Chapter 128 Business Mutual Praise and Strategic Emphasis

After nine games in the 29th round of the 2016-2017 Premier League, Chelsea ranked first in the league with 23 wins, 2 draws, 4 losses and 71 points.

Liverpool, who played two games less, ranked second in the league with 18 wins, 6 draws, 3 losses and 60 points. Tottenham, who played one game less, ranked third with 17 wins, 8 draws, 3 losses and 59 points. Manchester City, who played two games less, ranked fourth with 17 wins, 5 draws, 5 losses and 56 points.

According to the points, Liverpool and Manchester City cannot afford to lose, especially Liverpool, who are already 11 points behind Chelsea with two games less. If they lose points in the make-up game and the away game against Manchester City, Chelsea's chances of winning the league championship this season will greatly increase.

At that time, Liverpool will only have the FA Cup championship to compete for.

But compared with the league championship that has not been won since the establishment of the Premier League, what is the FA Cup championship?

If possible, Liverpool hopes to win the league championship.

Of course, Manchester City also cannot afford to lose. They are ranked fourth in the league and have been tied in points by Arsenal, who played one round earlier. If they lose to Liverpool at home, their place in the Champions League next season will be at stake...

The dispute between Manchester City-supporting media and Liverpool local media on the Internet is like a replica of the eve of the big battle between Manchester United and Liverpool last week, and then the fans also joined in.

Sterling and Milner, two players who swapped clubs, became the focus of the media.

Since Manchester City and Liverpool do not have any deep hatred, the two teams' celebrities did not join the war of words.

On the contrary, the head coaches of the two teams praised each other and praised each other. Those who did not know the situation thought that the two were brothers who had been separated for many years.

Many of the words were even unbearable for reporters to listen to, too fake!

As Liverpool's best player recently, Li Qing naturally became the focus of this focus battle. The overwhelming reports made Li Qing a little flattered.

The reports from China were even more crazy.

Except for the Manchester City fans in China who couldn't stand it, other fans were very happy to watch it and were all looking forward to the arrival of this game.

Li Qing reached his peak as soon as he debuted. He has represented Liverpool in consecutive matches against Chelsea, Tottenham, Arsenal and Manchester United, contributing a total of 8 goals and 2 assists, which is equivalent to 2 goals and 0.5 assists per game against the four giants.

The average contribution of 2.5 goals per game makes many fans yearn for it.

Will Li Qing perform well again at the Etihad Stadium?

Although Guardiola is in official commercial mutual praise with Klopp, his tactics attach great importance to Li Qing. An average of 2.5 goals per game is equivalent to making Liverpool invincible. How to limit Li Qing is the most important thing for Guardiola's coaching team.

However, after several days of research, Guardiola and his assistants shook their heads frequently. They realized that the team's defense was weak and the home defense was equivalent to cutting off one arm.

The team coached by Guardiola has always held high the banner of offense. How could he change the original intention of tactics in the face of a 16-year-old boy?

After clearing his mind, Guardiola's coaching team has a sharp rise in work efficiency.

Manchester City has David Silva, who ranks among the top three in the world in terms of offensive organization, De Bruyne, who has a unique assist, and Aguero, the top scorer. Is it a problem to beat Liverpool at home?

At 4 pm on March 19, local time in Great Britain, Liverpool arrived at the Etihad Stadium in the east of Manchester by bus.

Compared with Old Trafford, this stadium built in 2000 is more fashionable.

Manchester City fans and Liverpool fans are just in a competitive relationship, and there is no football historical grudge between Liverpool and Manchester United. Home fans rarely boo Liverpool players on the bus.

Li Qing looked through the car window and saw Manchester City fans holding up slogans that Liverpool defeated Manchester United outside the Etihad Stadium.

"Manchester City fans are really interesting."

Arnold smiled and said, "We have no grudges with Manchester City, so we are quite friendly, but... we will definitely treat them differently when the game starts... who made us rank higher than Manchester City?"

"In any case, the only winner is Liverpool!"

Li Qing retracted his gaze, clenched his fists naturally, and was full of fighting spirit.

Arnold looked at Li Qing with envy, and suddenly thought of something and his eyes lit up: "Li, you can score as many goals as possible."

"Why?"

Arnold said with a smile: "If I lock in the victory early, maybe I will have a chance to come on as a substitute."

Li Qing rolled his eyes: "Virtue."

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The Etihad Stadium is only more than ten years old, and its design is in line with modern times. In recent years, the stadium has been funded by the UAE owner Mansour to expand, and the visiting team's locker room has also been upgraded, which has increased the experience of Liverpool players.

The Etihad Stadium, which can accommodate 55,000 fans, was full one hour before the game started. Manchester City fans wearing sky blue jerseys and Liverpool fans wearing red jerseys were clearly distinguished.

Since this is Manchester City's home stadium, there are far more Manchester City fans wearing sky blue jerseys than Liverpool fans.

At the same time, the coaches of both teams received the starting lineups of the other team. Guardiola frowned, while Klopp had a smile on his face.

Manchester City now has a good lineup in the midfield and frontcourt, but the midfield and backcourt are somewhat disappointing.

Especially the two full-backs. The starting left-back is the 32-year-old Clichy, and the right-back is Fernandinho, who plays as a defensive midfielder. The defensive midfielder in this game is 34-year-old Yaya Toure.

Central defender Otamendi is often reckless, Stones is too young, and such a defensive system is difficult for Klopp to suppress the offensive quartet composed of Mane, Firmino, Li Qing and Coutinho.

Seeing Manchester City's offensive system, Klopp's eyebrows slightly raised. Manchester City's defensive players are pitfalls, and his team is not much better.

Except for Matip, who is relatively reliable, Klavan and Klein have seriously declined this season. If Arnold and Gomez were not too young, he would want to use young players.

Time passed quickly, and it was the eve of the game in a blink of an eye.

Players from both sides walked to the player tunnel one after another. The substitutes walked straight to the court and went to their respective benches. The home team players stayed in the player tunnel, waiting to enter.

There were many national team teammates in both teams, and they greeted each other. Li Qing had not been selected for any national team yet. He seemed a little bored, so he turned his head and greeted the ball boy: "Hey~ little brother, how old are you?"

The ball boy rolled his eyes and said expressionlessly: "13 years old."

"So young?"

Li Qing was surprised.

The caddy said speechlessly: "You are only 16 years old, just three years older than me."

"..."

Li Qing then remembered that he seemed to be this age, laughed, and moved his palm from the other person's head.