Chapter 584: Head-to-head
In the visiting dressing room, Pep Guardiola laid out the tactics himself.
He exclaimed: "OK, the first half was very successful!"
Limiting Monaco's attack to such an extent at the Stadio Louis II is not something that any team can do.
But we must not stop there, we have to attack, we have to score!
If we haven't been able to score, they'll keep the hope alive!
Don't forget, how Barcelona started to reverse in the 87th minute of the game!
As long as we stick to our own play, the same thing will not happen to us! β
In the home team's locker room, Yaldim and his assistants were still discussing on the other side, and his teammates stepped forward to thank Li Liang.
Although he didn't help the team score, everyone saw Li Liang's efforts and his great contribution to the team on the defensive end.
Yaldim finally started: "Very good, guys, you made a hard start and then found your rhythm in a passive situation, I have to pay tribute to all of you for your efforts!"
It's just not enough, we have to break their goal and we have to settle the battle in the second half!
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Lineker and the other three juniors agreed after discussion that Manchester City still have a good chance of qualifying.
Even Rio Ferdinand regretted it: "I hope Monaco can reverse it, but from a professional point of view it is becoming less and less likely." β
Owen was of the same opinion, but said: "I'm still looking forward to the second half of the 17, he's really special! β
Rilippi patiently listened to the discussion of his assistants, and except for the somewhat emotional Gaudino insisting on supporting Monaco, everyone overwhelmingly thought that there would be no more surprises in this game.
Old Man Zhang was obviously a little sleepy, and he insisted on reading it despite everyone's persuasion to rest: "I have to see the last minute."
It's not easy for Ryoko, and I have to watch it if I can play at this level.
Even if he loses in the end, he's good! β
The second half of the game is about to begin, and everyone is ready to get back on the field.
Captain Raj gathered everyone together, and he and the others put their shoulders around each other and formed a circle and said, "...... Leona is right, we must not forget how we got here......"
There was a sudden silence in the locker room, and Raji paused as he looked at his teammates and said, "Thank you each and every one of you for everything you have done for all of us."
Now please show all your talent and hard work, we must not fall here! β
At the start of the second half, there were no personnel changes for either side.
Mbappe trembled slightly, and Li Liang's whispers to him in the players' tunnel kept ringing in his ears: "Kylian, I have a hunch, you will definitely score!" β
Mbappe stood up at that moment and asked in surprise: "What did you say, Lee?" β
Li Liang also stood up and said word by word: "You will become the best striker in the world, from now on!" β
The referee's whistle blew and the two sides continued to engage in a fierce battle.
To the surprise of professionals like Lineker and Lippi, Manchester City did not mean to be conservative in the slightest, but continued to launch onslaught.
Not only did the overall formation continue to maintain a high pressure posture, but even De Bruyne's position moved forward significantly and began to be active behind Xiwa.
Sheva's positioning has been more flexible, which has tightened Monaco's midfield defence.
What's even more surprising is that Li Liang did not retreat as widely as in the first half, he and Mbappe were always at the front, and the rest were trying to defend.
Grimindy was a little surprised and said to Henry: "Monaco rarely plays like this......
I don't understand what the hell Yaldim thinks? β
Henry replied calmly: "Gilles, have you forgotten how ArsΓ¨ne arranged Denis (Bergkamp) when we faced a strong opponent in the past? β
Grimandi didn't react for a moment: "Impossible, right?
Even if Lee can play in the number 9 and a half to 10 position, can Kylian tear through the Manchester City defence like you did? β
Manchester City, who dominate the overall position, are playing more and more clearly, and Sheva's form is getting better and better, and almost every time she gets the ball, it puts a lot of pressure on Monaco.
Monaco still relied on a super physical style of play to counter Manchester City's pass-and-control style of play. In the 55th minute, Tiemoue Bakayoko brought down Shiva on the left side of his side of the backfield and received a yellow card, and Manchester City won a free kick in front.
Kolarov, Shiva and De Bruyne all stood in front of the ball, and after some discussion between the three, Shiva and De Bruyne stood on either side of the ball, and the heavy gunner Kolarov slowly stepped back and measured his steps.
The ball is about 32 or 3 meters away from the goal, which is a bit far away for the average person to hit the goal directly.
The problem is that the left-handed Kolarov, who played as a cameo centre-back, is by no means an ordinary man.
Li Liang, who lined up with his teammates, remembers very clearly that he had seen on the Internet that when Kolarov was still playing for Lazio, his Blue Eagles midfield teammate Mauri made a cameo as goalkeeper in training, insisting on trying to defend Kolarov's free-kick without gloves.
As a result, poor Mauri was hit by Kolarov's heavy artillery bombardment and broke two fingers!
If the Tolisso shooting power he has seen is amazing, and the data value of this item has reached 87, Li Liang believes that Kolarov's shooting power value must be above 90!
Li Liang saw that the teammates around him who lined up the wall were cautiously guarding the vital points, and even raised their other hands to block their faces.
As soon as the referee's whistle blew, Kolarov began to run vigorously, only to see Li Liang in the human wall here, he realized that Kolarov would definitely shoot with a blast-
With a loud "boom", Li Liang closed his eyes and gritted his teeth, he already realized that the ball was flying towards him like a heavy cannonball!
There was a muffled sound of "bang", and Li Liang felt that his left shoulder was hit hard! He couldn't help but sit back and fall on the turf, and the ball was kicked out by Bakayoko in time!
Not only Li Liang, but the teammates and benches on the field were all nervous, and they saw Li Liang sitting on the ground tightly holding his left shoulder, which had just recovered!
Parker, the team doctor, had already gotten up and nervously held the medical kit in his arms.
Xiao Yu covered her mouth with her hands and screamed, she was worried that Li Liang's old injury would recur!
When Gaudino saw this scene in front of the TV, he couldn't help but stand up violently, and exclaimed, "It's broken!" β
Li Liang stretched out his arms and slowly lay back, could he no longer support it?!
When everyone's hearts were hanging in their throats, they saw Li Liang suddenly exert a standard "carp fighting" and stand on the turf with a steady volley!
He immediately ran to his position and at the same time reached out and gave a thumbs up in the direction of the bench, indicating that he was all right!
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, including Li Liang himself. When he was hit by the ball just now, Li Liang's own heart was also cold, and after he sat on the turf and moved a few times, he was surprised to find that he was safe and sound.
Gaudino waved his fist excitedly, and it seemed that the rehabilitation plan he helped Li Liang formulate had the expected effect!
Fabinho cut off City's throw-in and quickly returned the ball to his feet after a downturn.
He saw Li Liang suddenly run back, briefly shook off the bird, and immediately passed the ball, and when Li Liang just controlled the ball, the bird had already reappeared in front of him.
To Asuka's surprise, this time Li Liang did not divide the ball as quickly as before, but steadily controlled the ball and began to advance forward.
After Kolarov's "test", Li Liang has now regained 100% confidence in his body.
Although Asuka is extremely strong, it is always a little worse than the physical confrontations of Tolisso, Wanyama, and Toure that he has encountered.
In the last match against the Etihad, Li Liang found that Asuka's strength lies in his almost omnipotent all-roundness, but he also exposed obvious weaknesses when he played at left-back.
Li Liang found that there was an obvious problem with Asukai's position, and he always seemed to dare not get stuck in advance, but was more accustomed to using his super running ability to follow up.
Li Liang concluded at that time that Asuka was not known for its explosiveness and absolute power.
If you want to open the situation directly, this may be the only opportunity you can take advantage of in this game -
In any case, it's time to go head-to-head!
Now that the hidden dangers of the body have been eliminated, now is the best time.
Li Liang immediately turned his back to protect the ball when the bird approached, and tried to force a turn with his back against the bird while De Bruyne chased forward.
Asuka was furious, this guy actually wanted to eat himself!
He immediately resisted Li Liang's back with all his strength, but he didn't expect the opponent to take advantage of the situation to start in place and get rid of himself!
Asuka's start was noticeably slower by half a beat, and Li Liang had already pulled the ball between him and De Bruyne and turned around, followed by a beautiful croquette that broke through from Asuka's left side!
The bird's body couldn't keep up and almost collided with De Bruyne, and by the time they re-stabilized their bodies, Li Liang had already rushed out almost two meters!
His judgment was not wrong, and after continuous turning and changing direction and confronting his body, Asuka who was almost exerting force on the spot failed to catch up with him in time.
Stones has already strode up to meet Li Liang's forward path, Li Liang knows that it is extremely difficult to break through the frontal interception of this kind of genuine central defender, and there are Asuka and De Bruyne behind him!
He pedaled his bike against Stones, slowing down noticeably.
Amid the loud exclamations, Henry and Grimandi in the stands stood up at the same time, they already had a premonition of what was about to happen!