Chapter 176: Fighting Wits (The Fourth Month!) )
Seeing the ball fly into the goal, Ferguson slapped himself the thigh (). Or it happened! Let the hero score and let Liverpool take the lead, the stubborn defense strategy did not work before, how could I have thought that Chen Yingying suddenly went to be a second striker?
Before he could figure out a way, the opponent scored.
He doesn't have to think about it anymore because what he should be thinking about now is how to score a goal and equalize......
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Chen Yingying, who raised his right fist, was soon surrounded by his teammates.
Everyone slapped his body to express their excitement.
Fortunately, Chen Yingying's body is strong, if he had changed to Suarez's small body, he would have been patted down a long time ago.
Playing against Manchester United always excites and excites Liverpool players. There is no need to mobilize on this occasion, and now that they are leading their arch-rivals at home, it feels really the best in the world!
Gerald hugged Chen Yingying and roared: "Let's pull them down ()!" Pull it down!! The rest of his team-mates roared along with him, and the multi-goal celebration turned into a pledge meeting for the Liverpool players......
Many may remember the Reds leader in the prime of his life as a professional footballer when he lifted the Champions League trophy for Liverpool, when Steven Gerrard was only 25 years old.
They all forget that Gerrard, born in 1980, is actually thirty-three years old and has only played for one team in his career, which is rare in world football today.
He has won the League Cup, the FA Cup, the Champions League in his career, and has only missed a league title.
This title is something he dreams of. Without this, his life would be incomplete.
Alex Ferguson once said that his greatest achievement was to take "the fucking Liverpool off", and now for Gerrard, his ultimate quest is to take Manchester United down.
Last season they had hope, but in the end they were not able to achieve that goal.
The season has only just begun, but for Liverpool, the title race with Manchester United has already begun, and Liverpool must win this game anyway. As long as they can beat Manchester United, it will be a symbolic victory for Liverpool.
Now that they're off to a good start, Gerrard took the opportunity to cheer everyone on.
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Liverpool were celebrating wildly, while the Manchester United players looked disappointed. Now they are under a lot of pressure because everyone knows that the most important thing in this game is not to concede the goal first, as Ferguson has repeatedly stressed in order to raise awareness of this.
Now that I've conceded the ball, what should I do?
Everyone is very confused ().
It should be Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson who should stand up at this time.
Just as the Liverpudlian celebrated his goal, Alex Ferguson got up from his seat and made his decision.
Keep on the defensive!
It's good if you don't concede a goal, but if you accidentally lose a goal, then limit it to one goal.
He was only one goal behind in the first half, and he could still use adjustments at halftime to fight in the second half. But if we concede two goals in the first half, then this game will be difficult to play, and Manchester United may lose this game.
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Although it is a bit spineless to continue to defend after conceding the goal, it is only a superficial view. Now that Liverpool is at its peak, running out to fight Liverpool is looking for death, which will only make you die faster, and there will never be any miracles. Unless the game is over with more than ten minutes left, this desperate style of play will be chosen.
A manager who just relies on enthusiasm and passion will definitely not lead the team. An old coach like Ferguson will not be one of those young people who have just debuted.
His choice was right, with Ferguson's calm decision keeping United from conceding any more goals until half-time.
Finally, at the end of the first half, Liverpool temporarily led Manchester United by one goal on their home turf.
This score made the second half full of suspense. It could be that Liverpool continued to work hard in the second half, expanded the score, and finally sealed the win. It could also be Manchester United launched a Jedi counterattack in the second half, turning defeat into victory and staging a good comeback.
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During the mid-length break, Martin O'Neill praised Chen Yingxing's decision to take the initiative to retreat and switch positions with Suarez, because it was this decision that allowed him to score a goal, which was crucial ().
But he also has a problem that he doesn't understand, that is, it was good to do this, and if he continues to play, maybe Liverpool can score another goal before the end of the first half. Why did the two of them switch back so quickly?
After Chen Yingying scored, Martin O'Neill originally thought that the two would continue to do this, but just after kick-off, Liverpool attacked, Martin O'Neill found that the position of the two people was exactly the same as before......
This came as a big surprise to him, and at the same time made Ferguson next door breathe a sigh of relief.
Chen Yingying and Suarez glanced at each other when they heard the head coach ask. In the end, Chen Yingying pointed at Suarez! "My friend said he scored a goal and he came back because he wasn't used to being in that position......"
Suarez also spread his hands: "Yes, boss. Let me be at the front, I can't call. I can't do anything but stand there. ”
"But then our offense would be very threatening," O'Neill said.
"That's what I said, boss. But I was uncomfortable to play and I needed the football at my feet instead of me waiting in front of goal. Even if it helps the offense, I don't like to play like that. Suarez frowned and told the truth.
Now that Martin O'Neill has such a choice in front of him, sacrifice Suarez to let the team continue to score in the second half? Or take care of Suarez's ideas and let him play the way he is used to?
As for the former, Liverpool has a big advantage over Manchester United and is a way to win.
The latter is a little more difficult, of course, there is a chance to win, but this probability is much smaller than before, and it is a spicy road.
Which should he choose?
You don't need to think about it!
Martin O'Neill nodded: "Okay, then you and the hero are still like this, playing the way you are used to it." ”
Suarez smiled: "Thank you, boss!" "This question really doesn't need to be hesitated and considered. Doing anything to win, even if it hurts the feelings of the players in the team, is not Martin O'Neill's way of football.
He believes that a good internal atmosphere is more important than a mere victory. Victory is what he is after, but if he does something to hurt his players for the sake of victory, he can't do it.
In his opinion, a good internal atmosphere is something more important than victory. Because when your team has that kind of atmosphere, will there be fewer wins?
Just sacrificing their players for the sake of victory, causing the team to gradually grow a gap within the team, and finally fall apart. How long will this victory last? Can it even lead to victory?
So this kind of multiple-choice question is especially easy to calculate...
I have a fighting team, and I'm afraid that there will be no champions in the future?
Look at the heartfelt smile on Suarez's face, that's the proof!
Although the tactics he chose were a little tougher, he got a Suarez who was determined to play for him, and if it was a real deal, he made the best deal!
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In the dressing room at Manchester United, Ferguson did not criticize the team for conceding goals, because even he had no way to do this problem, and it was not the player's fault. And the players quickly stabilized their positions after losing and held Liverpool's wave after wave of attacks, so they should be praised for such a performance.
So instead of criticising the players, Ferguson praised the players' performances.
After praising the team's performance in the first half, the key is how to break down the Liverpool goal.
Ferguson had been prepared for this. In fact, conceding a goal will affect him mainly, that is, the team's attacking pressure will be greater, if you don't concede a goal, it may be enough to score one goal in the second half, but now you must score at least two goals.
The problem for Liverpool is that the centre-back mix is a tall centre-back. The two central defenders, Skrtel and Agg, are both big men who are more than 1.9 meters tall, and such a tall man must be slow to turn.
So just pass the ball behind you more.
Wayne Rooney has the pace, the physique, the impact and is a very well-rounded centre-forward. He roamed close to the Liverpool backline, while the United midfielder was responsible for creating chances for Wayne Rooney. With just one success, Wayne Rooney could have equalised, and with two successes, it was a comeback.
Therefore, the tactical tone of the second half was defensive counter-attacking. In the first half, an element of counter-attacking was added to the pure defense. Take advantage of Carrick's long pass accuracy and pass the ball directly to Rooney's feet or a little in front of him so that Rooney can rush up the pace.
As for the question of whether Liverpool will shrink their defense after taking a one-goal lead and not give Manchester United a chance to counter-attack, Ferguson thinks there is no need to worry. Where is this? Ah, Anfield! This is Liverpool's home turf, and against a sworn enemy, can the Liverpudlians accept their side holding on to a one-goal lead early on their home turf? That's ugly.
And take a step back...... Even if Liverpool really chose to defend and hold on to this one-goal lead, they finally beat Manchester United 1-0 at home. Then Ferguson has nothing to be angry and worry about, because this result and process show that Martin, O'Neill's Liverpool still do not have the confidence to confront themselves head-on, and they have to choose such conservative tactics in their own home stadium to win our Manchester United, what capital and strength does such a team have to compete with us for the championship? The defeat was just an accident and had little impact on Manchester United, who were champions by the end of the season, while Liverpool were runners-up at best.
Ferguson doesn't care what Liverpool's final standings are, as long as Manchester United are consistently better than them...