Chapter 1015 He is really tired!
Number 9 Carroll comes on and Number 20 Spiering goes down.
When the fourth official on the sidelines announced the substitution, Su Dong on the court was a little surprised.
In the 60th minute, Dalglish finally couldn't sit still anymore.
At this time, Carroll, the center forward, replaced Spearing, a retreating midfielder, which clearly showed that they wanted to strengthen the attack.
Dalglish probably didn't want to bet all his chips on the final outcome, so he decided to make substitutions early.
Su Dong looked at Carroll on the sidelines and couldn't help but turn his head to look at Guardiola.
Guardiola has obviously noticed Carroll's movements a long time ago and is discussing with Torrent and Estiat. He should be evaluating the current situation of the team, especially the physical condition of some players.
If Manchester City players can cope with it physically, Guardiola probably won't want to make substitutions.
After noticing Su Dong's gaze, Guardiola gestured to him, indicating that he should slow down for a while and not rush to attack.
Su Dong understood what Guardiola meant and immediately called Pepe and Kompany, signaling them to pay more attention.
After Carroll comes on the pitch, he will definitely be at the front and serve as the team's center forward. Suarez is likely to roam on both wings and sides of Carroll, while Bellamy and Downing will become two wingers. In other words, Liverpool will change back to a 4-4-2 formation, and the team's playing style will also change accordingly.
According to the recent research on Liverpool's tactics by Manchester City's coaching staff, after Carroll comes on the pitch, Liverpool will adopt more 45-degree diagonal passes and low crosses, and will also use more long passes in counterattacks, directly looking for Carroll. This is a typical British tactic and also the tactic that Dalglish is best at.
After coaching Liverpool, everyone has seen clearly that King Dalglish has been away from front-line coaching for a long time, and his skills and tactics can no longer keep up with the current trends in European football, but he is still very good at using retro British tactics.
Therefore, Liverpool's defense is quite well organized this season.
Manchester City now needs to use Pepe and Kompany to restrict Carroll and see how Liverpool will react after the substitution. While stabilizing their position, they also need to attack Liverpool's defensive loopholes.
With Gerrard and Henderson partnering in the middle of the midfield, Liverpool's midfield defense will be a problem.
Especially when Gerrard often has to move forward to suppress Busquets.
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The game starts again.
Manchester City still played the game steadily at its own pace, but Liverpool increased the intensity of pressing in the midfield and frontcourt, especially after stealing the ball, they actively passed the ball to the frontcourt and launched a counterattack.
Pepe and Kompany have been the most solid central defender combination in the Premier League in the past two seasons. Both central defenders have excellent physical fitness and defensive strength. Even though they have been in good form recently, it is difficult for Carroll to gain any advantage in front of them.
But Pepe and Kompany also found it difficult to deal with this English center forward.
At this time, Suarez seized the opportunity.
In the 67th minute, after a quick attack by Liverpool to the frontcourt, Bellamy got the ball on the left and passed it to the left side of the penalty area, passing it to Suarez.
After the Uruguayan striker got the ball, he used his skills to flexibly dribble past Busquets who was defending him, then suddenly kicked with his right foot and launched a long shot straight into the lower left corner of the goal.
The shot was very sudden and at a very tricky and hidden angle. Fortunately, goalkeeper Courtois reacted quickly and dived sideways, barely saving the ball. The ball hit the left post and went out of the bottom line.
The whole Wembley Stadium exclaimed in surprise.
Suarez's shot was really beautiful! "Courtois was fully focused and performed very well, saving Suarez's shot that went straight to the dead corner. It also showed us the offensive transformation of Liverpool after the substitution."
"Liverpool didn't just chase Carroll, but let Suarez become a free man. He would shoot directly when he got the chance. It was very sudden and the shot was quite similar to Suarez's shot into the dead corner."
The TV commentator's praise did not reach the stadium, but players on both sides were startled by Suarez's sudden shot. Su Dong even repeatedly called on his teammates in the back line to be careful of Suarez.
Liverpool reaped the benefits of this wave of attack.
Just three minutes later, Downing kicked the ball from the wing and lifted it to the front of the penalty area. Carroll blocked Pepe with his body, stopped the ball with his chest and passed it back. Henderson quickly followed up and took a long shot.
The ball slipped slightly out of the goal.
There were exclamations again at Wembley Stadium.
After two consecutive shots, Liverpool's attack was significantly better than before, and it seemed that there was hope of equalizing the score.
But just when everyone was expecting Liverpool to create more opportunities with the help of Carroll, the high point in the frontcourt, Manchester City was quietly brewing an offensive.
In the 73rd minute, Liverpool once again attacked the outside of Manchester City's penalty area, but this time the pass was snatched away by Pepe from Carroll and headed to David Silva in front.
After stopping the ball, David Silva turned and moved horizontally to the middle, and suddenly accelerated to get rid of the entanglement of Liverpool midfielder Henderson, dribbled the ball forward, and sent a straight pass to Su Dong.
Almost at the moment David Silva passed the ball, Sudong ran right between Skrtel and Daniel Agger.
When the ball flew towards Su Dong, Su Dong slightly sideways at the front of the penalty area to block Daniel Agger behind him, kicked the ball to stop in front of himself, then immediately turned around and blocked Scottel with his shoulder.
The whole action was very smooth and seamless, leaving no time for Skrtel and Daniel Agger to react. Even the fans watching were unable to react in time.
By the time everyone noticed, Su Dong had already turned around, caught up with the ball, and was already in the penalty area.
Skrtel caught up with Su Dong as soon as possible, and Reina on the goal line also ran to the left side of the goal as soon as possible. After Su Dong caught up with the ball, he first pretended to kick the ball directly, and then suddenly kicked a ground ball with his left foot.
The ball passed under Skrtel's raised hips, stuck close to the grass, and slid diagonally from the left side of the goal to the lower right corner of the goal.
Reina reacted the fastest and dived sideways to the right side of the goal, but Su Dong's kick was too tricky and went straight to Reina's blind spot, hitting the lower right corner of the goal from the inside of the right post of the goal.
"GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!!!!"
“Two to zero!!!”
"In the 73rd minute, in the 73rd minute, Su Dong scored twice and broke Liverpool's goal twice for Manchester City!"
Su Dong rushed out of the court excitedly, waving his arms all the way, but was soon caught up by his teammates behind him and surrounded in the corner area.
“This goal was crucial.”
"When Liverpool's attack was just starting to pick up, Manchester City scored again without losing the ball. This was definitely a huge blow to Liverpool's morale, but also a boost to Manchester City's morale."
"Su Dong once again explained to us what a superstar is!"
"Look at this shot again, it was also aimed at the blind corner, very tricky, and Su Dong was more patient in handling it. Before he kicked the ball, he made a small move to confuse the opponent, which made it impossible for Reina to understand Su Dong's intention in time. The ball went straight into the goal from under Skrtel's crotch."
"We were just saying that Suarez's shot was aimed at a blind corner, and so was Su Dong's shot. In fact, Su Dong's shot was more difficult than Suarez's. But whether it was the angle, the strength, or the timing, Su Dong was clearly better than Suarez."
“This is Su Dong!”
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The moment he saw Su Dong score a goal, Guardiola jumped up with excitement, even more excited than when he scored the first goal, because he knew that this goal basically established Liverpool's advantage.
Also, it was a very good shot.
From stopping the ball and turning around, to the feint, and then to the final shot, the entire process was done in one go, demonstrating Su Dong's superb personal ability, as well as his master-level bearing and demeanor.
It's very difficult to defend against a ball like this.
Dalglish shouted in surprise, looked up at the sky, shook his head in frustration, raised his hands in the air, and looked a little at a loss as to what to do.
Ever since the team lost the first goal, he has been nervous and worried about losing the second goal.
When he made the substitution, he was determined to take a gamble.
After Carroll came on, Liverpool's surprise attack tactics really worked. Suarez came alive and Liverpool's offense came alive. But just when he and Liverpool's players, and even the fans in the stands, were expecting Liverpool to score a goal to equalize the score, Suarez scored.
This is Su Dong! This is a superstar! The more critical the moment, the more he can show his importance.
Dalglish immediately walked to the sidelines to comfort the players on the field and signaled to the Liverpool players to remain calm.
Now is not the time to act on impulse. Against Manchester City, we must not lose our rationality and must not panic.
If things get chaotic now, Manchester City will then make a concerted effort to take Liverpool away in one go.
Trailing by two goals, Liverpool's hope of a comeback was very slim, but there was still a glimmer of hope.
No matter what, Liverpool will fight until the last minute.
There was even a faint voice in Dalglish's heart telling him that the game was already lost. Liverpool had already lost when Su Dong scored the second goal. The only thing he could do now was to make the loss less ugly for himself and Liverpool.
He was extremely reluctant to admit it, but he had to accept it.
Thinking of this, Dalglish let out a long breath, turned and walked towards the coaching seat, his eyes filled with helplessness and fatigue.
He is really, really tired!
He found that he could no longer keep up with the times!
(End of this chapter)
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