Chapter 120: The Final Battle (1)

"The last 6 minutes! 6 minutes to go!! This red derby ushered in the final showdown, will Liverpool keep their home stadium, or Manchester United will retreat in one piece?! Let's wait and see!! ......" shouted the narrator so passionately. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info

When the fourth official played stoppage time on the sidelines, it was not only the commentators who were excited, but also the fans who watched the game at Anfield holding their breath nervously.

If it weren't for the shrill boos that erupted from time to time when the game was interrupted by Webb's whistle, you would almost have thought that the tens of thousands of people in the stands were lifelike puppets.

Compared to the nervousness of the fans in the stands, the condition of the players on the field was not much better. Needless to say, the Liverpool players, who have been forced to kill by the passing time, and even the Manchester United players, who are still leading at this time, are not much better.

At this time, the whole Liverpool team except Reina had already pressed the halfway line, and this unscrupulous way of fighting put great pressure on the Manchester United defence.

Originally, Ferguson left Giggs on the pitch in order to leave a counter-attacking arrow that could be feared by the Liverpool defence, so as to relieve the pressure on the Manchester United defence, and even seize the opportunity to steal another goal and kill the game. But at this moment, even the Welsh winger had to retreat to the back to defend.

If nothing else, it is really Liverpool who has created too much pressure on Manchester United in front of the goal, so that Manchester United has no time to take care of counterattacks, so that he has not won football for a while while when he stays in front of the front line.

Damn it! Instead of being alone in front of you and doing nothing, why not come back and add a defender! This is what the Welsh think.

For Giggs's behavior of disrupting his tactical set-up, Ferguson on the sidelines was rarely silent. The reason is the same as why Giggs retreated, and the Scottish coach, who saw the situation on the field clearly, acquiesced to Giggs's private actions.

This is a rare occurrence for Ferguson, who is very tactically strict, rigorous and even somewhat stubborn. This shows how much pressure Liverpool's onslaught has put on the Manchester United defence at this time.

But to say that the person who feels this most deeply in the Manchester United team is Li Lei, who is guarding in front of Manchester United.

"Hmm!"

After Brown once again pushed Liverpool's high-altitude ball into the penalty area out of the penalty area, listening to the uniform regretful sighs of Liverpool fans in his ears, Li Lei breathed a sigh of relief at the same time, and couldn't help but curse in his heart, damn it!

By this time the game had been played, Liverpool's attacking tactics had been simplified to an outrageous point. In a word, just grab the ball and smash it into the Manchester United penalty area.

The advantage of this tactical style of play is that although the success rate is not high, the victory is simple and clear, and as long as you can grab the second landing point outside the penalty area, you can easily play many such attacks.

Moreover, every time the football is passed into the Manchester United penalty area, Manchester United's penalty area will be chaotic for a while, and the Manchester United backline, including Li Lei, does not dare to slack off in the slightest, for fear of any accidents, especially when Carragher, the Liverpool central defender, rushes into the Liverpool penalty area from time to time to act as a center forward.

Although even so, the success rate of Liverpool's side in the aerial duel is not much higher, but it will cause huge mental pressure on the Manchester United defence, especially Li Lei, who is standing on the goal line.

Because at this time, Brown and the others were lacking in physical strength and it was difficult to concentrate, Li Lei did not dare to pin his hopes on them. Even if it falls on their heads, he has to see them push it out of the danger zone to relax, and he has to try to be safe.

"Damn it! Are these Liverpudlian guys taking medicine!! Just when it was rare to relax, Li Lei's ears suddenly heard the sound of Brown's scolding.

Although this complaint is a bit petty, Li Lei can understand it. Because, even he didn't expect that the Liverpool players would show such a desperate performance on the field after entering injury time, and they just turned this last bit of time into a complete chaos.

No, the football that had just been pushed out of the penalty area by Brown, Keane didn't take two steps, and it was broken by Gerrard and Harman, and then Gerrard passed the football into the penalty area regardless of a kick.

In an instant, Li Lei's eyes tightened, and he was in a spirit of 120,000 points, staring at the football in the air.

Damn it! has been a little nervous by this succession of high-altitude balls, and he can't help but curse in his heart again.

This time, however, his caution paid off.

Originally, Gerrard's pass landed in Silvester's control. But unexpectedly, the French defender came to a lack of concentration at this critical time.

Then, there was a situation where something went wrong in the busy. Flusteredly, he took a few steps back. Just as he was about to jump, there was a sudden slippage under his feet, which caused the soccer ball to leak directly through his head.

Fortunately, Carragher, who received the ball at the end, was obviously not prepared enough, and did not fully exert his strength to top it, but just subconsciously shook his head. Otherwise, in such a close situation, Li Lei could only be powerless.

Mentally focused, he reacted very quickly, and a side save Carragher's header made the Liverpool fans' anticipation turn into a sigh of regret again.

"Whew!" Seeing that Brown cleared the football out of the penalty area with a big foot in time and had quickly got up, Li Lei, who had been on guard, relaxed and relieved.

"Lee, my bad."

In the face of Silvestre's confession, Li Lei just high-fived him casually, and didn't care at all. Now he didn't have the heart to pursue any of the mistakes that had already occurred, all his thoughts were already on this final battle.

When the game went into injury time, Webb's penalty scale was noticeably relaxed. This kind of completely leaving the game to the players on the pitch to decide, although it is not partial, is obviously more suitable for Liverpool, who are desperate to chase points at the moment.

Just now, Gerrard and Harman robbed Keane, and there was an obvious suspicion of foul. Although Ferguson on the sidelines was extremely dissatisfied with this and made angry complaints, it was obviously useless. He and Manchester United have to adapt to it, but they can't make changes.

For such a situation, Li Lei on the field also saw it very clearly. He had a hunch that he would continue to play like this, and in the remainder of injury time, the Liverpool players' on-pitch action and attack would only get more and more frenzied, without any restraint.

His hunch was right, and by the time the fourth minute of stoppage time headed, United had dropped back to the edge of the box, while Liverpool began to frantically shoot crosses or long-range shots from the perimeter.

At the same time, in such a high-pressure situation, it is inevitable that the nervous Manchester United players will irrationally give Liverpool a few free-kick opportunities in front. After all, compared to the age structure of this Liverpool team, which is in a period of rebuilding, Manchester United, which has many veterans in the team, is undoubtedly more at a loss in terms of physical strength.

For example, at this time, when Keane was forcing Colwill, there was an obvious lack of physical strength. Seeing that Colwill was about to eat him alive with a shaking acceleration, the Manchester United captain, who was already weak under his feet, immediately fell to the ground and slid over. But in terms of speed, it was obvious that he couldn't keep up, and he didn't touch the football at all, but directly brought down Colwill, who was about to accelerate forward.

Even if the enforcement scale is relaxed, such an obvious foul Webb will still blow, and it is useless for Keane to protest with Gerrard and Harman's previous actions. In this way, Liverpool were given a set-piece opportunity on the right side of the pitch, 30 yards from goal.

It's a rare opportunity for Liverpool.

As for Manchester United, they have to be nervous again. Among them, the pressure on Li Lei is particularly great, because Liverpool's right wing-back Reese, the famous heavy gunner, has stood in front of the ball.

"Ryan, I want three of them!"

"Left! A little to the left!! A little on the left! ”

"Alright, that's it, don't move!"

......

Although the Norwegian defender has not played well in this game, Li Lei, who had already investigated the Norwegian heavy artillery before the game, did not dare to slack off, and carefully arranged his human wall composed of Ryan Giggs and others, and he did not want to become another victim under the heavy artillery of Rieser.

While the United players were urgently setting up their defences, the Liverpool fans in the stands were already standing up in unison, apparently eagerly waiting for the Norwegian to put on a heavy artillery savior.

But it is clear that this is just a tactical deception. When everyone's attention, including Li Lei, was attracted by Reese, Cowill, who was standing next to the Norwegian defender, suddenly struck after Reeser ran across the football and sent the football into the penalty area with a beautiful curling kick.

"Reese! ... Oh! It's a set-piece tactical fit! Colwill passes the ball into the penalty area, it's a sneak attack! Carragher!! Oh! Gerrard shoots again! My God! Lee saved Manchester United again! Once again, he was the savior, first saving Carragher's header from close range and then blocking Gerrard's follow-up shot! Unbelievable! Unbelievable!! Once again, this young goalkeeper has made the whole world fall through the glasses! “

"The magic is happening!"

"He's wonderful!!"

"Unparalleled!!"