"Beautiful!"
"Goal!"
"In the 3rd minute of the match, a rapid counter-attack from Liverpool."
"TJ with a fast advance through the center! The Man City players can't keep up with him at all!"
"A surgical through pass! Salah, one-on-one, makes a horizontal pass to Mané, who taps it into the empty net!"
"1:0! Liverpool takes the lead away from home!"
The more than 20,000 Liverpool fans were singing and dancing. Clearly, they hadn't expected their team to conquer Manchester City's home ground so quickly.
"Man City got too cocky!"
"It's not that they were cocky. Guardiola wanted to press from the start. Both of their shooting choices were long-range shots. They never expected to be caught on the break!"
"TJ's explosive power is too strong! De Bruyne and the others look like they have old, cold legs in front of him!"
"It's a pity this doesn't count as an assist for TJ, otherwise he would have had assists in consecutive matches!"
"Hahaha, it's still early! I believe in TJ's creativity! He can always find a way to send the ball to the exact right spot in an unexpected way!"
"..."
It was too fast.
Isagi Yoichi, in the crowd, felt that Liverpool's counter-attack was just too fast.
His brain hadn't even begun to simulate the play, and Liverpool had already advanced the ball into Man City's box.
"If it were me, could I keep up with this kind of counter-attacking pace?" Isagi discovered that with his own physical abilities, he really couldn't keep up with Liverpool's counter-attacking speed.
In this counter-attack, the ball had only passed through the feet of 3 players.
Tendou with a frantic advance from the back, a through pass to Salah, who then drew the goalkeeper out on the one-on-one and made a horizontal pass to Mané for the empty-net tap-in.
The majority of the time in this Liverpool counter-attack was spent on Tendou's advance. And Tendou's speed was second only to Loki's. It showed just how lightning-fast their attack was.
3rd minute of the match.
Liverpool had a dream start.
Leading Man City by 1 goal away from home.
"Sadio, you have to treat."
Salah celebrated the goal with Mané and then told him to treat.
"No problem."
Although Mané was usually frugal, it didn't mean he was stingy.
For this goal, Salah could have scored it himself, but he had served it to him on a platter.
"Remember to invite TJ too. I'm going to buy him milk."
"Hahaha, don't let him hear you, or he'll definitely get angry."
The group laughed. They had already accepted Tendou's position on the team.
What position?
The future of Liverpool!
Salah and Mané were currently at their professional peak. By the time Tendou turned 20 and gradually entered his golden age, they would be old.
At that time, Tendou could perfectly take over Liverpool.
The match restarted.
Being one goal down did not affect Manchester City too much.
With the cheers of tens of thousands of fans at the Etihad, they continued to launch continuous fierce attacks on Liverpool's goal.
In the 7th minute, the Man City defender, Danilo, sent a low cross that flew across the front of the Liverpool goal.
Agüero couldn't catch up to it.
Sané at the back post wanted to follow up with a shot, but Van Dijk had already blocked his path.
The two of them collided and fell to the ground at the same time.
The referee made no indication, because this was the intensity of the Premier League.
If the whistle blew for every little fall, then this wouldn't be the Premier League; it would be La Liga.
Five minutes later, Sané feinted past Robertson and cut inside to shoot, but the ball went wide of the Liverpool post.
In the 17th minute, Manchester City penetrated through the center, drawing a large number of Liverpool players to block. De Bruyne immediately switched the ball to the wing.
Sané received the ball, easily got past Arnold, and then crossed.
The ball once again flew to the back post of the Liverpool goal. Prince's follow-up shot hit the side netting.
The Manchester City fans cheered, then sighed when they realized the ball had hit the side netting and hadn't gone in.
Liverpool had escaped.
Zhan Jun's heart was pounding as he watched. During this period, Manchester City's attacks came in waves, and both of their full-backs were very active in pushing forward.
If it weren't for defenders like Van Dijk and Robertson, the score might have been leveled.
However, Arnold's defending still made the Liverpool fans' hearts tremble.
His ball-playing ability had not been seen yet. Instead, Manchester City had been constantly targeting his flank with crosses, threatening the goal several times.
The Manchester City fans in the stands were already singing their team anthem, their voices deafening.
The 20,000 Liverpool fans also sang "You'll Never Walk Alone" in response.
Isagi, mixed in with the Liverpool fans, felt like his ears were about to explode.
So fanatical!
This was an intensity he had never experienced, not even in the match against the U-20 team.
"This is the world's top showdown!"
Ego Jinpachi had let him come to watch the match and find his next path of evolution...
Isagi had no clue yet. He was just envious, envious that Tendou could play on such a stage.
"Hold the formation! Stay calm! Don't let them break it!" Klopp shouted from the sidelines.
Manchester City's attack was fierce, but Liverpool's defense was not in disarray.
Especially with Tendou occasionally making a brilliant tackle to neutralize Man City's attack in time.
If they could seize a counter-attacking opportunity, it was not impossible to extend their lead.
Tendou's pupils had long since split into 8 sections, observing the entire pitch from a higher dimension.
Ahead, De Bruyne was charging forward with the ball. Tendou quickly got into position, preventing him from breaking through, but he left a passing lane open.
The Belgian superstar decisively passed the ball, but unexpectedly, Tendou suddenly stuck out his foot and intercepted it.
"Huh?"
"Did he deliberately bait me into passing?"
De Bruyne was stunned. This kid was actually that bold, and could even see through his actions?
He was one of the best midfielders in football today. The only one who could consistently get the better of him was probably the Croatian shepherd who had just won the Ballon d'Or.
It was not easy to steal the ball from him.
De Bruyne immediately counter-pressed, using both his hands and feet, but he found that the Liverpool youngster was not only fast but also ridiculously strong.
The moment he reached out his hand, he felt a brute force not inferior to that of his national team teammate, Lukaku.
The moment the Liverpool players saw Tendou win the ball, they immediately sprinted forward with all their might.
Tendou pointed to the left, signaling Mané to run quickly.
The Manchester City defenders, noticing his gesture, subconsciously moved towards Mané.
And then.
BANG!
Tendou smashed the outside of his boot into the ball, and the ball traced a "C"-shaped arc in the air.
But it wasn't for Mané on the left; it was still for Salah on the right.
A classic "point east, strike west"!
The Egyptian Pharaoh sprinted at high speed and, without waiting for the ball to land, took one touch forward, controlling the ball and getting past the intercepting Kompany in one motion, cutting into the box for a one-on-one.
Salah faced the goalkeeper, Ederson, and swept a low shot to the near post.
"WHOA!"
The ball went in! Ederson had gambled on the far post, and the Egyptian Pharaoh had won this bet.
At the same time, he had continued Tendou's streak of assists in consecutive matches!
2:0!
Liverpool had surprisingly scored two goals in a row away from home.
After scoring, Salah ran to the corner flag to celebrate wildly with Tendou!
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