Chapter 373 The Explosive Manchester Derby, Kante’s Debut, Shocked the Audience!

"A difficult victory, the world champion's decline is fully revealed!" 》

"Although defeated, it is glorious, the uncrowned king has a bright future!" 》

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On the plane back to Manchester, Lin Quan saw the media coverage of the warm-up match between Spain and the Netherlands.

Just seeing these titles, Lin Quan was already speechless.

Is it better to win with co-authorship than to lose?

However, although the media headlines are exaggerated, the content is not entirely without merit.

They believe that Spain's current lineup is indeed very strong. Even if old players such as Xavi, Alonso and Villa leave the team, it has not weakened Spain's combat effectiveness.

But they are not very optimistic about the Spanish team in a few years, especially the 2018 World Cup in Russia in three years.

The replacement of old and new players is a fate that no team can escape, and Spain is no exception.

So no matter how strong their fighting power is now, it does not mean that they can continue to be strong.

If these young players cannot effectively replace the old players, the countdown to Spain's decline can already begin.

There are many strong teams in Europe, and there are also many strong teams with a large number of young talents, such as the Netherlands and France, which are the best among them.

If the quality of Spain's young players is not as good as those of these national teams, even if they have a player like Lin Quan in their team, they will not be able to lead four teams!

Ronaldo and the future Haaland have repeatedly proven this in their respective national teams. Football is really a team game.

Lin Quan remembers that the Spanish national team's performance in the World Cup a few years later was indeed not very good, and even in the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, they could not even qualify from the group.

However, he cannot help at all with the lack of outstanding talents in the national team. After all, he cannot conjure up a group of Mbappe and Haaland out of thin air for Del Bosque to use.

Therefore, Bosque still has to find solutions to these problems himself.

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On April 4, the 31st round of the Premier League kicked off.

Manchester City and Chelsea have defeated their respective opponents, and the score gap between the two teams remains unchanged.

The most surprising match in this round is the match between Arsenal and Liverpool.

In this strong dialogue, Arsenal defeated Liverpool with a score of 4:1 at their home court.

Wenger's team finally stood up and won a long-lost victory in a strong dialogue.

Not only that, after winning this game, Arsenal's points ranking improved by one place, surpassing Manchester United with a 1-point lead and reaching third place in the league.

Considering that Liverpool, their direct competitor for fourth place, currently only has 54 points, a full 9 points behind them.

For Arsenal, who were striving to secure the fourth place, this victory basically announced that they were safely ashore and the fourth place was successful!

"As expected of a four-place finisher, Arsenal can always unleash unimaginable fighting power at every critical moment to secure the top spot!"

"Poor Liverpool, this season's league and Champions League are miserable, and captain Gerrard is leaving. Alas, I really don't know when the Red Army will rise!"

Reds fans are very worried and there are no signs of improvement for the team now.

After selling Suarez, Liverpool's offense has had big problems this season, and Rodgers' magic is no longer there.

They have become the most easily manipulated among the traditional wealthy families.

This season, Liverpool has lost 9 games so far.

On average, they lose one game in three games. Such a record cannot be compared with other giants.

Next season, Rogers will most likely leave, and Gerrard will also leave the team. Where can Liverpool find such a loyal captain, and who can they find to take over as the team's coach?

Desperate!

In another country across the sea, Dortmund fans also felt extremely desperate.

In this round of the league's home game against Bundesliga hegemon Bayern Munich, Dortmund lost again.

The Hornets, who were able to beat Bayern to win the league championship in previous seasons, have completely collapsed this season.

After losing this game, Dortmund is only one step away from the relegation zone.

So far this season, no one expected that Dortmund would find it difficult to win and be reduced to relegation.

The magic of legendary coach Klopp seems to have been exhausted.

There are even more problems within the Dortmund team. There are rumors that core players such as Hummels, Gundogan and Reus will leave the team after the end of this season.

After the departures of Gotze and Lewandowski, such rumors make Hornets fans extremely worried.

They are really afraid that these rumors will become reality!

The team has fallen to this point. If Royce and other stars choose to leave the team again, where will Dortmund go next season?

Could it be said that this former king will be relegated to the Bundesliga 2 to perish?

However, at this critical moment, Royce stood up, publicly stated that he would stay with the team, and quickly arranged for his agent to negotiate a contract extension with the club.

Reus' agent Walker hopes that he will think twice before leaving Dortmund, a leaky ship, to play for a better team.

However, Reus had made up his mind, and Walker's persuasion was fruitless, so he could only renew his contract with Dortmund on behalf of Reus.

Reus's contract extension has given Dortmund fans a shot in the arm, allowing them to find a glimmer of light in the darkness.

However, just as the Hornets fans were excited, their head coach Klopp found the club chairman and submitted a letter of resignation to the club.

"Jurgen, are you leaving Dortmund?"

Dortmund chairman Reinhard looked very surprised after seeing the resignation letter handed over by Klopp.

Although Dortmund's record this season is poor, Klopp's contribution cannot be erased.

Since he took over Dortmund in 2008, he has tailored his plans and built a championship team with a distinctive tactical style based on Dortmund's lineup.

Under his leadership, the Young Guards won two Bundesliga championships, one German Cup, two German Super Cups, and led the team to the Champions League final in 2013.

During this period, Dortmund was able to compete with the Bundesliga hegemon Bayern Munich, and even outperformed the opponent.

This is the most exciting and memorable time for countless Dortmund fans.

Most of these honors must be attributed to coach Klopp.

Now, he actually wants to resign.

"Yes, Mr. Chairman, this season's poor record and the team's sluggish state have made me physically and mentally exhausted. I think I need a break. I am not suitable to continue coaching Dortmund for the time being."

Klopp said frankly.

His frankness made Reinhard silent for a moment, and he couldn't say the words he had planned to save him.

"Okay, we will seriously consider your resignation application. Let me ask one more question, if you want to leave, will you still stay in the Bundesliga?"

Dortmund was brought out by Klopp, and no one in the entire Bundesliga knows this team better than him.

If Klopp continues to stay in the Bundesliga, it will definitely not be a good thing for Dortmund.

As if he heard the other party's worries, Klopp smiled and said:

"I plan to change my environment to recharge my batteries and accept some of the more avant-garde and advanced tactical concepts in football."

Reinhard breathed a sigh of relief. The other party meant that he would not stay in the Bundesliga.

"So, is La Liga your next stop?"

In recent seasons, La Liga teams are not only strong, but also often innovative at the tactical level, once leading the trend in football.

However, to Reinhard's surprise, Klopp's next stop was not La Liga.

"It's not La Liga, I plan to go to the Premier League!"

When it comes to the Premier League, bursts of light burst out from Klopp's dim eyes.

Guardiola and Mourinho, two of the most popular coaches in football, are both in the Premier League. How could he miss this event?

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On April 12, the 32nd round of the Premier League started.

In this round of the game, Manchester City will go to Old Trafford to play a Manchester derby with their city rivals Manchester United.

In a game of this nature, both teams always go all out, and there is no possibility of letting go.

However, Manchester United does not need to be distracted by the European war, they can focus solely on the league.

Manchester City will have a Champions League match against Turin and Juventus on April 15, which will inevitably affect their formation.

Guardiola hopes to defeat his opponent with a fierce attack in the first half and end the suspense of the game as soon as possible. In this way, he can replace the main players and let them get more adequate rest in order to prepare for the Champions League three days later.

However, the wily Van Gaal seemed to see through Guardiola's intentions.

In the Manchester derby at Old Trafford, he actually formed a five-back formation and set up a steel barrel formation, vowing to defend to the end.

Compared with the chaos at the beginning of the season, after more than half of the season's adjustments, Van Gaal's control over Manchester United has improved a lot.

Manchester United's defense was much more solid than it was at the beginning of the season. Throughout the first half, Manchester City tried their best but were unable to break through the opponent's goal.

In the second half, the team changed sides and fought again. I thought Manchester United would defend as they did in the first half.

If this is the case, then Manchester City may seek a draw to reduce physical consumption.

Although the point difference between them and Chelsea will be widened to 3 points after a tie, Manchester City has the advantage in goal difference.

As long as Chelsea loses a game in the subsequent games, they can rely on their goal difference to overtake their opponents.

However, Van Gaal's choice once again exceeded Manchester City's expectations.

After the start of the second half, Manchester United frequently launched attacks against Manchester City. Not only were they not conservative, but they were extremely aggressive.

This made Guardiola on the sidelines feel a little stunned. He didn't expect Manchester United to rush out to fight Manchester City!

Teams that play against Manchester City usually die miserably.

Since the other party is seeking death, Manchester City will naturally not show mercy.

So, Guardiola waved his hand, and Manchester City immediately opened up its posture and attacked the opponent.

In the Old Trafford stadium, the first half of the game almost made the fans sleepy.

However, when they saw the change in the style of play between the two sides in the second half and the exchange of offense, everyone became excited, and the cheers and cheers gradually became louder.

In the hot derby atmosphere, both sides attacked at a fast pace, and both sides were furious.

In the 51st minute of the second half, Lin Quan received a pass from his teammate and scored first, rewriting the score to 1:0.

This is the fourth goal he scored at Old Trafford. The last time he visited Old Trafford, Lin Quan also completed a hat trick here and left the world with his collar turned up to patrol the stadium. Famous paintings.

Lin Quan's goal reminded Manchester United fans of the painful memories of last year!

However, this time, Manchester United did not surrender so quickly.

In the 59th minute, Ashley Young scored to help Manchester United equalize the score.

The two sides returned to the same starting line, but both teams were dissatisfied with the result and the offense continued.

In the 67th minute, Manchester City took the lead again. Aguero took a through shot from Kroos and scored, making the score 2:1.

This time, however, United equalized even faster.

Only one minute passed, and Manchester United scored with a long shot from Fellaini, making the score 2:2!

The consecutive goals scored in a short period of time on the court made the fans who came to the scene clutch their chests, and the excitement was a bit unbearable.

The mood of the fans of the two teams was like a roller coaster, flying to the top and falling to the bottom again...

However, the offense of the two teams is not over yet!

In the 73rd minute, Smalling scored another goal to help Manchester United take the lead for the first time.

In the 79th minute, Mata's goal rewritten the score to 4:2!

The Old Trafford stadium was completely boiling, and the Red Devils fans hugged each other excitedly.

With more than ten minutes left in the game, they were leading by two goals and basically sealed the victory!

They finally defeated the damn Manchester City and could finally take revenge for last year!

Not only the ordinary Red Devils fans were extremely excited, but also the former Manchester United coach Sir Alex Ferguson who came to watch the game. After seeing Mata's goal, he stood up excitedly and clapped his hands hard to express his gratitude to Mata and this game. Manchester United fans who played their best during the game applauded.

However, sometimes being happy too early seems not a good thing!

Manchester City was not defeated. They originally wanted to play this game and did not want to consume too much.

But the game has been played for this reason, and it has been consumed even if I don’t want to.

In this case, the result of losing is absolutely unacceptable!

Guardiola was also very courageous. He started to make substitutions, replacing Cross and replacing him with young player Kante to strengthen the midfield interception!

This substitution achieved miraculous results in the subsequent games. This young black player, who was not valued by Manchester United, joined his teammates after his debut and created an insurmountable wall of sighs in the midfield.

He used steals again and again to bring Manchester United's offense to an abrupt halt.

On the other hand, thanks to the continuous steals in the backcourt to gain the ball, Manchester City's number of attacks has increased a lot.

This provides a steady stream of shells for their forward players!

In the 85th minute, Kanter intercepted and passed to De Bruyne. De Bruyne's 45-degree diagonal pass accurately sent the ball to Aguero's feet.

The latter's powerful shot changed the score to 4:3, and Manchester City was only one goal behind.

In the 89th minute, it was Kanter again. After completing the steal again, he brought the ball up and passed it to Lin Quan.

Lin Quan received the ball and passed the defensive player, broke into the penalty area to challenge the goalkeeper one-on-one, and scored the ball. Manchester City equalized the score before the end of the game!

Although Aguero and Lin Quan scored the goals, these two attacks had a lot to do with Kanter.

The hearts of Manchester United fans at Old Trafford are like ten thousand grass-mud horses running past:

Who the hell is this monster?

How can you steal it so much!