From the 20th to the 26th minute, Manchester City hit a climax of attack, Liverpool completely lost the power in the midfield, and Manchester City created excellent opportunities in succession.

In the 20th minute, after De Bruyne and Kroos cooperated in the middle, they passed directly to the right. Kyle Walker was in a terrible way to the hinterland of Liverpool's side and passed the ball in front of the goal. Unfortunately, no one grabbed the point in front of the goal, Johnson cleared the ball from the back and removed the threat.

Just one minute later, after De Bruyne shook Henderson in the middle, he shot hard and strongly on the spot to test Miniole's reaction.

In the 26th minute, Costa played his power. He broke through under Liverpool's tight defense to win a set ball for Manchester City. Silva's set ball crossed Kompany to head the ball to the goal post.

Rodgers seemed very anxious and directed the team's defense, hoping to go up and fill the holes by himself.

"Rogers is very anxious. Liverpool made a lot of mistakes in the defense in the previous few minutes, and the ball is completely uncontrollable, which has created some very threatening opportunities! If Liverpool cannot make any changes, then they will be very dangerous in the next time!" Martin Taylor expressed his understanding of the game without hesitation in the commentary seat.

The Liverpool players were indeed bad at this stage, but soon they stabilized their position again. To be precise, they used fouls, Suarez personally, Lucas and Henderson were not vague, and they successfully disrupted Manchester City's rhythm with fouls.

Originally, Manchester City had accelerated during this period of time on the basis of controlling the ball, but with several fouls from their opponents, their offensive rhythm inevitably dropped.

Wen Sheng was angry and anxious on the sidelines. There was no way. These guys did not make a big fouling move. They looked like they were harmless and stood in front of the ball at the first time to stop Manchester City from making a quick trip.

Blue Moon fans booed loudly, but unfortunately this was useless to those old fryers.

Rodgers felt a little relieved on the sidelines.

The game continued and the first half ended soon. Manchester City had an absolute advantage and completed thirteen shots, but only four shots were directed, and they never evened the score.

"You can't play like this in the second half. You must speed up the pace. Even at the cost of frequent ball exchanges, you must speed up the pace!" This is Wen Sheng's half-time understanding. Rodgers' Liverpool's defensive ability is not outstanding, but when they can play defensive counterattacks, the quality of the defense is still quite good. Manchester City should not continue to compress their formation!

And don't just look at Manchester City's attack. In fact, Liverpool's counterattack energy is still very large. The power of the 3S combination cannot be underestimated. In such a passive situation, the 3S combination has also contributed three more exciting counterattack attacks. If Kompany hadn't performed well on Manchester City, he would have at least conceded another goal.

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"Liverpool played very well in the first half. They didn't show many flaws when facing opponents like Manchester City. Manchester City pushed their opponents too hard. At Dzeko's high point, the utilization rate is not high. It seems that they don't like passing the ball in the air very much, and they are more willing to use ground cooperation to organize the attack!"

"Of course, Liverpool also needs to improve. They have a lot of fouls, which will bring hidden dangers to the defense in the second half. Moreover, Sissoko's defense pressure is relatively high on the wing. He made many mistakes in defense in the first half, and he needs to improve in the second half!"

Martin Taylor's analysis was quite pertinent.

After the fifteen-minute break in the midfield, the two teams returned to the court. Manchester City changed their playing style and began to frequently shoot in the backcourt. The main thing is to look for Dzeko or De Bruyne and let him pass the ball to the side.

De Bruyne's position was relatively flexible in the first half, but his position became a relatively fixed position in the second half.

Rodgers' tactical philosophy focuses on offense. Manchester City's more long passes inevitably lead to more mistakes in the ball. The ball rights exchanged frequently, and the attacking battle between the two sides was officially formed.

"We can clearly see that the pace of the game is speeding up, which is exactly what the fans are looking forward to," said Martin Taylor.

Rogers actually longs to see this situation. He is not a person who is willing to be 1:0. He has strong confidence in his offensive combination.

Of course, he has never underestimated Manchester City's offensive vitality.

In the 53rd minute, the story that Martin Taylor foresaw happened. Due to the attack, Liverpool's formation inevitably became loose, and Costa gained a lot of room for play.

After Costa received the pass from De Bruyne, he forced Sissoko to succeed, and then cut inside the bottom and made a cross. Kroos received the pass from the far end of the penalty area and volleyed. The ball was like a shell that was out of the box and was in a dead corner. This time, Miniole really had no choice.

The fans were cheering loudly at the scene. Kroos didn't score many goals. In the second half, he obviously increased the frequency of his insertion. This was Wen Sheng's request. Manchester City's offensive personnel were very generous.

Manchester City's offense has accelerated too quickly. Liverpool's loose position has prevented them from forming an effective defensive system in time. Although they are intact, they cannot do the best in terms of filling up and double-teaming.

Wensheng waved his fist hard, and he knew that Rogers was not him and would definitely not defend himself. As expected, that's true.

Manchester City has equalized the score, but the effect Rodgers wants has not been played out. Manchester City's formation remains better than them, and they are more proactive in defense, and the defense is pressing more closely. Liverpool's goal shots in the backcourt are greatly restricted.

Liverpool easily has an embarrassing situation. Once the ball is obtained, players will immediately rush forward. However, after Manchester City harasses the frontcourt, Liverpool's goal in the frontcourt is often easily cut by their opponents.

Manchester City's defensive level and defensive personnel's individual combat ability are obviously stronger than Liverpool, and Liverpool has put in a lot of effort in De Bruyne. Lucas is almost inseparable from De Bruyne, but it is useless. He can't stop De Bruyne at all.

He did not get a yellow gem card in the first half, but in fact he got a yellow card shortly after the second half because of a foul on De Bruyne.

After equalizing the score, Manchester City's morale and fighting spirit were stronger, posing continuous threats to Liverpool, and the pressure on Liverpool players increased greatly.

But at this critical moment, Cross was injured.

During a run without the ball, Cross felt his thigh muscles tingling and signaled that he could not hold on.

Wensheng had to replace him with Dembele. Cross had a great role, and he mainly played a transitional role. De Bruyne cooperated with him very well. In terms of game changes, Cross could play a good auxiliary role, and he had a strong vision, so he could also play the ball to dangerous areas.

In contrast, Dembele is a little worse. His stealing ability is gradually improving, but his overall view and vision are a little worse. Of course, he has better physical fitness than Kroos and has stronger ability to break through.

With De Bruyne supporting him, he can also bring another style to the frontcourt offense.

It doesn't make sense to simply comment on who is better. Dembele may be able to give the team a greater surprise, but it may not be said.
Chapter completed!