Chapter 0315 Choice
When the first half was approaching, Liverpool suddenly strengthened its offensive and suppressed Manchester United on the scene.
In the 42nd minute, Liverpool captain Henderson sent a long pass in the backcourt, Firmino headed the ball to the front, and Brazilian star Coutinho, who was passing Manchester United's defense, shot coldly from the edge of the penalty area. After the football was saved by Manchester United goalkeeper Dean Henderson, Egyptian shooter Salah, known as the little pharaoh, completed the supplemental shot before Luke Shaw cleared the ball.
When Salah scored, crazy cheers burst out at the huge Anfield Stadium. Liverpool fans were very excited to see the team's hope for victory.
In the three seasons since Ye Su took over Manchester United, Liverpool and Manchester United's match results have made Reds fans feel sad: they have lost 7 consecutive games against Manchester United in the Premier League and League Cup!
And Klopp lost four consecutive times against Ye Su!
Now that they finally see hope for victory, how can they be unhappy?
Leinkell said with some regret: "It is very unfavorable for Manchester United to concede the ball at this time because they don't have enough time to equalize the score. Entering the midnight break with a 0:1 disadvantage will bring considerable psychological pressure to Manchester United players. In a critical game like the Double Red Club, this psychological pressure may be fatal!"
John Motterson said: "The impact of the devil's schedule on Manchester United has begun to show since this first game. The Red Devils encountered a huge crisis at Anfield. If they cannot overcome this crisis smoothly, this game is likely to become Manchester United's Waterloo. Not only will the record of unbeaten in the Premier League in 46 games end up abruptly, the team may even encounter the biggest crisis since Ye Su took over Manchester United!"
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Ye Su clenched his fists in dissatisfaction, but finally failed to hold on. He began to consider how to deal with the second half of the game under 0:1.
Ye Su is not as pessimistic as Leinkell and John Motson thought. Although falling behind in the end of the first half is not good news, Manchester United still has the whole second half to equalize the score and even reverse the game.
In the past few years, Manchester United has not been behind. But the Red Devils are not only good at playing down the wind, but when facing difficulties, they are the time to truly show their tenacity.
The best reflection of this situation was that it was three goals behind at Stamford Bridge Stadium and at Emirates Stadium, but it was reversed 4:3 and 5:3 respectively!
Relatively speaking, falling behind by one goal in the first half is just a trivial matter. This is a test for Manchester United, but it is definitely not a difficult situation!
At best, it is a small hurdle on the way forward, and you will step over with a little crossing your legs!
However, Ye Su soon discovered that the tactics and strategies he had just thought of had become useless because Manchester United quickly scored a goal to equalize the score.
Maybe he finally scored a goal, and at the same time, the first half was approaching the end of the game, Liverpool's players were a little relaxed.
When Manchester United organized this offensive, when Luke Shaw broke through from the wing to the middle, Liverpool's defensive players did not actively defend. The slack of defense allowed Rooney to calmly stop the ball at the top of the penalty area after receiving Luke Shaw's pass, and then he could turn around and shoot more easily. The football drew an arc and slapped straight into the dead corner of the goal.
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John Motterson was also very surprised by the goal, but he quickly reacted and shouted in surprise: "GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAALLLLLLL!!!!!!!"
For such a key game, it is natural that both sides must be evenly matched to look good, so this old commentator was happy to see Manchester United equalize the score at the fastest time.
Ye Su was stunned for a moment, then applauded excitedly to celebrate. He was satisfied with the team captain standing up at the critical moment, got up and came to the sidelines, gave Rooney a thumbs up, and shouted: "Beautiful job, Vanne!"
Leinker also said loudly: "Liverpool lost the ball quickly, and they only led by three minutes! This goal exposed Liverpool's shortcomings, that is, their performance on the court is very unstable and their defense is far from being stable."
"This somewhat crazy team can either sweep Arsenal 4-0 or be slaughtered by Manchester City 5-0 when they turn around. They can also tie the Premier League mid- and lower-level teams such as Watford, Burnley and Newcastle, and even relegation teams. In the first seven rounds of this season, Klopp's team has conceded 12 goals, only one less than their goals!"
"This summer, Liverpool spent £30 million to introduce Swedish central defender Lindelof from Benfica of the Portuguese Super League, and partnered with Matip to strengthen the team's defense. But from the current perspective, Liverpool's defense is still leaking everywhere as usual."
Leinker said mercilessly: "The goal just lost was the Liverpool player who relaxed after scoring the goal. In addition, Lindelof's defensive awareness of being slowed by half a beat is really absurd. Perhaps the Swedes are still immersed in the slow pace of the Portuguese Super League. Lindelof, 23, is like an 80-year-old man, watching 32-year-old Rooney turn around and shoot in front of him like an 18-year-old boy."
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The first half was 1:1.
Logically speaking, two goals in the half game were scored 1:1, giving people the impression that this first half game should not be so dull, and it can even be said to be relatively exciting.
But the audience who watched this game definitely didn't think so. In the whole first half, both sides seemed to have devoted all their energy to fierce fighting and defense, and the players on the court were overwhelmed.
Although neither player on both sides won the yellow card, it was not that the players on both sides played very civilized and did not have many fouls, but because the referee's whistle was extremely loose. If the referee's whistle was tighter, maybe the first half would be a scene where red cards and yellow cards were flying all over the sky.
Both sides played fiercely on the court, and the performance of the coaching staff of both sides on the court was not inferior at all. Manchester United coach Ye Su and Liverpool coach Klopp also yelled, and the atmosphere was extremely manic.
If both sides did not score a goal at the last moment of the first half, the entire first half would be the lowest technical and roughest game in the 81 games since the start of the Premier League this season.
"To be honest, I don't have any hope that the second half will become exciting." Leinker said bluntly to the live broadcast of Sky Sports.
"Objectively speaking, a 1:1 draw is acceptable for Manchester United," said BBC's John Motterson, "I just don't know if Klopp is willing to accept the result of getting one point at home."
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In the view of commentators, Liverpool is a strong team, and they are facing a mortal enemy team like Manchester United. They should have more pursuits when they are at the home Anfield Stadium.
After the second half of the game began, they immediately realized that they were wrong.
The two sides continued to entangle in the midfield, and as the game progressed, Manchester United coach Ye Su took the lead in making adjustments about 60 minutes, and he replaced his Belgian compatriot Fellaini with De Bruyne.
Leinkell appreciated Ye Su's bold substitution, saying: "Ye Su doesn't seem satisfied with taking a point away from Anfield Stadium. It depends on how Klopp will deal with it now."
Sky Sports' shot gave Liverpool coach Klopp a close-up, and then gave the shot to Chamberlain and Sturridge on the bench. Obviously, if Liverpool coach Klopp is also unwilling to give a draw and wants to make adjustments on the offensive end, the biggest possibility is to replace Chamberlain and Sturridge.
Chamberlain also looked a little anxious, staring at the court, the former Arsenal star who joined Liverpool at the last moment of the summer transfer window was eager to come on the court to prove himself.
It is also interesting to talk about Chamberlain's transfer. Just before he transferred to Liverpool, the Reds had just swept the Gunners Arsenal 4:0 at Anfield Stadium, but after the transfer was completed, in Liverpool's first game, Chamberlain, who had just put on the Liverpool's red jersey, witnessed Liverpool's 5:0 massacre by Manchester City on the bench at Etihad Stadium.
Some extreme Liverpool fans think Chamberlain is a bad luck and brings bad luck from Arsenal to Liverpool, which hurts Chamberlain, hoping that he can prove his ability to Liverpool fans on the court.
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Ye Su replaced De Bruyne to strengthen the attack. On Liverpool, Klopp finally took action after nearly ten minutes. He asked Chamberlain and Milner to get up to warm up.
Seeing Klopp's actions, Reinker immediately said: "Switching to Chamberlain or Milner, this represents Klopp's two attitudes."
Ye Su also noticed the changes on Liverpool's bench. Chamberlain is an offensive midfielder, and although Milner is an all-round player who can be competent for any position on the field. He even played for the winger at the beginning of his debut, but as he grew older, this player Ye Su once favored almost became a pure defensive player.
If Chamberlain is replaced, it means that Klopp is not satisfied with the 1:1 score, and Liverpool still needs to attack; if Milner is replaced, this means strengthening the midfield defense, which is satisfying the 1:1 score result and is acceptable.
In the 71st minute of the game, Klopp finally made a substitution adjustment, and he replaced Firmino with Milner.
The meaning of taking down a forward and replacing a midfielder with strong defense is very obvious.
Seeing Klopp's adjustment, Ye Su made a tit-for-tat adjustment after thinking for a while. He replaced the fast speed, strong impact and experienced Vardy, who replaced the young player Rashford, who had suffered a serious physical decline, and continued to strengthen the attack.
Chapter completed!