Chapter 278 Ronaldo and Mourinho: The key to victory lies in Lin Quan!
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Xian Xue Niao
Chapter 278 Ronaldo and Mourinho: The key to victory lies in Lin Quan!
"Dad, brother, why hasn't he scored yet?"
Maria is not a professional football fan, so she became a little impatient when she saw that her brother Lin Quan hadn't scored a goal after half an hour of the game.
"It's not so easy to score a goal in a game like the final!"
Guardio stretched out his hand to touch his daughter's head like he did when he was a child, but was knocked off by Maria with a look of disgust.
Maria is 14 years old and is in the rebellious period of a girl, so she doesn't like her father treating her in the same way as a child.
Guardiola was a little embarrassed, so he had to put his hand on the head of his little daughter Valentina and stroke it.
Five-year-old Valentina was very happy to be touched by her father in this way. The little girl at this age was still her father's close-fitting little padded jacket.
"Yes, sister, you have to be patient. Atletico Madrid's defensive ability is very strong. In La Liga, it is difficult for Real Madrid and Barcelona to score goals when they meet them!"
The 11-year-old Marius is an out-and-out true fan. He was deeply influenced by his father and brother, and he was full of interest in football since he was a child.
Because he is a Spaniard, even though he is currently living in Germany, he often watches La Liga games on TV.
Because he was born and raised in Barcelona, his favorite in La Liga is Barcelona.
As a Barcelona fan, seeing his home team lose the championship at home, he is very sad as a Barcelona fan.
Because of this, Atletico Madrid, who drew with Barcelona at home, left a deep impression on him.
In Marius' view, his brother and Messi are players with similar styles. Messi performed very badly when facing Atletico Madrid.
If Atletico Madrid uses the method they used to deal with Messi to deal with their big brother, then their big brother's performance may also be abnormal in this game.
"All right!"
Maria yawned boredly, then took out her mobile phone, took a photo of the stadium, and uploaded it to her Instagram account.
Maria was surprised when she opened her Instagram account.
There are tens of thousands of comments under the photo she uploaded with Lin Quan, and the number of likes exceeds 50.
This is a situation she has never encountered since she built her account.
However, after glancing at the comments in the comment area, Maria was a little confused:
"Tell Lin Quan to save his energy and wait until the second half of the game when Atletico Madrid loses energy and explodes. We will definitely win!"
"Let Lin tell Pellegrini to use 433 when playing against Atletico Madrid. Manchester City must use the sharpest spear to pierce the shield of Atletico Madrid!"
"Don't believe the nonsense upstairs, I suggest playing 352, with three central defenders and five midfielders. When returning to defense, it becomes 532, leaving no room for Atletico Madrid!"
"What the hell are you suggesting? Manchester City has never played three central defenders. Isn't it courting death to hold Buddha's feet temporarily?"
"That is, I suggest playing a variant of 433-3-4, with a 3-[-]-[-] when defending, because this way you can have double the players on the wing, which can kill Atletico Madrid's counterattack from the wing.
When attacking, returning to 4-3-3 can liberate De Bruyne and Lin Quan, and also free up space for David Silva on the wing, making full use of the width of the field to mobilize Atletico Madrid. "
"It makes sense, such a formation can have more protection when defending, narrow the formation as much as possible when defending, and widen as much as possible when attacking, I feel that Atletico Madrid will be very uncomfortable!"
Well, these fans regard this as a place to offer advice and suggestions for Manchester City's final match against Atletico Madrid.
Maria: "????"
What are these people talking about, I can't understand a single word!
Although she couldn't understand it, she looked at the number of her followers, and Maria's mood suddenly brightened.
Just by taking a photo with Lin Quan, in just a few days, her number of fans increased by more than 20, dozens of times more than before!
……
In a box at the Stadium of Light, Mendes and his two generals, Ronaldo and Mourinho, are sitting in the box watching the game.
Since Mourinho left Real Madrid and returned to Stamford Bridge, his relationship with Ronaldo has declined somewhat.
There was a certain gap between the two. Mourinho believed that Ronaldo failed to help him control the situation in the locker room, and Ronaldo believed that Mourinho's tactics dragged down his performance.
Moreover, he doesn't like that Mourinho always asks himself one way or another, especially what he thinks is unreasonable, such as taking on defensive tasks.
As the co-agent of the two, Mendes naturally wants to ease the relationship between the two most important players/coaches under him.
He knew that Ronaldo was arrogant by nature, so he didn't start the conversation from Ronaldo.
Instead, I found Mourinho and discussed tactics with him to divert the topic.
"Jose, will the defensive strategy adopted by Simeone at Atletico Madrid become the mainstream of football in the future?"
As a master of defensive counterattacks, Mourinho has always relied on defensive counterattacks to achieve success.
And Simeone's high-position defensive counterattack is very different from the general passive defensive counterattack, which made Mendes a little interested. He didn't know whether Mourinho could learn from Simeone's Atletico Madrid. to something of value.
"High pressing is indeed the development direction of football at present. Atletico Madrid's success has also proved that even if the team's lineup is not particularly strong, as long as the right tactics are used and the team is united, they can also overturn rich!"
When Ronaldo on the side heard this, his face was a little unsightly.
He felt that Mourinho was pointing fingers and scolding Huai Huai. In the season he left Real Madrid, Real Madrid's dressing room was out of control, which was completely contrary to what he said.
And his last sentence of "overthrowing the giants" made Ronaldo feel humiliated.
Real Madrid have been defeated by Atletico Madrid at home this season.
Seeing that Ronaldo's face was not very good-looking, Mendes quickly said:
"If the high press is so useful, can the rich teams use this method?"
Most of these Atletico Madrid players are not outstanding, and only a few can meet the standards of giants.
However, with such a group of mediocre players, none of the giants could resist.
This must be the power of tactics!
Since this tactic is so good, wouldn't it be more effective in the hands of stronger giants?
"This is the case in theory, but it is more difficult in practice, because big-name players are not as easy to manage as ordinary players. High-position pressing requires players to increase their running distance and increase their energy in defense. Such requirements, for many big-name players, will considered unreasonable!"
Mourinho is a bit exhausted in managing the locker room of the giants. Even if it is Chelsea, which he brought out by himself and has a lot of confidantes, he cannot fully control the locker room.
Simeone's success in Atletico Madrid is not only related to his proper tactics, but also to his status within the club and the team.
This Atletico Madrid almost relied on his own selection and construction, and then brought it to today's height little by little.
Therefore, the players of Atletico Madrid regard him as the godfather and treat him like a god!
He said one thing at Atletico Madrid. Not only will the players not question it, but they will do their best to implement his tactical arrangements.
Such authority is very rare among the head coaches of other teams.
For the giants, the authority of the head coach should not be too great. If it is too big, it will not be easy to control.
Mendes is not a layman of football either, and when he heard Mourinho's words, he nodded his head to express his understanding.
He turned his head to look at Ronaldo who had not spoken all the time, and asked:
"Cristiano, you have played against both Atletico Madrid and Manchester City. If you were asked to evaluate, who do you think is stronger?"
Ronaldo thought for a while, and said:
"I think Manchester City are stronger!"
Mendes did not ask the reason, but asked Mourinho along this topic:
"Jose, what do you think?"
Mourinho's answer is the same as Ronaldo's, he also feels that Manchester City is stronger.
"Since you all think that Manchester City is stronger, that means that Manchester City will win this championship trophy?"
"uncertain!"
"Hard to say!"
Ronaldo and Mourinho spoke almost at the same time, and they both froze for a moment after they finished speaking.
Mendes laughed loudly: "It seems that you are heroes who see the same thing, but I still want to ask, why are you all optimistic about Manchester City, but think that Manchester City may not win the championship?"
Ronaldo snorted coldly: "Because football is round!"
Mourinho said in his heart that you have said what I said, so I will put it another way:
"The final game, which determines the outcome, is very accidental. It does not mean that a strong team will definitely win, and Manchester City is only stronger on paper, and the strength is very limited. If their tactics are defeated by Atletico Madrid If they are restricted, then they may not be able to fully display their true strength!"
"As the most powerful player and the best coach in the world, I trust your judgment. So, can you tell me who is the person who decides the outcome of this game?"
Unlike the previous question, Mendes already has an answer to this question in his mind.
Cristiano Ronaldo looked at Mourinho, and the two had eye contact for the first time.
"Manchester City's No. [-]!"
"Forest!"
The two gave the same answer again.
……
On the field, Lin Quan made an extraordinary attempt on the wing.
The attempt wasn't a failure, but it wasn't a success either.
Although he passed the opponent's full-back, Godin, who was defended, shoveled the ball out of the sideline.
The range of activities of this central defender is really wide, and they all swept to the wing.
Lin Quan glanced at Atletico Madrid's defense and found that after Godin stepped forward to intercept, the full-back Juan on the other side shrank to the center, forming a new back line with Miranda, ensuring the safety of the goal.
Atletico Madrid's marking of Manchester City's players in the frontcourt was too tight. Zabaleta, who was in charge of throwing the ball, couldn't find a good choice, so he had to throw the ball to the players in his own half, allowing them to successfully organize the attack.
This is a microcosm of Manchester City's many offensive attempts throughout the first half. It's not that they didn't try hard to launch an offense, but their offense seemed to have hit a copper wall and was bounced back.
With Atletico Madrid players having plenty of physical fitness, unless they can really play a simple and efficient quick counterattack, it is really difficult to penetrate their defense.
In this case, the real threat is the chance of set kicks.
In the 37th minute of the first half, Atletico Madrid defender Miranda brought down Aguero who was about to catch the ball on the left side of the penalty area, and gave Manchester City a free kick in a not particularly good position.
This place is about 35 meters away from the goal, not too far away, you can hit the goal directly.
But because of the angle, if you hit the door directly, the possibility of being saved is very high.
After all, Atletico Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois is no unknown.
"You or I?"
De Bruyne and Lin Quan stood in front of the football and discussed in a low voice.
"Do you think Courtois can save if he hits the goal directly?"
Lin Quan gestured for the approximate position he was going to play, and asked De Bruyne.
De Bruyne and Courtois are teammates of the national team. He must know Courtois's saving habits better than Lin Quan at this time.
"It's hard to say, I feel like I can save him. His save moves are very smooth. Unless it is a dead corner, otherwise, the probability of being saved is very high!"
"Then come on, let's take a tactical free kick!"
Lin Quan gave up the idea of hitting the goal directly. The angle of hitting the goal directly in this direction is too small. As long as the goalkeeper does not make mistakes, it will be difficult to score.
Lin Quan whispered to De Bruyne in a low voice, and pointed to the restricted area and the flanks of the restricted area.
The nearby Atletico Madrid players could only hear sporadic fragments of the chat between the two, such as tactical free kicks, and what could not directly attack the goal.
But I couldn't hear the complete content of the chat between the two of them, but even if I heard it, there was a high probability that I wouldn't understand it.
Because the two spoke German, only a small part of the content was spoken in English, the purpose...
"okay!"
De Bruyne doesn't know why Lin Quan has so many ghost ideas.
But he quickly accepted Lin Quan's proposal and said that he would fully cooperate with his plan.
So, Lin Quan left from the front of the football and ran to the front of the penalty area, about three or four meters away from the top of the arc, just level with the wall of people discharged by Atletico Madrid.
Teammate Villa of the national team looked at Lin Quan suspiciously, wondering what the other party was doing here.
Do you want to play a tactical free kick?
There are not a few Atletico Madrid players who have such thoughts, because Lin Quanzhan's position is really good.
When most of Atletico Madrid's players were lining up the wall and staying in the penalty area to mark other Manchester City players, and when they were about to compete for the top, he came to the front of Atletico Madrid's penalty area alone, in a state of no interference.
At this time, as long as someone can deliver the ball to his feet and let him take a shot comfortably, the threat is much greater than Manchester City's direct use of this free kick to hit the goal.
Thinking of this, Villa subconsciously took a step in Lin Quan's direction, ready to intervene immediately, preventing Lin Quan from having a comfortable chance to shoot.
Atletico Madrid's other players also had similar thoughts in their hearts, and even the goalkeeper Courtois was distracted by Lin Quan.
At this moment, De Bruyne's free kick was kicked out.
But what everyone at Atletico Madrid didn't expect was that the ball didn't go to Lin Quan, but went directly to the goal!
(End of this chapter)
"Dad, brother, why hasn't he scored yet?"
Maria is not a professional football fan, so she became a little impatient when she saw that her brother Lin Quan hadn't scored a goal after half an hour of the game.
"It's not so easy to score a goal in a game like the final!"
Guardio stretched out his hand to touch his daughter's head like he did when he was a child, but was knocked off by Maria with a look of disgust.
Maria is 14 years old and is in the rebellious period of a girl, so she doesn't like her father treating her in the same way as a child.
Guardiola was a little embarrassed, so he had to put his hand on the head of his little daughter Valentina and stroke it.
Five-year-old Valentina was very happy to be touched by her father in this way. The little girl at this age was still her father's close-fitting little padded jacket.
"Yes, sister, you have to be patient. Atletico Madrid's defensive ability is very strong. In La Liga, it is difficult for Real Madrid and Barcelona to score goals when they meet them!"
The 11-year-old Marius is an out-and-out true fan. He was deeply influenced by his father and brother, and he was full of interest in football since he was a child.
Because he is a Spaniard, even though he is currently living in Germany, he often watches La Liga games on TV.
Because he was born and raised in Barcelona, his favorite in La Liga is Barcelona.
As a Barcelona fan, seeing his home team lose the championship at home, he is very sad as a Barcelona fan.
Because of this, Atletico Madrid, who drew with Barcelona at home, left a deep impression on him.
In Marius' view, his brother and Messi are players with similar styles. Messi performed very badly when facing Atletico Madrid.
If Atletico Madrid uses the method they used to deal with Messi to deal with their big brother, then their big brother's performance may also be abnormal in this game.
"All right!"
Maria yawned boredly, then took out her mobile phone, took a photo of the stadium, and uploaded it to her Instagram account.
Maria was surprised when she opened her Instagram account.
There are tens of thousands of comments under the photo she uploaded with Lin Quan, and the number of likes exceeds 50.
This is a situation she has never encountered since she built her account.
However, after glancing at the comments in the comment area, Maria was a little confused:
"Tell Lin Quan to save his energy and wait until the second half of the game when Atletico Madrid loses energy and explodes. We will definitely win!"
"Let Lin tell Pellegrini to use 433 when playing against Atletico Madrid. Manchester City must use the sharpest spear to pierce the shield of Atletico Madrid!"
"Don't believe the nonsense upstairs, I suggest playing 352, with three central defenders and five midfielders. When returning to defense, it becomes 532, leaving no room for Atletico Madrid!"
"What the hell are you suggesting? Manchester City has never played three central defenders. Isn't it courting death to hold Buddha's feet temporarily?"
"That is, I suggest playing a variant of 433-3-4, with a 3-[-]-[-] when defending, because this way you can have double the players on the wing, which can kill Atletico Madrid's counterattack from the wing.
When attacking, returning to 4-3-3 can liberate De Bruyne and Lin Quan, and also free up space for David Silva on the wing, making full use of the width of the field to mobilize Atletico Madrid. "
"It makes sense, such a formation can have more protection when defending, narrow the formation as much as possible when defending, and widen as much as possible when attacking, I feel that Atletico Madrid will be very uncomfortable!"
Well, these fans regard this as a place to offer advice and suggestions for Manchester City's final match against Atletico Madrid.
Maria: "????"
What are these people talking about, I can't understand a single word!
Although she couldn't understand it, she looked at the number of her followers, and Maria's mood suddenly brightened.
Just by taking a photo with Lin Quan, in just a few days, her number of fans increased by more than 20, dozens of times more than before!
……
In a box at the Stadium of Light, Mendes and his two generals, Ronaldo and Mourinho, are sitting in the box watching the game.
Since Mourinho left Real Madrid and returned to Stamford Bridge, his relationship with Ronaldo has declined somewhat.
There was a certain gap between the two. Mourinho believed that Ronaldo failed to help him control the situation in the locker room, and Ronaldo believed that Mourinho's tactics dragged down his performance.
Moreover, he doesn't like that Mourinho always asks himself one way or another, especially what he thinks is unreasonable, such as taking on defensive tasks.
As the co-agent of the two, Mendes naturally wants to ease the relationship between the two most important players/coaches under him.
He knew that Ronaldo was arrogant by nature, so he didn't start the conversation from Ronaldo.
Instead, I found Mourinho and discussed tactics with him to divert the topic.
"Jose, will the defensive strategy adopted by Simeone at Atletico Madrid become the mainstream of football in the future?"
As a master of defensive counterattacks, Mourinho has always relied on defensive counterattacks to achieve success.
And Simeone's high-position defensive counterattack is very different from the general passive defensive counterattack, which made Mendes a little interested. He didn't know whether Mourinho could learn from Simeone's Atletico Madrid. to something of value.
"High pressing is indeed the development direction of football at present. Atletico Madrid's success has also proved that even if the team's lineup is not particularly strong, as long as the right tactics are used and the team is united, they can also overturn rich!"
When Ronaldo on the side heard this, his face was a little unsightly.
He felt that Mourinho was pointing fingers and scolding Huai Huai. In the season he left Real Madrid, Real Madrid's dressing room was out of control, which was completely contrary to what he said.
And his last sentence of "overthrowing the giants" made Ronaldo feel humiliated.
Real Madrid have been defeated by Atletico Madrid at home this season.
Seeing that Ronaldo's face was not very good-looking, Mendes quickly said:
"If the high press is so useful, can the rich teams use this method?"
Most of these Atletico Madrid players are not outstanding, and only a few can meet the standards of giants.
However, with such a group of mediocre players, none of the giants could resist.
This must be the power of tactics!
Since this tactic is so good, wouldn't it be more effective in the hands of stronger giants?
"This is the case in theory, but it is more difficult in practice, because big-name players are not as easy to manage as ordinary players. High-position pressing requires players to increase their running distance and increase their energy in defense. Such requirements, for many big-name players, will considered unreasonable!"
Mourinho is a bit exhausted in managing the locker room of the giants. Even if it is Chelsea, which he brought out by himself and has a lot of confidantes, he cannot fully control the locker room.
Simeone's success in Atletico Madrid is not only related to his proper tactics, but also to his status within the club and the team.
This Atletico Madrid almost relied on his own selection and construction, and then brought it to today's height little by little.
Therefore, the players of Atletico Madrid regard him as the godfather and treat him like a god!
He said one thing at Atletico Madrid. Not only will the players not question it, but they will do their best to implement his tactical arrangements.
Such authority is very rare among the head coaches of other teams.
For the giants, the authority of the head coach should not be too great. If it is too big, it will not be easy to control.
Mendes is not a layman of football either, and when he heard Mourinho's words, he nodded his head to express his understanding.
He turned his head to look at Ronaldo who had not spoken all the time, and asked:
"Cristiano, you have played against both Atletico Madrid and Manchester City. If you were asked to evaluate, who do you think is stronger?"
Ronaldo thought for a while, and said:
"I think Manchester City are stronger!"
Mendes did not ask the reason, but asked Mourinho along this topic:
"Jose, what do you think?"
Mourinho's answer is the same as Ronaldo's, he also feels that Manchester City is stronger.
"Since you all think that Manchester City is stronger, that means that Manchester City will win this championship trophy?"
"uncertain!"
"Hard to say!"
Ronaldo and Mourinho spoke almost at the same time, and they both froze for a moment after they finished speaking.
Mendes laughed loudly: "It seems that you are heroes who see the same thing, but I still want to ask, why are you all optimistic about Manchester City, but think that Manchester City may not win the championship?"
Ronaldo snorted coldly: "Because football is round!"
Mourinho said in his heart that you have said what I said, so I will put it another way:
"The final game, which determines the outcome, is very accidental. It does not mean that a strong team will definitely win, and Manchester City is only stronger on paper, and the strength is very limited. If their tactics are defeated by Atletico Madrid If they are restricted, then they may not be able to fully display their true strength!"
"As the most powerful player and the best coach in the world, I trust your judgment. So, can you tell me who is the person who decides the outcome of this game?"
Unlike the previous question, Mendes already has an answer to this question in his mind.
Cristiano Ronaldo looked at Mourinho, and the two had eye contact for the first time.
"Manchester City's No. [-]!"
"Forest!"
The two gave the same answer again.
……
On the field, Lin Quan made an extraordinary attempt on the wing.
The attempt wasn't a failure, but it wasn't a success either.
Although he passed the opponent's full-back, Godin, who was defended, shoveled the ball out of the sideline.
The range of activities of this central defender is really wide, and they all swept to the wing.
Lin Quan glanced at Atletico Madrid's defense and found that after Godin stepped forward to intercept, the full-back Juan on the other side shrank to the center, forming a new back line with Miranda, ensuring the safety of the goal.
Atletico Madrid's marking of Manchester City's players in the frontcourt was too tight. Zabaleta, who was in charge of throwing the ball, couldn't find a good choice, so he had to throw the ball to the players in his own half, allowing them to successfully organize the attack.
This is a microcosm of Manchester City's many offensive attempts throughout the first half. It's not that they didn't try hard to launch an offense, but their offense seemed to have hit a copper wall and was bounced back.
With Atletico Madrid players having plenty of physical fitness, unless they can really play a simple and efficient quick counterattack, it is really difficult to penetrate their defense.
In this case, the real threat is the chance of set kicks.
In the 37th minute of the first half, Atletico Madrid defender Miranda brought down Aguero who was about to catch the ball on the left side of the penalty area, and gave Manchester City a free kick in a not particularly good position.
This place is about 35 meters away from the goal, not too far away, you can hit the goal directly.
But because of the angle, if you hit the door directly, the possibility of being saved is very high.
After all, Atletico Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois is no unknown.
"You or I?"
De Bruyne and Lin Quan stood in front of the football and discussed in a low voice.
"Do you think Courtois can save if he hits the goal directly?"
Lin Quan gestured for the approximate position he was going to play, and asked De Bruyne.
De Bruyne and Courtois are teammates of the national team. He must know Courtois's saving habits better than Lin Quan at this time.
"It's hard to say, I feel like I can save him. His save moves are very smooth. Unless it is a dead corner, otherwise, the probability of being saved is very high!"
"Then come on, let's take a tactical free kick!"
Lin Quan gave up the idea of hitting the goal directly. The angle of hitting the goal directly in this direction is too small. As long as the goalkeeper does not make mistakes, it will be difficult to score.
Lin Quan whispered to De Bruyne in a low voice, and pointed to the restricted area and the flanks of the restricted area.
The nearby Atletico Madrid players could only hear sporadic fragments of the chat between the two, such as tactical free kicks, and what could not directly attack the goal.
But I couldn't hear the complete content of the chat between the two of them, but even if I heard it, there was a high probability that I wouldn't understand it.
Because the two spoke German, only a small part of the content was spoken in English, the purpose...
"okay!"
De Bruyne doesn't know why Lin Quan has so many ghost ideas.
But he quickly accepted Lin Quan's proposal and said that he would fully cooperate with his plan.
So, Lin Quan left from the front of the football and ran to the front of the penalty area, about three or four meters away from the top of the arc, just level with the wall of people discharged by Atletico Madrid.
Teammate Villa of the national team looked at Lin Quan suspiciously, wondering what the other party was doing here.
Do you want to play a tactical free kick?
There are not a few Atletico Madrid players who have such thoughts, because Lin Quanzhan's position is really good.
When most of Atletico Madrid's players were lining up the wall and staying in the penalty area to mark other Manchester City players, and when they were about to compete for the top, he came to the front of Atletico Madrid's penalty area alone, in a state of no interference.
At this time, as long as someone can deliver the ball to his feet and let him take a shot comfortably, the threat is much greater than Manchester City's direct use of this free kick to hit the goal.
Thinking of this, Villa subconsciously took a step in Lin Quan's direction, ready to intervene immediately, preventing Lin Quan from having a comfortable chance to shoot.
Atletico Madrid's other players also had similar thoughts in their hearts, and even the goalkeeper Courtois was distracted by Lin Quan.
At this moment, De Bruyne's free kick was kicked out.
But what everyone at Atletico Madrid didn't expect was that the ball didn't go to Lin Quan, but went directly to the goal!
(End of this chapter)
