I started with Torres, to revive German football

Chapter 327 Suppression and Change of Formation

After observing the situation on the court, De Bruyne thought for a moment and felt that Zhao Jinge's idea was okay, so he greeted his teammates immediately.

Zhao Jinge, after retreating and fighting for a while, briefly talked to Mahrez and Mane about tactical adjustments.

The two of them had no objection to the main attack tactic from the wing, and Guardiola had also used this tactic in previous games, so they were no strangers to it.

Even if they don't have the tacit understanding and sharpness of the world's top wing combinations for the time being, in today's Premier League, the two of them can be regarded as one of the best wing wings.

Manchester City's players were not afraid to play against Liverpool. After winning the ball in a fierce battle, Manchester City's tactical changes quickly had the desired effect.

Henderson and Wijnaldum are both good players, but they really can't limit Mahrez and Mane in one-on-one situations.

Manchester City's wing attack was carried out simply and decisively. Zhao Jinge would now concentrate on assisting, and the two wings received a steady stream of ball rights.

Coupled with the constant support and cooperation of the full-backs and midfielders, Klopp's plan to strengthen the sweep and provide more counterattack opportunities for the frontcourt quickly came to nothing.

Let alone counterattack, Manchester City's ferocious offensive made it difficult for Henderson and Wijnaldum to move the midfield defense forward.

Zhao Jinge is playing two roles at the moment. When he retreats in the middle to cooperate with teammates on both sides, he is another "No. [-]" of Manchester City.

When he steps forward and acts as a fulcrum, he becomes Manchester City's battering ram!
Guardiola's delegation of tactical freedom to Zhao Jinge had a very good effect at this moment.

He himself watched the changes in the situation on the sidelines and couldn't help smiling and nodding.

He did not make any tactical adjustments, but the insight of the Manchester City players on the field helped him make the most timely changes.

If he thinks something is wrong, he will naturally take the initiative to correct it.

At this moment, he didn't say anything, that is, he acquiesced to this tactical change.

This has nothing to do with the authority of the head coach. On the contrary, he is very pleased that his proud disciples can take the time to do research in this area.

With the two insurances of De Bruyne and Zhao Jinge, he is not worried that the players on the field will not think in the same way.

So let's play again like this.

At least the effect has come out.

Moreover, he also wanted to see how powerful his proud disciples could be in actual combat, relying solely on their talents!

Guardiola watched with interest as Mahrez and Mane displayed their talents on the offensive end.

What he wants to see more is the effective combination of personal ability and team tactics.

But for the audience, the brilliant star performance is enough to make them feel that it is worth the ticket price.

Mane's solo breakthrough was strong and powerful, and Mahrez's crossing on the wing was even more dazzling.

The two men's personal performances on the wing made the Manchester City fans at the scene revel in joy!

Even the Liverpool fans at the scene had to admit that Manchester City's wings have indeed undergone qualitative changes.

It looks even stronger than last year!
Such a one-on-one blast made it difficult for Liverpool's defensive players to parry.

They had to shrink their defense in order to form a double-team on Manchester City's two wing stars, but even a double-team might not necessarily be effective.

In this case, Zhao Jinge's temporary silence made Liverpool fans feel a little panic.

Because all Premier League fans now know that Zhao Jinge's most terrifying ability is not actually his ability to attack with the ball, but the terrifying impact he may have on the goal at any time when playing without the ball!
In the former, you can at least roughly predict what kind of attack method Zhao Jinge will use.

When the ball is at his feet, whether it's double-teaming or single-defense, there will always be a normal advancing process, at most, the way of advancing is a bit brutal.

But if it's the latter, then Zhao Jinge will be even more difficult to guard against!

No one will forget De Bruyne's ghostly diagonal through balls and Zhao Jinge's even more exaggerated and countless scoring tricks in the league last season.

Just as Manchester City's passers can hit the ball into the opponent's penalty area from anywhere, Zhao Jinge may also suddenly appear in any area of ​​the opponent's penalty area and complete all kinds of shots unreasonably!
Klopp's palms almost became sweaty as he watched Zhao Jinge keep running in and out of the Liverpool penalty area.

In the past 5 minutes just now, Zhao Jinge only managed to complete a spot-on shot, and the football he shot in the end was barely above the crossbar. It seemed that there was nothing special about it.

But apart from that, Zhao Jinge had two other chances to try and grab some shots!

It's a pity that Mane's two cross passes were a little too wide. If David Silva and De Bruyne were in the same position as the pass, Zhao Jinge might have scored!

He has a keen sense of smell in front of goal, strong explosiveness, and almost the best shooting talent.

These things combine to create a super center who can put pressure on the opponent's defense at all times without the ball.

Klopp saw this, so he only felt that the situation just now was extremely dangerous.

After all, the two wingers and Zhao Jinge still need time to further adjust. This is almost the only good news for Liverpool at the moment.

But when Mahrez's side takes control of the main attack again, Lady Luck may not necessarily be on Liverpool's side.

Henderson and Klein obviously saw this, and they both tried their best to stifle Manchester City's offensive opportunities in their right half of the defense zone.

I would really rather let Mane open up the ball and attack than let Mahrez and Zhao Jinge successfully connect.

Mane was also angry and laughed.

The tacit understanding between him and Zhao Jinge does need to be strengthened, but Liverpool's current defensive strategy is clear: they value Mahrez but look down on him!

The angry Mane opened up the right wing with all his firepower. After Zhao Jinge attracted Liverpool's firepower from Mane, he quietly waited for the opportunity to strike a fatal blow.

In the 207th minute of the first half, Mane broke out and passed Wijnaldum, Henderson and Coutinho who returned to defense, directly detonating the atmosphere at Anfield!

Although the last explosive shot was too powerful and missed the goal post, but these series of sharp breakthroughs sounded the alarm for Liverpool again!
Now the time has come when they once again have to make a choice.

Either find a way to control the threatening advances from Manchester City's wings on the defensive end, or simply take another bold move.

Klopp was undecided when Coutinho stood up and signaled that they must expand their defense.

This was Coutinho's decision, and he was willing to take such a risk. When Klopp saw this, he just pursed his lips and nodded. "Liverpool still chose to press out and face Manchester City! This is the courage of the Liverpool players! For the fans at the scene, today's game is completely worth the ticket price!
The stronger will not be complacent about the advantages they have gained, while the weak will still dare to fight back when they fall behind. This is exactly the football we are looking forward to, and this is also the focus of the Premier League we are looking forward to! "

Liverpool's courage seems to have turned into their biggest sword at this moment.

In just a few minutes, from defense to offense, Liverpool was under tremendous defensive pressure and sent long-lost tactical support to the two attackers in the frontcourt.

Sturridge also opened up a shooting opportunity for Salah.

Salah proved that he is still in good condition today with a shot that hit the door frame.

However, Joe Hart also firmly rejected the shot.

At this moment, Manchester City's defense is still extremely solid. The occasional cold arrows make Joe Hart, who is focused, just warm up, and it is far from being tested.

But Liverpool's risky forward pressure gave Manchester City another opportunity.

Stones' long pass accurately found De Bruyne who raised his hand in the Liverpool half!
Mane and Mahrez immediately started to pull away. Liverpool's defensive players in the half quickly got into position, and those who should pursue were also pursuing desperately.

At this time, almost all the fans looked at Teacher Ding who turned around with the ball, wanting to see how he would handle this counterattack opportunity.

As a result, the Belgian midfielder did not choose to distribute the ball to the two wings, but directly drove the ball forward himself!
Zhao Jinge saw this, stopped his retreat, and followed De Bruyne's dribbling steps to turn and move forward.

Henderson took a gamble and ignored the Belgian, sticking closely to Zhao Jinge.

Henderson was taken away by Mane's diagonal movement. Seeing this, De Bruyne continued to dribble.

When he dribbled the ball only about two steps away from the top of the penalty area, Henderson had to put down his defense of Zhao Jinge and gritted his teeth to intercept.

Matip and Wijnaldum were waiting in the penalty area, but De Bruyne still took the ball.

The moment he lifted the ball and hoisted it towards the penalty area, Zhao Jinge also sprinted with all his strength!

But all this is a cover!
When Matip and Wijnaldum discovered that the target of De Bruyne's pass was not Zhao Jinge, but Mahrez who had already rushed behind them, it was too late!
Mahrez used his speed to forcefully get rid of Milner's marker. Facing De Bruyne's lob, he sprinted and took off, looking like he was about to swing his head and attack the goal.

But the angle of this header is really a bit small, and Mahrez is not a forward who is good at headers, at least not yet.

Mignolet blocked the near corner and concentrated.

Mahrez shook his head and pushed the football away. Mignolet and Wijnaldum who rushed over were stunned!
"Header ferry! Middle!!!"

Andy Gray yelled, and at this moment, in the middle of the Liverpool penalty area, Zhao Jinge had already beaten Matip and jumped high!
His take-off height directly crushed Matip by almost half his head!

After fully stretching his body, Zhao Jinge completed a head-turning attack and smashed Mahrez's header pass into the Liverpool goal!

"GOAL!!!!!!"

"Mahrez didn't choose to attack the goal directly! He was so calm! His header ferry allowed Zhao Jinge to complete the final fatal blow! It was another classic cooperation between the two! Such a goal was so smooth and silky! !!”

Zhao Jinge laughed and hugged Mahrez in celebration amidst the thunderous cheers at the scene.

Zhao Jinge doesn't think Liverpool will surrender in advance under the current situation.

Because this is not Liverpool's style, nor is it Klopp's style.

It would be very boring if the Premier League focus game promoted by major media before the game ended with Manchester City's strong suppression.

Of course, Zhao Jinge will never relax, and he will still go all out to help the team win this game.

At the other end of the court, Salah came back from his trance, and what came into his ears were Firmino's words of encouragement.

"It's okay, we can also pay them back. There is still a lot of time left. As long as there are more opportunities, I believe the two of us can score goals!"

Firmino thought Salah was lost because the team had conceded another goal just now.

His comfort made Salah laugh, but Salah did not refuse Sturridge's kindness.

"Of course! We can definitely score. Let's go! The coach may make some tactical adjustments on the sidelines. Let's go back and ask Steven (Coutinho)."

On the way back to his own half with Firmino, Salah looked at the Manchester City generals gathered together to celebrate. He didn't say anything more, but secretly squeezed his palms. After returning to the Premier League, he extremely hoped to be in the Premier League. Prove yourself in this game.

Under the current game situation, Guardiola and Klopp are naturally in very different moods.

One side has the chance to win, while the other side is forced to the edge of the cliff.

At this moment, Guardiola and the assistant coach are discussing whether to slow down the rhythm and shrink their fists to use the most economical way to prevent counterattacks.

Klopp is thinking about how to speed up further. He absolutely does not want to be dragged into Manchester City's defensive rhythm.

Coutinho walked to the sidelines and had a brief communication with Klopp. On the other side, Guardiola also called Stones and conveyed the latest tactical instructions to him.

In the noisy on-site environment, the coaches of both sides did not make any fine tactical adjustments, and they all used the backup plans prepared before the game.

Simple and clear, the players also quickly unified their thinking, avoiding the confusion of differences in tactical understanding.

After the game restarted, the choices of the two teams were actually similar to what the commentators from various countries had guessed.

Manchester City's two wings were positioned near the midline, leaving only Zhao Jinge forward.

Manchester City's formation has almost become a [-]-[-]-[-]-[-], and their intention to control the midfield is obvious.

As long as on this basis, Mahrez or Mane's position changes, they can form a standard counterattack double arrow with Zhao Jinge.

De Bruyne can then make up for the defense on this side, and a [-] defensive formation will come out, which is very convenient to change.

This is a set of formation changes that Manchester City has played very skillfully. The commentators immediately said that the game had entered a critical stage.

If Liverpool continues to fall into Manchester City's rhythm, it will be really difficult to make a comeback.

(End of this chapter)