Football: start copying peak Messi attributes

Chapter 382 Two goals in 3 minutes, defeated Bayern!
"Heynckes is so bold, he played so proactively in the away game!"

The game ended in the first half and the score was 0:0.

During the intermission, commentators and guests from major TV stations were discussing the game.

"Bayern's tactics seem to be very successful. Their offense has created a big threat to Manchester City. As long as they are allowed to score a goal, Manchester City will be in a very passive situation!"

"Yeah, the away goal is too important. I think it is probably because of this that Manchester City didn't dare to attack with all their strength in the first half, for fear of being scored by the opponent?"

The guests and commentators believed that Manchester City was worried about being scored away by Bayern, so they did not invest heavily in the offense.

Otherwise, with Manchester City's attack power, the score shouldn't be 0:0.
Whether this guess is right or wrong, Manchester City really don't want to give away goals to their opponents, but they did not attack in the first half.

The real strength of the Bayern team under Heynckes is that they not only have strong offensive capabilities, but also top defensive capabilities.

Bayern's layers of interception and retreat, as well as the full-court press, made it difficult for Manchester City's offense to play a threat.

If this is not adjusted in the second half, it will be difficult for Manchester City's offense to improve.

In this kind of game between top teams, scoring goals is very difficult in itself.

When both sides are based on defense, it is difficult to play the exaggerated score of ordinary games.

A score like Bayern's 8:1 massacre of Porto is absolutely impossible to appear on Manchester City.

Correspondingly, it is impossible for Manchester City to play six or seven goal difference games in the league, and it cannot happen to Bayern.

With the defensive quality of the two teams in the first half, it is not easy to score 2 goals in the second half!

During the intermission, Guardiola made some tactical adjustments in response to the team's problems in the first half.

He moved Kroos slightly back so that he was less of a threat to be pressed.

In addition, Guardiola has also made adjustments to Lin Quan's position.

"Lin, you appeared in this position more often in the second half!"

Guardiola pointed at the tactical board and explained:
"The opponent's defensive strength is good, but Xavi Alonso has a yellow card on his back, and he is old, and his physical fitness will be a big problem!"

Bayern's overall physical fitness is better than that of Manchester City, which is the main reason why they were able to suppress Manchester City in the first half.

If you analyze the running distance of the players of the two teams in the first half, then the combined running distance of the 11 players on Bayern's side may be about 11-10 kilometers longer than that of the 15 players from Manchester City.

On average, each person ran almost 1000 meters more!

In other words, they used 11 people to achieve the effect of 12 people, which is equivalent to adding one more person on the field out of thin air.

Manchester City must not be able to afford Bayern's running style.

So it is normal for the situation to be at a disadvantage, but not everyone in Bayern's lineup can run like this.

Not like their midfielder Harvey Alonso!

Harvey Alonso is 34 years old this year. For such a veteran, in such a high-intensity game, it is definitely impossible to expect him to play the whole game at full capacity.

So Guardiola speculates that Heynckes is likely to replace him in the second half, and what Manchester City has to do is to seize the time before the opponent's substitution, and seize Harvey Alonso to beat him to death!
Speaking of which, Guardiola would also like to thank Hoeness. If he hadn't insisted on selling Kroos, Bayern's current main midfielder must be Kroos.

Although Cross's defensive ability is not as strong as Harvey Alonso, but he is younger, and his physical fitness and running ability must be much better than the latter.

But under Hoeness's short-sightedness, Kroos was sold to Manchester City, which not only weakened Bayern, but also greatly strengthened Manchester City.

Under the ebb and flow, Manchester City has a chance of defeating their opponents.

The halftime break ended quickly and the game resumed.

Manchester City obviously stepped up their offense in the second half, especially Lin Quan, who became more active than in the first half.

Bayern attaches great importance to Lin Quan's threat, and there are at least two players by his side at all times.

However, unlike the first half, Lin Quan's active area in the second half is in the area where Bayern's back line and midfield line connect.

This makes it difficult for Bayern to defend. If they only send the midfielder to defend, one-on-one may not be able to stop him.

However, if the defender and the defensive midfielder are sent to intercept at the same time, the sense of defensive hierarchy will be lost. If the opponent completes the breakthrough, it is very likely to get a single-handed opportunity.

This dilemma made the Bayern players very entangled, not knowing what to do.

The defense was threatened, which soon affected Bayern's attack in the frontcourt.

Because of being restrained by Lin Quan, Bayern's full-backs did not dare to press too far forward when attacking.

If they rushed up but were counterattacked by their opponents, then the road they guarded would be empty.

But if the full-backs don't go up, then relying on the wingers to attack the opponent's defense line, the threat will be greatly reduced.

After Bayern's offensive threat declined, Manchester City's defensive pressure was greatly reduced. They began to free up their hands and invested more troops to launch a counterattack.

In the 55th minute, after Lin Quan passed Harvey Alonso, he hit the wall with De Bruyne and entered the penalty area to grab a shot before the defensive player intercepted it.

Neuer's concentration was very concentrated, and he threw the ball with one hand.

This shot is very threatening. If Neuer hadn't played bravely, Bayern's goal might have fallen.

Lin Quan's shot scared the Bayern fans into a cold sweat, and they couldn't help but recall the fear of being dominated by Lin Quan.

This guy, when facing Bayern, has kept the record of scoring goals in every game. He is the most feared person in Bayern, not one of them!

Although Heynckes was also a little worried, he still didn't order the players to retreat across the board.

Facing a team with strong offensive capabilities like Manchester City, if you blindly defend passively, you will be scored by your opponent sooner or later.

Only by continuously exerting pressure on the opponent can the game be won.

Now it's up to both sides who can score first!
An away loss to Bayern is acceptable, but Manchester City absolutely cannot accept a home loss. Therefore, Guardiola should be the one who can't hold back!

Bayern's counterattack came quickly.

In the 67th minute, Ribery broke through with the ball, and Bayern's left back Alaba resolutely plugged in.

Franck Ribery was intercepted by Sabaletta and then half-turned back to Alaba. Alaba did not take the ball to the bottom, but quickly passed it back to Ribery.

With the help of Alaba's cover, Ribery got rid of Zabaleta's block. He used his powerful explosive power to lead Zabaleta by half an identity. After receiving Alaba's pass, he quickly cut inside to the middle.

In the penalty area, Lewandowski has already reached out for the ball, but Ribery did not pass it to him, but passed it to his old buddy Robben.

Robben didn't pass the ball again this time, and he staged his signature inside shot.

The whole world knows what Robben is going to do, but no one can stop him.

Kolarov had no way to prevent the opponent from hitting the goal, so he could only use his body to interfere.

After Robben finished his shot, he fixed his eyes on Manchester City's goal. He felt that the quality of the shot was very high, and it was very likely that he would score.

However, when he saw the extremely stretched figure in front of the Manchester City gate, he couldn't help but waved his fist unhappily.

Damn it, why is it him again?
Navas blocks Robben's shot!
The save was very beautiful, and Navas showed his identity as the best goalkeeper in La Liga.

When facing the best goalkeeper in the Bundesliga, Navas took the lead with an even better performance.

"The opponent's goalkeeper is too hateful, he blocked both of us and must score!"

Bayern fans hated their teeth when they saw Keylor Navas save Robben's shot.

Originally, Bayern didn't have many good chances to score goals, but Navas performed so well, saving their must-have goals time and time again.

Let the goal they were looking forward to never come!
"But it doesn't matter. Judging from the scene, we have not fallen into a disadvantage. Manchester City can't prevent our attack. Maybe we will score next time!"

The Bayern fans guessed very accurately, and the deadlock on the court was quickly broken.

However, it was not Bayern that scored the goal, but Manchester City.

In the 69th minute, Kanter completed a steal against Muller, and Manchester City quickly fought back.

The ball quickly came to Lin Quan's feet. After catching the ball, he passed Xavi Alonso's interception, and after passing the defensive Boateng, he went to the meeting alone and singled out Bayern goalkeeper Neuer.

Neuer recalled the experience of playing against Lin Quan. This distance is not enough for him to attack or not to attack. As a result, he hesitated and Lin Quan shot.

Although Neuer made a save immediately, his speed was still half a beat, and the football almost flew into Bayern's goal with his fingertips!

The score became 1:0, and Manchester City at home finally took the lead!
The moment Lin Quan scored, the Etihad Stadium burst into cheers like a tsunami.

The Manchester City fans who have been suppressed for more than an hour can finally vent their emotions.

"Good job!"

On the sidelines, Guardiola was as excited as a child, regardless of his image, he came to a slide, and didn't care about the brand new suit he was wearing today.

Guardiola has enough reason to be so excited!
The goal at this time point is really critical!

The game is about to reach 70 minutes, and Manchester City, which has been fighting continuously, will soon encounter a physical bottleneck.

When the physical fitness of the players is seriously declining, such a goal is like a shot in the arm, which can greatly stimulate the morale of the players, let their adrenaline soar, and overcome the physical fitness during this period bottleneck.

Moreover, the first goal means to have an advantage in momentum.

Bayern's morale will inevitably be frustrated by this, and then Manchester City can even go all out and continue to launch a fierce attack, and may have a chance to expand the score!

Facing a top team like Bayern, a goal lead is not safe.

Not to mention how crazy Bayern's offense will be when it comes to the Allianz Arena, let's just talk about this game.

In the remaining 20 minutes, with Bayern's terrifying offensive ability, they also have every chance to equalize the score.

And once it is equalized by Bayern, Manchester City's hope of advancing is very slim.

Heynckes couldn't sit still, he stood up, called Martinez from the bench, and asked him to warm up and prepare to play.

Although he only conceded a goal, he saw his team's defensive problems.

Since Harvey Alonso backed a yellow card, he didn't dare to shoot when defending.

Coupled with the decline in physical fitness, he became a loophole in Bayern's defense at this time.

If he is not replaced as soon as possible, Manchester City on the opposite side may still seize this point to make a fuss.

The reason why he was not replaced before was because Harvey Alonso is Bayern's midfield commander and is very important to the team's offense.

Martinez is a defensive midfielder with much worse organizational ability than him. Replacing Martinez will weaken Bayern's offensive ability.

But it can't be delayed any longer now. The position of the defensive midfielder is too important. If you don't adjust it later, you may lose the ball.

Heynckes' intuition is very accurate!
In the 72nd minute, just as Martinez completed his warm-up, he was waiting for a dead ball on the sidelines to make a substitution.

The situation on the field changed suddenly, and Manchester City scored the second goal!

It was Lin Quan who scored the goal, and this goal was almost the same as the first goal.

There was still a problem in the middle, and he failed to intercept successfully at the first time, which gave Lin Quan a chance to start, and then he passed five levels and killed six generals, breaking through all the way to the end, and then made another victory.

If it is said that when Manchester City scored the first goal, Bayern was still in a bad situation and could barely accept it.

Then Lin Quan's second goal Bayern can't accept it!
If they fail to score in the next 10 minutes, then even if they return to their home court in the next round and face a top team like Manchester City, they will not have the confidence to score two goals.

And if there is no away goal in this game, as long as the opponent scores a goal in the next game, they can be sentenced to death.

Therefore, after Lin Quan scored the second goal, the situation suddenly became very unfavorable for Bayern.

Heynckes smells death!

"After playing, keep an eye on Lin Quan and don't give him any more chances!"

With a livid face, Heynckes only gave an order to Martinez.

This score is already very unfavorable, and the opponent can no longer score.

And only after seeing Lin Quan to death and solving the problem of the back line, Bayern can invest more troops to attack.

After Martinez came on the field, Bayern's midfield was indeed much more stable.

After the defense was solid, Bayern used the last time of the game to launch the craziest attack against Manchester City.

Guardiola saw that the opponent was going desperate, and immediately began to make substitutions.

He replaced Kroos, De Bruyne and Aguero in the 82nd, 85th and 88th minutes.

All the replacements are defensive players!
These three substitutions are not only to strengthen the defense, but also to delay time, so that the Manchester City players whose physical fitness is almost exhausted on the field have time to breathe.

The players who were replaced obviously knew Guardiola's purpose very well, so they dawdled when they were off the field, delaying time as much as possible.

The Bayern players protested to the referee, who pointed to his watch and signaled that he would extend the stoppage time as appropriate.

He said he did it. After the regular time ended, the referee gave up to 7 minutes of injury time.

This caused strong dissatisfaction from the Manchester City fans at the scene, and boos filled the entire stadium.

However, even with such a long injury time, Bayern still could not break through Manchester City's defense.

In the first round of the Champions League semi-final, the final score of Manchester City VS Bayern was fixed at 2:0!

(End of this chapter)