Football: start copying peak Messi attributes

Chapter 172 The Father-Son Battle With Guardiola

Pellegrini is not a vegetarian either, he naturally saw the problems in the team's defense.

So, taking advantage of a dead ball, he called Zabaleta over and gave him some advice.

Manchester City's defensive formation has undergone a certain change. Their defenders have moved the defense forward a bit, making it more difficult for the opponent to hit behind their waistline when they counterattack.

The adjustment took effect quickly.

When AC Milan wanted to repeat the trick, Shalawi either couldn't get the ball, or was knocked over by the rushing defender as soon as he got the ball.

If the pass is too strong, Manchester City's defender can also create an offside trap, making him offside even if he receives the ball.

Not only that, Manchester City also increased the intensity of pressing in the frontcourt, so that the opponent's midfielder could not pass the ball as he wanted.

After such a set of combined punches, AC Milan's attack on the wing had just improved, but it soon became misfired.

At the end of the first half, Manchester City returned to the locker room with a 3-goal lead.

Although the opponent pulled back two goals, but because their lead is still very large, the expressions on the faces of Manchester City's players are relatively relaxed.

The Manchester City dressing room is clearly divided:

Joe Hart, Wright, Richards and other local players gathered together.

Kompany, Yaya Toure, Gail Clichy and other non-native old players are in a circle.

Zabaleta, Aguero, Demichelis, Fernando, Fernandinho and other South American players were mixed together.

And Spanish players such as Lin Quan, Silva, Navas, and Negredo are in the same circle.

A team can actually have four different circles.

Lin Quan has learned a lot!

When I was at Werder Bremen before, most of the players in the team were local German players.

A small number of foreign players are also players from Austria and Eastern Europe, and the composition of the players is relatively simple.

When it comes to the giants of the five major leagues, the situation is completely different.

The composition of the players in the five major leagues is very complex. Players from Latin America, Africa, Asia, the Balkans, Eastern Europe, and various football powerhouses in continental Europe are very common.

The only relatively rare ones may be Chinese players studying abroad.

Because the level of football is declining day by day, coupled with the increasing popularity of Jinyuan football.

The craze for studying abroad that once flourished at the beginning has been receding over the years.

In the five major leagues and even the entire European arena, Chinese players have been seen less and less.

While chatting and laughing with David Silva, Lin Quan was observing members of several other circles from the corner of his eyes.

"The local faction has the largest number of players, but their strength is generally not strong, but because of the FA's policy, the club must support them!"

David Silva doesn't think highly of England's players. Except for a few, everyone else is a jerk in his opinion.

They enjoy the policy bonus of the FA's local players, but they don't have the strength to represent the team. They sit on the bench for most of the season, and sometimes they can't even make it to the big list.

"Old players, Kompany and Yaya Toure are both capable players. Kompany is the current captain of the team. He is a more stable person. Because of his status as captain, he is more considerate of the overall situation."

The implication is that you can get in touch with Kompany more, he should be a relatively easy person to deal with.

"Where's Toure?"

Lin Quan is very curious about how Silva evaluates Yaya Toure. To be honest, after watching Yaya Toure's performance in the team training game, Lin Quan still recognizes Yaya Toure's strength.

However, Guardiola would rather promote a newcomer than use him, and there must be a reason for him.

So, what flaws does Yaya Toure have that made Guardiola choose Professor Bu between him and Busquets?
"Toure is very strong, but what should I say? His position should be placed on the front midfielder, not the back midfielder!"

"Huh? I think his defensive ability is quite strong, and he covers a large area. Isn't such an attribute very suitable for the midfielder position?"

Lin Quan's evaluation of Silva was a little surprised. Yaya Toure is more similar to his teammate Martinez of the national team.

Both of them are the type who are physically strong, have plenty of energy, cover a wide area, and can attack and defend.

But looking at Silva's evaluation of him, it seems that he is not too high.

"Yaya Toure has skills at his feet, but his passing ability is not strong. He is good at attacking forward. His offensive ability is even stronger than some forwards, but the problem is that he plays as a midfielder. If he goes up, if the opponent counterattacks, our defense will be in danger."

Lin Quan remembered the first goal conceded in the first half. AC Milan seemed to take advantage of Yaya Toure's opportunity to attack forward and hit his defensive side to complete the goal.

From this point of view, Yaya Toure has the excellent conditions of an engineer-type midfielder, but has the heart of a forward?
"But that's the problem. We don't lack offensive firepower in the frontcourt. Not only can he dribble the ball up to help, but it will also become a breakthrough for the enemy's counterattack because he is too sticky to the ball."

Silva spread his hands.

Lin Quan nodded. An outstanding player can fully realize his own strength and identify his own position.

There is nothing to say about Yaya Toure's skills. The key is, can he find his own position and understand what he has to do to help the team?

Just as Lin Quan was thinking about this question, Aguero stepped forward and thanked him:

"Lin, welcome to the team, you are an incredible player, and most importantly, you play too much like Leo (Messi)!"

Aguero and Messi are good friends. On the field, he met a teammate whose playing style was very similar to Messi's, and who could also give him assists, which made him feel like he was fighting side by side with Messi.

Aguero likes this feeling very much!

This caused a 180-degree change in his attitude towards Lin Quan.

I was worried that Lin Quan would take away my position when he came to the team, but now I am looking forward to joining forces with him in the official game.

"Thank you, Akun, you also shot very well. Keep working hard in the second half and try to score a hat-trick!"

Aguero has a good impression of him, and Lin Quan will naturally not refuse the other party's overtures.

If Aguero can leverage the South American gang, it will be of great help to him to grasp the situation in the locker room.

……

The intermission ended quickly, and the second half began, and the two sides changed sides to fight again.

Manchester City made personnel adjustments, Navas played and replaced Kolarov.

Fernandinho came on to replace Milner.

Fernandinho is a defensive midfielder. The purpose of replacing him is to fill the defensive loopholes in the midfield after Yaya Toure moved forward.

After the start of the game, Manchester City's offensive was like a wave, hitting AC Milan's defense wave after wave.

However, Allegri seemed to have made some adjustments to the team's defense during the intermission. They shrunk the defense on both sides and let Manchester City's wing pass pass.

But in the middle, they took strict precautions against defending and did not give Manchester City a chance to penetrate with a short pass.

This trick had a very good effect. Manchester City's offense was thunderous and rainy.

Although it seems that the offensive is raging and can often hit the opponent's penalty area inside and outside the penalty area, it has been unable to convert into goals for a long time.

On the contrary, AC Milan played several threatening attacks by relying on the counterattack of the speed players on the side.

However, Manchester City's defenders are vigilant, and Fernandinho's defense is very active.

Let AC Milan's counterattack end without a problem and failed to turn into a goal.

At 75 minutes into the second half, the score was still 5:2.
The coaches of both sides continued to make substitutions.

Pellegrini replaced Aguero and replaced Negredo, allowing the team's high-priced striker to play in the summer to find his status.

After seeing this substitution, Aguero was a little sullen.

In the second half, Lin Quan passed the ball to him several times, but the opponent's defense in the penalty area was too tight.

Either he didn't have a chance to shoot, or he didn't shoot with quality.

This made Aguero himself a little embarrassed, but fortunately, Lin Quan didn't mean to blame him.

When he finds that he has a good chance, he will still pass the ball to him.

After studying the position of the opponent's defender, Aguero felt that he had found the trick to break through the opponent's defense.

In the end, before he could show it, he was replaced.

Aguero was replaced, the hat-trick must be gone.

Negredo is a Spanish player, so Lin Quan and Silva will naturally take care of him.

So the two started passing him the ball and helping him create chances.

Negredo and Aguero are two types of forwards, compared to Aguero who is only 173 in height.

Negredo is 186 cm tall, and he has a strong standing ability.

According to the characteristics of the opponent, Lin Quan changed his strategy and started to play high balls, allowing Negredo to grab the header.

This trick didn't work at the beginning. Although Negredo's header ability is good, the opponent's defender is not a vegetarian. How could it be so easy for you to grab the chance to score a header?
However, when another big man, Yaya Toure, also entered the penalty area and joined forces with Negredo to disrupt the opponent's defense, Manchester City's opportunity came.

In the 807th minute of the game, Silva kicked a pass from the wing. Yaya Toure jumped high after getting rid of the defender, shook his head and attacked the goal, breaking AC Milan's goal again.

This goal made Lin Quan see Yaya Toure's excellent offensive ability. This guy really has the heart of a forward.

In the end, with the goals of five players including Lin Quan, Manchester City defeated AC Milan 6:2 and advanced to the final.

In the first game of the new season, they beat the Serie A giants, which made the Manchester City club very happy.

In particular, Lin Quan's outstanding performance in this game made the Manchester City fans who traveled with the team very excited.

I thought it would take some time for Lin Quan to integrate into the team, but I didn't expect him to integrate so quickly!

Seeing how well he organized Manchester City's frontcourt, no one would believe that this is his first official game after joining the team.

Seeing how he plays with ease, people are more willing to believe that he has played in this team for many years!
Otherwise, how can he explain the tacit cooperation between him and his teammates?
Scored a goal and sent four assists as soon as he came out?

Although it is only a warm-up game, there are still many people who pay attention to this game.

After the game, the German, British and Spanish media reported the game.

The main focus of the German media is on Lin Quan. They believe that Lin Quan has made great progress this season.

Such an outstanding player leaving the Bundesliga is simply a loss for the Bundesliga.

The focus of Spanish media attention is on Lin Quan and Guardiola.

They're starting to hype this father-son matchup for the first time in an official game!

"One is a young talented player, the other is a world-class coach, and more coincidentally, they are also a father and son.

Such a duel, looking at the entire football world, is extremely rare, which makes us have to look forward to the result of this game. "

After hyping up the topic, the Spanish media also launched a poll on social media to let fans choose who to support.

"Although Lin Huang is very strong, football is not a game for one person. Compared with Manchester City and Bayern, there is still a gap in hard power, so I am optimistic that Guardiola's Bayern will win!"

"Bayern Munich's lineup, this configuration, how can they lose?"

"If there is no accident, this Bayern team is still the favorite to win the Champions League this season. As for Manchester City, although they have Lin Huang joining, they are still far away from the championship!"

"Indeed, Guardiola's coaching ability is obvious to all, and Bayern's lineup is so luxurious. They have just won the Champions League. The whole team must crush Manchester City in terms of momentum. In addition, they are fighting at home. Manchester City must win. Basically impossible!"

"Although Bayern is very strong, Guardiola has not been in charge of Bayern for a long time, and it is hard to say how much he has mastered the team.

On the contrary, the strength shown by this Manchester City team in this game is awe-inspiring, especially Lin Quan, who continued his excellent form in the Confederations Cup, so I am optimistic about Manchester City's victory! "

"Hey, I heard that those big-name players at Bayern are very tempered, even Guardiola can't control the dressing room, so Guardiola's joining Bayern may not be a strengthening for Bayern, but a weakening.

But Lin Huang's joining Manchester City will have an immediate strengthening effect on Manchester City, so I am also optimistic about Lin Huang! "

……

There are still more fans supporting Bayern on the Internet. After all, whether in terms of paper strength or team momentum, Bayern has an advantage.

As for Manchester City, Manchester City has no record yet.

Although they just defeated AC Milan, AC Milan is not a top team at this time.

They lack a lot in historical records, so it is hard to believe that they can beat the mighty Bayern Munich.

As for those fans who chose to support Manchester City, almost all of them reluctantly voted for Lin Quan's face.

As if to confirm this, two hours later.

On the same field, Bayern beat Sao Paulo 3-0 without bloodshed and also advanced to the final.

In this way, the champion of this year's Audi Cup will be decided between Manchester City and Bayern.

However, the dominance shown by Bayern in this game is awe-inspiring.

Not only did they lead overwhelmingly in various statistics, but they also firmly grasped the situation on the scene.

Sao Paulo hardly caused any trouble for Bayern, and lost very thoroughly.

Not only that, but in this game people saw the difference that Guardiola's arrival brought to Bayern.

After absorbing Heynckes' experience in leading the team, he incorporated his own style in some details.

This allows Bayern to continue the impact style of last season, but also to play tricks with their feet during positional battles, playing tricks on opponents with dazzling passes, and completing goals.

After this game, the outside world's predictions for the final have completely changed.

Less than [-]% of fans are optimistic about Manchester City's victory!

"Honestly, I don't see the hope of Manchester City winning, this Bayern team is too strong!"

"I'm a Manchester City fan. I think the team wins as long as they don't get hit by a tragedy!"

"I hope not to lose more than three!"

(End of this chapter)