Football: The strongest post-zero generation

Time passed by second by second. The Liverpool players could be calm and composed at first, but as the time without football increased, the irritability felt by the Liverpool players became more and more obvious. Phil, who cooperated with the pressure of his teammates, Mino did not stop his kick and directly kicked national team teammate Fernandinho to the ground.

The referee Atkinson sounded the whistle, indicating that Firmino had committed a foul. The Manchester City players failed to take the card and quickly took a short free kick, starting a new round of short passing penetration.

In fact, using short passing penetration is no longer suitable to describe Manchester City's game tactics. It is most appropriate to use reasonable consumption of game time.

"Guardiola is obviously worried about Liverpool's efficient counterattack, and Manchester City, who are only one goal ahead, dare not pass the threatening ball."

Juli TV commentator Zhan Jun said in a deep voice: "I hope Liverpool players can stay calm, don't foul easily, stand still and wait for Manchester City to make mistakes."

The ideal is this, but the reality is another story.

The anxiety caused by not being able to touch football for a long time is amazing. Even Van Dijk, who has always been steady, appears to be out of position. De Bruyne's control of the timing is very good, and he makes a very precise through ball. After finding the ball, he inserted Gundogan who participated in the attack.

"aoaooaoaooo——"

The sky above the new Wembley Stadium was filled with huge chants from Manchester City fans.

Gundogan, who crossed the penalty area with his right foot, fired furiously. It was too late, but it was so fast that Joe Gomez quickly extended his legs to tackle while running.

It was precisely because of his timely block that the football kicked out by Gundogan, who was slow at his feet, hit the toes of his outstretched right foot and then jumped over the crossbar of the goal and out of the baseline at a speed visible to the naked eye.

"wuwuwuwuuuuu——"

The cheers from the audience were instantly overshadowed by the subconscious exclamations from the Liverpool fans.

"Ouch~ It's so timely!"

Juli TV commentator Zhan Jun shouted with lingering fear: "Joe Gomez saved Liverpool!"

Klopp immediately ran to the sidelines to calm down the more emotional players and signal them to calm down.

Li Qing also realized something. He ran back a few steps, shouted to his teammates a few times, then pressed his hands back and forth with his palms facing down, signaling to his teammates to calm down, and finally pointed at himself with confidence. heart.

What I want to express is very clear. Don’t panic, there’s still me.

The Liverpool players on the field didn’t know if they had an illusion. Looking at the confident Li Qing, they always felt that they were not far away from equalizing the score...

Gundogan, who failed to help Manchester City expand the score, blamed himself, but he did not forget who sent him the pass. He turned around and gave De Bruyne a thumbs up.

Immediately, David Silva's corner kick failed to find Kompany ambushing in the center, and the football was pushed out by Van Dijk.

Sane, who was guarding outside the penalty area, saw the football flying out. Regardless of the situation, he directly came to meet the ball and fired angrily.

The force was strong enough, but unfortunately he didn't find the crosshair properly, and he kicked the football towards the second-floor stands.

Karius did not rush to take the goal kick, but waited for the players to take a breath before taking the big goal kick, and Firmino, Li Qing and others in front fought for the landing spot.

Li Qing reached the ball with good prediction, but failed to control the direction due to Kompany's interference. The ball was picked up by Gundogan, who was well positioned, and Manchester City switched from defense to offense.

Klopp, who was standing in front of the home team's coaching bench, raised his eyebrows. He felt helpless about the difficulties the team was encountering, so he moved to the coaching bench and asked his assistants to discuss solutions with Buvac and Kravitz.

The three of them looked at the court nervously while discussing intensively. After two minutes of discussion, they quickly came to a unified idea.

Remove a striker and add a defensive midfielder.

Klopp turned to look at the bench. The team had already removed Emre Can with Li Qing, which meant that the team only had the last two adjustments left, so it had to be more careful. It would be best to replace one person with two. Effect.

It's just that the bench players have limited abilities, and attention finally focused on veteran Milner.

This substitution is equivalent to a slap in the face for Klopp.

Emre Can is better than Milner in terms of defense and coverage area, but Klopp suddenly had a whim before the game and wanted to use Li Qing as a surprise player. The result was not effective, and Manchester City even scored three goals. Instead of replacing Li Qing in the first half, and now replacing the striker with Milner, it completely negates the tactics he carefully formulated before the game.

Of course, compared to winning a championship, what's the point of denying yourself?

In the 56th minute, Liverpool made another substitution adjustment, with veteran Milner replacing Salah, who was in a sluggish state in this game.

When Juli TV commentator Zhan Jun saw this substitution, he couldn't help but shake his head and smile bitterly: "If Klopp can put Li Qing in the starting lineup before the game, he will not need to deny himself, and the team will not need to be three goals behind. Why not? We can only hope that Milner can play the role of Emre Can on the field..."

Guardiola has seen Liverpool's adjustments, and is he wondering if the team should also make adjustments?

Klopp's replacement of Milner seems to be to strengthen the defense in the middle, but in fact it is to completely liberate Li Qing's offensive attributes. He will definitely return to the familiar winger position by then. His opponent will be Sane, who may appear at that time. The problem is that the attack on the left is limited, so the attack must be transferred to the right.

The player on the right is De Bruyne. De Bruyne is good at passing, organizing attacks and long-range shots. However, his speed and passing skills are not good enough, and he cannot achieve the desired effect of flying together on both wings.

Of course, the substitution will definitely not replace De Bruyne. He is planning to replace Gundogan with Bernardo Silva, who has been in good form recently.

Milner's role as a substitute was very obvious. His game experience and hard work drove Liverpool's defensive enthusiasm in the midfield and backcourt. After perseverance, they finally worked together to cut off the football and switch from defense to offense.

Fernandinho gained wisdom after taking a bite, and immediately hugged Li Qing. Li Qing, who was about to start, stood helplessly with his hands spread out. The football flew towards Li Qing, and the referee Art. Jinson decisively blew his whistle. Compared with the previous verbal warnings, Atkinson showed a yellow card this time.

"Fernandinho received a yellow card, Manchester City's next defense will have problems..."

He Wei, the commentator of China Channel 5, raised his voice a few degrees.

As the only barrier in front of Manchester City's two central defenders, Fernandinho received a yellow card, which is a huge hidden danger for the defense.

Guardiola raised his eyebrows, wondering whether to replace Fernandinho, but this idea was quickly rejected by him. In terms of defensive ability, there are few on the field who are better than Fernandinho.

Besides, you don’t have to defend well to win the game. If you continue to score goals on the offensive end and expand the score, won’t you also score goals?