Chapter 574: This is Anfield
Anfield Stadium, the hottest stadium in the world, the phrase "ThisisAnfield~~ This is Anfield" is famous all over the world, and the song "You will never walk alone" in the stands has never stopped.
There are many great names in the history of Liverpool, but there is one person, indeed the first person recognized by all Liverpudlians, Bill Shankly, and the statue of Shankly at Anfield Stadium tells the world how great Shankly really is.
Shankly is known as the godfather of Liverpool, because of the emergence of Shankly, there is today's Liverpool, in February 1959, the great Shankly took over Liverpool, who were struggling in the second division at the time, and it was then that Liverpool began to rise, eventually becoming the most successful club in England before the Premier League.
Kenny Dalglish, the former "king" of Liverpool, is now at the helm of Liverpool, and Dalglish has achieved great success at Liverpool, both as a player and as a manager.
On the afternoon of November 27, England time, Manchester City players were ready to appear at Anfield, which was also the first time Li Feng came to Anfield, at Old Trafford and Anfield, seeing the statue set up outside the stadium, Li Feng couldn't help but think that he didn't know if he could set up such a statue in the team he played for in the future.
Although Anfield is famous, the interior of the stadium is actually not very big, even a little smaller than Manchester City's home stadium, which can only accommodate about 45,000 people.
In the away team's dressing room, Van Basten frowned deeply, and the atmosphere of the team was a little dignified, the Champions League has been qualified, and the league has broken the record for the longest start, it stands to reason that Van Basten and the players should not have this kind of performance.
It's the damn media that's causing all this, and it's true that Manchester City has broken a 50-year-old opening streak, but the problem has arisen again, that is, the longest winning streak in the Premier League, and the longest winning streak in Europe's top five leagues, of which Li Feng himself is involved, which is the 18-game winning streak in the Bundesliga in the 09-10 season.
Of course~~~ If you want to attack 18 consecutive wins, you must first pass the level of Liverpool, you know, Liverpool is a veritable killer of strong teams this season, and its ability to be strong when it is strong makes the other three giants of the Premier League depressed.
At present, Liverpool has played against Arsenal, Manchester United and Chelsea, Liverpool's record is two wins and one draw, except for Manchester United to take one point, Arsenal and Chelsea are all planted on Liverpool.
In the face of such Liverpool, coupled with the pressure of a winning streak, it is no wonder that the performance of Manchester City players at the moment, Van Basten has not tried to reduce the pressure on the players, but the effect is not great, otherwise it is impossible for the current Manchester City players to be like this.
Of course~~~ Not everyone is like this, just like Li Feng, he is quite relaxed at the moment, this is the benefit of a big heart, and this is Li Feng's self-confidence that distinguishes ordinary players.
At the same time, like Li Feng, there is also Balotelli, who seems quite heartless at the moment, and he is still holding a mirror in his hand, and then he keeps putting on various expressions, completely immersed in the world where I am a super handsome guy.
At this moment, Van Basten hoped that other players could learn from Li Feng and Balotelli, but Van Basten soon dispelled this idea, although Li Feng is not funny, but it is not a worry-free live on the court, Balotelli needless to say.
"Forget it~~~ Anyway, I don't plan to win this game, it's up to them to play" In fact, after discussion with the coaching staff, maybe losing this game is not necessarily a bad thing for Manchester City.
You know, in the past few years, Manchester City and Liverpool have played each other 12 times, and of those 12 times, Manchester City only beat Liverpool last year.
Of course, no matter what he thinks in his heart, he still has to do a lot on the surface, whether it is tactical arrangements or battlefield inspiration, Van Basten has not performed like usual.
Liverpool, on the other hand, are a far cry from Manchester City, having only beaten Chelsea at Stamford Bridge in the last round, and are now in high spirits and ready to make a big splash against the league leaders.
Following the referee Atkinson, the players of both sides officially took the stage, and with the players in Liverpool, you will never walk alone began to sound in the KOP of Liverpool's die-hard stands.
Liverpool lineup: 451
Goalkeeper: Reina
Defenders: Enrique, Ager, Skrtel, Glen Johnson
Midfielders: Downing, Lucas, Charlie Adam, Henderson, Kuyt
Striker: Suarez
Henderson caused a rivalry between Manchester United and Liverpool this summer, but unfortunately for Li Feng, Manchester United lost the opportunity, and finally Henderson joined Liverpool.
Downing, England's typical hour is not necessarily good, this product just debuted is to amaze the whole of England, but now he is one of the crowd, this season for 2000 pounds to transfer to Liverpool, unfortunately, he did not show the ability to match his value, as far as it seems, the Liverpool King's recruitment this season is really unsatisfactory.
Manchester City lineup: 433
Goalkeeper: Joe Hart
Defenders: Clichy, Kompany, Lescott, Richards
Midfielders: De Jong, Yaya Toure, Li Feng
Forwards: Silva, Balotelli, Aguero
Although the midweek Champions League was twice penetrated by Napoli, Lescott's performance was remarkable, so in this game, Van Basten still arranged for England central defenders to start, and in other aspects, Silva and Aguero returned to the main lineup.
A day ago, Wales coach Gary Speed committed suicide at home, so before the start of this game, the players of both sides first mourned for Speed and brought black veils, and Bellamy directly asked for leave to return to Wales, so Bellamy did not appear on the scene in this game.
However, when Atkinson blew the whistle for the start of the game, the two sides immediately put away this warmth and began the most direct and fierce collision.
Manchester City's young team and lack of honours have made them particularly hungry for honours, but because of this, they have lost their sense of normalcy.
Manchester City's lineup, the oldest is 28-year-old central defender Lescott, the youngest is 90-year-old Balotelli, the draw age is only 24 years old.
Li Feng didn't know the mood of his teammates at the moment, but he didn't expect that this game would be so serious that even Silva, who was usually the calmest, was a little impatient.
Li Feng attracted a large number of defenses after holding the ball over the middle circle, and then split the side with a kick, and after Silva got the ball, he actually passed the ball directly to Balotelli who pressed in front of the penalty area. (To be continued.) )