Chapter 516 Lin Huang inspects Real Madrid’s defense, Manchester City 4:2 Real Madrid!
“Interesting!”
Guardiola is very interested in Real Madrid's style of play. James Rodriguez is a double-edged sword that can hurt others as well as himself.
Compared to James Rodriguez, he is more interested in Zidane's way of transforming Bale.
Since Bale suffered several injuries, Zidane seems to be interested in moving Bale's position back and transforming him into a B2B midfielder.
The advantage of doing this is that it increases Real Madrid's ability to attack from the middle, but the disadvantage is that it weakens the impact of Real Madrid's flanks.
But in this game, Bale's performance was not affected by this.
Instead, he took advantage of the back position, accelerated and sprinted more covertly, and launched several very threatening attacks on the wing.
Although many fans think that Bale's transfer fee of 100 million pounds is too expensive, few people think that he is a fake.
Bale is one of the best wing attackers in football of this era.
His strength, his speed, and his shooting skills are all top-notch on the wing.
Since the 10-11 season, Bale has entered the ranks of the top wingers in European football.
At the San Siro Stadium that year, when Tottenham was trailing 0-3 to defending champions Inter Milan, Bale, who was originally a full-back, made a series of solo breakthroughs, completely defeating the world's top defender Maicon at the time, scoring three goals in a row, and almost single-handedly led Tottenham to reverse the game.
After returning to White Hart Lane in the second round, it was again under his leadership that Tottenham launched a massive attack, defeating the old master with random punches and eliminating the defending champion Inter Milan.
It was also in that year that Real Madrid took a fancy to Bale and started a lengthy negotiation with Tottenham.
If the dark horse Lin Quan had not emerged, even if Real Madrid spent 100 million euros, they would not think Bale was too expensive.
It’s just because of Lin Quan’s presence that they feel that choosing Bale is a disadvantage when they can buy better players with the same amount of money.
But Bale and Lin Quan are not the same type of players. Although both of them are on the wing, the difference in their styles is very large.
James Rodriguez's appearance seemed to activate Ronaldo and Benzema, providing them with more ammunition.
But Real Madrid’s real killer weapon is actually Bale!
However, Bell remained motionless, conserving his strength while looking for the most appropriate time to attack.
But few people can see through Zidane's true intentions. People only see that Real Madrid's attack is booming, Benzema and Ronaldo continue to get shooting opportunities in the frontcourt, and Manchester City's goal is constantly threatened.
"Eighty-five minutes have passed. There is not much time left for Real Madrid. If Real Madrid cannot score a goal as soon as possible and equalize the score, they will most likely lose the final!"
In the stands, the Spanish commentator's tone became anxious.
Including injury time, Real Madrid had no more than ten minutes left.
Now every second wasted brings Real Madrid one step closer to failure.
Real Madrid players are also very anxious. Ronaldo, Benzema, Modric and others are already launching desperate attacks.
But Manchester City has the strongest defense in the entire Premier League, and facing this solid fortress, Real Madrid has been unable to take it down.
"The regular time of the game is about to end. We just need to grit our teeth and hold on for the last few minutes. If we can hold on, we will win!"
In the Sky Sports commentary booth, Andy Gray's voice was trembling and his palms were sweating with nervousness.
He was not originally a Manchester City fan, but because of Lin Quan, he gradually fell in love with this team and slowly became a die-hard fan of Manchester City.
At this moment, seeing Real Madrid launching round after round of fierce attacks on Manchester City, he was so nervous that he was afraid that the team would fail at the last moment.
Although Manchester City's defensive formation was compressed into their own half, they had no intention of parking the bus.
They were also looking for opportunities to counterattack! In the 89th minute, Kante successfully intercepted James Rodriguez in the backcourt, and Manchester City switched from defense to offense.
The three players deployed in the frontcourt were like three sharp knives, sprinting madly along the left, middle and right lines.
Kante passed the ball to De Bruyne as soon as possible. He knew very well that only De Bruyne was capable of accurately passing the ball to the feet of the three offensive players in the frontcourt under such circumstances.
De Bruyne once said: If you don’t feel comfortable receiving my pass, then the ball is not for you!
What this means is that he has the ability to pass the ball accurately to his teammates so that they can easily receive the ball.
"Stop him and don't let him pass the ball!"
Real Madrid obviously also knew De Bruyne's strength. Ramos, who was retreating, pointed at De Bruyne and yelled, directing his teammates to rush forward to disrupt and stop him from passing the ball.
Casemiro, who was closest to De Bruyne, gritted his teeth, hardened his heart, and regardless of the yellow card he had received for the foul not long ago, he risked two yellow cards turning into one red card, and rushed towards De Bruyne fiercely, intending to knock him to the ground and disrupt Manchester City's counterattack.
De Bruyne had already seen Casemiro rushing towards him, but he had no way to dodge at this time.
If he fails to pass the ball in the first place, even if he avoids Casemiro's interception, he will lose the best opportunity to counterattack.
De Bruyne made up his mind and did not dodge or evade, as if he did not see Casemiro next to him. Before being knocked down by the opponent, he passed the ball very quickly.
When people are in the most dangerous times, they will only trust the people they trust the most.
Although there were three teammates in the frontcourt, De Bruyne did not choose David Silva who was in an open position, nor did he choose Aguero who was the most forward and most likely to score.
Instead, he chose to give the ball to Lin Quan!
The reason he did this was that he firmly believed that as long as he passed the ball to Lin Quan, this guy could create a miracle! Lin Quan was a little surprised that De Bruyne would pass the ball to him, as his position at the moment was not particularly good.
The opponent's center back Pepe, who was the last one to lag behind, was just in front of him, and the retreating Ramos had already reached Lin Quan's side. When Lin Quan received the ball, he immediately moved up to him and formed a double team from the front and back.
What's more troublesome is that Real Madrid's full-back also came to join in the fun.
Danilo was a substituted player in the second half. Although he made several long sprints up and down the court, his physical strength was still very abundant. When retreating, he was the first person in Real Madrid to run across half the court and rush back to defend.
Seeing that Lin Quan was about to be trapped by three opponents, the Manchester City fans in the stands were almost anxious! But they couldn't blame De Bruyne. He was able to pass the ball in that situation. De Bruyne had done well enough.
"Since this counterattack failed, let's delay as much time as possible!"
Manchester City fans quickly thought of a way out for themselves. If they could launch a quick counterattack, they naturally could not miss such an opportunity.
But if there is no such opportunity, then keep the ball under your feet and delay as much time as possible.
There is only one minute left in regular time and the assistant referee has just announced the injury time.
The injury time in this game is a total of 4 minutes. Including these 4 minutes, as long as Manchester City can hold on for another 5 minutes, they will be able to lift the Big Ear Cup again as they wish!
As if he heard the fans' cheers, Lin Quan, who was being double-teamed by the opponent, suddenly stopped, as if he did not intend to move forward, but was preparing to pass the ball back to his teammates.
Everyone has long witnessed Manchester City's passing and control capabilities. If Lin Quan really passed the ball back, Manchester City would definitely pass the ball back in the backcourt and waste the last bit of time!
Thinking of this, Danilo stopped first and tried to block Lin Quan's passing route, as if to cut off Manchester City's option.
However, when he made this choice, he soon discovered that his cleverness backfired.
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The opponent had no intention of doing so at all. Instead, he took advantage of the opportunity when he stopped chasing and broke out from the side.
Pepe and Ramos are both central defenders, and both of them are standing close to the middle. Danilo, the full-back, is not in position. Real Madrid's flanks are extremely empty, and there is no way to stop Lin Quan.
The space on the wing is too big, and the probability of being overtaken if they rush in rashly is very high. Moreover, the two of them cannot leave their positions. Once they leave, the gap formed behind them will easily give the opponent a chance.
So Ramos and Pepe could only fight and retreat, keeping a suitable distance from Lin Quan while trying their best to block his route to the front of the penalty area to shoot.
Although this would give Lin Quan the opportunity to dribble the ball down the bottom and complete a cross, it would be better to let him cross than to let him cut inside and shoot! Although Danilo was temporarily left behind, he was very fast and had plenty of energy. As long as he delayed for a few more seconds, he would soon catch up.
Once he is caught up, Real Madrid can trap Lin Quan on the wing again and completely strangle Manchester City's counterattack.
Ideals are full, but reality is very skinny! Lin Quan did not follow the script they expected! Because in Lin Quan's eyes, he had another option: to challenge the entire defense line of Real Madrid! "Wait, what is Lin going to do? He didn't take the ball to the bottom line, but chose to cut inside. Is he going to face the entire defense line of Real Madrid?"
Seeing Lin Quan's choice, commentators from all countries exclaimed: Crazy, this is really crazy! However, when the person who made this decision was Lin Quan, while they lamented that the other party was crazy, they couldn't help but have a little expectation in their hearts: Can Lin Quan succeed?
"This kid actually wanted to pass us!"
Seeing Lin Quan dribbling the ball towards them, Ramos was shocked and had a bad feeling.
Damn it, they don’t take us seriously at all and actually want to kill all of us!
This was really intolerable! Both of them were obviously irritated. The defensive mistake on the wing in the first half was enough to make them feel humiliated.
This time, if they let this guy succeed again, they might as well buy a piece of tofu and kill themselves! The two of them had already stood in position. If they bumped into him directly, they would definitely be stopped.
So Lin Quan did not choose to rush forward rashly, but instead passed the ball sideways and attacked from right to left along the penalty area line.
This choice made the two defenders of Real Madrid very passive. They were facing the person with the ball, and their lateral movement speed was definitely not as fast as Lin Quan who was facing the goal sideways.
So if they don't do something, Lin Quan will quickly disappear from their sight!
Pepe moved first. He used his hands and feet, trying to disrupt the ball under Lin Quan's feet with his left foot, while reaching out to pull Lin Quan's arm. Even if he didn't kick the ball, he would touch him to make him lose balance and disrupt his dribbling rhythm.
Ramos chose to step forward and act as a human obstacle, blocking Lin Quan's dribbling route and making him fall into the trap!
The two had made the most reasonable response they could, but their plan ultimately failed!
Facing Pepe's disruption, Lin Quan took the lead and pushed the ball to the outside, shifting his body's center of gravity accordingly. Pepe's pull only had a slight impact on him and did not completely disrupt his body balance.
Facing Ramos's obstruction, Lin Quan made a very bold move. When Ramos took a step and his feet just formed a bow shape, he took the lead and poked the ball with his toes, allowing the ball to pass through Ramos' crotch.
Ramos had just finished stretching his legs, and his body's center of gravity was shifting from right to left. At this moment, even if he saw Lin Quan penetrate his crotch, he could not make any move. He could only watch the ball pass through his crotch!
However, Ramos' blocking still had a certain effect. Although the ball passed, Lin Quan's men were still briefly blocked by Ramos.
For the first time, the ball was more than one meter away from his feet! This was a great opportunity for another Real Madrid left back, Marcelo!
Marcelo was terrified when he saw his two teammates being passed by in the blink of an eye, thinking that he would be the next one.
Unexpectedly, Lin Quan made a mistake and the ball left his control! Marcelo was overjoyed and kicked the ball away!
With a loud bang, Marcelo breathed a sigh of relief!
Finally, I was rescued. Now I don’t have to worry about being bullied by this kid!
Wait, where's the ball? Why didn't I see the ball I kicked away? And why didn't the thing I just kicked feel like a football?
Marcelo looked carefully and found that what he kicked was not the football at all, but Lin Quan's leg.
The real football had already been pushed away by Lin Quan! Oops, he's going to get a red card!
This was Marcelo’s first thought!
The referee saw that Marcelo had kicked Lin Quan's leg hard, and he had already put the whistle in his mouth, preparing to blow the whistle and draw a card.
However, just as the referee was about to blow the whistle, a white figure whizzed past, flew high over the lawn, passed over the pair of big hands in thick gloves in front of the goal, hit the inside of the crossbar, and bounced into the net with a bang.
The ball went in and Lin Quan fell down.
There was complete silence at the scene, and fans from both sides were stunned.
(End of this chapter)