Football: start copying peak Messi attributes

Chapter 374 Spear and Shield, Lin Quan VS Kanter
Although Manchester City still failed to win the game in the end, Guardiola still praised Kanter severely in the press conference after the game.

"Kante's performance was simply astounding, although I had high expectations for him, but I have to say, his performance has exceeded my expectations!"

The reporters rarely saw Guardiola praising a player so much, and they were also amazed by Kanter's performance in this game, so they all came together to ask questions:

"Coach Guardiola, as far as I know, Kanter is from an amateur club. He has been playing in low-level leagues before and only played for the Ligue [-] team for half a season. How did you and Manchester City discover him?"

This question has aroused the curiosity of countless people. Kanter's resume is not outstanding, and the team he plays for is only a newly promoted team that has been promoted from a low-level league, and it is also the newly promoted team that ranks at the bottom of the league.

How did Guardiola find out that there is such an excellent player as Kanter in the Caen team?
"Hehe, I'm just as curious about this question as you are!"

The reporters looked at each other, not knowing what Guardiola meant.

It's the person you dug, and you don't know how you fancy him?
Are you kidding me?

"It wasn't me who discovered Kanter, but Lin!"

Guardiola could have taken the credit for his insight, but he chose to confess to reporters.

"And Kimmich, Rudiger and other players were also introduced by the team under the recommendation of Lin Quan!"

After Kimmich was introduced to Manchester City, he was loaned to Leicester City because he had no position in the team.

Although he has just turned 20 years old, he is an out-and-out young player.

But after being loaned to Fox City, his performance quickly won the love of Fox City fans.

There are even rumors that Leicester City wants to buy out Kimmich at a high price from Manchester City.

All of this is seen by the outside world as evidence of Guardiola's vision.

Unexpectedly, it was not Guardiola who advocated the introduction of Kimmich, but Lin Quan.

Could it be said that Lin Quan is better than Guardiola in judging people?
"It may be because he has dealt with the defense lines of major giants all the year round, so he has a better understanding of the defender's ability!"

Guardiola didn't know how Lin Quan saw the talent and potential of these people. After thinking about it for a long time, he could only give one such explanation.

It is strange that journalists accepted Guardiola's explanation.

Probably they also think that for a top star like Lin Quan who often inspects the opponent's defense, there must be some kind of standard for judging whether a defender is a good defender, right?
……

Since Manchester City and Manchester United drew, and Chelsea defeated Queens Park Rangers 1::0 in the away game, the point difference between the two teams was re-opened to 3 points.

This made the Blue Army breathe a sigh of relief. When the two teams were only 1 point apart, they felt as if a big stone was weighing on their hearts, and they couldn't breathe heavily.

I was afraid that if I accidentally made a mistake, I would fall behind Manchester City in the standings. Now it is fine, with a 3-point lead, they have at least one game of error tolerance.

At this time, the Premier League has played 32 rounds, and there are only 6 rounds left before the end of the Premier League.

The 3-point gap is not a small advantage for the leader.

But Chelsea's players stopped laughing after taking a look at their final six fixtures.

Manchester City has played all the games against BIG4, but Chelsea still has three giants to deal with.

In the 33rd round, they will sit at home against Manchester United's challenge, and in the 34th round, they will go away to challenge Arsenal.

In the 36th round, Chelsea will wait for Liverpool at home.

Three of the four games are strong duels, which is a devil's schedule for Chelsea.

Once they lose or draw in these three games, the lead they currently hold will disappear.

Therefore, the suspense of the championship of the Premier League this season still exists, and it is still very big. I am afraid that the ownership of the championship will not be announced until the final round.

……

While the Chelsea people are still counting the league points on their fingers and how to win the league championship, the Manchester City soldiers have already set off directly from London's Heathrow Airport to Turin to prepare for the quarter-finals of the Champions League. The first leg of the final.

For Manchester City, the situation in this away game is not optimistic.

This Champions League knockout match is too close to the just-concluded league, only 3 days away.

And they just consumed a lot in the Manchester City derby, coupled with the exhaustion of the journey, the physical condition of the players is very worrying.

Although Juventus is no longer a top team, they are the overlord of Serie A after all, and they have won the Serie A championship for three consecutive years.

The strength of the old lady should not be underestimated, even if it is not at the level of a top team like Huangsa Ren, it is only slightly weaker than them.

Coupled with the fact that this is the opponent's home court, Juventus is bound to use the advantage of the home court to launch a fierce attack on Manchester City.

In case Manchester City fails to stop and is defeated by the opponent by a big score, even if they return to their home court in the second round, it may be difficult to reverse the score.

Therefore, based on the players' physical reserves and objective conditions, Guardiola formulated a relatively conservative tactic.

He intends to put Kroos on the bench and arrange Kante, who performed well in the last Manchester City derby, as the starter.

Don't use the suspect, but don't use it.

Now that Kanter has proven his strength in the game, Guardiola has no doubts about him and directly confirmed him as the starter.

Compared with young players such as Kimmich and Rudiger, the 24-year-old Kanter has no physical problems and has enough experience in the game.

The only point of concern is probably that he lacks experience in top competitions, especially the Champions League.

For this reason, in the team's training game, Guardiola personally pulled Kanter, taught him his experience of playing as a midfielder, and appeased the player's mentality, encouraged him to build up his confidence, and avoided playing in the game. Nervous emotions appear, which in turn leads to abnormal performance of the game.

Kanter is ignorant, he doesn't actually feel the pressure of the competition.

Some are just intense excitement and gratitude to Guardiola!

This coach is really kind to people. I thought he was the world's top coach, and he would have a lot of airs. It would be difficult to say hello. I didn't expect him to be so approachable.

The soldier died for his confidant, and in order to repay Guardiola's promotion, even in the team's training game, Kanter showed [-]% of his state.

The main players of Manchester City were robbed by this guy, and they were a little suspicious of their lives.

Especially Aguero, his dribbling ability is considered outstanding in the Manchester City team, but he can't take care of himself when he is still being intercepted by Kanter.

"I said buddy, don't keep staring at me to grab the ball, if you have the ability, go grab Lin's ball!"

Aguero was overwhelmed by the robbing, so he sold Lin Quan directly, and encouraged Kanter to rob Lin Quan.

Seeing that there was a good show to watch, other teammates booed one after another, encouraging Kanter to fight Lin Quan one-on-one.

Van Dijk, who came half a year earlier than Kanter, hesitated to speak, as if he wanted to say something, but seeing his teammates were so excited, he didn't want to spoil everyone's interest, and in the end he didn't stand up to stop Kanter.

Kanter is very good at fooling around. Seeing that Lin Quan is five years younger than him, he can't help feeling a little careless.

In addition, after completing consecutive steals just now, his self-confidence was bursting, so he readily accepted Aguero's instigation, and really ran to single out Lin Quan.

Lin Quan knows Kanter's strength. There is a saying that goes like this: There is no hurdle that cannot be passed, only Kanter who cannot pass!
And there have been rumors before that only Kanter can defend Messi alone.

This aroused Lin Quan's interest, and he planned to try it himself to see if the rumors were true.

Lin Quan reached out for the ball, De Bruyne passed the ball to him, and Kanter quickly followed up closely.

Lin Quan moved laterally with the ball, and Kanter's speed was very fast, completely blocking Lin Quan without giving any space.

"Yes, this kid's lateral movement speed is so fast!"

"Lin's breakthrough space has been sealed. Could it be that this kid can really guard against Lin Quan?"

The onlookers were amazed, and couldn't help but have a higher opinion of Kanter's strength.

It seems that his performance in the Manchester City derby last time was not a flash of inspiration, but that he really has this ability.

The speed is not slow, how about trying this trick again?

Seeing that the other party was following up, Lin Quan suddenly made a fake action of sinking his shoulders. Kanter, who was cheated, shifted his center of gravity forward and then quickly turned around, completing the escape from Kanter.

What a quick move!What a fake move!

Kanter was passed before he saw the opponent's movements clearly, and he was very surprised.

But he didn't give up because of this. A few minutes later, when Lin Quan dribbled the ball to attack, Kanter appeared in front of Lin Quan again.

Lin Quan deliberately kicked the ball a little farther, taking advantage of Kanter's kick, a fried ball with one foot passed him smoothly.

And this time the pass was even more thorough. Kanter was two positions behind Lin Quan after the pass, and the pass was quite thorough.

This time, Kanter finally knew how powerful the opponent was.

As expected of someone who can wear the No. 10 jersey, although he is younger than himself, the opponent's skills at his feet don't know how many blocks he can beat him.

Kanter felt that he had learned a lot of useful things in such a confrontation, so not only did he not feel frustrated, but he became more and more courageous.

A few minutes later, the main team intercepted the ball in the backcourt and launched a quick counterattack.

When Lin Quan dribbled the ball quickly across the midfield, Kanter once again got the chance to single out Lin Quan.

Kanter quickly chased and defended. His speed was very fast. After rushing up from the side, he was on par with Lin Quan.

But Lin Quan just used a heavy shoulder to change direction, easily passed him, and used another substitute player who rushed up to help defend to block Kanter, so that Kanter couldn't even make a foul.

This defeat finally made Kanter feel frustrated.

He felt that he was crushed by his opponent in terms of IQ. The opponent's choice was so reasonable and smart, but his defense seemed so clumsy.

On the sidelines, Guardiola, who was interested in watching the two heads-up, couldn't help shaking his head after seeing Kanter's defense.

Kanter, this guy, still lacks some game experience.

When facing a player like Lin Quan with extremely high foot frequency and strong dribbling ability, don't shoot easily, just keep your body position.

Don't think about stealing the ball from the opponent's feet, getting stuck in the position, and waiting for teammates to help defend and double-team Lin Quan is the right way.

After all, in Guardiola's view, there is probably no one who can defend the peak Messi and the current Lin Quan alone!

Kanter, despite his frustrations, has not been completely overcome.

Can't stop the opponent in a mobile battle, what about static defense?

The substitute team took advantage of the numbers on the wing and successfully pressed David Silva to the point where he couldn't hold the ball.

Silva saw Lin Quan responding and passed the ball to him.

When Lin Quan received the ball, Kanter had already rushed over.

At this time, Lin Quan was on the sideline and had already stopped. This was an excellent stealing opportunity.

Kanter's concentration is high, his knees are slightly bent, and he is stuck sideways in the main position, which is convenient for him to intercept and chase.

Seeing the opponent's action, Lin Quan tapped the football with his left foot, as if he was going to kick it forward, but when the football rolled forward, he suddenly stretched out his right foot and pulled the ball.

Kanter was shaken for a while, and immediately went out to intercept, but missed the ball, and was skipped by Lin Quan dexterously, without even kicking anyone down.

The failure of this defense made Kanter realize that he could not defend this man one-on-one!
"I lost!"

Kanter said in frustration.

Lin Quan stopped the ball at his feet, glanced at him, and said:

"Your ability to intercept and steal is very strong, but your teammates are stronger. If you can cooperate well with your teammates, then even I cannot easily pass you."

Teammates are stronger?

Kanter chewed this sentence carefully, and seemed to have gained something.

Although Kanter failed in the heads-up, everyone not only did not despise him, but recognized his ability more and more.

It's normal if you can't guard against Lin Quan, but it's not normal if you can't!
Although his defense failed, it can be seen from his fight with Lin Quan that this guy is really strong!

The approval of his teammates accelerated Kanter's integration into Manchester City a lot.

The salary of the team is high, the head coach treats him so well, the teammates are all talented, and they speak nicely. He likes this place so much!

Even if other teams come to poach him, he is not willing to leave!
……

The early arrival of Manchester City has attracted the vigilance of Juventus fans.

Many Juventus fans and Italian reporters ran outside the training base of the Turin club to spy on the military situation.

The Old Lady haven't made a breakthrough in the Champions League for too long, and they are desperate for this title.

But the comers were not kind, and the strength of Manchester City made them feel extremely afraid.

If they can't spy some information in advance, they won't even be able to sleep soundly.

It's just that they are destined to be disappointed, because Guardiola did not arrange any special training, the daily training content is very simple, and the amount is not much.

As for the side midfielder tactics he used in the Premier League, it did not appear in the team training at all.

This made the Italians unable to see through Guardiola's true thoughts.

The more you can't see through, the more nervous Juventus will be.

I always feel that Manchester City has prepared some trump cards for them. After all, how could Guardiola, who has always liked to work hard, follow the rules and not come up with something new?
After two days of hard work, the first leg of the Champions League quarter-finals finally started!

(End of this chapter)