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This is a game with a lot of injuries for both teams.
Liverpool (England)
Still as wounded as ever, and
Manchester City football club
With key right back Walker and center back Stones out injured again, Guardiola's backline actually changed from the start as he was forced to swing Ake into left center back, with the other two center backs Ruben Dias and Akanji partnering up fine, and Cancelo being moved to right back.
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Liverpool (England)
Now they are in the situation of changing the formation, this game is basically a good defense, Milner instead of Arnold to play the whole game on the right side of the defense, only the left side of Robertson will go up to the attack, and Fabinho and Thiago seem to be in the form of a double back to take care of the defense, the front is mainly to play Salah and Jota.
You can see it after the start of the game.
Liverpool (England)
be very afraid of the consequences
Manchester City football club
The attacking force, especially now with Haaland, they often in the game is a full contraction of the defense, four defenders almost all stand into the penalty area, the front two back to form a protection, is not to let out the central position to give Haaland any opportunity to take advantage of.
Liverpool (England)
It actually kind of gives up space on the wings, and the center position is going to be completely guarded
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Manchester City football club
It could have been a big two-wing incursion, but it was because of Walker's injury that the wingbacks were moved around, and it was clear that Cancelo, who had been shifted to right guard, couldn't get used to it, probably because he'd played too much as a left guard and
Manchester City football club
The left and right are not in a state of equilibrium, now
Manchester City football club
The manpower is mostly concentrated on the left side, the right side is relatively more open, which seems to make Cancelo look quite confused, and while Ake can play on the left side, he's not as effective as Cancelo on the left side either, so he's only able to play a bit of a supporting role
Manchester City football club
The two wings of the team are thus under less pressure from the wingbacks, so that instead of the
Liverpool (England)
This side allowed Salah to play more freely, he kept intruding on the right side and whenever Salah went into the right side, Jota & Firmino were waiting in the center to grab the point, which forced
Manchester City football club
Having to keep the backs back, Rodri was busy on the line all night, and even B. Silva and Gundogan were backed up as a result, rarely stepping up into the box, and that's because the centers struggled to break through, too!
Liverpool (England)
Double backside position. It's becoming a stalemate.
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Haaland saw that the central area was unbreakable, so he withdrew to help with the midfield work, only for Fabinho and Thiago to be very scrappy, so to speak.
Liverpool (England)
The waist was quite good last night, Haaland had quite a few shots on goal later on, but they were actually too direct, either from a little further away he shot in a straight line, or else the route of the pass had been seen through by Alisson, and Haaland's re-topping of the ball was readily received.
Liverpool (England)
The midfield meat grinder does affect the Demon Man Puu
After the start of the second half
Liverpool (England)
The plan was to play a long counterattack, but it started in the 49th minute when Salah knocked Ruben Dias off balance in the center line, then Salah took a long pass and turned it into an almost one-two punch, which Ederson desperately tried to block, but by then it was already too late.
Liverpool (England)
Look out.
Manchester City football club
The linebackers on both sides of the ball won't be that accurate on defense, there are gaps in the line of scrimmage, and finally, at 76 points, the
Manchester City football club
The ball was set up for a set piece and the center backs were already on the ball, but Alisson took the ball and played a long pass to Salah who had another chance in the center of the field, this time it was a mistake by Cancelo to clear the ball and lost his position, Salah took the ball and raced to the 18-yard box where he flicked on a shot.
Liverpool (England)
There's no way to break through with a positional attack.
Manchester City football club
defense, but playing counterattacks on the
Manchester City football club
This defense is shaky and still creates a lot of chances with speed
Liverpool (England)
The momentum was very high in the second half, but
Manchester City football club
The side looked weird, Guardiola didn't make too many dispatches, and then only brought in Alvarez at 89, he had at least Mahrez, Grealish, and Sergio Gomez in his hands to switch up the offense, but Guardiola seemed to want to finish the game with the original lineup, and he didn't seem to have much to do with the backlog, but instead Salah was pulled down later on. The referee didn't blow, Klopp stormed out and yelled at the referee and was sent off with a red card, then Darwin, who had 3 good chances, couldn't convert any of them into assists or scores, and in the end, he was sent off with a red card.
Liverpool (England)
win by a narrow margin of 1-0
Manchester City football club
A valuable win.
The game was actually a bit flat, and there weren't really a lot of shots on goal from either side, with scoring
Liverpool (England)
Only two shots on goal in the whole game.
Manchester City football club
It was also only 5 shots on goal out of 9 and there was no way to have a match in the box, mostly simple straight shots, Guardiola was now experiencing his first change of formation after the
Liverpool (England)
It seems that there is no way to deal with it at the moment, depending on when the next encounter takes place.
"Melon Square" (footballer)
Will there be new tactics now?
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Liverpool (England)
Currently, they are still in 8th place with 13 points, and still have a gap of more than 14 points to the top of the table.
Manchester City football club
The loss of only 23 points is the reason why the top of the table is not as close as it could be.
Arsenal (name)
has a four-point deficit to its 27 points, and
Tottenham Hotspur (city in Morocco)
has scored 23 points now in
Manchester City football club
After that, the battle for the top of the table will be even more intense, followed by a series of matches until the start of the World Cup, which will turn into a hell of a schedule for all of us, and taking care of the health of the players is the most important thing.
