Chapter 385 Guardiola: Maximize Lin Quan's offensive power!
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Xian Xue Niao
Chapter 385 Guardiola: Maximize Lin Quan's offensive power!
"Damn Mourinho, tell him that if he can't win this game, let him pack up and leave!"
In the box at Stamford Bridge, Chelsea boss Abramovich's nose was crooked in anger.
Liverpool now has the name of a wealthy family, but not the reality of a wealthy family. He cannot accept the reality that Chelsea can't even beat such a down-and-out Liverpool.
If this game is tied, then Chelsea's top position will be replaced by Manchester City, and they will be 2 points behind Manchester City.
With 2 rounds left in the league and it is about to end, Chelsea collapsed at their home court.
Like the vast majority of Chelsea fans, Abramovich cannot accept this result at all.
On the field, Mourinho also turned his eyes red. In the second half, he replaced defensive players and replaced a large number of offensive players. He assumed a desperate attitude and launched a fierce attack on Liverpool.
However, Liverpool's tenacity far exceeded the imagination of the Blues generals. They besieged the opponent's entire half at home and used all available methods, but they just couldn't break through Liverpool's goal.
In the end, Chelsea had to accept the result of being tied at home.
At the end of the game, there was a huge cheer from Manchester City's dressing room.
With the help of Liverpool, they regained the top position and are leading the way to defending the league title!
As for the Blues, after being unexpectedly drawn by Liverpool, they have lost the initiative.
In the last two rounds, even if they win all the games, there is no guarantee of winning the championship. They still need to see the face of Manchester City. Unless Manchester City loses or is tied, they will have a chance.
Otherwise, Chelsea will sit back and watch Manchester City successfully defend their title!
The game received a lot of attention in the UK, and after the game, major media spent a lot of space reporting on the game.
Among them, there are a lot of voices criticizing Chelsea and Mourinho.
"Mourinho should be responsible for today's failure! "
"The Blues accidentally lost points, or will miss the championship! "
"Abramovich's patience with Mourinho has reached the limit! "
Hundreds of millions of pounds have been invested for several consecutive years in exchange for five years without a league championship. Not to mention Abramovich's unbearable results, Chelsea fans can't bear it either.
After the game, rumors claimed that Abramovich broke into the locker room and had a violent quarrel with Mourinho in the locker room.
This exacerbates the outside world's concerns about Chelsea's coaching position. The madman's second term in the Blues may soon come to an end.
However, the outside world is not surprised by Mourinho's end.
"Mourinho's end today is entirely because of his own faults. He failed to win the direct confrontation with Manchester City!"
In the two rounds between Manchester City and Chelsea this season, Manchester City has won both.
Especially in the second round at Stamford Bridge, Chelsea led Manchester City by 6 points before that game. If they win, the point difference can be widened to 9 points, and the victory can basically be sealed.
But it is a pity that Mourinho failed to defend his home court. Instead, he lost to Manchester City at home and gave the opponent a precious three-pointer.
This kind of six-point battle is very critical. If you win 3 points, if you lose 3 points to your opponent, it is equivalent to deducting 3 points. If you come and go, you will get 6 points.
And Chelsea lost two games in a row, which is equivalent to losing 12 points at once. For Chelsea, who want to compete for the championship, it is indeed very fatal.
"If Chelsea hadn't lost to Manchester City in a row, then their lead at this time is at least 4 points. If they can beat Manchester City, then Chelsea would have won the championship early!"
Manchester City experienced such a serious change in the middle of this season, and the team's state has been in a downturn for several months.
Chelsea did not seize such a good opportunity, and Mourinho was not wronged by the criticism from the outside world.
Regardless of the criticism of Mourinho from the outside world, the soldiers of Manchester City, with the help of Liverpool, after reaching the summit unexpectedly, each of them was refreshed and their morale rose.
So, with such high morale, Manchester City came to Munich 3 days in advance to prepare for the second round of the Champions League semi-final.
Compared with Manchester City, which has won consecutive victories, Bayern seems to be in a much worse state just from the record?
They have suffered a two-game losing streak in the league. After losing 0:2 to Leverkusen in the last game, Bayern lost to Augsburg at home in this game.
And Bayern not only lost, the substitute goalkeeper Reina was also expelled from the field after receiving a red card in just 13 minutes for a bad foul.
Judging from the records of the two teams alone, Manchester City, with a 2-goal advantage, should be able to easily defeat Bayern, which is in a "poor state".
However, in the handicap offered by the major gambling companies before the game, almost no one is optimistic about Manchester City winning the away game.
Even for those who are most optimistic about them, the handicap is Bayern handicap.
This is tantamount to acquiescing that Manchester City will lose at the Allianz Arena, and looking at the handicap of many companies, they even think that Manchester City will lose miserably!
"Do you look down on us that much?"
After the Manchester City players learned of the handicap offered by the gambling company, they were all filled with righteous indignation.
This game hasn't been played yet, these guys seem to have sentenced them to death?
Why do they feel that Manchester City is not Bayern's opponent?
"Although I am very unconvinced in my heart, objectively speaking, our chances of winning this game are indeed very low!"
Some people were not affected by emotions, and calmly analyzed:
"Bayern have been recharging their batteries for a whole week. Don't look at how embarrassing they lost to Augsburg. Look at the starting lineup. Most of them are substitutes. The main players only changed in the second half. playing.
This shows that they don't care about the result of the game at all, they just use this game to train their troops and keep the main players in shape by the way. "
Bayern's lead in the league is too great, and they have already won the championship four rounds ahead of schedule, so in the last few rounds, Heynckes almost did not arrange the main players to play.
This allowed Bayern's main players to rest for a long time, and their physical reserves are much better than Manchester City's players.
With so much stamina in reserve, they obviously intend to 'entertain' Manchester City at the Allianz Arena.
Manchester City could hardly withstand Bayern's attack at their own home court in the last game. When they arrived at the opponent's home court, it was almost wishful thinking to rely on defense to block Bayern's attack.
And once Bayern score a goal, their morale will be boosted and they will only get stronger and stronger. I am afraid no one knows how many goals Bayern can score in the end.
Bayern's offensive power is obvious to all, and they have accumulated power for so long in advance, so the outside world is optimistic about Bayern, because everyone thinks that Manchester City will definitely not be able to defend.
Coincidentally, Guardiola thinks so too.
"Bayern's offense is too strong, and you will die if you stick to it. Therefore, we have to open up our posture and fight against our opponents at the Allianz Arena!"
This sentence was announced by Guardiola as early as after the first round of the game.
But at that time, many people didn't believe what he said, thinking that he was a cover-up, deliberately speaking out to confuse opponents.
At that time, even some players in the Manchester City team thought so.
But now, when Guardiola brought up the old matter again, the players saw his serious expression, and each of them understood:
Gua Tu is not joking, he is serious!
If you dare not fight against Bayern, blindly guard against death, and want to rely on defense to deal with Bayern, then you will really die without a place to die!
"Don't think we can sit back and relax because we have a goal difference of 2 goals!"
Seeing the hesitant looks of some players, who seemed to have objections to his decision, Guardiola glanced at them and said unceremoniously:
"If you really think so, then this game will be the end of our Champions League schedule this season, and we can consider preparing for the Champions League next season!"
Seeing what Guardiola said was so serious, everyone stopped talking immediately.
"Very well, since everyone doesn't speak, they support my decision!"
Guardiola quickly took out the tactical board that had been prepared, called all the players over, and then began to explain his tactics to each player carefully.
The players were still uneasy about playing against Bayern at the Allianz Arena, but after listening to Guardiola's tactical explanation, none of them hesitated anymore.
If Guardiola's tactics can work, then they may really be able to win with this tactic!
In order to confuse the opponent, hide your true intentions as much as possible.
Guardiola also deliberately practiced defensive tactics in front of reporters and Bayern fans who came to spy on the military situation, giving people a feeling that they seemed to be afraid of Bayern's strong offensive ability and planned to rely on defense to deal with Bayern.
This discovery immediately drew ridicule from Bayern fans:
"Hehe, didn't Guardiola say harshly before that he wanted to play against Bayern at the Allianz Arena? How come he doesn't dare now?"
"Hehe, I must be afraid of Bayern's powerful offensive ability, so I can only slap myself in the face!"
"It's too naive to want to rely on defense to save your life!"
"I bet Bayern can score at least 3 on Manchester City!"
"It's too conservative, I think I can get 4!"
"Scored 3 in the first half and 2 in the second half, I think I can win by five goals!"
"You are all too conservative, maybe this game is the same as the last game against Porto, 8:1?"
"If it's really 8:1, that person's face will be swollen!"
……
Because of the incident of leaving the team during the winter break, coupled with the club's smearing, Bayern fans are very displeased with Guardiola.
They very much hope to see Bayern beat the team coached by Guardiola at their home court, and tell Guardiola with practical actions:
You are not good enough for us!
Guardiola did not respond to the ridicule and doubts from the outside world.
He focused on perfecting his offensive tactics.
Instead of wasting time arguing with these people, it is better to spend more time thinking about how to limit Bayern's powerful offense from the wing.
For this reason, Guardiola deliberately collected the video recordings of Bayern's losing games under Heynckes in recent years for research.
As a Bundesliga giant, Bayern didn't lose many games.
Among the limited video games, there are just a few of Lin Quan's matches against Bayern during his time at Werder Bremen.
After watching the videos of these games with curiosity, Guardiola's eyes lit up.
Coach Schaff's tactics of placing Lin Quan on the right wing to fight against Bayern seems to be something that can be used for reference?
Compared with Werder Bremen's lineup back then, Manchester City's lineup is undoubtedly more luxurious.
Their reliance on Lin Quan is far less serious than that of the Parrot Legion, so fixing Lin Quan on one side will have an impact on the team's offensive organization in the midfield, but the impact will not be too great.
The team has De Bruyne, Kroos and others organizing, dispatching and passing the ball, which can completely liberate Lin Quan and let him play the greatest offensive power!
Thinking of this, Guardiola thought of the best tactic!
That is to combine his use of Messi on the wing during the three dynasties of the Barcelona Dream, and then with Coach Schaff's exchange tactics, to maximize Lin Quan's power on the wing!
Before Lin Quan appeared, if Guardiola were to choose the strongest wide player, then he would definitely vote for Messi.
But now, Lin Quan's sudden appearance makes it difficult for Guardiola to vote.
He has seen Messi at his peak and knows how powerful Messi was back then.
But he hasn't seen Lin Quan's strength on the wing, so he can't give an accurate judgment.
It just so happened that this game was an excellent opportunity for him and others to see Lin Quan's strength on the wing!
……
The news from Manchester City soon spread to Bayern. It was learned that Guardiola was practicing defensive tactics and seemed to be planning to use defensive counterattacks to deal with Bayern.
Heynckes called the assistant coaches together and discussed it together.
"Defensive counterattack is a very pragmatic choice for Manchester City, especially if they still have the advantage of 2 goal difference."
Bayern's coaches didn't have much doubt about this information, because they all felt that Manchester City didn't need to take the risk of attacking, and took advantage of Bayern's mentality that they must suppress the offense, and just played a defensive counterattack.
The tactic of defensive counterattack is very powerful in the hands of strong teams.
Relying on this trick, Mourinho won two Champions League titles, and even snatched the Big Ears Cup from Barcelona in their heyday.
However, the speed of Manchester City's two wingers is not fast. Lin Quan and David Silva are all technical players with strong passing, organization and dribbling abilities, but average speed.
If they really play a defensive counterattack, the threat to Bayern is not great, at least Bayern's coaching staff think so.
Although they think so, Bayern also have to make some preparations in advance.
For example, when Manchester City switches from defense to offense, how to limit the opponent's ball and organize the opponent's midfielder to hand the ball to the winger.
After the opponent's winger has the ball, how to restrict the opponent's breakthrough, passing, cutting and shooting, especially Lin Quan's side, his shooting skills are very good, and giving him a chance to shoot is extremely dangerous for Bayern.
In response to the tactics that Manchester City may adopt, Bayern spent two days rehearsing various targeted defensive tactics.
Bayern, who are well prepared, are confidently waiting for the game to start!
On May 5, at the Allianz Arena, the second leg of Manchester City's Champions League semi-final against Bayern Munich.
Before the game is about to start, both sides have announced the starting list of their respective teams.
When Heynckes got Manchester City's starting list, he couldn't help squinting the corner of his eyes, realizing that he had been fooled.
Manchester City's starting list has Cross's name, and the left back is Kolarov, who is strong in offense and weak in defense.
This starting list, you tell me they want to play defensive counterattack?
(End of this chapter)
"Damn Mourinho, tell him that if he can't win this game, let him pack up and leave!"
In the box at Stamford Bridge, Chelsea boss Abramovich's nose was crooked in anger.
Liverpool now has the name of a wealthy family, but not the reality of a wealthy family. He cannot accept the reality that Chelsea can't even beat such a down-and-out Liverpool.
If this game is tied, then Chelsea's top position will be replaced by Manchester City, and they will be 2 points behind Manchester City.
With 2 rounds left in the league and it is about to end, Chelsea collapsed at their home court.
Like the vast majority of Chelsea fans, Abramovich cannot accept this result at all.
On the field, Mourinho also turned his eyes red. In the second half, he replaced defensive players and replaced a large number of offensive players. He assumed a desperate attitude and launched a fierce attack on Liverpool.
However, Liverpool's tenacity far exceeded the imagination of the Blues generals. They besieged the opponent's entire half at home and used all available methods, but they just couldn't break through Liverpool's goal.
In the end, Chelsea had to accept the result of being tied at home.
At the end of the game, there was a huge cheer from Manchester City's dressing room.
With the help of Liverpool, they regained the top position and are leading the way to defending the league title!
As for the Blues, after being unexpectedly drawn by Liverpool, they have lost the initiative.
In the last two rounds, even if they win all the games, there is no guarantee of winning the championship. They still need to see the face of Manchester City. Unless Manchester City loses or is tied, they will have a chance.
Otherwise, Chelsea will sit back and watch Manchester City successfully defend their title!
The game received a lot of attention in the UK, and after the game, major media spent a lot of space reporting on the game.
Among them, there are a lot of voices criticizing Chelsea and Mourinho.
"Mourinho should be responsible for today's failure! "
"The Blues accidentally lost points, or will miss the championship! "
"Abramovich's patience with Mourinho has reached the limit! "
Hundreds of millions of pounds have been invested for several consecutive years in exchange for five years without a league championship. Not to mention Abramovich's unbearable results, Chelsea fans can't bear it either.
After the game, rumors claimed that Abramovich broke into the locker room and had a violent quarrel with Mourinho in the locker room.
This exacerbates the outside world's concerns about Chelsea's coaching position. The madman's second term in the Blues may soon come to an end.
However, the outside world is not surprised by Mourinho's end.
"Mourinho's end today is entirely because of his own faults. He failed to win the direct confrontation with Manchester City!"
In the two rounds between Manchester City and Chelsea this season, Manchester City has won both.
Especially in the second round at Stamford Bridge, Chelsea led Manchester City by 6 points before that game. If they win, the point difference can be widened to 9 points, and the victory can basically be sealed.
But it is a pity that Mourinho failed to defend his home court. Instead, he lost to Manchester City at home and gave the opponent a precious three-pointer.
This kind of six-point battle is very critical. If you win 3 points, if you lose 3 points to your opponent, it is equivalent to deducting 3 points. If you come and go, you will get 6 points.
And Chelsea lost two games in a row, which is equivalent to losing 12 points at once. For Chelsea, who want to compete for the championship, it is indeed very fatal.
"If Chelsea hadn't lost to Manchester City in a row, then their lead at this time is at least 4 points. If they can beat Manchester City, then Chelsea would have won the championship early!"
Manchester City experienced such a serious change in the middle of this season, and the team's state has been in a downturn for several months.
Chelsea did not seize such a good opportunity, and Mourinho was not wronged by the criticism from the outside world.
Regardless of the criticism of Mourinho from the outside world, the soldiers of Manchester City, with the help of Liverpool, after reaching the summit unexpectedly, each of them was refreshed and their morale rose.
So, with such high morale, Manchester City came to Munich 3 days in advance to prepare for the second round of the Champions League semi-final.
Compared with Manchester City, which has won consecutive victories, Bayern seems to be in a much worse state just from the record?
They have suffered a two-game losing streak in the league. After losing 0:2 to Leverkusen in the last game, Bayern lost to Augsburg at home in this game.
And Bayern not only lost, the substitute goalkeeper Reina was also expelled from the field after receiving a red card in just 13 minutes for a bad foul.
Judging from the records of the two teams alone, Manchester City, with a 2-goal advantage, should be able to easily defeat Bayern, which is in a "poor state".
However, in the handicap offered by the major gambling companies before the game, almost no one is optimistic about Manchester City winning the away game.
Even for those who are most optimistic about them, the handicap is Bayern handicap.
This is tantamount to acquiescing that Manchester City will lose at the Allianz Arena, and looking at the handicap of many companies, they even think that Manchester City will lose miserably!
"Do you look down on us that much?"
After the Manchester City players learned of the handicap offered by the gambling company, they were all filled with righteous indignation.
This game hasn't been played yet, these guys seem to have sentenced them to death?
Why do they feel that Manchester City is not Bayern's opponent?
"Although I am very unconvinced in my heart, objectively speaking, our chances of winning this game are indeed very low!"
Some people were not affected by emotions, and calmly analyzed:
"Bayern have been recharging their batteries for a whole week. Don't look at how embarrassing they lost to Augsburg. Look at the starting lineup. Most of them are substitutes. The main players only changed in the second half. playing.
This shows that they don't care about the result of the game at all, they just use this game to train their troops and keep the main players in shape by the way. "
Bayern's lead in the league is too great, and they have already won the championship four rounds ahead of schedule, so in the last few rounds, Heynckes almost did not arrange the main players to play.
This allowed Bayern's main players to rest for a long time, and their physical reserves are much better than Manchester City's players.
With so much stamina in reserve, they obviously intend to 'entertain' Manchester City at the Allianz Arena.
Manchester City could hardly withstand Bayern's attack at their own home court in the last game. When they arrived at the opponent's home court, it was almost wishful thinking to rely on defense to block Bayern's attack.
And once Bayern score a goal, their morale will be boosted and they will only get stronger and stronger. I am afraid no one knows how many goals Bayern can score in the end.
Bayern's offensive power is obvious to all, and they have accumulated power for so long in advance, so the outside world is optimistic about Bayern, because everyone thinks that Manchester City will definitely not be able to defend.
Coincidentally, Guardiola thinks so too.
"Bayern's offense is too strong, and you will die if you stick to it. Therefore, we have to open up our posture and fight against our opponents at the Allianz Arena!"
This sentence was announced by Guardiola as early as after the first round of the game.
But at that time, many people didn't believe what he said, thinking that he was a cover-up, deliberately speaking out to confuse opponents.
At that time, even some players in the Manchester City team thought so.
But now, when Guardiola brought up the old matter again, the players saw his serious expression, and each of them understood:
Gua Tu is not joking, he is serious!
If you dare not fight against Bayern, blindly guard against death, and want to rely on defense to deal with Bayern, then you will really die without a place to die!
"Don't think we can sit back and relax because we have a goal difference of 2 goals!"
Seeing the hesitant looks of some players, who seemed to have objections to his decision, Guardiola glanced at them and said unceremoniously:
"If you really think so, then this game will be the end of our Champions League schedule this season, and we can consider preparing for the Champions League next season!"
Seeing what Guardiola said was so serious, everyone stopped talking immediately.
"Very well, since everyone doesn't speak, they support my decision!"
Guardiola quickly took out the tactical board that had been prepared, called all the players over, and then began to explain his tactics to each player carefully.
The players were still uneasy about playing against Bayern at the Allianz Arena, but after listening to Guardiola's tactical explanation, none of them hesitated anymore.
If Guardiola's tactics can work, then they may really be able to win with this tactic!
In order to confuse the opponent, hide your true intentions as much as possible.
Guardiola also deliberately practiced defensive tactics in front of reporters and Bayern fans who came to spy on the military situation, giving people a feeling that they seemed to be afraid of Bayern's strong offensive ability and planned to rely on defense to deal with Bayern.
This discovery immediately drew ridicule from Bayern fans:
"Hehe, didn't Guardiola say harshly before that he wanted to play against Bayern at the Allianz Arena? How come he doesn't dare now?"
"Hehe, I must be afraid of Bayern's powerful offensive ability, so I can only slap myself in the face!"
"It's too naive to want to rely on defense to save your life!"
"I bet Bayern can score at least 3 on Manchester City!"
"It's too conservative, I think I can get 4!"
"Scored 3 in the first half and 2 in the second half, I think I can win by five goals!"
"You are all too conservative, maybe this game is the same as the last game against Porto, 8:1?"
"If it's really 8:1, that person's face will be swollen!"
……
Because of the incident of leaving the team during the winter break, coupled with the club's smearing, Bayern fans are very displeased with Guardiola.
They very much hope to see Bayern beat the team coached by Guardiola at their home court, and tell Guardiola with practical actions:
You are not good enough for us!
Guardiola did not respond to the ridicule and doubts from the outside world.
He focused on perfecting his offensive tactics.
Instead of wasting time arguing with these people, it is better to spend more time thinking about how to limit Bayern's powerful offense from the wing.
For this reason, Guardiola deliberately collected the video recordings of Bayern's losing games under Heynckes in recent years for research.
As a Bundesliga giant, Bayern didn't lose many games.
Among the limited video games, there are just a few of Lin Quan's matches against Bayern during his time at Werder Bremen.
After watching the videos of these games with curiosity, Guardiola's eyes lit up.
Coach Schaff's tactics of placing Lin Quan on the right wing to fight against Bayern seems to be something that can be used for reference?
Compared with Werder Bremen's lineup back then, Manchester City's lineup is undoubtedly more luxurious.
Their reliance on Lin Quan is far less serious than that of the Parrot Legion, so fixing Lin Quan on one side will have an impact on the team's offensive organization in the midfield, but the impact will not be too great.
The team has De Bruyne, Kroos and others organizing, dispatching and passing the ball, which can completely liberate Lin Quan and let him play the greatest offensive power!
Thinking of this, Guardiola thought of the best tactic!
That is to combine his use of Messi on the wing during the three dynasties of the Barcelona Dream, and then with Coach Schaff's exchange tactics, to maximize Lin Quan's power on the wing!
Before Lin Quan appeared, if Guardiola were to choose the strongest wide player, then he would definitely vote for Messi.
But now, Lin Quan's sudden appearance makes it difficult for Guardiola to vote.
He has seen Messi at his peak and knows how powerful Messi was back then.
But he hasn't seen Lin Quan's strength on the wing, so he can't give an accurate judgment.
It just so happened that this game was an excellent opportunity for him and others to see Lin Quan's strength on the wing!
……
The news from Manchester City soon spread to Bayern. It was learned that Guardiola was practicing defensive tactics and seemed to be planning to use defensive counterattacks to deal with Bayern.
Heynckes called the assistant coaches together and discussed it together.
"Defensive counterattack is a very pragmatic choice for Manchester City, especially if they still have the advantage of 2 goal difference."
Bayern's coaches didn't have much doubt about this information, because they all felt that Manchester City didn't need to take the risk of attacking, and took advantage of Bayern's mentality that they must suppress the offense, and just played a defensive counterattack.
The tactic of defensive counterattack is very powerful in the hands of strong teams.
Relying on this trick, Mourinho won two Champions League titles, and even snatched the Big Ears Cup from Barcelona in their heyday.
However, the speed of Manchester City's two wingers is not fast. Lin Quan and David Silva are all technical players with strong passing, organization and dribbling abilities, but average speed.
If they really play a defensive counterattack, the threat to Bayern is not great, at least Bayern's coaching staff think so.
Although they think so, Bayern also have to make some preparations in advance.
For example, when Manchester City switches from defense to offense, how to limit the opponent's ball and organize the opponent's midfielder to hand the ball to the winger.
After the opponent's winger has the ball, how to restrict the opponent's breakthrough, passing, cutting and shooting, especially Lin Quan's side, his shooting skills are very good, and giving him a chance to shoot is extremely dangerous for Bayern.
In response to the tactics that Manchester City may adopt, Bayern spent two days rehearsing various targeted defensive tactics.
Bayern, who are well prepared, are confidently waiting for the game to start!
On May 5, at the Allianz Arena, the second leg of Manchester City's Champions League semi-final against Bayern Munich.
Before the game is about to start, both sides have announced the starting list of their respective teams.
When Heynckes got Manchester City's starting list, he couldn't help squinting the corner of his eyes, realizing that he had been fooled.
Manchester City's starting list has Cross's name, and the left back is Kolarov, who is strong in offense and weak in defense.
This starting list, you tell me they want to play defensive counterattack?
(End of this chapter)
