Football: start copying peak Messi attributes

Chapter 276 Before the Battle
On May 5, three days before the final, the Manchester City team set off from Manchester to Lisbon to prepare for the last and most important game of the season.

After the team arrived at the hotel where they were staying, Lin Quan met a group of unexpected guests—three younger siblings including Maria, Marius, and Valentina.

"elder brother!!"

After the younger sister Maria saw Lin Quan, she rushed over and gave him a warm hug, and took a selfie with her mobile phone.

Behind Maria, Marius and Valentina also followed suit, ran over and became the pendants on Lin's body.

"Maria, Marius, why are you here?"

Lin Quan picked up the youngest Valentina, touched her head as before, and stretched out his hand to scratch her creaking dimples, while asking.

The little girl liked playing like this the most when she was a child, and when Lin Quanyi teased her, she immediately giggled.

"Dad said he was going to watch the game, and Mom suggested that we bring our family over to cheer you on. Hey, we all agreed!"

Maria deftly uploaded the selfie she just took to her social account, and couldn't help but shout—the most powerful player in the world!
It can be seen that Maria is very proud of her brother, so proud that she can't help showing it off.

"Oh? Are they here too? Why didn't you see them?"

Lin Quan hugged Valentina and looked towards the corridor, but he didn't see the two familiar figures.

"They went to the front desk to check in, and we are staying in this hotel too!"

Maria specifically told Lin Quan the news, this hotel was specially chosen after they heard about Manchester City's occupancy.

The purpose is to get closer to Lin Quan, so that their family can be tidy.

"Okay, let's go, take me to your room!"

Manchester City has booked the middle two floors of the hotel, and the rooms that Guardiola and the others booked must not be on these two floors.

In order not to disturb his teammates' rest, Lin Quan chose to take the initiative to find them.

When Lin Quan arrived, Guardiola and Serra had just checked in and were moving their luggage into the hotel room.

There are still a few days before the start of the game. They are a big family with a family, and the luggage of the five of them together is quite a lot.

Lin Quan greeted Guardiola and Serra, put down Valentina and stepped forward to help.

After the two moved their things in, Sera disliked their rough hands and feet, fearing that they would lose order, so she drove the two of them out and organized things in the room by herself.

The two of them were really not good at these things, so they simply went outside to chat.

"Are you sure about the final?"

Guardiola's team was eliminated by Atletico Madrid, so Guardiola actually has a deep research on Atletico Madrid.

It just so happened that Lin Quan's team reached the final, so as someone who has experienced it, he can teach him some experience or something.

"Let's open [-]-[-]. Atletico Madrid's defensive ability is strong, ranking first in the five major leagues. Even you have been blocked by them. If we dare to say that we will win, we must be lying!"

The contest between Manchester City and Atletico Madrid is called the contest of spear and shield by the outside world.

Manchester City's offensive firepower this season is obvious to all, with 127 league goals ranking first in the five major leagues, ahead of No.2 Real Madrid with 23 goals.

On the other side, Atletico Madrid also relied on a strong defense to break through all the way to the final.

So, this is a collision between two teams with very different styles.

Even if the game has not yet started, the outside world can already guess what tactics the two teams will adopt.

Atletico Madrid must still be the same set of high-position pressing and defensive counterattack, while Manchester City must hold high the banner of offense. As for the offensive method to be used, it depends on Pellegrini's adjustment.

"Well, Atletico Madrid's defense is very characteristic, which gave me a lot of inspiration!"

Guardiola admires the characteristic defensive system developed by Simeone at Atletico Madrid.

If it's just a defensive counterattack, there may be nothing new. Mourinho is almost exhausted with defensive counterattacks. When he was coaching Barcelona, ​​he often encountered teams in the league and the Champions League that played defensive counterattacks.

But Atletico Madrid's defensive counterattack is very different from the general defensive counterattack!
Instead of shrinking in their own half, they put bold pressure on the three lines and pressed high, making it difficult for the opponent's offense to organize and even hold the ball.

In the semi-finals, Bayern suffered a lot.

The opponent's players used diligent running, crazy pressing and rough fouls to fragment Bayern's offensive rhythm. The midfielder could hardly hold the ball, let alone play the pass control effect that Guardiola wanted.

In the final, Atletico Madrid will definitely use this trick to deal with Manchester City.

Moreover, they have just played against Barcelona and have a lot of experience to limit the performance of players like Lin Quan.

So Guardiola feels that Lin Quan's performance in this game may not be particularly good, at least not as big as his previous games!

After listening to Guardiola's explanation and analysis, Lin Quan has a certain understanding of Atletico Madrid's defensive and offensive systems.

It is indeed a difficult team to deal with. He also watched the original Atletico Madrid vs. Real Madrid final.

To be honest, Real Madrid was very lucky to win.

After Atletico Madrid lost striker Diego Costa in just 9 minutes of the opening game, they actually scored the first goal and used fierce defense to make Real Madrid's midfielder very uncomfortable.

If Ramos hadn't scored with a header in the 3rd minute of stoppage time and pulled Real Madrid up from the cliff, then if they lasted for more than 100 seconds, the champion would be Atletico Madrid!
However, Real Madrid, who played extremely difficult in regular time, was like chopping melons and chopping vegetables after overtime. They scored 3 goals in a short period of time and finally beat Atletico Madrid with a total score of 4:1. Holding a cup.

The reason for Atletico Madrid's poor performance in overtime is simple, the players are exhausted.

If the high-position pressing tactic is to be effective, it requires players to run tirelessly in a wide range.

Use the running ability to create a number advantage in some areas, so as to steal the ball and counterattack.

But everyone is a professional player, and the difference in running ability will not be too big.

You have consumed too much physical strength in the high-position press, and then you must have no energy to run later.

For Simeone's team, 90 minutes is already the limit.

If someone can withstand their attack for 90 minutes without losing, once the game is dragged into overtime, it will be the end of Atletico Madrid.

As a latecomer, Lin Quan certainly knows this weakness of Atletico Madrid.

But he is not sure whether the team can maintain the unbeaten nine and 10 minutes of regular time. After all, Manchester City has never been a team with strong defensive capabilities.

"In this game, I suggest that you play without a striker, draw the striker back, and increase the number of midfielders. Atletico Madrid will definitely fight with you in the midfield. Without the support of the midfielder, you can't get the ball in the frontcourt. Instead, it will be completely locked by the opposing defender."

Lin Quan was thoughtful about Guardiola's words. Guardiola is very familiar with the no-front formation, but in Bayern's lineup, there is a lack of a role similar to Messi.

Therefore, Guardiola's tactical reforms at Bayern have been mixed. The abuse of food in the league is stable, but his record in the Champions League is not very good.

Although they defeated Manchester United and Chelsea, they were swept by Atletico Madrid, and the opponent was not a giant. This made it difficult for many Bundesliga fans, especially Bayern fans.

We were the invincible division in the Champions League last season. It's only been a year, and we can't even play Atletico Madrid?

It's okay if you can't play, but you didn't score a single goal?

You must know that before Guardiola came to Bayern, Bayern had the title of tragedy maker. Offensive is their specialty, and scoring goals has never been a problem.

As a result, all the responsibilities were dumped on Guardiola's head.

Who told him to take over a championship team?

"If you are playing without a striker, you should play players who have speed and breakthrough ability on the two wings, and are also very active in defense. Make full use of the width of the court..."

It can be seen that Guardiola really worked hard after the loss.

He summed up some tactics to deal with Atletico Madrid, but it has not been tested in actual combat, and he does not know whether it will work.

Before the two of them finished chatting, Sera packed up her things and walked out of the room.

Seeing that Guardiola was still babbling here, he immediately interrupted Guardiola:

"Okay, you're not the coach of Manchester City, don't talk about it here, it's not good if you delay Lin's rest!"

Guardiola shut up in embarrassment. He is out of habit. When he encounters an opportunity to explain tactics and his football philosophy, he can't help but like to discuss with others.

"Lin, you should go back and rest early. We'll be shopping in Lisbon these few days and have fun, so we won't bother you. After the game is over, we'll go back to Spain together!"

Since Lin Quan went to England to play football, their family has not been together neatly for a long time.

Taking advantage of this rare opportunity, they had to have a good get-together.

Because in another week, it will be the training day of the Spanish national team.

Once he participated in the training camp of the national team, Lin Quan will not be able to go home within the next month.

Because, there is less than a month left before the official start of the World Cup!

"Well, okay, if I'm free, I'll come and play with you guys!"

Lin Quan has indeed been out for a while, and he needs to go back quickly, otherwise Manchester City's team leader and coaching staff should be in a hurry.

Before leaving, Lin Quan thought of one thing and asked:
"By the way, have you bought your tickets to watch the final?"

"I bought it, it's still the stand closest to the stadium!"

Marius took out his own ticket and handed it to his brother respectfully.

Lin Quan took a look, good guy, this ticket is really not cheap!

A ticket costs 650 euros, and if a family of five travels together, it will cost more than 3000 euros.

If these tickets were purchased from scalpers, the price would probably double!
This amount of money has exceeded the monthly income of many Spanish families!

However, Guardiola is not the one who is short of money, so Lin Quan didn't feel sorry for him.

……

Before the start of the final, Pellegrini was very entangled with the team's starting list.

According to his research on Atletico Madrid, he feels that Atletico Madrid will definitely fight Manchester City in the midfield.

If you want to control the situation in the midfield, then De Bruyne and Kroos have to replace at least one.

If these two are present at the same time, it will have a great impact on Manchester City's defense.

But who should I replace?
Cross plays a very important role in the midfielder position and is of great help to the team.

If he is replaced, Manchester City will lack someone who can control the rhythm of the game.

As for De Bruyne, his ability to organize offense in the frontcourt is very good, especially the ability to pass threatening balls. There is no one in Manchester City who can reach his level.

If he is replaced, Manchester City's offensive ability will inevitably be greatly weakened.

So, is there any way to allow two people to be present at the same time?
He tried it in the league and the Champions League before, letting Yaya Toure play as a defensive midfielder, protecting Kroos while wiping De Bruyne's ass.

But the effect is not very good, Yaya Toure is an all-around midfielder, his offensive ability is greater than his defensive ability.

Professional matters are best left to professional people.

As for the defensive midfielder, the best choice is naturally Fernandinho!
So, should Fernandinho be put in the starting list?

Pellegrini was a little hesitant, because the previous suspension was very long, Fernandinho, De Bruyne and Kroos did not cooperate much, and the tacit understanding between the three was very problematic.

If he is sent on the field, there will likely be a chain reaction, not only failing to achieve the desired effect, but even self-defeating.

Thinking of this, Pellegrini dispelled this idea, and finally decided to remove Kroos and replace him with Fernandinho.

While Pellegrini was worrying about Manchester City's starting midfielder, Atletico Madrid, Simeone was also worrying about the team's starting forward.

Diego Costa is his number one general, but such a goalkeeper was injured in the final stage of the league.

In the last game against Barcelona, ​​​​Diego Costa retired early due to injury.

It's only been a week, and his injury may not recover so quickly.

But in the case of the Champions League final, Atletico Madrid very much needs Diego Costa to stand up and charge for the team.

And Diego Costa himself also very much hopes to represent the team and compete for the UEFA Champions League within reach!
Therefore, before the game, Simeone was very entangled.

He didn't know whether to agree to Diego Costa's application and put him on the starting list, or to be safe and continue to put him on the bench.

But if he is not used, how should the striker be arranged?
Although there is still a Villa in the Atletico Madrid team that can be used, but Villa is old after all. Compared with Diego Costa, there is a big gap in all aspects.

When playing defensive counterattack tactics, Diego Costa is undoubtedly more suitable for Atletico Madrid's tactical system.

Simeone gritted his teeth, finally made up his mind and fought hard!

He chose to believe in Diego Costa's state, and since he said his injury has recovered, let him start!

(End of this chapter)