Boas stood on the sidelines, woodenly.

Not far from him, in front of the visiting team's coaching area, Martin O'Neill was ecstatic.

This was the different impact football brought to people.

And this different feeling spread to the stands of the entire Etihad Stadium.

The whole Etihad Stadium was plunged into a frenzied atmosphere.

"Hero scored! His free kick in the nineteenth minute pierced the goal guarded by Joe Hart!"

"There may have been many speculations before the game, but now there is only one—no matter what Boas is thinking, Liverpool is now in the lead! What a familiar scene..."

"Liverpool is getting closer and closer to their third Premier League trophy!"

"Beautiful dipping shot, Hero's free kick is simply a beautiful work of art! Dazzling..."

"To die in front of such a team, to die in front of such a goal, I think Man City can rest in peace!"

Many commentators expressed their views on this goal.

The huge gap in strength made no one believe Liverpool would lose to Man City before the game.

Boas even thought it was a good thing, thinking he had performed successfully, so that Man City would have a chance to fight back.

Who would have thought that now it was really happening, and his team really had no chance to bring down Liverpool...

It was only natural for Man City to lose to Liverpool, and no commentator expressed surprise.

Boas had shot himself in the foot.

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When the game restarted, Liverpool, leading by one goal, began to slowly retreat, playing the defensive counterattack they were best at after taking the lead.

Now, even if Man City wanted to continue their defensive counterattack, it was impossible.

Because if both sides defended and counterattacked, it would mean that the two teams would be in a stalemate most of the time. In that case, the score might not change until the end of the game.

In the end, Man City would still lose.

Whether Liverpool won by one goal or ten goals made no difference to them. Either way, it was three points.

That was enough for them to win the championship.

So what should Man City do next?

Many Man City players turned their eyes to the coaching area.

To head coach Boas, who was standing on the sidelines.

Hoping he could come up with an idea and give instructions.

Otherwise, Man City's own players wouldn't know what to do.

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At this time, Boas was also thinking about what his team should do.

He was reluctant to admit that his plan had failed.

Because he could clearly see that there were some Liverpool players who weren't very active, which was a sign of pride and carelessness.

But now the team was already behind, and continuing to show weakness would be of no benefit to Man City.

Man City should attack.

But if they attacked...

Liverpool would definitely counterattack, could Man City defend?

There was almost no suspense about that.

The only thing Boas could bet on now was that before his defense was penetrated by Liverpool, he could break through Liverpool's goal in advance, starting with that Liverpool player who wasn't active enough...

Thinking of this, Boas made a decision.

He took a few more steps forward, then whistled and gestured to the Man City players on the field.

The gesture meant for the team to attack.

As for how to attack specifically, the gesture also explained. He kept changing gestures on the sidelines, marking one number after another, telling the Man City players that these Liverpool players would be the points where Man City could break through.

They were Liverpool's left back, Cissokho, and right back, Van der Wiel, as well as right midfielder, Sanchez.

In this way, the right flank would be a flank that Man City could use extensively.

As long as you put in the effort, even an iron rod can be ground into a needle.

Boas didn't believe that his team couldn't get a return by continuously attacking this flank!

Aguero, sitting on the bench, couldn't help but snort as he watched Boas's busy appearance, and a sneer appeared on his face, but it was fleeting, not giving the television cameras a chance to capture the change in his expression.

Because he had been put in the cold palace by Boas, even in such an important game, Boas resolutely refused to use him.

Although he was on the roster for this game, he knew he wouldn't get a chance to play.

So now he was completely treating this game, which was a life-or-death battle for Man City, as a spectator.

Boas might be unwilling to admit the failure of his plan, but Aguero had already ruthlessly sentenced Boas's plan to death in his heart.

This idiot didn't even understand who Liverpool belonged to, why this team was so strong. Wasn't it all because of Chen Hero?

Even if the entire Liverpool team was proud and careless, so what? As long as Chen Hero was still that Chen Hero, Boas would have no room to exploit. Because as long as Chen Hero scored a goal, the situation would be reversed!

Over the years, Chen Hero had long buried a shadow in the hearts of all Man City players with his one goal after another. This shadow was usually invisible, but it would break out at critical moments and become a nightmare in the hearts of every Man City player.

Because they had been beaten too badly by Chen Hero before...

Since he transferred to Liverpool, he had scored thirty-one goals against Man City in various competitions in five seasons.

He deserved to be Man City's number one killer and nemesis.

So many players privately talked about Chen Hero with a headache, and the opponent they least wanted to meet was probably him.

Boas, who had only been the team's coach for less than a season, might not be aware of this, but Aguero, who had been in the team since then, was very clear about it.

Didn't Man City fans' crazy hatred and boos for Chen Hero also come from this fear?

Anyway, he was about to leave Man City, so Aguero's mind was much calmer and clearer now. He could objectively and neutrally analyze Man City and Chen Hero.

In his opinion, Boas's little tricks couldn't affect Chen Hero at all. First of all, Chen Hero never underestimated his opponents. He went all out when he played against those Championship teams in the reserves. Secondly, whether he underestimated his opponents or not, he would mercilessly kill them in the game.

So Boas's arrangement was completely useless...

Back then, in the FA Cup, Boas laughed at Aguero in his heart. Now it was Aguero's turn to laugh at him. What a retribution...

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Seeing Boas's gestures, the Man City players on the field also made corresponding adjustments.

After the game restarted, they launched a fierce offensive against Liverpool's right flank.

Trying to open a breakthrough from here.

Their idea was very good.

Liverpool's two full-backs really didn't take Man City seriously.

So when Man City really exerted their strength to attack, the right flank was still affected.

Man City also organized some attacks as a result, and almost threatened the goal a few times.

Martin O'Neill had recovered from his ecstatic state of being in the lead. Now he was also standing straight on the sidelines, looking at the field with a solemn expression.

It had to be said that Boas's acting skills had really deceived some people. There were indeed such thoughts within the Liverpool team...

He had already decided to give everyone a good analysis after this game, so that they could realize their mistakes and avoid making them again in the future.

But for now, he had to get his team through this game first.

In fact, Liverpool's overall situation was still relatively good.

They were now leading by one goal, even if they accidentally let Man City score a goal, the two sides would only return to the same starting line again.

But this goal conceded could arouse Chen Hero's anger, so... Man City would still be unable to escape death in the end.

It was just that they were struggling more fiercely now.

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The team's offensive seemed to be having an effect.

This made Boas on the sidelines very excited. Unconsciously, he clenched his fists and stared at the field, waiting for the moment to cheer for the goal to come.

Chen Hero was great, but he was just one person. You could score goals, but you couldn't go back and participate in the defense, right? One person not underestimating the enemy, there would always be someone who would fall for my trick! We just had to make a big deal out of this!

He saw the hope of defeating Liverpool and getting the crucial three points!

But so-called hope was actually used to be shattered. Just like records were born to be broken by later generations.

Hope was the same.

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Boas was looking forward to his team breaking through Liverpool's right flank, then killing to the front of the goal and delivering a fatal blow.

Liverpool launched a counterattack.

Man City's attack was concentrated on Liverpool's right flank, and Liverpool's counterattack was also launched from Man City's right flank.

Man City's forces and focus had shifted to their own left flank, and this right flank seemed a bit thin...

Liverpool seized this opportunity to launch a counterattack.

Their counterattack was very simple, they just passed the ball from the backcourt to Gareth Bale.

Gareth Bale dribbled the ball forward, and at the same time, left back Cissokho quickly inserted from behind, following Bale towards the opponent's half.

Near the center line, Bale and Gerrard made a one-two pass, getting rid of Man City's defensive midfielder, Yaya Toure.

Cissokho began to accelerate, bypassing Bale and rushing forward. His insertion attracted the attention of Man City's defenders. But Gareth Bale did not pass the ball to the fast-inserting Cissokho, but chose to dribble the ball himself.

At the same time, Gotze was also approaching him, intending to respond to Bale. But who knew if this was a feint? But they had already reached within the thirty-meter area, no matter what the opponent wanted to do, letting them appear in that position was a threat to the goal itself.

On Man City's right flank, Liverpool were launching a three-pronged attack at this time, making Man City's already stretched defensive forces even more nervous... Plus, there was a deadly Chen Hero in the middle, who couldn't be guarded against...

For a time, even Boas, who was still looking forward to Man City breaking through Liverpool's goal, woke up from his fantasy.

His temples began to throb again...