Wan Sheng emphasized the possible counterattack that Liverpool may appear in the second half during the break, and told the team to pay more attention to defense. He didn't say anything to Robbie Fowler. He believed that a mature player like Robbie Fowler didn't need to say too much. Just let him understand his meaning and stimulate his fighting spirit.↖,

As the second half was about to begin, Wan Sheng followed everyone back to the court from the locker room. Before he got on the court, he called out Robbie Fowler and patted his shoulder and said, "Come on! Robbie!"

"I will, boss!"

Robbie Fowler nodded seriously.

After more than ten minutes of rest, he had figured out what Wansheng meant and understood more clearly where his problems on the court came from.

Injury is indeed a big problem, but he should also believe in the young coach in front of him. He has indeed felt in good health recently. Putting this aside, he actually must dare to fight. In the Premier League for so many years, he knows that the consequence of not daring to fight is that his performance will not be good. If he performs poorly, it is better to fight with his opponent simply.

After answering firmly, he turned around and walked into the stadium.

Wan Sheng looked at his back with a smile, walked back to the coaching seat slowly, and waited for the game to begin. He still had to observe Robbie Fowler's condition, but he was not too worried, but was somewhat expectant.

Liverpool did not make substitutions in the second half, and Manchester City did not make substitutions. Some commentators who analyzed that the two teams would make substitutions were all wrong. Many of them analyzed that Andy Cole might play, just like George Woodgate said, "Wansheng has given Fowler enough playing time, but the latter almost disappeared from the court in the second half of the first half."

"Maybe Finnan's foul would have some impact. If Andy Cole appears, Liverpool's defense will face greater threats."

This statement has been widely supported, but unfortunately Manchester City did not make any substitution adjustments, and Andy Cole is still on the bench. Robbie Fowler is still playing.

The commentator who supported Manchester City said, "The score is 1:0 now. Manchester City has the advantage of scores. It is Robbie Fowler who created the penalty kick opportunity. His condition is actually pretty good..."

...

After the second half began, Liverpool immediately launched an attack, and they were one goal behind, which was also a necessary choice.

Wan Sheng had expected Liverpool to do this and had already arranged the defense.

At the beginning, Manchester City's formation was very stable.

Although it was suppressed by Liverpool's massive offense for a while, in fact, Manchester City's defense was still very stable. Liverpool only attacked but did not have a good chance and did not pose a threat to the goal at all.

At first, Manchester City fans were worried about their own goals, but after getting off again and again, they didn't worry much, because Liverpool's offense was difficult to hit the front of the penalty area.

Soon the opportunity for attack fell at Manchester City again.

Goalkeeper James did not kick off with a clearance style, but threw the ball steadily to captain Distin.

Distin observed left and right and transferred the ball to Leto Ziegler.

Liverpool coach Benitez obviously has done more to target the offense. Their formation is very high. The advantage of doing this is that you can press in the frontcourt, and at the same time make the fight fierce. It gives the team more opportunities.

Manchester City is calm in the face of pressing. Their tactics are to attack and defend all the time, and pressing all the time has been done. This is also their way of suppressing their opponents. So they are not panic, but every player can deal with it calmly.

Liverpool originally planned to use the pressure of oppression to achieve suppression in the situation, but did not achieve substantial results. They found that the situation was different from their imagination. After they pressed, Manchester City was still very calm, which made them feel a little uncomfortable.

This is mainly because Manchester City players run more than them.

In Wansheng's tactic, everyone must keep running to leave more room for cooperation. When Liverpool pressed the whole game and the formation was widened, they did not run as much as Manchester City. As a result, the space in the midfield and frontcourt was pulled even larger, so that Manchester City could easily pass and cooperate.

So Manchester City's offensive became even sharper!

After Leto Ziegler handed the ball to Morris, he jogged forward slowly. When he reached the center line, the football had already passed the ball to him again from Joey Patton's feet.

Ziegler stopped the ball steadily, and when he looked left and right, he found that the Liverpool player was far away from him. He tried to lead two steps forward. When he saw the opponent's wing forward rushing over, he immediately transferred the ball to Joey Barton.

Joey Patton got the ball and passed Morris again.

Morris was left and right, so he could take two steps forward with peace of mind. At the same time, Manchester City's formation also advanced a little because Morris was the one who took the ball, and it was a good opportunity to attack.

Morris is a central defender. In fact, he is the core of the organization and the team's brain. When he gets the ball, Manchester City is likely to launch a tough offensive.

It depends on the timing.

If the time is good, you can attack. If the time is bad, continue to look for it. It is Morris who made the judgment. Liverpool knows this very well, so they focus on Morris.

When he saw Morris get the ball and there is no defense, two players immediately pressed him forward, one is Harvey Alonso and the other is Gerald who rushed over.

Xavi Alonso is a player who focuses on offense, but at Liverpool, everyone must participate in defense, and Alonso is no exception. He spent most of his time in this game. The midfield defense line formed by him and Gerrard has caused considerable trouble for Manchester City.

Morris is very experienced in the face of two people's defenses.

Last season, Morris has accumulated a lot of experience in playing against various strong teams. His strength is already strong. In addition to his experience in the top league in one season, he is not weaker than those world-class midfielders. Even Gerald is only about the same strength as him. In the England team, although it is difficult for him to replace Gerald, no one will say that his strength is weaker than Gerald. Gerald is the main force, perhaps more because of qualifications or tactical needs.

Facing the defense of Gerald and Alonso, Morris was no longer greedy for the ball and decisively transferred the ball out, which disappointed those who were expecting the confrontation between Morris and Gerald, and the pass was also very dull, just a cross-transfer.

But for the game on the court, the important thing is this kind of dull pass!

Morris completed the pass, like a signal. It made Manchester City's entire formation move. Looking down from a high altitude, Manchester City's third-line formation quickly pressed forward, and Liverpool suddenly faced the pressure of the storm.

Before Gerald could react, Morris had suddenly started and rushed past him.

Gerald was about to turn around and follow, but he saw that the football had been passed back again, and was just throwing away Morris' feet. He was about to sigh at the tacit understanding of Manchester City's cooperation, but Morris passed the ball again, and he stabbed the ball directly to the right side of the penalty area.

Gerald watched Manchester City pass the ball again and again, but he was powerless.

There was no one on the right side of the penalty area. He prayed that this was a mistaken pass, but the next moment he was disappointed. Veteran Reiner, the right forward, had rushed up and he ran over steadily.

Liverpool immediately realized the danger!

Reiner made a stop action on the penalty area line, and the surrounding Liverpool players immediately surrounded him and did not give him time to adjust, but they did not expect Reiner to pass the ball again and he kicked the ball back to the middle.

The camera followed and pointed to the middle lane. I saw that Morris was the middle lane!

Gerald went to follow the others, and Alonso's attention was also in the penalty area. He didn't expect the football to be passed back, so when Morris got the ball, he was completely unguarded.

"Danger!"

Many Liverpool people realized it.

Gerald immediately wanted to pounce again, but Morris still didn't plan to take the ball himself, so he passed the ball out again.

This time he handed it over to Joey Barton on the right.

Manchester City moved several times in front of Liverpool's penalty area, making Liverpool's defense line messy, Joey Patton took the ball, and there was only one Alonso by him. Alonso followed him closely. At the same time, other Manchester City players also began to cooperate with the running, and the entire formation was running smoothly. In contrast, Liverpool's defensive formation had already been in chaos.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Joey Patton passed the ball to Anelka with one kick.

Liverpool suddenly felt like a big enemy!

Two Manchester City players are the most threatening, and Liverpool must pay attention to defense. One is Morris, who is the core, and the other is Anelka. Anelka is strong and has excellent skills and has been in very good shape recently.

Now that Anelka gets the ball near the penalty area, the threat is too great.

Liverpool centre-back Jamie Carragher has been paying attention to Anelka.

Anelka only scored one penalty in the first half, and the other performances were not very conspicuous, so Carragher subconsciously felt that Anelka must be shooting!

...

When Wan Sheng saw Anelka get the ball, his expression became much more serious and the corners of his mouth curled up.

He is looking forward to the next scene, and now it is Manchester City's opportunity.

Anelka got the ball and made Liverpool's defense very nervous. They thought Anelka wanted to come alone and had a tight handle on the goal direction, but Anelka did not dribble the ball, but passed the ball.

The football was moved to one side and Sinclair followed and finished the shot.

Unfortunately, the ball was a bit high, and Manchester Stadium sighed, and Sinclair was also very upset. He had a very good shooting opportunity just now, and there were not many such opportunities for him.

Wan Sheng was also a little regretful, but he was not upset because he saw what he wanted to see from the offense. The whole team cooperated and played very smoothly. Anelka transferred the ball and created a good opportunity to shoot.

These are enough.

...

Liverpool realized the danger, but they were behind in the score and could only continue to maintain their offensive, hoping to break Manchester City's goal first.

But this is a bit whimsical.

Soon Manchester City launched another rapid offensive, and the attack was still launched from the middle. After a series of cooperation, the football was handed over to Anelka's feet, and Liverpool was once again facing a big enemy.

This time Anelka did not pass the ball again, but chose to break through directly!

Facing the tough Anelka, Liverpool players defended more seriously. Carragher immediately put his body on his body and wanted to entangle him to interfere with the ball. But at this moment, Anelka suddenly stopped and pulled the ball back and stabbed it behind him with his heel.

Carragher didn't react at all!

This is not a common cooperation for the team, but Anelka just brought the ball over and was very sure that teammates would follow in that position, so he passed the ball over.

"Anelka broke through and entered the penalty area! Carragher was defending him, and he was entangled!"

"Oh? Pass! It's the pass! Anelka passed the ball behind him, a delicate heel, Robbie Fowler! Oh my God, Robbie Fowler!"

George Woodgate exclaimed.

Robbie Fowler has already got the ball at the penalty area line. No one is defending him and he easily waved his right leg without any obstacles!

The next moment, Manchester Stadium was trapped in a sea of ​​cheering! (To be continued...)
Chapter completed!