I started with Torres, to revive German football

Chapter 361 Zhao Jinge turns the tide

Guardiola's plan was crackling, and Klopp frowned slightly when he saw Manchester City's formation, looking a little confused.

Klopp originally planned to take advantage of Manchester City's midfield instability in this game to make a fuss.

When Liverpool desperately needs points, Klopp naturally wants to stabilize the situation and control the game from [-] to [-] or [-] to [-] until the end of the game. In this way, if they score points, they will not force Guardiola to use trump card.

But looking at it now, Guardiola is not willing to lose three points directly!
  We are about to start a confrontation with Liverpool. Will Liverpool accept the move?
  Liverpool are not afraid of following the attack, but there are hidden dangers. Who knows whether Manchester City's forwards will explode if they are in good condition?
  Don't take it, just wait for Manchester City to keep pressing forward, and it's not Liverpool and Klopp's style to just counterattack.

Besides, if you can only fight back, you must have the capital you can afford!

Manchester City is good at attacking opponents' counterattacks because they are strong enough, control the ball stably enough, and are not afraid of pressure from other teams, and the fast horses on the wing are very capable of advancing.

Liverpool now has Emre Can as a single defensive midfielder. Manchester City really needs five offensive players to attack at the same time. If Dzeko turns his back and takes the ball, Emre Can can only watch.

After a moment of melancholy, Klopp finally had to take Guardiola's trick and made tactical gestures to prepare his disciples to fight against Manchester City.

So after the start of the game, as soon as the players on both sides ended the trial period, they immediately entered the exciting stage of opening up their posture and attacking.

Under the fast-paced transition between offense and defense, the offensive clusters of Manchester City and Liverpool both launched threatening offensives many times in just over ten minutes. The fans at the scene felt their hearts beat faster and felt it was both enjoyable and exciting!

For Manchester City, David Silva's performance on the right wing is the most eye-catching. He always takes the lead during counterattacks and is accurate enough in long-range shots.

If Milner hadn't followed closely and not allowed David Silva to comfortably enter the Liverpool penalty area, Poland national goalkeeper Mignolet might have been tested by David Silva's shooting skills.

For Liverpool, Firmino, Salah, and Coutinho are the most active on the offensive end.

After all, this is Manchester City's rotating defense line, and the cooperation of the three people is definitely a huge threat.

Korolav's defensive awareness is still there, but his speed and confrontation ability have dropped a bit too quickly, and the protection of the wings is not very good, allowing Salah to show off his power in Manchester City's backcourt.

Pharaoh was in good condition today, and his distribution after the breakthrough was very timely, feeding several balls to Firmino who was stuck in position.

Firmino still had an advantage against veteran Kompany. Even if Stones' defensive interference was timely, he found several opportunities to turn and shoot.

However, Joe Hart's status was online today, which allowed Liverpool to brush up on the effective shooting data a few more times and try to keep a clean sheet in the first [-] minutes of the game.

But in the [-]th minute of the first half, Liverpool still relied on patient conduct and found a defensive gap on the right side of Manchester City's penalty area. Coutinho took the lead and scored, breaking the deadlock on the field.

Joe Hart looked helpless in the face of Coutinho's unreasonable volley from outside the penalty area.

To be able to shoot so accurately from such a long distance, Coutinho's cloud-piercing arrow is truly well-deserved!
  It was too difficult to save such a world-class shot, and Manchester City could only suffer temporarily, and finally entered the halftime break with a one-goal deficit.

Guardiola is not dissatisfied. Forcing Liverpool and Manchester City to play against each other has caused Liverpool to give up their mastery of midfield control.

To be honest, the result of falling behind at halftime was a bit of luck. After all, Manchester City almost scored many times in the first half, so the scene was not ugly.

But not being angry about it doesn't mean Guardiola accepts the situation.

Under Guardiola's instructions, Zhao Jinge took off his vest and started to warm up, so the fifteen minutes of halftime were very painful for Liverpool fans.

Although I have been praying for a long time, what is supposed to come has finally come. The king of Manchester City is about to come to the Anfield stadium!

Their Liverpool team had just taken the lead by one goal, and the stingy Guardiola was about to make a big move, right? !

Zhao Jinge didn't know the resentment in the hearts of the Liverpool fans at the scene. After finishing the warm-up, he went straight to the players' tunnel.

Before the game restarted in the second half, Zhao Jinge had already changed his jersey and went on the court with his teammates. This change also caused the reporters on the sidelines to snap.

And many fans watching the game are also gloating at this moment.

"Liverpool is going to be doomed! I still remember the last time Manchester City played Liverpool, Zhao gave Zhao almost [-] good shots in the whole game. The defender in the backcourt of Liverpool was completely helpless. Manchester City will not use this trick again today. Against Liverpool?"

"It's possible. The organization of Manchester City's midfield today is already very simple. After Zhao comes on the field, he will definitely make further fuss around him. Let's see if Emre Can can stand up to his national team teammates?"

"Matip can have a chance with Zhao, but his speed is too slow compared to Zhao. Zhao is very smart and will definitely choose to bully the old man Klavan first. I bet ten pounds that Zhao will do this. !”

Amid the blaming behavior of many good-hearted fans, Liverpool fans were anxious and angry, but they did not dare to say that Liverpool would win today.

It was true that Zhao Jinge had given him a psychological shadow before.

Zhao Jinge himself doesn’t have too many messy ideas. Guardiola will send him on the field with one task:
  Score the first goal and then lead Manchester City away from Anfield.

To put it bluntly, this game cannot be lost.

No matter how the ball is lost in the backcourt, Zhao Jinge can just stand in front of Manchester City and find a way to get the ball into Liverpool's goal.

This is why Guardiola must lead him to win the battle today.

Zhao Jinge slapped his chest and gave Guardiola a military order. After taking the field, Zhao Jinge moved around for a while, and soon got stuck between the two Liverpool defenders in front of them and the midfielder and began to raise his hands for the ball.

Sterling, who was holding the ball and planning to split the ball, saw Zhao Jinge's action and decisively called back the football that was about to be passed out, and then decisively lobbed the ball towards the narrow area where Zhao Jinge was.

With his back firmly pressed against Klavan, Zhao Jinge didn't care about Emre Can, who was double-teaming him, and headed straight towards the ball!
  David Silva's counter-offside thrust almost instantly shocked the Liverpool fans into a cold sweat.

If Mignolet hadn't made a timely attack this time and punched the football back with both fists, David Silva might have evened the score at the beginning of the second half!

"Wow! Manchester City almost equalized the score in the [-]th minute!
  Liverpool escaped, but their defenders have to be more careful!    This is the value of Zhao! His unparalleled fulcrum ability and ability to judge the landing point make him like a perfect ball-making machine!

And this method is just his gentlest side, just a small test of his skills!

When he goes berserk and uses his speed and skills to oppress the opponent's defense, that's his most terrifying side. That unstoppable shot will be a nightmare for his opponent!

Zhao's appearance is a signal that Manchester City will definitely create enough solo performance opportunities for Zhao in the second half!

This will be an exciting second half! "

The words of the Sky Sports commentator made countless Liverpool fans unhappy, but after thinking about it carefully, there seemed to be no reason to refute.

Previously, when Henderson was not injured and partnered with Emre Can as a double midfielder, Liverpool had little to do with Zhao Jinge.

Now Zhao Jinge has become stronger, and Liverpool's defensive midfielder has become a single defensive midfielder. After this plus and one minus, even the most optimistic Liverpool fans became guilty after seeing Zhao Jinge's performance.

At this time, Guardiola stood on the sidelines and kept waving, asking other Manchester City players to give more balls to Zhao Jinge.

"Yes, yes! Look for more opportunities to send the ball over. Rahim, you move inward. You and Zhao have the best cooperation. Run around Zhao more. It doesn't matter if he is offside or not. It doesn't matter if you are offside seven or eight times. Liverpool only need to neglect once and they are finished!"

Listen, this loud conspiracy is so irritating, and the tactic could have hit Klopp next door directly in the face.

The Liverpool fans above the Manchester City bench were obviously anxious and angry. It was not enough to throw things, but the boos immediately started, leading all the Liverpool fans in the audience to boo!
  But after Manchester City unified their tactical thinking, their execution was not affected by the boos at all.

On the contrary, the more vigorously the Liverpool fans booed, the more times they passed the ball to Zhao Jinge!

Not only did they give the ball to Zhao Jinge and let him assign the direction of attack again, but after Manchester City's full-backs on both wings came in, they also started to take the ball frequently, giving Zhao Jinge a chance to rush forward and grab points.

With Sterling and David Silva in check, Liverpool's defense did not dare to use too many defensive players to target Zhao Jinge.

Only Matip can stand up to the sky, and then let another defensive player come over to double-team.

This kind of defensive treatment is enough to deal with other offensive players, but Zhao Jinge can still find many kicking opportunities.

Even if he is occasionally double-teamed and has no room to move forward, David Silva and Sterling, who are on the weak side of the defense, can quickly top up.

For a time, the pressure on Liverpool's defense increased greatly. Upon seeing this, Klopp had to repeatedly signal the midfield players to return to defense, further compressing Manchester City's kicking space on both wings.

But after the loopholes on both wings were blocked, the overall backward movement of Liverpool's midfield allowed Gundogan to find an opportunity to move forward.

In the [-]st minute of the second half, Gundogan once again received Sterling's cross pass. This time he did not observe the positions of other teammates for the next step, but directly dribbled the ball himself!

Gundogan, who has already won the title of Teacher Guo in the team, once again showed his amazing sense of forward attack!
  After passing through the interfering Lallana and Emre Can, Gundogan decisively chose to cut in on the right rib area a little outside the penalty area!
  He is a left-footed player and has a long-range shooting ability. At this time, the threat of cutting inside is quite great, which makes Emre Can have to go over and try to interfere.

But the moment Emre Can made a move, Gundogan flicked the ball with his left foot and into Liverpool's penalty area!
  Sterling rushed to the back point, leading Klavan to retreat helplessly. Zhao Jinge saw this and leaned close to Matip beside him. He opened his right hand slightly, avoiding the possibility of a clearance by the Cameroon defender when the football fell towards him.

Stopping the ball with his chest first, he completed a half-turn without Matip, and when the football fell to the right height, he volleyed directly!

Zhao Jinge completed this series of actions smoothly. Matip was pinned down by Zhao Jinge, and he could only watch Zhao Jinge complete a half-turn volley between the lightning and flints. The defense was very frustrating.

He wanted to seize the position, but Zhao Jinge's instant burst was too fast and he couldn't catch up.

And he didn't dare to make any big moves in the penalty area. If Zhao Jinge fell to the ground, it would probably be a bad deal. Matip really didn't dare to take this risk.

At this moment, the Cameroon central defender can only pray that Mignolet can perform explosively this time and block Zhao Jinge's shot.

But Mignolet also had something to say. How could he save Zhao Jinge's powerful volley from such a close distance?

I can’t save it!

For such a powerful and heavy shot, even if you replaced Buffon, you would probably be able to catch it!

So the football passed through Mignolet's fingers very smoothly, and made a very clear sound as it rubbed against the net!

Just like Coutinho's cloud-piercing arrow in the first half of the game, no one can stop it!

"GOAL!!!!!!"

"Zhao Jinge leaned on Matip and scored an equalizer that shocked everyone!
  This is a very typical goal scored by a big center!

Full of powerful confrontation and shooting skills! It’s such a joy to see the birth of such an equalizer! "

Andy Gray jumped up instantly in the Sky Sports live broadcast room. The ball was indeed played beautifully, and it was successfully scored under the continuous confrontation with Matip. It was so powerful that he couldn't help but be extremely excited!

Countless Liverpool fans covered their heads in pain at this moment.

They knew that Zhao Jinge's playing would be bad for Liverpool!
  Seeing Zhao Jinge roaring and kneeling in celebration near the corner flag area, the hearts of Liverpool fans were about to break!
  Klopp stood in a mess in the wind. Guardiola next door had already hugged his assistant and started celebrating wildly. But there was a dead silence on the Liverpool bench.

Matip is not Senderos. His mentality collapsed after being used as a background by Drogba twice. Although the Cameroon central defender was beaten to pieces by Zhao Jinge twice, his mentality is still strong and not so fragile.

However, Zhao Jinge did score an extremely beautiful goal under his personal defense. He also felt very depressed about this. After all, anyone who is used as a background will feel very uncomfortable, not to mention that he is also a quite good person. Ambitious young player.

(End of this chapter)