Chapter 134 Seal the victory!

Manchester City made all three substitutions. Head coach Guardiola looked very nervous standing in the home team's coaching area. He had done everything he could do, and the rest could only be done by the eleven players on the field. Players do it.

Liverpool added a defensive player, and their tactics naturally tended to be defensive. Only Li Qing and Mane were left in front to take turns waiting for a counterattack.

"aoaoaooaoooo——"

Time is running out, but the chants created by Manchester City fans are getting louder and louder, like a tsunami, one wave after another.

The Liverpool fans who traveled with the team felt the pressure increasing. They held their breath for fear that breathing too much would affect their defense.

The Liverpool players on the field did a good job in defense, leaving very little space for the Manchester City players to attack. The direct benefit was that the defense seemed to be in jeopardy, but in fact there was no direct danger.

Goalkeeper Mignolet did not make any saves to turn the tide during this period, which means that Liverpool's defense has no major problems.

In the blink of an eye, another five minutes of the game passed. De Bruyne, who got the ball, did not pass the ball to Aguero or Iheanacho. He chose to shoot directly from a long distance 30 meters away from the goal.

Although the rain became less and less at the end of the second half, the field was not dry and the football was still covered with rain. In this case, a powerful long-range shot can often cause the goalkeeper to miss.

There are two secrets to breaking through dense defense, long shots and set pieces.

Compared with Liverpool players who have more altitude, long-range shooting is more suitable for Manchester City now.

David Silva, De Bruyne, Kolarov and Fernandinho all have good long-range shooting skills. With less and less time left, Manchester City coach Guardiola’s choice of players Only default.

This is his first season in charge of Manchester City, and he will have to wait until next season to fully instill his football philosophy into the current players.

In addition, many players cannot meet his tactical requirements, the defense is seriously aging, and the most important goalkeeper also needs to be replaced. He needs a goalkeeper with strong ability to organize offense.

Bravo originally met the requirements, but I don't know why he felt acclimatized after transferring from Barcelona to Manchester City. Bravo, who has always been very stable, made fatal mistakes one after another.

Rebuilding will take time.

"Why……"

Guardiola couldn't help but sigh when he thought of this.

At this moment, Fernandinho suddenly shot a cold arrow, but his long shot was blocked by Emre Can with his body, and the football rolled towards De Bruyne who was attacking the left rib.

De Bruyne took the initiative to face the football. A red figure suddenly flashed out from the right like lightning, stretched out his foot and poked the football out.

Soon enough, the red figure suddenly stopped on the spot. De Bruyne turned his head and looked. The raised Arabic numeral '55' was particularly dazzling. His face was full of surprise: "Is it him?"

The ball was pushed out and rolled towards Wijnaldum, who sent the ball directly behind De Bruyne without stopping.

At the end of the game, Manchester City players conducted half-time offensive and defensive drills. The two full-backs were used as wingers. It would be absolutely fatal if Li Qing received the football at this time, so Fernandinho and David Shear Both Wa and Sania subconsciously pounced on Li Qing.

Li Qing originally wanted to create opportunities through a personal breakthrough, but with a wide field of vision, he saw a teammate on the far end cutting in at high speed.

Compared to individual dribbling to increase speed, football flies faster.

Stones and Otamendi both consciously moved towards themselves and did not notice Mane at the far end, which means that the passing efficiency will be maximized.

Li Qing turned around and caught the ball in one go. After attracting enough defensive players, he suddenly raised his left foot and kicked the inside of the instep toward the bottom of the football.

The football shot up from the ground and flew diagonally from the defensive right to the attacking left. Considering Mane's extremely fast speed, the advance amount of the long pass was a bit large, which was just suitable for Mane to advance at full speed.

Stones and Otamendi, who had already consciously approached Li Qing's dribbling direction, followed the flight path of the football and looked at it. They didn't know it, but they were shocked.

Mane, who is second only to Li Qing in speed in the Liverpool team, is running at full speed along the left wing, chasing the football.

Goalkeeper Caballero, who was standing at the top of Manchester City's penalty area, watched the football coming and chose to abandon the goal without hesitation.

Li Qing's long pass is indeed a bit early, but the footwork he chose is a backspin long pass, which means that the football will slow down significantly after it lands.

The on-site director gave a long shot. Fans sitting in front of the TV could see Mane crossing the center line and chasing the decelerating football.

In the middle of the attack, Caballero instantly regretted his decision. Speed ​​has always been a disadvantage for goalkeepers. At the age of 36, his physical function has declined greatly. If he competes with the extremely fast Mane, his chance of winning is less than 1%.

Caballero is now in a very awkward position. He cannot continue to move forward, nor can he stop where he is.

It was precisely because of looking forward and backward that he lost the opportunity to meet on a narrow road and the brave would win.

Mane's high-speed running will move the football that has basically stopped rolling forward to the middle. Behind him on the left are Stones and Otamendi who are chasing after them.

After a flash of thinking, Caballero felt that he should make sacrifices for the team.

1:2 is obviously easier to equalize than 1:3!

But Mane is not stupid, on the contrary, he is very smart. When he realized that Caballero was going to foul, he took the football out early.

British Sky TV commentator Andy Gray said naturally: "There is no suspense in this game. Liverpool's expansion of the score is equal to sealing the victory!"

The next ending was a bit cruel to Caballero.

Those die-hard Manchester City fans did not give up. They closed their eyes and prayed, hoping that Mane could become a member of the "Grandma Can Score Series".

I don’t know if Mane felt the curse of Manchester City fans. When he caught up with the football, in order to ensure that nothing was missed, he did not shoot directly. Instead, he brought the football into the penalty area at full speed before completing a push shot with little power.

The football slowly rolled toward the unguarded goal at an extremely slow speed until it hit the snow-white net.

"aoaoaooaoooo——"

The Liverpool fans who accompanied the team on the expedition were instantly excited, releasing their long-lost passion. Hysterical chants swept the entire Etihad Stadium at this moment.

"The ball is in! The ball is in!!"

Leshi sports commentator Zhan Jun raised his voice and shouted ecstatically: "Li Qing's long pass is like a refined missile, accurately finding Mane who is running at high speed. Mane very calmly passed Caballero and scored an empty goal to help Liverpool Extending the score to two goals! With three minutes left in regular time, Mane’s goal helped Liverpool seal the victory!”