guy took that kick in order to win himself a free kick!
He really wanted to tell De Bruyne that there was no need to take such a risk, because with Lin Quan's ability to draw fouls, it was not difficult to get a free kick opportunity.
Besides, Lin Quan has the talent of being immune to injuries and is not afraid of injuries, but De Bruyne does not have such a talent. If he gets kicked accidentally, it would be a big loss, and his entire career might be affected.
When Lin Quan thought about how the other party risked getting hurt to do so much for him, it was impossible for him not to be moved.
Therefore, Lin Quan decided to seize the opportunity that De Bruyne had fought for him and not let him down.
Seeing Lin Quan taking the free kick again, Borussia Mönchengladbach goalkeeper Sommer began to feel a little scared.
He looked at the blind spots on both sides of the goal, wondering which direction the opponent would aim to shoot.
However, if the opponent really aims to shoot in the blind corner of the goal, then no matter which direction it is, he seems unable to stop it unless he moves there in advance.
But if he did that, the opponent might change the direction of the shot, and he would end up making things worse.
So in the end he could only stand in the middle and leave everything to fate.
The previous shot aimed at the upper left corner of the goal went in, so this time Lin Quan aimed in that direction again.
This penalty kick was almost a replica of the last one, even the trajectory of the football flying in the air was very similar.
Coming again?
Sommer was stunned, and suddenly had a bad premonition in his heart!
With a swish, his premonition came true! Lin Quan's heart skipped a beat: It's over, I can't explain it to De Bruyne anymore! (End of this chapter)
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