Chapter 624 Fighting the Red Army Again
Chapter 624 Fighting the Red Army Again
In January 2012, the main theme was the duel between Manchester City and Liverpool. During this month, the two teams had to play against each other three times, the first time in the league, and twice in the League Cup.
In the League Cup, Manchester City was lucky, and they didn't encounter a strong team all the way, but in the FA Cup, Manchester City's luck was not so good, and they directly encountered their rivals in the same city, Manchester United.
After this league game with Liverpool, Manchester City and Manchester United will stage a Manchester Derby in the FA Cup, and then face Liverpool again, but luckily, all three games will be played in Manchester.
Van Basten doesn't pay much attention to the cup match. Now that the league is so tense and the Champions League is being signed, Manchester City is no longer fighting on two lines, so the cup match is likely to be given up by Van Basten.
On the 3rd, Liverpool, under the leadership of their king Dalglish, came to Manchester as scheduled to start the second contest of the season. This time, the coaches of both sides hope to win or lose.
Liverpool wants to win a victory, not to mention defeating the league leader can greatly boost Liverpool's morale. After all, Liverpool's current situation is quite not optimistic.
Van Basten also wants to fight Liverpool to make a good start for his second half of the season. After all, he only got one draw against Liverpool in the first half of the season, and Manchester City urgently needs a victory at this moment to stop the decline of 1 draw and 1 loss.
However, before the start of the game, Manchester City ushered in a long-lost figure, Sun Jihai, the Chinese sun who has played for Manchester City for seven years, was invited by Manchester City to return to the Etihad Stadium.
For the big brother's return, Li Feng knew about it, and they even talked on the phone. The two decided to have a meal together after the game. After Li Feng transferred to Manchester City, Sun Jihai helped Li Feng a lot in life.
It can also be seen from this that Manchester City attaches great importance to the Chinese and Asian markets. Due to the introduction of Li Feng, Manchester City's popularity in China has risen very quickly.
Even Manchester City has already started preparing for an Asian tour in order to further open up the Asian market and gather popularity. After all, Manchester City now has the great advantage of Li Feng.
On the court, amid the cheers of more than 47000 fans, players from both sides officially walked out of the player tunnel.
Manchester City lineup: 433
Goalkeeper: Joe Hart
Defenders: Clichy, Kompany, Boateng, Richards
Midfielders: De Jong, Yaya Toure, Li Feng
Forwards: Silva, Dzeko, Aguero
The main force was exhausted, Richards recovered and returned to the starting lineup, but Balotelli continued to be excluded from the game squad, and even Manchester City did not even have a regular striker on the bench at the moment.
Liverpool lineup:
Goalkeeper: Reina
Defenders: Enrique, Agger, Skrtel, Glenn Johnson
Midfielders: Downing, Charlie Adam, Spearing, Henderson
Forwards: Carroll, Kuranyi
It can be seen from Liverpool's formation that Dalglish's stubbornness. Except for the defense, the midfield and strikers are all players introduced by himself. However, these players he introduced have never been recognized by the fans and the media.
Even a player like Spilling who was almost given up by the team would rather play Gerrard than play Gerrard. You know, the soul of the Red Army has no injuries, and even half of the season has almost never started, but this also shows Dalglish's reputation in Liverpool.
The opponent's misfortune is his own luck. On the court, victory or defeat is the most important thing. For Dalglish's stubbornness, other clubs must love it.
As soon as the game started, Manchester City launched an offensive. Spilling couldn't stop Li Feng's attack at all, so Manchester City's first kick came from Li Feng.
After Li Feng broke through Spilling, Dzeko desperately squeezed into the penalty area, so that Skrtel and Age did not have too much energy to pay attention to things outside the penalty area.
Silva and Aguero also flew together, attracting firepower for Li Feng. Relatively speaking, Li Feng was much more relaxed, but the game had just started, and Li Feng didn't seem to find the feeling of shooting, and the ball flew directly out of the baseline.
Dalglish, who was so easily slapped by Manchester City, jumped up while his ass was still hot. It seems that old men are like this. The older they are, the hotter their temper is.
The trainee was naturally the one who was easily swayed by Li Feng. Spilling was also regarded as the hope of Liverpool.
Even Dalglish's starting in this game caused a lot of controversy. The opponent was Manchester City. A player who can only be in the reserve team actually started in such an important game. The most important point is that the healthy Gerrard is sitting on the bench at the moment.
Dalglish's furious roar was quite useful. Although Spilling yelled, even the other players did not dare to take it lightly.
So in the next period of time, neither side was creating any chances. The ball was under Manchester City's control most of the time, but Liverpool's fighting was quite active, and even Carroll retreated to defend, so Manchester City still couldn't attack Liverpool's penalty area.
However, it is impossible for Liverpool to maintain this kind of fighting all the time. Otherwise, they would be similar without Manchester City attacking, and they will lose if they defend for a long time.
In the face of Liverpool's active fighting, Manchester City's offense will also be difficult. If they want to break through the opponent's defense, they must follow up and consume more physical energy.
The slowing down of the offensive does not mean that Manchester City will give up the initiative. Although Liverpool's midfield skills are good, Charlie Adam's organizational skills are relatively good.
But that depends on who is compared with. Liverpool's midfielder can't take advantage of Manchester City at all. You know, Manchester City's current midfield combination has been hailed as the strongest in the Premier League, not one of them.
No. In the 13th minute, Manchester City broke into the Liverpool penalty area again after 10 minutes, and completed the second goal of the game.
Li Feng and Yaya Toure back and forth around the middle circle, Richards suddenly inserted from the back on the right, Li Feng immediately passed diagonally to split the side, Aguero understood, and pulled Glenn Johnson away from the side.
Although Henderson tried his best to chase back, it was a pity that Richards' speed and explosive power were better than him. With the advantage of taking the lead, Henderson could only see the distance being widened.
In the end, Richards made a pass from the bottom, and Dzeko hit the header across the penalty area to play for Silva on the left. The latter threw off the Liverpool defender's header and rushed to the top.
(End of this chapter)