Chapter 1185: It's Not Time to Celebrate
After Ibrahimovic's goal, there was no singing over the stadium at Anfield.
Liverpool fans couldn't have imagined that when their team was in perfect shape, they would face Manchester City at home and let them score two goals in the first ten minutes of the game......
How is this game still played?
Even the most optimistic Liverpool fans are in pain and despair at this time.
You say it's okay to play against other teams.
Now Liverpool's opponent is Manchester City!
It's the glorious Manchester City!
Just how good he is, Liverpool fans know all too well.
When Liverpool is fighting back with all their might, how could Glory let go of so many opportunities to counterattack?
Think Real Madrid......
Liverpool fans are feeling desperate.
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Liverpool fans are right.
In the following game, although Liverpool regained their spirits, they desperately launched an attack on Manchester City's goal.
But after Manchester City recycled the whole line, they didn't have much to do.
Carroll had the ability to head the ball, so Liverpool kept sending crosses from the wings.
But Kompany and Lucio are not vegetarians either.
They can be relied upon when it comes to defending high balls.
Coupled with Manchester City's counterattack, Liverpool's backline was not at peace, and there was no way to provide much support for the attack.
Before the end of the first half, Manchester City led Liverpool 2-0.
John Mortensen said: "In 45 minutes they will equal Arsenal's record......
These words made the hearts of many Arsenal fans who were watching this game in front of the TV a lot cooler.
Could it be that their record can only dominate half a game?
Although Arsenal will still hold the record after Manchester City win this game, Arsenal fans want to completely monopolize this record.
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In the second half, the two sides changed sides again, with Liverpool besieging Manchester City while Manchester City shrank back defensively.
But no one thinks that Manchester City are on the back foot and could concede goals at any moment.
Because that's the normal form of play for Manchester City.
They shrunk their defense in order to play better counter-attacks.
As long as there is glory on the field, it cannot be said that they are at the bottom.
Liverpool attacked like crazy and hoped for an equaliser.
In the second half, Dalglish adjusted the attacking routine, changing the routine of blindly looking for Carroll in the first half with a high-altitude ball cross and letting Carroll head the ball.
After turning into a high ball to find Carol, let Carroll control the first drop point, and then give the football to Kuyt and Suarez.
Let these two strikers figure things out.
Dalglish's adjustment is mainly due to the fact that Carroll is too conspicuous as a high striker in the team, and he will definitely be targeted by Manchester City's central defenders.
Relatively speaking, Suarez and Kuyt are not under so much defensive pressure and they can look for openings.
Especially Suarez.
His movement is very ghostly and nimble.
However, these adjustments are of little use.
More often than not, it depends on the individual abilities of Kuyt, Carroll and Suarez.
There is no coordination at all.
If you have to say anything about cooperation...... A cross from the side, Carroll's header was ferried, and it was a match.
Such a simple combination did little in front of the defensive line formed by Lucio and Kompany.
Kompany and Carroll were also at odds with headers.
So Carroll's header ferrying success rate is not high.
In addition, in the 71st minute, Manchester City scored the third goal of the game through Zabaleta, which completely sealed the victory and extinguished the fighting spirit of the Liverpool players. They realise that if they continue to ignore the attacking of one qiē, then their backline will concede more goals altogether.
Liverpool believes that Manchester City has done it absolutely, especially Glory, and he doesn't know what it means to be "merciful"!
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Zabaleta scored, although there were still twenty minutes to go.
But John Mortensen has already announced in advance that Manchester City have equalled Arsenal's record.
"Unbeaten in 49 consecutive league games! Manchester City did it! And they did! John Mortenson shouted. When Arsene Wenger led Arsenal to a 49-league unbeaten run, we all thought that for a long, long time, no one would be able to break this record, but we didn't expect that in less than ten years, a team that none of us had thought about before appeared......"
"John, I don't think it's time to focus on Manchester City's record-equalising." "It's about whether they can set a new record and how many games their unbeaten streak will end up in?" Manchester City will host Tottenham Hotspur in the next round of the league. Tottenham Hotspur are now fifth in the league. If Liverpool loses this game, Tottenham Hotspur will be six points ahead of sixth-placed Liverpool. ”
Alan Hansen began to analyze.
'But the key is the gap between Chelsea and them, who are fourth in the league. Chelsea are now on 58 points and Tottenham are on 51, a seven-point difference between the two sides, which may seem like a big difference, but if Chelsea can't win Wigan Athletic in this round of the league and Tottenham Hotspur win again. The gap between the two sides will be narrowed, then the next game, the match between Manchester City and Tottenham Hotspur, Tottenham Hotspur will definitely fight desperately with Manchester City in order to qualify for the Champions League......"
"You have a point, Alain. But don't forget that Manchester City has glory, glory. John Mortenson smiled at Alan Hansen, interrupting him.
Alan Hansen was stunned.
Then he smiled bitterly: "You're right, John, I didn't take the Rong factor into account. Well, I'm sure Rong won't let those accidents happen. Didn't he say before that he would definitely break Arsenal's record? At least Manchester City won't lose in the next game......"
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When the referee blew the full-time whistle, Anfield was much quieter before the game.
City's substitutes rushed onto the pitch to celebrate with their team-mates as if they had won not a league game, but a Champions League final......
"Forty-nine! Manchester City are unbeaten in 49 league games! "It's over before the end of the game, but John Mortensen wants to make it emphasis.
Because important things have to be said twice......
"Compared to tying Arsenal's record, I am more concerned about Liverpool losing so completely at their home stadium. 0:3, not a single goal scored......" Alan Hansen pouted. He was Liverpool's main defender as a player, and Liverpool dominated not only England, but all of Europe.
As a passer-by, he was not very happy with Liverpool's performance in this game. Dalglish was his teammate at the time, but he constantly criticized Dalglish for his on-the-spot command in this game.
Liverpool were beaten by Manchester City without even scoring a goal, which was the most unhappy thing for him.
It's a complete rout......
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After the game, Rong Guang was surrounded by reporters, and everyone wanted to hear how he felt about tying Arsenal's record.
They think the Glory should be happy, after all, it is difficult to go unbeaten in 49 consecutive league games.
Who knew that Rong Guang said with a stern face: "Now is not the time to celebrate, because our goal is not just to tie the record." We'll do our best in the next game! ”
With that, he left, not at all to celebrate the victory.
Leaving a group of reporters looking at each other.
They knew that Glory had made a bet with the North London Clarion to try to beat Arsenal's record.
At the time, the North London Clarion criticized Glory for not being able to do anything but to show respect for others.
Now it seems that it may have been the criticism of the North London Clarion that was the impetus for Glory to decide to overtake Arsenal.
Because at first, Rongguang said that he was just a little interested in this record and wanted to try it.
As a result, he really turned this "trying" game by game into a reality, until now he has finally caught up with Arsenal.
The North London Clarion's face is going to be swollen, isn't it?
But it's hard to say, maybe people are deliberately provoking glory...... Before that, how many people in England knew about this tabloid whose influence could not even be produced in North London?
Someone glanced at George Allen in the crowd.
This former nobody in the English media industry is now known to many people.
But this name is out of ......
It's better not to come out.
George Allen could feel the meaning in the gazes of his peers.
To say that he is taking the opportunity to hype, it is a bit wrong to him.
He genuinely thought it would be impossible for Glory to lead Manchester City to a 49-game unbeaten run in the league.
Because that's not something he can say alone.
Who knows, who knows...... That kid actually brought the team to this point by himself!
Raw slapped himself in the face......
The ridicule he used to make at the beginning has now turned into the ridicule of others for himself.
This was something he hadn't expected at all.
Now that Arsenal's record has been shared by Manchester City, is it time to make it past then?
The next league game, Manchester City vs. Tottenham Hotspur in four days' time.
George Allen doesn't want to go to Manchester City Stadium to watch that game now......