Football: The strongest post-zero generation

In the 29th round of the 2016-2017 Premier League season, Chelsea finished nine games in the competition, and Chelsea ranked first in the league with 23 wins, 2 draws, 4 points and 71 points.

Liverpool, who have two rounds less, are second in the league with 18 wins, 6 draws and 3 losses and 60 points, Tottenham Hotspur is third with 17 wins, 8 draws and 3 losses and 59 points, and Manchester City, which has two games less, is fourth with 17 wins, 5 draws and 5 losses and 56 points.

In terms of points, there is no room for failure for Liverpool and Manchester City, especially for Liverpool, who are already a full eleven points behind Chelsea with two games in hand, and if they drop points in the replay and away to Manchester City, the possibility of Chelsea winning the league this season will be greatly increased.

At that time, Liverpool will only be left to compete for the FA Cup.

But what is the FA Cup title compared to the league title that has not been won since the inception of the Premier League?

If they could, Liverpool would be hoping to win the league title.

Of course, there is no room for error for Manchester City, who are fourth in the league and have been levelled by Arsenal in the first round, and a home defeat to Liverpool would hang a Champions League place next season......

The online dispute between local Manchester and Liverpool media outlets was a replica of the previous week's big game against Liverpool, with fans joining in.

Raheem Sterling and James Milner, two players who swapped clubs, took center stage in the media.

Since Manchester City and Liverpool do not have a deep hatred, the two teams did not join the war of words.

On the contrary, the head coaches of the two teams also praised each other, put high hats on each other, and those who did not know the situation thought that the two were long-lost brothers.

There are so many words that even reporters can't listen to, it's too fake!

Li Qing, as Liverpool's best player in recent form, has naturally become the focus of this focus battle, and the overwhelming reports have made the parties Li Qing a little fluttering.

It's a report from ** China, and it's even to the point of madness.

In addition to the ** domestic Manchester City fans who can't watch it, other fans are very happy to watch it, and they are all looking forward to the arrival of this game.

Li Qing is at the peak of his debut, and has played Chelsea, Tottenham, Arsenal and Manchester United on behalf of Liverpool, contributing a total of 8 goals and 2 assists, which is equivalent to an average of 2 goals and 0.5 assists per game against the big four.

The average contribution of 2.5 goals per game makes many ** fans yearn for it.

Will Li Qing play well again at the Etihad Stadium?

Although Guardiola is in the official business with Klopp, his tactics are to attach great importance to Li Qing, an average of 2.5 goals per game is equivalent to making Liverpool invincible, how to limit Li Qing is the most important thing for Guardiola's coaching team.

However, after a few days of research, Guardiola and his assistants shook their heads frequently, realizing that the team's defense was weak, and the home defense was equivalent to cutting off an arm.

Pep Guardiola's team has always held high the banner of attack, how can it be possible to change the original intention of tactics in the face of a 16-year-old?

With a clear thought, Guardiola's coaching team has skyrocketed.

Manchester City has David Xi, who is ranked in the top three in the offensive ability of the planet, and De Bruyne, who has a very distinctive assist, plus the top scorer Aguero, is there a problem at home to Liverpool?

At 4 p.m. local time on March 19, Liverpool arrived at the Etihad Stadium in eastern Manchester by bus.

Compared to Old Trafford, the 2000 course has a sleeker design.

Manchester City fans and Liverpool fans are only in competition, and there is no football history feud between Liverpool and Manchester United, and the home fans rarely boo the Liverpool players on the bus.

Li Qing looked through the car window and saw Manchester City fans holding up signs outside the Etihad Stadium with the slogan Liverpool beating Manchester United.

"It's fun to be a Manchester City fan. "

Alexander-Arnold laughed: "We don't have a grudge against Manchester City, so we're friendly, but ...... When the game starts, it will definitely be different...... Who is putting us higher in the rankings than Manchester City?"

"In any case, it can only be Liverpool who wins!"

Li Qing retracted his gaze, his fists were naturally clenched, and his fighting spirit was high.

Arnold looked at Li Qing enviously, and his eyes lit up when he suddenly thought of something: "Li, you can score as many goals as possible." "

"Why?"

Arnold said with a smile: "Lock up the win early, maybe I will have a chance to come on as a substitute." "

Li Qing rolled his eyes: "Virtue." "

......

The Etihad Stadium is just over a decade old, with a modern design, and in recent years it has been expanded by UAE owner Mansour, and the visiting team's dressing room has also been upgraded, adding to the experience of Liverpool players.

The Etihad Stadium, which has a capacity of 55,000 fans, was packed an hour before the start of the game, with Manchester City fans in sky-blue shirts and Liverpool fans in red shirts in clear lines.

As this is Manchester City's home stadium, there are far more Manchester City fans in sky-blue shirts than Liverpool fans.

At the same time, the coaches of both sides got each other's starting lists, Guardiola frowned, and Klopp had a smile on his face.

Manchester City now has a good lineup in addition to the midfield, and the midfield and backfield are somewhat crumbling.

In particular, the two full-backs, the 32-year-old Klich started at left-back, Fernandinho at right-back, and Yaya Toure at the back of 34.

With centre-back Otamendi often reckless and John Stones too young, it will be difficult for Jurgen Klopp to contain the attacking quartet of Sadio Mane, Roberto Firmino, Li Qing and Philippe Coutinho.

Seeing that Klopp's eyebrows in Manchester City's offensive system were slightly raised, Manchester City's defensive players were cheating on their fathers, and their own side was not much better.

In addition to Matip's relative reliability, Clavan and Klein have suffered a serious decline in form this season, and if it weren't for the fact that Alexander-Arnold and Gomez were too young, he would have wanted to use young players.

Time flies, and in a blink of an eye, it is the eve of the start of the game.

Players from both sides walked to the tunnel one after another, and the substitutes went straight to the pitch and went to their respective benches, while the home team's players stayed in the tunnel and waited for entry.

The two teams have a lot of national team teammates, each greeting, Li Qing has not been selected for any national team, he seems a little bored, so he turned his head to greet the caddy: "Hey~ little brother, how old are you?"

The caddy rolled his eyes and said expressionlessly, "13 years old." "

"So small?"

Li Qing was surprised.

The caddie was speechless and said, "You're only 16 years old, but you're only three years older than me." "

“......"

Li Qing then remembered that he seemed to be this age, and laughed, and the palm that was placed on the top of the other party's head also moved.

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