The game that followed was somewhat stalemate. Although the pace could not be said to be fast, it was not slow either. Both sides took turns controlling the ball and played patiently. Compared to the first ten minutes, the situation was relatively calm.
However, due to Liverpool's retreat, Manchester City's possession rate increased sharply.
After the 30th minute of the game, Manchester City and Liverpool were almost 50-50 in terms of ball possession rate.
"Manchester City's offensive ideas are very clear during this period. They hope to attract more of Liverpool's formation through more backcourt conduction!"
"Yeah!" Zhang Lu nodded, "Liverpool is also very determined. When they can't grab the ball in front, their front, middle and back lines slowly retreat together, which also doesn't give Manchester City too much space to attack!
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On the court, Mo Yang was very satisfied with the gentle pace of the game during this period.
After nearly 30 minutes of observation, Mo Yang has determined that Manchester City is at the end of its physical reserves after the match against Barcelona, and is slightly better than them in terms of endurance.
So as long as he defends well and reduces mistakes, he personally feels that winning this game will not be a big problem.
When the game entered the 40th minute, Mo Yang suddenly accelerated Liverpool's offensive rhythm, directly setting off Liverpool's final offensive wave in the first half.
Before the game, Klopp told Mo Yang to look for opportunities to kill the game in the first half.
Otherwise, as their physical energy continues to be depleted in the second half, once Manchester City seizes the opportunity to equalize the score, it will be even more difficult for them, who are already extremely tired, to score and win the game.
Liverpool are now two points behind Manchester City. If they cannot get three points at home, it will be even more difficult to go to Intihad in that round.
On the field, the commander Mo Yang gave an order, and Liverpool's formation once again pressed forward collectively.
The Manchester City players did not expect that Liverpool would give them such a big show near the end of the first half.
After Liverpool launched the general attack, there were obvious differences from the first ten minutes.
In the high-position pressing in the last five minutes, the division of labor among Liverpool players was clearer, and the purpose and pertinence were stronger.
After Liverpool's formation pressed forward, it blocked Manchester City's ball route even more tightly.
He also attacked the defensive midfielder Fernandinho, which made it very difficult for Manchester City to get the ball out of the backcourt in the end, and it was often impossible to pass the ball to the feet of teammates in the frontcourt.
Soon, Manchester City faced this unfavorable situation, and De Bruyne and Silva were forced to retreat to help their teammates in the backcourt pass the ball.
But once these two men withdrew, the threat from Manchester City's frontcourt was significantly reduced.
In addition, Gomez and Robertson did a good job in guarding Sterling and Bai Lele from the wing today, which directly curbed Manchester City's offensive.
In the 42nd minute of the game, Liverpool stole the ball in the left rib area of the frontcourt and quickly transferred it to the feet of Mo Yang behind him.
Seeing the ball coming, Mo Yang turned to the right in advance, stopped the ball with his right foot, then swung his legs on the spot and sent a through ball.
The ball rolled diagonally from the left half into the right rib area.
Gomez, who came in from the wing, followed up and stopped the ball. Facing Mendy who moved laterally and rushed towards him, he suddenly knocked to the left.
Salah, who was at the intersection of the penalty arc on the right and the end line of the penalty area, entered the Manchester City penalty area, stopped the ball, and then quickly adjusted to get ahead of Laporte's approach, and shot far away with his left foot.
The upper corner of the side door pillar.
This time Salah lived up to Mo Yang's quick move of the ball and organized an offensive on the weak side of Manchester City's defense.
His shot wasn't very powerful, but the arc came out solidly.
In full view of everyone, the ball went straight to the upper left corner of the goal.
But it's a pity that Ederson, the Brazilian national goalkeeper, is not a fool either.
He kept staring after Salah received the ball. When he saw Salah switch the ball to his left foot, he immediately guessed what he was going to do.
So Ederson, who was prepared in advance, jumped out to the right, stretched his body to the extreme, and then used the fingertips of his right hand to deflect Salah's shot from a dead center.
The ball just brushed the uprights and passed through the sliding door, making Salah laugh out loud in anger.
Although Salah was upset, he felt that he already had it.
On the sidelines, seeing Salah finally stop playing, Klopp showed his big white teeth and kept applauding.
Just three minutes later, Liverpool attacked again.
In the 45th minute of the game, Liverpool's left wing was outside the Manchester City penalty area.
After Mo Yang received the ball from Mane in the ribs, Walker went directly to the top and defended Mo Yang face to face.
Mo Yang faced the Manchester City penalty area, and Bai Lele, who retreated along the wing on his right, had already cut off the connection between him and Robertson.
De Bruyne was also stuck in front of Mane in his ribs. It could be said that Mo Yang had no way out and couldn't fly even with wings.
But Mo Yang didn't hesitate too much. Since there was no way out, he had to use his dribbling to find a way out.
Facing Walker who dared not stretch his foot, Mo Yang suddenly moved the ball to the left with his right foot and moved his body accordingly.
Walker didn't have time to think too much. He thought Mo Yang was going to take the bait and followed up subconsciously.
As a result, as soon as he turned around to face the baseline, he saw that after Mo Yang completed the action of moving the ball, he used the outside of his right foot to move back in the opposite direction, and his body also twisted back.
Bai Lele, who had been following Mo Yang and Walker, saw that Walker had no time to turn around. He quickly pushed forward and stretched his foot to chop the ball at Mo Yang's feet.
However, Bai Lele raised his foot, and Mo Yang, as if he had expected it, used the inside of his right foot to lead the ball back to the left.
On Walker's side, he had just completed a 360-degree turn backwards, but found that Mo Yang had run behind him again, and he was completely flat.
In panic, Walker turned to face the baseline again.
This time Walker didn't want to hold it in any longer. As soon as he turned around, he saw Mo Yang stretched out his foot and stabbed him.
However, the moment Mo Yang stretched out his foot, he directly hit a fried ball, switched the ball from his left foot to his right foot, and just managed to avoid it.
This time, Walker not only failed to grab the ball, but also lost his position. He looked extremely panicked and embarrassed.
At the same time, on the right side of Mo Yang, De Bruyne, who was originally preparing to close the door with Walker to defend Mo Yang, entered the penalty area from the ribs and stretched his legs.
But in the end, he still didn't touch the ball, because Mo Yang's extraordinary player was not the conventional fried ball that he dunks over with his left foot and pokes forward with his right foot.
To be precise, the last time Mo Yang Fried Meatball touched the ball, he rubbed it out with the inside of his right toe, and the ball rolled forward diagonally.
It was this action that allowed Mo Yang to cleverly avoid De Bruyne's attack after breaking through Walker, and got between the two of them.
In the stands behind the baseline, countless Red Army fans cheered and sang loudly.
In their sight, during Mo Yang's S-shaped continuous movement like a snake, the ball seemed to be stuck to Mo Yang's feet as if it was dipped in strong glue. No matter when looking close or far, it looked like
is a dancer.
The three people continued to fight for the ball, but could not touch it. This scene made the Red Army fans cheer louder and louder.
On the sideline of the small penalty area on the left side of Manchester City's penalty area.
Seeing that none of the three people could stop Mo Yang, Stones, whose face turned green with fright, quickly stepped forward.
Ederson also came close to the goalpost.
On the front right side of Mo Yang, Fernandinho stood firm and cut off Mo Yang's reverse triangle pass in the direction of the penalty spot in the middle.
Seeing that his way was blocked, Mo Yang leaned to the left, looking like he was going to continue dribbling the ball toward the baseline.
Stones knew that Mo Yang had a conspiracy, but he had to keep up.
The moment Stones moved to the right, Mo Yang, who was leaning sideways, suddenly poked the ball out with his right foot.
The ball rolled past Stones' left foot.
Ederson, who was behind Stones on the right, was also confused by Mo Yang's movements. As a result, he was slow to reach down and stretch his feet to block the ball. He could only watch the ball go straight to Salah in front of the post.
Faced with the ball that was fed into Mo Yang's intestines, Salah turned sideways and lightly touched it with his left foot. The ball crossed the goal line and penetrated into the Manchester City goal again, leaving Silva, who acted as the temporary goalkeeper, helpless.
"boom!
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"The moment the goal was scored, the ground in Liverpool shook, and the cheers soared into the sky like a blowout.
"goal!
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"goal!
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"goal!
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In the commentary box, Berglin roared in a three-section relay style, shouting about lack of oxygen, causing his eyesight to darken, and then stopped, breathing heavily.
On the sidelines, Klopp raised his arms high and danced a horse riding dance towards the coaching bench.
After a while, Klopp ran out again and started punching the farmer three times, stimulating the Red Army fans at the scene like crazy.
In the Manchester City coaching area, Guardiola took a deep breath, shook his head and walked back to the coaching bench.