Football: Don’t talk about feelings, I’m just an AI

Lukaku felt that his self-esteem was deeply hurt!

He originally thought that Balotelli's harsh words were hurtful enough, but he didn't expect Liverpool's actions to be even more chilling, and the one who was most hurt was actually his own teammate.

Liverpool's arrangement was really hurtful, as they only let Balotelli defend himself as a center forward.

Xia Qi, who was playing in the defensive midfielder position, was tightly doubled by three players, namely Liverpool's two central defenders - Kolo Toure and Lovren, plus the defensive midfielder Henderson, all of whom were taller than 1.85 meters.

Fuck, is Xia Qi a frog? Is it necessary to be so exaggeratedly on guard?

“I will definitely score a goal.”

The indignant Lukaku couldn't help but fight back when competing for position with Balotelli. Although his words were a bit childish, Lukaku would feel uncomfortable if he didn't say it.

However, after revealing the truth, he felt even worse.

Balotelli, who can't speak "human language", is no less aggressive than Rong Mama on TV when it comes to stabbing people.

"Will Dingding pass the ball to you?"

Looking at Balotelli's expression that said "I'm smart, you can't fool me", and then looking at De Bruyne at the corner flagpole, he found that he was waiting for the signal given by Xia Qi.

Lukaku's heart is completely tired!

Destroy it!
Xia Qi was facing a three-man double-team, while he was one-on-one, but De Bruyne still trusted Xia Qi, who was surrounded, rather than himself.

At this moment, Lukaku really wanted to yell at the top of his lungs: "Do you have any misunderstandings about the big center forward???"

Big center!!
This is a big center!!!
Can't you give the big center a little respect???

"Liverpool's corner defense has some problems. Lukaku and Demichelis have great chances."

"Xia Qi is very useful. Standing in the far corner is a deterrent, so the chances of winning in the near corner and the middle are very high..."

Seeing Liverpool's heavy defense and poor point position, many Manchester City fans and commentator Zhan Jun expressed similar opinions.

To sum up, Lukaku's spring seems to be coming.

In fact, the fans quite like the honest and simple Lukaku. Anyway, Xia Qi is backing them up. The fans are very tolerant of the happy performance of Lukaku and Sterling, the "two generals".

Xia Qi suddenly raised his arms high and ran towards the outside of the penalty area from the back point. The three players defending him naturally could not let him leave the defensive area, so they all followed and chased him out.

At this time, De Bruyne passed the ball at the corner flagpole and kicked it directly to the back point where Xia Qi was originally standing.

He was not worried at all that Xia Qi would have difficulty heading the ball because he was too far away from the goal. As Xia Qi's close friend, De Bruyne knew very well that gravity seemed to be non-existent for Xia Qi.

Seeing De Bruyne's high and long pass, the last bit of hope in Lukaku's heart was instantly shattered, but this did not affect his ability to keep Balotelli firmly in place. At the moment De Bruyne passed the ball, the roles of the two became Lukaku defending Balotelli.

When De Bruyne passed the ball, Xia Qi suddenly braked and quickly turned around and rushed towards the back point.

Xia Qi pretended to run away, which was necessary. When he came back, only Henderson and Kolo Toure were left to defend him.

Lovren once again perfectly missed Xia Qi, and a series of exclamations rang out at Anfield. Lovren, the tallest and strongest of the three, lost his touch from the beginning. All this seemed to indicate that the situation was developing in a bad direction...

Liverpool fans were in tears and secretly vowed to save money from now on and buy a truly world-class defender during the winter break.

In the sight, Xia Qi jumped high during the sprint. At the same time, Henderson and Kolo Toure also jumped up desperately, and the two sandwiched Xia Qi on the left and right.

This time, Liverpool had the upper hand and sandwiched Xia Qi in the middle. However, Kolo Toure and Henderson still did not dare to be careless.

The two exchanged glances quickly and soon reached an agreement to use the "hack".

Henderson reached out and grabbed the hem of Xia Qi's jersey, while Kolo Toure was even more ruthless and simply lay on Xia Qi's shoulders, both asking Xia Qi to take them "flying" together.

If it were someone else, there is a 99.99% chance that he would fall down in front of the goal with a cry, winning the team a penalty kick that would most likely be awarded.

However, Xia Qi would not do that. He is the one who is really cheating. Such behavior is really shameful.

Xia Qi continued to rise, and in the air the three of them formed the shape of the Chinese character "山", with Xia Qi in the most prominent position in the middle.

Kolo Toure was only above Xia Qi's shoulders, while Henderson was even lower, only reaching Xia Qi's chest.

Seeing that all his tricks were in vain, Henderson was still unwilling to give up.

He pinched Xia Qi's waist hard. If Xia Qi waved his hands to resist, he would scream, fall headfirst, and accuse Xia Qi of pushing someone and committing a foul.

In his mind, it is not shameful to use dark cuisine to deal with non-humans and monsters.

But Xia Qi seemed to have read his mind. He raised his hands only to maintain balance and did not make any contact with Henderson at all.

Henderson is in trouble!

Without any confrontation or contact, he let out a scream and fell downwards.

On the way down, Henderson caught a glimpse of the referee's strange expression out of the corner of his eye, and his face suddenly felt hot.

He did not regret plotting against Xia Qi, but he regretted that he did not use enough force, as Xia Qi, who had thick skin and flesh, felt nothing at all.

Damn it! I should have used the "Dragon Claw" just now! I don't believe he can tolerate this.

What a mistake!
I am the sinner of the team!
Xia Qi, who was rushing towards the football, suddenly felt a chill between his legs, as if something unknown was coveting him in secret. However, he had no time to investigate further.

He paused in the air for a moment, straightened his waist and shook his head!
His forehead slammed into the flying football.

After the football was hit, it changed direction quickly like an arrow and rushed towards the goal.

Six or seven meters away from the goal, Xia Qi jumped high like a green onion in dry land, and perfectly performed a "looking back at the moon" header in the air.

Goalkeeper Mignolet leaped forward and pounced on the football.

Although he rushed in the right direction, his speed was half a beat slow.

The speed of the football kicked by Xia Qi was as fast as lightning, and was not inferior to that of shooting with his feet.

"Ah! The ball goes in!"

"Manchester City took the lead with a corner kick."

"Even if Xia Qi changes to play as a defensive midfielder tonight, he is still the one with the most goal threat on the field!!!"

"Xia Qi's ability to stay in the air is beyond imagination. He was the last one to land after attacking the goal. The best way to defend against Xia Qi's header is not to have more people, but to prevent him from jumping..."

Xia Qi's goal completely silenced Liverpool fans. Even with three-man defense and tricks, they still couldn't stop it...

They felt extremely unhappy, yet also had a deep sense of powerlessness.

However, just one goal cannot defeat the Liverpool fans who say "this is Anfield".

The song "You'll Never Walk Alone" echoed melodiously in the stadium. On the bench, the 34-year-old Gerrard stood side by side with his teammates and sang this classic war song with the fans...

The game had just started for three minutes and the score was only zero to one, but the atmosphere of the game had already been raised to a climax.

"Liverpool are united in their determination to see every minute and every second as the decisive moment..."

It’s true that the atmosphere at Liverpool’s home ground is really intimidating.

After Xia Qi and others celebrated their return, the frontcourt commander De Bruyne asked the backcourt commander Xia Qi:

"Should we slow down the pace and wait until the heat of this devil's home stadium cools down..."

Hearing this, Xia Qi waved his hand and said, "We are playing in this devil's home court!"

Seeing that De Bruyne was still hesitant, Xia Qi added: "We still have to conquer Camp Nou and Bernabeu! Tonight, just treat it as a practice..."

After Xia Qi said this, De Bruyne and others were immediately full of motivation.

Suddenly, the terrifying devil atmosphere in Anfield was no longer so scary, but instead became a fuel for the fighting spirit of Manchester City players. We are the men who want to ride on Camp Nou and Bernabeu: In Anfield, there is no dragon roaring or tiger roaring, little Liverpool, how ridiculous!
Liverpool kicked off, trying to equalize the score as soon as possible.

Klopp's strategy for this game mainly has two points:
The first is to restrict Xia Qi and never let him score so many goals!
The second is to strengthen their own offense and ensure that the team as a whole scores more goals than their opponents.

So after the kick-off, Liverpool quickly deployed their formation and launched an attack.

However, impatience will not help. When their attack finally reached the front of Manchester City's penalty area, Coutinho could not wait to take a long shot, and the ball flew directly into the fans' stands, ruining the team's efforts.

Joe Hart kicked the ball out of the goal. Xia Qi received the ball, turned around and dribbled forward.

He did not start the "dragon eating people alive" mode. Tonight he was the commander of the team, not a warrior charging into battle.

Seeing Balotelli rushing towards him, Xia Qi waved to De Bruyne to retreat and cooperate with him.

After the two completed a wonderful "two-pass-one" cooperation, Xia Qi received the ball again in front of the center.

And Kante, a first-year Premier League player, finally found an opportunity and stood in front of Xia Qi.

"You can't make it!"

After all, as Kante, who believes that "there are no insurmountable obstacles, only Kante who cannot overcome them", he has the confidence to say this.

Although at this time, he is still an unknown person!!!

In the military intelligence report before the game, Guardiola specifically circled Kante's technical characteristics for Xia Qi.

Xia Qi knew that Kante's defense was extremely fierce. In the past, he might have relied on his body to resist him.
But today, he wanted to make the Frenchman understand that English players also have skills.

Kante is not only Xia Qi's opponent in the Premier League, but also his rival in the national team.

For Xia Qi, who is determined to achieve the Grand Slam (World Cup, Olympics, European Cup), tonight is the time to set rules for future opponents.

Kanter: “You can’t get through!”

Xia Qi hooked his index finger at him!
Kante is not angry yet!
The boos inside Anfield could be heard clearly three miles away.

Kant smiled. He thought Xia Qi looked down on him, which was a good thing.

He rushed forward, and only by pressing closely against Xia Qi could he have a chance to steal the ball.

When Xia Qi saw him rushing towards him, he first pretended to pass the ball to the right.

When Kante's center of gravity tilted slightly in that direction,
Xia Qi stepped on the football with his left foot and pulled the ball back.

However, Kante quickly returned to defense and Liverpool fans immediately cheered eagerly.
However, Xia Qi calmly pushed the ball forward with his left foot, just like a "birdie" putt in golf.
The ball passed precisely between the legs of Kante.
Immediately afterwards, Xia Qi started to accelerate and passed his opponent.

"Beautiful crotch piercing!"

"Kante is humiliated!"

After passing Kante, Xia Qi did not choose to pass the ball, but continued to stride with the ball and rush towards Liverpool's penalty area with great momentum.

Seeing Xia Qi being so unstoppable, Liverpool's defense couldn't help but feel a little panicked!
Henderson and Lovren rushed forward and provided double defense for Xia Qi.

This is exactly Klopp's defensive strategy, and at this moment, it is exactly what Xia Qi wants.

At this moment, De Bruyne, who was originally doing a "two-pass-one" cooperation with Xia Qi, has already run to the right, while Lukaku is cruising in the Liverpool penalty area, waiting for the opportunity.

When Lovren rushed out of the penalty area, Liverpool's penalty area defense suddenly seemed a little weak.

The two full-backs had to defend Manchester City's two wingers, leaving Kolo Toure alone to defend Lukaku, and he did feel some pressure.

Xia Qi seized the opportunity instantly and passed the ball to De Bruyne on the right before he was double-teamed.

The two of them are truly close friends who understand each other well.

After receiving the ball, De Bruyne did not choose to break through the wing, but decided to cut inside.

His move inside made Liverpool extremely uncomfortable.

Kolo Toure and left-back Enrique wish they could split themselves in two and have the ability to clone themselves.

However, this is impossible, one of them must go to reinforce the defense...

Enrique shouted to Kolo Toure: "I'm coming!"

Then he rushed towards De Bruyne!

At this time, Lovren immediately gave up defending Xia Qi and quickly retreated to the penalty area.

At this time, De Bruyne knocked the ball horizontally and passed it to the top of the arc in front of the penalty area.

There, Xia Qi trapped Henderson behind him, bent his bow, rode his horse and raised his long legs.

In an instant, Lovren, Kolo Toure... and all the Liverpool players felt their heads buzzing!
This is clearly a clear move to seize the general! (Long shot!)

"Don't let him knock on the door!"

Goalkeeper Mignolet's scream came from behind.

Kolo Toure and Lovren became more determined to step forward to "close the door and bolt" and block Xia Qi's shooting angle.

However, when Xia Qi's raised foot landed, it was not a shot, but another push-style pass.

The ball passed through the gap between the two central defenders.

"Hit the door!"

Zhan Jun shouted loudly when he saw Xia Qi raising her long legs, and then immediately changed the topic:

"The ball went in."

"Chance!"

"Lukaku shoots!"

When Lukaku received the ball, his back was facing the goal, and there were no defensive players around him.

This honest guy received the ball behind Lovren and Kolo Toure and was stunned on the spot.

Firstly, he, like the Liverpool players, thought that Xia Qi would shoot from a distance. The feeling of receiving the ball out of the blue was as unreal as winning the lottery.
Secondly, he was panicking when he received the ball behind the center back. He always felt that he was offside, but the whistle didn't sound.

After stopping the ball with his feet, he did not turn around immediately, but turned his head to look at the linesman to see if the other side had raised the flag.

How can there be any hesitation on the court?
Left-back Enrique pounced on him viciously!

This pounce opened up Lukaku's Ren and Du meridians at the same time.

He immediately flicked the ball, turned around and shot!

Lukaku's back-to-the-basket shooting technique was originally very poor!
But this time, he withstood Enrique's back-to-back shot, which was extremely beautiful.

The football was like a cannonball, brushing past Enrique's legs and heading towards the goal at an angle of more than 40 degrees.

This shot was at a tricky angle and extremely fast, and it will definitely be selected as one of the top ten goals of this round.

Goalkeeper Mignolet chose to defend with a big kick in a split second, but failed to touch the ball. The ball hit the inside of the right goal post and bounced into the net.

"The ball is in!"

"0:2! Just eight minutes into the game, Manchester City was two goals ahead!" (End of this chapter)