Chapter 1023： .1023 can't lose!

League Cup quarter-finals, Anfield Stadium.

The crowded stadium was full of momentum.

Liverpool and Manchester City fans have now become the most antagonistic group in the Premier League.

When they are advancing in the Manchester City League, they will not let go of any opportunity to cheer for the team during a battle between the two teams.

Even if this game is just the League Cup!

On the contrary, it reflects the mentality of the fans!

When Situ Yunbing and Guardiola both put on a substitute rotation in this game, Fleet Street was not surprised.

The two teams died in the league. With the devil's schedule starting three days later, the League Cup game will definitely be strategically abandoned!

In other words, resignation!

The reason why Situ Yunbing wanted to mobilize the whole team before the war was because at this time any of Liverpool's substitute players would play a huge role, like the former Scotter and Vardy.

This League Cup contest can be seen as a two-team second-line competition.

Manchester City came to the away game and tended to play conservatively. After all, it is a substitute lineup and cannot be as dominant as the main lineup.

The front line relies on **** and Bernardo Silva, which is a bit inferior to Liverpool, who has Griezmann, Sancho and Sane.

In the midfield, the two teams are almost strangling each other with engineers. Liverpool's wing attack at the back line is obviously stronger. Guerrero and Arnold, who are almost full this season, can still provide more help to the attack than Manchester City!

In the game, the two teams competed for a confrontational explosion. Starting from the 3rd minute of the game, the two teams fouled every 2 minutes on average. The continuity of the game was not strong and the excitement was greatly reduced.

Both teams have retained their strength, but they will not easily lose the game!

Obviously it's just a League Cup, but Guardiola and Situ Yunbing are both seriously and actively directing the game from the sidelines!

The simple win or loss of the game is actually not important. It may even be a good thing for the two teams to withdraw from the League Cup early. After all, the League Cup semi-final is a two-round home and away game. This means that if the opponent is promoted and eliminated, then in the final There are at least two League Cups to play before!

Manchester City are desperate in the league, while Liverpool are not distracted by multi-line combat.

But no one can lose to the opponent in front of you!

This is a consideration of momentum and psychology!

Therefore, on the premise of preserving the strength, the substitution rotation to stimulate the strongest combat effectiveness is the tacit preparation of the two coaches before the game.

Liverpool's offensive is even stronger!

Whether it is individual ability or team combat ability, Liverpool must play better at home.

Although the two teams drew a goalless score in the first half, in the second half of the game, players on both teams received yellow cards. The number of yellow cards on Manchester City players was two more, which caused their defensive strength to decrease.

In the 59th minute of the game, Griezmann responded to Madison's pass from outside, and after hitting the wall with Sancho, he hit the penalty area and then directly smashed the ball to get rid of the Manchester City defender. The ball went into the far corner of the goal!

Liverpool lead Manchester City 1-0 at home!

The Red Army fans all cheered for Griezmann!

Situ Yunbing also clapped his hands and applauded, and then reminded the team to maintain the intensity of the game!

Never give Manchester City any chance!

Guardiola looked stubborn and continued to command the team to launch a counterattack!

Although Manchester City launched a counterattack with great momentum, but the performance in the final link of the attack was not satisfactory. Bernardo Silva still needs obvious improvement and experience, and some of the choices for handling the ball are not good.

In the 77th minute of the game, Sane received a pass from Guerrero on the left front of the game. After successfully reversing offside, he changed the direction of the ball and cut into the penalty area. When facing defender Denayer, he suddenly changed the direction of the ball but was caught. The opponent stretched his leg and tripped to the ground.

The referee decisively awarded a penalty kick!

Manchester City will protest fiercely to the referee. Denayer fiercely accused Sane of diving, but the referee’s penalty will not be changed!

Situ Yunbing was on the sidelines looking at the Manchester City penalty area with his hands on his hips and a serious face. Guardiola asked the fourth official to chatter but didn't get any response. He returned to the coaching bench angrily and took a few sips of water. Just screwed on the bottle cap and dropped the mineral water bottle to the ground!

The Liverpool side, Griezmann fought the penalty kick in one go!

When the football flew into Manchester City's goal, Situ Yunbing turned to face the stands, raised his arms repeatedly, and shouted "We are the strongest! We are the best team!"

The atmosphere at Anfield is bursting!

All Red Army fans cheered hoarse!

Even the narrators and reporters in the media booth were dumbfounded!

This is just a **** League Cup!

But Liverpool and Manchester City played an atmosphere of a final battle!

Of course they don’t understand. The players of the two teams who go all out to win the game every week, and the nearly perfect performance of the two teams for nearly half the season, have elevated the competition to another level!

Is this the League Cup?

Yes!

But this is a frontal fight between the two teams that is destined to run through the season!

Liverpool lead Manchester City by two goals!

In the last 10 minutes of the game, Manchester City seemed to be a little bit inferior, because **** and Bernardo Silva were obviously not strong players in this style of play.

Before the end of the game, Sancho missed an excellent opportunity that caused the Red Army fans to sigh, but then they received applause from the fans.

When the whistle sounded at the end of the game, Situ Yunbing raised his fists on the sidelines with a firm expression, he even turned around and raised his chin slightly to Guardiola!

Guardiola didn't go to see Situ Yunbing, but quickly walked towards the player's passage with an unhappy expression.

In the League Cup, Liverpool eliminated Manchester City and entered the semifinals!

In an interview after the game, Situ Yunbing spoke highly of the victory.

"If the opponent is not Manchester City, our victory will come more easily, but in the same way, if the opponent is not Manchester City, it will not make this victory so gratifying!

When you started talking about Liverpool losing the league title, we first eliminated Manchester City in the League Cup!

Next, we will catch up with them in the league! "

When the reporter asked Situ Yunbing, Manchester City was just on the bench!

Situ Yunbing also asked: "Isn't Liverpool? Have you seen any signs of Manchester City giving up the game?

Will they take the loss to Liverpool for granted? "

Guardiola hinted after the game that Liverpool received some care at home.

"From the first half of the game, Manchester City’s players will have more cards than Liverpool’s players. Obviously similar defensive actions, we will be called fouls, Liverpool may not, we will get a yellow card, but Liverpool will only get a verbal warning. .

The penalty kick in the second half is questionable.

I don't want this to happen again the next time Manchester City visits Anfield. "

Guardiola is also smart and knows to put pressure on the referee. Although this will definitely cause him to be warned by the FA, it is necessary for him to do so.

Because the next time Manchester City visits Anfield Stadium, if the two teams do not meet in the FA Cup, then it will be the match between the two teams at Anfield Stadium in the second half of the league!

As for the impact of Manchester City's elimination in the League Cup, Guardiola said nothing.

Originally Manchester City focused on the league. If the opponent is not Liverpool, even if they lose today, they may be relieved and able to concentrate on preparing for each round of the league!

Fleet Street’s evaluation of this battle is: a warm-up for the decisive battle!

After the end of the League Cup, Liverpool only has two days off, and then the Christmas Devil schedule will start. Liverpool will go to the Emirates Stadium to challenge Arsenal in the 19th round of the league, the half-final game!

Britain has entered the Christmas holiday. Situ Yunbing’s father-in-law and mother-in-law came to Liverpool to spend Christmas with them and to help take care of Sigrid, who is about to give birth.

The villa I live in is too big. If I am decorating the Christmas atmosphere myself, I’m afraid I can’t be too busy, so Situ Yunbing invited someone to decorate the house. A Christmas tree was placed in the living room of the house, and color bars were hung on the Christmas tree. Qiu, Situ Jin also received many gifts.

They were all sent by Situ Yunbing's former or current colleagues, players he coached, and his friends.

This made him and Sigrid very helpless, and now they both want to buy a gift for their children, they can't start!

Because Situ Jin basically has everything you can see on the market...

On the afternoon of December 22, Situ Yunbing attended the pre-match press conference at the Melwood Training Base.

The news hall is crowded with people, and all the major media or tabloid reporters on Fleet Street came here to hear what Situ Yunbing would say before the game.

Maybe they will hear the statement about Situ Yunbing's declaration of war on Klopp again.

Situ Yunbing will not appear in front of the media as a weak person, especially in the current situation.

When the reporter asked Situ Yunbing how he thinks Liverpool are 6 points behind Manchester City and 2 points behind Arsenal in the standings, Situ Yunbing smiled and said: "If we only look at our own record, 16 league games. With 15 wins and 1 draw, we should be satisfied, not dissatisfied!

Because no coach will ask the team when facing such a result: Why is there still a draw? !

But it is different from the previous situation, or I think this situation has never happened before!

When we looked around to see what other teams did, we found that one team had 17 wins and 1 tie in 18 league games, and another team had 16 wins in 18 league games!

The question is are we not performing well enough?

Obviously not!

The real problem is that we are not at the time to compete for the record!

But I will admit that Liverpool is now in a slightly passive position. Some people will say that Liverpool have two fewer matches, but fewer matches do not necessarily win, and even if we win the two make-up matches, we will only tie Manchester City. This is where we are passive! "