Chapter 679 Reversal
"It's still Liverpool who have the ball."
"Xavi Alonso dribbled the ball forward and suddenly crossed to the left."
"Yang Yang took the ball from the left corner of the penalty area and threw off Zabaleta to cut in..."
"Beautiful, Yang Yang changed direction again, from between Sabaleta and Kompany, brought the ball into the penalty area..."
"Very wonderful forced breakthrough!"
"Yang Yang brought it to the small penalty area, crossed to the middle, Crouch..."
"The ball is in!!!"
"GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!"
"Liverpool tenaciously equalised in the 67th minute!"
"Yang Yang! Yang Yang, who came off the bench, has a pass and a shot!"
"Through this game, we clearly saw that Yang Yang is too important for Liverpool!"
"Manchester City's two defenders, Zabaleta and Kompany, were unable to stop him, and directly let Yang Yang dribble the ball into the penalty area from the gap of the defense, tearing Manchester City's entire defense line by himself. "
"Micah Richards angrily kicked the ball into the goal, he has every reason to feel depressed because Manchester City's defense is like paper in front of Yang Yang. Compared with before, the difference is really too big."
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Mark Hughes grabbed a handful of hair in frustration, turned and walked back to the coaching bench.
He felt he had to make adjustments as soon as possible.
Ten minutes later, ten minutes after Yang Yang came off the bench, Liverpool scored two goals in a row. This scene made him seem to have seen the game against Chelsea not long ago. Manchester City was also in the lead and conceded three goals in a row.
A very important part of the reason is that the team's physical fitness has been unable to keep up.
Adjustments must be made!
Mark Hughes made a decisive decision and immediately called Gerson Fernandez over.
The 22-year-old Swiss midfielder has performed well since joining Manchester City. Mark Hughes hopes that after he goes up, he can strengthen the team's midfield defense, preferably to contain Liverpool's offensive.
And this time he replaced the Brazilian striker Jo.
Take down a striker and put in a defensive midfielder, which is also a last resort.
What is the situation of Manchester City now? Mark Hughes may not have been clear before the season, but the game against Chelsea made him very clear that this is a pseudo-strong team, and it looks very strong.
Chelsea, which is not very strong in attack, can pull three goals in a row at the end of the second half. What about Liverpool, who has better offensive ability?
Mark Hughes didn't dare to bet on this, so his strategy was very simple. Since he was tied, he would do his best to defend, hold the tie, and then wait for an opportunity to counterattack. This is what Manchester City should do now.
But just when Mark Hughes was about to make a substitution, the situation on the court changed again.
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In the 72nd minute, Liverpool launched another offensive. When Yang Yang faced the double team of Zabaleta and Kompany on the left side, he first made a move to cut in the middle, but suddenly dunked the ball. Come back, stabbed to the bottom line first, and then accelerated to catch up.
"A beautiful ball split..."
"It's still Yang Yang on the left..."
After Yang Yang rushed through Manchester City's defense, he caught up with the fastest speed. After catching up with the ball on the left side of the penalty area, he made a cross with his left foot to the back point. Kuyt followed up knowingly. Headed goal, three to two!
"reverse!"
"Liverpool made an amazing comeback from two goals behind!"
"Twelve minutes, only twelve minutes!"
"Manchester City can't keep up with Liverpool's rhythm now!"
"Perhaps, at this moment, they will remember the big rout in the final round of last season, when Manchester City was also defeated by the powerful offensive of Liverpool led by Yang Yang."
"And tonight at the City Stadium, I don't know if Manchester City can hold their ground!"
"Mark Hughes made a substitution and replaced Brazilian striker Joao with Swiss midfielder Gerson Fernandes."
"It's a substitution to strengthen the midfield defense, and Mark Hughes is obviously aware of the problems with the team."
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After pulling three goals in a row and completing the reversal, Liverpool did not slow down the offensive.
Soon, Benitez replaced Mascherano with Pennant.
It was a very brave and bold substitution that showed Liverpool's determination and courage to go further.
And just after Liverpool's substitution, the pitch changed again.
In the 77th minute, when Liverpool intercepted the ball in midfield, they quickly counterattacked. Xavi Alonso sent the ball to the left side of the frontcourt. After Yang Yang caught up with the ball at the fastest speed, he had to dribble the ball. Run into the penalty area.
When Zabaleta was behind, he suddenly shoveled directly from the side and behind, and shoveled Yang Yang and the two outside the penalty area with the ball.
This ferocious defensive action made Yang Yang roll twice on the court, and it also shocked Liverpool players.
Gerrard and other teammates rushed up for the first time, and the Liverpool captain pushed Sabaleta away angrily, roaring at the savagery of the Argentine, and Manchester City players also swarmed to support Sabah. Leta.
The atmosphere in the stadium was tense, and the scene was on the verge of breaking out.
The referee immediately stepped forward to separate the crowd, and signaled Liverpool's team doctor to enter the field immediately. At the same time, he showed Zabaleta a red card and sent him off the field directly.
"The Manchester City players are really excited now!"
"Especially Zabaleta, the fierce shovel from behind just now, it is estimated that he will be punished additionally after the game. This is a very irrational foul."
"But at the same time remind Liverpool and Yang Yang that they must learn to protect themselves."
"After ten minutes on the bench, Yang Yang completely changed the game. Liverpool scored three goals in a row, and they all came from Yang Yang. This was a painful blow to Manchester City, but it also made them feel resentful towards Yang Yang. There will be some loss of weight.”
"I still hope Yang Yang doesn't get hurt."
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When Yang Yang was carried off the court by the team doctor and a stretcher, the coaching staff and the players on the bench surrounded him one after another.
What they saw was a lot of blood on Yang Yang's right calf, dyeing the whole shoe and socks red, which looked terrifying.
But team doctor Mark Waller shook his head at Benitez, indicating that he was okay.
"It must have been scratched by a shoe spike."
Yang Yang also sat up and saw that after the team doctor took off his shoes and socks, the exposed wound was not very deep, and it seemed that there was no problem.
It also made him sigh.
"I saw him, but I didn't expect him to be so cruel and didn't have time to hide." Yang Yang smiled bitterly.
"He's probably not malicious, otherwise, you wouldn't be able to laugh now." Mark Waller also laughed.
Benitez shook his head and motioned for Justerdam to let Benayoun go to warm up.
The score is now 3-2, Liverpool has reversed, and the opponent has one less player. The situation is favorable for Liverpool, but the bastards in Manchester City are already hot-headed. What will happen again?
It's not worth it to fold your number one star here in order to score an extra goal or two.
So, soon, Benayoun replaced Yang Yang.
Sixty minutes into the game, seventy-nine minutes, Yang Yang only played for nineteen minutes, but he directed three Liverpool goals.
Subsequently, Liverpool continued to pursue Manchester City, and players such as Dunn, Richards, Abeloa and Aurelio all got yellow cards one after another. Among them, Xavi Alonso almost played with the opponent once. conflict.
The Spanish midfielder was very dissatisfied with the opponent's shovelling injury to Yang Yang.
In the final stage of the game, Xavi Alonso used a corner kick to assist Gerrard to score again.
Liverpool eventually reversed Manchester City 4-2 away.
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At the post-match press conference, Liverpool coach Benitez publicly accused Zabaleta of the brutal foul, believing that it was a lethal foul that should not have appeared on the pitch.
"Our team doctor temporarily helped him stop the blood, but the specific injury identification will only be known after detailed testing and scanning, but we all think that this time is probably very serious." Benitez looked angry. said bitterly.
If Yang Yang appeared at the press conference and saw Benitez's expression at this time, he would definitely be amazed.
It would be a waste not to act in Hollywood!
Who would have thought that Benitez, who has always been serious and was ridiculed as a robot, could act so realistically that those who didn't know would think that Yang Yang's right foot was useless this time.
Of course, this should also be considered a tactic.
If Liverpool do nothing now and tell the outside world directly that Yang Yang is fine, just a little skin injury, will other teams follow suit next time?
This is the style of the Premier League. It can even be said that in the past few years, with the arrival of European coaches such as Wenger, Ranieri, Mourinho and Benitez, they have largely improved the Premier League. environment.
In the past, what was a flying shovel?
Didn't Roy Keane publicly state in his autobiography that he was deliberately revenge for cutting off his opponent's leg?
Others in other teams have also done this kind of thing. In the traditional environment of the Premier League, it is called bloody.
There was even a saying that the reason why Arsenal suffered frequent revenge in the past two years was because Wenger's team played too dirty, but because Campbell and Vieira were still there, so others did not. Dare to offend, for fear of retaliation.
But now, Campbell, Vieira, and others are gone, and the shooter is like an angry little daughter-in-law, who dares not fight back after being beaten, so he can only swallow his anger.
Of course, this statement is a bit exaggerated, because the Gunners' passing and controlling style of play will inevitably lead to more violations by their opponents, but it is not necessarily without this possibility.
And Liverpool made a big fuss this time, a very important reason is to protect their players.
Sure enough, with Benitez's post-match bombardment, Yang Yang's injury attracted the attention of fans all over the world for a while, while Zabaleta became a rat crossing the street and everyone shouted.