At halftime, Wan Sheng emphasized the possible counterattack of Liverpool in the second half, told the team to pay more attention to defense, and did not say anything more to Robbie Fowler, he believes that a mature player like Robbie Fowler does not need to say too much, as long as he understands what he means and stimulates his fighting spirit.

As the second half was about to start, Wan Sheng returned to the court from the locker room with everyone, and before he came on the field, he called out Robbie Fowler, patted him on the shoulder and said, "Come on!" Robbie! ”

"I will, Boss!"

Robbie Fowler nodded earnestly.

After a break of more than ten minutes, he had already figured out what Wan Sheng meant, and he also understood better where his problems on the court came from.

Injury is indeed a big problem, but he should probably also believe in the young coach in front of him, he does feel in good physical condition recently, aside from that, he actually has to dare to fight, in the Premier League for so many years, he knows that the consequence of not daring to fight is that the performance will not be good, if the performance is not good, it is better to simply fight with the opponent.

After answering firmly, he turned and walked onto the court.

Wan Sheng looked at his back with a smile, slowly walked back to the coach's seat, and waited for the game to begin. He still has to watch Robbie Fowler's condition, but he is not too worried, but has some expectations.

There were no substitutions for Liverpool in the second half, no substitutions for Manchester City, and some commentators who analysed the substitutions of both teams were all wrong, many of whom analysed that Andy Cole could play, as George Woodgate said, "Wansheng has given Fowler enough playing time, but the latter almost disappeared from the pitch in the second half of the first half. ”

"Maybe Finnan's foul still had some impact, and if Andy Cole played, Liverpool's defense would be more of a threat."

There was widespread support for this claim, but it was a pity that City did not make any substitutions, and Andy Cole remained on the bench. It was Robbie Fowler who played.

The commentator who supported Manchester City said, "Now the score is 1-0, Manchester City have the advantage of the score, and it is Robbie Fowler who created the penalty opportunity, and he is actually in good form......

……

Liverpool attacked immediately after the start of the second half, and they were one goal behind, which was also a must.

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

From the start, Manchester City's formation was solid.

Although it was suppressed by Liverpool's big attack for a while. But in fact, Manchester City's defense is still very solid, and Liverpool just attacked, but did not have good chances, and did not form a threat to the goal at all.

At first, Manchester City fans were worried about their own goals, but after each time, they didn't worry much, because Liverpool's attacks were difficult to hit the edge of the box.

Soon the opportunity to attack fell to Manchester City again.

Goalkeeper James didn't kick off the ball with a big kick, but threw the ball to captain Distin.

Distin looked left and right. Transferred the ball to Leto Ziegler.

Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez has clearly gone beyond attacking and has the advantage of pressing up front with the advantage of being able to press up front while also making the fight intense. Give the team more opportunities to find.

Manchester City are not in a hurry in the face of pressing, their tactics are originally to attack and defend all the time, and the whole court pressing is what they have been doing, which is also their way of suppressing their opponents. So they didn't panic, but every player was able to deal with it calmly.

Liverpool had intended to use the pressing to get the situation under control. But it didn't make a real difference, and they found that the situation was different from what they had imagined, and after they pressed, Manchester City were still very calm, but they were a little uncomfortable.

It's mainly because the Manchester City players are running more than they are.

In Wansheng's tactics, everyone must keep running, in order to leave more space for cooperation, when Liverpool presses all over the field, after the formation is opened, they do not run as much as Manchester City, and as a result, the space in the midfield is pulled larger, so that Manchester City can easily carry out passing coordination.

So Manchester City's offensive is sharper!

After Leto Ziegler handed the ball to Morris again, he slowly ran forward, and by the time he reached the halfway line, the football had passed from the feet of Joey Barton to him again.

Ziegler stopped the ball steadily, looked left and right and saw that the Liverpool player was far away from him, he tried to take two steps forward, saw the opposition full-back rushing towards him, and immediately redirected the ball to Joey Barton.

Joey Barton takes the ball and crosses for Morris.

With no one on his left and right, he can take two steps forward with peace of mind, and at the same time, City's formation has moved forward a bit because it is Morris who has the ball, and it is a good opportunity to attack.

Morris is a central midfielder, in fact, he is the heart of the playmaker, the brain of the team, and when he gets the ball, City are likely to launch a wave of tough attacks.

It depends on timing.

If the timing is good, you can attack, and if the timing is bad, you will continue to look for it, and it is Morris who makes the judgment, and Liverpool knows this very well, so they focus on Morris.

When Maurice got the ball and was unguarded, two players immediately pressed up, one was Xavi Alonso and the other was Gerrard.

Xavi Alonso is an attacking player, but at Liverpool, everyone has to defend, and Alonso is no exception, and he spent most of this game at the back, and his midfield defense with Steven Gerrard caused a lot of problems for Manchester City.

Faced with two people in the sandwich, Morris is very experienced.

Last season, Morris played with various strong teams, accumulated a lot of experience, his strength is already strong, plus a season of experience in the top league, he is not weaker than those world-class midfielders, even Gerrard, the strength is only comparable to him, in the England team, although it is difficult for him to replace Gerrard's position, but no one will say that his strength is weaker than Gerrard, Gerrard is the main force may be more because of seniority or tactical needs.

In the face of Gerrard and Alonso's defense, Morris did not covet the ball anymore and decisively and simply transferred the ball, which disappointed those who were expecting Morris and Gerrard to clash with him, and this pass was also very bland, just a cross transfer.

But for the game on the field, it's precisely this bland passing that matters!

Morris made the pass like a signal. Let Manchester City's entire formation move with it, looking down from the sky, Manchester City's third-line formation quickly pressed forward, and Liverpool suddenly had to face the pressure of the storm.

Before Gerrard could react, Morris had already burst into action and rushed past him.

Gerrard was about to turn to follow, but he saw that the football had been passed back again, just at the feet of Morris, who shook off him, and 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.

Gerrard watched City pass after pass. But there is nothing that can be done.

There was no one on the right side of the penalty area and he prayed it was a faulty pass, but the next moment he was disappointed when the veteran Reina, who started at right midfield, had rushed up and he ran steadily past the ball.

Liverpool immediately realized the danger!

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

The camera then points to the middle. I saw that the middle lane was Morris!

Gerrard went to follow the others, Alonso's attention was also in the box, and he didn't expect the ball to come back, so when Morris got the ball. It's simply unguarded.

"Danger!"

A lot of Liverpudlians realised it.

Gerrard immediately wanted to pounce again, but Morris still didn't intend to dribble the ball himself, and he passed the ball out again.

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

Manchester City made several transfers in a row in front of the Liverpool penalty area. Leaving the Liverpool defence in a mess, Joey Barton with the ball and only one Alonso by his side. Alonso followed him closely, and at the same time, the rest of the Manchester City players began to cooperate with the running, and the whole formation was running smoothly, while Liverpool's defensive formation was already in chaos.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Joey Barton got the ball to Anelka's feet.

Liverpool is suddenly on the verge of a big enemy!

Manchester City have two players who are the most threatening, and Liverpool must focus on defence, one is Morris as the core, and the other is Anelka, who is strong and technical, and has been in very good form recently.

Now that Anelka has the ball near the box, the threat is too great.

Liverpool centre-back Jamie Carragher has been keeping an eye on Anelka.

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

……

Wan Sheng saw Anelka get the ball, his expression was much more serious, and the corners of his mouth were curled.

He's looking forward to what's next, and now is City's chance.

Anelka got the ball to make the Liverpool defence nervous, they thought Anelka was going to come alone, and the direction of the goal was very tight, but Anelka did not dribble the ball, but passed the ball.

The ball was shifted to one side and Sinclair followed up to complete the shot.

Unfortunately, the ball was a little high, and the Manchester stadium let out a sigh, and Sinclair was also annoyed, just a very good chance to shoot, but there are not many such opportunities for him.

Wan Sheng also had some regrets, but he didn't frustrate anything, because he saw what he wanted to see from the attack, the whole team cooperated, the play was very smooth, Anelka had a diversion pass, creating a good chance to shoot.

These are enough.

……

Liverpool were aware of the danger, but they were behind and could only continue to attack, hoping to break down the City goal first.

But it's a bit whimsical.

Soon Manchester City carried out another wave of rapid attack, the attack was still launched from the middle, and after a series of combinations, the football was handed to Anelka's feet, and Liverpool were once again on the verge of being a big enemy.

This time Anelka didn't pass the ball again, but chose to break straight away!

In the face of the tough Anelka, the Liverpool players defended more seriously, and Carragher immediately got close to him to entangle him to interfere with the ball, but at this moment, Anelka suddenly stopped, pulled the ball back and stabbed him with his heel.

Carragher didn't react at all!

It wasn't a usual team-up, but Anelka had just come in with the ball and was pretty sure there would be a team-mate in that position, so he passed it over.

"Anelka breaks through into the box! Carragher was defending him, he was entangled! ”

"Oh? Pass! It's a pass! Anelka passes the ball behind him, a subtle backheel, Robbie Fowler! Oh my God, Robbie Fowler! ”

George Woodgate exclaimed.

Robbie Fowler had already got the ball on the line of the big penalty area, he was unguarded by his side, and he swung his right leg with ease without any hindrance!

The next moment, Manchester Stadium was plunged into a sea of cheers! (To be continued......)