Chapter 190 The Whole Audience Sang Lin Quan’s Song

"CCTV, CCTV!"

"Viewers, what is being broadcast live for you here is the highlight of the fifth round of the Premier League in the 2013-2014 season, Manchester City's home game against Manchester United."

"I am the host He Wei!"

"I am Xu Yang!"

He Wei took a look at the current Premier League standings and said:

"The two teams are currently ranked first and fifth in the standings respectively. Manchester City has maintained victory in the previous four rounds and topped the list with 12 points.

Manchester United has two wins, one draw and one loss in four rounds, ranking fifth in the Premier League with 7 points. "

Xu Yang added:

"Although Manchester City is in the lead from the standings, the strength gap between the two teams is not as big as the rankings shown in the standings."

"That's right, who can win this game depends on who performs better!"

"Without further ado, let's take a look at the starting lineups of both sides..."

"Manchester City arranged a 4-4-2 formation today. Lin Quan's position appeared in the midfielder, but he may not be fixed in this position. It is likely that he will be a free man in the frontcourt like in previous games."

"Yes, he can play various positions in the frontcourt. Only by giving him enough tactical freedom can he activate his power. If he is restricted to a certain position, his effect will be weakened."

"With the referee's whistle, the game begins!"

"Man City had the ball. Aguero kicked the ball to Lin Quan. Lin Quan passed the ball back to captain Kompany. Manchester City played very patiently and did not rush to attack."

Seeing Manchester City's patient counterattack in the backcourt, Xu Yang and He Wei started chatting.

"After Pellegrini came to the team, he didn't make many adjustments to Manchester City's offensive system. His focus was on sorting out the team's defense."

"Yes, there is no doubt about Manchester City's offensive firepower, but their defense is not stable enough.

If they only face some mid-to-lower teams, Manchester City can use their strong offensive firepower to suppress their opponents, thus covering up their weak defense.

But once they encounter a strong team, their Achilles' heel will soon be exposed and they will be targeted by their opponents. This is also the reason why they failed to make a further step in the Champions League last season. "

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After receiving the pass from Lin Quan, Kompany and his teammates fell down several times. After attracting the opponent's forward to press, he decisively kicked the ball long and planned to kick the ball into the frontcourt to find his own forward.

This was somewhat beyond the expectations of the Manchester United players. Since Manchester City introduced a large number of Spanish players, their offense has basically followed a ground penetration route.

This kind of long-pass attack is rarely played, so Manchester United has little defense against it.

Aguero received the ball and Carrick immediately rushed to intercept it.

Aguero did not dare to carry more and immediately passed the ball back to Lin Quan. Lin Quan moved to the right and handed it to winger Navas.

Navas ran away quickly, shook off Evra's interception and completed the cross near the baseline.

The ball was not passed very well. Manchester United defenders Ferdinand and Vidic were stuck in their positions, and neither Aguero nor Negredo could get the ball.

After preventing a fast break from Manchester City, Moyes applauded the Manchester United players' defense from the sidelines.

Although Vidic and Ferdinand are both young, especially Ferdinand, he is 35 years old this year.

However, the two's role in Manchester United's defense is still irreplaceable. In the Ferguson era, they had to rely on them to guard the defense.

Even though Moyes is here, he can't touch either of them, so he has to continue to reuse them.

However, both of them have only one year left on their contracts. If Manchester United does not win in the league and Champions League this year, it is not ruled out that they will leave the team next year.

It was United's turn to counterattack, and Carrick handed the ball to Rooney.

Relying on his excellent physical confrontation ability, Rooney took the ball and rushed forward for a while, and then passed the ball to his teammate Welbeck.

Everyone said that Lu Xiaopang's foot skills were very rough and he was a famous rough guy.

But he passed the ball very beautifully. As long as Welbeck can get the ball, it may be a one-man goal.

As a result, the latter somehow slipped and missed the opportunity.

"Damn, there's too much water on the lawn, otherwise I would have gotten the ball!"

Welbeck himself was embarrassed when he failed to get the ball and found an excuse to explain.

Pellegrini on the sidelines was very dissatisfied with this goal. The team's midfielder failed to form an interception barrier, so Rooney broke through and completed the pass.

Fortunately, Manchester United made a mistake, otherwise, Manchester City would most likely have conceded the ball in that attack just now.

He gestured to the players on the field to signal them to strengthen the midfield confrontation.

The team's midfield, especially Yaya Toure and Fernandinho, need to toughen up and not let the opponent pass through their midfield at will.

After receiving the coach's instructions, Manchester City's midfielder increased their intensity of fighting and interception, and the two teams soon fell into a stranglehold in the midfield.

In such a strangled battle, the mistakes made by players on both sides are increasing.

In the third minute of the game, Evra intercepted the ball in midfield and handed it to Fellaini. Fellaini was about to split the ball, but was intercepted by a Manchester City player.

Manchester City counterattacked on the spot, and Fernandinho passed the ball to Negredo.

As soon as Negredo took the ball, he was immediately double-teamed by Manchester United players and the ball was quickly lost.

It was Manchester United's turn to attack again, but Manchester United's ball still failed to pass through the midfield and was shoveled out of the sideline by Yaya Toure.

The two sides fought fiercely on the field, with constant tackles and fouls.

As fouls were committed again and again, the players on both sides began to get angry.

Seeing that the situation was not good, the referee had to tighten the penalty scale to prevent the situation from getting out of control.

In the fifth minute of the game, Manchester City defender Nastasic knocked down Smalling and was shown the first yellow card of the game by the referee.

This yellow card had a good warning effect, and both sides restrained their actions slightly.

However, due to the fierce fight between the two sides in the midfield, both sides were unable to organize an attack, and the game fell into an anxious state.

In the stands, Guardiola held his chin and began to think.

If he is the coach of both teams, how to solve this problem now?

It seems that placing the playmaker in the defensive midfielder position is not enough. The position should be deeper, such as in the central defender position.

But if this happens, the defensive ability of the team's back line will inevitably decline. If it encounters a team with strong offensive ability, it may be trapped in a cocoon.

If you can't retreat, can you put the playmaker on the wing?

How about side midfielder or side midfielder?

The idea was bold because no one had done it before.

Guardiola himself was not sure whether this would work, but after he came up with this idea, he couldn't help but want to go back and try it!

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On the field, seeing that his teammates were unable to gain any advantage in the midfield fight, Lin Quan retreated and cooperated with his teammates to press the Manchester United players.

The addition of Lin Quan gives Manchester City one more player in the midfield. This not only adds an extra ball point, but also increases the defensive coverage area of ​​their midfield.

As a result, Manchester City gradually gained the upper hand in the midfield battle.

In the 15th minute, Manchester City organized an attack.

After the ball was passed through the midfield, it came to Aguero's feet.

As soon as the latter got the ball, he was immediately double-teamed by Manchester United players.

Manchester United continued its previous tactics against Chelsea. They could open up some space on the two wings, but they needed to increase defensive strength in the center and increase interception intensity to prevent the opponent from having a chance to explode in the center.

Aguero is not tall and is obviously at a disadvantage in confrontations with defenders.

Seeing that the ball was about to be lost, he suddenly saw his teammate Lin Quan coming over to take over.

Without thinking, Aguero immediately passed the ball to Lin Quan.

As soon as Lin Quan got the ball, the Manchester United players immediately changed the target of the double-team, gave up on Aguero, and came towards him.

Seeing that the opponent was approaching fiercely, Lin Quan did not fight hard with the opponent, but dribbled the ball back and got rid of Manchester United's double team.

The ball was almost brought to the center circle by him at this time. Several Manchester United defenders hesitated, did not continue to step forward, and retreated to their positions, leaving the task of pressing Lin Quan to their teammates.

Lin Quan noticed the other party's choice and felt confident.

Manchester United's defense has strict area restrictions. Only when they enter the defensive area of ​​the opponent's defender will they step forward to intercept.

Once out of that area, their interceptions won't be as aggressive.

So, how to find this specific dividing line?

He decided to try a few more times!

As soon as Manchester United's defender retreated, he found Lin Quan coming over again with the ball.

Lu Xiaopang tried to attack, but was easily passed by Lin Quan.

In front of the flexible Lin Quan, Rooney was as clumsy as a wild boar. It was simply impossible to expect him to steal the ball from Lin Quan's feet unless he adopted foul tactics.

Carrick and Fellaini had to step forward to intercept. Lin Quan chose to pass the ball to his teammates on the wing while he pushed forward resolutely.

Manchester United's defense on the wing is somewhat empty, allowing Navas to easily cross the half court to assist his teammates.

After receiving Lin Quan's pass, he sent a through ball without interference and handed the ball back to Lin Quan's feet.

At this time, both Carrick and Fellaini were left behind by Lin Quan who suddenly started.

Manchester United's defenders had to step forward to intercept!

Lin Quan repeated his old trick and dribbled the ball back.

Manchester United's defenders began to hesitate again, watching as Carrick and Fellaini approached Lin Quan from the left to the right and were about to double-team him.

They decided to retreat!

It's now!

Seeing that the opponent gave up the double-team on him, Lin Quan seized this momentary opportunity. He quickly started and rushed towards Ferdinand.

Among Vidic and Ferdinand, if you ask who is stronger, Lin Quan thinks Ferdinand is stronger, but that was him a few years ago. Ferdinand, now 35 years old, faces many problems of older players: declining physical functions, reflexes Speed ​​is down!

And this, for the central defender, is a fatal weakness!

Seeing Lin Quan not retreating but advancing, he suddenly killed a carbine.

Vidic and Ferdinand were shocked!

Especially the latter, when he saw Lin Quan coming towards him, he subconsciously wanted to intercept him.

But it suddenly occurred to him that this guy's fake moves were so fake that they looked real, and the frequency of his feet was ridiculously fast.

If he reaches out rashly, he will definitely kill him!

Thinking of this, Ferdinand quickly gave up the idea. He chose to retreat and wait for the assistance of his teammates.

However, Lin Quan would not give him that much time. Seeing that Ferdinand did not stretch his legs, Lin Quan burst into action and planned to use his speed to eat him alive!

Ferdinand is furious!

Good boy, you are looking down on me!

While he reached out to pull Lin Quan's jersey to organize the opponent to break forward, he quickly turned around and thought about getting stuck in position.

If it were Ferdinand ten years ago or even five years ago, Lin Quan might not have the upper hand in such a fight.

However, facing Ferdinand, who is already 35 years old and has an overall decline in all aspects of his body's functions.

It's not difficult to defeat him!

Shaking off Ferdinand's pull, Lin Quan got in touch with the ball first.

When De Gea saw him trying to get past Ferdinand, he had already chosen to attack. At this time, he was less than two meters away from Lin Quan. In half a second, the ball would be obtained by De Gea.

Lin Quan didn't panic. He calmly dunked the ball and handed it to his left foot. After opening a little space, he decisively chose to lob.

De Gea quickly reached out to intercept. His reaction speed was already very fast, but Lin Quan's shot was even faster.

The ball went over De Gea's head, drew an arc in the air, and crashed into the net.

The Etihad Stadium erupted instantly, with more than 50,000 fans cheering and celebrating the goal crazily.

"pretty!"

After Guardiola saw this goal, he couldn't help but admired it.

Not only was the goal beautifully shot, but the game before the goal was also very exciting.

"This kid has improved again. It seems that every time I see him, he can bring me some new surprises!"

While Guardiola applauded Lin Quan, he couldn't help but said to assistant coach Ten Hahe.

Ten Hahe just thought that Lin Quan's pass and shot were very beautiful, but he didn't see anything else.

But since Guardiola said this, it certainly made sense, so he also clapped along with him.

After scoring this goal, Lin Quan also seemed very excited.

He ran to the corner, put his hands to his ears, and asked for applause and cheers from the fans.

Of course, the Manchester City fans would not let him down. The fans in the audience shouted his name crazily, the sound was so loud that it could almost deafen people's ears.

Some Manchester City fans even started singing a personal song they wrote for Lin Quan - Lin Quan's Song.

This song was written by the fans themselves, and not many people can sing it.

But because the melody was catchy, more and more Manchester City fans quickly learned it after singing it live.

So, it didn’t take long before the entire Etihad Stadium was singing Lin Quan’s song.