Chapter 177: No Choice and No Choice (First Ask for a Monthly Pass!) )
In the second half, the two sides changed places and fought again, and Liverpool did not shrink early because of Ferguson's expectations, but continued to attack, hoping to score more goals ().
That gave United room to counter-attack.
And there were a few counterattacks that were quite threatening.
In fact, Martin O'Neill also guessed that Ferguson would definitely defend and counterattack in the second half, which can be seen from his stubborn defense in the first half and did not want to concede the goal, because he lost the ball, and the pressure on his defensive counterattack in the second half was greater.
As long as you don't concede a goal in the first half, you only need one goal in the second half to finish Liverpool.
So the defense is definitely still the keynote, and then it is complemented by counter-attacks.
But even if you know, what can you do?
Martin O'Neill's thoughts are the same as Ferguson's, even if he knew that Manchester United were going to use defensive counter-attacks against their own attacks, it was impossible for him to really shrink his defense.
Because it wasn't just a three-point game, it was a game that was about the championship situation of the whole season, and this game was given so much significance, how could he choose such a cowardly approach?
To put it bluntly, it's okay for Liverpool to really lose in the end of this game, but it must not lose the momentum. Just like Chen Yingying said, Lao Tzu can lose anything, but he can't lose his momentum!
Since you can't lose momentum, how can you choose to shrink your defense early because you are afraid of losing to Manchester United? Not only can you not defend, but you have to attack. Because it's our home turf! On our turf, it is natural to completely conquer the opponent with a powerful offensive like a mountain of seas!
So Liverpool continue to keep attacking!
Just like when he faced Suarez, Martin O'Neill didn't have to hesitate to know which one he should choose.
Because it's just one "answer".
Liverpool continued to attack, while United responded with a counter-attack.
Finally, in the 67th minute, United finally equalised with a successful defensive counter-attack.
This was expected by Martin O'Neill. He even had some vague hunch. Because before that, Liverpool's offensive was very fierce, it was like a storm, and in the end, even the defenders were pressed near the center circle, and there were all large swaths of space behind them, what difference does it make to open the door for thieves to patronize?
Carrick found Rooney with a precise long pass, and Rooney used his speed to shake off Skrtel and Agg, and successfully countered offside, forming a one-on-one momentum. In the end, the soccer ball was easily scored.
But perhaps it was affected by Liverpool's offensive before, even if Manchester United scored a goal, the Liverpool fans in the stands were not flustered and disappointed, they were only slightly disappointed. Then it was quick to refuel Liverpool.
It's like they don't care about the goal they conceded.
Do they really not care?
This is certainly not possible. They just have enough confidence in their team to know that this team will certainly not let them down.
Just like when they called Chen Yingying before, Chen Yingying really responded! God is no better than him!
"Liverpool! Liverpool! Come on, Liverpool! After the shouting, the Liverpool fans simply sang "You Will Never Be Alone", this song is slow and lyrical, but the Liverpool fans sang with overwhelming momentum, completely suppressing the cheers of Manchester United fans.
Veteran commentator Steve Hartson hasn't seen it in a long time, but after we conceded a goal, the fans were even better, how long was this "long time"? The last time we saw this meeting often seemed to be ten years?
Twenty years? It was more than 20 years ago, when Liverpool was still the giant of Europe.
Liverpool is the hegemon, and Liverpool's congestion naturally has super invincible confidence, thinking that there is no opponent in the whole of Europe, even if the team falls behind in the game, it is not a big deal that we must win in the end!
It's just that with the start of the Premier League, Liverpool's situation has deteriorated, not only has the former king collapsed, but the temperament in his bones has been lost. Even the fans are gradually losing faith in this team......
When Liverpool performed well last season, Hutson always had a faint worry, for fear that he would be too optimistic and would end up being slapped by the cruel reality, which he experienced once in 2005, he was worried that he would be slapped again, and he was too old to withstand such a toss......
But now that he saw it, he was suddenly convinced that the Liverpool I knew was really on the way back. They're coming back, they're finally going to see me again through the fog of time after more than twenty years of being lost!
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Gerrard and Chen Yingying Dan shouted at their teammates at the same time after conceding the goal: "It's okay! Let's get into them one more! Then the two of them found themselves talking in unison, and they both turned their heads to look at each other, and then laughed.
Their smiles were full of confidence.
That's because of the confidence that comes with being strong.
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"If you are behind, do you want to let the hero and Suarez exchange it back?" Assistant coach Sammy Lee said to Martin O'Neal.
O'Neill wanted to shake his head directly, but he thought for a moment and nodded: "Call Suarez back for me." ”
Sammy Lee thought O'Neill was going to tell Suarez the news in person, so he got up and went to the sidelines to yell Suarez's name, while waving at him and motioning for him to come down.
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After seeing the team concede the goal, Suarez was a little nervous, and what he was most afraid of was who the head coach would call to the sidelines to teach him face-to-face, because he felt that the head coach wanted to sacrifice his own interests by doing this, and then let himself switch places with the hero, put himself in the front, and let Chen Yingying get a better chance to score.
He was so worried that he heard assistant coach Sammy Lee calling his name and hooking his hand at him. Motioned for him to come down.
Suarez lowered his head and walked to the sidelines, somewhat reluctantly.
He was disappointed because the manager had backtracked.
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O'Neill saw Suarez walking slowly, and he knew what this Uruguayan was thinking.
He smiled.
When Suarez walked up to him with his head down, he patted him on the shoulder.
"I'm not going to let you swap places with the hero, Luis. But I want you to provide him with shells. Just do what you do best! Now you go on the field! ”
Looking at the stunned Suarez, O'Neill nudged him.
Suarez reacted quickly, giving the manager a thumbs up: "I promise not to let you down, boss!" ”
With that, he turned around and ran onto the pitch at a speed of 100-meter sprint.
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Suarez ran away, but Sami Lee couldn't figure it out.
"Martin. You're ......" "It's business as usual, Sammy. "But as you can see, if the hero and Suarez switch positions, our attack will be a little more threatening......"
'That's a tactic that we can practice in training later, but it's not something we should use at a time like this, Sammy.' 'I can't understand that Martin is now level with Manchester United, their morale is up, they could take advantage of the opportunity to go to the next goal at any time, what we need is to score as soon as possible, re-stabilize the team and open up the .........gap with Manchester United.'
'Of course, we're going to score goals and close the gap between Manchester United, but not in that way. O'Neill shook his head, he explained. "I can't go back on my word. I didn't let the two of them switch positions at half-time, and I can't do it now. Otherwise, Suarez will think that the only way to guarantee the interests of the team is to sacrifice him, and he will fear that the team will sacrifice his interests at any time in every future game......,......... I can't change it. 、,
But now the situation is ......, O'Neill turned to look at his assistant, and he smiled and asked, "Are you so unconfident, Sammy?" You see, the players are much more confident than you as an assistant coach ()! ”
Sammy Lee was a little ashamed because O'Neill was right, he was really not confident that after the team was equalised by Manchester United, a lot of bad thoughts flashed through his mind in an instant. If he was equalized by teams like Tottenham and Fulham, he would not have such an idea at all, the reason is because Manchester United is too strong, since the establishment of the Premier League, 21 years, Manchester United has always been like a huge mountain, in front of Liverpool, can not go around and can not turn over, Liverpool can only live in the shadow of Manchester United.
This has made many people in Liverpool feel that way.
But Martin O'Neill doesn't have that historical baggage.
'Believe in your players, Sammy. Because they're really a group of people you can trust......" Martin O'Neill muttered.
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Returning to the pitch, Suarez felt empowered and wanted to get the game right away. Because he's going to give Manchester United some colour and see, he's going to tell the boss "yes, you're right to trust me!" He frowned as he looked at the United players who were still celebrating their goals.
Hurry up! Come over and tee off for me!
No matter how much you celebrate, you are doomed to lose, because you have annoyed me Uncle Suarez!
The end of the excitement is that I rely on it, don't pour it, hurry up and kick off quickly!
Suarez jumped up in place, still twisting his buttocks, moving his waist, his fighting spirit could not be suppressed, if he didn't move again, he was afraid that at this moment, he would explode!
After the restart, Suarez was really positive, he is now more aggressive, and he is very dangerous with both passing and dribbling, and he is in very good shape.
Liverpool don't have just one Chen Hero, it's time for me Suarez to perform!。