This player is not professional

Chapter 301
Pellegrini on the sidelines also seemed very dissatisfied with the yellow card, but he was not dissatisfied with Demichelis's foul, but with the referee of the game. He thought that the first foul committed by a Manchester City player at the beginning was unexpectedly Just showing the yellow card directly is not in line with normal procedures...

After all, this is Manchester City's home court. Even if there is a foul, shouldn't there be a verbal warning first?How can anyone show a yellow card to the home team's centre-back right away?

If this wasn't really a game at the Etihad Stadium, he would have thought it was Liverpool's home stadium.

Pellegrini seemed very dissatisfied with the referee Zweil of this game.

But there was something else that made him dissatisfied...

Just 3 minutes after Demichelis committed the foul, Manchester City besieged Liverpool in the frontcourt.

Originally, Liverpool passed the ball forward from the wing, but when Firmino, who was retreating to receive the ball, turned around, Manchester City's right back Kolarov stepped forward from behind and stabbed the football away. .

The dropped football fell at Francisco's feet.

Francisco turned around and passed the football forward to Navas on the wing.

After Navas got the ball, he played a one-two with Aguero who was close at hand. He ran without the ball and threw away the defender. After receiving the ball from Aguero, he dribbled horizontally.

In the process, he encountered a tackle from a Liverpool player. He immediately passed the football to De Bruyne, who was waiting for the response. Then he accelerated forward and tried to play a one-two with De Bruyne again. Cooperate.

However, De Bruyne did not catch the ball well, and the football bounced up when he stopped the ball. This forced him to spend time readjusting, but in this way, the opportunity to pass the ball to Navas was also lost.

De Bruyne could only re-select the target of the pass. He planned to pass the football back to Francisco.

So he picked up the football, and it hit the arm of Kante, the Liverpool midfielder who came up to press him!
De Bruyne immediately raised his hand to signal that a Liverpool player had committed a handball foul.

And the referee did blow his whistle to stop the game.

Kanter was aggrieved. He told the referee that he did not open his arms and that he was a ball hitter, not a ball player.

But the referee did not listen to his explanation and signaled Manchester City to take a free kick.

However, he did not give Kanter a verbal warning or give him a card.

This made the Manchester City fans in the stands very dissatisfied. For a while, boos broke out in the Etihad Stadium.

Pellegrini in front of the coaching bench also seemed very excited. He turned directly to the fourth official, shook his head and waved to him, and complained loudly: "Why aren't you giving a card?!"

The fourth official pressed his hands down to signal Pellegrini to calm down.

Pellegrini is still struggling with the issue with the fourth official.

In the end, Kanter did not get a yellow card, and Alaba's free kick missed the baseline. Weidenfeller didn't even make a save, but turned his head and watched the football miss the goal.

Manchester City gained nothing from this attack.

The TV broadcast gave a close-up shot of Pellegrini on the sidelines. In the shot, Pellegrini blew his lips, looking helpless.

Not long after, Manchester City made a comeback again. Navas' breakthrough on the right wing was shoveled out of the baseline by Moreno, and Manchester City won a corner kick.

In the first ten minutes, in general, Manchester City, playing at home, had the advantage. They had a higher ball possession rate than Liverpool, and they scored more times in Liverpool's 30-meter area.

Apart from the somewhat controversial penalty at the beginning, it was still obvious that this was indeed Manchester City's home court.

Faced with Manchester City's aggressive offensive, Liverpool could only shrink their defense during this period. I don't know if they are ready to wait for an opportunity to counterattack, but at least so far, Manchester City has not given them a chance to counterattack.

Francisco came to take the free kick, but instead of sending the football directly to the goal, he passed the football outside the penalty area.

There, Sterling is waiting!
Lin Yi was also outside the penalty area. When he saw the football being passed outside, he guessed what Manchester City was going to do.

So he quickly pounced on Sterling.

Sterling jumped up and used his strong chest to cushion Francisco's high ball, and then he raised his right foot and picked the football to the left!
The football flew over Lin Yi's head.

"Hey! Beautiful! Sterling made a beautiful pass, wonderful!"

At the same time, Sterling quickly dodged Lin Yi, who was rushing towards him, and swung his feet directly to meet the falling football and volleyed!
Bang!
The football flew straight towards the goal!
Skrtel jumped up in the crowd and used his body to block the ball, and the football hit his outstretched leg.

Then it jumped over the crossbar and City were awarded another corner.

"Oh--!!"

There was a sudden burst of cheers from the stands.

But then there was applause.

This applause is for Manchester City's attack and for Sterling.

The TV broadcast immediately began to replay Sterling's shot in slow motion.

"Sterling was very clever with the ball. He first padded the football with his chest, then immediately raised his foot to pick the ball, just past Lin Yi who was rushing towards him, and then volleyed without stopping the ball... If it weren't for Skrtel If you take the shot in time, the ball might go in. If it does go in, it will be a world wave..."

"This goal shows that Sterling is in very good shape now! Sterling's outstanding form is definitely a major weapon for Manchester City. Since his transfer to Manchester City, Sterling has actually been under tremendous pressure. Liverpool fans scolded He is a traitor, and Manchester City fans also look at him with a critical eye. If he can really help Manchester City beat Liverpool, then I believe all the pressure will disappear and all problems will be solved..."

Seeing his shot blocked by Skrtel, Sterling held his head in his hands in regret.

Lin Yi next to him turned to look at him.

He really couldn't do anything about that pick. Even if he knew that Sterling was going to pick the ball, he couldn't do anything.This time, I have set up a background for Sterling...

"Manchester City won two consecutive corner kicks and formed a suppressive force on Liverpool on the court!" The commentator of Sky TV was very excited.

This time it was Francisco who took the penalty, but he did not kick the football outside the penalty area again.

After all, I just did this, there must be some changes...

Is there a corner kick tactic that is always used?And after Sterling's shot, Liverpool will definitely take precautions.

So Francisco kicked the football directly to Liverpool's goal.

Skrtel jumped up and pushed the football away.

The football fell to Salah outside.

Salah stopped the ball and turned around. As soon as he turned around, De Bruyne pounced on him.

Salah took advantage of the situation and swung the ball with his big foot, sending the football far away.He himself was initiating the overtake from De Bruyne.

The whole process is done in one go.

"Liverpool strikes back!"

Amid the boos from Manchester City fans, Salah used his speed to catch up with the football and drove the ball forward with long strides.

At this time, Manchester City's players hurriedly returned to defense.

In the corner kick just now, Kolarov was lagging behind and did not go forward.The importance of this move is now reflected.

He quickly pressed forward and then kicked the football out of the sideline first, preventing Liverpool from launching a counterattack.

"Kolarov! He made a great defense! Liverpool's counterattack didn't start!"

Manchester City fans in the stands applauded and cheered for Kolarov.

But the cheers were not over yet. They saw that Salah was not discouraged or complained at all. Instead, he quickly ran to the sideline, picked up the football that Kolarov poked out, and then waited without waiting. When others reacted, he threw the football into the field!
Free kicks are served quickly, corner kicks are also served quickly, and throw-ins can also be served quickly!

He threw the football to Royce, who had just followed him forward at high speed.

After Royce saw the football being poked out of bounds, he accelerated towards the sideline.

Salah also understood it, so he had this "throw-in ball" quick serve.

Upon seeing this, Kolarov rushed towards Royce, trying to prevent him from continuing to advance with the ball even if he couldn't intercept the ball.

But Royce didn't even think about advancing. When he caught the ball, he bounced the football out with the instep of his outside foot.

This was a very difficult pass, but Royce was brave and accurately sent the football in front of Firmino.

Firmino dribbled the ball towards Manchester City's penalty area.

"Liverpool's counterattack continues!"

The Manchester City players who were returning to defense rushed towards Firmino when they saw this.

Hope to push Firmino to the wing.

Firmino did take the football to the wing, but just after he took a step, he used the outside instep of his right foot to push the football out sideways!

The football escaped from Manchester City's encirclement and landed in front of the right rib of the penalty area.

There, Lin Yi caught the ball!
"Forest!!"

Firmino took a step to the left, which shifted the entire Manchester City defensive focus this way.

Unexpectedly, Firmino quickly passed the football to the right rib of the penalty area.

There, Lin Yi caught up and blocked the football with his foot and caught the ball!

At this time, Lin Yi didn't have a single Manchester City player around him!

When Lin Yi stopped the ball, he blocked the football slightly in front. The football did not stop directly at Lin Yi's feet, but changed direction and rolled forward. Lin Yi was able to enter the penalty area without stopping the ball!
Joe Hart saw Lin Yi passing the ball into the penalty area and quickly gave up the goal.

At this time, his teammates hadn't had time to surround him again. If he didn't attack, no one would be able to block Lin Yi's shot.

But how could Lin Yi let Joe Hart get his wish?
He didn't wait for Joe Hart to rush to him, caught up with the football and shot directly with his right foot!

The football was drawn in an inconspicuous arc by him, flew over the body of Joe Hart who was on the ground to save, and then flew into the far corner of the goal!
The ball is in!
"Lin Yi - the ball went in!!!"

"Oh oh oh oh oh!!! In the 19th minute of the opening, Liverpool, which had never had a good chance, took advantage of a counterattack to break the deadlock! Lin Yi's smart forward penetration gave him an excellent shooting opportunity! And He did not waste this opportunity and shot the football into the goal steadily! At the moment of shooting, Lin Yi's feet were very stable! In fact, the difficulty of shooting the ball just now was not as low as everyone thought. After all, the angle was not big, and it was still difficult. There was interference from Joe Hart who was attacking. But Lin Yi still calmly shot and hit the target!"

When the football flew into the goal, the boos at the Etihad Stadium paused for a while, but soon resumed. Naturally, these boos all flew towards Lin Yi.

Lin Yi didn't care.

After scoring the goal, he didn't run too far. He was in the Manchester City penalty area, opened his hands to his teammates who ran over happily, and hugged them to celebrate the goal.

He was not as ecstatic as one might imagine.

Even the smile on his face was just a smile, not a laugh.

However, his teammates and coaches were much more excited than him.

Klopp jumped three feet high on the sidelines, and after landing, he waved his fist vigorously, as if he was beating the "sandbag" of Manchester City.

Then he turned around and gave high-fives to his fellow coaching staff and bench players who rushed out to celebrate.

The Liverpool players were celebrating the goal, while the Manchester City players who lost the ball were a little confused - they had the upper hand before, so how could two consecutive goals become an opportunity for Liverpool to counterattack?And why is Liverpool’s counterattack so efficient?The first shot of the game was scored! ?
Didn't Manchester City do this well enough?
They were counterattacked by the opponent during the corner kick, and Kolarov did an excellent job of making a timely clearance.It stands to reason that this is the end of Liverpool's counterattack.

Who would have thought that Liverpool would even throw a free kick quickly, continuing the rapid counterattack that had been interrupted.

This can only be said to be that Liverpool seized this opportunity very well. It was Liverpool who played well, not Manchester City who played poorly.

When your opponent plays better than you, you have nothing to say.

You can only hold it in until you get internal injuries.

"This is really surprising... At Manchester City's home court, after the game started, Manchester City had the advantage. But in the end, it was Liverpool who took the lead and scored... Just such a counterattack, and they scored. This is Liverpool's game. The first shot of the game. Listen to the sound in the Etihad Stadium after the goal. It was a lot quieter. I’m afraid Manchester City fans didn’t expect it. It was like someone poured cold water on their head... …”

In fact, Marcel Leif's description is not accurate enough.

What Lin Yi poured out was not just cold water, it was simply ice water.

When the game restarted, Manchester City's players seemed to be frozen in ice water and acted out of control.

Not long after Liverpool scored, Liverpool launched another attack.

Lin Yi dribbled the ball through the center line. Facing the pressing Manchester City defense and the huge space behind him, he pushed the ball straight to the left wing.

(End of this chapter)