Chapter 80 Manchester City's Attack

At half-time Wansheng emphasized Liverpool's possible counter-attack in the second half, and told the team to pay more attention to defense. He didn't say anything about Robbie Fowler. He believed that a mature player like Robbie Fowler would be Don't need to say too much, just let him understand what he means and inspire his fighting spirit is enough.

When the second half was about to start, Wan Sheng followed everyone back to the court from the locker room. Before playing, he called out Robbie Fowler, patted him on the shoulder and said, "Come on! Robbie!"

"I will, boss!"

Robbie Fowler nodded seriously.

After ten minutes of rest, he already wanted to understand the meaning of Wansheng, and he also understood more about the source of his problems on the field.

Injuries are indeed a big problem, but he should probably trust the young coach in front of him. He does feel physically healthy recently. Putting that aside, he actually has to fight hard. After so many years in the Premier League, he doesn't know what to do. The consequence of daring to fight is that the performance will not be good. If the performance is not good, it is better to simply fight with the opponent.

After he answered firmly, he turned around and walked into the field.

Wan Sheng looked at his back with a smile, walked slowly back to the coach's bench, and waited for the game to start. He also has to observe the state of Robbie Fowler, but he is not too worried, but has some expectations.

Liverpool did not make substitutions in the second half, and Manchester City did not make substitutions. Some commentators who analyzed that the two teams would make substitutions all guessed wrong. Many of them analyzed that Andy Cole might play, just like George Woodgate. "Wan Sheng has given Fowler enough playing time, but the latter almost disappeared from the court in the second half of the first half."

"Perhaps Finnan's foul has some influence. If Andy Cole plays, Liverpool's defense will face a greater threat."

This statement has been widely supported, but unfortunately Manchester City did not make substitutions. Andy Cole was still on the bench, and Robbie Fowler played.

The commentator who supported Manchester City said, "The score is now 1:0, Manchester City has the advantage, and it is Robbie Fowler who created the penalty kick. He is actually in good shape..."

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After the start of the second half. Liverpool attacked immediately and they were one goal behind, which was also a must.

Wansheng had expected Liverpool to do this, and had already arranged the defense.

At the beginning of the game, Manchester City's formation was very stable.

Although it was suppressed by Liverpool's aggressive attack for a while, but in fact, Manchester City's defense is still very solid. Liverpool are just attacking. But there was no good chance, and there was no threat to the goal at all.

At the beginning, Manchester City fans were worried about their own goal, but they didn't worry much when they came down again and again, because it was difficult for Liverpool's offense to reach the front of the penalty area.

The opportunity to attack soon fell to the feet of Manchester City.

Goalkeeper James didn't kick the ball with big feet, but threw the ball steadily to the captain Distin.

Distin looked around and passed the ball to Leto Ziegler.

Liverpool coach Benitez has obviously done more than attacking, and their formation is very high. The advantage of this is that it can be pressed in the frontcourt, and it also makes the fight more intense. Give the team more opportunities.

Manchester City is calm in the face of pressing. Their tactic is to attack and defend all the time. They have been pressing all the time. This is also their way of suppressing their opponents, so they are not panic, but every player can deal with it calmly. .

Liverpool originally planned to use the pressing to suppress the situation, but it did not achieve substantial results. They found that the situation was different from what they imagined. After they pressed, Manchester City was still very calm, but it made them a little uncomfortable. .

It's mainly because the Manchester City players run more than they do.

In Wansheng's tactics, everyone has to keep running to leave more room for cooperation. When Liverpool pressed the whole court and opened the formation, they didn't run as much as Manchester City, and they ended up in the midfield. The space is pulled even more, so that Manchester City can easily cooperate with the ball.

So Manchester City's offensive is more sharp!

After Leto Ziegler handed the ball to Morris again, he ran forward slowly, and when he ran to the center line, the football had passed from Joey Barton's feet to him again.

Ziegler stopped the ball steadily, and when he looked left and right, he found that the Liverpool player was far away from him. He tried to take two steps forward, and when he saw the opponent's full-back rushing over, he immediately transferred the ball to Joey Barton.

Joey Barton gets the ball and crosses Morris.

Morris has no one left or right, and he can take two steps forward with peace of mind. At the same time, Manchester City's formation has also advanced a bit, because Morris is holding the ball, and this is a good opportunity to attack.

Morris is a central midfielder. In fact, he is the playmaker and the brain of the team. When he gets the ball, Manchester City is likely to launch a tough attack.

It depends on the timing.

If the timing is good, you can attack, and if the timing is bad, continue to look for it. It is Morris who makes the judgment. Liverpool knows this very well, so they focus on marking Morris.

When I saw Morris had the ball and it was unguarded, two players immediately forced it up, one was Xavi Alonso, and the other was Gerrard who came over.

Xavi Alonso is an attacking player, but in Liverpool, everyone must participate in defense, and Alonso is no exception. In this game, he stayed in the back most of the time. He and Gela Germany's midfield defense created a lot of trouble for Manchester City.

Morris is very experienced in the face of two people's sandwich defense.

Last season, Morris played against various strong teams and accumulated a lot of experience. His strength is already strong, and coupled with the experience of a season in the top league, he is not weaker than those world-class midfielders. Gerrard is only comparable to him in terms of strength. Although it is difficult for him to replace Gerrard in the England team, no one will say that his strength is weaker than that of Gerrard. Gerrard is the main force, perhaps more because of his qualifications. or tactical needs.

Facing the defenses of Gerrard and Alonso, Morris no longer craved the ball, and resolutely moved the ball out, which disappointed those who were expecting the clash between Morris and Gerrard. It's also very unremarkable, just a traverse transfer.

But for the game on the field, it is precisely this kind of bland passing that is important!

Morris completes the pass. It was like a signal that made Manchester City's entire formation move. Looking down from a high altitude, Manchester City's third-line formation quickly pressed forward, and Liverpool suddenly faced the oppression of a violent storm.

When Gerald hadn't reacted yet. Morris had suddenly activated and rushed past him.

Gerald was about to turn around and follow. But he saw that the football had been passed back again, just at the foot of Morris who was throwing him away. He was about to sigh about the tacit understanding of Manchester City, but Morris passed the ball again, and he stabbed the ball directly into the penalty area. Right.

Gerrard watched Manchester City pass the ball again and again, but there was nothing he could do.

The right side of the box was empty, and he prayed it was a bad pass. But the next moment he was disappointed. The veteran Reina, who started the right midfielder, had already rushed up, and he ran steadily towards the ball.

Liverpool were immediately aware of the danger!

Reina made a stop on the penalty area line, and the surrounding Liverpool players immediately surrounded him and did not give him time to adjust, but they did not expect Reina to pass the ball again, and he kicked the ball back to the middle.

The camera followed and pointed to the middle road, and I saw that the middle road was Maurice!

Gerrard followed the others and Alonso's attention was in the box. Never thought the football could be passed back, so when Morris got the ball. There is no defense at all.

"Danger!"

A lot of Liverpool people realised.

Gerrard immediately wanted to pounce again, but Morris still didn't intend to dribble the ball himself, he passed the ball out again.

This time he handed over to Joey Barton on the right.

Manchester City moved several times in a row in front of the Liverpool penalty area, making Liverpool's defense a mess. Joey Button took the ball. There was only one Alonso beside him. Alonso followed him closely. At the same time, other Manchester City players also started. With the movement, the entire formation runs smoothly. On the other hand, Liverpool's defensive formation has long been chaotic.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Joey Barton kicked the ball to Anelka.

Liverpool is on the verge of an enemy!

Manchester City's two players are the biggest threat. Liverpool must pay attention to defense. One is Maurice as the core, and the other is Anelka. Anelka is physically strong and has excellent skills. Recently, he is in very good shape.

Now that Anelka has the ball near the penalty area, the threat is too great.

Liverpool centre-back Jamie Carragher has been keeping an eye on Anelka.

In the first half, Anelka only scored a penalty kick, and other performances were not very conspicuous, so Carragher subconsciously felt that Anelka must be shooting!

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Wan Sheng saw that Anelka got the ball, his expression became much more serious, and the corners of his mouth curled up.

He is looking forward to the next scene, and now is the opportunity for Manchester City.

Anelka got the ball and made Liverpool's defense very nervous. They thought that Anelka wanted to come alone, and the handle was very tight in the direction of the goal, but Anelka did not dribble the ball, but passed the ball. .

The ball was shifted to the side and Sinclair followed to finish.

It's a pity that the ball was a little high, and the Manchester Stadium sighed, and Sinclair was also very annoyed. It was a very good shot just now, but for him, such opportunities are not many.

Wan Sheng also had some regrets, but he was not annoyed, because he saw what he wanted to see from the offense. The whole team cooperated and played very smoothly. Anelka moved the ball and created a good shot.

These are enough.

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Liverpool are aware of the danger, but they are behind and can only continue to attack, hoping to break Manchester City's goal first.

But it's kind of whimsical.

Soon Manchester City carried out another wave of rapid offensive, the attack was still launched from the middle, after a series of cooperation, the football was handed over to Anelka's feet, and Liverpool was once again facing the enemy.

This time Anelka did not pass the ball again, but chose to break through directly!

In the face of the tough Anelka, the Liverpool players became more serious in defense. Carragher got close to him for the first time, trying to entangle him and interfere with the ball, but at this moment, Anelka suddenly stopped and returned the ball. Pull with your heel to poke behind you.

Carragher didn't react at all!

It wasn't the usual teamwork, but Anelka had just brought the ball over and was pretty sure his teammates would follow in that position, so he passed the ball over.

"Anelka breaks into the box! Carragher is defending him and he's stuck!"

"Oh? A pass! A pass! Anelka threw the ball behind him, a fine heel, Robbie Fowler! God, Robbie Fowler!"

George Woodgate exclaimed.

Robbie Fowler has already got the ball on the big penalty area line. There is no defense around him, and he waved his right leg easily without any hindrance!

The next moment, Manchester Stadium fell into a sea of ​​cheers! (To be continued ~^~)