Golden Greenery

No matter if you ask Guardiola or Zhuo Yang, if Manchester City can choose an opponent in the Champions League quarter-finals, they will definitely not want to encounter Liverpool. Even if I meet Barcelona and Real Madrid now, it would be better than seeing Uncle Zha.

The same goes for the opposite. Liverpool would never want to meet Manchester City so early, and neither Uncle Zha nor Detu would want to.

But it happened to be them. The only two remaining teams in the Premier League collided head-on in the quarterfinals of the Champions League in the 2017-18 season.

This year's top eight are surrounded by the four major leagues, three from La Liga, two each from the Premier League and Serie A, and Bayern is the only one from the Bundesliga. But the only ones who are at war with each other are the Premier League.

Real Madrid faced off against Juventus, Barcelona met Roma, and Bayern met Sevilla.

Manchester City came to Anfield with 28 wins, 2 draws, 1 loss and 8 points in 31 Premier League games, but their only loss this season was at this stadium.

In the 3:4 game in the 23rd round at the beginning of the year, Uncle Zha's run-and-gun + wolf-pack tactics gave Guardiola a headache, and he still hasn't been able to figure out a way to solve it.

There aren't many things in football where it's hard to keep Lao Gua in his sights, but damn Uncle Scumbag is one of them.

Klopp also hates Guardiola so much that he almost hanged him in May last year.

It was indeed revenge in January this year, giving Manchester City their only defeat so far this season. However, Liverpool itself also suffered from excessive consumption, and then lost to Swansea in the league and was defeated by West Ham in the FA Cup. Brown was eliminated and suffered a big loss.

So far in the league, it is still a mess for Liverpool. Manchester City rode to the other side of the mountain. Liverpool, currently in fourth place, has no points left with Manchester United, Chelsea and Tottenham. Now is the critical period to grit our teeth and compete for the top four, but can we ignore Manchester City?

Unless they win the Champions League against Manchester City and then win the title in one fell swoop, the top four in the league cannot be missed. Alas, this hurdle is not easy to pass.

Liverpool's main lineup is not inferior to that of Manchester City. Uncle Zha suffers from the thickness of the lineup, so Manchester City can attack from five lines, but they accidentally missed in the FA Cup, but it is difficult for Liverpool to take care of both lines.

In fact, the 5:2 victory over Everton four days ago was Guardiola's tactical preview for today's away game against Liverpool. But looking at the entire game, not counting the second half when Zhuo Yang single-handedly defeated Everton, Manchester City could hardly be called a success in the first half.

Laporte's role as left-back is quite satisfactory, and the defense cannot be called impregnable after conceding two goals.

The changes in the midfield can be called a failure. On the surface, it was still Feidin, but according to Lao Gua's tactical requirements, Dingding was positioned further back in that game, forming an actual double midfielder with Feiniao, but this seemed to be of no use tactically.

The inside forward position left by Ding Ding's retreat, that is, the handle of the halberd, was taken care of by Zhuo Yang. This also made him a little far away from the goal, revitalizing the midfield and frontcourt, but his personal attack efficiency dropped.

Guardiola is a stubborn person. Even if the things he believes in do not have the expected results, he will not change his views easily. He will only reconsider it after he has suffered a bloody blow.

Lao Gua decided that using double midfielders against Liverpool was a reasonable and good approach. Since Fedin's seat is not suitable, then add Gundogan.

Ding Ding continued to partner with Feiniao as a double defensive midfielder, Gundogan went to the inside forward, that is, the handle of the halberd, and Silva wandered between the ribs and the wing.

But the front can hit.

David Silva is in good form recently, and his rib breakthrough is becoming more and more popular. Lao Gua likes Zhuoyang, so the 4-3-3 remains the same, but Silva has changed. Allowing the midfielder and frontcourt to switch between 4-3-3 and 4-4-2 at any time.

Aguero is still recovering from his injury, Stones has recovered from his injury, and Lao Gua arranged for him to be a substitute today.

Ederson, Walker, Lao Kong, Horta, Laporte, Fedinkin, Zhuo Saxi.

Liverpool has just those people, Salah, Mane, and Firmino in the trident, Oxlade-Chamberlain in the halves, Detu + Henderson in the back, Alexander-Arnold, Lovren, Van Dijk, Robertson in the defense, and Kariu in goalkeeper Sri Lanka.

The only people on the bench who can really provide immediate combat effectiveness to Uncle Zha are Wijnaldum, Klein, Milner and Moreno. Not Matip and Can, they are also resting due to injuries.

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German referee Felix Bruich blew the opening whistle and Liverpool kicked off first.

Firmino passed the ball directly back to the back line in the center circle. The Croatian center back looked up after receiving the ball and passed it to the left side of the front court, allowing Salah to fight for it in the crowd.

Although Uncle Zha's team is faster than Manchester City, it still advances quickly at every level, so from the long pass at the beginning, we can see some of Liverpool's tactical pursuits today.

The running and gun + wolf pack will definitely not lose. Liverpool obviously gave up the fight for possession of the ball today. After all, competing with Manchester City for this data is a thankless effort.

In the 5th minute, Walker and Salah competed for victory. After stealing the ball, he passed it to Zhuoyang to create a counterattack.

Taking advantage of his long legs and fast speed, he finally got rid of his old brother Detu, and Zhuo Yang made a pass from the left side of the penalty area. In front of the goal, Silva and Sane were already outflanking each other, but unexpectedly, left back Robertson stepped in in time to slide the ball out of the baseline.

The 24-year-old Andrew Robertson is another masterpiece of Uncle Zha's Midas touch. He played for Hull City in his first two seasons and was not very conspicuous. After Hull City was relegated last season, his worth of 10 million when he was acquired by Liverpool was said to be inflated at the time.

Liverpool has veteran Milner and Spaniard Moreno at left back, so there is no shortage of people.

But after half a season, Robertson was firmly on the left side of the Red Army. Milner served more as a substitute in the left midfielder, and Moreno was Robertson's substitute.

If Robertson falls in Guardiola's eyes now, he will basically get another 40 million.

Now that Robertson has been appointed captain of the Scottish national team, kop also believes that he is the person most like Riise after Riise. John Riise is Liverpool's legendary left back and one of the most valuable sluggers in football in the past. He retired in his hometown of Norway the summer before last.

Robertson is a loser who counterattacks, while Trent Arnold, the much-anticipated Liverpool prince on the right, is a bit ups and downs.

He rose to prominence in the first team last season. This season, Klein has been squeezed out of the right back position. Alexander-Arnold, Trippier and Walker, who are not yet 20 years old, make the right wing of the England national team full of talents.

In the 30th round of the league last month, Liverpool lost 1:2 to Manchester United at Old Trafford. Alexander-Arnold was blown away by Sanchez. Even though he was a scumbag, he had to be replaced in the second half.

When the two armies confront each other, they must use their strengths, avoid weaknesses, restraint and counter-restraint tactically, and they must also attack the opponent's weaknesses technically.

That game gave Guardiola some inspiration. Today, Arnold's right side is his planned 'weak spot', and Sane is the dish he prepared for Arnold, Manchester City's Sanchez.