Chapter 178: Who's Redder (Medium)
The game went into first-half stoppage time.
Dai Zhiwei stood on the sideline waiting to serve, and Mourinho stood outside the sideline, and the two happened to be facing each other.
Mourinho took the opportunity to quickly press down his hands and pointed to his wrist again, signaling that the first half was about to end, calm down and slowly organize the attack.
has been playing on the field, Dai Zhiwei is easily disturbed by the rhythm and game on the field, when he saw Mourinho's signal, it was like a basin of cold water poured from beginning to end, which calmed him down.
"Don't worry, the first half is almost over, let's drag down the tempo!" Dai Zhiwei clapped his hands and reminded Ashley Young that he did not care about the Liverpool players who were being marked by him.
After more than 45 minutes of intense play, the attention will drop and be scattered, and the halftime break is undoubtedly the most tempting, whether it is Manchester United players or Liverpool players, there is not much desire to attack in the last minute, 1:1 is not too bad, just wait for the halftime when the coach finishes the tactics and fights in the second half.
After receiving the ball, Dai Zhiwei slowly passed the ball back to the backline, and then jogged to the middle by himself, wanting to kill the last time.
At this moment, Salah suddenly pounced on Phil Jones, who was waiting to receive the ball.
Seeing this, the Liverpool players who were wandering in the front field immediately stepped forward to support Salah, and Liverpool instantly raised the tempo to the highest level like a racing car.
The Manchester United players at the back didn't seem to expect the opponent to press up, and Jones passed the ball to the midfield in a bit of panic, but the clearance effect looked too bad, and it was just past the midfield.
If at this time, the ball is picked up by a Liverpool player, and it is difficult for Manchester United to defend it with a direct counterattack.
The Liverpool players waited for their team-mates at the back to come up and stop the ball before launching a final attack on Manchester United.
Matic and Wijnaldum in the midfield are fighting for the first place without concessions, but unexpectedly, under the interference of the two, neither of them grabbed it, and after the football smashed on the heads of Matic and Wijnaldum, a rebound would fall at the feet of Dai Zhiwei impartially.
Dai Zhiwei?
Only then did everyone react, but the Manchester United supporters were ecstatic, while the Liverpool supporters were shocked!
To say who is the best offensive player today, the debate is still relatively large, but to talk about who is the strongest individual counterattack ability in today's football, there is no doubt that Dai Zhiwei has the best ability in speed, dribbling skills and other abilities.
Henderson didn't want to chase back and ran to Dai Zhiwei desperately, but Dai Zhiwei broke out at the speed that he was proud of, how could Henderson be his opponent?
Dai Zhiwei quickly broke through with the ball and killed Lovren, feeling extremely happy, and he has not yet met a defender who can defend him at full speed, unless it is a foul.
After Dai Zhiwei ran more than ten meters with the ball, he was greeted by Liverpool defensive stalwart Lovren, who saw Lovren like an eagle seeing its prey.
has always had an advantage, which made Dai Zhiwei regard Lovren as a prey that can be caught at hand.
Lovren, who finally caught up with Dai Zhiwei, did not dare to make an easy move, and Liverpool at this time could not afford any mistakes.
At this time, Klopp on the sidelines also subconsciously began to bite his fingernails, and Mourinho also clenched his fists, watching intently another duel between Dai Zhiwei and Lovren.
Dai Zhiwei broke through to the right without slowing down 2 meters in front of Lovren, and made a right-angle fake pass, and Lovren immediately pounced on the position.
But what Lovren didn't expect was that it was just a trap for Dai Zhiwei.
I saw Dai Zhiwei abort the next step of the right-angle prosthesis, and as soon as the instep of his left foot turned, the football drilled between Rovren's legs.
Wear the crotch!
He then nimbly dodged Lovren's foul and caught up with the ball rolling into the box with three or two strikes.
Just as Lovren was being crotched, Gomez tackled from the flank and Mignolet chose to abandon the goal, and they were ready to make amends early.
In today's football world, the defender who can prevent Dai Zhiwei one-on-one without fouling in the fast break is not unique, but not at all.
Dai Zhiwei's feet suddenly picked up speed, and when Mignolet and Gomez pounced to block the angle, he saw that the ball jumped over Mignolet's body with a toe pick.
Mignolet reached out in vain to make a stop, while Lovren, who ran back, kept in hot pursuit.
But the ball had already flown over the goal line in mid-air and Lovren was powerless to stop the goal even if he rushed back to goal.
2:1!
After Dai Zhiwei picked the ball towards the goal, he didn't watch the football at all, but ran directly to the sidelines, and at the same time made a blow gun to celebrate, and behind him, it was the picture of the football slowly falling into the goal net.
There was still boos in the huge Anfield stadium, but after Dai Zhiwei's shot, the whole stadium fell silent, followed by cheers from a small group of Manchester United fans.
To be able to end the first half 2-1 was a surprise for Manchester United!
Back in the dressing room, the United players were smiling and smiling, excitedly discussing the first half as if they had won the whole game.
At halftime, in addition to discussing the engagement of the game, the commentators of the major live broadcasts of the game also had another thing worth talking about on the table - that is, whether Dai Zhiwei's kiss to the KOP stands after the first goal may be punished by the FA.
After all, to a certain extent, the Chinese Football Association, the Argentine Football Association and the English Football Association can be called the three wonderful football associations in world football!
Mourinho was happy with the result of the first half, but he was a little dissatisfied with the process.
Jose Mourinho's team may not be excellent in attack, but the defense is absolutely solid, but at present, the defense of Manchester United, only De Gea on the goal line is reliable, and everyone else has some main positions that are more or less unworthy of Manchester United, and even captain Valencia will be out of form from time to time.
Just as Salah equalised, Mourinho felt his heart burst, and Dai Zhiwei's late first-half goal made him go through a lot of ups and downs.
Although he was able to return to the dressing room with a one-goal lead, Mourinho absolutely did not agree with the team's performance when he conceded a goal.
Back in the dressing room, Mourinho clapped his hands vigorously to attract the attention of his players, and said with a smile: "The first half was a good game, we withstood most of their attacks. As for the goal conceded because of a lack of concentration, I ask you to concentrate in the second half and not make the same mistake again! In the second half, Liverpool will definitely attack very fiercely, we have to play according to the tactics of the first half, but we have to start from the forwards, press Liverpool from the front, we have to wear out their attacks in the front......"
Hearing Mourinho's words, Dai Zhiwei secretly made a statement, he really doesn't like to defend, in the Evergrande and Villarreal periods, he generally does not participate in defense unless he is forced to do so, but after coming to Manchester United, he has become a defensive striker from time to time.
Fortunately, at the end of last season, he exchanged for "Hikaru Matsuyama's unfalling vulture", and his physical fitness reached the top, otherwise he would have to follow Mourinho's tactical requirements to attack and defend in the style of Kuyt, and his physical fitness at the end of the season would definitely not be able to hold up, let alone play well in the World Cup in Russia next summer.
The first half was a good result, which also made the atmosphere in the dressing room much better than before, and the players listened to Mourinho's set-up and agreed in unison.
The Manchester United players are looking forward to the second half of the game, and in the Liverpool dressing room, the players can't wait for the second half to start as soon as possible.
Jurgen Klopp was dancing like a speech explaining the tactics of the second half, but all the Liverpool players knew that this was Klopp's charisma, and every player was willing to fight for him and do their best for him!
Liverpool, who are one goal behind, must start the second half and try to prove once again: this is Anfield!
There was a commotion, and the time for halftime passed quickly.
At the start of the second half, Liverpool gave all Manchester United fans and Manchester United a dismissal.
Coming off the bench, Milner was unusually old and created excellent chances for Coutinho in the middle with an unusually strong cross from the left.
Coutinho played smartly, first with a feint Jones who lost the perfect opportunity to jump, and then forced a beautiful header flick from Jones, but it was David De Gea standing in front of the United goal - he once again showed the reflexes of the world's top goalkeeper to lift Coutinho's header out of the net in a flash of lightning.
Had it not been for David De Gea, Liverpool could have equalised in the first minute of the second half.
Mourinho was hit by Coutinho's goal and his heart almost jumped out, while Klopp shook his hand fiercely and immediately applauded the disciples on the field.
That's a good start, and Jurgen Klopp's Liverpool will have to keep United at bay from the first minute of the second half.
Then Milner and Salah on the right created a number of good chances to attack, and several attacks went into the box, leaving the United fans all worried and fearful.
Seeing the fall of the midfield and the tightness of the backline, Mourinho had no choice but to let Pogba, who had just returned from injury, start warming up on the sidelines.
Pogba has problems of one kind or another, but there really isn't any player in the United squad who can replace him at the moment.
Liverpool sent the 6th corner kick of the game, after the attack failed, Wijnaldum and his teammates used the pass to stabilize the rhythm, and unconsciously came to the middle after continuous passing, while the Manchester United players focused on Milner who broke through with the ball, Wijnaldum quietly came to the front of the penalty area.
For Wijnaldum, Manchester United does not pay much attention to it, although the other party is a famous demon early on, known for his elegant style and good at "turning in circles", and he has scored a lot of goals after the Newcastle period, but after transferring to Liverpool, Wijnaldum is not very eye-catching, and many games are "invisible".
This time, Manchester United ignored his defense!
Milner suddenly started to break through to the bottom line, and when the United players thought he was going to continue to pass to Coutinho in the box, they didn't expect Milner to kick the ball back to Wijnaldum at the top of the box.
Wijnaldum put on a posture and prepared to shoot from a distance, but Herrera, who was behind him, suddenly rushed up and stepped out of his left foot to block, and Wijnaldum had no choice but to stop the ball at his feet as soon as he slowed down his shot.
When Herrera rushed in front of him, Wijnaldum pulled out his foot again, but the shot hit Herrera's right leg and flew off the line.
Mourinho saw that the situation was not good, and hurriedly played the first card in his hand, replacing Ashley Young with Pogba, adding a point to the midfield and preparing to fight with Liverpool in the midfield.
Pogba did play the role Mourinho wanted him to play after coming on from injury, but he was in average form after returning from injury, and his ball was too slow, which also delayed a few chances for Manchester United to counter-attack, which was roughly worth the credit.
It was again Pogba and Nemanja Matic who defended together, and as soon as Matic grabbed the ball, he immediately made a long pass to Mkhitaryan in front of him.
United were forced to retreat in the second half and every counter-attack opportunity is precious.
As soon as he got the ball, Wijnaldum and Emre Can appeared around Mkhitaryan, and not far from the front, Moreno was ready to help defend at any time.
Mkhitaryan carefully guarded the ball, and Wijnaldum rushed up to settle the battle with a body as strong as a buffalo, telling him that the Premier League and the Bundesliga are different.
In fact, Mkhitaryan is not very suitable for the Premier League, whether it is in Manchester United, or in the previous life in Arsenal, can not reproduce the style of the former Bundesliga MVP, but his ability is still there, this time he is very keenly aware of Dai Zhiwei who stepped forward to answer, and immediately ignored the danger of being blackfooted by Wijnaldum, and passed the ball to Dai Zhiwei.
However, at the same time, it was Mkhitaryan who let out a scream and fell to the ground.
However, Dai Zhiwei at this time can not take care of Mkhitaryan, if he stops at this time, a great counterattack opportunity will be lost, this is a good opportunity to extend the lead.
Dai Zhiwei broke through with the ball quickly at his feet, and Wijnaldum beside him has been following him since before the penalty area, constantly harassing Dai Zhiwei with his feet and body.
Wijnaldum's defense, though?
Dai Zhiwei suddenly made a sudden stop to smash the ball, and Wijnaldum was shaken 108,000 miles away, but at the same time he was shaken, Dai Zhiwei almost knocked him down with a change of direction and breakthrough.
Dai Zhiwei staggered to hand the ball to Anthony Martial, at this time if he was tripped by Wijnaldum, the opponent would have a yellow card at most, but Manchester United's attack was doomed to failure.
But it was at this point that Lovren's old spiciness came to the fore, with Joel Matip holding on to Anthony Martial and he unexpectedly slotting the ball from the side.
Anthony Martial, however, was no easy feat, and between Lovren and Matip, he flicked the ball with his ankle and the ball flew lightly in front of Tai Chi Wai.
Seeing the situation, Dai Zhiwei immediately spread his legs and chased after the football, and Lovren also reacted immediately, turned around to chase, and immediately became anxious when he saw Dai Zhiwei coming up to grab the ball.
If the ball is grabbed by Dai Zhiwei at this time, it must be a single knife, and what will be the result of Dai Zhiwei facing the goal with a single knife?
Fans all over the world know it!
(End of chapter)