Chapter 171 Guardiola’s prediction

Seeing Manchester City beat the Serie A giants to the ground on the field, the Bayern fans in the Allianz Arena couldn't help but start talking.

"Didn't the media report that Manchester City is just a mercenary army? Why do they look so strong?"

"Is it possible that AC Milan is too weak?"

"AC Milan is a giant in Serie A after all. A skinny camel is bigger than a horse. How weak can it be?"

"Indeed, although AC Milan has not been able to win the league in the past few seasons, they are still capable of competing in the European competition. If they were not unlucky enough to always encounter Barcelona, ​​they might be able to go further."

Although Bayern defeated Barcelona last season, Bayern fans still recognize Barcelona's strength in the Champions League in the past few seasons.

AC Milan has met Barcelona in the knockout stage for several consecutive years, and it is indeed bad luck.

"So, does that mean we underestimated Manchester City's strength?"

If AC Milan is not too weak, then there is only one truth - Manchester City is very strong!

"It's possible that they were runner-up in the Premier League last season. With Lin Quan joining this season, their strength has been further improved. They really shouldn't be underestimated!"

"If this continues, if Manchester City wins this game, won't they have to meet us in the final?"

Bayern fans are starting to worry, even though another Bayern game against Sao Paulo has not yet started.

But they have full confidence in their own team and don't think the team from Brazil can make any waves.

Once Bayern eliminates Sao Paulo, they will compete with the winner of this game for the Audi Cup championship.

Manchester City now holds a three-goal advantage. No matter how you look at it, they have a better chance of advancing to the final.

So if nothing else, the final will be Bayern versus Manchester City.

"Well, I thought that Lin Quan would move to the Premier League and we wouldn't have to worry about how to defend him. But we didn't expect that we would have to face him in the second game of the new season!"

The Bayern fans at the scene remembered their fear of being dominated by Lin Quan last season, and every one of them couldn't help but start to worry.

Last season, he led Werder Bremen, whose lineup was far inferior to Bayern, but defeated Bayern twice in a weak defeat, and snatched away the Telecom Cup and the German Cup from Bayern.

If Werder Bremen hadn't robbed them of the German Cup, Bayern would have been crowned the Triple Crown last season.

This has also become a huge regret in the hearts of many Bayern!

Now, this kid has made a comeback and brought with him a group of stronger opponents.

This makes Bayern fans couldn't help but worry: Bayern won't fall at the feet of this guy again, right?

…

Guardiola is not aware of this 'linophobia' in the hearts of Bayern fans, but as Bayern's head coach, he will definitely come to watch this game.

After all, it is the head coach's basic job to study the opponent's strength and status before the game.

And in addition to this reason, there is another very important reason:

This is the first time that he and Lin Quan have played against each other as opponents, and Guardiola naturally attaches great importance to it.

When watching the first thirty minutes of the game between the two teams, Guardiola first showed an expression of relief on his face.

Then he frowned again, looking worried.

Several assistant coaches look at me and I look at you, but they don’t know what’s going on with Guardiola.

"Pep, is there anything to worry about?"

Torrente, the assistant coach who has been with Guardiola for more than ten years, asked.

Ten Hag and Grande pricked up their ears, wondering what the world-famous coach would say.

They chose to join and stay at Bayern just to learn new things with this world-famous coach.

"Well, Manchester City's frontcourt offensive firepower has been completely activated because of Lin Quan's arrival!"

Guardiola did not hesitate to praise Lin Quan:

“This kid is much smarter than I thought.

Except for the first goal where he made a little effort, he didn't put in much effort in the rest of the game. "

Seeing several people's eyes widening and looking like they couldn't understand, Guardiola further explained:

“You pay attention to his delivery and movement, it seems like he is looking for a comfortable kicking position.

But in fact, he was running around constantly to examine the strength of Manchester City's frontcourt players, and to direct and dispatch Manchester City's offense by distributing the ball and passing the ball. "

Seeing several Bayern assistant coaches looking thoughtful, Guardiola smiled and said:

"If you don't believe it, you can continue to observe. He has passed the ball to other players in the frontcourt before, but he has never cooperated with Manchester City forward Aguero.

If he hadn't targeted Aguero intentionally, then he would have passed the ball to Aguero next! "

After hearing Guardiola's words, several people's eyes widened and they stared intently at Lin Quan's every move.

…

On the field, Lin Quan once again cooperated with David Silva and then dribbled the ball into the penalty area.

AC Milan defenders Abate and Zapata were attracted by him, and a fleeting space appeared in the middle of the penalty area.

Aguero relied on a forward's keen sense of smell to capture this gap, so he immediately ran here and was ready to receive the ball.

However, when he completed the insertion, he suddenly realized:

It was Lin Quan who was attacking with the ball, and the opponent not only had unlimited firing rights within the team, but they had not even passed the ball to him before.

Thinking of this, Aguero suddenly felt discouraged.

What's the use of running well?

No one passes the ball to him, so no matter how good his position is, he can only fight with the air.

But just when Aguero felt frustrated and frustrated, the ball slipped past the defender and accurately found the open Argentine.

Aguero didn't even react, he just instinctively stopped the ball and pushed the ball, completing the goal.

The football went over the outstretched legs of the AC Milan goalkeeper and rolled into the goal.

Aguero scored his first goal of the game, and the person who assisted him was Lin Quan!

This is Lin Quan's third assist in this game.

He actually passed the ball to himself!

After completing this shot and confirming that the ball rolled into the net, Aguero still felt a little unbelievable.

Lin Quan could actually choose his own goalkeeper for this goal, but he selflessly gave the opportunity to himself.

Could it be that I blamed him wrongly?

Aguero suddenly felt a little embarrassed when he thought about his previous complaints against Lin Quan.

He raised his head, looked in the direction of Lin Quan, gave Lin Quan a thumbs up, and praised the opponent for passing a good ball.

Lin Quan also nodded to him. Aguero's explosion in Manchester City seemed not unreasonable.

This guy was obviously distracted just now, but he still kicked the ball into the goal with an almost instinctive reaction.

This kind of shooting instinct is not something ordinary people can have.

However, whether this goal is a manifestation of strength or Aguero's luck, Lin Quan feels that it is still necessary to observe.

Five minutes later, Lin Quan received a pass from Yaya Toure. After stopping the ball to observe the position of the AC Milan players, he passed the ball to Aguero.

After receiving the ball, the latter took the push of the defensive player and returned the ball. Lin Quan, who penetrated forward, received the ball and passed it across to Nasri.

The latter dribbled the ball down and passed it to Lin Quan in an inverted triangle. Lin Quan then passed the ball to Aguero who entered the penalty area.

Manchester City played smooth cooperation at the front of AC Milan's penalty area, using passes to tear apart AC Milan's defense.

Lin Quan's pass was of high quality and gave a certain amount of advance.

In this case, Aguero will have the opportunity to use his speed advantage to receive the ball first and get a single chance.

Obviously, this pass will not only test Aguero's shooting skills, but also a test of his starting speed and explosive power.

Aguero did not disappoint Lin Quan. He threw away the defender and received the ball before the attacking goalkeeper.

But the goalkeeper was already very close to him at this time, his shooting angle was very small, and the defender who was thrown away was right next to him, leaving him a very short shooting time window.

This ball is very difficult. If it were an ordinary forward, there is a high probability that it would be kicked away or saved by the goalkeeper.

But Aguero did not miss this opportunity. After observing calmly, he chose to push the goalkeeper's wicket.

The ball slipped between the legs of AC Milan goalkeeper Abbiati and rolled into the net.

In the 35th minute of the first half, Manchester City scored their fifth goal of the game.

The scorer was Aguero and the passer was Lin Quan.

Aguero scored twice in just five minutes!

After scoring this goal, the grudge in Aguero's heart completely disappeared.

He happily rushed to Lin Quan's side, squatted down and put Lin Quan's feet on his knees, willingly cleaning Lin Quan's shoes.

If it weren't for Lin Quan's two passes, Aguero would still be in a scoring drought!

"What a beautiful fight!"

"It was you who passed it on so well!"

The two smiled at each other and hugged their teammates who came to celebrate.

After the two trials, Lin Quan can confirm that Aguero has the potential to be a striker.

His shooting skills are excellent, he is also calm when shooting, and he has a strong ability to seize opportunities.

As long as he can be fed with shells steadily, he will be able to seize opportunities and score the ball into the goal.

…

I saw Lin Quan send two assists to Aguero one after another, helping the latter score twice in a very short period of time.

In the stands, several Bayern assistant coaches looked at each other in confusion.

Guardiola's prediction just now is simply amazing!

He was like a God who controlled the trend of the game, and he actually judged Lin Quan's intentions so accurately.

"Haha, is this a wise son and a father?"

Torrent said to Guardiola with a smile.

Guardiola nodded:

"That's right. If it were anyone else, I wouldn't dare to make such a judgment."

Everyone immediately understood that this was the case.

But the more this happens, the more incredible they feel about Guardiola and Lin Quan, the father and son.

Grande, who had played against Lin Quan many times under Heynckes, was even more emotional at this time:

This kid has improved since the last time I met him.

Seeing that Manchester City had scored five goals against AC Milan before the first half was over, almost beating the shit out of the opponent.

"Then we will face Manchester City in the final..."

Seeing that Guardiola spoke so highly of Lin Quan, Ten Hag couldn't help but worry about the final between the two teams.

Not only Ten Hahe, but also several Bayern assistants had worries on their faces.

With such a strong opponent, is Bayern's championship still safe?

Compared with them, Guardiola seems confident:

"Although Manchester City's offensive firepower in the frontcourt has been activated, the defense in the backcourt has not stabilized. They still have loopholes!"

Yaya Toure couldn't help but want to attack forward several times, but failed to form a coordination with his teammates.

The defensive space created by his forward penetration is fatal to Manchester City.

That is to say, their offensive firepower was too fierce in the first half, and AC Milan was breathless.

When AC Milan recovers in the second half, they may launch a massive counterattack.

…

In the AC Milan coaching bench, head coach Allegri watched the game calmly.

There was no worry on his face, even if the team fell behind 0:5.

For AC Milan, participating in this Audi Cup is just a warm-up training.

The team has no requirements for performance, and it doesn't matter whether they can win the championship.

The key is whether you can play what you want and whether you can expose the problems of the team.

Now it seems that the team has big problems on both offense and defense.

So, Allegri called Shaarawi from the bench, pointed at Manchester City's defense, whispered to him, and then replaced him.

Shalawi nodded repeatedly and passed the head coach's arrangements to other players after taking the field.

Allegri's adjustments quickly bore fruit.

In the 37th minute of the first half, AC Milan launched a quick counterattack by taking advantage of the empty Manchester City defense after Yaya Toure advanced.

Shalawi ran wildly after taking the ball, and the little Pharaoh was extremely fast.

He was like a runaway wild horse on the wing. After getting rid of all his pursuers, he calmly pushed the goalkeeper into the far corner and scored the ball.

5:1!

AC Milan pulled a goal back.

This goal is simply a replica of the one he scored at Camp Nou. The difference is that at Camp Nou, the little Pharaoh missed the one-on-one opportunity. Otherwise, Barcelona would be eliminated.

But at the Allianz Arena, Shaarawi took his chance.

If this is the only goal, it does not prove that there are problems with Manchester City's defense.

But two minutes later, AC Milan once again took advantage of a counterattack opportunity and allowed Shalawi to score another goal.

The little Pharaoh scored twice in two minutes, less than four minutes after his debut.

The effect of Allegri's substitution adjustment was immediate.

Seeing that Shalawi had completed the tasks he assigned well, Allegri was very satisfied with his disciple's performance.

AC Milan's current lineup is not very strong. Allegri can only make ends meet and try his best to play the cards in his hand.

If he can be given a better lineup, he is confident that he can achieve better results.

However, the lawsuit-ridden Berlusconi can no longer care about the team, and AC Milan will not have an easy time in the past few years.

If you want to achieve better results, you may want to try another team...

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Seeing that the situation on the field was once again developing as Guardiola expected, several Bayern assistant coaches looked at their head coach as if they were seeing a ghost.

Isn’t this amazing?

Why is he so aware of the game on the court?

None of them have such ability at all!

As worthy of being called a world-famous coach, Guardiola's ability to read the game impressed them all.

Several assistant coaches are very excited to think that they can learn from such a world-famous coach in the next few years.

Bayern's assistant coaches were very happy, but Lin Quan on the field was not happy.

After being beaten twice by his opponent, Lin Quan confirmed that there was something wrong with the team's defense.