Chapter 832: Yellow and Hard
Of the previous free-kick attack, only the fastest centre-back, Bailly, remained on the halfway line, with Valencia not far from him on the right.
The group of Ali, Eriksen and Son Heung-min quickly counterattacked and advanced, forming a three-on-two in an instant!
The Red Devils fans in the stands all screamed, and Mourinho waved his hands and shouted for the players to hurry back!
With a few Manchester United players running from the front of the pitch, Tottenham's three counter-attacking players all had speed and skill at their feet, and the ball was pushed into the 30-metre area!
In this game, Son Heung-min, who replaced Kane, strode across to the left side of the penalty area, and Valencia accelerated sideways to retreat along the inside line.
The United captain was so concerned about Eriksen who was advancing with the ball in the middle that he had to give up the right side of the defence on his own initiative, and Son Heung-min ran out of a well-placed line.
Ali on the other side was running sideways to the right at the same time, and Bai faced the same pain as Valencia, he hesitated to leave the middle to Valencia and began to cling to Ali.
Eriksen sent the ball to the left after Valencia approached him, and Son Heung-min accelerated towards the goal!
Valencia had to desperately turn around and chase after the opponent, and Son Heung-min took another step and passed the ball back to the center of the penalty area with his left foot!
Bayi turned and rushed towards Eriksen, and the Dane fired a powerful left-footed shot with a horizontal step -
De Gea was in a great position, quickly getting down to the ground and sealing the ball out of the net with his legs, and the whole audience exclaimed - Ali was adjusting his pace and rushing towards the ball landing!
Mourinho and Pochettino shouted at the same time: "Stop him!" ”
"Shoot!"
The exclamations continued, and Li Liang was almost the first to turn around and run wild when he launched a counterattack from Sissoko.
He clearly saw the movement of the three opponents and the retreat route of Valencia and Bayi, and sprinted without hesitation according to his first reaction.
Even if his pace was slightly inferior to Tottenham's trio of Allis, the United no.7 continued to sprint towards his own half without hesitation.
When he saw Eriksen's portrait on the left side, Li Liang was still nearly 5 meters away from Ali!
The efforts of Valencia, Bayi and De Gea made Li Liang further close to Ali!
The young Tottenham midfielder began to run sideways to receive the ball, which gave Li Liang one last chance!
Alli began to adjust his footwork, ready to play the rebound ball with his right foot, he didn't intend to exert force, De Gea still struggled desperately to get up on the other side of the six-yard penalty line, as long as he hit the right position, the empty goal will be scored.
At the moment of hitting the ball, Ali heard the wild shouts of his teammates, and an even louder roar in the stands-
With a muffled "bang", the ball flipped and flew out of the penalty area, all the way out of the sideline-
The tall Ali had lost his balance, and his body rose into the air and flipped and fell on the turf!
Li Liang made a sideways tackle at the last moment and blocked Ali's right-footed shot with his body!
Eriksen, Son Heung-min, and the other Tottenham players who rushed from midfield all raised their arms and shouted: "Foul!" ”
"Penalty!"
"It's a red card!"
The Red Devils fans in the stands all stood up and roared: "He's a liar!" ”
"Dive!"
"Fake fall!"
Pochettino shouted to the fourth official, and Mourinho stepped forward and shouted: "It's a clean defence, no problems!" ”
The referee didn't hesitate and waved the ball to the attacker – he thought the United's no.7 had just completed a successful defensive move.
Li Liang got up, and a thunderous "Li!" sounded in the stands. Plum! Plum! Roar.
Tang Meng was excited: "Li Liang is equivalent to hitting back Ali's opening tackle with action!"
In front of Tottenham's gang of muscle sticks, Li Liang is not bad at all! ”
Lu Yue laughed: "Yes, compared with the 'black and hard' of Manchester United and Tottenham on the field, Li Liang is not bad at all!" ”
Mourinho stretched out his hands towards Pochettino: "Mauricio, I'm not wrong, right?!" ”
Li Liang leaned over and stretched out his hand to Ali, and the young England international scolded angrily and waved his hand to open Li Liang's hand!
Jones stepped forward and scolded, "What the hell do you want to do?!" ”
Li Liang stopped Jones: "Phil, they're going to attack!" ”
He continued to run to his place, secretly surprised in his heart.
Completely different from CSKA, several opponents, including Alli and Eriksen, were noticeably quicker against Tottenham, who also played twice last season!
If it weren't for Ali's long adjustment time before shooting just now, Li Liang thought that his tackle would have no effect.
And that's in the absence of Tottenham's top scorer Kane!
Li Liang is sure that the goal of this group of tough opponents in front of him is definitely not just to take away 1 point in the Theater of Dreams.
Eriksen put his arm around Ali: "Dele, we have to be faster!" ”
Captain Lloris told the defenders: "We have to be more careful, which guy looks a lot tougher than last season!" ”
Dier and Vertonghen have both experienced it first-hand, and Aurier, who played in Paris last season, echoed and said: "Lee is a ticking time bomb, compared to what I've seen, he's not at half his best!" ”
"Lee's Song" lasted for a long time, and Henry said with emotion: "When I first saw this guy a year and a half ago, frankly I didn't think he could play in any team in the Championship.
At that time, Li was thin and weak, and he couldn't even run ......"
Carragher was surprised and asked: "Then how did he get noticed by Patrick [Vieira], and later, as far as I know, several Premier League clubs have sent him invitations?" ”
"At that time, he was like a tackle, and it never seemed to be the word 'give up' in the dictionary," Henry said.
Of course, he still had a beautiful free kick at that time, and he always managed to do something unexpected in the game! ”
In the 17th minute of the first half, Li Liang got rid of the defense of Tottenham England teenager Winks in the front field and passed Lukaku, and the little monster's scramble shot hit the leg of Belgian central defender Aldreveld and bounced off the bottom line.
Li Liang picked up the ball and ran to the corner area, and all the Red Devils fans in the nearby stands stood up, and Ping stretched out his arms and shouted "ooo-".
The direct attack from that corner against Leicester City has always impressed everyone.
Mourinho yelled: "Lee! ”
He shouted and pressed down with both hands at the same time!
The meaning of the magic bird is very clear, the opponent will definitely be wary of Li Liang's ability to shoot directly from the corner, and he told Li Liang to stay calm and not take risks!
Li Liang carefully placed the ball and observed the situation in the penalty area with his peripheral vision.
As expected, Pochettino kept shouting in the command area to set up his own corner defence.
Under Lloris's command, Aurier and Welsh Script Davies held the posts at both ends, and with the players who marked the opposition, Tottenham left only Son Heung-min near the centre circle and the rest of the players returned to the penalty area.
Looking at the increasingly excited home fans around him, Carragher asked in surprise: "Is this ...... Is it Lee's power?!
thierry, he doesn't really plan to shoot directly from corners again, does he? ”