This time Liverpool's attack was switched to Riise, Kewell cut inside to the edge of the penalty area, received Gerrard's pass, and hit the goal again!
Manchester City goalkeeper James barely lifted the ball over the crossbar.
Still only won a corner kick.
This time the corner kick was taken by Gerrard. Hyypia grabbed the ball in the penalty area and shot with his left foot, but unfortunately it went high again.
After more than 30 minutes of continuous attack without any results, Liverpool could only slow down the pace and regain their strength.
Manchester City began to try to organize the attack.
After Liverpool's formation fell back, it obviously would not leave any obvious opportunity for Manchester City.
Carragher and Hyypia kept an eye on Alneka and Fowler, and Manchester City's midfield combination simply couldn't afford the offensive organization work in front of Gerrard and Hamann.
In the end, Anelka dropped back to catch the ball and forced a long shot. The ball hit Hamann and bounced out of the baseline.
"Oh, Anelka won a corner kick for Manchester City. This is Manchester City's first corner kick in this game. Who will take the penalty?"
"Anelka takes the penalty himself, Sibylski!"
"Hey! Sibirski's header missed the goal post again. Anelka passed the ball very accurately, but his teammates were not very good at it."
"Yes, it's a pity for Anelka. Originally, his talent and strength were superior to Henry, but now Henry is the king of Highbury and very popular. However, Anelka has been squandering his talent in wandering and is far from what he should be."
height."
"There's really nothing we can do about it. He doesn't have any bad habits. It's just a personal character problem. If he doesn't change himself, no one can do anything about him. Okay, Liverpool will take the goal kick..."
After Liverpool took the goal kick, the two sides started a fierce battle in the midfield. Gerrard still seized the opportunity to pass a through ball. Baros received the ball and prepared to attack the penalty area, but was directly brought down by Dunn.
Dunn received the topaz God of War card. Gerrard took the free kick and was directly blocked by the wall.
Li Tiancheng watched the two teams tangled up in the midfield again and shook his head slightly. It seemed like that was the case in the first half. Now it's stoppage time. He had the upper hand but failed to score. This is really disappointing.
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He stood up and prepared to go back to the locker room, but Li Tiancheng froze in place...
Manchester City Reina split the ball, and Wright Phillips took the ball directly into the penalty area from the right.
This seems to be no different from Manchester City's previous attempt, but Carragher stepped forward and Dudek attacked to get the ball, but he also let go!
It’s incredible!!!
Anelka accepted the gift and volleyed from a small angle on the left side of the penalty area. Carragher returned to the goal line to defend and try to make up for it, but he could only watch the football go into the net...
0:1!
Playing at home, they had the advantage, but Liverpool fell behind in the last minute of stoppage time in the first half!
Referee Bol didn't even let Liverpool restart the first half and ended the first half!
Li Tiancheng rubbed his eyes. Manchester City players were still celebrating the goal in front of the Liverpool goal...
this……
It really leaves me speechless.
"Lee..."
Li Tiancheng was speechless when he heard someone calling him next to him.
"Lee, don't go back to the locker room, stay on the sidelines to warm up." Paco looked serious, without his usual smile.
Li Tiancheng turned around to look at Benitez. He usually had an expressionless face, but now his face was livid, and he was obviously very angry.
"Understood." Li Tiancheng nodded and took off his coat...
It was obviously not only the Liverpool players who were shocked by this result, but also the commentators from various countries.
"This is really unexpected. Liverpool had the advantage throughout the first half, but fell behind at the last second." Liu Jianhong shook his head and smiled bitterly.
"Hey, this is football. Football is round, and whatever the result is..., alas, alas, is Li Tiancheng staying on the field to warm up? Is he going to go on the field directly in the second half?" Zhang Lu suddenly discovered a new world.
"Oh, it's true. As usual, Li Tiancheng will play directly in the second half!" Liu Jianhong affirmed Zhang Lu's judgment.
The Chinese fans in front of the TV were immediately excited, and the traffic on major online platforms began to skyrocket.
"It's time to wait. It's not in vain for me to wait until midnight to watch the game."
"You don't usually watch football upstairs, do you? There are always kickoffs at two or three in the morning."
"Are you sure you will appear?"
"Didn't you hear what Liu Jianhong said? It's customary to show up."
"Don't worry, the head coach can't just sneak around and play with the players."
"Wow, I wonder if Tiancheng will use Lingbo Weibu today! It would be so happy to see it for the first time."
"It's unlikely. A ball like that is hard to come by, but a breakthrough is definitely indispensable!"
"Speaking of which, if you want to see it for the first time, you have to watch it live, right? The broadcast signal is also delayed!"
"Haha, I don't know what's going on with Sun Chenghai. Can he play?"
"Are there so many fans waiting to see Tiancheng appear? Where are you guys from? I'm from Shonan!"
“Heyin fans come and report!”
"Shanyou fans come and report!"
"Yizhou fans come to report!"
"Shanzuo..."
"..."
"..."
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It was already two o'clock in the morning, and a house in a community in Yuandu was still brightly lit.
"Lao Li, so many people are waiting to watch Cheng Cheng play football!" Xu Jingfang sat in front of the computer with a satisfied look on her face: "It's available all over the country."
"What's this? Most people don't stay online at all. The actual number of people is many times higher." Li Yuanchao sat on the sofa, watching the commentators on TV intently as they analyzed the situation and dealt with it casually.
Xu Jingfang turned around and looked: "Why are these two still talking? Why doesn't Chengcheng come out?"
"Don't be anxious, don't be anxious, it's almost over..."
Fifteen minutes, which usually fly by in a blink of an eye, now seem to last like years.
Until the screen on the TV changed and a picture of Anfield Stadium appeared, and the commentator on the TV spoke faster.
"At the beginning of the second half, Li Tiancheng came on to replace Finnan!"
"Dear viewers, this is the second round of the Premier League in the 2005 season. Liverpool plays Manchester City at home. Chinese player Li Tiancheng came on as a substitute at the beginning of the second half..."
Xu Jingfang didn't care to listen to what the two people on the TV were saying, and pointed to the close-up of Li Tiancheng on the TV: "It's really Chengcheng, we Chengcheng are on the stage again!"
While talking, she patted her husband's arm.
"Yes, yes, my son is here," Li Yuanchao said, pulling away his wife's hand: "He's just here, why are you hitting me?"
Xu Jingfang rolled her eyes at her husband: "I'm so excited!"
"If you're excited, just fight..." Li Yuanchao saw his wife staring and turned to watch TV: "Watch TV, the game is about to start..."
…
Li Tiancheng thinks that his nerves have been tempered enough, at least it has been a long time since his emotions fluctuated too much during the game.
At this moment, while waiting for Cisse and Baros to kick off, they couldn't help but reach out and press their eyebrows: Calm down, calm down! Don't be too excited...
Unlike the last game which lasted only ten minutes, now I have a complete half and have enough time to announce my arrival to the whole world.
Several five-star red flags appear in the stands from time to time, most likely brought by compatriots to cheer for themselves. Although it is not the first time to see the five-star red flag in a foreign country, every time I see it, it makes people feel excited...