Chapter 1097: .1097 world class, I said it!

No one would doubt that Liverpool might adopt a utilitarian stance to face Manchester City in the second half of the game!
As long as they are not scored by Manchester City, then even if Liverpool are tied with Manchester City, they will also beat Manchester City to win six consecutive Premier League titles!
It will also create the English top league championship with the highest points in history!
Therefore, when Henderson came on the bench, many people believed that Situ Yunbing would put Manchester City in a difficult situation in the battle of trapped beasts!
Guardiola had a hunch that Situ Yunbing would not, but if he stupidly ordered the team to strengthen the attack and fell into Liverpool's counterattack trap, it would be a laugh.
The paradox is that Manchester City has another enemy, not just Liverpool, but also time!
If too much time is wasted because of observation and temptation, then Manchester City is likely to be more and more stressed because of this, but it is easy to get confused!
Guardiola gestured to the team before the start of the second half to let the team be cautious. He would only observe for 5 minutes.
After Liverpool completed the substitution, the second half of the game officially started!
Many spectators believe that Liverpool will adopt a triangle system of three midfielders, one midfielder, and two central midfielders, so that the midfield defense is almost foolproof!
Situ Yunbing chose a substitution when dealing with how to curb Manchester City's midfield offensive creativity. Henderson's appearance is indeed a choice to strengthen the defense.
But this does not mean that Liverpool will become conservative in its overall posture.
Henderson is better than Erickson in running ability and defensive ability, which does not mean that he is useless in offense.
Manchester City’s first offense in the second half was not ideal, because Liverpool’s midfielder was like an iron chain Yokogawa, leaving De Bruyne and Gundogan with no room for organizational play. They could only give the ball to Sterling to try. The wing creates opportunities. Sterling walks from the outside to the bottom. It is basically no difficulty, but the cross from the wing also makes Liverpool's defense no difficulty.
When Coulibaly nodded the ball from behind the penalty zone, Casemiro controlled the ball in the backcourt.
Guardiola cheered up and ordered Manchester City to return to defense at full speed while carefully observing Liverpool's posture.
If it is the main counterattack, then the offense has two points, the first is fast, the first element of counterattack! The second is simple! If the game is complicated, it will conflict with the first point!
In fact, you can get a glimpse of it by observing the immediate reaction of the Liverpool strikers!
When he discovered that Griezmann and Mbappe did not move forward quickly to put pressure on Manchester City's defense, Guardiola knew that Liverpool did not intend to pin their fate on the counterattack!
The counterattack is very efficient, but if it fails, then the ball will be returned to Manchester City in a short time, which is bound to be Situ Yunbing's concerns.
Liverpool pushed forward steadily and didn't rush forward. What surprised Guardiola was that Henderson appeared at the front midfielder. It seems that Liverpool's offensive focus has not completely turned to the wing!
But it is impossible to say that Henderson can play the role of Erickson.
So although Henderson stood at the front midfielder, there was almost no forward pass, either a back pass or a cross knock, but after all, it has a certain effect and can play a role in containing Manchester City's defense.
In the 50th minute of the game, Liverpool's frontcourt attack shifted from the center to the left. Robertson flew up to assist and went straight to the bottom of the ball. When Walker returned to the penalty area, Robertson encountered Gundogan's pressure and immediately tilted the ball. Knock back.
Griezmann stopped the ball at the outer edge of the top corner of the penalty area and made a rubbing shot in place. The football went straight to the far corner of the goal!
Manchester City goalkeeper Edson moved quickly and lifted the ball over the crossbar with a single palm.
The scene is very thrilling, but Griezmann's shot is still a little slow.
call.
The Manchester City fans scalp numb, no matter how Liverpool adjusts, their offensive threat is stronger than Manchester City is an indisputable fact.
"Wow! Griezmann's long shot that went straight to the dead corner of the goal was saved by Edson!
Edson's save was wonderful, and Griezmann shot beautifully!
Manchester City is now blocked by Liverpool's midfield, how should their offensive threaten? "
Liverpool took a tactical corner kick. When Henderson attempted a shot from outside the penalty area, his shot unfortunately hit his teammate Lewandowski and bounced off the baseline.
At present, his role after playing is more reflected in the defense, and it is not clear what changes he can bring in the offense.
When Manchester City patiently organized the offensive from the backcourt, they were unable to create more space for De Bruyne and Gundogan in the midfield!
Henderson, Casemiro, and Kanter each perform their duties, Kanter is the last line of defense to intercept, Casemiro can restrain opponents personally, and Henderson is running and sweeping at all costs!
Such cooperation can be said to make Manchester City in the midfield attack as if trapped in a cage!
The easiest way to break this deadlock is to increase the aggressiveness of the full-backs!
In that case, Liverpool's midfielder would have to split up to help defend the wing.
In the 57th minute of the game, the ball came to De Bruyne's feet, but he was hit by Henderson and Casemiro. He couldn't find the route to pass the ball to Gundogan and didn't give him much time. Go hesitate.
De Blau inside used the outside instep to pass the ball forward!
When the football flew by Casemiro’s cheek, it almost flew past his ears!
Casemiro turned and looked, and saw the football flying through the air between Van Dijk and Arnold, and tracing a right-rotating trajectory in the air!
It's a really imaginative pass!
This is definitely an unexpectedly brilliant pass!
Not only did Liverpool's defense be a little dazed, unexpected!
Even De Bruyne's teammates did not react.
Aguero reluctantly ran forward to catch up. As a result, when the football hit the ground, he was almost two meters away from the football, and then the football was hugged by Ter Stegen!
"De Bruyne's pass actually bounced in the Liverpool penalty area!
If Aguero can start early, even if it is only a second, he will have the opportunity to receive this pass and form a single shot!
This is really a fairy ball! "
Situ Yunbing grinned from the sidelines, shaking his head while laughing.
He was taken from Belgium to Germany that year, and he became the most creative attacking midfielder that astounded the entire European football scene. Situ Yunbing thought that De Bruyne’s failure at Chelsea would affect his career progress. After all, He has already achieved a high level of achievement, even if he doesn't work hard later, it is not surprising.
But I didn't expect De Bruyne to return to the Bundesliga in just one season before returning to the Premier League!
He is now the strongest offensive midfielder in the Premier League. If he maintains his current level for another two or three years, he is the only midfielder in European football!
It's no exaggeration.
Situ Yunbing almost wanted to shout at De Bruyne: "Great! You are great!"
Ter Stegen did not throw the ball quickly to instigate a counterattack. Liverpool did not intend to play the counterattack in the second half, unless the opponent's two full-backs pressed up and there could be a wing that would make Liverpool’s wing a smooth channel. There is no problem with counterattacks, because first it is ensured that the offense can hit the opponent’s offensive danger zone, the success rate will be much higher, and the pressure on your own defense will be much lower.
But Manchester City's two full-backs began to retreat after finishing the support work, which allowed Liverpool to dispel the idea of ​​counterattack.
Even if it is Ter Stegen, he must observe the overall development of the situation!
Manchester City quickly returned to defense and Liverpool pushed forward steadily from the backcourt.
After pretending to play on the left, he immediately transferred the offense. After Casemiro transferred the ball to the right, Henderson stayed at the front midfielder, but he did not actively run to respond. It looked like He is a wooden person.
At this moment, I am afraid that no one cares what Situ Yunbing said in his ear before Henderson played.
In the eyes of outsiders, it should be Situ Yunbing assigning tasks to Henderson.
But Situ Yunbing's words will make Henderson remember for life!
"Everyone underestimates you by three points. The only thing I miss in my coaching career is you. I used to think that you would give up leaving Liverpool four years ago, but you persisted, became strong, and became absolutely worthy. Put on this jersey.
Jordan, you are world-class, Situ Yunbing said! "
There has never been a clear standard for world class.
It may be more related to the role played by the player and the position that the role played can occupy in the same type of player.
It's like ranking the strikers. If the top ten are all world-class, then Messi, Ronaldo, Lewandowski, Mbappe and other players will occupy half of the country.
Reduce the goalkeeper position to 5 positions, then only the top five goalkeepers are world-class.
This has to do with the times and with the strongest players currently active in football.
The embarrassment of Henderson is that he cannot be a pure defensive midfielder, nor can he be a key offensive organizer in a team, but he has his own characteristics and functions. Such a role may be difficult to find now for Situ Yunbing. A replacement for Henderson, it's not that such players have not entered the market, and there is hardly anyone who can do better than Henderson.
For Henderson to complete his task, he must appear in the attacking midfielder position. When he attracted Fernandinho's defensive attention, Liverpool's offensive on the right was simultaneously launched.
Arnold, Mbappé, and Lewandowski all came here, and Manchester City naturally began to shrink the line of defense. They believed that Liverpool were still playing the same offensive tactics that they scored in the first half.
In this level of competition, Situ Yunbing is now unwilling to make drastic changes to tactics easily, and this offensive tactic is at least no problem until the end of this link.
But when more and more defensive players of Manchester City pressed to this side, forcing Liverpool's ball-handling coordination space began to become smaller and smaller, no one noticed Casemiro's average speed forward, while Henderson was in Case. Miro began to retreat halfway through.
transposition!