Yes!
Liverpool's defence was completely pierced by Manchester City!
When Aguero stabbed the ball into the near corner of the Liverpool goal, not only the Manchester City fans were cheering wildly, but also the reporters and critics on the media table raised their arms and cheered!
Because they see Manchester City's hope of winning the title!
Manchester City is indeed the most qualified team in the Premier League to challenge Liverpool. They have the opportunity to take off the crown from Liverpool and put it on their head!
Aguero rushed to the sidelines, clenched his fist and shouted, and the whole Manchester City fans were too excited to help themselves!
They broke Liverpool's goal at Anfield!
One more!
One more and they'll turn things around!
Break Liverpool's five-year rule over the Premier League!
Will a new king be born today?
"Aguero, break the door! The ball is in! Liverpool's defence was completely torn apart by Manchester City's attack this time!
From jingduo an's control of the ball to de Brauner's feet, when the ball right returned to jingduo an's feet, he sent a fatal straight plug!
Jesus sent a key pass in the hinterland of the right rib of the restricted area, while Aguero finished in the running position!
They didn't give coolibali or van Dijk a chance to defend and close down!
It all happened so fast!
Manchester City equalized the score before the end of the first half, which brought back the suspense of the Premier League title!
Manchester City still need another goal to reverse the victory and defeat and subvert the Red Army dynasty!
But I think the situation will be good for Liverpool because there will be less and less time left in the game!
Liverpool 1-1 Manchester City! "
Guardiola also rarely clenched his fist and roared after witnessing Aguero's goal!
Even though he has played in the Champions League finals twice and played the Spanish National derby with global attention for many times, today's duel is the most important and challenging summit duel in Guardiola's coaching career so far!
Situ Yunbing secretly clenched his teeth. This wave of Manchester City's attack has achieved the ultimate in space, player running, covering, interspersed and timing!
Although Liverpool have played against opponents like Real Madrid with two world-class midfielders, Real Madrid is still not as creative as Manchester City!
In fact, it is easy to compare. By comparing the process of all goals scored by Real Madrid in the season with that of Manchester City, it can be found that de Brauner of Manchester City is more sharp in offensive creativity than the two midfielders of Real Madrid.
Real Madrid focus on control, while Manchester City focus on penetration!
Although Liverpool's previous defensive adjustment has some effect, there are new problems.
Limiting Aguero's withdrawal point is tantamount to giving Manchester City more space for midfield activities!
Situ Yunbing almost wanted to slap himself!
He ignored this before adjusting.
Perhaps he is used to his opponent's conservatism and passivity in the face of Liverpool. It is expected that even if Manchester City is eager to attack, Guardiola's change to the team this season is obvious, which has been downshifted from the radicalization of last season.
This is also an important aspect of Manchester City's progress this season: defense!
Last season Manchester City lost 39 goals in the league, averaging more than one!
But they have only lost 24 goals so far this season!
The progress of this defensive data is a significant increase in defensive strength!
But on the crucial day of the decisive battle, Manchester City really went out!
Guardiola cannot fail to know that when the two midfielders of Manchester City oppress the forefront of Liverpool's restricted area, once their attack is frustrated, Liverpool's three-line rapid counterattack is absolutely capable of taking away their defense!
From full backs to midfielders to forwards, Liverpool have the ability to play a number advantage. Even if the number is balanced, Liverpool can break through their defense in the counter attack.
But Manchester City did so firmly, which shows that Guardiola came to Anfield with the determination to break the boat!
good shot!
It's a good ball!
Situ Yunbing was excited to have such an opponent!
After winning the Champions League last season, he felt more or less lonely.
Because Manchester City failed in the league and klopper's arsenal had some inherent shortcomings, Chelsea and Manchester United were never his worries.
This season, both clop and Guardiola have shown a stronger performance than last season, and so is situ Yunbing!
The battle of the gods has finally ushered in the most brilliant chapter!
In mid and late May 2018, they jointly wrote the most explosive peak duel in the Premier League and European football!
Situ Yunbing gestured at the sideline to keep the team steady!
The first half of the game was almost over and he didn't intend to gamble.
If Liverpool can easily break through the Manchester City defence, he will put more pressure on Liverpool, but obviously the core of the victory or defeat of this game is not strength. The strength of both sides will not be higher or lower, and the fundamentals will not change.
But if you want to win the competition, you need careful design and ideas and direction!
Guardiola's idea at this time is the same as situ Yunbing. There is not much time left in the first half of the game, so there is no need to take risks!
In particular, Liverpool will take the lead in controlling the ball. Manchester City died of the collapse after radicalization last season, and this season has indeed paid more attention to the balance of attack and defense, but also enhanced the team's confrontation ability.
Now he orders the whole team to retreat to defense, and the front is no exception!
Situ Yunbing praised Manchester City's performance: he can bend and stretch! Manchester City is finally king!
Before the end of the first half, Liverpool's attack formed a long-range shot in the front court, but Cantor's long-range shot finally deviated from the goal.
The referee blew the whistle at the end of the first half of the game, and the fans cheered and saluted!
Although Liverpool and Manchester City did not play the traditional British passion against each other in the first half, they shocked all the audience in the pursuit of quality and the expression of offensive tactics to destroy the opponent's defense!
Situ Yunbing and Guardiola walked into the player channel with a worried look.
They are thinking about how to defeat the enemy in the second half and guard against the opponent at the same time!
This is the most wonderful part of their game.
This is by no means a game that can crush opponents by relying on hard power!
It is undeniable that most of their games in the season can win without too strong tactics, but they always pay great attention to tactics from the beginning of the season to today, in order to let the team play its strongest strength in the peak duel!
When situ Yunbing returned to the dressing room, he stood in front of the tactical board and said nothing.
After the players returned to the dressing room, they didn't chat, but took the time to rest and recover.
When situ Yunbing began to make adjustments, he spoke surprisingly.
"In the second half, we have to make a replacement adjustment first. Henderson came on to replace Eriksson!"
Eriksson was surprised, but did not complain at all. He had obeyed the command of situ Yunbing for a long time. He knew situ Yunbing as well as his teammates.
His performance in the first half was definitely not bad. He was even an indispensable link in Liverpool's attack.
Situ Yunbing is also different from other coaches. The reason for the replacement of many coaches is that the player's performance is not good and his state does not meet expectations, so he will make replacement adjustment.
But the replacement of situ Yunbing will not only consider these, but also have deeper technical and tactical purposes.
Henderson didn't expect to be replaced so soon and listened more carefully to situ Yunbing's next adjustment.
After replanning the tactics of the second half, situ Yunbing clapped his hands to boost the team's morale and told them: "the first half game has proved that Manchester City is very close to our strength. They have the opportunity to win from Anfield and win the championship at the same time!
Our performance is not worse than theirs, but it requires us to continue to take out all our strength to play in the second half without any distraction!
This is bound to be a race recorded in history. We are not people waiting for history, we are people who create and write history! "
The red army generals nodded one after another to cheer on each other.
Situ Yunbing came to the sideline before the start of the second half of the game. Guardiola stood on the sideline with his arms around his chest. He was originally a calm attitude, but before the start of the game, he saw situ Yunbing standing outside the center line with Henderson in his arms!
He expected situ Yunbing to make adjustments, but the replacement was by no means one of them, which was really a change that caught Guardiola unprepared.
He almost had to reassess in his mind the changes since Liverpool replaced Henderson!
The scene camera caught situ Yunbing saying a few words in Henderson's ear before he appeared, and then Henderson appeared and replaced Eriksson!
Even the Red Army fans looked at each other and were surprised.
Did Eriksson play badly in the first half?
I'm afraid it's hard to ask a hundred or a thousand people. One said Eriksson didn't perform well and should be replaced!
Although he is not as penetrating as de Brauner in the attack and can instantly tear the opponent's defense, at least he is also the most important hub in Liverpool's attack system!
"I didn't expect Liverpool to change before the second half!
Henderson replaced Eriksson!
Eriksson was involved in almost all the threatening attacks in Liverpool's first half!
His role is self-evident. Can Henderson play the same role as Eriksson?
If not, this replacement may become a key turning point in the game!
But I think according to situ Yunbing's calm coaching style, he can't make a hasty decision to change people because he can't withstand the pressure. He must have his tactical vision!
The specific effect can only be judged from Henderson's performance. "
On the bright side, Liverpool's replacement of Eriksson is to reduce the offensive investment, because Henderson has always been considered an engineer midfielder.
So does this mean that Liverpool will start to transform into defensive counterattack?
Guardiola doesn't think it will change like that, but Manchester City need to guard against it!