April 18, 2009, Old Trafford Stadium, Manchester, England.
Manchester United fans have turned this place into a sea of red. This red is not the red of Liverpool, but the red of Manchester United, the only red in England. In the minds of Manchester United fans, Liverpool is the fake red, and Manchester United is the red.
The only red.
The Liverpool fans who came to the away game collectively wore Liverpool's away jersey today. In fact, they didn't want to do this. They preferred to wear Liverpool's home red jersey. However, in order to distinguish themselves from Manchester United fans, they wore
White away jersey.
However, in the minds of Liverpool fans, their hearts are always red, the red that belongs to Liverpool.
Red Derby, another red derby this season.
In the two rounds of red derbies in the Premier League this season, Liverpool had an absolute advantage and completely won. Especially in the last round when the two teams met, Liverpool directly knocked Manchester United from the top of the league.
Manchester United people have always remembered this hatred in their hearts. And there is more than just this hatred between Manchester United and Liverpool. When Ferguson's Manchester United team came to power, it was on the shoulders of Liverpool people. However, until now,
At that time, the roles of both sides seemed to have changed again. Now it was the Liverpool people who stepped on the shoulders of the Manchester United people.
Liverpool's Triple Crown was snatched from Manchester United last season. Manchester United fans have always held a grudge. Now this is their chance for revenge. They must snatch the FA Cup final from Liverpool's head.
tickets to win the English FA Cup this season.
In this game, Sir Alex Ferguson deployed a 4411 formation, with Edwin van der Sar as the goalkeeper, and Evra, Vidic, Ferdinand and Brown at the back. In the midfield
The foursome is Giggs, Scholes, Carrick and Cristiano Ronaldo. In the attacking midfielder position is Rooney, and at the front is Bulgarian striker Berbatov.
Liverpool head coach Benitez arranged a 4231 formation, with Reina as the goalkeeper and Arbeloa, Skrtel, Joel Luca and Luke Young as the back four.
.In the double midfielder positions are Xabi Alonso and Mascherano. The three in the forward line are Kuyt, Qiu Ze and Arshavin, and the one at the front is Fernando?
Torres.
In fact, Carragher returned from injury today, but Benitez did not let him start. The main reason for this is that Carragher has not played in a game for a long time, and his condition is not guaranteed. Today he is sitting on the bench and is on standby at any time.
Prepare to come on as a substitute.
At the beginning of the game, the visiting team Liverpool took the first kick, and Liverpool got the ball.
After the football started running, the Liverpool team was not very anxious to attack. The Liverpool people knew that they were not the ones who were anxious now, and the Manchester United people would definitely be more anxious than them. Otherwise, the Manchester United fans would not let them go.
Sure enough, as soon as the whistle blew to start the game, the Manchester United players actively rushed forward and forced the Liverpool players. The Manchester United fans cheered the team with loud songs. They very much hoped that the team would win.
Able to win the game.
Under pressure from Manchester United striker Berbatov, Mascherano immediately passed the football forward to Qiu Ze in front.
Qiu Ze's ability to take and protect the ball is very good, and his passing is also very sharp. When Qiu Ze takes the ball and protects it, Liverpool's players can run actively, open up the defense and create gaps, and then
Just wait for Qiu Ze to pass the ball in time.
Liverpool have often played like this this season, and they are already very familiar with it. Moreover, there is Xavi Alonso on the defensive midfielder who has good passing ability. He can support Qiu Ze at any time, making it difficult for the opponent to steal the ball.
ah.
Manchester United also studied Liverpool very thoroughly. Of course, they closely monitored Qiu Ze. When Qiu Ze just received the ball, Carrick pounced on him and used his body to resist Qiu Ze.
Let Qiu Ze turn around, and at the same time, he kept poking the football at Qiu Ze's feet with his feet.
Carrick's defense was very fierce, but Qiu Ze still protected the football very well and did not give Carrick any chance. And just when Carrick stretched his foot to poke the ball, Qiu Ze pulled the ball and turned around, shoulder
After bumping into Carrick slightly, Carrick's body immediately shook and he stumbled.
At this moment, Qiu Ze immediately accelerated the ball to get rid of Carrick and rushed towards the Manchester United half with the ball.
Carrick, who finally managed to stabilize his body, immediately raised his hand to signal the referee that Qiu Ze had committed a foul. However, the referee did not think so. He simply ignored Carrick and quickly chased Qiu Ze, then ran towards Manchester United.
restricted area.
At this time, Liverpool's offensive players began to run actively. They began to run in and out of the frontcourt, mobilizing and involving Manchester United's defense. Their purpose was to disrupt Manchester United's defense and create space.
Liverpool's players ran very frequently and executed it very well. However, Manchester United's defensive players were not bad either. With the Liverpool players' running, they did not mess up. Their defense today
It's not about following man defense, it's about zone defense.
Every defensive player of the Manchester United team sticks to their own area. When someone comes up to interfere in the area they are defending, they go up to defend. If no one comes up to interfere, they control their defensive area and do something at the same time.
Good preparation for defense.
Therefore, Liverpool's players are now frequently switching positions and running in and out, but Manchester United's defenders are not messy. They still stick to their own area, and the entire defense line remains very complete and compact.
Qiu Ze took the ball and rushed toward Manchester United's penalty area while carefully observing the situation of Manchester United's defense.
I have to say that at this time, Manchester United's defense was very well organized, and Qiu Ze really didn't find a particularly good opening when he took the ball. Moreover, at this time, Manchester United's Scholes also rushed forward quickly, and Qiu Ze just
There was no sticky ball, and the football was sent directly to the wing.
The football quickly rolled to Arshavin's feet on the wing. Manchester United's full-back Brown immediately jumped out and stuck to Arshavin, staring closely at the football at Arshavin's feet.
Arshavin held the football and slowly moved forward in preparation for a breakthrough. At this time, Qiu Ze, as the attacking midfielder, immediately ran away and got rid of Scholes, who was watching him, and immediately penetrated like a sharp dagger.
He rushed towards the space left by Brown, which was the rib position of Manchester United's penalty area.
Manchester United's defensive players were shocked. Sklar and Manchester United's center back Vidic immediately pounced on him, especially Manchester United's center back Vidic. He immediately moved towards the wing to follow Qiu Ze.
Qiu Ze is a very troublesome person. He cannot give Qiu Ze a chance to get the ball in the penalty area.
Vidic immediately pounced out, followed closely by Qiu Ze. However, Arshavin, who had the ball on the wing, did not give the football to Qiu Ze, who was taking advantage of the opportunity. Instead, he lightly tapped his heel to the bottom line and handed the football to him.
Full back Luke Young came in from behind.
Luke Young, who came in at high speed, quickly chased the football. He did not stop the ball. After catching up, he immediately took off his feet and curled the ball into the Manchester United penalty area.
The football flew quickly over the heads of Qiu Ze and Vidic, and quickly flew towards the center of Manchester United's penalty area.
"Danger!" Sky Sports commentator Tim Laursen roared in horror.
Because one of Manchester United's centre-backs, Vidic, has been diverted by Qiu Ze, Manchester United's defense in the middle of the penalty area is quite weak.
At this time, Liverpool's Spanish forward Fernando Torres rushed up quickly, jumped high, and smashed the flying football with his head.
Ferdinand, on the other hand, was directly squeezed on the outside by Fernando Torres. It was impossible for him to touch the football before Fernando Torres. Unless Fernando Torres made a mistake and missed the ball and missed it.
"Torres, header!" Sky Sports commentator Tim Laursen roared passionately again.
Boom! There was a loud noise, and Fernando Torres' head hit the football hard. The football immediately bounced off Fernando Torres' head and hit the ground quickly, hitting the body of Van der Sar who was flying sideways.
The ball hit the ground, then bounced past Van der Sar's fingers and flew quickly into the Manchester United goal.
"Bounce ball! Fernando Torres headed a bounce ball. This is the most difficult ball for a goalkeeper to defend. Fernando Torres is really great, he didn't give the Dutch a chance! The ball goes in! The ball goes in!
!Liverpool!" Sky Sports commentator Tim Laursen roared excitedly.
The entire Old Trafford was quiet at this time. What happened to the Manchester United fans before they could react? Their goal was breached by Liverpool. Their minds were blank at this time and they had no idea what was happening on the pitch.
What?
The players of the Manchester United team were also confused collectively, and they were a little unclear about the situation. Why did they concede the goal just at the beginning? The players of the Manchester United team were a little confused by Liverpool's goal. They were a little confused.
I can't find my direction at all.
"Shet! Damn it!" Sir Alex Ferguson saw this situation on the sidelines. He immediately threw the drink he had just opened and took a sip on the ground. The water splashed everywhere and wet his trousers.
The old man didn't notice at all.
At this time, Sir Alex Ferguson was just angry. He was very dissatisfied with the team's defense. It was Qiu Ze who broke the balance of Manchester United's defensive system with a simple direct insertion. This defensive player
It's really not right at all.
At this time, Sir Alex has been complaining about why Manchester United's defensive players did not immediately fill the defensive gap in the middle of the penalty area, leaving such a big space for the Liverpool people. Isn't this a death-defying rhythm?
Very dissatisfied. Sir Alex was very dissatisfied with the team's defense.
Fernando Torres, who scored the goal, was very excited at this time. He did not expect that he would score with his first shot. This was such a bad luck. After scoring the goal, he rushed directly to the sidelines and jumped on
billboard, shaking his fist excitedly at the Liverpool fans.
The Liverpool fans at the scene were very cooperative. Whenever Torres waved his fist, they collectively chanted Torres's name. The loudness of the sound immediately put the Manchester United fans to shame.