Liverpool don't just defend, they still have a player who has performed well, and that is midfielder Xavi Alonso from Spain.

Xavi Alonso was single-handedly brought in by Benitez and was one of the standout Spanish players who came to Liverpool.

He began his professional football career with a small club called Antiguoko, before Alonso signed with his brother to Real Sociedad and took up the banner of his father's generation, following his father Peric Alonso and playing for Real Sociedad again.

In the 1999-2000 season, Alonso made his first appearance for Real Sociedad in the Spanish Copa del Rey match against Logonis, and he made 14 appearances this season, which is a good number for a rookie.

However, the following year, he was loaned to Eibar in the second division, where he returned for the second half of the season and became a regular in Real Sociedad.

The biggest change came in 2001, when Real Sociedad were in the relegation zone of La Liga, and Alonso told manager John Toshak that he was not afraid to take responsibility, so John Toshak appointed Alonso as captain in the hope that he could help the team avoid relegation.

Alonso was only 19 years old at the time, and he eventually helped Real Sociedad to relegation at the end of the season, and he began to make a name for himself.

The 2002-2003 season was a turning point for Alonso's rise to stardom, as he became a key figure for Real Sociedad and a combination of excellent strikers helped the team finish second in La Liga, behind the then star-studded Real Madrid, who had struggled with relegation.

In the 2003-2004 Champions League, Alonso made his debut in the Champions League, playing against the likes of Juventus, Galatasaray and Olympiacos, and his reputation grew, before joining Liverpool for £1,080 in August last year.

As a matter of fact. Alonso was questioned when he came to Liverpool, because many English fans believe that it is difficult for 'weak' Spaniards to adapt to the Premier League, and this sentence has been fulfilled in Josemi, Luis Garcia and others who came with Alonso, but Alonso quickly adapted to the Premier League and achieved an absolute main position, and his partnership with Steven Gerrard has attracted countless media and fans.

Now the pair are at the Manchester Stadium.

Liverpool almost can't get around Alonso in every attack, that is, Liverpool are very much suppressed by Manchester City, but when it comes to their attack. You can still notice Alonso, who shines more than Gerrard on the pitch.

The Liverpool fans in the stands cheered for Alonso again and again.

Wan Sheng sat in the coach's seat, watching Xavi Alonso's performance, and had to sigh, the talented player is really different, when the whole team is suppressed, Alonso can still perform so calmly, and the key is that he is still very young. It's definitely world-class.

When Wan Sheng studied the Liverpool squad, he knew there were two players to keep an eye on – Steven Gerrard and Alonso.

Against a player with a soft skill like Steven Gerrard, the average defense actually works very well. The key is that Gerrard's long-range shot threatens the goal, but James's gate can still be trusted, and Wan Sheng is not very worried, but Alonso is not easy to deal with. With such a player with outstanding body and even more outstanding skills, it is almost impossible to defend completely. It may be difficult for him to find opportunities in front of goal himself, but creating chances for his team-mates is his biggest threat.

How do you deal with a midfielder who is both technically and physically?

The most direct way that Wan Sheng can think of is to find someone to defend him closely, if he can't do it, he will defend toughly, foul him at critical times, and in short, cut off his contact with other teammates.

This defense is directly effective against anyone.

But Wan Sheng didn't do this, because he is still very confident in the team's defense, and now the team's defense relies on the means, in addition to defensive positioning, retreat and pressing, there are also his two coaching skills-

"Strong Barrier (High Tier):

Passive: All players are stuck in the state, and their defensive attribute rating is increased by 2

Active activation: The goalkeeper is the last line of defense, and under the power of the strong barrier, the reaction speed of the goalkeeper of the team you lead will be increased by 100% (it can only be activated once per game, the duration is five minutes, and the passive effect will be lost after activation). ”

"Resolute interception, defensive gear, coach Max's perfect skills.

When your team is in play, the steal success rate increases by 20 percent.

When your player is in play, all defensive stats are increased by 1.

When your player makes a steal, the 'Passing' stat is increased by 5. ”

The effect of these two skills is very obvious.

'Resolute Interception' was an early opportunity, and Wan Shengli used the upgrade opportunity rewarded by the mission to upgrade it to Coach Max's perfect skill, so that the success rate of steals increased to 20%, and it can also improve the defensive ability of everyone on the team, as well as the increase in the passing of accurate balls after a steal; 'Strong Barrier' is a high-level skill in the Wansheng upgrade draw, and the effect is also obvious, as long as the whole team retreats to defend, the defensive attribute evaluation will be increased by 2, but the main skill is still used at critical moments, and the defensive increase of the whole team is obviously much more obvious than the goalkeeper's own five-minute 'Brother Chun' state.

These two defensive skills are also all of Wansheng's defensive skills, and now he is 'training mastery', and if he wants to get new defensive and offensive skills, he can only rely on various tasks and achievement rewards.

The effect of the two defensive skills, coupled with Manchester City's own defensive foundation and the all-attack, all-defense, running and positioning of the new season's training, will make the team's defense so solid.

This is also the reason why Wansheng has confidence in the team's defense.

If he had met Liverpool before, he might have asked a player to keep an eye on Xavi Alonso, but now he doesn't have to, in such a situation where he is so suppressive and his own defense is quite tight, if Xavi Alonso can still perform very well, it is really equivalent to 'God is behind the opponent', and no one can do anything

On the pitch, Xavi Alonso played really hard.

He knew that the team was very passive, so he had to organise the attack, but City's pressing was too strong, and the whole game was pressing. The game became very tense and the pace was much faster, and he was a little uncomfortable, but he still insisted on relying on his ability to revitalize the attack.

After getting the ball this time, Alonso suddenly started to get around Morris and came with a through ball to the right side.

Riser on the left followed and got the ball!

Many Liverpool fans in the stands shouted loudly, because the front of Reese was empty, and Reese also desperately led forward after getting the ball. Just then he noticed a Manchester City player coming after him.

David Silva, the young man the coach gave special advice before the game.

For young people, there will always be some contempt in the hearts of the old players and feel that the opponent is a Premier League rookie, and the same is true for Reese, when he noticed David Silva, he did not pass the ball at the first time, but continued to dribble, as if he wanted to get rid of David Silva.

David Silva runs two steps to keep up!

Reese was overjoyed. He pulled the ball back quickly, and the frequency of his legs slowed down.

Sure enough, David Silva slowed down and seemed to be unable to keep up!

Reese curled the corners of her mouth. He said 'this kid has been tricked', but what he doesn't know is that David Silva has been playing in the back in Spain, how can he be deceived so simply. Just when he was happy, a Manchester City player in a blue and black striped jersey suddenly appeared on the left side and cut off the ball cleanly.

Reese kicked him in the foot. couldn't help but stumble forward and almost fell to the ground, only then did he skim the broken ball player - Manchester City's young defender Lescott out of the corner of his eye!

Suddenly the stands resounded with a huge cheer from Manchester City fans, which was much louder than the Liverpool fans just now, and the Manchester City fans seemed to be telling the Liverpudlians with their voices - don't be too arrogant, this is Manchester Stadium!

At the same time, a number of people shouted Lescott's name, apparently very happy with the young full-back's break.

Manchester Stadium commentator Berbart also praised, "Lescott was very decisive in his interception, and after a few months, his performance has become more and more consistent. I'm sure he'll be a world-class centre-back in two years' time, and maybe from now on, we'll expect him to be in the England squad."

Liverpool's attack was very final, and it was immediately Manchester City's turn to attack.

Manchester City had already suppressed Liverpool very strongly, and there was not much time for the ball to be converted, and when the Liverpool front-court players had just run back to the halfway, Manchester City's fast attack had already played through the half.

This counteroffensive is just too fast!

"Fight back! Manchester City's counterattack! Belbart chanted after him, he seemed to be a little distracted by the praise of Lescott, and by the time he finished saying this, the football was close to the Liverpool penalty area, but no one was going to blame him at this time, everyone was watching City's attack.

Anelka got the ball!

His position was broken in front of the penalty line, and he could lift his foot to finish the shot, and the Liverpool back line was tense.

Anyone knows how crazy Anelka's form is, and he has scored no less than Arsenal's gold medal goalscorer Thierry Henry with two games in hand.

In the summer, Anelka even had to leave Manchester City, when no one kept him, many people still think that he is a thing of the past, and he has dragged down the whole team at Manchester City, but now no one has made such a noise, although there are even rumors in the Manchester City team that he and manager Wan Sheng have a conflict, but no one can question his ability.

He's really one of the best strikers in the world!

The attention of the Liverpool defenders was all on Anelka, and Carragher, who was defending in front of him, stared at the ball at his feet with wide eyes, ready to watch for Anelka's next move.

At this time, the vast majority of people thought that Anelka would choose to shoot straight at goal!

Belbart also exclaimed, "Anelka's chance! He got the ball in front of the penalty area! Fantastic Anelka, what kind of goal is he about to show us!? ”

Wan Sheng also paid attention to Anelka.

He didn't know what Anelka was going to do, but he knew the best option was to get the ball to the left, as Robbie Fowler was almost in position.

This is a great opportunity!

As long as the tactical routine works properly, the football will appear at the feet of Robbie Fowler, who will go straight into the box and have a chance to face the goalkeeper.

But will Anelka opt for passing?

At this time, Anelka may not have time to think too much, he is in front of Carragher, and he has no time to think about tactics or anything like that, just according to his personal reaction to protect the ball.

On the other side, Finnan came, and if he was surrounded by two people, he would only be cut off.

Anelka was well aware of this, as he had already had a lot of similar experiences before he was 'suspended', he glanced left and right, and then saw the space on the left, which he passed without even thinking about it.

At the moment of passing, the Liverpool commentator was still saying lightly, "Anelka is surrounded!" ”

Belbart was saying, "Be careful! ”

Seeing Anelka's pass, Wan Sheng took a long breath, and then his heart lifted again.

On the field, Robbie Fowler, who was inserted in the back, received a pass from Anelka with almost no one to defend, and there was a big gap in front of him, and he burst into the penalty area without resistance!

Seeing this scene, Wan Sheng couldn't help but clench his fists!

The game is playing out according to his script!

"Anelka gets the ball on the left, Robbie Fowler!? Golden opportunity!! Belbart reacted and shouted in surprise, "Fowler! He burst into the box and faced the goalkeeper! ”

It was only then that Finnan, who wanted to help defend, ran towards Robbie Fowler, who was in a slightly better position, but reacted slowly for a split second, making it very difficult for him to stop in front of Fowler.

He followed with his right foot outstretched!

The long leg was directly in front of Robbie Fowler, Fowler didn't expect the opponent to defend like this, and he tripped and fell to the ground without reacting, and rolled forward twice before stopping.

"Penalty!?"

"Penalty!!" The referee ran over and awarded City a penalty.

The Manchester City fans cheered in surprise, the sound resounded in the sky, and the Manchester stadium was boiling at this moment.

What a penalty means, everyone knows very well, a penalty does not necessarily mean a goal, but at least 8 percent of the possible goals, and as long as there is a goal, it becomes much easier for Manchester City to win, and many people see another Manchester City victory in sight.

But Wan Sheng was not happy, but his face was full of worry.

He just kept an eye on Robbie Fowler, who was slowly standing up in front of the Liverpool goal, and Fowler grinned hoarsely and patted his legs.

It doesn't look like much of a problem, but it's still very worrying. (To be continued......)