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“I still lack experience!”

After seeing Van Dijk being shown a direct red card by referee Andrew Marina, assistant coach Brian Kidd held his head in his hands, looking very helpless.

Everyone can see that there is nothing wrong with this penalty.

If we really have to blame someone, it’s that Suarez played too cunningly!
South American players are like this, always having some messy and weird ideas, and sometimes they can make you so angry that your teeth ache.

"Just now, Suarez clearly wanted to earn a penalty. If Van Dijk had more experience, he would not have been fooled."

Brian Kidd said it very depressed.

The first half wasn't over yet, and there was a red card and a penalty kick. This was really difficult for the Chinese in Bayswater!

Moreover, it was the center back who was sent off.

There was actually nothing wrong with Yang Cheng's deployment of troops.

After two weeks of national team matches, the national team players who traveled thousands of miles back to South America to participate in the competition will not be included in the final roster. This has been an old tradition of Yang Cheng in recent years.

Especially considering that there is the third round of the Champions League group stage next week.

In this case, choosing Van Dijk as the starter is something that everyone agrees on.

"This kid's defensive characteristics require a lot of experience, so take it slow!" Yang Cheng was more open-minded.

For many people, Bayswater Chinese's unbeaten home record is a belief.

But for Yang Cheng, this is actually not a burden.

All the undefeated things will eventually lead to defeat.

In Yang Cheng's previous life, many people said that Van Dijk was a late bloomer, but this is not true.

After all, his stream-of-consciousness defensive style really relies on accumulation.

But defenders always grow up in abuse.

Yang Cheng quickly walked to the sidelines and stretched out his hands to Van Dijk who was walking off the field.

The Dutch central defender originally had a look of grief and anger on his face, with a hint of panic in his eyes. After seeing the coach's actions, he suddenly felt a hint of guilt and regret in his heart for some reason.

But he still walked over quickly and hugged Yang Cheng.

"It's okay, go back and take a shower and rest, I'll help you!"

Yang Cheng patted Van Dijk on the shoulder and motioned him to go back to the locker room.

With Yang Cheng's actions, the fans who were originally very dissatisfied with Van Dijk changed their attitude at this moment.

There were even many fans shouting his name above the player tunnel to encourage him.

This made the Dutch feel an unprecedented strange feeling.

Especially when he walked into the player tunnel, he heard cheers from the stadium from afar.

Gerrard scored the penalty!

1 is better than 1!

The two sides have returned to the same starting line.

More importantly, Liverpool had one more man on the pitch.

A duel between masters, a dialogue between the strong, with one man missing at halftime, how can they play?
……

"Damn it, what the hell did I do?"

In the locker room, Van Dijk stood in the shower area, turned the faucet to the maximum, tilted his head back, and let the water wash over his face. His long curly hair was completely wet.

He stood there, flushing for who knows how long.

He started playing football when he was very young.

Play football every week, even every day.

Especially on Sundays, we would go to church in the morning and play football in the five-a-side court donated by the Cruyff Foundation in the afternoon.

In the Netherlands, there is such a venue in almost every city.

Everyone randomly forms teams and takes turns to play.

The winner continues, the loser leaves.

Van Dijk's excellent footwork and superb endurance were developed on this kind of field.

During that time, whenever he was on the court, his team would often continue to win.

So, everyone was vying to team up with him.

His mother is Surinamese, his father is Dutch, and his grandfather was a player and later a referee.

When he was 10 years old, he was discovered by Jan van Loon, the youth training director of Willem II.

Van Dijk, who has been playing on the five-a-side football field for a long time and whose physical strength and skills are far superior to those of his peers, has also developed some very bad playing habits.

For example, being casual, and often unable to control one's lustful heart.

He has always been a standout in the William II youth training camp.

Mainly played as a right back, but in fact, he has played as a midfielder and even as a striker.

However, due to his casual attitude, many people are not optimistic about him and think that he will not become a competent defender.

Especially when his height suddenly increased by 18 centimeters in a very short period of time, he found that his career had changed completely.

He went from being the shortest and most agile player on the team to suddenly becoming "bulky and slow."

Of course, this is relative.

But that bad habit of not being serious still bothered him.

Ultimately, William II decided that he lacked the drive to focus.

So when Nice in Ligue 1 extended an olive branch to him, William II sold him readily.

Coming from the Netherlands to the south coast of France, a lot of things have changed.

Although the salary is not high, it is enough for him to support himself.

So, he no longer needs to work part-time as a dishwasher in a restaurant.

The place where he lives is neither far nor near, but he can ride his favorite bicycle to and from work.

Most importantly, he began to learn more things that he could not learn under William II.

Ronald Koeman is a head coach with high defensive demands and always asks him to press forward and participate in high defense.

This is too difficult for him who is so careless!

The forwards in Ligue 1 are fast and the pace of the game is also very fast.

This made Van Dijk very uncomfortable.

The ease with which he played for Willem II is no longer present in Ligue 1.

He even needs to kick harder and with more force.

But it is precisely this discomfort and pain that has allowed Van Dijk's level to improve by leaps and bounds.

He began to understand what defense was all about.

It turns out that in a professional club, it's not as simple as just arranging for you to play football.

Instead, they will tell you clearly and directly why they kick like that!

This was something he was unable to access and learn in the Netherlands.

One day, Yang Cheng, the boss behind Nice and head coach of Bayswater Chinese, came to the team, met Van Dijk, and said something to him.

"You are the player I like. Hurry up and improve yourself. I'll be waiting for you in London!"

That was the first time Van Dijk felt that the best football club and the best coach in the world were beckoning him.

Since then, he has made rapid progress, got more and more playing time, and gradually established himself as a main player.

Last season, he helped Nice reach the Champions League semi-finals.

At that time, the world got to know a Dutch central defender named Van Dijk for the first time.

Therefore, he was selected for the Dutch national team.

This summer, he finally came to the Premier League, came to London, and joined the team of his dreams.

Everyone told him it would be harder to play in the Premier League.

Especially Stam.

"The forwards in the Premier League are faster and the pace is faster than in Ligue 1. You need to keep yourself absolutely focused!"

Van Dijk listened, but didn't take it seriously enough.

After coming to the Premier League, he feels he has adapted well.

He has excellent passing ability, he has a great physique and he is very good at defense.

It seems that the Premier League is not that difficult!
But today, when he faced Suarez, especially when he was trying to steal the ball and was easily gotten rid of by Suarez, he was really panicked!
He chased desperately, at the fastest speed.

From five-a-side to Willem II to Nice, Van Dijk has come across many fast forwards.

But he always has a way to catch up or stop the other party.

But when facing Suarez, he couldn't catch up.

He watched Suarez dribbling the ball into the penalty area.

At that moment, he started to panic, so he reached out to commit a foul.

In his opinion, the most he would get would be a yellow card, giving Liverpool a free kick in the frontcourt.

This is better than letting Suarez break into the penalty area, right?

But unexpectedly, this cunning Uruguayan dragged him into the penalty area.

The moment Suarez fell to the ground, Van Dijk wished he could chop off his hand.

It was as if, at this moment, he was standing under the faucet in the shower area, letting the spraying bath water wash over his face, but he felt a chill in his heart.

He regretted being too careless, which was why he was easily wiped away by Suarez when he tried to steal the ball.

He regretted that he was not good enough and not fast enough, so he could not catch up with Suarez.

Did he regret why he made a wrong judgment and failed to pull Suarez down at the first try?
The first half wasn't over yet, not only was the game tied by a penalty kick, but we also had one man less in the second half.

How can we play the game?
Is the 10-year unbeaten home record really going to be ruined by our own hands?
For the first time in his life, the 22-year-old Dutch Zhongwei felt guilty and fearful.

He heard the locker room door open outside.

First, the coaching staff came back to prepare for halftime.

Someone entered the shower area and saw Van Dyke, but no one greeted him.

Are they angry and complaining?
Or do you not want to disturb him who is feeling guilty?

Then the teammates came back.

They all looked extremely worried.

Liverpool is currently the second-ranked team in the Premier League, but has the same points as Arsenal, which is at the top of the list, and is very strong.

It can be said that Mancini's team has experienced an explosion this season.

After the Saudi Arabian consortium acquired the team, the accumulated investment paid off this season.

Everyone is worried that the unbeaten home record will be broken.

This was maintained by countless seniors and teammates who tried their best over the past 10 years.

It was the result of one brutal battle after another.

Can it really not be saved?

Everyone was in a panic.

This made Van Dijk even more ashamed, and he didn't even dare to walk out.

Just as Van Dyke was flushing the water, a voice suddenly came from behind him.

"Virgil, is the water in our stadium free?"

Captain Modric's voice came from behind.

Van Dyke was startled and quickly turned off the faucet, took the bath towel and began to wipe his head and face.

"That ball just now has nothing to do with you, don't blame yourself!"

Van Dijk stopped, pulled back the towel, and looked at Modric in front of him in disbelief.

"I have been teammates with Rakitic for so many years. I thought he would pass the ball to Coutinho, but he passed it directly to Suarez. So, I didn't step forward to interfere in the first place."

"It has nothing to do with you!"

After saying that, Modric turned and left.

Van Dyke was left alone, standing there stupidly.

Since joining the team, he has always felt that Modric is not a qualified captain.

He is taciturn, even a little dull, unable to mobilize, and even seems a little unsociable.

But for some reason, at this moment, he suddenly felt that Modric was the best captain in the world!

"Hey, get out now when you're done. Don't take up space. It's my turn now!"

Pepe, with a face full of flesh, rushed in.

There were obviously many empty seats next to him, but he just pushed Van Dijk, who was not wearing pants, out.

At this time, there was a burst of laughter in the locker room.

Some people even whistled at him.

At this moment, Van Dijk was so grateful that there were no unspoken rules for women in the England dressing room.

"What are you making a fuss about? Haven't you seen a bigger Dior?"

Van Dyke asked without hesitation.

Everyone burst into laughter and started cursing.

This is so shameless!
But this sentence is Van Dijk's character and what he would say on a daily basis.

The next moment, Pepe also walked out naked and said in a puzzled tone, "Are you talking about me?"

Everyone laughed and cursed again.

The Chinese players at Bayswater are more shameless than each other!

The laughter continued until head coach Yang Cheng came in.

The atmosphere immediately became solemn.

Both Van Dijk and Pepe quickly put on their underwear and shorts.

All eyes were on the head coach.

Yang Cheng looked at Van Dijk and said, "Except for the red card in the first half, you performed very well in the rest of the time."

"Leave the second half to us!"

After hearing this, everyone secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Van Dyke also felt a sense of relief.

But while he was relaxed, he was also deeply moved.

Such a fatal mistake was simply brushed aside with just one sentence.

"We'll be one man short in the second half."

Yang Cheng ignored Van Dijk and he didn't have time.

He needs to hurry up and arrange tactics for the second half.

"But I have an idea, we can't let the other side control the game, so we have to try to score first!"

By the time he got to this point, the assistants had already pulled over the tactical board.

Yang Cheng arranged the positions for the players on the tactical board.

Luke Shaw, Pepe and Piszczek formed a back three.

The midfield and frontcourt remain unchanged, but Matic is required to drop to the center back to assist in defense when necessary.

Toni Kroos and Modric must also actively return to defense to protect the back line.

And Giroud and others.

If one person is missing, others will have to give more.

But the most important thing is offense.

What Yang Cheng meant was that they should launch an offensive right after the start of the second half and try to score first.

Only by scoring first, seizing the initiative of the game, and then playing defensive counterattacks.

This way you will be more confident!
Otherwise, if we just defended from the beginning and let Liverpool attack, we would be finished!

"Don't worry, boss, leave the midfield to me and Toni!" Modric stood up and was the first to speak out.

"I'm fine." Toni Kroos also expressed his opinion.

"Leave the defense to me. When we attack, everyone will go up as needed. Nemanja and I will stay behind." Pepe also expressed his opinion.

Matic also thinks there is nothing wrong with this arrangement.

"Luke and I will pay more attention. Only one person will go up. Especially pay attention to Sturridge. This kid is very fast!"

Piszczek's position is right next to Sturridge.

"Since we are going to attack, we must be more resolute and try to keep Liverpool in the half court."

"Don't they like to defend and counterattack? We will do as they wish!"

"That's right, just press them down and beat them!"

"The back line is short of one man, so we need to work harder in the midfield and frontcourt!"

"It's fine on my end."

"That's okay with me too."

Everyone expressed their opinions.

Soon, everyone in the locker room reached a consensus.

"After the attack in the second half, I will make substitutions up to 60 minutes at the latest, regardless of whether we can score a goal or not!"

When Yang Cheng returned from midfield, he had already prepared Harry Maguire.

"OK!"

Yang Cheng clapped his hands vigorously, "Then it's decided. Everyone hurry up and prepare, and try to score the first goal in the second half. Come on, come on!!"

Everyone responded.

No one blamed Van Dijk from beginning to end.

The Dutch center back had been listening and watching silently.

Until everyone was gathering towards the head coach, shoulder to shoulder, hands together, ready to shout "Come on!", he suddenly came over on a whim, stretched out his hand, and overlapped his hands with everyone else's.

At this moment, he felt what it meant to be a teammate!
……

"A quick counterattack by the Bayswater Chinese!"

"Tony Kroos made a long diagonal pass to Walcott on the right."

"The little tiger turned his back to the direction of attack, leaned against Kolarov with his body, stopped the ball with his chest, and turned to get rid of it."

"A nice escape!"

"The little tiger dribbled the ball diagonally and sent a diagonal pass behind him."

"Giroud in the middle couldn't catch up."

"Look at Gareth Bale on the left, near the baseline, passing the ball back in a triangle."

"Have the opportunity!!!"

"Giroud shoots and hits Skrtel, corner kick."

“Bayswater Chinese were one man down in the second half but they were more proactive.”

"It was really quite surprising."

"Look at this corner kick, Pepe heads the ball into the goal."

"The ball went wide."

"In the 48th minute of the second half, Bayswater Chinese made two threatening shots within three minutes."

……

"Liverpool are in their own half and Mascherano hands it to Rakitic."

"Rakitic dribbled forward but Modric stole the ball."

“Nice frontcourt steal.”

“Look at the fight back by the Chinese in Bayswater this time.”

"Can Modric pass the ball?"

"He chose to shoot the ball himself."

"The ball was confiscated by Buffon."

"Although the shot was aimed at the goal, the angle was a bit straight and Buffon defended it very well."

"The Bayswater Chinese created another shooting opportunity in the 51st minute."

……

"Okay, let's see this time."

"Pepe's successful defense was handed over to Matic."

"Pass it on further."

"Giroud dropped back and passed the ball to Gareth Bale."

"Gareth Bale starts fast and dribbles the ball forward."

"A quick counterattack by the Chinese in Bayswater."

"Bale passed the ball to the right."

"There's no one here, Walcott is completely on the move."

"There's no problem with his speed, it's very fast."

"It came to the right side of Liverpool's penalty area."

"Little Tiger should be about to kick the ball and pass it to the middle this time."

"Gareth Bale in the middle and Giroud at the far end."

"See how it's transmitted."

“Pass it down the middle, give it to Gareth Bale, head it in!”

"Just a little bit out!"

“It was a very threatening attack.”

"In the 53rd minute of the second half, Walcott made a cross from the right and Gareth Bale headed the ball into the goal."

"What a pity!"

"The Bayswater Chinese's quick counterattack was very sudden, but Liverpool's defense was also timely."

……

"One minute later, it was the Chinese from Bayswater who were attacking in the front court again."

"Toni Kroos passed the ball across to Modric."

"Pass it to the right again and give it to Walcott."

"Walcott dribbled the ball and tried to run into the penalty area along the baseline."

"But there's no chance, pass it back." "Piszczek is coming up."

“The Bayswater Chinese were very determined in their attack in the second half.”

"Look at this time, Piszczek made a cross from the right to the middle of the penalty area."

"Is there any chance?"

"Giroud volleys a left-foot shot."

"Still a little off."

"Liverpool's defense was very solid, but the Bayswater Chinese's attack was still very threatening."

"It can be said that from the start of the second half until now, which is exactly 10 minutes, Bayswater Chinese have been almost dominating Liverpool."

“This is something none of us expected.”

"The Bayswater Chinese, who were one man short in the second half, actually kept launching attacks."

"Liverpool, with one more player, were passive and took the beating."

"It was quite surprising indeed."

"But we should also see that the Bayswater Chinese's attack was unable to break Liverpool's goal."

……

56 minutes 33 seconds.

Toni Kroos glanced at the time on the scoreboard and couldn't help feeling a little anxious.

The 60-minute substitution time agreed upon by the head coach is about to arrive.

If we can't score a goal quickly, we can only retreat.

In such a strong dialogue, with one man less, even a strong team like Bayswater Chinese could not hold on in the second half.

If we really retreat, it will not be easy to attack again.

But Toni Kroos also has his own difficulties.

Liverpool marked him particularly closely.

Especially Gerrard.

Knowing that Toni Kroos's long diagonal passes and long-range shots were very threatening, Liverpool specifically arranged for Gerrard to come and mark him, forcing Toni Kroos to find difficult space to pass the ball.

Almost every time he got the ball, Gerrard was nearby and always came over first.

This made Toni Kroos very depressed.

We can't go on like this!
Toni Kroos glanced at Modric and saw that he was also being closely marked.

So he began to look at Matic.

The two have been working together for more than three years and have already developed a good understanding of each other.

With just one look, Matic knew what Toni Kroos needed him to do.

The Bayswater Chinese soon launched another attack.

Luke Shaw on the left dribbled the ball forward quickly and participated in the attack in the frontcourt.

Gareth Bale is also on this side.

But Liverpool's defense also tilted towards this side.

After a series of passes, Gareth Bale had no chance and immediately knocked the ball back to Toni Kroos.

As soon as the German turned around, Gerrard rushed over and didn't give him any chance to make a long pass.

Toni Kroos glanced midfield.

It's empty there.

He immediately sent a pass.

The force was not great and it went straight to the middle, right between the bottom of the center circle in Liverpool's half and the 30-meter area.

He knew that Matic would come up.

really.

The next moment, Matic came up to receive the ball.

As soon as the Serbian midfielder received the ball, he did not continue to move forward or to the left, but changed direction to the right.

Coutinho rushed forward at the first moment, and Suarez also actively returned to defense.

But after Matic rushed into Liverpool's 30-meter area with the ball, he immediately made a diagonal pass.

Luke Shaw on the left was retreating quickly, while Piszczek on the right was moving forward quickly.

But Matic's pass was not to Piszczek, but directly to Walcott, who was level with the penalty area line and close to the right side line.

The little tiger was just waiting for Toni Kroos's long diagonal pass.

When Walcott stopped the ball, he moved horizontally to the middle.

Piszczek immediately moved to the right sideline, ready to move forward at any time.

This indeed attracted the attention of Liverpool's defenders.

Almost at this moment, Walcott made a seemingly casual cross pass to the right side of the arc and found Modric.

After passing the ball, the little tiger quickly moved forward.

Modric understood what he meant and sent a straight pass.

The football passed right between Rakitic and Nastasic and landed on the bottom line on the right side of the penalty area.

Walcott started at lightning speed and instantly penetrated Liverpool's defense.

At this moment, the entire Prudential Arena exclaimed!
The little tiger rushed to the baseline, caught up with Modric's through ball, and passed the ball directly to the front of the small penalty area without stopping.

Giroud then quickly moved forward, blocking Scottel with his body while kicking his foot to shoot.

In the physical confrontation with Skrtel, Giroud did not gain any advantage. When he was about to shoot with his right foot, he lost his balance and was squeezed by Skrtel, causing him to lose his balance and fall sideways.

But he still drew the football.

And the location is quite correct.

It just doesn't have much power.

"Giroud's shot in the penalty area!"

"Have the opportunity!!!"

"Bayswater Chinese shot!!"

But at the moment when everyone thought a goal was going to be scored, suddenly a figure appeared like a dragon, nimbly diving to the side and directly blocking Giroud's shot from close range.

"my God!"

"At the critical moment, Buffon made a contribution!!"

"Goalkeeper Buffon saved Giroud's close shot!!"

"But the ball was not out of danger yet and was still in Liverpool's penalty area."

"Who got the ball first?"

The entire Liverpool penalty area was in chaos.

The football moved from the left to the middle and then to the right, and finally broke through Liverpool's defense from the right.

But the ball that Buffon saved fell again to the left side of the penalty area.

All of Liverpool's defensive players were concentrated in the middle and on the right side.

Gerrard returned to defense immediately.

The Liverpool captain's defensive awareness has always been the best.

Just as he was about to catch up with the ball and clear it with his foot, Gerrard suddenly felt a huge force on his left shoulder.

It was as if a mountain suddenly collapsed and forcibly swept him away.

The next moment, Gerrard saw a player wearing the red jersey of the home team Bayswater Chinese, who used his body to push him away and put his right foot between him and the football.

As soon as the left foot stopped the ball, he suddenly kicked it again!
At this moment, Gerrard wished he could just pounce over and knock the opponent down.

But he can't.

Because he found that when facing Gareth Bale at the age of 33, he really couldn't shake it.

The Welshman's left foot didn't swing very far, but his shot was powerful.

The football went almost in a straight line and went into Liverpool's goal.

Although Buffon quickly got up from the ground and wanted to save the ball again, it was too late.

"The ball went in!!!"

"2 to 1!!!"

"In the 57th minute of the second half, Bayswater Chinese took the lead again!"

"With 10 players, Bayswater Chinese launched a fierce attack in the second half, suppressing Liverpool, and in the 57th minute, Gareth Bale broke the Liverpool goal."

"2 to 1!"

“Although there are only 10 of them, the Chinese in Bayswater are still not to be trifled with!”

The entire Prudential Arena erupted with amazing enthusiasm in an instant!

9 fans rushed out of their seats frantically, cheering and shouting at the top of their lungs.

Gareth Bale excitedly turned and rushed off the pitch, making his signature heart-shaped celebration.

Behind him, all the Bayswater Chinese players rushed out.

"At the most critical moment of the team, when the team needed it most, Gareth Bale stepped up!"

"He put Bayswater Chinese ahead again with a brilliant left-foot volley."

"He used his actions to explain to everyone why he is the trump card of the Chinese in Bayswater!"

"He also used this goal to tell everyone that at the Prudential Stadium in Bayswater Chinese, they are still the invincible kings!"

"Even if they have one less player than their opponents, they can still score goals, break through the door, and beat up their opponents!"

"Even if the opponent is Liverpool!"

Yang Cheng, like all the fans in the stadium, jumped up excitedly to celebrate.

But he had no idea that at this moment, in the locker room where no one could see him, Van Dijk was receiving news of the goal through his mobile phone.

The Dutch center back let out an excited roar and fell to his knees in the locker room.

The look on his face was even more exciting than when he scored the goal himself.

The next moment, tears almost couldn't be held back and burst out.

He really couldn't help it!
He knew that he would remember this game forever!

At the same time, he also knew clearly that from now on, he had to work twice as hard, no, ten times or a hundred times harder.

He wants to repay his teammates, the team and the head coach who trusts him with better performance and practical actions!

……

After Gareth Bale scored, Yang Cheng quickly made a substitution.

In the 60th minute, Harry Maguire replaced center forward Giroud.

At this time, the tactics of the Chinese in Bayswater changed to a 432 formation.

The midfield remains unchanged, the back line also has four players, but there are only two players left in the frontcourt: Gareth Bale and Walcott.

This is a choice that has no alternative.

It was impossible for Yang Cheng's team to maintain the offensive tactics for a long time in the second half.

If they really do this, they can only last 70 minutes at most, and the physical fitness of the Chinese in Bayswater will definitely be ruined.

In the last 20 minutes of the game, the team could only be slaughtered.

Yang Cheng chose to make substitutions at this time because he wanted to adopt a defensive counterattack tactic.

Liverpool also quickly made a substitution.

Striker Aubameyang replaced midfielder Glen Johnson.

After the substitution, Liverpool changed into a 343 formation.

The defense line was changed to three defenders, the midfield remained basically unchanged, but the frontcourt became a trident combination of Sturridge, Suarez and Aubameyang.

Moreover, all three players are very aggressive.

With one man less, the Chinese in Bayswater began to be in a passive situation on the field.

But in terms of ball possession, the two teams are actually evenly matched.

However, the home team no longer dared to control the ball for too long in their own half. After grabbing the ball, they mostly took the approach of playing directly forward.

Let Gareth Bale and Walcott go for it.

Even Toni Kroos and Modric were very cautious when they came back.

Basically only one of the two side lanes will go up.

As the Chinese in Bayswater played cautiously and step by step, Liverpool's attack was curbed.

Although Liverpool broke into the Bayswater Chinese penalty area and shot continuously.

But the home team also counterattacked quickly through Walcott's dribbling, driving straight into the goal and almost breaking through Liverpool's goal.

Both teams can be said to have their own offense and defense.

The game also fell into a stalemate.

Liverpool quickly made a second substitution.

Balotelli replaced Mascherano.

At this time, Liverpool's front line had already adopted a 4-forward tactic.

There are 15 minutes left in the game.

Mancini has obviously given it his all.

Under such circumstances, the Chinese in Bayswater could only retreat on all fronts.

The players' physical energy has been almost exhausted.

But the tenacious home team still blocked Liverpool's attack time and time again.

The fans at the scene were also cheering for the home team.

Especially after 80 minutes, many fans stood up from their seats, singing the team song, shouting the players' names, and cheering for the players on the field.

“At this moment, this scene is really very touching!”

“Bayswater Chinese had a player sent off in the first half.”

"But Yang Cheng scored a goal with a sudden attack at the beginning of the second half."

"Then the Chinese in Bayswater began to passively take the beating, but they defended very resolutely."

"Facing Liverpool, which had one more player than them, Yang Cheng's team managed to hold on to their goal through tight defense."

"The fans at the scene were also very supportive. They were cheering for the home team players the whole time."

But in the end, there was still one person missing.

As the game progressed, the situation for the Chinese in Bayswater became increasingly worse.

Especially when the game reached the final moments and Liverpool began to press forward, the numerical advantage became particularly obvious.

In the 87th minute, the Bayswater Chinese completed a clearance in the penalty area.

Harry Maguire headed the ball to Balotelli out of the penalty area.

Matic headed the ball forward again.

But it didn't get very far.

Skrtel grabbed the first point on the outside and headed the ball to Gerrard.

Gerrard made a straight pass into the penalty area, at Suarez's feet.

The Uruguayan striker turned his back to the direction of attack and stopped the ball after blocking Pepe with his body.

Suarez first stopped the ball and tried to turn around, but was blocked by Pepe. With no chance, the Uruguayan chose to pass the ball back to Coutinho outside the penalty area.

In a very short period of time, Coutinho was in an unguarded position.

Matic rushed towards him immediately.

But Coutinho didn't think twice. After stopping the ball, he made a slight adjustment and immediately took a long shot with his right foot.

The football was like an arrow piercing the clouds, drawing a lightning-like arc, penetrating the defense line of the Chinese in Bayswater and going into the right side of the goal.

Courtois's vision was somewhat affected. When he reacted and rushed out, he was still out of reach.

The football almost brushed the Belgian goalkeeper's fingertips and went into the goal behind him.

2 is better than 2!

The referee Marina's whistle suddenly sounded, indicating that the goal was valid!
There was another uproar at the scene.

But soon, thunderous applause rang out again in Prudential Arena.

Almost all the fans in the stadium stood up, cheered for the team and applauded them.

Only 2 to 2!

Keep on cheering!

Only a few minutes left!

But the most outrageous thing was that when the official on the sidelines raised the sign for 5 minutes of extra time, Yang Cheng was almost furious.

Why was such a long amount of extra time given?
There were no injuries and no long interruptions in the second half, so why was there such a long extra time?
The scene of Yang Cheng roaring on the sidelines attracted the attention of the referee Andrew Marina.

He just ran out of the court quickly and showed Yang Cheng a yellow card warning.

Marina gave an explanation for his decision to add 5 minutes of extra time.

The main reason is that there were too many fouls in the second half.

Is that a bit much?

It seems true.

Gerrard, Skrtel and Sturridge all received yellow cards.

On the Bayswater Chinese side, Matic and Piszczek received yellow cards.

That is to say, a total of 5 yellow cards were shown in the second half.

In fact, Yang Cheng himself knew the situation.

Andrew Marriner was a little soft on the Bayswater Chinese in the second half.

This is not any special care.

Fans who often watch football matches must know that this is purely a means for the referee to find a balance.

A red card and a penalty were given to Bayswater Chinese so early in the first half. If they had continued to fight against Bayswater Chinese, they would not have had to play the second half.

Of course, Yang Cheng would not think that it was the referee's enforcement that "helped" the Bayswater Chinese.

After all, the team's ability to hold on to this moment depends on the entire team.

It’s everyone on the team working together and trying their best.

In the 92nd minute, Gerrard made a pass and Balotelli shot high from the edge of the small penalty area.

In the 94th minute, Suarez took a direct free kick, but it was confiscated by Courtois.

This was also the last shot of the game.

When the referee Andrew Marina blew the whistle to end the game, all 10 Bayswater Chinese players on the field fell to the ground exhausted.

Yang Cheng on the sidelines also felt a sense of fatigue.

2 is better than 2!

The Chinese team of Bayswater has firmly maintained its unbeaten record at home!
At the end of the game, Van Dijk was seen running out of the player tunnel, rushing into the stadium and hugging his teammates.

The fans in the stands gave extremely warm applause.

“It’s a draw!”

“But it’s also a win!”

“In such a crucial match between two strong teams, Bayswater Chinese not only took the lead again despite receiving a red card and penalty in the first half, but also managed to hold on to a precious draw in the end!”

"For Bayswater Chinese, this is also a game to boost team morale and strengthen team spirit."

“Of course, Bayswater Chinese’s attack in the second half was indeed a very unexpected move.”

"Yang Cheng once again demonstrated the determination and courage of a world-class coach at a critical moment."

"At the same time, there is his admirable strategy!"

After Yang Cheng took a breath, he calmed down.

He first turned around and high-fived Brian Kidd and other assistants one by one, and then walked towards the visiting team's coaching bench.

Mancini was obviously very unhappy with the result.

Before today, Liverpool had only played one strong match this season, defeating Manchester United at home.

The score is 1 to 0!

Mancini is very satisfied with the team's current situation.

Especially in the first half, with the extreme punishment of a red card and a penalty kick, he was even looking forward to the team being able to make a concerted effort in the second half to defeat Bayswater Chinese and secure their position as the league leader.

This is normal, isn't it?

But he really didn't expect that Yang Cheng didn't make any substitutions in the second half, but instead launched a massive attack.

Everyone knows how sharp Yang Cheng's attack is.

Liverpool was suppressed for more than ten minutes by this almost desperate attack.

And they lost a crucial goal!

"If we hadn't had that wave of attack at the beginning of the second half, you would definitely not have been able to defend in the second half!" Mancini said indignantly.

Yang Cheng smiled and nodded: "Maybe, but we chose to take the initiative!"

After hearing this, Mancini couldn't help but feel admiration.

A powerful dialogue, with one person missing, yet they still dare to take the initiative.

Looking at the current European football scene, how many head coaches have such courage?
What's even more outrageous is that he attacked for more than ten minutes until he scored a goal.

This is the strength of the world's top coach!

From the perspective of hindsight, of course, we can find a lot of reasons to prove that Yang Cheng's decision was correct.

But at that time, how many people had the courage to make such a decision?

Mancini asked himself, he probably couldn't do it either!

"Look, if you drag us down now, it will only give Wenger an advantage. Why bother?" Mancini smiled bitterly.

Yang Cheng grinned, "Wenger and I have a good relationship. He always sends me wine during festivals. What do you think?"

After hearing this, Mancini burst into laughter.

The media has been reporting on Wenger sending wine to Yang Cheng, and it is no longer news.

"Okay, I'll remember that. I'll give it to you next time we celebrate. Remember to help me then!"

Of course Yang Cheng agreed.

next time?

Who knows when the next time will be?
But let’s be honest, after the draw with Liverpool, Wenger and Arsenal really got away with it.

The Gunners originally had the same points as Liverpool, but now Wenger's team is the only one standing out.

(End of this chapter)