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In the last minutes of the first half, Liverpool were still besieging the Manchester United penalty area!

Ferguson, who was on the sidelines, was also a little anxious when he saw such a scene, and he kept shouting about the victory on the sidelines, reminding the players to defend well, and at the same time pay attention to attacking!

You must know that Lord Fu's formation today is not a defensive formation. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info And with a one-goal lead, now is not the time to hold on!

In fact, why wouldn't the Manchester United players on the pitch want to push it out?

It's just that the Liverpool team's offensive is too strong, and after losing the ball, it is often on the spot to press, which makes it difficult for Manchester United to launch a counterattack, and even difficult to organize a positional attack!

Of course, this also has something to do with the fact that the fitness of the Manchester United players has dropped a bit after fighting for half time.

Especially their midfielders, Ryan Giggs, Paul Scholes and Roy Keane are all over 30 years old, and Ruud van Nistelrooy has just returned from injury, and it is very uncomfortable to face Liverpool's almost mad dog-like tackles!

This kind of pressing was also specially arranged by Benitez before the game.

He was also prepared for a situation where he could be behind, and he encouraged his players to take advantage of their youth to fight against Manchester United!

Although there is still a Champions League game to play, Benitez has not given much thought to making some reservations for the Champions League final.

The Spanish coach is a down-to-earth man, and in his opinion, he should play well every game on the ground, rather than thinking about the next game before it is finished.

Especially against a strong opponent like Manchester United.

If he had been distracted by the Champions League final before this game, he would have been trampled under the feet of the old Ferguson, and if he loses this game, the morale of the Champions League finalists will inevitably suffer.

Rather than that, it's better to finish this one first!

The Liverpool team's crazy tactics were indeed very effective, but unfortunately their attacking efficiency today was not very high.

Up front, the black and white duo of Husky Owen missed several scoring opportunities in a row!

Even Chen Xi blasted the shot with this inward cut into the stands!

Such a scene seems to be the advantage of the Liverpool team, but the real experts can see that the Liverpool team's attack is too crazy, once the opponent seizes a counterattack opportunity, it will fall into a situation of no return!

Fortunately, the players of the Manchester United team had some physical problems, and they were unable to play an effective counterattack, and at the same time, there was not much time left in the first half, although the Liverpool team failed to recover the score, but did not leave a good opportunity for the opponent to counterattack!

Dudu ~~~~ As Gerrard's long-range shot went wide of the goal, the referee on duty Winter blew the whistle at the end of the half.

Hearing Winter's whistle, the United players felt a sense of relief, and one by one they returned to their dressing rooms tired and ready to rest. In their opinion, this is probably the most tiring half of the season.

Although the second half of the first half was almost always the onslaught of the Liverpool team, it stands to reason that the Liverpool team was more physically exhausted. But in reality, it was the Manchester United team, who were under more psychological pressure, who felt a deeper sense of exhaustion.

The Liverpool players came off the pitch with regret written all over their faces, as if they could have equalised the score if they had given them a few more minutes. As everyone knows, if the game is extended a little more just now, the real danger is them.

Back in the dressing room, Benitez did not blame the players for falling behind.

In all fairness, apart from that conceded goal, it should have been Liverpool who performed better in the first half, and Benitez had to admit it!

"Well, the first half is over! I won't say more! In the second half, I hope you can continue to keep the same kind of energy that you did in the first half. I don't have to worry about fitness, if someone can't keep playing, just talk to me and I'll take him off and rest. Your teammates will come up and finish the game for you. Of course, while maintaining the intensity of the attack, I don't want you to show your goal unreservedly in front of your opponents. ”

"Maybe you think it's cool to press Manchester United so much in the second half of the first half. But what you don't realize is that our backfield is full of holes, it's just that Manchester United haven't been able to organise an effective counter-attack. In the second half, the old fox Ferguson will definitely make a specific set-up, so we can't do it like in the first half! ”

"Finally, and most importantly! We need to improve our offensive efficiency! In the first half, we had no less than five good chances to score, but you squandered them all! As long as you grasp it even twice, it is the Manchester United who need to be anxious now! Therefore, in the second half, you need to be more efficient while maintaining the intensity of your attack. Shoot decisively, but you can't just blindly shoot hard, sometimes a clever shot is more effective than a hard shot! I think you know this better than I do...... I didn't play football before like you! ”

In the end, Benitez directly made fun of himself!

This sentence also caused a burst of laughter from the players! ――

Fifteen minutes is a flash!

The fans in the stands have finished eating or releasing water and returned to their seats.

Fans in front of the TV have also switched back to Sky.

At this time, the players of both teams also returned to the field one after another!

Beep~~~ Winter blew the whistle again and the game restarted!

After kick-off, Manchester United, who had the lead in the score, took the lead in attacking.

Being surrounded by Liverpool in the first half was obviously very embarrassing for the stars of Manchester United.

You know, they have always been the only ones who have pressed others, how can they ever be so embarrassed as they are today?

It was Cristiano Ronaldo who scored Manchester United's first shot!

He got the ball on the right side, and after continuous cycling, he pretended to go to the bottom, but in fact it was a light buckle and chose to cut inside!

After dribbling to the corner of the penalty area, he took his left foot and struck a cold arrow!

Don't look at Ronaldo's legs are very slender, but in fact, his leg strength is very good, and his shot is definitely powerful. It's a pity that his fledgling shooting skills are not as perfect as the goalscorer king who scored like mustard in later generations, and the ball shot a little positively, and was taken into his arms by Dudek.

After a half-time break and adjustment, Manchester United also found their form, and the scene returned to attacking form.

Liverpool had to step up their attack because they were behind the scoreline.

Manchester United, on the other hand, know that a one-goal lead is very insecure, so they want to add another goal to extend their advantage.

With different mentalities, the two sides played the same pleasing attack!

In the 58th minute, Manchester United's Paul Scholes, Ruud van Nistelrooy and Ryan Giggs completed a brilliant triangle!

Giggs, who picked up the ball on the left, passed the ball to the retreating Ruud van Nistelrooy, and the Dutch striker knocked the ball back to Scholes without stopping the ball!

The ginger head directly showed a heavy cannon with his surname on the door!

Although the ball finally grazed the post and missed the goal, it still shocked the Liverpudlians into a cold sweat!

Three minutes later, Chen Xi almost single-handedly copied the effect created by the previous Manchester United team of three people!

Chen Xi, who took the ball on the left side, faced Gary Neville, and after a direct acceleration trip, he suddenly shot a cold arrow with his left foot!

Howard was caught off guard by such a sudden shot from the wing, he couldn't touch the ball, but the ball grazed the far post and flew into the stands!

"Oh~~~ Edison almost finished a world wave! To be able to shoot such a wonderful goal on the wing, Edison is really unstoppable! ”

The kick apparently sent an exclamation from the Manchester United fans in the stands!

The offenses of the two sides, although they are all smooth, but they lack some variables, which also makes the offense on the field continuous, but they have not been able to rewrite the score.

With nearly 70 minutes to play, Liverpool took the lead in making adjustments!

To be precise, it should be Chen Xi who took the initiative to make adjustments!

He had been operating on the left flank and suddenly switched to the right, where he picked up the ball on the right and played on O'Shea, who started as a substitute for Silvestre.

O'Shea is a jack-of-all-trades player in Manchester United's midfield, with midfielders, centre-backs, full-backs, and even the Irishman being pushed into the box as a centre-forward when the substitution list was exhausted!

Jack-of-all-trades players can often be a very important part of the team, but they are usually important substitutes.

The jack-of-all-trades player is very comprehensive when he says it well, and if he doesn't say it well, it just has no characteristics!

Facing such a player with no characteristics, Chen Xi felt very relaxed!

Playing with the ball at his feet with ease, with a playful smile on his face, Chen Xi didn't seem to take the Irishman in his eyes at all.

For Chen Xi's "contempt", O'Shea was obviously very angry. However, he is not overwhelmed by his experience!

Suddenly, Chen Xi pulled the ball in the direction of the bottom line, and it seemed that he was about to break through!

O'Shea hurriedly moved his center of gravity, preparing to block Chen Xi's breakthrough!

As a result, he just started to move, but Chen Xi threw the ball back to the middle as if by magic!

Flick the tail of the cow!

When O'Shea realizes that he has been deceived and retracts his center of gravity and sticks it up, he feels like he has hit a wall and is bounced off!

Although O'Shea is more than 1.9 meters tall, he weighs only 75 kilograms, which is obviously a bit thin for a football player, so he can't compete with Chen Xi at all in terms of strength!

After knocking O'Shea away, Chen Xi took the ball to the middle!

Without waiting for Roy Keane to get closer, he picked up his left foot and was ready to shoot!

How could the captain of the Red Army let Chen Xi get up so easily?

He directly blocked Chen Xi's shooting route with a sliding tackle!

Unexpectedly, Chen Xi lightly flicked the ball and flashed his defense!

But when everyone thought that Chen Xi would shoot again, Chen Xi made an unexpected move!

I saw Chen Xi turn sideways and knock the ball into the penalty area with the back heel of his left foot

(To be continued)