The top prediction at the start, I am the third ball king

Chapter 692 Guardiola shows off his arrogance

Manchester City and Liverpool are now in the top two of the Premier League standings, and this is a game at the top of the table.

The war of words between Van Dijk and Li Chuanqi pushed this peak battle to another level.

Let this game attract more fans and media attention.

As night fell on Liverpool, Anfield was bustling.

Players from both sides are warming up on the court. Although De Bruyne's injury has improved, he has not yet reached the standard for playing. Therefore, he did not make the big list tonight, but sat in the stands in casual clothes.

This makes Manchester City fans feel very sorry.

Although the B seat has performed well in recent games, there is still a certain gap compared with De Bruyne.

Especially with the last pass, he still can't reach the level of the Belgian.

In the absence of De Bruyne, Manchester City still performed so strongly in the Premier League and the Champions League, relying more on their strong overall strength.

Li Chuanqi's left ankle injury has basically healed. For Manchester City fans, this is the best news.

A Li who is injured can pass two shots in just over 30 minutes. How good is a healthy Li?

Manchester City fans are full of expectations.

Liverpool can achieve an excellent record of six wins and one tie in the first seven rounds of the Premier League, which fully shows how good their state is.

This is a powerful opponent, an opponent that Manchester City must overcome if they want to win the Premier League championship!
After the warm-up, the players from both sides returned to the locker room to make final preparations for this pinnacle battle.

In the locker room of the home team, Klopp was very satisfied with the state shown by the players in the warm-up.

"I don't need to emphasize what tonight's game means here!"

Klopp looked at his players and said: "What we have to do is to play at our own level, limit their performance, and keep the victory!"

The players nodded.

"They like to pour the ball in the backcourt. What we have to do is to be more aggressive, more active and more oppressive when pressing in the high position!"

Klopp's three "points" let the players understand that tonight's game is different from other games, and tonight's opponent is different from other opponents.

Only by paying more can they win the final victory.

"While defending..."

Klopp glanced at Van Dijk: "We need to do a good job in defense and have more layers."

Van Dijk thought for a while and nodded, because Klopp was talking about defense instead of double-teaming and containment, which shows that Klopp has great confidence in him.

"The best defense is to limit the opponent before he gets the ball, preventing the opponent from getting the ball comfortably, or not being able to speed up after getting the ball!
As long as we do this, our defense is half successful! "

Klopp looked at his players and said: "We must compress their offensive space and cut off their passing lanes! Don't they like to pass the ball? As long as we can cut off their passing lanes, we will succeed in the other half." !"

The players knew it was going to be hard to do, but they nodded anyway.

He looked at the left back Robertson and said: "Tonight you can reduce the number of assists, or even not participate in the offense, but you must limit Lee's performance, slow down his advancing speed, and create opportunities for teammates to double-team!"

Robertson looked at Klopp in surprise, and then glanced at Van Dijk not far away.

Then he took a deep breath and nodded to Klopp.

He knew that there was still a certain gap between himself and Van Dijk in terms of defensive ability. The coach could agree that Van Dijk and Li Chuanqi would go one-on-one, but when it came to him... just to limit Li Chuanqi's advance speed and wait for the support of his teammates?

……

Visiting team locker room.

After arranging the starting lineup, Guardiola began to boost his emotions and morale: "Everyone should know what this game means. Some people say that the reason why we won seven consecutive victories in the Premier League is because we did not meet a strong team!
We don't have to worry about whether this sentence makes sense, all we have to do is beat Liverpool tonight and shut those people up! "

"it is good!"

The players cheered one after another, what they said was domineering.

Guardiola signaled everyone to be quiet, and continued: "To beat Liverpool, we must show [-]%!"

Through the warm-up situation just now, Guardiola is not satisfied with the state of some players, thinking that they don't seem to be very excited about this game.

Could it be the reason for continuous fighting?

This is indeed the case, Manchester City has now entered the intensive schedule of multi-line combat.

Premier League, Champions League, League Cup.

After many important games in a row, the players felt exhausted.

Just finished the Champions League three days ago. Under normal circumstances, the main players should be allowed to take turns, but when they encounter a strong team like Liverpool, the main players must not be able to take turns.

Although there is no problem with the depth of Manchester City's bench, there is still a certain gap between the main force and the substitute.

……

At [-]:[-], the starting players of both sides walked out of the locker room and came to the player tunnel.

Klopp patted Van Dijk on the shoulder and said to him: "Don't put too much pressure on yourself!"

Van Dyke nodded: "Coach, don't worry, he is not a problem!"

Klopp wanted to say a few more words, but in the end he didn't say those words.

Is Lee so easy to defend?

If so, how could he have won so many honors.

At 45:[-], the starting players of both sides led the caddy, followed the referee, and walked out of the player channel.

What greeted them was cheers like mountains and tsunami!
The Sky Sports commentator said loudly: "The players from both sides have entered the stadium! The peak match between Liverpool and Manchester City is about to begin!
Like all important games, there was a war of words between coaches and players before the game.

Most notable was the war of words between Van Dijk and Lee.

The backbone of Liverpool's defense said in an interview with the media that if there is anyone in the world who can defend Lee one-on-one, then that person is him, and it can only be him!
Not only that, but he also countered that when Li was accepting the media, he stated the reasons why he joined Manchester City and gave up Liverpool.

Van Dijk said that he chose Liverpool because he didn't like Guardiola's coaching style and Manchester City's style, so he finally chose Liverpool.

This sentence is similar to what Lee said in an interview with the media that he did not like Liverpool's style.

Many people don't think this is the real reason why he didn't choose Liverpool, because the styles of Atletico Madrid and Liverpool are very similar, both of them like high pressing very much!

The two not only confronted each other in front of the media, but also confronted each other on social platforms.

Li said something on the social platform-then try it!
Van Dijk immediately fought back on social platforms - try it!

What kind of sparks the two of them will have in tonight's game is worth looking forward to!

The war is about to break out, and the battle for the top spot is about to begin! "

(End of this chapter)