There is a belief called football

Chapter 543 Battle against Manchester City ([-])
But Li Qiao spent a lot of time shifting these three times. Although he got rid of Otamendi, it gave Kompany a chance to make up for him. What will Li Qiao do when he faces Kompany again?
Li Qiao glanced sideways and saw Lewand's side. The next second, Li Qiao decisively flicked the ball to Lewand's side.

This is Li Qiao's maturity now. With a series of beautiful breakthroughs ahead, most people would hope that the final shot is done by themselves. That would be perfect. At this time, passing the ball is like making a wedding dress for others.

But Li Qiao didn't care so much. After taking the ball, Lewand directly faced Joe Hart, nudged the arch of his foot, and the ball rolled into the near corner.

Goooooooooooal!

Lewandowski's name echoed in the Allianz Arena, although 99% of the credit for the ball was Joe Lee's.

Lewandowski did not forget Li Qiao, he ran to Li Qiao, and the two generals of Bayern hugged each other. The moment was frozen by the camera lens, and the thought was eternal. Although there will be many cooperations between the two parties in the future, the first time is so special.

*****
At this time, scenes of unbearable past events emerged in Guardiola's mind. In 2014, the team he led was abused by Real Madrid in the semi-finals of the Champions League. Bayern also took the initiative at that time, but Real Madrid's counterattack was like precision guidance, with deadly moves.

It is impossible for Guardiola to admit that possession of the ball is useless, but the facts seem to prove that even if possession of the ball is not useless, at least possession of the ball is certainly not a panacea.

On the other side, Sammer was happy in his heart. He countered 2 times and scored 2 goals. He seemed to be Ancelotti. In the 2014 Champions League semi-finals, after that sad game, Sammer secretly swore in his heart, "If one day I become a coach, then I must learn from Ancelotti."

Now he's done it, though it's just the beginning.

*****
The kick-off was only 25 minutes into the game. At this time, the players no longer looked at Guardiola on the bench, because they had begun to doubt the coach's tactics. This is a normal scene. Any team conceding two goals in a short period of time will be shaken.

And what about Bayern?

Summer is still the same, defending and counterattacking.

At this time, the live director cut the camera to Yaya Toure. This scene is very meaningful. Guardiola gave up the strong "Yaya Toure" in this game and sent a purely technical midfielder. Is this a mistake?

The camera is shooting Yaya Toure, and Yaya Toure is also watching the big screen. After Guardiola came, Yaya Toure’s living space has been greatly reduced. As we all know, Guardiola is a superstitious coach who does not believe that roughness can solve problems. And the two teams he has led-Barcelona and Bayern Munich, there are indeed no rough players among the midfielders.

Yaya Toure is expressionless, the coach is the boss, he has nothing to say, but what is he thinking at this moment?

Are you wondering if Pellegrini led the team in the first half, would the situation be different?

At least when Pellegrini was there, Manchester City's two midfielders-"Yaya Toure" and "Fernadinho" were hard.

As the game continued, Manchester City reduced the threat of passing the ball, because Bayern's two goals broke Manchester City's ball and launched a quick counterattack, which was fatal.

With the strength of Manchester City, as long as they don't pass the threatening ball, the success rate of possession is still [-]%.

So the strange scene appeared again. Manchester City's ball possession rate is still rising, but they can't create any chances on the scene. This is the problem of Manchester City today, and it is actually the problem of Bayern Munich in the past three years.

Generally speaking, football is too great. On the football field, there is no general who wins all the time. Perhaps Guardiola's style of play once shaped the invincible Barcelona, ​​but after the passage of time, this style of play was gradually understood and lost its magic power in the past.

It used to be Ancelotti, Simeone, and now Summer. In fact, the fatal shortcoming of Guardiola's tactic is that you must have Messi. If you don't have one, then this tactic is easy to fail.

And Aguero on Manchester City's striker has not yet reached the height of Messi. It is impossible for him to pass 3 or 4 players in a row and finally send the ball into the opponent's goal.

In the next 10 minutes, Manchester City's midfielder became timid and did not dare to attack. He was afraid that if the ball was lost, then Li Qiao would give him a fatal blow from behind again.

The court became a bit boring, and Manchester City began to pass the ball, but because there is no such person as Messi, Manchester City's possession of the ball lacks rhythm changes, and an attack without change on the court is doomed to fail.

*****
"Mansour" in the stands has a serious face. As a local tyrant in the UAE, his philosophy of life since he was a child is "everything can be bought with money", but at this moment something that money cannot buy appears in front of him, which makes him very upset.

"Top training bases, top stadiums, top stars, and now I have even recruited top coaches. Why can't we become a top team? Why?"
"Mansour" asked himself, but there was still no answer. He thought he was a "good guy" compared to the mean Real Madrid. He gave Pellegrini a lot of breakup fees. He thought he didn't feel sorry for anyone, but why did the Champions League always feel sorry for him!

Finally, he seemed to have found the answer. He stared at Li Qiao who was actively running on the court, and thought: "It's all you".

"Mansour" turned his head and asked the technical consultant of the club next to him, "I want to buy him, how much do you think it will cost?"
The consultant looked embarrassed, "I don't know, but it's definitely not cheap."

"Mansur" stretched out a finger, "What about a hundred million?"
The consultant was speechless and thought: "Even if you have money, you can't spend it like this."

"Mansur" was happy. As a local tyrant, he likes to see the expressions of ordinary people pissing on the face of money power. At this moment, he is very satisfied, and the consultant on the side makes him feel that money is so powerful.

But when looking back at the game, "Mansour" was not happy again. Manchester City's offense was not sharp and could not create any big threats.

"What happened to Josep"?Mansur thought.

"It will take some time, after all, just took over the team," said the consultant.

Mansur nodded, noncommittal.

*****
Guardiola couldn't stand it anymore. He called De Bruyne over and told him to pass the ball, "Pass it straight, pass it straight." While shouting, Guardiola even gestured excitedly.

"Direct passing is risky. Once the ball is lost, it will be impossible to defend behind." De Bruyne is very honest.

"You don't have to worry about the rest. What we need now is goals, direct passes, and long shots. You can try them all. You are not responsible for missing the ball."

The coach has said so, so De Bruyne has nothing to worry about. On the other hand, Guardiola immediately asked Yaya Toure to warm up. He knew that the reason why Li Qiao was so good in the first half was because Manchester City did not have a defensive midfielder today.

Under Guardiola's gesture like chasing ducks, these big names in Manchester City finally couldn't hold back and began to fight.

Sterling trotted on the wing, Rafinha struggled to follow, and what made Rafinha even more stressed was that Aguero also cruised over.

Sterling ran diagonally, then pushed the ball forward to Aguero, and at the same time he inserted himself into the penalty area.

In this way, at least in a small area, Manchester City opened up the gap, and then it depends on the quality of Aguero's passing.

At the same time that Aguero received the ball, Boateng followed. At this time, Aguero made a coup.

We know the characteristics of Boateng. He is most afraid of this kind of small and fast forward. Aguero's ingenious handling of the ball caught Boateng by surprise. He subconsciously stretched out his foot to block it.

The reason why it is said is because Aguero did hang it on purpose, but at the same time Boateng did touch Aguero with his foot, so it depends on how the referee judges.

In the end, the referee pointed to the penalty spot.

Aguero clenched his fist secretly, and shouted "YA" in his heart.

*****
When Aguero stood on the penalty spot, there were boos and everyone in the Allianz Arena was trying to put as much pressure on Aguero as possible.

Aguero put his hands on his hips and waited for the referee to whistle. When the referee whistled, Aguero started to run. Neuer twisted his body and tried to interfere with Aguero, but to no avail. Aguero calmly pushed the ball into the lower left corner of the goal.

1 to 2, Manchester City pulled back a goal.

Guardiola on the sidelines also breathed a sigh of relief. In fact, Manchester City's luxurious lineup is not lost to any team. The main reason is that the boss changes coaches too frequently, so that the team's style has never been unified.

Summer is very alert, he knows now is the time to be dangerous, 1 to 2 and 0 to 2 are very different.

He kept applauding to signal the players to be more vigilant. Li Qiao and Costa also came back to help defend. The first half is almost over. If Manchester City really draws 2-2 at this time, it will be miserable.

In the first half, the two teams ended with this score. After the referee blew the whistle, Guardiola was the first to leave the field. He is very familiar with this field, so there should be no need to wait for the staff to lead the way.

A change in the ball on the court will greatly affect the mentality of both sides. To be honest, the conceded goal at the end of the first half made the Bayern soldiers very unhappy. Of course, they did not blame the referee for awarding the penalty, but sometimes they are unhappy. It is an emotion.

Summer greeted every student at the entrance of the player tunnel, and he patted every player who passed by him.

"well done",
"well done",
When it was Boateng, he specifically said: "You are not to blame for the penalty kick."

Boateng didn't explain, just smiled, and when Li Qiao left the field, Summer gave him a big hug, "You really run like Robben."

(End of this chapter)