Chapter 171 Guardiola’s prediction

Author: Xue Niao

Chapter 171 Guardiola’s prediction

Seeing Manchester City beat the Serie A giants to the ground on the field, the Bayern fans in the Allianz Arena couldn't help but start talking.

"Didn't the media report that Manchester City is just a mercenary army? Why do they look so strong?"

"Is it possible that AC Milan is too weak?"

"AC Milan is a giant in Serie A after all. A skinny camel is bigger than a horse. How can it be weaker no matter how weak it is?"

"Indeed, although AC Milan has not been able to win the league in the past few seasons, they are still capable of competing in the European competition. If they were not unlucky enough to always encounter Barcelona, ​​they might be able to go further."

Although Bayern beat Barcelona last season, Bayern fans still recognize Barcelona's strength in the Champions League in the past few seasons.

AC Milan has met Barcelona in the knockout stages for several years in a row, and it is really bad luck.

"So, does that mean we underestimated Manchester City's strength?"

If AC Milan is not too weak, then there is only one truth - Manchester City is very strong!

"It's possible that they were runner-up in the Premier League last season. With Lin Quan joining this season, their strength has been further improved. They really shouldn't be underestimated!"

"If this continues, if Manchester City wins this game, won't they have to meet us in the final?"

Bayern fans are starting to worry, even though another game between Bayern and Sao Paulo has not yet started.

But they have full confidence in their own team and don't think teams from Brazil can make any waves.

Once Bayern eliminates Sao Paulo, they will compete with the winner of this game for the Audi Cup championship.

Manchester City now holds a three-goal advantage. No matter how you look at it, they have a better chance of advancing to the final.

So if nothing else happens, the final will be Bayern versus Manchester City.

"Well, I thought that Lin Quan would move to the Premier League and we wouldn't have to worry about how to defend him. But we didn't expect that we would have to face him in the second game of the new season!"

The Bayern fans at the scene remembered their fear of being dominated by Lin Quan last season, and every one of them couldn't help but start to worry.

Last season, he led Werder Bremen, whose lineup was far inferior to Bayern's, to defeat Bayern twice in a weak defeat, and snatched away the Telecom Cup and the German Cup from Bayern.

If Werder Bremen hadn't snatched the German Cup away from home, Bayern would have been crowned the Triple Crown last season.

This has also become a huge regret in the hearts of many Bayern!

Now, this kid has made a comeback and brought with him a group of stronger opponents.

This makes Bayern fans couldn't help but worry: Bayern won't fall at the feet of this guy again, right?

…

Guardiola is not aware of this 'linophobia' among Bayern fans, but as Bayern's head coach, he will definitely come to watch this game.

After all, it is the head coach's basic job to study the opponent's strength and condition before the game.

And in addition to this reason, there is another very important reason:

This is the first time he and Lin Quan have played against each other as opponents, and Guardiola naturally attaches great importance to it.

When watching the first 30 minutes of the game between the two teams, Guardiola first showed an expression of relief on his face.

Then he frowned again, looking worried.

Several assistant coaches look at me and I look at you, and they don’t know what’s going on with Guardiola.

"Pep, is there anything to worry about?"

Torrente, the assistant coach who has been with Guardiola for more than ten years, asked.

Ten Hag and Grande pricked up their ears, wondering what the world-famous coach would say.

They chose to join and stay at Bayern just to learn new things from the side of this world-famous coach.

"Well, Manchester City's frontcourt offensive firepower has been completely activated because of Lin Quan's arrival!"

Guardiola did not hesitate to praise Lin Quan:

"This kid is much smarter than I thought.

Except for the first goal where he made a little effort, he didn’t put in much effort the rest of the time.”

Seeing several people's eyes widening, looking like they couldn't understand, Guardiola further explained:

"If you pay attention to his delivery and movement, it seems like he is looking for a comfortable kicking position.

But in fact, he was running around constantly to examine the strength of Manchester City's frontcourt players, and to direct and coordinate Manchester City's offense by allocating the ball and passing the ball."

Seeing several Bayern assistant coaches looking thoughtful, Guardiola smiled and said:

"If you don't believe it, you can continue to observe. He has passed the ball to other players in the frontcourt before, but he has never cooperated with Manchester City forward Aguero.

If he hadn’t targeted Aguero intentionally, then he would have passed the ball to Aguero next!”

After hearing Guardiola's words, several people opened their eyes wide and stared intently at Lin Quan's every move.

…

On the field, Lin Quan once again cooperated with David Silva and then dribbled the ball into the penalty area.

AC Milan defenders Abate and Zapata were attracted by him, and a fleeting opening appeared in the middle of the penalty area.

Aguero relied on a striker's keen sense of smell to capture this gap, so he immediately ran here and was ready to receive the ball.

However, when he completed the penetration, he suddenly realized:

Lin Quan was the one attacking with the ball, and the opponent not only had unlimited firing rights within the team, but they had not even passed the ball to him before.

Thinking of this, Aguero suddenly felt discouraged.

What's the use of running well?

No one passes the ball to him, so no matter how good his position is, he can only fight with the air.

But just when Aguero felt frustrated and defeated, the ball slipped past the defender and accurately found the open Argentine.

Aguero didn't even react, he just instinctively stopped the ball and pushed the ball, completing the goal.

The football passed the outstretched legs of the AC Milan goalkeeper and rolled into the goal.

Aguero scored his first goal of the game, and the person who assisted him was Lin Quan!

This is Lin Quan's third assist in this game.

He actually passed the ball to himself!

After completing this shot and confirming that the ball rolled into the net, Aguero still felt a little unbelievable.

Lin Quan could actually choose his own goalkeeper for this goal, but he selflessly gave the opportunity to himself.

Could it be that I blamed him wrongly?

Aguero suddenly felt a little embarrassed when he thought about his previous complaints against Lin Quan.

He raised his head, looked in the direction of Lin Quan, gave Lin Quan a thumbs up, and praised the opponent for passing a good ball.

Lin Quan also nodded to him. Aguero's explosion in Manchester City seemed not unreasonable.

This guy was obviously distracted just now, but in the end, he still kicked the ball into the goal with an almost instinctive reaction.

This kind of shooting instinct is not something ordinary people can have.

However, whether this goal is a reflection of strength or Aguero's luck, Lin Quan thinks it is still necessary to observe.

Five minutes later, Lin Quan received a pass from Yaya Toure. After stopping the ball to observe the position of the AC Milan players, he passed the ball to Aguero.

After receiving the ball, the latter took the push of the defensive player and returned the ball. Lin Quan, who penetrated forward, received the ball and passed it across to Nasri.

The latter dribbled the ball down and passed it to Lin Quan in an inverted triangle. Lin Quan then passed the ball to Aguero who entered the penalty area.

Manchester City played smooth cooperation at the front of AC Milan's penalty area, using passes to tear apart AC Milan's defense.

Lin Quan's pass was of high quality and gave a certain amount of advance.

In this case, Aguero will have the opportunity to use his speed advantage to receive the ball first and get a single chance.

Obviously, this pass will not only test Aguero's shooting skills, but also a test of his starting speed and explosive power.

Aguero did not disappoint Lin Quan. He threw away the defender and received the ball before the attacking goalkeeper.

But at this time the goalkeeper was already very close to him, his shooting angle was very small, and the defender who was thrown away was right beside him, leaving him a very short shooting time window.

This ball is very difficult. If it were an ordinary forward, there is a high probability that it would be kicked away or saved by the goalkeeper.

But Aguero did not miss this opportunity. After observing calmly, he chose to push the goalkeeper's goal.

The ball slipped between the legs of AC Milan goalkeeper Abbiati and rolled into the net.

In the 35th minute of the first half, Manchester City scored their fifth goal of the game.

The scorer was Aguero and the passer was Lin Quan.

Aguero scored twice in just five minutes!
To be continued...