Chapter 595: Chapter 594: The Manchester Gangland
The thirty-third minute.
Dudek initiated a quick attack, passing the ball to Kilop.
Kilop sent a long ball directly to the front, connecting with Heskey.
Heskey, with the ability to run and charge, successfully went one-on-one.
However, as the football veered off the goal, the few Liverpool fans present covered their heads in dismay.
The one-on-one missed!
That’s too painful!
This is Heskey, a forward who is almost impeccable in everything but shooting.
What’s the difference between him and Adriano?
Adriano: ???
It’s this single flaw that’s enough to make Liverpool consider looking for their next superstar forward.
The fortieth minute.
After switching positions with Tu Lei, Deng Kai, who had been active on the right side, still got knocked down by Riise after passing the ball to Ribery.
Riise was clearly hot-headed.
The obvious intention of Deng Kai was to completely dismantle Riise with Ribery and Maicon.
They treated the left side guarded by Riise as an early morning street, moving freely and organizing at will.
"What the hell are you doing!" Tu Lei, like a truck, charged over.
When he joined Sporting Lisbon, Tu Lei was a skinny tall guy.
But after a season of hard work and weight gain this season, Tu Lei had become a big, strong man.
With that collision,
Riise, equally strong but shorter, was sent flying.
It was much worse than Deng Kai’s fall.
"You think you’re tough? Try bumping into Kai again, see if I don’t tear you apart!" After knocking Riise over, Tu Lei didn’t stop; he charged towards him, cursing angrily.
Liverpool’s players were confused for a moment.
What the hell is going on?
Why start fighting out of nowhere?
You guys are the ones leading, for crying out loud, is there really a need for such aggression?
But soon, to Liverpool’s players’ surprise, a situation they hadn’t anticipated occurred.
Nearly all of Manchester City’s available players rushed over in an instant.
A large group surrounded Riise.
Making Riise roll and crawl backward on the ground.
He was a tough guy too.
But Manchester City’s show of force was truly intimidating.
The scar-faced Ribery.
The African buffalo Essien, who was shorter than Riise but seemed even heavier.
The "uncle" Chiellini, who appeared to be in his thirties.
Maicon, Grosso, Fowler, Baggio.
Except for Hierro and Lehmann, Manchester City struck with full force.
It was then that Liverpool seemed to wake from a dream and hurried over to back up Riise, but in both numbers and momentum, they were far from Manchester City’s level.
From the aerial camera view.
The blue was overwhelming, the red drowned within it, retreating continuously.
The blue jerseys were aggressive, closing in relentlessly.
Tu Lei, Ribery, Maicon, and others pointed at Riise, listing his offenses.
It was a one-sided crush.
Despite Liverpool’s players trying to mediate, Manchester City’s players continuously went after Riise.
Near the point of contact, Baggio helped Deng Kai up.
Once on his feet, Deng Kai calmly brushed the grass off his clothes, not even glancing in Riise’s direction.
As if everything happening there had nothing to do with him.
If he had tea, he’d even consider having a cup right then.
Oh no!
Not if.
Deng Kai walked to the sideline, signaling that he wanted a drink of water.
Feng Te immediately took a sports drink and dashed to the sideline to hand it to Deng Kai.
On the Liverpool bench, Coach Huo Li’er, realizing he couldn’t control the situation on the field, approached Deng Kai, hoping Deng Kai could restrain the Manchester City players.
But in the next moment, the Manchester City substitutes surged forward, blocking Huo Li’er.
"What are you doing?"
"Please keep your distance, Mr. Huo Li’er!"
Even Maxa was confronting Huo Li’er.
Huo Li’er was speechless; he had no intention of causing trouble for Deng Kai.
The response from Manchester City’s bench was excessive.
Two flashpoints.
Liverpool was completely overwhelmed.
Mostly because they didn’t mean to cause trouble, so they were overwhelmed.
While Manchester City’s side seemed much more united in their opposition.
Including in the stands, the Manchester City fans were going wild.
They even chanted in unison, "This is Manchester City!"
"This is Manchester City!"
And other chants to support their team.
Translated into Chinese, it’s pretty much "With the east wind blowing and the war drums beating, who is afraid of Manchester City?"!
Eventually, it was Gerard, who observed Deng Kai drinking water on the sidelines, who gave up the argument with the Manchester City players and ran towards Deng Kai.
"Kai! This can’t go on, it will cause trouble," Gerard said, somewhat anxiously.
Tu Lei was already shoving Riise.
A big fight was on the verge of breaking out.
The Manchester City players were clever, surrounding but not attacking, merely using a wall of bodies to push back Riise.
If Riise couldn’t resist retaliating, that would spell trouble.
Deng Kai rinsed his mouth.
Baggio quietly said to Gerard, "Kid, Manchester City doesn’t look for trouble, but they’re not afraid of it either."
"You need to take a stand, you know?"
"Whether it’s football or something else, it’s up to you to decide."
Gerard caught on and said to Deng Kai, "Kai! I’m sorry, Riise deliberately knocking you down was his fault, I apologize on his behalf."
"We’re all professional footballers, let’s settle this with football, okay?"
Deng Kai turned to look at Gerard and flashed a friendly smile, "Of course."
Then Deng Kai turned to Feng Te.
Feng Te clapped his hands and shouted to his teammates over there, "Brothers! Let’s play football! Let’s play football!"
The group of Manchester City players surrounding Riise dispersed slowly after receiving the message.
Tu Lei glared fiercely at Riise.
And Riise didn’t dare to look back at Tu Lei as defiantly as before.
Otherwise the mob from Manchester City might surround him again.
After that, the main referee showed yellow cards to Tu Lei, Ribery, Grosso, and Riise.
Riise managed to complete the yellow card hat-trick.
But Liverpool’s fans couldn’t be happy about it.
Overpowered!
From football to brawling, from the pitch to the bench, Manchester City achieved a total domination over Liverpool.
And in this confrontation, Deng Kai, who coolly rinsed his mouth, presented a completely different image from the others.
For some reason, many people were reminded of the film "The Godfather."
"Shocking! Are these really Manchester City players? They’re more like gangsters!"
"They should be punished more severely! Do they think they can do anything they want just because it’s their home ground?"
"Deng Kai condones his teammates’ bullying, it’s outrageous that such a person can have fans!"
"I suggest the England anti-gang organization investigate Deng Kai; his elegant gangster aura is too convincing, I even suspect he’s committed murder!"
Through the internet, Liverpool fans immediately expressed their views.
They couldn’t stand to see their team treated like this.
But soon, Manchester City fans hit back.
"Manchester City gangsters? Thanks for the compliment, whether it’s an iron army or a gang, we take it all with a smile!"
"So what excessive thing did we do at home? We didn’t physically attack anyone, we didn’t racially discriminate, we didn’t dispute standpoint, and yet we get criticized?"
"We were just defending our players!"
