Chapter 494: Front flip celebration again, Manchester City 1:0 Atletico Madrid!

Fernando himself was actually surprised because Kante's joining gave him few opportunities to play in Manchester City.

He has only played 15 times for Manchester City this season, only 5 of which were starts. These five starts were all in domestic cup competitions. In the Champions League, he only played once, and he played as a substitute.

Since he was not reused in Manchester City, Fernando had already thought about leaving and planned to switch to another team this summer.

Although the salary offered to him by Manchester City is not low, and he can continue to receive various honors while staying in Manchester City, Fernando feels that these honors have nothing to do with him.

He is only 29 years old this year and is in his prime. It is still early to retire and he does not want to waste his good time on the bench.

So he has made plans to play for ordinary teams in the five major leagues and even some wealthy teams in lower leagues.

Galatasaray in the Turkish Super League had been in contact with his agent, and the contract offered by the other party was very sincere.

Given his marginalized status within the Manchester City team, he felt that the club would not set up too many obstacles for him to leave.

Therefore, if nothing unexpected happens, he will probably leave the Premier League and join the Turkish Super League this summer.

However, just when Fernando was tidying up and preparing to run away, Guardiola included him in the squad for the Champions League semi-finals, and even hinted at sending him out during team training to keep him in good condition. .

This change made Fernando a little confused. Could it be that the head coach has changed his mind and finally discovered his talent and plans to reuse him?

So, he quickly informed his agent that instead of signing a contract with Galatasaray, he would first play the last few games of the season and see Manchester City's subsequent reaction.

After all, if you can stay in the five major leagues and get a big contract at a top club like Manchester City, who would want to hang out in a low-level league?

Of course, he also knows very well that there is a huge gap between himself and the main midfielders such as Kanter and Kroos, and it is almost impossible to replace them in the main position, unless these two people are poached by other teams with high salaries, leaving vacancies.

But who can say for sure about this kind of thing?

After all, in the transfer market every summer, a large number of stars choose to leave and go to new teams. Before the transfer market is closed, no one can be sure whether a certain player will still be on the team next season, especially those very popular stars. .

With excitement, Fernando carefully completed the pre-match warm-up preparations, and then was put on the bench by Guardiola without any surprise.

However, another substitute midfielder, Fernandinho, replaced De Bruyne and got the chance to start.

In this game, Manchester City has three defensive midfielders in the starting lineup, and the intensity of the midfielder suddenly increased!

"Are you planning to compete with us in the midfield?"

After Simeone saw the formation set up by Manchester City, he immediately had some guesses in his mind.

His guess was confirmed soon after the game officially started. Manchester City really wanted to compete with them in the midfield, and they were fighting for every inch of ground!

"The pace of the game is very fast, and both teams are very active in fighting!"

"Both sides couldn't find a good offensive opportunity, and the players in each other's midfield couldn't organize effectively!"

In the commentary box, the two commentators were surprised to see the situation on the field.

It’s not surprising that Atletico Madrid played like this, because this is their consistent tactic.

But Manchester City actually plays like this, which is a bit confusing.

After abandoning De Bruyne as the frontcourt organizer, who will Manchester City leave to complete the organization and sorting work in the midfield and frontcourt?

Kanter?

The focus of his work is defense. If he devotes part of his energy to offense, not to mention whether his organizational skills can reach De Bruyne's level, just because the dispersion of energy leads to a decline in the quality of defense, it will be a problem for Manchester City. The gain outweighs the loss.

Since Kanter can't do it, can Fernandinho do it?

Of course not, because he is positioned very far back and his main responsibility is to support and protect Cross in front of him. He will not take the initiative to advance forward when attacking.

Therefore, Manchester City's frontcourt offense seemed to lack organization, at least in the first few minutes, it was not clear who the core organizer was.

There are many people who have similar thoughts to the two commentators, including Atletico Madrid coach Simeone, and the coaches of Real Madrid and Bayern who came to the scene specially to spy on the military situation.

"What on earth does Guardiola want to do? Why does he want to abandon his martial arts skills? Is he afraid that the midfielder will not be able to compete with the opponent, so he specially forms a three-midfielder formation to strengthen defense?"

In the stands somewhere in the stadium, Real Madrid's assistant coach muttered to himself in confusion, completely unable to understand Guardiola's intentions.

Zidane on the side was also frowning at this time. He couldn't tell anything a few minutes before the game, but he vaguely felt that Lin Quan's position today was not right.

Although he appears on the right wing, he wanders to the center a lot, becoming half of Manchester City's frontcourt midfielder.

Could it be that Guardiola intends to let Lin Quan take on the task of organizing the offense?

However, with Atletico Madrid's defensive intensity, if Lin Quan really takes over this hot job, he will definitely receive the attention of the opponent. Let alone organizing the offense, can he protect the ball at his feet from being taken away by the opponent? It's all a problem.

In the stands on the other side, Bayern coach Heynckes' eyes were fixed on Manchester City midfielder Kroos.

Guardiola specially arranged for Fernandinho to support and protect him in this game. This is obviously intentional.

Kroos is a former Bayern player, and Heynckes is very familiar with his strength.

He has an excellent overall view and an extremely accurate long pass. Once the players in the frontcourt run out of space, Cross is capable of sending a fatal long pass.

However, he had a vague feeling that Guardiola's tasks for Cross should not be limited to this.

In the first ten minutes of the game, both sides went to the middle to strangle, and neither side's offense got a good chance.

Manchester City's three defensive midfielders intercepted and covered too much area. Atletico Madrid could not counterattack, and the positional battle lacked creativity. It was difficult to even penetrate the danger zone of 30 meters, let alone pose a threat to Manchester City's goal. .

However, Manchester City is not much better. Without De Bruyne's fatal pass, they don't have many offensive methods in the frontcourt. Although Lin Quan relied on his outstanding personal strength, he completed a breakthrough with the ball. Shoot.

However, the angle of the shot was not good this time, and it was easily resolved by the goalkeeper and failed to result in a goal.

The situation seemed to be at a stalemate, with neither team having a good way to deal with the other.

However, is this really the case?

In the 15th minute of the first half, Lin Quan received the ball from the wing. Atletico forward Griezmann, winger Koke and midfielder Augusto immediately surrounded him, preparing to double-team him. Take the ball away from his feet.

Lin Quan saw that the opponent was attacking fiercely, so he took the initiative to retreat, attracting the opponent to follow up and then passed the ball back to Kanter who came to respond.

Torres and Griezmann immediately rushed towards Kanter, and Atletico Madrid's other midfielder Gabi also joined the double-team.

However, Kanter didn't stick to the ball at all and passed the ball to teammate Fernandinho with one kick.

After receiving the ball, Fernandinho continued to pass back, further pulling Atletico Madrid's formation outwards, and at the same time handed the ball to the feet of the dealer Kroos in the backcourt.

When Kroos receives the ball, he is deep and close to the right wing.

Although Atletico Madrid did a very good job of pressing in the high position, there is naturally no Atletico Madrid player in such a deep position.

Coupled with Fernandinho's cover, Atletico Madrid's people were unable to threaten Kroos immediately.

For a passing master like Kroos, without external interference, his long pass success rate can reach 100%!

Teacher Tony just looked up and observed the positions of the players on both sides of the frontcourt, immediately swung his legs on the spot, and sent a long pass that seemed to be precisely guided!

This ball is for Lin Quan!

Taking advantage of the opponent being attracted by the ball at his teammate's feet and temporarily relaxing his marking, Lin Quan immediately accelerated and sprinted towards the opponent's half the moment the ball was passed to Kroos' feet.

Cross also immediately completed a long pass. The football drew a beautiful arc in the air and accurately found Lin Quan.

As expected of Kroos, the ball was passed very well. Lin Quan didn't have to slow down at all, he just had to run hard and catch the ball before the goalkeeper!

Atletico Madrid goalkeeper Oblak realized something was wrong and chose to attack immediately. Both of them accelerated towards the football.

However, halfway through the attack, he realized that he could not grab the ball before Lin Quan.

So Oblak retreated and was ready to make a save at any time.

Lin Quan took one look at the goalkeeper's position and shot straight up without hesitation.

The ball flew in a high arc in the air, passed over the goalkeeper's head, and fell into the net as lightly as a fallen leaf.

boom!

The moment Lin Quan scored, the Etihad Stadium seemed to have canceled the mute button. A huge sound roared and swept the entire stadium.

The goal came so suddenly that many fans were not ready.

Originally seeing the anxious situation between the two sides in the first ten minutes, they all thought it would be a tough battle and that the team would have a hard time scoring without De Bruyne.

However, they never expected that through a connection between Cross and Lin Quan, they could break through the opponent's goal so easily.

Manchester City's attack was extremely fast. From Kroos completing the pass to Lin Quan shooting, the entire process took less than four seconds.

No matter how fast Atletico Madrid's defense is, under such a terrifying counterattack speed, it can only do nothing!

"Well done!"

The moment Guardiola finished Lin Quan's goal, he was as excited as an eight-clawed spider, dancing, jumping and jumping. He wanted to hug and kiss anyone who passed by him.

Lin Quan was also very excited after scoring the goal, and he performed a signature front flip celebration.

Guardiola, who was hugging and celebrating with his assistant coaches and substitutes excitedly on the sidelines, was frightened when he saw this scene.

I have to remind this kid not to engage in such dangerous celebrations. If he is accidentally injured, it will be a big problem!

No matter how many fans there were at the Etihad Stadium and around the world, they all cheered and applauded Lin Quan loudly when they saw Lin Quan reenacting the classic celebration move of a front flip.

In a family in Bremen, Germany, Coach Schaff, who was watching the game, couldn't help but shake his head when he saw Lin Quan's celebration.

"This kid is still the same as before!"

As Lin Quan's first mentor, he is very proud of Lin Quan's achievements today.

Although the two only worked together for a short year, that year left him with beautiful memories that he will never forget.

Barcelona, ​​in a house.

Seeing Lin Quan's energetic appearance on the field, Messi cast an envious look.

It’s great to be young!

How great would it be if I were as young as him and could regain that feeling of omnipotence?

It's a pity that time is gone and can never be returned.

Messi's condition has dropped a lot due to injuries this season. However, Barcelona has also lost Neymar, a general, and was punished with a transfer ban due to youth training violations. It can be said to be internal and external troubles.

To be able to lead the team to win the La Liga championship this season under such circumstances, Messi has tried his best.

As for the Champions League, there is nothing he can do.

There are many people who have the same sentiments as Messi, such as someone in Madrid.

When Ronaldo saw Lin Quan, he couldn't help but recall what he looked like when he was young.

Back then, I was also so high-spirited, right?

However, I am now stronger than my young and immature self, so there is nothing to miss!

…

Manchester City's goal caught Atletico Madrid off guard. The moment Simeone saw his goal being breached, he couldn't help but curse!

Before the game started, he had repeatedly warned Lin Quan that he must guard him and not relax in any way.

But what's the result?

The team members did not restrain Lin Quan at all just now. When Lin Quan suddenly activated, no one within two meters of him tried to interfere with him. By the time they realized the danger, it was already too late to activate again!

Manchester City played this ball really well, but Atletico Madrid's defensive players also have a big responsibility.

But there is no point in blaming the players at this time. The ball has been lost. What they have to do now is not to let the opponent continue to score goals, and at the same time, they must seize the opportunity and strive to score the opponent's goal.

That way, they can have away goals!

Before visiting the Etihad Stadium, Simeone had already guessed that he might lose this game.

After all, this is the scariest devil's home stadium in Europe. In this stadium, Manchester City rarely loses and remains unbeaten in the Champions League.

Many top teams such as Real Madrid, Barcelona and Bayern have failed here. The probability of Atletico Madrid winning is naturally very low.

However, even if he was going to lose, he couldn't accept losing in this way.