Chapter 431 Don't think we won't scold you because you run funny
Chapter 431 Don’t think we won’t scold you just because you look funny when you run!
Author: Thief Cao
Chapter 431 Don’t think we won’t scold you just because you look funny when you run!
After a pleasant Boxing Day, everyone in England returned to work, and the entire Manchester City team was also busy preparing for the game.
Starting from the game against Hull City on Boxing Day, the Premier League can be said to have officially entered a devilish schedule of double matches a week.
For Guardiola, a new head coach in the Premier League, this is the first time he faces a league without a winter break, so this is a great test of his coordination skills.
Once they are unable to make reasonable personnel arrangements during the devilish schedule, Manchester City may suffer large-scale injuries, and then be dragged down by this devilish schedule, facing the crisis of season collapse.
But after all, Guardiola is a world-famous coach, his coaching ability and resume are there, and he also has a large and fully functional coaching team and club staff to assist him, so the worries of Manchester City fans are completely unnecessary.
On December 31st, at noon local time, the Manchester City bus drove out of the training base and went straight to the city of Liverpool, which is more than 50 kilometers away.
In the 19th round of the Premier League, Manchester City's opponent is Liverpool, who have 40 points with them and are ranked third in the Premier League standings.
This season, because of Klopp, Liverpool, a traditional giant without a Premier League championship, is showing very clear signs of recovery. The media all claim that Liverpool has found a head coach who is 100% suitable for the team, and it is only a matter of time before it can regain its glory.
Klopp, the coach, was known for his unique vision when he was in the Bundesliga.
The success rate of ordinary head coaches' recruitment is mostly around 50%, but Klopp's recruitment success rate during his coaching career can be as high as over 85%.
In May 2008, Klopp became the head coach of the Bundesliga Hornets. At that time, Dortmund was on the verge of bankruptcy and was responsible for up to 125 million pounds. It can be said that there was no extra funds for Klopp to use for signings.
Although difficulties arose, Uncle Zha really knew his way and began to turn decay into magic.
In addition, there are young players such as Gotze and Schmelzer who were trained by Dortmund's youth training. These players will later grow into the core of the team and become stars that attract world attention.
And Gundogan, who is now in Manchester City, was brought to Dortmund by Klopp.
Under the leadership of Klopp, these young players have built Dortmund into a championship team.
Liverpool in recent years is very similar to Dortmund back then. The club's financial situation is worrying and it was once on the verge of bankruptcy.
So Klopp, who is now at Liverpool, does the same thing.
This summer, Liverpool, which has just got out of debt and has improved its financial receivables, is the same as Dortmund back then, and does not have much budget for Klopp to make signings.
But Liverpool still spent more than 80 million pounds in this summer's transfer market.
Where did the funds come from?
The answer is to sell it.
Klopp sold Benteke to Crystal Palace for 32 million pounds, and then used the money to lure Sadio Mane from Southampton for 34 million pounds.
Then Klopp started a series of big purges.
Ibe (Bournemouth, 15 million), Joe Allen (Stoke City, 13.5 million), Brad Smith (Bournemouth, 6 million), Skrtel (Fenerbahce,
5 million), Jerome Sinclair (Watford, 4 million), etc.
This series of purges allowed Klopp to obtain enough transfer funds, and then introduced Wijnaldum, Klavan, Karius, Matip and many other players who are currently performing well.
With this move in and out, Klopp not only acquired his favorite players that fit his tactical system, but also maintained the club's transfer revenue and expenditure very well, even turning Liverpool's net transfer investment into a negative number.
Then Liverpool, with Klopp initially building the skeleton of a championship team, accelerated its recovery.
Liverpool this season is wild and unrestrained.
It can be seen from the total 45 Premier League goals, which is only three less than Manchester City, that Liverpool's offensive firepower is second only to Manchester City.
You know, Liverpool only scored 68 goals in 38 Premier League games last season.
So far this season, Liverpool is crazy aggressive on the offensive end, averaging 17.6 shots per game, ranking first in the Premier League.
Liverpool's wave is even stronger than Manchester City's.
Liverpool's outstanding performance is inseparable from Klopp's unique vision.
Now that the half-way period of the Premier League is about to pass, Liverpool is firmly in the top three of the Premier League. Together with Chelsea and Manchester City, it has formed a three-nation force. The momentum for the championship is extremely strong and it can pull down Manchester City and Chelsea at any time.
At 17:00 London time, fans continued to enter the stadium outside Anfield.
But in the stands inside the stadium, a large number of Red Army fans had already begun to sing loudly, and the loud Liverpool anthem echoed over the Anfield Stadium.
"Walk on, Walk on!"
"With hope!"
"In your heart!!"
"And you'll never walk alone!"
"You'll never walk alone!!!!"
"..."
"You'll never walk alone!!!!"
In the visiting team's locker room, De Bruyne put on a black lining on his body and was about to put on his jersey when he saw something was wrong with Chu Zheng, who was sitting next to him with his eyes closed and concentrating.
Although De Bruyne is introverted, he is very thoughtful. He was keenly aware that Chu Zheng was breathing a little faster than usual today.
"Chu, are you feeling unwell?" De Bruyne asked.
Chu Zheng opened his eyes when he heard this, turned around and smiled: "I'm very good, better than ever!"
"Are you sure?" De Bruyne asked.
"certainly!"
"Okay!" De Bruyne shrugged, bent down and started to tie his shoelaces.
I don’t know why, but listening to the impassioned Liverpool anthem outside the locker room, Chu Zheng felt in better shape than ever before today.
Chu Zheng has been fighting for a long time in the past few years, and he rarely appears in such a state of excitement before a game.
Today, in the extremely rich home atmosphere of Anfield, Chu Zheng was not nervous, but felt his body was jumping for joy.
Chu Zheng hadn't felt this impatient feeling coming from his body for a while, which was a good thing.
"Bah!" Just when Chu Zheng was distracted, the water bottle in Sterling's hand sitting opposite him fell to the floor.
Chu Zheng looked around and saw Sterling opposite him in a daze, seemingly unaware that the water bottle in his hand had fallen.
Seeing Sterling's distracted look, Chu Zheng's heart suddenly skipped a beat, and he could probably guess what Sterling was thinking.
In 2015, Sterling refused to renew his contract with Liverpool and instead accepted a large contract with Manchester City with a weekly salary of 200,000 pounds. Since then, he has been labeled as a "money lover" by the media and Liverpool fans.
From then on, whenever Liverpool fans saw Sterling, the rebel in their hearts, they would boo wildly, and every boo would last for 90 minutes.
But Chu Zheng felt that this was actually Sterling's own death.
Sterling's feud with Liverpool dates back to the 2013-14 season.
That year, Liverpool, under the leadership of the 3S combination, finished second in the Premier League, but then Suarez left for Barcelona and Sturridge also suffered from injuries.
Therefore, Red Army fans have placed all their hopes on Sterling. They sincerely hope that this 20-year-old child can become the cornerstone of the Red Army's revival.
However, just when everyone expected Sterling to take the lead, he refused the team's contract extension with a weekly salary of 100,000 pounds and forcefully demanded a transfer.
The subsequent transfer turmoil caused by Sterling lasted for half a season, seriously affecting Liverpool's dressing room and further affecting the team's game state.
After the end of the season, Liverpool and Manchester City, who had already given up on Sterling, began transfer negotiations, but at that time the two sides were in a stalemate over the transfer fee.
As a result, Sterling came on the scene in person to start the fight.
In order to force Liverpool to let him leave, he refused to participate in training and preseason games on the grounds of physical discomfort, thus helping Manchester City lower the price in disguise. His behavior directly angered Liverpool fans.
From then on, whenever Liverpool fans and Sterling appeared in the same stadium, the overwhelming boos would sweep across the entire stadium.
The level of hatred caused by this transfer is among the highest in the history of the Premier League, and is no less than the Loyalty Act that Arsenal paid for out of their own pocket.
Chu Zheng looked away from Sterling and shook his head.
There is nothing wrong with professional players pursuing honor and money. They can just negotiate a good price and leave. What Sterling did is really bad enough.
In Chu Zheng's view, Sterling is a typical example of taking shortcuts instead of taking the bright road. The price of leaving the team with such a nasty little trick is a completely ruined image, just like Cesc Fabregas back then.
He just hopes that the Liverpool fans will be gentle today, otherwise Sterling, who is particularly prone to emotions, will probably be booed until he becomes dizzy again until he becomes invisible.
At 17:15, the two teams lined up in the player tunnel, waiting for the referee to lead the game.
The live broadcast was also bad enough. As soon as Sterling appeared in the tunnel and before anyone came on the field, countless Liverpool fans in the Anfield stands saw Sterling being slapped in the face through the big screen.
"Ugh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
Suddenly, there was a deafening boo, and Sterling, who was chatting and laughing with Stones, instantly lost his smile.
The Liverpool players nearby looked on with cold eyes. No Liverpool players came to say hello to Sterling at all.
Domestic LeTV live broadcast rooms, live broadcast signals are also connected on time.
Due to the time difference, this game started exactly at 1:30 a.m. on January 1, 2017.
It's New Year's Day, and tonight Zhan Jun and Zhang Lu are dressed particularly festively. Zhang Lu even wears a red suit, which looks like a red envelope.
"Welcome to watch the 19th round of the 2016-17 Premier League season brought to you by LeTV Sports, the highlight of the match between Red Army Liverpool and Blue Moon Manchester City."
As soon as Zhan Jun finished his opening remarks, there was another burst of violent boos in the short live broadcast!
Seeing Sterling being taken care of frequently by the camera, Zhan Jun shook his head and smiled: "I have to say that Guardiola still values Sterling very much, and he dares to let Sterling start in this situation."
"Sterling is a player who is very emotional." Zhang Lu laughed, "So if he cannot withstand the pressure exerted by Liverpool fans today, it may affect Manchester City's offense."
Zhan Jun nodded and said nothing. As a die-hard Liverpool fan, he didn't want to mention this traitor, "Don't think we won't scold you because you are funny when you run!"
Soon, the starting lineups of both sides appeared.
Liverpool:(433)
Goalkeeper: Karius
Defenders: Clyne, Lovren, Klavan, Milner
Midfielder: Wijnaldum, Henderson, Emre Can
Forwards: Sadio Mane, Firmino, Coutinho
Manchester City:(4231)
Forward: Aguero
Attacking midfielder: De Bruyne, Chu Zheng, Sterling
Midfielder: Yaya Toure, Fernandinho
Defenders: Kolarov, Stones, Otamendi, Zabaleta
"In this game, both Liverpool and Manchester City are playing with the strongest lineups."
"The two sides have met 174 times in history, and Liverpool has the upper hand with 85 wins, 45 draws and 44 losses."
"In the Premier League, Manchester City and Liverpool have played against each other 38 times. Liverpool has 17 wins, 14 draws and 7 losses, and still has the upper hand."
"In the last 14 visits to Anfield, Manchester City has recorded 5 draws and 9 losses, with no win. Since 1981, Manchester City has only won once in 28 away games against Liverpool."
"Klopp's excellent recruiting vision this season is an important factor in Liverpool's current excellent results."
"Matip, Klavan, Wijnaldum, and Mane all performed well and were great value for money. Matip, who moved to Liverpool on a free transfer, even made up for Liverpool's weak central defenders in recent seasons.
"
"Matip is passed by opponents only 0.1 times on average. He is the only defender among the top ten players in the Premier League in this statistic."
"It's a pity that Matip injured his left ankle joint in the last round and missed today's red-blue battle!"
"As for Manchester City, Aguero, who has been suppressed by Guardiola for some time, returned to the starting lineup today."
"Stones, who was rumored by the media some time ago and has been abandoned by Guardiola, has returned to the starting lineup today."
At 17:30 pm on the 31st London time, referee Pawson blew the whistle to start the game.
On the field, after the game officially started, it was beyond everyone's expectations.
In the past, Premier League focused games like this kind of strong dialogue were actually the most likely to result in a draw, and they would be very cautious in the opening stage.
But today is extraordinarily different.
Manchester City and Liverpool started off with a fast-paced confrontation. Players from both sides quickly entered the game, as if they wanted to poke a hole in their opponents first.
On the field, Manchester City, wearing a blue home jersey, attacked from left to right.
After the ball was kicked out, the ball was passed all the way back into the Manchester City penalty area under Liverpool's pressure.
Bravo saw that the defense did not retreat to the edge of the penalty area, made a slight adjustment to meet the ball, and directly drove the ball to the frontcourt with his big foot.
The ball was repeatedly pushed back and forth in the center circle, and Chu Zheng finally took off the ball.
After taking the ball, Chu Zheng was flanked by Liverpool's two midfielders, Henderson and Emre Can.
Chu Zheng saw the situation clearly. Liverpool had set up a double encirclement in the center circle. Even if he could get rid of Henderson and Emre Can, he would run into Liverpool's second press the moment after he successfully broke through.
lock up.
So Chu Zheng didn't wait for the ball to fall, and quickly raised his foot to push the ball forward.
Aguero dropped back in the middle to prepare to receive the ball, but in an instant he was attacked from behind by Henderson who came from the back line and quickly retreated.
At the same time, seeing De Bruyne in front of him running towards the left rib, Aguero raised his right foot and directly rubbed the ball over without stopping.
However, the place where he touched the ball was not accurate enough, causing De Bruyne to run to the right, but the ball jumped to his left, allowing Coutinho to pick it up.
Coutinho got the ball after making a U-turn on the right side of the midfield circle in Manchester City's half.
At the same time, Firmino and Mane, who were ambushing Manchester City's defense lines before and after the arc in the center circle, quickly prepared for an anti-offside attack.
But before the two of them were fully in place, De Bruyne and Yaya Toure had a clear division of labor. One quickly chased back from behind, and the other quickly moved across the middle to the ribs, cutting off Coutinho and Firmino.
passing lane inside.
The experienced Yaya Toure is on the right front side of Coutinho, very close, and at the same time blocking the possibility of Coutinho's high ball.
In a blink of an eye, De Bruyne and Yaya Toure forced Coutinho to the wing.
Seeing that the time was right, De Bruyne accelerated and successfully squeezed out Coutinho to steal the ball.
The ball was tipped to Sterling.
Sterling took the ball and turned around to start, and huge boos immediately sounded.
At the same time, Liverpool players quickly appeared on the wing to build a strong local defense line, relying on their numerical advantage to block Sterling.
So Sterling, who was a little dizzy after being booed, sent a speechless pass.
Aguero was in front of him on the wing, and Chu Zheng was in front of the top of the arc in the middle. As a result, he sent the ball to the right rib area at the top of the arc. It didn't touch either side, and he didn't know who he intended to give it to.
Seeing Sterling being booed by them and causing him to perform abnormally, the Liverpool fans suddenly burst into laughter with strong malice.
Hearing the huge roar of laughter, Chu Zheng bared his teeth, Sterling's evil has become even greater!
