Chapter 106: The first half of shaking hands and making peace
As the game time passed, countless fans watching the game found that their mouths were dry and they felt a little suffocated.
The offensive and defensive rhythm of this game is so fast that it doesn't give the fans any time to breathe. Often, just after the offensive launched by Liverpool through Mo Yang, Manchester City quickly hits outside the Liverpool penalty area through De Bruyne.
It's simply dizzying.
The battle between the two sides in the midfield was extremely fierce, with players falling to the ground frequently. Mo Yang and De Bruyne, the two super core players, received the most attention from the opponent. Being violated and falling to the ground was a common occurrence.
De Bruyne has put a lot of pressure on Mo Yang. During this period, he has tried his best to maintain the pace of the game as fast as he can control.
But De Bruyne is not a vegetarian, he is also a world-class midfielder who eats meat.
De Bruyne is obviously very aware of the need to control the team's game rhythm when conceding goals, and does not blindly pursue a fast pace.
So once the ball is at the feet of a Manchester City player, he will slow down slightly and seek their best attack method.
De Bruyne gave Mo Yang a stronger feeling, making Mo Yang realize that not only was he gaining goals, but De Bruyne was also growing.
But Mo Yang didn't know that the pressure De Bruyne felt was actually greater than him.
The feeling of having just successfully slowed down the pace of the game, only to be picked up again by Liverpool as soon as he turned his face, was simply exhausting for De Bruyne.
In the 36th minute of the game, De Bruyne returned to the backcourt to slow down Manchester City's offensive rhythm. He slowly penetrated into the Liverpool penalty area through three passes and two leads on the ground.
In the right half, De Bruyne received a pass from Sane through Fernandinho in the middle and quickly transferred it to the right.
He glanced at the Liverpool penalty area and found that Liverpool's entire defense was on the line of the penalty area, and Aguero, standing in front of Van Dijk, was reaching for the ball.
He didn't hesitate, raised his foot and walked behind Van Dyke.
When Aguero saw the ball coming, he used his dexterity to quickly turn around and get into the penalty area.
It would be better if Van Dijk could reach out to him, and it would be a free kick in an excellent position.
But unfortunately, the experienced Van Dijk was not fooled. He simply dismounted from his horse, squatted down with his right leg, stretched out his left leg, and blocked all the players in the training area from outside the penalty area.
The ball hit Van Dijk's calf and bounced towards Henderson.
Henderson turned sideways and hooked the ball back, then turned to face the Manchester City half. Seeing Mo Yang running forward on the left, he quickly released the ball.
Seeing the ball rolling over, Mo Yang stepped sideways and grabbed the ball with his feet.
Seeing Mo Yang dribbling the ball in, Firmino quickly pulled to the side to contain Walker, so that Walker did not dare to stop and interfere with Mo Yang.
Up front, Salah has moved to the center, standing between Stones and Delph.
Fernandinho has been following Mo Yang on the right side. He did not stretch his legs rashly and wanted to use his body to force Mo Yang to the wing. At the same time, he could also cut off Mo Yang's intervention for Mane, who had switched positions and came to the right half.
Passing lane.
"Positive!!!!!"
"Positive!!!!!!!"
At this moment, the Red Army fans at the scene also started making noises and kept cheering for Mo Yang who was dribbling the ball.
Although Liverpool's counterattack situation at this time was three against five, in the eyes of these Red Army fans, Mo Yang was one against three, so there was nothing wrong with five against five. They hoped that Mo Yang would perform another miracle.
Soon, the miracle Red Army fans were waiting for came.
After Mo Yang dribbled the ball across the midfield line, he hit a through ball without any warning during the run.
The ball quickly passed by Walker and Stones, who were one behind the other.
But because Mo Yang's corner kick was so sudden, they had no time to react.
The moment Mo Yang passed the ball, Salah accelerated and opened a body distance from Stones and Delph at a speed visible to the naked eye.
When the ball entered the penalty area, Ederson on the goal line also struck out. Regardless of the risk of injury, he pounced on the ball and held the ball in his arms.
Salah was just half a second too slow and could only jump over Ederson in frustration.
Seeing that the attack failed, the Red Army fans at the scene collectively held their heads in frustration.
“Ouch!!!”
"Ederson has done a great job and he was too decisive in his attack. This is the defensive awareness of a top goalkeeper!"
"Looking at his actions in the replay, Ederson realized the danger the moment Mo Yang passed the ball and gave up directly!"
"What a pity!"
“What a pity!”
"Mo Yang has achieved the ultimate goal with this ball. The passing force is just right, and Salah is running well. It can only be said that Ederson's crisis awareness is too keen, so a top goalkeeper can sometimes hold up a whole ball."
A line of defense!"
In the live broadcast room, Zhan Jun and Zhang Lu also expressed regret like Klopp.
After saying this, Zhang Lu and Zhan Jun ignored the live broadcast and quietly took off their leather shoes under the table. They were feeling a little hot and needed to dissipate the heat.
Although the two sides did not score a goal in these dozens of minutes, they attacked each other quite a lot. The peak rhythm of offense and defense conversion made them feel hot in the winter, which was very exciting!
Near the end of the first half, many fans thought that the two teams would slow down the pace of the game, but that was not the case.
Mo Yang and De Bruyne proved with practical actions that they would never give in until the last minute of the game, and the two came to blows.
In terms of the pace of the game, you go faster and I go slower. This results in a highly visually impactful attack as soon as Liverpool gets the ball.
Once Manchester City gets the ball, fans can see Liverpool constantly pressing Manchester City in the frontcourt to interfere with Manchester City's backcourt play.
But despite Manchester City's relatively slow offensive pace with the ball, its threat is not small.
Although Manchester City's ball transmission from the backcourt is somewhat unsmooth, they can often break Liverpool's high-pressure press in the frontcourt by suddenly shifting to the defensive weak side or passing on the ground, and organize an effective offensive.
In the last minute of regular time in the first half, Manchester City's attack on the left was once again met by Liverpool's tireless and high-intensity pressing.
Seeing the ball changing hands several times on the wing, De Bruyne withdrew and successfully counterattacked the ball, giving it to Gundogan.
Gundogan didn't give Firmino a chance to get closer and quickly hit Stones in the middle.
Stones stopped the ball to observe, and then passed the ball directly to Sterling who retreated from the right side of the frontcourt to the center line.
Sterling took a few steps forward and saw Mane coming up. He was very self-aware of his physical confrontation ability and directly chose to pass back to Kyle Walker.
Walker dribbled the ball towards the center and saw that the Liverpool midfield line in front of him was blocked. He directly took a long pass to Sane on the left wing.
Seeing the ball coming, Arnold immediately rushed towards Sane on the wing.
But what he never expected was that Arnold made a mistake in judging Walker's high ball.
When he ran to Sane, Sane pushed the ball forward with his chest, and he also jumped out, allowing Arnold to miss.
After Sala dribbled the ball into the Liverpool penalty area, Matip had already returned to defense in time.
He was hunched over and stuck in position. He had already seen Arnold coming back to the left of Sane, so he thought Sane would not consider breaking through to the bottom line. He only had to guard against going to the top of the arc.
Just when Matip made the decision, Sane moved, and suddenly it was a feint. After deceiving Matip to shift his center of gravity to the right, he quickly moved the ball to the left with his left foot, then turned around and quickly followed.
Kick directly and hit the door.
What is Arnold doing at this time?
The answer is that the prince was also shaken by Sane. He ran past and just let the ball roll behind his butt.
By the time he turned around to block Sane's shot, he was already completely slow.
Sane's shot was like a cannonball, hitting the near post and into Liverpool's goal.
“goal!!!!!!!!!”
Commentator: Manchester City official commentator celebrates like a beast roaring!
The small group of Manchester City fans at the scene also fell into a state of crazy celebration.
"This goal is a complete reflection of Sane's personal ability!"
"What a pity!"
"Arnold is still too young. After he made a misjudgment on the top for the first time, he actually had a chance to make amends."
"Matip had already filled the position for him. At this time, Matip had already blocked his inside position. His mission when he returned was not to allow Sane to move to the outside. As a result, he failed to watch and chose the spot again.
Mistakes are caused by inexperience in the game."
"And his second mistake was too fatal. It caused a chain reaction in the Liverpool penalty area and caught everyone including Karius off guard." Zhang Lu analyzed with regret.
Zhan Jun, who was a little angry, answered and said: "Karius also bears a lot of responsibility for losing the ball. As a goalkeeper, he must seal the gap near the goal post. What's the result? Close to the goal.
There is a gap between the posts and there is a problem with Karius’ position selection in front of the goal!”
"Yes! Although there are various factors, Sane's shooting skills are completely useless. The shooting angle is almost impossible, but Sane still relies on his super personal ability to score the ball.
Got it!"
“It’s time and destiny!!”
In the end, Liverpool and Manchester City shook hands in the first half.
Chapter 106: The first half of shaking hands and making peace