Chapter 614: Ramos is still playing tricks
Real Madrid allowed Lin Quan to get the ball smoothly in this position, which was a huge test for their defense.
As the defensive backbone of Real Madrid's midfield, Casemiro saw Modric being passed and without any hesitation, he immediately rushed towards Lin Quan.
He knew very well how serious the consequences would be if he continued to let Lin Quan advance to the front of his own penalty area.
He must build another barrier outside the defense to stifle danger in the midfield as much as possible.
Not only Casemiro realized the danger, but Iscohar Carvajal also discovered the consequences of the continued development of Lin Quan's vacant position.
They also moved towards Lin Quan immediately. Together with Modric who had already climbed up from the ground, Real Madrid quickly built a multi-person double-team network against Lin Quan in a short period of time.
As long as Casemiro can block Lin Quan for a second or two, these four people can completely block all Lin Quan's passing and breakthrough routes and resolve this wave of Manchester City's offensive.
"Real Madrid showed a textbook defense. Manchester City seemed to have fallen into Real Madrid's defensive trap. Lin Quan was surrounded by the opponent. The ball was about to be lost!"
In the CCTV studio, He Wei saw Real Madrid quickly deploying its troops to surround Lin Quan, and he felt extremely emotional. Real Madrid's defense this season was really excellent.
Especially the cooperation between the three people in the middle is simply amazing.
The three of them seemed to share the same head. They could always understand the meaning of their teammates immediately. Their steps were almost exactly the same. They were very integrated and could not find any flaws at all.
The opponent's defense was quickly positioned, and Lin Quan was already aware of the danger.
But he did not panic, but began to think about countermeasures as soon as possible.
Casemiro's interception ability is very strong. If it is one-on-one, Lin Quan is confident that he can get past him.
But at this time, he was caught in the opponent's double-team. It didn't make much sense to simply pass Casemiro, because the Real Madrid players who defended him would immediately fill the vacancy left by Casemiro.
Furthermore, when he passes people, people from the opponent's flanks and behind are likely to stretch out their feet to grab the ball or destroy it. It is difficult for him to hold the ball firmly with two fists and four hands. of protection under your feet.
So, the best way is to pass the ball.
But Cross had already sensed his intention, and at this time he consciously cut off his passing route, leaving Lin Quan without a good passing target.
Faced with this situation, most people may have no choice but to surrender.
But Lin Quan keenly caught the loopholes in the opponent's defense. After seeing Kroos' position, he moved the ball laterally, avoiding Casemiro in front of him, and moved towards Kroos' position.
Seeing Lin Quan's choice, Casemiro and Kroos both secretly said something bad.
It was originally a dead game, but Lin Quan made such a horizontal move and the situation came to life again.
Because Real Madrid deployed heavy troops to intercept and double-team Lin Quan on the left side, their right side seemed a bit empty.
Lin Quan dribbled the ball to the right at this time, just in time to seize the weak loophole on the opponent's right side.
And there is something even more deadly. After seeing Lin Quan's move, Manchester City's right winger and right back began to move forward resolutely.
As a result, Manchester City formed a partial numerical advantage on the right side. Real Madrid's only left back and Kroos on this side were unable to completely restrict the attack of the three opponents.
As for Casemiro in the middle, he should have continued to move with Lin Quan.
But after Lin Quan dribbled the ball laterally, Manchester City's two midfielders, David Silva and De Bruyne, had already reached the position he had just passed.
Casemiro had to target these two people at this time, because no one could guarantee whether Lin Quan's move of dribbling the ball to the right was a lie.
If he feints a shot and suddenly knocks the ball back to the center, then if there is no one around De Bruyne and David Silva to mark him closely, with their passing ability, the Manchester City forward in the penalty area is likely to Will eat the cake.
Casemiro did not dare to move, and Real Madrid naturally had a numerical disadvantage on the right side.
At this time, Zidane on the sidelines was extremely regretful. Why did he put up a 4312 formation?
Isn't it good to just use 433?
As long as the middle one leans to one side, problems will easily occur on the other side.
Especially when facing a team like Manchester City!
Thinking of this, Zidane stared at Lin Quan's back.
This damn brat found a loophole in Real Madrid's formation right away!
He glanced at Guardiola, the coach of Manchester City next door, with some jealousy, enviing him for having a good son.
If only my son were as powerful as Lin Quan, that would be great!
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Casemiro's consideration is not overly imaginative. In fact, Lin Quan really has such a plan.
If Casemiro follows, he will pass the ball to De Bruyne immediately and kill Real Madrid with a counterattack.
When De Bruyne passes the ball to the forward, if Aguero can't find a chance to shoot, Lin Quan can step in from the center and receive Aguero's return shot.
Unless Casemiro stares at him the whole time after he passes the ball, as long as Manchester City's offensive tactics are used, the probability of scoring is still very high.
But unfortunately, Casemiro was not fooled and chose to mark De Bruyne.
There's nothing I can do about it, you're the one who forced me!
Lin Quan gave up the idea of passing the ball to the center and instead gave the ball to the full-back Walker.
When Walker saw Lin Quan passing the ball, he immediately slowed down, looked up and observed the positions and running directions of the two teammates in front, and then chose to pass the ball to Lin Quan on the inside.
Real Madrid's left back is Marcelo, and Marcelo is one head and two big at this time.
He didn't know who he should guard against, the black guy on the wing, or the No. 10 who was staring at the opponent?
Time was running out and Marcelo had no time to think too much. He chose Lin Quan who was holding the ball.
Lin Quan's position was closer to the penalty area. If he took a few steps forward, he would be within his shooting range. If he didn't rush to intercept and block it, this kid might just shoot.
Marcelo's choice was not wrong, but as soon as he targeted Lin Quan, Lin Quan passed the ball.
The unmarked Mbappe received Lin Quan's pass. After receiving the ball, he immediately chose to cut inside.
Real Madrid's goalkeeper hurriedly came out of the goal to block Mbappe's shot angle.
Mbappe's shooting angle was not very wide, and now it was blocked by the goalkeeper, which made it even smaller.
In this case, the player can choose to shoot the ball himself or pass it to his teammates selflessly.
Mbappe chose the latter, he wanted to win so much!
The loss to Real Madrid in last year's Champions League final has always been a nightmare in his mind.
If he cannot complete his revenge on Real Madrid, this may become his heartache and stay with him for the rest of his life.
Mbappe swept the ball to the center. He did not control his strength well. The ball was very fast and close to Real Madrid's goal. From the camera lens at the scene, it was impossible to judge for a while whether he was shooting or passing. ball.
Aguero and Lin Quan, who had just entered the penalty area, almost immediately fell to the ground and shot after seeing Mbappe's cross, hoping to hit the ball.
Lin Quan was slightly further away, and Mbappe was on the side close to him. When he fell to the ground, the football had rolled away.
Aguero's position was closer to the center of the goal, and he was closer to the goal. When he fell to the ground to tackle, his toes touched the ball.
But the ball was very powerful. After Aguero touched it, it did not significantly change the trajectory of the football. The football hit the far post with a clang, bounced back and was cleared by Real Madrid defender Varane with a big kick.
Ugh!
There was a sigh in the stands, and many Manchester City fans and neutral fans who craned their necks in anticipation couldn't help but sigh after seeing the ball being cleared by a Real Madrid player.
It's a pity, if this goal had been scored, it would probably be the fastest goal in the history of the Champions League final.
Real Madrid fans did not sigh. On the contrary, they all breathed a sigh of relief.
After sitting down, many people wiped their backs and found that they were sweating nervously.
The ball just now was so thrilling!
If Manchester City really scores a goal so quickly, then this game may be a disaster for Real Madrid.
What a team that plays defensive counterattack fears most is falling behind.
Once the score falls behind, the initiative of the game is completely in the hands of the opponent, and their tactical power will naturally be unable to be used.
Manchester City's aggressive display in the opening stage made Real Madrid more vigilant.
In the next ten minutes, they played very conservatively.
Even if there were some opportunities to give it a try, they still chose to play it safe and did not take risks because they were afraid that Manchester City would seize their opportunity to attack and attack their quick counterattack.
The unlucky guy who missed the penalty kick in last year's final has grown into a sharp dagger on Manchester City's frontline this year.
If Real Madrid is not careful, they may be stabbed by this dagger.
Real Madrid plays very conservatively, but it does not mean that Manchester City is also so conservative.
Seeing that the opponent did not take the initiative to attack, Manchester City pressed forward unceremoniously and started passing and controlling in Real Madrid's half.
This played into Real Madrid's hands. They immediately started pressing to destroy Manchester City's pass and strive for the opportunity to counterattack on the spot.
When Manchester City's midfield and backcourt were well prepared, Real Madrid didn't dare to attack. But at this time, Manchester City's formation had already been pressed out, and the backcourt was very empty. Real Madrid naturally had nothing to worry about.
Although almost all the Real Madrid players on the field are expensive stars, when they do the dirty work without complaint, they are no worse than others.
Although they have been tested by Liverpool before, when Manchester City faced the opponent's high press, the players performed more calmly and confidently than before.
But Real Madrid's pressing intensity is even more exaggerated than Liverpool's. After all, Liverpool's pressing intensity is higher than that of Liverpool's. More than doubled.
Manchester City players began to lose the ball, but Real Madrid's attack had just begun when the linesman raised the flag one after another to indicate that they were offside.
Obviously, if Manchester City dared to play like this, they were well prepared.
Among the three players in Real Madrid's frontcourt, except for Isco, Ronaldo and Benzema are relatively average in their ability to break through with the ball and run long distances.
The most suitable offensive method for them is to speed up, receive the pass from their teammates, and shoot directly!
This can not only increase speed, but also cover up the shortcomings of the two in this area.
But Manchester City's defense was very targeted. They let go of Ronaldo and Benzema and focused on Isco.
Isco's physical confrontation ability is not strong. After being closely marked by his opponent, it is difficult for him to complete high-quality passes.
Coupled with Manchester City's well-prepared offside trap, Benzema and Ronaldo failed again and again. Opportunities clearly appeared, but they were unable to seize them.
On the sidelines, Zidane had already begun to frown.
Isco failed to play the role he imagined. In the past ten minutes, his performance on the court was very poor and completely failed to meet his expectations.
The opponent had obviously studied Real Madrid's style of play carefully and effectively curbed Real Madrid's counterattack by restricting Isco's shots.
Sure enough, Manchester City is not that easy to deal with. The previous methods used to deal with other teams have lost their effect when used on them.
It seems that we need to make comprehensive adjustments. Or, simply replace Isco?
Zidane looked up at the game time on the big screen. It had only been played for 15 minutes. It seemed inappropriate to make substitutions so early.
So he put this idea aside for the time being, but at a dead ball opportunity, he waved Isco over and gave him some instructions.
Isco nodded seriously. He probably also understood that his previous performance made the head coach very dissatisfied, so he must strictly implement the tactics arranged by the head coach.
Zidane didn't want to make a substitution, but he had no choice but to do anything unexpected.
In the 34th minute of the first half, Real Madrid's right back Carvajal was stepped on his ankle by a Manchester City player during a defense. He could not continue and was forced to leave the field.
When Carvajal came off the field, he had tears in his eyes and was very sad.
He knew very well how important a game he was missing, and what a huge impact his injury would have on the team.
On the sidelines, Zidane's brows had furrowed into the character "Chuan".
A bad start, really a bad start!
The scene fell into a passive situation, and the backbone of the defense also retired due to injury.
In this game, is even God helping Manchester City?
It seemed that he heard Zidane's call and God came to help him.
Less than two minutes after Carvajal left the field, Manchester City also suffered an injury.
David Silva looked in pain as he landed on his shoulder during the fight with Kroos.
The referee walked over to check the situation and signaled for a stretcher to be carried. Obviously, David Silva could no longer hold on.
Guardiola looked unhappy and had to replace David Silva with Gundogan.
Now it's good, both teams have injured a general each, and both sides are back on the same starting line, with no one taking advantage of the other.
In the 43rd minute, Manchester City played the most threatening attack in the first half.
Mbappe made a pass, and Lin Quan stretched his foot in front of the goal and sent the ball into the goal.
However, the referee ruled that it was offside and the goal was invalid.
The slow-motion replay on the big screen showed that at the moment Mbappe passed the ball, Ramos, who was trailing behind, moved a step forward.
Just such a step made Lin Quan, who was not offside originally, in an offside position, so there was no problem with the referee's decision.
After Lin Quan saw clearly the whole process of his offside, he couldn't help but glance at Ramos.
Ramos happened to be looking at him too. After seeing Lin Quan looking over, Master Shui winked at Lin Quan.
This scene happened to be captured by the camera, causing the fans in the stands to laugh.
"Haha, Mr. Shui, you are so naughty!" (End of Chapter)
