Chapter 238! retreating steadily
"Manchester City... probably had their toughest game of the season.
It’s a bit difficult!
In twenty-three minutes, we were two goals behind! "
Manchester City's defense problems were clearly demonstrated in this game.
Liverpool fans sang loudly at the Etihad Stadium, and Manchester City fans did not give up hope.
They are constantly cheering for their home team.
“Is Manchester City’s twelve consecutive winning streak about to end?”
"Winning streak is not necessarily a good thing. Players are under great psychological pressure!"
"Losing is not a bad thing, otherwise Manchester City players really think they are invincible. This mentality is not conducive to subsequent games!"
"You can tell from the last game against Villa that the players are not in good condition."
"You are all too tired, I have invested too much in the Champions League."
Fans watching the live broadcast were having heated discussions. It seemed that many Manchester City fans had begun to think that Manchester City was going to lose this game.
The game continued, and Liverpool's counterattack was still sharp.
Firmino received the ball in the penalty area, made two consecutive moves, attracted the defense, and suddenly separated!
Milner caught up with a violent volley!
Joe Hart stretched his legs and blocked the ball from the sideline.
The Etihad Stadium was filled with the sighs of fans sighing for the rest of their lives.
If this goal were scored, the score would be 3-0, which would really be a desperate situation for Manchester City.
Milner held his head and bared his teeth.
This ball, Joe Hart saved Manchester City.
It’s not that Milner’s shot wasn’t accurate enough.
Joe Hart clapped his hands vigorously to tell his teammates to focus and stop slipping away.
Target people, target people!
However, it is really difficult for the defense on the two wings to keep track of the impact of Milner, Lallana, Emre Can and Coutinho.
The physical fitness and fighting spirit of these young people in Liverpool, including their skills, are all top-notch.
This forced Gundogan and Fernandinho to continuously support backwards, and even De Bruyne's Sterling did not dare to go too far forward easily.
Manchester City's offense also has a bigger problem.
Liverpool took a corner kick and Otamendi fought for the first point.
Because Manchester City retreated too far, even if Zhao Yi got the ball during this scramble, he would not have a good chance to send the ball away.
The circle of Liverpool players formed very quickly.
After Zhao Yi passed Reva and Emre Can who came over in succession, he wanted to continue attacking with the ball, but was directly knocked to the ground by Skrtel in front and Milner who was rushing next to him.
The referee immediately showed Milner a yellow card.
Manchester City's attack came to an abrupt end.
This was not the first time Milner fouled Zhao Yi like this, so this time it was not a serious foul and he was also shown a yellow card.
One of Liverpool's tactical ideas is not to let Zhao Yi drive straight in.
After the free kick, Manchester City needed to find a chance to reverse the situation.
This requires De Bruyne, Sterling or Aguero to help Zhao Yi share some defensive pressure.
Aguero, who retreated, still seized the opportunity.
He is not a traditional center, he has very strong breakthrough ability.
After Zhao Yi attracted a large amount of midfield defense, Aguero received the ball and used his speed to get rid of Lovren's frontal defense.
Rushed into the penalty area.
Skrtel's interference behind him had some effect.
Let Aguero hit the goal with his kick, which is not powerful enough.
Mignolet held the ball on the goal line.
Although this attack did not score a goal, it can also be seen that Liverpool's defense has a big problem.
Their high-danger press is really strong, and their defense really has quite a few holes.
Even if the frontcourt players can rush back and forth, their defensive positioning is not stable enough.
Zhao Yi really wants to seize these defensive loopholes, but he needs a chance.
Mignolet threw the ball away, again from the left.
Emre Can and Coutinho.
Coutinho dribbles the ball forward. He has a very powerful characteristic. When dribbling the ball to throw away the defensive players and the defensive players are not in place, he suddenly shoots out of the sky.
Or the cloud-piercing arrow after cutting inside, which is a great threat.
Therefore, Gundogan and Segna must guard him closely.
And this is tantamount to giving Emre Can a chance.
When Coutinho is trapped in a double-team, he also has a very good passing ability.
Emre Can accelerated all the way from the outside, and from behind Segna, he curved into the hinterland of Manchester City.
When he was about to be offside, Coutinho made a pass.
Get past the defense.
Emrejan sprinted over and moved his feet!
The entire line of defense is as if it is in vain!
"Liverpool's counterattack is here again! Manchester City's defense is really stretched!
The defense of these two wings..."
Emre Can rushed into the penalty area, and Liverpool's other two lines were already in place to support him.
They ran too fast!
Mangala's help prevented Emrejan from hitting the goal.
But he can pass the ball.
A low ball passed to the center.
Otamendi blocked Firmino's position, preventing him from turning around and finishing the shot.
Firmino knocked the ball back to Milner who came up.
Manchester City's defense then approached Milner, who held the ball and fired a through ball.
Lallana rushed out from behind Kolarov and grabbed the shot!
Kolarov's turn was too slow. When he came back to defend, Lallana had already completed the shot.
The football passed through Joe Hart's goal and bounced into the net!
In the 3nd minute of the game, Lallana scored and Liverpool led 0: away!
This is a score that most people would not think of and would not dare to think about.
In thirty-two minutes, Liverpool penetrated Manchester City's gate three times.
Lallana stormed off the pitch with his mouth wide open and his face full of ferocity.
The Liverpool fans in the stands were as happy as if it was Christmas.
They all stood up with a roar.
Klopp on the sidelines could no longer control his impulse and rushed from one side of the court, along the sideline, to near the midline.
He clenched his fist and punched the air with the classic farmer's three punches.
Guardiola finally couldn't bear it anymore and shouted at the stadium.
Two wings, playing like shit.
Really no defense at all.
Facing Liverpool's side attack, they were like a group of children.
As those commentators said, once Manchester City encounters a team with very strong explosive power from the wing, it will be in big trouble.
In this game, Liverpool obviously taught Manchester City a lesson.
