"The goal is in, 1-0!"

Before Zhan Tianjun had time to analyze the starting lineups of the two sides with Zhang Lu, he couldn't hide his excitement and clenched his fists:

'Less than five minutes into the game, both sides had a dangerous chance, but it was Liverpool at home who scored in the end!

Zhang Lu bowed slightly:

"Lallana, Firmino, and Ronshette shot three times in a row, and even a top goalkeeper like De Gea can't resist the roar of three steel cannons!"

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Emre Can was sitting on the bench, he pouted, his mood a little complicated.

MD, if he can replace Lallana, where will he get a follow-up shot from Lonshette?!

This Coutinho is also a scumbag, such a good opportunity didn't choose to kick yourself, weren't you the only one before? Why are you so timid now?

Ah, Big Dragon Boss, I don't mean anything else, little brother!

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Due to the weather problems in the last round of the league, Rodgers actually made a certain degree of rotation in this game, such as he replaced Zhan with Lucas, Lovren replaced the slightly injured Skrtel, and replaced Moreno with the "rich second generation" Flanagan who returned from a long injury, allowing some players to have a proper rest.

Of course, players like James Milner, Jordan Henderson and Klein are their most physical characteristics and will not need to rest for a while......

Affected by rotation, the lineup sent by Liverpool today is actually not at its peak, at least the area defended by Flanagan will definitely be a huge hole!

But Van Gaal must be even more unconvinced, because his Manchester United is full of injuries!

Phil Jones, the main central defender, Valencia on the right flank, the main midfielder Carrick, and the German vice-captain Schweinsteiger...... All lying in the hospital!

Coupled with Luke Shaw, who was reimbursed for one season, half of his main team will not be able to play in this game!

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The game resumes with Manchester United kicking off.

Although it was on the road, the Red Devils were not going to accept a goal down, so they naturally attacked.

After watching it for a few minutes, Zhan Tianjun summarized it a little:

"Manchester United's tactics don't seem to have changed much in the last two seasons, it's still going to pass through the midfield quickly, not even through the midfield, but directly from the back, looking for strikers, opening your fingers, I don't know if I'm right?"

"Ah," Zhang Lu nodded:

"We've commented on a lot of Manchester United games before, and I also call Van Gaal's style of play a 'big circle' tactic, their passes are basically not started from the middle, but along the wing, or directly long passes to the front, if the front court forms an opportunity, then 'bang' a kick on the goal, if there is no opportunity, then pass back to the defender, continue to fall foot, it sounds a little bit of traditional football, but compared to Barcelona at its peak or Arsenal more than ten years ago, there is still no comparison......

Zhan Tianjun seemed to endure it for a long time, and finally couldn't help but throw out his doubts:

"Zhang Zhi, according to common sense, Van Gaal is also the leading coach in football, his previous resume and honors also prove that he is a manager with very high technical and tactical ability, and Manchester United's group of players, although not everyone is the best, but at least it is also a first-class level, why did he take two seasons under him, not only did he not play the expected performance, but it is very likely that he will not even be able to qualify for the Champions League next season?"

This is an overly professional question, and even Van Gaal himself cannot give a 100% correct answer.

So after Zhang Lu pondered for a long time, he could only play what he was best at haha:

"This is football, hehe, hehe......"

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Probably since the beginning of the last century, Manchester United's traditional style of play has not focused much on control in the middle.

Of course, there are many factors in this, the squad of the team, the quality of the players, the overall style of the league, the tactical requirements of Ferguson......

Manchester United's wide side is always the team's sharpest weapon, with Ryan Giggs and Beckham in the past, jointly laying the Red Devils dynasty, and Cristiano Ronaldo in the later period, plus Nani, who is also on the wing, so that Ferguson once again reached the peak of his coaching career.

Since he couldn't find a suitable midfield core, in today's game, Van Gaal directly gave up the middle of the midfield, and his tactics were extremely simple:

The defender or goalkeeper makes a long pass to Wayne Rooney, and it is the captain who decides whether to pass or shoot......

But you must know that the premise of this tactic is that Lu Xiaopang can defeat the two central defenders Lovren and Sacco in the battle for the landing point, or Henderson, Lucas, or even ...... Ronshit.

At the age of 30, Rooney is no longer the powerful, unstoppable little tank he was when he was a fledgling, his legs always look very heavy, not to mention that compared to Ronshette, even Lucas, who has had a major injury and a significant decline in athleticism, can hinder him.

So it was only natural that United's tactics developed into two consequences:

The first is a long pass to Rooney, and then Liverpool easily controls the landing point and plays a counterattack.

The second is to make a long pass to Martial, and then let the French demon striker use his speed to impact Liverpool's defense, but unfortunately Lovren, who leads by one goal, leads his teammates firmly in front of the penalty area, unless Martial can show the breakthrough skills like Henry in the first leg of the double red meeting every attack, otherwise he can only hit his head on the iron plate!

In the 12th minute, Lovren's header intercepted and Liverpool counter-attacked from the middle.

The ball was passed quickly between Henderson, Lucas, Coutinho, Ronjut, Lallana, Firmino and finally passed to Milner who ran out of space, and the midfielder made a slight adjustment and fired a shot from the right rib of the penalty area!

De Gea was even mentally prepared to block the shot with his face, but with a dull thud, he saw the black and white ball whizzing directly above him!

Kicked off!

Milner clutched his head in frustration, as the roughest of Liverpool's midfielders, he rarely got such a shot, but he was wasted like this......

And Blind, who was in front of him, breathed a sigh of relief......

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A quarter of an hour after the game had passed, everyone suddenly discovered something.

"Where is Longshute today...... Not a defensive midfielder! It's an attacking midfielder! It can even be called a shadow blade! ”

Zhan Tianjun couldn't help but laugh.

The same is true for Zhang Lu:

"Yes, we all know that for the sake of the team's results, Lonschert plays in a central midfield position for most of the game, which maximizes Liverpool's defensive ability at the back, but also greatly reduces his personal attacking statistics. Now against Manchester United, he can finally be freed from the defensive task and we are very much looking forward to what he can do today! ”

Now that United have given up on pushing through the middle, Ronshette will certainly not be foolish enough to stay in the midfield position, and Rodgers will not tolerate wasting the team's ability to squander his thighs.

So he got the most freedom of movement this season, and he was even allowed to switch positions with Roberto Firmino!

In the 17th minute, the attack that the commentators were expecting finally arrived.

It was another counter-attack, as Anthony Martial's wide pass was blocked by a desperate Klein, and Milner, who assisted the defence, found Ronshit with a low cross that had just turned and was ready to pick up the pace.

"Ronshit, Lallana...... Beautiful, the wall-to-wall cooperation between the two! Lallana has the heart to help the captain complete the speed! Manchester United's backline has sounded the alarm! ”

Zhan Tianjun's commentary voice became higher and higher, and then suddenly there was a twist:

"Where's the ball?!"

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That's how United midfielder Schneiderlin reacted, as he watched nervously on Lonshette's footsteps as he chased back quickly, and even calculated when he could take the opportunity to get the ball back......

But before he could finish his calculations, the ball at Longshute's feet was gone!

Schneiderlin hurriedly swept sideways, only to see the ball appear at the feet of Liverpool striker Firmino!

Continue to chase the dragon?

Or pounce back on Firmino?

This is a very serious problem!

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The same problem has plagued United's defenders.

For example, Smalling, the centre-back nicknamed "Captain" by United's own fans is more anxious than Schneiderlin.

Right full-back Darmian obviously can't be counted on, because this guy has long been proven to be a super big colander in practice, obviously an Italian defender, but he has almost no sense of position in defense, coupled with slow speed, how can he catch up with red lightning like Longsette?!

Blind, on the other side, was a little more steady, but ...... Ronshette came in from the gap between Damian and Smalling!

Numerous thoughts flashed through Smalling's mind for a moment, but all of them converged into one sentence:

Myself...... Who exactly should be defended?

Anti-dragon special?

But the ball is at Firmino's feet!

The Brazilian striker is not a soft-footed shrimp either, and once he is given a vacancy, De Gea will definitely tear himself apart!

Then go to defend Firmino?

I'm sorry, but are you really a decoration?!

Liverpool, of course, won't give him so much time to think about the gains and losses, and Smalling has also made his decision based on the experience of the defenders:

As a centre-back, the first choice is always to defend the opponent with the ball.

So he took a step towards Firmino!

Smalling had even expected Firmino to move the ball quickly as soon as he took a step of his own, but ...... He can't help it!

"Firmino's straight stopper! Pretty! Longshute anti-offside success! Single Knife! Can De Gea be a hero? ”

Zhan Tianjun's speed of speech was faster than one sentence, and in the end it still became a cheer:

"Long Shute pushes it with one shot! The big and small porches wear it together! The goal is in!

Even if De Gea used Hea to sit on the lotus, he still couldn't stop the lightning attack of the captain of the Red Army! 2-0！ ”

-

As in the commentary, David De Gea sat on the goal line.

He slammed his fist on the turf, but his heart was full of unwillingness.

This is the most high-profile double red meeting! Comparable to Barcelona's pinnacle derby against Real Madrid!

But the goal he guarded was attacked twice in a row by the same person in less than 20 minutes!

He suddenly realized the mood of Casillas, a Spanish old-timer, many years ago.

Ronnie in the front, San Cassie in the back......

De Gea suddenly shook his head again:

MD, Real Madrid at that time still had Ronnie (Ronaldo), but he didn't have it here!

There is only one Rooney who can neither run, nor jump, and even forget the feeling of shooting, and has scored 5 goals in 22 rounds of league games!

What a!