Chapter 514: Smashing Real Madrid's Offensive Tactics!
After the ball passed over the wall, it fell rapidly as if it was on an elevator, and it also had a very strange arc.
Navas was very focused. After judging the landing point, he pushed the ground hard and flew to save the ball.
He has done the best he can, but the angle of Ronaldo's free kick was too tricky.
The falling ball almost stuck to the inside of the crossbar, rubbed the inside of the net and crashed into Manchester City's goal! With a bang, the San Siro Stadium suddenly exploded as if several bombs were dropped.
The fans of Real Madrid and Ronaldo shouted crazily, and the whole stadium was as lively as a vegetable market! Ronaldo's goal was brilliant and could be called the most exciting goal of the final so far.
What's more, this was his savior after Real Madrid fell behind, which gave this goal more meaning.
Ronaldo was so excited that he rushed to the court like crazy, jumped high in a signature celebration move, clenched his fists, and roared to the sky! In this game, he withstood the huge pressure and truly achieved an equal performance with Lin Quan, and even did better than Lin Quan!
Twice he stepped up and scored crucial goals after the team was behind.
Both times he scored goals by relying on his outstanding personal strength without strong support from his teammates.
For Real Madrid fans, such a Ronaldo is already flawless, there is nothing to criticize or fault with him!
This can be seen from the reactions of other Real Madrid players and head coach after Ronaldo scored!
After Ronaldo scored, almost all of Real Madrid's players came out in full force. The goalkeeper who was far away in their own half, and even the substitutes sitting on the bench, all rushed onto the field to participate in the celebration of the goal.
Cristiano Ronaldo, the scorer, was respected and loved by everyone. Almost everyone came up to pat him on the shoulder or give him a warm hug.
It is no exaggeration to say that Ronaldo saved Real Madrid!
If he hadn't come to the rescue twice, Real Madrid would have been 0:2 behind! "C Ronaldo is too strong!"
"As expected, they are the two most outstanding men in the world!"
"This free kick just now made me wet. It has such a combination of strength, speed and even skill. How can there be such a perfect free kick? It's incredible!"
"He scored two goals, one with his head and one with his feet, which effectively responded to the outside world's doubts about him. Now, I wonder who dares to expel Ronaldo from the ranks of superstars!"
"Haha, all four goals on the field were scored by the two superstars. This makes me more and more interested in this game. Who will win between Lin Huang and Ronaldo?"
Ronaldo's outstanding performance not only dispelled the outside world's doubts about him, but also won him recognition from many neutral fans.
Lin Quan and Messi are both talented players, and their almost overflowing talents are visible to the naked eye.
However, Ronaldo's talent is far less outstanding than these two, which makes many people feel that he is not that strong and do not quite recognize his superstar status.
In the eyes of many people, Ronaldo is just an ordinary star with better physical fitness, more goals, more outstanding heading ability, and some free kick skills.
The fact that he does not have outstanding talent means that he can be easily replaced by other players.
However, in this game, after seeing his outstanding performance in competing with top players like Lin Quan and scoring key goals in succession, those who doubted him also changed their views.
Although Ronaldo's talent may not be as good as these two, he is definitely not someone that an ordinary person can catch up with by just practicing.
Lin Quan has never looked down on Ronaldo. On the contrary, he admires him very much.
C Ronaldo has developed and utilized his talent to the extreme, and the price he paid is unimaginable.
Many people say that Ronaldo is the upper limit that ordinary stars can reach, but the question is why can Ronaldo do it but others can’t?
That speaks volumes!
Therefore, after seeing Ronaldo score such a wonderful goal, Lin Quan not only did not feel frustrated or jealous, but felt excited and expectant, and even applauded Ronaldo! This kind of evenly matched game is interesting. If Manchester City really overturned Real Madrid and won without any waves, it would be too boring.
A final should feel like a final! The cameras on the scene quickly spotted Lin Quan applauding Ronaldo.
As the top players of their respective teams and one of the core highlights of the game, their every move has attracted countless eyes from the very beginning.
Countless cameras on the sidelines kept switching back and forth between the two players in order to highlight this contrast and increase the appeal of the game.
However, Lin Quan's unconventional behavior left the photographers and the audience in front of the TV confused.
What's going on? Wasn't it supposed to be a grudge match? Why did Ronaldo score a goal but Lin Quan applauded the other team? What kind of grudge match is this?
"Is Emperor Lin surrendering to the enemy?"
"What the hell, I was simply conquered by Luo's skills and strength!"
"Haha, Luo fans are really bold. It's ok that Emperor Lin has a big vision, but you guys are really daring to climb up the ladder!"
"That's right. To be able to affirm the opponent's performance and even applaud the opponent in such an occasion, Lin Huang's vision and tolerance are much greater than those fans who only attack each other in private!"
"Hey, why do I feel like Emperor Lin is smiling? Look at the corners of his mouth, that unstoppable smile..."
The fans all felt a little strange. The opponent had equalized the score, so how could you still laugh?
However, after the game resumed, they soon discovered that Lin Quan seemed like a different person.
He reaches for the ball more often and becomes much more aggressive, which is reflected in his dribbles and success rate.
This change made Real Madrid's defenders very uncomfortable.
Their left back Carvajal was soon given a yellow card for a foul while defending Lin Quan.
There was no way to defend it. If he didn't commit a foul, he was worried that the opponent would break through and score another goal.
However, as Lin Quan's opposing defender, he received a yellow card, which was very passive and unfavorable for Real Madrid's defense.
Carvajal, who was worried about getting a yellow card again, became a little hesitant in the following time.
He was no match for Lin Quan in the first place, and he had to use all his skills and even resorted to foul tactics to barely hold off Lin Quan's attack.
But now, he didn't dare to commit a foul, and he didn't even dare to make a big move. How could he defend Lin Quan with such a restrained hand and foot? As a result, the left side of Real Madrid was in a state of panic and in danger.
"Emperor Lin is such a great man, I love him so much!"
"It's so scary, he's just a dribbling machine. Carvajal was almost crying!"
"So this is the true strength of Emperor Lin? Could it be that he didn't use his full strength in the previous match?"
When the fans saw the completely different Lin Quan, they couldn't help but start a heated discussion.
On the court, Ronaldo saw Lin Quan making waves on his own left wing and his teammates who were being abused and questioning their lives, and he couldn't help but sigh.
This guy's individual combat capability is too strong!
Also as a winger, even when he was still Jinbian Luo, he did not have such strong individual combat ability on the wing.
In Lin Quan, he saw the shadow of peak Messi.
In the 1991 years, Messi was such an unreasonable presence on the court.
Lin Quan now seemed even more unreasonable than Messi back then! "Assist in defense, don't fight him one-on-one!"
On the sidelines, Zidane gave instructions to the Real Madrid players on the field with a serious expression.
We had finally equalized the score, so we couldn't let the opponent take the lead again so easily.
Real Madrid's left side is now very passive. Modric and even Bale were attracted by Lin Quan and were forced to participate in the defense.
But Real Madrid still retains the ability to counterattack on the right. As long as they can successfully launch a counterattack, they may be able to reverse the game!
Moreover, although Lin Quan's individual combat ability is very strong, football is a team sport after all. No matter how strong he is, he cannot challenge the entire Real Madrid team.
Zidane even felt that Manchester City's offensive tactics might be completely destroyed because of Lin Quan's insistence on fighting alone.
So, although the situation on the field seems that Real Madrid is very passive, it is actually not as dangerous as it seems.
On the other side, Guardiola's expression was also very solemn.
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If it were someone else fighting alone like this, Guardiola would have been furious a long time ago.
This tactic of Lin Quan was not in his design, but as a free man and offensive core in the frontcourt, Lin Quan has the right to choose any offensive method.
Moreover, he firmly believed that Lin Quan would not do such a rash thing. If he did so, he must have his reasons!
Lin Quan did have a reason to do so. He kept launching attacks on the wing, focusing on Carvajal alone, with the goal of beating Carvajal down! Among the two full-backs of Real Madrid, Marcelo is the typical one who is better at attacking than defending. Some people joked that three Marcelos cannot defend against one Marcelo.
But this is not the case for Real Madrid's other full-back Carvajal.
Carvajal has a balanced offense and defense and is physically fit. He not only has excellent crossing and assist abilities, but also a very solid defensive style and rarely makes mistakes.
It is no exaggeration to say that in the three years from 2016 to 2019, Carvajal was a strong contender for the world's number one position! If Zidane could be forced to replace him, it would greatly weaken Real Madrid's strength.
And Lin Quan is already very close to this goal.
In the 62nd minute of the second half, when Carvajal was once again ruthlessly teased by Lin Quan, Zidane finally couldn't stand it anymore.
Carvajal's physical energy was too exhausted, and coupled with the yellow card he had received, he was afraid to take any action, thus becoming a huge loophole in Real Madrid's defense.
If this loophole is not plugged quickly, serious consequences may occur.
So he brought on Real Madrid's substitute left-back Danilo to replace Carvajal.
Carvajal breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the substitution card raised on the sidelines.
This damn nightmare is finally over.
If possible, he never wanted to play against Lin Quan on the court again.
"Carvajal is in such a pity. He has been defeated by Emperor Lin more than ten times!"
"Yeah, it's almost numb!"
"Look at how out of breath he is. I suspect he will die of exhaustion if he keeps on playing!"
"Lin Huang starts very quickly and changes his rhythm suddenly. It requires extremely high physical fitness to keep up with his rhythm. It is not easy for Carvajal to hold on until now!"
Zidane was standing on the sidelines. When Carvajal left the field, he hugged him and comforted him: "Thank you for your hard work. Go to the bench and have a good rest. Come and witness our victory with everyone!"
Zidane's tone was very firm, and he firmly believed that they would win the game in the end.
"Um!"
Carvajal nodded heavily. Although he still had some doubts about Zidane's words, he certainly would not be so blind as to say it in front of the head coach at this time.
Danilo is not as strong as Carvajal, but born in 1991, he is young and strong, and he just came on the court, so he has plenty of physical strength.
So with the help of teammates, the danger on Real Madrid's left side began to gradually disappear.
Manchester City was finally contained relying on Lin Quan's individual combat tactics!
However, is this really the case?
After Danilo came on, Manchester City quickly changed their tactics.
Their two wingers crossed positions, and Lin Quan came to the left side and started to face off against Real Madrid's other full-back Marcelo.
Marcelo, who witnessed the entire tragic plight of his companions, was stunned when he saw Lin Quan coming to him.
His defensive ability is average to begin with, and facing a player like Lin Quan who has strong individual combat ability, he is even more unable to withstand it.
So Marcelo didn't dare to go up to assist, and focused all his attention on defense. He even felt that he was not enough alone, so he tried his best to get Casemiro, Ramos and even Ronaldo in the frontcourt to come back to help him defend.
However, the consequence of doing so was that Real Madrid's right-wing attack was completely paralyzed.
After losing Marcelo's assist, it was difficult for Ronaldo to get support from his teammates behind.
Manchester City's clearance of the middle was very strong, and it was difficult for Modric, Isco and others to give him good passes.
This resulted in Cristiano Ronaldo, the biggest contributor to Real Madrid's goals, being left alone in the frontcourt without any support.
Seeing that he could not find any opportunities in the frontcourt, Ronaldo had to retreat and focus his energy on defense.
However, this is completely a case of playing to one's weaknesses and avoiding one's strengths. Not only is the effect very limited, it also consumes a lot of his physical energy.
On the other hand, after losing the threat of Ronaldo in the frontcourt, Real Madrid's threat to Manchester City's defense was greatly reduced, and Manchester City's defense naturally began to gradually press forward.
Facing a team like Real Madrid that is good at quick counterattacks, pressing forward in large numbers is not a very wise choice.
But that is under the premise that the opponent is able to organize an effective counterattack. Now that Real Madrid has lost the support of the full-backs, it has become difficult for them to launch such a counterattack.
That's why Manchester City dared to press forward at this time!
When more and more Manchester City players appeared in Real Madrid's half, Lin Quan quickly changed his tactics. He no longer played alone, but played passing and controlling the ball with his teammates.
This kind of oppressive passing and controlling football made Real Madrid players feel like they were facing Barcelona.
The football was clearly being passed around in front of them, but they had no chance to touch the ball. They could only tense up, fearing that the opponent would suddenly launch a fatal attack! The situation on the field gradually turned into Manchester City surrounding Real Madrid and conducting a one-sided half-court attack and defense drill.
(End of this chapter)