NOVEL NEXT Chapter 604: Long-distance attack, capture Anfield!
Chapter 604: Long-distance attack, capture Anfield!
"Liverpool counterattacked in the frontcourt, beautiful!"
"Salah! He rushed with the ball!"
"Passed Laporte, cut inside and shot, and the ball went in!"
In the CCTV studio, the commentator who was broadcasting the game praised Liverpool's goal after seeing it.
"Salah's shot was very beautiful, especially the pass over the ball. It felt a bit like Lin Quan!"
"Yes, Laporte was very clean!"
The partner on the side echoed:
"But the main credit for this goal should be Milner's. If he hadn't seen the right moment and grabbed the ball in time, and handed the ball to Salah immediately to instigate the attack, this goal would not have been possible! "
On the field, after Salah scored, he stepped back and pointed at Milner who sent him the pass. He was obviously telling everyone who was the biggest contributor to this goal.
This goal came at just the right time, and it immediately reversed Liverpool's previous unfavorable situation.
With their morale boosted, they ran more aggressively and pressed more resolutely.
On the Manchester City coaching bench, Guardiola's expression did not change at all after seeing his opponent score.
On the sidelines, Klopp waved his arms vigorously and celebrated excitedly.
Chamberlain, who performed well in the last game, continued his excellent form this game.
He accurately judged the landing point of the football, rushed out of the goal, and took the ball away from the opponent's head, preventing the opponent from heading the ball.
Of course, this only looked like it on the outside. In fact, he was also very depressed in his heart.
But as soon as he retreated, the full-backs on both sides of the opponent came up.
Guardiola's prediction was very accurate, and Salah's goal really gave the Liverpool players a shot in the arm.
In this case, the ball is still in their hands and the threat of being counterattacked by the opponent can be resolved.
With this goal in front, Liverpool's players should be more confident in their tactics.
Facing a strong opponent like Manchester City, they must expand their lead as much as possible so as not to be reversed by their opponents in the second round.
As a result, it will be very difficult for Manchester City to press out. In the next period of time, or even the entire first half, they may be suppressed by the opponent's offensive.
Of course, just one ball is not enough.
Milner has been in Liverpool for several years. He has worked hard for the team for several years and has long been recognized by Liverpool fans.
And on such an important occasion today, in the game against his old club, he was able to show such a state, which surprised the fans even more.
Guardiola glanced at the game time on the big screen and saw that it was only 20 minutes.
In the last game, Ederson was anxious to play the ball and made a mistake. He passed the ball directly to the opponent's forward Salah, causing Manchester City to lose the ball.
On the other hand, Manchester City on the opposite side may have their tactical arrangements disrupted after conceding the ball, and may not be able to continue such a leisurely organization of offense.
At this time, most of Liverpool's players are in Manchester City's half. If he knocks the ball back, the teammate who receives the ball will be pressed by the opponent immediately, and it is very likely that there will be multiple double-teams.
Liverpool's players are still very physically fit. Stimulated and inspired by the goals, their offense will definitely become crazy again in the next period of time.
Fortunately, Ederson is very tall and has strong ability to handle high-altitude balls.
The Liverpool fans in the stands were very excited. They first shouted Salah's name and then started singing Milner's song.
David Silva saw the ball flying toward him and took a few steps back to prepare for the ball.
Fortunately, Ederson did not act recklessly this time. He had already observed the ball in advance before throwing it out, and only chose to do so after he was sure that the ball would not cause a mistake.
Thinking of this, he didn't think too much, changed the way he caught the ball, jumped up hard, and gave the ball to his teammates before Robertson.
Although he didn't have time to find out who it was, David Silva immediately guessed the identity of the other party.
It seemed that he had been prepared for it, so he was not surprised at all by this result.
But at this moment, he used the corner of his eye to see Liverpool's left back Robertson rushing towards him.
If he catches the ball like this, he may not be able to complete the turn if he is caught by the opponent, and he will have to knock the ball back.
The quality of this cross was very high. In addition, Liverpool had two outflanking players in the penalty area. In a chaotic battle, it created a considerable threat to Manchester City's goal.
Thinking of this, David Silva planned to control the ball at his feet first, delay for a while on the wing, wait for his teammates to get into position, and then find a way to kick the ball into the opponent's body and out of the boundary.
On the sidelines, Guardiola frowned slightly after seeing Ederson's move.
In the 25th minute of the first half, he dribbled the ball from the wing and sent a cross.
But just as he was about to do so, he saw a blue figure approaching him.
Manchester City dodged a bullet!
After Edson got the ball, he saw a big gap on the right wing and immediately threw the ball with a strong hand.
They have witnessed Manchester City's ability to counterattack in desperate situations. Even in the situation of 1:4, they can equalize the score. Now a goal is really not safe.
Seeing Ederson so irritable this time, I couldn't help but worry that he would make the same mistake again.
This is Manchester City's half. If the ball is conceded here, the defense line that the team has just pressed forward may be caught off guard, and a second goal may be conceded.
The players produced by Manchester City are really useful!
Under the crazy pressing of the opponent, Manchester City's formation had to retreat. Otherwise, the three lines would be separated by the opponent due to the long distance, resulting in a disconnect.
The person who received the pass from David Silva was none other than the captain of Manchester City, Lin Quan wearing the No. 10 jersey!
Before Edson threw the ball out, Lin Quan had already seen the huge space on the right, so he moved here immediately to see if he could find an opportunity.
He understands Ederson's character. He is a goalkeeper who is very good at finding opportunities to counterattack. If there is such an opportunity, he will not miss it.
Facts have proved that Lin Quan guessed correctly.
Originally, he came over with the intention of cooperating with David Silva, but after seeing the opponent's full-back attacking, Lin Quan changed his mind.
He saw the opportunity to tear apart the opponent's defense!
The opponent's full-back Chamberlain can dribble the ball from the edge of his penalty area to near Manchester City's bottom line. Lin Quan, who is near the center line and is positioned further forward, has no reason to be unable to do so.
"Stop him!"
The Liverpool players who were retreating started to panic when they saw who was receiving the ball.
None of them knew when Lin Quan came here. The player marking him was so involved in the attack just now that he ignored the player who was the greatest threat to Liverpool.
At this time, there were only two people in Liverpool's half, Luo Renfu who delayed and let go and their goalkeeper Karius. Can these two people stop Lin Quan, the best attacker in the Premier League and even the world?
One word, difficult!
When Milner shouted these words, he was already running back desperately.
But Lin Quan started to speed up immediately after receiving a pass from David Silva.
He moved forward along the center line and took the initiative to lean towards the retreating Liverpool defender Luo Renfu.
The Croatian was already sweating. Facing such a famous guy, he was really under a lot of pressure.
Lorenv did not dare to attack rashly, because he had seen Lin Quan's extraordinary highlights, many of which were easily passed by his opponent after he took the initiative.
The opponent's feet are faster than ordinary people, his body is more flexible, and his fake movements are also very realistic.
You must not make any mistakes easily, otherwise, if you make a mistake, you will have no chance to make up for it.
Lorenv's head was still very clear. He knew how much he weighed and knew that he could not stop the opponent by himself alone.
So while retreating, he prayed that his teammates could get back into position as soon as possible to defend.
Since Van Dijk became famous at Manchester City, many people have begun to study and imitate his retreating defense.
Not to mention, I actually researched something at just one glance.
Many experts swear that Van Dyke's defensive strategy is the best strategy to deal with attackers like Lin Quan and Messi.
Don't rush blindly to avoid being easily passed.
Block your position to prevent the opponent from cutting inside.
Control a reasonable distance and continuously compress the opponent's dribbling space.
When the opponent is cornered and tries to force a breakthrough, he decisively uses physical confrontation and his favorable position to disrupt the opponent's dribbling rhythm, allowing the goalkeeper or his teammates to steal the ball from the opponent's feet.
The experts' analysis was actually quite correct. Even Van Dyke had to say 'Congratulations' after seeing it.
However, this defensive strategy is not suitable for everyone.
Van Dijk has a good sense of position, strong physical confrontation ability, and first-class prediction ability and stealing ability.
These abilities are the basis for his retreat defensive tactics.
If you don't have one thing, you won't be able to use this defensive tactic.
For example, in the case of Lorenv, the first ten meters seemed to be no problem.
But as Lorenfu retreated, he realized something was wrong.
Looking back, he felt a chill in his heart. He was shocked to find that he had almost retreated to the top of the penalty area and was about to retreat into the penalty area.
He can no longer retreat. Once he retreats to the penalty area, he will not even dare to commit a foul. When the time comes, he will be tied up and unable to stop the opponent.
So he stopped retreating and rushed towards Lin Quan with the consciousness of dying generously.
The worst you can do is get a yellow card, even if it's a foul, I'll keep you.
Lorenv's idea is very good, but the problem is that the other party will not give you this opportunity!
Seeing that Lorenv couldn't hold himself back and took the initiative to grab the ball, Lin Quan just flicked the ball sideways and easily misplaced his position with the opponent. With the help of the cover provided by the opponent's body, while misaligning his position, Lin Quan Take a shot immediately.
The kick was so sudden that even the goalkeeper didn't expect that he could complete the shot while dribbling the ball at such a high speed.
In addition, his line of sight was blocked by his teammates, and his reaction was half a beat slow. He didn't complete his takeoff until Lin Quan kicked the ball out.
It was of course too late to take off at this time.
The football whizzed from his side and into the goal!
The score became 1:1. Lin Quan used his super personal strength to equalize the score in a long-distance run.
The smiles on the faces of the Liverpool fans in the stands disappeared. To be precise, they moved to the faces of the Manchester City fans opposite.
The Manchester City fans who traveled with the team to the away game were laughing as loudly and exaggeratedly as they were afraid of not giving the Liverpool people a little excitement.
The score of 1:1 seems to be a draw, but it is actually more beneficial to Manchester City.
Because this is an away game, and away goals are very valuable.
If the two teams tie in the end, then Manchester City will probably advance to the semi-finals on the basis of away goals!
On the sidelines, Guardiola was equally excited to see Lin Quan score such a beautiful goal.
He clenched his fists tightly, turned around excitedly, looked at the stands where fans of the visiting team gathered, and raised his arms to signal the fans to applaud and cheer louder.
When the Manchester City fans saw Guardiola's actions, they cooperated and tried to make more noise.
But the Liverpool fans on the side also realized at this time, this is Anfield, and they will not allow the visiting team's fans to cause trouble here.
As a result, Guardiola responded with boos throughout the audience.
Huge boos suddenly sounded, not only completely covering up the momentum created by more than 3,000 Manchester City fans, but even startling the Manchester City fans who were celebrating on the field.
Tsk, I can’t bear it anymore, are you going to boo?
Wait, where are you going now?
When I think of the tactics the head coach arranged before the game, especially the tactics in the second half.
The Manchester City players on the field looked at each other and smiled, with particularly bright smiles on their faces.
Don't Liverpool like to press high up the pitch?
Don't you like running?
Then let you run as long as you can without stopping!
……
Lin Quan's goal dealt a huge blow to Liverpool's morale. The team had just scored a goal and were preparing to expand their results in one go!
Unexpectedly, the opponent took advantage of the emptiness in the backcourt to launch a sneak attack, and the sneak attack was successful.
This made them feel very aggrieved. After all, it was extremely difficult for them to score a goal, but the opponent only used one counterattack to equalize the score. This made many Liverpool players begin to doubt their lives.
What was the point of attacking so hard before?
Liverpool, whose morale was frustrated, did not pose a threat to Manchester City's goal in the next ten minutes.
Manchester City, which had stabilized its position, once again had the upper hand in the midfield battle.
After adapting to Liverpool's crazy pressing, Manchester City's players are now able to calmly play their familiar passing and control amidst the opponent's pressing.
The smoother their passing and control, the greater the defensive pressure Liverpool faces and the smaller the offensive opportunities.
This made Klopp frown on the sidelines. He realized that this would not work because Liverpool needed to score goals and take the initiative in the game!
(End of this chapter)