Reborn Liverpool

Chapter 245 A Blow to the Head
During the intermission, Liverpool's locker room was very lively. The teammates were comforting Mane, who blamed himself for self-pity, while Zhang Mai and Klopp were discussing countermeasures for the second half.

Two goals behind and one player less, and it is still at the opponent's home court. Klopp's idea is to lose less and win, just don't continue to concede goals.

"You and Van Dijk both went up in the second half, try to defend the second half."

Klopp did not force Zhang Mai to try to get back the score, because he will face the troublesome Sevilla in the middle of next week.

"Understood, I will lock up De Bruyne after I go up, and Van Dijk will also take good care of those little fleas in Manchester City."

Zhang Mai agreed to Uncle Zha's request, but he still put forward his own ideas:
"When the situation on the field stabilizes, you can consider using Robertson and let him and Arnold strengthen the impact of the two sides. Manchester City's flanks may not be strong, and when attacking, I will pull Firmino to the left and route myself to top the center. Location,"

"It's better this way, but you have to work hard to run back and forth. After playing one less player, the midfielder's defensive task is even heavier."

Klopp especially trusted this core player in his team and agreed to Zhang Mai's suggestion without hesitation.

"It's okay, I'm young and can run!"

Seeing that Klopp agreed with his opinion, Zhang Mai quickly negotiated a new tactic with his midfield and forward teammates.

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Soon the second half of the game started again, Manchester City did not make personnel adjustments, and Liverpool replaced Lallana and Matip by Zhang Mai and Van Dijk, and the formation became "4-3-2".

Manchester City still used the same style of play in the first half, through the smooth pass and pass in the midfield to find opportunities for fighters, and several small players on the forward line also repeatedly shuttled through the Red Army's defense line.

Liverpool acted according to the plan, Zhang Mai stopped De Bruyne, Wijnaldum dedicated to serving the dexterous Silva, and Henderson focused on intercepting in the midfielder position.

The two teams fought repeatedly in the midfield, and Van Dijk quickly cut off the connection between Aguero and Jesus after he came on the field, and the situation fell into a stalemate for a while.

Manchester City almost sealed the victory in the 53rd minute. This time it was a direct pass from Fernandinho. Aguero knocked selflessly with a single-handed opportunity. Jesus hit the left side of the penalty area and was blocked by Van Dijk.

Jesus was then replaced by Sane, and the Manchester City fans gave a standing ovation.

"Knock Nima! Guatu is going to take advantage of the victory and pursue it, so that the German kid will also come up and have sex."

Seeing the opportunity, Zhang Mai hurriedly passed a message to Arnold, telling him to watch Sane die even if he exhausted all his martial arts skills.

After all, one person was missing, and the Red Army's fast pressing slowly gained the upper hand in front of Manchester City's fluent passing.

In the 62nd minute, Sane, who came off the bench, finally got back a round in the entanglement with Arnold. He made a pass from the left and Aguero shot 12 yards higher.

In the 67th minute, Aguero's pass from the right was cleared by Maguire, and it happened to fall at the feet of De Bruyne at the front of the penalty area, and was immediately tackled by Zhang Mailian with the ball.

Then De Bruyne's free kick found Sane in the penalty area. The latter stopped the ball too much and Van Dijk kicked the ball out of the penalty area. After Zhang Mai got the ball in midfield, he directly gave it to Salah on the right. .

The Egyptian striker went straight to the bottom line like the wind. When the Manchester City defender came up to block the previous high ball pass, Zhang Mai, who was also advancing at high speed, took a header in the center of the penalty area. Firmino, who responded from the left, shot with his foot. Gliding Bravo's fingertips darted into the net.

1-2!A classic quick counterattack from Liverpool pulled one back.

The Blue Moon fans in the audience were a little confused. Just now, Manchester City was rampaging in Liverpool's penalty area. Why did they lose the ball all at once?
Liverpool's bench cheered, and Klopp on the sidelines also began his unique passionate performance.

Guardiola on the other side is still calm, only Sane who just played is a little depressed!
I came on the field to score goals, but I can't bear the blame of being reversed after leading, no!You have to intensify your attack later.

Sure enough, after the game restarted, Manchester City's offensive continued unabated and continued to bombard Liverpool's goal indiscriminately.

In the 77th minute, Sane, who retreated to the midfield, scored the ball. Mendy made a pass from the left. Sane, who continued to run wildly into the penalty area, hit Van Dijk and fell to the ground. The referee did not call a foul, but Signal the game to continue.

Van Dijk took the ball quickly, and Wijnaldum dribbled the ball for more than 30 meters in the middle. Before the penalty area, he gave it to Salah who was plugging in at high speed on the right. The latter shot directly without stopping the ball and was saved by Manchester City goalkeeper Bravo. The ball went to the middle of the penalty area.

Zhang Mai has been rushing forward with his teammates at high speed. When Salah shot, he had passed Wijnaldum and rushed towards the penalty spot. He was about to receive the ball saved by the opponent's goalkeeper.

Otamendi, who was pushed away by Zhang Mai, had no choice but to use his hands and feet to put Zhang Mai on the ground. The referee immediately blew the foul whistle.

Then Liverpool captain Henderson scored the ball steadily, 2-2!The Red Army, who had one less fight, finally equalized the score.

Seeing the advantage being equalized by the opponent, Guardiola couldn't sit still on the sidelines and began to deploy troops to rearrange the lineup. Mangala came on the field to replace Otamendi, who had a yellow card.

Klopp also made personnel adjustments, and Robertson replaced Moreno.

After the toss between the two sides, the game continued. Manchester City still insisted on the tactics of total attack and defense, relying on the advantage of numbers to play offensive football.

Both Zhang Mai and the Liverpool players hope that Manchester City will not be willing to draw and continue to attack wildly. Only such a weak Red Army has a chance. Anyway, Liverpool is no stranger to counter-defense tactics.

In the 84th minute, Silva scored the ball in the middle, and Aguero shot from a small angle on the right side of the penalty area and missed the near corner.

In the 87th minute, Sane made a pass from the left, and Aguero's shovel shot from the right side of the penalty area was blocked by Mignolet.

In the 91st minute, Walker passed the ball, and Sane's left-footed arc shot from 20 yards was ejected by Robertson who retreated to the post.

There were 5 minutes of stoppage time. At the last moment of the game, Liverpool also got a chance to counterattack. Zhang Mai's arc ball passed Stones, who was the tallest in Manchester City's defense. Point shot, the ball was blocked by Bravo with his body, Liverpool missed the chance to kill the home team Manchester City.

The referee then blew the whistle for the end of the game. The remorseful Egyptian was still crying on the field, and Manchester City goalkeeper Ederson, who had undergone thorough treatment for the wound on his left face, appeared on the sidelines.

"Hey! It's finally a draw, and it's not unacceptable to take away a point from the Etihad Stadium, and Ederson is fine, so the pony will feel better."

Zhang Mai and his teammates went to the stands of the Red Army fans who came from afar to thank them, and hoped that the slightly impetuous Red Army soldiers could learn from this lesson and settle down to concentrate on the game.

After all, a football game is a team battle, and Zhang Mai is just a player, not a coach. It’s okay to say a few words at critical moments, but you have to experience it yourself if you want to remember it unforgettable.

The Champions League is more important than the Premier League championship in Zhang Mai's heart. I hope that Liverpool can hone themselves through the group stage and a series of knockout matches, and change the world when they win the final.

(End of this chapter)