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Chapter 829 Just One Sentence
The media all over England were hyping Benitez's revenge battle, but according to Rong Guang's observation, Benitez was very calm and did not show any signs of gnashing his teeth.

If he really had a grudge against Liverpool, wouldn't he be too calm now?
Benitez is indeed very calm, and the arrangement of training content is no different from before.

If it weren't for the media hype, Manchester City's players might not even know that it was a game of special significance.

Even 15 minutes before the start of the game, in the locker room at Anfield, Benitez did not give any special instructions, and did not take the grievances between himself and Liverpool as an issue.

Compared with any ordinary game, his pre-match instructions are no different.

It wasn't until he finished his speech in the locker room and left the locker room that he showed some emotion when no one was looking.

On his way to the pitch through the aisle, he walked under the Liverpool logo, which read "This is Anfield".

He raised his hand and patted the sentence.

Once, as a Liverpool head coach, he led the team through this place for countless times. For those Liverpool players, this sentence has great magic power. Every time the team passes by here, many people will raise their hands and clap this sentence, as if they want to gain strength from this sentence.They also firmly believe that this sentence will definitely create huge psychological pressure on the visiting team who come here to play.

He also used this sentence to motivate his players.

The position of this sentence is also very particular. It is above each player's head, and walking under it is like walking under a sharp sword of Damocles.

But today... my team is going to be the target of this sword...

He patted the sentence.

Spiritual symbol?

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When many Manchester City players pass by here, some people will really look up at this sentence, as if they really care about this sentence.

This sentence was requested by the legendary Liverpool coach Bill Shankly. His purpose was to put pressure on the visiting team and remind them that they were really fighting the most powerful team in the world.

After decades of media propaganda, a common sentence seems to have magical powers.

This is a typical example of public opinion influencing people's hearts.

But Rong Guang didn't have such sentiments. When he walked past this sentence, he lowered his head and focused his eyes on the steps under his feet.

He didn't pay attention to this sentence at all.

Not only this time, it is not the first time he has come to this stadium to play.

In the Champions League two seasons ago, when he was still a Bayern Munich player, he went away with the team to challenge Liverpool.Already played at this stadium.

He also didn't think there would be any special feeling playing here.

As for the sentence above his head... He may not have seen it at all, or even if he did, he would not feel that this sentence has any deep meaning.

The young goalkeeper Joe Hart, who was walking next to him, muttered under his breath.

The continuous mumbling distracted Rong Guang's energy and made him a little curious. He wanted to know what Joe Hart was mumbling about, so he asked, "What are you talking about, Joe?"

"This is Anfield..." Joe Hart replied.

But his voice was still very low, Rong Guang couldn't hear clearly, so he asked again: "What?"

"This is Anfield!" Joe Hart had to say loudly.

As soon as the words fell, there was a huge cheer outside, which was from Liverpool fans.

Amidst the cheers, Rong Guang nodded: "Yes, I know this is Anfield. But you don't have to keep talking about it, do you?"

Joe Hart was about to open his mouth to answer Rong Guang's question when he heard Liverpool's team song "You'll Never Walk Alone" coming from outside.

The singing was melodious and majestic. When Joe Hart heard the singing, his face changed a little.

"You... don't you know what that means, Ron?" Joe Hart asked.

"I don't know." Rong Guang shook his head.

Joe Hart only needs to explain the origin of this sentence to Rong Guang.

After finishing speaking, he said to Rong Guang: "Now do you understand the special meaning of this sentence?"

Rong Guang smiled: "You think too much, Joe. That's just a sentence. There is no difference between writing on the wall and on paper." He really felt that Joe Hart was a little suspicious.

Just one sentence, how could there be any magic power?

He waved his hand indifferently, completely ignoring what Joe Hart said.

Seeing that Rong Guang didn't believe it at all, Joe Hart shut up.

But in his heart, he was still in awe of this stadium.

After all, as an English player, I have heard many legends about this stadium since I was a child.That sentence was like a spell, deeply engraved in his heart, and the influence on him was not so easy to eliminate.

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When the game started, Joe Hart quickly felt the "magic" of Anfield's words. From the beginning of the game, his goal began to be under tremendous pressure.Liverpool's players launched wave after wave towards the goal guarded by Joe Hart amid the cheers of the home fans.

Joe Hart was busy at the start of the game, blocking a flurry of shots from the Liverpool players.

But he always had an idea in his heart, he didn't know how long he could keep playing like this...

He always had this fear.

Rong said that was just a sentence... But looking at Liverpool's offensive now, how could it be just a sentence?
He set his sights on Glory.

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Not only Joe Hart felt the pressure, but even the commentators and guest commentators could see it.

"Manchester City have been playing smoothly in the previous few games. They did not encounter too much resistance in the game. But in this game, they must have felt the pressure in the away game against Liverpool..." Mortensen said.

"This is normal. Although Manchester City have performed very well in recent rounds of the league, they have not encountered any really strong opponents. Portsmouth, Stoke City, Wigan, Newcastle United, Middlesbrough... These teams are not strong teams. Their strength is similar to Manchester City, or even worse than Manchester City, so it is normal for Manchester City to win when they are in good form... But we must also see that none of those teams is a strong team like Liverpool. Liverpool is currently ranked second in the league and is in excellent form..."

Alan Hansen was eloquently analyzing it.

Manchester City on the field has already started to attack.

After 15 minutes of bombing around Manchester City's goal, Liverpool failed to score a goal, so they slowed down their pace-if they continued to attack like this, their physical strength would soon lose their strength, and they also had to worry about being counterattacked by Manchester City.

In terms of the overall strength of the team alone, Liverpool is definitely stronger than Manchester City, but sometimes the comparison of strength depends on the environment. If it is better than counterattack, Manchester City is no worse than Liverpool.

Liverpool have Torres, but City have the glory of being faster.

Moreover, when the two teams clashed, it was Liverpool who lost, not Manchester City. It would be wrong to say that Liverpool did not take Manchester City seriously.

So Liverpool accepted it as soon as it was good, and withdrew after failing to score in consecutive attacks.Now it's City's turn to attack.

Liverpool waved quickly and did not give Manchester City a chance to fight back.

Seeing that the chances of counter-attack were not available for Manchester City, they were not in a hurry. They slowly passed the football forward, sometimes to the midfield.

After such a pass, the football fell to Rongguang's feet.

Liverpool's defense against Rongguang is very strict. As long as Rongguang takes the ball in the game, his back is basically facing the attacking direction. Liverpool's players won't even let him turn around...

This time is no exception.

As soon as Rongguang took the ball, Mascherano pushed forward, sticking to him from behind, preventing him from turning around.

Rong Guang didn't try to forcibly turn around either. Feeling the pressure from behind, he passed the football directly to Robinho.

After passing the ball, he turned around and walked inside.

Mascherano didn't dare to be careless at all, and quickly followed.

Sure enough, at this moment, Robinho swung his foot to kick the football up, kicking a pass over the top!
"Robinho!"

The direction of his pass was exactly the direction in which Rong Guang turned and charged.

Liverpool's central defender Skrtel jumped high, intending to push the football out, but he overestimated his jumping ability, and underestimated the height of Robinho's kick. He jumped up, but missed the ball!

"Skrtel! He's over the top!"

Mascherano has been following Rongguang, and did not rely on speed to get rid of Rongguang—in the restricted area, the space is small, and Rongguang can't speed up, otherwise he will rush out of the baseline as soon as he accelerates...

This is in favor of Mascherano, who is not fast.

At the same time, Liverpool's goalkeeper Reina also moved to the near corner, intending to block Rongguang's possible shooting angle.

At this moment, the running glory suddenly jumped up, jumping into the air, he stretched out his right leg to catch the ball!

Mascherano didn't expect Rongguang to do this, what would he do even if he caught the ball?

This place is very close to the bottom line... Could it be that he can still shoot directly?

Just thinking about it, Rong Guang has already unloaded the football from the air.

Then he really swung his right leg again, making a gesture to shoot!

Goalkeeper Reina was concentrating on it, while Mascherano stepped up to it, intending to block Rongguang's shot with his body.

But when Rong Guang swung his right foot over, it wasn't a shot...

From top to bottom, his right foot slammed down the football that was still falling in the air!
And Mascherano rushed over...

And just like that, he dunked the football past Mascherano.

Then he out of the way Mascherano, swinging his right leg again!
This time it wasn't a fake move, he hit the football firmly with the instep of his right foot!

Bang!
The soccer ball was like a cannonball fired, flying towards the...back corner of the goal!
Reina, who had been swayed by Rong Guang's fake action before, rushed over again, but it was too late. He just waved his hand reflexively, and watched the football fly into the goal behind him...

The ball is in!
(End of this chapter)