Chapter 367 He Played Too Smart!

"Goal!!! A lightning goal from Lin Quan!"

"Only 7 minutes into the game, Lin Quan used a long shot to help Manchester City take the lead. Chelsea is now in danger."

"Lin Quan is indeed Chelsea's nemesis. He has scored goals in several games against Chelsea, and every goal scored is extremely crucial!"

"Haha, I think Chelsea fans hate him to death. Every time the team wants to win, it is Lin Quan who stands up and shatters their dreams."

In the CCTV studio, two commentators said with a smile.

Because of Lin Quan's relationship, the two of them will inevitably be more inclined to Manchester City when commentating on Manchester City's games.

In fact, it's not just them. Domestically, the number of Manchester City fans has increased rapidly in recent years.

Many Chinese fans regard Manchester City as their home team, which became obvious after Guardiola joined Manchester City.

Paying attention to Manchester City's games, they can not only appreciate Lin Quan's magical performance on the court, but also appreciate Guardiola's various wonderful tactics.

These are things you can't see in your home league!

Moreover, the time of the Chinese Super League does not conflict with the time of the Premier League, and watching Premier League games does not affect their watching of the Chinese Super League.

Although before this, the promotion of the Premier League in China had been done for many years and a lot of effort was expended.

But the results they have achieved in the past few years are not as much as what they have achieved in the past year and a half since Lin Quan joined Manchester City.

It's a pity that Lin Quan does not have Chinese nationality, otherwise, his popularity in China would only be higher.

"Huang Lin's shot was too outrageous. It looked like it must have gone over the crossbar, but it ended up going in!"

"It's really outrageous. It's just a small difference. If the ball had been a few centimeters higher, Chelsea wouldn't have fallen behind."

"I have seen Lin Huang warm up before a certain game. He can hit the same position on the door frame several times from 30 meters away from the door frame. To be honest, I have never seen this accuracy in other players. "

"Messi should be able to do it too. I've seen a show where World Football invited him to be a guest. His footwork is so accurate!"

"Messi's program shouldn't be that far away. It's 30 meters away. The program crew definitely doesn't have that much space at the recording site."

"In any case, Lin Huang's accuracy in shooting is definitely outstanding. When facing him, the goalkeeper must not take it lightly. If he is not careful, he may be scored."

"Speaking of which, Courtois is so virtuous that he pushed the Blues' goalkeeper Petr Cech to the bench. I really feel unworthy for Petr Cech!"

"Yes, Cech is obviously in good condition and there is no problem with his ability. Mourinho should not trust Courtois so much and should give Cech more opportunities to play!"

"If it doesn't work out, just leave Chelsea and go to another team. Arsenal next door lacks a good goalkeeper. Ospina and Szczesny have not performed very well this season, especially the latter, who has made great saves. The success rate is not even 70%.”

Arsenal fans are almost jealous to death when they see Chelsea wasting so much money and leaving such a good goalkeeper unused.

Cech has only played 4 times in the Premier League this season, with 3 clean sheets and a save success rate of 90%. With such data, it is no problem to be a starter at Arsenal.

However, considering the relationship between Chelsea and Arsenal, Cech, who has played for Chelsea for a full ten years, may not do this.

But if Chelsea keeps not letting him play, no matter how loyal the veteran is, he will have a cold day.

Lampard can switch to Manchester City, and it seems that it is not incomprehensible for Cech to go to Arsenal.

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The game continued, and Chelsea, who was lagging behind, pounced on Manchester City like an enraged lion.

In the 11th minute, Oscar's long shot slipped past the goal.

Two minutes later, William broke through from the wing and sent a cross. Diego Costa got rid of the defender and shot the ball, but Navasto hit the crossbar.

Chelsea had an offensive climax, but Van Dijk, who had his butt touched by Diego Costa, was very angry and wanted to teach this guy a lesson for dirty hands.

Diego Costa plays football quite dirty, and often makes some subtle little moves with his hands to interfere with the opponent's defensive players.

He did this once at the Etihad Stadium. After irritating Manchester City that time, Manchester City turned on violent mode and beat Chelsea 3:1 and won the first round.

In the last game against Liverpool, Diego Costa was almost banned by the Football Association for dirty actions.

I thought Diego Costa would be more restrained, but I didn't expect that he would go back to his old tricks.

This guy is really stubborn.

Chelsea got a corner kick, and William took the corner kick and looked for his own high point in the penalty area.

Blues captain John Terry jumped high and hit the goal slightly above the crossbar. Chelsea missed the chance to equalize the score.

On the sidelines, Mourinho applauded the players for their performance during this period.

The offense during this period has been good. If they keep playing like this, they will equalize the score sooner or later.

However, things did not go as he expected, after realizing Chelsea's offensive threat.

Under Guardiola's instructions, Manchester City began to control the rhythm of the game.

They took advantage of the width of the court and patiently looked for opportunities. They would never attack easily without a perfect opportunity.

This makes Chelsea a little uncomfortable. Once they press forward, the opponent will pass the ball back to the defender.

Their forwards went to press the opponent's defender, but because they were at a numerical disadvantage, they were teased by the opponent.

Seeing Diego Costa running around in the frontcourt in a panic, Van Dijk and several Manchester City defenders felt a bad breath and wished they could sneak around a few more times to kill this guy.

Seeing Manchester City using reverse kicks to waste time, the Chelsea fans at the scene booed.

They hate the opponent's pass-and-control football. The opponent does not attack and keeps wasting time. This makes them very anxious, worried that the game time will be used up.

Mourinho glanced at Guardiola next door. The opponent's tactics were not the same as when he was at Barcelona.

At that time, Guardiola and his Barcelona were not so utilitarian.

Faced with Mourinho's gaze, Guardiola responded calmly.

In fact, using the ball to consume time is not a tactic developed by Guardiola.

Kroos is not on the court in this game, and the person who controls the rhythm of the game is the core of the team Lin Quan.

Was it his decision?

Guardiola couldn't help but think about it.

This kid's kicking is too smart, right?

If we continue to play like this, the mentality of Chelsea players should be anxious!

Seeing the game time passing by, 20 minutes had passed and the opponent was still in possession of the ball. Chelsea players were angry.

In the past ten minutes, Manchester City has been on the back foot, during which they only completed one attack. After losing the ball, they immediately counterattacked, grabbed the ball back and then continued on the back foot.

This style of play is so shameless. If they don't press heavily and press Manchester City in the backcourt, the Chelsea players doubt that these guys will keep kicking until the end of the game.

As a result, Chelsea's formation began to press forward, and the two full-backs almost rushed to the Manchester City penalty area to grab the ball.

Lin Quan and his teammates slowly retreated, always maintaining their offensive formation, and did not lose their position due to the opponent's heavy pressure.

On the surface, Chelsea had the advantage, suppressing Manchester City's players in their own half and launching a siege on Manchester City's goal.

In fact, because Manchester City maintains a very good defensive formation, it uses its numerical advantage to greatly limit the opponent's offense when defending in the low post.

Chelsea's offense was like a kick on the iron plate. It looked powerful, but it was not a threat at all.

On the contrary, it was Manchester City's side. After the opponent pressed forward across the board, the huge space exposed in Chelsea's backcourt allowed Manchester City to seize the opportunity!

In the 24th minute, Ivan made a mistake in passing the ball and was intercepted by Fernandinho.

After stealing the ball, the football was quickly handed to Lin Quan's feet. After Lin Quan glanced at his position in the frontcourt, he sent a through ball and sent the ball to Aguero's feet.

This ball penetrated Chelsea's defense. Unfortunately, Aguero, who has returned from injury, has not yet returned to his best condition. In addition, Courtois struck very timely and blocked Aguero's shot from the line of the penalty area. out.

Manchester City's counterattack frightened Chelsea, and in the following minutes, they did not dare to press so far forward.

However, they did not dare to press hard, so Manchester City immediately repeated their old tricks and continued to play in the backcourt.

There were boos again at the scene, and Chelsea fans were almost out of temper due to their opponent's shameless behavior.

Mourinho looked very serious. He called Matic over, gave some instructions, and then waved his hand to signal the players to boldly attack.

With the endorsement of the head coach, Chelsea's players have become a lot more courageous.

Mourinho's eyes were as sharp as lightning, staring straight at Manchester City's half.

The advantage of Manchester City shrinking the defense is that it gains a lot of space for counterattacks, but the disadvantage is that this position is too close to their own goal.

As long as Chelsea completes the steal, it can immediately pose a threat to Manchester City's goal.

So, now we have to compare and see whether Chelsea will seize the opportunity to beat Manchester City to the ground, or Manchester City will grit their teeth and hold on, and then rely on counterattacks to defeat the Blues!

In such a stalemate situation, both sides have many offensive opportunities.

In the 29th minute, Ramirez stole De Bruyne, and Oscar's long shot was saved by Navas.

In the 32nd minute, Manchester City made a long pass from the backcourt. Terry made a defensive error. Aguero received the ball and formed a single shot.

However, his low shot after a long run went out the door. Lin Quan, who was outflanking him at the same time, couldn't help but sigh when he saw his teammates wasting a good opportunity.

If he had been the one to shoot this ball, it would almost certainly have been a goal.

But Aguero was so eager to shoot that he didn't notice his position.

"I'm sorry, Lin, my mistake!"

After completing the shot, Aguero noticed that Lin Quan had already flanked him. As long as he passed the ball, it would be an empty goal.

After realizing that he had not played calmly enough and was even a bit independent, Aguero immediately apologized to Lin Quan.

"It doesn't matter. You have just returned from injury and your condition has not fully recovered yet. Don't blame yourself too much!"

The ball had already been missed, and it would be useless to blame his teammates. What's more, the opponent had already realized his mistake and took the initiative to admit it. Lin Quan naturally couldn't continue to blame him.

Manchester City's counterattack threat this time was greater than the last time, and it was only a hair away from scoring.

All Blues fans were frightened into a cold sweat and felt that Mourinho's style of play was a bit too risky.

Chelsea is good at defensive counterattacks, not this kind of pressing attack.

However, Mourinho remained calm and was not affected by the ball at all.

With a wave of his hand, he signaled the players to continue attacking!

Chelsea's players saw the coach's instructions and could only bite the bullet and continue to attack Manchester City.

Neither side played in the way they are good at. Chelsea, who should have been defensive and counterattacking, played a pressing attack, while Manchester City, which was supposed to press and attack, played a defensive counterattack.

If the team name is covered up, fans may even feel that Manchester City is Chelsea and Chelsea is Manchester City.

When both parties are using unfamiliar playing styles, various problems will inevitably arise.

In the 41st minute, Ivanovic found Hazard with a long pass.

The Belgian, who had been depressed throughout the first half, finally had a bright performance this time.

Hazard made a sudden pass and entered the penalty area before knocking on the door. Diego Costa scored in front of the goal and changed the score to 1:1!

Chelsea finally tied the score and the two sides returned to the same starting line!

After seeing Diego Costa score, Mourinho celebrated with a slide in excitement!

Although it only equalized the score, this goal was of great significance to Mourinho!

In football, his most valued enemy is Guardiola.

The two have similar honors and have different achievements in leading the team.

In addition, they are both the most optimistic coaches from the outside world, and the two have accumulated a lot of grievances in the past.

Therefore, every time they play against each other, it can cause huge topics and attention.

Mourinho can accept losing to others, but he cannot accept losing to Guardiola.

Especially losing at home!

This is absolutely unacceptable!

Guardiola next door didn't react much to the ball. Although the timing of conceding the ball was a bit not good, there was still half-time, so there was no need to worry.

And a 1:1 draw is not unacceptable to Manchester City, it is far from the end of the world.

He didn't see Mourinho's exaggerated celebration. The other party seemed to be like this. The more he paid attention to the other party, the more proud he became.

Rather than appreciating Mourinho's performance art, Guardiola was more concerned about what tactics should be used in the second half.

The goal conceded just now proved that continuing to play like this is very risky.

Chelsea's offensive capabilities have become much stronger this season, especially the addition of Diego Costa, which has allowed them to get rid of the stubborn problem of weak attack.

Coupled with a large number of talented players such as Hazard and Oscar, it is very dangerous for Chelsea to overpower Manchester City.

Manchester City should still use the tactics they are more familiar with.

However, the effect of using passing tactics against Mourinho's team was not very good in Guardiola's last season coaching Barcelona.

So, how about using that move?

Guardiola thought of a good idea, but he had never implemented this tactic before, so it was quite risky.

So he planned to make a decision based on the situation on the field in the second half. If it didn't work, he would use this killer weapon at the last moment to give it a try!