Chapter 1 When David Silva Dazzled Drena and Shot the Football into Liverpool's Goal

When David Silva shook off Drena and scored the football into Liverpool's goal, the happiest people, besides the Manchester City fans, were the neutral fans.

"David... Silva—!!!"

"Manchester City has tied the score!! David Silva! He saved Manchester City!"

"That's right! That's right! That's right! This is the focus of this round of the league! What's the point if the scene is always one-sided? Come on, Manchester City, give Liverpool some trouble! You know, this is your home field!"

Some commentators simply cheered for Manchester City.

This made Liverpool fans outside the UK quite unhappy.

Liverpool fans in the country can't hear these commentators anyway.

Although their approach made many Liverpool fans feel uncomfortable, it also illustrated the strength of this Liverpool team from another perspective.

In the last league round, they forced Wenger's Arsenal to abandon their dignity and the offensive football they had insisted on for many years, and instead played a defensive game.

Now, they have forced those neutral commentators to abandon their pretense of "neutrality and objectivity" and blatantly cheer for Manchester City.

This shows how powerful Liverpool is.

But for neutral fans, Manchester City's response did make the game exciting.

Even the most die-hard Liverpool fans, knowing that a game is a sure win, probably feel less excited watching the game than before, and may even be a little absent-minded. If he is watching the game broadcast on his computer, he is definitely surfing the Internet, updating his Weibo, and listening to the game live.

Now, hearing that Manchester City has tied the score, he immediately switched back, and his spirits were even lifted!

He wants to see how Liverpool will respond after Manchester City scores.

With Hero's vengeful personality, he certainly won't turn a blind eye, right? He'll do something, won't he? There's a good show to watch!

Of course, some Liverpool fans who have not been steadfast will start to worry, worrying that Liverpool will have two consecutive draws, or simply lose to Manchester City.

But regardless of their psychology, Liverpool fans are now paying attention to this game, especially those fans who need to stay up late to watch this focus battle.

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After the game restarted, Manchester City fans were much more active than before. They kept singing and cheering in the stands to cheer for Manchester City and encourage them to continue their efforts. It would be best if they could take the lead before the end of the first half.

Liverpool adjusted their strategy. After losing the goal, they did not press forward across the board to tie the score as soon as possible. Instead, they slowed down the pace and tightened their defense.

Martin O'Neill directed the team to slowly retreat to a defensive posture on the sidelines.

Anyway, the first half will be over in a few minutes, so there is no need to fight Manchester City to the death now. First, avoid their sharpness. They are at their peak after scoring a goal. Liverpool just needs to avoid conceding another goal. Everything will be adjusted during the halftime break.

Sure enough, in the following time, Manchester City's offensive was like a tide, and it would not be an exaggeration to describe it as a "violent storm." If Liverpool pressed forward to tie the score, they would not be sure whether their goal would be lost a second time.

Manchester City's offensive power is actually very strong.

In the end, Liverpool successfully defended the last few minutes.

Bringing this draw to the halftime break.

Although they were unable to take the lead in the end, Manchester City fans were still very optimistic during the halftime break. How many teams can force Liverpool to retreat across the board? We, Manchester City, did it!

If this momentum continues, reversing Liverpool and turning defeat into victory is definitely not a problem!

Liverpool is not scary. After we tied the score, didn't they just shrink back and defend like other teams! We thought their Chen Yingxiong would stand up immediately and tie the score for Liverpool right away!

Now it seems that he is no different from ordinary players.

What is there to be afraid of?!

Let's completely defeat them after we gain control of the situation in the second half!

Liverpool's undefeated myth this season is destined to be broken by our Manchester City!

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The mood and thoughts of the Manchester City players when they returned to the locker room were actually similar to those of the Manchester City fans. They were all full of confidence and felt that they had a chance to defeat Liverpool and end their undefeated myth.

At this time, Mancini naturally had to continue to encourage the players and keep them in this high-spirited state.

In fact, it is not a good thing to end the first half just after tying the score, because the team's state and momentum will be consumed by the fifteen-minute halftime break.

So now he has to help the team maintain this momentum.

He excitedly said to everyone in the locker room: "Guys, you did a great job! I am proud of your performance in the first half! In the entire Premier League, how many teams can come back after Liverpool scores a goal in the first half? It's already good if they don't concede another goal! But we not only didn't concede another goal, we also tied the score! We did what other teams couldn't do! I'm proud of you!"

His words really made the Manchester City players boil with enthusiasm, eager to return to the field now and beat Liverpool to a pulp.

After boosting the team's morale, Mancini still had to sound the alarm for the players, lest they get too carried away and be defeated by Liverpool in the second half, which would be a real tragedy...

"But you also have to be careful of their counterattacks. Liverpool is a team that is very good at defensive counterattacks. They will wait for us to attack, and then wait for us to press forward across the board, and when our defense is empty, they will launch a fatal counterattack again—this kind of offensive method is what they are best at. Therefore, you must pay attention to the opponent's counterattack in the second half. The four defenders must pay attention and not cross the center line, and not give the opponent a chance to counterattack."

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On the other side, in Liverpool's locker room, the atmosphere was not as depressed and dull as those Manchester City fans thought.

Manchester City fans were mocking Liverpool as much as they wanted during the halftime break, and making up all kinds of jokes about Liverpool.

"I think they must be having infighting!"

"I really want to see the expression of the proud Liverpool after we tied the score! I wonder if O'Neill will jump up and down in the locker room?"

"Let them be arrogant! This is the end of arrogance!"

But in Liverpool's locker room, the expressions of many Liverpool players, including Chen Yingxiong, were very relaxed.

They were not worried about defeating Manchester City in this game, they had strong confidence. The current Liverpool team is really completely different from the Liverpool team led by Dalglish and Hodgson, and has undergone earth-shattering changes.

The draw in the first half was only because the coach asked them to retreat to defend, and did not let them attack. Players including Chen Yingxiong felt that if they were allowed to attack in the second half, it would not be difficult to break through Manchester City's goal at all.

Since there is no suspense, what is there to worry about?

Martin O'Neill's expression was also very relaxed, and he was not worried either. He was not even worried about being tied by Manchester City away from home.

Because he believed in Chen Yingxiong, and believed that with the provocations Manchester City had made against Chen Yingxiong before the game, Chen Yingxiong would never give Manchester City a way out.

So what he had to do was to arrange the tactics for the second half, emphasize some issues that everyone should pay special attention to, and there was really nothing else to say.

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The fifteen-minute halftime break passed quickly.

Manchester City fans returned to the stands with their anticipation for the second half, and they welcomed their players onto the field with songs, while booing the Liverpool players, especially Chen Yingxiong.

"Die, Liverpool bastard!"

"I was with your girlfriend last night! The three of us did her together!! She enjoyed it so much!"

"Come and lick my ass!!"

"Liverpool brat, go home and drink your mom's milk!!"

They flocked to the stands closest to the player tunnel, and then趴 (pa - leaned) on the railing, shouting at the Liverpool players below.

The other Liverpool players were expressionless, as if they didn't hear anything, and walked past them.

Only Chen Yingxiong made that provocative gesture of "listening" again.

As a result, all the spearheads turned to him.

Chen Yingxiong put his hands behind his ears and walked into the stadium while maintaining this action.

Gerrard noticed his action and asked him with a smile: "Charging again?"

"Yes!" Chen Yingxiong nodded. "Someone is going to be unlucky—"

Gerrard smiled: "Then I'll wait and see the show."

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Manchester City fans are also waiting to see the show, watching Liverpool be annihilated by the brave Manchester City in the second half. This is really the most popular show.

At that time, they can laugh at the Liverpool players in the stands as much as they want. Ah, especially that damn Chen Yingxiong!

It's disgusting just thinking of his name!

Why is such a scumbag allowed to live in this world? He better die soon!

When we win this game, we will ridicule him, stimulate him, and insult him in various ways, and he will not be able to answer back! Because he is a humble loser!

Ah ha ha ha!

That feeling is so comfortable!

It's even better than the moment of **!

Manchester City fans were looking forward to such a scene happening in the stands. Although the specific scenes and pictures that each of them imagined were different, the core idea was the same, that is, they felt very爽 (shuang - satisfied, gratified) when they saw Chen Yingxiong drooping his head because of failure, like a drowned dog and a homeless dog, and it was a爽 (shuang - satisfying) that came from the depths of their hearts.

Many people were so excited that they started打摆子 (da bai zi - to tremble) when they thought of this scene coming.