Chapter 267 Lightning goal, a reversal within a reversal!

Although the opponent was equalized at the last moment, Ancelotti did not criticize his players, but praised their performance in the first half.

"You did a good job. The score of 2:2 is a result we can accept."

"But, I think your performance deserves a victory!"

After hearing Ancelotti's words, the players who were originally uneasy and thought they might be criticized breathed a sigh of relief and even looked at Ancelotti gratefully.

As for the offensive players, after receiving praise from Ancelotti, they all puffed up their chests and looked proud.

Compared with Mourinho's strong character, An Pang is obviously more popular in the locker room.

This is inseparable from his high emotional intelligence and language arts.

Seeing the players' reactions, An Pang nodded with satisfaction and continued:

"So, continue to attack in the second half and defeat them with the offense that Manchester City people are most proud of!"

This statement has been strongly supported by offensive players such as Cristiano Ronaldo and Bale. These players are good at offense but not good at defense, and they don't like to retreat to their own half to do these dirty work.

Of course, if it's for the sake of victory, it's not necessarily that they can't accept it, but they must be reluctant in their hearts.

The reason is very simple. Stars like them who specialize in offense can easily shine and shine on offense, but they can easily be embarrassed when defending.

In addition, if they waste too much energy on defense, they will not be able to get excellent statistics on offense.

Therefore, Ancelotti's arrangement satisfies their psychological requirements.

For the home team, Pellegrini could not accept the 2:2 result.

If they can't win at home and concede 2 away goals to their opponents, then their chances of advancing in the next round are probably less than 30%.

If the opponent scores another goal in the second half and loses the game at home, then wait to be eliminated!

"We need to continue to strengthen our offense in the second half. The specific tactical arrangements are as follows..."

Based on his observations in the first half, Pellegrini took out his tactical board and arranged the offensive tactics for the second half.

The players nodded to show their understanding.

Then, he explained the defensive strategy for the second half.

"Bale and Cristiano Ronaldo are both very strong. If they guard together, we will definitely not be able to guard them.

But there seems to be no cooperation between them. If they continue to fight alone in the second half, as long as they see any one of them holding the ball, they can relax their defense of the other person and concentrate on defending the ball holder! "

Pellegrini speculates that there may be a conflict between Real Madrid's two wingers. Otherwise, it cannot be explained why they do not cooperate with each other?

He didn't know if Ancelotti knew this and whether he could solve the problem during the halftime break, but he thought he could test it out.

If there is still no connection between Ronaldo and Bell, then Manchester City's defensive pressure will be greatly reduced!

The 15 minutes of halftime ended quickly, and the two teams returned to the field.

After switching pitches, Manchester City kicked off.

After Lin Quan kicked the ball to Aguero, he immediately rushed forward.

Aguero passed the ball back to Lin Quan with a through ball. Lin Quan easily passed Benzema and continued towards the heart of Real Madrid.

At the same time, Manchester City's players began to rush toward Real Madrid's half at high speed.

With this posture, he clearly wants to start the attack!

"Stop him, don't let him pass the ball!"

Ancelotti was shocked. He had a hunch that Pellegrini would step up his attack in the second half, but he didn't expect the opponent to be so aggressive and attack at the beginning. Is this a bit too desperate?

In Pellegrini's eyes, Real Madrid's defense is very strong and it is very difficult to break them, so he designed such a tactic to grab the opening, hoping to catch them off guard before the opponent fully enters the state.

There are risks, but the rewards of success are too tempting.

Isco and Modric were both attracted to Lin Quan and rushed towards him almost immediately.

Lin was surrounded by Real Madrid players. In this case, the Real Madrid players thought that he was going to pass the ball and it would be impossible for him to single-handedly challenge Real Madrid's entire defense.

So Modric blocked Lin Quan, and Isco cut off his passing line.

But Lin Quan had no intention of passing the ball. When he saw that Isco did not come over to double-team him, he immediately chose to force Modric.

Modric tried his best to stop him, but failed.

Modric can't do anything against a player like Lin Quan who can break out, lead, and is flexible with his feet.

But compared to the previous time, Modric was not too panicked even though he was passed.

There are a large number of teammates behind him, but he doesn't believe that so many people can't stop Lin Quan?

Real Madrid's players also had the same idea. Although they were surprised that Lin Quan passed Benzema and Modric one after another, they did not think that Lin Quan would hit their defense directly.

Because no normal person would do that!

So, while they were staring at Lin Quan, they were especially wary of Aguero, De Bruyne and other Manchester City players who stepped in from behind.

However, not everyone thinks so. Xabi Alonso and Ramos are extremely wary of Lin Quan because they were teammates with Lin Quan and suffered a big loss at his hands in the first half.

Both of them moved towards Lin Quan in unison, and Ramos blocked Lin Quan's path forward.

Xabi Alonso rushed over from the side, trying to entangle Lin Quan and help his teammates steal the ball from his feet.

Seeing the actions of the two men, Lin Quan still did not give up the attack.

He avoided the two of them, continued to dribble towards the right side of the penalty area, and entered the penalty area!

The Real Madrid players originally thought that Lin Quan was definitely going to pass the ball, but the opponent led him all the way and now they are all in the penalty area, but they still have no intention of passing the ball.

This shocked them, and they all had an idea involuntarily:

No way? Is this guy really planning to take on our entire defense?

This idea is so crazy that they can't even believe it!

But when they saw Lin Quan entering their own restricted area, they had to believe that this was actually true!

At this time, not only Xavi Alonso and Ramos were facing a formidable enemy, but also other players on Real Madrid's defense began to feel nervous.

If Lin Quan really scored this goal, then all of them, one by one, would be nailed to the pillar of shame and laughed at.

As a result, with the exception of Xavi Alonso and Ramos, almost all the players on Real Madrid's defense were attracted to Lin Quan and moved towards him, and the entire defense began to move towards the right.

After Xavi Alonso and Ramos were taken away by Lin Quan, Aguero also successfully entered Real Madrid's penalty area.

This made Real Madrid's other central defender Pepe feel like he was facing a powerful enemy. He hurriedly called Arbeloa and asked him to come over and help defend.

However, just when Arbeloa came over to defend, he felt something flying over his head.

I looked up and saw, oh, it turned out to be football!

etc!

football?

Abeloa woke up instantly and subconsciously looked towards Lin Quan, only to find that the football under Lin Quan's feet had disappeared!

Abeloa broke out in a cold sweat!

No way, if you just leave the right with your front foot, will the opponent launch an attack from the right?

According to Murphy's Law, the things you worry about most usually happen!

At this time, on Real Madrid's right wing and Manchester City's left wing, a short player wearing a blue jersey No. 21 appeared in the open space and received Lin Quan's pass.

David Silva stopped the ball to observe Casillas' position, and before Arbeloa rushed over, he blasted a shot towards the goal!

The ball was hit with great power, and the football flew to the goal in an instant.

Just as Casillas made the save, the football flew into the net.

3:2!

Manchester City launched a lightning offensive and scored in just 14 minutes at the beginning of the second half, reversing Real Madrid and regaining the lead in the game!

Because the goal was scored so fast, many spectators went to the toilet during the intermission. The spectators who had just returned and had not had time to take their seats had no time to see clearly the scoring process, and were overwhelmed by the huge cheers from the scene. woke up with a start.

"What? Are we ahead? Who scored the goal?"

They were upset that they missed such a wonderful goal, and they asked other fans around them to find out who scored the goal.

"It was David Silva. He received Lin Quan's pass and scored!"

"Haha, we are ahead again!"

"Look at the expressions on the faces of those Real Madrid fans, do they look like they've eaten shit?"

Not only the expressions of Real Madrid fans were like this, but the reaction of their coach and substitutes on the bench was similar.

Manchester City doesn't follow martial ethics. They attack at the beginning. Most of their players have not yet entered the state. They didn't even touch the ball before they were scored by the opponent!

"Damn it, I underestimated how crazy this old man is!"

Ancelotti cursed under his breath in self-blame. This was his mistake. He should have expected that Manchester City would do this.

"Abeloa shouldn't have lost his position!"

An assistant coach said with some annoyance.

"This has nothing to do with Abeloa. Our defense line has been led astray by Lin Quan."

Ancelotti did not blame Arbeloa. He did have some responsibility for this goal, but the biggest responsibility was not on him.

Lin Quan didn't pass the ball when everyone thought he could, but he passed the ball when everyone thought he couldn't.

It was this contrast that caught the Real Madrid players off guard and made them make mistakes.

The second half of the game has just begun, and they have not yet fully entered the game state. This kind of mistake is understandable.

But no more mistakes can be made. Ancelotti can barely accept the score of 3:2, but if Manchester City scores another goal and changes the score to 4:2, the situation will be very unfavorable for Real Madrid!

Thinking of this, Ancelotti couldn't help but hesitate.

Should we change our strategy, give up attacking Manchester City, and switch to defensive counterattack?

Ancelotti's team is very good at defensive counterattacks, and under Mourinho and his training, Real Madrid's defensive ability is already very strong.

Once they counterattack defensively, it will be very difficult for Manchester City to score again.

In this way, Real Madrid may be able to maintain the score until midfield and avoid being expanded by the opponent.

Moreover, if the opponent attacks too fiercely and steals the ball in the midfield, Real Madrid will quickly seize the opportunity of the opponent's mistake and launch a threatening quick counterattack.

Maybe that would even the score?

Ancelotti was hesitant. He promised the players in the locker room to attack in the second half. Now that the second half of the game has just begun, he reversed his decision. The players on the field will definitely feel at a loss.

Ancelotti guessed right. After Manchester City scored, the opinions of Real Madrid players began to be divided.

Cristiano Ronaldo, Bell and other frontcourt players were eager to attack immediately and equalize the score.

However, the players on the defense were a little frightened by Manchester City's attack just now. They wanted to stabilize the situation first, and then wait for the situation to stabilize before playing steadily.

The consequence of this internal disagreement is that Real Madrid is out of touch, unable to attack, and somewhat unable to defend when defending.

On the other hand, Manchester City's morale was greatly boosted after David Silva scored this goal.

Everyone became very active and launched a crazy attack on Real Madrid.

The Blue Moon fans at the scene were excited to see their team beating the star-studded Galaxy Battleship on the ground. The cheers and cheers came one after another, one wave after another.

With the cheering of the home fans, Manchester City completely took the initiative on the field. From the beginning of the second half to the 55th minute, within ten minutes, they firmly suppressed Real Madrid in their own half and were simply unable to control it. The battle line pushed through midfield.

If Real Madrid's goalkeeper Casillas hadn't performed bravely, resisted with high passes, and saved several threatening shots from Manchester City, Real Madrid would have fallen behind Manchester City by a big score.

Seeing that the situation on the field was not favorable to his side and the team's defense was crumbling, Ancelotti finally made up his mind.

He began to shout to the players on the field, asking them to change their tactics and shrink to their own half for defensive counterattacks.

Ancelotti's decision made Real Madrid's players, especially those on the defense, breathe a sigh of relief!

If An Pang didn't give such an order, they all felt like they wouldn't be able to hold on anymore.

But after hearing An Pang's shouting, the expressions on the faces of stars such as Ronaldo and Bale became ugly.

Didn't we agree to play offensive football?

Why did it become a defensive counterattack again?

Bale may be a little better, but Ronaldo is in a very unhappy mood.

Before Bell came, he was the key point in Real Madrid's frontcourt counterattack.

But after Bell came, this key person became him.

There is no way, who told this guy to run fast and have a speed advantage when fighting quick counterattacks?

Therefore, An Pang's adjustment greatly reduced Ronaldo's scoring chances, but instead provided Bell with many opportunities!

Facts have proved that Ronaldo was thinking too much.

After seeing Real Madrid switch to defensive counterattack, Manchester City quickly changed their strategy.

From the previous open and close attack, it changed to controlling the rhythm, keeping the ball firmly at his feet, and not giving the opponent a chance to counterattack.

Seeing this scene, both the Real Madrid players on the field and the Real Madrid coaching staff on the sidelines felt extremely familiar.

If Manchester City players were given red and blue jerseys, they would even feel like their opponent was Barcelona!