Chapter 259 Hat trick, king-style celebration, let me ask you, who is the real king of Anfield?
Liverpool fans are sighing, and so are Manchester City fans.
It deserves to be Anfield, it deserves to be an established giant.
The only team in the entire Premier League that can be inseparable from Manchester City is Liverpool!
At the end of the first half, Manchester City returned to the locker room with a one-goal lead.
Before leaving, Lin Quan took a special look at the Liverpool fans at Anfield Stadium.
After singing for more than half an hour, the Red Army fans seemed to be tired.
Compared to when it first started, Anfield has become much quieter!
Um!
That’s good!
In the home team's dressing room, Liverpool's head coach Rogers is enthusiastically mobilizing the players in various ways.
In fact, there is no need to say anything more, just saying "This is Anfield" can instantly ignite the fighting spirit of Liverpool players.
Especially for Liverpool's captain Gerrard, he values Liverpool's honor and dignity more than anything else.
At the same time, in the visiting team's locker room, Pellegrini was also making final mobilizations.
"Lin, how does it feel to play at Anfield?"
"marvelous!"
"Do you want to score another one to complete the hat trick?"
"certainly!"
Pellegrini was very satisfied with Lin Quan's answer, and then looked at Aguero.
"Akun, how does it feel to silence Liverpool people with a goal?"
Aguero straightened his chest and said proudly: "Excellent!"
"Haha, then let's get in one more of them and shut them up forever!"
"Hehe, I'm very happy!"
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Pellegrini talked to each player one by one and used different methods to inspire the players' fighting spirit.
When they came out of the dressing room, the fighting spirit of the Manchester City players was like a scorching sun that was hard to look at.
On the other side, the Liverpool players seemed to be burning with the flames of revenge, burning hot.
Obviously, the two teams will continue the offensive tactics of the first half in the second half, and no one will take a step back!
In the stands, Arsenal coach Wenger came to the scene to watch the first-place battle at close range.
His team is about to face Manchester City in the semi-finals of the FA Cup. This is the third meeting between the two teams this season.
Arsenal were at a disadvantage in the first two games, with one draw and one loss, and in the game they drew with Manchester City, the opponent still played a substitute lineup, which does not have much reference value.
Therefore, Wenger plans to come to the scene to take a look at Manchester City's recent status and see if they have any problems such as a decline in status due to the drag on the third-line battle.
There is no reason why Arsenal collapses at the end of every season and other teams do not collapse!
Manchester City has played no fewer games than Arsenal this season. In addition, Manchester City's schedule has been more intensive than Arsenal in recent times, which has given Wenger some expectations.
Arsenal, the league champion this season, is completely out of luck, but if they can win an FA Cup, it seems not bad?
Although the FA Cup championship is not as important as the League Cup, it is much more important than the League Cup.
Arsenal have been without a trophy for ten years!
Different from Liverpool's twenty years without a championship, their ten years without a championship is a real championship.
Liverpool just couldn't win the league championship, but they did have a Champions League trophy, in addition to 4 League Cups and 3 FA Cup championship trophies.
On the other hand, Arsenal has not won the league, Champions League, FA Cup or even the League Cup.
Arsenal cannot remain without a championship. If this continues, the team's popularity will be completely shattered.
Therefore, no matter what, we must win the FA Cup this season.
"Let's fight. Let's fight to the death with Liverpool!"
Arsenal are unable to get involved in the championship, so it doesn't matter who wins or loses in this game.
Wenger's only hope is that Manchester City can use up more energy in the game against Liverpool. In this case, they will have a better chance of winning in the FA Cup semi-finals a few days later.
As if he heard Wenger's thoughts, the second half between Manchester City and Liverpool was so chaotic.
In the 55th minute, Liverpool took advantage of Manchester City's clearance error and Coutinho scored another goal, helping the team equalize the score again.
The score on the court became 3:3!
Manchester City quickly responded!
In the 61st minute, De Bruyne scored directly with a free kick, changing the score to 4:3!
In the 67th minute, Lin Quan's long-range shot completed a hat trick and helped Manchester City rewrite the score to 5:3, while extending the lead to 2 goals.
After scoring the goal, Lin Quan once again made the same move he performed at Old Trafford - turned up his collar, looked around the stadium, and asked Anfield, who is the real king?
This arrogant gesture made the Red Army fans at the scene boo!
This kid is so arrogant, he actually wants to become the king of Anfield!
But their boos pale in comparison to Lin Quan's hat trick.
Boos can't kill your opponents, but scoring goals can!
Compared to the angry Liverpool fans, Manchester City fans were extremely happy at this time.
"Emperor Lin is so domineering!"
"Haha, I like Lin Huang's hat-trick celebration!"
"Give a name to Lin Huang's celebration!"
"You call it a king's celebration?"
"It doesn't sound good. Cristiano Ronaldo's is called SIU, and Lin Huang's is called King!"
"Why is it called a king's celebration? Is there any explanation behind it?"
"Because Cantona used this kind of celebration, and Cantona's nickname is The King!"
"Haha, Cantona would have never imagined that Lin not only used his celebration, but also used it against Manchester United!"
"Cantona seems to have mentioned this matter during an interview with reporters. He said he wanted to have a good chat with Lin Huang!"
"Haha, what are you talking about? Are you talking about copyright fees?"
"Speaking of which, have you noticed? Lin Huang only seems to celebrate in this way after completing a hat trick when facing top clubs!"
"It seems like this. Lin has scored several hat tricks in the Premier League this season. Except for Manchester United and this one, he has never celebrated in such a flamboyant way!"
"In other words, this method is specifically for wealthy families?"
"Including Liverpool in this game, Lin Huang has already completed a hat trick at the home stadiums of two giants!"
"Manchester United (get√), Liverpool (get√), Chelsea or Arsenal next?"
"Gun fans are trembling!"
"Car fans are trembling!"
"Emperor Lin, don't come over!"
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As the top battle for the championship at the end of the season, many people watched this game.
In addition to the more than 50,000 fans who came to watch the game, there were hundreds of millions of fans watching the game online and on television.
Although this data is not comparable to the exaggerated result of 1 billion viewers watching the game between Manchester United and Arsenal in the 2007-08 season, it can be considered a very good ratings in the Premier League in recent years.
Especially for an upstart like Manchester City with little background and a small fan base around the world, it is even more rare and valuable.
Of course, many of these fans are here for Lin Quan.
Including some German fans, some Spanish fans and a large number of Chinese fans.
If there was no Lin Quan in the Manchester City team, the ratings would probably drop by half.
After all, the five major leagues are coming to an end. When it comes to the intensity of the championship, La Liga is obviously more intense and exciting.
In the last few rounds of the league, the three teams in La Liga were very competitive on the score, and all three teams had the hope of winning the championship.
Therefore, for fans, this season's La Liga title race is very exciting to watch!
In comparison, the Premier League is a little less interesting. After all, Manchester City's lead is too big.
But for those who choose to watch this game, this game is definitely worth the price of admission!
In just over 60 minutes, the two teams have already scored 8 goals, an average of one goal every 8 minutes.
The neutral fans who watched such a goal battle were hooked!
But the fans of Liverpool and Manchester City watched with horror, and their moods went up and down violently like they were on a roller coaster.
It wasn't until they saw Manchester City expanding their lead that Blue Moon fans felt relieved.
With this score, it's impossible for Liverpool to come back, right?
The score of 5:3 made the Red Army fans at Anfield almost despair!
They finally scored a goal, but the opponent scored twice.
Every time I saw a little bit of hope, it was immediately extinguished by the other party.
Why are Manchester City so difficult to deal with?
Although the opponent was wearing a blue jersey, Liverpool fans could only see the Red Devils at a glance.
The Manchester team is really haunting. After defeating Manchester United, Manchester City rises again!
It’s really hard for me in Liverpool!
Liverpool is indeed the team that created miracles in Istanbul, and their resilience is indeed very strong.
When an ordinary team encounters this kind of game where they equalize again and again but fall behind again and again, I am afraid that their morale and fighting spirit will be exhausted in falling behind again and again.
But not Liverpool!
Under the leadership of Gerrard, even if they were two goals behind, they still tenaciously launched an attack on Manchester City.
Suarez, who has not scored yet, is very active at this time.
In the 72nd minute, a conflict broke out between the two during a fight with Manchester City defender Zabaleta.
Suarez had long been unhappy with the Manchester City defender. At this time, he was completely irritated. In desperation, he opened his bloody mouth and bit Zabaleta on the shoulder.
Zabaleta was about to return to his defensive position when he suddenly felt a sharp pain in his right shoulder and immediately let out a scream.
The referee quickly stopped the game, ran over and showed Suarez a red card, expelling him from the field.
Suarez has a history of biting people. Last season, he bit Chelsea defender Ivanovic during a game and was suspended for 10 games by the Football Association.
The referee did not notice his foul in that game and did not make a penalty in time, which caused a lot of controversy after the game.
So, since then, Liverpool referees have had one more job: keep an eye on Suarez and don't let him bite!
This season was already coming to an end, and Suarez's performance was quite honest after his return from the ban, and he did not engage in such bad behavior again.
The referees thought he had reformed and turned a new leaf.
I didn’t expect that this guy would dare to do it again!
This time, the referee will never miss a penalty again and will never be merciful to him.
Suarez was still not convinced by the referee's decision. He seemed to be chattering about something and was unwilling to get off the field.
Gerrard didn't know what conflict broke out between Suarez and Zabaleta, but when he saw Suarez getting a red card, he quickly ran over to dissuade Suarez.
"Louis, stop talking, forget about today's unpleasantness, and go get some rest after the game!"
That can only go so far.
He was suspended for ten games last time for biting someone, and this time the punishment will probably be more severe.
Suarez has already given up on him, and if he is suspended again at this time, he is more likely to leave.
Gerrard has worked with many players and he knows Suarez's strength very well. He is one of the best forwards in the world!
For Liverpool, the offensive firepower provided by Suarez in the frontcourt is indispensable.
Once Suarez leaves, Liverpool's offensive firepower will inevitably decline.
This means that if targeted signings cannot be made in the summer window to strengthen the team, Liverpool's record next season is very likely to decline.
Thinking of this, Gerald couldn't help but sigh.
Liverpool's record has finally improved this season, and they see hope of winning the championship.
As a result, I was unlucky to encounter the sudden rise of Manchester City!
Forget it if they meet Manchester City. Even if it doesn't work this season, if they keep this lineup, they will still have a chance next season.
However, Suarez is leaving. Once he leaves, it will be difficult for Liverpool to win the championship again.
As the captain of Liverpool, he has played for the team for so many years, but he has been unable to bring even a league championship trophy to the team. This makes Gerrard very guilty and upset.
He is already thirty-four years old and may not be able to continue playing for Liverpool for much longer.
Before he retired, Gerrard's biggest wish was to see the Reds win the league again.
But taking a look at the young faces of Manchester City opposite, Gerrard shook his head.
This wish may not be realized.
Without Suarez, Liverpool's offense immediately weakened by more than half, unable to rewrite the score.
Manchester City is also satisfied with this result. They scored 5 goals at Anfield, breaking the record of Liverpool conceding the most goals at Anfield in the past 20 years.
Since Liverpool was defeated by Huddersfield 0-8 and Birmingham City 1-9 at home, Manchester City has no chance to give the Reds a new record.
Otherwise, they are really interested in giving it a try.
In the end, with Lin Quan's hat trick, Manchester City defeated the league's direct competitor Liverpool 5:3 in the away game.
After this game, Manchester City's lead over Liverpool expanded to 10 points. However, because Chelsea won this round of games on the road, their points surpassed Liverpool and came to second place.
Therefore, Manchester City is now 9 points ahead of the second place. With four rounds left in the league, as long as they win the next game, they can basically win the championship in advance.
Manchester City is getting closer and closer to their second league title!
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Just when Manchester City defeated Liverpool and expanded their league lead.
A very interesting thing happened in La Liga.
When Manchester City used the long pass tactic to eliminate Barcelona in the Champions League, the BBC once praised this tactic in a report and believed that this tactic could restrain Barcelona.
It seems that they have listened to the BBC's brainwashing. A certain team in La Liga that wishes to remain anonymous plans to try out Manchester City's long pass in the next game against Barcelona to see if it is really effective.
In the end, they really succeeded. Barcelona's players had just been defeated by Manchester City using this tactic. When they saw their league opponents also using this tactic, they instantly panicked.
Their defenders and midfielders seemed to remember the fear of being dominated by Manchester City, and they played very tangledly in the game, neither daring to go up nor to retreat.
As a result, they were defeated 1:0 by Granada, which was far weaker than them!
In the final sprint for the championship, Barcelona unexpectedly fell off the chain.
It would be fine if everyone lost, but Real Madrid defeated Almeria 4:0 at home, and Atletico Madrid defeated Getafe 2:0 away from home, both getting key three points.
Therefore, after the game, Barcelona, which was originally only one point behind Atletico Madrid, was opened up by the opponent by 4 points.
Even Real Madrid, who had been directly defeated by them in a strong match before, relied on this victory to surpass Barcelona in points and rise to second place in the league.
If this point difference remains until the last game, it will be a very embarrassing situation for Barcelona:
If they draw or even lose to Atletico Madrid at home, they will sit back and watch the other side win the championship at their home court.
But if they defeat Atletico Madrid, then they will give the league championship to Real Madrid, which has a huge goal difference advantage!
Either outcome is unacceptable to Barcelona.
But they don’t have the initiative themselves, so why should they let themselves fall off the chain?
After the game, those Barcelona fans who were originally dissatisfied with Martino's team losing the Champions League lost their patience with Martino.
This guy has been with the team for one year and has broken many records of Barcelona:
For the first time in the past six years, the league ranking fell out of the top two, and for the first time in the past six years, the Champions League failed to reach the semi-finals!
The old foundation of Meng San Dynasty is about to be destroyed by this guy!
As a result, the calls for the club to change its coach became louder and louder.
After losing the support of the fans, Martino's good days at Barcelona are basically over.
After this season, even if Martino himself remains as coach, Barcelona will probably fire him.
But what about after firing Martino?
Who will they ask to coach Barcelona?
Enrique, the head coach of the youth team, has left. Should we invite him back?
Rather than bringing back Enrique, it would be better to bring back the meritorious coach Guardiola.
Guardiola has only left for just two years, and Barcelona fans have already begun to miss the glorious history of Guardiola's four seasons in charge.
However, Guardiola stayed well at Bayern, leading the team to the semi-finals and about to reach the final.
If you ask him to come back at this time, can he come?
