Chapter 24 Knocking on the Mountain and Shocking the Tiger
Hearing the whistle sound, Li Tiancheng quickly concentrated his mind, which became a conditioned reflex.
Cisse kicked the ball, Baros passed it back to Gerrard, and Liverpool directly launched a general attack on Manchester City.
Li Tiancheng noticed that Gerrard passed the ball to the left, and he immediately cut into the middle.
Kewell broke through with the ball, Cisse and Baros went straight into the penalty area, and Kewell passed back to the center again.
Gerrard got the ball and passed it diagonally to the right. Li Tiancheng accelerated and cut in. Without stopping the ball, he volleyed directly with the instep of his right foot into the near corner!
Manchester City goalkeeper James made a flying save and barely hit the ball over the baseline.
"Oh oh oh, James got up and roared loudly at his teammates. He was complaining that his teammates allowed Lee to get a shooting opportunity in front of the penalty area. Dan, what do you think of Lee's shot?" Ian Rush was smiling and waited. The partner replied.
"Lee's shot is very beautiful. The suddenness, angle, and arc are all impeccable." Dan O'Hagan didn't need to look back to know how proud his partner was now. He changed the topic: "Of course, James' save is also As beautiful as ever, we all know that in his early years at Liverpool, he was known for his quick reactions and strong rescue ability. In comparison, Dudek's saving ability was much worse. I don't know why, but Liverpool was 180 in that year. Sold for 10,000 pounds!”
Ian Rush has a black face. At that time, several young Liverpool players were called "hot guys" after the popular "hot girls" because they had too rich off-field lives. The club couldn't bear it and chose a purge. How many things happened? I personally don’t know? You don’t know?
"Gerrard is going to take the corner kick..." Ian Rush changed the topic. This fact is too glorious, so it is better not to talk about it.
Gerrard took a corner kick from the left, and there was chaos in the Manchester City penalty area. Bosvelt cleared the ball out of the penalty area.
Li Tiancheng was guarding outside the penalty area, and just in time, he volleyed directly!
Several Manchester City defensive players jumped together to block the shooting route.
Li Tiancheng pushed the ball from the side and pushed the ball to the center. Haman met the ball and shot!
The football hit the post.
Countless fans in the stands sighed simultaneously, but the five-star red flag flew up and down, even more enthusiastically...
If it doesn't work once, try it again.
Manchester City tried to cooperate on the ground this time, but unfortunately it came to an abrupt end in front of Hamann.
Gerrard received a pass from Hamann, advanced with the ball, and passed diagonally to the right.
Li Tiancheng accelerated past Sibirski, caught the ball and continued to attack, and met Thatcher with a flying tackle.
Li Tiancheng took off the ball and jumped directly over Thatcher in one go.
The left wing suddenly collapsed, and the Manchester City players were caught off guard and hurriedly covered their positions. Li Tiancheng calmly pushed the ball to the center.
Gerrard received the ball and pushed it forward to the left into the penalty area. Baros accelerated into the penalty area and pushed with his right foot.
The football goes straight into the lower left corner!
1:1!
Liverpool equalized the score.
"Gooooooal! Excellent coordination and accurate shooting. Just 3 minutes into the second half, the connection between Gerrard and Baros equalized the score for Liverpool. Dan, you have to admit, Lee is definitely a real genius! His shot The jump was light enough to bring this goal to Liverpool!" Ian Rush's excitement was palpable.
"Uh, what did you say? Lee once again contributed to the program highlights. Compared with the agile Lee, Thatcher seemed reckless and ignorant. The decibels at Anfield are so high now that I have to yell to talk. I feel in front of the TV My fellow viewers will forgive me..." Dan O'Hagan decided he couldn't hear what his partner was saying now.
Amid the unparalleled noise at Anfield, the Liverpool players ended their celebrations and returned to their own half to prepare.
The start was successful and the score was equalized. Now we can relax a bit.
Manchester City took advantage of the kick-off opportunity to attack Liverpool. Fowler found a gap and took a long shot, which was directly caught by Dudek.
Liverpool began to recycle their formation and slow down the pace. Li Tiancheng was not surprised at all by this approach. After all, most of the offensive methods he usually drills are to seize the weaknesses exposed by the opponent when he switches from offense to defense, which requires the opponent to attack.
It's just that for Li Tiancheng, compared to attacking, the pressure of defensive work is too great. He can't stop running for a moment, and he is required to be in contact with his teammates at all times.
Although an unexpected goal was scored in the first half, Liverpool's defensive hardness gave Manchester City a headache and they never created any good opportunities.
Now Li Tiancheng's existence allows them to see an opportunity.
This little guy is indeed sharp offensively, but he is also weak defensively. Besides, there is only Josemi behind him.
Li Tiancheng is very aware of his abilities. He does not forcefully steal or block the opponent's successive attacks, but mainly slows down the opponent's attack speed.
If you block their breakthrough route, even if your physical strength is not dominant, you will seize the opportunity to collide with them a few times. It doesn't matter if you stumble around, as long as the goal is achieved.
Liverpool also came to support one after another, and for a while the two sides formed a stalemate on Liverpool's right.
Li Tiancheng looked a little embarrassed, which gave Manchester City hope, but it was just hope. Their continuous attacks had no actual effect at all.
Bosvelt moved the ball to the right, and Wright-Phillips tried to dribble through Liverpool's relatively empty left. Riise followed up with his attack, found the opportunity, directly tackled with his feet, and scooped the ball out.
The sideline.
"In the 58th minute of the game, Manchester City got a throw-in. This was an attack on Li Tiancheng that failed, and they tried to catch Liverpool off guard." Liu Jianhong analyzed the situation on the court.
"Hehe, it should be said that Tiancheng's performance on the defensive end is pretty good. I'm really not good at defense, but I try my best to never make low-level mistakes. No one can get past me easily. If not, Manchester City wouldn't be able to do anything about it now.
We can only change the direction of attack." Zhang Lu praised Li Tiancheng profusely.
"You should still use your own advantages and use offense to push your opponents back so that they have no time to attack. Oh, Manchester City Mills threw a side ball, Sibirski headed the ball over, Anelka! Too high..."
"Liverpool has this problem again now. They don't mark people tightly and let Sibirski pass by calmly. If you defend for a long time, you will lose. You still have to attack."
"This shows how powerful Li Tiancheng is. He doesn't make such obvious mistakes."
"It really is……"
Li Tiancheng had no time to judge his own performance. Dudek quickly threw the ball, and Liverpool launched a quick attack before Manchester City was fully positioned.
Manchester City learned their lesson and immediately paid attention to Li Tiancheng. As a result, they gave Kewell a chance on the left, and Kewell calmly passed the ball to the center.
In the 61st minute, Gerrard shot a long shot from the top of the arc in the penalty area. The shot was so powerful and heavy that James chose to punch it out with both fists.
Well, James' reaction ability is really strong.
Come again!
In the 65th minute, Liverpool intercepted Manchester City's pass again. Cisse and Baros rushed straight into the penalty area. Kewell, Gerrard and Li Tiancheng were slightly behind.
Cisse responded in the penalty area, Kewell faked a shot and passed the ball, and Li Tiancheng got another chance to shoot.
This time Li Tiancheng chose to shoot from the inside of his left foot into the far corner!
The football drew an arc and hit the outside of the far post, popping out of the bottom line!
I go!
Li Tiancheng scratched his scalp with both hands, gave a thumbs up to Kewell, turned around and retreated.