690, deadly counterattack!
Origi was a little unhappy.
When Sturridge came off, he thought he would get his chance to play, but it wasn't him who was called out by Rodgers.
Not even any of the strikers.
It's vice-captain Henderson.
As for the position of the striker...... Taken over by a guy wearing the number 8 jersey!
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"Rodgers' move is definitely beyond Pellegrini's expectations!"
Zhan Tianjun smiled happily:
"Long Shute changed to play forward, this is equivalent to putting a nuclear weapon on Manchester City's backline, as long as he stands there, Manchester City's defenders don't dare to step forward at will to participate in the attack, otherwise Liverpool will use counterattacks to break through the defense line every minute!"
"Hehe, from this slight adjustment, it can indeed be seen that Rodgers, the head coach, still has some ideas," Zhang Lu also smiled, "Of course, the premise is that he has a player like Long Shute who is enough to determine." ”
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Manuel Pellegrini watched as Liverpool's players retreated into his 30-metre zone like a tide, leaving Lonshette alone at the front.
But there was nothing he could do.
His team isn't good at tough battles!
What the? You say the most traditional long-pass rushing tactics?
Who do you let fight for the header?
To know...... Aguero's height is as tall as his good friend Boss May!
Liverpool's two central defenders are at least half a head taller than the Argentine strikers!
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If it was in the league, Pellegrini would probably have made the team more attacking, but this game is a final after all, and as a manager, he has to be cautious, otherwise he is likely to be beaten by a fierce Liverpool team.
Nicolas Otamendi and Vincent Kompany were firmly at the back of the defence throughout the first half, even when they were unable to attack up front, and even the two full-backs were a little more careful when involved in the attack.
Liverpool retreated across the board, and Manchester City's attack struggled to form a substantial threat, and the game slowly progressed into the second half in such a situation.
Compared with Rogers, who pretended to be calm, Pellegrini's mood was certainly becoming more and more agitated.
When the Chilean engineer saw that in the 53rd minute, after Silva had gone to great lengths to send the ball to the Liverpool defence, Aguero, who had formed a single knife, slid out with a low shot, Pegong finally couldn't sit still.
In the face of Liverpool's dense defense, ground penetration is simply a dead end!
The Chilean, who has never been known for his boldness, made two changes in quick succession in the 60th minute: 20-year-old striker Heheanacho and wing veteran Kolarov replaced Fernando and Klich respectively, clearly intending to step up the attack.
But he was soon disappointed, Nigerian teenager Iheanacho has a height of 187, but he does not like to rely on his body and central defenders to squeeze space, facing the tall and big, bitter and hateful expression of Bad Stuber, and the fierce, impulsive and savage Lovren, he was squeezed out of the penalty area little by little by Liverpool's two defenders!
Aguero looked at this unreliable teammate and couldn't help but shake his head:
If you want to win, you have to rely on yourself!
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"Drop!"
In the 82nd minute, seeing that Manchester City could not attack for a long time, but time was running out, Liverpool even began to use substitutions to delay time, and referee Oliver finally showed his true colors.
Or from Silva's diagonal ball, Aguero had a chance to chase the pass into the penalty area, but was touched by Henderson, who retreated to help defend, the Argentine striker immediately rolled with his legs, and Oliver, who had insight into the situation, immediately awarded a penalty!
"It's a normal physical collision! Am I stuck in the position?! ”
Henderson complained to the referee aggrievedly, and Oliver, who had not yet wanted to take out the yellow card, immediately made up for him......
"Calm down, Jordan."
Long Shute patted his teammates and comforted him.
He then stood at the top of the arc of the penalty area and urged the system to call up Aguero's career stats.
His shooting habits, especially the direction of the penalty, the height, the power, the success and the failure...... Hundreds of pieces of data were collated in an instant.
High-tech plug-ins are just fine!
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Liverpool's second goalkeeper Adam Bogdan is nervous like never before.
Although the Carabao Cup final was nothing more than a worthless match for Ronshit, it was already the highest level of competition in his career.
As the second goalkeeper, if it weren't for the rotation promoted by Lonshit, he would probably not be able to get three appearances in a season.
Although he has made a dozen appearances in all cup and league games this season, he has been uncontrollably nervous against Sergio Aguero.
Aguero ...... That's not an ordinary person!
He is the only player in the Premier League to have scored more than 20 league goals in five consecutive seasons!
When the man was serious about the game...... Even Messi can't let him pass the ball!
It's horrible!
Bogdan wanted to concentrate, but his mind was still uncontrollably racing, and his vision was even a little wandering.
Until he saw the figure standing behind Aguero.
Bogdan's gaze couldn't help but froze as he saw Long Shute's gesture clearly.
Pounce yourself in the bottom left corner?
He didn't have time to think about it before he saw that Aguero had already completed the run, and then ...... Kicked on the football!
Bogdan almost subconsciously kicked his legs, and the whole person flew out sideways!
Pounce on the bottom left corner!
Aguero's face instantly became gloomy!
The direction in which he kicked...... It's the bottom right corner of yourself!
The unnamed substitute goalkeeper...... He actually held his shot directly in his arms!
How is this TMD possible?!
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Pounced!
"Lao Tzu is invincible!"
Bogdan looked up to the sky and roared, his heart full of ecstasy.
He even saw Mignolet on the bench with a forced smile!
Now...... You're feeling the pressure, aren't you?!
"Adam!"
But before he could finish his long roar, he heard someone shouting his name not far away.
Bogdan immediately restrained his smile, waved his long arm hard, and the ball flew straight out!
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"The goalkeeper quickly threw the ball...... Is this a Liverpool counterattack?! ”
Zhan Tianjun finally waited for this moment, and his voice couldn't help but raise three points.
In the previous period, although he had always been very energetic, he also knew that the game was not exciting, after all...... Liverpool are really playing against Manchester City's main team with a substitute lineup, and it is too difficult for them to play with sparks.
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Long Shute tilted his head slightly, let Bogdan's hand throw the ball, and then gently raised his foot to complete the action of unloading the ball.
"Beautiful! This is the world's top unloading! ”
Former professional goalkeeper Zhang Lu was amazed:
"More than 30 meters of hand throwing the ball, the vast majority of professional players want to stop the ball, there will be a rebound action, only Messi, Iniesta, Neymar, Lonshette...... Such a player with a top sense of the ball can complete such a weightlifting action, watching them play, although it is just a simple action, but can experience the enjoyment of beauty! ”
Zhan Tianjun added:
"What's even more admirable is that Long Shute completed the unloading of the ball in the process of starting at high speed, and it did not affect his forward movement at all!"
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Stopping the ball perfectly is probably not a particularly difficult thing to do, if you stand still, even a Chinese player has a 1% chance of doing it, but if you can still do it at high speed, it is much more valuable.
Not only did Lonshit lightly unload the ball flying from behind the side, but also pierced Yaya Toure's gear, which was even more shocking!
Next, Kompany's flying tackle also failed to stop him or the ball, as Lonshit had already rubbed the ball on his toes for half a metre and then dribbled past the Manchester City captain!
The obstacle that stood between Lonshit and the goalkeeper...... Only Otamendi remains!
Otamendi is definitely not a central defender who is good at crouching, he is better at using momentum to intimidate his opponents, so he did not compete with Longshute for the speed of retreating, but rushed over without hesitation!
His mind was like a mirror: today's referee was theirs, even if he made a worse tactical foul...... At most, it's a yellow card!
He was just about to let it go, only to find that ...... The ball is gone!
At the feet of the dragon...... There is no football at all!
It's not a crotch piercing, and there isn't much of a gap between Otamendi's legs.
Nor is it a straight sprint because the goalkeeper is not too far away from the two men.
It can't be a direct hanging door, right?
Otamendi tried to turn around, but felt a dark shadow suddenly obscure the sun.
He jerked his head up, but the sound of jets whizzing past him sounded in his ears!
Pick the ball?!
Damn the Red Eight!
You're bullying Lao Tzu for being shorter than you?!
Otamendi gritted his teeth and watched as the whirlwind slew past, but there was nothing he could do!
He could only watch the panicked goalkeeper Caballero rush left and right in the penalty area with his hands and feet, but he still couldn't stop Long Shut's next shot!
"Woo-la-la!"
Liverpool is on the next level!
2-0!