Green Field Eunuch

Chapter 468 They want to join Shan Yongzhuo's team?

For a fleeting moment, Kompany felt he should hand over his captaincy to Shan Yongzhuo.

Shan Yongzhuo has much more authority than him. Everyone listens to Shan Yongzhuo, including him. So what's the point of him being the captain?
However, Kompany immediately thought of another rumor.

Shan Yongzhuo is leaving next season.

Although the outside world is not clear about this matter, it is not a secret within Manchester City, and many people know about it.

Shan Yongzhuo bought a football team, Granada in La Liga.

Although it's a small club, it's said that Shan Yongzhuo wants to play for his own team and turn it into a powerhouse.

This is actually perfectly understandable, and there's not much to say about it.

But what will Manchester City do after Shan Yongzhuo leaves?
Relying on those two guys, Aguero and Dzeko?
Is it reliable?
Kompany expressed deep skepticism.

Because although these two guys often say they'll score goals, they're just talking the talk.

Unlike Shan Yongzhuo.

They don't usually say it, but once they do, it will definitely come true.

Now, Shan Yongzhuo is not only talking about it, but he is also doing it.

After the game restarted, Shan Yongzhuo became much more active. He kept running and dropping back, which immediately caused a lot of trouble for Liverpool's defense.

Although Liverpool equalized, Manchester City actually controlled the pace of the game and maintained their advantage.

However, Liverpool's defense was actually quite good. Not only did Carragher closely mark Shan Yongzhuo, but midfielders Gerrard and Lucas also frequently assisted Carragher in defending against Shan Yongzhuo.

This restriction has a relatively large effect.

Dan Yongzhuo was unable to get the ball comfortably several times, and even the opportunity to use his skills was not easy to achieve.

However, Shan Yongzhuo's frequent dropping back and running made a significant contribution to Manchester City's attack, at least allowing his teammates to play more smoothly.

In the 75th minute, Manchester City finally scored after a series of attacks.

This time, Nasri was on the wing, and he kept his head down and dribbled forward until Agger cleared the ball out of bounds.

Corner kick.

Dan Yongzhuo naturally walked to his position, the baseline and the forecourt.

He wasn't going to take the corner kicks anymore; to ensure a goal, he figured he might as well save his other skills for later and use them.

Having taken his position, he subtly gestured to Milner.

Milner nodded discreetly.

Carragher had been standing next to Shan Yongzhuo, constantly observing him. He naturally noticed Shan Yongzhuo's movements and immediately became alert, shouting to Lucas, who was returning to defense, "Watch out, defend him with me!"

Lucas immediately followed, and together with Carragher, they sandwiched Shan Yongzhuo between them.

Milner took the corner kick, a high ball that curved towards Shan Yongzhuo.

Carragher and Lucas had a clear division of labor: Lucas was responsible for squeezing Shan Yongzhuo, while Carragher was responsible for disrupting the ball.

He jumped, and it seemed that Shan Yongzhuo was about to jump as well.

Carragher stared intently at the ball's trajectory, but suddenly a strange feeling washed over him. According to his judgment, he should be able to hit the ball with a flick of his head after it reached its highest point.

But strangely enough, when he reached the highest point, he found that the football had already passed him.

Meanwhile, Shan Yongzhuo had somehow shaken off him and Lucas, turned and ran forward, rushing into the penalty area.

Near the byline inside the penalty area, Shan Yongzhuo jumped again, delivering a half-header.

The football traced a strange path, bypassing the crowd in the penalty area, and with lightning speed, it plunged into the far corner of the net.

"The ball is in!"

“gooooooooooal!”

"Shan Yongzhuo, it's Shan Yongzhuo again! He's completed a hat trick!"

"Manchester City have regained the lead, and this could very well be the decisive goal!" "At the crucial moment, Shan Yongzhuo stepped up!"

The commentator's voice became very excited, praising Shan Yongzhuo enthusiastically. However, in the end, he did not forget to criticize Carragher and Lucas for their mistakes.

"Carragher completely misjudged this ball; he didn't accurately judge the ball's speed and misjudged it."

"As for Lucas, he didn't keep up with Shan Yongzhuo at all. I don't know what he was thinking at that moment. His movements were as slow as an eighty-year-old man."

"Perhaps this is a poor performance that they think is brilliant? They want to join Shan Yongzhuo's team?"

"Perhaps this is just a gesture of goodwill..."

On the field, Carragher and Lucas stood there looking completely bewildered.

They all felt the same way just now, completely baffled as to why they had made a mistake. They never thought they could make a wrong judgment under such circumstances.

However, without a doubt, in everyone's eyes, it was their mistake.

The other Liverpool players looked at them with reproachful expressions.

There was nothing we could do. We finally managed to tie the game, but those two guys made a mistake that we shouldn't have made, causing the team to fall behind again.

And it's very possible that they'll lose the game because of this ball.

This is so frustrating.

Rogers on the sidelines felt the same way; he helplessly covered the back of his head with his hands, sighed, and shook his head.

What can we do?

The team has done a good enough job.

Meanwhile, Guardiola, on the other side, jumped up in rare excitement.

That goal was such a morale booster.

"As expected, we still have to rely on Shan Yongzhuo in crucial moments!"

Guardiola sighed, while also expressing some concern about how Manchester City's attack would fare after Shan Yongzhuo's departure.

Relying on Aguero and Dzeko?
Clearly, there is still a significant gap between them and Shan Yongzhuo.

While Guardiola was pondering, Manchester City had already finished their celebrations on the field, and the game had restarted.

The entire Liverpool team started to fight hard.

Shan Yongzhuo's goal came in the 75th minute, and then those shameless guys from Manchester City used up a whole minute to celebrate.

It's now 77 minutes in, with only 13 minutes left in the game.

Liverpool's players are no longer thinking about how to come back; their priority right now is to equalize.

The attacks came wave after wave.

Liverpool pressed hard and launched a relentless attack.

The spectators around could see that Liverpool launched a fierce attack in the last ten minutes, but despite their aggressive attack, they still kept a few players in the backfield watching Shan Yongzhuo.

At least, Carragher stayed with him, and Lucas didn't step forward either, instead preparing to provide backup.

There is nothing we can do about this.

If they press forward with all their might and Shan Yongzhuo scores another goal, they will lose the game.

However, this situation changed in the 85th minute when only Carragher remained, and Lucas stepped up to take his place.

Liverpool had already committed the entire team to the attack at this point.

Unfortunately, when the referee blew the final whistle, the score remained unchanged.

4:3.

Manchester City managed a hard-fought victory over Liverpool at the Etihad Stadium.

(End of this chapter)