i don't want to be king

Chapter 554 Extraordinary
In the 45th minute of the first half, Monaco, who was in an extremely passive situation, finally equalized the score, 1:1.

Falcao seemed to have returned to the age of 20, jumped up from the turf, he pushed away the rushing teammates and rushed to the stands with a roar-it was very similar to the celebration of Aguero's previous goal.

He ran to the stands where Ta Long and Xiao Yu were on the first floor and cheered, and Ta Long, who had an unrestrained personality, blew an excited kiss back!

Li Liang and his teammates rushed over, and everyone hugged tightly in front of the stands.

Manchester City's old goalkeeper Caballero yelled at his compatriot Otamendi, and the latter spread his hands helplessly - being out of position in a one-on-one situation is undoubtedly a fatal mistake, and Otamendi can't do anything for him. To defend himself, he had no choice but to turn his hateful eyes to the left.

Lampard in the commentary took Dalk's words and said: "Extraordinary performance!

I have to sincerely apologize: in the past two seasons, like most people, I thought Falcao was finished, and this goal is undoubtedly a resounding slap in the face!

But I still want to say that more than half of the credit for Monaco's goal should be credited to their No. 17 player, Li from China! "

Mendes was too shocked to speak, and Mourinho was also surprised: "How did he do it? He succeeded after trying for the third time?"

Vieira, La Tanzio and Cook around him looked at each other, all three of them had expressions of disbelief.

Vieira spoke first: "Am I not mistaken? Is that Li?
This frankly is a master-level performance! "

Guardiola forced himself to be calm, staring fixedly at Li Liang who ran back to the field.Torrent on the side was very nervous: "Pep, it seems that Mikel is right, replace Fernandinho!"

Guardiola said nothing, his face extremely solemn.

There were some deviations from his expectations. Li Liang, who had outstanding personal ability, did not continue to attack in the middle, and began to aim at the left flank guarded by Fernandinho and started to make a fuss.

Among all the candidates who can play left back, Guardiola believes that only Fernandinho, who is very balanced in all aspects and is at an upper-middle level, is a candidate tailored for Monaco.

He expects repeated one-on-ones on the left, so he would rather use the bird, which is weaker in defense but stronger in pass control, to guard the left, in order to complete the transition from defense to offense in the first place after stealing Li Liang's ball. conversion.

Unexpectedly, in this attack, Li Liang cleverly chose to use the running positions and cuts of his teammates to plan the final goal.

Guardiola is still not sure how Li Liang will attack in the following games, continue to attack the left?Or is it playing back to the middle?

The latter is what worries him most.

The visiting team's bench was full of joy. It is undoubtedly a great advantage to score an away goal at the Etihad Stadium. It would be even more perfect if this score can be maintained until the end.

Caldeira shouted to Jardim overjoyed: "Leonardo, you bet right!"

Jardim laughed too.After everyone calmed down, he said to Caldeira: "Li used Manchester City's method to break their high pressure!

This is something we have never practiced before!He learned it immediately when he saw it on the field, and successfully copied it with his passing and running positions...

How is it, Nelson? "

Caldeira said sincerely: "I am really convinced, I have nothing to say!"

The referee blew the half-time whistle immediately after the kick-off for Manchester City. The home audience still cheered for Manchester City loudly, but the Manchester City players and the coaching team all quickly entered the player tunnel with their heads down. nice.

In stark contrast, the young and old in Monaco returned to the dressing room with laughter.

At the beginning of the second half, neither side made any personnel adjustments.

Guardiola did not withdraw the bird, but rearranged the defense. He asked Sane to stand further back and pay attention to protecting the bird.

Aiming at Bernardo Silva's running position and passing and cutting habits, Guardiola has made strict arrangements before the game. If Monaco is directly attacked by Li Liang from the left, he will have a great defense against the all-round warrior Asuka. Great Confidence - By all accounts, the Birds will have the absolute upper hand in one-on-one.

It's just that Guardiola and his assistants didn't expect that Li Liang didn't choose to go it alone, but used the strength of his teammates to penetrate the bird's defense zone with repeated passes.

Faced with this style of collective combat, Asuka, who is used to the midfield position, can clearly see the disadvantages of the wing position.

Guardiola hesitated again and again and pressed the idea of ​​​​replacing Asuka. Compared with being passive on the left, he is still more afraid of Li Liang's explosion in the middle.

In order to prevent this extreme situation, according to the established tactics before the game, once the midfielder is tight, the whole team will immediately change to a 3-back style of play, and Asuka will immediately form a solid defensive double midfielder with Toure.

This is another important reason why Guardiola insists on using birds to play left back.

In order to prevent Monaco from continuing to concentrate its forces to attack Manchester City's left, he specially arranged for Toure and Sane to assist Asuka in defense.

Guardiola's active adjustment slowed down Manchester City's offensive, and the players in Monaco gradually became more and more active.

It is not just Li Liang who has the ability to learn instantly on the field. Jardim also learned the lessons of the first half and made special arrangements in the locker room-Monaco did not speed up when Manchester City slowed down. , but patiently looking for opportunities.

Jardim accurately judged the opponent's adjustment this time. Under his arrangement, Sidibi began to try to press up to support Li Liang, and Manchester City's offensive on the left was completely contained.

Facing the attacks of Sidiby and Silva, as well as Fabinho and Li Liang who changed positions from time to time, Asuka and Sane got the support of Toure and other midfield teammates. , evenly matched.

In the 51st minute of the game, Li Liang took the ball near the center circle to organize an attack. Facing the opponent's double pressure, Li Liang skillfully used "Fried Balls" amidst the exclamation, and got rid of the defense beautifully. Toure's steal was unsuccessful and went straight Knocking Li Liang to the ground, the referee whistled a free kick.

While Toure was still arguing with the referee, Li Liang had already got up quickly, and the referee who had been paying attention ran forward immediately, because he saw that Li Liang was going to go straight forward and quickly serve a free kick!
Toure was caught off guard, and the ball passed him quickly. This time, Li Liang sprinted to the right of Manchester City and sent a smooth direct pass!

Magic Bird, Mendes, Vieira, La Tanzio and Cook were all taken aback, and Mou Zhaoge and others in the press box also exclaimed!

Dalk shouted directly: "Good shot——"

Everyone saw that the ball accurately passed between De Bruyne and Otamendi as if it had eyes, and rolled directly to the direction of the corner flag.

Mbappe, who was still near Manchester City's right midfielder Sterling a second ago, was secretly prepared when Li Liang got up from the ground. When Sterling reacted, Mbappe had already rushed out at least 5 meters away !
(End of this chapter)