The situation on the court made Rodgers keep scratching his head. Liverpool's disadvantage is very obvious. When Joe Allen was stared to death, Liverpool had great problems in transitioning from defense to offense. This is a difficult problem. Liverpool had to frequently shoot from the wings, but Manchester City's defense is really tough. Wan Yama's coverage area is quite large. Manchester City's two-wing defense does not have any problems. Silva and Costa's return to defense are relatively active, which makes Sturridge and Sterling's performance relatively limited.

Rodgers had to let his team not rush to counterattack, and control the ball first, and rely on the front pressure to fight the positional battles, increasing the support of the midfield and backcourt to the frontcourt. Of course, at this moment, he already had the idea that it would be a good thing to get a point, and he would not lose his defense attention.

Wen Sheng naturally felt that this was better, and offense and defense became turn-based.

Time passed by minute by minute, and Manchester City and Liverpool each created some opportunities, but they were still a bit far away from scoring. Everyone spent a lot of effort on long shots, and they were very few in the penalty area.

Although each conceded a goal, the central defenders on both sides actually performed relatively steadily. If this score continues, it is estimated that the score will not be low after the game.

Sterling and Costa are actually good at hitting points, and they also create some opportunities, but they just didn't score a goal.

Wen Sheng made a substitution after 70 minutes, Guideti took the lead and Dzeko was replaced.

Guideti started playing behind him immediately after Manchester City started playing, and Rodgers was no longer a fool. He began to remind the players to be more careful in defense and focus on their attention.

The game was grinding over and over again, and no one could do anything to each other. After Guedti came on the court, he was very positive like the previous games, but today's opponents were extraordinary to him. Sarco was very tough, and he ran wherever Guedti ran. Guedti was uncomfortable connecting the ball, let alone playing.

Moreover, because the physical fitness declines relatively quickly, the pace of the two teams is getting slower and slower, and everyone focuses on defense. If you are scored at this time, it will be a fatal thing. Who dares to take this risk?!

At least one point is needed in a draw, but it would be fatal to not let Liverpool narrow the score gap.

Rogers thought the same way, and it would be nice to limit Manchester City to this today.

"Although Manchester City equalized the score in the second half, it can be seen that their physical fitness declines are obvious. Their shots in the second half were much less than in the first half! In less than two days, they will also welcome Crystal Palace at home. Daniel Wen has to consider that game! This game seems to be developing towards a draw!" Martin Taylor gave his own point of view.

Before he finished speaking, Wen Sheng began to make a new substitution. Silva was replaced by Chamberlain, and midfielder De Bruyne was replaced by Casemiro. This is a signal to completely avoid the midfield organization and strengthen the defense.

Wen Sheng made this substitution mainly to strengthen defense, and secondly to attract Liverpool's offense.

Liverpool really fell into such a fool. Rodgers felt that it was dangerous to organize an offense, but Liverpool players felt that their opponents were not good enough. They began to attack. Of course, they also knew to guard against their opponents' counterattacks, especially the new Chamberlain, who was in good physical fitness.

In the 79th minute, Suarez lost the ball outside the penalty area, Manchester City immediately played a fast counterattack, Chamberlain and Hills made wonderful cooperation on the wing, Hills almost tried his best to hit Liverpool's hinterland. At the critical moment, the central defender was still reliable, and Sarco knocked down Hills without hesitation.

Sarco got a red card and Manchester City got a set piece with a bad position.

Van Dijk took the penalty for the set piece, but the effect was not very good, so he went out of the door.

Liverpool lost one battle, Rodgers quickly replaced Sterling with Kelly to ensure the integrity of his defense line, and then the entire team completely fell into a deadly state.

Manchester City's midfielder has a group of muscular men, and they have no choice but to make Liverpool's iron barrel formation.

In three minutes of stoppage time, Kratenberg blew the whistle to the end of the game, and both sides had to accept a 1:1 draw.

Manchester City fans were a little disappointed, but the players were still very positive on the court. They also completed many shots in the first half, at least they looked lively, and the opponent seemed to have paid a considerable price for the draw, so overall they were quite satisfied and acceptable.

"We can probably do a little better in the details! It's a pity to draw!" De Bruyne said in an interview after the game.

This game was really too difficult, and De Bruyne felt it was difficult to play. Lucas took the cards for him, but in fact, thinking about it, De Bruyne didn't feel it was easy to deal with Lucas. Liverpool players probably want to prove themselves in front of Manchester City. They have very strong tactical execution and fighting spirit. Maybe it would not be an exaggeration to describe this game as their best defensive form in the first half of the season.

De Bruyne is a person who is unyielding, but after this game, he actually means a bit sure of the draw from his interview words!

As for Wen Sheng, he said bluntly, "We showed our ambition to win the game, but we lacked key first passes in the offense and did too much long-range shots. Given that the opponent's defense is very tight, I think this draw is a reasonable result! Do I accept it?! Of course I will accept it, and the draw is also a good result!"

"That attack from Hills might bring us a victory, but Sarco stopped him, and Sarco paid the price for it! Yes, I do feel a little regretful! That's all!"

Liverpool coach Rodgers said in an interview after the game: "It's always not easy to play at Etihad Stadium. Manchester City are in very good shape this season. They scored a lot of goals. If they cannot effectively limit their offense, we will lose this game! We did a good job, they can only threaten our goal through long shots, and the opportunities they create are relatively limited! In short, it's a difficult game, but we completed it very well and we deserve a point!"

Rodgers also talked about the team's offense. Liverpool only completed 8 shots in this game. "We came here with the determination to win. Their defense conceded the least number of goals in the entire league. Our front line faced the opponent's strong blockade. I must say that their defense line performed very well today, and it was difficult for us to find space!"

Rodgers played a positional battle with Manchester City after conceding the goal in the second half. This strategy was also mentioned by reporters after the game, and they believed that this might not be a correct decision.

Rogers really wants to ask if I can defend it alone?!

"I hope to relieve some pressure on our defense! Our defensive pressure during that period!"
Chapter completed!