Foden's dribbling and Fernandinho's changing positions will definitely make Liverpool players think that this is the only tactical change made by Fernandinho, because there is not much time left for Manchester City.

Guardiola wants to ensure that no one pays attention to Mahrez in this way.

Before this, Mahrez had not touched the ball for a long time, and Manchester City had not passed the ball to Mahrez, just to let Liverpool relax their vigilance and allow Mahrez to find an opportunity!

So when Manchester City started their final attack in the 93rd minute of the game, Guardiola looked at Lin Chen while observing Mahrez in the distance.

Mahrez was already waiting to receive the ball, and Grealish and Jesus also made very correct runs.

However, just as Fernandinho was about to pass the ball to Mahrez, Lin Chen suddenly rushed towards Mahrez!

Fernandinho didn’t know how Lin Chen saw it, but now Manchester City has no other way to attack, you have to pass the ball.

Fernandinho could only pass the ball to the right. When Mahrez received the ball, Lin Chen just rushed in front of Robertson.

With Lin Chen around, Robertson consciously stayed behind Lin Chen and helped the central defender defend Jesus. The player Mahrez needed to break through changed from Robertson to Lin Chen.

Manchester City fans know that if Mahrez fails to break through, the final will be over and Manchester City will not win the FA Cup.

Mahrez also knew how important his last breakthrough was, so he was very serious and used almost all of his breakthrough abilities, even showing some of the momentum he had when he was the king of football in Leicester City!

Guardiola was nervous.

Of course I believe in Mahrez's breakthrough ability, otherwise Manchester City would not have gone to such great lengths to buy him from Leicester City.

But when the person a player needs to break through is Lin Chen, it is difficult for you to have confidence in him!

In his first year, Mahrez tried to break through and used his usual bicycle kick. However, Lin Chen watched Mahrez's bicycle kick motionlessly and did not care what Mahrez did. He only focused on whether Mahrez moved the ball to other positions.

With his center of gravity very stable, Lin Chen was not only defending, but also moving, defending and moving towards Mahrez at the same time!

Generally, defensive players will actively maintain a distance from offensive players, but Lin Chen is actively narrowing the distance between himself and Mahrez!

If it were any other defensive player, Mahrez would only be very happy because it would increase his success rate of breakthroughs.

But every time Lin Chen got closer to him, Mahrez felt that the air in front of him seemed to move with Lin Chen's movement.

Not only is the feeling of breakthrough disappearing, but even my self-confidence has begun to waver.

Mahrez just wants to complete the breakthrough quickly and doesn’t want to get entangled with Lin Chen anymore!

The bicycle kick didn't work, so he cut inside, which is also Mahrez's most powerful ability!

When Lin Chen saw Mahrez lower his shoulders, he already knew that this guy was going to use a feint to cut inside, just like the cut-in move he used before scoring the goal.

The easiest part of the fake move to defend is the process between the fake and the cut.

For players who use the fake-swing technique to cut inside, the first fake-swing must move in the opposite direction of the second fake-swing, in order to deceive the defensive player.

Therefore, before Mahrez could follow up his first feint with a shoulder-dropping move and cut inside with his second move, Lin Chen had already rushed in front of him and kicked the ball towards Mahrez's feet with his right foot!

If Mahrez could cut the ball inside at this time, Lin Chen's leg would definitely kick Mahrez's calf, and Manchester City would also get a penalty.

However, Mahrez had no time at all, as Lin Chen's waving calf was too fast!

Before Mahrez could even lower his shoulder and cut inside, the ball had been kicked out by Lin Chen and flew directly into the fans' stands!

Liverpool fans start applauding!

The referee seemed not to have heard Guardiola's request for another minute of extra time, and the whistle sounded soon!

Klopp starts celebrating!

Liverpool fans saw the team lift the FA Cup trophy!

Unlike last season, Liverpool has already won two championship trophies this season!

"The FA Cup is over. The 2021-2022 FA Cup has come to an end!"

"Liverpool beat Manchester City in the final and they won the FA Cup!"

"Liverpool fans who didn't see a single trophy last season have seen two this season!"

"Manchester City played very well, but Lin Chen stopped Mahrez in the last defense, and the conversation between him and Mahrez was like the conversation between Lin and all Manchester City players in this game."

"Bernardo Silva, Foden, Gundogan, or Ferdinho who came on as a substitute, no Manchester City player can defend Lin Chen in this final. No one can do it!"

"Lin Chen led Liverpool to win the FA Cup for the fourth time in the past seven seasons!"

"It's not easy. Many Premier League teams want to win the FA Cup, but only Liverpool can always reach this kind of cup final and work hard to win as many FA Cup trophies as possible!"

Stephen looked at the celebrating Lin Chen. It was the first time in his Manchester City career that he was so close to the championship trophy, but in the end he still failed to help the team defeat Liverpool.

Liverpool players stand with Lin Chen and all Liverpool fans.

Although many players who have just joined Liverpool are looking forward to seeing the FA Cup trophy, now they want to stand with the captain, fans and head coach and enjoy the moment of winning the championship!

Lin Chen looked at the players around him and spoke.

“It’s not easy.”

"Nunes, Gakpo, remember now, you will definitely win more trophies in the future, and we will win more championships together!"

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