My football skills are so strong! I am the king of control

"This must be a new tactic developed by Guardiola and his team of assistant coaches. It is extremely advanced and exudes a strong sense of modernity."

"Guardiola always succeeds with this advanced modern tactics. Manchester City restricted Liverpool's attack after the start of the game and firmly controlled the ball!"

Things are moving in Manchester City's favor.

Anyone with a discerning eye could see that after the start, with Manchester City's diamond midfielder making deft changes and slowly spreading out in the middle, combined with high-position defense that created offside, Manchester City completely controlled the offensive rhythm on the field.

The central defensive system constructed also made it very difficult for Liverpool players to play.

This is the first time this season that Lin Chen has felt such a strong sense of oppression.

It's not the kind of direct oppression brought by physical confrontation, but the spiritual one.

As long as he had the ball, there would always be two people pressing him. After he finally managed to break free and looked up, he saw that his teammates were all covered by Manchester City's diamond midfield and high defense system.

They had no outlet at all, and blindly dribbling forward would not get good results. Liverpool seemed to be controlled by Manchester City's three-center-back system.

Darkness looms!

The 21th minute of the game!

"Arnold made a direct pass from the wing, Kyle Walker received it, squeezed Salah out of the way and intercepted the ball!"

"Push forward along the wing and pass to David Silva, beautiful pass!"

"David Silva turned with the ball and deftly controlled it one-on-one with Alexander-Arnold."

"The Spanish magician played as a winger. Although he was not fast, his delicate dribbling was his weapon."

David Silva held the ball and pressed Arnold little by little, Henderson moved to the side to assist in defense, and Wijnaldum retreated to protect the top of the penalty area.

Lin Chen has been observing.

Aguero was lurking in the middle of the penalty area, while Jesus at the back point was changed from a center forward to a right winger, so his movement was not like a traditional winger and was more aggressive.

David Silva cut inside to create space without even looking up, and then he shot a long arc ball to the back post, which was obviously a well-planned move.

Jesus squeezed Robertson aside to get the ball, then headed it to Aguero!

The Argentine center forward jumped high and was about to attack the goal, but the retreating Lin Chen arrived on time and intercepted the ball with a predictive header!

The ball was cleared to the top of the penalty area, where Wijnaldum controlled the ball and resolved the crisis.

The moment Wijnaldum stopped the ball, he immediately wanted to counterattack. This is Liverpool's quick counterattack routine.

However, when he forced the ball to the left, Bernardo Silva had already kept a close eye on Mane.

With Laporte's defensive protection behind him, Otamendi in the middle moved the formation forward, forcing Firmino to retreat to the midfield line, otherwise he would be offside.

Fernandinho's perfect defensive positioning not only prevented Wijnaldum from passing the ball to Firmino, but also prevented Lin Chen from advancing.

Liverpool quickly counterattacked and all routes were completely blocked.

Guardiola and Maresca patted each other's thighs on the sidelines. This was the defensive tactic they developed.

"More than 20 minutes into the game, Manchester City had 61% of the ball and made four key interceptions."

"The defensive success rate in the midfield is extremely high. Before the game, fans had been questioning whether this formation could allow Manchester City to withstand Liverpool's powerful attack, but it turned out that Guardiola's experiment was successful. The perfect diamond midfield combined with high defense played beautifully."

In the Sky Sports commentary room, Manchester City legend Richards was praising Manchester City's performance, and next to him sat a football veteran.

Samba dancer, football king, creative legend in history, Pele.

Pele, a god-like figure that can never be avoided in the history of football.

His strength does not lie in the fact that he has won three World Cup titles, but in the powerful creativity that Pele has demonstrated through his Renga style.