Chapter 510 Lin Quan's world wave, Manchester City's tactical victory!
Just when Zidane was feeling uneasy, something unexpected happened on the court.
Kroos got the ball and De Bruyne was preparing to retreat to receive the ball as he did before. Casemiro, who was defending De Bruyne, passively moved with De Bruyne.
In order to maintain the integrity of the formation, Real Madrid's defensive midfield line was forced to move with Casemiro, which caused the person they were marking to fall behind them.
Normally, this is not a big deal. After all, in defensive strategy, it is not necessary to keep an eye on the players. Blocking the opponent's passing line is also a successful defense.
Today, however, this strategy is somewhat inappropriate.
Not being able to see the person being defended behind you means losing the initiative.
Just when everyone in Real Madrid thought that Kroos would pass the ball to De Bruyne, and Casemiro was ready to steal the ball less than two meters away from De Bruyne, the two Manchester City front players suddenly retreated together.
Kroos also completed the pass at the same time, but this ball was not passed to De Bruyne, but passed the midfield and directly to Lin Quan who retreated to the center circle.
Before catching the ball, Lin Quan had already turned half way and was ready to catch the ball.
The moment the ball came to his feet, he caught the ball and turned around in one go. His pace suddenly quickened and he moved quickly to the left.
Ramos thought to himself that something was not going well. He quickened his pace and stared at Lin Quan, while gesturing to his partner Pepe to ask him to pay attention to Manchester City striker Aguero.
Aguero has cooperated with Lin Quan many times and they have a tacit understanding with each other. When he saw Lin Quan dribbling the ball, he quickly crossed with Lin Quan in the opposite direction in order to widen the distance between the two Real Madrid defenders and create opportunities for Lin Quan to pass the ball and break through.
Ramos chased back very quickly and was ready to make a tackle.
However, at this moment, Lin Quan passed the ball diagonally to Aguero who had moved forward in advance.
Under normal circumstances, this pass would definitely be offside.
However, because of De Bruyne's retreat before, Real Madrid's entire defense line was driven, causing Real Madrid's midfield and two central defenders to move forward passively, while the full-backs moved inward and lagged behind, so this ball was not offside at all!
Although Pepe is called Monk Pepe, he is very decisive when defending.
He quickly caught up with Aguero and bumped him from the side, trying to make him lose balance and then snatch the ball from under his feet.
However, Aguero had no intention of sticking to the ball. When Pepe ran over, he had already passed the ball one step ahead to the empty space in front.
The Manchester City players on the wing did not catch up, and Aguero obviously passed the ball to Lin Quan.
Although Ramos has caught up with Lin Quan, he has to pay attention to the person with the ball.
Lin Quan didn't need to look at Aguero's choice, he believed Aguero would pass the ball.
Therefore, when running, Lin Quan was one step faster than Ramos, which left Ramos with only one option: to foul.
Ramos didn't hesitate and reached out to pull Lin Quan's jersey.
The jersey was pulled, but the person was not pulled.
Lin Quan just staggered a little, and when he was about to fall, he supported himself on the ground with his right hand, barely regained his balance, and caught up with the football.
Courtois chose to attack. Although the ball had not entered the penalty area yet, he could not just wait in the penalty area.
Real Madrid's two full-backs also accelerated towards Lin Quan, trying to block him before he shot.
Lin Quan took a look at the goalkeeper's position, then looked at the distance to the goal, and shot without hesitation.
He shot from the front left side of the penalty area, about 28 meters away from the goal.
The shot was so powerful that the football flew towards Real Madrid's goal like a cannonball.
Courtois, who had already run near the small penalty area line, reacted quickly and flew to make a save.
However, his save was too late, the football went straight into Real Madrid's goal, changing the score to 1:0!
In the 22nd minute of the game, Manchester City scored the first goal and took the lead in the Champions League final.
At the moment the goal was scored, there was a loud bang in the San Siro Stadium, and a wave of sound exploded, which was like a shock wave and almost blew off the roof of the stadium.
At this moment, countless Manchester City fans raised their arms and cheered excitedly.
We are leading! On the other side of the stands, the Real Madrid fans looked a little gloomy.
Losing the ball so early is not good news! Thinking of this, many Real Madrid fans turned their eyes to the No. 7 player in the white jersey on the court.
Manchester City's top star Lin Quan has already stepped forward. Now the only one they can trust is their own top star! When Lin Quan scored, Ronaldo was stunned for a moment, as if he didn't expect the opponent to score so quickly.
But soon he adjusted himself. Not only was he not discouraged by Lin Quan's goal, but he was also inspired to fight even harder.
Only when we are in adversity do we need a king to stand up and lead everyone to achieve a reversal.
And he, Cristiano Ronaldo, is obviously the king of Real Madrid! On the court, Lin Quan ran to the corner area after scoring a goal, raised his hands, faced the stands, and looked like a king.
This domineering celebration action coupled with his serious expression made him seem both cool and domineering, causing some nearby fans, especially some female fans, to scream!
Unfortunately, my teammates are too unromantic.
Before Lin Quan could enjoy this feeling for a few more seconds, the atmosphere was ruined by his teammates rushing up from behind.
Especially the kid De Bruyne, he started to rub Lin Quan's head wantonly. One hand was not enough, so he even stretched out two hands and rubbed Lin Quan's flowing hair into a mess.
Forget it, I can’t pretend anymore.
On the sidelines, Guardiola also excitedly hugged the assistant coach and substitutes to celebrate, and then stood on the sidelines and applauded the players on the field very vigorously.
This ball was played very beautifully, it was a textbook attack.
Manchester City did not launch a crazy siege or frantic pressure attack. They just simply passed the ball, sped up, counterattacked... and scored a goal.
The opposing team Real Madrid was obviously stunned. They never expected to lose the ball so easily!
Zidane's brows were almost wrinkled into a "川" shape, and he couldn't help but scratch his head.
Fortunately, he has no hair, otherwise he would have scratched himself bald.
What went wrong with Real Madrid's defense just now?
How come it seemed like no one made any mistakes in defense, but the opponent still easily broke through the defense and scored a goal? There must be something wrong!
Zidane started thinking quickly.
This issue is very important. If they don't figure it out as soon as possible, they are likely to lose the ball again.
In a game like the final, one goal is enough to kill the game. If the opponent scores another goal, Real Madrid can really be declared gone.
After all, something like the Istanbul Night was a miracle that only happens once every few decades, and it wouldn't happen so easily!
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In the commentary booths of major TV stations, commentators from various countries were praising Manchester City's attack.
Sky Sports attached great importance to this game. Not only did they invite the golden duo of Martin Taylor and Andy Gray to serve as commentators, but they also invited Arsenal's legendary coach Professor Wenger to serve as a guest commentator.
"Mr. Arsene, what do you think of Lin Quan's stunning world-class goal?"
Professor Wenger smiled gently and said:
"Manchester City's attack was very beautiful!"
"It was their continuous passing and back-passing that made the Real Madrid players lose their vigilance, which led to this goal!"
"From this point of view, Guardiola's offensive tactics are very successful. As for the players, I don't need to say more about Lin Quan's excellence. The world wave he just shot was of extremely high quality. Both the timing and the way of shooting were the most reasonable choices.
It’s hard to imagine that this is a young player who is only 20 years old, because in him, I see the maturity and stability that most young players don’t have! ”
Wenger's love for Lin Quan is almost overflowing from the screen.
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So after hearing Wenger's words, many fans in front of the TV laughed:
"It seems that the professor is still brooding over Lin Huang!"
"The person the professor regrets missing the most in his life is probably Emperor Lin!"
"Alas, if Arsenal had been a little more generous, maybe our factory would have risen!"
Seeing Lin Quan's performance in Manchester City getting better and better, leading Manchester City not only to successfully rise, but also winning countless honors, Arsenal fans are so envious!
Andy Gray is a fan of Lin Quan. He was very happy to hear Wenger praising Lin Quan so much. He kept echoing him, leaving Martin Taylor speechless.
Everyone knows how to flatter. Since Wenger has been invited, let him get down to business! So he quickly changed the subject:
"Mr. Arsene, what do you think is Manchester City's tactics for this game?"
Wenger thought for a moment and said:
"Guardiola's level is too high. I'm afraid I may not be able to fully understand his intentions, so I can only try to analyze it!"
When everyone heard Wenger's humble words, they couldn't help but admire him.
A man who is almost 70 years old is so humble when facing a junior who is only in his 40s. Wenger is really a modest gentleman! "Manchester City mobilized Real Madrid's defense through repeated passes in the first 20 minutes, lowered the vigilance of Real Madrid players, and took advantage of Real Madrid's weakness of focusing on De Bruyne. Using De Bruyne as bait, they deliberately attracted their players to high positions, causing a disconnect between Real Madrid's defense and midfield."
As Wenger explained, a replay of Manchester City's attack just now appeared on the TV screen.
"You see, when Kroos made that pass, the distance between Real Madrid's midfield and defence was more than 30 metres.
Casemiro headed the ball near the penalty area line, while Ramos and other central defenders were still near the center circle.
Such a long distance gives Manchester City players, especially those in the frontcourt, a huge space to receive the ball.
In this situation, letting Kroos skip the midfield and pass the ball directly to the forwards was simply a stroke of genius.
This move not only reduces a link in the offense, speeds up the rhythm and speed of the offense, but also completely deprives the opponent's midfielder of the opportunity to participate in defense, allowing their own strikers to get a chance to challenge the opponent's defender.
If Manchester City's frontcourt players were someone else, this tactic would pose a great threat, but the success rate might not be so high.
But Manchester City has Lin Quan in the frontcourt. When the ball is passed to him, the Real Madrid defenders must be very desperate! "
For such a big devil, no one dares to guarantee that they can stop him, let alone in a one-on-one fight, even in a one-on-two fight.
Therefore, the moment the ball was passed to Lin Quan, Manchester City's counterattack was successful.
After hearing Wenger's analysis, everyone nodded repeatedly. He is indeed a famous coach and he is really capable.
After listening to Wenger's analysis, the audience suddenly understood and began to sing praises for Guardiola! "He is indeed the best coach in the world!"
"Although my brother Gua is bald, he still deserves the title of the world's most handsome man!"
"Haha, do you know why Guatou is so strong?"
"Is it because 'I'm getting balder and stronger'?"
"That's right, Gua Tu's strength was exchanged for hair, so do you understand?"
"So that's how it is, Master, I understand!"
…
Zidane is also a bald man and is very strong. He can think of the same things that Wenger can.
After recalling Manchester City's offensive process several times in his mind, Zidane realized where the problem lay.
Is Manchester City taking advantage of Real Madrid's aggressive mentality to lure the enemy in? If Real Madrid had not pushed its defense, especially the midfield, so far forward, there would not have been such a large gap in the middle of the field, and there would not have been a subsequent goal loss.
Before the game started, he predicted that Manchester City would attack from the wing, but he didn't expect the opponent to break through from the middle.
The defensive density in the middle is usually the highest, so it is also the most difficult to penetrate from the middle.
However, unexpectedly, the opponent predicted his psychology and did the opposite, and easily completed a breakthrough in the middle.
Thinking of this, Zidane became a little more wary of Guardiola.
Is this person really that powerful? But even if so, Zidane can't give up.
Like Ronaldo, the stronger the opponent, the more it can inspire his fighting spirit.
He is close in age to Guardiola and plays a similar position. Even when he was a player, he achieved far more than Guardiola.
He has won the World Footballer of the Year and the Ballon d'Or. Guardiola is far inferior to him.
Therefore, Zidane does not think that he is worse than Guardiola. Whatever the other party can do, he can definitely do too!
After calming down, Zidane immediately began to make adjustments.
He called a player and gave him some instructions, and Real Madrid's tactics began to change!
(End of this chapter)