Chapter 549: Storming the "Command Tower"
Bakayoko wanted to remind Li Liang not to compete with a master of Toure's level.
As a star with many years of professional football experience, Bakayoko knows how high the sky is and how thick the ground is.
Watching Li Liang try to defeat Toure one-on-one again and again, he felt deeply incredible—this is Yaya Toure! It's not just the level of Tolisso or Matuidi that Li Liang has encountered, after all, Toure was once hailed as one of the best midfielders in the world!
Manchester City's first assistant coach Torrent said to Pep Guardiola: "This No.17 is trying to use a breakthrough to disrupt our midfield link, and he is really accurate in seeing the problem!" ”
Pep Guardiola nodded: "The number 17 is definitely already able to think on the pitch like a superstar.
His aim is not limited to that, he must have wanted to influence Toure's judgment with possession and one-on-one. Number 17 is trying to win space for himself in the attack! ”
Yaldim and Caldeira were in a tense discussion for the first time, why did Li Liang suddenly not act according to the tactical arrangements made before the game and began to act on his own?
Yaldim finally gritted his teeth and said, "Lee must have realized something, let's wait and see." ”
There is still half a sentence he didn't say - since the pre-game tactical arrangements were basically all guessed by Guardiola and resolved one by one, then simply hand over the game to Li Liang for the time being, and see if he can find a new way to victory as before!
Despite the pressure, Jardim and his assistants were confident that Li Liang would be able to do something to change the increasingly passive situation in front of him.
De Bruyne whipped in a corner from the left and Glick cleared the ball to defuse the crisis for the time being.
The ball was driven to the Manchester City half, Otamendi pressed Falcao to give the ball to Toure, Li Liang, who ran all the way over, saw the opportunity to tackle directly, Toure picked up the ball lightly and turned around to avoid Li Liang's tackle.
However, Li Liang did not give up, he immediately got up and chased nothing, and Toure passed the ball out of bounds under interference.
Toure gasped with his hands on his hips, a hint of unease passing through his heart.
After all, he is 33 years old, although his physical condition can still be described as excellent, but the continuous confrontation and repeated sprints with Li Liang in these few rounds began to make him feel a little difficult.
The indicators have not dropped too much, but the resilience in a short period of time is significantly less than before.
After trying in vain to challenge Toure in various ways, Li Liang finally saw the light of day.
With him in the lead, Bernardo Silva also joined in to start rushing Toure together, and the high-speed movement of Manchester City's backfield immediately slowed down.
In front of the TV, Gaudino slapped his thigh and cheered loudly for Li Liang's performance and Monaco's overall tactical response.
Meanwhile, on the commentary bench, Lampard raised his voice to Darker and said: "Ian, Monaco is starting to fight back!"
It seems that their head coach Jardim has made a very good preparation to put City under pressure by pressing Toure high in the midfield position, which is exactly the very sharp tactic! ”
There was a soft exclamation from Manchester City's bench, and the assistant coaches began to talk and turn their admiration to Pep Guardiola.
In terms of pre-match preparation, Guardiola categorically concluded that Monaco would definitely press Toure high when they fell into passivity, so he had already made careful arrangements.
Yaldim had completely understood it, and he immediately walked to the command area and shouted to command Mbappe to also approach Li Liang, increasing the intensity of the oppression!
When defending, Toure occupies the most threatening position in the middle, making Monaco can only organize attacks on the wing, making Li Liang, the core of the organization, more and more "cool".
Once the defense turned to attack, Toure played the role of a "command tower", frequently attacking from the back.
Monaco's midfield defence had already been heavily compromised against David Silva and Kevin De Bruyne, so Toure was able to sort out the overall rhythm of the team at the link between the central and back.
In short, Toure was the soul of City's back for at least 25 minutes of the game.
Li Liang once again took the ball to face Toure one-on-one, and this time, unlike before, his teammates had understood his true intentions.
Bernardo Silva and Mbappe quickly pulled to the left and right, and Li Liang pushed forward with the ball unhurriedly, and his options suddenly increased.
The safest course of action is to split the ball directly before going against Toure, but Li Liang already sees a more threatening opportunity in his eyes.
If you can break through Toure in the advance, then you will most likely form a 2-on-1 situation with Falcao, Bernardo Silva or Mbappe in front of you against a defender in an instant!
Li Liang watched behind Toure begin to accelerate, and in fact had been closely watching Toure's position and movement.
Seeing Monaco's No. 17 trying to break through Toure for the third time, there were exclamations in the stands again, I have seen someone who is not afraid of death, and I have never seen someone who is not afraid of death!
Mendes put down his phone and exclaimed, "Is this guy crazy? ”
Jose Mourinho was silent, his face cloudy.
Henry and Beckham were a little surprised, and Adams also felt that he could understand, obviously there was an easier choice, why did Li Liang prefer Tiger Mountain?
The ball moved quickly between Li Liang's feet, and the experienced Toure did not rush forward this time, he knew that his physical energy was consumed too quickly, and it was likely to lead to deformation of the action and be broken by No. 17, so he never rushed out to steal.
Even if he didn't look back, Toure understood that the real purpose of the No. 17 was to create a local "extra one" in the 30-meter area after passing himself, so he kept taking advantage and retreating, without revealing any flaws.
Li Liang sensed that the opponent's pursuers behind him were getting closer and closer, and Toure in front of him was about to retreat to the front of the penalty area, leaving him close to 0 to break through!
Seeing that Bernardo Silva and Mbappe had both rushed to the bottom line and had to turn back, Darke shook his head at Lampard: "This guy is too ...... alone"
Before he could finish speaking, he swallowed and immediately widened his eyes!
Li Liang didn't raise his head during the march, he suddenly raised his right hand slightly, and made a move of pulling out his foot and shooting angrily, and it was his left foot!
Li Liang's mind echoed the phone call to his parents at 15 times the speed, and his mother's voice: "...... It seems that you still haven't forgotten what you were able to do when you were a child!
You were left-handed until you started kindergarten, and you used your left hand for everything...... At that time, you could use both left and right hands, but then you gradually changed to your right hand completely......"
No wonder I always feel a strange feeling when I use my left foot-
No wonder I always feel that the strength of the left foot is sometimes greater than that of the right foot -
Consciousness and body have been highly unified, Li Liang suddenly exerted force and pulled out a burst shot with his left foot while running!
There was a "bang" and Toure tried to block it with his legs to no avail, and he immediately regretted it - the number 17 was aimed between his legs!
Nearly 30 meters away from the goal, Li Liang hit a high-quality straight shot with his left foot!
Caballero, the old Argentine goalkeeper who was preoccupied with his whole body, suddenly saw that a white shadow flew under Toure!