Chapter 698

Liverpool only won a small victory in the first leg of the Champions League 18 final, but the strong state continues. There is only one question about Liverpool: when will they stop?

Back in the League at the weekend, Liverpool visited Southampton, which is now ranked sixth in the Premier League and has a very eye-catching performance this season.

Even one of the strong contenders for the Champions League seat.

Liverpool's Premiership continued the first starts of the past few leagues, while Southampton played very conservatively at home. It is difficult to say how much trouble Liverpool had caused by hard and tenacious defense, but Liverpool's forward state began to decline, levandovsky missed two necessary goals, and Gareth bell failed to show a strong threat, Mbape worked hard, but he couldn't cry alone.

In the end, Liverpool made a 0-0 draw with Southampton after shooting 26 feet away without scoring a goal.

In an interview after the game, situ Yunbing said that the Champions League expedition to Ukraine in mid week had a great impact on the team's state, but they will adjust soon.

At the same time, Chelsea drew 1-1 with Burnley at home and missed the opportunity to narrow the gap with Liverpool.

There was no war in the middle of the week and Liverpool got plenty of room for adjustment.

In the upcoming 27th round of the league, Liverpool will face Manchester City at Anfield.

At the pre match press conference, situ Yunbing began to put pressure on Manchester City.

"Manchester City did well last season, but not this season.

More than a month ago, we can also say that Manchester City qualified in the Champions League group. They have made some progress in Europe, but they lack luck. After losing at home to Barcelona in the first leg of the knockout, I think it is a great blow to their morale.

Two consecutive defeats in mid and late January have knocked Manchester City out of the title race.

If the media still think that Manchester City has the hope of winning the league title this season, it must be ignorant and stupid, trying to mislead their fan readers and give Manchester City fans the most unrealistic fantasy.

In my opinion, Manchester City is very much like Liverpool. It has strong strength, can play some good games and firmly lock in the top four position in the Premier League.

But they didn't win the championship!

Tomorrow's game is a chance for Manchester City to prove itself. Similarly, I will expect Liverpool to prove my words with good performance! "

Pellegrini also talked about the championship situation before the game, and his tone was a little heavy.

"There are not only Liverpool but also Chelsea in front of us. There are only 12 rounds left in the league. It is really difficult for us to expect two competitors to make mistakes on the basis of our own efforts to be perfect!

But everything has hope.

If we give up, there will be no hope.

There is no doubt about Liverpool's strength, but it is absurd to say that Manchester City did not fight back in front of them.

We will try to beat Liverpool at Anfield. If we do, I think there will be some subtle changes in the competition pattern! "

Of course, the happiest is Chelsea. They just need to play their own game, and then they can sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight!

Maybe many teams and fans in the Premier League are cheering for Manchester City, hoping that Manchester City can delay Liverpool's progress at Anfield.

At least don't let the championship suspense disappear before May!

On the last day of February, Anfield stadium ushered in the highlight of this round of League, with Liverpool playing Manchester City at home!

On a sunny afternoon, situ Yunbing stood on the sideline quietly waiting for the start of the game.

Pellegrini stopped to watch situ Yunbing after entering the stadium and sat down in the coach's seat of the visiting team after a few seconds.

When he came to England to coach, Pellegrini was most impressed by what situ Yunbing had said to him.

It seems that Manchester City has not really become a stumbling block on Liverpool's way forward!

For nearly two years, Pellegrini felt powerless!

Not only in the direct dialogue, but also in the overall performance of the team's multi-line operations throughout the season, Manchester City is absolutely weaker than Liverpool.

As a manager, it is difficult to repeatedly emphasize the strength comparison between the lineup and the opponent. It seems to be shirking responsibility and cowardly behavior.

But this highlights the gap between the level of coaches.

Pellegrini secretly sighed, then put aside his thoughts and focused on the dialogue between the Premier League powers!

Situ Yunbing doesn't have any thoughts about Manchester City.

In his opinion, Manchester City is just like this in Pellegrini's hands, which is more than enough.

From the Mancini era to today, a cycle of almost five years in Manchester City has shown that the shape of this team is basically stable, but it has no amazing power.

Can make achievements in the Premier League, but can't dominate!

The hardware condition is not bad, at least not much.

If you want to make a big breakthrough and development, you must change the team form. There is no doubt that the coaching team does this work.

The starting players of the two teams walked into the Anfield stadium in high spirits, and each player looked strong and ready to play a big game.

The Anfield stadium is full of noise. The Red Army and blue moon fans have created a good battlefield atmosphere for the players of the two teams!

"Good afternoon, everyone. In the 27th round of the English Premier League, the defending champion Liverpool will play Manchester City at home at Anfield!

Before the start of the game, Liverpool topped the list, 3 points ahead of second place Chelsea and 9 points ahead of third place Manchester City!

It can be said that the result of this game will directly determine whether Manchester City still has the chance to compete for the league title this season!

Manchester City must be unbeaten at least to maintain its qualification for the title. Otherwise, it will fall behind and give Liverpool 12 points. Then, with 11 rounds left in the league, Manchester City will certainly have no chance to reverse!

Liverpool's recent state is obvious to all. It is definitely the strongest team in the Premier League and even the five major leagues in Europe.

Manchester City, on the other hand, is up and down. Once they were only 2 points behind Liverpool, but failed to seize the opportunity to bite Liverpool. Now they are 9 points behind.

Before the game, most media were optimistic that Liverpool could beat Manchester City at home and score three points.

I think this is also situ Yunbing's style. He will certainly kill Manchester City's championship hope at home.

Well, let's look at the starting lineup of the two teams.

Liverpool started 433 today

Goalkeeper: telstegen.

Defenders: azpiliquetta, Van Dijk, kulibali, Robertson.

Midfield: Capello, Coutinho, Cantor.

Forwards: mbape, levandovsky, Gareth bell.

Liverpool today took Cantor back from injury to strengthen their defense in the middle and back.

Manchester City started 442 today

Goalkeeper: Joe Hart.

Defenders: sabaletta, kompani, Mangala, krarov.

Midfield: Stirling, Yaya Toure, fernandinho, Silva.

Forwards: Dzeko, Aguero.

Basically, there was nothing unexpected about the starting lineup of the two teams, but Manchester City did not take the formation of 433 but 442, which was unexpected.

The kick-off ceremony before the game has been completed. Let's see what sparks the two teams will spark in this competition and whether Manchester City can continue to maintain the hope of winning the championship after this game! "

The cheering at Anfield shook all sides. Almost amid the noise, Liverpool took the lead in kicking off.

Cutinho skewed the ball to full back Robertson at the back of the center circle, and then the Liverpool formation began to press on. Manchester city came forward to resist the harassment, and the overall formation retreated and pressed behind at a glance.

This is the rhythm of Liverpool's counterattack.

Situ Yunbing is not surprised. Pellegrini still has self-knowledge. If Manchester City doesn't pick up their tail and be a man on the road, it's really arrogant and stupid.

Liverpool did not blindly speed up the pace of attack. When Gareth bell controlled the ball on the left in the front court, sabaretta, Yaya Toure and Sterling attacked him on three sides. As a result, Gareth bell fell into a desperate situation. Helpless, he suddenly turned to the side and knocked the ball back. Robertson followed up and quickly crossed the ball to the center.

Cutinho dribbled the ball horizontally in front of fernandinho, who dared not rush away from the front of the restricted area, which made cutinho easily find space to cross the ball to mbape's feet.

Mbape made a forward breakthrough and made krarov's center of gravity withdraw. However, he crossed the ball to the right in front of the restricted area and suddenly lifted the ball to the far point of the restricted area.

Manchester City will look back and see Gareth bell running to meet the ball and heading straight to the goal!

Joe Hart blocked the near corner of the goal, played steadily and held the ball in his arms smoothly.

"Liverpool's attack after the opening turned into a shot. Although Gareth Bell's header did not test Joe Hart, Liverpool's attack fluency and transfer rate are still impressive. Manchester City needs to be vigilant against Liverpool's sudden attack transfer!

It is likely that Liverpool will be able to complete the attack transfer and create a threatening shot in just a few seconds! "

Manchester City's first offensive was not ideal.

When Sterling appeared very restrained in the right attack, Manchester City's attack was like a mouse catcher, for fear that once he lost the ball, he would turn around and couldn't defend in time. If Liverpool played a fast attack, the defense line would be in jeopardy.

When the midfield attack fell patiently, the Liverpool formation retreated and laid a tight defense. Silva finally passed the ball straight from the left to Aguero in the front and middle of the field. The latter was very close to Dzeko, but they were trapped in the siege of Liverpool because of insufficient use of the flanks.

There was defensive pressure from van Dijk behind Aguero. When he came out to find Dzeko, the ball was broken by Casimiro.

Liverpool just broke the ball, Manchester City's middle and back court players immediately withdrew, the defense was closely arranged, and it was obvious that they had a dense defensive posture!

Maybe I was really scared by Liverpool!