Chapter 174 Exchanging Jerseys with Guardiola

"This boy!"

After seeing Aguero score, Guardiola slapped his bare forehead in annoyance!

He knew that Lin Quan and his teammates did not cooperate well, so he only had to send people to restrict Lin Quan and Silva.

Lin Quan himself also knows that he and his teammates do not cooperate well, and Silva will most likely be restricted.

Therefore, the strategy he discussed with Silva was to use Silva as a cover to attract Guardiola's attention, and then have Silva cover his teammates to complete the attack.

As a result, in addition to Lin Quan and Silva, a third person unexpected by Guardiola appeared.

Guardiola missed this point!

"I was tricked by this kid!"

After understanding this, Guardiola shook his head mockingly.

If he was teased like this by others, he might be a little angry, but when he thinks that the other person is his son, Guardiola can't get angry anymore.

Not only am I not angry, but I also feel a sense of accomplishment:

You brat grows up very fast, even your father is being teased by you!

As expected of my son!

However, Guardiola was not prepared to let Lin Quan lead the team to reverse the situation. He made substitution adjustments, replacing Ribery and replacing Badstuber, adding a midfielder to further strengthen the defense and watch the death. Manchester City's third point.

Moreover, substitution at this time can also serve the purpose of delaying time, which can be said to kill two birds with one stone.

After Badstuber came on, Bayern's backcourt became very hard.

Not to mention Manchester City's offense threatening the penalty area, it is difficult to penetrate their midfield.

Finally, the battle ended in ninety minutes.

Bayern defeated Manchester City 3:2 at home and won the Audi Cup.

There was an interesting scene after the game. Lin Quan walked to the sidelines, hugged Guardiola, and asked him to exchange jerseys.

Guardiola was stunned for a moment and pointed to his suit:

"You brat, are you attracted to this suit of mine?"

It is common for players to exchange jerseys between players, but it is very rare for players to exchange jerseys between players and coaches.

What is more famous is that in 2018, after Manchester City played against Bristol City in the second round of the League Cup, the opponent's defender Aden Flint asked Guardiola to exchange jerseys in a half-joking manner.

At that time, Guardiola rejected the other party's request, but after the game he still sent him an identical set of clothes, which was considered to have fulfilled the other party's wish.

It was still several years before that incident, but Lin Quan was the first to get there.

The on-site cameras captured this interesting scene, which aroused laughter from the audience.

The team won, and Bayern fans were in a more relaxed mood.

The audience on the side of the coaching bench began to cheer:

"Mr. Guardiola, give him the 'shirt'!"

"Man City's No. 10 jersey is not available on the market yet. You're guaranteed to make a profit!"

Lin Quan's No. 10 jersey is still being produced at the factory and has not been released on a large scale.

Even if you want to buy it, you can't buy it at this time.

What's more, this is the jersey he wore, and it is a limited edition of limited editions.

However, the suit Guardiola is wearing costs tens of thousands of yuan, which is not cheap.

"Looking at my size, can I wear your clothes?"

Lin Quan compared their heights and said to Guardiola.

Guardiola laughed loudly: "Okay, okay, I'll give it to you instead. Just think of it as a souvenir of our first match!"

The first match between father and son on the field is indeed memorable if you think about it carefully.

So, Lin Quan took off his jersey and gave it to Guardiola, and Guardiola changed his suit to Lin Quan.

The two engaged in a bizarre jersey exchange.

…

After the Audi Cup, Manchester City did not stay too long in Germany.

They flew back to the UK overnight.

In response to the team's problems in the Audi Cup, Pellegrini began to make adjustments to the team's technical and tactical play.

He knew that Yaya Toure liked to attack forward, so he arranged certain offensive tasks for him.

But he made a request to Yaya Toure, asking him to ensure that the team's defense is safe before he can attack forward. Otherwise, he will not be allowed to move forward easily.

In response to the lack of tacit cooperation among Manchester City's frontcourt players, he arranged as many training matches as possible within the team, allowing Lin Quan, Silva, Aguero and others to play in fixed combinations.

Tacit understanding can be cultivated. After playing together for a long time and becoming familiar with each other's playing habits, the tacit understanding will improve.

After a week of intense training, Pellegrini contacted several teams to play friendly matches, intending to test the team's status.

They first looked for Fulham, who is in the middle and lower reaches of the Premier League, and then looked for Arsenal, who is relatively strong.

Pellegrini plans to train with Fulham first to find his form, and then use the momentum from defeating the Cottagers to face the Premier League giant Arsenal.

As long as they can win against Arsenal, the team will be able to accumulate a certain amount of confidence and their morale will be improved.

In this way, they can adjust their condition to the best before the Premier League starts.

Of the two teams, Fulham is happy to serve as a training partner for Manchester City, but they require that the game be played at their home court.

In this case, they can use Manchester City's reputation to sell some game tickets and earn some extra money.

Manchester City is not short of money, and they don’t care about ticket revenue or anything like that.

The other party's request does not matter to them, it is enough that the other party is willing to play a friendly match with them.

Arsenal agreed, but the time was set later, on August 15th.

They have just finished their Asian tour and are currently recovering.

Although Wenger doesn't like commercial activities very much, in order to make money to support the team, Arsenal still carried out some commercial activities this summer.

Asia, with its stupid people and a lot of money, is a good place for Arsenal to make money.

If it weren't for the fact that the journey was too far, the professor would have loved to run there every day.

However, for the top clubs, this kind of business activities will have more or less impact on their pre-match preparations.

Therefore, when conducting business activities, they will also weigh the pros and cons.

Some money can be made, and some money can't be made.

Professor Wenger also knew this very well, so Arsenal's Asia trip only lasted for half a month before ending the trip and returning to the UK.

In this case, their preparations before the game will not be greatly affected.

However, after playing a few games against those bad guys in Asia, he was worried that the team's status would decline.

So after returning to the UK, I started looking for suitable opponents to find my form, and tried to adjust the team's form before the start of the Premier League.

Manchester City, which is strong on paper but lacks rich background and whose actual combat effectiveness may be compromised, has become their best training opponent.

As a result, the two teams hit it off immediately, and Arsenal will visit Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium on August 15.

On August 10, Manchester City's away game against Fulham started first.

The game attracted about 20,000 spectators.

The Farmers' home court is relatively small, and even with some additional seats, the capacity is less than 30,000.

A friendly match can attract 20,000 spectators, which is a very high attendance rate.

Many of the fans who went to watch the game came for Lin Quan.

People are very interested in this person who claims to be comparable to Melo, and want to see with their own eyes whether he is really as strong as the rumors say.

Not only the fans are interested, but also Fulham players are also paying attention to Lin Quan.

While standing in the player tunnel, Lin Quan noticed that the opponent's players' eyes had been focused on him, and they were whispering to each other from time to time, as if they were talking about himself.

"Be careful, they are planning to use foul tactics on you!"

David Silva was relatively close. After paying careful attention, he heard some fragments of the other party's whisper, so he reminded Lin Quan with a serious expression.

"Yeah, I know!"

Lin Quan nodded. It is not surprising that Fulham players have such thoughts.

After all, when he first came to the Premier League, the British media labeled him as 'not good at physical confrontation'.

Maybe the opposing players think so too, right?

During the handshake session before the game, Richardson, the opponent's left back, held Lin Quan's hand without letting go and spoke harshly to Lin Quan:

"Boy, be careful with your legs after you get on the field!"

Lin Quan increased his strength with his hands and squeezed the other person's face until his face turned the color of pig liver:

"I also give you these words, be careful of your own legs!"

He has always believed in a tooth for a tooth and an eye for an eye strategy.

If anyone is rude to him, he will retaliate without mercy.

"Haha, that's not a bad tone. This is the Premier League, and the games played here are games only played by real men... Hiss, it hurts, it hurts, let go, you lunatic!"

Seeing that the other person was still moaning in his mouth, Lin Quan increased the strength of his hands, pinching the other person's face until the facial features were twisted together.

"Try it!"

Lin Quan glanced at Richardson and walked towards the next opponent.

Fulham's midfielder Sidwell saw his teammate's pale hands being pinched, and swallowed a gulp of saliva.

Can I not shake hands?

But Lin Quan's hand had already been stretched out.

Sidwell could only muster the courage to extend his hand.

After touching Lin Quan's hand, he quickly took it back like an electric shock.

He was afraid that he would end up like Richardson if caught by the opponent's hand.

Lin Quan was stunned for a moment by the other party's reaction. After he figured out the reason, a smile appeared on his face.

Being able to leave such an impression in the other person's mind is not bad news for him.

…

At 19:30 in the afternoon, the game officially started.

Fulham seized the opportunity to attack Manchester City from the beginning, without any caution or caution when facing a strong team.

It seems like they are planning to compete with Manchester City!

Yes, it's just a friendly match, not a real match.

They have to be worthy of the fans who spend money to buy tickets.

If Fulham cowers in their own half, the fans will probably curse them to death!

Manchester City's current weakness is the defense, but the strength on the front line is not weak at all.

Fulham is looking for death and wants to fight with them, so Manchester City naturally wants it.

As a result, Manchester City also sounded the horn of attack and launched a fierce attack on Fulham's penalty area.

This is Lin Quan's first time playing against a Premier League team, although it is just a warm-up match.

But both teams are serious Premier League teams, and even the referees are Premier League referees.

Therefore, the intensity of this game is not much different from that of the Premier League.

Only after actually playing it did I know that the pace of Premier League games is indeed very fast.

But this kind of speed is different from the fast counterattacks of strong teams. Teams in the middle and lower reaches of the Premier League like to play high balls.

When the football is at the feet of Fulham players, they don't like to push forward from the ground. Instead, they like to raise the ball high to find their own forwards and let the forwards compete for the top.

When he gets it, he passes it to his teammates and directly crosses the midfield to attack Manchester City's penalty area.

If you don't get a fight, retreat quickly to prevent the opponent from counterattacking.

Isn't this the old-fashioned long pass tactic?

Why do people still use this tactic in this day and age?

Lin Quan was surprised. The offensive efficiency of this tactic was very low.

Manchester City has many players in the backcourt, and it is not easy for the opponent's forwards to get the ball.

Even if you fight for it, you may not be able to successfully ferry it to your teammates.

Once they lose the ball, Manchester City's quick counterattack will be waiting for them.

Sure enough, in the 13th minute of the first half, after catching the opponent's mistake, Manchester City stole the ball in the backcourt and quickly passed the ball to the wing.

The ball quickly came to Lin Quan's feet.

Lin Quan had long observed that Fulham's defense was relatively empty. After receiving the ball, without saying a word, he ran wildly with the ball and headed towards Fulham's penalty area.

Fulham's left back Richardson rushed toward Lin Quan aggressively, without even looking at the football, and directly hit his man.

The Fulham fans at the scene had their eyes widened, with expressions of anticipation on their faces.

They are already ready to watch their defenders ravage the No. 10 player!

It is said that in order to invite this little Spanish man, Manchester City not only spent a huge sum of money on the signing fee, but also spent the first annual salary in football. It can be said that no expense was spared.

When they think that the opponent's No. 10 player is about to be easily defeated by one of their own defenders who is very ordinary in the Premier League, the Fulham fans can't help but want to mock the Manchester City people for having too much money!

Is money useful?

Aren't we still going to be bullied by Fulham?

In addition to the Fulham fans, there was also a mysterious spectator in the audience.

Arsenal's head coach Wenger also came to the scene and wanted to inspect Manchester City, or to inspect Lin Quan's adaptation to the Premier League.

Fulham, like Arsenal, is a team based in London, so it is not troublesome for the professor to come to the farm to watch a game.

He has always been very optimistic about Lin Quan and wanted to introduce Lin Quan.

Although it failed in the end, it did not affect the professor's love for Lin Quan at all.

However, Wenger also knows how fierce the confrontation in the Premier League is.

He himself is not sure whether Lin Quan can adapt to the rhythm of the Premier League?

At this time, seeing Fulham's defender charging towards Lin Quan viciously, Wenger's heart involuntarily lifted.

Lin Quan is a genius, so don't get hurt!

boom!

There was a fierce collision.

Richardson and Lin Quan bumped into each other!

However, surprisingly, it was not Lin Quan who was hit, but Richardson himself.

The latter seemed to have hit a wall and bounced off the spot, sitting on the ground with a look of disbelief on his face:

How can this be?

How come this kid wasn't knocked down?

Lin Quan glanced at Richardson on the ground with disdain:

Ramos can't knock me down, so who are you?

After Richardson's defense failed, Lin Quan's front was already flat.

Fulham's defenders didn't seem to expect that their teammates' interception would fail. They only started to move at this time, which was obviously too late.

Before the opponent's center back could cover up the defense, Lin Quan dribbled the ball past Richardson into the penalty area. Facing the attacking goalkeeper, he scored the ball with a light shot.

The score was rewritten as 1:0.

I saw Lin Quan knock down his own defender and score the ball into his own goal.

The Fulham fans at the scene were silent:

Why is this script so different from what I imagined?