Chapter 495 Griezmann has superstar potential

"Let's take a look at this ball, Kroos' long pass is for Lin Quan!"

"Lin Quan successfully made an offside move and got a single shot!"

"The goalkeeper left the goal, but it was too late. Lin Quan's lob shot went in!"

"In the 15th minute of the game, Manchester City scored the first goal. No. 10 player Lin Quan broke through Atletico's goal and changed the score to 1:0!"

"Atletico's defense made a serious mistake this time. They didn't restrict Lin Quan enough, giving him the opportunity to break free from the defense and run into space!"

"This was definitely a fatal mistake. Of course, Manchester City also played very well, especially Kroos. His long pass was of extremely high quality and accurately found Lin Quan, giving him a great chance to shoot!"

In the CCTV studio, Duan Xuan and Xu Yang were both very excited after seeing Lin Quan score.

"Your Lin Huang is infinitely rampant!"

"Emperor Lin is still as stable and efficient as ever!"

"This lob shot was so beautiful. Did you see the desperate look on the opponent's goalkeeper's face? Haha, so funny!"

"As expected of a man worth 250 million, Lin Huang's timing of his movement was perfect. The opponent wanted to create an offside position, but ended up hurting himself!"

"Although Lin Quan's performance was very good, I think the main credit for this goal goes to Kroos!"

"That's right, Mr. Tony not only passes the ball well and accurately, but also passes it at the perfect time!"

"Just based on this one goal, Mr. Tony's worth will increase by another 5 million!"

"Real Madrid next door is almost crying with envy!"

"Haha, hasn't Real Madrid been thinking about buying Kroos every year? If they are really sincere, then just spend the money. They were willing to spend 85 million euros to buy James Rodriguez, so why are they so stingy with Kroos?"

"That's right, Mr. Tony is worth at least 70 million now, right? If Real Madrid spends 80 million or even 100 million, I don't believe Manchester City won't let him go!"

Considering that Manchester United spent 105 million euros to buy Pogba from Juventus, it is not a problem for fans to think that Kroos is worth 80 million.

However, even if Real Madrid really offers this price to poach the player, Manchester City will most likely not agree unless the player himself strongly requests to transfer to Real Madrid.

Manchester City is not short of money, so they don’t need these little things.

On the contrary, if Kroos is sold, it will be a headache to find someone to fill the vacancy left by his departure.

In addition to discussing who performed better, what fans discussed most was the subsequent situation of the game.

"When playing against a team like Atletico, as long as we score first, the rest will be easy. If the score is dragged down by them, it will become more and more difficult to play as time goes on!"

"Not necessarily. After all, this is a two-round match. If Atletico only loses one game, it is completely acceptable."

"I don't think so. Considering their own weak offensive power, they may not be able to break Manchester City's goal when they return to their home court in the next round, so they must strive to score in this game. If they fail, Atletico will be very passive in the next round!"

"But if Atletico Madrid strengthens its attack, then the loopholes in its defense will be exposed more. In this way, if Manchester City seizes the opportunity, won't they lose even more miserably?"

Manchester City is not an ordinary team. They are one of the teams with the most terrifying offensive firepower in the entire Premier League and even in the entire European football.

If you show any flaws in front of them, you will be punished! Simeone is well aware of this, so he adopts a local offensive approach, and after stealing the ball in a local area, he launches a quick counterattack on the spot.

In this way, we can avoid a large-scale attack that would leave the defense empty.

Among Atletico's two forwards, Torres can act as a fulcrum in the frontcourt, can receive the ball with his back, and can pass the ball to his teammates.

Griezmann has good supporting and organizational skills, and his running ability is also outstanding. He has a large range of activities in the frontcourt and is the offensive core of Atletico Madrid.

Simeone arranged two sets of tactics based on the characteristics of the two players.

In a counterattack, if it is launched from the middle, Torres will cover Griezmann so that Griezmann can get the opportunity to move forward and shoot.

If the counterattack is launched from the wing, let Torres rush into the penalty area to grab the ball. If he can head the ball, he will shoot it himself. If he cannot head the ball, he will pass it to his teammates outside the penalty area as much as possible.

Torres fought very hard on the field in this game. He would rather risk injury than miss many half-balls!

This fighting spirit won Atletico some chances! In the 23rd minute of the first half, Atletico Madrid intercepted the ball in the midfield and Griezmann quickly passed the ball to Torres.

Torres was blocked by Van Dijk and couldn't turn around, but he used his experience to keep the ball under his feet, attracting multiple players from the other side to double-team him, while also moving sideways to create space for his teammates who were advancing! Just when he was about to be completely double-teamed by Manchester City players, Torres passed the ball with great difficulty! "Griezmann!"

In the commentary booth, the commentators couldn't help but raise their voices when they saw Torres pass the ball to Griezmann who was making a forward run.

There were no loopholes in Manchester City's defense, and they had people to make up for the gap before it appeared on this side.

However, after receiving the ball, Griezmann made a fake move, shook off the defender, broke into the penalty area and completed a powerful shot before the goalkeeper blocked it.

The ball was very threatening and the speed was very fast. Navas didn't even see the trajectory of the ball. He just raised his arm subconsciously and didn't touch the ball at all.

When the Atletico Madrid fans who traveled with the team saw the goalkeeper surrender, they subconsciously raised their hands and were about to celebrate.

However, at this moment, there was a loud 'bang' and the ball hit the post squarely and bounced out.

The goalpost at the Etihad Stadium did the job!

The Manchester City fans who survived the disaster held their chests and gasped for breath.

It was a close call. The opponent's No. 7 was really strong, worthy of being Atletico's star player. Although not as good as our Lin Huang, he was still a powerful character! At this moment, with this dribble and shot, Griezmann won the recognition of Manchester City fans.

But he felt extremely upset! Such a good opportunity was wasted by himself!

It seems that my shooting skills are still not good enough. If that man had taken the shot, the goal would most likely have been scored, right?

In the distance, Lin Quan felt a little sorry for Griezmann after seeing his shot.

Griezmann probably wanted to avoid the goalkeeper and shoot into a blind spot. Although he successfully avoided the goalkeeper, the angle he pursued was too extreme and was blocked by the goal post.

In fact, when Navas shot just now, he didn't have time to press down to block the ball, so there was no need for him to be so anxious.

However, in the attack just now, Griezmann's football IQ, positioning ability and control of space were all amazing.

This guy, although he is not very old, his future is definitely limitless, provided that he does not waste time in Barcelona...

On the sidelines, Guardiola was also scared and broke out in a cold sweat.

The opponent's number 7 is good!

At first glance, Griezmann gives people a mediocre feeling. He is not fast, not tall, not physically strong, and his footwork is not particularly outstanding. He looks like a very mediocre person no matter how you look at him.

But when Guardiola saw him running, receiving and handling the ball on the field, his impression of Griezmann immediately changed.

This guy has a very high football IQ, a broad vision, and is very skilled in handling the ball. He doesn't look like a young player, but more like a veteran who has been immersed in the attacking midfielder position for a long time.

Thinking of this, Guardiola immediately made some adjustments to his defense. He asked Kante to focus on restricting Griezmann and not giving him enough space to move.

This move quickly paid off! Griezmann's lack of physical fitness, slow speed and movement made it difficult for him to get rid of Kante's entanglement.

What's worse is that because of Kanter's presence, there is no safe space around him, and his teammates are reluctant to pass the ball to him.

Although exchanging Kante and Griezmann will have some adverse effects on Manchester City's midfield defense.

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This allowed other Atletico players to get more opportunities, such as Koke. Without Kante's interception, he immediately became active and dribbled forward several times.

But even so, Guardiola still has no intention of changing tactics.

Just exchange the pieces. It is definitely worthwhile to replace the opponent's star player with Kante, because they played with three defensive midfielders in this game.

When necessary, Kroos can even give up his organizational work and take on more defensive responsibilities.

This change in Manchester City has greatly increased Kroos' appearance rate.

He rarely appeared in the game before, but now he has started to appear frequently in people's sight! "Teacher Tony is so busy. He is there when we are attacking, and we can also see him when we are defending!"

"We can't help it. Atletico's counterattack in this period was too fierce. Kante was taken away by Griezmann again. The burden on Kroos and Fernandinho's shoulders has naturally increased!"

"I remember there was a saying that in Manchester City's game, if Kroos was not seen in the broadcast camera for the entire game, it proved that Manchester City played very smoothly and it was very likely to be a big win!"

"If you occasionally see Kroos in the game footage, it proves that Manchester City has the advantage and has a great chance of winning!"

"But if Kroos is seen frequently in the game, it means Manchester City is at a disadvantage and is likely to lose!"

"According to this statement, Manchester City is in a bad situation now!"

"Yes, without Kroos' organization, the quality of Manchester City's counterattacks has declined!"

"I didn't expect Atletico to have such a strong offensive capability. I thought Atletico was only strong in defense!"

Atletico Madrid's crazy counterattack during this period made countless Manchester City fans sweat.

They all felt that they couldn't just sit there and wait and see, and they had to attack as quickly as possible. If they continued at this pace, who knew if Atletico would suddenly score a goal next? Although the fans were worried, the coaches of the two teams didn't think that was the case at all.

Guardiola sat calmly in the coaching seat, drinking tea comfortably.

Well, the wolfberry tea recommended by Lin is really good.

Compared to the leisurely Guardiola, the substitutes on the side were all nervous. They all stared at their own goal with nervous faces, fearing that a goal would be scored in the next second.

"Don't be nervous. Their attack can hardly threaten us. Although it seems that we are suppressed, our defense line remains intact. The opponent can't find too many good opportunities. Most of the shots are long shots outside the penalty area, which are not very threatening!"

Seeing the substitutes so worried, the assistant coach spoke to comfort them.

After hearing what the assistant coach said, the players looked carefully and found that the opponent's attack was difficult to enter Manchester City's penalty area, and they could only take long shots outside the penalty area.

And these long shots were all completed under the interference and blockage of the defensive players. They either missed the target or were blocked by the defensive players' bodies.

Although Navas has been a bit busy during this period, he did not show any signs of being flustered and continued to perform with ease. In addition, the expressions on the faces of Manchester City's defenders were also very calm, and they were not panicked or shaken.

Simeone saw all of this, which made him a little annoyed.

Guardiola is so despicable!

You are the defending champions, but you actually arranged three defensive midfielders to play at home. You think too highly of Atletico Madrid, don't you? Three defensive midfielders is fine, but you actually exchanged with us, using Kante to replace Griezmann! Manchester City can do without Kante, but Atletico Madrid cannot do without Griezmann.

Without Griezmann, Atletico's offensive ability in the frontcourt was directly halved, although it seemed that they played very fiercely and had a lot of shots.

However, these attacks were difficult to pose a threat, and there were shots but no goals were scored.

This is not a good thing! The reason why Atletico Madrid has been able to suppress Manchester City during this period is that the players use more active running and more fierce fighting.

But this state obviously cannot continue forever. When the passion fades, Atletico Madrid will have to take it back.

The first half was already halfway through and once Atletico had pulled back, it would have been difficult to launch another attack like this before the end of the first half.

What worried him even more was that he had previously formulated a local counterattack tactic to avoid deploying too many troops.

However, because Griezmann was frozen, Atletico had to invest more manpower to maintain the offensive.

At this time, Atletico's defense has already had a big hidden danger. Their players have gradually pressed past the center line, and the backcourt is wide enough for horses to run! In this case, once Manchester City launches a counterattack, as long as their strikers can successfully receive the ball, they are very likely to form a single-handed attack.

Manchester City striker Aguero was once an Atletico Madrid player. Atletico Madrid is well aware of Aguero's strength. As long as he is given such an opportunity, the probability of losing the ball is very high.

What is even more worrying is that in addition to Aguero, there is another more terrifying existence on the Manchester City side.

If Manchester City had passed the ball to Lin Quan during the counterattack, Atletico Madrid would have been doomed!

What you fear will come true. Simeone just thought of this and before he had time to make adjustments, Manchester City's counterattack came!

(End of this chapter)