Chapter 475: Asian Football King
When the players of Dynamo Kyiv saw that it was snowing above the stadium, their morale, which had been declining, immediately surged up as if they had been injected with chicken blood.
"God is really helping me. Snowing at this time is really good for us!"
"That's right. The British have definitely never fought a snowball fight and are not used to this kind of weather. Once the snow on the ground accumulates and makes the field slippery, even their ground passes will be affected. That will greatly weaken Manchester City's strength. At that time, we will have a chance to win!"
Seeing it snowing, Guardiola couldn't help but frown.
Although the snow is still relatively light now, it will not cause much impact.
However, the morale of both teams was obviously affected. The difference was that the morale of the opponents soared a lot, while their own morale suffered a severe blow.
The Manchester City players on the field seemed to know that it would be disadvantageous for them to continue dragging on. Once there was more snow on the ground, their attack would become very difficult.
This impatient mentality makes them fail to observe the overall situation when attacking, and they often make decisions in a hurry, which may not be the most reasonable choices at the time.
"Calm down, control the pace, don't rush, we still have time!"
Guardiola shouted to the players on the sidelines, trying to remind them.
Lin Quan also felt that his teammates had been very impatient in their recent offensive plays. There were obviously better options, and they could pass the ball to the weak side with a little observation. However, his teammates seemed to turn a blind eye to this, and either shot directly or passed the ball to where the opponent's defensive players were gathered.
This resulted in all of Manchester City's attacks being in vain and failing to break the deadlock in the game.
There was not much time left in the first half. If we couldn't score quickly, and the situation dragged on to the second half when there was more snow on the field, there might really be changes.
Thinking of this, Lin Quan himself was a little anxious! Calm down, you must be calm at this time, the more anxious you are, the harder it will be to score.
Thinking of this, he calmly observed the positions of the opposing defensive players. When defending, the opponents did not stand still like wooden stakes, but would constantly move according to the position of the player with the ball, trying to keep the three lines intact as much as possible.
The stronger the team, the tighter the formation their players maintain while moving, making it more difficult to break through their defense.
However, as long as they start moving, there will always be loopholes and gaps to exploit. After all, no matter how well the eleven people understand each other, it is impossible for them to be of one mind.
Some people start slowly, some start quickly, some are fast, and some are slow.
The key lies in such a subtle gap. As long as you seize a chance, you may be able to achieve a breakthrough.
After all, the stadium is so big that it is almost impossible to control half of the stadium with only eleven people! There is indeed a gap between Dynamo Kyiv's hard power and Manchester City. When Manchester City launched the attack before, they couldn't keep up with the rhythm and had to use foul tactics to delay Manchester City's attack.
But after more than 30 minutes of adaptation, they have gradually adapted to Manchester City's offensive rhythm, especially after they took advantage of Manchester City players' impatience and successfully completed several defenses, their confidence and morale have increased.
Morale is a very subtle thing. The side with high morale, even if their strength on paper is slightly weaker, can still compete with opponents who are stronger than them, and even defeat them.
There are countless football matches where the weak defeated the strong, the most famous of which is the Miracle of Istanbul in 2004.
At that time, AC Milan had advantages in almost all aspects. As many as seven or eight of the starting 11 were historical players, and their hard power was far ahead of Liverpool.
The 3:0 score in the first half was a true reflection of the strength of both teams! But what does it matter? After Liverpool showed their momentum in the second half, the morale of the whole team was so high that they overturned the stronger AC Milan and even nailed them to the pillar of shame in history!
Therefore, the popular saying in football - football is round - is not just talk!
After Lin Quan calmed down, he saw that De Bruyne had just received the pass from Kroos, so he reached out for the ball.
De Bruyne had a very good understanding with him. After seeing his move, he immediately passed the ball to him and moved forward firmly, ready to play a wall pass with him.
Even if Lin Quan did not pass the ball back to him, his actions could attract the attention of the opposing players and help Lin Quan share some of the pressure.
Lin Quan gave De Bruyne a thumbs up in his heart, but he did not pass the ball back to De Bruyne, because after De Bruyne made a forward run, he attracted the attention of three opposing players. These three players consciously moved towards him, one side preparing to intercept Lin Quan, the other side planning to double-team De Bruyne after Lin Quan passed the ball.
Lin Quan naturally would not pass a dangerous ball to De Bruyne in this situation. Instead, he used his wide vision to transfer the ball to the other side of the wing over a large area.
The ball was transferred beautifully. Because Lin Quan was attacking with the ball, the opponent's formation subconsciously pressed to the right, and the other side was now very open.
As long as Son Heung-min can receive the ball, he can drive straight in without any worries!
Son Heung-min and Lin Quan did not have such a good understanding, and he did not think that Lin Quan would pass the ball to him, but he still followed the tactics arranged by the coach and pressed forward with the overall formation when the team moved forward.
And it was this choice that gave him this excellent opportunity.
As the opponent's formation tilted to the right, the opponent's full-back stood closer to the center and did not closely mark Son Heung-min, after all, the person with the ball was too far away from him.
Even if Manchester City wanted to transfer the ball over, he would have enough time to rush over and defend while the ball was in flight.
However, the defenders seemed to underestimate Son Heung-min's speed.
After seeing Lin Quan pass the ball, Son Heung-min immediately accelerated and ran towards the place where the football landed.
Lin Quan's pass was not directly to Son Heung-min, but gave him a certain lead time and passed the ball to the open space in front of him.
In this way, Son Heung-min will not have to accelerate after receiving the ball, as he will most likely be entangled by the defensive players and will have no chance to start.
If the ball is passed in front of him and he speeds up before catching the ball, it will be difficult for the opponent to stop him.
"Nice post!"
After seeing Lin Quan's beautiful long pass, Guardiola couldn't help but exclaim in admiration.
This vision, this footwork, and this perfect anticipation are simply amazing! What on earth is wrong with this guy's brain?
He is so good at breaking through, shooting, organizing and passing the ball. Is there anything he can't do? On the other side, Son Heung-min received Lin Quan's pass very comfortably without slowing down, which made him praise Lin Quan in his heart.
As expected of Brother Lin, I give you 82 points for this passing ability, and the remaining 18 points are given to you in the form of 666!
"Oh my god, if those guys in the national team can pass the ball so accurately, how could I be silent in the national team?"
Son Heung-min has not been having a very good time in the South Korean national team recently. He has not scored a goal in several consecutive games.
However, his national team teammates such as Koo Ja-cheol are doing very well, which has caused Korean fans to question Son Heung-min's ability, and the voices touting him as the best player in Asia have also begun to be questioned.
When he thought of this, Son Heung-min became indignant: What level of teammates are I having in the club?
World-class, huh?
What level of teammates are you in the national team?
A small number of them are at the international level, and the rest are at the international level! This configuration is too different, isn't it? The reason why he can conquer the city and capture the castle in the club is because he has a group of good teammates around him who can provide him with the maximum support behind him.
In the national team, he was young and of low seniority, and was bullied and excluded. The team's tactical system was also not well suited to him. In addition, his teammates could not keep up with his rhythm and always disagreed with him, which led to a significant decline in his performance.
So, taking this opportunity, Son Heung-min decided to show his true strength to the people in the country!
"Our Sun Xingmin received the pass from Lin Quan. Is he going to step up and take over the game?"
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In the Korean commentary booth, the Korean commentators who were broadcasting the game saw this scene, and their previous fatigue and decadence were swept away. They became energetic and their voices immediately became louder.
When the game started, it was already 4:30 in the morning on the Korean side. After playing for half an hour, it was already past five o'clock on the Korean side.
If it weren't for the winter now and the day didn't rise so quickly, maybe we could see the rising sun.
However, for the Koreans, who are one of the three biggest sleepers in East Asia, what does five in the morning mean? They can stay up for another 17 or 18 hours! As long as they can see the players they support score goals, then staying up all night is worth it!
At this time, Son Heung-min had already increased his speed to the extreme, and the large space on the opponent's left side gave him ample room to accelerate.
After his speed increased, his confidence doubled. When the opponent's defensive player tried to intercept him, he actually passed the ball by himself and defeated the opponent cleanly and neatly.
This shocked the fans at the scene and in front of the TV!
This substitute of Manchester City actually has such a strong ability to dribble past the defense? Guardiola on the sidelines was also a little surprised. He knew very well what Son Heung-min was capable of. He was fast, had good shooting skills, and was an excellent scorer.
However, his breakthrough and dribbling abilities are not outstanding among wingers, so he is not very suitable for playing in positional battles. He is more suitable for counterattacks where he can give full play to his speed advantage.
At this time, Son Heung-min showed abilities that he had never shown before, which surprised Guardiola and made him think of something: Could it be that the training that Lin Quan had given them before was effective?
Last summer, Guardiola tried to develop Kante's offensive ability, and for this purpose he asked Lin Quan to teach them breakthrough and dribbling skills.
But later, Kante's offensive ability failed to develop, so he didn't pay much attention to the matter. Unexpectedly, it unexpectedly enhanced Son Heung-min's strength.
This is an unexpected surprise!
The players of Dynamo Kyiv were also very surprised. They didn't expect that the opponent would actually pass their defender. This resulted in them losing the opportunity to send someone to intercept Son Heung-min.
Because he has already dribbled the ball into the penalty area!
At this time, Son Heung-min had two choices: to shoot directly at the goalkeeper, or to pass the ball to his teammates who were following up and assist them to score.
However, his speed was too fast, his teammates were a certain distance away from him, and there were many players on the opponent's right side, so Son Heung-min was not sure he could pass the ball to the right.
Therefore, Son Heung-min chose to complete the attack himself! He calmly adjusted his steps, observed the goalkeeper's movement, and chose to push the ball into the far corner.
This shot was extremely extreme. In order to avoid the opponent's goalkeeper, he almost shot towards the post.
The moment the opponent's goalkeeper saw Son Heung-min shooting, he immediately made some attempts to block the ball, but he failed to touch the ball.
The goalkeeper, who didn't touch the ball, subconsciously looked back at the ball rolling past him, and couldn't help thinking: Should I have blocked the angle of the shot? Since he didn't even touch the ball, the ball would probably slip past the goal.
However, to his disappointment, Son Heung-min is not Nunez after all and does not have strabismus.
The ball hit the post and rolled into the goal! The scene was dead silent, leaving only the whistling wind and snowflakes flying all over the sky?
The fans of Dynamo Kyiv were stunned: Our team is actually behind? Whoosh! A biting cold wind blew, and the shirtless drummer who had been playing the drums hard before seemed to feel the chill and shivered in the cold wind! "It's so cold!"
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On the field, after seeing his shot score a goal, Son Heung-min excitedly rushed to the corner area, took off his jersey, and revealed a few words on his vest: Dedicated to my dear father!
These words were written in Korean, so except for Koreans, the fans and players at the scene could hardly understand them.
But thousands of miles away, Korean audiences who were watching the game praised Son Heung-min after seeing the words on his vest! "This kid is really good!"
“So filial!”
"Sun Zhengxiong's family is truly amazing for giving birth to such an outstanding child!"
As a result, Sun Xingmin's parents, who were far away in the UK, received countless text messages and even phone calls from relatives and friends to congratulate them! The reason why Sun Xingmin wanted to thank his father was because his father had a great influence on his career.
It can be said that without his father’s company and full support, he would not be where he is today.
This time his father was going to accompany his son to the away game, but Son Heung-min felt that the weather in Ukraine was too cold, so he did not let him come. I don’t know if they watched the game and saw his wonderful performance? (End of this chapter)