Many people expect the Premier League's King Mountain to be Mars hitting the earth, but in recent years, Manchester City and Liverpool have actually met in two open modes: either unrestrained and downright, or utilitarian shame, no intermediate state.
But interestingly, the two always make the same choice in terms of tactical openness, sometimes they don't wake up together, sometimes they play hooligans together, and the editing together is a medical record, which is full of drugs that fans of both teams have taken over the years.
And this game, as soon as the opening shows the rhythm of the pharmaceutical factory to eat the closure, because Liverpool's platoon is probably like this:
First, the release of a long-awaited stream of mad dogs, the front pressure of the midfield is basically a state of 3 goals behind in the first round of the knockout round.
Second, the cooks were in front, and Henderson and Thiago took turns rushing forward with powder kegs, and The Hens were often ahead of Salah.
Third, Arnold and Robertson pressed the accelerator button all the time, posing for a sprint at all times.
In short, Liverpool's majestic tactics are full of "go to his defense" temperament, and Klopp's mind must have simulated the following images countless times: "Henderson's front steal - Thiago picked up canceló - Arnold's empty cross - Air Bully Jota jumped high - crushed Manchester City's weak chicken defense that lost Ruben Díaz - OK, play".
However, this extreme tactic was cracked in the first ring: the oppression of Liverpool's frontcourt was all ineffective labor of mixed labor, which could not be grabbed at all.
It is not surprising that stones and Laporte joined Manchester City's main selling points that year were foot efforts, coupled with the fact that it was often B-seater who returned to the backcourt to help out the ball, resulting in Hendersons being lightly shaken by Manchester City players every time they rushed to grab it, and there would be hard straightness after being shaken, and they had to slow down for two seconds to cancel the post-shake.
In this way, Liverpool's idea of grabbing the start became the door to the middle. When De Bruyne has Matip on the ballistic track you know that things are not good, because this guy has always played Manchester City with his own refractive genes, and it is difficult to predict life and death at any time. Sure enough, Tintin shot a long-range shot, and the old horse used various complements to help you know the way again...
In this way, Liverpool's opening tactics were the first to be hit by a stick. The good news is that in the Premier League's instant assist list, Arnold is first, Robertson is third, and you let the two of them form a connection basically to feed the cake column, jota angrily eats a cake in the middle to equalize the score.
The bad news is that if these two men can play the base in this position, it means that only the center-back + Fabinho is left in the defense. In order to cope with this, Liverpool took out a tactic with ease and familiarity - this tactic was created by the old scum, committed to achieving the effect of invalidating the opponent's attack power at the least cost, and with the performance of var, the past two years have basically been pure to the level of repelling mosquitoes and evil spirits and bullying.
The tactic is: create an offside.
Usually this tactic does have a miraculous effect, but today... Put it this way, Liverpool spent 30 minutes out of a negative textbook called "How to Keep the Opponent in a Position Of Offside In Offside Tactics" at all times.
In fact, Liverpool's offside position has always been problematic, after all, four people digging traps together will always have a moment when they can't draw a straight line, and they have been smashed to death by Brentford before, but the general team's flank fast horse and counterattack ability simply can't catch this weakness of Liverpool.
However, this is different when it comes to Manchester City. They were too fast, too precise, whether it was B seat or Tintin or Rodri or even Laporte, they could find Arnold and Robertson on a 30-meter long pass, resulting in Liverpool's offside line being drawn in a hurry, stunned to draw a straight line with a sheep's intestines and a snake line.
In the last 20 minutes of the first half, Liverpool repeatedly jumped across the edge of infinity close to being hammered by failing to create an offside position. Moreover, some people have always had a tradition of hanging up pit teammates in defense, basically symbolically chasing back on singular days and sleeping in place on even-numbered days.
Sure enough, in a Manchester City free kick defense, Arnold suddenly lost his dream - he followed and inexplicably did not run, when Jesus flew out a kick to shoot, Arnold was idly strolling back, and even with a hint of leisure after voluntarily withdrawing from the inner roll...
Throughout the first half, Guardiola thoroughly ate the weakness behind Liverpool. Liverpool want to grab the ball and fight back on the spot, but Henderson's skill level is a bit unable to keep up with the rhythm of this level; Fabinho is characterized by interceptions near the middle circle, but Manchester City's attack does not go through the midfield at all; Van Dijk and Matip are both experts in frontal defense and prejudgment, but in the first half they were in a state like drinking three bowls of industrial alcohol each...
As a result, Henderson's ineffective premise, Arnold's repeated drops, coupled with unsustainable offside tactics, the enhanced version of the death three-piece set has cultivated Liverpool with a temperament that is bound to die.
In this case, Liverpool's defense mainly relies on Sterling, who uses the running position to shake the Manchester City players while getting the ball to break the siege smoothly, and every time he receives the ball, he will always have a grateful heart, hating that he can't write a sentence on the brain goal of "one day to join the army for life". And Liverpool's attacking opportunities are mainly created by Ederson, knowing that Zhan Jun + Zhang Lu is casting spells in the far east, Ederson is still working on the goal line, is it to rehearse in advance how to trap Benzema?
Overall, the first half was a duel between monsters on the flanks, with 22 players on both sides carrying 42 lungs. This game, no matter who changes the opponent, has basically ended the game, but because this is the highest level of the Premier League showdown, so the two sides are stunned to play a unique viewing experience:
- Liverpool are pressed like this, Manchester City can still play?
- Manchester City have played like this, Liverpool has not spent it?
And Klopp, who lost a move in the first half, will certainly not let it go. He gave a slap to the sleepwalkers in the half-court lounge, and then decided to treat the other with his own body.
First, since Arnold has a bug in the offside position, let him stay in the front.
Second, since Salah's defense was useless, let him run away.
At the beginning of the second half, Liverpool had a strange picture of "Alisson driving a big foot in front of the goal to find Arnold in the opponent's penalty area", and when Liverpool also began to bypass the midfield, the city's defense also began to open behind the city...
I have to say that some things are like looking for a remote control, the more anxious you are, the more he does not appear. When you gave up, he suddenly jumped out and equalized.
In fact, Arnold + Salah double ghost behind Canselo is Klopp's most anticipated shot of this scene. After Being eliminated by Mane twice in succession, Salah took the initiative to extend the hand of African friendship, which is basically a planned extra meal.
Faced with a formidable opponent, Liverpool could only crush the existing definition into a happy potato chip and reshape it. Then, Liverpool's chaotic style of play finally began to work. In the first 20 minutes of the second half, Liverpool gradually turned the tide. One is because Manchester City's physical strength cannot support such a large dose of back-running in the first half, and the other is because after The accuracy of Manchester City's long passes began to decline, Arnold, who was deep in the offside line, was able to uncover the coffin and strike back.
In between, City began to shift to strategic defence, and the main counterattack was changed to a straight middle - De Bruyne's soul-destroying pass - half-blood Van Dyck defending centre-forward Sterling...
I have to say that in such a galloping game, Sterling still belongs to the link that can change the rhythm. In the 67th minute, it was he who suddenly leaned on Van Dijk like a grasshopper, time stood still, the air was frozen, and he looked up at a 45-degree angle, and only Van Dijk's chest muscles could be seen. At that moment, the atmosphere was not only a little awkward, but also a little beautiful.
After being put in the van stand cap, Guardiola quickly dispatched troops, and Liverpool's MVP was tragically replaced. The Liverpool side also replaced Firmino and Díaz, and the trident began to rearrange the combination. Then, the fear of death dominated the last 20 minutes of the game, but nothing happened.
The last orgasm, which occurs in 94 minutes. De Bruyne let out a tricky arc in the case of a high-speed counterattack and almost lost its center of gravity, and then......... If you combine it with Mahrez's shot, it can basically be called: "The King and bronze two or three things", "When the school bully loves to go to school scum", "I love to kill with the undercover", "If Sun Wukong himself goes to the Western Heavens to learn the scriptures, how long can he save? 》
Sometimes, I think De Bruyne's affection for Sterling, Jesus, and Mahrez is like the domineering president of the idol drama to those cleaning girls, "I just like the way you are weak and helpless and helpless." Mahrez's shot perfectly explains why De Bruyne has only had 3 assists this season, and also proves why Mr. Ding has not been related to the Golden Ball. After all, in front of Harvey at the peak is Messi, in front of the magic flute at the peak is C Ronaldo, and in front of the peak Tintin is the Happy Family.
In the end, the summit showdown ended in a 2-2 draw. A lot of fans say that if Liverpool had De Bruyne and if City had Haaland, the game would have been completely different. However, if this kind of thing is like a Tang monk who can live forever if he bites himself, but he can only eat vegetarian and not meat, it is a proposition that is difficult to have both.
At the very least, both teams are happy enough with their performances.
After the match, Guardiola and Klopp high-fived each other with the strength of their boxing.
Arnold and Foden had a princely exchange.
Lao Gua and Arnold delved into topics related to scalp care and hair care.
Finally, the two sides entered the stage of commercial mutual blowing...
Old Melon said, "I have a lot of respect for old scum. He made me a better coach. ”
The old scum said, "The match between me and Old Melon was like a boxing match, if you put both arms down for a second, you would be hit hard. ”
Spring has a hundred flowers, autumn has a moon, summer has a cool breeze and winter has snow, and everything in the world really has its own good. Just like this battle of Tianwang Mountain, the two sides stood up to the sky and felt sorry for each other, and after the sword and light sword shadow, in regret and happiness, they each lamented the missed opportunity and the rest of their lives.
After this game, Guardiola and Klopp have met a total of 23 times in their coaching careers, each winning nine games and achieving five draws.
Clip these games together and you can see the charm of football.
The best opponents forced out the strongest of their own.