novelonline Chapter 544 Battle against Manchester City (3)
Chapter 544 Battle against Manchester City (3)
Chapter 544 Battle against Manchester City ([-])
"Do you doubt my tactics?"Guardiola asked.
This question was like a thunderbolt, causing commotion in the small locker room. No one said anything, but it seemed that everyone did not deny it.
Guardiola smiled, "In terms of team discipline, I am very authoritarian, but in terms of team tactics, I am very open-minded. You can speak your mind."
After finishing these high-sounding words, Gua Shuai pointed to Sterling, "You speak first."
"what"?
Sterling opened his mouth wide in surprise, which looked very cute with his cute hairstyle.
"No, I don't doubt that you have succeeded in Barcelona and Bayern Munich, I am nothing, I am not qualified to comment on your tactics."
Guardiola smiled indifferently, thinking: "This Sterling has been in a wealthy team since he was a child, and he seems to have learned this way of speaking well."
It seems that after looking around, Guardiola kept his eyes on his direct descendant-"Pedro".
"Tell me",
Pedro stood up and said: "If you have more possession of the ball, in some cases it can be easier to play."
Pedro went to the Premier League earlier than Guardiola, so he still has his own understanding of the difference between Premier League teams and La Liga.
Guardiola nodded: "Good opinion."
"Yaya Toure, you are ready for the second half",
Toure was stunned for a moment, then grinned and showed his white teeth, "Okay, coach."
*****
After a 15-minute break, Manchester City made a substitution first, replacing Yaya Toure and Navas.Sammer watched coldly from the sidelines. To be honest, this substitution was the right medicine for the case. In the first half, Manchester City's three purely technical midfielders looked limp.
Therefore, under the impact of Li Qiao and others, they were vulnerable, and now they are replaced by the black and hard "Toure", it is definitely impossible for Bayern Munich's midfield to be as easy and simple as the first half.
As soon as Li Qiao entered the field, he realized that his surroundings had changed. There was a black man standing not far from him. Li Qiao instinctively felt that he was there to guard him closely.
Sure enough, after the start of the second half, Yaya Toure became Li Qiao's personal bodyguard, and Guardiola also had sharp eyesight. The key to Bayern's counterattack is Li Qiao. If Li Qiao is pinched, then the lethality of Bayern's counterattack will be reduced by half.
*****
After a foul, the people on the Bayern bench couldn't bear it anymore and rushed out to make signs to the referee. This was Yaya Toure's second foul on Li Qiao in just 5 minutes.
But in all fairness, these two fouls were superficial. The first time was to pull the jersey, and the second time was to push his shoulder.
Li Qiao was complaining to the referee, but the referee politely said that this was not a yellow card action, shook his head helplessly, and Li Qiao left the scene of the incident.
A defensive midfielder like Yaya Toure has already mastered the art of defense. His movements are all fours and twos. The effect is good, but he does not look rough. In addition, he is good at English and French and can communicate with the referee. It is not easy for Li Qiao to want him to be sent off like Florenzi.
After the Bayern midfielder Rhodes scrambled down, he threw the ball forward to the left, and Li Qiao started quickly, but at the same time, Li Qiao felt someone press on his back, and just this push made Li Qiao lean forward.
"3 times, 3 times", Li Qiao stretched out 3 fingers to Yaya Toure, but Yaya Toure remained expressionless and did not respond, which made Li Qiao even more upset.
In the end, the referee came over and gave Li Qiao a yellow card, because Li Qiao lost his composure first. When Li Qiao turned and ran away, he saw Yaya Toure grinning.
"Why don't you become an actor? If you go to Hollywood, Will Smith will probably be laid off," Li Qiao thought.
Summer knew that Li Qiao had reached the breaking point. In the group match between Italy and Denmark in the European Cup in 2004, Totti was harassed by Paulson again and again, and was finally sent off for spitting at the latter.
But the strange thing is that although Totti angrily scolded Paulson for being so dirty after the game, Paulson himself didn't take the card in that game. This is the defensive art of "bad guys".
Now Yaya Toure is the same, he makes Li Qiao unhappy again and again, just thinking that Li Qiao will explode in the end, it is best to spit at him, pointing the middle finger or something.
Sammer waved his hand and asked Bayern to focus on Costa's side, so that Li Qiao could calm down, and Guardiola was happy at this time.
why?
In the second half, Manchester City significantly reduced unnecessary midfield crosses and increased the speed of the ball. This trick worked well. After Manchester City failed to make a quick break, Bayern counterattacked and Vidal gave the ball to Costa.
The Brazilian stepped on the Hot Wheels and broke through to the bottom line of Manchester City in a few steps. Clichy did not press up, but just stood still. This is what Guardiola specifically explained. If Li Qiao bottomed, then he must press up.
Costa made an awkward pass with his right foot, and the Allianz Arena roared with laughter, and Costa's pass flew directly over the penalty area and out of the touchline on the other side.
This is why Guardiola was happy after seeing Bayern's main attack on the right, that is, Costa's cross is not good.
Although Bayern is flying on both wings, but in fact restricting Li Qiao, the power of Bayern's counterattack will be greatly reduced.
*****
Bayern's counterattack was misfired, but Manchester City's offense was impressive. Whether you like Guardiola or not, you have to admit that Guardiola is a very good coach, especially his on-the-spot command is great. Maybe he is stubborn, but he is certainly not rigid.
After a triangular cooperation, Pedro, De Bruyne, and Aguero ran away. At this time, midfielder Silva has three points where he can pass the ball. This will test his world-class midfielder level.
In the end, he chose to ignore all three points and shoot by himself! !
With no one defending in front of the penalty area, Silva rubbed the ball with his right foot. The ball is not about strength, but about the angle. Like a point shot, the ball draws a big arc in Bayern's penalty area, which is a great test for Neuer.
The ball went to the back corner of the goal. Neuer estimated that the ball was in danger. He jumped up and threw it, but the ball rotated from the outside to the inside, which meant that it was basically impossible for the goalkeeper to save.
When Neuer basically handed over the gun and surrendered, there was a "bang", and the ball hit the junction of the goal post and the crossbar. Silva hugged his head in annoyance, and the arc was still a little smaller.
While the Manchester City players were still regretting, Bayern had already counterattacked quickly. Midfielder Vidal took the ball. The Chilean looked to the left and then to the right.
"It's not easy to pass the ball to Li Qiao, but once you get the ball successfully, the counterattack success rate is very high",
"It is easy to pass the ball to Costa, but Costa is too unreliable and often wastes opportunities."
"what to do"?
Just when Vidal was hesitating, Li Qiao gestured to him, pointing to his front, which meant to pass in front of me.
Of course, Yaya Toure also saw Li Qiao's hand gesture, and thought: "Want to escape from my grasp"?
In the end, Vidal chose to trust Li Qiao, and with a straight kick, Vidal sent the ball to the direction Li Qiao wanted.
Yaya Toure was overjoyed, and he was going to do the same trick again, but what he didn't expect was that Li Qiao pushed him first this time.
In a daze, Li Qiao had long since disappeared. The first thing Yaya Toure did after he realized it was to complain. He had always been the one who pushed others, but this time he was tricked by others.
Yaya Toure is still standing there and complaining, but Li Qiao has already reached the front of the penalty area, with Otamendi in front and Kompany behind.
So what will Li Qiao do?
Li Qiao's choice was also unexpected. He neither broke through nor gave the ball to Lewandowski, but volleyed directly.
Li Qiao's instep catches the ball very accurately. He hits the center of the ball, and the ball whizzes away. Joe Hart in front of the goal jumps up, but the ball is faster than him. When the ball goes into the net, the Allianz fans cheered.
Goooooooooooooooal! !
3 to 1.
The ball was a big blow to Manchester City. They thought they could limit Bayern's counterattack, but it turned out that Guardiola was dreaming.
In the semi-finals of the 2014 Champions League, a Ronaldo made Gua Shuai's efforts go to waste. In the semi-finals of the Champions League in 2015, a Messi shattered Guardiola's dream. Today, a Li Qiao made his tactical operations a laughing stock.
*****
As soon as the goal was scored, Sammer breathed a sigh of relief. He knew that as long as Bayern Munich's counterattack ability was there, Manchester City's offense would be timid and there was no threat.
Sure enough, after Bayern scored the third goal, Manchester City's offense was misfired again. Of course, there was a sharp knife called Li Qiao behind him. Manchester City was afraid of wolves before and tigers behind.
In the next 20 minutes, only De Bruyne, Pedro, Aguero and others hit the goal a few times with their superb personal ability. It is impossible for the team to cooperate and attack Bayern's penalty area to get an absolute shot.
Finally, after 2 minutes of stoppage time, the game ended and Bayern beat visiting Manchester City 3-1 at home.
Bayern won, and Guardiola continued his embarrassing record, that is, Guardiola's performance in away games in the Champions League was very poor. Whether it was in Barcelona or Bayern Munich, he even had an embarrassing record of not winning 7 away games in Bayern.
The Manchester City team left Munich soon after the game. This away trip was a complete failure for them, and Fiorentina won another game. In this way, if they fail to win Bayern at home in the next game, it is very likely that Manchester City will stop at the group stage in the Champions League this season.
Guardiola, who returned to Manchester, only said in an interview with the media, "We must study the video of the game carefully and prepare for the game against Bayern at home in two weeks."
(End of this chapter)