books44 Chapter 642 2-goal lead
Chapter 642 2-goal lead
Guardiola's face was ashen, the situation on the field had been broken, everything was completely different from what he had imagined in advance, and the opponent's player arrangement and tactics were somewhat beyond his expectations.
However, the loss of the ball just now made him feel a little uneasy, but he finally decided to take a look first. After all, a game lasted ninety minutes and it had just begun. There was no need to make changes immediately.
Mane was very excited after scoring the goal. He jumped up and down, and even rode directly on Li Qing, and then ran to the sidelines. His actions immediately made him the focus of all the cameras.
As a forward, it is his responsibility to break the deadlock for the team and win goals, but he did not expect the goal to come so quickly today, and this is all thanks to Li Qing's distribution.
The connection between Li and Ma is getting more and more tacit now. When Li Qing ran towards the ball on the court, Mane knew what Li Qing would do next, so he knew what Li Qing would do next, so he suddenly rushed forward. Manchester City's Lapo was a guest at left back today. Walter was caught off guard.
Manchester City took the ball out again and then charged toward Liverpool's half with great momentum. They were not so easy to admit defeat. The game had just begun and everything was still unknown. In the eyes of Manchester City players, a one-goal lead was just that. thing.
But their opponent today was Liverpool led by Li Qing. When they attacked, they discovered that almost everyone in the Liverpool team except Li Qing was defending.
And Li Qing alone made the four defenders of Manchester City dare not act rashly. They had already conceded a goal. If Li Qing took the opportunity to counterattack, he would be damned if he conceded another goal!
Guardiola frowned even more. He thought Liverpool would set up a bus at his home stadium, but he didn't expect it to be so thorough.
And his own defender was forced to stay in the half court by Li Qing alone. Without the numerical advantage and the players' strengths were almost the same, it is easy to understand that Manchester City's offense failed.
"Press up, press forward!" After Klopp saw the team get the ball, he immediately asked the players to press forward. All Liverpool players immediately did so, even the two full-backs pressed near the penalty area.
What a nonsense! Guardiola was completely confused when faced with Liverpool's crazy attack by almost everyone.
Whose home court is this? In his own home court, he actually completely ignores his own back and uses this desperate style of play. Isn't Klopp afraid that his team will seize the opportunity to counterattack?
In fact, Klopp is really not afraid. At this time, the Liverpool players who have surpassed the opponent's half have begun to pass and cut to attack Manchester City's goal.
Wijnaldum passed the ball to Li Qing, and Li Qing directly kicked the ball through without catching the ball. Firmino in the middle saw that he had attracted the attention of the opponent's two central defenders, and did not catch the ball. Spread your legs and let the ball pass by your feet.
Neither Stones nor Kompany expected that Firmino's ball would actually leak. They were caught off guard and leaked the ball into their own penalty area. Upon seeing this, Ederson quickly abandoned the goal and attacked.
Firmino, who missed the ball, turned and ran to the other side. Sturridge, who had already inserted into the penalty area, grabbed the ball before Ederson and poked the ball towards Firmino. Firmino met the ball and kicked it directly. Stab shot, the ball hit the net, 2:0!
Ederson watched helplessly as the football rolled into the net again, with deep helplessness in his eyes. There was absolutely nothing he could do about this ball.
Li Qing hugged Firmino and Sturridge, and other Liverpool players also came up to celebrate.
"It's really a nightmare start. Liverpool is leading by two goals. It's unbelievable. What happened to Manchester City today?" The on-site commentator was stunned for five seconds before finally reacting.
Not only were the on-site commentators stupid, but the fans were also stupid. More than 80% of the people in the stands today were Manchester City fans. Everyone thought that this game would be a battle between Mars and the Earth.
But I didn't see the spark hitting the earth, but I did notice the spark hitting the forehead. Moreover, the spark hit the Manchester City man's forehead, and it hit him twice in a row. Many people were stunned.
Manchester City's recent performance is indeed very unstable, losing to weak teams one after another, but everyone can understand that before and after Christmas, it has always been a nightmare schedule for the giants, and any upset is not surprising.
But the problem is that today's opponent is Liverpool. If they lose today's game, Manchester City will completely withdraw from the competition for the Premier League championship. They can only win the championship from the League Cup, FA Cup or Champions League.
No matter psychologically or physically, no fans at the scene wanted to see that happen, so after the fans reacted, they began to clamor for the team to attack aggressively.
The Manchester City players on the field were really confused. The psychological gap of being two goals behind, and in front of so many fans, their mentality was a bit broken.
"Run, press up and attack, attack!" Guardiola noticed something was wrong on the field and shouted loudly onto the field.
At this time, only the head coach's shouts can stabilize the morale of the army. If the opponent is allowed to take the opportunity to score another goal, even if Guardiola goes up and kicks it himself, there will be no way to save the situation.
Manchester City then launched a counterattack, still following Guardiola's established policy, making fuss from both sides and seizing Arnold's point to attack.
Seeing Arnold start to get a little flustered under the repeated attacks of Sterling and Sane, Fabinho and Wijnaldum both ran to help.
Fabinho finally intercepted the ball, but Manchester City launched a high-level press at this time. Even Li Qing could no longer care about it, and the back line began to press forward.
We have already conceded two goals. If the offense can't start again, the game will be unplayable. Even if we defend against Li Qing, what's the point?
Noticing the gap in the opponent's formation, Fabinho took the ball and made a long pass. Li Qing immediately started running forward. The only person in front of him now was Kompany.
This is a captain's duel. Kompany is still very confident in this kind of high-altitude ball competition, even if the opponent is the Premier League's top scorer.
But Kompany didn't expect that Li Qing had no intention of fighting with him. After Kompany pushed the ball back to the Liverpool half, he was immediately pushed back by a Liverpool player. At this time, Li Qing had already stopped standing. Kompany passed by in front of him.
In a panic, Kompany directly grabbed Li Qing with his hand, but missed it. Li Qing had already caught up with the ball and broke into the penalty area. In front of him, there was only Ederson who abandoned the goal.
Ederson yelled and rushed towards Li Qing, with a fierce expression, but he felt weak in his heart, and at the same time he scolded his own defense line bloody.
How many times do you want me to pick up the ball from the goal today?