Football: Starting from the Ronaldinho template

Chapter 219: A world-class goal with Joe Hart as the backdrop! A head-on confrontation with De Bruyne!

"The match is in its 64th minute!"

Sterling wins a penalty, Aguero converts, Manchester City turn the game around against Arsenal!

Sterling is on fire today!

"It seems Arsenal are in trouble. Both goals they conceded came from gaps on the flanks, which De Bruyne found and delivered penetrating passes!"

"Moreover, Arsenal's attacking play seemed to have stalled during this period, failing to put the same pressure on Manchester City as they had in the early stages of the match!"

Zhan Jun believes that if the game continues, Arsenal will most likely lose.

"There's still almost half an hour left in the second half. I think there's still a chance, as long as we can solve the problem of the gaps in the flanks," Zhang Lu said, holding a different opinion.

on the field.

"They have the same problem on the flanks. Although the three forwards drop back to control the midfield, the coverage area of ​​the three midfielders is insufficient, and..."

Qin Ming looked at Fernandinho. He had deliberately roamed the left flank today, sprinting back and forth countless times, just to wear down the opponent's stamina.

He can now clearly feel that Fernandinho's marking intensity has decreased.

And former Arsenal full-back Sagna must be exhausted by now, he was seen holding his knees and panting when the ball was dead.

With Argentine Zabaleta sidelined due to injury, Manchester City have no suitable substitute full-back today.

He felt that his time had just begun.

"We can play around the left flank, but we need to speed up the pace and be more effective in defending after the ball is turned back."

Cazorla didn't even care about his frustration after conceding the goal.

"Olivier, when you have a chance, go forward. You don't need to look around. Just draw the defenders away and create shooting space for me."

Qin Ming tapped the ground with the toes of his right foot, bringing his sneaker close to the instep.

Since Joe Hart is not good at saving long-range shots, he should make good use of this and try to see if he can break the deadlock.

"Okay!" Giroud was like an old ox, working diligently and conscientiously in everything he did.

"We've only lost one of our last 30 home league games against Manchester City, so this second defeat absolutely cannot be ours! Let's go!" Qin Ming pumped his fist and said with high spirits.

The game restarted, and the camera focused on the sidelines.

Wenger was wearing a long black down coat, and his expression was much more serious than before.

Guardiola's tactics were well-prepared.

But De Bruyne's grasp of space far exceeded his expectations.

In the dynamic changes of one's own formation, gaps can appear in an instant, making it extremely difficult to deliver a penetrating through ball.

De Bruyne, on the other hand, seemed to do it with ease.

"The Wolfsburg Twins." Wenger looked up at the other end and saw Qin Ming still running actively. Suddenly, he felt less impatient.

the other side.

Guardiola continued to form hand seals, seemingly treating the match like a video game, controlling the players on the field with a controller.

"If Raheem finds his place, he can perform to his true potential, but the key still lies with Kevin!"

"But isn't the pace a bit too fast?"

"Slow down!"

Guardiola's mind gleamed with wisdom.

Football matches cannot be played with an excessive focus on speed, because physical fitness is an important indicator, and physical fitness is directly related to rhythm.

His keen tactical awareness led him to notice that the Manchester City players were somewhat fatigued.

After making several gestures, De Bruyne returned to the left side, and Yaya Toure took control of the defensive rhythm.

"I have to keep this guy occupied!" When Qin Ming received another pass from his teammate, he entangled with Fernandinho for a moment, then used his footwork to swing his leg and dribbled towards Yaya Toure.

Cazorla was instantly freed and moved to his right side unattended.

Sanchez, on the other hand, was lying in ambush at the far end.

"Don't give him a chance to shoot from long range!" Otamendi relayed Joe Hart's warning.

Yaya Touré naturally knew.

Bang! Qin Ming was hit and his center of gravity swayed. Fortunately, his explosive power had improved recently, and his core strength had also increased.

After barely maintaining his balance, he lost his chance to shoot.

But he still has a backup plan.

Spin in circles!
Hold off Yaya Toure and spin around using your right foot as the pivot.

Unlike Harvey's spinning.

His moves are so deceptive that even top box-to-box midfielders can't predict them.

"Take a shot!" Qin Ming didn't give Yaya Toure a chance to contest, and swung his left leg to shoot directly from the spot.

Speed ​​and power cannot match the running start.

The accuracy is sufficient!
"Wow! Almost there! Joe Hart was slow to jump, but he still managed to catch the ball!"

"If only the shot could be a little more powerful!"

"pity!"

"Pah!" Qin Ming spat, his mouth was extremely dry.

London is very cold at the end of December, and the human body will consume more energy to maintain its temperature.

While he was exhausting Fernandinho and Sagna, he actually lost more energy himself.

"Give me water!" Before the corner kick was taken, he quickly ran to the sidelines, took the water cup from Pat Rice, and sipped the water a few times to rinse his mouth.

It's not advisable to drink large amounts of water right now.

"Qin! Don't rush, there's still time. We need to secure possession of the ball first!"

Pat Rice offered a reminder.

"It will be too late once they speed up again," Qin Ming shook his head.

People only know that De Bruyne is stubborn, but in reality he's not much different. When he feels that his idea is correct, he will definitely carry it out to the end.

"Trust Qin."

Wenger patted Pat Rice on the shoulder, stopping his old friend from continuing.

He watched Qin Ming's retreating figure as he ran towards the penalty area. "Since we've given him the highest degree of tactical freedom, there's no reason to doubt this or that anymore."

Moreover, his judgment was the same as Qin Ming's.

We must take advantage of Manchester City slowing down to find an opportunity to equalize first.

Otherwise, it's a slow death.

Arsenal took a tactical corner kick, but Manchester City were prepared and immediately pressed forward, leading to another midfield exchange of attack and defense.

Compared to before, Qin Ming cherishes possession of the ball more now, as his team doesn't have many offensive opportunities, and every wasted opportunity is one less chance.

"Wasting opportunities will be punished." He recalled this famous quote from football.

The 76th minute of the game.

Guardiola decided to make a change, replacing David Silva with Navas to strengthen the defense on Qin Ming's side.

Furthermore, Bony replaced Aguero, but the attack did not weaken.

Wenger followed up with substitutions, with Gibbs replacing Bellerin and Arteta replacing Ramsey.

Both adjustments are aimed at the side where De Bruyne plays.

Shortly after the substitutions, Manchester City intercepted the ball in their own half. Kolarov poked the ball away from Sanchez, and Mangala launched a long ball to the center circle.

"WOW!" Manchester City fans thought a counterattack was about to begin.

But Mertesacker's sudden forward movement allowed him to gain a slight advantage over Bonnie, even though he wasn't in the same position.

198cm is not a simple number.

The ball was headed to Cazorla by Mertesacker, but before the Spaniard could receive it, Yaya Toure closed in on him.

"Damn, he's really strong!" Cazorla muttered to himself, finding it difficult to control the ball, so he simply jumped up and headed the ball to receive it.

He didn't care who was behind him.

"Well done, Third Brother!" Qin Ming had just made his way into the heart of the field when he saw the ball being passed to him.

I have such great chemistry with Cazorla!

This time, without Yaya Toure's interference, he had a safe zone of nearly 10 meters.

After taking two steps forward.

Otamendi came to press, but he wasn't very fast.

"You think this distance isn't a threat, right?" Qin Ming knew what the other party was thinking, but this was exactly what he wanted.

Under the spotlight.

He changed his footing, placing his left foot on the left side of the ball, allowing his right leg to swing fully!
His folded right leg came crashing down like an axe.

A shot unleashed with full power made the football hurtle towards the goal like a cannonball.

"Why are you coming again?" Joe Hart instinctively lunged to the side inside the penalty area.

This time, he stretched out his body and lunged at the football with a graceful movement. But the immense force transmitted through his fingertips sent a chill down his spine.

"I'm going to be just a background character again," Joe Hart thought to himself, when he heard the "whoosh" of the net being touched.

2-2! ! !

"Qin! Qin receives the ball and dribbles into the penalty area, there's no defender in front of him!"

Want to kick me!?

"Look at that rocket-like shot!"

"Manchester City's goalkeeper made the most beautiful save of the game!"

"But it was no use! He had no chance whatsoever and could only watch the ball go into the net!"

"That was a world-class goal!"

The on-site commentator, Paul Dutton, stood up, excitedly gripping his headset and shouting.

Finally, pointing to the football field, he exclaimed, "He is the king of Arsenal! He is—"

"King!!!"

The tens of thousands of fans at the scene gave a resounding response.

The gunmen were overwhelmed with happiness, while Qin Ming sprinted toward the corner flag, venting his emotions with three uppercuts.

He took five or six shots today, some of which hit the post and some were blocked by the goalkeeper. He was definitely unhappy.

But all the frustration from before was released at this moment.

Scoring the equalizer against Manchester City was very significant for him.

Wolfsburg's twin stars cannot have only one shining.

He didn't want to be overshadowed by De Bruyne.

"No one can stop this shot!" Giroud shouted excitedly, though he was exhausted today.

In order to give Qin Ming some space, even if it was only a few meters, he had to keep running back and forth.

Fortunately, my efforts paid off.

"Finally, we've tied it!" Sanchez exclaimed with relief.

His condition has not been good since his injury some time ago.

Qin Ming was clearly heavily marked today, but apart from his first goal, he didn't have any particularly outstanding performances.

"Equalizing is meaningless; we're behind in goal difference, so we still need to beat them!"

Qin Ming said firmly.

He wanted the gunmen to have a wonderful Christmas.

“Then let’s continue!” Arteta said boldly.

In this situation, if it were the old Gunners, they might actually have drawn the game.

But today's gunmen have higher aspirations.

This is a change brought about by one person, and also a psychological shift for a group of people.

Courtside.

Wenger unzipped his down jacket; he was a little warm now.

Seeing the players' excited expressions, he guessed what they were thinking, so there was no need to stop them.

Even if we lose because of this, we'll lose with our heads held high.

Fight to the very end!
The 62-year-old French man seemed to have rediscovered the spirit of his youth.

the other side.

Guardiola slammed his right fist into the bench, but luckily the coaching bench was made of genuine leather, which provided good cushioning.

"Another goal like that!"

He actually knew that Joe Hart was innocent; no one could have made a difference with a goal like that.

But a goalkeeper who plays a specific style of play is very important to his tactics.

Imagine if Neuer were in front of goal, the two defenders could be positioned further forward, allowing Otamendi to block the shots much earlier.

Is it possible for this ball to appear again?
"call!"

Guardiola took a deep breath to regain his composure and said to the players, "Don't let the rhythm be disrupted, stick to the plan!"

If things go as he planned, he can weather Arsenal's counterattack and then pick up the pace again.

Even if they can't score, they can still control possession of the ball.

This is to kill time during the match.

It's not a big problem that they've conceded a goal now; he thinks that given Sterling's form, he'll likely score again.

"Alexis, let's switch positions!" Qin Ming said to Sanchez on the field.

"it is good!"

Sanchez quickly ran to the left lane.

As the two players switched positions more frequently, Arsenal became familiar with this tactic and were able to coordinate well with it.

“Kevin.” Qin Ming then looked at De Bruyne.

His purpose in requesting the positional switch was not to attack, but to limit De Bruyne.

They know each other too well.

Tactical thinking, technical characteristics, personal habits, etc.

If Manchester City wants to speed up the pace, they can't avoid De Bruyne, so they can make some sacrifices for him.

Furthermore, Manchester City's defense on the right flank is weaker than their defense on the left.

Kolarov, Mangala, and others—the latter would still be on the bench if Kompany hadn't been injured.

The former's defensive skills are indeed very high.

But Sanchez's sudden burst of energy was even more intense than his own, and Kolarov also exhausted a lot of his energy.

Therefore, switching positions now would be entirely beneficial and the best time to do so.

After the game restarts.

Manchester City did want to speed up the pace of the game, but Qin Ming immediately marked De Bruyne whenever he got the ball.

He doesn't try to steal the ball.

Block off high-threat passing lanes and harass De Bruyne from time to time.

The effect is remarkable.

However, he understands Tintin, and Tintin understands him.

Both of them even got really angry.

But at this time, whoever is emotionally stable is more likely to find an opportunity.

The 88th minute of the game.

De Bruyne switched positions with Yaya Toure and moved to the middle to organize and plan the attack.

Qin Ming followed.

De Bruyne is not good at dribbling past opponents, and after holding off Qin Ming, he immediately took a shot.

We still need to pass threatening balls.

However, Qin Ming's positioning on the right side exposed space on the left, forcing De Bruyne to pass to Navas.

The latter is also very good.

He was a key player for Sevilla when they won the Europa League title twice, in the 2005-06 and 2006-07 seasons.

He later won the World Cup and the European Championship with the Spanish national team.

But he had a mental illness.

He simply can't leave Seville and his family, and even during the two or three days of playing away games, he would become anxious.

He was finally cured six years ago.

"Coquelin pressed hard, Navas was losing control of the ball, and Monreal seized the opportunity to steal it!"

"Beautiful! Arsenal intercepted in their own half, they have a chance to counter-attack!"

"Monreal passes along the wing to find Sanchez, who is there to receive the pass. The Chilean then passes across the middle!"

"Qin Ming!"

In the footage, Qin Ming and De Bruyne stand side by side, but they are no longer teammates; instead, they are rivals on opposite sides.

"Her combat capabilities have improved again?"

Qin Ming gritted his teeth and barely managed to hold on, but in this state, let alone shooting, even stopping the ball was difficult.

As a result, during the entanglement between the two players, the ball was slipped to the right side.

(End of this chapter)