24, heroic tragedy
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The stands on all sides were filled with fans in red clothes.
From just over an hour before the start of the game, the sky for Liverpool was drizzling.
But none of the fans in the stands chose to leave.
"When you walk through the storm,
Hold your head high,
Don't be afraid of the darkness,
At the end of that storm,
It's a golden sky,
and the sweet song of the lark.
Walking through the wind, walking through the rain,
Maybe your dreams will be shattered,
Advance!
Go forward with the hope in your heart!
But you'll never walk alone,
You'll never walk alone......"
The song "Never Walk Alone" resounded in the sky, and Reds fans were eager to become the team's 12th man.
Because right now, their team is falling behind.
"Liverpool, who played with the strongest squad, are 3-1 down to Manchester United at their home stadium......"
Zhan Tianjun, a supporter of the Red Army, shook his head with some regret.
You know, Manchester United, full of injuries, only sent a semi-main starter: no Van Persie, no Wayne Rooney, no Carrick, no Rio Ferdinand, no Nemanja Vidic, no Patrice Evra......
The mood of the commentator Zhang Lu was not so complicated, his face was full of excitement: "There is no doubt that Gude dominated the game, he scored two direct goals in 60 minutes, and sent a precise assist for Little Pea!" When Robin van Persie and Wayne Rooney missed out injured, he told Liverpool that United's most formidable attacker was none other than himself! ā
Zhan Tianjun recovered a little from his regretful emotions: "Zhang Zhi, I think Liverpool has put on a fierce posture from the beginning, did it just fall into the trap of Manchester United?" ā
"Hehe, you can also say that," Zhang Lu laughed, and then began to analyze the tactics of both sides, "Manchester United will focus more on defensive counter-attacks, which should be the best option, after all, they lack fulcrum in the front, and the substitute defense is not solid." Liverpool, on the other hand, have no choice but to attack, as they are still one point behind in the standings, not to mention ...... Brendan Rodgers has been reinventing the team for so long, and they have not been able to keep a clean sheet for half a season, so they can only pin their hopes of winning on attack. ā
"Yes, Liverpool only has one way to attack......" Zhan Tianjun muttered to himself, his gaze subconsciously fell back to the broadcast screen.
Up front, Liverpool's forward line are Luis Suarez and Sturridge, who have scored more than 50 league goals and 10 cup goals for the team this season, stronger than the combination of Robin van Persie and Wayne Rooney.
In midfield, England's homegrown talent Raheem Sterling and Brazilian talent Philippe Coutinho lined up on the left and right, while Reds captain Steven Gerrard and future captain Jordan Henderson sat in the middle.
The Reds' midfielders are a bit younger, but the overall quality is quite good: not to mention Gerrard, Suarez, Sturridge, Raheem Sterling and Coutinho have also been recognised in English football, and Henderson, although slightly inferior, has been a little enlightened by studying with the old captain for so long......
Compared with the midfield full of old, middle and young talents, their backline is a little lacking: vice-captain Agg's form has declined significantly with age, and with the addition of new signings such as Sako and Kolo Toure, they have gradually lost their main position.
Although the 90-year-old French teenager Sako, who partnered with the "Five Brothers", came to Anfield from Paris Saint-Germain under a glamorous name, he quickly proved in the Premier League that he was justified by the abandonment of the big Paris: he was too impulsive, unpredictable, often out of position, too slow to turn, and could easily be overrun by those dexterous strikers......
The right wing-back is Glenn Johnson, nicknamed the "Mighty God", but the former England national team has been much worse off due to injury, and his mentality has changed dramatically, and he seems to be unable to devote himself wholeheartedly on the pitch anymore, often making unreliable mistakes.
As for the left wing-back...... Liverpool haven't found a reliable left wing-back for a long time, and the start of this game, Flanagant, was able to get a shirt at Liverpool more because his dad is the owner of Merseyside's biggest listed company......
Suarez is the heart of the team's attack, but the soul and leader of the team is still their captain, No.8 Steven Gerrard, and when Chingude and Hernandez scored Mignolet three times, Liverpool's famous '3S' combination was helpless against United's defence.
At that moment, the Reds captain stepped up and pulled a goal back for his side with his trademark stunning long-range strike, recovering the slightly impatient team-mates and starting to patiently organise attacks at Liverpool's pace.
But this Liverpool team does not have players such as Rui Costa, Albertini, Xavi, Pirlo, Modric, Coutinho and Sterling are a little immature, Henderson can only be used as an auxiliary player, and only Gerrard retreats to get the ball and tears Manchester United's backline through long passes, but this has been expected due to Ferguson's tactical arrangement - he directly arranged for Qin Goode and Cleverley to take turns to attack Gerrard, and let Kante be responsible for cutting off the ground pass before the defenders, Phil Jones and Chris Smalling were tasked with intercepting high-flying balls until the 78th minute tick, when Gerrard and his team-mates couldn't find a chance to close the score.
Gerrard, who was born in 1980, is 34 years old, and his nearly 80-minute all-out run has made the former England iron man out of breath, Qin Goode and Cleverley are about ten years younger than him, and they have a far advantage over him in terms of physical fitness, even if he can run again, it is difficult to take advantage of two strong men of twenty-three or four.
He paused slightly and handed the ball to Sacco, who had cut in from behind.
In the last ten minutes, the Liverpool players, who were two goals behind, were already red-eyed, and the defenders rushed up en masse, ready to abandon the defense and launch a furious attack.
But where is Sarko's attacking talent, he and his compatriot Griezmann stared at each other for more than ten seconds, but they were never sure to succeed in the breakthrough, and finally had to pass the ball back to Gerrard diagonally behind.
It was supposed to be an uneventful return pass, not much power and speed, but perhaps it was an exhaustion, or perhaps it was the light rain that made Anfield's turf slippery, and Gerrard stumbled as he stretched out his foot to stop the ball.
He...... Slip, fall, it's over!
Even Qin Good, who was familiar with Gerald's allusion to "return and slip", did not expect that the captain of the Red Army would fall to the ground in front of him!
Qin Goode, who was blank in his mind, didn't even react!
Only Hernandez, the "little pea" who was closest to Gerrard, reacted: he sped up to get the ball out before Gerrard got up, and went straight to Liverpool goalkeeper Mignolet.
Gerald tried to grab Hernandez's feet with his hands and feet, but he could only be a backdrop behind Pea.
Ague and Johnson were chasing back into the box like crazy, but their gallop was more of a vent.
Hernandez pushes on tiptoe!
Mignolet collapsed on the goal line!
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Anfield Stadium becomes hell for home fans!
Gerald's hands were still stretched out in mid-air, and he flanked his index finger in vain, trying to catch something.
But he caught nothing.
His ears rang with the words that the United captain had said to him before the game.
I'm sorry, Stephen. (To be continued.) )