Nine Hundred and Ninety-Seven: Immortals Fight!
The battle between Liverpool and Manchester City is attracting worldwide attention!
This is definitely a contest between super teams that are very rare in contemporary European football!
Even if Manchester City encountered Waterloo last season, it is the biggest gimmick that the strength of the lineup will not decline but rise in the new season!
Fairies fight!
Situ Yunbing led his team to visit the Etihad Stadium on the weekend. The football atmosphere in Manchester was extremely frenzied. When Situ Yunbing entered the stadium, he was attracted by the deafening cheers.
The photographers on the sidelines looked forward to it, and finally got their wish to take pictures of Situ Yunbing and Guardiola greeting each other on the sidelines.
After shaking hands with Guardiola, Situ Yunbing simply greeted each other, showing demeanor and etiquette, and there was no other communication.
The two came to the coach command area and stood still, waiting for the start of the game.
Guardiola's expression is calm. He doesn't hold any grudges against Situ Yunbing's sudden attack on him last season. To be honest, Situ Yunbing made him realize the cruelty of the Premier League earlier and more deeply!
Especially Situ Yunbing is the ruler who defends his own throne. If Guardiola is replaced, he may not be as aggressive as Situ Yunbing, but he will definitely not be polite to his competitors.
After a summer of rest, Manchester City is back on the road. The start of the new season has not been a moth, but it is not what Guardiola expected to meet Liverpool so early. They are better than Arsenal, at least they are playing at home!
Situ Yunbing knows that Manchester City's second rise in the Premier League has become a trend, and failure is a more exciting booster, but all aspiring giants basically have the quality of knowing shame and courage, and Manchester City is no exception, especially for perfectionists Guardiola!
How badly he fell last season, how strong his rebound will be this season!
Situ Yunbing couldn't help feeling extremely excited, which was completely different from his calm feeling when he faced Manchester United in the UEFA Super Cup.
Because Guardiola's team is full of too many unknowns in terms of performance!
The starting players of the two teams came onto the field holding their caddies, and the Etihad Stadium erupted into cheers that shook the sky!
"Good afternoon, dear viewers, welcome to the fourth round of the 2017-2018 Premier League season!
Blue Moon Manchester City sits at home against the defending champion Red Army Liverpool!
Both teams have won three consecutive victories in the first three league games of the season. I don't know who can continue to win this game after this round!
Manchester City is the team with the most obvious improvement in summer preparations among the Premier League teams. They have enriched the defense line, while Liverpool have only replaced personnel on the front line. Vardy left the team and Griezmann arrived.
Chelsea focused on the league last season and was able to compete with Liverpool for the championship until the last moment, and Manchester City will definitely devote themselves to the league this season, so Manchester City ranked second among all teams in terms of enthusiasm for winning the championship this season. The name is of course the Red Army Liverpool, who have won five consecutive Premier League titles!
Can Manchester City beat title favorites Liverpool at home?
If they can do it, there is no doubt that Manchester City will be more favored by the outside world, which will also greatly stimulate their confidence and fighting spirit!
Let's take a look at the starting lineups of both sides.
Manchester City start 4141 at home.
Goalkeeper: Ederson.
Defender: Walker,
Stones, Otamendi, Mendy.
Midfield: Danilo, De Bruyne, Fernandinho, Silva, Aguero.
Forward: Gabriel Jesus.
Liverpool start 433 away.
Goalkeeper: Ter Stegen.
Defenders: Alexander-Arnold, Van Dijk, Koulibaly, Guerrero.
Midfield: Casemiro, Eriksen, Kante.
Forwards: Mbappe, Lewandowski, Gareth Bale.
It is worth mentioning that Robertson has returned from injury, but to be on the safe side, Situ Yunbing just placed him on the bench today.
The game is about to start, let us look forward to the performance of the two teams in this game together! "
There was obvious excitement in Situ Yunbing's bright eyes. He couldn't wait and hoped that the game would start soon.
Guardiola is full of seriousness, but there is a bit of tension in his seriousness.
This is a contest to test the results of Manchester City's summer preparations in his eyes!
With the whistle of the referee, the noisy and restless Etihad Stadium ushered in the pinnacle of the Premier League this season!
The guest Liverpool took the lead. After Lewandowski dialed the ball, Gareth Bale knocked the ball back. The Manchester City players immediately stepped forward to counterattack. At the same time, the midfielders also began to block and cut Liverpool's offense. formation.
After Liverpool's midfield and backcourt made continuous and rapid pass adjustments, Arnold sent a kick over the top from the wing in front of the center line.
Mbappe turned around quickly beside Mendy and succeeded in anti-offside. Before the football was about to fly out of the bottom line, he took off and padded the ball to the middle of the penalty area.
Lewandowski simultaneously followed up and ran obliquely to grab Otamendi's position, and directly shook his head to hit the goal!
The football flew to the far corner of the goal, and Ederson played calmly, moved and took off the ball from the air.
"Less than 1 minute into the game, Liverpool completed the first goal, Mbappe made an extreme cross, Lewandowski actually responded and completed the header!
Manchester City fans should feel the pressure, as do the Manchester City players on the field! "
Ederson kicked off quickly, Manchester City launched a fast break from the right, Danilo received a pass from Walker in the fast forward, and then cooperated with De Bruyne in the center to hit the wall, even Kanter was the first time. De Bruyne launched a blockade, but was still kicked out by the opponent.
Manchester City showed an excellent competitive state!
Danilo, who continued to advance, passed the ball obliquely to the right of the penalty area under the pressure of Guerrero's quick return.
Jesus ran quickly to respond, and the ball moved forward to the right. Although it passed in front of Coulibaly, the starting position was not very good, but he still forced a volley!
The football flew straight to the near corner of the goal, and Ter Stegen also moved quickly and confiscated the ball!
"Wow! Manchester City also completed the first goal after the opening, Jesus' shot failed to test the Liverpool goalkeeper Ter Stegen!
Will Liverpool take control of the situation?
No!
They immediately launched a fast break! "
Eriksen responded to Casemiro's pass in the middle circle and then kicked the ball to find Kante. The latter sent a diagonal pass to the ground. The football rolled to the left side of the front field. When Gareth Bale took the ball, he wanted to break through When Walker, Walker used physical confrontation to block Gareth Bell out of the sideline.
The referee whistled for a foul by Walker.
Manchester City fans booed immediately in protest of the referee!
Situ Yunbing now somewhat understands Guardiola's summer signings.
He spent 100 million pounds to introduce Walker and Mendy. These two full-backs have similar characteristics. In fact, their skills are not very delicate, and their speed is not bad, but they are definitely not the best offensive full-backs. He is tall and powerful, with absolute frontal defensive interception and confrontation capabilities!
Such a full-back, even if the opponent breaks through, can always use the advantage of physical confrontation to foul and delay the opponent's attack!
In this era, it is too difficult to introduce offensive full-backs who can attack and defend well!
The top full-backs are all priceless, and they have been "out of stock" in the transfer market for a long time!
Guardiola can only change his mind to strengthen the full-back position.
Instead of using those full-backs who are not sharp enough offensively and have fearful defenses, it is better to honestly lay a solid foundation for defense first!
As for the offensive problem, it is actually not a headache for him.
After all, there are De Bruyne and Silva for offensive organization creativity, and for individual breakthroughs, he has Sterling and Mahrez.
It's just that facing Liverpool today, Sterling was unable to play due to injury.
After strengthening the line of defense in this way, Manchester City has indeed obtained a layer of protection when dealing with the opponent's side counterattack and fast break, especially in the Premier League that pays attention to physical confrontation!
Liverpool took a free kick from the side of the front court, and Guerrero stepped in and turned to the inside track. He responded to Eriksson's pass and rushed past De Bruyne's side, facing Fernandi Guerrero swung the ball with his left foot and swayed past the opponent. When Fernandinho turned around to chase, Guerrero directly passed the ball to the back of the penalty area!
Guerrero's series of operations made Situ Yunbing a little stunned on the sidelines, and it was done in one go!
The football hoisted into the right side of the penalty area was directly volleyed by Mbappe and hit Manchester City's goal in a flanking state!
But because of Mendy's interference, his shot missed the spot, and Ederson hugged the football after it bounced off the ground.
call!
All the fans were amazed.
Ederson just threw the ball out to find Silva who was running, but after stopping the ball, Silva pulled the ball and changed direction to dodge Eriksson's counter-robber, but was rushed by Kasemi Luo broke the ball!
Guardiola looked nervous on the sidelines. Conceding the ball in the backcourt is a big taboo!
After stealing the ball, Casemiro decisively passed the ball diagonally to the right.
After Arnold followed up, he passed the ball diagonally in the middle, and Eriksson kicked the ball over to the front left of the penalty area.
Gareth Bale made a quick inward cut to meet the ball and shoot furiously!
The football goes straight to the far corner of the goal!
Edson made a full save this time, but it was obviously slow!
When he was already a little desperate, he looked back and saw the football flying up to the stands against the outside of the right goal post. He was relieved, but he still had lingering fears!
Manchester City fans looked at each other and the people around them, everyone had a feeling of deja vu.
Thrilled!
"The rhythm is too fast! After Silva was intercepted, Liverpool quickly launched a fast attack in the frontcourt. In a blink of an eye, the ball reached Gareth Bale's running line, and his shot was a hair's breadth away from the goal!
If the ball is slightly in the direction of the goal, it is an absolute dead end!
Manchester City escaped, although we can understand that Manchester City wants to seize the opportunity to play a threatening fast break, but we must pay attention to the success rate!
Otherwise, in the face of Liverpool's strong midfield counterattack, Manchester City might play with fire and set themselves on fire! "
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