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Beep!
With a crisp whistle from the referee, Xavi Alonso stopped helplessly.
Turning around, he saw Berbatov lying on the ground, and stepped back with a wry smile.
The Bulgarian center took his teammate's hand and got up from the ground.
He wanted to break through Xavi Alonso with the ball, but he didn't expect the Spanish midfielder, who is known for his playmaking and passing ability, to be so tenacious that he didn't let him squeeze away, and even almost lost the ball in the end.
Fortunately, Berbatov was not stupid, and he fell to the ground following a small movement of Harvey Alonso.
United were given a free-kick in front.
It's not a lie, because Xavi Alonso really has a small move.
Just a good attacking opportunity was missed.
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Xavi Alonso retreated into the box and took part in opening the wall.
As the team's back-to-back midfielder and the heart of the team's playmaking, he began to feel the changes in United's tactics in the second half, and some new problems that came with it.
Ferguson started with a four-three-three formation, with Carrick behind in midfield and Paul Scholes and Anderson up front, but neither of these players was inclined to defensively, but offensive players, standing a little to the sides, while Rooney and Tevez were actively retreating to participate in the midfield defense.
Theoretically, there is no problem with such a play.
This is also the reason why Liverpool's attack in the first half was impressive, but it was difficult to create great scoring opportunities, and Ferguson's understanding of defensive tactics was really excellent.
Of course, Manchester United's tactics worked in the first half, thanks to Benayoun on the right side who was not excited enough, if Crouch was there, Kuyt went to the right side, and Yang Yang played two wings together, then Manchester United could not stop Liverpool's attack at all.
But in any case, it was 1-1 in the first half, with Liverpool in the upper hand, but Manchester United were also evenly matched.
I don't know what the reason was in the second half, Ferguson replaced Carrick and replaced Ryan Giggs, and changed to 442, Giggs played left wing-back and Rooney played right midfield, which was both to attack, but also to defend Liverpool's wings.
But then a new problem arises, that is, the middle is too thin, especially in the front of the penalty area.
Carrick may not look good when he drags on, but he is actually crucial to United's defence.
Therefore, Benitez quickly saw the clue and let Liverpool start to make a fuss from both sides, and let Gareth Barry, Xavi Alonso and Mascherano take turns to create a threat, that is, to play Manchester United's middle.
Xavi Alonso knows Liverpool need to step up their efforts from scoring.
He wanted to atone for his sins because the goal he conceded at the beginning of the first half had something to do with his misplacement.
Fortunately, Yang Yang relied on his own strength and used his personal performance to suppress Manchester United and bring Liverpool back to normal, which is not only helping Liverpool, but also helping Xavi Alonso.
For this, the Spanish midfielder is grateful.
But he still wants to atone for his sins, scoring goals or assists, it's okay.
Thinking of this, Xavi Alonso looked at Benayoun, who was also on the human wall.
He felt that the Israelis were still not active enough and not excited enough.
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Anderson took the free-kick, but it hit the wall.
Manchester United wanted to grab a hand, but Liverpool successively passed to the left wing and handed it to Aurelio, who quickly passed to Yang Yang in front, and the Manchester United players immediately returned to the defense quickly, not daring to stay long.
With Yang Yang's performance in today's game, Weiss Brown alone can't defend it.
Yang Yang didn't love fighting, he stopped just after the halfway line, passed the ball back, and reorganized.
Manchester United's defensive conversion speed is still very fast.
Liverpool had three midfielders in the game, and the ball moved neatly, moving from the left to the right all at once.
After Xavi Alonso won the ball, he chose to stop forward and rushed forward with the ball himself.
Mascherano understood it and immediately moved to the right to fill the gap after Xavi Alonso went up, and Gareth Barry also moved closer to the middle, still in a two-back configuration.
Xavi Alonso dribbled the ball across the halfway line, glanced at Benayoun on the right and quickly passed the ball.
The two had already had a tacit understanding, the Israeli stopped the ball and led it down the middle, but Evra haunted him, Benayoun chose to pass to Kuyt, who retreated, but Ferdinand was right behind him, and the Dutch striker had no chance, and the first kick was hammered back to Xavi Alonso.
Xavi Alonso ran into space, stopped, looked up ahead and quickly crossed over the top to send the ball directly behind Vidic and into the box.
Yang Yang had already ambushed the area between Wiese Brown and Nemanja Vidic, and as soon as Xavi Alonso received the ball, he started to kick in, slotting in diagonally behind the United defence as fast as he could.
The moment Xavi Alonso passed the ball, he was just a little behind Vidic and was not offside.
The Serbian central defender turned slowly and was directly rushed by Yang Yang, but Weiss Brown chased Yang Yang all the way, and did not let go, and the two of them were diagonally inserted into the penalty area at the same time.
After Yang Yang rushed up as fast as he could, he had to deal with Weiss Brown next to him, judge the landing point of the ball, and also pay attention to Van der Sar, who decisively abandoned the goal......
All the fans in the stadium exclaimed at this moment.
Even Sky TV announcer Andy Gray couldn't help but get excited.
"Liverpool's anti-offside was successful, Yang Yang went into the penalty area to see if he could stop the ball."
Under the gaze of all the fans in the stadium and the attention of countless spectators and fans around the world, Yang Yang blocked Weiss Brown with his body and decisively picked up his right foot first.
At this moment, one of the actions of [Bergkamp's stopping] to stop the high ball floated in his mind, how to stop, what posture, how to exert power...... All of this came to his mind in an instant.
This kind of ball is very difficult to stop, and it can even be said that it is very difficult to stop, but if it is parked well, it is basically a classic.
Van der Sar abandoned the goal, waiting for Yang Yang to stop the ball, he subconsciously thought that it would be stopped; While Vis Brown interfered with Yang Yang with his body, he was also waiting for him to stop.
It wasn't a mistake, it just needed to stop a little bit for Wies Brown's interference to make a difference and Van der Sar to get the ball down with ease.
All of this may seem complicated, but it was actually decided in an instant, from the accumulation of players and the chemistry between Wes Brown and Van der Sar in their daily training.
And Yang Yang was obviously a little unexpected this time.
Because he stopped!
Xavi Alonso's overhead pass from 30 yards out was stopped by a soft kick.
The ball seemed to be stuck to the instep of his foot, as if it was filled with water and couldn't bounce up, and it fell down Yang Yang's right foot.
This took Van der Sar and Wies Brown by surprise, and both reacted and rushed to the scene as soon as possible.
But they were fast, Yang Yang was one step faster than them, and his right foot stabbed the ball to the right side.
Although Van der Sar fell to the ground and tried to save the ball, he was still a step too slow.
And after Yang Yang shook off Weiss Brown, he quickly chased after him and easily pushed the empty goal!
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"Wow!!"
"Oh my God, it was a brilliant goal!"
"An anti-offside single knife from Yang Yang in the 56th minute once again broke through Manchester United's goal."
"It was a very good and very morale-boosting goal!"
"It's unbelievable!"
"I really can't describe my mood at this moment, Yang Yang is constantly creating accidents."
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After Yang Yang scored, the whole person made a roar with a fist in the Manchester United penalty area, turned around and rushed out of the penalty area, all the way to Liverpool's stands, rushed directly to the billboard, and roared at Liverpool in the stands.
The cries of the crazy Liverpool fans also swept like a tsunami, and the Reds fans in the front row rushed out, some pulling Yang Yang's hands, some hugging his two thighs......
Behind them, Liverpool's players also chased after them, especially Xavi Alonso, who excitedly picked up Yang Yang from behind.
He was so excited!
Not just because of the assist, but also because of the goal that helped Liverpool turn Manchester United around.
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"Liverpool's attack this time is very thoughtful, but more importantly, it comes from Yang Yang's stop."
Andy Gray took advantage of the live TV broadcast to repeatedly replay the moment when Yang Yang stopped the ball from all angles and in slow motion, and praised Yang Yang's stop of the ball.
"We can see that the moment he stopped the ball, there was obviously a force removal action, which was very important, it made the ball look as if it had become very heavy and would not bounce again, and then Yang Yang's reaction was also very fast, and he stabbed this one step first, allowing Van der Sar to save a lot."
"It can be said that the stop and the subsequent stab were the key to this goal."
"I believe that seeing this stop ball, we can clearly feel that Yang Yang's stopping technique is really excellent, and such a difficult ball can make him handle it as if he is at ease, which is really rare."
'It was a crucial goal for Manchester United, but it was a huge morale boost for Liverpool and a confidence boost for all the Liverpool players and fans.
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The entire Anfield stadium was chanting Yang Yang's name in the sky.
More than 50,000 fans were shouting the same name in unison, which made Yang Yang feel extremely proud.
And he also found Su Ye in the crowded stands, and she looked very proud.
It made him happier than a goal.
This time, it was Manchester United who took the initiative to put pressure on the referee and signaled that Liverpool's celebration had been too long.
The referee had to run over to remind Yang Yang and the Liverpool players that they all hurried back to prepare for kick-off.
This made the Liverpool players laugh out loud.
The feeling of revenge...... It's so cool!