Chapter 164: Won't Go Alone
Kaisa's goal in the second half ended the game, but Liverpool's player, Bun Gerrard, was still running, even if there was only a 1 in 100 chance to score, he still wanted it.
The Liverpool players were infected by him and fought until the last minute, sending 3 yellow cards. Hargreaves and Alonso went straight to the ground with cramps and finally held on.
Finnan and Reese, who were responsible for the heavy duty of wingbacks, were about to collapse, and they lay on the turf at the end of the game, unable to get up at all.
Liverpool fans are still singing, "You'll never walk alone......"
Benitez was so depressed! The game is long over, so what if you could save some energy for the next league game? The main forces have collapsed, how will they play in the next league?
Liverpool's next game is the Carabao Cup, against Reading, a Premier League side. With only four days off at the end of the game against Manchester United, it was clear that it would not be easy to deal with the Premier League side.
In less than three days, Liverpool will face Aston Villa in the league. Villa are still very strong at the moment, Abanglajo is on the rise, and has only lost one game this season, and with a strong match, even if Villa play away, Liverpool will not have an easy time.
Just three days after playing Aston Villa, Liverpool will travel to France in the Champions League group stage, against Bordeaux, which is also not easy.
After a desperate game, three consecutive tight schedules, how can Liverpool, who has a slightly thin lineup, pass the test? With such a schedule, even Ferguson was helpless.
In this game against Manchester United, Liverpool is still desperate to show its majesty. Especially under the leadership of Gerrard, all the Liverpool players are exhausted, 4 days, can they have time to recover?
At least Benitez is unhappy, he wants to replace Gerrard, but Liverpool fans like it! Benitez feared that the wrath of the team's hierarchy and fans would come at him if he was to replace the captain, so he opted to let Gerrard do his best.
Who says Benitez doesn't understand the world? Isn't that quite good?
On the other hand, Manchester United, with a two-goal lead, the players began to press the rhythm, not running wildly, but using the pass to control the situation, mobilize the Liverpool players, and let them consume more physical strength.
In the final moments, United preferred to let Liverpool press and not give them a chance to rest, and the result was that the Liverpool players were so weak that they collapsed, and their shots were weak and unthreatening. Manchester United, on the other hand, still have enough fitness and feel like it's okay to play another game.
Kaisa observed every touch of the ball by Giggs, protecting himself and retaining his strength, and suddenly understood that he was also obviously retaining strength in the second half.
Ronaldo is also smart, had an epiphany, followed the force, protected himself, played a success rate, and found several good opportunities to counterattack, but unfortunately Reina performed bravely and failed to expand the score.
At the end of the game, the United players were in good spirits and it was natural to take a break, with the Liverpool players having to support each other to get back to the dressing room.
Liverpool fans were moved, "This is our Red Army, fight for the last bullet, you will never walk alone......"
"Gerrard is very hardworking, it's good." Ferguson smiled and shook Benitez's hand, "Thanks to Gerrard, you have something to play in the next game." ”
"Humph! In the next game, we will be as desperate. Every game, we give our best. Benitez gritted his teeth.
Ferguson seemed to be moved, "Come on, keep fighting." There are many opportunities to fight hard, and I hope that your physical reserves are sufficient. ”
The next game in the Carabao Cup, away to Crewe, a lower league.
Alex Ferguson made a full 10-man rotation, and only Fletcher started against Liverpool, which was a terrifying rotation. Kaisa and Ronaldo were both rested and did not play.
Wayne Rooney returned to form a front line with Alan Smith and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, who showed his crazy side, scoring two goals to beat Rooney.
Wayne Rooney also scored one goal and also won 3-1 away from home, and will face Southend United in the next round, also a low-division team, with good luck.
Back in the league, Manchester United played away against Bolton, a Premier League team that adheres to the traditional stream, emphasizing physical confrontation, playing quite violently, mainly with long passes and rushing, and the foot is ruthless enough, and there is a fight with violence, and Arsenal is often planted under Bolton's style of play.
However, Wayne Rooney's return and the return of Manchester United's trident set off another whirlwind of goals, and Manchester United slaughtered Bolton Wanderers by five goals away.
Of course, after Ferguson's beating, the three young combinations were very low-key, and there was no big celebration after the goal, and there were fewer cases of attracting firepower.
Safely, Kaisa didn't score, but had 3 more assists.
At the same time, Liverpool played against Reading in the League Cup, taking a three-goal lead in the first half, but in the second half, the situation changed abruptly, and it was scored three goals in a row, and at the last moment, with the header of the tall Crouch, it was only through the danger.
Throughout the game, the performance of the Liverpool players was obviously divided into two time periods, the first half had physical fitness and good combat effectiveness, and the second half lacked physical fitness and was beaten half to death by the opponent.
Back in the league, against Villa, the first half was the same lead, 3:1, the familiar score, Benitez was terrified, and at the beginning of the second half, he was stationed at the back, ready to defend to the death.
But the strategy failed, the number of people was useless, and they were still scored 2 goals by Villa, conceded 3 points at home, and almost collapsed.
The next game is the Champions League, away to Bordeaux in Ligue 1, Benitez has lost a lot of hair and kept scratching his head, Hargreaves has knee discomfort and is difficult to hold on, and it seems that an injury wave is about to erupt......
Manchester United played lightly, at home to Copenhagen, Ferguson did not take it seriously, ready to send in Pique and other youngsters.
The team has won 3 consecutive victories in the Champions League, Celtic and Benfica have 4 points, second and third, and Copenhagen has three games, which is still a pitiful 0 points.
Manchester United is about to qualify, as long as they win this game, they can qualify for two rounds in advance, so Ferguson is more bold and rotates more.
Copenhagen is not here to play Manchester United, it seems to be a tourist tour to visit the scenery of Old Trafford.
They dropped back all over the game to watch United attack.
In the end, with Kaisa's goal, Manchester United defeated Copenhagen 1:0, won all 4 games, qualified ahead of schedule, and also confirmed the record of the first place in the group stage.
In the three Champions League group games he played, Kaisa scored 4 goals and performed extremely eye-catching. As long as United reach the Champions League final, he will be able to secure at least a top-five finish, which is a leap in personal popularity.
On November 4, the Premier League was rekindled, Manchester United played Portsmouth at home, Mikel finally returned, tears of excitement, eye-catching performance, contributed one assist, seven interceptions, like the backbone of the team.
Ferguson has been pleased with the team's recent form, the player has been suspended, the return has been immediately effective, and the performance has been quite critical and can be developed.
The most important thing is that Kaisa has occupied the top spot of the Premier League Golden Boot Award, and on the assist list, Cesc Fabregas is also pressed behind Kaisa, and the limelight is unmatched for a while, and Ronaldo's outburst is completely overshadowed by Kaisa's light.